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Rasmussen University's Dr. Brooks Doherty Appointed Board Chair of Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)
Dr. Doherty, Rasmussen's VP of Academic Excellence and Innovation, is longtime advocate for Competency-Based Education MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dr. Doherty, Rasmussen's VP of Academic Excellence and Innovation, is longtime advocate for Competency-Based Education \nMINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rasmussen University's Dr. Brooks Doherty, vice president of Academic Excellence and Innovation, has been named board chair of the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN). Rasmussen is a founding institution member of C-BEN—the nation's largest advocacy group for competency-based learning—and Dr. Doherty has served on the Board of Directors since 2018, previously as vice chair. As board chair, he will help guide the organization's financial and strategic growth plans.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"I am honored to become chair of C-BEN's board at a time when the network is experiencing strong growth and continued interest,\" said Dr. Doherty. \"Since the pandemic, learning technologies have evolved and high-demand fields like nursing, business and technology have moved toward skills-based learning and hiring models. This is leading to a historically high need to make learning more flexible, responsive and valuable for students, employers and life-long learners. Outgoing board chair Dr. Eric Heiser and president Charla Long have done a tremendous job of guiding C-BEN to growth and quality through unprecedented times.\"\nDr. Doherty continued, \"I'm particularly excited to help position C-BEN and its members as leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) in education—specifically, how to embrace AI while maintaining quality. The future for C-BEN is extremely exciting.\"\nDr. Doherty is a longtime advocate for competency-based learning in higher education and helped lead Rasmussen's efforts to establish its first CBE program in Fall 2016. Today, Rasmussen offers 20 CBE programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels across eight areas of study, including nursing, health sciences, business and technology.\n\"I could not be prouder to have one of Rasmussen's leaders guiding such an important organization that aligns with our mission to provide innovative solutions that work better for students and employers,\" said Paula Singer, president of Rasmussen University. \"As one of the founding institution members, Rasmussen has a long history working alongside C-BEN, and since day one with the organization, Brooks has been an integral part of our University's efforts in hel...