North Central College President Harold R. Wilde reflects on his tenure as president and addresses misconceptions about topical issues in higher education in a piece published by Zocalo Public Square.

On the topic of tuition costs, Wilde points out that financial aid support has skyrocketed in recent years, outpacing tuition increases in some cases: "In reality, though, at most colleges, the official price has no more relation to what you really pay than does the sticker price on a used car."

North Central College has named its Dean’s List of scholars for the 2012 winter term. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, undergraduate students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.6 (4.0=A) for the term and be enrolled as full-time students. Part-time students are recognized at the end of each academic year if they meet the same criterion and have completed at least eight credit hours, the equivalent of one term as a full-time student.

The following students were named to the Dean’s List for winter term:

March 27, 2012—North Central College has introduced a distinctive new Master of International Business Administration (MIBA) degree. It is the Chicago region’s only such graduate-level program with an explicit focus on international business.

With more than 95 percent of the world’s population living outside the United States, North Central College recognizes that employers increasingly need managers who are equipped with international experience and specialized training to take their work to the global marketplace.

Kendall Selsky ’93, North Central College visiting assistant professor of health and physical education and exercise science program director, presented at the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association 44th Annual Meeting and Symposium.

Selsky presented the session, "Functional Movement Screening in Rehabilitation," which discussed various strategies used by athletic trainers to assess functional movement abilities in their patients. Her presentation was part of the athletic training student program at the symposium, held March 15-17 in Wheeling.