About the Episode
About the Episode: In January, the First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), Dr. Jill Biden, visited Forsyth Tech Community College’s Campus to celebrate the National Science Foundation’s groundbreaking investment of $30 million in a biotechnology initiative to revolutionize STEM education and workforce readiness. Shane Baglini sat down with Dr. Janet Spriggs, President, and Devin Purgason, Executive Director of Marketing and Student Care, to talk about the ins and outs of planning for a dignitary to visit campus. Dr. Spriggs and Devin outline how their culture of collaboration prepared them for this event, how quickly the event came together, the moving parts involved, and the need to break down silos not only on campus but with the surrounding community to pull a First Family visit off.
About the Show: We hear it every day across campuses: “We need to be working more collaboratively.” The higher education industry is notoriously siloed, with colleagues struggling to connect, duplicating services or having disjointed messaging.
Breaking Silos aims to showcase the remarkable work of marketing professionals and their non-marketing colleagues from different departments across campus, who come together to achieve common goals, implement new initiatives, enhance the student experience, and foster better collaboration among teams.
Each episode features a marketer and their non-marketing colleague to talk about their partnership. This unique format will inspire marketers to try new things and connect with colleagues in new ways, while also allowing non-marketing professionals an inside look at some of the most collaborative projects in higher education marketing.
Connect With Our Host:
Shane Baglini
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanebaglini/
About The Enrollify Podcast Network: Breaking Silos is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!
Some of our favorites include Visionary Voices: The College President’s Playbook and The Application with Allison Turcio.
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