In the second episode in a series we’re calling “How I Got Into Student Housing,” we’re interviewing COCM employees at sites all around the country asking them what brought them to this field. It’s a fascinating look at what makes people who work in student housing tick. In this episode we interviewed the Director Housing…
Joining us on the podcast today is college instructor, and veteran business writing and presentation skills coach, Dr. Wilma Davidson. Dr. Davidson is an instructor of Professional and Technical Communication at the University of South Florida and author of the Third Revised Edition of Business Writing: What Works, What Won’t, published by St. Martin’s Griffin. Dr. Davidson spoke…
In a new series we’re calling “How I Got Into Student Housing,” we’re interviewing COCM employees at sites all around the country asking them what brought them to this field. It’s a fascinating look at what makes people who work in student housing tick. In this episode we interviewed the Director of Spartan Suites at…
Today on the podcast we have Jeanne Martinet, author of The Art of Mingling. In every facet of society these day, there are times when we must be able to mingle or make small talk. It can often times be a painful experience, but it doesn’t have to be. So how do you work a…
As the second part of our interviews with the NACAS keynote speakers, we’re speaking with Alison Levine today. Alison can be described as adventurer, explorer, professor, and author of The Edge: The Art of High Impact Leadership, a New York Times best seller. Alison holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in Communications, and a…
These next two weeks, we’re excited to bring you interviews with the two upcoming keynote speakers at this year’s NACAS annual conference, held at the beginning of November NACAS, or the National Association of College Auxiliary Services, is an organization providing the higher education community extensive opportunities for members to share ideas, develop business solutions,…
Joining us on the podcast today is Dr. Roger H. Martin, author of the recently published book entitled, Off to College: A Guide for Parents, published by The University of Chicago Press. With Off to College, Dr. Martin helps parents understand the important period of the first year of college by providing the perfect tour of…
Capstone’s Aida McGowan joined this episode to talk about the millennial generation. Aida has worked for Capstone at Coppin State University since 2011. Working on a university campus allows her to interact with this generation on a day-to-day basis. Having entered college as an older adult and first generation college student, she was exposed to…
On this episode, we interviewed Jim Lee, Senior Advisor, Knowledge Management, with APQC, the American Productivity and Quality Center. APQC is a member-based, non-profit organization, focused on benchmarking, best practices and knowledge management research. Their mission is to help organizations around the world improve productivity and quality in a variety of ways. Jim has over…
2014 was such a fun year on the podcast that we decided to put together a “best of” episode to recap everything. Going through everything was a fairly large task, but we came up with a few of the clips that we thought you would enjoy hearing again. Unfortunately, with so many episodes, some really great stuff…
Joining the Conversation today is Ron Campbell, the Executive Director of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services, or NACAS. This is Ron’s second time joining us on the podcast after we originally interviewed him in 2012. Today Ron joined us, not only to catch up on what is going on with NACAS, but to share…
Today we’re doing something a little different… Instead of an individual interview, we have a panel of senior leaders from Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The individuals participating are: Bob Harrison, President Kelly Hahn, CFO Dr. Clinton Gabbert, VP of Student Services Anne Erdman, VP for Administration This team has been working together on…
