Nicolai Firtha 247 – Joseph Rabotte 350
Eric Stevens 168 – John Stallings 167
Mike Moore 160.5 – Anthony Watson TBA
Omari Braxton 206 – John Fields 195 ½
Jason Freeman 221 – Alexis Cruz Medina 259 ½
Randy Campbell 181 ½ – Daniel Shull 180
Polish president encourages Internet use in commencement address
AP Worldstream May 20, 2003 | COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer 00-00-0000 Dateline: ENGLEWOOD, Colorado Students and professors of an online university gathered around a small screen Tuesday to watch Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski give a commencement speech via Web cast.
Kwasniewski urged them to use their technology skills to educate others about the Internet.
He told several students and professors from Jones International University that the online school was a tool for the future. “I hope soon to have the possibility to be able to join the global community,” he said, adding, “Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development.” Eighty-six graduates from five countries were expected to tune into the commencement around the world via the Web cast for Jones International, an online school where students log in to take classes and can earn undergraduate or master’s degrees. site jones international university website jones international university
Kwasniewski was chosen to speak in part because of his effort to modernize Poland’s communication system. He promoted Internet for Polish Schools, a program to provide computer equipment and Internet access to schools in rural communities in Poland.
He taped his speech from his palace in Poland last week and it was aired with other speeches by professors Wednesday. Kwasniewski said he hoped that one day his country would have the expertise to offer the same kind of online programs as Jones International.
Three students were at the school’s headquarters to watch the commencement, Diane Miller, 35, traveled to Colorado from Tennessee to meet some of her professors face to face.
“I think it is pretty impressive to have the president of Poland speak especially because it solidifies the importance of this university internationally,” she said.
Jones International University, founded in 1993 by cable magnate Glenn Jones, has about 2,000 students in 70 countries.
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COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer
