Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 5

In this final part of this Pulse Check series, guest Terry Flannery joins Kin Sejpal to reflect on her 40 years of serving higher education.Key points/takeaways include:Higher education marketing is evolving and offers opportunities for creativity and innovation.Finding joy and meaning in the work helps stay resilient during challenging timesThe post-pandemic landscape has brought professionals from all around the world together to collaborate on higher ed issues like never before.The future of higher education is promising, and professionals have the opportunity to shape it by contributing to the field.Guest Name: Terry FlanneryGuest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-flannery-ph-d-2860b428/Guest Bio: Teresa (Terry) Flannery is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she directs the divisions of Education; Membership, Marketing and Communications; Data, Research and Technology; and Strategic Partnerships. Terry is a strategic, innovative, and collaborative higher education leader with more than 35 years of experience in a wide range of functions, including advancement, admissions and enrollment management, and student affairs. She has worked at large, medium, and small institutions, both public and private.One of the leading university marketing professionals in the world and recognized in 2018 as “International Brand Master,” Flannery has led some of the most successful brand campaigns in all of higher education. She is also a consultant, speaker, and author of How to Market A University: Building Value in a Competitive Environment, a new book published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in their series for higher education. In cooperation with several leading higher education marketing agencies, Flannery launched an asynchronous master course based on the book.Before coming to CASE, Flannery held the chief marketing officer role at three institutions, as Interim Vice President for Marketing and Communication at Stony Brook University, as Vice President of Communication at American University, and as Assistant Vice President at the University of Maryland.Flannery maintains an appointment as a Policy Fellow at American University’s Center for University Excellence. She has been a fellow in the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership and served for a decade on the CASE Board of Trustees, including as Chair.Flannery holds a BA in English (American Literature) and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Education (College Student Personnel), all from the University of Maryland.
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