suedunnell wrote: Hi Again - I should add my name to comment #1 above and ask that if anyone has questions, they can either post them here or ask me directly:
Sue Dunnell
PowerBuilder Product Manager
978 287 1752
sue.dunnell@sybase.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/27/08 -- Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC,
has licensed the AskOnline e-tutoring platform for its student body.
AskOnline (www.askonline.net), a leading provider of online tutoring
systems to colleges, universities, and private companies, provides a
flexible online tutoring environment for students.
Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), a private liberal arts university
ranked as one of the top ten best historically black educational
institutions in the nation, places a strong emphasis on academics and
academic support. In turning to AskOnline, JCSU students will not only
connect with their tutors but through the AskOnline online tutoring
platform will have access at any time of day or night.
"We are pleased to offer our students the convenience of online tutoring.
AskOnline allows us to maintain control of the academic experience by using
our own tutors within the AskOnline online tutoring platform," said Johnson
C. Smith University President Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy. "Providing our
students with the best academic experience possible has always been
important to us. Online tutoring is the latest way that we are reaching
out to provide support to our students."
Johnson C. Smith is the latest school to license the AskOnline e-tutoring
platform. Schools across the U.S. including Berkeley College, Cal. State
LA, Houston Community College System, and Sonoma State University are also
providing online tutoring to their students through AskOnline.
"Online tutoring is an extremely effective way to provide academic support
to students. Because today's student is so familiar with the online world,
they embrace the ease and convenience of this service," said Lisa Philpott,
CEO of AskOnline. "We look forward to working with Johnson C. Smith
University, a university with a long reputation of academic excellence."
To learn more about Johnson C. Smith University, please visit
http://www.jcsu.edu/.