On Campus, Off the Record

Send us Fan Mail "Don't tell me what you did. Tell me what you learned." You can run a huge higher education portfolio and still not be the technical expert on everything. The real edge is being able to learn fast, ask better questions, and make high-stakes decisions before the picture is complete. We sit down with a retired Executive Director of Housing and Dining from the Universi...

Send us Fan Mail What if the rejection that knocked you down was actually preparing you to lead? This one was recorded somewhere a little different — the middle of the Caribbean Sea, on a group vacation with our guest. Because sometimes the best conversations happen when you stop scheduling them. Dr. Darren Pierre is a lecturer in the Office of Global Engineering Leadership at the University of Ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Michigan State’s Executive Vice President of Administration, Vennie Gore. He leads a vast and diverse campus portfolio with a simple playbook: master the basics, align on what matters, and expand only when the team is ready. From the story behind his one-of-a-kind name to the 14 Golden Rules he wrote as a hall director—and still follows today—Venn...

Send us Fan Mail A personal reflection on how summer camp experiences teach profound lessons about leadership, community living, and navigating loss. This solo episode explores how the simple act of sharing space shapes our ability to lead with care and presence during both ordinary moments and times of crisis. • Summer camp as the first experience of co-living – sharing everything from bathrooms...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder what it takes to lead a major professional association while juggling a demanding day job? In this special mini-episode celebrating the ACUHO-I Annual Conference, we sit down with Kathy Hobgood, current ACUHO-I President and Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises at Clemson University. Kathy takes us behind the curtain of association leadership, revealing w...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kim Harrington shares her award-winning 30-year career journey from residence hall director to executive leadership positions, exploring how authentic leadership and community building shape higher education. • Serving as a hall director provided the best leadership training ground by developing skills in crisis management, supervision, facilities oversight, and budget adminis...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to student housing, the differences between UK and US approaches run deeper than terminology. Our latest episode takes you on a transatlantic journey as we welcome James Greenwood from the London School of Economics and Rebecca O'Hare from the University of Leeds for a candid conversation about student accommodation that's so rich we had to split it into tw...

Send us Fan Mail  College mental health services are a lifeline for students—but what does it take to lead them? In this episode of On Campus, Off the Record , we sit down with Wanda Collins, PhD, a licensed psychologist who spent over two decades running counseling centers at institutions like Emory, Duke, and American University. Dr. Collins shares her journey from clinician to administrator, ba...

Send us Fan Mail In the second part of our conversation with Mary Janz, Cathy Bickel, and Andrea Trinklein we dig into some different topcis. We walk about how these women have supported each other across the years and why they keep working after retirmement. Tune in to get some off the record advice and insight from some of the best in the campus housing business. 

Send us Fan Mail In this debut episode, we’re kicking things off with a behind-the-scenes peek at how this podcast came to life. Join me as I share the inspiration for On Campus, Off the Record , sparked by an  a conference social with some incredible women. We’ll talk about what happens when you bring together experience, friendship, and candid conversations, and why I wanted to create a space fo...

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode, we begin our conversation with three pillars of the campus housing profession Cathy Bickel, Mary Janz, and Andrea Trinklein.  Together these women have almost a century of experience in campus housing. They have each won numerous accolades, held leadership roles, made a last impact on generations to come.  Join me as we dive in to how this friendship started...