CMU Holding Informational Meetings July 12 About Lake of Ozarks Campus Programs

FAYETTE, MO (06/30/2011)(readMedia)-- Lake of the Ozarks-area residents wanting to earn a bachelor's degree close to home through evening classes are invited to attend two Open House/Enrollment meetings July 12 about Central Methodist University's Extended Studies Program on the SFCC campus in Osage Beach.

The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (persons may come by at any time) July 12 in the Commons area at the State Fair Community College campus at Stone Crest Mall. Central Methodist University representatives will be on hand to discuss CMU's Extended Studies program on the SFCC campus in Osage Beach, as well as partnership programs between CMU and SFCC that enable students to earn a four-year degree from CMU. Complimentary packets including information on the admission and financial aid process also will be available.

Degree programs offered by CMU at the Osage Beach campus include Business, Child Development, Criminal Justice, Education (Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School and Special Education), Psychology and Nursing (RN to BSN: Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree). Evening and online classes are offered.

For more information about the July 12 meetings and CMU's Extended Studies Program in Lake of the Ozarks area, contact Dr. John Bell at 573-348-0888 or by e-mail: jbell@centralmethodist.edu, or Aimee Sage at 660-248-6651 or by e-mail: a sage@centralmethodist.edu.

Founded in 1854, Central Methodist is the only United Methodist Church-related university in Missouri, and welcomes qualified men and women of all faiths and from diverse backgrounds. Its wooded, historic campus hosts a faculty of teachers, mentors, and scholars dedicated to providing extraordinary attention to the individual learner. With offerings ranging from high-school dual credit to graduate studies and a total enrollment in excess of 5,100, its liberal arts and pre-professional programs are centered on a character core that has twice brought Central Methodist national recognition for its leadership in character education. In recent years the University has attracted significant challenge grants regionally from the Mabee Foundation and nationally from the Kresge Foundation to help build a $15 million Student and Community Center on the academic quadrangle, to fund $5 million in major upgrades to its athletic facilities, and to compete a $5.8 million renovation of a historic campus building.