Ken chats with Suzanne Lepley, Interim Dean of Admission at Kalamazoo College, and learns the power of positivity and sweating out stress, as well as what cookies have to do with good interview questions.

Shout-outs & Links

• Colleges That Change Lives—"Any group that works in higher ed together has more power than any individual institution for the betterment of higher education."
• Jeff Rickey, former enrollment chief at Earlham College who was an early mentor to Suzanne 
• Marty O'Connell—former executive director of CTCL and mentor to Suzanne. 

Rapid Descent

• Suzanne's walkout song: No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys
• Best thing she's read lately: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• What she's eager to read next: Becoming by Michelle Obama
• Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Superhero muffins (for her swimmer daughter)
• What she uses to take and keep notes: Shinola notebooks made in Detroit, written with the Pilot Precise V5RT. Also, for color-coding, Paper Mate Flair felt tips.
• Memorable bit of advice: "People first. Put people first."
• Bucket list: a yoga retreat in Italy (combines her three favorite things, yoga, food, and Italy)

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The ALP is supported by RHB, a division of SIG. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment