Jones in the News

Sep 16 2008
JIU NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 ONLINE UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD

Washington, D.C., (News Release Wire) September 16, 2008 — Five American universities have made the top ten of the best online universities in the world for the first time according to the 5th Edition of the BEST & WORST IN ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS. The ratings are edited by online higher education pioneer, Professor Fred DiUlus.

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Jul 9 2008
HIGH GAS PRICES FUEL BOOM IN ONLINE CLASSES

By Nancy Kelsey

Associated Press 7/9/08

Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. Then she realized she could take the same courses from her computer at home and save on fuel costs.

"It's gotten out of hand, the gas prices," said Ranticelli, 50, who lives in Springfield. "It's $70 a week. That's pretty close to my groceries."

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Jun 21 2008
MEDIA GROUP BUYS JONES COMPANIES

By David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News

Glenn R. Jones has sold his radio-syndication companies to Triton Media Group, an affiliate of private-equity funds managed by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management.

The sale of Jones Media Group and its operating companies, Jones Media America, Jones Radio Networks and Jones, was made by Jones International, a private company owned by Glenn Jones.

Terms were not disclosed.

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Jun 20 2008
JONES INTERNATIONAL RADIO UNIT SOLD

Denver Business Journal - June 20, 2008

Radio-syndication company Jones Media Group—a unit of Jones International Ltd.—has been sold to Triton Media Group as another step in Denver investor Glenn R. Jones' effort to shift his businesses toward education and corporate training.

The transaction closed Friday. Terms were not disclosed.

Centennial-based Jones Media Group syndicates radio programming and services to more than 6,200 U.S. radio stations, the company said in a statement. Its units include Jones Media America, Jones Radio Networks and Jones™.

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Jun 4 2008
JIU, AIR FORCE PARTNER FOR AU-ABC PROGRAM

June 4, 2008- Defense Procurement News

From International Security - Industry - Briefing

The U.S. Air Force has forged a partnership with Jones International University to offer airmen with an associate degree a chance to earn a bachelors degree.

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Jun 3 2008
JIU, AIR FORCE FORM ALLIANCE FOR AU-ABC PROGRAM

Colorado Business - June 3, 2008

Jones International University, an Arapahoe County-based online accredited university, has formed an alliance with the Air Force's highly successful Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program.

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Jun 3 2008
JIU, AIR FORCE PARTNER FOR AU-ABC PROGRAM

DENVER, June 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has forged a partnership with Jones International University to offer airmen with an associate degree a chance to earn a bachelors degree.

Jones International University, named on a list of the Top 30 military universities by Military Advanced Education magazine, will partner with the Air Force on their Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program.

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