Unsung Talents

Unsung Talents

At Texas A&M, numerous skills and talents are on display every day. But on a campus of around 90,000 students, faculty and staff, not all of those talents are visible. This bite-size audio series tells the stories of the important campus jobs you don’t see and the people that do them.

Episodes

The Work Behind Graduation – Unsung Talents: Episode #13

May 6, 2025 • 5 mins
Long hours and a few late nights make graduation possible. At Texas A&M, the Office of the Registrar is gearing up for nine commencement ceremonies in three days. 13,000+ students will cross the stage in one of the most special moments of their lives. And the registrar’s office has been working on these ceremonies since the last ones ended in December. Meet the team behind each ceremony and find out what they do behind the sce...
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Biology’s Plant and Animal Parents – Unsung Talents: Episode #12

April 16, 2025 • 5 mins
Cats aren’t normally a part of professor and TA office hours. Except in biology. Meet the prep team behind the three undergraduate biology lab programs at Texas A&M: introductory biology, microbiology and anatomy and physiology. Find out the number of students they serve (it’s a big number!) and the size of their small team. Tag along for an artery and vein refresher on a dissected cat. Hear the clinks of plates and tubes as t...
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The “Magic Elves” of Chemistry – Unsung Talents: Episode #11

April 16, 2025 • 5 mins
Do you ever think about how green spinach is? Chemistry students do. Every semester in Texas A&M chemistry labs, students make a series of spinach dilutions to measure light absorption. But they couldn’t do it without the hidden support of the chemistry tech team. No, they’re not magic elves, but the work they do sure feels like magic. You’ll be shocked at the number of students they serve each year. Meet some of the full-time...
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Balanced Plates, Healthy Lives – Unsung Talents: Episode #10

March 19, 2025 • 5 mins
Your next steak or chicken portion should be no bigger than a deck of cards. Smaller than you expected, right? But it’s your health we’re talking about! March is National Nutrition Month, so meet Taylor Cyrus, the registered dietitian for University Health Services at Texas A&M. Hear how she helps students find the right foods for their lives. Learn what a balanced meal really looks like in 2025. Find out why carbs get a bad r...
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Ringing Bells – Unsung Talents: Episode #9

February 20, 2025 • 7 mins
Beautiful bells play every 15 minutes on campus and toll for every hour. But have you ever thought about who keeps them sounding their best? Learn the ins and outs of the 49 bells in Texas A&M’s 14-story Albritton Bell Tower - you’ll be surprised by the department that’s in charge of the tower and the huge variety in bell range and size. Explore the tower’s history, including how the bells were kept safe during construction an...
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Making Biscuits at 5 a.m. – Unsung Talents: Episode #8

January 17, 2025 • 5 mins
Where are you at 5 a.m.? Probably still asleep or just waking up to get ready for the day. But at Sbisa Dining Hall, breakfast cooks are already hard at work. Experience the sounds of a Texas A&M University kitchen as cook Iiesha Thomas - and her 5 a.m. energy that most people would envy - takes just over an hour to make 400 portions of biscuits and gravy, 400 portions of sausage, 300 portions of oatmeal and 150 portions of mu...
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Getting Paid on Time – Unsung Talents: Episode #7

December 18, 2024 • 4 mins
It may seem like magic when your paycheck appears in your bank account, but there are a lot of steps to get it there. Meet Dawn Suehs, one of 14 payroll administrators for the university. Together, the payroll team pays 32,575 people every month - that’s a whopping $145,750,649 each month. Find out what goes into getting people paid on time and if Suehs gets jealous seeing what everyone makes. Listen to more episodes at tx.ag/unsun...
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Cleaning Bonfire Memorial – Unsung Talents: Episode #6

November 15, 2024 • 5 mins
Art won’t stay pretty on its own. It fights the elements. So, on a recent sticky, cloudy morning, volunteers gathered to scrub bronze and sweep granite at Bonfire Memorial. Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Bonfire collapse and the annual ceremony remembering the 12 Aggies who died, join volunteers as they scrub, wash and wax every inch of the memorial. Hear from University Art Galleries collections manager Amanda Neel as she explai...
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Nurturing a Nature Preserve – Unsung Talents: Episode #5

October 15, 2024 • 5 mins
Imagine Texas as it used to be. Natural land, oak trees spaced out, grass and wildflowers growing underneath. Nowadays, as College Station continues to grow, there's not much natural land left within the city. But across Texas Avenue from campus, just eight blocks from one of the busiest roads in the city, lies the Schob Nature Preserve: a quiet, small property where native grasses grow and birds and insects thrive. Meet landscape ...
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Raising Flags – Unsung Talents: Episode #4

September 17, 2024 • 4 mins
The unmistakable sound of cadet shoes and boots smacking the sidewalk breaks through the quiet of sunrise on campus. Follow a team of B Battery cadets on their first assignment of the day: raising the American flags on campus. Hear the process and the purpose behind the simple routine. Listen to more episodes at tx.ag/unsungtalents.
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Finding Library Books – Unsung Talents: Episode #3

August 21, 2024 • 5 mins
Books don’t just appear on shelves. Meet the librarian responsible for purchasing every item owned by Texas A&M University Libraries. Hear why his team cares more about student success than you might expect. Plus, learn about an A&M library program that started a national trend and why its librarians have daily discussions with libraries worldwide. Listen to more episodes at tx.ag/unsungtalents.
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Overseeing The Gardens – Unsung Talents: Episode #2

July 29, 2024 • 4 mins
With 800 different trees, flowers and other plants growing in his domain, Gardens manager Joseph Johnson has a lot to manage. Hear firsthand what goes into maintaining the seven acres of tranquility. Plus: what plant smells like grape Kool-Aid? Listen to more episodes at tx.ag/unsungtalents.
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Bus Trainers – Unsung Talents: Episode #1

July 9, 2024 • 5 mins
Aggie Spirit bus drivers: visible. Bus trainers: not visible. Meet some of the trainers responsible for teaching students how to drive A&M's 14-ton, 40-foot-long buses. Ride along on a mock route and hear how supportive and encouraging trainers are. And hear from students about their training experience. Listen to more episodes at tx.ag/unsungtalents.
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