Illumination by Modern Campus

There’s a phenomenon already occurring around adult learners customizing their own educational pathways and higher education needs to act fast. 

This episode features  Aaron Brower, Executive Director of Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin System and Ryan Specht-Boardman, Program Manager of the UW Flexible Option at University of Wisconsin Extended Campus.

Aaron and Ryan talk about the stackable, mix-and-match vision of higher education and how to embrace a more student-centered approach to lifelong engagement of education and training.  

As higher education is facing an enrollment cliff and demographics are shifting, it’s time to revamp the student experience. Personalization is what modern learners demand in this Amazon world and is key for institutions to survive and thrive in this new environment. 

On this episode, Vincent Del Casino, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at San Jose State University, talks about the importance of delivering a personalized experience and how to reinvent learner pathways. 

For decades, higher education has been marketing to a traditional student demographic using the same marketing tactics. However, the learner demographic has shifted and technology has changed the way prospective students expect to receive information. 

 On this episode, Jon Hinderliter, Director of Marketing and Communications of University College at Washington University St.Louis, talks about adopting 21st century marketing best practices in higher ed to meet the needs of modern learners.

Through 2020 and into 2021, the traditional higher education space lost significant numbers of student enrollments. It’s critical for colleges and universities to find ways to get these students back. 

On this episode, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Chief Executive Officer at Futuro Health and Executive Vice Chancellor Emeritus of Workforce and Digital Futures with California Community Colleges, talks about creating impactful learning-and-earning pathways to meet individual and industry needs. 

Higher education is known to move slowly and stay within the comfort of traditional models and processes. But structures need to be improved to stay viable in its ever-changing environment. 

On this episode, Sanjit Sethi, President at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, talks about the core fallacies shaping the higher education space and how we can create a more accessible future. 

As the role of Workforce Development is rapidly evolving to the pace of labour market demands, higher education needs to change. Community colleges are the leading drivers of this change. 

On this episode, Michael Baston, President at Rockland Community College, talks about the evolving role of community colleges and democratizing Workforce Development to help drive socioeconomic growth.

Continuing Education is known to be innovative, responsive and adaptive when it comes to developing and delivering programming—and customer service—for their learners. This is a skill that everyone should adopt.  

On this episode, Nicole Westrick, Associate Vice Provost at Temple University talks about the state of Continuing Education and how to adapt a more centralized approach to create more accessible and flexible education.

Adult and non-credit education isn’t something new--Continuing Education has been serving non-traditional learners for decades. But more recently, learners have been knocking on institution’s doors looking for solutions.

On this episode, Jessica Moran,  Dean of Instruction for Los Banos Campus, and Off Campus Centers at Merced College talks about getting learners back into the workforce and the critical role Continuing Education plays in executing on this mission. 

With the rapidly evolving workforce, and shift in learner needs, the traditional model of higher education needs an upgrade. Modern learners expect an experience that is flexible and accessible to meet their needs as they continue their lifelong learning journey. Professional and Continuing Education divisions are the key partner for institutions to execute on this mission. 

On this episode, Tanya Zlateva, Dean of the Metropolitan College and Extended Education at Boston University, talks about traditional departments adopting an online and professional education approach, and building effective collaborations with faculty. 

The modern learner wants to be more than just a number to an institution. They want a personalized experience. In the world of Netflix and Amazon, it’s critical for institutions to leverage their digital resources to deliver the experience students expect and to maximize their student enrollment. 

On this episode, Enrique Jasso, Associate Director of Texas Health Education Services and Vaughn Shinkus, Assistant Vice President and Senior Consultant at Ruffalo Noel Levitz talk about how to leverage digital resources to attract and retain students, and how personalization plays a major role.