Last week, Big Muddy River Correctional Center (BMRCC) hosted a graduation ceremony celebrating seven students who earned their Bachelor of Arts degrees in Applied Psychology through an educational partnership with Adler University. The graduates received diplomas during the ceremony inside BMRCC’s chapel, attended by family, IDOC staff, and Adler University faculty, including Dr. DiMatteo-Gibson, program director of the online Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Organizational Psychology program, and Dr. Mazurowski, program director of the Master of Arts in Psychology online program. Adler University’s Chief of Staff, Kyra Lobbins, Ph.D., and IDOC’s Assistant Director, Alyssa Williams, delivered welcome messages. Lisa Coleman, Ph.D., President of Adler University, gave the keynote speech. Launched in June 2021, Adler University’s online undergraduate program at Big Muddy Correctional Center began as an eight-week course in applied psychology before expanding to the 20-course program that exists today. Through a partnership with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), it was a significant step toward expanding access to education within the correctional system, offering advanced courses to individuals in custody who had completed an associate degree or accumulated at least 60 college credits.