University of Berkley

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  1. andypicken2

    andypicken2 New Member

    Just came across this place, they dont seem to do much marketing, probably the reason I have never heard of them.

    Does anyone know what state they operate from?
    http://www.berkley-u.edu

    (I did think this was a bit weird to be on the homepage.. Please join the University of Berkley in honoring the life and memory of John Lennon! Click here to download: "You're Gone" written and sung back in 1981 by current University President: Dr. Dennis Globosky!)
     
  2. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    For a small donation, I can have an honorary docatorate from a "school" which is "accredited" by the New Millennium Accrediting Partnership For Educators Worldwide.

    :eek:

    If I had to take a guess, I would say that this business operates out of Pennsylvania after seeing this "The owners/operators of this site may not conduct business with residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA" but the area code is from Chicago.

    Edit - The website operates out of Pennsylvania.
     
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  3. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    I've been reporting in my books for quite a few years that according to the FBI, they are operated from a shed behind a garage in Erie, Pennsylvania, by a former New Mexico state trooper named Globosky. Pennyslvania closed them down, and now they are using a Chicago-area phone number.
    _________________________________________________________
    Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/22/05:
    Pennsylvania Court Shuts Down Web Site Accused of Selling Fake Degrees

    By DEVIN VARSALONA

    Pennsylvania's attorney general has won a court order to immediately shut down the University of Berkley, an online operation based in Erie, Pa., that he accused of selling thousands of bogus degrees.... The order also freezes the personal and corporate assets of the owner, Dennis J. Globosky.... [The attorney general] believes that Mr. Globosky, 50, has sold more than 12,500 illegitimate degrees, including associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, and has taken in revenues exceeding $34-million....
    ________________________________________________________
     
  4. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    Registrant:
    University of Berkley
    28 East Jackson Bldg.
    10th Floor, Suite M-58
    Chicago, IL 60604
    UNITED STATES

    Administrative & Technical Contact:
    Dr. Dennis J. Globosky
    Director
    University of Berkley
    28 East Jackson Bldg.
    Suite M-58
    Chicago, IL 60604
    UNITED STATES
    (312) 924-0710
    [email protected]

    Domain record activated: 16-May-1996
     
  5. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    Here's a good link to check for accredidation :

    http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx
     
  6. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I'd just love to know why he's a "former" State Trooper.
     
  7. andypicken2

    andypicken2 New Member

    Interesting.

    $34-million ??

    I think some of the stats you read about must be exagerated. Most people would retire after a few $mill? and get out before they are busted.?

    either way, you would think they could spend a bit of the money on their website... who the hell would believe some crap like that?
     
  8. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    Globosky in hid mid 50's now.. former could very well imply that he retired; then again even if he would only have served a few months as a state trooper, the media would still hone in on it.. but a google search only turned up his "University of Berkley Online" venture..
     
  9. lawrenceq

    lawrenceq Member

    I thought that Berkley was in Cali. lol
     
  10. BlueMason

    BlueMason Audaces fortuna juvat

    The University of California, Berkeley is .. his venture is not, what his venture was, and is, is extremely deceiving. I actually just went to this site the first time now - amateurish is an understatement - I am surprised that the companies he lists as having accepted any "degree" have not contact him to have their name removed. What legitimate business would want to be associated with this? :mad:

    Talk about an issue with .edu domains! I wonder why no one has bothered to have .edu's that are associated with fraudulent activities removed...
     
  11. andypicken2

    andypicken2 New Member

    grandfather issues. very strong in law and difficult to overturn. They registered the .edu legitimately when it was fine to do so. Just because there is a new law, does not mean they can outlaw those that were in place before.

    You would need to go to court to prove what he is doing is actually fradulent. I doubt it, or he would not still be in business. Simply selling degrees is not illegal. (although in some states it likely is).

    If it is correct, the money these guys make, you would not want to risk going to court.
     
  12. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    If a police officer is retired, that's usually what is printed; "retired". To say "former" usually means his/her career was cut short, for whatever reason(s).
     
  13. bazonkers

    bazonkers New Member

    He could have quit. Apparently there is more money in selling fake degrees than there is in being a police officer. I think the two careers are mutually exclusive as well. :)
     
  14. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    With large departments (and the New Mexico State Police would certainly qualify), it's exceedingly rare for someone to just up and quit, given the benefits and pension system.

    Maybe I'm just eternally cynical, but something always looks wrong when I see "former police officer". :D
     
  15. jaer57

    jaer57 New Member

    From the UC Davis website:

    "The former New Mexico state trooper, who referred to himself as "Dr. Dennis Globosky" despite having only a high school education, faces stiff civil penalties from a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Atty. Gen. Tom Corbett."

    http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=8393

    Looks like Dr. Globosky is not a Doctor at all. Isn't that illegal in some states?
     
  16. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

  17. bazonkers

    bazonkers New Member

    There's a big shocker.
     
  18. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    Actually, I doubt it. Long before Educause took over the .edu domain from Network Solutions, there was a requirement that stated the .edu domain could only be issued to 4 year colleges and universities. I don't remember the specific language, but it was clear that the language was actually there to ensure that only legitimate, accredited colleges and universities were granted an .edu domain.

    Problem was, Network Solutions didn't give a crap and had absolutely no verification process in place to ensure that domains were only registered by organizations honestly entitled to them.

    So I suspect, if anyone actually went after the issue, it would not be hard to yank the .edu domains from the schools, under the grounds that the fakes improperly represented that they had the legitimate right to register the .edu names when, in fact, they didn't. But educause probably can't be bothered, ICANN doesn't care, and nobody else wants to take it on.
     
  19. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member


    Hey, I'm a "former"... Of course I just "up and quit" because of burnout. I never considered how lucrative a career in printing diplomas could be...hmmm.... ;)
     
  20. chasisaac

    chasisaac Member

    This is actually brilliant

    This guy really deserves an MBA (or DBA) in online marketing.

    The $34M seems legit. Add the numbers up . . . 1M = 100 people who are needy enough to have an honorary doctoral degree. That is quite the cash cow.

    Look at how he does it. It looks like he has his own church denomination. Not hard to do and establish a 501c3. Then you add a school on to it. Plomp a website on top of everything and BAMMMM. Diploma Mill and almost untouchable.
     

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