It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College

In this episode, President Series #447, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEdPodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does democracy's college serve 125k students across 8 campuses with 2.5 million alumni by removing every point of friction to create belonging?
• Why does turf, tradition & trust create change when confronting turf protectors, respecting tradition while challenging it & building trust through transparency stops creative narratives?
• What makes students need 3 skill sets including academic foundations, work based learning employability skills & digital skills with AI, cybersecurity & ethical use?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Evan Kropp, Executive Director, College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida

In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,

YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

• Why is hybrid learning where students choose to attend in person, watch recordings, or go fully online the real solution to declining enrollment instead of running separate campus & online operations?
• How does holistic admissions with unlimited digital seats let University of Florida see real potential beyond GPA cutlines & give opportunities to students traditional programs would reject?
• What's missing when universities train professors to be researchers instead of teachers, leaving them without fundamental knowledge about how people actually learn & how to design effective classes?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, President, Bowie State University

In this episode, President Series #446, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22

YOUR cohost is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, ⁠EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does Maryland's oldest HBCU founded in 1865 serve 6k students through 65 programs with employer partnerships from Oregon to Texas?
• Why does Bowie State's location near DC & Baltimore enable experiential education while the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center prepares students to create not just find opportunities?
• What makes AI system transitions require over 1 year while demanding celebration & recognition of faculty & staff who stayed through the change?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Karolyn Pearson, Senior Executive Vice President Operations, EducationDynamics, Matt Harris, Sr. Director of Communications, & Scott Bacon, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Jacksonville University

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does a Catholic university serving 75% students of color, 61% Pell & 47% first gen grow from 3,800 to 8,700 students while building the largest JD program in Florida?
• Why do the 4 most impactful words yes, no, can, can't determine if you keep admissions counselors when walking into financially failing institutions?
• What makes the poverty pie require presidents to take control of every penny until revenue momentum starts when you can't cut your way to prosperity?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with David A. Armstrong, President, St. Thomas University

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does a Catholic university serving 75% students of color, 61% Pell & 47% first gen grow from 3,800 to 8,700 students while building the largest JD program in Florida?
• Why do the 4 most impactful words yes, no, can, can't determine if you keep admissions counselors when walking into financially failing institutions?
• What makes the poverty pie require presidents to take control of every penny until revenue momentum starts when you can't cut your way to prosperity?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Clayton, President of Enrollment Management Services, & Katie Tomlinson, Senior Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence, EducationDynamics

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does the Modern Learner Report show 51% of students now use AI to research schools up from 37% last year when the funnel is dead & students orbit multiple institutions simultaneously?
• Why do 40% of students after inquiry still add more schools & 28% evaluate other schools after enrollment requiring continued marketing even when students are in the seat?
• What makes discoverability get you seen but alignment get you chosen when career sits at the center of the orbit & admissions counselors need career counselor training not just application processing?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform built on billions of records & tens of years of proprietary data consume information from admissions through graduation creating continuous intelligence loops?
• Why do 51% of students now select institutions based on AI search requiring universities to execute with urgency when the consumer reality has changed in just 2 years?
• What makes the 3 C's of cost, convenience & career create the 2 R's of revenue & reputation plus the added R of relevance when partnering right prevents irrelevance?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, & Bethany Moran, Senior Vice President, Partnerships, EducationDynamics

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

• How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform replace fragmented AI point solutions with 1 enterprise solution across marketing, enrollment & human capital?
• Why do modern learners never stop shopping post enrollment requiring institutions to continuously roll out the red carpet rather than just retaining?
• What makes revenue & reputation both mandatory when 1 without the other is either unsustainable or admired but going nowhere?

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