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The Faculty Innovation Hub is expected to open at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Davie Liberal Arts building (LA- 203) in Spring 2021. The Faculty Innovation Hub will be staffed to support the development of cutting-edge tools for unprecedented learning opportunities for our ´óÏó´«Ã½ students. "Faculty will use the Hub to explore new questions, push beyond the realm of orthodox learning, and serve as agents of change, elevating ´óÏó´«Ã½ as a pioneering institution for excellence in virtual and augmented reality applications," said COCE's Executive Director, Dr. Julie Golden Botti.

The Innovation Hub ethos promotes a judgement-free, "faculty sandbox" atmosphere of discovery and exploration providing an enriching environment for experimentation and creation of immersive online content, interactive simulations, 3-D modeling, virtual reality, and scenario-based training.

In addition to The Hub's opening, the Center for Online and Continuing Education (COCE) is pleased to share some recent points of pride:

• ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Executive Director for Online and Continuing Education, Dr. Julie Golden Botti, received the .
• Pre-COVID, the Center for Online Continuing Education won the for their work on developing an interactive eText that is available to students as a zero-cost, open education resource which saves ´óÏó´«Ã½ students hundreds of thousands of dollars in textbook costs per year.
• This year, showed ´óÏó´«Ã½ online programs climbing in the rankings.
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Online Bachelor’s Programs were ranked in the top 100 in the nation.
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Online Nursing Graduate program ranked #7 in the nation.
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Online Nursing Administration program ranked #17 in the nation.
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Business Programs were ranked #19 for Best Online Graduate Programs for Veterans.
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Online Master’s in Education Program was ranked in the top 50 in the nation
• ranked ´óÏó´«Ã½ #16 in Best Online Colleges of 2020
• ranked ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Online Bachelor’s program in Accounting #12 in the nation.