Melinda Gladish

Excellence in Leadership
CHEP Status: Active
CHEP Awarded: 12/29/2025

Badge Evidence | Completed Courses (4 Hours Each)

This course "pulls back the curtain" for schools to help them better understand the principles and purposes of the ACCSC Standards of Accreditation. ACCSC101, along with the accompanying course ACCSC102, lays out the standards in line with the way schools are typically structured to better help you comprehend the important relationship between each standard and each aspect of running a compliant, accredited school. This course addresses the standards on the administrative side of your school, such as standards that relate to operations, admissions, and financial aid.

This course is sponsored by ACCSC


This course focuses on the ACCSC Standards of Accreditation which directly tie to the academic areas and program requirements for an accredited school. The course includes information on program development and design, educational policies and procedures, faculty, student services, and educational delivery methods.

This course is sponsored by ACCSC


Compliance Training for Admissions Agents Applying for a New Permit This course is required by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools for all Admissions Agents applying for a New Permit.
Accurate representation of graduate outcomes is critical to upholding institutional integrity. All involved in employment reporting must continuously identify ways to strengthen their system for tracking, collecting, and verifying employment data. When documentation is both a quality and a compliance matter, staff must understand the verification program as a whole, the role they play in continuously improving it, and how to use professional principles and best practices in documentation. This course is designed to encourage participants to critically analyze their own employment reporting practices while sharing ideas and best practices that can help lead to the highest level of data integrity.
This course explores the critical differences between management and leadership. Participants will be introduced to definitions and myths about each area as well as how management and leadership must coexist for an organization to operate effectively. Participants will explore their own management/leadership tendencies through exercises to see leadership and management in action.
Not everyone is suited for, or desires, a leadership position. One of the first steps to being an effective leader is to understand the desire to lead in the first place. Participants will explore their motivation to lead and develop a deeper understanding of their leader style(s).
To improve your impact and effectiveness as a leader, you must not only understand the role of a leader, but you must also take into consideration the followers and the situation. This course defines leadership impact and explores the interactional framework for leadership.
The higher education industry provides a wealth of opportunities and challenges for those seeking leadership positions. In this course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the higher education sector and themselves. The importance of higher education institutions will be explored along with developing a personal leadership legacy.
Get ready to add a number of skills to your toolkit as you develop as a leader! This course focuses on increased self-awareness in communication styles and learning; developing deeper understanding through empathic listening; and motivating through innovation.
This course provides you with a framework to put your self-discovery and learning into a workable plan to further develop your leadership skills. A step-by-step process is offered to help you create a meaningful Personal Leadership Development Plan (PLDP) complete with the development of SMART Goals and advice from some of today's leaders in the higher education sector.
In this course, you will learn how to strengthen your coaching skills by using a four-step process to facilitate the professional growth of the employees you coach.
This course will show you how to choose what to delegate, match employee and delegated assignment, and set the stage for success by both developing your employees and freeing up your time for critical managerial tasks.
Generative AI is reshaping industries and transforming how we work. Discover how to use it to drive innovation and enhance efficiency while confidently guiding your team through an ever-evolving landscape.
This compliance course reflects the compliance standards that Ohio educators need to know and understand. The goal of this course is to help develop a better understanding of the topic, and produce tangible resources to help implement plans, strategies, and ideas at your school. This course will cover governing bodies, the enrollment process, standards, compliance concepts and more. Through video lectures, resource links, and assessments, learners will gain knowledge about and understand compliance standards. This course is approved by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools to satisfy compliance and ethics continuing education requirements. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate of completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
This course is part of the Agent Training Requirements for Agents applying for a renewal license in Ohio. It is required by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools for all Admissions Agents applying for a renewal license. This course is designed to cover the regulations in Ohio Administrative Code 3332.1.17.2, focusing on ethics and professionalism in the admissions process.