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LIVE from the InsightsEDU 2025 Conference - with Jonathan Shores, Chief Enrollment Officer, The University of the Cumberlands, & Drew Melendres, Cofounder, DegreeSight

Jonathan Shores and Drew Melendres

Apr 5, 2025 25 min
LIVE from the InsightsEDU 2025 Conference - with Jonathan Shores, Chief Enrollment Officer, The University of the Cumberlands, & Drew Melendres, Cofounder, DegreeSight

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How is University of the Cumberlands serving students in rural Appalachia?

  • 02

    Why is credit transfer transparency critical for prospective students?

  • 03

    How has Cumberlands simplified its website & cost modeling?

  • 04

    How is DegreeSight revolutionizing the credit transfer process?

  • 05

    What role does AI play in improving transfer credit evaluation?

  • 06

    Strategic enrollment partnerships

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, recorded LIVE from the InsightsEDU 2025 Conference in New Orleans

YOUR guests are Jonathan Shores, Chief Enrollment Officer, The University of the Cumberlands, & Drew Melendres, Cofounder, DegreeSight

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How is University of the Cumberlands serving students in rural Appalachia?
  • Why is credit transfer transparency critical for prospective students?
  • How has Cumberlands simplified its website & cost modeling?
  • How is DegreeSight revolutionizing the credit transfer process?
  • What role does AI play in improving transfer credit evaluation?

Topics include:

  • Strategic enrollment partnerships
  • Simplifying the student experience
  • Faculty governance & credit transfer challenges
  • AI-powered credit evaluation
  • Student-centered decision making

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