In this episode, Dr. Lisa Vollendorf – President at Empire State University – highlights her institution’s focus not only on “first-time, full-time" students, retention, and graduation rates, but more importantly on what best serves the four generations of students enrolled. Combine programs that support that driving value with their partnerships with companies, unions, state agencies, and others, and see how Dr. Vollendorf and her colleagues work to diversify the capabilities of the workforce.  

Higher Digital has just published the next episode of its podcast, TRANSFORMED. Every other week we interview experts on higher education, digital transformation, and the challenges and promises represented by both. In this episode of our special Presidential Series, Len Jessup – President at Claremont Graduate University – while first to ask if he is a “mutation,” shares how he came to his current role while explaining the evolution of the presidential career path, driven by governance boards’ desires for change agent leaders. 

Higher Digital has just published the next episode of its podcast, TRANSFORMED. Every other week we interview experts on higher education, digital transformation, and the challenges and promises represented by both. In this episode, Tom Andriola – Vice Chancellor and Chief Digital Officer at the University of California, Irvine – shares how aligning across the critical elements of people, culture, technology and data acts as a catalyst for positive change.  References: linkedin.com/in/tomandriola www.uci.edu  

In this episode, Dr. Monique Sendze – Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at California State University, Chico – discusses her approach to effectively driving organizational change by creating a project and change management office to take an overarching view across the institution. 

In this episode, Dr. Rafik Mohamed – Provost and VP of Academic Affairs at Cal State San Bernadino – offers suggestions on how best to leverage stakeholder buy-in as a change enhancer and accelerator.References:Dr. Rafik Mohamed, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs at Cal State San BernadinoCalifornia State University, San Bernadino

In this episode, Dr. Saul Jimenez-Sandoval – President of California State University, Fresno – explains how Ai could serve as the critical catalyst for higher education reform.References: Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President, California State University, FresnoCalifornia State University, Fresno

In this episode, Dr. Lin Zhou - CIO of The New School - discusses the preparation of fourth generation enterprise technologists in the context of evolving IT organizations, quantum computing and the design, social research, arts, and public engagement programs offered by his institution.Dr. Lin Zhou, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The New SchoolThe New School

In this episode, Dr. Bashar Hanna - President of Commonwealth University - discusses the importance of maintaining the cultural traditions, mascots and branding of the three institutions that are consolidating to form this new school serving Central Pennsylvania.References:Dr. Bashar Hanna, President of Commonwealth UniversityCommonwealth University of Pennsylvania