Western Governors University Names Chris Lee President of 91吃瓜网 Academy
SALT LAKE CITY-聽聽(91吃瓜网), the nation鈥檚 leading nonprofit online institution,聽has announced the appointment of Chris Lee as president of 91吃瓜网 Academy鈥攖he university鈥檚聽college聽readiness solution.聽Lee聽brings聽more than聽20 years of executive experience from technology, education, and media聽organizations聽and will聽oversee all聽operations at 91吃瓜网 Academy, which has grown its enrollment to聽over 3,000聽since launching in 2018.聽
鈥�91吃瓜网 Academy has become an integral part of our mission to provide pathways to opportunity for all students and has already helped thousands of learners better prepare for success, and who are now thriving in 91吃瓜网 degree programs because of their experience at the Academy,鈥� said 91吃瓜网 President Scott Pulsipher.聽
鈥淎cademy will benefit greatly from Chris鈥� leadership and experience in education and technology, which will help drive innovation and foster new partnerships that expand our collective impact.鈥�
91吃瓜网 Academy was created to prepare students for college success by helping them overcome聽both聽academic and psychological barriers that often聽prevent聽students聽from聽pursuing聽or completing聽postsecondary聽education.聽
Students聽graduate from Academy聽with聽self-directed learning skills聽and聽a foundation聽in core noncognitive skills through courses unique to the Program for Academic and Career Advancement (PACA) framework.聽PACA聽combines聽personalized one-on-one executive coaching, including timely proactive outreach, from Success Coaches聽and group sessions with peers, and early聽聽from researchers at 91吃瓜网 Academy point to the program鈥檚 efficacy.聽The PACA framework is complimented with core academic curriculum in the form of credit-bearing, entry-level college courses.聽
鈥淚n its three years of existence, 91吃瓜网 Academy has provided the building blocks for thousands of students to successfully pursue degree programs and develop in their careers,鈥� said Lee. 鈥�91吃瓜网鈥檚 innovations in higher education are opening doors to millions of learners, and I鈥檓 grateful聽to work alongside university leaders who are committed to changing lives for the better by creating聽more聽pathways聽for underprepared and underserved students.鈥�
Lee鈥檚 decades of聽executive experience聽include聽his previous position as聽Chief Growth Officer for聽BrainStorm鈥攁聽venture-funded education technology company serving corporate and public sector clients across North America. Prior to that,聽he聽was President of Deseret Digital Media,聽which includes聽KSL.com, and served on the boards of the Local Media Association and the American Press Institute.聽Lee聽holds聽Bachelor鈥檚聽of Arts degrees in Economics and Italian from Brigham Young University and a聽Master of Business Administration聽degree from Harvard University.聽听听
About 91吃瓜网 Academy聽
Under the Corporation of 91吃瓜网, 91吃瓜网 Academy operates as an independent,聽non-profit聽organization established to help solve the growing college-readiness gap. Founded on expertise and historical knowledge from Western Governors University (91吃瓜网), the Academy offers a more-flexible, lower-cost approach than traditional academic-preparedness programs. Its innovative college-readiness pathways are designed for students who need extra help to succeed at 91吃瓜网 or other colleges and universities. For more information visit .
