Education Online Services Corp.
Joe Mazon
VP of Marketing
954-509-0221 ext. 206
jmazon@eoservecorp.com
(BLACK PR WIRE)( August 11, 2009) JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Education Online Services Corp. (EOServe Corp) and President Dr. Ronald Mason Jr. and his Executive Cabinet at Jackson State University (JSU) announced today an educational partnership that will assist the university in expanding online educational opportunities and developing online degree programs.
EOServe Corp, one of the nations premier online educational platform provider, will work together with JSU’s senior academic, administrative, distance learning, institutional development and finance executives to prepare existing on campus programs for online deployment. In addition, EOServe Corps parent company, Marketlinkx Direct Inc. will provide JSU with marketing, recruitment, enrollment and student retention services.
Under the terms of the agreement, Jackson State University will have access to a full suite of customizable, online learning courses, while EOServe Corp manages all of the day-to-day technical aspects of the online learning programs, including the hardware, software and 24-7 help desk support. Combined with student retention, tutoring, and graduation coaching services. EOServe Corp will use its extensive experience in school marketing and branding, as well as recruitment and enrollment, to provide a wide spectrum of services to help Jackson State University deploy successful online degree platforms.
"As a member in good standing of the AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), Jackson State University is widely recognized as one of the nations premier business schools and we are honored to partner with JSU to help the university extend the educational reach of its curriculum and offer its outstanding educational opportunities to thousands of new students," said EOServe Corp. CEO and Chairman, Ezell Brown. Under the experienced and innovative leadership of Dr. Ronald Mason Jr. we expect our relationship with JSU to be not only successful but also highly productive for this historic institution., emphasized CEO and Chairman Brown.
"Jackson State University, under the leadership of Dr. Ronald Mason Jr., is one of the leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in America. The educational partnership between Education Online Services Corp. and Jackson State University has the potential to extend significantly the academic excellence and global brand reach of Jackson State University through our online higher education platform," remarked Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, EOServe Corp President. We look forward to building upon JSU’s rich history to ensure a global legacy for the future," added Dr. Chavis.
"EOServe and its affiliates have an impressive track record. Jackson State is excited about our partnership because it will enable us to expand quality programs to a broader base of deserving students," remarked Dr. Ronald Mason Jr., President of Jackson State University. The agreement with Jackson State University confirms the continuing commitment of EOServe Corp to assist National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) member institutions with the development and implementation of online degree programs which result in graduated students that are a credit to their institutions and communities.
About Jackson State University (JSU) www.jsums.edu
Jackson State University is an historically black, coeducational, research intensive, public institution of higher learning that has been designated by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning as the urban institution of Mississippi. The University functions as a community of learners in which teaching, research, and service are central to its total learning environment. The University maintains a commitment to serve effectively students from diverse academic, social, economic, ethnic and geographic backgrounds. The University also utilizes its human, cultural, and physical resources to enhance the surrounding metropolitan community. It further develops responsible leaders who are capable and willing to seek solutions to human, social and technological problems, with special emphasis on those relevant to the metropolitan and urban areas of the state, the nation and the world.
About Education Online Services Corporation (EOServe Corp) www.educationonlineservices.com
EOServe Corporation works hand in hand with our educational partners to enable them to succeed in an online world. Our partnership with Pearson eCollege provides a powerful and dynamic system for delivering classroom content online. Our years of marketing, branding, recruitment and enrollment experience have lead us to be an industry leader, combined with tutoring and student retention services, and EOServe Corp provides a wide spectrum of services aimed at helping our educational partners flourish online.
About Marketlinkx Direct Inc (www.mlxdirect.com)
Marketlinkx Direct is headquartered in Coral Springs, FL. and currently operates 18,000 sq ft of facilities in the area, housing 300 Education Advisors and Enrollment Counselors, as well as Project Directors and Campaign Managers. The Company also features a full-service marketing department with Online, Promotional, Event and Brand direct marketing capabilities as well as a complete production and post-production studio which creates and deploys TV and web commercials on behalf of clients and partners. In addition, Marketlinkx Direct currently employs hundreds of full-time employees and independent contractors in offices throughout the world, including Ft. Lauderdale, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, St. Vincent, India, Nepal, and the Philippines.