Western Governors University

WGU Video Scholarship Contest is in Full Swing

2008-07-08T15:07:00.000-07:00

The WGU Scholarship Video Contest is in full swing and now has several entries! Eager contestants are currently singing, rapping and dancing their way to this scholarship. Check out www.wgu.edu/contest to see contest submissions and cast your vote for who you think should win the scholarship. Want to participate? Submit a video telling us how a college degree from WGU could improve your life or the life of someone you know.

The polls will be open to the public for voting from August 25, 2008 to September 1, 2008. The winner will be announced on September 3, 2008 and will receive a $7,500 scholarship and $500. Other prizes include scholarships up to $3,000 and $100 Amazon.com gift certificates. Current students and alumni looking to return to WGU for their master’s degree are eligible to participate. For more information, submissions or to vote, please visit www.wgu.edu/contest.

WGU Scholarship Video Contest

2008-06-17T13:02:00.000-07:00

Western Governors University Offers Scholarships Through Video Contest

Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu) continues to offer opportunities for adult learners to have access to quality, affordable education, as the only fully-accredited, online university that is competency-based. As part of that effort, WGU is hosting a unique video contest with a valuable scholarship as its prize. Contestants are asked to submit a video explaining why they deserve to earn a scholarship and how earning a degree from WGU will change their life or the life of someone they know.

The window for video submissions is open from June 11, 2008 to August 11, 2008. All genres of videos—including humor and drama—are encouraged. A WGU panel will review all of the video submissions after the August 11, 2008, deadline and select five finalists based on the following criteria: quality of video (45 percent), amount of votes (40 percent) and the amount of views the video received (15 percent). Those five videos will be posted on the contest site on August 25, 2008, for the public to vote on the most deserving video for the top prize. The winner will be announced on September 3, 2008. Public voting will take place during the contest period and the voting period so entrants are encouraged to share their video with family and friends.

The winning video contestant will receive a $7,500 scholarship and a $500 cash reward, paying $1,500 per six-month term for up to five terms. The scholarship can be used for students pursuing a degree in any discipline offered by WGU in its Colleges of Business, Education, Information Technology and Health Professions. Other prizes include scholarships valued up to $3,000 and $100 Amazon.com gift certificates. (Amazon.com is not a sponsor of this contest.)

This video contest is open to the public. The scholarships are not transferable to other universities, but may be transferrable to incoming WGU students. Current WGU students and alumni who are considering a return to WGU for their master's degree are eligible to participate. The contest is subject to posted rules. For more information about submissions or to vote, please visit www.wgu.edu/contest.

What do you need to earn your degree online?

2007-11-13T11:02:00.000-08:00

WGU Launches Online Master's Degree in Special Education

2007-11-12T13:01:00.000-08:00

Most estimates indicate that over two million new special education teachers will be needed by 2010. Therefore, the demand for special education teachers is greater than ever before. To address this need, Western Governors University has launched a new Master of Science in Special Education (PK-12).

WGU Online Offers Scholarship for Rural Math and Science Teachers

2007-11-12T12:06:00.000-08:00

WGU offers over 100 scholarships, each valued up to $7,500, to individuals living in a rural area who are looking to earn teaching licensure or an online master's degree in mathematics or science education. Made possible by a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor