How Do You Train a Workforce for 100,000 New Jobs That Didn't Exist 14 Months Ago? - with Richard Nelson, President, Louisiana Community & Technical College System

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Richard Nelson, President, Louisiana Community & Technical CollegeIn this episode, President Series #483, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Director of Content Marketing, CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a former State Department diplomat turned Revenue Secretary who drove $100 billion in capital investment now lead 12 colleges to fill 100,000 new jobs?Why is Louisiana flying in Korean instructors from Samsung & Hyundai to train community college faculty on semiconductor manufacturing?What makes going from 49th to 16th in 4th grade literacy proof that deliberate policies can transform a state & now higher ed is next?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jerell Hill, Dean of Student Services, Los Angeles City CollegeIn this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow does conscious gratitude become the interior architecture that transforms circumstances when it does not deny the wound but refuses to let the wound have the last word?Why does the counselor who has held students through financial crisis, housing instability & grief sit quietly in the meeting because she knows why the numbers dropped but doesn't have the language that will survive?What makes identity, urgency & direction the 3 pillars that keep students from shrinking to survive when you are not your circumstances, not your zip code & not your poverty?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sarah Coakley, Provost & Chief  Academic Officer, Georgia Highlands CollegeIn this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Matt Foran, Founder & CEO, KnowMeQYOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow does a state college with an access mission grow bachelor's degree enrollment 280% in 3 years from 600 students to 2,500 while 85% of graduates stay in the region?Why did leadership start a scholarship from their own pockets for students who owed $250 or less when $85 might be what's keeping them from coming to school?What makes every bachelor's program require an internship or capstone so students have a resume as well as a diploma the minute they walk across the stage?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Roger Hughes, President, Doane UniversityIn this episode, President Series #482, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Dr. Jamie Ceman, Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a former Princeton football coach who coached 9 first round NFL draft picks now build the ultimate graduate that every employer wants to hire?Why is median student debt of $20,000 to $24,000 for 4 years actually a great investment when every dollar returns 40 to 50 times over a lifetime career?What makes inviting CEOs & engineering firms to design curriculum & buildings reveal that labs need 18 foot ceilings for equipment nobody in academia knew about?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Quentin Young, President, University of the CumberlandsIn this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does the fastest growing private university go from 6,500 to 25,000 students by meeting learners in the living room instead of making them travel to campus?Why does cutting tuition from $23,000 to under $10,000 come back to transparency when students assumed private meant expensive before even having the conversation?What makes counting the clicks it takes to get to net price the kind of obsession that builds trust when the math ain't mathin' for students?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann UniversityIn this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does the most diverse institution in Philadelphia with 61% first generation & 58% Pell eligible students achieve 91% fall to spring retention when those students have lots of exit ramps & anything unraveling in their life could take them off the highway?Why are independent & for-profit institutions now serving the underserved populations that land grant & public institutions were created to serve when Penn State is essentially elite & local public universities serve less than 20% Pell eligible?What makes building a Rolodex for students who don't come with one the job of the institution when their parents don't belong to country clubs & they don't have multiple generations of connections?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rich Dunsworth, President, University of the OzarksIn this episode, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a president 13 years in at the same 800 student institution take a 90 day sabbatical to enter his 3rd presidency without switching schools?Why does rural remote & small not mean less than when you're changing the trajectory of first gen Pell eligible students & their entire families?What makes partnership with schools similar to you the path to optimize enrollment & cost structure when adding graduate programs makes no sense for a town of 9,000?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Stacy Chiaramonte⁠, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Operations, ⁠UPCEA⁠, & ⁠Jeni McRay⁠, Assistant Provost, Internationalization & Strategic Initiatives, ⁠Fort Hays State UniversityIn this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does a rural regional comprehensive university with the lowest tuition in Kansas choose to blow it up & build a professional continuing education unit with a 5 year plan to sustainability?Why does engaging an external partner help navigate internal bureaucracies when we need to hear what we don't want to hear in this industry right now?What makes designing programs around durable skills that employers say they want across industries & across generations the way to meet learners at every stage of their professional career?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Jeremy L. Thomas, President, Black Hawk CollegeIn this episode, President Series #481, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does an 80 year old community college in John Deere country transform from transfer institution to 50/50 career tech with a $30 million building investment?Why is Black Hawk becoming the school of choice instead of the starting point as students live closer to home & connect degrees to destinations?What makes his daughter graduating debt free in 3.5 years after saying "Dad, I do not want a loan" the value proposition community colleges should be telling?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Patty Alper, President, Teach to Work FoundationIn this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow does project based mentoring where the student is the leader & the mentor has no authority double the odds of being engaged in work & having a greater sense of wellbeing later in life?Why do companies like MasterCard, Ernst & Young, Pfizer, 3M & Comcast love to mentor when it becomes management training, community outreach & a pipeline builder all at once?What makes one student's high school sports app that got Burger King, Coca-Cola & Sports Authority as sponsors proof that real world projects build skills no classroom lecture ever could?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!