andy shaw & the mommy blogs

Jul 12, 2018 | Admissions, Communications, Digital Media, First Year Experience, Marketing, New Students, Social Media

Get ready for a VERY lively episode this week. Lougan and Jackie talked with the hilarious Andy Shaw, director of enrollment communications at York College of Pennsylvania. Andy loves his job because he makes stuff that get students to come to his college. He also teaches a class about comedy for freshmen to help them build confidence in public speaking. Andy is a new father, and that’s become a very important part of his life. He has an upcoming book titled The New Mom’s Guide to New Dads which helps new mom’s understand the minds of new dads. We talk about that and his experiences being a dad!

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Episode 120

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ed cabellon & all three chrises

May 3, 2018 | Campus Life, Leadership, Mentoring, New Students, Social Media, Student Affairs, Student Success, Web

Ed CabellonEd Cabellon is the director of administration for the division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Bridgewater State University, and just completed his 2nd Boston Marathon! We talk about The Avengers (don’t worry, no spoilers), and find out which Avenger Ed would be. Jackie shockingly holds her own in a conversation about comic books and superheroes. Ed tells us about empowering students through work opportunities while simultaneously capturing authentic content that he shares in a unique way to help relate to incoming students and their families.

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Episode 110

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jason mollica & there are no shelves for lightsabers

Apr 26, 2018 | Communications, Consulting, Faculty, Marketing, Outside Higher Ed, Public Relations, Social Media

Jason Mollica is a professorial lecturer at American University’s School of Communication where he teaches all about social media and social media analytics. Jason is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience as a journalist, news producer and PR professional. On the show, Jason talks about his syllabuses (syllabi?) and how they were created, as well as an awesome certification opportunity for his students. Jason and Lougan nerd out about Marvel, Star Wars and sports. Jackie talks about the Bills. Everyone agrees that being happy in your job is the most important thing.

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Episode 109

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andy brown & the first episode of 2018

Jan 16, 2018 | Academics, Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, Social Media, Web

Can you believe it? It’s 2018 and our first episode of the year stars Andy Brown, the director of media relations and online content at Kalamazoo College. On the show, we talked with Andy about the work he does and how he got to where he is. We also talk about the K-Plan, Kalamazoo’s four-part, integrated approach to liberal arts and science education through which students can customize their college experience.

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Episode 97

josie ahlquist & seat 8F

Dec 19, 2017 | Communications, Digital Media, Leadership, Social Media

In Episode 96 we chat with Dr. Josie Ahlquist, Digital Research Author, speaker, and instructor at Florida State University. Josie works from home and wears many hats, and we talk about how she makes it all work (hint: it involves having an office in an unconventional place). We also chat about Josie’s favorite topic – digital student leadership – and how she teaches about it at Florida State. We also talk all about social media in our own lives, and how times have changed!

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Episode 96

brock tibert & the data trough

Nov 22, 2017 | Admissions, College Prep, Communications, Digital Media, Marketing, Social Media

We’re at episode 95 with Brock Tibert, Vice President of Audience Marketing and Analytics at CollegeWeekLive. We chat about data, data, and more data. Brock explains his history of enrollment data and analytics, and we discuss what the new age of technology means for marketing to prospective students. Is it creepy, or is it marketing. We don’t talk only numbers – Brock and Lougan make some Star Trek references and Lougan tries to make a joke.

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Episode 95