National University Podcast Series

About National University Podcast Series

National University Deans, Faculty, and Leadership discuss a wide range of topics with a focus on the higher education community. Tune in to hear from our experts, alumni, students, and faculty. Current programs include: Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations (CAVO), Virtual Education Support Center (VESC) and Whole Person Center (WPC), formerly Virtual Center for Health and Wellness (VC4HW).

Publisher

National University

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2020

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 193 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   WPC Ep17: The Climate Case for Well-Being and Personal Resilience

   Join WPC Director Dr. Aurélia Bickler and Lighter Side of Climate founder Tamara Staton for a conversation about the climate case for well-being and personal resilience. As climate-related challenges become increasingly complex and unpredictable, resilience isn’t just about weathering the storm—it’s about building our capacity to adapt, recover, and keep moving forward. Together, they explore how strengthening our own well-being can help us better navigate uncertainty and show up for our fami...

2. 

   10 Nov 2025

   CAVO Podcast Ep. 100: The Presence Effect

   Our Special 100th Edition! Presence changes everything! It impacts how learners respond, how they engage, and how they remember the experience. In this episode, Visiting Virtual Expert Dr. Laurie Hillstock chats with CAVO Director Dr. Melody Rawlings to share the small choices that make a big difference when we’re leading or teaching online, including how we open a session, how we use our tools, and how we convey tone.

3. 

   14 Aug 2025

   CAVO Ep. 99: Beyond the Screen - Building Ethical Futures in Virtual Spaces

   Dr. Melody Rawlings interviews Dr. Emi Barriesi about building ethical futures in virtual spaces, offering insights into guiding values for technology.

Inside a recent episode

CAVO Ep.12: Resilience and Wellness for Virtual Organizations

Published 23 Jul 2020 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Fascinating. So does this mean that your client companies are pivoting, coming up with new ideas for short -term revenues in the light of the current crisis? Some, yeah, one company that had not even begun to generate revenue yet, but was working in an innovation in three -dimensional printing, has figured out how to print three -dimensional swabs for coronavirus testing, and they're generating revenue now, and they had actually had no plans to generate revenue until later this year, so they've really impressed their investors with their ability to sort of respond quickly. I was on the Zoom call with the CEO the other day, and I saw a lump in the background of the shot. […]

Who has been a guest on National University Podcast Series

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Emi Barriesi
• Dr Aurélia Bickler
• Rachel Jacobsen
• Shane Spraggs
• Dr Deanna Davis

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,367,652

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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