Welcome to SCPD's media page, your quick-stop warehouse of SCPD information. Although we encourage you to browse the whole site and to explore who we are and what we do as international innovators in distance education and professional development, we hope you will find this page particularly useful - a shortcut to the resources you need, and to the SCPD community.

SCPD works constantly with faculty and industry to create cutting edge programs. Check out our newest programs.

Just the facts - We've assembled a quick reference list of SCPD statistics, historical highlights, and useful links for your convenience.

Distance Learning - Executive Director Dr. Andy DiPaolo speaks at many national and international distance learning events. Click onto the link for his biography, and for links to Dr. DiPaolo's schedule of engagements and his presentation notes.

Press Releases -

STANFORD, CA, April 7, 2008 -- Probing the Difference Between Good Decisions and Good Outcomes: Stanford Program Now Online

STANFORD, CA, October 18, 2007 -- Stanford Offers Advanced Computer Security Certificate Online: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

STANFORD, CA, March 13, 2006 -- Stanford Center for Professional Development and Strategic Decisions Group launch a new program to teach critical decision-making and risk-management skills.

STANFORD, CA, February 13, 2006 -- The Stanford Center for Professional Development announces a new Advanced Computer Security Certificate program to be offered July 17-20, 2006. Stanford Professor Dan Boneh, the program’s academic director, will speak at RSA Conference 2006, February 16 in San Jose, California.

STANFORD, CA, October 17, 2005 -- Stanford University's Center for Professional Development (SCPD) today received the 21st Century Best Practices Award for Distance Learning from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for its innovations in the online delivery of academic and professional education courses to students in industry and government.

STANFORD, CA, August 29, 2005 -- Stanford University Announces Online MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) will deliver courses online worldwide and via television broadcast within the San Francisco Bay Area.

STANFORD, CA, August 18, 2005 -- Stanford University Launches Multi-Disciplinary Systems Engineering Program; a broad curriculum of intensive courses offers immediate relevance to engineers, experienced project managers and venture capitalists who seek clearer understanding of systems engineering processes.

STANFORD, CA, March 15, 2005 -- Stanford University Announces Online Computer Security Certificate; Designing Secure Software From the Ground Up

STANFORD, CA, February 2, 2005 -- Stanford University Announces Online MS in Computational and Mathematical Engineering; Interdisciplinary Degree Explores Newest Research Methodology

STANFORD, CA, November 24, 2004 -- Stanford University Announces Online MS in Mechanical Engineering; Interdisciplinary Curriculum Blends Theory, Practical Application

STANFORD, CA, Feb 23, 2004 -- New centers at NASA park aim to bring together academic, industrial and nonprofit partners in support of NASA missions, including space exploration with humans and robots.

STANFORD, CA, June 23, 2003 -- Exploring the Nano-World:
Five-Day Intensive Program at Stanford University.

STANFORD, CA, December 2, 2002 -- SCPD-Korea Distance Education Agreement Bridges Stanford and Pacific Rim. An agreement for the online delivery of Stanford University graduate and professional education engineering, science and engineering management courses to industry students working at companies in South Korea's equivalent of California's Silicon Valley.

STANFORD, CA, January 16, 2002 -- SCPD will develop a comprehensive portfolio of online courselets-self-contained, integrated sets of web-based learning materials and tools to support online graduate courses.

SemiZone Launches Online Education Site With The Stanford Center For Professional Development, July 13, 2001.

Stanford Center for Professional Development and IPS Associates, Inc. Announce First Stanford Certified Project Manager Graduates, March 30, 2001

Stanford Learning: Worldwide Availability On-Demand at Stanford Online,T.H.E Journal, December, 1999

SCPD in the News - When the SCPD is in the news, you'll find a pdf of the story, as well as links to additional information you may find useful.

For more information, please contact:

Joyce A. Rice
Director of Marketing
Stanford Center for Professional Development
Stanford University
496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building, Room 331-B
Stanford, CA 94305-4036
650-723-0457
FAX 650-725-2868
jarice@stanford.edu

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