Research.com, a premier university ranking platform that assists students in making informed educational choices, recently released their listings for 2024’s Best Business Degree Programs Ranking in America. They have selected ANU for this award for our achievements in Business education. “It was granted after a meticulous analysis of a wide range of metrics conducted by a team of experienced data scientists. This rigorous process ensures that the award truly reflects the institution’s commitment to providing an exceptional Business education and fostering an enriching environment for its students,” they explain.

“It is an honor for American National University to be recognized by Research.com as having one of the best business degree programs in America,” says Business program dean, Dr. Lyndsey Obringer. “This acknowledgment highlights our commitment to providing students with a practical, industry-relevant education led by experienced faculty. We are proud of the impact our graduates are making in the business world and will continue to prepare the next generation of leaders.”

Founded in 1886, ANU, formerly known as National Business College, has been striving to educate students to be successful in their future careers. To learn more about our business programs and what makes them the best, go to an.edu.

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Through Tutor.com, ANU students will have the ability to connect with over 4,000 expert tutors that cover more than 250 academic subjects and test preparation. This service offers personalized help to individual learning needs for each student.

Some key benefits to this partnership:

• 24/7, On-Demand Access: Much like the flexibility of ANU, Tutor.com offers scheduling tutor sessions at the students’ convenience. They can request help at any time of the day.
• Extensive Subject Coverage: Support comes in any subject. From math principles such as business and consumer math, calculus, or statistics, to more personalized subjects in programs that ANU offers, like business law, anatomy and physiology for health sciences, or career resources like cover letter reviews. Students can find help in the subjects they are learning in their classes at ANU.
• Mobile Accessibility: Tutor.com is available on any device – so students can access help from anywhere.
• Enhanced Learning Experiences: Video lessons, diagnostic quizzes, and an interactive whiteboard offer enhanced learning experiences.
• Asynchronous Drop-Off Reviews: Students can submit assignments, like essays, projects, cover letters, resumes, and more for review and receive feedback within 24 hours.

“This partnership with Tutor.com exemplifies our ongoing commitment to student success,” says ANU President, Frank Longaker. “By providing our students with 24/7 academic support, we ensure that our students can receive assistance they need, whenever they need it, from wherever they are. Partnering with Tutor.com allows us to uphold the ANU mission of providing students higher education from wherever they are in the world.”

For student access to Tutor.com, students can find a link in each individual classroom in Canvas, on the left-hand in-class navigation bar.

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Naima, known as Nina within her classes, will be competing at 5 AM EST on Saturday, August 3 in the Women’s 50m Freestyle swimming event as part of heat one with hopes of moving onto the semi-finals. She will be representing her home country of Djibouti during her competition. She also represents the over 30% of international student population at American National University, attending her classes while in different time zones than her fellow classmates and professors. Her online education at ANU allows her to participate in swim competitions across the globe without pausing her education.

This is a milestone for Nina to acknowledge her hard work, devotion, and perseverance that has led her to this world stage. She has competed internationally for three years to lead her to the 2024 Olympics with the Djiboutian national team. Some of her accolades include placing third in the 2023 8^th Africa Aquatics Zone 3 in the 50S Freestyle and 50S Breaststroke. She is ranked 1^st in the Djiboutian national team. She’s competed in countries across the globe, like Japan, Angola, the United Arab Emirates, and more.

“When I had Naima in BUS117, she attended our lectures from across the globe, often setting her alarm to wake up in the middle of the night to be present. This dedication should come as no surprise, given the extraordinary grit, determination, and commitment required to be an Olympic athlete,” says Dr. Lyndsey Obringer, dean of business programs at ANU. “We are thrilled to have one of our own competing in the 2024 Olympics, and I will be cheering her on this Saturday!”

For most, the streaming platform Peacock will be covering the events of the Olympics.

“I am immensely proud of Naima for her dedication to her sport. With ANU’s global educational outreach, we have been able to meet students like Naima that represent the passion our students have to bettering themselves and their futures,” explains ANU president, Frank Longaker. “Her achievements both in and out of the classroom are a testament to her hard work and determination. We stand behind her with unwavering support and wish her the best of luck in the women’s 50-meter freestyle event. Go Naima!”

UPDATE – Naima placed third in heat 1, ranked 75 overall!

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“We are delighted for this partnership with Pikeville Medical Center,” says American National University President, Frank Longaker. “We will get the honor of educating these students to further develop their professional careers with Pikeville Medical Center.”

Pikeville Medical Center is a 348-bed regional referral center and Kentucky’s only level II trauma center that offers over 400 services, including every major specialty and many subspecialties, and features the region’s most advanced medical technology. Pikeville Medical Center employs more than 3,000 people and has nearly 400 credentialed healthcare providers. Pikeville Medical Center’s mission is “to advance the health and well-being of our region through comprehensive care in a Christian environment” and maintains the core values of quality, faith, inclusion, teamwork, integrity, and stewardship.

“Pikeville Medical Center’s Project HEART (Healthcare Employment around Regional Training) is helping to create obtainable career pathways in health care for the people in the region,” said Donovan Blackburn, President & CEO. “Through continued partnerships and funding, Pikeville Medical Center has taken great strides in improving education and healthcare in Eastern Kentucky.”

We are excited to be working with American National University and their Business Partnership Grant Program in which qualified Pikeville Medical Center employees may potentially receive financial assistance and tuition credit,” says James Glass, Vice President of External Technical Instruction. “This program can help our employees work toward achieving their academic and career goals.  We look forward to the opportunities this program will provide our employees and the potential impact it may have on the healthcare of our region.”

With our High Tech, High Touch™ approach to education, students can earn their diplomas 100% online from anywhere. There are no hidden fees, all materials, like at-home lab kits and books, are included in the tuition price. We know that our eLearning will provide an array of professional development to the Pikeville Medical Center employees—not only with our medical programs, but also our IT, business, and cybersecurity programs as well.

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The UbiSim Virtual Reality experience will only boost American National University’s High Tech, High Touch™ initiative to provide students with an all-inclusive education. Students will receive lab equipment and an Oculus Quest 2 All-in-One VR Headset that they can utilize at the Pikeville campus. The virtual reality goggles with provide students with an immersive experience where they can develop clinical reasoning, decision making, and communication skills. Along with this, there are no hidden fees with ANU—at $310 per credit hour with all equipment and textbooks needed within that price, and this includes bootcamped training for the NCLEXRN.

“At American National University, virtual reality simulation is incorporated into the nursing curriculum,” says Dean of Nursing, Dr. Marie-Bernard Lazare. “Using the Oculus VR system along with an innovative virtual simulation platform, the students are immersed in a variety of clinical scenarios that take place in a less intimidating environment, which is more conducive to learning. The faculty and students are excited about using VR and look forward to what comes next.”

The UbiSim VR implementation to ANU’s nursing curriculum revolutionizes the way students can learn. The technology allows faculty to customize scenarios in hospital settings so that students learn as they would in actual clinical setting, and gain a much deeper understanding than what a textbook could provide. Students will learn everything they would need—such as interacting with patients and their families, taking vitals, and administering medicine, among many other experiences. The program also does not operate on point-and-click mechanisms, but real-life hand gestures to provide active learning. Every interaction that students perform in these VR scenarios provides them with the experience they need to make their nursing career a reality.

The future of nursing education is here, and American National University is proud to offer students the opportunity to learn in this high-tech platform. ANU does online differently.  Students receive live face-to-face instruction from anywhere they can access the internet and in-person instruction in Pikeville for skills training. To learn more about ANU’s over 136-year history of educating men and women and implementing this history in our innovative eUniversity, go to an.edu/elearning.

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“We are thrilled about our partnership with Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.,” says American National University President Frank Longaker. “Not only will many of their employees have the chance to develop their professional careers, but we get the honor of helping these future students on their educational journeys.”

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. employs over six thousand, and has 14 hospitals across the state of Kentucky and in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices and pharmacies, among others. They are accredited by DNV – GL Healthcare. Their mission is to “improve health and promote well-being of all people in Central Appalachia in partnership with their communities.”

“We are thrilled to join this partnership with American National University to provide additional opportunities to our Team Members in the journey of furthering their education. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. is committed to offering our Team Members resources to help them be happy and successful; personally, professionally, and educationally,” says Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. representative, Sandy Campbell. “We look forward to the opportunities that this partnership will bring to the ARH Team and are appreciative of the support that we have received from the Team at ANU.”

With our High Tech, High Touch™ approach to education, students can earn their diplomas 100% online from anywhere. There are no hidden fees, all materials, like at-home lab kits and books, are included in the tuition price. We know that our eLearning will provide an array of professional development to the Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. employees—not only with our medical programs, but also our IT, business, and cybersecurity programs as well.

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Along with those activities, families had many free events to participate in. The Healthy Fun Fair included polygraph testing and fingerprinting for children and PAD screenings. They could also get free glucose readings and become educated on the harms of smoking. Thanks to the Pikeville Fire Department, families could also learn the ins and outs of a firetruck, and thanks to Kentucky State Police, they could also learn the same about police cruisers. Air-Evac Life Team also provided education on helicopter rescue landings. With all the education that families received that day, they also got to let loose with some cornhole games and inflatables.

“The event was a great success because we were able to provide some care for an underserved area in eastern Kentucky! We hope that it continues and continues to grow,” says student, Matthew Hamilton. “Hopefully the community and children were able to see that people care for them and are willing to help.”

There are also special thanks to those entities that helped make the fair happen. Those thanks go to: Pike County Health Department, Kentucky State Police, Pikeville Fire Department, Broad Bottom Grooming, Goodfella’s Barbershop, Hurley’s Inflatables, Rudd Equipment, Air-Evac Life Team, and Walmart.

“The community has been buzzing before, during and after the event,” says paramedic program director, James Hess. “The community leaders that [were] present commented on how much they appreciated being invited. Hopefully, moving forward we can continue to host the Healthy Fun Fair. The Nursing Graduates did an outstanding job organizing [it].”

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SALEM, VA – A sweeping settlement made by the U. S. Department of Education in the class action lawsuit, Sweet v. Cardona, includes many highly questionable claims that unlikely warrant loan forgiveness under applicable federal policy. While not taking a position on the overall decision, American National University is concerned about the precedent set given the highly dubious nature of many of the claims lodged against the institution, and forcefully rejects the department’s implication that there is evidence of misconduct on the part of the university.
American National University has thoroughly investigated the claims made against the institution. We found no evidence to substantiate any misrepresentation of any kind. Many claims simply did not state a claim eligible for relief under the statute. The majority of claims failed to provide any documentation of alleged misconduct as required by Department of Education regulations, while ANU was able to provide documentation to the Department refuting the vast majority of stated claims.

The Department appears to have taken the position that simply attending an educational institution with a particular tax status constitutes the statutory requirement of a strong indication of misconduct to warrant loan forgiveness. American National University rejects any implication created by the Department’s settlement that students who attended American National University were in any way the victims of institutional misconduct.
American National University responsibly follows applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and beyond that adheres to an institutional philosophy that is dedicated to the best interest of the student. A sizeable proportion of our graduates – including a number of those who filed claims against the institution – return for a second or even a third degree or other credential. More than two-thirds of those who submitted claims successfully completed a degree program with ANU.

In student satisfaction surveys over the last several years, an overwhelming majority of respondents indicated that through ANU they had completed their educational goals, would recommend ANU to a friend, and were satisfied with their individual academic programs.  For example, 97.5% of respondents indicated they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their overall experience with ANU in the most recent survey year.

ANU has consistently tried to limit costs and indebtedness for our students. Since 2018, ANU has slashed tuition anywhere from 10% to 54%, depending on program.  We have held the line on tuition increases since that time until only recently raising tuition for a handful of programs due to inflationary pressures.  What’s more, since 2018 we have eliminated nearly all additional fees that institutions typically charge: no technology fees, no activity fees, no fees for books or learning materials, no graduation fees; and for undergraduate programs, no application fees.

Founded in 1886, American National University provides opportunities for individuals who are seeking to achieve their career goals by offering credential and degree programs through distance education and blended learning.  For more information, visit an.edu on the web or call 833.388.1100.

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The first paper builds upon a previous paper by Drs. Ali and Pandya in 2021 that provided the framework “for the development of a research problem statement,” as explained by Dr. Ali. It uses analytical thought processes to complete the preparation and writing of a doctoral dissertation through encouraged critical thinking and writing the research problem statement. The second paper they developed focuses on writing a literature review. This paper focuses on the lengthy, daunting process of writing such a review and how much time is wasted on unfocused and unrelated tasks. This process can be streamlined by “clarifying the prerequisites, co-requisites and the repetition and iteration process from writing the literature review,” said Dr. Ali. The paper suggests strategies to overcome the challenges that are faced in writing the literature review portion of doctoral dissertations.

“I am very happy to work with my colleagues Dr. Pandya and Dr. Varma and planning to do more collaborative research in the future,” says Dr. Ali.

Dr. Ali and Dr. Pandya are also adjunct professors at our partner institution, the University of Fairfax, and Dr. Varma serves on several dissertation committees at the school as well. Their research will help many of those students looking to earn their doctorate degree. For those ANU students looking to move onto a doctorate degree and learn more about what programs you can find at the University of Fairfax, visit ufairfax.edu.

American National University offers more than just an “online degree.”  Through the Global Teach™ initiative of our High Tech, High Touch™ program delivery, we recruit distinguished faculty who are dedicated to providing an exceptional distance-based learning environment for our students.

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