The EdUp Experience

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #8 - Dr. Creston Davis, Founder/CEO/Chancellor of the Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) and GCAS College - Dublin, presents his new and innovative model of higher education - a decentralized education-venture technology and green business incubator co-owned by faculty, graduates and investors.   Listen to Creston talk about how low-cost and high-quality education can be delivered when looking at education through a new and innovative lens - one that awards equity to graduates who become evangelists of the college.  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!

On this EdUp Experts episode, Danielle Shelton talks about Tips and Tricks to motivate the online learner that may be tuned out or turned off by the online environment. Follow her on Instagram at LitWorks4u 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 #7 - In this episode, we welcome Dr. John Rainone, President of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.  John is a seasoned senior executive with significant leadership experience in higher education, who is an entrepreneurial transformational leader with superb people, communication, and management skills. He talks to us about the inequities of the CARES act for community colleges, the mounting numbers of the outside of the classroom challenges, the necessity of robust student support systems, and the necessity of getting students to the finish line.   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 on this episode is Warren Kennard, Founder/CEO of ConnectEd Crowdsourced Education and Managing Director of Cahoot Learning. Warren talks to us about facilitating student engagement in online learning, the importance of upskilling and stackable credentials, and the state of higher ed in other countries besides the US. 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 #6. On this episode we welcome Dr. Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University. She talks about underrepresented minorities, the value of a college degree, and the importance of community.  Dr. Becerra is known for expanding educational access for students and keenly targeting programming to meet societal needs and changing demographics. Her academic career, both as student and professional, has blended mathematics, engineering and systems thinking and processes in her studies, teaching and administrative leadership. 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 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!