Partners in Progress
Partners in Progress is hosted by HEI Program Coordinator,
A-State Graduate School, J Jagriti, a testimonial-driven series featuring conversations with CEOs and industry leaders who have successfully collaborated with Arkansas State. Moving beyond abstract innovation, the show focuses on the specific strategic dividends and ROI achieved through the university’s pipeline. This program serves as a transparent risk-mitigation tool for potential sponsors, proving through peer testimony that a partnership with A-State is a high-yield investment rather than a philanthropic gesture.
Episodes
5 episodes
Graduate Degree ROI: Is a Master's Worth the Investment?
Measuring the value of higher education purely through entry-level salary statistics is a shortsighted strategy that compromises long-term workforce capability. As regional economies face severe structural shortages in critical sectors like hea...
Building Businesses Early: How an Ambitious Undergraduate Runs Multiple Companies While Leading on Campus
You can hear it in Harrison Herget’s voice: he’s busy on purpose. Harrison is an Arkansas State University business administration student with a theater minor who also leads Phi Delta Theta and has served in IFC, all while building real ventur...
Community First: Why Your Connections Matter Most with Logan Locke
Transferring colleges sounds like a clean new start until you’re living it. The credits have to line up, the social circles feel sealed, and you’re trying to make big career decisions on a shorter clock. We sit down with Logan Locke, a senior f...
The AI Pivot: Essential Tools for New Grads
A perfect GPA looks great on paper, but it’s not the thing that opens the biggest doors. We’re talking with Braden Deese, a senior accounting student from Walnut Ridge and a standout in A-State’s College of Business, about what actually moves a...