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President Series · #450

This Is What Happens When a College Actually Believes in Its Students - with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann University

Dr. Chris Domes, President · Neumann University

Mar 6, 2026 1h 0m
This Is What Happens When a College Actually Believes in Its Students - with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann University

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How does a Nashville university with 12 colleges & 9k students achieve highest enrollment ever with applications up 20% while hosting Dolly Parton musicals & American Idol filming?

  • 02

    Why does focusing on jobs that will exist in 2040 not 1995 require intrinsic partnerships where nursing students get into clinics in year 1 not year 3 & industry learns advances from academia?

  • 03

    What makes the future learner range from 12 to 75 not 18 to 22 requiring certificate programs, subscription models & partnerships between universities & community colleges for film industry workforce?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann University

In this episode, President Series #450, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17

YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does a Nashville university with 12 colleges & 9k students achieve highest enrollment ever with applications up 20% while hosting Dolly Parton musicals & American Idol filming?
  • Why does focusing on jobs that will exist in 2040 not 1995 require intrinsic partnerships where nursing students get into clinics in year 1 not year 3 & industry learns advances from academia?
  • What makes the future learner range from 12 to 75 not 18 to 22 requiring certificate programs, subscription models & partnerships between universities & community colleges for film industry workforce?

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