☀️EP. 13 · Chase Brackens: Student, Paul Quinn College

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Welcome to Edreform in 10, a flash action-cast powered by CER in partnership with Dash Media, for and by people who are motivated to take action and accelerate innovation and impact in the learning ecosystem.

This week on Ed Reform in 10, Chris Gulacy-Worrel sits down with Chase Brackens, a junior at Paul Quinn College and Wells Fargo corporate intern, to explore how work-based learning is revolutionizing higher education.

Chase shares his transformative journey from Texas Tech to Paul Quinn College, where the innovative work college model blends rigorous academics with real-world corporate experience. Through Paul Quinn's unique structure—classes early in the week, corporate internships the rest—students earn substantial scholarships while gaining invaluable professional skills that traditional universities often overlook.

The conversation reveals how Paul Quinn's personalized approach, where faculty know every student by name, creates accountability and opens doors in ways that larger institutions simply cannot match. Chase describes how working alongside senior executives while maintaining honors-level academics has shaped him into a servant leader prepared for immediate career success.

From time management to networking to professional development, Chase explains how this model develops the complete professional, not just the graduate. His powerful message resonates: choose institutions that see you as a person, not a number, and that prepare you for life, not just exams. This episode offers a compelling blueprint for reimagining higher education through the lens of practical preparation and personal investment.