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This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #50.  In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Jack Thomas, President, Central State University!  Jack talks about faculty being the heart and soul of the university - they are responsible for providing students with a world-class education!  Students need more counseling and mental wellness services than ever - learn how Jack focuses on building CSUs academic profile that helps with recruitment efforts. Dr. Jack Thomas took office as the ninth president of Central State University on July 1, 2020, bringing decades of successful academic leadership. Dr. Thomas comes to Central State after nearly a decade as president of Western Illinois University, a state-run university, where he successfully managed a budget of nearly $224 million during a period of unprecedented state fiscal challenges. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #49.  This episode marks the one year anniversary of The EdUp Experience's first episdoe release on January 25th, 2020.  Since then, 148 episodes have been released, including 49 in the President Series, and people have listened to EdUp more than 32,000 times! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Michael Cioce, President, Rowan College at Burlington County!  Establishing a brand is important - Michael's goal is to communicate that RCBC has the infrastructure, technology, and faculty, for students so they KNOW they don't have to lose the entire school year.  Listen to Michael talk about RCBSs investment in student (customer) service to help students in need, why his Presidential advisory council for diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to serving the underserved, and why Associate degrees will be important for those looking to get back to work! After leading student success initiatives, innovation, and growth as a vice president and acting president, Dr. Michael A. Cioce became the sixth president of Rowan College at Burlington County – one of the nation’s top 25 community colleges – in September 2018. Since his appointment as vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Success in 2015, RCBC has achieved several noteworthy accomplishments. These include enrollment increases, a new 3+1 program with Rowan University that provides one of the nation’s most affordable bachelor’s degrees, increased opportunity for high school students to earn college credit, and a new approach to the college’s student services in terms of customer service and organizational structure. As a first-generation student, Dr. Cioce is committed to making college affordable and accessible to all students who are willing to work toward their goals. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

It's time to EdUp! On this EdUp Elites episode, sponsored by Glacier, we hear from Tamia Shanks, a 2021 student at Frederick Douglass High School!  Tamia talks about her enrollment experience, life as a student during Covid, her passion project and her thoughts on the future of education. Follow her on: Instagram : @xxasanteblack 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #48.  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President of Ensign College!  Bruce talks to us about the necessity of making the higher education experience mirror, as closely as possible, the world of work.  He asked the question - "why isn't orientation like the first day of work"?  From there, we discuss why it's essential to execute operationally in a competitive environment where the student needs to be an ACTOR, not an OBJECT.   President Bruce C. Kusch became the 13th president of Ensign College on April 17, 2017, where he had been serving as its chief academic officer since March 2016. He began his Church Educational System employment as a member of the business management faculty at Brigham Young University–Idaho in August 2002.  In July 2008, he was named associate academic vice president for curriculum at BYU–Idaho, serving in that capacity until June 2012 when he was called to serve as president of the Mexico Cuernavaca Mission.  Before joining the BYU-Idaho faculty, President Kusch worked as a sales and marketing executive and management consultant for various high-technology firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, we have the honor of speaking with Dr. Jean Norris, Chairman of the Board, Association for the Advancement of the College Admissions Profession (AACAP) and Managing Partner of Norton Norris, Inc.  Jean talks to us about how the student consumer is defining the future of the college admissions process - and why it's necessary to provide admissions professionals with a credential that communicates ethics, knowledge, and care.  Learn why she started AACAP, and why traditional admissions membership organizations shunned admissions professionals that worked in career education.   Norris is one of the leading advocates for the admissions profession. In her 29 years, higher education career, Jean served in the role of admissions representative, dean of admissions, faculty member, academic dean, vice president of marketing, vice president of enrollment, and vice president of organizational development. Currently Jean is a managing partner at Norton|Norris, Inc., a Chicago-based marketing/consulting/training firm focused exclusively in the higher education sector. Jean began her own educational pursuit in a 10-month medical assisting diploma program and went on to earn a B.A. in Management from National Louis University; an M.A. in Communication and Training from Governor’s State University and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of Sarasota. Jean is also an ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) evaluator and a Licensed Master Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner.  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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, we have the honor of speaking with John Farrar, Director of Education at Google!  John's birds-eye view of higher educations investment (or lack thereof) in digital marketing is incredible to hear.  John talks about how brands that have not needed to invest in digital marketing are quickly realizing their ability to compete will be directly tied to digital marketing.  Universities from different corners of the country are now competing with each other through online learning.  John lays out the three biggest areas of focus for digital marketing that a school can focus on RIGHT NOW to get in front of students.  This is some of the finest work EdUp has produced to date!  John Farrar is a digital media leader with more than 15 years of experience. His background is anchored in the media and advertising industry, including entrepreneurial ventures and large corporate environments. John is passionate about bringing new technology to life to reach and engage today’s consumers.  Prior to Google, John served as the President of Brand.net, a programmatic media platform, in San Francisco. He has also spent considerable time working in Mergers and Acquisitions within the Ad Tech sector. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #47.  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Sandra Doran, President, Bay Path University.   Sandra talks to us about using predictive analytics and wraparound services to create the best student experience possible - whether that's online or on-ground.  Bay Bath University is a women's undergraduate college - they serve the traditional 18-22 yr old and the very important adult woman who wants to secure her bachelor's degree to create a better life.  Preparing for the workforce of the future takes strategic foresight from visionary leaders like Sandra.   This episdoe is amazing! Read Sandra's NEW BLOG HERE!    Sandra J. Doran J.D. was unanimously eSandra'slected by Bay Path University’s board of trustees to be the university’s sixth president. She began her tenure on June 30, 2020. President Doran believes that a college presidency is not a career choice, it is a very specific calling that serves both a personal and institutional purpose. Her distinguished career as an academic leader, senior executive in the corporate sector, lawyer, innovator, and battle-tested entrepreneur, has provided her with a unique skill set that she will utilize to ensure that Bay Path University continues to excel in pursuing its core mission of empowering undergraduate women and graduate women and men to become leaders in their careers and communities.   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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this amazing episode of The EdUp Experience, we have the honor of speaking with Jim Milton, Chairman & CEO, Anthology.  Anthology is a new entity combining three formerly separate organizations, including one company we know many higher ed professionals have heard of or used - Campus Management.  Along with Campus Labs and iModules, Anthology now serves over 2,100 higher-ed institutions across 34 countries.  Jim talks to us about the need for technology during the pandemic and why investments in tech are critical for the post-pandemic world.  Dedicated to creating the industry’s most powerful and impactful suite of tools and solutions, Jim believes that through collaboration, we can create new technologies that transform the lives of students and campuses in ways that have only just begun to be imagined.  As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim brings a wealth of knowledge, including more than 35 years of technology leadership experience, where he has successfully led product expansions, mergers, acquisitions, sales strategies, and more. Jim was responsible for leading the Campus Management team toward delivering superior student information systems, ERP and CRM solutions to higher education institutions globally. Previously, he served as CEO, President and Director of SoundBite Communications, a SaaS/Cloud-provider of multi-channel communication solutions. During his tenure he transformed and expanded the company’s product offerings, orchestrated and integrated two acquisitions, and directed its ultimate sale to Genesys in 2013. He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #46.  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President Emeritus & CAO, Foundry College.   Foundry College has created programs that are future-proofed against technology, and through active learning in their "Forge" learning environment, students emerge skilled up and business ready.  Dr. Stephen Kosslyn served on the Harvard faculty for many years but saw the lack of practicality in some of the curriculum as it related to the workforce.  Hear how he transitioned from traditional to non-traditional education and why the future of higher ed includes more associates degrees, curriculum-to-job design, and an enriched ecosystem where competition will lead to greater differentiation. Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn is the President Emeritus and Chief Academic Officer of Foundry College. He led a team of instructional designers in building the Foundry curriculum, and designing the teaching techniques, based on his decades of work in learning science. Most recently, Dr. Kosslyn served as the Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute. He was previously the director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University.  Prior to that, he was chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of Social Science, and the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University. He received a B.A. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Stanford University, both in psychology. 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

It's time to EdUp! On this EdUp Elites episode, Saeed Ahmad, a 2020 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles! Saeed talks about his enrollment experience, life as a student during Covid, his passion project and his thoughts on the future of education. Follow him on: Instagram : _saeedahmad Clubhouse: @saeedahmad Twitter: _saeedahmad Personal Website: saeed-ahmad.com 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! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!