Heather Daniels

05/15/23 • 48 min

Heather Daniels, Director of Admissions at Colorado State University, discusses how she's managed to "come home" to every college she has ever worked for ... and discovers that she and Ken have a surprising braided history.
Rapid Descent

Walkout songs: Believe by Mumford & Sons
Best recent read/eager to read next: Coherence by Rick Bailey
Favorite podcast: Up First | Smartless | Wiser Than Me
Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Squash casserole (It's better than it sounds).
What he uses to take and keep notes: Old school pen and notebook
Memorable bit of advice: "Follow your nose."
Bucket list: Already checked it off in 2019: working for the Semester at Sea program, spending 4 months with her family and a bunch of students on a boat sailing around the world.

Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.
Many thanks to the National Association for College Admission Counseling for supporting this podcast through the NACAC Podcast Network.

The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment

Walkout songs: Believe by Mumford & Sons
Best recent read/eager to read next: Coherence by Rick Bailey
Favorite podcast: Up First | Smartless | Wiser Than Me
Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Squash casserole (It's better than it sounds).
What he uses to take and keep notes: Old school pen and notebook
Memorable bit of advice: "Follow your nose."
Bucket list: Already checked it off in 2019: working for the Semester at Sea program, spending 4 months with her family and a bunch of students on a boat sailing around the world.

Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.
Many thanks to the National Association for College Admission Counseling for supporting this podcast through the NACAC Podcast Network.

The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment

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Boyd Bradshaw

Boyd Bradshaw, the inaugural Vice President for Enrollment Management at Towson University (MD), discusses Towson's new comprehensive and integrated approach to enrollment—from recruitment to graduation—and what it has been like organizing the institution around that work. We also learn Boyd's secret and surprising skill that he carries with him to this day.
Rapid Descent

Walkout songs: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Best recent read: A Profession on the Edge by Eric Hoover
Eager to read next: "the next thing to come into my inbox"
Favorite podcast: Best Podcast in Baseball (much to the chagrin of Ken, a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan, it's about the St. Louis Cardinals)
Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Grilling out is his jam, especially potato, onion, peppers and butter in foil.
What he uses to take and keep notes: old fashioned notebook and Post-Its.
Memorable bit of advice: "Focus on the positive."
Bucket list: To be working for a college that gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament while he is the VP for Enrollment.

Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.
Many thanks to the National Association for College Admission Counseling for supporting this podcast through the NACAC Podcast Network.

The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment

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Allan Mathew

Allan Mathew, Director of Graduate Admissions at Tufts University, discusses the similarities and differences of graduate and undergrad admissions and what he's learned working at three institutions in very different market positions. He also offers compelling insights into the four themes of his doctoral dissertation, which focused on the experiences of chief enrollment officers of color.
Rapid Descent

Walkout songs: Redbone by Childish Gambino
Best recent read: Atomic Habits, by James Clear and Office Optional: How to Build a Connected Culture with Virtual Teams, by Larry English
Eager to read next: Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, by Michelle Zauner
Favorite podcast: Chasing Scratch | The Rights to Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast
Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Indian food, especially a mean chicken curry.
What he uses to take and keep notes: iPad and Apple Pencil
Memorable bit of advice: "Keep your head down and get your sh*t done."
Bucket list: Play golf at Saint Andrews.

Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.
Many thanks to the National Association for College Admission Counseling for supporting this podcast through the NACAC Podcast Network.

The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment