MADISON, Wis., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Most universities are facing state budget cuts, enrollment caps, new application limits and other restrictions due to the economic landscape. At the same time, students are looking for cost-effective ways to continue their education, and corporations are seeking alternatives to traditional on-campus, week-long executive training.
A live webinar by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, will show how Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, with its rapidly growing distance education, continuing education and professional development programs, is meeting the demand through online courses
WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Central
WHERE: To register for this complimentary webinar, visit www.sonicfoundry.com/register
Associate Director for Extended Education Octavio Heredia will share how ASU is:
- Reaching more students with less time, money and effort
- Using lecture capture to drive enrollment online
- Meeting the training demands of Fortune 500 companies without putting execs on a plane
- Achieving academic results through distance education that are competitive with on-campus performance
Presenter:
Octavio Heredia is Associate Director for Extended Education in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. During his tenure since 2002, he has assumed several roles within the organization and currently leads the efforts of the School of Engineering in research and product development for innovative technology in higher education. As Associate Director, he is responsible for the planning, implementation and support of graduate Engineering online programs and custom corporate projects delivered across the world. The School of Engineering has been a Sonic Foundry client since 2002 and has produced more than 10,000 presentations to date.
Moderator:
Sean Brown, Sonic Foundry's VP of Education
About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the global leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing enterprise communication solutions for more than 1,500 customers in education, business and government. Powered by Mediasite, the patented webcasting platform which automates the capture, management, delivery and search of lectures, online training and briefings, Sonic Foundry empowers people to transform the way they communicate. Through the Mediasite platform and its Events Services group, the company helps customers connect a dynamic, evolving world of shared knowledge and envisions a future where learners and workers around the globe use webcasting to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance.
Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.
Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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