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Office of Online Education appoints new director

Chris J. Foley has been appointed the assistant vice president and director of the Office of Online Education, according to an IU press ?release.

Foley has worked on IU campuses for more than 18 years. For the past 10 years he’s been at Indiana University-Purdue University ?Indianapolis.

Ten years before that, he worked as chief of ?operations for undergraduate admissions and director of international admissions for the Bloomington campus.

As part of his new position in Bloomington, Foley will lead the Office of Online Education, which offers high quality online programs, ?according to the press release.

He will be overseeing the management and coordination of all online education across IU campuses.

Foley’s appointment will be effective March 1.

The Shared Services Initiative Foley helped lead worked to coordinate online programs at IUPUI and across all IU campuses. It consolidated student service units and brought together policies and business practices, according to the press release.

Foley also started an international student recruitment plan while working at IUPUI that increased the freshman class by 34 percent and improved academic diversity and preparation, according to the press release.

“I’m excited to lead the Office of Online Education for Indiana University,” Foley said in the press release. “IU already has a significant and growing presence in online education, and it will be rewarding to build on these ?initial successes.”

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