New President Inaugurated
The new decade brought the inauguration of Villa Julie's fourth President, Kevin J. Manning, Ph.D. The College began offering an accelerated BS/MS degree in advanced information technology, enabling students to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years. MHEC endorsed two new degree programs for the College: business communication and family studies (now human services). Villa Julie College and the Union Memorial Hospital announced a four-year nursing education agreement. In 2001, new master’s degrees programs in business technology management and e-commerce were approved by MHEC.
In 2002 , the School of Graduate and Professional Studies was created to accommodate the needs of adult learners. Through this School, adult students could enroll in master’s degree programs, evening/weekend bachelor’s degree programs, or accelerated bachelor’s degree programs. This same year, Career Architecture SM was introduced. Career Architecture SM is a unique program for personal and professional development that helps each student to identify her or his values, skills, interests, strengths, and abilities. In September 2003 , the College was proud to be recognized locally by The Daily Record , a statewide business publication, as one of the winners of Maryland’s Innovators of the Year Award for the Career Architecture SM concept.