ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. Some are nearing the summit. Some are already there. But how did they get there? And what can other climbers learn from their mindsets, habits, and experiences? © Ken Anselment 2024
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
David Burge on Rational Transfer Policy, the Value of Service, and Oxford Commas
Get ready for an episode rife with random references when David Burge, VP for Enrollment Management at George Mason University and winner of the Margaret E. Addis Service to NACAC Award, joins the ALP to discuss ADVANCE, a model transfer partnership between GMU and Northern Virginia Community College. Warning: this episode contains eye-rolling dad jokes. Listener discretion is advised.
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: Champion by Fall Out Boy
- Best recent read: "My email."
- Eager to read next: See above
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Mail order spice packets have inspired his cuisine, which includes hundreds of NYT recipes, five of which he has made.
- Taking and keeping notes: email
- Memorable bit of advice: "Marketing drives applications; relationships build enrollment."
- Bucket list: "I would like to live in Europe."
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The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment