University College Podcast Network

Kennesaw State junior biology major Arleda Lawson joins the latest episode of our show! She talks about the challenges living in rural Georgia during the time of online learning due to COVID-19, how she structures her days to ensure she stays on task and completes her work, what she has learned from being a student assistant on campus and how it has helped her become more comfortable in different aspects of her college career.

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In this two segment episode, we're joined by SMART Center student tutor Lydia Blanar and Owl Advising's AJ Amini. In the first segment, KSU student Lydia Blanar talks about her transition to online learning and how she learned about KSU shutting down while she was in Uganda. Lydia also details the resources available for students at the Virtual SMART Center during this period of online learning. In segment two, AJ Amini gives stude...

Kennesaw State First-Generation student Josh Brown joins the show to talk about transferring to KSU from Georgia Tech, the impact of First-Year Seminar on his KSU experience, types of jobs he hopes to pursue and being a first-generation student.

This episode was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit uc.kennesaw.edu/covid19.php for information on University College's departments, programs and services and how they are opera...

KSU alumni Blake Eason joins the show for this episode. Blake talks about his professional journey to becoming an assistant producer for The Bert Show, one of the most listened to morning show's in Atlanta. He also talks about how leadership classes helped him adjust to working in the real world, how a morning radio show is produced and prepared for and what sort of advice there is for students looking to pursue a job in the entert...

Jim Davis, Associate Professor of Theater & Performance Studies, joins the show. Jim discusses what's changed and how Kennesaw State has grown since he began as a faculty member in 2007, his passion for professional wrestling, comics and nerd culture, how he's found ways to work those interests into his teaching and research and much more.

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US Navy veteran and current KSU Student Michael Lewis stops by the University College Podcast. Michael recently completed his Bachelor's in Integrative Studies through University College in addition to a Leadership Certificate through the same department. He discusses how the military has helped him to this day, the importance of knowing when to ask for help as a student, the process behind creating an Integrative Studies curriculu...

We're back with a new episode of the University College Podcast to begin the 2019-20 academic year. Joining the show this time around is University College's Interim Senior Associate Dean, Dr. LaJuan-Simpson Wilkey. She talks about her journey to KSU, her roles within University College, the excitement of starting a new year and University College's place on campus with regard to student success.

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Ambrielle August (Business Administration & Information Systems major) joins the show for this episode! Ambrielle has worked as a student assistant in the Dean's Office at University College for nearly two years while also serving in numerous positions for her fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. In addition, Ambrielle has completed an internship at Quickly Media in Buckhead and begins an exciting experience at MailChimp in Atlanta in t...

Junior criminal justice major Tralen Hardnett is our guest for this episode. Tralen was the recipient of the first Above the Call Student Assistant award at University College's Spring Awards Banquet. In this episode, Tralen speaks about his inspiration behind picking criminal justice as a major, what people might not know about forensic science, his growth as a student assistant in the Department of Leadership & Integrative St...