{"id":92893,"date":"2022-07-13T08:42:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92893"},"modified":"2022-07-13T08:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:43:27","slug":"umw-germanna-partner-on-fast-track-business-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/13\/umw-germanna-partner-on-fast-track-business-major\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW, Germanna Partner on Fast-Track Business Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington and Germanna Community College signed an agreement Monday that creates a fast track to earning college business degrees in the Fredericksburg region. The pathway program allows students to complete both an associate\u2019s and a bachelor\u2019s degree online in about two-and-a-half years, saving time and money.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92895\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/13\/umw-germanna-partner-on-fast-track-business-major\/image-037\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW President Troy Paino addresses the crowd during Monday&amp;#8217;s signing celebration for a new business pathway agreement between Mary Washington and Germanna Community College. Germanna President Janet Gullickson looks on.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92895 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW President Troy Paino addresses the crowd during Monday's signing celebration for a new business pathway agreement between Mary Washington and Germanna Community College. Germanna President Janet Gullickson looks on. Photo by BC Photography.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037-600x400.jpg 600w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-037.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW President Troy Paino addresses the crowd during Monday&#8217;s signing celebration for a new business pathway agreement between Mary Washington and Germanna Community College. Germanna President Janet Gullickson looks on. Photo by BC Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ultra-accelerated route provided by the two schools starts with Germanna\u2019s \u201cCollege Everywhere\u201d program, which gives students the opportunity to earn a two-year associate\u2019s degree remotely in just 12 months. Those who transfer to UMW can then finish the major in business administration, also online, within an additional 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s great news for Cheryll Mosley, a 32-year-old single mother of two from Stafford County who\u2019s nearing completion of a one-year associate\u2019s degree at Germanna. Next, she\u2019ll transfer to Mary Washington\u2019s AACSB-accredited College of Business. \u201cI know what I want, and I know how to get there. This program has really helped me grow,\u201d said Mosley, who plans to start her own business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is all about the students,\u201d said UMW President Troy Paino. \u201cThis is about removing obstacles, creating access and opportunities, lowering costs, accelerating time to degrees. All of those things are really going to make a difference, not only in the students\u2019 lives but in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An important part of the mission of public colleges and universities, Paino said, is preparing citizens to enter and excel in the workforce, give back to their communities and make a difference in the world. Germanna President Janet Gullickson praised the decades-long \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the community college \u2013 UMW\u2019s top transfer partner \u2013 and Mary Washington that\u2019s been dedicated to achieving this goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve grown together, and together we\u2019ve helped our communities grow and thrive,\u201d she said. \u201cWe&#8217;re proud to be Mary Washington\u2019s partner and thrilled they\u2019re joining us to make it easy for Germanna \u2018College Everywhere\u2019 graduates to get where they want to go in life more quickly and affordably.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92896\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/13\/umw-germanna-partner-on-fast-track-business-major\/image-048\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW President Troy Paino and Germanna President Janet Gullickson sign an agreement creating a pathway between the two schools to put students on a fast track toward a business major.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92896 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW President Troy Paino and Germanna President Janet Gullickson sign an agreement officially creating a pathway between the two schools to put students on a fast-track toward a business major. Photo by BC Photography.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048-600x400.jpg 600w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-048.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW President Troy Paino and Germanna President Janet Gullickson sign an agreement creating a pathway between the two schools to put students on a fast track toward a business major. Photo by BC Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the agreement, which includes a transfer component that smooths the transition from associate- to bachelor-level coursework, was created specifically for \u2018College Everywhere\u2019 participants, it\u2019s an option for anyone interested in majoring in business at UMW. Transferring students must have completed at least 15 credits and hold a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.<\/p>\n<p>This new pathway builds on agreements already in place between Mary Washington and Germanna, including a Guaranteed Transfer Partnership\u00a0and a co-enrollment agreement that allows students to take up to five courses at UMW while completing an associate\u2019s degree. This lets them take advantage of the Mary Washington campus and meet faculty in their desired major.<\/p>\n<p>Partnerships like these, including the business administration major agreement signed Monday, are designed to encourage student achievement, increase bachelor\u2019s degree completion rates, improve access and equity, and benefit the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith our conversations with our colleagues at Germanna, we have discovered that many of the students in the College Everywhere program are from this region,\u201d said UMW Interim College of Business Dean Ken Machande. \u201cAfter graduation, the sky is the limit for these students, but most will have strong local ties to our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92897\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/13\/umw-germanna-partner-on-fast-track-business-major\/image-070\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A group of administrators from the University of Mary Washington and Germanna Community College who worked on the agreement pose during the signing celebration. Photo by BC Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070.jpg\" alt=\"A group of administrators from the University of Mary Washington and Germanna Community College who worked on the agreement pose during the signing celebration. Photo by BC Photography.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070.jpg 1000w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/Image-070-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of administrators from the University of Mary Washington and Germanna Community College who worked on the agreement pose during the signing celebration. 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