University of the Rockies

University of the Rockies was founded on June 18, 1998, as the Colorado School of Professional Psychology (COSPP) in Denver, Colorado. In 2007, Bridgepoint Education (now Zovio) purchased COSPP and changed the school's name to University of the Rockies. In 2012, the university opened a new location in downtown Denver, Colorado.{{cite news|date=9 March 2012|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2012/03/09/bridgepoint-moves-more-operations-to.html?page=all|title=Bridgepoint moves more operations to downtown Denver|last=Huspeni|first=Dennis}} The larger space included more room for on-site instruction and the university's accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), granted approval for University of the Rockies to offer degree programs at the Denver Instructional Site in 2013. In 2015, HLC notified University of the Rockies that it would continue the university's accreditation, with the next Reaffirmation of Accreditation in 2024–2025. On October 29, 2018, the university officially closed its doors when it completed a merger with Bridgepoint Holdings other institution, Ashford University, and brought all of its educational programs under the Ashford University brand.{{Cite web |title=Merger of Ashford University and University of the Rockies Finalized |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/merger-of-ashford-university-and-university-of-the-rockies-finalized-2018-11-01%7C%5B%5D |website=www.marketwatch.com}} The university is now the University of Arizona Global Campus as part of the acquisition of Ashford University by the University of Arizona.

The university's programs were organized into two schools: The School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) and the School of Organizational Leadership (SOL), each offering masters and doctorate degrees as well as graduate level certificate programs. The university offers Master of Arts degree in Human Services, Organizational Development and Leadership, Psychology, Education, and Counseling. At the doctorate level, it offers the PsyD in Psychology, and in Psychology with a Clinical Specialization, as well as the PhD in education, Human Service, and Organizational Development and Leadership. It also offers four graduate level certificate programs in Business Psychology, Criminology and Justice Studies, General Psychology, and Organizational Leadership.

Students pursuing licensure as clinical psychologists enrolled in the PsyD, Clinical Specialization, which was only available on campus. This degree was tailored by concentrations in Clinical Neuropsychology, Forensic/Correctional Psychology, Health Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Sports Neuroperformance{{cite web|url=http://www.rockies.edu/degrees/psydclinical.htm|access-date=16 April 2015|title=University of the Rockies Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Specialization | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053317/http://www.rockies.edu/degrees/psydclinical.htm | archive-date=2015-09-05}}

The university was regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Initial accreditation was granted by the Higher Learning Commission in 2003.{{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=https://www.ncahlc.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=2160&lang=en|title=Higher Learning Commission Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 04/16/2015, University of the Rockies}} The university was also granted Category I status as a degree-granting institution by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE). The university was an associate member of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology. Its doctoral program in Clinical Psychology was not accredited by the American Psychological Association and it was not registered with the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Accreditation with HLC ended and licensure transferred upon their merger with Ashford University which was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

In 2012, the University of the Rockies opened a new location in downtown Denver, Colorado. The facility offers classroom space and a Student Resource Center for campus students. The university also operated the Rockies Counseling Center in the university's former location in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was located within a historic red brick building that had served as a railroad depot; the Center closed in 2015.

University of the Rockies students were eligible to participate in one of the university's academic honor societies, Golden Key International Honour Society{{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=https://www.goldenkey.org/members-chapters/chapter-details/?gkchapter=%7b9DC9C907-8A34-E011-B514-0018FE280F2B%7d|title=Golden Key Chapter Details}} and SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society.{{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://salute.colostate.edu/charter-members|title=SALUTE National Honor Society for Veterans Chapters}} Golden Key International Honour Society recognizes academic excellence and encourages scholastic achievement among college students across all disciplines. SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society recognizes academically outstanding student veterans and military.

Diversity initiatives at the University of the Rockies were driven by the President's Diversity Council, the Diversity Task Force, and the Faculty Diversity Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockies.edu/about/diversity.htm|access-date=16 April 2015|title=University of the Rockies Diversity Initiatives | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913061749/http://www.rockies.edu:80/about/diversity.htm | archive-date=2018-09-13}} Diversity awards and recognitions include:

• 2014 - INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine recognized UoR Vice Provost Amy Kahn as a Diversity Visionary with a lifetime achievement in diversity award {{cite web|date=11 July 2014|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.newsjs.com/news/view/2014/07/11/University-of-the-Rockies-Vice-Provost-Awarded-Diversity-Vis/|title=University of the Rockies Vice Provost Awarded Diversity Visionary Award }}
• 2014 - Profiles in Diversity Journal selected UoR Provost Tina Parscal as one of the Women Worth Watching {{cite web|date=27 September 2013|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2013/09/27/gart-capital-partners-merges-two.html?page=all|title=Denver Business Journal Briefcase}}
• 2013, 2014 - Profiles in Diversity Journal's Innovations in Diversity Award (Honorable Mention) {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.diversityjournal.com/innovations/2013-awards/|title=2013 Innovations in Diversity Awards Competition}}
• 2013 - The Corporation for National and Community Service named University of the Rockies on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/2013_hr_list.pdf#page=3|title=2013 National and Community Service Honor Roll}}
• 2012, 2013 - INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.insightintodiversity.com/heed-award/2012-heed-award-recipients|title=2012 HEED Award Recipients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814171220/http://www.insightintodiversity.com/heed-award/2012-heed-award-recipients|archive-date=14 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
• 2011 - Profiles in Diversity Journal selected Janet Brugger as one of the Women Worth Watching {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.womenworthwatching.com/janet-brugger/|title=Janet Brugger Profile, Women Worth Watching}}
• 2011 - Profiles in Diversity Journal's Diversity Leader Award {{cite press release|date=11 November 2011|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://s3.diversityjournal.com/forms/2012_DiversityLeader_PressRelease.pdf|title=68 Organizations Awarded Profiles in Diversity Journal's prestigious 2012 Diversity Leader Award|publisher=Profiles in Diversity Journal}}
• 2010, 2013 - Colorado Springs Diversity Forum's Raising the Bar Award {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://csfirefestival.webs.com/history.htm|title=History, Colorado Springs Diversity Forum}}
• 2010, 2011 - Profiles in Diversity Journal's International Innovation in Diversity Award {{cite press release|date=17 August 2010|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2010/08/17/LA51196|title=University of the Rockies Receives Award of Excellence in 2010 International Innovation in Diversity Awards|publisher=PR Newswire}}
• 2010 - Profiles in Diversity Journal selected UoR President Charlita Shelton as one of the Women Worth Watching {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://issuu.com/diversityjournal/docs/2010sepoct/169|title=Diversity Journal, The 2010 Women Worth Watching Awards Issue}}
• 2010 - DiversityBusiness.com recognized UoR President Charlita Shelton with the 2010 Champion of Diversity Award {{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.diversitybusiness.com/news/supplierdiversity/45201059.asp|title=2010 Champions of Diversity Announced}}

University of the Rockies Press published and disseminated books on clinical psychology, religion and spirituality, business and organizational leadership, and health and well-being. As of March 2015, there are seven published books under UoR Press.{{cite web|access-date=16 April 2015|url=https://www.rockies.edu/resources/University_of_the_Rockies_press.htm|title=University of the Rockies Press | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911184022/https://www.rockies.edu/resources/University_of_the_Rockies_press.htm | archive-date=2018-09-11}}

The university and its employees supported several volunteer efforts in the community and partnered with the American Red Cross of the Colorado/Wyoming Region,{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2015/02/20/good-works-loose-change-donated-at-dia-helps.html?page=all|access-date=16 April 2015|date=20 February 2015|title=Good Works: Loose change donated at DIA helps homeless|last=Hicks|first=L Wayne}} Book Trust,{{cite news|date=25 May 2012|access-date=16 April 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2012/05/25/colorado-symphony-ball-brings-in-more.html?page=all|title=Colorado Symphony Ball brings in more than $500,000|last=Goldberg|first=Bruce}} Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver,{{cite news|url=http://3blmedia.com/News/Two-Boys-Girls-Clubs-Metro-Denver-Receive-Critical-Technology-Upgrades-Support-Stem-Education|title=Two Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver to Receive Critical Technology Upgrades to Support Stem Education|publisher=3BL Media}} Brain Tumor Alliance,{{cite press release|date=5 November 2014|url=http://events.braintumoralliance.org/site/TR?company_id=1131&pg=natl_co_parts|access-date=16 April 2015|title=Top Participants for The University of the Rockies - Brain Tumor Alliance}} Junior Achievement, and Mi Casa.{{cite web|url=http://www.mundomicasa.com/|access-date=16 April 2015|title=Mundo Mi Casa}}

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