随着来自夏洛特正规博彩平台（Queens University of 夏洛特）和伊隆大学（Elon University）的Sprint团队领导深入探讨合并整合问题，对学术项目的深入考察和比较也在向前推进。

Four members of the merger Sprint团队 are focused on academics, with two co-leads looking broadly at academic affairs and two others focused on graduate education. 随着每周的持续进展，联合领导报告说，几个主题正在出现，代表了学生、教师、员工和夏洛特地区令人兴奋的可能性。

优势互补将创造一个强大的合并

sprint团队的负责人表示，这次合并既大胆又创新，原因之一是两家机构具有相似的优势：

• 这两所大学都致力于以文科传统为基础的变革教育、卓越教学和模范学生成果。
• 每所大学都非常注重高影响力的实践，这些实践超越了传统的课堂教学，并创造了吸引学生的新方法。 An example is Queens’ emphasis on 有意的职业准备, which includes internships and professional development curriculum. Similarly, Elon has an ELR (experiential learning requirement) that requires students to put ideas into action.
• 这两个组织都因其卓越的教育而获得了国家的认可。 Elon has been ranked best in the nation for undergraduate teaching for five consecutive years, while Queens has a nationally recognized general education program and longstanding 约翰·贝尔克国际项目, which, unlike most institutions, covers the majority of costs for study abroad experiences.

“Queens and Elon have complementary strengths – distinctive in their own right, but strengths that can build on each other when combined,” says Sarah Fatherly, chief operations officer and provost & vice president for academic affairs at Queens. “Elon brings operational excellence, a strong resource base, and a diverse portfolio of programs. 正规博彩平台拥有战略位置，商业和社区领导力的遗产，以及音乐治疗，室内建筑和设计以及创意写作等独特的课程。 We see a lot of synergies in these strengths.”

更广泛的投资组合为学生创造机会

皇后学院和伊隆学院有很多共同的热门学术项目，比如生物学和金融学，但也有一些独特的、备受推崇的项目，有助于加强双方的学术组合，包括音乐剧（伊隆学院）和音乐治疗（皇后学院）。

Sprint团队的领导人已经与教师进行了交谈，他们看到了学术日历的潜在一致性和探索跨学科课程的机会的潜在协同作用。 例如，伊隆大学有一个冬季学期，可以为学生创造出国留学、研究和其他沉浸式的机会。

“What excites me most about this potential merger is the opportunity it creates to build upon the strengths of both institutions – not only expanding our academic programs, but also enhancing what we can offer students,” said Jennifer Platania, associate provost for academic affairs and associate professor of economics at Elon. “As a merged institution, we can provide access to resources neither campus could offer alone, from the rich professional and cultural opportunities of an urban location to expanded lab, studio, and production spaces that support creative and hands-on learning. Equally inspiring is the potential for collaboration among our faculty – bringing together outstanding teacher-scholars who can innovate in research, teaching, and learning in ways that deepen the transformative experiences we both value.”

研究生教育是一种优势

除了本科生的协同效应，学术领袖们已经确定了增强研究生学习的潜力，特别是在设想一个强大的项目选择方面。 目前，正规博彩平台和伊隆大学只有几个共同的研究生项目，预计到2032年，夏洛特将创造该州30%以上的就业增长，其中商业、医疗和法律是最大的增长机会。 总体而言，研究生入学人数在全国范围内继续增长，但与罗利/达勒姆/教堂山和亚特兰大等同类城市相比，夏洛特授予的研究生学位较少。

“I don’t think we can overstate what an enormous opportunity this is,” said CJ Eubanks Fleming, faculty in psychology and chair of Elon’s Department of Human Service Studies. 弗莱明还与伊隆大学的高级职员一起担任两年的行政研究员。 “We get to think big and create the best possible slate of graduate programs that will be highly relevant in today’s marketplace. 与此同时，我们正在帮助夏洛特建立一个学生社区，这些学生有兴趣推进他们的教育，并在他们的组织中产生影响。 It’s also a huge win for our own Elon and Queens student populations who are interested in graduate school.”

通过非正式调查，领导们发现，近四分之一对研究生院感兴趣的正规博彩平台高年级学生已经渴望参加伊隆提供的课程。 对研究生学习感兴趣的伊隆大四学生中，有更大比例的人表示，如果能在夏洛特校区学习，他们更有可能留在伊隆学院读研究生。

领导人说，这是一种合作机会，可以增加入学率，使项目在市场上更具吸引力。

“We’ll continue to scan the environment and evaluate opportunities that this emerging market demands,” said Denise Rotondo, dean of the Queens University McColl School of Business. “We want to be responsive and create highly relevant programs that benefit students and organizations. 目前，我们普遍认为需要培养领导者，并为研究生提供参与、实践的学习机会。 我们希望培养有能力的专业人士，他们拥有为组织做出贡献所需的技能，我们计划通过提升领导力和专业发展经验来增强他们的潜力。 This model leverages the existing strengths of both Elon and Queens.”