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Home/Riverhawk News/NSU professor honored by State Regents’ Council

NSU professor honored by State Regents’ Council

Published: 2017-05-10 

(Tahlequah, Oklahoma) -- Northeastern State University assistant professor of higher education leadership Dr. Maria Christian was honored by the Oklahoma State Regents Council for Online Learning Excellence during the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education meeting April 20.

Christian has worked to enhance and strengthen NSUs Master of Science in Higher Education Leadership program.

She has pushed to advance online education at NSU by advocating for increased online course offerings university wide. Shes the co-author of a proposal to develop the universitys program into a fully online program.

Christian is a faculty fellow for NSUs Center for Teaching and Learning where she oversees the universitys advanced online teaching practices and shares her online teaching experience.

For Christian, this award represents more than Oklahomas commitment to online learning as a valuable resource in higher education.

For me, this award also recognizes the importance of bringing technology, students, teachers and administrators together, so we can successfully educate beyond classroom borders, she said. Through many opportunities encouraged by NSU, the award spotlights the universitys dedication to innovative ideas for advancing and improving online education.

Dr. Debbie Landry, dean of the NSU College of Education, said NSU will benefit from Christians commitment to online education.

I would like to thank Dr. Christian for her dedication and for the excellence and innovation evident in her online teaching, Landry said. The university, college and future students benefit from the continuous improvement evident in online learning recognized from this award.