{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Career Everywhere","title":"How Career Services Can Align to Institutional Priorities (feat. Joretta Nelson)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3347,"description":"In this episode, host Meredith Metsker talks with Joretta Nelson, Vice Chairman of Credo (now part of the Carnegie family). With 25 years of experience in higher education—including time as a music faculty member, vice president for enrollment management, and now a national consultant to presidents and cabinets—Joretta brings a unique vantage point on how career services leaders can position themselves as strategic, institutional partners.Drawing on her extensive work with presidents, provosts, enrollment leaders, student affairs leaders, advancement officers, and more, Joretta offers a behind-the-scenes look at what life is like for these senior executives. What keeps them up at night, who they’re accountable to, and what their day-to-day actually looks like.Most importantly, she shares how career leaders can build relationships, align with institutional priorities, and provide the data and stories cabinet members need to be successful.This episode is a practical roadmap for anyone looking to move beyond unit-level advocacy and become a trusted voice at the institutional strategy table.Key takeaways (by cabinet leader):The President:Manages nonstop demands: board relations, fundraising, community representation, finance/budget, parent concerns, etc.Works on a cyclical calendar tied to board meetings, fundraising campaigns, and more.Career services can help by supplying three key data points and ready-to-use student stories each month.The Provost/Chief Academic Officer:Balances faculty governance pressures, budget realities, and program innovation.Faces heavy strain post-COVID, often balancing faculty's “grief” about higher ed’s transformation.Career services can partner by proactively working to integrate career into curriculum design, especially in arts and humanities programs where pathways are less clear.The Chief Enrollment Officer:Lives in a world of numbers: yield, conversion, and net tuition revenue.Works under immense pressure to prove the institution’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TrzA0-LSinxoJEe66KJpatUxUh4t2w3jXW0NZ0qGHUw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3MjE5LzE2NzE2/NTg2NDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}