Coming of Age: The Story of a Small College's Strategic Rise to Relevance and the Leader who Made it Happen with Goodwin University President Mark Scheinberg

<p>When in 1982, 24-year-old budding entrepreneur<a href="https://www.goodwin.edu/administration/presidents-welcome"> Mark Scheinberg </a>paid $30,000 for the little-known, for-profit business school Data Institute in Hartford, CT., little did anyone imagine how the story would play out. Over the ensuing 40 years, Scheinberg has led an extraordinary transformation. &nbsp;&nbsp;A transformation signaled by a name change—first to Goodwin College and then <a href="https://www.goodwin.edu/">Goodwin University</a>, a change in legal status—to nonprofit, and, with the recent acquisition of the University of Bridgeport, a substantial expansion of the institution’s offerings and footprint.</p> <p><a href="https://www.goodwin.edu/">Goodwin University</a> has clearly come of age. In the first of a two-part episode, we get Mark’s take on the school’s remarkable evolution including the essential strategies and key decision points that help explain the success. We also get a window into the mindset of this uniquely savvy and strategic leader and entrepreneur who cares deeply about his community and his students.</p>