Illumination by Modern Campus

EvoLLLution editor-in -chief and illumination host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Cathy Sandeen, President of California State University, East Bay.  They discuss how Sandeen’s experiences as a non-traditional student helped her build opportunities for others, and where the line between a business leader and a higher ed administrator is drawn.   

On this week’s episode, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Brad Mahon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Plans College. They discuss how Continuing Education leaders are shaped by meeting learner needs and what leaders of other departments can learn from CE. 

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Nancy Coleman, Dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Extension at Harvard University, and Dave Cillay, Vice President for Academic Outreach & Innovation and Chancellor of Global Campus at Washington State University. They discuss the transforming professional, continuing and online education (PCO) space, and reflect on lasting impact of the role these units played in helping their institutions adapt to the pandemic. 

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Ed Abeyta, Associate Dean for Education and Community Outreach at the University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies. The two discuss re-envisioning continuing education’s role at an institution and how it’s time for a shift in thinking about program delivery. 

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Adam Fein, Vice President for Digital Strategy and Chief Information Officer of the University of North Texas. The two discuss the industrywide interest in micro-credentials and what’s possible for an institution to accomplish with micro-credentials within the context of traditional academic framework. 

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Tom Cavanagh,  Vice Provost of Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida. The two discuss non-institutional entities joining the education sector, and how colleges and universities can differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace.  

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Vernon Smith, Provost and Senior Vice President of the American Public University System. The two discuss scalability, student centricity, and transforming higher ed’s iron triangle into a rubber triangle.  

On this episode of the Illumination podcast, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Tina Marie Coolidge, the Associate Director of Goodwin Programs at Drexel University’s Goodwin College of Professional Studies, and President the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). The two discuss a reimagining of the opportunities ed tech providers have in the higher ed space and Coolidge’s upcoming plans for the organization as she continues her term as President.  

On this episode, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Brian Kibby, the Chief Executive Officer of Modern Campus. The two discuss the broader importance of higher education as a community builder, and how colleges and universities have an opportunity to be a lifelong learning partner for their students.   

On this episode, EvoLLLution Editor-in-Chief and Illumination host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Don Tracy,  Director of Corporate and Community Education for the Continuing Education Division at Austin Community College. They discuss how professional development has evolved since the start of the pandemic, and how  The National Council for Continuing Education and Training (NCCET) can help mid-size institutions expand their continuing ed divisions.