Podcasts about institutional effectiveness

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of Speaking of College of Charleston, Mark Del Mastro, associate provost for academic and international programs, and Chris Korey, associate provost for student success, discuss the concept of meta majors. They explain how meta majors can help incoming students explore various academic fields intentionally while building an academic community. Join us as they discuss the advantages of meta majors for both undecided and declared students, highlighting the essential skills gained through these programs and their role in enhancing student retention and success. Plus, learn how you can access more information about meta majors and discover how these initiatives align with the broader mission of the College. Tune in for insights that could shape your academic journey. Featured on this Episode:Mark Del Mastro, professor of Spanish/Hispanic Studies and associate provost for academic and international programs provides leadership and support in the area of curriculum development and review and academic policy. He also oversees the Center for International Education, the Office of the Registrar, and the Office for Institutional Effectiveness. Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky and raised in northern New Jersey, Del Mastro earned his B.A. at Wake Forest University, his M.A. at Middlebury College, and his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. After defending his doctoral dissertation in August 1992, he relocated to Charleston, South Carolina to begin a career at The Citadel, where for 18 years he taught a variety of courses to include Spanish language and literature, and Hispanic culture and business. In July 2010 Del Mastro joined the College of Charleston where he served as Chair of the Department of Hispanic Studies until August 2019 when he transitioned to his current role as Associate Provost for Academic and International Programs in the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs. Chris Korey, professor of biology and associate provost for student success, leads the office for the academic experience, which provides students with educationally purposeful activities that lead to deep learning, integrated social and intellectual development, and engagement with local and global communities. In this role, Korey leads eight units and multiple programs. Korey joined the College of Charleston's Department of Biology in 2003. Most recently, Korey served as Associate Dean for the School of Sciences and Mathematics, a role he has served since 2020. Korey earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard University. An active scholar, his past research focused on the development and plasticity of the invertebrate nervous system and model systems for studying human genes associated with neurodegenerative disease. Currently, he is part of an interdisciplinary research team that studies student experiences of college transitions.Resources from this Episode:Meta MajorsStudents Explore Interests with Meta MajorsFall 2024 Meta Majors

How do we solve the patriarch problem when it comes to networking for business owners? Kylie King, director of institutional effectiveness and research faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh, says we must support those who might be blocked from having the social capital needed to move forward. Dr. Kylie King is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness at […]

Ever wondered how transformational leadership can steer a university through tumultuous times? Mae and I tackle the contentious financial health issues, the over-reliance on athletic programs, and the potential premature closure of the athletic department. We explore the broader implications of administrative decisions and leadership changes on stakeholders. This is a conversation you won't want to miss if you're intrigued by leadership dynamics within complex educational institutions.Mae Keller, former Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Concordia University Ann Arbor, joins us to share her incredible journey from healthcare to higher education. Mae offers a behind-the-scenes look at her role during the critical merger between CUAA and its Mequon campus. Gain deep insights into how transparency and humility were key in navigating leadership challenges, especially after a difficult town hall announcement. In our next segment, we discuss the nuts and bolts of institutional effectiveness and the remarkable growth in healthcare programs at Ann Arbor. Mae walks us through the early years of the merger, revealing both the excitement and hurdles of operational integration. Learn about the significance of institutional research and the importance of widely accessible data. We also examine Ann Arbor's impressive enrollment growth despite the competitive higher education landscape in Michigan, emphasizing the substantial benefits that the merger brought to both campuses.The final part of our episode delves into the financial intricacies and controversies facing Concordia University Ann Arbor. Whether it's the complex process of exploring autonomy for Ann Arbor or the significant drop in undergraduate enrollment, this episode highlights the urgent need for trust, transparency, and effective management to uphold the mission of Lutheran education. Join us for an eye-opening discussion that uncovers the reality behind sustaining an educational institution through challenging times.##########All of Life for GodThe All of Life for God podcast is an engaging and thoughtful collection of exclusive...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify FranchiseU!FranchiseU! is for those in, or considering, careers within the world of franchising. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the Show.Visit uniteleadership.org

In this "Meet the Leadership" episode, we will meet Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon, Vice Provost of Institutional Effectiveness, Engagement, and Academic Performance at Walden University. Dr. Dixon-Saxon has over thirty years of experience as an academic leader and has been instrumental in driving student success and innovation. Join us as we delve into her leadership style, passion, transformative initiatives in student engagement, and profound impact on higher education.

We're continuing our celebration of Montgomery County Community College's 60th anniversary by chatting with Dr. Celeste Schwartz, Vice President of Pottstown Campus, Information Technology and Institutional Effectiveness, and an alumna of the Class of 1970. Dr. Schwartz will share her memories of the College's earliest days as a student and talk about her career working at the College for more than five decades. Recorded by Nate Leslie and edited by Matthew O'Brienfrom the College's Sound Recording and Music Technology Program

Accreditation in the U.S. is unique in many ways — one reason why understanding how it works across all the various levels is so important. We spoke with André Foisy, Executive Director for Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning Analytics at Excelsior University, regarding his time as a recent CHEA Fellow to get an inside look at how CHEA develops, initiates, and enforces various policies and requirements. Though CHEA is the accreditor of accreditors, institutions are also their members who they serve and support as well. According to André, embracing an anthropological lens to understanding the nuances of accreditation can help educational establishments better understand what accreditation means, how to achieve each standard, and how to best leverage accreditation for positive outcomes.Join us as we discuss:How institutional accreditation is interpreted, negotiated, and leveraged as a vital toolThe importance of Linda Suskie's five dimensions of quality and the influence of these on André's work with signals of qualityThe impact of AALHE on the assessment community

A group of Spelman students are part of a new pilot program to learn about investing and building generational wealth. Dr. Venetta Coleman, the director of Institutional Effectiveness and director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Spelman College, and Korene Smith, the director of Fintech in Action, discuss more details about the goals of the program, including how it aims to eliminate the racial wealth gap. Plus, Dalila Wilson-Scott, the executive vice president and chief diversity officer of Comcast Corporation and the president of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, discusses how Comcast is working to advance digital equity in Atlanta through the new digital navigator program Connect 404.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode features Louisiana Tech's Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Keri King. She spends the episode discussing her days as a student at Tech, her initial journey as a professional aviation major, her transition to joining the staff at the University, and the duties and goals of her role, including the ongoing refinement of the Quality Enhancement Plan. About the QEP: https://qep.latech.edu/about/ Website: https://1894.latech.edu/beyond/ Email: 1894@latech.edu

Dr. Suzy Ames is the 7th President of Peninsula College in Port Angeles, WA. Since joining the college, she was selected as Secretary of the Board for the Clallam County Economic Development Council and as a member of the Executive Board for West Sound STEM and the North Olympic Health Network. Prior to joining Peninsula College, she worked at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland, WA as Vice President of Instruction, Associate Vice President of Instruction and Dean of Instruction. She served as the Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at Skagit Valley College where she also taught marketing and social media management. Much of her background is in marketing and communications including: Vice President of Advancement/Executive Director of the Foundation at Pierce College, Director of Marketing at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and Director of Marketing and Communications at Cascadia College. In her first year as President of Peninsula College, she supported the college in the development of nine associates and applied bachelor's degrees that will start in Fall 2024. She formed relationships with community-based service providers to bring comprehensive wraparound support services to at-risk students on campus. As an instructional administrator, Suzy served as co-Principal Investigator on three National Science Foundation grants, including one that supported equity-focused IT education at eight community and technical colleges and led to the development of a bachelor's in computer science degree offered at these colleges. She led significant diversity, equity and inclusion efforts including the design and implementation of a diversity and social justice degree requirement for all students across transfer and professional-technical degree programs; the implementation of a cultural humility student learning outcome; and infusing DEI into the faculty tenure evaluation process. Suzy served as Vice President and Secretary of NCIA of the National Council of Instructional Administrators. Suzy is an evaluator for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership for Change from Fielding Graduate University, an MBA from City University, and two bachelor's degrees in Communications and Political Science from the University of Washington. She lives in Port Angeles, WA with her husband and two chocolate labs.

Julie Goley, director for Career Services, discusses how important is it and ways to benefit students within the career field. Also, Mickey Williford, vice president for Institutional Effectiveness, explains the upcoming activities happening during Alumni Weekend and what the Distinguished Alumni Award means to her.

Always called to a life of helping others, Dr. Vince Erario, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research at Life University, accidentally found himself in education. Kicking off his career with nearly three decades of service as a chiropractor, Vince dipped his toes in politics, quality assurance and clinical work.On this episode, Vince joins us to discuss his non-traditional path into accreditation and his lifelong journey of learning and helping others. Join us as we discuss how:Varying backgrounds of assessment and accreditation leaders contribute to the professionAssessment and accreditation leaders partner together to best tell the institution's storyExperiences from being a peer reviewer inform one's approach to this workKeep connected with us by subscribing to Accreditation Conversations on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. Check out our website here.

In this episode, we celebrate Women's History Month with Cheryl Peters, Ph.D. Executive Director, Honors and Weekend College; Margaret Ford Fisher, Ed.D. President, Online College; and Melissa Miller-Waters, Ph.D., Director, Accreditation Evaluation and Planning, Strategy Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.   Web Links: hccs.edu/honors hccs.edu/weekendcollege hccs.edu/online   #womenshistory #womeninliterature #feminism

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Darren Catalano, CEO of HelioCampus YOUR guest cohost is Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Executive Vice President, Education, Labor, & Economy at Hager Sharp, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education! What does institutional effectiveness 2.0 mean? Why is Darren & his team putting their time & money into the comprehensive learner record? What does Darren see as the future of Higher Ed? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank 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 Experience! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edup/message

An address given by Jon Nichols, Ensign College Sr. Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment; Accreditation Liaison Officer, November 8, 2022, in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Copyright © 2022 Ensign College. All rights reserved.

The equity gaps in higher education have never been more noticeable and prevalent than they are today.Ensuring we are serving students and championing for their best interest on campus has always been our most important job as accreditors and assessors. But there is more that can be done to take improvements a step further if we are willing to have those conversations.Assessment can impact equity on our campuses in a big way. Learning how to utilize our roles as assessment leaders to effect change on campus can make a world of difference, especially when thinking about what's next when it comes to the future of equitable assessment.Dr. Gianina Baker, Acting Director at National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), joins the show to discuss the importance of utilizing assessment to promote equity in higher education learning.Join us as we discuss:NILOA's newly released book “Reframing Assessment to Center Equity”How to center equity as a leader on campusThe growth and maturing of assessment practices post-pandemicSee Dr. Gianina Baker's full bio below! Keep connected with us by subscribing to Accreditation Conversations on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. Check out our website here.Dr. Gianina Baker is the acting director at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) where she provides leadership and directs research specific to the assessment of student learning at colleges and universities. Additionally, Dr. Baker serves as the associate director of evaluation, learning, and equitable assessment at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL). She supports and promotes OCCRL through her project management work of the REACH Collaborative. She also assists at OCCRL with assessment/evaluation consulting services, public engagement, and the organization's research agenda. Her main research interests include student learning outcomes assessment at Minority Serving Institutions, access and equity issues for underrepresented administrators and students, assessment in athletics, and higher education policy. Dr. Baker holds a Ph.D. in Educational Organization & Leadership with a Higher Education concentration from the University of Illinois, a M.A. in Human Development Counseling from Saint Louis University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University. Prior to this position, she was the Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning at Richland Community College.

Welcome to Authors of Union. Today, we are going to talk with Dr. Pete Caccavari, who has written his first chapbook of poetry, Minor Loss of Fidelity, shipping soon from Finishing Line Press. The book depicts people reacting to their environment – whether natural or human-made – and their struggles to make sense of those encounters. Caccavari's poems chronicle a variety of losses, but also a variety of hard-won gains. These encounters with the environment are mirrored in encounters of content with poetic forms. Personal history, natural history, and poetic history undergird the present, and these gird the present for the future. (Source: Finishing Line Press) Caccavari wears two hats. By day, he is the Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Title IX Coordinator for Union Institute & University. His job requires compliance and attention to detail. “I enjoy that job very much – it's where I can satisfy my desire for order."  By night, his creative side emerges. “Poetry, on the other hand, lets me color outside the lines and break the rules.” Caccavari earned his bachelor of arts in English from Xavier University and his M.A. Ph.D. in English from Rutgers University.  He lives in Cincinnati and credits the beauty of the landscape and city as inspiration. The host for the interview-style podcast is Dr. Linwood Rumney, professor in Union's General Education Program, poet, and author. He is the winner of the 17th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award for Abandoned Earth. Rumney's poems and nonfiction essays have appeared in many publications including the North American Review and Crab Orchard Review. His translations of Aloysius Bertrand, an early practitioner of the modern prose poem in French, have appeared in Arts & Letters and Hayden's Ferry Review. Rumney recently completed his Ph.D. as a Charles Phelps Taft Dissertation Fellow at the University of Cincinnati.  

This is Episode 7, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Crystal Schachter.Crystal grew up in Ulster County and is glad to be back in the area near her family and participating in the community. She is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness at SUNY Ulster Community College, a mother, crossword fanatic, cat herder, snack-enthusiast, member of the United Way of Ulster County Board of Trustees, and proud TMI Project Story Slam winner.  This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme song is “Secrets” by Edison Woods. Our Operations and Programs Manager is Blake Pfeil. Our Marketing and Digital Coordinator is Laura Marie Ruocco. Our Administrative Assistant is Elijah Jackson. Our graphic designer is Lauren Gill. Our workshop leaders are Perla Ayora, Seth Branditz, Kiebpoli Calnek, Hayley Downs, Jonathan Gonzalaz, Raine Grayson, Erik Harris, Rae Lipkind, Dara Lurie, Julie Novak, Blake Pfeil, and Eva Tenuto.Episode webpage: https://www.tmiproject.org/podcastseason3/crystal/LINKSResources- Why Expectant Parents Change Their Minds About Adoption- Coping With a Failed AdoptionTMI Project- https://www.tmiproject.org- https://www.instagram.com/tmiproject/- https://www.facebook.com/tmiproject-https://www.twitter.com/tmiproject

Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, Sr., a native of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, was named the 17th President of Fisk University by the Board of Trustees on February 15, 2021. He served as Fisk's Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs from 2018 until his Presidential appointment. Dr. Newkirk has an extensive leadership record with proven evidence of effectiveness on many levels. For instance, he has a 25-year career in creating innovative educational programs which, have enhanced enrollment, at each institution in which he was formerly employed. Over his career he also built and managed off-campus degree programs, enhanced sponsored programs productivity, and played major roles in the administration of institutional research and effectiveness. Newkirk has worked with organizations such as the SACS Consulting Network, the Capacity Building Institute of the UNCF, and the Patterson Research Institute. In these roles he led more than a dozen colleges and universities through initial accreditation or through reaffirmation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Finally, he has played important roles in improving institutional efficiency and in resource husbandry at institutions across the Southeastern United States. These efforts have required consensus building within each institution, inside institutional governing boards, and with state coordinating agencies. Newkirk's experiences have allowed him to build and maintain relationships with a wide variety of constituencies on all levels. A noted historian, Newkirk has written extensively on crime and punishment in the state of North Carolina. He is the author of the seminal work on subject, Lynching in North Carolina (2008), which won the Willie Parker Peace History Award for the best non-fiction study of North Carolina in 2009. Other publications by Newkirk include, “That Spirit Must be Broken: The Mutilation of Joseph Needleman and North Carolina's Effort to Prosecute Lynch Mob Participants During the 1920s,” Southern Jewish History (Vol.13, 2010), and “Washed Down in Blood: Murder on the Schooner Harry A. Berwind,” North Carolina Historical Review, (January 2014). An HBCU advocate, his book, New Life for Historically Black Colleges and Universities seeks to identify the challenges that Black Colleges face, explore the historic origin of Black college management systems, and identify models of success that will improve the long-term viability of HBCUs. He is currently writing what will be the seminal work on the history of African Americans in Alabama. Prior to Fisk, Newkirk formerly served as Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of History at Elizabeth City State University. Other positions held include Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor of History at Alabama A&M University; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Associate Professor of History, Fort Valley State University; Academic Dean/Chief Academic Officer, and Professor of History, Andrew College; and Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Dr. Newkirk attended North Carolina A&T State University and holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Barber-Scotia College; a Master of Arts degree in History from Winthrop University; a Master of Science degree in Library Science from North Carolina Central University; and the Doctor of Philosophy in History from Howard University.

Most institutions going through the accreditation process tend to panic if they get a ding. Inherently, however, assessment isn't about proving how good you are. It's about improving.To institutions of learning, the notion that we aren't perfect isn't exactly novel.In this episode, I interview Dr. Tisha Paredes, Accreditation Consultant and former Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Old Dominion University, about why the stress of accreditation can be good and steps for higher ed institutions to take to improve.Join us as we discuss:Why assessment should lead to improvementHow to handle an identified weak areaInvesting in people by demystifying accreditationBecoming a reviewerThe future of accreditation See Tisha's full bio below!Keep connected with us by subscribing to Accreditation Conversations on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. Check out our website here.

Data transformation can empower higher ed institutions to deliver excellent student experiences, reduce costs, and stay relevant with the changing demands of students and the educational landscape. However, higher education institutions tend to be slower moving in modernizing processes. So, how does one accelerate this type of vision? How does an organization bring all of the moving parts together? In this episode, we sat down with Rob Stirton, VP of Institutional Effectiveness & CIO at County College of Morris, to discuss how he played a hand in transforming the data culture at County College of Morris. Rob has 25+ years of experience in the data and analytics space and has established himself as a proven leader in educational technology, planning, strategy, analytics, and outcomes. He has spearheaded the generation and implementation of initiatives that have significantly impacted colleges and their students. Since becoming the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & CIO at County College of Morris in 2017, he has led a full blown data transformation that has vastly improved the way they serve their students. With Rob's expertise and leadership, they went from just being aware of data to truly being a data driven college in just 4 years. In this episode we dive deeper into: How Rob's passion for wanting to make an impact led him to working at community colleges The data transformation journey at County College of Morris The applications of data in higher education The difference between institutional research and institutional effectiveness How Rob's team got a data warehouse up and running in 10 months How predictive analytics reduced the impact of the pandemic and improved their ability to help students The importance of having data be a be a part of people's daily workflow How data storytelling is a self empowering tool for student success Check out these resources that were mentioned in the show: Connect with Rob on LinkedIn If you want to hear more, subscribe to Leading with Data onApple Podcasts,Spotify, orhere. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Leading with Data in your favorite podcast player.

Create time to look into your inner-self and understand your identity with Brian Johnson, the current President of Warner Pacific University and author of 7 academic and scholarly books. Having grown up in a rough neighborhood, Brian had to “fight” his environment in order to be a first-generation student and pursue his passion in academics. Brian emphasizes the value of becoming comfortable with every aspect of one's identity, “the good, the bad, the ugly,” and will gladly help guide his peers to identify their own passions.Learn more about Brian and his experience in academics:From the start, Brian knew that he wanted a career in academics, and he took his first step at the University of South Carolina as the Coordinator for the Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program from 2002 to 2003.Brian continued his career in teaching at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), where he served as their Associate Professor of English and Chief of Staff & Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.In 2010, Brian worked as the Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer for Austin Peay State University. In 2013, Brian became the Interim, VP for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness & Chief Diversity Officer at Austin Peay State University, but moved to Tuskegee University in 2014. Brian was President of Tuskegee University from 2014-2017.In 2018, Brian moved to New York to be the Vice President for Mercy College. In other words, he was the Senior Administrator in Manhattan for the New York Campus.Since 2020, Brian has served as President for Warner Pacific University, where his dedication for higher education is brought to light.More about Brian Johnson from his bio:“Rev. 10/7/21 Dr. Brian L. Johnson serves as the 8th President of Warner Pacific University (Portland, Oregon). Previously, he served as 7th President of Tuskegee University (2014-2017). He has also formerly served as a Campus Vice President, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness & (Chief Diversity Officer), Assistant Provost of Academic Affairs, Chief of Staff, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Program Director, Coordinator and both Associate and Assistant Professor of English. Dr. Johnson received a Ph.D. in 17th-19th Century American literature at The University of South Carolina at Columbia (2003), a M.A. in English from The University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998) and a B.A. in English from Johnson C. Smith University (1995).Dr. Johnson is married to Shemeka Barnes Johnson, who serves as a Senior Vice President in Project Management at Bank of America and they have two sons, Brian Asa Johnson and Nathan Morgan Qodesh Johnson. You can learn more about Dr. Johnson at his personal website: www.intersectionoffaithandlearning.com““The best path to growth is to focus on and study yourself—to understand your own tendencies and your own mind” - Brian JohnsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-johnson-ph-d-004a8425/Link to their company LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/warnerpacific/

Today our guest is Dr. Jeff Doyle, associate director of planning and assessment in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Baylor University. Dr. Doyle has a B.A. in Biology, M.Ed. in Counselor Education, and Ph.D. in Higher Education, all from the University of Virginia. Before serving in his current role, Dr. Doyle served for nine years as the Dean for Student Learning and Engagement at Baylor, where he oversaw the departments of Campus Living & Learning, New Student Programs, the Academy for Leadership Development, and Student Activities. Throughout his time at Baylor, Dr. Doyle has taught numerous behavior, leadership, and higher education management courses. We are excited to have Dr. Doyle on the show to discuss the full circle of student involvement with the university, from the freshman experience to assessing program outcomes.

Welcome! This week we have a special guest, Megan Vogt-Kostner. Megan is the Senior Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning at the University of Northern Iowa. She answers all my Qualtrics questions and moreQuestion of the week: What is your favorite holiday and why?Holidays are great opportunities to spend time with those you love, so are one-on-ones-- which is how this week's episode began. Mike P and Brendan desperately want a one-on-one. Katie talks about how she is unsure if her one-on-ones should be used to grow the current relationships she has or to explore new ones. We get a bit of an insight into which way she leans when she invites Greg on the first one-on-one of the week. Greg date: Seattle themed. They toss a fish and do unspeakable things to poor oysters. Greg is like Eyor but an Eyor you kinda wanna make out with. They seem like a normal couple. Meanwhile, Michael video chats with his young son, James, while drinking a mimosa.The group date card is announced, indicating that Mike P. has the final one-on-one. This has Brendan Bangs upset. He decides to pay Katie a visit in her room. His intentions with this visit seemed really unclear to me. Andrew, Justin, Blake and Michael have their group date. It begins with  vagina flower art painting???? Michael sculpts a butt. Andrew makes a dirty sushi picture. Justin is very serious about all this. And Blake's picture is so obscene they black it all out. Thoughts?That evening, Blake makes it clear that he is NOT in love with Katie but them falling in love is effin' inevitable. Thoughts?Bill's XC on emophilia Justin shows Katie his impressive painting. We are reminded that he was her first kiss on the Bachelorette. Then they make out. In her convo with Michael, Katie says that if they're meant to be together, then she's confident that everything else will fall into place. She thinks all the time about what it would mean to become a stepmom and the life she pictures herself, Michael, and James having together is “such a dream.” Intensive Mothering EC DanielleAndrew talks about his football career and being in Austria. Btw- I completely forgot about his weird on again off again accent this week. She says they will work things out down the road if he is picked. Michael get the rose. You can tell Andrew is hurt it wasn't him. The men are starting to show the wear and tear of the process a bit.Mike's One-on-One with Cuddle Queen Jean. This date was doomed. It is very awkward. Then if it couldn't get weirder, Mike starts comparing her cuddles to his mother's. (Insert wide eyes). Then Katie cries and sends Mike home. Rose ceremony. All of the internet is surprised (except for bill) when Katie sends Andrew home. They have a heartbreaking breakup. Katie isn't confident she made the right choice. The next morning, Andrew shows up at her door. He wanted to leave her smiling. They have a short conversation, he leaves and gives her a note on his way out. It reads, “If you change your mind, I'll be waiting.” Katie chases after him. They hug. Then she asks him to stay and he's like, “nah”. WHAT HAPPENED HERE? Oh yeah, and then they kiss and he leaves. Next week is hometowns. Katie hasn't told anyone she loves them. Everyone is kinda freaking. Lessons learned. Megan, any shoutouts?

Natasha Ganem is founder and director of Lion Leadership, an agency of coaches, consultants, and seminar facilitators that serve company owners looking to build dynamite leaders, high-performing teams, and cultures that retain top-talent. In addition to work with Lion Leadership, Natasha teaches seminars for Fortune 500 directors and executives at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and recently served 7 years as an award-winning faculty member at the University of Georgia. Combining real world experience with her academic background, Dr. Ganem spent 6 years in the Department of Institutional Effectiveness at the Savannah College of Art and Design where she gained tactical experience needed to best advise her clients on how to intentionally design the agility needed to be successful in a creative, dynamic, and fast-paced organizations. Natasha holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Emory University with a specialization in emotion management, workplace authority, and conflict. Her most important credential, however, is the credential of Mom. Natasha is a mother to 3 children and is known to pull out pictures whether you are interested or not. You can learn more about Lion Leadership on the website: https://www.lionleadership.com/ You can connect with Dr. Ganem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashaganemphd/ or follow Lion Leadership on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LionLeadership

Aeron Zentner is an accomplished leader in the world of analytics, supply chain management, research, and a couple dozen other things. Currently the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness at Coastline College, Dr. Zentner has helped in the completion of thousands of research projects and has been published dozens of times. In his spare time, he works as an editor and author for SAGE Publications and McGraw Hill. Aeron first started to get into analytics back in 2008 when he practically fell into a research analyst job. At the age of only 29, he became a Dean and not long after was asked to teach analytics to people who did not have a major in it. To do that, to teach analytics to people who were not necessarily steeped in it, he developed an experiential learning program with SAGE. He worked with twelve other experts around the U.S. to develop the program which will be coming out soon.  Teaching others about the importance of data is a genuine passion for Aeron. He sees it as a bridge that will help us achieve a greater understanding of the world around us. This can help people, regardless of the field they are in to get beyond mere intuition and gut reaction that is based on immediate observations and provide a bigger picture of what is going on beyond what they directly experience. It helps actually provide the ‘why' to what they are seeing and experiencing. The data then can be the bridge that will help people utilize their available resources more efficiently, to get the most bang for their buck.  How does one stop bias from creeping in though? Bias after all is a part of the human condition, we naturally see things in a way that is favorable to ourselves. The first step is to actually take a hard look at the questions that we are trying to use data to answer. Is the question itself biased? How is it being framed? It is also worth looking at what is influencing us. How much is based on our interpretation of customer behaviors and how that will affect our activity going forward? Finally, any company should check itself against its mission. Is your personal bias, or even the success of the company in a particular area influencing decisions in a way that is contrary to the mission? That mission becomes a standard by which the company can measure itself.  So, not to put too fine a point on it, how does Coastline College measure up? Does the college and its students live up to Coastline's own high standards? Does the college produce students who are competent to analyze data? One thing the college is doing is tracking students post-graduation to see how they themselves are actually performing according to their own goals at the time of graduation. And of course, they go directly to the students when they come into the college as well. Surveys ask them why they selected Coastline and the particular courses they did. What are their goals? What do they hope to get out of their time at the college? All of that data helps the college be a lot more flexible than other similar institutions. It also helps that they are small, which allows them to more easily tweak their classes, how they are constructed, how long they are, and to make changes to the overall college experience if they identify a problem.   With such a focus on getting direct data from their students, Coastline College is setting itself up to be a true beacon of the next stage of the digital age, one that will be instrumental in getting people to better understand the changing world. What's your data worth? www.tartle.co   Tcast is brought to you by TARTLE. A global personal data marketplace that allows users to sell their personal information anonymously when they want to, while allowing buyers to access clean ready to analyze data sets on digital identities from all across the globe.   The show is hosted by Co-Founder and Source Data Pioneer Alexander McCaig and Head of Conscious Marketing Jason Rigby.   What's your data worth?   Find out at: https://tartle.co/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TARTLE   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TARTLEofficial/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tartle_official/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/TARTLEofficial   Spread the word!

Take time to hear from Dr. Gianina Baker, Assistant Director, NILOA, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, Dr. Cindy Cogswell, Director of Assessment & Strategic Planning Division of Student Affairs and adjunct instructor, Ohio University, Dr. Marjorie Dorime'-Williams, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Missouri – Columbia, moderated by Dr. Pamelyn Shefman, Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Research at Alvin Community College on the 5 faces of assessment and what our next steps should be to move assessment forward.

Inspiring change through conversation. In the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, at the hands of law enforcement, we are launching a new interview-based collection of stories where members can share their personal experiences in coping with such tragedies and injustices. Meet my friend and colleague, Kaliah Greene, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Suffolk County Community College. 

Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we'd bring in an expert about something? Email us at dr.danamalone@gmail.com or cgessler@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you'll hear: reflections on the shutdown, the weight and tension involved in decision-making during this time, mental and soul exhaustion, centering the humanity in higher education work, and thoughts on what we're taking out of this pandemic as a field. Our guest is: Dr. James (Jim) D. Breslin, PhD a higher education scholar, practitioner, and consultant who specializes in student success, academic support and advising, assessment, institutional effectiveness, and leadership and administration. He currently serves as the Assistant Provost for Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Effectiveness at Bellarmine University. Dr. Breslin has presented more than 70 conference sessions and published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on a variety of topics. He is engaged currently with research teams that range from developing new conceptual and practical frameworks for assessment to exploring the relationships between higher education professionals and peer educators. Dr. Breslin participates as an active citizen in the field of higher education and has consulted with institutions and organizations across the US and beyond. He has served on editorial boards for several peer-reviewed publications and in leadership roles in professional organizations, including his current roles as Director-elect of Professional Development on the ACPA Governing Board and Chair of the ACPA Assessment Oversight Task Force. Dr. Breslin has been recognized for his contributions to the field of higher education and most recently was named a Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association Foundation. Your host is: Dr. Dana Malone, a higher education scholar and practitioner. Dana first met Jim in graduate school in their “Theories of College Student Development” course. Over the years, a kindred professional relationship – and friendship – developed, which includes working, presenting, and writing together as well as sharing drinks over Facetime. Listeners to this episode might be interested in: Code Switch podcast. Throughline podcast. ACPA's A Bold Vision Forward.  If anyone is interested in Dr. Breslin's thoughts on pressing issues in higher ed just prior to COVID, check out Emerging Trends in Higher Education.  A recent read that stands out: Heavy: An American Memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we’d bring in an expert about something? Email us at dr.danamalone@gmail.com or cgessler@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you’ll hear: reflections on the shutdown, the weight and tension involved in decision-making during this time, mental and soul exhaustion, centering the humanity in higher education work, and thoughts on what we’re taking out of this pandemic as a field. Our guest is: Dr. James (Jim) D. Breslin, PhD a higher education scholar, practitioner, and consultant who specializes in student success, academic support and advising, assessment, institutional effectiveness, and leadership and administration. He currently serves as the Assistant Provost for Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Effectiveness at Bellarmine University. Dr. Breslin has presented more than 70 conference sessions and published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on a variety of topics. He is engaged currently with research teams that range from developing new conceptual and practical frameworks for assessment to exploring the relationships between higher education professionals and peer educators. Dr. Breslin participates as an active citizen in the field of higher education and has consulted with institutions and organizations across the US and beyond. He has served on editorial boards for several peer-reviewed publications and in leadership roles in professional organizations, including his current roles as Director-elect of Professional Development on the ACPA Governing Board and Chair of the ACPA Assessment Oversight Task Force. Dr. Breslin has been recognized for his contributions to the field of higher education and most recently was named a Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association Foundation. Your host is: Dr. Dana Malone, a higher education scholar and practitioner. Dana first met Jim in graduate school in their “Theories of College Student Development” course. Over the years, a kindred professional relationship – and friendship – developed, which includes working, presenting, and writing together as well as sharing drinks over Facetime. Listeners to this episode might be interested in: Code Switch podcast. Throughline podcast. ACPA’s A Bold Vision Forward.  If anyone is interested in Dr. Breslin’s thoughts on pressing issues in higher ed just prior to COVID, check out Emerging Trends in Higher Education.  A recent read that stands out: Heavy: An American Memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we’d bring in an expert about something? Email us at dr.danamalone@gmail.com or cgessler@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you’ll hear: reflections on the shutdown, the weight and tension involved in decision-making during this time, mental and soul exhaustion, centering the humanity in higher education work, and thoughts on what we’re taking out of this pandemic as a field. Our guest is: Dr. James (Jim) D. Breslin, PhD a higher education scholar, practitioner, and consultant who specializes in student success, academic support and advising, assessment, institutional effectiveness, and leadership and administration. He currently serves as the Assistant Provost for Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Effectiveness at Bellarmine University. Dr. Breslin has presented more than 70 conference sessions and published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on a variety of topics. He is engaged currently with research teams that range from developing new conceptual and practical frameworks for assessment to exploring the relationships between higher education professionals and peer educators. Dr. Breslin participates as an active citizen in the field of higher education and has consulted with institutions and organizations across the US and beyond. He has served on editorial boards for several peer-reviewed publications and in leadership roles in professional organizations, including his current roles as Director-elect of Professional Development on the ACPA Governing Board and Chair of the ACPA Assessment Oversight Task Force. Dr. Breslin has been recognized for his contributions to the field of higher education and most recently was named a Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association Foundation. Your host is: Dr. Dana Malone, a higher education scholar and practitioner. Dana first met Jim in graduate school in their “Theories of College Student Development” course. Over the years, a kindred professional relationship – and friendship – developed, which includes working, presenting, and writing together as well as sharing drinks over Facetime. Listeners to this episode might be interested in: Code Switch podcast. Throughline podcast. ACPA’s A Bold Vision Forward.  If anyone is interested in Dr. Breslin’s thoughts on pressing issues in higher ed just prior to COVID, check out Emerging Trends in Higher Education.  A recent read that stands out: Heavy: An American Memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

For the Record – Season 3 Episode 13- Connect, Educate, and Advocate with the Asian American and Pacific Islander CaucusEpisode NotesDescription: With the recent significant rise in racist rhetoric and violence against Asian Americans, members of our community are experiencing fear, anger, and anxiety. In this episode of For the Record, we talk to two members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus to hear their sentiments about the current spate of violence and to talk about ways that we as higher education professionals can support our affected students, faculty, and staff.  Key Takeaways:The Asian American community includes 40 different races/ethnicities. It is not monolithic and is quite diverse. The AAPI Caucus is open to anyone who wants to participate and is an affinity group to provide community, resources, and support to Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders.The United States has a long history of persecuting Asian Americans and while we recognize that we can’t flip a switch and create a just society overnight, we maintain hope in our communities and in our service to one another that changing lives through higher education can change the world.Guests:Michelle Tsigaridas WellerAssociate RegistrarNew York Law Schoolmichelle.weller@nyls.edu Chris HuangDirector of Institutional Effectiveness and RegistrarLutheran School of Theology at Chicagochris.huang@lstc.edu References and Additional Information:AAPI Caucus - Please visit the AAPI Caucus page for additional resources relating to mental health, training, and ways to volunteer and donate. AACRAO Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian AmericansAACRAO Caucuses pagehttps://stopaapihate.org/AACRAO Core Competency: Diversity and Inclusion

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Rachel Gable, the Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Virginia Commonwealth University. She recently released the book, The Hidden Curriculum: First Generation Students at Legacy Universities, which is based on the experiences of over 100 first-generation students at Harvard and Georgetown Universities. Rachel shares her insights on the experiences of first-generation students and what she calls “the hidden curriculum”. She also talks about the importance of peer-to-peer connections and self-advocacy skills in navigating the tacit rules and practices that are embedded into campus culture. You can download and subscribe to Strength in the Midst of Change from — Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Subscribe, listen, and enjoy!

In this episode you'll be hearing from Mt. SAC's Research and Institutional Effectiveness department. Our host Sun Ezzell talks with Daniel Berumen, Senior Research Analyst and Vera Froman, Educational Research Assessment Analyst all about a Covid -19 Student Survey they conducted.  Covid -19 Student Survey: Online Learning Experiences and Challenges Experienced Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Spring 2020 Run Time: 31 min, 29 sec To find the full transcript for this episode, click HERE

What is Apologetics? Apologist Tobi England answers this question among several others. Tobi England is a Professor at West Coast Baptist College where he teaches classes on Apologetics, Science and Faith, as well as Logic. He also serves as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and is an active member of his local church. This is the very first interview I ever did, and I sure hope it is helpful to people out there. For more conversations that deal with issues related to the Christian faith, you can visit my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingTruthChristianApologetics --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What is Apologetics? Apologist Tobi England answers this question among several others. Tobi England is a Professor at West Coast Baptist College where he teaches classes on Apologetics, Science and Faith, as well as Logic. He also serves as the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and is an active member of his local church. This is the very first interview I ever did, and I sure hope it is helpful to people out there. For more conversations that deal with issues related to the Christian faith, you can visit my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingTruthChristianApologetics --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

One of twelve inaugural episodes profiling partner associations and organizations of the Assessment Institute, this episode features two leaders from HBCU-CEEQA, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Collaborative for Excellence in Educational Quality Assurance (CEEQA). Mark Howse is Chair of HBCU-CEEQA and is Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Morehouse School of Medicine. Verna Orr is Co-Chair of HBCU-CEEQA and is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by Watermark, the largest global provider of educational intelligence software solutions for higher education. Watermark offers integrated digital tools that support assessment and accreditation, faculty activity reporting, course evaluation and surveys, and catalog and curriculum management. Learn more at watermarkinsights.com. Episode recorded: August 2020. Host: Stephen Hundley. Producers: Chad Beckner, Caleb Keith, and Shirley Yorger. Original music: Caleb Keith. This podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

As the first week of absentee voting comes to a close, we check in with a county circuit clerk on the procedures and deadlines for casting an absentee ballot.Then, Mississippi is one of a number of states with a record of passing strict abortion laws that end up mired in the courts. We explore this trend in a Gulf States Newsroom Round-table.Plus, a Mississippi university offers a free public course on pandemics and infectious disease.Segment 1:The number of Mississippians opting to vote absentee is on the rise due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rankin County Circuit Clerk Becky Boyd says her office has mailed out more 1200 applications with ballots since absentee voting began Monday. But, as she explains with our Desare Frazier, voting absentee in Mississippi requires careful attention to procedure.Segment 2:As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, political and legal experts are watching carefully as the next judge could tilt the court to a strong conservative majority. Such a shift could effect a number of cases scheduled to go before the court this fall, including one of Mississippi's abortion restriction laws.Mississippi isn't alone in its quest to pass restrictions that challenge Roe v Wade - the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationally. Rosemary Westwood of WWNO in New Orleans joins us along with MPB's Desare Frazier and Mary Zeigler, a Professor of Law at Florida State University in part one of our Gulf States Newsroom on abortion laws. Rosemary beings by explaining a Louisiana restriction law that was struck down this summer.Segment 3:A free, online course that assists in understanding COVID-19 and related pandemic topics is now available to the public, thanks to the work of faculty and staff at The University of Southern Mississippi. “Understanding the Pandemic: A COVID-19 Public Service Short Course” contains six modules and is the brainchild of Dr. Douglas Masterson, Senior Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at USM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Bridget Herrin is the acting dean of institutional effectiveness at San Diego Mesa College and the executive director for the Center of Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA). In this episode, Dr. Herrin and Cheryl talk all things data—from conducting literature reviews to get a better understanding of issues colleges are facing, to conducting original research at the college to improve institutional effectiveness, support marketing and communications efforts, and assist in enrollment management strategies. They also discuss how to #HumanizeData to share the story behind the numbers, how IE departments have changed over the years, limitations in research, issues around equity, and how CORA supports educators in expanding their capacity to serve historically underrepresented populations. Learn more about the Center of Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA) at coralearning.org.

Benjamin Quinn, Assistant Professor of Theology and History of Ideas and Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness for the College at Southeastern preaches from James 1 in the fifth installation of our online chapel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Benjamin Quinn, Assistant Professor of Theology and History of Ideas and Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness for the College at Southeastern preaches from James 1 in the fifth installation of our online chapel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode of T.E.A. with Trasetta, I sit down with CPA and Owner of AMP Expert Solutions, LLC, Dr. Angela Moss Poole. She shares information about resources available to businesses, organizations and solopreneurs through the coronavirus stimulus package. Angela also give her expert advice for how to navigate financially in these uncertain times as well as what individuals should do with their expected stimulus checks. Additionally, we got into conversation surrounding the signs of the times and what that means to us as followers of Christ. Guest Bio: For the past 20 years, Dr. Angela Poole has been the owner of AMP Expert Solutions, LLC, a successful accounting and consulting firm. Angela is a seasoned consultant and executive who has led organizations through tumultuous periods of leadership transition and financial turnaround. She implements plans for fiscal stabilization to manage expenses, grow revenues, and reduce debt. Working collaboratively, she is an authentic leader who leads through change management. Mrs. Poole began her professional career with Arthur Andersen and brings more than 20 years of combined professional experience in higher education administration, not-for-profit leadership, accounting, consulting, systems implementation, and has also worked at senior levels with professional consulting firms, medical centers, local municipalities and state agencies. Mrs. Poole earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), a Master of Accountancy degree from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree with dual majors in Accounting and Business Administration from the School of Business and Industry at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. She has been a licensed Florida Certified Public Accountant since 1999. Angela is also a certified Business Process Reengineering and Strategic Planning Practitioner and a trained Design Think facilitator. She also completed a graduate certificate program in Institutional Effectiveness from the State University System of New York (SUNY). Dr. Poole’s research interests include: education finance, financial literacy, and leadership in not for profit organizations. Mrs. Poole’s current and past involvement in professional and civic organizations includes: Founding President of The Foundation for Wealth Building, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tallahassee Christian College and Training Center, former member of FICPA Board of Governors, Audit and Finance Committee of the ORACLE Alliance Higher Education User Group, former Audit Committee of the City of Tallahassee, Lifetime member of the FICPA Educational Foundation, the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Lifetime member of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University National Alumni Association. A published author and award-winning songwriter, Angela is also a sought-after conference speaker and trainer. Angela has been married to her high school sweetheart, Corey Poole for 24 years. Together they have a son, Michael, a senior, business administration and marketing major at FAMU. Recommended Resources: Battlefield of the Mind - Joyce Meyer SBA Disaster Relief Ways to Connect: drangelapoole.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAngelaPoole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelamosspoole/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trasetta-alexander/support

Janet Southerland, DDS, MPH, PhD is Vice President of Interprofessional Education, Institutional Effectiveness, and Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. In this episode, Dr. Southerland explores how integral the power of community was in her trajectory toward leadership, and discusses her current work in interprofessional education as a dentist and a public health researcher.

Dr. Julie Lessiter has been at LSU Shreveport for nine years in many different roles. Currently she serves as the Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives, a division that incorporates Enrollment Management, Continuing Education, and all Strategic Initiatives. Additionally, she is a faculty member in the Department of the Leadership Studies. Her areas of expertise include Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Management, and Accreditation. Lessiter wrote the SACSCOC Level change which resulted in approval of the first doctoral program at LSUS, and shepherded the institution through its successful reaffirmation of accreditation in 2015. In her role with the Enrollment Management division she has championed various initiatives that have resulted in record enrollment for the previous two years. She has over 20 years’ experience in higher education at four different institutions. Lessiter is a nationally ranked age-group tennis player and a competitive runner.

Today on Teaching & Learning Champions, we're joined by Gretchen Riehl, Associate Vice President for Workforce Education, and Daniel Chupe-Ohanlon, Institutional Effectiveness Analyst with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability. We're talking about the impact that Guided Pathways has on ensuring students are ready for the workforce. More information about Teaching & Learning Champions, including a transcript of every episode, can be found on the TLED website, https://instruction.austincc.edu/tledupdates. Thanks for listening to TLC & ACC!

Baylor's accreditation was officially reaffirmed last month by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for the next decade. What factors into a successful accreditation effort, and what does it mean for the university? Dr. Wes Null, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Institutional Effectiveness, explains on this Baylor Connections.

As Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Institutional Effectiveness, Dr. Wes Null is responsible for overseeing and helping shape a common vision for Baylor undergraduate education. In this episode of Baylor Connections, he explains how that vision is formed and how the University helps students succeed in Baylor's rigorous academic environment.

Shaka Ssali discusses Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's visit with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House, on Monday, with Grace Alheri Abdu, VOA Hausa Service Reporter, Rev. Aniedi Okure, Executive Director, Africa Faith and Justice Network, and with Dr. Baba Adam, Ph.D., Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, at Merced College.

Dr. David Eubanks created a bit of a stir in the higher ed assessment community with a November 2017 Intersection article critiquing common higher education assessment practices. This prompted a discussion that moved beyond the assessment community to a broader audience as a result of articles in the New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Inside Higher Ed. In today's podcast, Dr Eubanks joins us to discuss how assessment can help improve student learning and how to be more efficient and productive in our assessment activities. Dr. Eubanks is the Assistant Vice President for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness at Furman University and Board Member of the Association for the Assessment of Learning and Higher Education. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.

In this fifty-ninth episode of the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast, we interview Dr. Annie Davis Weber yet again, this time on the subject of "Finding Peace" with Buddhism. This episode is different and special, as the very first wholly live episode, recorded while on the air live on WRFL Lexington, 88.1 FM in Lexington, Kentucky. The episode aired and was recorded on December 18th, 2017. Dr. Annie Davis Weber earned her doctorate in Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University and is the Assistant Provost for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Kentucky. In this episode, she is representing only her own point of view. This episode is a follow-up of sorts on Ep0.1 from the "pilot season," titled "Acceptance and Happiness with Stoicism." We talk about Annie's experience learning about and growing from some challenges that arose at the start of Eric and Annie's daughter's life, when Helen suffered a stroke and other medical difficulties. Annie learned a great deal from Buddhism and joined Anthony and Eric in this episode to talk about her experience and the insights that she found most valuable from the Buddhist tradition. We also celebrate the end of our first official season of Philosophy Bakes Bread.  Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

In this twenty-fifth episode of the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast, co-hosts Dr. Eric Thomas Weber and Dr. Anthony Cashio interview Dr. Annie Davis Weber of the University of Kentucky on "Assessing Assessment: The Philosophy Behind Measuring Student Success in Higher Education." Dr. Annie Davis Weber is Assistant Provost for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Kentucky. She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University. In 2015, she was honored to have been named a Fellow of the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP).  Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

Listen to what Jody finds interesting about both teaching and coaching, how she has helped transform the University through her leadership of the Strategic Planning Project, and what she's learned about the WMU family through that process.

In this episode I interview Dr. Michael Grillo, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Schreiner University (Kerrville, Texas). We explore institutional effectiveness within the context of a university. Charles G. Chandler, Ph.D. cchandler@AssumptionAnalysis.com Websites: University Website: Schreiner University Office of Institutional Effectiveness: Student Outcomes Accreditation agency: SACS/COC

Kathryn Glover, M.P.A. is the Vice President for Human Resources and Institutional Effectiveness and Secretary of the Corporation at Virginia Theological Seminary.