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| The '''University of Atlanta''' is a ] ] institution based in ], ]. It is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission<ref name=Georgiastate>, Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission website, accessed February 28, 2009.</ref> and has been ] by the ] (DETC) since 2008.<ref name="DETCaccreditation"/> Nick Mithani is the university's president; his brother Alex Mithani is ].<ref name=DETCwelcomes/> Dr. R. L. Etienne Barnett is ].<ref name=Georgiastate/> | The '''University of Atlanta''' is a ] institution based in ], ]. It is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission<ref name=Georgiastate>, Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission website, accessed February 28, 2009.</ref> and has been ] by the ] (DETC) since 2008.<ref name="DETCaccreditation"/> Nick Mithani is the university's president; his brother Alex Mithani is ].<ref name=DETCwelcomes/> Dr. R. L. Etienne Barnett is ].<ref name=Georgiastate/> | ||
| The University of Atlanta awards ] and ] degrees in the fields of Business, Social Science, ], and Education and Healthcare Administration. ] (MBA) and Executive MBA degree programs are offered with concentrations in Administration, Finance, International Business, ], ], Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Educational Leadership and Criminal Justice.<ref name="DETCaccreditation"/> | The University of Atlanta awards ] and ] degrees in the fields of Business, Social Science, ], and Education and Healthcare Administration. ] (MBA) and Executive MBA degree programs are offered with concentrations in Administration, Finance, International Business, ], ], Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Educational Leadership and Criminal Justice.<ref name="DETCaccreditation"/> | ||
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ===Operation as Barrington University=== | ===Operation as Barrington University=== | ||
| ⚫ | The University of Atlanta was founded 1991 but had been "comprehensively restructured and re-launched" starting in 2006.<ref name="DETCwelcomes">, pp. 4-7 in ''DETC News'', Fall 2008, Distance Education and Training Council.</ref> The school subsequently moved to the Atlanta area. U of A is a Stong Supporter of Minorites in education. | ||
| The University of Atlanta was founded as Barrington University (not to be confused with ]) in the early 1990s by Robert and Steven Bettinger<ref name="nypost">{{cite news|url=http://www.spionline.org/NYPOST_6-7-04.htm|title=Fee for Certificate|last=Byron|first=Christopher|date=2004-06-07|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> and by 1995 was operating out of a ], ] address offering distance-learning degrees. The school lacked state approval; in Vermont, it is a crime to offer unaccredited degrees and in 1995, the state successfully sued and fined Barrington for fraud. The state's investigation revealed its physical campus was a rented post office box. The school was claiming that its degrees would raise buyers' lifetime earnings by $1 million. Barrington then moved to ], ], offering $4,450 degrees granting considerable credit for life experiences.<ref name="Rutland Herald">{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MCNP&p_multi=RHDB&p_theme=mcnp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D847C845D312D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Internet 'colleges' offer no-study diplomas for price|last=Harkness|first=Seth|date=2003-01-23|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> | |||
| Barrington operated as a subsidiary of Boca Raton-based Virtual Academics.<ref name="SFBiz 20021230">{{cite news|url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2002/12/30/daily47.html|title=Virtual Academics now Cenuco|date=2003-01-02|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> The company's literature ascribed a doctorate to the chairman but it was later shown that he did not have one. The University claimed accreditation by the "International Association of Universities and Schools Inc." (IAUS) however, a 2003 investigation by the ] revealed this was a for-profit organization set up in Florida, not Switzerland or Washington, D.C as claimed. The IAUS was organized by Virtual Academics' chairman and the owner of another for-profit college in 1998; according to the ], this was done to avoid further problems due to their schools' lack of accreditation.<ref name="nypost"/><ref name="SFBiz 20001016">{{cite news| url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/10/16/story2.html | title=Reality check for Virtual Academics.com|last=Duggan|first=Ed|date=2000-10-13|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> The IAUS' charter was subsequently dissolved by the State of Florida for failure to pay annual registration fees.<ref name="SFBiz 20001030">{{cite news|url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/10/30/editorial2.html|title=Virtual whatever|date=2007-10-20|publisher=] |accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> The South Florida Business Journal also reported that Barrington was paying Chinese professors and schools commissions for selling the school's degrees to their schools' students in China; this revelation prompted a major drop in Chinese enrollments and a resulting decline in revenues.<ref name="SFBiz 20001016"/><ref <ref name="SFBiz 20031124">{{cite news|url=http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2003/11/24/tidbits1.html?t=printable|title=Time to shuffle the deck and pick 2003's turkeys|date=2003-11-21|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> Virtual Academics then changed its name to Cenuco and announced its intention to focus on wireless products; according to the South Florida Business Journal, this was due to the adverse publicity associated with the chairman's missing doctorate and the Chinese enrollment problem.<ref name="SFBiz 20021230"/><ref name="SFBiz 20031124"/> | |||
| Starting as early as 2000, the school began having problems with the State of Alabama and the state threatened to revoke its operating license.<ref name="SFBiz 20001030"/> State investigators determined that Barrington had been operating out of the offices of a Mobile secretarial and answering service.<ref name="SFBiz 20001030"/> | |||
| ===Operation as University of Atlanta=== | |||
| In 2004, Cenuco, still run by the Bettingers, sold the school to Georgia-based Rarefied, LLC, run by Akber Mithani, for $300,000 cash and a $700,000 seller-financed loan.<ref name="8k20041005">{{cite web|url=http://idea.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843494/000116169704000768/ex_10-1.txt|title=Purchase and Sale Agreement|date=2004-10-05|work=], exhibit 10.1|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> Rarefied continued the school's operation with the same employees in the same location, a {{convert|1500|ft2|m2|adj=on}} office.<ref name="8k20041005"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://idea.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/843494/000116169703000117/form10-ksba1_jun302002.txt|title=Description of Property|date=2003-04-08|work=Cenuco Inc.]|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> A U.S. ] investigation found that Barrington was offering degrees for a fee based solely on life experience and requiring no classroom experience.<ref name="Birmingham News">{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/ngate/BI?ext_docid=MERLIN_5194755&ext_hed=Alabama+takes+aim+at+Internet+colleges+Chancellor%26%23039%3Bs+office+says+targets+%26%23039%3Bnot+real+schools%26%23039%3B&ext_theme=bi&pubcode=BI&usefield=sqn|title=Alabama takes aim at Internet colleges; Chancellor's office says targets 'not real schools' |last=Spencer|first=Thomas|date=2008-09-02|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> By 2008, the State of Alabama was conducting a crackdown on such schools operating in Alabama, requiring that all be accredited or actively seeking accreditation by October.<ref name="Birmingham News"/> | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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33°55′38.43″N 84°16′17.90″W / 33.9273417°N 84.2716389°W / 33.9273417; -84.2716389
| Motto | "Where New Intellectual Journeys Begin" |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1991 |
| Location | Atlanta, GA, U.S. |
| Website | U of A website |
The University of Atlanta is a non-profit institution based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission and has been accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) since 2008. Nick Mithani is the university's president; his brother Alex Mithani is CEO. Dr. R. L. Etienne Barnett is provost.
The University of Atlanta awards Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in the fields of Business, Social Science, Computer Science, and Education and Healthcare Administration. Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive MBA degree programs are offered with concentrations in Administration, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Educational Leadership and Criminal Justice.
The University is a member of the European Association for Distance Learning (EADL). In 2008, it became affiliated with the Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES).
History
Operation as Barrington University
The University of Atlanta was founded 1991 but had been "comprehensively restructured and re-launched" starting in 2006. The school subsequently moved to the Atlanta area. U of A is a Stong Supporter of Minorites in education.
References
- ^ Directory Of Authorized Schools, Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission website, accessed February 28, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DETCaccreditationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ DETC Welcomes New Institutions, pp. 4-7 in DETC News, Fall 2008, Distance Education and Training Council.
- Member List: United States of America, European Association for Distance Learning website, accessed February 28, 2009.
- Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, Information Bulletin No. 384, December 2008, p. 5.
External links
- University of Atlanta - official website