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The EdUp Experience

YOUR Higher Education Podcast

We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

  1. Are You 12 Months Behind on AI Visibility & Don't Even Know It? - with Rhea Vitalis, Vice President of Marketing, Everspring

    5 HR AGO

    Are You 12 Months Behind on AI Visibility & Don't Even Know It? - with Rhea Vitalis, Vice President of Marketing, Everspring

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rhea Vitalis, Vice President of Marketing, Everspring In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond, YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ How is AI creating a visibility crisis affecting enrollment when students search by skills, careers, & values instead of brand names, making even universities with phenomenal brand stories invisible if their distribution strategy & digital presence aren't optimized for how students actually search?Why does Everspring provide digital & AI enablement across the entire student journey from search visibility & AI answer positioning to curriculum AI competencies, working at program, college, & university levels with results showing in weeks not months?What's the big takeaway for college presidents & VPs of marketing when the moment to act isn't now but was 12 months ago, meaning don't stand still, don't wait for committee decisions, & lean on partners who have formulas that work & adapt to changing landscapes?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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    46 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO • SUPPORT THE SHOW ONLY

    When Did Shared Services Become the Secret Weapon of Higher Ed?

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Bill Grau, Executive Director, SUNY SICAS Center In this episode, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 55 person team support 48 SUNY campuses across R1s, community colleges & specialized institutions through 1 student information system? Why does clean data entry from admissions through reporting matter when funding decisions & institutional survival depend on it? What makes the SaaS transition the biggest challenge when campuses that implemented 30 years ago look nothing like those implemented 5 years ago? Listening 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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio We make education YOUR business!

    46 min
  3. How This Higher Ed Journalist Tracks Innovation (& What He's Watching Next) - with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job)

    1 DAY AGO

    How This Higher Ed Journalist Tracks Innovation (& What He's Watching Next) - with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job)

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job) In this episode, part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AI YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education YOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠ What makes a true innovator in higher ed, & how did leaders like Paul LeBlanc at SNHU & Michael Crow at ASU transform access for working learners through open enrollment, flexible schedules, & dual enrollment at scale?How is AI reshaping both opportunities & risks in education, from personalized career counseling & practice interviews to concerns about mental health impacts, dependency, & our ability to think independently?Why is there only $285 million in federal apprenticeship funding, & what innovations in workforce training & Workforce Pell Grants could emerge in the next 12 months to support lower income working learners?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 ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠ We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    32 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO • SUPPORT THE SHOW ONLY

    They Called It High School With Cigarettes. Now It's Training America's Workforce

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bonny Ball Copenhaver, President, New River Community & Technical College In this episode, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a West Virginia community college serving 10 counties in coal field Appalachia retrain workers, combat generational cultural barriers to education & address the highest substance use disorder rates in the nation? Why must community colleges stop being the best kept secret & fight against being dismissed as high school with cigarettes or 13th grade when they're the driving economic force training technical workers America desperately needs? What makes AI implementation require freeing employees from manual processes for more face to face student contact while teaching students to use AI to help their thinking not replace their thinking? Listening 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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio We make education YOUR business!

    47 min
  5. Should Higher Ed Redesign Degrees Around ROI Instead of Tradition? - with Dr. Frank Sanchez⁠, President, ⁠Manhattanville University

    5 DAYS AGO

    Should Higher Ed Redesign Degrees Around ROI Instead of Tradition? - with Dr. Frank Sanchez⁠, President, ⁠Manhattanville University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Frank Sanchez⁠, President, ⁠Manhattanville University In this episode, President Series #443, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes How does Manhattanville, founded in 1841, address the value question where 53% of Americans doubt college degrees by launching a 3 year bachelor's & 3 plus 1 pathway to earn both bachelor's & master's in 4 years?How does location 30 miles north of NYC create internship advantages with companies like MasterCard, turning students into executives like Linda Kirkpatrick who became President & CEO of Americas after interning across the street?Why will financial health be the defining challenge as more schools close, enrollments tighten, technology costs rise, & institutions must navigate competition for talent while adapting to Gen Alpha & AI?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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    51 min

  6. 6 DAYS AGO • SUPPORT THE SHOW ONLY

    This University Ditched 'Admissions' From Their Website & Enrollment Soared

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Kathy Humphrey, President, Carlow University In this episode, President Series, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 95 year old Catholic university founded by 5 Sisters of Mercy from Ireland continue serving those who wouldn't have opportunities through values driven education? Why does Carlow's website replace typical silos with healing, expression, discovery, leadership & service to speak directly to student interests? What makes AI readiness require campus wide integration from chatbots to finance while using AI like a presidential chief of staff to do more with existing people? 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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio We make education YOUR business!

    43 min
  7. What If Student Success Actually Means Nothing Unless You Define It? - with Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ

    6 DAYS AGO

    What If Student Success Actually Means Nothing Unless You Define It? - with Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does New Jersey's first community college serving 12,000 students rise from Aspen Prize top 150 in 2021 to semi finalist in 2023 to finalist in 2025 by focusing on student success, post completion outcomes, & economic mobility?Why does real student success require more than just saying the words, demanding instead a reform agenda backed by board commitment, defined data points, & investment from top to bottom where everyone from public safety to administration is dedicated to supporting students?What does survival of the fittest mean for higher education's future as institutions that don't double down on demonstrating real value through economic mobility & credentials that create better lives face closures, mergers, & a rude awakening in an increasingly challenging landscape?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 ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠ We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    55 min

  8. 3 FEB • SUPPORT THE SHOW ONLY

    Don't Know What Job You'll Have in 10 Years? Congratulations, Get a Liberal Arts Degree!

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrea Talentino, President, Augustana College In this episode, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 165 year old top 100 liberal arts college with 2,500 students in the Quad Cities produce 2 Nobel laureates & an NFL MVP while proving ROI isn't about the first job but 40 years of career adaptability? Why are employers demanding the exact power skills that liberal arts teach like critical thinking, creativity & adaptability while higher ed debates ditching liberal arts programs? What makes liberal arts the perfect preparation when we don't know what jobs will exist in 10 years because students learn how to learn rather than training for 1 specific role? Listening 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 & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio We make education YOUR business!

    43 min
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We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

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