THE BASICS:
Your Guide to Higher Learning Partners
Work with an Experienced Leader in Higher Education Services
The Online Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities (OCICU)
Since 1986, Regis University has been helping
The OCICU was founded in 2005 with the
like-minded higher education partners and
purpose of providing member institutions the
corporations, nationally and globally, drive enrollment
ability to enter into, or grow, online academic
and revenue growth through quality curriculum
programs without the high costs associated with
and program development, and enhanced student
comprehensive course development.
services. Through its New Ventures division, known today as Higher Learning Partners (HLP), Regis has become widely known as a change agent for colleges and universities, and corporations seeking to grow accelerated, online and professional training programs.
OCICU membership currently boasts 63 non-profit, higher education institutions, eight of which are course providers. With a low, one-time application fee and low, pay-as-you-grow pricing, your institution can take immediate advantage of more than 1,100 high quality
With 30 years of experience, HLP understands what it
courses to significantly increase enrollments and
takes to help its corporate and institutional partners
improve student retention.
be successful, and is consistently aware of national trends regarding changing workforce needs, emerging curriculum and academic programs. Sharing values of academic excellence and collaboration, our team is committed to promoting innovative strategies and best practices to assist our partners in meeting the changing needs of their students and employees.
Connect, Share and Learn Consortium Development and Management Let us help you cultivate, implement and manage
Why HLP? - Work with an expert partner in higher education, consortium management, and professional and continuing education.
your consortium. Why build a consortium?
As managers of the Online Consortium of Independent
A consortium offers institutions and companies
Colleges and Universities (OCICU), our team offers 10+
an avenue to connect, share and expand their
years of consortium management experience working
educational offerings for students and employees.
with 80+ higher education institutions and 25,000
Higher Learning Partners’ (HLP) model enables member institutions to seamlessly share courses, credits and tuition, while helping them expand their degree programs and access new enrollments and
enrollments. Utilize our expertise to develop an effective foundation including agreements, bi-laws and constitution, and academic and operational policies.
revenue with minimal upfront investment.
Consortium Software
For professional and continuing education, a
TaawunÂŽ is proprietary software
consortium provides companies an opportunity to
developed by Regis University to
increase their educational offerings for employees
meet the specific needs of higher
to optimize individual, team and organizational
education, professional and continuing education
performance. Our partners can offer a flexible
consortium partnerships.
approach to utilize existing training programs or develop a fully customized program to meet the individual needs of their company and employees.
Fully customizable to meet your needs, our software is a proven secure management system designed to aid in safe and effective exchange of confidential information and resources.
Consulting Services Higher Learning Partners of Regis University’s (HLP) client base includes more than 100 colleges and corporations seeking to implement their own accelerated online and training programs. Regis University has been ranked a Top University in the West by U.S. News & World Report and continues to enjoy a national reputation as a leader in online academic excellence. The HLP executive team has garnered more than 100 years of combined experience in customized professional training, adult accelerated programs, instructional design, student services, consortium management and soft-skills training.
• Program Development: developing accelerated faceto-face, accelerated online, and blended learning, and curriculum mapping. • Corporate Training: onboarding, product training, and employee training. • Faculty Training: facilitation techniques, assessment strategies, instructional design, accelerated and online delivery, and class management are some of the customized training workshops that we offer your faculty. • Online Course Development: developing outcomebased content, universal design for learning method • Project Management: developing and delivering courses and workshops using sound project management methodologies.
Whether you’re trying to optimize your employee competencies or design more efficient programs for students, we can customize services to meet your strategic goals. • Strategic Assessment and Planning: assessment of institutional or corporate operational readiness, academic and technical infrastructure, and student support.
Higher Learning Partners of Regis University With 30 years of experience, Higher Learning Partners of Regis University (HLP) understands what it takes to help its corporate and institutional partners be successful. We offer a range of customized, cost-effective services to help our partners meet
their strategic goals and be profitable in a highly competitive market. An example of our mission-driven solutions include:
Did you know
Consulting Services • Program assessment, design and development • Faculty training • Marketing • Strategic IT solutions • Enterprise financial planning • Student services
100+
HLP/OCICU has had over 100 university partnerships in its consortium
Consortium Services • Development • Cross–registration • Software As a Service (SaaS)
25k+
HLP has had more than 25,000 enrollments
Professional and Continuing Education • Project management • Soft skills • Certification
30+
Regis/HLP has been helping to accelerate adult learning and online education for more than 30 years
Professional and Continuing Education “What if we offer our employees professional education and they leave? What if we don’t and they stay?” Does your company have a strategic professional and continuing education plan to help retain your most valuable employees? Does your company offer training dollars for professional and continuing education certificates,
• We can customize a professional and continuing education or training program to meet your company’s needs. • Our diverse partnerships offers flexibility, affordability, and convenience for organizations that want to provide employees seamless options for professional growth. • HLP is your one-stop-shop for professional and continuing education including: • Product Training • Corporate Onboarding
professional development, on-site training and
• Soft Skills Development
E-Learning?
• Executive Leadership
• Higher Learning Partners of Regis University (HLP) has over three decades of experience in corporate partnerships, professional and continuing education and on-demand training.
• Project Management
• We offer a wide variety of services to address today’s most in-demand professional and continuing education training needs aimed at maximizing companies’ corporate educational dollars for employee retention and development.
• Customized Programs • Human Resource Management • Technology Management • Risk Management • On-Site and e-Training
Meet the Team Darlene Scollon Business Manager
International University, University of Phoenix and as an independent Education Consultant. Certified as a project management professional (PMP®) with PMI and HLP Academic Director, Samhouri provides
Darlene Scollon provides administrative, logistical,
strategic, academic, eLearning, project management
financial, budgetary and analytical services to Higher
and consulting services to partner institutions. He
Learning Partners (HLP) of Regis University as manager
received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Brigham
of business and administrative services. Scollon has 20+
Young University and his MS in Instructional
years of experience providing administrative and systems
Technology from Utah State University.
consulting services to Regis University partner schools. student accounts processes and systems. She is also one
Tom Kennedy Relationship Manager
of the founding developers of the highly successful Online
Tom Kennedy has been involved in higher education
Consortium of Independent Colleges and Universities
for 50 years. He is the former president of New
(OCICU) which provides a means for like-minded
Ventures, Inc. of Regis University and is currently chief
institutions to share their online courses with others.
strategist of OCICU. Kennedy’s proficiency includes
Scollon graduated from Regis University with a Bachelor
higher education leadership, student affairs, athletics,
of Science in Business Administration in 1995.
university advancement and collaborative partnerships.
Her areas of expertise include registrar, financial aid and
Adam Samhouri Academic Director
He has been a dean, coach and faculty member.
Adam Samhouri has worked with several professional
Thomas Gilhooly Executive Director
companies as a lead instructional designer and or as a
Thomas Gilhooly has 22+ years’ experience in
project manager. He worked for the USAF, Ameritech
organizational leadership and development. He has
Library Services, Arthur Andersen, MicroStrategy, Jones
worked for Denver Public Schools designing on-line
courses, Fortune 500 companies and successful tech start-ups. He has also successfully founded and was
Jessica Wallace Manager of Member Support Services
vice president of numerous successful organizations
Jessica Wallace serves as the
that include international department of defense contracting services, financial technology services, enterprise level security solutions, and food/hospitality entities. Gilhooly’s leadership, organizational skills and entrepreneurship have resulted in not only the positive financial growth of each venture, but also a true sense of purpose and community was established during his tenures. He is a Regis University undergrad alumni who also holds a Masters in Education. Samantha Brown Associate Director Samantha Brown began working for Regis University in 2004 and with OCICU/New Ventures in 2006. As associate director, she oversees the day-to-day operations and provides institutional training and support for OCICU partners and their students. Brown was a key developer in the secure management software, Taawun, and has become an expert in the SMS application. She graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in History.
primary point of contact for the OCICU membership partners, facilitating connections and communications between members, providers, and their students by providing administration and logistical services. Before joining Higher Learning Partners in 2012, Wallace worked at Regis University as an admissions coordinator and later a marketing coordinator for new student enrollment strategies. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology from Regis University.
For more information, please contact: Thomas Gilhooly | tgilhooly@regis.edu | ocicu@regis.edu | 303.458.4929