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August 15, 2024
Pulse Check: Finding Your Why Part 2

Finding Meaning at a College Campus

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About the Episode

W. Kent Barnds with 33 years of experience in higher ed shares his why and the importance of working at a college campus.

Key points/takeaways include:

  • The need for leaders to stay at institutions to fight the good fight.
  • The comfort level of employees with a delayed sense of gratification that often is part and parcel of working in higher ed.
  • The importance of giving space to break out of the mundane, repetitive work
  • The difference between what can be controlled and what cannot as circumstances change around us.
  • Finding opportunities to be surrounded by student stories and the larger purpose of advancing education. 

Enrollify is produced by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.

People in this episode

Host

Kinnari “Kin” Sejpal is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications/Chief Marketing Officer at University of Redlands where she oversees brand management, enrollment marketing, and communications and digital teams.

Interviewee

W. Kent Barnds

W. Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation at Augustana College.

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