Podcasts about academic vice president

April 28–May 4 | D&C 41-44 | Joined by scholar Kimberly Matheson and special guest Justin Collings, Academic Vice President at Brigham Young University.

In this episode, Haim discusses his extensive experience providing group and being an early adopter of group therapy in 2006, which lead to his work on the effectiveness of telehealth. He discussed how in 1995 he started an internet forum called GP Listserv which now consists of 400 group therapists from all over the world who join together to discuss group therapy. Haim talked about his group analytic relational approach to therapy and discusses the difference between psychodynamic and relational approaches. He talked about how the research has found clinicians experience four obstacles to online therapy, and discusses the various ways one can address them. He explained that these obstacles include (1) Setting (2) Disembodied Environment (3) Presence and (4) Ignoring the Background in Online Settings. He discusses the body of research surrounding online therapy which is very promising and explains how a meta-analysis concluded that for individual therapy, there is no difference in the results for online vs in person therapy. According to research, the best predictor of success in individual therapy is the therapeutic alliance and goes on to list the three components of the therapeutic alliance which are agreeing on goals, agreeing on tasks, and bonding. While online group therapy is less researched, Haim's experience suggests that it is very effective. He explained how in group therapy, the factor that is most predictive of success is the cohesion of the group, rather than the therapeutic alliance. He goes on to discuss how the preference of modality –such as having an auditory or visual preference– influences one's ability to effectively do online therapy. He talked about how in groups, time, space, and attention are always shared, which can create turmoil for group members. He also discussed how keeping attention can be difficult online because there are more distractions and people may feel more unnoticed, which can promote disengagement in an online group setting. He recommends that small group therapy should consist of group sizes between six and ten people and for people who are not as skilled or experienced, groups should not exceed eight people. In 2018, Haim created an online training process group for therapists, and these groups consist of therapists from all over the world where they discuss their experiences with group therapy and learn how to improve their practice, but also use them to work on their personal issues, thus providing professional and personal growth. Dr. Haim Weinberg is a licensed psychologist in California (PSY 23243) & Israel and has a private practice in Sacramento, California, with more than 40 years of experience. He is also a group analyst and Certified Group Psychotherapist. He is past President of the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy and of the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society, and list-owner of the group psychotherapy professional online discussion forum. Haim was the Academic Vice-President of the Professional School of Psychology in which he created and coordinates an online doctoral program in group psychotherapy and marital therapy. He published books on Internet groups and about Fairy Tales and the Social Unconscious, and co-edited a book about the large group and a series of books about the social unconscious. He is on the clinical faculty of Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and of the International Group Psychotherapy Association, as well as a Distinguished Fellow of the Israeli Group Psychotherapy Association. He has received several awards including the Harold Bernard Group Psychotherapy Training Award and the Ann Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Therapy. He also co-edited the books: 1. Theory and Practice of Online Therapy: Internet-delievered Interventions for Individuals, Groups, Families, and Organizations. 2. Advances in Online Therapy: Emergence of a New Paradigm. 3. The Virtual Group Therapy Circle: Advances in Online Group Theory and Practice with Arnon Rolnick and Adam Leighton.

What if you could get a firsthand glimpse into the future of nursing education, which includes virtual simulation and immersive experiences? Dr. Janelle Sokolowich, the Academic Vice President and Dean for the Levitt School of Health at Western Governors University, is doing just that. She walks us through her profound journey, from her days as a nursing student to her current role, unveiling how simulation has been pivotal in shaping her education and teaching methodology. Dr. Sokolowich also delves into how she's been nurturing diversity in nursing programs and the invaluable lessons she's learned along the way.Ever wondered how simulation can be a powerful tool in paving the way for diversity, equity, and inclusion? Dr. Sokolowich,shares a compelling scenario that underlines just how it can manifest these values. She narrates an instance involving a Muslim family that had a profound impact on her approach towards diversity. Here, we unpack how the simulation lab serves as a safe oasis for nurses, enabling them to voice their queries and decipher the multifaceted nature of their profession.As we embark on the future of nursing education simulation, Dr.Sokolowich, brings to light the potential of virtual simulation in healthcare education. She provides a sneak-peek into how Western Governors University is employing simulation and virtual reality to extend the reach of healthcare education, despite the challenges they face. Wrapping up our conversation, Dr. Sokolowich, accentuates the essence of innovation and collaboration in nursing, sharing her experiences working with the AACN to transition to a competency-based nursing curriculum, and how simulation can support students with learning disabilities. You're sure to be inspired by her passion for pushing the boundaries of healthcare education!Innovative SimSolutions.Your turnkey solution provider for medical simulation programs, sim centers & faculty design.

After battling chronic illness as a child, Dr. Janelle Sokolowich swore she'd never step foot in a hospital again and started pursuing a different path in college. But life had a way of bringing her back to the world of medicine. “I started thinking back to all the nurses that made such an impact on me as a child and helped me to grow up to be a functioning adult,” she explains to host Michel Carrese. Now as academic vice president and dean of the Leavitt School of Health at Western Governors University, Dr. Sokolowich is in a position to help many others like herself pay it forward by becoming healthcare providers. The school serves 20,000 to 30,000 students per month and seventeen percent of all BSN holders in the country are graduates, but Sokolowich is keenly aware this can be an unattainable dream when cost and other factors come into play. That's why Leavitt strives to keep tuition low and her performance as Dean is evaluated based on how much debt students have when they graduate, and if they are earning a livable wage two years post-graduation. “We want to be the most inclusive university in the country and we see ourselves as personally responsible for advancing health equity through education.” Check out this thoughtful conversation about competency-based education, strategies for meeting health needs in rural America and the importance of mentoring. “I want to build that next set of nurse leaders and I take it personally, because I have been gifted and blessed with many that have done it for me.”Mentioned in this episode: https://www.wgu.edu/online-nursing-health-degrees.html

In This Episode:Joseph T. Salerno, Academic Vice President of the Mises Institute, joins the podcast to talk about Murray Rothbard's political and economic thoughtwhy a demagogue is necessary for the masses to re-establish control over their government in the age of social democracya primer on the economic theory of the Austrian economists, as well as their underlying anthropology and praxeologyTexts Mentioned:“Education in Economic Liberty” by Wilhelm Röpke in What is Conservatism? edited by Frank S. Meyer“Why I am Not a Conservative” by F.A. Hayek“The Use of Knowledge in Society” by F.A. HayekAmerica's Great Depression by Murray RothbardHuman Action by Ludwig von Mises“Murray Rothbard versus the Progressives” by Joseph T. Salerno“In Defense of Demagogues” by Murray RothbardRothbard versus the Philosophers edited by Roberta Modugno“Why a Socialist Economy is Impossible” by Joseph T. Salerno“The End of Socialism and the Calculation Debate Revisited” by Murray RothbardThe Road to Serfdom by F.A. HayekThe Constitution of Liberty by F.A. Hayek“Joe Salerno on His Career as an Heir to Rothbard” by Joseph T. Salerno“A Radical Right-wing Alternative” in the New York Times, 1971Dan McCarthy “Conservative Conversations” special lectureMises InstituteMoney: Sound and Unsound  by Joseph T. SalernoBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Shane Reese is a statistician and Academic Vice President of BYU. He has consulted with the Philadelphia Eagles and the U.S. Olympic volleyball team, and he previously worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Welcome to part 1 of the Economics in 3 Podcasts series! Curtis and Ryan are kicking off the series with Academic Vice President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Dr. Joseph T. Salerno to discuss the cause and effects of inflation, Austrian Economics, and more.  

Dr. Weinberg is a licensed psychologist in California (PSY 23243) & Israel, in private practice in Sacramento, California, with more than 35 years of experience. He is also a group analyst and Certified Group Psychotherapist as well as the past President of the Israeli Association of Group Psychotherapy and the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society and the list-owner of the group psychotherapy professional online discussion forum. Dr. Weinberg was the Academic Vice-President of the Professional School of Psychology in which he created and coordinates an online doctoral program in group psychotherapy and marital therapy.He published books on Internet groups and about Fairy Tales and the Social Unconscious and co-edited a book about the large group and a series of books about the social unconscious.He is on the clinical faculty of Psychiatry at UC Davis Medical Center and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the International Group Psychotherapy Association, as well as a Distinguished Fellow of the Israeli Group Psychotherapy Association.He has received several awards including the Harold Bernard Group Psychotherapy Training Award and the Ann Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Therapy.In This EpisodeDr. Haim at Sacramento Center for PsychotherapyDr. Haim's bookshaimwein@gmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

At age 50, Rev. Bill Weisenbach made a major life pivot when he left his post as Vice President of New York Seminary to become the sole pastor of a small church in an historic Hudson Valley town. Looking back after almost 30 years, Bill reflects on the shift from teaching and administration to serving on the front lines of his field as a parish minister, and how his mantra, “Hold your truth lightly”, serves him well in these times.Topics include:How a volunteer substitute gig gave him the courage to seek out a new path;The value of a professional peer group when working aloneSticking to self-imposed schedules as key to success and growthThe importance of family and spousal buy-in to major life changesBeing happy with a major life change, even when it means a pay cutAnd much moreThe Rev. Dr. William Weisenbach is a Presbyterian Minister. He served as Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Katonah, NY, from which he retired in 2012. Before serving in Katonah, Dr. Weisenbach pastored the Presbyterian Church in Cold Spring, NY. Before entering parish ministry he served for twenty-four years on the faculty of New York Theological Seminary as Academic Vice President and Professor of Practical Theology. Dr. Weisenbach holds a Doctor of Ministry and a Doctor of Divinity degree. During his career at the seminary, the largest inter-racial school of its kind in the nation, Dr. Weisenbach taught hundreds of gifted students, including those at Sing Sing prison.Resources:Michael Green (wikipedia page)New York Theological Seminary

US and Global (China) Economies, Inside and Outside of AgricultureDr. Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University since August 2015. His research seeks to better understand U.S. farmland market, agricultural water conservation, and Chinese agriculture. Dr. Zhang is also affiliated with Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), where he co-founded the new ISU China Ag center jointly with Dr. Dermot Hayes in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2017.Dr. Zhang is the leading researcher of the Iowa Land Value Survey, the Iowa Farmland Ownership and Tenure Survey, as well as the Iowa Lakes Survey. He also serves as the Academic Vice President for ASFMRA Iowa Chapter and leads the annual ISU Soil Management and Land Valuation (SMLV) Conference.Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics from the Ohio State University in July 2015, and he also hold a BSc in Environmental Science from Fudan University in China.Let’s jump right into it!United States net farm income – how has it compared year over year?Is this gain larger or lesser than average?How are the US export markets compared to last year and historicallyGrain ExportsMeat ExportsOther ExportsWhat does the US – China Trade relationship look like now?Did President Trump hurt or help?Did China honor their obligations?Were the tariff’s “Effective”What are your predictions for the next term (2021-2022)?What does trade policy look like under the next administration?Will it be a priority?Will tariff’s stay?Will we given in to pressure from others?In your opinion is China an indispensable trading partner for the US? For AG products?What products in general?Is there something the current administration should do in a trade agreement to make this work better in the future?Will it ever be more balanced?How is China’s economy?Do we really know?Continued individual wealth – more protein consumption?Growing Middle Class?What does it look like in the near future?AgricultureLivestock – SwineStock piles – dwindling or growing?TransportationHigh Speed RailWhat are China’s trade targets or focuses now?Are they looking for formal alliances?Are they targeting new partners?Which of the two economic power houses are currently sitting in a better position?  China or USWhy? All industries?Where is the advantageAgricultureManufacturingTechnologyWhat is your prediction on where is the US AG Economy headed?How does this compare to where have we come from?Anything else you’d like our audience to know?What, in your opinion, are the most common traits amongst the most successful farmers you have observed?SummaryChallengeClosingRemind the listener to leave a comment if this episode brought them value.  Ask them you like, leave a review where they listen, and share with their friends.  They can always send topic ideas to farm4profitllc@gmail.com

What is the role of religious universities like BYU? How should they resemble or differ from secular universities, and has their role evolved in the past few decades? Or will it? Our guest on this episode of the BYU Humanities Center Podcast is John Tanner, former Academic Vice President of BYU and, most recently, President …

On this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Greg Weiner joins Julia, Lee, and James to consider the controversy surrounding recent efforts to remove monuments and memorials from the public square that commemorate the Confederacy and other prominent historical figures. Greg is the Provost and Academic Vice President at Assumption University, where he is also an Associate Professor of Political Science. He specializes in the study of American politics and history, political theory, the Founding, Congress, and constitutional law. Greg is the author of several books including, most recently, The Political Constitution: The Case Against Judicial Supremacy (University Press of Kansas, 2019) and Old Whigs: Burke, Lincoln and the Politics of Prudence (Encounter Books, 2019). He is also a regular contributor at the New York Times and a contributing editor of Law & Liberty. When should Americans remove monuments from the proverbial public square? Should all of those targeted come down? How do citizens make that decision? Where do they make it? And what exactly is a National Garden of American Heroes? These are some of the questions Greg, Julia, Lee, and James discuss on this week’s episode.

Air date: 8/2/20 [00:28:40] Host Matt Mio is joined by Professors Heather Hill, Stephen Manning, Mara Livezey, Dan Maggio and Dave Chow.  And we welcome our special guest for this week: Dr. Pam Zarkowski, University of Detroit Mercy Provost and Academic Vice President. Download a transcript of this week’s episode – ATP 2048 transcript Transcription […]

In this episode, we talk with Shane Reese who is the Academic Vice President at BYU. We talk about data science and cybersecurity, which happen to be new majors offered at BYU. We talk about why BYU created these majors, the process to get them implemented, and why the market is demanding this type of education. We deviate to talking sports in relation to statistics and learn about Shane’s background in the field. Lastly, we chat about the importance of also factoring in your “gut” feeling on decisions even when the data shows a pretty clear answer

In this episode, we talk with Shane Reese who is the Academic Vice President at BYU. We talk about data science and cybersecurity, which happen to be new majors offered at BYU. We talk about why BYU created these majors, the process to get them implemented, and why the market is demanding this type of education. We deviate to talking sports in relation to statistics and learn about Shane's background in the field. Lastly, we chat about the importance of also factoring in your “gut” feeling on decisions even when the data shows a pretty clear answer

This is a special episode of the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Podcast! For this week, host John Haggard speaks with Dr. Jerry Faulkner, the president of Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN. Throughout the half-hour, they tackle on vital topics such as: Dr. Faulkner’s Personal Background His Life Pre Vol State Life in the 60s Compared to Today Dr. Faulkner’s Hobbies How and When Dr. Faulkner Started at Vol State The Difference Between State Colleges and Universities Vol State Campuses From College Dropout to College President Programs Offered at Vol State The Future of Academia Vol State’s Scholarship Programs How You Can Contact Dr. Faulkner Transcript John Haggard 0:02 Welcome to the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Special Edition podcast where we also interview community presidents and leaders on topics that are of interest to the Gallatin area as a whole. And today, we’re honored to have Dr. Jerry Faulkner on the podcast. Jerry is the president of Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin known by some folks as Vol State. Hey, Jerry, welcome to the podcast. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 0:26 Thank you. Thank you. My pleasure to be with you. John Haggard 0:28 Great to have you before we dive in it’s always interesting to know about the person behind the job, the person behind the scenes. Tell us a little bit about your background. Did you grow up in Gallatin or in this area? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 0:42 I did not. I grew up near Knoxville and live there a significant part of my life in a little community called Corryton, kind of Northeast of Knoxville. So only came to Middle Tennessee when I when I came to Vol State. John Haggard 0:58 All right, so you are a Tennessee Native? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 1:01 Yes, never lived outside the state. John Haggard 1:03 Right, okay. So in your area just north of Knoxville, where did you go to high school? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 1:08 Yeah, I went to high school at Carter High School, the Green Hornets, in Strawberry Plains Tennessee. Again little east of Knoxville and outside of Knoxville proper. John Haggard 1:21 Now did you play sports or anything special in high school that you did when you were there? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 1:26 Yeah, I did not play sports. Probably the special thing I did was I was on the yearbook staff my senior year of high school and that was a great experience. John Haggard 1:38 Yeah, the yearbook. So you collect all the pictures, do the articles. And I always remember about a yearbook, the seniors always have those, you know, parting words that they write into the yearbook. So I guess you would see a lot of that as well. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 1:52 Yeah. We had you know, we had a whole staff of students plus our faculty advisor and and yeah, all the pictures and all the candid pictures of events. It was a very enjoyable experience. John Haggard 2:05 Now you came to Vol State when? What year? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 2:08 I came in May of 2012. John Haggard 2:10 Okay, May of 2012. And so do you have family here in this area as well? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 2:15 I do not. All of my family is in East Tennessee mostly clustered somewhere around Knoxville. John Haggard 2:22 Well, you know the great thing about family even if they’re not right next door, you have Skype and all these online ways, FaceTime. It seems like the world’s very small these days because we can see them live video. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 2:34 Oh, absolutely. It’s remarkable to be able to connect in the ways that we do you know I… Folks my age, remember the Dick Tracy wrist radio… John Haggard 2:46 Yes! Dr. Jerry Faulkner 2:49 How far out that seemed in that day, but it’s what you know, with the Apple Watch. It’s totally possible today. John Haggard 2:56 It is and I actually take calls on the Apple Watch and it’s really Really cool to think that it really happened. You remember the James Bond movies when he had a what a phone in the car and that was so cool. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 3:07 Yeah, yeah. John Haggard 3:08 And today it’s everything. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 3:10 Yeah, it’s everywhere and everything. Yes. John Haggard 3:13 When you are not working at Vol State during the week of course you have time off maybe weekends. What do you like to do on your time off? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 3:20 Well, my wife and I like to travel and we’ve been fortunate in recent years to be able to travel quite a bit. And then I’d like to bicycle as well for exercise and for for the enjoyment of it. John Haggard 3:34 Would that be your favorite hobby? Bicycling? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 3:37 Well, hobby-wise, I guess I would have to say my hobby is photography. My wife and I recently visited Africa and she’s quite a shutterbug as well. So between the two of us we took about 2500 pictures. John Haggard 3:51 Oh, wow. Now, are you one of those that has that big, what, $1500, $2000, $3,000 camera that shoots all that? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 3:59 No, I, you know, I’ve got a digital camera, a pretty nice digital camera, but no it’s not one of the more expensive ones. John Haggard 4:07 Now you say photography as your hobby. Back in the old days, maybe in high school or college, did you go into dark rooms and develop pictures? I used to do that. It was kind of fun. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 4:17 Yeah, I actually did do some of that. During during my Master’s Degree program, I actually took a course in Biological Illustration. And part of that was photography. And I actually did a little bit of developing of slides, even at home, during my teaching career, because getting slides developed was a lengthy process. And so I was able to actually to do that at home. John Haggard 4:44 The one thing I remember about slides, I think it was called ektachrome or something like that back. then. It had to be, yeah, the temperature had to be something like exactly 71 or 72 degrees or something like that? Am I remembering right? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 4:57 Yeah, you had you had to be very careful with the temperature or you had to adjust the time and the solution? John Haggard 5:03 Right, right. Wow, those are the old days, Jerry. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 5:08 I don’t know if you can even buy ektachrome film anymore, but… John Haggard 5:12 I don’t think you can, I don’t think you can. So, tell us what got you to Nashville or in the Gallatin area, 2012 I think you said, to Volunteer State Community College. How did that come about? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 5:22 Yeah. Well, I joined the Tennessee Board of Regents Community College System in 1993 as a faculty member teaching Biology and Environmental Science at Chattanooga State Community College. And I was there for several years and stayed there as I became department chair for the biology department. And then in 2008, was selected as the Academic Vice President for Cleveland State Community College just up the road from Chattanooga and was there four years. And then I saw the opportunity for the President’s position here at Volunteer State Community College and applied and was selected for that position. John Haggard 6:09 All right, now what is the difference actually between a you hear Community College and then you hear University or is there a difference? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 6:17 Yeah, there are some differences. We are a two year college and so the highest degree that we offer is an associate’s degree. We have associates of arts, associates of science, associates of applied science, which are career programs and then shorter term certifications that lead to careers or skills for careers, whereas the universities are offering bachelor’s degrees and even master’s degrees and doctorates. Also, most of the universities have a selective admissions process at a community college like Vol State. We’re open admission. I jokingly sometimes say that the only number you have to have to get into Vol State is 98.6. John Haggard 7:08 Yeah, that’s pretty good. Yeah, that’s good. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 7:10 Yeah. Because we take we take students wherever they are and help them get to where they want to be. And then of course, we’re non residential. We’re strictly a commuter college. John Haggard 7:22 Gotcha. Okay, and then to understand the history of Vol State, when did it begin and how did it begin? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 7:31 Yeah, well, in Tennessee in the 60s, particularly the last half of the 60s, there was kind of a state-wide movement to have community colleges or sometimes they were called junior colleges, across the state of Tennessee. And so, in the late 60s, a group of citizens here in Gallatin began to organize and to work with the General Assembly in the Governor’s Office to have a community college here in Sumner County. And so we’re actually closing in on our 50th anniversary. Little bit of a debate about when to celebrate our 50th anniversary because the defining legislation and the approval of the Higher Education Commission actually came across in 1969. Groundbreaking at this location was in November of 1970. And then the first students were actually admitted in the fall of 71 although they did not attend classes here on this campus. The offices for the college we’re on Main Street, Gallatin in the Cordell Hull building, and pretty much every church on Main Street had Vol State College classes in it. John Haggard 8:47 Wow. So 50 years, 50 years, half a century Wow, time flies when you’re when you’re having fun, dunnit? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 8:54 Sure does. John Haggard 8:54 Now, are there multiple campuses of Vol State or just in Gallatin? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 9:00 No Actually there are multiple campuses. We have a campus in Springfield and Robertson County. We refer to that as the Highland Crest campus. We have a campus and Cookeville at the Cookeville Higher Education campus, and then campus in Livingston in Overton County as well. And then we’re working very hard to have a campus in Wilson County. We hope within the next 30 days by certainly before the end of 2019 that will close on the purchase of 10 acres of property in Wilson County and begin the work of having a site in Wilson County. John Haggard 9:41 Oh. Okay, so you’re pretty much in the final stages. Now. It’s the purchase agreement is in place, and it’s just going through the actual closing? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 9:48 Yes, that’s correct. Of course, the big task is still to get a state appropriation to build the building. So we have submitted a request or a state appropriation and we’re waiting and see how that will work out. John Haggard 10:02 Right. So how much is that going to be? What are you asking for? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 10:05 Yeah, we’ve submitted request for $15 million for about a 28,000 square foot building over in Wilson. John Haggard 10:13 Yeah, yeah. So did you have another career, Jerry before you went into education? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 10:19 Well, it’s a long and sorted story. I’m actually a college dropout or at least I was a college dropout. I dropped out of college in my first attempt and spent 10 years in the business world. I was employed by one of those small loan companies, signature loan companies. I was the guy that called you if you missed your payment. And then went from there and was a credit manager with a building supply company, a regional building supply company. And after several years at that just decided that I was tired of working for a paycheck and an ulcer because that seemed to be what I was getting out of life and decided the way to remedy that was to go back and finish my bachelor’s degree. John Haggard 11:16 Gotcha, all right. Well, how do you see, there a lot of trends today in all businesses, I mean, everything is under review. Everything’s changing. What do you see in the next I guess, if you could, maybe a crystal ball or just looking out in the next three to five years, as it relates to education? What is going to change either in terms of how it’s delivered or just, I mean, what do you see out there? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 11:40 Well, I think there’s going to be a continued growth in the online offerings. Vol State has 140 different courses that can be taken online asynchronously. So you know the cliche about take college in your pajamas is certainly positive. John Haggard 11:58 Actually true. Yeah. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 12:01 And so I think we’re going to continue to see the use of technology in new ways in terms of artificial intelligence. There’s actually a professor at Georgia Tech who has created an artificial intelligence student assistant that chats with students as they have problems and answers their questions about the course. And interestingly, at the end of the semester, he asked students to vote on which of his assistants they think is the artificial one and less than 50% of the students can track which one is the artificial intelligence. John Haggard 12:42 Wow. Wow. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 12:44 We’ll see some more of that. I think we’re going to see more use of virtual reality and simulation here at Vol State and our nursing program and our emergency medical technology and paramedic programs. We have AI fidelity simulation mannequins that that can do pretty much anything a living – can simulate I’ll say it that way – can simulate pretty much at thing a living person can. Blood pressure, temperature, blinking the eyes, breathing, responding to medication. And so it gives a powerful experience in terms of things that you’re able to do because in that simulation situation you can let students continue down a wrong path. Wait till they kill the patient. John Haggard 13:34 Right, wow! Yeah! Dr. Jerry Faulkner 13:36 And obviously you can’t do that in a real hospital so… John Haggard 13:40 Gosh! So yes, because back in the old days, it was a kind of a plastic hard rubber mannequin. So this is an actual you know, except being human and… Wow. That’s, that’s… those things must be expensive? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 13:52 They are. Of course, there are different ones of them there. Adult males, adult females, children, infants. There’s even one that delivers a baby that goes through the whole labor process. John Haggard 14:04 Oh my gosh, that’s amazing! That really is, I mean gosh, if there’s anybody out there parent or someone listening that says “Hey, you know, I want to get into into the nursing career.” To be able to do something like that, that’s amazing. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 14:19 Yeah, that really provides a unique experience for our students. One that they don’t forget. John Haggard 14:28 So at Vol State is there, I guess there’s a lot of coursewear but there’s there, are their primary things like, we’ve been talking about here in healthcare, that Vol State’s best known? Or can you pretty much take any type of course you want to? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 14:42 Well, we’re a comprehensive community college. We offer almost 100 different programs of study. About half of our students, actually little more than half of our students, come to us with the express desire to transfer on to a university and acquire a bachelor degree,. The other half of our students are pursuing one of those Applied Science degrees or certificates that will lead them to a career. We’re probably best known for our health science programs. We have have 14 different health science programs plus nursing. And but we’re working really hard on our Business and Technology Division as well. Tremendous opportunity for job growth in the Computer Information Technology field. And so we’re working really hard to ramp up our offerings in that area as well. John Haggard 15:35 What do you see out there, Jerry, the degrees today, in the current environment, as we look out, you know, two to four or five years, people are always concerned also about well, where can I go and get a high paying job? What do you see? What do you see in that arena? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 15:50 Yeah, well, things are changing so fast. I mean, I think there are careers in the future that that haven’t even been invented yet. Yeah, who would You know, who would have thought 510 years ago that you could make a living as a web designer, for example? John Haggard 16:05 Well, good example. Yeah. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 16:06 So, but I think there will always be the need for folks in the healthcare industry in the health sciences, particularly as us baby boomers are aging and increasing our needs for healthcare. I think given the direction of technology, there’s always going to be a need for folks that have technology knowledge and skills, and even things like accounting. Accounting is one of the high demand jobs, believe it or not, these days, so we don’t turn out enough accountant. John Haggard 16:43 Yeah, I mean, it is amazing how fast things are moving like that and with busy schedules that people have these days. And I think when I’m hearing you say, you’re going to probably say well, no, not completely john, but is it possible involves day to go to college completely online, or can you go you know, 95% and then 5% brick and mortar so to speak? How does that work? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 17:04 Yeah, well, we have a couple of programs that are online, fully online. For example, the Applied Science Degree in Fire Technology. Theoretically, you could earn that degree and never set foot on our campuses. For example, Sleep Diagnostics, the instructional part of that program is completely online. You do still have to come to campus to participate in clinical portions of it. But a huge portion of our students, something like 60% take one or more online classes. John Haggard 17:44 Got you. Is there any, you know, people are always trying to assess should I do this? Should I do that? Is there a number one complaint that you hear about education as a whole or people saying, “Gosh, I wish this…” Or anything like that or no? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 18:01 Yeah. I think if you look at the national scene there is this debate going on about the cost benefit ratio of higher education. How does getting a college education pay off when you end up spending tremendous amounts of money to acquire that degree? And that’s kind of emphasized by the growing student loan debt across America. Right now, the the total student loan debt of American citizens exceeds the total credit card debt for the nation if you can believe that. John Haggard 18:42 That’s so hard to believe, ain’t it? Wow. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 18:44 Yeah. So there is that debate about the value of higher education. John Haggard 18:52 Yeah, I mean… yeah go ahead. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 18:55 Yeah, I was gonna say that all the statistics point to those persons who have a credential from higher education will have lifetime earnings that are a million dollars or more over those that just have a high school diploma and so we can we can point to some solid statistics that yes, it’s it’s worth your time and your effort and your money to get a get a post secondary credential. John Haggard 19:24 Got you. Well, let me ask you this Jerry. As someone is earning or once someone earns a degree, can Vol State connect somebody with internship programs to every businesses that you know might lead to a potential job offer? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 19:37 Absolutely. We have, over the last year or so, began to emphasize work-based learning. This is the idea that students get into a cooperative opportunity or a shadowing opportunity or even an internship while they’re still in college, with the profession or the career where they want to practice. And so they get some very real world hands on experience. And for the employers, it turns out to be an on the job interview because they really get to see the the person in action at the location before they offer them a job. And so we’ve had some really good success with that, again, students that participate in an internship and then, immediately upon graduation, they get job offers. Sometimes even before they graduate. John Haggard 20:29 You know, I’ve always believed in “if you can try it before you buy it” so to speak. I’ve heard people in healthcare – people who’ve gone through, say, a nursing program. And once they get to the hospital, and they’ve been there three or four weeks, they say, “Gosh, I never thought it was going to be like this. I really don’t want to do this.” And they’ve invested all that time. So what you’re talking about really could almost be like an insurance policy to be sure. Like hey, this is really something not only I thought I want to do, but I really want to do. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 20:30 Absolutely. We want students to pick a pathway and to stay on that pathway and accomplish their goal. John Haggard 21:04 What are some of the biggest annual events that occur each year at Vol State? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 21:10 Well, of course graduation is for me the highlight of the year. I should say graduations. We’ve grown to the point that, about three years ago, we had to add a graduation ceremony in December. And so we have commencement exercises in December and May and, frankly, the May one is growing back to the point that sometime in the next couple years, we’ll probably have to consider having two graduations in May in order to accommodate folks. So graduation is a huge event. We have a full calendar every year of performing arts events on campus. Probably the biggest one of those, the one that the community most enjoys is our Christmas performance, which comes up in late November, early December. And then we have a series of visual arts displays as well. We have an art gallery in our Steinhauer-Rogan-Black Humanities Building and have periodic art exhibits there from professional artists across the state. John Haggard 22:14 So how many people as we talk about Vol State with all the campuses are enrolled or how many people in average year I guess, would you have? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 22:22 This fall, this semester we just started, we have 9146 folks enrolled across our four campuses, online. And then of course, that includes students that are dual enrollment. They’re still in high school, but they’re taking college classes while they’re still in high school. John Haggard 22:40 Gotcha, gotcha. Is there one thing, Jerry, about you that most people would be really surprised to know ,if they knew it, about you? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 22:50 Well, I think I may have revealed it already in the conversation and that I was actually college dropout. You know I started college right straight out of high school and did okay for the first year. And then discovered there were other things to do on a college campus other than go to class. And didn’t realize there’s a direct correlation between going to class and getting good grades. And so my last semester during that – last quarter, we were on a quarter system at that time – my last quarter I recently had reason to look back at my transcript and so I had an incomplete, W four withdraw and two Fs. So it’s likely that had I not decided to drop out the next semester they would have academically suspended me so… John Haggard 23:50 Put you out anyway. I got ya, I got ya. It’s interesting, though, isn’t it, how that can really happen. You can run away from something you never want to do and then wind up where you are. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 23:59 Yeah. And I think it’s a it’s a powerful lesson to folks that I share with non-traditional students that are thinking about coming back to college is that, you’re a different person than you were 5, 10, 15 years ago when you finished high school or when you were not successful in college and you can succeed in college these days. John Haggard 24:22 You know, this reminds me of that phrase I heard a pastor say one time that your past does not predict your future. Is that’s what you’re saying there? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 24:29 Absolutely. Absolutely. Education is is a powerful changer of lives. It’s a powerful agent for changing future trajectory. John Haggard 24:39 Is there anything else that you do in the community in terms of advisory roles or other things that you do in addition to Vol State? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 24:47 I’m a member of the local Rotary Club and participate in their projects. I’m on some local boards I’m on a local hospital board and have served on some other civic organizations. I get called on frequently when one or the other of the communities is in a planning process, like Gallatin is now I get called on to participate in those planning processes. And then, as our economic community development folks are recruiting new business and industry to our area, I frequently have an opportunity to share the benefit that Vol State can bring in terms of preparing their workforce if they decide to move to Gallatin. John Haggard 25:32 Yes. And you know, when you go anywhere near Gallatin, all the rooftops, all the construction, it really seems without exaggeration at least once a month there’s something new this sprung up somewhere. Dr. Jerry Faulkner 25:44 Yeah, it’s fortunate that here in Sumner County that we’re in a growing area. A lot of colleges around the nation and even some colleges in Tennessee are in areas where the population is stable at best are declining at worst and so we’re fortunate to have a growing population here in Sumner County and our other counties that we serve across Middle Tennessee. John Haggard 26:10 Anything Jerry that I did not ask you that you would want folks to know? Either about Vol State or you or how to get, you know, how to connect with you? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 26:20 Well, I thought you might want to ask me about the Tennessee Promise and the Tennessee Reconnect. Those are the last dollar tuition scholarship programs. Tennessee Promise for recent high school graduates and Tennessee Reconnect for adults that don’t already have a college degree that they can attend Vol State tuition free. And that’s had a tremendous impact on the college. This fall we have almost 2500 students that are Tennessee Promise eligible and over 1500 students that are Tennessee Reconnect eligible that are here on our campus, taking classes tuition free. John Haggard 26:59 Wow, Jerry, how does that work? How does someone qualify to do that? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 27:03 Well, it starts by going to the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation website. And there’s a brief application that you do there. And then you follow up with the filing of your federal application for a student aid. Any of our folks here at the college in our financial aid office or admissions office could help folks with those processes and get them on the road to being a Vol State student and on the way to having a college credential and a career. John Haggard 27:34 So did I get that right, you said 2500 people, students are enrolled this way? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 27:40 Yeah. 2500 students are enrolled and taking advantage of the eligibility for the Tennessee Promise, which again is for recent high school graduates. And then over 1500 adult students that don’t already have a college degree are enrolled under the Tennessee Reconnect program. John Haggard 28:00 Got it. Got it. Wow, this has been an interesting opportunity to talk. We’ve got Dr. Jerry Faulkner, he’s the president of Vol State. And we’ve been listening to him and learning about what’s going on there and what he does, and I just appreciate the opportunity to to talk with you and just to learn. So if people do want to get in contact with you personally, what’s the best way, Jerry? Dr. Jerry Faulkner 28:21 You can call my office. Of course, the area code is (615) 230 3500. That’s the direct line to my office. And if you’d like to drop me an email, it’s jerry.faulkner@volstate.edu. John Haggard 28:37 All right, folks, Dr. Jerry Faulkner right there. He is our special edition guest today on the Miracle Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram podcast. Join us again right here for another special edition of the podcast in addition to our regular topics we discuss each month including the best ways to purchase, lease, service and maintain, also accessorize, and sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible when you’re ready to do it, and don’t forget the transcript of each podcast, it’s right here you can look down and see just what we spoke about in case you wanted to refer to something. Right here on the website. You can easily refer for information at your fingertips. I’m your host, John Haggard, and we’ll see you next time.

Craig Bell, Academic Vice President at LDS Business College, spoke at the LDS Business College Devotional on April 2, 2019.

(https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Salerno-2012B-cropped.jpg) Joe Salerno is Academic Vice President of the Mises Institute and one of the world’s leading economists in the Rothbardian tradition. He discusses his intellectual roots as well as his scholarly work on money and banking. But Bob also asks Joe to recount some of his funny adventures with Murray Rothbard. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The Mises Institute’s Austrian Economics Research Conference (https://mises.org/events/austrian-economics-research-conference-2019) (March 22-23, 2019). The new collection from the Mises Institute, (https://mises.org/wire/rothbard-z) . Murray Rothbard’s  Depressions: Their Cause and Cure (https://mises.org/library/economic-depressions-their-cause-and-cure-4) . Joe Salerno’s lecture on “Calculation and Socialism” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IWDDw8TIdY) (from Mises U 2018). Joe Salerno’s essay, “Ludwig von Mises as Currency School Free Banker,” as Chapter 5 (p. 95) in (ed.) Jorg Guido Hulsmann’s  Theory of Money and Fiduciary Media (https://news.mises.org/sites/default/files/Theory%20of%20Money%20and%20Fiduciary%20Media.pdf) . Murphy’s essay summarizing the internal Austrian dispute: “Socialism: The Calculation Problem Is Not the Knowledge Problem.”  (https://mises.org/wire/socialism-calculation-problem-not-knowledge-problem-0) Tom Woods Show Ep. 1244, “The Professor Everybody Shuns.” (https://tomwoods.com/ep-1244-the-professor-everybody-shuns/) (Features Michael Rectenwald, a leftist NYU professor who was ostracized when he began questioning some of the tactics of campus activists.) The sound engineer for this episode was Chris Williams. Learn more about his work at ChrisWilliamsAudio.com (http://www.ChrisWilliamsAudio.com) .

Greg Morris is the Academic Vice President at El Centro College, in Dallas. He joins us today to talk about the work he is doing at El Centro, and how he approaches the task of helping students find success.  Resources mentioned on today's episode: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, Harvard Business Review, Drucker, Christensen, Goleman, Orphan Train: A Novel, Kline, Almasy, Toren

Kelly Burgener, Academic Vice President, Brigham Young University-Idaho Dr. Rick Aman, President, Eastern Idaho Technical College Dr. Jeff Fox, President, College of Southern Idaho Dr. Lyle Castle, Interim Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Idaho State University Dr. Marc Skinner, Executive Officer Southeast Region, University of Idaho

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Universities and colleges are economic drivers; the more educated the populace, the greater the opportunity for success and prosperity, both for individuals and their communities. As Alberta moves towards the “next generation economy”, critical thinkers, researchers and “technopreneurs” will be the human capital underpinning our competitive advantage both on the national and international stage. But are our post-secondary institutions able to produce the knowledge for workers of the future? Are they positioned to change and adapt to the shifting demands of employers? To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky: “Can they learn to skate to where the puck is going to be?” Based on 25 year's experience in the college environment both in Canada and the United States, the speaker will present her predictions for the future of post-secondary education in Alberta and beyond. Speaker: Tracy Edwards, Ed.D. Dr. Edwards has been the President of Lethbridge College since 2005. She started her career as a faculty member of Nova Scotia Community College and was also Academic Vice-President of Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, which grants the largest number of Associate Degrees in the United States. With doctoral work in college leadership, she is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Her passion revolves around creating a positive cultural environment where she believes faculty and staff can do their best work.

Universities and colleges are economic drivers; the more educated the populace, the greater the opportunity for success and prosperity, both for individuals and their communities. As Alberta moves towards the “next generation economy”, critical thinkers, researchers and “technopreneurs” will be the human capital underpinning our competitive advantage both on the national and international stage. But are our post-secondary institutions able to produce the knowledge for workers of the future? Are they positioned to change and adapt to the shifting demands of employers? To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky: “Can they learn to skate to where the puck is going to be?” Based on 25 year's experience in the college environment both in Canada and the United States, the speaker will present her predictions for the future of post-secondary education in Alberta and beyond. Speaker: Tracy Edwards, Ed.D. Dr. Edwards has been the President of Lethbridge College since 2005. She started her career as a faculty member of Nova Scotia Community College and was also Academic Vice-President of Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, which grants the largest number of Associate Degrees in the United States. With doctoral work in college leadership, she is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Her passion revolves around creating a positive cultural environment where she believes faculty and staff can do their best work.

Universities and colleges are economic drivers; the more educated the populace, the greater the opportunity for success and prosperity, both for individuals and their communities. As Alberta moves towards the “next generation economy”, critical thinkers, researchers and “technopreneurs” will be the human capital underpinning our competitive advantage both on the national and international stage. But are our post-secondary institutions able to produce the knowledge for workers of the future? Are they positioned to change and adapt to the shifting demands of employers? To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky: “Can they learn to skate to where the puck is going to be?” Based on 25 year's experience in the college environment both in Canada and the United States, the speaker will present her predictions for the future of post-secondary education in Alberta and beyond. Speaker: Tracy Edwards, Ed.D. Dr. Edwards has been the President of Lethbridge College since 2005. She started her career as a faculty member of Nova Scotia Community College and was also Academic Vice-President of Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, which grants the largest number of Associate Degrees in the United States. With doctoral work in college leadership, she is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Her passion revolves around creating a positive cultural environment where she believes faculty and staff can do their best work.

Universities and colleges are economic drivers; the more educated the populace, the greater the opportunity for success and prosperity, both for individuals and their communities. As Alberta moves towards the “next generation economy”, critical thinkers, researchers and “technopreneurs” will be the human capital underpinning our competitive advantage both on the national and international stage. But are our post-secondary institutions able to produce the knowledge for workers of the future? Are they positioned to change and adapt to the shifting demands of employers? To paraphrase Wayne Gretzky: “Can they learn to skate to where the puck is going to be?” Based on 25 year's experience in the college environment both in Canada and the United States, the speaker will present her predictions for the future of post-secondary education in Alberta and beyond. Speaker: Tracy Edwards, Ed.D. Dr. Edwards has been the President of Lethbridge College since 2005. She started her career as a faculty member of Nova Scotia Community College and was also Academic Vice-President of Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida, which grants the largest number of Associate Degrees in the United States. With doctoral work in college leadership, she is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Her passion revolves around creating a positive cultural environment where she believes faculty and staff can do their best work.