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Released: 04/17/2018
— Participants learn critical strategies for creating a supportive and engaging workplace — As today’s headlines prove, an inclusive work environment is not just a nice-to-have. It can make or break a company. Engaged employees, a diverse workforce, and an … more
Released: 10/09/2017
In October of 1997, an unusual thing happened at Cornell. Students awoke to spot the perfect fall surprise… A giant pumpkin perched on the tip of the spire of the Cornell clocktower, nearly 200 feet in the air. But it … more
Released: 07/31/2017
— Experts from Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures broaden ways to do well by doing good. — In the United States, an aging population is living and working longer, while many adults struggle with lifestyle diseases and stress over money, … more
Released: 07/19/2017
— Free program connects services, training to local economy — The nonprofit STRIVE New York has broadened its impact on urban youth unemployment by partnering with eCornell and local city organizations to launch Serve UP Harlem, an initiative to prepare … more
Released: 06/27/2017
Centerplate today announced the training of its entire leadership team through Cornell University’s Service Excellence On-Demand Training program. Centerplate’s management team successfully completed the eight Service Excellence lessons, and then a multi-day capstone session in Nashville, TN featuring hospitality industry … more
Released: 06/27/2017
— Courses build legal acumen, confidence to navigate business law — Business managers, both in corporate settings and startups, make dozens of decisions with legal implications every day. Yet a recent CEB survey found that 60 percent of the middle … more
Released: 05/31/2017
— Program is essential step in data science career, ranked best job in America for 2017 — Data scientists and data analysts are hot commodities; they were ranked the #1 job in America for 2017 by Glassdoor and named the … more
Released: 03/28/2017
— First program of its kind gives professionals actionable steps to influence behavior, motivation and results — March 28, 2017 (Ithaca, NY) – Great leaders vary in style, but they all possess one critical skill: the ability to understand what … more
Released: 02/06/2017
— New ILR program at eCornell goes beyond tactics to design unique plans that drive results — A surprising number of today’s organizations still struggle to get compensation plans right. Pay-based performance incentives are used in 90 percent of U.S. … more
Released: 01/18/2017
–Groundbreaking online program combats unconscious bias with a new approach to help women advance and organizations address gender dynamics — January 18, 2017 (Ithaca, NY) – Women today are half of the workforce at the beginning of the corporate talent … more
Released: 12/09/2016
Cornell University has launched a new online Human Resources Certificate. The nine-course online program covers the foundational core competencies of human resources and features engaging content and interaction with expert instructors and peers. Designed for working professionals, it is … more
Released: 12/01/2016
Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and eCornell have launched new on-demand training in service excellence targeting front-line employees. The training consists of eight online lessons, all of which are available 24/7, and is complemented by a Workshop Guide … more
Released: 05/01/2016
eCornell, the online learning unit at Cornell University, has launched WebSeries, a monthly subscription to online events that feature presentations and interactive discussions led by Cornell University faculty and industry experts. WebSeries is the latest addition to a broad portfolio … more
Released: 10/04/2014
eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly-owned online education company, announced today that Paul Krause will become its next CEO, starting October 7, 2014. Krause will be replacing Chris Proulx who announced in the spring, after ten years leading eCornell , that he … more
Released: 04/04/2014
eCornell is pleased to announce an extension of its partnership with Toronto-based Earning Through Learning until 2017. Since 2006, Earning Through Learning has been offering the best of eCornell’s programs to individual and organizational clients throughout Canada including Best Buy … more
Released: 12/05/2013
Guest Post on The Evolllution
By Rob Kingyens Gone are the days of monolithic ad campaigns built by weathered advertising executives and backed by bloated budgets. Today, we are crafting marketing strategy in the age of programmatic ad buying, rapid-response social media and target markets … more Released: 11/04/2013
Guest Post on the Trip Advisor for Business
Humans are social and visual creatures. We’re also hunter-gatherers. So it’s not surprising that we created the Internet in our image: bending and evolving it to meet our information hunting and gathering needs. Evolutionarily, it makes sense that images popping into … more Released: 08/13/2013
Guest Post on the Kapost Content Marketeer
It’s 1996. You’re Bill Gates. What’s on your mind? Interactive multimedia content, the kind made possible by the Internet. Revolutionary content that would transform the Internet into “a marketplace of ideas, experiences, and products—a marketplace of content.” A place where … more Released: 08/13/2013
Guest Post on Infusionsoft: Big Ideas Blog
Guest post by Douglas Stayman, Ph.D. As a small business owner,you’re probably an expert in your field. Or a technician with very specific, highly-developed skills. Or you have a passion for providing unique experiences. Whatever it is you have, or … more Released: 08/05/2013
Global Hospitality Group Partners with Cornell for Scalable, Ivy League Professional Development
eCornell announced today that it has been selected by the acclaimed Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group (B&BHG), an industry leader in hospitality, to provide an online professional development program for employees working at each of the group’s 26 restaurants . … more Released: 06/07/2013
Featured Post on Startup Weekend’s Blog
On September 7, 2000, the Cornell University Board of Trustees approved the creation of eCornell, a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary that would produce and deliver online courses authored by Cornell professors and extension faculty members. With this charter, eCornell became the … more Released: 05/24/2013
Guest Post on Effortless HR Blog
By Steve Miranda In my 17 years as a senior level HR practitioner, I’ve seen good and bad corporate policies. The only real difference between the two is that good policies are those that employees follow. Social media policies are … more Released: 05/09/2013
Guest Post on Women of HR
With social media, what you don’t know can seriously hurt your organization. One 2010 survey found that employees estimate spending roughly four hours every day checking multiple email accounts, with up to two hours spent on social media sites like Facebook and … more Released: 05/08/2013
Guest Post on We Know Next
With social media, what you don’t know can seriously hurt your organization. One 2010 survey found that employees estimate spending roughly four hours every day checking multiple email accounts, with up to two hours spent on social media sites like Facebook and … more Released: 04/25/2013
Guest Post on HR Zone Blog
This article was written by Steve Miranda, Managing Director of Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS), a partnership between industry and academia devoted to the field of global human resource management. With social media, what you don’t know can seriously … more Released: 03/29/2013
Guest Post on The Evolllution
By Rob Kingyens | Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Technology Officer, eCornell In his 2003 book “Moneyball,” bestselling author Michael Lewis chronicled the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball team’s unprecedented run to win their division championship through a specialized analysis of … more Released: 03/13/2013
Guest Post on The Evolllution
By Chris Proulx | Chief Executive Officer, eCornell Since the dawn of electronic media and its role in higher education, we have been hearing about the end of the “sage on the stage” and the emergence of the “guide on the … more Released: 01/31/2013
Integrated energy company offers online learning as a professional development option
Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company, has renewed its partnership with eCornell to help employees meet their professional development goals. By offering the entire eCornell portfolio of courses and certificate programs, Entergy can give managers throughout the United States access … more Released: 01/21/2013
Guest Post on The Evolllution
By Chris Proulx | Chief Executive Officer, eCornell Much has been written about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and their potential to change how people access course content, and discussions abound on how faculty might change their style of teaching and … more Released: 01/15/2013
Global hotel group continues long standing relationship to offer online learning with eCornell
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has entered into a two-year agreement to continue its partnership with eCornell to deliver online courses in hospitality management, leadership, strategic management, supervisory skills and human resource management to its worldwide employees. eCornell offers … more Released: 01/11/2013
Featured Article on The Evolllution
Coursera and eCornell both recently announced new models for their respective Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that could potentially generate revenue from the free educational programming. Cornell University’s eCornell is planning to offer their own MOOC in hopes of attracting … more Released: 01/08/2013
Featured Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education
By Katherine Mangan Cornell University’s online spinoff is moving into MOOCs, with a free marketing course in its hospitality program starting on Tuesday. But the program will be designed to steer students toward a follow-up course for $1,200 to get a … more Released: 01/04/2013
Global hotel brand offers hospitality-specific online learning
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the worlds largest hotel companies, has started year two of its partnership with eCornell. Offering courses in hospitality management developed by Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, eCornell has helped IHG successfully cultivate its … more Released: 12/01/2012
Global, diversified technology and industrial leader to run pilot program targeting HR professionals
Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified company in the building and automotive industry, has selected eCornell to deliver a pilot program to its human resources managers and directors. Launching the program by offering a course from Cornell’s School of Industrial … more Released: 10/30/2012
Senior leaders and heads of banking undergo leadership assessment to receive targeted, needs-based leadership development
First Bank of Nigeria, PLC, the country’s largest financial services institution, has chosen eCornell to deliver online leadership learning to 140 senior leaders and heads of banking across Africa. This online initiative will be administered through the Leadership School, one … more Released: 09/17/2012
Guest Post in The Evolllution
By Chris Proulx | Chief Executive Officer, eCornell As corporations continue to maintain leaner workforces—choosing to carry larger cash balances over expanding employment—there’s a renewed focus on selecting, retaining and developing talent internally. More attention is being paid to competencies that … more Released: 09/14/2012
Guest Post on The Evolllution
By Rob Kingyens | Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Technology Officer, eCornell University-corporate partnerships can offer higher education institutions many benefits, including exposure to new revenue channels, networking relationships with corporate partners, and continuing educational programming for professionals. However, before … morePress Contact
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