The EdUp Experience

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!

Our guest on this episode of The Ed Up Experience is Jason Belland, Vice President, Education Cloud Industry Solutions at Salesforce.  Jason has over 20 years of experience in higher education in roles dealing with student service and marketing.  Jason talks to us about some of the collaboration he is seeing within higher education and discusses how important the concept of "belonging" is as a part of all university communications. Salesforce continues to provide higher education clients with a robust CRM and communication platform.  Hear more about it in this episode. 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 Bonus EdUp Embedded episode of The EdUp Experience is Eaton Donald, Director of Strategy for Readably. His organization champions innovative ways to supplement teaching children reading online with a multi-sensory approach using color, position, order, shape and motion, rather than the traditional methods we're all familiar with using phonics. As a parent, Eaton Donald was discouraged by the statistics showing stagnant reading scores from the US Department of Education and limited reading performance beginning in elementary school. He knew there had to be a better way to teach K-6 students how to read. Eaton explains how this innovative system makes learning how to read more intuitive and why he thinks it can radically change the way we teach our children.  And for those who work in higher education, there are a lot of lessons to be learned here in providing online content that is engaging and gives students the ability to create knowledge. For parents, navigating the ups and downs of homeschooling in this post-covid environment, he provides some useful tips for how to make the online learning process more productive, keeping kids coming back for more and setting them up to be lifelong learners!  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 of The EdUp Experience is Dr. Greg Fowler, President - Global Campus at Southern New Hampshire University.  As President of SNHU’s Global Campus, Dr. Fowler has oversight for academic functions in support of the university’s learning experiences and modalities-- online, competency-based and hybrid—meeting the rapidly changing demands of the workforce and global communities. Greg talks to us about how the transition to online learning does not come without challenges, but focusing on a few key things can make a world of difference.   Though this episode was recorded before our social unrest, Greg highlights the necessity of equity and access for underserved populations in higher education.  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!

This is a special EdUp Embedded Panel discussion with higher education leaders from all areas of our sector, including administration, faculty, enrollment and marketing, addressing race relations, inequity, the role of higher education in addressing these issues and how to affect meaningful change in our country after the tragic killing of George Floyd.    Our panel includes:  Don Seaberry, Director of Digital Marketing for MDT Marketing, Michael Cole Regional Vice President of Operations for Florida Career College, Terri Givens, CEO and Founder of The Center for Higher Education Leadership, Terence Peavy, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management at Fashion Institute of Technology, and  Danielle Shelton, College Instructor, High School Dual Enrollment Teacher and Instructional Designer  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!

This is a special episode release addressing what is happening in our country after the tragic killing of George Floyd. Dr. Emad Rahim is the guest on this episode of The EdUp Experience.  Emad escaped the killing fields of Cambodia as a child and he has become a nationally recognized voice for social equity, social change, and the importance of empathy.   Dr. Emad Rahim is an award-winning author, educator and entrepreneur. He currently serve as the Kotouc Endowed Chair at Bellevue University and JWMI Fellow at the Jack Welch Management Institute. He co-authored the book ‘Leading through Diversity: Transforming Managers into Effective Leaders’ and wrote the article ‘The Growing Epidemic of Islamophobia in America: Social Change through Appreciative Inquiry.’  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!