The EdUp Experience

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this VERY special episode, we welcome our most staunch and supporter Mitch Talenfeld , President & CEO at MDT Marketing ! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Mitch about MDT and how he has been able to cre...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Ray Blackwood , VP, Product Management - SIS, Anthology ! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Ray about the SIS side of the Anthology product.  Th...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Dr. Carol Colvin , Senior VP of Financial Aid & Naronda Kelser , Senior Director of Financial Aid at South College !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Li...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Chris Husser , VP of Product Management - Instruction, Anthology ! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Chris about the instruction side of the Antholog...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Dr. Jen Beyer , VP of Product Management at Anthology ! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Jen about the power of the Anthology product. Thanks so muc...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Kelli Rainey , Senior Director of Analytics to Innovate Services, Anthology !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Kelli about how to understand a...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Julia McLaughlin , Assistant Director of the Bryant Fund , Bryant University !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Julia about fund raising in hi...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Victoria Sickinger , Senior Digital Strategist & Bridgett Walthall , Senior Renewal Programs Coordinator, University of Kansas !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in a...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience !  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Connor Dehlin , VP Sales, Gigg !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Connor about social media in higher education! Thanks so much for tuning in....

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #81.  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology , we welcome Dr. Dean Fisher , President, College of Southern Idaho !  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Dean about why he decide...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by EvoLLLution , we welcome Ken Burke , Founder & CEO, entrepreneurNOW !    This episode is fascinating - Ken talks to us about the "compelling event" that is Coronavirus and how that affects all businesses.  More organizations need to think about defining and off...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by the Black History and Culture Academy , we welcome Terence Sawtell , Founder, GOAT .   Terence talks with Liz and guest host Ashanti Martin about design and development in higher education.  Website user experience, aka student experience, is critical to move students t...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome Daniel Dyboski Bryant , Co-Founder of Educators in VR .   Daniel comes to The EdUp Experience to talk to us about virtual reality in education.  Simply put, according to Daniel, higher education may not be adopting VR soon enoug...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Mildred Garcia , President, American Association of State Colleges & Universities (AASCU)! Millie is President of an organization with 400 state colleges and regional comprehensive colleges.  These institutions are educating the NEW majorit...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dustin Ramsdell .  Dustin is the Director of Student Affairs with Noodle Partners and he is also a fellow podcaster who hosts his own show called HigherEd Geek. Dustin discusses the impact of Noodle and their ability to deliver service to online pa...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #80.  In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Ronald L. Shape , President, National American Universi ty!  Ron comes on the show to talk to us about the regulatory challenges of tax status among other salient topics.  He discusses NAU's shift from phy...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by the Black History and Culture Academy , we welcome Jasmine Chigbu , CEO at MTM - Minorities to Majorities !  MTM is a software company that maximizes the retention of BIPOC students by matching them up with scholarship and grant opportunities.  Jasmine tells her personal story...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #79.   In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer , President at Nichols College !  It's her first day of retirement and it's our honor to highlight the work of Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer and her impact at Nichols College and higher ed.  H...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by The Alliance for Innovation and Transformation (AFIT), we welcome Erika Liodice , the incoming Executive Director at AFIT!  The Alliance for Innovation and Transformation, better known as AFIT, is a 50-member organization at the front-end of reimagining what higher education looks like in the future. &nb...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Simone Figueroa , President at U-Thrive Educational Services ! At U-Thrive Educational Services, they build mental and emotional wellness programs for college students to develop resilience.  Many college students are unprepared for their new reality, and Simone talks about her...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #78.   In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Lynn Priddy , President & CEO, Claremont Lincoln University ! Lynn joins us to talk about the change within higher education both from her new Presidential tenure and from her past experience of 14 years workin...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by the Black History and Culture Academy , we welcome Robert B. Ahdieh , Dean & Endowed Dean's Chair at Texas A&M University School of Law with special guest cohost Arbazz Nizami !  Do you think you know the law?  Think again!  Bobby and Texas A&M invest in the h...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The EvoLLLution , we welcome Warren Valdmanis , Partner, Two Sigma Impact ! Interested in hearing from one of the partners from the organization behind investment in the expansion of Penn Foster?  Warren talks to guests hosts Dr. Stacey Gonzales , and Holly Owens , about the meanin...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome Brett M. Cooper , President & Co-Founder, Integris Performance Advisors / Best-Selling Author Do you want to hear from the author of the #1 rated book by Entrepreneur Magazine's "9 Must-Read Books for 2021"?  If so, you've come to the...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!   In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Marni Baker-Stein , Provost/CAO, Western Governors University !  Marni talks about WGU's expansion while they've personalized the learning experience at scale.  She discusses the interesting concept of factored graduate return while detailing WGU's laser focus o...