ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. Some are nearing the summit. Some are already there. But how did they get there? And what can other climbers learn from their mindsets, habits, and experiences? © Ken Anselment 2024
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Mary Beth Petrie
Ken chats with Mary Beth Petrie, Dean of Admissions at Lawrence University (who works just two doors down from Ken). Beth reminds Ken what snowstorms can teach admissions folks about coping with pandemics, how to keep a team healthy in the midst of chaos, and, in an unusual twist, switches the typical ending of the ALP, much to Ken's surprise.
Many thanks to Rick Bailey and Sam Waterson of RHB for sharing their advice during this episode about how we can "imagine voraciously" during this time of uncertainty.
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: Independent Women by Destiny's Child and Into the Unknown (because she's watched Frozen II like 6 times).
- Best recent read: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown.
- Eager to read next: This is Chance! The Shaking of an All-American City; A Voice That Held it Together by Jon Mooallem
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Apple pie
- What he uses to take and keep notes: Blueline Notepro and a Pilot VBall pen.
- Memorable bit of advice: You don't have to seize the day." from Glennon Doyle's Don't Carpe Diem | Momastery
- Bucket list: Travel to Turkey
The ALP is supported by RHB, a division of SIG. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment