Talk:Rasmussen University

message: ThanksWarrenpd (talk) 16:11, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: When I get to a place where I can more carefully study the content and sources, I will add what appears to be within Wikipedia guidelines - with a quick glance I am thinking: "not much", but I could be wrong.Active Banana (talk) 21:19, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: At the end of the "expansion and growth" section there is a series of footnotes indicators, what are those sources? Active Banana (talk) 03:34, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for edit to article

message: It is understandable that Rasmussen College would want the article to include this material.  But the article does not exist for the purposes of marketing on behalf of Rasmussen College, and that is clearly what is intended with this edit (not to mention the participation of Warrenpd on this page).  If you want to edit Wikipedia, I suggest learning about Wikipedia: particularly WP:SELFPUB as well as the basics, WP:V, WP:RS, and WP:NPOV.  Nomoskedasticity (talk) 16:24, 30 June 2010 (UTThis
This material is informative in nature and no different from any other college wiki page. Is Wikipedia not supposed to provide basic information on history, campus locations and program offerings?Warrenpd (talk) 16:44, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Is Wikipedia not supposed to  Wikipedia is "supposed to" provide encyclopedic content, presented in a neutral point of view that can be verified by third party sources. Active Banana (talk) 18:17, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is also a collaborative process, and neither the subject of the article nor any individual contributor controls content, content is determined by editors reaching a consensus. Active Banana (talk) 18:20, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

text: In general, Wikipedia articles rely on third party sources, as ActiveBanana says.  WP:SELFPUB indicates that use of self-published sources is okay to an extent -- but if the whole article were based on the college's own web site, it would just duplicate the college's website, and what's the point of that (especially considering that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia)?  If the college has a notable history, then we would be able to draw on proper sources to write about it.  In any event, you're welcome to continue making suggestions here.  Nomoskedasticity (talk) 21:09, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Responses to proposed edit 

message: Hi. For full transparency, I am associated with Rasmussen College. After reading a little more on how to appropriately use Wikipedia, I feel this is the best way to have an edit made to this page. I apologize for my first edits, as I am unaware of the policies. There is information listed on the page (see below) that is inaccurate and attack-minded in nature.
"In the summer of 2010, Rasmussen College and other for-profit colleges came under scrutiny because they "may not provide adequate training for specific jobs, and high tuition costs may put students into debt for years."[1]"
When I clicked on the citation, the link doesn't bring up an article/is a dead link. I would like to see this removed as it is unverified and inaccurate, and again, attacks the institution.
Can someone help me with this? Specifically those editors who have made and/or reverted changes in the past?
Also, the article says it needs more citations and imagery - anyway I could provide those to you?
--Ddelapi (talk) 20:19, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The paper moved the article to their archives. The link has been corrected. --Active Banana  |  Talk 20:24, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I did a fairly thorough search from the free sources available through google news and google books, but you can certainly suggest sourcing if you have other sites that meet the WP:RS guidelines. --Active Banana  |  Talk 20:26, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

text: Please supply reliable third party sources for any content/claims/analysis you wish the article to reflect. Wikipedia is not here for you to air your personal grievances about a company you are dissatisfied with. Active Banana  (bananaphone 00:36, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate information and source link is dead 

message: I'm not sure whether this may help to the "encyclopedicity" of this entry or not, but I badly need to point out that the correct translation from Latin of "Doctrina. Concretio. Successio." is "Science. Concretion (!). Succession.". I read elsewhere that the intended meaning of the college motto would be "Learn. Grow. Succeed.", the translation of which is "Disce. Cresce. Prospera." Vi3x (talk) 17:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Motto

message: We have an odd situation here. There is an announcement on the institution's website  that says that it's changing its name to "Rasmussen University" in October 2020. However, except for this announcement there is no other evidence on the institution's website that the name change actually took place. For example, the institution's homepage has the prominent title "Rasmussen College" at the top. Most confusingly, the footer says "Rasmussen College" but it has an explicit date of 2021. So it's not at all clear if the planned name change actually took place. Until we have solid evidence of a name change, we cannot move or relabel this article. ElKevbo (talk) 19:16, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The institution's accreditor has it listed as "university" but the U.S. Department of Education has it listed as "college." So it appears that this is perhaps a change that is taking place very slowly or perhaps very sloppily (it's incredibly weird for the institution to prominently tell everyone on its homepage that it changed its name several months ago but to not have that change reflected anywhere else on the homepage!). So at the moment this appears to be something that should be mentioned in the article but it's not yet conclusive enough to merit a change in the article's title or the institution's title in the lede. ElKevbo (talk) 19:24, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change?