[08:40] The Personal Stakes of Leading Your Alma Mater
Dr. Young opens up about the unique pressures of leading the institution that changed her life: "I wake up every morning and say, I want Manchester to be around for my grandkids and their grandkids." She discusses having her son, nephew, and multiple generations of family connected to Manchester.

[11:45] Understanding Generational Differences
Dr. Young shares the difficulty of explaining to stakeholders that today's students are fundamentally different, using examples like closed dorm room doors versus the open-door culture of her student days. She discusses how being a parent of current students helps her understand their perspective and make better decisions.

[16:22] Experiential Learning as a Win-Win Strategy
Dr. Young describes how Manchester nursing students work at area hospitals on weekends, earning money while learning hospital culture and creating employment pipelines. She shares that hospitals report higher retention rates for employees who worked there as students, while students graduate with less debt and stronger resumes.

[21:54] Reframing Liberal Arts for Modern Audiences
"A lot of people don't know what liberal arts means. So one of the things we did is we don't talk about it as the liberal arts. We talk about it as a foundation core." Dr. Young explains how Manchester mapped high-demand employer skills to core curriculum classes, allowing them to articulate clear value to prospective students and parents.

[23:35] Closing Question: Three Pieces of Advice for Aspiring Leaders
Dr. Young offers practical wisdom: (1) Function and dress for the job you want, (2) Exercise for mental health as much as physical health, (3) Build in breaks even when you resist them, (4) Have strategic focus and think like the president/CEO regardless of your current role. She shares a story about students in her management class getting promoted mid-semester because they started "acting and thinking differently" by considering leadership's perspective.