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26 RANGE RIDER | FALL-WINTER 2017 an online MBA designed to educate today’s working professionals and tomorrow’s organizational leaders in a dynamic business environment. The curriculum gives students a firm understanding of the domestic and global environments of business. Students with undergraduate business degrees can complete their MBA degree in as few as twelve months. However, the program is open to students with any undergraduate degree. “Our MBA Courses are hands on, so students can apply what they are learning to what they will actually do on the job,” Dr. Jennifer Plantier, MBA Program Director, said. The RN-BSN program provides nurses who have an Associate Degree in Nursing an opportunity to further develop their ability to care for clients, their families, and the community. BSN graduates may also enroll in graduate nursing programs to pursue the role of Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Educator. Because the program is 100 percent online, it is a great option for working nurses, and it can be completed in three semesters. The online RN-BSN program builds off the existing successful nursing program. Ninety-eight percent of HSU’s BSN graduates are employed as nurses within six months of graduation at Baylor Medical, Cook Children’s, and Dell Children’s, among others. The Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation (KSPR) degree is an applied studies and interdisciplinary program that prepares graduates for careers in a variety of areas: wellness, sport performance enhancement/ strength and conditioning, health, recreation and fitness, facilities and programs, athletic administration, sport marketing, professional sport management, and coaching. The KSPR degree can be completed in as little as one year. Students need nine hours of required course work and 21 hours of career-tailored electives, customizing the degree to students’ future careers. While Courtney Hall is still unsure about the specifics of her future, she knows that God will use what she has learned through HSU’s online program to help her make a difference for Him. All I know is that I want to be involved in Sports Ministry,” she said. “I love working with athletes, sharing my love for Jesus, and helping them to realize their full potential and identity in Christ. We will see where God takes me!” —Grace Mitchell (‘19) Travis Craver, Director of Spiritual Formation and University Chaplain. Craver advises on the faith element of HSU’s online program Dr. Lindsey Edwards, Program Director of MEd in Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation; Associate Professor of Fitness and Sports Sciences Valerie Miller, Graduate Programs Chair, Assistant Professor of the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing