Edvolutions partners with institutions to drive transformative change by centering people first. We understand that change, even positive change, can be difficult — so our work begins with your stakeholders and the work that they do.
Our mission is to partner with colleges and universities to lead transformative change by centering people, process, and design. We support institutions in becoming truly student-ready, where systems are intentionally designed to meet the needs of today's students. Through personalized, evidence-based, student-centered coaching, we help colleges design solutions that foster belonging, enhance the student journey, and drive meaningful outcomes.
We connect colleges to evidence-based, student-centered content, services, and support tailored to their specific context. Our strategy prioritizes practices that benefit all stakeholders while centering students — through interactive, inclusive sessions where attendees shape the discussion and build connections across their institution.
Virtual and in-person interactions with diverse college teams give us a comprehensive understanding of your specific campus context before we recommend anything.
Sessions are interactive, inclusive, and collaborative — participants bring their expertise to shape the discussion, build connections to promote peer learning, and get to a design that works for your people and context.
We provide the services and coaching necessary to help your teams achieve their strategic goals, not just a report that sits on a shelf.
Dr. Laurie Fladd is the CEO of Edvolutions. She coaches colleges and universities nationwide, helping them improve student experiences through process and structural redesign — bringing more than 25 years of higher education experience to every engagement.
Previously, Laurie served as Director of Holistic Student Supports at Achieving the Dream, where she led the strategic implementation of holistic student supports, advising redesign, and transformative institutional change across a national network of colleges — including multi-year coaching engagements with community colleges and systems across the country.
Before that, Laurie spent her career in community colleges — first in the SUNY system, and later in South Carolina — holding progressively senior roles including instructor, department head, associate dean of sciences and mathematics, director of academic advising, and project director of a large grant focused on advising redesign.
Laurie is a frequent presenter at national conferences — including AACC, Educause, NACADA, and DREAM — and a published author on process mapping, advising redesign, shortened academic terms, and transformative institutional change. She has had the privilege of serving as President of the South Carolina Academy of Sciences and as a SACSCOC evaluator.
Get in Touch with LaurieA selection from Laurie's national speaking and publication record — the full list runs to dozens of conference sessions and articles going back to 2016.
Caring for Students Playbook: Getting Started with Key Terms and Challenges
Co-authored guidebook, Every Learner Everywhere
Knowing Our Students: Understanding and Designing for Success
Guidebook, Achieving the Dream
Preparing for Shortened Academic Terms: A Guidebook
Co-authored guidebook, Achieving the Dream
Preparing for Shortened Academic Terms: A Companion Guidebook
Co-authored guidebook, Achieving the Dream
Why Part-Time Success Matters
Inside Higher Ed
Using Process Mapping to Unclutter Complex Processes
Educause Review
What Organizations Need to Know to Become Effective Partners in Advising Redesign
Educause Review
Providing Mental Health on College Campuses
Panel presentation, AACC President's Academy Summer Institute
Knowing Our Students: Designing an Experience that Serves Students Holistically
Session, Educause Annual Convening
