It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Professor Dr. Ramon O’Callaghan, President, Gisma University of Applied Sciences

In this episode, President Series #448, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AI

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

• How does a 5 year old German private university scale to 3k students from 100 countries by combining business & computer science with required industry faculty experience?
• Why does Gisma dedicate 1 week every term to Industry Week where companies present real challenges & students solve actual business problems through hackathons?
• What makes scaling from startup to 3k students require digital infrastructure while maintaining human connection that technology cannot replace in education?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Hsu, President, College of Charleston

In this episode, President Series #448, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17

YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi, Executive Chairman, Knack

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

• How does a 256 year old public university grow from 11,000 to 32,000 applicants, launch doctoral programs, & achieve record enrollment by focusing on undergraduate education & student success in a city where Boeing, Volvo & the hospitality industry create the perfect real world lab?
• What happens when you spend an entire academic year developing a strategic plan with campus wide buy in, use it like a GPS to stay on course, & find your niche instead of trying to be everything to everyone?
• How does an AI integrated campus become the first in the country to close an AI developed donation, train faculty to incorporate AI into curriculum, & prepare students for future workforce needs through intentional AI as its 10 year Quality Enhancement Program?

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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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