The EdUp Experience

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp. In this episode, produced by Alumni FM, President Series #138, YOUR guest is Dr. Paul J. Leblanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), YOUR guest co-host is John Farrar, Director of Education at Google, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is LeadSquared!. This episode is full of incredible insight  Paul talks about a range of topics including how online education can help students overcome the poverty of aspiration by using technology - but focusing on relationships.  Hear Paul's thoughts on grades & assessment & if they are a real reflection of learning.  How does SNHU stay at the front end of technology & innovation while avoiding the bureaucracy of higher ed?  Listen to find out! Dr. Paul J. Leblanc is the fifth & current president of Southern New Hampshire University. Since 2003, under Paul's leadership, SNHU has grown from 2,800 students to over 150,000 learners & is the country's largest nonprofit provider of online higher education. The university made the list of Fast Company magazine's "World's Fifty Most Innovative Companies" as the only university on the list. Forbes Magazine has listed him as one of its 15 "Classroom Revolutionaries" & one of the "most influential people in higher education." Washington Monthly named him one of America's ten most innovative university presidents.  Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp NOTE: We had an audio challenge with this episode; Joe did not realize he was screaming into his mic (again) & we can’t fix it. Turn him down! In this episode, YOUR guest is Dr. Angelita Howard, Assistant Dean for Online Education & Extended Programs at Morehouse School of Medicine, YOUR guest cohost is Geoffrey M. Roche, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is LeadSquared! There are many pathways within healthcare education that influence patients, technology, and healthy ecosystems.  It's all about access and awareness according to Angelita.  Find out why pathways to work are so important, why educating black men and women is so important to healthcare equity, and why focusing on retaining the black male student in today's higher ed environment is so critical.  Angelita speaks the truth in this episode of EdUp. Dr. Howard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Master’s degrees in both Education Administration and Teaching, a Doctorate in Education Administration, a Master of Business Administration in Project Management, & more recently a Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics. She has 17 years of experience in post-secondary level instruction, during which she has designed & delivered curriculum in the areas of education, research, leadership, & business. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp... In this episode, YOUR guest is Mike Camoin, Director of Scared to Debt. YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is UnMudl. The student loan scandal revealed in Scared to Debt has grown wider and deeper placing over 45 million Americans who collectively owe $1.8 Trillion in debt and under unprecedented financial hardship and chronic economic stress.  Most Americans wonder why college costs have outpaced the rate of inflation. Many still believe student debt is a case of the "Bad Borrower." Scared to Debt reveals how the federal government, financial institutions, and universities are responsible and carry most of this blame. www.scaredtodebt.com Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp NOTE: We had an audio challenge with this episode; Joe did not realize he was screaming into his mic and we can’t fix it.  Turn him down! In this episode, President Series #137, YOUR guest is Ben Nelson, Chairman & CEO of The Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University, YOUR guest cohost is Renee Seltzer, CEO of Ellison Ellery Consulting, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation! What is the Minerva Project? Listen in to find out! Ben Nelson is the Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Minerva Project & the Chancellor of Minerva University. Prior to Minerva, Nelson spent more than 10 years at Snapfish, where he helped build the company from startup to the world’s largest personal publishing service. With over 42 million transactions across 22 countries, nearly five times greater than its closest competitor, Snapfish is among the top e-commerce services in the world. Serving as CEO from 2005 through 2010, Nelson led the company’s sale to Hewlett Packard for $300 million. Prior to joining Snapfish, Nelson was President & CEO of Community Ventures, a network of locally branded portals for American communities. Nelson started Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic & evidence-based approach to learning. Over the past decade, Nelson has built Minerva University into the most selective and effective university in the US, & has developed a business -Minerva Project- to share Minerva’s unique approach with other like-minded institutions. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #136, YOUR guest is Ken Kuhlken, President of Perelandra College, YOUR guest cohost is Geoffrey M. Roche, Senior Vice President at Dignity Health Global Education and YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio. There are many difficulties for religiously affiliated colleges including enrollment challenges, accreditation, and return on investment.  In this episode, Ken details the growth struggles facing his college.   Ken has long been the author of novels, stories, articles, poems, & essays. Lots of honors have come his way, including a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship; Poets, Essayists & Novelist’s Ernest Hemingway Award; Private Eye Writers of America Best First Novel & Shamus Best Novel; & several San Diego & Los Angeles Book Awards. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Priyanka Srivastava, Senior Editor of Education Times by The Times of India, YOUR special guest co-host is Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, Professor at Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement:  The Beginning of A New Era in Higher Education. What is happening with education in India? Listen in to find out! Priyanka Srivastava is a journalist with a career spanning over 25 years. Having expertise in print, new media (digital), content writing, books & advertising, she has worked at various positions at several prominent publications in London, including Daily Mail (Mailonline), CNN-IBN, & more. Having handled several positions as a science reporter, political journalist, entertainment editor & South-East Asian expert, she has extensive knowledge of news processing & presentation. She has worked with the prominent Indian dailies/media enterprise in Mumbai & Delhi -The Times of India, Mint, CNN-IBN, Mail Today, India Today, The Week, Indian Express, The Hitavada, Lokmat & Femina. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Douglas Belkin, Higher Education Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, YOUR guest cohost is Steve Foerster, President at New World University, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation! In this episode, Doug talks about the high stakes of higher education. Doug has been on the higher red beat for 9 years, & there’s never been a crazier time than the Covid consequence.  From decreasing enrollment, the changing business model, race relations on campus, to more visible administration, Doug covers it all.  He even dishes on blow back to journalists in our fake news era & why the Wall Street Journal is a cut above the rest. Don’t miss this insightful conversation! Douglas Belkin covers higher education for The Wall Street Journal where he focuses on the link between education & the economy. He joined The Journal in 2007 & has been both a national & foreign correspondent. The Journal has twice nominated projects, of which he has been a part, for the Pulitzer Prize.  Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guests are Dr. Amanda Smith, CAO at Academic Partnerships & Dr. Maria Andersen, CPO at Coursetune, YOUR guest cohost is Holly Owens, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is LeadSquared! Amanda & Maria discuss Academic Partnership's acquisition of Coursetune in late 2021. What's missing with teaching & learning today? How do we make improvements in the science of learning to create a more streamlined experience? Well, Amanda & Maria will tell YOU, & they'll highlight why this acquisition could change the game! Coursetune will continue to grow as a distinct brand w/ a dedicated team. Its software will remain available to customers on a stand-alone basis, & the companies will examine ways their customers can benefit from the others’ offerings. Academic Partnerships is an online facilitator that assists primarily public institutions of higher ed in taking their academic programs online & recruits & retains qualified students through program completion. AP’s mission is to expand access to top quality, affordable & workforce relevant education, especially for working & adult students. Coursetune helps institutions measurably improve course & program design. Focusing on outcomes mapping & assessment alignment, the robust suite of tools & reports enables diverse teams of educators to collaborate as they design, align, & communicate complex curriculum. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Sarah Saxton-Frump, COO & CoFounder of PelotonU, YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Bill Pepicello, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation! Sarah talks to us about PelotonU and why it's critical that students are aware of all the options for education.  PelotonU partners with universities to offer education that gives real-world experience and students coming through PelotonU tend to select schools with competency-based education.  The post-traditional student is looking for "college on-demand" and they actually let students try out their educational endeavor for 6-weeks to ensure it is what they want.   Sarah Saxton-Frump is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of PelotonU where she built their college completion coaching program and now focuses on innovation and scale. Committed to ensuring all students have access to education systems designed with their needs in mind, Sarah spent eight years working in low-income high schools, first through Teach for America and then as a KIPP teacher and principal. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #135, YOUR guest is Dr. Larry Rideaux, Jr, President of Metropolitan Community College Maple Woods, YOUR special guest co-host is Bill Pepicello, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement:  The Beginning of A New Era in Higher Education. In this episode, Larry talks about why the stigma of community college is gone - and why it's important to show the business community, and the broader community in general, what community colleges do and why they are important.  He also discusses why MCC moved toward a 4-year degree to put education within reach of everyone who needs it.  Listen to Larry talk about the importance of stackable credentials in a shifting student marketplace.  He also talks about how student engagement was his scarlet thread and why it's important to become involved in all aspects of higher ed. Larry Rideaux Jr., Ed.D., became president of Metropolitan Community College’s Maple Woods campus in Kansas City North on June 1, 2020. Rideaux came to MCC from Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, Texas, where he served as vice president of student services. The community college has about 8,600 credit-seeking students and sits just across the border from Matamoros, Mexico. Before joining Texas Southmost in September 2018, Rideaux spent six years at the Tarrant County College District in Texas, where he was vice president of student development; acting vice president for academic and student affairs; and interim dean of humanities.  Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!