Ep. 4: Building and Retaining Student, Staff and Faculty Engagement Upon Returning to Campus with CSU East Bay President Cathy Sandeen
Episode description
This fast-paced show drops listeners into a compelling conversation about higher education. In Your Element asks innovative leaders about the challenges, wins, and future of everything from meeting enrollment numbers to equity in education.
Cathy Sandeen, President of California State University - East Bay joins Eric Stoller for a fascinating talk on this episode of In Your Element. In this deep dive chat, Eric and Cathy discuss:
- How things are going right now at CSU East Bay and for the entire CSU system
- How a university leader keeps people engaged when students are on-campus/online and faculty and staff are coming back after being remote
- How the events of 2020 changed the ways in which higher ed thinks about (and fosters) student engagement
- How the role of the university president has changed over the past few years
- The biggest challenges going forward for higher education
Learn more about this episode in our show notes.
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Daniella Nordin
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Brendan Henkel
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