Campus News UC information technology major John Mercer is continuing to pursue his baccalaureate degree, despite some time constraints this academic quarter. In addition to attending the College of Evening and Continuing Education two nights a week, Mercer is working two jobs and is also an in-flight refueling specialist with the Air Force Reserves. The military job will take him over the skies near southern Iraq in May, where he will also take a long-distance UC accounting course that continues to be a popular choice for students on the go. When business technologies professor Sanford Kahn first offered his CyberClass three years ago, six students enrolled in one accounting course in which students received instruction and took tests online.
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CyberClass provides for contingencies that a traditional class does not. Mercer's mission with the Air Force Reserves is one such contingency. Mercer will leave Cincinnati May 1 to spend a two-week tour of duty in the Persian Gulf. The mission is tied to Operation Southern Watch, which protects the southern no-fly zone over Iraq. We do have limited Internet capabilities, but I hope to log on and utilize my down time.