The EdUp Experience

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charlie Nguyen , Founder & CEO, Employer-Funded Financial Aid (EFFA) Inc. In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026  InsightsEDU Conference  in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is  ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How does flipping the tuition reimbursement model from pay first to direct bill finally solve the problem when employees take out lo...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Marsha Familaro Enright , President,  Reliance College Fund In this episode,  President Series #479,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Jodi Blinco   How does a Montessori educator who ran an elementary s...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Jesse M. Bernal , President,  Western Connecticut State University In this episode,  President Series #478,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Connecticut's largest public H...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Dale Nesbary , Interim Executive Director,  University System of Maryland In this episode,  President Series #477,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a university center 7 miles...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp! And the HigherEd PodCon Awards finalists are... Outstanding Podcast Series “Where What If Becomes What’s Next” (Carnegie Mellon University) - Randy Scott “Lab Coat Optional” (Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise) - Pete Zrioka “Policy and Governance Perspectives” (George Mason University) -  David Ramadan Episode of the Year “Individual Choices, Challenges, an...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Shawn Powell , President,  Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell In this episode,  President Series #476,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a community college on a former SA...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kevin Halle , VP for Enrollment Management, Wayne State College In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026  InsightsEDU Conference  in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is  ⁠⁠ Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a campus of 4,500 students with 50% first generation & 40% Pell eligible create an environment where even the newest employee feels it's c...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Charles R. Modica , Chancellor,  St. George's University In this episode,  President Series #475,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a self-appointed chancellor who founded a me...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Zev Eleff,  President,  Gratz College In this episode,  President Series #474,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the oldest Jewishly sponsored college in North America grow from 400...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Alisa White , President,  Sam Houston State University In this episode,  President Series #473,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the only Texas university with polytechnic aut...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Chris Vitelli,  President,  Merced College In this episode,  President Series #472,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is  Christi Segal , Vice President Managed Services & Executive Business Engagement...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Maura Flaschner, Assistant Vice President Undergraduate Admissions & Student Success, Florida Atlantic University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026  InsightsEDU Conference  in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is  ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does combining undergraduate admissions & student success under one leader ensure that the...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Rob Pepper , President,  Huntington University In this episode,  President Series #471,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is  Bridget Moran  , Director of Content Marketing,  Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Jo...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  ⁠ Ethan Pollack , Senior Director of Financing the Future Initiative,  Jobs For the Future (JFF) In this episode, sponsored by  EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does outcomes based financing shift risk away from students by basi...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Susan Looney , President,  Reading Area Community College (RAC) In this episode,  President Series #470,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by EdUp Leadership , the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the largest college in Berks County se...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Hunter Davis , Chief Executive Officer,  Sophia Learning In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is  Mark Milliron , President,  National University    YOUR host is  ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco   How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Jamie Ceman , Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, & Myla Edmond , VP of Integrated Marketing,  EducationDynamics In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026  InsightsEDU Conference  in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is  ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does reputation management become a long game driver for revenue when your reputation i...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Ruth Bauer , President,  InsideTrack In this episode, sponsored by the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on equitable social mobility use coaching to help students unlock their potential & reach their goals acr...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Nora Miller , President,  Mississippi University for Women In this episode,  President Series #469,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Jodi Blinco How does the 1st state supported college for women founded in 1884 now serve...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Rachel Gordon , Vice President of Student Financial Aid Services,  American University of Antigua College of Medicine In this episode, part of our Voices in Financial Aid Leadership Series, sponsored by  YELO Funding YOUR host is   ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a financial aid leader with over 30k LinkedIn followers & over 2 million impressions create centraliz...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Dr. Heather Perfetti , President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education , Dr. Selena Grace , President, Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities , Dr. Maria Toyoda , President, WASC Senior College & University Commission , Dr. Rebecca Busacca , President, The National Accreditation Commission In this episode, sponsored by the  ​ HigherEd PodC...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Erin Shy, CEO, Watermark In this episode, sponsored by the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a system of record for the provost finally exist when every other leader has their SIS, CRM, LMS & ERP but the provost has been eating last for decade...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  Shane Smeed,  President,  Utah Tech University In this episode,  President Series #468,  powered by  ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ , sponsored by the  ​ HigherEd PodCon ​  II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026   AcOps Conference   July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is  Bridget Moran  , Director of Content Marketing,  Coursedog YOUR host is  Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Karen Becker , Senior Analyst,  The Tambellini Group In this episode, recorded LIVE from the  Ellucian Live  2026 conference in Denver, Colorado, YOUR host is  Dr. Jodi Blinco Listen in to #EdUp 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ D...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with  David Lotz , Lead Industry Advisor & Client Partner, & Suzanne Hayes Rose , Program Head, TCS Thought Leadership Institute, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) In this episode, recorded LIVE from the  Ellucian Live  2026 conference in Denver, Colorado, YOUR host is  Dr. Jodi Blinco Listen in to #EdUp Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode...