FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2005
CONTACT: Dan Roland (800) 552-4770
BY: Dan Roland

SLIM Expands MLS Program in Portland, Oregon – EMPORIA, KS

The School of Library and Information Management (SLIM), Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, is expanding its distance education program in Portland, Oregon to allow students to start the Master of Library Science degree program every summer. The innovative program combines weekend intensive courses with an online learning environment to allow for flexible degree plans to fit the work and family schedule of the adult learner. Classes are held at Portland State University about once or twice a month.

Emporia State University has offered its MLS program in Portland since 1994 and nearly 300 residents of the Pacific Northwest have earned the degree without ever having to attend classes at the Kansas campus. The MLS program receives its accreditation from the American Library Association.

Applications for admission are currently being accepted for the Summer 2006 semester. To receive an application packet, call the school at 1-800-552-4770 or send e-mail to sliminfo@emporia.edu. For more information about the MLS program in Portland, contact Ms. Perri Parise, the Director of the SLIM-Oregon Program, by telephone at 503-223-8280, 800-236-7302 toll-free, or by e-mail to parisepe@emporia.edu .

"This school is a nonprofit corporation authorized by the State of Oregon to offer and confer the academic degree described herein, following a determination that state academic standards will be satisfied under OAR 583-030. Inquiries concerning the standards or school compliance may be directed to the Office of Degree Authorization, 1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100, Eugene, Oregon 97401." (ODA, 2003)

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