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YOUR Higher Education Podcast
We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast.
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Sep 8, 2020 • 50min
57: Higher Education De-densifying and Intrusive Advising - w/Marvin Krislov, President, Pace University
This is The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #15 - Our guest on this episode is Marvin Krislov, President of Pace University. Students have recently returned to Pace University - Marvin talks to us about the "Intrusive Advising" process Pace has created to stay in contact with students. He also discusses the financial burden that comes with de-densyfying classrooms and preparing for student returns during CV19. With new ways of interacting becoming normal, taking care of first-gen students is a priority for Pace - along with Marvin's challenge to higher education: Come up with a new term for "office hours"!
Marvin Krislov became the eighth President of Pace University on August 1, 2017. He is deeply committed to Pace’s mission of Opportunitas—providing all students, regardless of economic background, access to the transformative power of education. He is guiding Pace through its New York City Master Plan to overhaul our downtown campus, and he’s working to bolster Pace’s status as the nation’s leading four-year private college for driving economic mobility.
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Sep 5, 2020 • 9min
56: BONUS: EdUp Elites: Madison Furnas, 2020 Student at Arizona State University
On this EdUp Elites episode, Madison Furnas, a 2020 student at Arizona State University, talks about her enrollment experience, passion project and her thoughts on the future of education.
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Sep 3, 2020 • 49min
55: Students, the Grieving Stage, and Social Unrest in Higher Education - with Dr. Mel Netzhammer, Chancellor, Washington State University - Vancouver
This is The Ed Up Experience President Series, Episode #14 - In this episode, hear Dr. Mel Netzhammer, Chancellor - Washington State University Vancouver. In this episode, hear Mel talk about how students are really (still) in the grieving stage as their summer and now fall semesters are disrupted. Mel also talks about why he thinks University Presidents should do more to communicate a stance against social injustice, and how the Portland protests are affecting his students and campus.
Mel Netzhammer has served as the second chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver since July 2012. He is passionate about growing the number of students who successfully complete their academic degrees and expanding access to higher education—especially for the underrepresented. He values campus and community engagement, and has developed a number of strategic partnerships to support economic development and grow the workforce in Southwest Washington and the greater metropolitan area.
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Aug 31, 2020 • 53min
54: How CV-19 is Forcing Uncomfortable Decisions in Higher Education - with Dr. Ward Ulmer, President of Walden University
This is The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #13 - In this episode, hear Dr. Ward Ulmer talk about the importance of creating access to higher education and how Walden University is delivering Education for Good. He also discusses the regulatory environment surrounding for-profit education and why there is a necessity of institutional choice. Wondering about student services for online learning? Well, Ward basically lays out a plan of how to accomplish it. Tremendous value in this episode!
Ward Ulmer, PhD, is president of Walden University, responsible for the strategic direction and vision of the university and the overall day-to-day management, academic quality, financial performance, accreditation, and governance. He brings nearly 20 years of higher education leadership to the role, including more than 5 at Walden, where he most recently served as chief learning officer and vice president of College Administration.
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Aug 29, 2020 • 9min
53: BONUS: EdUp Experts: How to Build the Perfect LinkedIn Profile - with Justin Nguyen, CEO/Founder of GetChoGrindUp
On this EdUp Experts episode, Justin Nguyen, CEO/Founder of GetChoGrindUp and a LinkedIn expert who receives over 200K views on his content each month, goes over the exact method on how to create the perfect LinkedIn profile. If you're struggling to figure out how to create a profile that stands out and is seen by recruiters, this is an episode for you.
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Aug 27, 2020 • 56min
52: Higher Education Includes Career Education - with Dr. Art Keiser, Chancellor of Keiser University.
The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #11 - In this episode, we welcome the Chancellor of Keiser University, Dr. Art Keiser. Dr. Keiser is also Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality & Integrity (NACIQI). With over 4 decades of service in higher education, Art has grown Keiser University to be the largest independent college in the state of Florida, with 21 campuses.
Hear Art talk to us about accreditation and accreditation oversight, the importance of online learning and it's proper delivery during CV19 and beyond, and how career colleges have been making a difference in higher education for students that thrive with additional support.
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Aug 26, 2020 • 52min
51: How to lead a large public Higher Education University at the intersection of Education, Business and Technology...during COVID - with Dr. Mary Papazian, President at San Jose State University
The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #10 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Mary Papazian, President at San Jose State University, Mary talks to us about working with local government and the community to address housing issues. She also discusses enrollment trends at SJSU and what it's like to lead a large public university at the intersection of education, business and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic!
As the leader of the oldest public university in the west, the founding campus of the California State University system, and Silicon Valley’s only public university, Dr. Papazian is firmly committed to ensuring the success of all students; maintaining an environment that honors shared governance and is defined by open, transparent, and inclusive leadership; fostering a campus culture of curiosity and discovery; and building enduring campus and community partnerships.
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Aug 24, 2020 • 52min
50: Shining a Light on For-Profit Education - w/Steve Gunderson, Former President/CEO of CECU
In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome the President & CEO of the Association for Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), Steve Gunderson. In recent years, for-profit colleges have seen declines and closures. However, the sector remains strong and Steve discusses why the fighting among higher education sectors and the political targeting hurts America's ability to recover during unprecedented unemployment. As Steve says, we need diversity and that applies to educational offerings and models as much as it does to people and leadership. The difference between for-profit and non-profit education is a tax status.
Steve Gunderson’s entire career has held the issues of education and workforce investment as priorities for both the nation and his professional work. Today, he advances this work as the President and CEO of the Association of Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU).
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Aug 22, 2020 • 6min
49: BONUS: EdUp Elites: Anthony Gazzola, 2020 Incoming Freshmen at Seton Hall University
On this EdUp Elites episode, Anthony Gazzola, a 2020 incoming Freshmen at Seton Hall University, talks about his enrollment experience, passion project and his thoughts on the future of education.
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Aug 20, 2020 • 56min
48: Kindness needs to be as Contagious as the Virus! A New Higher Education Presidency - with Dr. Chris Roellke, President, Stetson University
The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #9 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Chris Roellke, the new President of Stetson University, Chris talks to us about the efforts higher education leaders can take during these difficult times to create trust and transparency amongst staff and students. He also discusses efforts the President must take to ensure faculty are representative of the student body, how social media trolls say hurtful things under the cowardice of anonymity, and why kindness needs to be our new normal.
Dr. Chris Roellke is widely regarded as an exceptionally effective and collaborative higher education leader who is a past president for the Association of Education Finance and Policy, a 2014 Fulbright Scholar and the founder and fundraiser of Vassar College's Urban Education Initiative.
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