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LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - w/ Stacy Chiaramonte, SVP, Strategy & Ops, UPCEA, & Jeni McRay, Asst. Provost, Internationalization & Strategic Initiatives, Fort Hays State University

Stacy Chiaramonte and Jeni McRay

May 29, 2026 22 min
LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - w/ Stacy Chiaramonte, SVP, Strategy & Ops, UPCEA, & Jeni McRay, Asst. Provost, Internationalization & Strategic Initiatives, Fort Hays State University

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How does a rural regional comprehensive university with the lowest tuition in Kansas choose to blow it up & build a professional continuing education unit with a 5 year plan to sustainability?

  • 02

    Why does engaging an external partner help navigate internal bureaucracies when we need to hear what we don't want to hear in this industry right now?

  • 03

    What makes designing programs around durable skills that employers say they want across industries & across generations the way to meet learners at every stage of their professional career?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Stacy Chiaramonte⁠, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Operations, ⁠UPCEA⁠, & ⁠Jeni McRay⁠, Assistant Provost, Internationalization & Strategic Initiatives, ⁠Fort Hays State University

In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a rural regional comprehensive university with the lowest tuition in Kansas choose to blow it up & build a professional continuing education unit with a 5 year plan to sustainability?
  • Why does engaging an external partner help navigate internal bureaucracies when we need to hear what we don't want to hear in this industry right now?
  • What makes designing programs around durable skills that employers say they want across industries & across generations the way to meet learners at every stage of their professional career?

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