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Happy 10 years at Risepoint to Tina Peters, our Senior Director of Instructional Design! As part of her role on the Instructional Design team (pictured), Tina loves designing learning experiences and partnering with faculty. But her favorite part is the impact: "I love seeing the impact our work has on students' lives."

We appreciate all that Tina brings to our team, including deep expertise on how faculty can provide engaging, future-forward online learning experiences.

We’re excited to announce that Risepoint has acquired the North American operations of Keypath Education!

At Risepoint, we’re continuing to invest in the expertise, technology, and capabilities universities need to grow, serve more students, and respond to the changing needs of their communities.

Healthcare is one of the clearest areas of need. Workforce shortages continue nationwide, and universities are being called to prepare more professionals across high-demand disciplines, like counseling, clinical social work, nursing, and pharmacy.

By bringing together the Risepoint scale and platform with Keypath's deep healthcare education expertise and clinical placement capabilities, more universities will be able to address persistent healthcare workforce shortages while expanding access to career-focused healthcare education.

Learn more about the news here: https://risepoint.com/news/risepoint-acquires-keypath-educations-north-american-operations-to-expand-online-healthcare-education-and-clinical-placement-services/

Congratulations, James Majors II, MBA, on 10 years at Risepoint!

Through Risepoint tuition benefits, James was able to complete both his undergraduate degree and his MBA. He credits both milestones as significant contributions to his career development, starting from his time as a Student Engagement Specialist in 2006 to his current role as Director of Student Engagement.

Outside of work, James enjoys spending time with family, tackling projects around the house or yard, barbequing, and staying active as a proud Army veteran.

James, we're so glad you're here!

Kudos to our Organizational and People Development team for wrapping up the 2026 Leadership Accelerator program in Dallas!

Since launching in 2025, the program has brought together more than 200 Risepoint leaders to strengthen leadership skills, build connections across the organization, and create a shared approach to leadership. Thank you to everyone who has invested in developing our leaders and strengthening our culture!

"Nowhere is the payoff question more relevant than in master's programs at regional public and private universities. The typical student at these institutions is place-bound, time-pressed, and often paying with their own money, even as new federal loan caps limit their borrowing."

So says Jeff Selingo in his latest white paper, which proposes that regional universities focus on designing high-ROI graduate programs for enrollment growth.

Read the white paper here: https://jeffselingo.com/resources/from-programs-to-payoff

Retention isn't just a metric — it's a relationship.

For almost 15 years, Oscar Macias has worked as a Senior Student Retention Specialist at Risepoint — helping our partners' online students navigate the everyday logistics of their degree: when to register, how to balance coursework with a full-time job, how to keep moving toward graduation when life gets in the way.

This spring, Oscar attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi's commencement to watch two students he'd supported for years walk across it.

Ethan Galvan earned his MBA in Finance while juggling a full-time job, travel, and family life. Melissa Lopez earned hers in Business Analytics after pushing through the loss of several family members and a cancer diagnosis that pulled her out of her program for a time.

Neither path was easy. Both students say Oscar's consistency made the difference.

Read Oscar, Ethan, and Melissa's story: https://risepoint.com/insights/the-humanity-behind-student-retention-oscar-maciass-commitment-to-students/

Join us in celebrating two colleagues who have recently reached two decades at Risepoint! Brian Nicholas, Senior Vendor Manager in Business Technology, and Kristen Hammond, Senior Director of Partnerships on our Australian team, both credit "the people" as their favorite part of working at Risepoint.

As Kristen shared, "No matter where they're based, there's a shared commitment to creating empowering educational experiences for university partners and their students, and that's something pretty special to be part of."

We're grateful to have both of you at Risepoint!

Did you know that many Risepoint colleagues attend or graduate from the same universities where they support students every day? Denisia Simpkins, a Risepoint Senior Student Retention Specialist, is one of those teammates, as a recent graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Thank you, Denisia, for all you do every day to support our partners’ students. We’re incredibly proud of you for continuing your own education, and with honors!

Read her story here:

Employee spotlight: Denisia Simpkins earns her own degree through our partner university Did you know that many Risepoint employees attend or graduate from the same universities where they support students every day?