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Robert Winton Mendenhall is the president of Western Governors University (WGU),〔(Academic Leadership )〕 where he also serves on the board of trustees.〔(Board of Trustees )〕 Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit, online university offering competency-based undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business, Teacher Education, Information Technology, and Health Professions, including Nursing. Founded in 1997 by a group of 19 western governors with the mission to improve the quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities.〔http://www.wgu.edu/about_WGU/WGU_story〕 Dr. Mendenhall became president of Western Governors University in 1999, the same year its first students were enrolled. Dr. Mendenhall also serves on the WGU Board of Trustees, which is composed of educators, industry leaders, and governors. As of Dec. 1, 2012, the university has roughly 38,000 students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and stationed on U.S. military bases overseas.. Discussing the university, Mendenhall said, "WGU was specifically created as a new model for higher education, incorporating the use of technology to expand access and reduce costs, while creating competency-based degree programs to improve accountability for learning."〔(Robert Mendenhall - Statement to the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education, Third Meeting, February 2-3, 2006 (PDF) )〕 On December 5, 2011, Mendenhall was one of several university presidents, chancellors, and higher education representatives invited to the White House by President Obama to discuss the cost of college and improving education.〔http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/05/readout-presidents-meeting-college-presidents〕〔http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/education/obama-meets-with-college-leaders-on-rising-costs.html?scp=1&sq=college%20leaders%20obama&st=cse〕 ==Experience and Education== Mendenhall has over 30 years of experience delivering technology-based education. Prior to joining WGU, he was general manager of IBM's K-12 education division. He also served as executive vice president for Jostens Learning Corporation. From 1980 to 1992, he was a founder, president, and CEO (from 1987) of Wicat Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company which was a leader in providing computer-based curriculum, instructional management and testing to schools, and technology-based training to government and industry.〔(Archived: Biography of Robert Mendenhall - Commission Member of Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education (PDF) )〕〔(Robert Mendenhall :: In The Arena )〕 He has also served on the NGA/ASTD Commission on Technology & Adult Learning, on IBM’s Education Advisory Council, on the National Forum on 21st Century Skills Education Advisory Board, and on the Technology Working Group for the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Mendenhall is a former member of the Board of the Department of Business and Economic Development for the State of Utah. Mendenhall received his doctorate in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Mendenhall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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