Matthew Cooper | Thomas Edison State University

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.

Chief Technology Officer and Associate Vice President of Organizational Learning

Matthew C. Cooper is the chief technology officer and associate vice president of Organizational Learning at Thomas Edison State University. In this position, Cooper provides leadership and strategy over the areas of enterprise infrastructure technology and applications, academic technology, instructional design and assessment development, instructional services, interactive media, reporting, database administration and website administration for the University as well as for the information technology team at the New Jersey State Library.

In these capacities, Cooper collaborates and supports the Division of Academic Affairs in the areas of course design, learning outcomes assessment, instructional technology and student success. He also supports the University’s technology projects and initiatives across all divisions of the organization and champions innovative initiatives and projects across the University.

Prior to assuming his current position, Cooper served as Thomas Edison State University’s vice provost of Learning and Technology. Cooper invented the award-winning FlashTrack course delivery system, which inspired course delivery systems that are being used today in low bandwidth regions across the globe. His work has been featured in publications such as PC World, CNET and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Before joining the University, Cooper served as the director of learning technology and course design at a private, four-year institution and was instrumental in spearheading the university’s transition into online learning. Cooper earned his M.A. from Nazarene Theological Seminary and his B.A. from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.