
Regis College and Watertown Public Schools announced the establishment of a strategic partnership that will support school employees with unique employee development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportunities with Regis faculty on product development and research, discounted tuition rates, and use of the Regis campus facilities.
“An enduring priority for Regis College since it was founded is to expand access to higher education opportunities,” said Regis College President Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN. “The strategic partnership with Watertown Public Schools will support faculty and staff interested in earning a bachelor, masters or doctoral degree that will enhance classroom instruction for students. This partnership is designed to provide employees of Watertown Public Schools a collaborative, flexible, and convenient way to earn college credits and advance their career through education at a discounted rate with mentorship from accomplished faculty with real-world experience.”
“Supporting the professional growth and career goals of our employees while diversifying our workforce is a key priority for Watertown Public Schools,” said Aisling Bucci, Recruitment and Cultivation Specialist for Watertown Public Schools. “Our new partnership with Regis College provides valuable opportunities and pathways for our teachers, staff, and the next generation of educators. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our employees, students, and the Watertown community as a whole.”
This agreement includes discounted tuition for Regis online and hybrid degree programs for school employees and their families, a flexible transfer policy for adult degree completion, and customized academic consulting to align educational programs with corporate goals. Additional benefits include free course vouchers for preceptors, collaborative clinical placements, and engagement of Regis students in field-based experiences during student teaching. Regis may also recruit Watertown teachers as adjunct instructors, and both parties will promote the programs through co-branded marketing materials.
Regis creates unique partnerships to provide for the needs of its partners. The partnerships offer staff development opportunities that offer discounted tuition, customized program delivery (some offer on-site classes) and admission to university events. With regard to employee recruitment, the partnerships feature access to Regis graduates, a talent pool of exceptionally prepared and dedicated students in several fields, including health care and education.
Partners have access to facilities on the Regis campus located in Weston on more than 100 acres, offering meeting space, a library, fine arts center with theater, auditorium and gallery, athletic facilities and ample parking. For projects such as product development, partners also have access to Regis’ intellectual capital, including an infrastructure for joint research drawing on faculty renowned in healthcare and allied professions, and opportunities for incubator space and simulation labs.
Depending on the program, Regis partners’ employees and their family members receive tuition discounts of 10 to 25 percent. The discount is eligible for all on-campus, hybrid, onsite and online certificates, and graduate and doctoral degree programs. There is no cost to establish a partnership, but the mutual commitment empowers partner employees to pursue their educational goals through the university’s exemplary academic programs.
Learn more about Regis’ strategic partnerships here.
About Regis
Regis College is a coed university 12 miles west of Boston in Weston, Mass. sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph Boston. With over 3,600 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students enrolled on campus and in fully online graduate programs, Regis provides an academically rigorous education within the schools of nursing, arts and sciences, business and communication, and health sciences. The Young School of Nursing at Regis has consistently been recognized by the National League of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. In line with Regis’ mission of providing innovative, industry-focused learning opportunities, the university offers academic partnerships with hospitals and local employers, a clinical dental center in Waltham, Mass., and bachelor’s completion and accelerated nursing programs at its campus in Lawrence, Mass. The university’s 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams compete within the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Inspired by the social justice values of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, Regis engages with service initiatives within the local community and around the world. Visit regiscollege.edu to learn more.
Given Regis College strong commitment to DEI indoctrination, one can only assume that such endeavors are here to stay in WPS, in spite of increasing criticism and dismissal of these practices in our country. Are parents paying attention? Can we have two more police officers or DPW workers instead of paying for perpetuating this non-sense?
Why must you make a boogey man out of diversity efforts? We are a very diverse nation and one of our central problems is cohesion and equal opportunity.
While I admit that some take this too far, and I see it in my workplace, the impulse is correct. Close to home, Boston still harbors a lot of the racism that made it famous in 1974. It’s gotten better since I arrived in ’83, but it ain’t fixed yet.
What I am saying is don’t throw the baby out with the bath water, unless you are comfortable with the structural racism and inequality. If that is the case, well there is little hope. . .
Surprise, surprise. I’ll take meritocracy every day.
Of course you argue systemic racism is alive and well, but hopefully this empty argument will stop when race-bating doesn’t get you votes for your favorite candidates. Do you even know the difference between equality and equity? If so, why on earth would you support the latter?
Good luck to you with DEI. Most people realize what a fraud this thing is. It should disappear accordingly.
May you explain why WPS thought it appropriate the add B for Belonging to DEI? I guess Inclusion wasn’t enough…
I’m done with this.
I can only conclude that you are comfortable with the level of racism that currently exists.
When you speak of meritocracy, I must ask “meritocracy for whom?” If you think that the best and brightest always got the jobs in the past you are dead wrong. All sorts of tribal behavior–the good the bad and the ugly–has gone on. Anyone who has been around the block and is perceptive and honest will admit this.
What could possibly be wrong in your eyes with belonging? This includes everyone. Watertown has long been a hospitable home for generations of immigrants. The town shield has a native American on it–and a native name for the place. Jeez, man–we all belong! What in blazes could possibly be wrong with everyone feeling comfortable and mutually appreciated? Unless, perhaps, one harbors misanthropic inclinations.
My Slavic and Irish ancestors were persecuted. Do I think about it a lot? No, but it is part of my background. Studying history in college led me to understand my family better–I thought about it quite a bit then, and I think that it made me a better person. I am proud of who I am, and where I can from, and I appreciate others’ histories. Something wrong with that?
Why is it so popular to hold simplistic and hostile positions? In the long run, it will get us no where.
meritocracy
noun
: a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.
“Meritocracy for whom” you ask. It is for anyone who is competent. Still waiting to read about why you support equity. I’d suppose you are for quotas too.
I will leave you with a brilliant quote from someone whom you detest. I understand why:
“One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people’s motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans– anything except reason.” ~ Thomas Sowell
Bye now. Really.
Sorry Erik, but your definition of meritocracy doesn’t hold water in the real world. Human beings are generally not very rational. That is one reason why classical economics doesn’t work outside of the theoretical realm.
If you are accusing me of being dumb, that would be a very dumb assertion.
Really? Promise? Bye.