Finding Your Place College Podcast Series

Welcome back to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. Where are they now? In this follow-up episode, we re-connect with FYP producers Emily, Ana, Monte and Tanita to see what's happened for each of them since finishing their work on the podcast project. They also offer listeners some additional advice about how to survive the college bumps and barriers on the way to graduation. If you're moved by Ana's regret at the end of this episode and you'd like to reach out to the producers, please drop us a line at robert.jersak@century.edu or david.engen@mnsu.edu. We'll be sure to pass on your comments and responses. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. College is an entirely new way of life, and that can mean that home can take on a different meaning after you've started college. In the eighth episode, our FYP producers take their recorders home, giving us a few of the sights and sounds of home. But the focus of the episode is a story told by Faculty Producer Dave Engen. Engen reflects on the tensions of being caught between two worlds in college: the world of the professional middle class that college was preparing him to join and the working-class community he was raised in. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. In this episode, we bring the title of our series full circle. Producers Ana, Marko and Monte share sounds from their favorite places on campus, while Producer Marko sits down with Maxwell Poessnecker, Associate Director of Student Life and the Director of the first U.S. community college LGBTQ Center. Together, they examine the specific challenges that LGBTQ+ students can face as they try to find security and visibility, as well as the general challenges that all students face as they seek a space where they truly belong. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. In this episode, we dare to ask a question that many of you are wondering about: why do you have to take all of these general education courses? Our producer team chats about the good and bad of their gen ed experiences, and then Producer Monte Brown reflects on a general education course that ended up having a huge impact on the way he saw himself as an African-American man and a scholar. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. Depending on how you're raised, talking with people in authority can be frightening, frustrating and something you'd rather avoid. In our final core episode, Producer Tanita Cronk bravely seeks out one of her professors during office hours to learn more about office visits, while other college and university faculty offer their advice for making the most out of your in-class and out-of-class interactions with your professors. LIKE WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? Join us for the ongoing Finding Your Place Supplementary Series, a series of focused, in-depth episodes on additional aspects of the college experience. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. Money is always a challenge, but college expenses make earning, borrowing and managing money even that much more challenging. In this episode, Faculty Producer Dave Engen joins a first-year student on campus as he meets with a financial aid expert, while Producer Tanita Cronk seeks out wisdom from a resources advocate who has experienced college while living in the crisis of poverty. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We've said it before, but no one really succeeds in college on their own. In this episode, our FYP Producer team share their thoughts on being mentored in college and how it can make all the difference in achieving your goals. Producer Monte Brown then goes back to interview a crucial mentor he met in his pathway to becoming an elementary instructor. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. In our ninth episode, we explore the important learning experiences that happen when we leave the college classroom and get involved with student life. Producer Emily Albright reflects on her first shaky steps into on-campus clubs, and then later playfully crashes a celebration for a student-run newspaper, getting the staff members' thoughts on what getting involved on campus means to their college education. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. Fear is such a common and powerful emotion in college, and if you're feeling anxious, you're certainly not alone. In this episode, Producers Tanita and Ana walk us through their social and personal anxieties in college, examining the ways they've been able to build relationships as well as get the counseling/advising support they've needed to feel more comfortable at college and to keep their fears to manageable proportions. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Kaitlyn Gerber weaves together her local community and the global community through the experience of meeting, welcoming and becoming friends with international students on campus. International student listeners may appreciate hearing common struggles on US campuses, while domestic student listeners may find that they want to follow Gerber as a boundary-crossing role model. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer La'Tisa Block examines the experiences of single mothers in college from her own standpoint as one of these strong, brave women. She also shares practical advice and resource ideas from classmates and a college counselor from the Student Resource and Support Center. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Brandon Hanson tackles one of the greatest fears in college: being assigned a group project. Through interviews with other students, small group members, and even his Small Group Communication professor, Hanson provides a first-person account of the challenges - and surprising benefits - of group work in college. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Kevin Romero visits the Access Center at Century College and has an important conversation with the staff there about the definition of a disability, the ways that students can receive supportive accommodations, and the mindsets we can all have about understanding and honoring student experiences with mental and physical variations. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Nafiza Hasan continues her extended conversation with Inam Mahmoud, a student of Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance at the University of Minnesota. In this segment, they focus on the challenges of interacting with male students, the struggle to balance home and school identities, and the importance of communicating your needs in college to family. Part II of a two-part episode. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Nafiza Hasan sits down for an extended conversation with Inam Mahmoud, a student of Sociology of Law, Criminology and Deviance at the University of Minnesota. Through their extended conversation, they uncover issues of family expectations, traditional images of women in Islam, and the role of faith in their college lives. Part I of a two-part episode. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer and Marine Corps veteran Alexa Rangel sits down with faculty producer Robert Jersak to talk about clips from her audio diaries and from her interviews with veteran husband. Together, they explore the frustrations veterans often face in college, as well as brainstorm three main ideas that might help veterans better acclimate to the strangeness of college life. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Thea Juttner examines the experiences of students who work full time while doing college full time. Through her own lens - and with the insights of a few friends - she'll walk you through three crucial pieces of advice that might help you balance a challenging work-college schedule. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Zoe Ross examines an important decision: to PSEO, or not to PSEO. Post Secondary Enrollment Options are a popular way to jump-start your college education, but is PSEO right for everyone? And, if you make the choice, how will college be different from high school? Ross has been in your shoes and she'll navigate these challenges with you as you decide. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. We hope this series becomes a resource for you as you start, and continue, your college journey. In this supplementary episode, Century College student producer Paul Junker explores the challenges of navigating the political side of college. Is college really a "marketplace of ideas"? How can students AND professors work together to honor critical thinking and divergent political beliefs in the classroom? Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Please support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series was created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Special thanks to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. No one can survive college completely on their own, but what happens when we don't ask for the help we need? In our fourth episode, we return to Gina Maahs-Zurbey, the MSU, Mankato Academic Advisor we met back in Episode 3. Gina's got an important story to tell about getting the help you need in college, and she recently performed this story at a Finding Your Place live storytelling event. As always, our producers provide some additional context and support along the way. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. How are you supposed to decide what to do with the rest of your life? In this episode, we dive into one of the most confusing aspects of the college experience: choosing a major. To figure this out, we'll spend some time with Gina Maahs-Zurbey, Academic Advisor and Student Relations Coordinator at Minnesota State University, Mankato. We'll also follow one producer's multi-semester struggle with finding the major that fit her skills ... and her interests. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. What in the world are you doing in college? In our second episode, we explore the motivating factors that can push us into and pull us through college. We'll also sit down with Dr. Brenda Flannery, dean and professor of management at the College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato, to learn more about what college means to those who have returned to devote their life's work to higher education. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.

Welcome to the Finding Your Place podcast - a series about the college experience made by college students for college students. In this opening episode, we consider what college means in the 21st Century, we meet the student producers who will serve as our guides for this series, and we preview important issues that will be explored in later episodes. Music composed and performed by Marcus Bagala from his 2018 album, Materials. Used with permission. Support his work at www.marcusbagala.com. The Finding Your Place Podcast Series has been created with the support of Minnesota State "Shark Tank" grant funding for innovation in higher education. Many thanks also to our colleagues and mentors at Century College, Minnesota State University Mankato, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and Minnesota Public Radio.