University staff participated in corporate partner Study.com's Working Scholars launch in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Jan. 24. From left are Tom Phillips, associate director of strategic partnership initiatives at the university; Janet Eickhoff, associate vice president for Strategic Partnerships and Outreach at the university; Kristen O'Neal, director of partnerships at Study.com; and Sara Inman, senior partnerships manager at Study.com.

Kelli Parlante-Givas (left), director of Strategic Partnership Management with UPS employee Angela Bennett, human resources supervisor, UPS-Valley Division, at the organization's new facility in Lanthrop, Calif.

Thomas Edison State University (TESU) formalized a new educational partnership with South Jersey Federal Credit Union (SJFCU) on March 8. Front row (from left to right) are Dennis Devery, EdD, vice president for Planning and Research, TESU; Ernest D. Huggard, interim president and CEO of SJFCU; Linda Laubach, assistant vice president of Marketing, SJFCU; and Merodie Hancock, PhD, president, TESU. Back row (from left to right) are Jessiah Styles, associate director, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, TESU; Janet Eickhoff, associate vice president, Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, TESU; and Joccola Thomas, assistant vice president of Business Development, SJFCU.

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A Corporate Choice® partnership with Thomas Edison State University is an investment in your organization's most crucial resource: its employees.

The University has a long and celebrated history of working collaboratively with organizations to develop educational programs that are aligned with their goals and strategic plans. We're proud to say that our partners are among the most respected corporations in the public and private sectors.

No other college or university combines flexibility, academic excellence and value in higher education designed exclusively for working adults as effectively as Thomas Edison State University.

Among our newest partnerships are:

• Regional Cancer Care Associates: Thomas Edison State University has partnered with Regional Cancer Care Associates to offer educational opportunities to its 800 employees who are interested in taking courses, advancing their education or finishing a degree they may have started earlier in their career. This is the first higher educational partnership of its kind for RCCA, one of the largest oncology physician networks in the U.S.
  
  "RCCA is excited to partner with Thomas Edison State University and its W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing," noted Terrill Jordan, president and CEO of RCCA. "Due to the growing demands and challenges of personalized medicine, our patients and physicians need the support of nursing and healthcare professionals who are clinically competent and understand the significance of healthcare informatics. With a rich curriculum and committed student body, Thomas Edison State University is also a logical place to find professionals to add to our nursing and administrative teams."
  
  The partnership will offer RCCA’s nursing and non-nursing staff, who work at 32 locations in New Jersey, Maryland and Connecticut, reduced tuition costs and access to flexible academic programs that meet their needs and busy schedules.
  
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• South Jersey Federal Credit Union: The University and South Jersey Federal Credit Union have formed a partnership to offer educational opportunities to its 123 full-time employees and more than 47,000 members.
  
  The partnership will also enable the credit union to present financial savings planning and techniques to University employees by expert financial advisors. Credit union employees and members alike will be able to pursue degrees in all areas of study offered at the University, from associate to doctoral degree programs.
  
  "South Jersey Federal Credit Union is very excited to be partnering with Thomas Edison State University to offer discounted tuition to both our employees and members," said Linda Laubach, assistant vice president of Marketing for the member-owned financial cooperative. "We strongly value education and offer our employees a tuition reimbursement program to support their academic goals. We look forward to working with the University to encourage both our employees and members to take full advantage of the opportunity to pursue their undergraduate and graduate degrees."

To learn more about the ways your organization or business can become a Corporate Choice® partner, email the Office of Strategic Partnerships at corporatechoice@tesu.edu or call us at (609) 984-7188.


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