LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Mark Milliron⁠, President, ⁠National University⁠

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Mark Milliron, President, National 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 50,000 student nonprofit serve "ANDers", students who are also parents, employed & deployed, through 4 week single courses, a 1 to 1 Oxford graduate model & world class student experiences?Why do 70% of prospective students now go straight to AI summaries never clicking links requiring institutions to have authentic real content that surfaces before anyone searches?What makes the goal not to be big but to be great by clearing nonsense from pathways so hard working Anders can finish strong & launch effectively into careers?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chuck Seifert, President, Siena UniversityIn this episode, President Series #454, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Page Keller, VP of Academic Relations, KnackYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow did Siena University successfully transition from a college to a university after 87 years, maintaining its commitment to personalized student experiences & servant leadership while expanding graduate programs & becoming the #1 school in New York State for job placement after graduation 3 years in a row?How is Siena preparing students for the future by ensuring that 40% of current students are enrolled in majors that didn't exist just 10 years ago, while integrating AI literacy & ethical technology use into the curriculum to meet evolving workforce demands?How does Siena's approach to collaboration over competition among higher education institutions, combined with its focus on student outcomes, family centered culture, & adaptability to changing demographics & economic realities, position the university to thrive through the challenges facing higher ed today?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Stephanie Fujii, President, Arapaho Community CollegeIn this episode, President Series #453, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does Denver's oldest designated community college with 15k students avoid the enrollment cliff while suburban growth & housing development create opportunities in Douglas & Arapahoe Counties?Why do legislators separate their valued local community college from negative higher ed rhetoric while appreciating workforce partnerships & economic impact?What happens when workforce Pell regulations strangle innovation through compliance layers designed for the few bad actors instead of empowering the majority doing good work?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Kyle Dalpe, President, Western Nevada CollegeIn this episode, President Series #452, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a rural community college with 3 campuses across 6 counties serve 4k students with 160 full time employees while building enrollment & infrastructure?Why does employee wellbeing need to be central to strategic planning where leadership balance & support flows down to create student success?What drives a college president with 30 years in higher ed to become a certified yoga instructor as a model for lifelong learning & authentic campus culture?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Alex Minot, Client Partner, SnapchatIn this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe SallustioHow does Snapchat reach 9 out of 10 13 to 24 year olds while 1 in 3 users are now over 35 making it the only platform that can target under 18 for undergraduate enrollment?Why do lead generation forms that auto fill within the app create frictionless conversions when users never leave the platform to submit their information?Why are schools driving undergraduate enrollment at costs less than other social platforms while reaching audiences they're not getting anywhere else?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Deborah E. Preston, President, Mercer County Community CollegeIn this episode, President Series #451, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a 6,000 student New Jersey college serve 2 different populations across West Windsor near Princeton & economically depressed downtown Trenton?Why are 5 Mercer County colleges finally collaborating to create pathways from workforce training to Princeton PhD instead of competing?What makes AI frustrating when everyone says streamline operations but nobody explains which program, what prompt or how to implement it?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann UniversityIn this episode, President Series #450, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is Elvin FreytesHow does a Nashville university with 12 colleges & 9k students achieve highest enrollment ever with applications up 20% while hosting Dolly Parton musicals & American Idol filming?Why does focusing on jobs that will exist in 2040 not 1995 require intrinsic partnerships where nursing students get into clinics in year 1 not year 3 & industry learns advances from academia?What makes the future learner range from 12 to 75 not 18 to 22 requiring certificate programs, subscription models & partnerships between universities & community colleges for film industry workforce?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, & Aaron Paxton, Co-Founder, NemonxIn this episode, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow do 2 higher ed veterans with 20 plus years of combined experience in operations, admissions & regulatory compliance create a platform that improves institutional efficiency while enhancing student experience?What happens when you bridge the communication gaps between departments & create better data collection systems that help institutions operate smarter, save money & support staff more effectively?How does a platform built by higher ed professionals for higher ed make career outcomes measurable & reportable, giving career services teams visibility into what's working while helping students achieve better post graduation success?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Professor Dr. Ramon O’Callaghan, President, Gisma University of Applied SciencesIn this episode, President Series #449, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AIYOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4EducationYOUR host is Elvin FreytesHow does a 5 year old German private university scale to 3k students from 100 countries by combining business & computer science with required industry faculty experience?Why does Gisma dedicate 1 week every term to Industry Week where companies present real challenges & students solve actual business problems through hackathons?What makes scaling from startup to 3k students require digital infrastructure while maintaining human connection that technology cannot replace in education?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Hsu, President, College of CharlestonIn this episode, President Series #448, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi, Executive Chairman, KnackYOUR host is Elvin FreytesHow does a 256 year old public university grow from 11,000 to 32,000 applicants, launch doctoral programs, & achieve record enrollment by focusing on undergraduate education & student success in a city where Boeing, Volvo & the hospitality industry create the perfect real world lab?What happens when you spend an entire academic year developing a strategic plan with campus wide buy in, use it like a GPS to stay on course, & find your niche instead of trying to be everything to everyone?How does an AI integrated campus become the first in the country to close an AI developed donation, train faculty to incorporate AI into curriculum, & prepare students for future workforce needs through intentional AI as its 10 year Quality Enhancement Program?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!