A Higher Education

Joe Wuest was the Associate Vice President for Student Development at Ohio Christian University when we talked about how he, as a millennial, found himself as part of the Executive Team at this small Christian college. We also discuss engaging students on social media. Joe outlines some major benefits and challenges of doing so.

Dr. Brad Lau and Dr. Steve Beers discuss the praxis briefing they wrote with several colleagues on mental health on college campuses. Mental Health on the Campus: Defining Challenges and Opportunities is published in the Spring 2019 edition of ACSD's Growth journal. We discuss the impetus for the praxis (and what a praxis is), the model they created and what campuses are doing and can do to support the mental health and wellness of their students.

In our debut episode, Andrea talks to Dr. Edee Schulze, Vice President for Student Life at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Edee talks about the way her leadership was challenged during the 2017-18 fires that threatened the Westmont campus and the ensuing mudslides that proved even more personally devastating. Edee also shares her thoughts about women in leadership and challenging the leadership paradigm.

Dr. Josh Arnold, Associate Vice President at Bluefield College shares about changes made to the Bluefield campus stemming from personal courage that inspired institutional courage.