10 Questions for Evie Tsibris Cummings, Assistant Provost and Director of UF Online

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Evangeline (Evie) Tsibris Cummings is the Assistant Provost and Director of UF Online at the University of Florida. Evie answered questions about how hybrid degree pathways widen participation, on-campus orientation for online students, and how these degree programs overcome their skeptics.

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/student-affairs-and-technology/10-questions-evangeline-tsibris-cummings-assistant-provost-and

UF worked hard to determine the best ways to maximize access points to highly competitive and top 10 public university undergraduate experience. The launch of UF Online wasn’t some revenue generating scheme or, as some assume, a dastardly evil plot to boost enrollments at the expense of quality. Far from it: this is a great example of UF innovating to meet our core, land grant mission, and I’m very proud of that. Online pathways done right can really enable students to flourish in their field of chosen study, as part of a dynamic and digital learning community.