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CORVALLIS, Ore. \u2013 Oregon State University\u2019s ability to impact the world will be on display Saturday when nearly 400 distance students receive their diplomas, including graduates from a record 41 states and eight countries.<\/p>\n

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Four OSU students gather in Germany last fall after becoming friends in an Ecampus online degree program. From left to right, Jessica Graziano, Emily Sliman (2012 graduate), Sarah Benjamin and April Albers will all hold a master’s degree in education from OSU after this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A total of 386 OSU students completed their coursework this year through Oregon State Ecampus, the university\u2019s nationally acclaimed online education department. This group of graduates \u2013 from locales as far away as Abu Dhabi, Puerto Rico and Russia \u2013 symbolizes OSU\u2019s expertise in providing students with global access to invaluable educational experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur learners come from very diverse backgrounds and have unique needs, and it is our mission to create high-quality learning environments in which they can thrive,\u201d said Ecampus executive director Lisa L. Templeton. \u201cNow they join the ranks of thousands of OSU graduates who will move on to embrace new opportunities, and we\u2019re excited to see what lies ahead for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Ecampus continues to expand the quality and variety of its program offerings, the stories of student success and collaboration also increase. The class of 2013 includes three classmates \u2013 and a fourth peer who graduated last June \u2013 who excelled in the online classroom and became close friends despite living as much as 5,000 miles apart from one another.<\/p>\n

April Albers (Oregon City), Sarah Benjamin (Germany), Jessica Graziano (Anchorage, Alaska) and Emily Sliman (Netherlands, 2012 alumna) formed a bond in OSU\u2019s K-12 Science and Mathematics Education online master\u2019s program<\/a>, and they did so while becoming part of a vast network of educators.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an incredible experience,\u201d said Graziano, a middle school math coach who will take part in Saturday\u2019s commencement ceremony with Benjamin and Albers. \u201cI can’t stress enough how the class format encouraged and mandated collaboration and allowed me to meet amazing colleagues from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ecampus annually serves more than 13,000 students and for the second straight year is ranked one of the nation\u2019s 10 best providers of online education by SuperScholar. Among the newest of its 30-plus offerings is a postbaccalaureate program in computer science<\/a>, which launched last summer and has 36 students in its inaugural graduating class.<\/p>\n

The program\u2019s accelerated, one-year track option generated immediate interest, as it enables adult learners juggling work and family commitments to carve out a new career path \u2013 or enhance an existing one \u2013 in merely 12 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always had a passion for computers and electronics, and the Ecampus program gives me that formal education to be able to transition into a field where I have a passion,\u201d said Ato Jackson-Kuofie, who lives with his wife and two young daughters in Lewis Center, Ohio. \u201cWithout it, I wouldn\u2019t be able to find quality employment.\u201d<\/p>\n

OSU students being awarded diplomas Saturday include those who are expected to complete degree requirements this summer and fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/span> 2<\/span> minute read<\/span><\/span>CORVALLIS, Ore. \u2013 Oregon State University\u2019s ability to impact the world will be on display Saturday when nearly 400 distance students receive their diplomas, including graduates from a record 41 states and eight countries. Four OSU students gather in Germany last fall after becoming friends in an Ecampus online degree program. 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