[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E114]
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                    HONORING THE FIELDING INSTITUTE

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 1999

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Fielding 
Institute.
  The Fielding Institute has been a leader in distance learning for 
mid-career professionals since it was founded in Santa Barbara, 
California in 1974.
  With the development of a revolutionary ``Learning Community'' 
concept that provides lifetime learning opportunities for its scholars, 
the Fielding Institute has maintained its leadership in the field.
  The Institute has built an outstanding reputation for its graduate 
programs, including doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology, Human and 
Organizational Development and Educational Leadership and Change and a 
masters program in Organizational Design and Effectiveness.
  Their approach offers highly effective, customized, professionally 
rich and interactive learning processes, along with significant 
possibilities for learning created by emerging electronic technologies.
  In providing a graduate learning experience using technology that is 
uniquely tailored to the professional and personal needs of adult 
learners, the Fielding Institute has been at the forefront of the 
distance learning movement.
  And so Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the Fielding Institute. 
They have provided 25 years of service and outstanding graduate 
learning opportunities to the scholars of California, the United States 
and the world.

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