University of Langley Bridge

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  1. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    Has anyone here ever heard of a "University of Langley Bridge"? I know there's a town called Langley Bridge in the UK, but have not heard of any university based there, and can't find any mentions of it on Google.


    Peace,

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  2. jon porter

    jon porter New Member

    I'm not aware of any such beastie; certainly any "university" that "exists" there lacks a royal charter or the equivalent parliamentary authority (i.e., a former polytechnic or HE college with degree granting powers). Perhaps it's an uhm-campus? (as well as a really stupid name.)

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  3. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    To me it sounds like a very good name for a bridge.
     
  4. I can't turn up anything either -- closest I can come is Lansbridge University, formerly Unexus University, which changed its name after UNext.com (which owns Cardean University) sued over the similarity of names.

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  5. Another possibility?

    There is a Kwantlen University College in British Columbia, Canada, which lists a Langley Campus among its four campuses (and the address is 20901 Langley By-Pass). http://www.kwantlen-ce.com/abkw/abkwfr04.htm

    Also in Langley BC: Trinity Western University, Stenberg College, Northwest Baptist Theological College.

    And a "Langley College" was part of the sitcom "Facts of Life"

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  6. Peter French

    Peter French member

     
  7. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member

    Hey, Peter!

    Does this mean that you are not enrolled at MIGS anymore? I remember that you had some genuine interest in MIGS. I don't rememer if we use my new E-mail account, though, but it could be.

    Take care,


    Karlos Albert Lacaye
    [email protected]

    P.S.: Dear moderators: if you feel like moving this message to the MIGS section, please do so. I am just responding here so that Peter reads my message.
     
  8. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member

    Hey, Peter!

    Does this mean that you are not enrolled at MIGS anymore? I remember that you had some genuine interest in MIGS. I don't rememer if we used my new E-mail account, though, but it could be.

    Take care,


    Karlos Albert Lacaye
    [email protected]

    P.S.: Dear moderators: if you feel like moving this message to the MIGS section, please do so. I am just responding here so that Peter reads my message.

    P.P.S.: Forgot the "d" in "use".
     
  9. Peter French

    Peter French member


    You also left the "B" out of remember, but who really cares? I dson't check my spelling - haven't got time, and if spell check doesn't work, just try translating.

    No I am not doing MIGS anymore. Personal non Sheila non-AED prompted. Administratively they were not the best I have come across. Faculty doing jobs without a handbook, not even the one I put together based on Latrobe and UNE many months before, submissions getting lost, rules being changed at random. Not my cup of tea, and i have/still have 2 PhD offers open here ... at 57 semi-retirement has a stronger pull, some academic writing, a college here and there in a mess that needs de/re-constructing, some new training packages to develop ... Leave MIGS in Mexico. It doesn't meet the requirements of NOOSR here, and I doubt that it will, as only the first 250 RA universities enjoy that, and it is not 'quite' up to the standard of the >250! Let's see some publications, some serious academic appointments for graduates, some respectable visiting professorships ... in time maybe, and then maybe not.

    Without regrets I'll stay in the shade and watch occasionally.

    Peter French
    MAcc MEd (UNE) CMA
     
  10. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    At least you got paid. I did work for them for more than a year for free because I thought it was a good idea (executed properly).

    Rich Douglas
     
  11. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    I'd settle for the following:

    1. Dumping the Assessment of Prior Learning. Graduate-level work should be new and integral to the learning process and contract. I'm totally against life experience credit at any level; almost everyone else is at least against it at the graduate level.

    2. Being open and active in its own community. The roar created by their silence is deafening.

    3. Being open and up front about the relationship with the CEU and the approval of the programs offered by MIGS, including the degree and credential granting process with the Secretary of Education. It's stupid that we've had to ferret out the details, yet not be able to get them confirmed by MIGS. (I've asked them to publish complete information about this; we'll see.)

    I remain convinced that, assuming all the relationships and approvals are in order, the academic process can be refined and executed. But with no discernable full-time staff or faculty, even that would be hard.

    Rich Douglas
     
  12. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Sorry about the two OT posts above. I'll stop now. We really should keep this stuff in the MIGS folder....

    Rich Douglas
     
  13. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member


    Dear Peter,

    Thank you for your correction. Yes, I forgot the "b" in "remember". I think a speller would be very useful here. At least, other boards provide this opportunity. Then, there are others that let you re-edit your message even when it has been already posted.

    I appreciate your advice and, yes, I am going to get into professional translation. There are some very interesting graduate certificates and diplomas in Spain that even cover multimedia translation. At any rate, let me tell you that I really hate to deal with speakers and writers of this so called "Spanglish movement". Either we speak in good English or in good Spanish or....then again, as you say, not everybody cares.

    I wish you good luck in your pursuit of a suitable doctorate. In any event, I am sure that you are the one who is suitable for any top-notch doctorate.

    My best regards,


    Karlos Albert Lacaye
    [email protected]
     
  14. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Just wondering, is whether or not a school is listed in the Country Series by NOOSR relevant to anyone outside of Australia (and, perhaps, the surrounding area)? Isn't this a reference source for which non-Australian schools are recognized in Australia?

    Rich Douglas, who wonders what the 251st RA school is, and whether or not it is of higher quality than the bottom Australian school.
     
  15. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    Since a listing by NOOSR is one of the GAAP criteria, I suppose that NOOSR is as relevant to the rest of us non-vegemite-eaters as GAAP itself is.
     
  16. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    It just seems that whatever would be listed in the Country Series by NOOSR would also be listed in the other GAAP resources, including U.S. accreditation sources, so I considered it redundant (again, outside of Australia).

    Now, if Greenwich had been included into the AQF....whoa, Nellie, we'd be right back at the "there's more to it than simply meeting GAAP" argument! [​IMG]

    Rich Douglas
     
  17. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    That troubles me a little.

    If it refers specifically to doctorates, it isn't so bad. There are about 250 universities in the United States with Carnegie 'Doctoral/Research' classifications.
    http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm

    These include all regionally accredited comprehensive universities that grant more than 10 doctorates a year total in three or more subjects, or 20 a year in one subject.

    But in addition there are as many as a hundred specialized doctorate granting institutions, including things like medical schools, theological seminaries and the like. The Mayo Clinic or the Rand Corporation's graduate institute would fall into this class, as would Saybrook, ITP, Fielding and that bunch.

    What's more, many schools in the Carnegie 'Masters' categories offer a few doctorates. They may have just granted 8 a year in two fields, or 18 in one, and so didn't make the cut. I believe that happened to some very well regarded schools like Gonzaga and Santa Clara. (That fact relegates them to USNews' "regional university" category, since all USNews does is give the Carnegie classifications new and very misleading names.)

    My point is that even if you just consider doctorates, you have well over 250 entirely legitimate schools that grant them.

    But if you consider bachelors degrees as well, you pump that number up to 1500 or 2000 regionally accredited colleges and universities. If NOOSR only accepts 250, there is a serious problem.
     
  18. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Tom Head wrote: "Has anyone here ever heard of a "University of Langley Bridge"?"

    My apologies for returning to the topic, but I wonder how you heard of it, Tom?
     
  19. Michael

    Michael Member

    Bill Huffman and Peter French,

    Stop it; you're killing me with laughter! [​IMG]
     
  20. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    I'm almost embarrassed to say... [​IMG]

    I'm a sucker for these stories, and this one did have the vague tinge of credibility -- some of the Amarna sculptures look strangely familiar (see especially the head of Nefertiti). I didn't expect aliens per se -- I expected this would have something to do with a craniofacial anomaly, if you want to know the honest truth -- but it did pique my curiosity.

    But if there ain't no University of Langley Bridge, I think it's safe to say that it's all a hoax.

    Thanks for helping to hunt this one down, folks!


    Peace,

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    Tom Head
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