2025 News
2025 CPS NEWS
- The Changing Role of the Instructional Designer The instructional design and learning experience design (LXD) landscape is shifting, again. As organizations adjust to hybrid work models, rising upskilling demands and an ever-expanding ecosystem of digital tools, learning and development professionals are entering a new era. It鈥檚 no longer enough to build content. Today鈥檚 instructional designers must architect learning experiences that are measurable, adaptive and learner-centered.
- 麻豆入口 Appoints the Rev. David Cregan, OSA, PhD, as Dean of the College of Professional Studies 麻豆入口 President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, 鈥75 CLAS, today announced the appointment of the Rev. David Cregan, OSA, PhD, 鈥89 CLAS, as Dean of the College of Professional Studies (CPS), effective August 1.
- Faculty Spotlight: Marvin Meissner, MBA Marvin Meissner, MBA brings decades of industry experience in Lean Six Sigma and Quality and Process Improvement to the CPS classroom. With a bachelor鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering and an MBA from Syracuse University, he spent 30 years working for a multinational corporation in roles spanning engineering, quality, education and training before shifting focus to teaching in higher education.
- The Power of Design Thinking in Problem-Solving The top-down problem-solving approach is outdated. Linear, hierarchical paths handed down by leadership often miss the mark when solving challenges and thinking through projects. Design thinking - a dynamic shift in problem-solving - puts the user at the center of the process. It鈥檚 a game-changer for businesses and organizations seeking to create meaningful solutions to complex challenges.
- VUnited Inclusive Employment Symposium Celebrates Neurodiversity and Accessibility in the Workplace This March marked the inaugural VUnited Inclusive Employment Symposium, an event championing neuroinclusion in the workforce. Created in conjunction with 麻豆入口鈥檚 VUnited Scholars the symposium welcomed lawmakers, employers, educators, students, and guests to discuss inclusive hiring practices. Presenters included Pennsylvania First Lady Lori Shapiro and speakers from KPMG, Comcast and Wawa.
- Evening of Celebration 2025 麻豆入口's College of Professional Studies (CPS) held its annual Evening of Celebration, recognizing students who have completed their studies at 麻豆入口. CPS was pleased to recognize its students' accomplishments, including 48 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, six associate degrees, and eight members of the VUnited Scholars program.
- From Strategists to System Navigators Across the government and government-adjacent sectors, contract managers, procurement professionals and vendor operations teams are experiencing a slow but seismic shift. What was once a domain of negotiation strategy, regulatory acumen and institutional memory is now being parsed into decision trees, automated risk scoring and clause libraries managed by AI.
- HR Generalist vs HR Specialist Human resources is no longer confined to paperwork and policy鈥攊t鈥檚 a central driver of business strategy and employee experience. As organizations navigate remote work, shifting labor laws and rising expectations around engagement and retention, HR roles have grown more specialized and impactful. Discover which path best aligns with your career goals.听
- WATCH: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, CPS Graduate and Former 麻豆入口 Basketball Star, Delivers Student Address at Commencement For the first time since the founding of 麻豆入口's College of Professional Studies (CPS) ten years ago, a student graduating from CPS delivered the student address at Commencement. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, a former star on the 麻豆入口 Men's Basketball team, spoke to thousands of his fellow graduates and their invited guests, earning massive cheers and praise for his heartfelt remarks at the ceremony on Friday, May 16.
- Leading Change at Scale In most organizations, process improvement still sits in a corner鈥攕iloed, underfunded and occasionally tapped when KPIs start slipping. Experienced Black Belts recognize that reactive fixes aren鈥檛 enough鈥攊nstead, they work to embed continuous improvement into the very fabric of how the organization operates.
- Hard Lessons, Soft Systems The post-pandemic landscape promised recovery. Instead, it delivered a reckoning.听 Just as supply chain leaders began to recalibrate after COVID-19 revealed the limits of lean operations and underinvested digital infrastructure, a new wave of geopolitical and economic turbulence has emerged鈥攖his time, driven by tariffs.
- Meet the CPS Class of 2025 Every year, the College of Professional Studies is proud to celebrate a graduating class, compromised of students of varying ages, from different backgrounds and different pathways to their degree. This year's graduates are no exception, with the Class of 2025 excelling in the classroom, in their careers and in their efforts to better the world around us. This page includes several stories of the members of this class making an impact.
- 2025 CPS Graduate Francis Schlupp Pursues Decades-Long Dream to Make a Difference This spring, at 53-years-old, Schlupp is graduating with his Bachelor of Arts in History, and he was selected to speak at the College of Professional Studies鈥 Evening of Celebration. The journey to his degree has spanned a lifetime, but well worth the time and effort. Schlupp, awarded for his research work as an undergraduate, will continue his education, in an effort to fulfill a lifelong dream to teach to those in underserved communities.
- Ambitiously Ahead of Schedule: Zachary Amos to Graduate from CPS at 19-Years-Old This May, while many 19-year-olds are finishing their freshman year of college, Zachary Amos is graduating with his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Information Systems & Technology (IST) from 麻豆入口鈥檚 College of Professional Studies (CPS). After earning an associate degree at 17, he worked to complete his degree and start a career that will begin with a trip across the world to serve others.
- Resourcefulness and Resilience: Bella Cipresso's Journey from Cabrini to 麻豆入口 and Her Degree When Cabrini University and 麻豆入口 finalized the agreement between their institutions, both sides stressed that the impact and legacy of Cabrini were to continue as part of 麻豆入口. Bella Cipresso, a former Cabrini student and graduate of 麻豆入口鈥檚 College of Professional Studies (CPS), epitomizes those efforts. Cipresso completed her degree at 麻豆入口 while fully immersing herself in the 麻豆入口 community. For her excellence in the classroom, she was awarded the academic medallion for her program.
- Mastering the Full Contract Lifecycle The government contracting landscape is undergoing significant transformation. From rapid technological advances to new regulatory updates and heightened performance expectations, contract managers across federal, state and local agencies face increasing complexity in a market that saw more than $759 billion in federal contract spending in FY2023 alone. Navigating this developing environment requires not just experience鈥攂ut strategic upskilling.听
- DMAIC Explained: The 5-Step Lean Six Sigma Method That Improves Processes Learn what DMAIC stands for and how this 5-step Lean Six Sigma method helps professionals improve processes, reduce waste and drive measurable results.
- 鈥淔inish What You Start鈥: Russ Ebbets Completes 麻豆入口 Degree 50 Years in the Making When Russ Ebbets arrived at 麻豆入口 for his freshman year in the fall of 1972, he never would have expected that he would complete that degree more than 50 years later, having traveled the world, built a career and published a handful of books in between. After the many twists and turns of his life, he returned to CPS, with a bachelor's degree and multiple graduate degrees to his name, to proudly finish what he'd started decades prior.
- Degrees of Determination: Jen Villalobos is a 麻豆入口 Story of Persistence and Pride Jen Villalobos鈥檚 journey to her degree wasn鈥檛 a straight path鈥攊t was a story of persistence, determination and the belief that it鈥檚 never too late to take the next step forward. The road to receiving her degree wasn鈥檛 without its challenges. As a working professional, wife, and mother of six in a blended family, Jen juggled a demanding job with part-time coursework.
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