We are the JMU X-Labs Podcast! Our latest season discusses racial injustice on campus and beyond. Listen to members of the JMU community share their narratives. New episodes every Wednesday & Friday.
-Getting to know Thomas and his business, the Shenandoah Bicycle Company [00:25]-How Thomas got involved with biking in Harrisonburg [00:58]-Thomas explains what it is like having a business partnership [2:22]-How the Harrisonburg biking community has changed over the years [4:07]-Obstacles that Thomas and his partner experienced while starting their business [5:23]-How the Shenandoah Bicycle Company fits into the Harrisonburg community [9:16]-Thomas's advice for future entrepreneurs [11:13]-Memorable experiences at the Shenandoah Bicycle Company [13:12]-What Thomas envisions for his business in the future [17:20]
Getting to know Halee and what she does for the farmers market [00:48]The hours and mission statement of the Harrisonburg Farmers Market [1:14] Environmental stewardship at the farmers market [2:24]How the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected the farmers market [3:36]How does the farmers market fit into the Harrisonburg Community, and how students can get involved [6:30]Cool experiences at the farmers Market [9:17]Advice for JMU students [11:11]How Halee has grown from working at the Farmer's Market [13:52]
About this episode:· Getting to know Bethany and what she does for JMU [00:20]· Bethany’s work with the JMU Libraries Deans Council and the Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to create the Self-Examination Pledge and the changes it calls for [1:44]· JMU Libraries’ collaboration with the Furious Flower Poetry Center and student resources that the collaboration will create [7:36]· Bethany’s experience working at the Digital Library Federation and her work on the Authenticity Project [14:08]· Bethany describes Afrofuturism [18:33]· The role of libraries in dismantling racism in higher education [28:12]· Bethany recommends “Struggling to Breathe: COVID-19, Protest, and the LIS response,” an article about the role of libraries in the fight for social justice [35:33]
About this episode:· Getting to know Aaliyah and what she does for JMU [00:24]· How Aaliyah is involved with social justice and diversity activism at JMU [1:09]· How Aaliyah’s extracurricular involvement helped her goals of creating a more inclusive university [4:32]· Aaliyah’s work with Dr. Tim Miller on Title XI at JMU [9:37]· How people can work for a more equitable and inclusive society [15:04]· Aaliyah’s advice for listeners [20:07]
About this episode:· Getting to know Angelina and what she does for JMU [00:20]· JMU Center for Civic Engagement’s Virtual Town Halls [1:25]· JMU Center for Civic Engagement’s racial justice workshop for JMU faculty and staff [4:06]· How students can increase diversity and inclusivity on campus [8:26]· The role of educational institutions in addressing diversity and inclusivity [11:04]· On-campus voter engagement and education resources during the Fall 2020 semester [15:04]
About this episode:· Getting to know President Alger and what he does for JMU [00:20]· How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected President Alger’s work [4:08]· President Alger discusses making the decision to transition to online learning during the Spring 2020 semester [9:29]· How JMU will both honor its history and make necessary changes [14:45]· President Alger describes the process of changing the names of buildings on campus [21:21]· President Alger discusses necessary changes to make educational institutions more inclusive and diverse [25:09]· President Alger gives a message to current and incoming students [34:12]
About this episode:· Getting to know Torian [00:34]· How Torian is involved with racial justice activism [1:07]· Torian describes allyism [5:12]· Torian discusses the difference between allies and accomplices [9:44]· The roles of allies and accomplices in institutions [12:18]· How Torian’s job helps with her activism [16:25]
About this episode:· Getting to know Aaron and what he does [00:35]· How the COVID-19 pandemic affected the business and his restaurants’ transition [00:57]· What Aaron has learned from the pandemic as a business owner [8:15]· Aaron discusses having to shut down the Billy Jack’s Shack Richmond location [10:27]· How Aaron’s employees reacted to reopening [12:16]· Aaron discusses the future of online ordering in his restaurants [15:16]· Aaron’s favorite menu item from his restaurants [19:11]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. McCarthy and what he does for JMU [00:28]· Dr. McCarthy’s transition to teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic [1:25]· How Dr. McCarthy and his students helped transition the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market online [3:53]· How Dr. McCarthy will continue to be involved with the farmer’s market in the future [13:15]· Dr. McCarthy discusses how JMU is planning for the Fall 2020 semester [18:26]· Dr. McCarthy’s advice for JMU students [22:25]
About this episode:· Getting to know Andy and what he does for JMU [00:21]· How JMU’s Communications and Marketing team is keeping parents, students, and faculty updated during the COVID-19 pandemic [1:39]· Discussion about JMU’s postponed Spring 2020 Commencement [8:55]· How JMU’s Communications and Marketing team is keeping new and returning students excited about coming back to campus [12:41]· Andy discusses JMU’s effective communication methods during the pandemic [20:00]· Andy discusses the challenges of transitioning classes online [27:19]
About this episode:· Getting to know Jennifer and what she does for JMU [00:26]· Jennifer’s transition to teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic [00:41] · New technology that Jennifer has adopted through teaching online [8:42]· How Jennifer’s dialogue class transitioned to online [12:21]· What Jennifer learned from teaching online and how she will incorporate it in future semesters [19:48]· Jennifer’s advice for students about communication [21:51]
About this episode:· Getting to know John and what he does for JMU [00:27]· John’s transition to teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic [00:54]· John describes different Spanish dialects [9:14]· How John learned to speak Spanish [11:18]· What John learned from teaching online and how he will incorporate it in future semesters [14:57]· John’s travels to Spain and how his family is coping without being able to travel [16:14]· John’s advice to the JMU community [19:29]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Antolic-Piper and what she does at JMU [00:26]· Why Dr. Antolic-Piper wanted to be a part of the COVID-19 summer course [1:00]· How Dr. Antolic-Piper will incorporate Philosophy into the course [2:57]· How the COVID-19 course will be beneficial to JMU students [7:00]· The pandemic’s impact on Dr. Antolic-Piper’s work and how she will move forward [9:53]· New technology that Dr. Antolic-Piper has adopted through teaching online [12:31]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Crawford and what she does for JMU [00:30]· Dr. Crawford discusses her recently published manuscript about being a parent as well as being a student or professional in higher education [1:07]· How Dr. Crawford has managed to multitask during the COVID-19 pandemic [7:49]· What it is like to parent young children during a pandemic [10:18]· Dr. Crawford’s describes about how universities should not have a “one size fits all” approach to accommodating faculty during the pandemic [14:09]· The effect of the pandemic on gender inequality in academia [17:34]· Dr. Crawford’s advice for students and faculty [20:59]· Dr. Crawford’s plans for future research [22:08]
About this episode:· Getting to know Brad and what he does for JMU [00:28]· Financial problems that students are facing because of the pandemic [1:58]· Issues that the Office of Financial Aid is experiencing because of the COVID-19 pandemic [5:02]· What students should know about the CARES Act [6:26]· How soon students should expect to hear back from the Office of Financial Aid about appeals or questions [13:26]· Brad’s advice to students [22:48]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Tim Miller and what he does for JMU [00:36]· How COVID-19 has affected Dr. Miller’s work [1:03]· How JMU handled the transition to online learning [2:09]· What Dr. Miller has learned from the transition to online learning [6:37]· How JMU has been preparing for the upcoming semester [10:03]· Dr. Miller’s advice for incoming and current students [15:16]· How JMU and its faculty are working to keep students involved with the university [17:40]
About this episode: · Getting to know Dr. Brannon and what she does at JMU [00:28]· Why Dr. Brannon was interested in being a professor in the interdisciplinary COVID-19 summer course [1:12]· What Dr. Brannon hopes to contribute to the course [2:43]· How the COVID-19 summer course will be beneficial to JMU students [6:44]· How Dr. Brannon’s work has been affected by the pandemic [8:35]· The importance of journaling during the pandemic and how it can be beneficial for future historians [10:28]· How the 4 professors have been preparing for the COVID-19 summer course [12:25]· Dr. Brannon’s advice for students unsure about taking the COVID-19 summer course because their major is not represented [13:10]· How the transition to online classes this semester will affect how Dr. Brannon teaches future courses [15:20]· Dr. Brannon’s advice for the JMU community [16:46]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Berndsen and what he does at JMU [00:38]· A quick summary of the COVID-19 summer class [00:59]· Why Dr. Berndsen wanted to be a professor in the online interdisciplinary COVID-19 class [1:42]· Dr. Berndsen’s goals and hopes for the students in the class [2:28]· How the class will be structured [3:40]· Dr. Berndsen’s advice for students unsure about taking the COVID-19 summer course [5:49]· How Dr. Berndsen’s classes, research, and labs have been affected by the transition to online learning [8:16]· What Dr. Berndsen took away from online learning that he will use in future semesters [11:01]· Dr. Berndsen’s advice for students learning during the pandemic [12:26]
About this episode:· About Dr. Klein and what he does at JMU [00:38]· An overview of the co-taught, interdisciplinary COVID-19 summer course [1:14]· What Dr. Klein hopes to contribute to the course [6:11]· When the course is taking place and how every JMU student could benefit from it [7:17]· Dr. Klein’s plan for the course and how he has incorporated COVID-19 into his other classes [8:12]· What the COVID-19 class will be like since it will be held online [10:28]· Dr. Klein’s transition to online teaching and how it will affect future semesters [12:09]· Dr. Klein’s advice for students considering the COVID-19 summer course [13:35]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Kolvoord and what he does at JMU [00:45]· Dr. Kolvoord’s opinions about how well JMU is handling the pandemic [1:39]· How Dr. Kolvoord’s work has been impacted by COVID-19 [3:37]· Lessons that Dr. Kolvoord will take away from online learning and how he will integrate them into in-person education and administration [8:13]· What Dr. Kolvoord thinks will be the biggest impacts on JMU following the pandemic [11:18]· Dr. Kolvoord discusses a new major and program in the College of Integrated Science and Engineering [15:33]· What Dr. Kolvoord misses most about JMU [16:48]· About Dr. Kolvoord’s role as Chief Innovation Officer for Academic Affairs and how students and faculty can continue to innovate while off campus [18:13]
About this episode:· Getting to know Dr. Kerr and what she does at JMU [00:41]· How Dr. Kerr began studying loneliness and its current relevance [1:16]· The definition of loneliness and how it has evolved [3:13]· How people still feel lonely during quarantine despite being surrounded by family and the different types of loneliness [6:28]· Dr. Kerr's tips for feeling less lonely [8:36]· Why people are still feeling lonely despite being more connected digitally [12:45]· Things you can add to your daily routine that will help with loneliness [19:37]· How prolonged loneliness due to quarantine will affect our lives after the pandemic [21:28]· Eye contact and its importance to feeling more connected virtually [24:11]
About this episode:· Getting to know Kevin [00:30]· How Kevin’s life in Taiwan compares to his life in Harrisonburg [1:06]· Memorable courses that Kevin has taken at JMU [2:02]· Kevin’s experience with living on JMU’s campus during quarantine [3:57]· Kevin’s favorite memories from JMU and how they will help him in the future [9:00]· What Kevin thinks that JMU students should take advantage of on JMU’s campus [16:07]The article Kevin is mentioned in:https://www.jmu.edu/news/2020/04/20-h4di-nato-decision-making-app.shtml
About this episode:· What Jess has been up to during quarantine [00:36]· Jess’s remote work assignments for X-Labs and what it’s like working remotely [1:36]· Jess’s transition from living independently back to living with her parents [2:25]· Getting to know Jess [3:52]· Jess’s tarot card reading business [4:33]· Jess’s favorite memory from her time at JMU [6:51]· Jess’s advice for students making their college decision [7:57]· How Jess’s personal life has changed during the quarantine [10:07]· Jess’s recommendations for incoming and current JMU students [11:55]
About this episode:· How Miranda’s studies in Biology and Anatomy have been affected by the transition to online learning [0:44]· What Miranda’s other classes have been like [3:04]· How Miranda has been staying motivated [4:22]· What Miranda misses most about JMU [5:53]· What Miranda has been working on remotely for JMU X-Labs [9:24]· Miranda’s advice for incoming JMU students because of the pandemic [10:37]· What Miranda is looking forward to the most when she comes back to campus [12:56]· Opportunities on campus that incoming students should take advantage of [14:49]· Miranda’s favorite experiences from 1787 August Orientation [16:28]· Miranda’s advice for incoming and returning students to make the most of their 4 years [21:17]
About this episode:· Nick’s role on JMU’s campus [00:25]· How JMU X-Labs was formed [2:24]· What the interdisciplinary innovation classes normally taught at JMU X-Labs are like now that they are held online [5:03]· Why Nick wanted JMU X-Labs interns to start a podcast about JMU [9:23]· How Nick is keeping up with his passion for innovation during quarantine [14:10]What Nick is excited about for next semester [18:54]
About this episode:· Getting to know Aaron and what he does at JMU [1:23]· How Aaron helped to move the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market online [3:10]· Aaron’s experience working remotely and his hopes for the future [6:20]· JMU’s role in Aaron’s easy transition to working remotely [11:23]· Projects that Aaron is working on at home [14:32]
About this episode:· Introduction to the podcast as a whole [00:55]· What it has been like for Cameryn as an art major since JMU’s transition to online classes [1:50]· What Cameryn has been doing in her free time [2:42]· How JMU art students are getting their materials during the pandemic [3:29]· How Cameryn’s professors are handling online learning [4:13]· What Cameryn misses most about JMU [4:42]· Cameryn’s advice to prospective JMU students [7:13]· Cameryn’s experience with online lecture-based classes [11:59]· Cameryn’s excitement about being a First Year Orientation Guide [13:00]
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