Packaging School & AICC: Packaging School's Journey
Dr. Suggs and Alli Keigley reflect on the Packaging School's founding, development over the years, and efforts to bring flexible packaging education to the global packaging industry.

Our very own Dr. Suggs and Alli Keigley write in a feature of BoxScore by AICC.

Dr. Suggs states:

"But I’m getting a little ahead of myself—let me take you to the beginning. Back in 2015, the Packaging School was just getting its start as the brainchild of R. Andrew Hurley, Ph.D., and Drew Felty, MBA. Hurley, a professor at Clemson University in South Carolina who teaches all things packaging design, data-driven research, and entrepreneurship, met Felty, then a recent MBA graduate also from Clemson University. After realizing their shared vision for education, they quickly embarked upon the journey that led to the creation of an online school. Both founders believe in the power of knowledge, and while they value a four-year degree from an accredited higher education institution such as Clemson, they also realize that earning that degree is not a reality for everyone. The Packaging School was their answer to offering accessible and applicable online education to a global audience by training the leaders of tomorrow in the art and science of packaging.

In 2016, the Packaging School became an exclusive licensee of a professional packaging curriculum developed at Clemson University, and 2017 saw us become a licensed postsecondary institution through the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. As of 2024, we have four certificate programs—Certificate of Packaging Science, Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management, Automotive Packaging Certificate, and Certificate of Sustainable Packaging—and more than 11,000 students from all over the world on our learning management system."

Read the full publication here: https://now.aiccbox.org/starting-up-strong/

3/20/2024
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