Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Robert Winton Mendenhall is the president of Western Governors University (WGU), where he also serves on the board of trustees.Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit, online university offering competency-based undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business, Teacher Education, Information Technology, and Health Professions, including Nursing. Founded in 1997 by a group of 19 western governors with the mission to improve the quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities. Dr. Mendenhall became president of Western Governors University in 1999, the same year its first students were enrolled. Dr. Mendenhall also serves on the WGU Board of Trustees, which is composed of educators, industry leaders, and governors. As of Dec. 1, 2012, the university has roughly 38,000 students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and stationed on U.S. military bases overseas..Discussing the university, Mendenhall said, "WGU was specifically created as a new model for higher education, incorporating the use of technology to expand access and reduce costs, while creating competency-based degree programs to improve accountability for learning."On December 5, 2011, Mendenhall was one of several university presidents, chancellors, and higher education representatives invited to the White House by President Obama to discuss the cost of college and improving education.. }
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- Robert_Mendenhall abstract "Robert Winton Mendenhall is the president of Western Governors University (WGU), where he also serves on the board of trustees.Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit, online university offering competency-based undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business, Teacher Education, Information Technology, and Health Professions, including Nursing. Founded in 1997 by a group of 19 western governors with the mission to improve the quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities. Dr. Mendenhall became president of Western Governors University in 1999, the same year its first students were enrolled. Dr. Mendenhall also serves on the WGU Board of Trustees, which is composed of educators, industry leaders, and governors. As of Dec. 1, 2012, the university has roughly 38,000 students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories, and stationed on U.S. military bases overseas..Discussing the university, Mendenhall said, "WGU was specifically created as a new model for higher education, incorporating the use of technology to expand access and reduce costs, while creating competency-based degree programs to improve accountability for learning."On December 5, 2011, Mendenhall was one of several university presidents, chancellors, and higher education representatives invited to the White House by President Obama to discuss the cost of college and improving education.".