Mildred Elley Blog

If you've ever thought about working in the healthcare industry, a medical assistant career is an excellent way to get started. With job responsibilities that include working with both medical professionals as well as patients, medical assistants are an important part of any office setting. Here are three reasons that explain why a medical assistant career path can lead you to a meaningful new career.

Mildred Elley is now offiering the Network Administration and Computer Security Certificate program at our Pittsfield Campus. We update our program offerings frequently to meet the needs of employers and the demand of today’s job market.

The results of the recently conducted Student Climate Assessment indicate that 87% of students enrolled at Mildred Elley have expressed overall satisfaction with all areas of the campuses, with over 45% reporting that they are very satisfied.

The faculty of Mildred Elley have begun a cross-campus academic review of ENG 102, English Composition.  Similar to the academic reviews that were conducted for the Freshman  Seminar and Anatomy and Physiology courses, each campus will convene a group of interested faculty members to review the course syllabus, textbook, grading rubrics, assignments, rigor, and student learning outcomes of ENG 102, English Composition. 

In conjunction with the 2015-2016 academic goals, Mildred Elley has aligned academic department goals with specific regulatory and accreditation outcomes.  This academic department goal alignment process has also resulted in an improved faculty meeting structure.

In response to student demand and increased academic rigor, Mildred Elley has augmented the number of scheduled tutoring sessions offered at each campus. 

Students enrolled at Mildred Elley are succeeding because they are taking advantage of the various scheduled tutoring sessions offered on campus. 

These scheduled tutoring sessions focus on subject areas such as anatomy and physiology, science, writing, mathematics, nursing, business management, paralegal studies, and massage therapy.  

A complete listing of the scheduled tutoring sessions on each campus is available at www.mildred-elley.edu/student-portal.

Department Chairs and faculty members from the three Mildred Elley campuses recently completed a review and assessment of anatomy and physiology courses.

The goal of this assessment was to ensure that the anatomy and physiology courses offered on each campus can commonly achieve the academic needs of the various allied health programs.

The faculty examined and agreed to a common academic rigor that included the consistent use of identified textbooks, course syllabi, testing materials, grading rubrics, and supplemental instructional materials.

These curricular revisions will help to strengthen the academic experiences of enrolled students. The review and assessment of anatomy and physiology courses is another tangible example of the institution’s commitment to continuous improvement by focusing on academic improvements, student service improvements, and accreditation and compliance improvements.

To see more about our 2015 Academic year, check out our prvious blog Mildred Elley Academic Year in Review.

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Mildred Elley is proud to announce that the institution will be transitioning to the Moodle learning management system beginning with the Spring 1 2016 term.  The implementation of the Moodle learning management system is a tangible example of the institution’s commitment to continuous improvement by focusing on academic improvements and student service improvements.

I want to acknowledge formally and celebrate the achievements of each campus during the 2014-2015 academic year. In the spirit of continuous improvement, three broad academic goals were established for the just concluded 2014-2015 academic year:

Administrative Professionals’ Day, formerly known as Secretaries’ Day, is observed annually in the United States on Wednesday of the last full week of April. Long before this holiday was first established in 1952, Mildred Elley has been on the cutting edge of training students for administrative careers in the Albany, New York area. Since Mrs. Elley began to train students in shorthand and typing skills in her Quail Street home in 1917, thousands of students have graduated from the school with the skill sets necessary to provide administrative support in a great variety of settings.