Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

Planning and Research

The Division of Planning and Research provides strategic leadership in the quality of learner experience through planning, research and assurance. The Division of Planning and Research provides information with the purpose of identifying problems, suggesting solutions to promote growth and operations, strengthening the student experience, policy formation, planning and increase the overall satisfaction of the University as well as calling attention to the success of certain areas in which the University should prosper.

The Division of Planning and Research completes these responsibilities through compiling data focused on engagement at the University. Examples of reports include demographic information, enrollment data, degrees conferred, student satisfaction surveys and environmental scanning. Using the generated data, the University can create standards to drive decisions on improving systems, best practices and infrastructure to the University.

Mission

The mission of the Division of Planning and Research is to provide timely, relevant and actionable information to the University leadership. Critical additional missions include providing timely and accurate University information to state and federal regulators as well as accreditation organizations; coordinating the University’s quality assurance program; providing market research; conducting environmental scans; analyzing institutional effectiveness; and assisting with University-wide planning.