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About the Episode: Jaime Hunt explores the transformative potential of AI in higher education with Ardis Kadiu, CEO and Founder of Element451. They discuss how AI is reshaping student engagement, administrative efficiency, and the overall educational experience, showcasing Element451's leading role in this revolution. The discussion reveals the challenges facing higher education and how AI solutions, such as personalized content creation and AI-assisted advising, can address these issues, ultimately leading to a more empowered and successful student body. 

This conversation covers:

  • AI's Role in Education: Focus on teaching, learning, and improving the student experience through technology.
  • Bolt AI Assistant Unveiling: A new AI assistant aimed at enhancing student Q&A and administrative tasks, revealing the potential for real-time personalized content creation
  • Challenges in Higher Education: The need for better student experiences amidst resource constraints and the importance of personalized communication.
  • Implementation and Adoption: The simplicity of integrating AI assistants into existing platforms and the importance of AI literacy among higher education leadership for successful adoption 
  • Future of AI in Higher Ed: The necessity for institutions to embrace AI to stay competitive and meet student expectations

Connect With Our Host:
Jaime Hunt
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimehunt/
https://twitter.com/JaimeHuntIMC

About The Enrollify Podcast Network:
Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!  

Some of our favorites include Talking Tactics and Higher Ed Pulse

Enrollify is made possible by Element451 —  the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com

Connect with Us at the Engage Summit:
Exciting news — Jaime will be at the 2024 Engage Summit in Raleigh, NC, on June 25 and 26, and we’d love to meet you there! Sessions will focus on cutting-edge AI applications that are reshaping student outreach, enhancing staff productivity, and offering deep insights into ROI. 

Use the discount code Enrollify50 at checkout, and you can register for just $99! This early bird pricing lasts until March 31. Learn more and register at engage.element451.com — we can’t wait to see you there!

About the Podcast

Jaime Hunt

Host

Jaime Hunt

Transformation has been a hallmark of Jaime's career. In nearly 20 years working in higher education, she been part of four university rebrandings and five website overhauls. She's been hands-on in the development of an integrated marketing communications model at three institutions. As a result, she has gained extensive expertise in brand strategy, recruitment marketing, internal communications, crisis communications, issues management, online innovation, and media relations. She also has in her portfolio government relations and, for two years, she oversaw a public radio station. She is currently the vice president for university communications and chief marketing officer for Old Dominion University, a 23,000-student public R1 research institution in Coastal Virginia. Prior to her current role, she was the vice president and chief communications and marketing officer for Miami University (the one in not-as-sunny Oxford, Ohio). She also served in marketing and media relations leadership roles at Winston-Salem State University (North Carolina), Radford University (Virginia), the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and Northwestern Health Sciences University (Minnesota). Her background also includes more than four years as a print journalist and three years working for nonprofits and in nonprofit consulting. She earned my bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota and her master's degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virginia University.

Ardis Kadiu

Interviewee

Ardis Kadiu

Ardis Kadiu is the CEO and founder of Element451, the intelligent admissions marketing and CRM platform. Element451 grew out of Ardis’s passion for creating solutions that empower admissions and enrollment teams to work more efficiently as they develop stronger, more personalized engagements with prospective students. AI and great design are two of the most important ingredients at the core of any great user experience.

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