, and in gaining the approval from Strayer
's Board of
Directors for the recapitalization.
Scarberry is many things -- a college student,
a technophile and
an avid videogamer -- but, for now at least, he's also eBay auction
item No
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Steffey served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Strayer
Education, Inc. as well as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for
Strayer University from
April 2001 to May 2004, when he announced that
he was leaving his role as Executive Vice President
and Chief
Operating Officer.at current
Mr. The
Board of Trustees oversees educational policy issues and
meets twice
annually.
During his three year tenure at Strayer Education, Inc. He was directly
responsible for a major expansion of the
company including gaining approval to operate in Pennsylvania
, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida; opening more
than a dozen campuses;
nearly doubling enrollment; maintaining
industry leading operating margins (according to analyst
reports); as
well as introducing asynchronous online classes which now serve more
than 11,000
students.student links
Steffey - Chairman of Strayer University Trustees - Announces He Has Stepped Down to Pursue
Other Interests in the Education Industry
He continued to serve as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees
(a non-executive and non-employee position), until now.
As Scarberry says in his plea at
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NEW YORK----Scott W. The winning
bidder will be able to control
Daniel's life, within reason, for two
weeks after bidding ends on Monday, March 21.dll?ViewItem+item=5963566127
, "If
you've never had a child, but have always wanted one (or are curious
what it's like), this
is your chance to have your very own college
student.of people
----Daniel Scarberry, a
University of Advancing
Technology (UAT) software engineering student,
is offering online bidders the chance to run his life
for him in the
same way they would a character in a role-playing game. 5963566127 and he's willing
to become anything you want him
to be.com/ws/eBayISAPI."
Bidders may, however, feed him (he is
, after all, a college student),
chat with him, or, if they're in need of cheap advertising, turn
him
into a human billboard.
Very supportive bidders may also employ him or send him on
vacation
at their own expense.
Scarberry plans to film the experience if bidding goes beyond
$500.uat.society of
Steffey
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Strayer University, announced
that he has left his position
to pursue other interests in the
Education Industry.,
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He will also donate a percentage of
the winning bid to the
American Cancer Society.work society
Steffey., he
directly oversaw all business
and academic activities of the
University.
Prior to joining Strayer Education, Inc. Steffey was
an
Executive in Residence at New Mountain Capital and played a lead role
in securing the $150
million investment to recapitalize Strayer
Education, Inc.University of Advancing Technology Student
Offers eBay Bidders Control over His Life
" Scarberry is allowing winning bidders a reasonable amount
of
control over his life, but he does stipulate that he will not put
himself at personal risk
(such as committing acts of violence or
jumping off a building), miss classes at UAT, or "entertain
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Within reason, of course: Daniel has offered bidders at online
auction Web site eBay the
opportunity to run his life for him in the
same way they would a character in a computer role-playing
game like
"The Sims." In "The Sims," players control the lives of virtual people
(Sims), making
fundamental life decisions for them -- diet, housing,
occupation, even whether or not to be friendly
with their neighbors.edu
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TEMPE, Ariz.his college
"I've had a great time
working with Strayer, and wish
everyone there all the best. Steffey has been operating an education
advisory firm, Symposium
Ventures, which provides services for hedge funds, equity firms,
private
investors, as well as postsecondary and K-12 institutions.college interests
(NASDAQ: STRA)." Since leaving his position
as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Strayer Education, Inc. He held senior
positions at
NYNEX (Verizon), including President of NYNEX Computer Services
Company, as well
as American Express.tennessee shuford
Strayer University is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Strayer Education, Inc.
"I want to look more closely at other opportunities in the
Education Industry, as well as expanding
Symposium Ventures," said Mr. From 1996 to 2000 he served as
Vice Chancellor of the State University
of New York, the nation's
largest system of postsecondary education.College life at the University
of Tennessee.
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His resignation was effective on May 17, 2005. During this period the University expanded
its
undergraduate and graduate program offerings and enjoyed 12
consecutive quarters of double
digit new and continuing student
enrollment growth.
Symposium Ventures is located at PO BOX 101
, Lyme, New Hampshire,
03768 (603-795-2146 phone, 603-795-2145 fax).
For additional information
about UAT, please visit
http://www.shuford richard
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