ACCAC 2026 Conference Episodes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bettina Celis, Vice President of Student Affairs, Chandler-Gilbert College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

What happens when 78% of your students are part-time but you refuse to give them part-time support?


Why does student affairs need to focus on terms 3, 4 & 5 instead of just the first 2 weeks?


How did a st...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Daniel Corr, Vice Provost for Academic Alliances, Arizona State University
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

Why would a 10-year community college president join a research university, & what does the ASU charter have to do with it?


What is the “missing middle” that no one’s claiming between entry-level jobs & engineer...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with John Morgan, Executive Director of Workforce, Skilled Trades & Manufacturing, & Vince Redgrave, Executive Director for Industry Innovation, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

Why did a company tell a 38-year CTE veteran they want graduates they don’t have to untrain & retrain?


What happens when only 2 wo...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Clegg, Academic Dean of Workforce Development & Skilled Trades, Central AZ College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

Why is a community college building a 55-foot mobile welding classroom inside a refrigerated truck?


How did 6 Arizona community colleges agree to build 1 manufacturing program with the same outcom...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

What happens when a community college ditches the third-party vendor & brings dining completely in-house?


How do you build a restaurant model serving 10,000 meals per month with just 5 months to launch?


Why does...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ryan Gray, Executive Director, Learning & Educational Innovation Executive Director Technology, Engagement & Strategy, & Robyn Bryce, Executive Director, Learning & Educational Innovation Executive Director Technology, Engagement & Strategy, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

What happens when a rural commu...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Sandra DeLacy, Director, Arizona Community College Success Center
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

What does it take to convene 20 community colleges as the only full-time employee of a statewide success center?


How did Arizona’s community colleges shift from asset protection to extreme collaboration in just 6 years?
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with James Morales, Faculty, HVAC, Yavapai College
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How did an HVAC professor build “Professor HVAC”, an AI mentor that extends learning beyond the classroom?


What can instructors learn by watching their students’ AI conversations at 7:30 PM?


Why does James insist the human instructor mus...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Dr. Von Lawson, President, Northland Pioneer College
In this episode, President Series #518, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠

What does it mean to serve students across 22,000 square miles, some in communities without running water or electricity?


How does a rural community college president keep 9 campuses moving in the same...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Doug Berry, Acting President, Yavapai College
In this episode, President Series #517, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How did Yavapai College go from 5% to 82% 8-week courses in just 5 years—& what’s the enrollment impact?


Why did a community college buy a campground & turn it into student, workforce & employee housing?


What h...