Lindner Professional Programs, Introducing LevelUp & Shifts in Non-Degree Offerings with Scott Dust

Scott Dust, PhD, Kirk and Jacki Perry Professor in Leadership and the senior director of Lindner Professional Programs, joined Bearcats Mean Business to discuss why professional programs, micro-credentials and non-degree offerings are in demand, the launch of Lindner’s LevelUp Leadership Development program, and the college’s breadth of open-enrollment and custom, direct-to-employer programs.

0:40 – What are professional programs/non-degree offerings? 

2:58 – 3 reasons why Lindner is embracing professional programs 

7:30 – Pandemic-influenced changes to learning + consumer desire for in-person learning 

12:00 – How shifts in non-degree offerings correlate to Scott’s research in leadership and team development 

15:30 – Great American and Valvoline are examples of Lindner’s custom offerings 

20:20 – LevelUp + Lindner's open-enrollment professional program options