Elevating Admission Voices

You know those people in your orbit that you get to observe, get to learn from and watch...they influence you and you think "gosh I would love to talk to them". Today is that day, we sit down with Lawrence Q Alexander II, independent consultant serving schools as a DEIB strategist on a wide range of topics.  

Carin Smith, Chicago-based Midwest Regional Admission Manager for Beloit College joins the conversation as we dove into why we sometimes just need to close the physical door to our offices and how we might not do it well every day...we can do it a little bit better than the day before. 

Can we lead with care and have fun? Join me in sitting down with Patrick Correia-Harker, Assistant Director of National Recruitment at Marquette University to hear a little bit about his journey and the fun he has had along the way. 

Today we talk with Julie Nelson, Assistant Dean of Admission-Xavier University, about everything from the importance of keeping people in the loop to what it means to be a self cheerleader. 

On this Episode, Alejandra Sosa Pieroni, Vice President & Enrollment Management Consultant for Ruffalo Noel Levitz, answers the question - is a good leader someone who is confident or competent? And why her favorite word is believe. 

We talk with three women who are currently serving as independent counselors and ultimately we ask what is the best thing that can happen next?

We talk with Eastern Illinois University's own Omar Solomon about the importance of connections, the people that build those connections, and at the heart of what we do, we have to build those connections first before we start talking about our institutions.

This week we talk to Jennifer McClendon, Associate Director of Recruitment at Oklahoma State University, about her path to leadership was regional and what that means to her professional journey.

Mayra Lagunas, Assistant Vice President & Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Northern Illinois University about revolutionary love and how she will always keep being a college admission counselor at the core of her heart.

Brian Hodges, Senior Associate Director at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign talks about how to think bigger and bolder and the importance of having those difficult conversations to be a change that YOU want to see.