Astra 101

Dive into the three critical areas of impactful communication with Ricky Tompkins; relevance, timeliness, and being personal.

Listen in to our second episode of Leadership and Crisis Management as Dr. Ricky Tompkins at NorthWest Arkansas Community College shares how they're organizing, communicating, and helping students from a distance.

Listen in as David Short, Registrar at Lamar University, shares quick wins they are seeing with Ad Astra's application, Monitor.

Listen is as Susan Leigh, CEO of SLC Higher Education, discusses the importance of rethinking and redefining current processes and existing technologies to help students succeed. Additionally, she'll discuss the importance of empathy and trust during these challenging times.

In times like these, it's essential to be open to new ideas to help your students succeed. It's especially important to holistically consider all your resources and stakeholders and the various ways they'll be impacted before making a decision. Glenn McGee, Deputy Provost at the University of New Haven, virtually sat down with us to discuss how to adopt a new mindset around student progress, registration and advising during these ever-changing circumstance.

Listen in as Jay Spencer, Associate Vice President for Digital/Online Operations at Houston Baptist University discusses transitioning to online classes and its impact on higher education.

This podcast is meant to provide a better understanding of degree velocity, how and who it's important to, and add more detail to the value that velocity can provide.