CORPORATE ACADEMIC SERVICES

www.fontbonne.edu/corporate

Fontbonne University’s Office of Corporate Academic Services works with you to build and enhance the skills of your most valuable asset — your workforce. We provide your employees with advanced educational opportunities — from supplemental courses or certificates that can close a knowledge gap to bachelor’s and master’s degrees that cultivate advanced skills and analytical capabilities. For employees, knowledge represents growth, empowerment and possible advancement. For you, it means a stronger, more effective team.

Invest in their success. Partner with Fontbonne.

The business world is a competitive place.

Do your employees know how much you value them?

Every company is different. Every employee is unique.

Fontbonne has developed a wide array of business offerings that address the ever-evolving challenges of today’s — and tomorrow’s — corporate landscape. We offer those programs in convenient formats that accommodate the busy lives of working professionals.

Through assessment and analysis, we can recommend the academic programs and formats that will most benefit you and your employees.

Our goal: To provide quality, affordable education to corporate partners with customized options that are flexible, convenient and relevant.

Education solutions tailored to your business goals.

Accessible: Employees can learn online, in a blended format, or in an online or onsite cohort, allowing them to choose an option that works with

their demanding schedules.

Personalized: Educational partners are provided with a dedicated support team to assist your staff with program selection, admissions, advising and orientation. Our support team is devoted and committed to you throughout the entire program of study.

Relevant: Fontbonne offers several degree programs that align with and support your organization’s strategic initiatives. We also offer professional development and certificate programs to keep up with a changing and challenging workforce.

Experienced: Our knowledgeable faculty members have industry experience and recognized credentials. Seventy-four percent hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field. They understand the demands placed on adult learners and provide real-world knowledge and analytical skills needed to excel in the workplace.

Customized: We can work with you to develop academic tracks and workshops, as well as individual courses to meet your specific challenges and goals.

Why Fontbonne?

Employers can:

Close the skill gap in their workforce by providing professional development that is relevant and valuable.Increase employee satisfaction by providing career development opportunities. Attract and retain staff by offering professional development opportunities. Adapt to a rapidly changing business world by preparing their workforce to be criticalthinkers, leaders and problem solvers.

Employees can:

Immediately apply what they learn in class to their job. Develop leadership and critical thinking skills to enhance their careers. Develop a sustainable career path.Balance work and school with online, blended or cohort formats.Receive college credit for corporate training and/or professional certificates where applicable.

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Flexible and Affordable Payment OptionsWe accept tuition assistance, and we offer tuition discounts for businesses and organizations. Direct billing makes payments simple and easy.

AccreditationFontbonne University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Additionally, many of our business programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Alumni Network Our alumni are proud of their alma mater, and more than 65 percent of Fontbonne graduates live and work in the St. Louis area. We support our alumni, which adds value to your corporation. Graduates connect through a variety of enriching opportunities, including networking events, speaker series and business seminars.

Student ResourcesThe Kinkel Center offers tutoring, study support and disability services. The Career Development Department offers career development and management services. The Counseling and Wellness Department offers personal counseling and wellness services. All of these services are free to currently registered students.

Prior Learning Assessments (PLAs)Students’ professional experiences and competencies count. College credit may be awarded for military courses and certificate or professional training courses, as well as portfolio evaluations.

FacilitiesFontbonne’s main campus in Clayton, Mo., and satellite facility in nearby Brentwood offer more than just convenient, central locations. Our classrooms and conference rooms, available for your training sessions, retreats or workshops, come equipped with Wi-Fi and projection equipment, and many even have smart boards.

Fontbonne offers:

“The complicated thing about police work is that we have a $173 million operation and 1,800 employees — 1,300 of them who carry guns. The department taught me how to be a police officer. Fontbonne taught me how to manage the business.”

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson, MBA ‘01

I received more than a great education at Fontbonne. I met people in the business world and made important contacts and connections.The students and faculty alike helped me throughout my MBA studies and have proved to be valuable resources and friends in the business world.

Dawn Runge, Ph.D. Corporate Vice President – Organizational Effectiveness SSM Health Care

Fontbonne University and SSM Health Care have created a long and successful relationship built on respect, flexibility and stewardship. Through the partnership, Fontbonne provides a wide offering of both graduate and undergraduate programs in various delivery formats to meet the needs of SSM employees. It truly provides leaders at all levels in the organization an opportunity to continue their education in pursuit of life-long learning.

Joe Winter ’10Master of Business Administration Business Manager, St. Louis

Online — Fully online programs give your employees flexibility to complete work on their own terms, no matter where they are.

Face-to-Face — At Fontbonne, this traditional method of delivery means small class sizes, one-on-one attention, networking opportunities and camaraderie among classmates.

Blended (four classes online and four face-to-face) — This format offers the best of both the online and the traditional worlds: face time with instructors and the convenience of online learning.

Closed Cohorts — This is unique to our corporate partners. We’ll hold classes at your company, online or in a blended format just for your employees. If you have a group of employees interested in a specific offering, they can work through a degree program, course or workshop together at the same pace.

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Fontbonne University + Your CompanyHelping employees put knowledge to work.

Fontbonne Corporate Academic Services staff markets and implements the plan.

Based on the assessment, Fontbonne develops an educational plan unique to your company, including programs and delivery methods.

Fontbonne works with you to complete a needs assessment through surveys and/or interviews.

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While your employees take advantage of their educational opportunities, Fontbonne works with you to assess and reassess needs and successes.

Fontbonne UniversityCorporate Academic Services

6800 Wydown Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63105

314.889.4675 | corporate@fontbonne.edu

www.fontbonne.edu/corporate

Fontbonne University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability in employment or in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other programs and activities. Furthermore, Fontbonne University prohibits retaliation against anyone who either opposes unlawful discrimination, assists or participates in an investigation of a complaint of discrimination, or exercises that person’s rights under any law that forbids discrimination. The Fontbonne University coordinators for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination are: Vice President for Finance and Administration, Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105, Phone: (314) 719-8017, Fax: (314) 719-8023, E-mail: gzack@fontbonne.edu and Mark Pousson, Director of the Kinkel Center for Academic Resources and Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Blvd.,St. Louis, MO 63105, Phone: (314) 719-3627, Fax: (314) 719-3614, E-mail: mpousson@fontbonne.edu.Questions about this non-discrimination policy and any complaints of discrimination shall be directed to either of these coordinators. Fontbonne University complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-380, as amended.