Meg Benke, Sloan-C President, has been with Empire State College since 1990, currently as Vice Provost for Online and Global Programs, and connected with distance education since 1983. The Center for Distance Learning enrolls 13,000 distance learning enrollments every year. Students can do complete degrees online.sh

Empire State College offers many student services on the web such as the Writer’s Complex (online writing center), student ambassadors, library career site and all services such as admissions, registration, and financial aid.

Dr. Benke’s work in education has focused on the connections between work, employers and education. Dr. Benke also teaches in the graduate and undergraduate programs in the areas of adult educational policy, human systems, leadership, human resource development, distance education and training and learning organizations. Dr. Benke studies outcomes for students in distance learning and the assessment of prior learning. Since coming to Empire State College, Dr. Benke has written and presented primarily in the areas of learner supports for distance learners and union/employer sponsored distance learning. She has convened a national teleconference on student services for adult students through the American College Personnel Association where she has also served as Vice President for Professional Development. Her recent efforts within the college include the development of co-sponsorship contracts with Alliance (Lucent Technologies, CWA and AT&T), Steelworkers, Ohio AFSCME, the military, and AARP to provide AS/BS degrees at a distance to technical, production, and customer service employees.