The EdUp Experience

The EdUp Experience

We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

Episodes

October 8, 2025 53 mins

It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, President Series #411, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Clyne Namuo, President, Joliet Junior College

YOUR co-host is Christi Segal, Vice President Managed Services & Executive Business Engagement, Ellucian

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does America's 1st community c...
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In this episode, President Series #410, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Kristen Miller, President, Southern Maine Community College

YOUR co-host is Dr. Chuck Lloyd, Vice Chancellor, Community College System of New Hampshire

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a community college president ma...
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In this episode, President Series #409, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community College

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a community college get students $90,000 jobs with just a 2 year degree in programs like non destructive testing for aerospace &am...
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In this episode, President Series #408, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by Studiosity,

YOUR guest is Dr. Brian Knetl, President, Waubonsee Community College

YOUR cohost is Dr. Noreen Golfman, Former Provost, Podcaster, & Studiosity Advisory Board Member

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a community college president create a strategic plan called RISE 2030 with over 160 employee vo...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Pangram Labs,

YOUR guests are Dr. Joseph F. Brown, Director, Academic Integrity Program, The Institute for Learning & Teaching, & Dr. Sarah Gutierrez, Assistant Director for Student Conduct Services, The Student Resolution Center, Colorado State University

YOUR cohost is Bradley Emi , ⁠Cofounder & CTO, Pangram Labs

YOUR hos...

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In this episode, President Series #407, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Alberto J. Román, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District 

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does the largest community college district in the nation serve 200,000 students across 9 colleges while 25% (50,000 s...
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In this episode, President Series #406, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Clay Christensen, President, Mountainland Technical College

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does the largest technical college in Utah achieve a 99.7% debt free graduation rate with 6,500 students & a 1,600 person waitin...
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In this episode, part of our new EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life):

YOUR guests are Jonathan Sparling, VP Strategic Partnerships, College Well, & Karen Kristof, Dean of Admission, Colorado College

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • What makes a private college education uniquely impactful, echoing throughout a student’s career & life? 
  • How can students know...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Pangram Labs,

YOUR guest is Dr. Andrew Dunlap, Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Physiology, Arkansas State University - Beebe

YOUR cohost is Bradley Emi , ⁠Cofounder & CTO, Pangram Labs

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Dr. Dunlap define academic integrity as "turning in your work & completing what is yours, no...
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In this episode, President Series #405, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Paula Cunningham, Chair, Board of Trustees, Davenport University

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a private university customize & certify curriculum in just 60 days while other institutions take forever to turn thin...
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In this episode, President Series #404, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Eric Turner, President, Lasell University 

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a 175 year old university create a unique senior living community with a 450 hour annual edu...
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In this episode, President Series #403, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Nick Swayne, President, North Idaho College

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

  • How do you achieve 30% enrollment growth while most institutions strugg...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Pangram Labs,

YOUR guest is Dr. Heather Perfetti, President & CEO, Middle States Commission on Higher Education

YOUR cohost is Bradley Emi , ⁠Cofounder & CTO, Pangram Labs

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Dr. Perfetti define academic integrity through the lens of accreditation standards & why does she emphasize cen...
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In this episode, President Series #402, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Mikhail Shneyder, Chief Executive Officer, Nightingale Education Group

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio  

  • How does a nursing school grow from 1,000 students to nearly 10,000 in just 5 years?
  • What does it take to serve students in a...
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In this episode, President Series #401, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Bryon L. Grigsby, President & Professor of English, Moravian University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio  

  • How does the 6th oldest college in America become the 5th faste...
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In this episode, President Series #400, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guests are Dr. Peggy Heinrich, President,  & Dr. Annamarie Schopen, Vice President of Teaching, Learning, & Student Development,  Elgin Community College  

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio  

  • How does a community college maintain gr...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Pangram Labs,

YOUR guest is Dr. Tara Giblin, Vice President of Instruction, Orange Coast College

YOUR cohost is Bradley Emi , ⁠Cofounder & CTO, Pangram Labs

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Dr. Giblin define academic integrity & why does she emphasize honesty, trust & original work as fundamental to the faculty student...
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In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, Deputy Chancellor, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How do you lead the largest higher education system in the nation with 116 colleges & 2.2 million students?
  • What does it take to transition from college presi...
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In this episode, President Series #399, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Steven Bloomberg, Chancellor, Kern Community College District 

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio  

  • How do you serve 50,000 students across 27,000 square miles with the same level of customer service? 
  • What does authentic leaders...
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In this episode, President Series #398, sponsored by Scholarly

YOUR guest is Jonathan Brand, President, Cornell College

YOUR host is Dr. Jodi (Ashbrook) Blinco, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, EducationDynamics

  • How does a 171-year-old liberal arts college operate on a "block system" where students & faculty focus on only 1 course at a time for 3.5 weeks?
  • What happens when your entir...
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