In this episode of the Campus Changemakers Podcast, Ben Hallett sits down with Adam Klepetar, Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management at Berkshire Community College, to explore the power of community colleges, holistic student support, and the human side of student success. Adam shares how his own transformational college experience shaped a career dedicated to creating access and opportunity for students. Together, Ben and Adam discuss Berkshire’s remarkable recent growth, the impact of Massachusetts’ free community college initiative, and why investing in advising, mental health, and essential needs support is critical to improving student outcomes. The conversation also dives into leadership, student development theory, AI in higher education, and the importance of preserving human connection in an increasingly digital world. At the heart of the episode is a simple but powerful idea: higher education works best when students feel seen, supported, and connected to a community that believes in their potential.
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In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo’s Co-Founder Ben Hallet sits down with Neville Hiscox, the Chief Student Services Officer at Curtin University. With executive accountability for strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio, He is dedicated to driving organizational growth through people development and modern technology adoption.
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In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo’s Regional Director of Partners for EMEA Hannah Gardner sits down with Carmen Miles. She is the Interim Head of Digital Education and VLE Project Director at De Montfort University, where she leads the implementation of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and oversees the provision of distance learning.
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In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Chris Baker-Brown sits down with Jo-Anne Murray. She is the Vice-Principal Education at University of Aberdeen where she is responsible for the overall success of university partnerships and works with senior executive-level colleagues within Universities to define and deliver strategic vision for online distance learning.
In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Chris Baker-Brown sits down with Andy Beggan from the University of Lincoln. He is the Dean of Digital Education at the University. Andy is an experienced learning technologist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy ( SFHEA ) with a successful track record of delivering digital learning to a global audience within the HE, corporate training and e-learning production sectors.
In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo’s Regional Director of Partners for EMEA Hannah Gardner sits down with Monica Jones. She is the Chief Data Officer at the University of Leeds. Monica is a technical expert and leader with extensive education, science and technology, healthcare knowledge and experience. She is currently the Chair of Data Design Authority (DDA) at the Health Data Research UK.
