beth wolfe & not the other charleston

Mar 12, 2020 | Admissions, Enrollment Management, Financial Aid

A photo of Beth Wolfe standing in front of a brick wallThis week, Lougan sat down with Beth Wolfe, the executive vice president for enrollment management at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Beth’s 22-year career in education has ranged from teaching secondary English and chemistry to serving in a variety of higher education administrative roles. Lougan and Beth chat about how she got into higher education, her new role at University of Charleston and the magic of admissions visit days.

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Episode 126

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jackie vetrano & five years of higher ed social

Dec 19, 2019 | Admissions, Digital Media, Graduate School, Marketing

Jackie in a bar maid dress standing with a horseIf you can believe it, it’s the FIVE YEAR anniversary of Higher Ed Social! To celebrate, host emerita Jackie Vetrano is back on the show this week. It’s been a semester of change for her as she recently graduated with a Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Marketing Communications from Georgetown University. AND she started her new position as assistant director of marketing & prospect management at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Jackie and Lougan talk about the ins and outs of generating and nurturing leads and reminisce about the last five years of the podcast. 

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Episode 178

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eric stoller & the lunch episode

Oct 31, 2019 | Academics, Admissions, Advising, Campus Life, Communications, Conferences, Consulting, Data, Digital Media, Financial Aid, First Year Experience, Marketing, Professional Development, Public Relations, Retention, Side Hustles, Social Media, Student Success, Web

Photo of Eric StollerEric Stoller is the vice president of digital strategy at GeckoEngage. You may know him from his articles on Inside Higher Ed, his speaking engagements and his consulting work around digital engagement. He’s always loved doing marketing and public relations, but never wanted to work for an agency. Eric’s experiences in student development services at University of Illinois Chicago and enrollment management at Oregon State University really cemented interest in the intersection of technology and student success. He’s had an incredible and unique journey through the world of higher education. 

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Episode 173

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chris d’orso & the long story

Aug 15, 2019 | Admissions, Social Media

This week, we welcome back the amazing Chris D’Orso. Since he was on the show back in 2015, Chris has move to SUNY College at Brockport where he is now the associate director of undergraduate admissions. The move for him was a positive change, as it’s allowed him to reconnect with his passion of working in undergraduate admission. You’ll also find out about something really big that’s been happening in Lougan’s life and why the podcast has been a little inconsistent lately. A HUGE thanks to Chris and Jon for being so supportive.

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Episode 169

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steve ostendorff & the temporary spartan race route

Mar 21, 2019 | Admissions, Graduate School

Steve Ostendorff is the director of graduate admissions at Bank Street Graduate School of Education in Manhattan. We talk about commuting to work, and what Steve does to pass the time on his two-hour train ride. Part of his daily routine includes taking a nap, but more importantly doing his homework – because he’s also a part-time doctoral student. Steve tells Lougan and Jackie about his department’s efforts to roll out an online course.

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Episode 153

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carbs & content with jacqueline rowe

Jan 31, 2019 | Admissions, Communications, Marketing, Social Media, Web


Jacqueline Rowe is the senior enrollment communications coordinator for undergraduate admissions at Stony Brook University, where she focuses on event management and website coordination plus social media for the university. We learn all about “Jackie Idea Bombs” and talk about carbs. Lots of carbs. Lougan goes hard on science again, and we answer the question, “is butter a carb?”

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Episode 148

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