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LIVE from Ellucian LIVE 2025 - with Lacey Gerard, Director of Experience Design, & Bill Blackford VP of Global Talent Management, Ellucian

Lacey Gerard and Bill Blackford

Apr 7, 2025 21 min
LIVE from Ellucian LIVE 2025 - with Lacey Gerard, Director of Experience Design, & Bill Blackford VP of Global Talent Management, Ellucian

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How is the JMU-Ellucian internship program reimagining workforce development?

  • 02

    Why is student career readiness critical for successful transitions to employment?

  • 03

    How are ethicist & storyteller roles transforming software development teams?

  • 04

    What role does AI play in developing innovative administrative tools?

  • 05

    How is the program accelerating student skill development and professional growth?

  • 06

    Bridging the gap between college & the workforce

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, recorded LIVE from Ellucian LIVE 2025 in Orlando, Florida,

YOUR guests are Lacey Gerard, Director of Experience Design, & Bill Blackford VP of Global Talent Management, Ellucian

YOUR host is Dr. Chris Moloney⁠, Principal Strategic Specialist, ⁠Ellucian⁠

  • How is the JMU-Ellucian internship program reimagining workforce development?
  • Why is student career readiness critical for successful transitions to employment?
  • How are ethicist & storyteller roles transforming software development teams?
  • What role does AI play in developing innovative administrative tools?
  • How is the program accelerating student skill development and professional growth?

Topics include:

  • Bridging the gap between college & the workforce
  • Transforming classroom learning into practical experience
  • Creating a cohort-based internship model
  • Developing both technical & soft skills
  • AI-powered skill gap analysis tools

Learn more from this crew at #elive25 this Monday April 7, 2025 at 4:30pmET at their track session: “From the Classroom to the Boardroom"

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