Century University time bomb

Discussion in 'Accreditation Discussions (RA, DETC, state approva' started by oxpecker, Dec 12, 2003.

Loading...
  1. oxpecker

    oxpecker New Member

    oxpecker, Dec 12, 2003
    #1
  2. MarkIsrael@aol.com

    [email protected] New Member

    At http://www.online-college.info/article1539.html, Dennis Ruhl wrote:

    > If things go as they usually do, Century will find out if they
    > are successful in obtaining DETC accreditation in June 2004.
    > If it's close but no cigar, sometimes a 6 month extension is
    > granted to put the house in order.
    >
    > They have a reasonable chance but it ain't over till it's over.

    If it turns out that Century awarded credit for Patrick LaVerne Simpson's bogus military experience, could that jeopardize its accreditation?
     
    [email protected], Dec 12, 2003
    #2
  3. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Why was the military experience considered bogus? Doesn't watching three Steven Segal movies qualify one as a Navy Seal?
     
    Guest, Dec 12, 2003
    #3
  4. fnhayes

    fnhayes New Member

    Not sure how you managed to read 'Century University Time Bomb' into the article!
    Dr Anatidae
    :(
     
    fnhayes, Dec 12, 2003
    #4
  5. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    FNHGAYES: Not sure how you managed to read 'Century University Time Bomb' into the article!

    Well I guess if any university gave a substantial amount of credit* for phony military experiences that could have been confirmed in about three minutes of internet searching** then perhaps the precise wording might have been more like "Time bomb, ignored or overlooked by Century University, explodes."
    ____________
    * I don't know about this case but it wouldn't surprise me.
    ** The fake SEALS site is a kick. I've been there a number of times before. They used to start, perhaps still do, with a big banner saying, "Yes, Jesse Ventura really was a SEAL!"
     
    John Bear, Dec 12, 2003
    #5
  6. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    How do you do that?
     
    decimon, Dec 12, 2003
    #6
  7. fnhayes

    fnhayes New Member

    We could certainly speculate that Century possibly recognised his distinguished military record, but at this stage that's all we could do.
    Dr Anatidae:)
     
    fnhayes, Dec 12, 2003
    #7
  8. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Verifying authenticity of a Navy SEAL claim is the fast one. There are at least a dozen sites that do this, one already mentioned in this thread. A meta-site is

    http://www.nightscribe.com/Military/SEALs/wannabe_seals.htm

    Verifying other military credentials can be more complicated -- although when I asked that question here several years ago, people supplied various URLs which were very helpful, one for each branch of the service. No, I can't find those links just now. The only note at hand is regarding http://www.online-cdr.com/
     
    John Bear, Dec 12, 2003
    #8

Share This Page