460: A PCO Plan - with Dr. Bob Hansen, CEO of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)

<p>We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The EdUp Experience</strong></a>!</p> <p>It’s YOUR time to #EdUp</p> <p>In this episode, YOUR guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-hansen-5763615b"><strong>Dr. Bob Hansen</strong></a>, CEO of the <a href="https://upcea.edu/"><strong>University Professional &amp; Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)</strong></a>, YOUR host is <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/joesallustio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Joe Sallustio</strong></a>, &amp; YOUR sponsor is <a href="https://unmudl.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Unmudl</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p> <p>What does UPCEA do? What is a PCO plan? What does Bob see as the future of higher education? Listen in to #EdUp! &nbsp;</p> <p>Dr. Robert J. Hansen was named Chief Executive Officer of the University Professional &amp; Continuing Education Association in September 2010. Under Hansen’s leadership, UPCEA has grown by 125% in the past six years. He established a number of initiatives targeting the association’s unique role in online leadership &amp; management under the umbrella of the National Council for Online Leadership: the Summit for Online Leadership &amp; Administration, the Online Leadership Roundtable for chief online learning officers, &amp; the UPCEA&nbsp;Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership. He also established the UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Professional &amp; Continuing Education, advancing two frameworks to provide a set of standards that reflect the ambitions, potential, &amp; importance of units that serve adult learners.</p> <p>Hansen previously served as Associate Provost for University Outreach at the University of Southern Maine, a regional public university located in Portland, Maine. Prior to that position, he spent six years at Saint Xavier University of Chicago as Assistant to the President &amp; Secretary of th