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University Marketplace
Shop the new University Marketplace
It’s official! The new University Marketplace is now live and better than ever at
shopuniversitymarketplace.com.
As a University Marketplace member, you’ll be able to:
• Shop online and earn cash back from thousands of stores
• Access special sales
• Access print-at-home grocery coupons—select the coupons you want, and print
• Whether you’re a University of Phoenix, Western International University or CFFP
student, alumnus, faculty or employee; Apollo Education Group employee; or more
than one of the above, now you can access all your Marketplace deals with just one
website and one login
• Redeem your cash-back reward by check or PayPal, or choose from a wide selection
of gift cards (Don’t worry—any unredeemed reward you’ve previously
earned through the Marketplace will transfer to the new site)
• Check the University Marketplace blog for interesting articles, retail insight, helpful
shopping tips, life hacks and more
To access the new website, sign in with your existing password or register as a new member at
shopuniversitymarketplace.com, and start shopping!
We Rise
Your unstoppable Phoenix spirit is evident every day in your
workplace and in your home. And now the world will see it too,
thanks to our new “We Rise” brand platform highlighting your
inspiring stories. This is just the beginning, and we’ll showcase this
new direction with several new videos and promotional materials.
You’ll see the following in traditional, digital and social media:
• A new TV spot airing nationwide (Watch at bit.ly/we-rise-tv)
• A video profile of Muriel Duncan, an inspiring member of
the University’s first graduating class in 1979
(Watch at bit.ly/uopx-duncan.)
• Alumni United videos, where our proud alums Bill Warren
(bit.ly/uopx-warren) and Suzanne Morse Buhrow
(bit.ly/uopx-suzanne) dispel some myths about the University
• A video about what it means to rise
(Watch at bit.ly/uopx-we-rise)
Scholarship opportunity
University of Phoenix is excited to announce the Forever
A Phoenix® Scholarship program. University of Phoenix
understands the importance of making higher education
accessible for students of all ages and backgrounds. As
the largest private university in North America, we take
very seriously our social responsibility to our students
and the communities we serve. University of Phoenix
is particularly adept at aiding nontraditional students
complete their education by providing programs around
their busy lives.
Together with the University of Phoenix Alumni
Association, University of Phoenix is providing a
scholarship opportunity to its alumni to continue
their education. Alumni who have graduated from any
University of Phoenix degree program, are eligible
to apply to receive a full-tuition scholarship toward
a bachelor’s or master’s degree program of their
choice. Through this program, forty (40) full-tuition
scholarships will be awarded. Recipients may choose to
attend a University of Phoenix on-ground campus or
may attend University of Phoenix online.
The scholarship application period opens Saturday, April
23 at 8 am Eastern Time and closes at 11:30 pm Eastern
Time. Only the first 250 qualified applications that meet
the defined eligibility criteria will be considered. For
scholarship details and eligibility, visit
alumni.phoenix.edu/benefits-discounts/scholarshipinformation/forever-a-phoenix.html
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