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Accreditation Episodes

Feb. 7, 2025

Will AI Transform College Accreditation? with Dr. Judi Sciple⁠, Dr. Ryan Hartnett⁠, Dr. Terence Peavy⁠, ⁠Tray Patterson, ⁠MSCHE⁠, & ⁠Dr. Steven M. Rose⁠, President, ⁠Passaic Community College⁠

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In this episode, President Series (Powered By ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠) #340, recorded Live from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education⁠ 2024 Annual Conference, & brought to YOU by the ⁠⁠InsightsEDU⁠⁠ 2025 conference


YOUR guests are Dr. Judi Sciple, Senior VP for Accreditation Relations & Services, Dr. Ryan Hartnett, VP for Institutional Field Relations, Dr. Terence Peavy, VP for Institutional Field Relations, Tray Patterson, Director for Volunteer Services, MSCHE, ...
Jan. 29, 2025

What Nobody Tells YOU About Higher Ed Accreditation - with Dr. Davie Gilmour⁠, Chair, & ⁠Dr. Kate Conway-Turner⁠,  Chair-Elect, ⁠Middle States Commission on Higher Education⁠

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In this episode, recorded Live from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education⁠ 2024 Annual Conference, & brought to YOU by the ⁠⁠InsightsEDU⁠⁠ 2025 conference & Ellucian LIVE 2025
YOUR guests are Dr. Davie Gilmour, Chair, & Dr. Kate-Conway Turner, Chair-Elect, Middle States Commission on Higher Education
YOUR cohost is Dr. Heather Perfetti, President & CEO, Middle States Commission on Higher Education
YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio
Recording live from the Midd...
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Dec. 26, 2023

781: How to Innovate within Accreditation - with Dr. Jo Blondin⁠, President, ⁠Clark State College⁠, & ⁠Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley⁠, President, ⁠Higher Learning Commission⁠

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In this episode, President Series #248
YOUR guests are Dr. Jo Blondin, President, Clark State College & Chair, Higher Learning Commission⁠, & Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, President, Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR guest co-host is Manoj Patil, President, Little Priest Tribal College
YOUR sponsors is Ellucian Live 2024 & InsightsEDU

How can accreditors like HLC enable innovation while ensuring quality?

What tools can help college...
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Nov. 20, 2023

747: The Future of Credentialing - with Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, President, Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities

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In this episode,

YOUR guest is Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, President, Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Heather Perfetti, President of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠
YOUR sponsors are The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) & InsightsEDU

What is the future of credentialing?

How are accreditors innovating the college degree?

What does Sonny see as the future of Higher Ed...
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Sept. 11, 2023

707: A 3 Year Bachelor's Degree - with Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President of Ensign College

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In this episode,

YOUR guest is Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President of Ensign College
YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsors are InsightsEDU & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!⁠

How was Bruce & his team able to create a 3 Year Bachelor's Degree?

Why should YOU take him up on his offer that can only be heard on #EdUp?

What does Bruce see as the future of Higher Education?

Listen in to #EdUp!

Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the...
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May 23, 2023

622: The Anatomy of an Acquisition, Part II - with Dr. John Porter, Mark Falkowski, and Rob Westerveldt - Lindenwood University

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In this episode...The Anatomy of an Acquisition, Part II

YOUR guests are ⁠Dr. John Porter⁠, ⁠Mark Falkowski⁠, & ⁠Rob Westervelt⁠ of Lindenwood University.

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio.⁠
YOUR sponsors are Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (JAM) & Element451's ENGAGE Summit
We talk about Mergers & Acquisitions all the time in higher education. In this episode, discover what is underneath M & A concepts by getting the inside information about Lindenwood's acquisition of Dorse...
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May 22, 2023

621: The Anatomy of an Acquisition, Part I - with Dr. John Porter, Mark Falkowski, & Rob Westervelt - Lindenwood University

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In this episode...The Anatomy of an Acquisition, Part I

YOUR guests are ⁠Dr. John Porter⁠, ⁠Mark Falkowski⁠, & ⁠Rob Westervelt⁠ of Lindenwood University.

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio.⁠
YOUR sponsors are Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (JAM) & Element451's ENGAGE Summit
We talk about Mergers & Acquisitions all the time in higher education. In this episode, discover what is underneath M & A concepts by getting the inside information about Lindenwood's acquisition of Dorsey...
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April 26, 2021

199: The Staying Power of Online Learning - with Dr. Lori Williams, President/CEO, NC-SARA

The EdUp Experience is America's Leading Higher Education Podcast. In this amazing episode, we welcome the President and CEO of NC-SARA, Dr. Lori Williams. The focus of NC-SARA is communication and education programming - Lori speaks to the evolution of online learning where nearly every state has committed to making access to online education easier. Lori helps us answer a burning question: Why is California not a member state of SARA? Later in the episode, Lori talks about a key mission of acc...
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Oct. 9, 2020

80: Movement within Higher Education - with Dr. Larry Schall, President, New England Commission on Higher Education

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk with Dr. Larry Schall, President of the New England Commission on Higher Education. After a successful 15 year career as a university President, Dr. Schall took over the 220+ institutional accreditation body in July of 2020. He discusses model changes, how higher education is seeing record movement, and why expense control is hard (but could be the saving grace for schools). NECHE will be ensuring the effective delivery of online learning by reduci...
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Sept. 30, 2020

72: Partnering with Institutions for the Future - w/ Dr. Heather Perfetti, President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk with Dr. Heather Perfetti, President of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education about how the accreditor works with institutions to help make them better. Institutions are facing a more complex environment than ever before, which includes institutional mobility, a focus on collaborations and partnerships, and creating innovative futures. Heather says it's time for institutions to have difficult and honest conversations about their futures ...
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Jan. 25, 2020

1: Elvin Freytes and Dr. Joe Sallustio

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