student workers

As the Director of Enterprise Software Systems at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania, Mary Beaver is a paragon of success in building and retaining a high-performing IT team. In fact, the CRM system she and her team of MCCC alumni built won Tambellini Group’s 2023 Innovative Technology Team Award. 

Listen in as Mary takes us behind the scenes and shares how IT mentoring and student worker programs helped her institution overcome the challenges of finding skilled IT team members.

In the news today: For our first headline of the day focusing on city news, MSU shooting survivor has been discharged, Sparrow Hospital confirms. For our second headline focusing on campus news, student workers at MSU Union given help to find other jobs on campus. For our final headline of the week focusing on culture, MSU researchers discover how switchgrass can reach full potential as a biofuel candidate.

Kaua’i Community College Marketing Director Gary Ellwood has over 25 years of experience in all facets of media production. Prior to joining community colleges, Gary traveled all over the world to film events like the Super Bowl and Olympics and tell stories through video. Now, in his current role, Gary is in charge of building pride around the college through marketing and outreach. 
 
 In this episode, Gary and Cheryl Broom of Interact discuss the challenges of marketing a community college, especially to a rural community that thinks it already knows the college. Gary also shares his storytelling secrets and offers advice on what colleges can do to form stronger connections with prospective students and welcome them to your college community. 

***This podcast was recorded in November 2019***