President Bradford Sims who is quoted in the book "Commencement" hosts a 30 minute live conversation with two of the book authors. About the book: Commencement - a New Era in Higher Education Through the eyes of 100+ college and university presidents, learn how to:

+ Embrace a new leadership skill set to change your college and your career

+ See your mission through a modern lens that creates new opportunities

+ Innovate, create, re-imagine, and evolve beyond the status quo

+ Adopt a mindset about the purpose and value of higher education that makes the unimaginable suddenly possible

+ Have impact far beyond your campus or your local community

+ Create relationships, partnerships, and conversations that break down the walls, silos, rules, and bureaucracies that have held us back

+ Survive the looming “admissions cliff”

+ Use your pandemic lessons to create competitive advantage

+ Put students first in all that you do

KATE COLBERT
A former higher-education insider and current world-renowned marketing expert, Kate Colbert develops college-and-university brand stories that are meaningful to the prospective student and measurable on the institutional balance sheet. She has overseen brand and enrollment marketing, public relations, and alumni relations at two Chicago-area graduate schools. Kate has additional expertise in corporate education, university crisis management, and faculty relations. She has consulted for Northeastern University, UC San Francisco, Carthage College, Tulane University School of Law, Babson College, The University of Tulsa College of Law, Bradley University, and Medical College of Georgia.

Ms. Colbert has spoken at the American Association of Medical Colleges, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and graduate education seminars with EducationDynamics. She is a six-time recipient of CASE District V’s annual awards for excellence in marketing and communications. She contributed to the book Net Proceeds: Increased Revenue from Enrollment and Advancement (Moore and Abrahamson) and authored the 2018 bestselling book Think Like a Marketer: How a Shift in Mindset Can Change Everything for Your Business. Kate has served as a faculty member at Illinois State University, the College of Lake County, Loyola University Chicago, and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

JOE SALLUSTIO, EdD
As one of our nation’s foremost higher-education experts, Dr. Joe Sallustio has led a broad range of educational institutions in various sectors of higher education. He currently serves as Senior Vice President, Lindenwood Global, at Lindenwood University and was formerly Chief Operating Officer at Claremont Lincoln University. Dr. Sallustio is a senior consultant to the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, is Executive Director and Board Member at The Association for the Advancement of the College Admissions Profession, and is a contributing writer for Fierce Education and The EvoLLLution. He is a frequent speaker, moderator, and panelist at higher-education conferences.

Dr. Sallustio is also co-founder and host of America’s leading higher-education podcast, The EdUp Experience. He has interviewed more than 140 college and university presidents, ed-tech CEOs, and business and industry executives domestically and globally. Episodes of The EdUp Experience Podcast have been downloaded more than 125,000 times, making Joe one of the world’s most recognizable and impactful higher-education voices influencing higher education today.

Episode 6: How to Prepare for a Doctoral (PhD) Defense and What to Expect

Cap Tech Podcast with President Sims of Capitol Technology UniversityBy Bradford SimsMay 26, 2021