Weekly Wisdom 2/26/24 – Casey Sacks
Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Dr. Casey Sacks, President of West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College, on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast. President Sacks shares the need to balance the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge. Topics include:
- Lessons from the U.S. Department of Ed as applied to community colleges
- Taking personal initiative and learning from experience
- Successful advocacy at federal and local levels
- Making confident choices and collaborating with stakeholders
- Read as much as you can, because you never know what might be useful