james stafford & that feeling you get from an excel spreadsheet

Nov 8, 2018 | Digital Media, Marketing, Media Relations, Public Relations, Social Media, Video Production, Web

James Stafford is the director of marketing and public relations at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. He never planned on going into higher ed, but stumbled into it by being a data nerd. James shares his love for how excel sheets can solve a lot of problems. James current tasks vary from changing the virtual tour to the military appreciation football game. The group discusses the challenges of being in university photos and hiding from 360 degree camera. James and Lougan discuss cameras and the potential of iPhone video. And Lougan pulls out his 11 year old OG iPhone and yes, it still works. 

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#heweb18 & the golden nuggets

Oct 25, 2018 | Accessibility, Conferences, Digital Media, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, Marketing, Public Relations, Social Media, Web

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This week on the show, Lougan and Jackie are joined by Higher Ed Social alums Liz Gross from Campus Sonar, Jon-Stephen Stansel from University of Central Arkansas and Jeff Stevens from University of Florida Health. We also welcomed Andrew Cassel from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. We sat down at Sacrament Brewing in Sacramento, California to have a great discussion about the 2018 Higher Education Web Professionals Conference. There were a lot of great takeaways, so take a listen!

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Episode 135

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graham carpenter & the first emmy nominated guest 

Sep 20, 2018 | Academics, Digital Media, Faculty, Faculty Research, Marketing, Media Relations, Video Production

Graham Carpenter is a professor at the University of Pacific. Carpenter earned his PhD from the University of Alabama in Communication and Information Sciences. He still works  as a freelance cameraman for ESPN Games and he started sports broadcasting at 18. College Football and American Ninja Warrior are the two things he mainly works on. Pacific Tiger Broadcasting Network is the radio station that Graham oversees. He believes working out in the field will help his students. He has been teaching since 2010 and he created a course called “Mediated Interpersonal Communication,” which is how media influences our relationships. He is continuing his research on dating apps.

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aerial ellis & the what ifs

Sep 13, 2018 | Academics, Author, Communications, Digital Media, Faculty, Public Relations

Aerial Ellis is a public relations consultant and professor at Lipscomb University in the Department of Communication and Journalism. Aerial is heavily involved with the Public Relations Society of America on a national and regional level, where she serves on the national diversity inclusion committee and the strategic planning committee and helps the student chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America Chapter at Lipscomb. Aerial followed her entrepreneurial spirit by starting a business at 22 after graduation. In her book, Original Millennial, she mentions about starting her own nail business as a 14-year-old. She believes that everyone should pace themselves while achieving their dreams.

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This episode of Higher Ed Social was brought to you by Top Hat! Learn how their suite of easy-to-use apps can help you engage your class, adopt incredible next generation textbooks, or to run tests within a secure, digital environment. Visit tophat.com/higheredsocial to learn more. 

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joel renner & experience doesn’t pay my rent

Sep 6, 2018 | Communications, Consulting, Digital Media, Marketing, Professional Development, Web

Joel Renner is the co-chair eduWeb Digital Summit and the digital strategy and career systems manager for George Washington University’s School of Business. His job focuses on everything from website content to marketing. Joel was interested in being a history professor and focusing on ancient medieval history. Joel talks about creating messages for different audiences for schools in a saturated market. We also discuss setting aside time for professional development.

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