October Meritus E-Newsletter
What Tale does the Data tell about the Canadian Job Market?
In its Summer, 2009 forecast on Canada’s economy, The Conference Board of Canada has all but concluded that the economic contraction that the nation has endured for many months is just about over[...]
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Post-secondary Education Critical to Success as Labour Shortages Loom in the Maritimes
A secondary education alone will simply not be enough to prepare the region’s workforce for what appears to be a looming labour shortage[...]
Internationally Speaking
Preparing for the Global Economic Recovery: Are you Ready?
The concerted and coordinated effort of the international community to thwart an unnecessarily prolonged economic recession appears to be working. For the first time since the summer of 2008, global economic indicators suggest that a bottom has been found and economic recovery is within sight. The pace of the recovery, though, is still uncertain[...]
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Choosing an Online Degree Program
If you are thinking about going to school online, you will want to read this:
"Online learning makes higher education accessible for working adults who need to fit their studies into already busy lives; however, the one-size-fits-all notion does not apply to distance education. All working professionals contemplating online learning need to ensure that programs and courses meet their personal and professional goals as well as their agenda. [...]"
By Alex Reed, Vice President and Registrar, Meritus University
Global Reach & Teach
Meritus University Helps Sierra Leone Accountant Earn 4-year Degree
“During my search for a university, I considered cost, off-campus or on-line programs, quality and type of courses as key determinants to make a choice. Meritus University got it right.”
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Ontario Man Overcomes Troubles on Way to University Degree
“One of the great things about the way Meritus University is set up is that it’s geared for people who are working,”
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Calgary Man Goes from Fast-Food Cook to Fast Track Business Career
“Flexibility is important to me, and Meritus makes it possible for me to earn a degree.”
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Meritus Faculty
Faculty Member Says Time Management is Key to Online Learning
Relating to her students is not hard for one Meritus University professor. Barbara Elliott, who teaches philosophy and communications in Meritus’ undergraduate business degree program, knows exactly what it’s like to complete studies online because that is exactly what she did.
“I completed my Ph.D. through online study, so whenstudents talk of troubles, anxieties and general nervousness aroundstudying online, I absolutely get it.”
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Your Meritus Graduation Team
An Uncommon University Experience
Going back to school can be scary and intimidating in the beginning. Because we know your educational success greatly depends on the support you get from the people around you, we have built a support system at Meritus for you that is second-to-none.
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