You may remember when Skylab fell out of orbit in 1979. It came in, burning and shedding pieces of itself, leaving a trail of hot debris across the Indian Ocean and sparsely populated parts of southwest Australia. In a similar fashion, Saint Regis (by that I mean the various enterprises that appear to be closely linked to the defendents in the Regis University complaint) looks to be coming apart, leaving its business model in orbit as it sheds burning parts of itself, breaking up en route to a watery finish. We have the start-stop-start arrival of the "Association of International Education Assessors" that had claimed to be affiliated with Sloan-C (but does so no longer). We also have (James) Monroe "University" that had claimed Sloan-C membership but does no longer, and has lost most of its "course providers." John Dovelos is gone, as are John Sarber and Georg Reif. Still hanging on for the moment are Daichi Tottori, Steve Ho, and Arcie Mizelle. Azad is long gone, as is Shafiq. Prince Porte is no longer listed as director, and the previously demoted Jallah Faciann is gone too. The Saint Regis site proper (saintregis.edu.lr) has gone to that secret web site burial ground. You can't register astronomical objects through www.myskybroker.com any more, or report UFO sitings through "The Siting Zone." "College Credit Equivalency Assessors" says it is a member of Sloan-C but it's not. Sheila Danzig used to do "evaluations" for the Saint Regis group but told an Education Week reporter she doesn't anymore. The it's-not-really-the-embassy embassy is toast. In spite of various purportedly Liberian documents affirming official recognition of Saint Regis, the only public information coming from Republic of Liberia is the message on the genuine embassy web site: "the National Commission on Higher Education, Republic of Liberia , hereby declares null and void whatever documents St. Regis University may claim to possess..." The increasingly ridiculous University Services site sells roll-your-own-school kits for the briefly announced price of $35,000, shows links to the SRU vanity press "Journal of the Association of Online Universities," and pushes high school diplomas through the redundantly named "Monroe High School High School." Perhaps the Monroe customers do not know how to read read. And, as comic as anything they've come up with to date is the sad Online Learning Directory in which we see that the wheels have fallen off the bus. Instead of holding to its business model, the SRU gang is mixing commerce with homophobia, antisemitism, and general psychopathology. For example, the html meta tag showing the site's "keywords" is this: "George Gollin, stalking, harassment, defamation, forum,distance learning, discussion,distance education, online college, college education online, bachelors degree online, masters degree online, phd online." Rather than having the sale of meaningless academic credentials as a first priority, the site's primary goal is to annoy. (It certainly won't help move their products!) But it's just silly, and makes the SRU gang look (even more) foolish. So I think there's a lot of inadequately treated high blood pressure in parts west. Gotta lay off those salty foods, folks. And the webmistress still can't get "it's" and "its" straight. From the place holder vacated by the now-defunct Monroe U School of Religion: "This school is updating it's programs. Please come back Jan 29th." So what's next? Maybe just a big splash and sizzle, like Skylab going in.
random access memory, more or less The night they drove old Skylab down And all the bells were ringin'
Re: random access memory, more or less That's a great song. I like The Band's version over Baez's. Don't remember the Skylab reference in particular, though.
status update To show it's a legitimate spotted yowie-wowie, the CCEA site posts a link titled "Sloan-C Membership Welcome Letter." But it's just a screen shot of part of a May 18 email message conveying login instructions after the unsuspecting folks at Sloan-C granted CCEA its brief membership before throwing it over the side. I am pleased to report that Monroe High School High School has had its name shortened to Monroe High School. Of course, it used to be called "Trinity Christian High School." Compare the MHS and TCHS banners at www.gradsonline.org/trintitya.jpg and www.gradsonline.org/trintity.jpg. However, the "it's" vs. "its" problems persist. Perhaps that will be a weekend project.
And what happens to all of those idiots who bought fake St. Regis degrees? The main purpose of a diploma mill degree is to help the purchaser create a facade of legitimacy. Can't do that if the fake school quits trying to fake it. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
[J]MU Methinks they have their diplomas reprinted (for a fee, I suppose) as James Monroe documents. Now that's a money maker the University Degree Program didn't consider.
ignorant The weekend is here and (J)M(I)U is still figuring out "it's" vs. "its." Let's shake a leg, folks. It's supposed to look like a university site, after all.
nearly fell off my chair Is that a spash? Take a look at http://www.onlinelearningdirectory.org/GeorgeGollin.htm before the webmistress takes it down. We did a family screening of it just now and all laughed so hard we could hardly breathe. It just makes me want to go right out and buy myself an MBA!
but what about the others? Alas, I do not see anything at www.onlinelearningdirectory.org/JohnBear.htm or www.onlinelearningdirectory.org/AlanContreras.htm or www.onlinelearningdirectory.org/AllenEzell.htm. I fear it's a failure of imagination. (Note the use of "it's" and not "its.")
Re: Re: random access memory, more or less I will have to go Baez over The Band. The Band's "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Weight" are their best work! From that era, though, one of the best is Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee." Absolutely smashing! It's the only song by her I like. I wouldn't mind having a Mercedes Benz, however, but I don't think the Lord will buy me one.
You might be interested to know that Janis grew up in the Christian Church in Galveston.... Just one of our many claims to fame...
Open International Distance Learning University incorporated Once upon a time there was a set of unnamed folks on the Saint Regis "board of directors." And then there was "Founders Mission Corporation," as in "Mr. Steve Randock, Husband of Dixie E.Randock has claimed that he is the President of Saint Regis University, Liberia and the Propreitor of Founders Mission Corporation, Liberia" (informa's May 16 post). Now we have "Open International Distance Learning University Incorporated" as in "The University of Robertstown is an Open International Distance Learning University incorporated, established and based in The Republic of Liberia" and also "Monroe University is an Open International Distance Learning University incorporated, established and based in The Republic of Liberia." But it still smells like a duck operating near the Washington-Idaho border, run by the same folks who handle wowies like the domain "hot-n-horny.us," registered to kenneth pearson a + Computing n 2727 nelson spokane, WA 99207 [email protected], who points out that he is "the MIS for St. Regis University, Robertstown University, James Monroe University, National Board of Education, Inc..." A duck by any other name...
haha, in boxing galanga would be considered winner due to knock out. there is no way that st. regis will recover now their cover is blown like that. congratulations!