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EdUp Institutional Effectiveness

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EdUp Institutional Effectiveness is a podcast for higher education leaders who want to understand what’s shaping institutional performance before it shows up in the numbers. Hosted by Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD, the show uses the Powers Index of College & University Performance™ to explore early signals of strength and strain across data, finance, governance, culture, and partnerships. Through conversations with practitioners, scholars, and select vendors, the podcast offers clear thinking, shared language, and practical insight to support better decisions and more effective leadership.

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June 8, 2026

When Dollars and Mission Align: Amanda Opperman — Lion's Share Strategies

Grounded in the <a href="https://kppowers. Grounded in the <a href=" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a>, this series examines the dynamic signals shaping institutional performance before they appear in the numbers. Supported by the <a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education®</a> and hosted by <a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD</a>.<a href="https://www.lionssharestrategies.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lion's Share Strategies</a> Chief Impact Officer <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaoppermanphd/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Amanda Opperman</a> has led institutional effectiveness work inside colleges and universities and now advises from the outside as a strategic consultant and equity investor. In this episode, Amanda draws on her chapter "Aligning Dollars with Mission" in the forthcoming <a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/books/priority-partners-turning-vendor-spending-into-mission-strength/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Priority Partners: Turning Vendor Spending into Mission Strength</a> (July 2026) to argue that most institutional partnerships fail not because of a lack of resources — but because institutions enter those relationships thinking only about what they need, never about what the partner exists to do. The result is a transaction dressed up as a partnership, and the difference matters more now than ever.This series is designed for leaders, practitioners, and institutional partners committed to building learning systems that translate expertise into opportunity.KEY INSIGHTS<ul><li>Partnership is not a transaction with relationship language layered on top. Mutual benefit requires both parties to understand what the other exists to do — and to find the place where those purposes genuinely overlap before any ask is made.</li><li>There are different "colors of money" — different funding sources carry different purposes, constraints, and expectations. Institutions that treat all external revenue as interchangeable miss the mission alignment that makes partnerships durable.</li><li>A pre-partnership checklist should start with mission alignment, not financial need. If two organizations would have to shape-shift to make a partnership work, the juice is not worth the squeeze — no matter how compelling the pitch.</li><li>Keeping your environmental scan current is a discipline, not an event. Knowing what potential partners exist to do — before you need anything from them — is what separates institutions that attract strong partners from those that chase them.</li></ul>Powers Index™ Signal in Focus<ul><li>Signal #10: Partners — measures whether an institution's external relationships produce genuine institutional lift or function as budget line items; Amanda's framework illustrates how the failure to understand a partner's purpose and objectives is what keeps Signal #10 chronically underperforming — not a lack of partners, but a lack of real ones.</li></ul>Key Resources<ul><li><a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">KP on IE newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD — EdUp Institutional Effectiveness podcast host</a></li><li><a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education®</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com/powersindex/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a></li></ul>

May 25, 2026

The Demonstration Gap: Don Rudawsky — Dynalytic Solutions

Grounded in the <a href="https://kppowers.com/powersindex/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a>, this series examines the dynamic signals shaping institutional performance before they appear in the numbers. Supported by the <a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education®</a> and hosted by <a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD</a>.<a href="https://dynalyticsolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dynalytic Solutions</a> Founder and Principal Consultant <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-rudawsky/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Don Rudawsky</a> spent more than a decade as a VP for Institutional Effectiveness at a large private nonprofit institution before turning his attention to a pressing question: why doesn't the public trust us? In this episode, Don draws on his research and forthcoming book on IE and the public trust crisis to argue that the problem isn't a lack of evidence — institutions have been collecting it for decades. The problem is a governance decision that hasn't been made: who is accountable for pointing that evidence outward, and what does it take to close what Don calls the demonstration gap.This series is designed for leaders, practitioners, and institutional partners committed to building learning systems that translate expertise into opportunity.KEY INSIGHTS<ul><li>The demonstration gap is not a data problem — institutions already have the evidence of student learning. It is a governance problem: the decision to share it externally has not been made.</li><li>Assessment data collected for accreditation is almost entirely closed-system. Students, employers, and the public rarely see what institutions know about learning outcomes — and that invisibility drives eroding public trust.</li><li>Micro-credentials and comprehensive learner records only build trust when the transparency infrastructure is deliberate — employer communication, validity, and shared understanding of what the credential means.</li><li>When institutional leaders aren't credible messengers to a distrustful public, institutions need to think creatively — alumni, community partners, and visible graduates whose outcomes are externally verifiable.</li></ul>Powers Index™ Signal in Focus<ul><li>Signal #2: Transparency — measures whether institutions communicate honestly and clearly with key stakeholders; Don's research illustrates how the transparency gap that undermines internal decision-making shows up externally as public distrust — institutions are not failing to collect evidence, they are failing to decide what to do with it.</li></ul>Key Resources<ul><li><a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">KP on IE newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD — EdUp Institutional Effectiveness podcast host</a></li><li><a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education®</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com/powersindex/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a></li></ul>

May 17, 2026

Accreditation as Strategic Partnership: Christy England - Authentic Insights

Grounded in the <a href="https://kppowers.com/powersindex/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a>, this series examines the dynamic signals shaping institutional performance before they appear in the numbers. Supported by the <a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education®</a> and hosted by <a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD</a>.<a href="https://authentic-insights.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Authentic Insights</a> Founder and President <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-england-ab95922aa/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Christy England</a> has spent her career helping colleges and universities navigate accreditation, strategic planning, and institutional effectiveness — and what she keeps finding is that institutions leave one of their most invested partners completely out of the conversation. In this episode, Christy draws on her chapter Accreditation and the Art of Collaboration in the forthcoming Priority Partners: Turning Vendor Spending into Mission Strength (IEHE, Summer 2026) to make the case that institutional accreditation is not a barrier to partnerships and that the accreditor relationship, when engaged early and honestly, becomes a strategic asset most institutions never fully use. For leaders who want a practitioner's view of what changes when you bring your accreditor in as a collaborator from the start and why "the only wrong answer is a dishonest answer".This series is designed for leaders, practitioners, and institutional partners committed to building learning systems that translate expertise into opportunity.KEY INSIGHTS<ul><li>The success of the institutional accreditor is tied directly to the success of their member institutions, which means they are invested in helping you navigate, not in saying no.</li></ul><ul><li>Partners are an extension of the institution. That means the institution has an obligation to provide oversight and ensure that any partner is also in compliance, this isn't intrusion, it's shared accountability and good risk management.</li><li>Early, honest communication with your institutional accreditor liaison is the single highest-leverage action an institution can take before pursuing an innovative partnership. Every member institution has a liaison. </li><li>Transparency isn't just an internal discipline — it extends to external stakeholders including accreditors. Institutions that communicate proactively, concisely, and honestly consistently navigate accreditor relationships more effectively than those that wait, hide, or overwhelm.</li></ul>Powers Index™ Signals in Focus<ul><li>Signal #7: Regulatory — measures whether an institution understands, monitors, and responds effectively to its regulatory environment; in this conversation, Christy explains how accreditors function as agents of the Department of Education and why institutions that treat regulatory compliance as a partnership rather than a hurdle are consistently better positioned.</li><li>Signal #2: Transparency — measures whether institutions communicate honestly and clearly with key stakeholders; Christy's core counsel — "the only wrong answer is a dishonest answer" — illustrates how transparency with accreditors directly determines the quality of guidance and support institutions receive in return.</li></ul>Key Resources<ul><li><a href="https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">KP on IE newsletter (free)</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD — EdUp Institutional Effectiveness podcast host</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-effectiveness-in-higher-education/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Institute for Effectiveness in Higher Education® on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://kppowers.com/powersindex/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Powers Index of College & University Performance™</a></li></ul>

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What is EdUp Institutional Effectiveness?: EdUp Institutional Effectiveness is a podcast for higher education leaders who want to understand what’s shaping institutional performance before it shows up in the numbers.

Hosted by Kristina 'KP' Powers, PhD, the show uses the Powers Index of College & University Performance™ to explore early signals of strength and strain across data, finance, governance, culture, and partnerships. Through conversations with practitioners, scholars, and select vendors, the podcast offers clear thinking, shared language, and practical insight to support better decisions and more effective leadership.
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