Higher Ed Social

Episode 83 is with Wayne Glass, a Residence Hall Director at Macalester College. Although he's now settled in Minnesota, Wanye has lived and traveled in many places across the country, and we chat about adventures in the US. Before the show was recorded, Wayne was preparing to present at the ACPA conference in Columbus, OH. We talk about his presentation, being on a committee, and even about next year's conference!

Links to cool stuff

* Wayne on Twitter

* Wayne's ACPA Presentation

Episode 82 welcomes Meaghan Milliorn Fikes, who sometimes goes by Meaghan Milliorn, the Online Marketing Manager at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Meaghan is an alumna of UALR, earning both her bachelor's and master's degree at the institution. We chat about the ups and downs of working in communications at an

institution, but agree that it's a great department to work in. With March Madness underway, Lougan and Meaghan both compare NCAA stories, and Meaghan reflects on UALR's visit to the big dance last year.

Links to cool stuff: 

* Meaghan on Twitter

* The State Capitol Song

* Coach Foley Story

We chat with Geralyn Williams in episode 81, a graduate student at the University of San Diego. She works in community engagement and social justice at the university's Mulvaney Center. We chat about her plans post-graduation, and the challenges she faced moving across the country for school. Geralyn will be presenting at ACPA about balancing responsibilities and burnout on the job, and gives us a sneak peek into her presentation!

Links to cool stuff: 

* Geralyn on Twitter

* ACPA Convention

* Cowboy BeBop OP

Episode 80 welcomes Bruce Floyd, Social Media Manager for the Florida Gators. He takes us behind the scenes of his social media strategy for the 21-team large franchise, and explains how he coordinates each individual team's accounts. We discuss how messaging on Twitter has changed in athletics, and how Bruce manages it all. He also shares his recent Signing Day experience, introducing us to the most important part - the fax machine, who became famous and was featured in publications including Rolling Stone.

Links to cool stuff

* Bruce on Twitter

* Florida Gators on Twitter

* GatorsFax on Twitter

* GatorsFax singing "Hello"

* Belmont Kid eating Mayo

Ashley Budd is the Director of Digital Marketing in Cornell University's Advancement Division, but works remotely from her home in upstate New York. We chat about the positives and negatives about working remotely, Slack and all. Ashley and her team are closing a large website redesign, and she discusses their approach to a smarter and more personal experience for Cornell alumni.

Links to Cool Stuff:

* Ashley on Twitter

* Higher Ed Live

 

We've kicked off the new year with Sandra Files, Digital Support Specialist at The Johns Hopkins University. The university is closing in on reaching its $5 billion campaign goal, and Sandra chats about what it's like to fundraise for such a large amount of money for positive change. Sandra works specifically on leveraging separate social media presences to tell effective stories, and collaborates with her team to tell those stories through text, video, photography, and more.

Links to cool stuff:

* Sandra on Twitter

* Beauty and the Beast trailer

* Johns Hopkins University campaign

Happy New Year! This week, Lougan and Jackie discuss our favorite episodes of 2016 and announce their plans for year 3 of the podcast.

Lougan and Jackie's favorite episodes:

* Episode 61 with Lenny Williams

* Episode 52 with Matt Reed

* Episode 64 with Tonya Oaks-Smith & Colleen Brennan-Barry

For episode 77 we welcome Alex Williams, Senior Program Manager at Technolutions, better recognized as Slate. We chat about the New England states, with the snow on its way. Even though Alex doesn't work on a campus, he jokes that he's surrounded by higher education, living a stone's throw from Yale in New Haven, CT. His passion for enrollment management stems from his involvement in admissions in undergrad, and even though he was working in an unrelated field, he worked to found #EMChat on Twitter - a dedicated chat to breaking down silos in higher education in regards to enrollment management. Alex gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to maintain this weekly chat.

Links to cool stuff: 

* Alex on Twitter

* #EMChat on Twitter

It's been a busy end of the semester!  We're working on some new episodes that are coming soon, but in the mean time enjoy this great episode with Cassie Allen!  We talked about all sorts of awesome stuff.

Episode 62 is filled with Geneseo and Albany pride, thanks to Cassie Allen, Assistant Director for Phoneathon and Young Alumni Giving at Siena College. Jackie and Cassie are both Geneseo alumnae living in Albany, so we chat a lot about both topics. Now that phoneathon is over, Cassie is back to a normal work schedule, and talks about what she's been up to with her new-found free time. We talk about podcasts aside from our own, as well as Cassie's rabbit, George. Jackie and Cassie also compare stories about times they've been mistaken for students on campus, something that makes Lougan feel old.

Links to Cool Stuff: 

* Cassie on Twitter

* Stories of Belmont Podcast

* NY Times Article on Apple and Fitbit

* Worried Potato Instagram

Episode 76 is with Michelle Tarby, director of interactive content strategy at LeMoyne College. Michelle was chatting with us from a snowy Syracuse NY, stuck inside on her first snow day that she can remember. We talk about school closings and how to deal with it, and Lougan shares some science with us. We also talk about the Higher Ed Social Media conference that Michelle presented at, all about giving days on campus.

Links to cool stuff

* Michelle on Twitter

* LeMoyne on Facebook

* Jackie with cute Skids

* Bruiser the Bruin, on ESPN