Why Did the Donor Say You Can't Do This Alone & Then Give $10 Million? - with Dr. Torie Jackson, President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg

<p>It&#39;s YOUR time to #EdUp with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/torie-jackson-22978179/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Dr. Torie Jackson</strong></a>, President, <a href="https://www.wvup.edu/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>West Virginia University at Parkersburg</strong></a></p><p>This episode, <strong>President Series #523, </strong>is<strong> </strong>powered by <a href="https://www.ellucian.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠</a> - Higher Ed&#39;s AI-Enriched Platform!</p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://a.co/d/01s5MSiC" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance</strong>⁠⁠</a> is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!</p><p>This episode is sponsored by<a href="https://www.yc.edu/v6/marketing/pages/accac/2026-accac.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> the <a href="https://www.msche.org/annual-conference/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference</strong>⁠⁠</a>, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, &amp; facilitating a pre-conference workshop from <strong>December 9-11</strong> in Philadelphia!</p><p>This episode is also sponsored by the <a href="https://insightsedu.educationdynamics.com/event/7f09df7e-a011-481b-8a31-cd79b964c793/home?environment=P2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠<strong>InsightsEDU 2027</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a> Conference - focused on attracting &amp; retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from <strong>February 23-25</strong> in Phoenix, AZ! <strong>Use code EDUP &amp; save $100! </strong>Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!</p><p>YOUR host is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjodiblinco/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Dr. Jodi Blinco</strong></a></p><ul><li>How does a $10 million gift become a failed campus turned into childcare, housing, transportation &amp; economic development in one location?</li><li>Why did the math faculty spend weeks inside a plant &amp; come back to completely revamp the course?</li><li>What makes the most important word in community college community?</li></ul><p>Listen