Raising the Bar
New College
Programs Pave
the Way for
West Virginia’s
Workforce
With a focus on the needs of both the
state’s citizens and its business communi-
ties, West Virginia’s institutions of higher
education are constantly reassessing their
curriculum and looking for ways to help
fill the voids across the state’s industries.
From health care and K-12 education to
manufacturing and tourism, new study
programs provide both traditional and
nontraditional students with new oppor-
tunities for growth and success.
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WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE
COMPILED BY
JENNIFER JETT PREZKOP
Alderson Broaddus Bethany College
University
Alderson Broaddus University’s new
Masters of Education: Teacher Leader
program is designed to take highly quali-
fied teachers and give them the knowledge
to better not only themselves but their
colleagues and their schools.
Delivered entirely online, the program
prepares licensed pre-K and K-12 teacher
educators to take on new leadership roles
such as mentor teacher, lead teacher, de-
partment chair, curriculum design special-
ist, academic coach, technology integration
specialist, professional development spe-
cialist and school improvement specialist.
With both full-time and part-time
student tracks, the program is designed to
fit into the schedule of practicing teachers.
The full-time option can be finished in
one year and a summer session, and the
part-time option can be completed in two
years and one summer session.
Bethany College is now offering a
new major in international business
with the goal of helping students
understand the area of international
business and develop an understanding
about international business
perspectives.
A major in international business
will prepare students to understand the
global marketplace, how international
factors affect the domestic market, the
issues of expanding business abroad
and how to analyze the global business
environment.
“Our students are afforded the
opportunity to study abroad, and
our international student body is
growing,” says Dr. Tamara Rodenberg,
Bethany’s president. “The addition
of the international business major
will allow our students to grasp a
better understanding of the global
marketplace.”