UMPI new masters programs

[karehiro]

That's not true at all. These specific positions for YourPace have never been posted until this year within the last few months. You can confirm this yourself by using Google cached search results, archive.is, and results from job postings such as ZipRecruiter or Indeed. These job vacancies for Computer Science, Health Administration, and the Science and Mathematics weren't discussed or posted on this forum or on the UMPI YourPace Discord either until this year within the last few months. You'll find job vacancies such as this which listed wanted faculty for all the available YourPace programs but not for the proposed ones we're talking about: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Universit...089c96e5cf

I've also been keeping tabs on CBE programs for years including UMPI's before this forum which is why I was the first one to find 3 different CBE programs that had never been known here before, so I'm well aware of the rumors regarding these programs, since those rumors come from the UoMaine Board of Trustees plans all the way in April 2020 and the UMPI Evaluator report in 2021, as well as emails from officials at the school about the program. In fact I already posted about speaking with Dr. Susan Chang in Jan 2022 about it on this forum 2 years ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid363523

It's no longer just a "rumor" when this is the first time they have been actively hiring faculty for the specific programs mentioned (not faculty for the on-campus programs which were previously the case). And the fact that they state they're keeping candidates' applications on file for a year for that specific purpose. So you can say that because it has no start date as of yet that it's a "rumor", but its not at all accurate to say these job vacancies were around before this year, and that's tangible evidence for these programs being upcoming unlike previous talks about it.

They have been advertising the healthcare administration positions for several months. And yes it was for YourPace. There was talk about this program joining YP last year and positions were listed. They have also listed positions in CS in the past as well. UMPI has also had positions listed and the programs say no changes in the past.  I am well aware of positions that have been listed over the last several years because I have watched them closely as an alumni and the first person from this forum to attend and graduate from UMPI. 


Until the programs are listed on the website and accepting students they are just rumors. Keeping resumes on file for a year is pretty meaningless. Every organization does this. 

Dr. Chang left UMPI awhile ago. Doesn't matter what she said 2 years ago. UMPI has wanted to grow YourPace since it was created by Vice Chancellor Dorsey.

That Health Administration faculty position is the one in my original link if you scroll down the job positions. They posted that up in August of this year. They have never posted any faculty positions for the YourPace programs for Health Administration, Computer Science, or Science And Mathematics on their jobs board or any external job boards besides within the last few months of this year which I've already stated. You can easily disprove that if there's any evidence by just posting up one message post or link or announcement from a previous time. 

You also state that its just "rumors" when the actual UMPI Health Administration program website directly states under "Online Offering" that they'll soon unveil the YourPace Health Administration program here: https://www.umpi.edu/academics/academic_...tion/#po04

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For students who want to pursue Health Administration and are looking for an option that is 100% online, UMPI will soon have a new addition to its lineup of YourPace program offerings. The learning modality for all YourPace offerings is asynchronous, meaning students will be able to learn on their own schedules and at their own pace. They’ll also get dedicated faculty, academic success coaches, and professional academic advisors to help support them through degree completion. More information on this exciting development will be coming soon.

You can say that all of this is "meaningless" without a set start date, but these aren't just "rumors" at this point, and its a fact that those job vacancies weren't up in all those previous announcements from earlier forum posts and threads before this year. In none of those forum posts, Discord posts, or announcements were there UMPI faculty job ads for the YourPace CS and Health Administration degrees before this year in those vacancies I put down. Not one reference. The vacancies posted previously were for degrees available already through YourPace.