The EdUp Experience

The Ed Up Experience President Series, Episode #5 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. David Stout, President of Brookdale Community College.  David talks to us about the emerging role of the community college as both traditional alternative and upskilling necessity.  He discusses how quickly his community college has moved to service the students and how they plan to "re-open" in the fall, offering several different types of learning pathways. As President, Dr. Stout has enacted strategies to predict and influence enrollment trends, address facility needs, analyze and control expenditures, update major institutional strategic plans, build financial reserves, and develop programs that address the needs of Monmouth County residents. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode, former NFL athlete Marques Ogden talks about higher education’s responsibility in the diversity and inclusion conversation, the value of his HBCU experience, and how grit and hard work lead to success.  Marques is a keynote speaker, author, and executive coach - a powerful voice, a motivated and dedicated leadership coach, and a personal story you need to hear. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Covid19 has been like nothing the higher education sector has ever seen, according to John Ikenberry, President and Co-Founder of HigherEdJobs.  John talks to Joe and Liz about the state of higher education hiring today, and you may not like what you hear if you are someone needing a job due to unemployment in higher education, wanting a job to advance within higher education, or as someone trying to enter higher education.  Year over year hiring is down 58% in higher education education.  Yep, you read that right.  John also talks about hiring practices, his views on the evolution and future of higher ed, and how universities may be entrenching. If you work in higher ed, you have probably hear of or been on the higheredjobs.com site.  They are committed to diversity, inclusion, and providing resources for job seekers.  Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Our guest for this episode is Kelly Bailey, Director of Emsi - Open Skills. Emsi is a labor market analytics firm. Their open skills library serves as an organic skills language to act as a translator between people looking for work, work looking for people, and educational programs that are looking to connect people to jobs. We enjoy a fascinating conversation about how her organization is able to gather data to help institutions make more informed decisions in delivering quality programs to increase Return on Investment for students and improve workplace readiness by incorporating skills-based learning.  Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Nicole Merrill is content machine! She has written articles, produced podcasts, delivered workshops, built online courses, and designed creative voice experiences. Her love of content creation recently overflowed into a new book on the future of work - Punch Doubt in the Face: How to Upskill, Change Careers, and Beat the Robots! The book explains the impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace, identifies emerging skill sets, and shows readers how to upskill. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #4 - As the fifth President of Grand Valley State University, Dr. Philly Mantella is the first woman President in the history of the institution and she is one of higher education's leading entrepreneurs.  She is a recognized leader in strategic planning, market expansion, and innovation in the way education is delivered. Her innovative drive comes from more than 30 years in higher education administration.  She has done path-breaking work while serving as an officer at public and private universities in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Massachusetts. In this episode, Dr. Mantella discusses her path to the Presidency at GVSU through operations, she highlights higher education fundamentals, and most importantly, the outside in look rather than the inside out views of institutional operations in higher education.  Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

The Ed Up Experience President Series, Episode #3 - TCS is a nonprofit system of colleges advancing student success and community impact. Today, they count six colleges among their ranks and the System fulfills the aspirations of nearly 9,000 students across 11 separate campus locations.  As the founding president of TCS Education System, Dr. Michael Horowitz has brought with him over 28 years of experience in the field of higher education. In this episode, Dr. Horowitz describes how TCS may be the model fo the future for higher education - shared resources that keep students on the move toward completing their goals.  He discusses how TCS leaders have been collaborating through the pandemic. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Daniel Hepworth isn't just a student at Duke University, he is the Founder and CEO of The Massapequa Tutor and CoFounder of StudentSide.  Both companies are dedicated to helping students succeed.  This innovative and motivated young man talks to us about how his education has been disrupted and how he is using his connections and resources to create an improved college experience for those that follow behind him.  The student perspective has never been more important! Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Chip Paucek continues to disrupt and innovate within the higher education landscape with the emergence and surge of 2U.  Covid-19 has created unprecedented consequences in higher education, particularly massive moves to online delivery.  In this episode, Chip discusses that it's "our-time" for online education champions, and how 2U creates the higher education Triple Win by staying true to their mission. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

As executive editor of Chronicle Intelligence, Liz McMillen brings more than 30 years of experience covering higher education. She is a sought-after speaker who frequently addresses college leaders in the United States and overseas about big-picture trends in higher education.  On this episode, Liz talks to The EdUp Experience about the need for greater faculty integration to enhance student success, the flexibility and need for exceptions due to the effects of CV-19, how students are now in the driver seat, and we all speculate about what will happen in the fall.  Return to normal or not? Liz brings all of the knowledge of The Chronicle of Higher Education to the podcast! Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Visit us at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!