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Today's episode is focuses on the topic of Winning Team Cultures, and to explore the topic I am joined by 2 great coaches.The first is Mike Dunlap. Mike is a basketball coach who has led teams in US Colleges, the NBA and in Australia. He started as a College Assistant in 1980 before becoming the Head Coach of Cal Lutheran in 1989. In 1994 he moved to Australia and led the Adelaide 36ers in the |National League before returning to the USA in 1997 to lead Metro State. That team went on to win National Championships in 2000 and 2002.In 2006, he went to the NBA for the first time as an Assistant at Denver, and then in 2011, he was chosen by Michal Jordan to lead the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.Then in 2020, Mike returned to the NBA as an Assistant Coach with Milwaukee Bucks and was with them then they defeated the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA Championship in 2021.And my 2nd guest is Gareth Taylor.Gareth played as a professional football player for 18 seasons. He retired in 2011 and started coaching youth teams at Manchester City. After 8 years in the City Academy, he was appointed Head Coach of the Women's team and led them to a FA Cup title in 2020 and the League Cup title in 2022. If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

El Producto Interno Bruto de los latinos en Estados Unidos alcanzó $4.1 billones de dólares, marcando un hito en el crecimiento nacional entre 2010 y 2023, superando incluso a China, según el reciente "U.S. Latino GDP report" (Reporte del PIB latino de EE.UU.) realizado por UCLA y Cal Lutheran. Invitamos al Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, uno de los autores del informe que puede ser descargado en latinogdp.us, quien explica los hallazgos y la importancia de la economía latina en EE.UU. Además, Factchequeado aclara sobre supuestas notificaciones de autoridades migratorias de aprobaciones de visas.

To watch the video of this podcast, please go to: https://youtu.be/WnQIyWJ64_s   What is trauma, and how does it affect the body, mind, and spirit? Why is addressing unresolved trauma crucial to achieving lasting healing? How can integrative trauma treatment provide a pathway to recovery?   In this episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities – Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, Dr. Adriana Popescu speaks with Dr. Karol Darsa, a licensed psychologist, trauma expert, and founder of the ReConnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center. Dr. Darsa shares her insights on the nature of trauma, innovative treatment approaches, and the role of the body in the healing process. Dr. Darsa's extensive experience, combined with her personal journey as a trauma survivor, has fueled her passion for empowering others to heal and thrive. From stabilization techniques to deep trauma work, Dr. Darsa explains how individualized care can help clients rebuild safety, connection, and resilience.   In this episode: • The physiological and emotional impacts of trauma • Understanding trauma responses, including dissociation • The importance of grounding and nervous system regulation • How integrative trauma treatment addresses mind, body, and spirit • Tools and strategies for relational healing and self-empowerment   Resources mentioned in this episode: • ReConnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center: https://www.reconnectcenter.com/ • Dr. Karol Darsa's Website: https://karoldarsa.com/ • The Trauma Map book: https://karoldarsa.com/the-trauma-map/   About Dr. Darsa: Dr. Karol Darsa is a licensed psychologist with 25 years of experience and the founder and executive director of Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center, which she established in Los Angeles in 2012. This one-of-a-kind treatment center integrates all evidence-based cutting-edge trauma treatment modalities under one roof. A survivor of childhood trauma, she understands the challenges and joys of the journey of healing. She is also the author of The Trauma Map, Five Steps to Reconnect With Yourself and the creator of RITTM (Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model). Dr. Darsa co-created the Invisible War Recovery Program, an intensive trauma treatment program for veterans suffering from military sexual trauma. The producers sought out Dr. Darsa to create this special program for the featured veterans due to her extensive experience and proven methods of working with trauma. The program was inspired by the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Invisible War. As a seasoned trauma expert, Dr. Karol Darsa has dedicated her career to shedding light on the complex dimensions of trauma and the path towards healing. With a rich history of speaking at prestigious institutions and conferences, Dr. Darsa brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion to every engagement. She has spoken at the stages of numerous academic and professional platforms, including universities such as UCLA, USC, and Cal Lutheran, as well as prominent conferences like the Global Exchange Conference and Emerging Themes in Psychology. Dr. Darsa was frequently invited by the Young Professionals Organization, treatment centers, and hospitals to guide and educate on effective trauma treatment methods.   “Trauma creates disconnection. The healing journey is about reconnecting— with your body, your emotions, and the world around you.” – Dr. Darsa   * Note: Since this episode was recorded, Dr. Darsa's Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center in Pacific Palisades, CA burned down in the L.A. fires. We send our condolences and encourage you to support recovery efforts in Los Angeles through any of the charitable organizations below. Thank you! https://www.visitcalifornia.com/experience/how-support-relief-efforts-los-angeles-fires/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16byysu6xT7GNoY9qadGvaPjQDk76BZh4UwP2DZoM4_qmD5n8zSw62kxoCYgkQAvD_BwE   Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaleidoscopeofpossibilitiespodcast/)   About your host: Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide. She is the author of the book, What If You're Not As F***d Up As You Think You Are? For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/ To find the book please visit: https://whatifyourenot.com/ To learn about her trauma treatment center Firebird Healing, please visit the website: https://www.firebird-healing.com/   You can also follow her on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dradrianapopescu? Medium: https://medium.com/@dradrianapopescu   Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. 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According to recent ACE presidential survey data, women now constitute 33% of university presidencies, yet a troubling pattern has emerged: these leaders are often appointed during times of institutional crisis, creating what researchers call "the glass cliff" phenomenon. In this episode of Changing Higher Ed®, Dr. Lori Varlotta, former president of Hiram College and California Lutheran University and current Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Cal Lutheran, shares insights from her research on the glass cliff phenomenon in higher education. Drawing from her first research sabbatical in 40 years, she explores how women presidents are often hired during periods of institutional vulnerability and what can be done to ensure their success. The glass cliff differs significantly from the well-known glass ceiling concept. While the glass ceiling refers to invisible barriers preventing women from reaching top leadership positions, the glass cliff describes a phenomenon where women are specifically recruited for leadership roles during times of institutional crisis or vulnerability. In higher education, this vulnerability typically manifests as enrollment declines, decreasing net tuition revenue, grant funding challenges, or cultural crises. Dr. Varlotta's research reveals that women presidents face unique obstacles when leading institutional turnarounds, often facing implicit bias, gender-based generalizations about their performance, and disproportionate scrutiny of their appearance and leadership style through gender-charged reporting. Key Takeaways for Prospective University Presidents and Boards 1. Due Diligence: Carefully assess whether the campus truly wants the bold, transparent leadership they claim to seek during the hiring process. Engage in extensive conversations with the board to ensure alignment between stated goals and actual support. 2. Resource Commitment: Secure essential resources before accepting the position, including PR support, crisis communication expertise, and a dedicated board committee willing to serve as change management partners. 3. Gender-Charged Reporting: Be prepared for heightened scrutiny of appearance, mannerisms, and communication style. As highlighted in the research, women leaders often face disproportionate attention to non-performance factors compared to their male counterparts. As higher education faces continuing challenges, understanding and addressing the glass cliff phenomenon becomes increasingly essential for institutional success. Dr. Varlotta's research highlights the importance of careful preparation, adequate support systems, and recognition of the unique challenges faced by women leaders in academic turnaround situations. Read the transcript on our website: https://changinghighered.com/the-glass-cliff-in-higher-education-challenges-faced-by-women-university-presidents/ #GlassCliff #UniversityGovernance #HigherEdLeadership About Our Podcast Guest For four decades, Lori Varlotta, Ph.D., has held leadership positions at universities large and small, public and private, faith-based and secular, stand-alone and system-embedded. For 20+ years, she has served at the executive level: Senior VP at Sacramento State and President at Hiram College (OH) and California Lutheran University. In both presidencies, Varlotta was the first woman at the institution to hold the post. At each, she was recruited to lead systemic changes to reposition the institution for the future. Along with the turnaround and repositioning work for which she is known, Varlotta contributes routinely to national conversations and publications on student success, systemic change, integrated planning and budgeting, curricular and co-curricular prioritization, shared governance, and DEIJ. As a first-generation college student, she is grateful for the educational opportunities she has experienced. She credits her blue-collar family and community, however, for teaching her life's most important lessons. Connect with Lori Varlotta on LinkedIn → About the Podcast Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton is the founder, CEO, and Principal Consultant at The Change Leader, Inc. A highly sought-after higher education consultant with 20+ years of experience, Dr. McNaughton works with leadership, management, and boards of U.S. and international institutions. His expertise spans key areas, including accreditation, governance, strategic planning, presidential onboarding, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. Dr. McNaughton's approach combines a holistic methodology with a deep understanding of the contemporary and evolving challenges facing higher education institutions worldwide to ensure his clients succeed in their mission. Connect with Drumm McNaughton on LinkedIn→

SEASON: 4 EPISODE: 26Episode Overview:Personal and business success boils down to how effectively you communicate. Anxiety, rambling, or the inability to connect, engage, and deliver a message effectively can hold you back or, even worse, tank your career. Identifying your unique strengths and speaking authentically, supported by a suite of skills, will help you speak confidently so you can be more effective.To help us understand how we can level up our communication game, is best-selling author, speaker, trainer and coach, Deborah Shames. Guest Bio: Deborah is passionate about speaking and training. That's why she wrote or co-wrote four books on communication and public speaking, including the business best-seller Own the Room.And because Deborah ran a successful film company in Sausalito, CA. for fourteen years, she knows how difficult it is for women to stand out and succeed. Her latest book is Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers. Deborah won the Author of Influence award for this book from the National Women of Influence organization. She walks the talk by speaking regularly across the country to motivate and inspire professional women.Deborah has coached and trained thousands of professionals from all industries to communicate more effectively. Her work has supported A-list performers in television and film, CEO's of major corporations, gold-medal Olympians, and political candidates. Her clients also include professionals in finance, law and insurance.Deborah ran the successful Calabasas group of a national business organization and was awarded “Consultant of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.Deborah uses her experience directing over sixty award-winning films to make her business clients more genuine, effective, and successful. It doesn't matter whether they are delivering a keynote address, speaking to a Board of Directors, or pitching for new business. Deborah donates her time training MBA candidates in presentation skills at UCLA, Pepperdine, USC and Cal Lutheran, as well as executives of non-profits to increase their fund raising. Her personal goal is to prepare women, from Millennials to seasoned veterans, with the skills they need to be out front.Resource Links:Website: https://eloqui.biz/Product Link: https://eloqui.biz/products/Insight Gold Timestamps:01:26 One of my favorite early jobs was as the communications specialist on the Menominee Indian Reservation03:00 You say that everything communicates something03:59 When people are listening to you, if you don't give them specifics and visual specifics….05:59 Anxiety is a tool to keep you sharp and focused07:31 It's a challenge for both because people follow old models09:33 You've got to hook people with the opening and especially with the close10:06 You say that intention, when we speak, is essential11:44 I have 500 active verbs that if your listeners want to email me, I'll send them dshames@eloqui.biz13:44 Here's another simple one: You bridge when you have 15 minutes before you go on15:03 If you've got butterflies, someone told me one time, get them flying in formation17:26 Work off an outline18:07 Keep that ability to think on your feet with some anxiety22:04 Whether it's virtual or real, never use PowerPoint for your open or your close22:47

In this episode, Lisa and Matthew discuss:Common misconceptions regarding the cost and accessibility of private colleges. Advantages of private colleges many do not know about. How to understand and evaluate a college's mission and values. Recognizing financial aid opportunities and understanding the true costs and benefits of private colleges. Key Takeaways: Even if a school is faith-based, that does not mean every student is part of that religion. Students grow, and the best conversations are had when hard questions are asked. Look at the About Page of colleges and universities. What they say and don't say will tell you a lot about that institution's priorities, values, and mission. Your student should get their feet on campus before they enroll. While virtual resources are great, visiting should be a priority before enrolling. Very few families will pay the full price of tuition at private schools. Many of the smaller, private institutions operate like a village where there are activities throughout the day that lead to deeper relationships and community involvement that may not be available at larger universities. “Private institutions typically will be more focused on mission and have a values orientation to the work that they do that ties in the curriculum, but also the structures of the institution. It's important for students and families to explore what an institution is about.” – Dr. Matthew WardAbout Dr. Matthew Ward: Matthew Ward, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success is responsible for strategic enrollment management and student success at California Lutheran University. Ward leads a division of more than 180 employees including the offices of admission, academic services, financial aid, athletics, analytics, and marketing. Involved in several national organizations related to enrollment management, marketing, and Hispanic higher education, he has authored papers and chapters and provided thought leadership on enrollment strategy, marketing higher education, building campus diversity and equity, and becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Ward teaches “Policy Development and Political Influences in Education” and “Administration in Higher Education” for the Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership program at Cal Lutheran. A former visiting scholar at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (Center for Economic Research and Teaching) in Mexico City, he earned a master's degree and a doctorate in International Studies from the University of Miami. Episode References:#111 Mythbusting In-State v. Out-of-State Universities with Cristiana Quinn#115 Making the Final College Decision with Marni LevineGet Lisa's Free on-demand video: How-to guide for your teen to choose the right major, college, & career...(without painting themselves into a corner, missing crucial deadlines, or risking choices you both regret). flourishcoachingco.com/video Connect with Matthew:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ward-75a10b/ Connect with Lisa:Website: https://www.flourishcoachingco.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@flourishcoachingcoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishcoachingco/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flourish-coaching-co

Listener Herman Cuvillo and Penny grew up on Catalina Island // 405 Metro line // Cal Lutheran student winner Ethan Klein // Fake parking tickets 

Burbank Museum had the Crypt Keep stolen / GEN Z Lingo // Mark Rahner, Comic-Con International returns to San Diego this week with five jam-packed days of panels, activities, celebrity appearances, educational seminars and workshops and other pop culture and comic book-related fun. // Cal Lutheran student winner Grace Brodoski co-hosts // BJ's Remote in HB / Bimbo Bakeries / Fast-Food bags???? 

Hopefully Gilberto fixed his wifi because House of Horns has one more show before the NFL summer break. Gilberto was in Thousand Oaks to watch the final practice at Cal Lutheran. Hear what he has to say and learn about all the latest news about the Los Angeles Rams from Victor. Join us for House of Horns!Subscribe to the Compas on the Beat newsletter

Link to supporting Set Point via Spreaker's supporter's club: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...In this episode, it's the week of the National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Tournament as Teran Rodriguez makes his picks on which team will win each matchup and who will be winning it all. Who will be hoisting the National Championship when everything is all said and done? Rodriguez also breaks down the National Collegiate Beach Volleyball bracket as he makes his picks on who will advance and who will win it all. Will USC four-peat or will the field have something to say about it? Finally, Rodriguez recaps Orange Coast making history on winning the 3C2A men's volleyball state championship last weekend, recaps Cal Lutheran winning the NCAA Men's Volleyball Division III championship over Vassar, makes his picks on who will advance to the CIF-SS Division 1 boys volleyball final, recaps week 14 of the Pro Volleyball Federation and previews week 15 and previews the NAIA Men's Volleyball Tournament and makes his pick on who wins it all.Timestamps for each part:Intro 0:00IESR Read 2:29National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Tournament Preview/Predictions 6:00NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship Recap 21:44CCCAA Men's Volleyball Semifinals and Final Recap 26:15National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Tournament Preview/Predictions 38:22 (WARNING: mini Teran rant at 40:44, semi-long preview of the final 54:12)Commercial Break 1:00:40Back From Commercial Break 1:05:00NAIA Men's Volleyball Tournament Pool Play Predictions 1:05:33NAIA Beach Volleyball Invitational Recap 1:11:09High School Boys Volleyball Talk, CIF-SS Division 1 Pool Play Preview/Predictions 1:16:02Pro Volleyball Federation Week 14 Recap, Week 15 Preview (Synopsis Version) 1:21:43NVA Murmurs 1:28:07Outro/Closing (make sure you buy your tickets to the NC Men's Volleyball Tournament if you haven't already) 1:29:00All of the thoughts and opinions are that of Teran Rodriguez and the guests he brings on and not of any second, third- or fourth-party organizations.Twitter (or X) of host: @TeranRodriguez1Twitter (or X) of show: @Set_PointIEInstagram of show: @set_pointiesrIESR DisclaimerUnless specifically stated otherwise, the views and opinions of hosts, guests, callers, and sponsors expressed on all IE Sports Radio shows broadcast are entirely those of the hosts, guests, callers, and sponsors, who are entirely responsible for all show content, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of IE Sports Radio or its staff. These broadcasts are presented and made public AS ENTERTAINMENT, in the hope that they will be entertaining to the audience.Theme Music:Song: Move Out - MK2 [Free Download | No Copyright]Music provided by Mr. OATIIZVideo Link: https://youtu.be/Sqk3B2041ukIESR Track List Citations For Any Drops That May Be Played In This PodcastThe Defining Moment theme: No Copyright Music Retro 80' Funky Jazz Hop Instrumental Copyright Free Music SundanceRemixMusic provided by PepsenDKVideo Link: https://youtu.be/LOFAkeAZXgESin City Sports theme: Never Give Up - Dark Trap Hip Hop InstrumentalMusic Provided by CFM ProductionVideo link: https://youtu.be/b5uu_ein3qgChi-Town Weekly Theme Music: Rock Background Music - No Copyright https://youtu.be/fh-o8Bxc3Ys

Seabas from The Woody Show is in-studio with Conway! They discuss the origination of the Seabas nickname and Cart Narcs, as well as the danger Sebas has gotten into while shooting the YouTube series. Sebas breaks down how Cart Narcs blew up from a segment on The Woody Show to a viral and international YouTube series. We continue our conversation with Seabas and discuss expanding Cart Narcs to other areas of life. Sebas made the most incredible animation for The Conway Show (which you can checkout @ConwayShow) and he discusses the production process that went into creating the animation. While shooting Cart Narcs, Seabas has found that middle-aged people are the most aggressive to deal with. Conway recalls his speech at Cal Lutheran, and we review some of Seabas's funniest moments (and Sebas makes a surprise return). Conway recaps his time with Seabas.

Empowering Student Voices:  The Digital Transformation The use of social media in higher education has evolved from a platform for personal expression to a crucial tool for professional development and student engagement. Dr. Josie Ahlquist shared her expertise on digital leadership, emphasizing how social media gives students and educators alike the power to craft their own narratives. Gone are the days when online behavior was solely interpreted through a lens of fear; instead, we must encourage responsible and purposeful digital engagement. Revolutionizing Campus Culture: From Traditional to Trailblazing The episode highlighted the need to transcend traditional roles and embrace the flexible, interconnected nature of campus culture. The drive to humanize the workplace converges with the desire to inspire meaningful mentorship and collaboration, both within student affairs and across various campus departments.  A Visionary Approach to Student Engagement Dr. Alquist's curriculum, based on the social change model, teaches students to harness social media's potential for advocacy, community building, and change. Meanwhile, Dr. Jill Creighton's research brings to light the positive impact of social media on academic success, further advocating for its inclusion in student support strategies. Leading by Example: The Entrepreneurial Leap in Higher Education Chronicling her journey from campus professional to CEO, Dr. Alquist offers a candid look at the challenges and mental health tolls of entrepreneurial endeavors. Her experience underscores the importance of self-reflection, support systems, and the willingness to take risks - foundational elements that redefine professional growth in student affairs. An Invitation to Shape the Future Dr. Ahlquist and Dr. Creighton invite you to reflect on their own relationship with social media and its integration into higher education, encouraging continuous adaptation to the digital habits of a new generation of students. This conversation not only serves as a call to action for today's educators but a bridge to the untapped potential of tomorrow's student affairs landscape.   TRANSCRIPT Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:01]: Welcome to student affairs voices from the field, the podcast where we share your student affairs stories from fresh perspectives to seasoned experts. This is season 10, continuing our season 9 theme of on transitions in student affairs. This podcast is brought to you by NASPA, and I'm doctor Jill Creighton. She, her, hers, your essay voices from the field host. Hey, essay voices. Welcome back for our next episode, and I'm going to be bringing back something that we haven't done in a little while, which is a crossover episode with another podcast. You'll hear us talk about this in the heart of the show, but we are doing a crossover today with doctor Josie Alquist's podcast called Josie and the podcast. So the part one of this conversation drops on her show feed, and this is part 2 of that conversation. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:48]: But first, let me introduce you to Josie. Dr. Josie Alquist guides educational leaders, organizations, and students to practice purpose full digital leadership through speaking, coaching, and consulting. Her practical evidence based frameworks empower clients to build and implement a digital engagement strategy that fits their life, audience, and purpose. Josie's work is grounded in the grant funded and award winning research that has allowed her to train 1,000 around the globe as a speaker, providing consulting services to institutions and companies, and coach professionals in branding, voice, and positioning. Josie's work has appeared in the Handbook Student Affairs Dialogues on Equity, Civility, and Safety. She also served as a co editor and author of The New Directions in Student Services volume, Engaging the Digital Generation and the New Directions in Student Leadership Volume, Going Digital in Student Leadership. In 2023, Dr. Alquist was selected as a NASPA pillar of the profession, one of the highest honors in our field in student affairs. She's a 3 time LinkedIn top voice in education and has been recognized by EdTech Magazine as one of the top 50 must read higher education technology blogs for 5 years. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:02:02]: Her podcast, Josie and the Podcast, has been featured by the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. Her new book, Digital Leadership in Higher Education, Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World, was listed as number 1 on Amazon's new release list for college and university student life. She received her EDD in education from Cal Lutheran and an MED in counseling from Northern Arizona with a BA in psychology and human development and family studies from South Dakota State University. Prior to her independent path, Josie spent nearly 15 years on college campuses in areas of student leadership, student activities, residence life, and student affairs communications and marketing. She previously served as a research associate and instructor at Florida State University Leadership Learning Research Center, where her curriculum builds digital literacy and leadership skills for undergraduates to doctoral students. For more information about Josie's research, speaking, coaching, and consulting, you can find her at www.josiealquist.com. That's josiea hlquist.com. You can also connect with Josie on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:03:07]: Josie, I'm so excited to continue our conversation. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:03:10]: I get, like, a half day with you today. It is so delightful. I need this every month. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:03:15]: And this is a double episode because Josie just interviewed me on her show, which dropped yesterday. Do you wanna plug that real quick? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:03:24]: So my podcast is Josie and the podcast, and I get to interview amazing guests like Jill and talk about the intersection of marketing, communication, social media, and how to be a human on and offline. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:03:37]: How to be a human. That is a lesson that we are all continually relearning, I think. It's hard. It's hard. But it's a joy to have you on the show today because you have such an incredible breadth of experience in higher education both as an on campus professional and as a campus partner. As I mentioned in your bio, you recently received the Pillar of the Profession award, which is tremendous. You've authored a book. You've built an entire business that works directly with higher education. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:04:05]: But it didn't all start there. And so looking forward to hearing more about all of your transitions in career and the choices that you've made along the way to stay connected and anchored into the student affairs profession while serving a gap, that definitely exists in our profession. Let's start at the beginning. How did you find your way onto campus? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:04:27]: Well, the minute I step foot on a campus, whether if it was a tour or where I ended up going to college at South Dakota State, I was hooked. The talents were in and I was one of those freshmen probably on a coffee table yelling, I love college. And, I don't go on coffee tables anymore because that could really hurt my knees. But I just absolutely loved it. The energy, the exploration, the exploration, the involvement, and had really great mentors that were like, well, Chelsea, it's not all the fun stuff of being an orientation leader. There's there's actually a lot of, you know, operations, but I found my way through that too. And also found my way as social media arrived on our campuses that I was really comfortable playing in the sandbox along with a lot of a lot of change. So from my roots in student affairs over 12 years at different campuses, I'm based in Los Angeles. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:05:23]: My last institution was Loyola Marymount and I also have always education is such a core identity of who I am and, values. Early on, my mom or my grandma and grandpa saying you gotta get your education, kid. And I just always knew I wanted to get my doctorate. And so the doctorate was kind of a spark that started a fire. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:05:48]: I didn't ever realize. I can pause there. I can keep going. I don't know. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:05:53]: Well, your dissertation I think we share this in our stories that our dissertations really led to career changes, which is fascinating. Your dissertation was on social media behavior with undergraduate students. What did you learn from that? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:06:06]: I still feel like I am a interpreter of culture and generations and the internet And around 2013 is when I started my program, and then it was a very it was packed a diminished view of students' use of technology and especially for student leaders, I would hear a lot of talk about assuming students were doing the worst things possible online and I wasn't seeing that with my students. It went against, I feel like, who we are as practitioners that we're putting all this work into empowering them and giving them the tools and we know developmentally and you worked in conduct, you get it, you see that process, but we were making a lot of assumptions out of fear and so I wanted to know what were they really doing online, if it was as bad as we thought or not, because this also was the time where it was super black and white. Do not even look at your student stuff, don't let them connect with you. Some places, you still couldn't even have accounts as departments. It was it was very much scare tactics. And, honestly, that was one of the discoveries in my focus groups. Students would talk about their whole lives that they were educated about social media with fear. To catch a predator came up. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:07:41]: Oh, yeah. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:07:42]: Like, literally. And what was also so fascinating was they learned lessons based upon how the people in their lives older than them were making mistakes and or their peers, so they were just having to learn this stuff on the flight. Like, imagine dropping Josie, who grew up in Wyoming, on the 405 in LA without ever of driving in in a city before. You woulda had to tow my car out of there. I'm sorry. I just didn't have those skills, and sometimes that's what we're doing and or telling me before I get to LA how it you're gonna adapt you're not gonna make it unless you do x y z, and that kinda broke my heart a little bit. Like, again, we give so much and it's not even about, like, positive psychology but just tell them what to do then. What do you want them to do online? Like, they were so desperate that then they would say, well, this is how my RD, I've noticed, uses Facebook. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:08:36]: So maybe that's how an adult does Facebook even though there is no one way. We know that. Right? We get to make a million choices and so what came from that was a set of curriculum. I wanted to be able to share. I'm a I'm a sharer and this could be a framework you could teach your students And that also is what led then to me speaking to a lot of students in a new way because a lot of times they'd come to, like, my keynote or it to, like, get on LinkedIn or start a blog, share my story. No one told me I could share, but in a purposeful way. So I use the social change model as the framework in both the curriculum, but also what I was looking for. If the student leaders that we were putting so much investment in, if they were actually using those skills on social. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:09:37]: And I think the individual skills was definitely shown. Group skills are more harder. It was the time of the ice bucket challenge, so there was that kind of expression. Yeah. But overall, with a couple exceptions, they were they were using these tools in productive ways and I still think that holds true today that we need to give youth more credit than I think we're just assuming other tool. And so I just really got on a soapbox, Jill. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:10:03]: If it's a topic you're passionate about, this is good. But I'll give a shout out to doctor Jason Foster, Positive Use of Social Media and Their Academic Success. And that was kind of similar to what you were seeing, a time where I was using social media to connect and build relationships with people. This is before it was a dumpster fire all the time, I think. And we were hearing the narrative that social media was so bad. And so we thought we wanted to contribute to the literature in a way that reflected, well, there's obviously some benefits here. Let's talk about them. And we found that students were using social media to be academically successful in group projects, which was a really interesting twist. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:10:48]: And, you know, we ended up getting cited in the handbook of qualitative research, I think, or social media research, something like that. And I was like, wow. I didn't think this was that profound, but it's nice to Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:10:58]: This is blowing my mind because I'm fairly positive I cited that paper. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:11:03]: And now That's really funny. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:11:04]: Source because I'm like, wait. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:11:08]: That's amazing. And but I think the one lesson looking back because it was so extreme that there was this negativity. I stayed in that positive, purposeful place because we know now 10 years later, there are so many ethical issues and concerns and things that need to change and are problematic that things are different. 10 years cycle. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:11:31]: So let's talk about those transitions then because Yeah. In in our theme of transitions, we've seen all sorts of things from our guests in different personal transitions. But one of the transitions I appreciate from your perspective is this longitudinal arc of how students are using social media, what the concerns are from different generations of students with social media use, and the trends that you're seeing for how student affairs professionals can actually connect with students because I know they don't want us on TikTok. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:12:02]: They do if you meet the culture and the content for that platform. If you show up like you would in an email or on LinkedIn, give them the ick. Like, let that you know, it'd be cringe and I think this is where the concept of time right now kind of blows my mind. I feel like I'm still in my thirties, that I am full blown ahead in my forties. Right? And the longer we're in these positions and we see lots of students come and go, but we can sometimes forget how much has changed in 10 years. So the students in my study, and a lot of them I'm still connected with and some of them are higher ed pros now, they are now full into millennials and we still are thinking about those students and sometimes communicating like those are still our students and meeting them on platforms that we were for example, Facebook groups were big back then. We still have people trying to keep Facebook groups alive for 1st year students, like class of whatever. I'm like, honey, they're on Discord. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:13:03]: They've made a subreddit of you already. The pacing is so much different of these other platforms and so that needs, our side needs to change. They've also grown up even further back than the students in my studies. So as early as when they were born, potentially, the second they came out, they had a paper trail, Good or bad? And we are also seeing more students come or preteens, teens, young adults having more frustrations that then they didn't get say in what their digital identity was early on and or we are also seeing them double down and become influencers on different platforms whether that's a micro influencer just talking about makeup or running or a million other things And so, we might be inviting new students to our campuses. They have influence that we didn't in college in addition to access, so lots of communications. I do think that education and curriculum has improved but honestly the majority of it is their own self. Education and peer education tends to be always some of the strongest factors. I think the other thing that's also who grew up with social media early in their careers and so now they are their own kind of digital natives in executive roles. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:14:35]: I had previous vice presidents that wouldn't touch any tools, let alone know what they are or be willing to access them. So I think 2 things are happening at once, both what our students are doing and what it's impacting our profession and future leaders use or even misuse. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:14:52]: We are all over the place as a profession in terms of our level of comfort with having a digital identity or digital footprint, as well as our level of capacity or skill base for how that's going for folks. You know, some of us are all in on all platforms. Some of us are partway in on some platforms and all in on others. And some of us are like, you just said Discord. What is that? So there's a level of all of these things. Right? Like, I'm on Discord. I'm on Slack. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:15:21]: I'm in the YouTube space. TikTok was banned in the country I was last in, so couldn't be on there. But Douyin was allowed, which is, like, the counterpart in the country. But there's also social media that is huge in other parts of the world that a lot of Americans have never heard of or use. Like, WeChat is, like, a tool of life Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:15:39]: Oh, yeah. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:15:40]: In a lot of Asia. Yes. And and you can't function without a WeChat account. It's where all the information is. So given all of this major big landscape, how would you recommend that student affairs professionals who want to gain digital skills and don't necessarily feel like they know how to do that go about the process. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:15:59]: I think just like how our students are sorting it out and how we seek out mentors and sponsors is to find those yourself. And the nice thing is you can just kind of lurk and scroll on your own, but I do highly encourage people to actually reach out, right? Like if someone aspires to be like you, I aspire to be like you, Joe. But I have a podcast or again, like, working internationally, like, reach out. Use the access not just for the likes and comment. That is my number one advice when students are doing their doctorate or masters. You have a secret sauce that somehow gets taken away after you graduate is that you just say you're a student, people will take your calls more often for guidance and mentorship and so I called up a lot of the people I was citing or just people that were talking a lot about social media and tech to ask some questions and now they're some of my closest colleagues and even friends. And so I guess my advice is you have to take it offline. You really do have to take the relationship piece. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:17:01]: The tools can be a spark, but they are not the source to keep it sustainable. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:17:07]: You wrote a book recently that was listed as number 1 for new college releases, which is very exciting, on Amazon, Digital Leadership and Higher Education, Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World. Now I don't want you to have to rehash your whole book, but I'm wondering if you have nuggets for professionals who are aspiring to increase their professional digital presence, both for their campuses and for the field. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:17:31]: Write the book. If you wanna write the book, make sure it's in the right place. The reason why you think you want to write a book, my number one piece of advice is write it with someone else. Or it might be great, maybe I was the queen of committee work. I loved it. I was good at it but also then I was, like, I just wanna close myself in my office and be alone. A book project where you're already with working with so many people, it might be a glorious thing for you to get to do something on your own. I would also say just like you need to rearrange the furniture of your life when you do your doctorate, a book will be the same that you will need to and or it's just not gonna get done. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:18:09]: And I would say what I have learned is make it a living thing. What I don't like about books is then they are printed and you can't change it like you can on the Internet. Mhmm. And my book is already very outdated. And I have to think about how do I keep contributing to that topic or leave it entirely and or what is the future versions of it, whether if it's me that's contributing or other people. And I think maybe that's just a lifelong learner in me. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:18:38]: So now let's jump back because you are one of the most, I think, beautifully present people in the campus partner space. We know you well. We see you often. We see you engage with professionals both on and off campus. But that transition was, I think, a scarier leap when you made it than I think it's a little more common now. Tell us about making the determination to discontinue campus based work and, as you put it, accidentally build a business. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:19:08]: Yes. I think I blogged about this and shared a bit on my podcast, but I think it's good to share the full breadth of the story. I mean, not too long. I swear. I won't be too long winded because it was difficult not just in the doing but the unweaving and rebuilding of my identity. And so it started with applying for a position that I did not receive that was gutting and required me to reconsider and it was an internal position. And I looked around and I there was nowhere else on campus that I could see myself which also scared the heck out of me because I was 6 months into a doc program. I was like, well, is this place even for me? And my husband and I were out for a run. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:19:51]: I all of a sudden just start crying uncontrollably. He's like, did you fall? And he knew I was kind of having a hard time. And he's like, we're okay. Like, what if you just did school? And I'm like, who you. I've been working since I was 12. Work is my identity. I grew up in a low income and middle class family in Wyoming. My grandparents are all ranchers. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:20:13]: Like, work is what we do. It was never even a consideration of not doing. I sat on it for a couple of months and it started to grow on to me. So, honestly, it even started with the idea and so that might resonate with some listeners of what it means to just do school full time and not be contributing to your family or needing to take out other resources, that that internal struggle is real and validated. But then what I didn't anticipate was leaving my job then and the excitement and the going away parties that then went away in 2 months and I completely was in a free fall. My mental health, you know, you can that I discovered panic attacks and anxiety? And I've always, I think, had anxiety, but it cracked open, again, just doing school. And I had busied myself so much. Again, queen of committees. Put me in everything. Do everything. Output. So I blogged every day for 50 days and just poured myself into Twitter now x, where I found a community where student affairs used to be very active Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:21:30]: Of colleagues, friends, and just continue to go there. That was, like, my water cooler. And by the time I graduated, I was already starting to get invited to do speaking because I was blogging my coursework and you could still do this. Set up a substack and share what you wrote about on Black board, like or it literally could be, this is a quote from my paper that you did because that's how I just started to share the work I was doing. I was still terrified that what I was doing wasn't real or worthy. So I picked up, like, 4 adjunct positions at once and doing some speaking on the side. But I always had this, I need a plan b. So I'm still looking at jobs. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:22:15]: I'm, like, doing the speaker circuit thing. And it wasn't until, honestly, a couple years before the pandemic that I finally said, Josie, you need to make a commitment. Is this a business? Are you in or you're out? Because mentally, it's also tormenting. And so then I did. I've I I mean, I literally took out, like, a license that, you know, like I'm incorporated now and, brought on people to help me. And I just think to acknowledge and not to scare people of, like, you make this transition, there might be mental health impacts, like, things that were kind of already residing that I would say have resources ready for you at the ready and to bet on yourself too. I didn't bet on myself early enough because honestly, I think people listening in higher ed will get this. We're a perfectionist. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:23:07]: We don't want to fail. And I was scared if I called it a business and it didn't make it, then I was gonna be a failure. And that held me back though for what could've and is coming to be. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:23:19]: You've said a couple of things that I I think are really important to touch back to. And the first is that I think in student affairs, especially, there's a lot of identity wrapped up in the profession, in a job title, in a job function. I think that's partly because the outside world doesn't grasp the profession. And a lot of times, our own families and partners don't grasp the profession, and so we kind of hang on to the identity maybe a little bit tighter than other professions may. And so letting go of that is not just transitioning a career. It's figuring out where that piece of you goes or what happens to it, after you transition. That's a big one. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:23:59]: Well, and some of that is not knowing what box to check. NASCLA only just recently added a consultant membership or, you know, or I wouldn't be able to go to certain things. I had to have a campus affiliation and there was a sense of it wasn't embarrassment but I was very fearful people were gonna see me as an outsider, that I was gonna be cold calling them and so, I also I've always been centered in community and relationships which, so I've been doing sales but in a heart centered way because I need to work. I need to make it. I'm going to make this work. Right? But I had to do a lot of money stuff on weaving some of that money mindset things in order to build a business, that wasn't that was going to be productive. In higher ed very much. There's an entrepreneurship element to your transition and higher ed very much. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:24:59]: There's an entrepreneurship element to your transition story. I have a friend who researches entrepreneurship. They're an assistant professor in the College of Business, and that's kind of their their area of research. And they have found through their research that the most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who tilt in a 100%, the ones who actually take away their safety net, which is the most terrifying thing that you can do. But it sounds like that's what you did. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:25:23]: Yeah. You should have sent me that article. Yeah. And I think just even not saying I'm my only identity is entrepreneur, but not resisting that. And I don't have an MBA. I swear I don't know what I'm doing half the time on business side, but I'm seeking out different types of mentors. And I'm also finding others, and you're one of them now, in a different type of way that we need our own resources as campus partners in community, in how we can transform the industry too because it needs to be done from the outside. And it's not outside in a negative way. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:25:59]: It's actually more it's gonna be more impact full in the end. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:26:03]: Let's talk about that transition to being a CEO, so your your own boss and your own employee, but also a person who's driving their own schedule, driving when you work and when you don't, setting your own limits, deciding when enough is enough for a day, a week or a month, that feels really overwhelming to me, just looking at the lack of limit and needing to self impose as a person who also drives with a lot of purpose. How did you figure that out? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:26:30]: Oh, trial and error and lots of therapy and hiring a coach. Mhmm. So I brought on a business coach and you'll just laugh at me what she caught on quickly that I was a workaholic that especially when the business wasn't doing well, to me, you just work more. It's almost like your punishment then. You have to work every single day. And one of her first homework assignments was, she's like, I want you to take every Sunday off. And I looked at her. We negotiated it to one Sunday off a month. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:27:00]: That's what I negotiated it down. I'm embarrassed. Like, I put up such a front that I couldn't even imagine what it would be to not work one day a week or what a month, let alone a whole weekend. And by the time we finished our work together, my husband and I also purchased an RV and I took off 6 weeks. So you can't sometimes we don't see how we are in our own ways. We need people and it doesn't mean you have to pay people to tell you that, but I needed that mirror because at the same time, I was completely this was toward the end of the book and, you know, we're in a pandemic. I was completely crumbling, like, the foundation was so weak and I just kept jumping on the trampoline, like, no, it's not. So I have known I've really I have to prioritize it. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:27:55]: I will edit this because it is a professional podcast. But I may be my own boss, but she can be a real bee sometimes. I have very high expectations of myself. So I need other people to help me make sure I'm staying grounded. And I've also realized that I don't like to work alone and while I'm sacrificing financially, in November, I brought on my very first full time employee which was both terrifying and exciting for someone else to be relying on you. But I'm also so strategically and to wanna grow. And but for some people listening, they might or you've already built your own person shop and that's that can be great too. We all we don't all need to turn into these big agencies or or whatever. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:28:51]: I think that's the other piece that I found. You get to define not only your time, but how you are going to structure your your business. It's so funny when you think about a dissertation is such a recipe card. Sure, you can mess it up, but, like, it is so structured. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:29:08]: Chapters 1 through 5, maybe 6. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:29:11]: Yeah. And then this is what you write, this is what you say, you've got this feedback. Being an entrepreneur is not a whole bunch of it. And I am a recovering control girly. And sometimes you have to let it go and sometimes you have to be like, what do I want? I could do anything today. Well, not always, but from now, I work at WeWork sometimes or I need to get out of the house more. So I also joined a gym that is right next to WeWork. Giving yourself permission to really pay attention how you work best and how Dr. Jill Creighton [00:29:42]: you're gonna best make that impact. Can you talk a little bit about how your views on the profession changed from being a campus based professional to being a campus partner? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:29:51]: Oh, wow. How they have changed. Well, it is nice to see that there is more of a acknowledgment of how the work by partners, by consultants, whatever they're called, are necessary and we're not it's not just about the money or adversarial. That's been just good for my own mental health and where I fit into things. I see much more macro things happening. I mean, we were just talking, before we started recording about we're losing really great people. We that our students need those people. The the mental health weight of this work, it makes me want to do something bigger than my myself or what my business provides. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:30:35]: And so that's why a lot of my work is just trying to put good minds together, whether if that's on a panel, in a Slack channel because I can't do it all, but I just wanna connect all the people to help because it still blows my mind how many people like, they say student affairs is a small world, but it's not. Even people I'm like, wait. You don't know each other? Like, how in the world does this not happen? And that that honestly brings me more joy sometimes than, like, being asked to speak somewhere is that then I get to I mean, it's the same thing with our students, right? We get to go see what they do with the rest of their lives. I would also say it's only to a certain extent, but so many of the challenges you're facing, a million others are on their institutions to like I'm not saying normalize it, but for example, social media, I can anticipate what I'm gonna be finding in consulting or coaching and exec. We we can be so hard on ourselves. We're not far enough along. Our engagement isn't going well. Just hear it from me. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:31:29]: Like, it's all a bit of a struggle. And that could kind of be nice to hear. Like, oh, it's not just me. I feel a little and that's not just with social. It could be a variety of different topic. Oh my gosh. And honestly, what I am finding is and what I'm bummed so bummed about, even in grad school and maybe programs are doing better now. I feel like I was hid from what our admissions and enrollment people really were doing and are up against Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:31:56]: And I think we're having because especially we're seeing student affairs and enrollment pair up but I I don't know if it was the institutions I was at or where I got my grad program but, like, I feel like it was, like, we don't talk about that. That's not your place. You just focus here. And I think that's such a disservice because even when I talk to marketers or enrollment people, I'm like, y'all are y'all are doing the work of student success, right? And even they're not hearing that. Mhmm. So somewhere in our echo chambers, that is being perpetuated to continue and I think the institutions that are doing the best, sure, we've got department names and divisions are we need a collective effort. We obviously all need to do what our work or tasks are meant to do, but it's not doing a service to, like, keep people not understanding how they could make an impact on enrollment. I really appreciate you Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:50]: mentioning that because I think that aligns with a lot of my experiences as well. Even, even sitting in an ADP or a CSAO seat, you know, the enrollment side can have a level of mystique to it. And it's interesting having spent a career in higher education, and I don't think I could advise, a high school student the best way to craft their application for admissions at this point because it is, a, still a little mystical, but, b, because it's different everywhere. And that's that's interesting if you really break it down on how siloed our profession can be within itself sometimes. But when we can connect those things, the power in that is really extraordinary. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:33:34]: Right. Even within in within our campus walls, in different divisions, we we're having similar challenges of retaining a certain type of staff or again, I just I think we're missing out so many ways of going back to the beginning of humanizing the work that we do and workplace challenges in addition to students just want to learn. And no matter what the title of the department is, sometimes that bureaucracy gets in the way. And I once I love social media because it kind of doesn't care. Like, a student's gonna find what they wanna find wherever they're gonna find it no matter what the title is. And if they can't find it on your website because they probably aren't, they're gonna ask on Reddit, and it may or may not be But I would say I am excited. I am energized and I just wanna say one more thing that I haven't said that I especially say to a lot of people that come to me. They're like, I wanna start my own business. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:34:38]: I wanna be a consultant. From the beginning, I had a partner in this with me, And we have gone ebbs and flows of sometimes it's more me, sometimes it's more him in order to do this work. That is a privileged place to be in that I fully acknowledge both financially, emotionally, that I wish people could just do the thing they wanna do immediately. But there were times if I didn't have a partner, I would also have needed another job or 2 to make ends meet. And I think people need to hear it both in an ethical way, but also there are ways that you could start doing speaking consulting immediately. There's no reason that you need to do it fully as a full time thing. That would also be great for you to get experience and to see if that's something that you'd really wanna do because it's not easy either. There's some some gritty parts of it that may not be a good fit. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:35:29]: It's time to take a quick break and toss it over to producer Chris to learn what's going on in the NASPA world. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:35:35]: Thanks so much, Jill. Glad to be back in the NASPA world to let you know about some amazing things that are happening in the profession. 1st and foremost, there are a few brand new NASPA books that are in the NASPA bookstore. The first, Student Affairs Professional Preparation, A Scholar Practitioner Guide to Contemporary Topics by Jackie Clark, Jeanette Smith and Associates. This book offers unique insights into critical issues facing higher education and student affairs. It was written by a diverse team of practitioners and faculty. This comprehensive volume serves as both a primer on contemporary topics and a tool for practitioners and students. Some of the chapters in the book address HISA matters that have been central to professional preparation for decades. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:36:23]: Others concern aspects that are emerging and evolving in unprecedented ways. Each chapter is written by a team consisting of at least 1 practitioner and at least 1 faculty member. This intentional partnership allows for a rich conversation that addresses both professionals in practice and students and faculty in preparation programs. The content can be directly used in practice or to generate critical lively conversations in the classroom. The authors have also included excellent resources for further reading and classroom activity. The second book, Crucial Collaborations, A Practical Framework to Ensure Access, Equity, and Inclusion for students with disabilities. This was written by Neil Lipsitz, Michael Berger, and Eileen Connellberger. Ensuring access and sense of belonging for students with disabilities in higher unique organizational structure, culture, faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:37:25]: This book presents a cross functional framework that administrators, faculty, access service providers, parents and guardians, and students themselves that can be used in the review and responsibilities of each stakeholder who contributes to positive post secondary experiences for students with disabilities. The groundbreaking framework has many applications, including facilitating student inclusion and socialization, empowering stakeholders through shared knowledge, and assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of institutional programs for students with disabilities. Throughout the book, the authors discuss their personal and professional experiences to animate and operationalize the framework. One other thing that I wanted to share with all of you today is a brand new book in the NASPA book store. It's a book in the NASPA book store called The Business of Student Affairs Fundamental Skills for Student Affairs Professionals written by Larry Mineta and Ellen Jay Consulting. This book is a primer on the fundamental business related aspects of student affairs that all practitioners need to know. Drawing on his 46 year career in higher education, Larry Mineta, the author, presents critical skill sets to better equip student affairs practitioner educators to analyze circumstances, alter environments, invest in structures and programs, and lead campus progress. Topics include financing and budgeting, organizational design, human resources, facilities management, technology, auxiliary operations, legal issues and risk management, crisis management, strategic planning and communications. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:38:58]: The key takeaways in each chapter provide further guidance to achieve success in the field. For anyone going into student affairs or new to student affairs, you may find that many of the topics in this book may not have been covered in your graduate preparation program or maybe something that you just need more insight into. And this book definitely provides you with that insight. I highly encourage you to go to the NASPA bookstore today and check it out for yourself. Every week, we're going to be sharing some amazing things that are happening within the association. So we are going to be able to try and keep you up to date on everything that's happening and allow for you to be able to get involved in different ways, because the association is as strong as its members. And for all of us, we have to find our place within the association, whether it be getting involved with a knowledge community, giving back within one of the the centers or the divisions of the association. And as you're doing that, it's important to be able to identify for yourself, where do you fit? Where do you wanna give back? Each week, we're hoping that we will share some things that might encourage you, might allow for you to be able to get some ideas that will provide you with an opportunity to be able to say, hey, I see myself in that knowledge community. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:40:20]: I see myself doing something like that. Or encourage you in other ways that allow for you to be able to think beyond what's available right now, to offer other things to the association, to bring your gifts, your talents to the association, and to all of the members within the association. Because through doing that, all of us are stronger and the association is better. Tune in again next week as we find out more about what is happening in NASPA. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:40:50]: Chris, thank you so much for keeping us updated on what's going on in and around NASPA. We know we just came out of annual conference, but there is still a lot more opportunities for engagement. So I appreciate you letting us know what those are. And, Josie, we have reached our lightning round. I've got 7 questions for you, 90 seconds. Ready? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:41:10]: Okay. Okay. I'm scared. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:41:12]: Number 1. If you were a conference keynote speaker, what would your entrance music be? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:41:17]: Well, I am a conference keynote speaker. I have to pick Beyonce's new tunes. Any of the 3 that have come out recently, I think at that point, I wanted to be a swim coach. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:41:37]: I was a swimmer. Number 3, who's your most influential professional mentor? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:41:43]: Ed Cabellan. He brought me under his wing early, early days meeting on Twitter, and he sponsored to help me get to my very first ACPA conference to present Dr. Jill Creighton [00:41:54]: with him. Number 4, your essential student affairs read. The Chronicle. Number 5, the best TV show you binged during the pandemic. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:42:03]: Why did Tiger King immediately come to mind? It was not the best. It was just the first thing I thought of. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:42:08]: Oh my gosh. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:42:09]: Number 6, the podcast you've spent the most hours listening to in the last year. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:42:13]: Well, it is mine, Josie and the podcast, because of editing and creating. But, my Spotify rap tells me Armchair Expert is, all their different shows are super fun. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:42:27]: And finally, number 7, any shout outs you'd like to give, personal or professional? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:42:31]: Oh my gosh. I think I'm especially maybe it's from the Barbie, Taylor Swift, Beyonce movement. It's a summer for women and girls, and I am also just, like, on fire about that. So I just wanna give a shout to all the women and girlies listening and, I mean, all gender unconforming identities that we need space and community and and being lifted up. And so I'm doing a lot of different groups and meetups to do things like that, but we're taking over, Jocey. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:43:00]: I'm so grateful to you for this 2 part episode. Again, part 1 dropped on Josie's podcast, Josie and the podcast. This is part 2 of the conversation. So if you'd like to go back and listen to part 1, go ahead and find her show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts. But, Josie, if folks would like to engage you as a consultant or just have a chat with you, how can they reach you? Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:43:21]: Well, you can find me at josiealquist.com, blogging, podcasting, all of the things. I am on Instagram, LinkedIn threads, x is swirling as it does. And I actually do have a TikTok, but currently it's all reactions to my husband's content, which is epic rap battles of history. So if you want that type of entertainment, you can go there. And as Dr. Jill Creighton [00:43:44]: you search for Josie, so that's Alquist with an a h l q right in there. Josie, thank you so much for sharing your voice with us today. Dr. Josie Ahlquist [00:43:53]: Thanks for having me. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:43:57]: This has been an episode of Student Affairs Voices from the Field, a podcast brought to you by NASPA. 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In this week's bonus episode of the SA Voices From the Field Podcast, host Dr. Jill Creighton engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with guest Adam Jussel, the Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Through their conversation, Jussel provided valuable insights into the complexities of trauma-informed care and the profound impact it can have on individuals within a university setting. This blog post aims to delve deeper into the essential topics discussed during the episode, shedding light on the challenges and strategies related to addressing stress and trauma within a campus community. Exploring the Impact of the Pandemic on Mental Health Adam Jussel shared compelling findings from a study conducted on mental health among university employees during the pandemic. The research revealed alarming statistics, with 36% of participants screening positive for post-traumatic stress disorder and over 40% experiencing extreme stress or near-extreme stress. This data underscores the profound impact of the pandemic on the mental well-being of university staff and faculty. Identifying Contributing Factors and Mitigating Strategies The study identified various factors that contributed to heightened stress and trauma, including the challenges of caregiving, social isolation, uncertainty about the future, and the lack of tools to mitigate stress. Additionally, political and civic strife in the United States emerged as a significant contributor to exacerbating trauma and stress during the pandemic. On the other hand, the study also highlighted several mitigating factors, such as the presence of a strong social support network, spending time outside, physical activity, a sense of purpose, and meaningful experiences in work. Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Frameworks Adam Jussel emphasized the value of trauma-informed care and highlighted the creation of a trauma-informed care toolkit and workshops for the campus community. This proactive approach aimed at providing support, understanding, and resources for individuals impacted by trauma. The utilization of the campus cares framework facilitated the elevation of the frontline and mid-level staff's experience, fostering a culture of care across the university. The Role of Meaningful Work in Mitigating Trauma Jussel's discussion on the concept of the meaning of work and its potential to mitigate stress and trauma sheds light on the importance of cultivating a sense of purpose within the workforce. The ongoing research on this topic holds promising implications for the development of strategies to enhance the overall well-being of individuals in the workplace. Updates on Key Events in the NASPA World: The episode also provided informative updates on notable events within the NASPA world, including an upcoming national symposium and the 2024 NASPA virtual conference. This illustrates a commitment to fostering professional development and networking opportunities within the higher education community. Closing Thoughts The eye-opening conversation between Dr. Jill Creighton and Adam Jussel sheds light on the compelling work being done to address stress and trauma within university settings. It underscores the importance of implementing trauma-informed care frameworks and cultivating a supportive environment for faculty, staff, and students. As we navigate the complexities of the modern world, these insights serve as a beacon of hope, guiding us towards creating inclusive and empathetic communities within educational institutions. In conclusion, the podcast episode featuring Adam Jussel serves as a valuable resource, offering actionable insights for those involved in community support and trauma-informed care within educational environments. By acknowledging the challenges and opportunities in this space, we can collectively work towards creating nurturing and resilient communities. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:02]: Welcome to student affairs voices from the field, the podcast where we share your student affairs stories from fresh perspectives to seasoned experts. This is season 9 on transitions in student affairs. This podcast is brought to you by NASPA, And I'm Dr. Jill Creighton, she, her, hers, your essay voices from the field host. Adam, welcome to the show. Adam Jussel [00:00:24]: Hey. Hey. Thank you so much for having me. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:26]: I'm glad to see you again. For our listeners, Adam and I, like many of our guests, have known each other in the field for what feels like Not a short time anymore. Adam Jussel [00:00:36]: Long time. Not a long time. Yeah. But we were very, very briefly colleagues at Washington State way back in the day. I think probably feels like a past life for both of us at this point. Adam Jussel [00:00:45]: Lots of gray hairs between, then and now. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:48]: Well, Adam, you're currently at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. We always love to start to get to know our guests by asking you, how did you get to your current seat? Adam Jussel [00:00:56]: Thank you for asking. A lot of people ask someone from the Pacific Northwest ends up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it's totally by Both random set of circumstance and the profession. And so was it in the assistant dean of students role, director of student conduct at Washington State University, He was looking for a change, looking to move. I we joke that we wanted to be within at least a 20 minute drive of a Trader Joe's, and so looking for a little thing that was a little more Urban, public Washington, as you well know, not exactly the bustling city environment, so we wanted to try something new. And we're We're looking around the country really just to make a move, and UWM fit the bill both because of its access mission, and it is a research one institution. I have been in this role for a little over 4 years, and I am the dean of students and associate vice chancellor of student affairs. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:01:46]: So I like to Say that, you know, for me, civilization, as I learned in Pullman, was having an airport, a Target, and a Chipotle. I didn't know that about myself until I moved there. But as I was there, There was a Chipotle that opened right before the pandemic started, and then a Target came in, like, a year later. And they're getting a new airport, like, this month. So Adam Jussel [00:02:06]: Wonderful place. Still have lots of friends there. Met my now partner there, and and WSU is a great place to live and work for nearly 10 years. So, yeah, that Pullman, Washington. Go check it out if you haven't. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:02:17]: Well, if you're not checking out the police, you should also check out Adam's research, and that's really what we're gonna be talking with Adam today. You spent a lot of the pandemic focusing on trauma informed care, and that's really a core ethos for what you're doing in the DOS role At University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, for those of you who wanna go dive a little deeper, you can check out the trauma informed toolkit on the Dean of Students website for University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. But, also, Adam, you have a new article out with some coauthors that I'm excited to dig into today. This article can be found in psychological trauma theory research practice and policy journal, and it's coauthored by Elaine Goldstein, Dimitri Topotaz, and Roger Brown. Title of the article is mental health among university employees during the COVID nineteen pandemic, the role of previous life trauma and current post traumatic stress symptoms, which is a very, very long title. I know a lot of our listeners are like, are we done talking about the pandemic? But I think this is actually a really important topic as we transition into a post pandemic era for higher education for our students and for the field. So why don't you go ahead and break down on what this means in really simple terms. Start. Adam Jussel [00:03:26]: Thanks for the opening. Was really blessed to work on this research and continuing to work on this research, with those great colleagues, Dimitri, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. And during the early phases of the pandemic, We had, like, a lot of campuses, really robust emergency operation command tactical response To what our students, faculty, and staff were experiencing as it relates to the pandemic. So we had testing protocols, and we had isolation and quarantine Processes. We had testing centers and then ultimately vaccination clinics. All of these kind of very operational pieces, but one element that was missing was, It may seem cliche to say, but it was the heart. You know, what were the psychosocial emotional experiences of our students? And really what this research digs into is the staff and We attempted to frame this work as the campus is an ecosystem. We can't care for our students unless we are carried for ourselves. Adam Jussel [00:04:23]: At least that's That's the way I kind of approached it. So the impetus for this work and the trauma informed care approach was under the hypothesis that we know that these jobs were stressful pre pandemic. Anybody listening to the student affairs focused podcast has moments where they said, hey, gosh. This job is so stressful. I feel like I'm burnt out. I feel like I'm Front line interacting with some really heavy stuff. And that the pandemic, at least we debated that. So we wanted to dig into the anecdotal experiences that folks were telling us about and really see what the research bore out using primarily, at least initially survey data. Adam Jussel [00:04:59]: That was kind of the genesis of this of this project. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:05:02]: I think you make some really important points. We saw the mass exodus from the field post pandemic, with the great resignation, it deeply affected all industries and certainly student affairs. And anecdotally, one of the things we heard is the field asks Too much of people for not enough compensation. That's a constant theme, in student affairs. And so tell us about how your research really shown a light on how our profession was reacting. And I think one of the things that I appreciate about your article as well is that it really broke it down by identifiable factors curves of who you are in the profession and how it affected you differently. Adam Jussel [00:05:37]: Yeah. So for folks that ultimately direct people to read the article, but just kind of a cliff notes is We had nearly 650 recipients, 636 participants in our survey. Those scaffold across divisions, departments, Anywhere in the institution, but was focused only on staff and faculty because we really wanted to hone in on that experience. And of those 636 participants, a large amount, 36%. We use a post traumatic stress disorder screening tool. It's a metric that we use. 36% produced a positive post traumatic stress disorder screen As it related to pandemic related impacts. And so that doesn't mean that they have post traumatic stress disorder. Adam Jussel [00:06:14]: It just simply means that a screening tool identified them. There would be follow-up from A clinician or someone in the field to identify that and hone further, but that number was staggering to us. 36% is a high number. What illuminated it further was that over 40% experienced extreme stress or near extreme stress, so that's not your stress and trauma are different things. And we use that data To paint a picture to campus leadership, to the community members of what has the experience been, what can we use data to inform practices and principles. And And it really was a catalyst to all of us on campus of we need to care for people that are serving our students. So there's some really interesting mitigating factors that we found as well and and other risk factors that I could dive into if it's interesting. But this first element was just identifying awareness around the problem. Adam Jussel [00:07:06]: What are the issues we're facing, and what are those challenges? I Dr. Jill Creighton [00:07:08]: think that would be great if you can talk more about what are those mitigating and aggravating factors for predictors of stress. Adam Jussel [00:07:15]: Yeah. And don't let me go down a rabbit hole on on this too much, but the risk factors so being a caregiver was a risk factor for a positive post traumatic stress disorder screen. Caregiver is broader than just parent or guardian. So we have staff and faculty that have, obviously, their parents or guardians, but we also have staff and faculty that Have a loved one in their home that they're they're caring for, so caregiving was a risk factor. Social isolation, all of us experienced Some level of social isolation in the pandemic. And one of the tragedies of the pandemic, and other folks have said this in various different ways, is that It attacks the number 1 mitigator for trauma experiencing trauma, which is a strong social support network. And not having that mechanism at place, I think a lot of us experience, at least it's born out in our data, that that social isolation was a really a key factor for exacerbating stress and possibly trauma. The other thing that, was interesting was The uncertainty of the future. Adam Jussel [00:08:08]: When we've provided some trauma informed care workshops to students, 1 student stood out to me and said, if I knew that this would end on a certain date, If I could if you could tell me 6 months from now, pandemic over, pick a date, December, whatever, the students said I could bear that. I could understand that there's a finish line. I could Stack goals around that, but the uncertainty and kind of the wave of uncertainty was an exacerbating factor and a risk factor. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:08:31]: So I've been working in China for the last 2 years or so. And that was a real thing here because the pandemic controls and mechanisms that we all face were very different than what was happening in the west. And then our students and our faculty and staff were going through 3 to 7 COVID tests, a week depending on what was going on. And then, you know, there were points where our faculty and staff were locked on the campus with our students and didn't leave for 2 or 3 months. And that environment is the exact Same messaging where, you know, if we knew that, you know, we had to do this for 60 days, we could mark our time. We could set goals. We could mentally prepare for what that's like. But when that endpoint doesn't exist. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:09:11]: It really creates a sense of dread and a little bit of doom. Adam Jussel [00:09:15]: Yeah. Your experience, I appreciate you sharing that is A ton of follow-up questions, of course, of of that experience as it relates to this. But one thing I heard there was, hey. The tools that we have at our disposal to mitigate this might diminished, which is I can't see family and friends. I can't go for a walk outside. Maybe there are instances where that was possible, maybe not, but I can't go to the gym. I can't you know, there's all kinds of things that were eliminated by virtue of the pandemic, and it sounds like not so dissimilar in in your experience, but probably very dissimilar very, December at the same time. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:09:49]: Well, and to be fair, I was not one of the team members that was on campus in the lockdown, but my staff was. I mean, that's because I I wasn't here yet during kind of that deepest period of time. But I hear from a lot of them too that, you know, it was just things like, I would really love a piece of fresh fruit, And that would that simple piece of health care would have been really, really mitigating for them. So I'd love to hear more about what those mitigating factors were. Adam Jussel [00:10:14]: Thanks for sharing that and asking. So the mitigating factors I already named one was the strong social support network. On the network of care, feeling like there are places and People you can turn to for help and support that you're not alone. Really big factors when someone is experiencing trauma or stress. Time outside, So being outside in nature and time with pets was significant. I would say time outside with pets is probably doubly good, but those were some massive Mitigating factors at least at a high level, and then you can dive in further in the research and literature and being physically active, having a purpose in life, Which really connects to the additional research we're doing currently, which is just having a meaningful experience in your work environment, What we call making meaning, does that is that a mitigator to stress and trauma? There's all kinds of research on the value of having a vision and a purpose, An identity bigger than yourself, and we're trying to connect it to the trauma field a little bit. And we're using a mixed method study to do that, and it's It's really fascinating what people are saying in our focus groups, and that's exciting work that I can talk about as well if you'd like me to. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:11:18]: Someone asked a question about your research design, especially for any of our listeners who are pursuing their own Dr.ates. This is a time where you're trying to measure trauma and stress where the pandemic was not the only trauma and stressor serve for a US audience. It was a a wild time to be a person in the United States from Adam Jussel [00:11:34]: Yes. Yep. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:11:36]: Regardless of where you are on Any particular political spectrum, that was a wild time. It kinda still is a wild time. I just I don't feel it as much because I'm not there on a daily basis right now. But how did you tease apart as researchers the difference between the impact from COVID nineteen and the other influencing factors in the world? Adam Jussel [00:11:55]: Yeah. In the study, we know that the political and civic strife that was being experienced by a lot of folks in the United States, regardless of what political affiliation that a person had actually were exacerbating factors as it related to trauma and stresses really in the pandemic. And the way that we separated out in the in the studies, we actually, you know, Segmented out of the questions, and then we're very specific about the questions that we asked that were related to the pandemic versus the questions we had about Ancillary things, including that civic and political strike. But we do note in there that other factors were definitely at play, and and we know this just from our personal experiences that You can't really isolate an individual and say, well, what about this is one thing that is stressor? We we are meaning making machines that come in, and we bring our holistic experience. And reflected in our data too is that folks that had other health and financial stressors, other you know, I already said financial stressors, but That there were certain instances that no combination of mitigating factors could protect them against the negative implications of the pandemic, Which means that sometimes for the individuals that participated in the study, it was just too much, and there was nothing that they could have done without intense professional care. I can't. And this is something we're very careful about. I could tell someone to go walk their dog 6,000 times, and if they have experienced a level of stress and potentially trauma, though, those Tools, at least in our data, weren't weren't helpful. Adam Jussel [00:13:18]: So, yes, it's good to acknowledge the context in which we participated in the study. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:13:22]: Well, and sometimes not just Not helpful to suggest some of these more surface level components of care, but also could be seen as Literally uncaring as a leader of an organization or not just seen as, but could be literally uncaring because there's a big difference between, you know, the collective stress and collective trauma we were all going through that was abnormal from our daily lives compared with people that already had their plates very, very full. And then at that Age old meme where it's like, oh, you're experiencing a difficult work environment? Well, let's have a pizza party. That's not what we need to solve of some of these big issues. And one of the things that I appreciate about your work, as I mentioned, is that this kind of all resulted from a practice perspective in a trauma informed toolkit. So let's talk about that a little bit because I know that's really geared towards a lot of student work, but it applies deeply to your faculty and staff populations as well. So how did you operationalize the findings of the study to try to create more community care. Adam Jussel [00:14:23]: One of the cool parts about participating in this, and I this is the 1st article that I've ever been. For those who don't know, I have a JD. You do not have to produce Research as part of your JD. Some people do. So it's the 1st academic study I've been I've been a part of, which was really exciting. And one thing that I really, with My colleagues tried to focus on is we can't wait till this is published to produce and care for our campus community because as You know publishing takes a long time, so the trauma informed care toolkit and related workshops were created actually prior to us Publishing anything and actually diving into our research because the trauma informed care principles, at least as we saw it, were somewhat evergreen. There's things that we could do to make that a reality. And then once we published our research, we use that to inform our workshops and continue to hone those toolkits. Adam Jussel [00:15:13]: So the real bellwether or the real, I would say, the workshops themselves were the 1st program we really rolled out, and those were geared towards Faculty and staff. They were trying to do 2 different things. They were first trying to say, here's our students' experience, and here's how you care for those students. And, also, what we realized midstream is, oh, this is cathartic for the faculty and staff that are coming into this face as well because they're feeling validated by their experience. They're feeling empowered, and they're feeling like they're connected to other people. This is this kind of shared social experience. And teams were totally volunteer. We just put them in, like, newsletters and said, hey, folks. Adam Jussel [00:15:50]: If you're interested in this and in the year and a half that we launched, From when we launched there, when we concluded them, we did over a 150 of these across campus. And for someone that does mandatory training of folks Here on our campus, doing a 150 workshops is intense over a year and a half, but it also reflected the kind of scope and scale of the problem because I'm getting that level of interest in a voluntary program that's not being forced upon anybody. We had to chase that. There was something there. And the toolkits themselves were really about building capacity across campus understanding that I'm not an expert on the classroom dynamics in a faculty member's classroom, but I can give the the parameters Or how would you make your classroom trauma informed? And I hesitate to even say trauma informed because that's somewhat cliche at this point in time, and I think it's got some it might carry some baggage for folks. Oh, really, what it is is how do I create a classroom that's reciprocal and empowering and caring? So those toolkits are we're actually in another revision of them right now, but those toolkits in the workshop are based in Principles that even if we didn't have a pandemic would be good exercises and practices for folks in their workplace and that and the classroom. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:16:57]: Let's define trauma informed in this case. As you mentioned, it is kind of a buzzword in higher education at this point, and, some people operationalize it differently. How are you using the term? Adam Jussel [00:17:08]: Definition of trauma that we use is adopted by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services association. And it's an event or series events that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life Threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. And the reason we like this definition is that it's it's more holistic than other definitions offered. It it talks about the entirety of the person's experience, But it also distinguishes between physical trauma, so someone that is experiencing physical harm or witnessing physical harm versus The impacts of something that may be systemic and long term like the pandemic. So there's other definitions of trauma that really focus on An acute single incident like a type one trauma. This broader definition from SAMHSA is broader and would take into context things that just happen over time, little cuts that happen over time. So trauma informed care takes that into consideration and asks the question, what do we how do we frame our workplace and our classroom In a way that acknowledges that someone may be experiencing in that space a significant amount of trauma or stress. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:18:19]: And looking at all of this, You've gone through the research process. You've gone through the workshop process. You're now in revisions. What's the pro tip that you can provide. What's the nugget for SA pros who are listening and going, oh, my campus needs this, or especially The other SSAOs going, how do I adopt this and and make it meaningful for my campus? Adam Jussel [00:18:40]: 1st, I would say the pro tip is Understand that you're seen and that this work is valuable in the sense that it lets folks know that, hey. These jobs are challenging. Anybody in the field that is aware of how they experience the pandemic and the work that they were doing, that this highlights that and actually paints a picture that allows for a certain level of advocacy on your campus. So I think Pointing to it and saying, hey. And I know there's a bunch of data now that reflects this, but this isn't just my feelings. This is actually an experience that is validated by by research. That's my I guess, more of an academic response. My gut response is any parts of this work can be applied to any campus. Adam Jussel [00:19:20]: And one thing that we've really learned, the framework we've applied is this campus cares framework, which is a fancy term for a program here on campus that's Grassroots, it's voluntary, but it is holistic. So instead of thinking about how do we just care for the students, how How do we make sure they have adequate resources, that they have counseling, that they have food pantry, that they have case management, that they have an emergency grant? This takes into consideration the first thing I said at the beginning, which is we can't do those things well unless we are part of that ecosystem. System. And so this campus CARES work has students, faculty, and staff from across campus. It's not a top down directive, so it's not something that we got From senior leadership that would just kind of just groundswell during the pandemic. It's that heart I was telling you about. And so my nugget here is that find the people on your campus, Students, faculty, and staff that embody this type of work, this type of care, put them in a room together and say, what does it mean to care for our campus, How do we do that? And it might mean something different to y'all, but it would likely mean something different to y'all than it does to us. But we did that in the early stages of this campus Cares framework. Adam Jussel [00:20:25]: We got a bunch of people in the room, and they said, what does it mean to be empathetic and caring in the face of a global pandemic? And all of the tools that we got out of it, the tool kits And the the workshops and the meditation spaces that we have on campus and the communications and storytelling are all grounded in that empathy, Empowerment and care, and I think that can be applied anywhere. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:20:46]: How has all of this effort changed your campus? Adam Jussel [00:20:49]: I can speak, and, obviously, I'm biased here, but I think it has elevated the experience of folks that would be considered either frontline or mid level staff to campus leadership in the community. So not to say that anybody had negative opinions of the campus prior to The pandemic. But I don't think they were generally aware of the level of stress that folks were experiencing in the pandemic and had experienced prior to the For me, personally, it has connected me directly, and I think connected everybody within the Campus Cares group to the extent that I can speak for all of them with those people that genuinely care about UWM and its students. And when you put that type of energy into a space, I think it catalyzes a lot of change and good, but also just makes me feel personally like I enjoy going to parts of work that I'm doing that because it's a bunch of people that are on the same team, so to speak. So I think it's changed, and we are really focused now on how do we keep this momentum going? How do we now that we're in this late in stages of the pandemic, and how do we scale this culture of care across campus. So that's the tougher problem, and I don't actually think we ever accomplished that. I think that's a thing that we will continue to do forever, but we've had some great conversations about what that actually means while we're doing this other practical work. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:22:05]: The scaling question is always interesting when you're at such a large institution. Right? When you're at a small liberal arts university, the scaling question is as much simpler just because there are physically less people. But the common core of an institution, like in our one size, that's a very, very different beast. Adam Jussel [00:22:22]: Yeah. One of the things that I value professionally is just kind of meeting the hard challenges of doing it with kind of an open mind and curiosity, and This has definitely opened my aperture quite a bit on how we can do that and how big the issues are, and that is not just a checkbox. You can't just flip a giant switch somewhere and say, okay. Now we're good. So this will be something that will continue on, I think, hopefully, for a good long while here at UWM and at other places. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:22:46]: I'm gonna shift gears with you just a moment because we are in our bonus episode in between seasons 9 and 10, both of which are on the theme of transitions. So So I just briefly wanna touch on how does someone go from obtaining a law degree to being in student affairs full time? Adam Jussel [00:23:01]: It's a common question that I get. And the real answer is is that I cut my teeth in university housing. I was an RA for 3 years in college. And when I was leaving college and I decided to go to law school. I actually picked my law school, Seattle University, in part because I was fortunate To have the opportunity to work in housing, university housing while I was in law school, which on its face for anybody that's gone to law school, it's how do you go to law school and work in a residence all at the same time. I actually think it helped me quite a bit because, one, it created so much more structure around my life. And 2, it was people outside of the law school that I connected with, and I'm still colleagues and friends with. They really didn't care what I was doing in the law school. Adam Jussel [00:23:43]: They cared about me as a human, and So remove kind of that that stressor. They were great friends and kind of a mitigator distress. And when I left law school, I had this existential crisis of, I'm still liking this housing stuff. I'm still learning a lot, and I went and took the bar, and I thought, well, I guess I go practice law now. Right? I I worked at a firm for a while, and then I actually made the transition to the attorney general's office, which was represented all the institutions of higher education in the state of Washington and was an assistant attorney general actually representing Washington State University. I did that for a couple years, and I was still having that kind of, I wanna be on the other side. I Wanna be in the administration. The kind of natural inroad for a lot of people at that point in time with a JD was into the conduct space. Adam Jussel [00:24:26]: So I made the big move over the administration and did student conduct for what feels like an eternity, but it was 7, 8 years over at WSU and then since made this transition over here, and and I couldn't be more. I tell this to people all the time, and maybe it's my experience my previous experience is that while these jobs are stressful and They're very challenging, and I'm faced with challenges every day. The fact that I get to work on a college campus still is like I, like, pinch myself. Just the fact that I could walk onto our mall in the middle of a busy weekday and just be amongst 18, 19, 20 year olds and UWM students. It's just a it's a blessing. So that's how I made that transition. It's a long story, but I'm fortunate to have all those opportunities and people nudging me to do that along the way. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:25:08]: Thank you for sharing that. I really appreciate the complexity of that, but also the simplicity of I was an RA first. That seems to be such, you know, a common student affairs journey. Adam Jussel [00:25:17]: I like to tell folks, I think once you do the ResLifer thing, you're a ResLifer at heart for a long time, and I don't think I've ever turned away from that. So that's my origin story as it were. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:25:27]: Is there anything else that you wanna share with our listeners? Adam Jussel [00:25:30]: I know I mentioned earlier the the the concept of meaning of work and and potentially how That could be a mitigator to, stress and and perhaps trauma. And really wanna note that our focus groups that we did in the spring, we did 4 of them. They were meant to expand on the initial survey instrument I noted earlier, building on that quantitative research And now using qualitative research in a mixed method study and sequentially and hopefully explanatory, we wanted to determine what factors and processes Would promote increased meaning of work, noting that the positive effects we saw through that could have helped with stress. There's a bevy of research out there about the positive impacts of having a a vision or a larger mission, but also want to explore how could that potentially decrease stress or at least be a protective factor. What we've just anecdotally, what we've seen so far is that the the work is hard and people really identify with that, and I've explained the statistics that are relating to that. But when it's Directly connected to a larger purpose or mission or community, it could be more motivating and, in fact, meaningful. And What we've also found is that the focus on the well-being of others, which is a core element of the campus cares initiative I mentioned, that can bring satisfaction in and out of work. And maybe This isn't particularly novel, but can actually reduce stress for folks as having that broader connection and that broader sense of purpose. Adam Jussel [00:26:55]: So I think that we'd be remiss without sharing that there is additional research being done there and and hopefully continue to imbue that work Within the campus cares initiative that we have on campus. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:27:06]: It's time to take a quick break and toss it over to producer Chris to learn what's going on in the NASPA world. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:27:12]: Thanks, Jill. Really excited to be back again in the NASPA world, and there's a lot happening in NASPA. The NASPA annual conference is coming up March 9th through 13th in Seattle, Washington, and I hope that you will be able to join us. If you are going to join us, I know that we've mentioned this before, but we'll be going around asking questions, looking for your answers to have your voice be a part of a future episode. So watch out for me with my recorder or Jill with her recorder, and we'll be looking to capture your voice. At the NASPA annual conference, the opening and closing keynote speakers have just been announced recently. Dr. Sian Proctor and Alejandra Campa Verdi will be joining as opening and keynote speakers. The opening keynote is Dr. Sion Proctor Who is a geoscientist, explorer, space artist, and astronaut. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:28:08]: Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscience professor at the Maricopa Community Colleges, An Afrofuturism artist and an astronaut. She is the chief inspiration astronaut of Space to Inspire and founder of the Procter Foundation For Art and Science. She was the mission pilot for SpaceX inspiration for the first all civilian Orbital mission. And our closing keynote speaker is Alejandra Campaverde. Alejandra Campaverde is a nationally recognized women's Health advocate, best selling author, founder, producer, and former White House aid to president Obama. Alejandra's memoir, First Gen, Examines the emotional toll of social mobility on first and only for those who are first generation in their families to cross a threshold. On February 2, 2024, on Zoom will be the 7th annual 1st generation graduate student symposium. Join the Boston University Newberry Center, Duke University first generation graduate student network, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina grad students grad student firsts, along with our cooperating sponsor, the Center For First Generation Student Success, For our 7th annual symposium for graduate and professional students on February 2, 2024. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:29:28]: This national symposium is open to any student who identifies as a 1st generation graduate or professional student and is studying any discipline. The keynote speaker for this event is Angela Bautista, A proud 1st generation student learner, educator, speaker, facilitator, coach, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultant. There's There's also gonna be a number of opportunities for you to network with other 1st generation graduate and professional students at institutions across the country, workshop sessions, and more. The event is on February 2nd and runs from from 1 EST to 5 PM EST. From June 23rd to 26 in Portland, Oregon Will be the 2024 NASPA m Ben Hogan Small Colleges and Universities Institute. This event is hosted on a biannual basis by By NASPA's Small Colleges and Universities division, the NASPA M. Ben Hogan Small Colleges and University Institute is a 4 day residential program During which vice presidents for student affairs and the equivalent and other senior level administrators engage in discussion and reflection about critical issues in student affairs and examine effective and innovative programs. Participation in this institute is limited to the highest Ranking student affairs officer on campus and other senior level administrators who report to the highest ranking student affairs officer and have substantial responsibility for divisional leadership. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:30:52]: The registration fee for this program includes housing and most meals and is an amazing experience To bring you together with other small colleges and university leaders. Find out more on the NASPA website. I mentioned the NASPA NASPA annual conference coming up In March, if you are unable to join the NASPA conference, we also have another great opportunity, which is the 2024 virtual conference, which will happen on April 2nd through 5, 2024. The 2024 NASPA virtual Conference is a 4 day interactive educational experience for student affairs professionals and partners where we will engage in high quality content centered around individual and team growth. There will be multiple educational sessions, including 8 extended learning workshops. Teams can participate in their personal and professional development through the live event and on demand. The best part of this is that if you register, All sessions will be available on demand for 365 days. So it's a great opportunity for your teams at your institutions to be able to access professional development over a long period. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:32:04]: If you haven't checked this out yet, I highly encourage you to go to the NASPA website to check it out, Learn more and find out how you can be involved with your team at your own institution. Every week, we're going to be sharing some amazing things that are happening within in the association. So we are going to be able to try and keep you up to date on everything that's happening And allow for you to be able to get involved in different ways because the association is as strong as its members. And For all of us, we have to find our place within the association, whether it be getting involved with the knowledge community, giving back within one of the the centers We're at the divisions of the association. And as you're doing that, it's important to be able to identify for yourself Where do you fit? Where do you wanna give back? Each week, we're hoping that we will share some things that might encourage you, might allow for you To be able to get some ideas that will provide you with an opportunity to be able to say, hey. I see myself In that knowledge community, I see myself doing something like that or encourage you in other ways that allow for you to be able to Think beyond what's available right now to offer other things to the association, to bring your gifts, Your talents to the association and to all of the members within the association because through doing that, all of us are stronger and the association is better. Tune in again next week as we find out more about what is happening in NASPA. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:33:40]: Chris, thank you so much for this bonus NASPA world segment. We've got a lot coming up. I know annual conference is just around the corner at this point in time. We hope to see a lot of you in Seattle. Adam, we are now at our lightning round. I have 7 questions for you in 90 seconds. You ready to go? Adam Jussel [00:33:57]: Okay. Hippie, let's do it. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:33:59]: Question number 1. If you were a conference keynote speaker, what would your entrance music be? Adam Jussel [00:34:03]: Jitterbug. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:04]: Number 2, when you were 5 years old, what did you wanna be when you grew up? Adam Jussel [00:34:07]: A pilot. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:08]: Number 3, who's your most influential professional mentor? Adam Jussel [00:34:12]: Ken Wayne. He He was a professor at Seattle University. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:14]: Number 4, your essential student affairs read. Adam Jussel [00:34:17]: Reframing campus conflict. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:19]: Number 5, the best TV show you binged during the pandemic. Adam Jussel [00:34:22]: We rewatched parks and rec the entirety of it. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:25]: Number 6, the podcast you've spent the most hours listening to in the last year. Adam Jussel [00:34:29]: On chair expert. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:30]: And finally, number 7, any shout outs you'd like to give, personal or professional? Adam Jussel [00:34:34]: Thanks, Jill, for the great question and for the opportunity to offer some shout outs. Obviously, I'm super grateful for all the people that have supported and influenced me along the way and try to share that gratitude when I can. Starting just With my time at Cal Lutheran and my 1st supervisors in residence life, Sally Lawrenson and Nate Fall, and then Danielle Hess And Adam Malcolm at the AG's office at WSU just taking a chance on me and allowing for that big transition that I noted earlier. And then, of course, my team at at UWM, including Becky Career, Abby Meadow, Ben Minogue, and Sarah Edmonson, even though Sarah has left us for another institution. Just super grateful for team here could not do it without them. And then, obviously, my professional career started at WSU, and I would be remiss without giving a shout out to them, including Karen Fisher, Melinda Husky, Karen Metzner, and Christina McGillfry, and just the entire Dida students team over there. I know they're doing great work. And then finally, just 2 mentors, Bill Stackman and Carrie Petter who answer all my weird questions every once in a while about my own growth in the career, and It's super helpful and just, again, very grateful for all these folks. Adam Jussel [00:35:45]: So shout outs to everybody. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:35:46]: Well, Adam, it's been a pleasure to reconnect with you today. If others would like to connect with you after the show. How can they find you? Adam Jussel [00:35:52]: You can email me, which is just jussell@uwm.edu, or my Instagram account is at Dean Dob Jessel. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:35:59]: Adam, thank you so much for sharing your voice with us today. Adam Jussel [00:36:02]: Thank you, Jill. Take care, everybody. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:36:05]: This has been an episode of SA voices from the field brought to you by NASPA. This show is always made possible because of you, our listeners. We are so grateful that you continue to listen to us season after season. If you'd like to reach the show, you can always email us at essay voices at naspa.org or find me on LinkedIn by searching for Dr. Jill Creighton. We welcome your feedback and topic and especially your guest suggestions. We'd love it if you take a moment to tell a colleague about the show, and Please like, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you're listening now. It really does help other student affairs professionals find the show and and helps us become more visible in the larger podcasting community. This episode was produced and hosted by Dr. Jill l Creighton., That's me. Produced and audio engineered by Dr. Chris Lewis. Guest coordination by Lu Yongru. Special thanks to the University of Michigan Flint for your support as we create this project. Catch you next time.

There is no time this season where one can sit back, watch games, and not see upsets and surprising losses. It's become somewhat routine to be surprised. On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who are at or near the top of their conferences. Will that still be the case in a week or two? All four coaches talk about the challenges that lay ahead. Plus we go in-depth in men's hoops with our Men's Top 25 pundits. Hear their choices for "Debatable," "Dubious," and "Deep Dive" teams. And we look at the news and notes from around Division III where every night seems to have a headline-worthy result. Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline (subject to change): - Kalin Wynn, Notre Dame (Md.) women's coach - Megan Phelps, No. 15 Bowdoin women's coach - Russell White, No. 16 Cal Lutheran men's coach - Raul Placeres, Maryville (Tenn.) men's coach - Top 25 Double-Take: Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com.

In Season 2 Episode 10 of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez talk about some of the recent headlines in Long Beach State sports and major talking points in the professional sports world. The Long Beach State men's basketball team played their first home game of the 2023-2024 campaign against Cal Lutheran. The Beach looked dominant against the Kingsmen, winning the game, 107-63. The hosts bring in returning guests Maher Bashrahil and Matthew Coleman to discuss that result and what that means for The Beach moving forward. The National Basketball Association regular season is about two weeks in and there are already some major storylines developing in the league. With the implementation of the new in-season tournament, the hosts debate the relevance and the implications of the extra games moving forward. Closing out the show, the hosts picked their favorite NBA rap lyrics and took turns reading out rap lyrics that related to NBA players or teams. Hosts: Naoki Gima, Matthew GomezGuests: Maher Basharahil, Matthew ColemanEditor: Aidan SwanepoelProducers: El Nicklin, Aidan SwanepoelLike, comment, and follow us on your favorite platform for more content! Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-49er-podcasts/id1488484518?uo=4 Google Podcastshttps://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kMzEwMjEwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4HJaqJep02kHeIQy8op1n1 ⁠Overcasthttps://overcast.fm/itunes1488484518/daily-49er-podcasts

Our guest today, Husband, Father, Two-Time CIF Champ, Two-Time California State Champ at Crespi High School and Current Head Coach of his alma mater Cal Lutheran Russell White. Tune in as we discuss transitioning from a High School to a College Coach, Developing a Winning Program Culture, What College Coaches are Looking for When Recruiting and much more!

Here we are with a good friend of mine who I met when I took a film summer class in California as part of a humanities core requirement for my Tulane diploma. I had the pleasure of meeting a great friend Kristen Case. She studied film at Cal Lutheran and minored in dance and now is working as a freelancer in the film business doing many different gigs. She is very creative, driven, motivated, and passionate about the film industry. We will get to learn all about her day-to-day and what it is like working as a freelancer covering those crazy 5 AM shifts and sometimes also getting those good gigs too. Kristen will wrap up giving her points on maintaining a positive attitude. Finally, Kristen will wrap up the episode sharing her advice.

Mike is a renowned basketball coach who is has led teams in US College, the NBA and in Australia. He started as a College Assistant in 1980 before becoming the Head Coach of Cal Lutheran in 1989. In 1994 he moved to Australia and led the Adelaide 36ers in the |National League before returning to the USA in 1997 to lead Metro State. That team went on to win National Championships in 2000 and 2002. In 2006 he went to the NBA for the first time as an Assistant at Denver, before returning to University of Arizona as Head Coach. In 2011 he was chosen by Michal Jordan to lead the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA. Then in 2020, Mike returned to the NBA as an Assistant Coach with Milwaukee Bucks and was with them then they defeated the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA Championship in 2021. In this terrific interview some of the key highlights were: • The importance of a leader balancing inclusivity with also moving to a position of clarity where they can see broadly and make decisions for the benefit of the group. • His belief that the word perfection is dangerous because it is so volatile, and that the quest for perfect practice just makes people miserable. • How vulnerability is endearing to the people you lead. • And the wonderful quote he shares, that a master teacher knows the outcome before she or he starts, the good teacher kind of knows the outcome. And just before we go to the interview if you enjoy listening to the podcast and would like to learn more, you can head over to our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com. There you will find more video and podcast content taken from the 150+ interviews, we have done with some of the world great coaches. You will also find our Insight Database, where we have snipped out insights from the videos of our interviews on leadership topics like culture, communication, and conflict. You can search through by key word, sport or coach, download, and share them. We will be adding to it regularly as we interview more Great Coaches from around the world. We also have a newsletter that features information on our latest podcasts, leadership insights from our guests, recommendations they have on books, article or other media, as well as information on how you can engage with other people who listen to the podcasts in our live events. Simply click here to enter your email address and join our growing community

Welcome to Episode 123 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! We begin with our reaction to the field of 60 and how we felt about our projections, and the surprising exclusion of UW-Whitewater (but also why it made sense). Then, we discuss all 16 regionals, with each regional covering seeds 1, 4, 2, 3 in that order: Baltimore (11:38) Johns Hopkins, PSU-Altoona, Randolph-Macon, St. John Fisher New London (19:52) Wheaton (MA), Husson, Tufts, Mitchell Cortland (32:43) Cortland, St. Joseph's (L.I.), Ithaca, Eastern Connecticut Bridgewater (42:48) Endicott, Bridgewater State, Middlebury, Johnson and Wales Marietta (49:46) Marietta, Adrian, Mary Washington, Case Western Dallas (57:19) Salve Regina, Keystone, Misericordia, Washington and Jefferson Granville (1:06:28) Denison, Beloit, Baldwin Wallace, Spalding Aurora (1:13:55) Aurora, John Carroll La Crosse (1:18:58) UW-La Crosse, Bethany Lutheran, Buena Vista, Bethel Stevens Point (1:24:50) UW-Stevens Point, Augustana, Webster, Loras Winchester (1:32:16) Shenandoah, TCNJ, Christopher Newport, Immaculata Rocky Mount (1:39:52) Lynchburg, Lebanon Valley, North Carolina Wesleyan, Elizabethtown Birmingham (1:45:35) Birmingham-Southern, Lewis and Clark, La Verne, Franklin Marshall (1:51:56) East Texas Baptist, Cal Lutheran, Pacific, Trinity (TX) Glenside (1:59:00) Arcadia, Susquehanna, Rowan, Brockport Harrisburg (2:03:57) Salisbury, PSU-Harrisburg Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Cal Lutheran head basketball coach, Russell White, join us. Former UCLA WR, Superbowl champion and Ventura county native, Mike Sherrard hops on as well. Might the Dodgers be interested in trading for White Sox All-Star Tim Anderson?

Welcome to Episode 107 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's the sixth season we're doing this and we're busier than ever but as excited as ever to get to do this ridiculous exercise all over again. We give our usual caveats about how we plan to preview each region before previewing the West. In order: ASC (at 3:33) It may finally be East Texas Baptist's time to shine -- they look loaded UT-Dallas has a lot to replace on offense but we still trust this program to be good Mary Hardin-Baylor has impressive pitching depth but will need some bats to step up Adios, Belhaven -- keep an eye on Hardin-Simmons  SCAC (at 17:05) Trinity (TX) has some huge bats to replace but should still rake while the pitching remains a question mark Texas Lutheran has a strong offensive core returning even if their best player from 2022 is gone Centenary (LA) has an excellent top of the rotation but will need to find some more thump on offense Shoutout Southwestern (TX) and St. Thomas (who came to D-III instead of leaving it like the MN school smh smh) SCIAC (at 28:37) Chapman's pitching should be elite again and have some ultra-exciting young hitters Pomona-Pitzer is trending up in a huge way and could have one of the best offenses in the country Cal Lutheran has a solid returning lineup but some questions on the mound We can always count on La Verne to compete NWC (at 42:00) Pacific (OR) has most of their main dudes back for what looks like another potential postseason run  If Pacific Lutheran had posted their roster by the time we recorded this we'd feel a lot better about how good they were going to be Every other team in this conference could realistically make some noise; look for Lewis & Clark to keep trending up and Whitman to bounce back We conclude (at 49:20) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759 

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Cal Lutheran football head coach Anthony Lugo talks about the Kingsmen, who are currently rolling on a three-game winning streak entering Saturday's home game against Redlands for the Smudge Pot Trophy. Looking for entertainment? All Cal Lu football home games are free to the public.

Hank Bauer, a record shattering running back from tiny D-3 Cal Lutheran, was picked up in 1977 by the San Diego Charger and went on to become, perhaps, the greatest special teams player in NFL historyBauer holds the NFL single-season record for most special-teams tackles with 52, a record which will never be broken (28 tackles is second). As a short-yardage specialist and often referred to “Hank the Howitzer” for his explosive running style, Bauer finished one season with 18 carries for a total of 28 yards, scoring 8 touchdowns and achieving 9 first downs.Bauer was forced to retire in 1983, after playing six games with a broken neck.[7]After retiring from professional football he coached running backs and special teams for four years with the Chargers, then became a sports anchor for KFMB in San Diego from 1987 to 2002. He worked from 1998 to 2014 as the color commentator for the Chargers radio broadcast.Bauer was honored in November 2009 as one of the 50 Greatest Chargers in team history, as part of the Chargers' 50th Anniversary season celebration. This will be his 47th season associated with the NFL.Join Mick and Mook on September 14 and meet this NFL legend. 

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What you'll learn in this episode: Why lawyers should aim to persuade, not educate, when they're communicating Deborah's top three tips to become a better presenter Why professional women often hesitate to speak up, and how they can overcome this block Why understanding your intention is the first thing you should do before communicating How to create a newsletter that both you and your readers will stick with About Deborah Shames  Deborah is passionate about speaking and training. That's why she wrote or co-wrote four books on communication and public speaking, including the business best-seller “Own the Room.” And because Deborah ran a successful film company in Sausalito, CA. for fourteen years, she knows how difficult it is for women to stand out and succeed. Her latest book is “Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers.” She walks the talk by speaking regularly across the country to motivate and inspire professional women. Deborah has coached and trained thousands of professionals from all industries to communicate more effectively. Her work has supported A-list performers in television and film, CEO's of major corporations, gold-medal Olympians, and political candidates. Her clients also include professionals in finance, law and insurance. Deborah ran the successful Calabasas group of a national business organization and was awarded “Consultant of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Deborah uses her experience directing over sixty award-winning films to make her business clients more genuine, effective, and successful. It doesn't matter whether they are delivering a keynote address, speaking to a Board of Directors, or pitching for new business. Deborah donates her time training MBA candidates in presentation skills at UCLA, Pepperdine, USC and Cal Lutheran. Her personal goal is to prepare women, from Millennials to seasoned veterans, with the skills they need to be out front. Additional Resources Deborah Shames LinkedIn Eloqui.biz Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers   Transcript: Although communication is a daily part of the job, lawyers aren't immune to the fear of public speaking. With practice and intention, however, it's possible to evolve from an anxious speaker to a confident, fearless one. Deborah Shames is proof: she has helped thousands of professionals become strong communicators through her speaking and training company, Eloqui, and she has overcome a fear of public speaking herself. She joined the Law Firm Marketing Catalyst Podcast to talk about her top tips to become a skilled speaker; how to identify your intention when communicating; and why persuasion is more effective than education. Read the episode transcript here.   Sharon: Welcome to The Law Firm Marketing Catalyst Podcast. Today, my guest is  Deborah Shames, one of the founders of the speaking and training company Eloqui. She is author or coauthor of four books on presentation training. Her latest book is “Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers.” The company's training has made a difference in the careers of thousands of professionals across the country. Today, Deborah will tell us about her career path and how we can become better presenters. Deborah, welcome to the program.  Deborah: Thank you.  Sharon: So glad to have you. I love the word fearless in your title. How did you get where you are? Tell us about your career path. Deborah: I was a film and television producer and director for many years. I found that the qualities and traits I used with actors could be used with business professionals. When I met David, my partner, who was in front of the camera as a presenter, we combined forces and translated performance techniques for the business professional. Sharon: Did you find that actors were listening to you when you were talking? Deborah: I produced and directed over 60 films and videos. Actors have all of these issues—not the best ones. Not the good ones like Danny Glover, Angela Lansbury and Rita Moreno, who I loved directing. But so many other actors were insecure and constantly needed reinforcement and feedback, and what I found when we switched to business professionals is they have the same issues. They had anxiety; they needed to know how to engage an audience. For me, it was so much easier because they didn't have to memorize lines. So we translated the techniques from the entertainment world for business professionals, and I was thrilled never having to work with actors again. Sharon: Did you decide after film and television producing you were going to teach people how to do this? How did you get to this stage? Deborah: My partner, David, had an executive at a tech company. She needed to do media, and her handler said, “We need a woman to work with her.” David said, “I can be a lot of things, but I can't be a woman,” so he asked me if I wanted to do it. When I went in and trained this woman on how to get her message across, how to engage, how to put herself in her answers rather than doing canned, generic ones, I asked David, “You get paid for this?” From then on we started to develop our business, first with workshops, then training, then one-on-ones. Sharon: How did you name your business Eloqui? Deborah: Eloqui is the Latin to speak out. It's also a form of the word eloquence, and we wished we could bring back eloquence to the way people communicate today. Sharon: It's a form of the word eloquence? Deborah: Yes, and the Latin version, eloqui. Sharon: That's a great name. Tell us about your business. I know you're always very busy with your training. You do one-on-ones and groups? Deborah: Eloqui primarily does training for teams, no more than 12 people, ideally six to eight. We also give keynotes. We give public workshops that everyone from your company has gone to that are half-days, and we do one-on-one. During the pandemic, all the one-on-ones were done virtually, but we're thrilled that starting last fall, companies were saying, “Come back in and do in-person trainings. We're sick and tired of Zoom and Teams meetings,” and we said, “So are we." Sharon: Did you find it was harder to teach people via Zoom, to teach them how to speak? Deborah: We found that one-on-one works great virtually. It's almost impossible to do group trainings virtually because of the distraction factor. People are looking and listening to everything else. It's very hard to get them to be interactive. We've done some, and it was the most exhausting experience I've had. Keynotes and webinars are O.K., but again, people don't pay attention the way they do if you do them in person. Sharon: I'm sure that's true. I think I would have a very hard time listening when the dog comes in or whatever. Deborah: When people are on a virtual session, they check web browsers; they check email; they tell you they're listening, but their eyes are darting back and forth and you know they're not. I don't blame them. Now, one-on-one, like we're doing right now, that's fine, but the others are tough. When people tell me they're exhausted after a virtual session, I say, “Of course you are. You're on camera and right up close, and that can be exhausting.” Sharon: Do you still do Zooms? Deborah: I do, but I really limit them to one-on-one sessions like I have later this afternoon. Sharon: And you teach all over the country, right? Deborah: Yes. We just got back from New Jersey with a new client where we taught IT managers. In two days, we fly back to Costa Mesa near L.A. to do a group of immigration attorneys. In late July we return to Glidewell Dental to train female dentists who come in from all over the country. I love the variety of clients we have. It makes it fun for me. Sharon: It sounds like a variety. When you talk to certain groups—let's say attorneys—do you find them more resistant than CPAs or dentists? That's a leading question. Deborah: I don't find lawyers more resistant, but there's a huge difference between practicing law, no matter what your practice area is, and being a networker or bringing in business. That's what lawyers have the biggest difficulty with. They will tell us, “We didn't go to law school to do sales, but you have to do sales if you want to be made partner.” One of the most difficult things when we train attorneys is to move them away from the belief that they're supposed to educate people about what they do. They need to persuade someone or a firm that it's valuable to partner with them because the attorney has their best interests at heart. Moving attorneys from being educational and informative to persuasive is the biggest difficulty we have. Sharon: That would be very hard. Part of me wants to say, “Are they still thinking they didn't go to law school to be a salesperson?” because that is what you hear all the time. They didn't go to law school to be a salesperson, and nobody taught them how to do that. Deborah: One of the things we teach attorneys is an exercise called active queuing and listening, how to delve for specifics, how to feedback what they're hearing so that, instead of promoting themselves and their firm, they're answering the questions people have and they're gaining trust. For attorneys, gaining trust is everything. We're not buying the name of their firm; we're buying that particular attorney because we need his or her influence. We need their ability to solve our problems. That's what we do when we train attorneys, but it's the same in the medical community; it's the same in IT and with engineers. It's moving people away from showing you how the sausage is made to showing you how much they enjoy and care about what they do and that they will tailor it to your needs. Sharon: That would be very difficult, but I understand. It seems so important for a professional to be able to gain that trust, like you're buying me as opposed to—I don't know; I've never worked with IT people—as opposed to an IT person who has to explain something. To me, it seems a little bit different. Am I wrong? Deborah: I don't agree. Chris Brew is our IT person. I don't need know how he fixes my computer, like today when my Google changed the password and I couldn't send out invoices. I want to know that he's available to me, that he is nonjudgmental and not going to make me feel foolish because I couldn't solve it myself, that whenever I need him he and I can communicate, and then I turn it over to him. It's the same with attorneys. You asked for three tips for attorneys to become better presenters. Here's what I thought about. Whenever attorneys speak, let's say at a conference or a TED talk or they're pitching for business, they need to always tailor their content to the audience. It sounds simple. It isn't. Two, they need to learn how to tell stories, case studies, because they could tell me all day long what their services are; it's not the same as telling me how they solved the problem for another client. Lastly, they need to put in more “I” statements. Even though they're part of a team, when we hear why a project, a case, a transaction was important to them, we start to think about how we could partner together and they would do the same for us. Those “I” statements are really important, and it's not the same as being self-aggrandizing and taking credit. It's saying what they enjoy or what they enjoy doing. Sharon: How do they figure out, or what are the questions to ask before they give a presentation to know who the audience is? Deborah: Great question. When lawyers give either a pitch or a presentation, there's always a contact person. I know when we have a new client, we'll say, “What's your goal for this training? What do you want to achieve? What are the challenges your people face? If you've hired—and this is for attorneys—a lawyer or lawyers before, what did they not do, or what did they do, that has encouraged you to find someone else?” Lawyers need to be better questioners and better listeners. Too many times lawyers will tell you the history of their firm, why they're the best and all these things that do not make us decide in their favor. Sharon: You wrote the book about how women can overcome obstacles. What obstacles are you thinking of, and how do they become engaging and memorable and fearless? Deborah: It took me nine years to write the book “Out Front.” Not only were we busy, but I wanted to share my own personal journey as a woman professional, as a woman executive, and it was hard to put that down on paper. The reason I was motivated to write the book is I have trained, coached, and spoken to hundreds, maybe now thousands of women, who are afraid to speak up, who believe that if they're not an expert, they don't deserve to speak on a topic, who will put themselves last and are afraid to do things like tell a good story or tell why they enjoyed a project. They believe if they're not an expert or perfect or if they haven't been doing the job long enough, they don't deserve to speak. That's simply not true. I help give women the confidence to find their own voice and to speak up before everyone else has spoken, because when a woman waits to speak last, she often will not be heard. I also encourage women to have mentors and other people who say, “Excuse me, I'd really like to hear what Sharon has to say now,” and to build that team and have women mentoring other women. I see women finally breaking the glass ceiling, but it still is not common and it's not easy for women. Sharon: I'm just thinking. It seems that it will be very hard to be the first person to speak out. Deborah: One of the first. You don't have to be first. Sharon: O.K., I'm one of the first. Deborah: Yes, one of the first. What I do with women is identify your intention. What do you want to come from this meeting? Is it to get a second meeting? Is it to qualify to see if it fits right if you're interviewing for a job? If it's to achieve buy-in? Keep focused on your intention no matter how much pushback you get. When you show up, when you are confident, that confidence is more important than your content, interestingly enough. The way we deliver material is worth two to three times our content, so women have to show up and be excited about what they have to say. Now, on the flip side, Sharon, women can sometimes affect negatively how they're coming across, meaning they speak in long, run-on sentences; they have an uptick at the end of a sentence like, “I believe in this,” as opposed to I believe in this.” If they're not specific about a point they want to make, people tune out; they don't listen to them. All of that is in addition to a woman being brave enough to speak up when she has something important to say. Sharon: Deborah—I'm thinking of what you used to do in terms of producing—do you think you were doing the same thing you're talking about and you got past that? I presume now you see it with other women, but did you face the same things, do you think? Deborah: That's so fascinating. As a director—well, first I started out with actors and then I directed corporate professionals. I had to read who my subject was and give them the advice that would move them past the block with the obstacle they had. I'm still doing the same thing. I'm still directing. You're absolutely right, and one size does not fit all. That's why we keep our groups small when we do a training, so that everyone is up on their feet. Nobody learns from being lectured at. You have to do an exercise, get feedback and then, if possible, do a take two in order to change behavior. I'm really happy that we have a business model that works with small groups, sales teams, executive teams, engineers that now have to do sales. These groups, these teams we work with, sometimes we'll say, “We've eloquied you. We've become a verb, and now you can coach each other; you can rehearse with each other.” Sharon: Do you think they do that? Deborah: I do. I think they absolutely practice these new skills. As soon as it gets stressful or a lot's riding on it, you will go back to the way you always did it, the way you always spoke. The most talented women I see have impostor syndrome. They have anxiety. They don't sleep the night before a presentation. They believe they're going to be outed somehow. So my job and our job—because we have other trainers as well—is to give women the confidence and the tools and the safety net, so when they forget where they are, they know how to recover. When someone interrupts them, they can get back to achieving their intention. When they have a success, we tell them focus on it; don't focus on the one thing you left out or what you consider a failure, which it wasn't. Focus on how well you did, and it will be easier the next time. Sharon: I'm thinking about board meetings, meetings with the managing partner and five other attorneys or something like that. Same principles? Deborah: Yes, you can call it communication or presentation. Whether you communicate to a board or to your team, or you want to get a promotion or interview for a job, first, that's your intention. Then have no more than three talking points. If you want to convince or persuade someone with a talking point, give an example. If you say, “Our team is very collaborative,” that's a generality. There's no evidence until you tell us when you were collaborative, when your team achieved something by counting on each other. With these kinds of tools, any woman can be successful. Sharon: I can see how giving the examples would make a big difference, as opposed to saying, “We're collaborative,” because everybody's collaborative, right? In addition, I wanted to ask you: You firm has a newsletter which I think you write, and it has come out weekly for, what, 12 years or longer? Deborah: Our newsletter, the Eloqui Tip of the Week, started 18 and a half years ago. It was because Jim Freedman from—it was then Barrington; it's now Intrepid—said, “You give so many great speaker tips. Why don't you put them out to your clients and colleagues on a regular basis?” We said, “Why not?” Sharon, we now have 5,000 readers. We have an average 27% open rate. Every Sunday morning, it comes out at 7:30 Pacific Time. It is a great marketing tool for us. I can't tell you how many people have written with a tip embedded in the bottom and have said, “It's time for me to come in and do another training,” or “I've moved to a new firm, and I want to bring Eloqui in.” We have missed—because consistency is everything—one Sunday in 18 years because the donkey died. This is my favorite story. We were on our honeymoon on the island of Lesbos. It was pretty constant contact. We had a thousand names. We went to the one internet café on the island, and we said, “We need to use your computer. Deborah's going to enter the names and send it out.” He said, “Internet closed. The donkey died.” We said, “What?” He said, “I put a harness on the donkey. It runs around in a circle. It generates electricity. That's how I have the internet working, the computers working. Donkey died. Internet closed.” I looked at David and he goes, “Don't even think about it.” So, we missed one Sunday. Sharon: I'm thinking how I would be, because you do it every weekend. I always imagine that Friday or Saturday night, you're going, “Oh, my god! I've got to go write the newsletter.” Deborah: No, my personality is such that if I waited till Friday or Saturday, it would drive me crazy. Starting after the last tip on Sunday, our ears are tuned to everything going on with our clients, with news in the world, with what we've seen or done personally, trips we've taken. Because as humans we all speak, we've somehow never had a problem of coming up with a new idea. At some point very soon, we will take either 500 or 750 tips, organize them in categories like managing anxiety, telling a good story, engaging an audience, and we will publish a book with those special tips. Sharon: That would be a great book. It's already written in many ways. Deborah: Yes. Sharon: I'm sure firms ask you, “What do I need to do?” Our experience is that they can manage one newsletter a quarter for three quarters and then it dies. What are your secrets to success in the newsletter? Deborah: First of all, you have to make it readable in under a minute. People have no attention. A lot of white space, short paragraphs. Here, too, you're persuading; you're not educating. You're telling stories. That's why the tip also has a word and a quote. I have some people that say, “I never read your tips, but I read the word every week, and I forward it to my kids in high school who could use a better vocabulary.” Then you have to make it consistent, whether it's quarterly, whether it's a bi-monthly. Ours we can do every Sunday, but most people can't. Make people count on it and look forward to it, and always tailor it to what your clients' needs are. You notice we never in our tips talk about how wonderful Eloqui is or who our clients are, except at the very bottom we just list them. I started to add a testimonial every week or every other week if I could, because I believe people hire you when they see the experience that somebody else has had. We put our tip on both our websites, Eloqui.biz and OutFront.biz, so there's a conversation people can join and say what their experience has been. They know they can count on us, which is the same in business, Sharon. You always, in my opinion, have to have a value-add. The tip is a value-add. If someone's trained with us or I've coached them, they can contact me anytime for 20 years and won't be charged if they have a presentation coming up and need to know if their opening works, or they can't figure out what their intention is. That way we never advertise. It's all word-of-mouth referral. The training we had last week in New Jersey—I didn't realize this until we talked to our contact who brought us in—he said, “There are two people in this room who did a training with you eight years ago, and when we were looking for someone to teach our IT managers better communication skills, they said, ‘See if Eloqui's available.'” You can't buy that kind of advertising. Sharon: No, you're right. Deborah, I'm backing up here, but did you start out as an actor? Did you know you wanted to go into communication? How did that happen? Deborah: David was an actor and a theatre director. I hated and I was terrible at any kind of acting. In fact, I had the anxiety our women clients face. If I knew I had to stand up and talk about my production company, for weeks I didn't sleep the night before. But I have been a director and a producer, and many of the modules we train with, David knew them from being a performer, and then I translated them into modules that were trainable. Again, no one learns from being lectured at; you have to get up on your feet and do it. So, we have a module in our longer training. In Santa Fe, we do an emergent workshop over two days. We work on how to open, how to close, how to tell a story, how to pick a role like a seasoned veteran and motivator. Because if you don't use it, you lose it, they have to take all those skills overnight, and first thing the next morning they do a make-or-break presentation using those skills. So, I'm still directing. After that, we do more fun things: how to read your audience, how to move in a space, how to rehearse to keep it fresh, because the bar is so low for great speakers. If you do one thing well, like a great open or a great close, the audience is so appreciative. They're so bored to death with PowerPoint and boring presentations and presenters who are bored with their own presentations. Sharon: You said you do keynotes, then. Deborah: Yes. Sharon: Do you get nervous before those?  Do you agonize over, “Oh my gosh, how do I say it,” or “I don't want to bore them”? Deborah: I used to get terribly nervous, but then when I wrote “Out Front,” I went on a speaking tour of Vistage and ProVisors and other groups of women, and I had to take my own advice. Now, Sharon, I look forward to keynotes because I love being able to change women's lives. If I can do that and give them confidence—and I'll bring up volunteers. Even when I was at CUNA Mutual a couple of years ago and there were 1,000 people virtually calling in and 500 in the audience, I still brought up volunteers, or I would volunteer people, and I worked with them on their material. It is so satisfying. It's one of the things I enjoy most now. So, I know you can go from being anxiety-ridden to enjoying the process. Sharon: Would you say that's true because you are talking with women's groups, or do you feel the same about talking with the general business population? Deborah: We do speak a lot to the general business population, but I personally have a love of encouraging, supporting and advocating for women professionals. In fact, with groups of young women in high school and college, when they reach out to me and I do a webinar or an in-person talk, I not only volunteer my time, I make sure every young woman has a copy of my book. Sharon: Wow! I'm going to go back to the word fearless in your title. You talked about women. How do presenters, how do lawyers become fearless presenters? Deborah: First of all, most people are still following a 1950s template for how to be a great speaker: gesturing a certain way, telling a joke at the beginning, telling the audience, telling them again, telling them again, that old mantra. That doesn't fit who we are. In order to be fearless, you need to find your voice, what's important to you and speak about it. Let us know why you enjoy marketing, why you enjoy IT, what failures you had, what setbacks you had and how you turned them around. I also wrote an article recently about immigrants. Five, seven years ago, about 80% of our clients were white males. Now, 70% to 80% of our clients are either first-generation, people born in another country, or women who are now in a position of power. When I give these women support, I tell them their accent is a plus, not a minus; that what they've overcome by coming to this country or going to school or learning English as a second language is to be admired and is something that the audience they're speaking to will appreciate. They don't have to hide it. So many women, Sharon, were taught by fathers in Afghanistan, Iran, Japan that women should be seen, not heard. I have to change that, and that's a thing that gives me the greatest satisfaction. Sharon: That's not easy to do. Deborah, thank you so much. This was very interesting. Good, good tips. I hope everybody takes them to heart. I'll just throw this in. I've taken some of your trainings and I found them very helpful and effective. It's been a while, but I would highly recommend them. That's my testimonial. Thank you so much, Deborah. We appreciate it. Great to have you. Deborah: Thank you, Sharon. You ask great questions.

On April 29, 2022, The Echo issued a new column in their features section similar to a man or word on the street. This column, known as Gumby Gossip, is meant to highlight the thoughts and opinions of the California Lutheran University community. Listen as The Echo's Editor in Chief Alijah Hernandez highlights how students around Cal Lutheran's Thousand Oaks campus feel about Cal Lutheran Cares Day.

El siguiente podcast estará completamente en español como parte de un proyecto colaborativo entre The Echo y la clase de SPAN 301.Hay varios recursos de salud mental que son accesibles para estudiantes en California Lutheran University, pero estos no son disponible para profesores también. A partir de la pandemia, los profesores han cambiado algunos aspectos de sus enseñanzas durante estos tiempos difíciles para seguir dando clases en línea. Editora de nuestra publicación en español El Eco Magally Lopez y editora apunta Julissa Raigoza hablan con reporteras Madison Corletto y Iliana Zepeda sobre las opiniones y sentimientos de la facultad en Cal Lutheran mientras regresan a clases presenciales en el episodio de esta semana. The following podcast will be fully in spanish as part of a collaborative project between The Echo and the SPAN 301 class.There are various mental health resources that are accessible for students at California Lutheran University, but these are not available for professors as well. Because of the pandemic, professors have changed some aspects of their teaching during these difficult times to keep conducting classes online. El Eco Editor Magally Lopez and Deputy El Eco editor Julissa Raigoza speak with reporters Madison Corletto and Iliana Zepeda about the opinions and feelings of faculty as they return to in-person classes in this week's episode.

A town hall for California Lutheran University faculty and staff was held on Tuesday Nov. 2 to relay general campus updates and provide more information on strategic planning, enrollment, the university's revenue and more from the university's administration. Our reporter Taylor Love comes on the show to break down the key details from this meeting and what that means for the Cal Lutheran community.

Consultant Ginger Zumaeta counts some of the biggest brands on the planet - including Coca Cola, Verizon and many more - among her clients, and shares the secrets behind what goes into landing big-name, high-ticket corporate clients on this episode of Nemo Radio!MEET TODAY'S GUEST3x Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Ginger Zumaeta, advises companies on positioning and communicating big ideas. She's the Founder and CEO of Zumaeta Group, a positioning and messaging strategy firm, and author of the forthcoming book "Deckonomics: Design Presentations that Spread Ideas, Drive Decisions and Close Deals."Ginger has worked with some of the world's largest brands, such as Coca Cola, Verizon, Union Bank, Amgen, Anthem, Infinity Insurance and many others. Her insights have been featured in publications such as Business Insider, TheNextWeb, Better Marketing, Storius, and Marketing Profs, among others and she's spoken about marketing and messaging on numerous stages including Verizon's Hispanic Marketing series, the Latina Style National Conference, Union Bank's Personal Branding series, Kaiser Permanente's Annual Brand Conference, and the Promax National Conference. She's the winner of 3 Emmy Awards, 12 Muse awards and a Gracie Award for her work in television, and has held positions as an adjunct professor at UCLA and Cal Lutheran in marketing and research.After going from an award-winning career at NBC to launching a strategic consulting firm, Ginger uses her experience in storytelling and persuasion to train corporate teams in telling better business stories to move high-stakes work forward with clear and succinct presentations grounded in story structure and backed by brain science.EPISODE LINKSVisit Ginger's website: https://www.zumaetagroup.com/homepageConnect with Ginger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gingerzumaeta/

California Lutheran University students Bailey Hendrix and Ariana Godinez created the first edition of “Le Gumby,” a French-language newspaper at Cal Lutheran. This was a part of a special topics language class taught by Professor Sophie Khadraoui-Fortune in the spring of 2021. Our reporter Carrollyne Aasen comes on the show to explain how Le Gumby came to be and the significance it has to the french-speaking community at Cal Lutheran. 

Cal Lutheran's Center for Global Engagement celebrated International Day of Peace on Tuesday, September 21 with a roster of events to show the university's commitment to peace. Our reporter Carrollyne Aasen comes on the show to discuss the origins of this celebration at Cal Lutheran and what festivities took place this year on campus.

UPDATED with the correct audio file.***Our nominee for America's most interesting varsity water polo coach, Cody Pletcher of Alvin was named Interim Head Coach at Cal Lutheran in June. The three-time world rodeo champion has one of the most unique backgrounds in all of water polo and will attempt to garner the Kingsmen's first ever SCIAC title this fall.On the other side of the country Austin College dispatched three opponents in Pennsylvania last weekend ending its first ever undefeated weekend, which ended with a first-ever CWPA top-ten ranking.Plus, ODP is starting, the super-exciting TISCA annual meeting gets under way, and the fall USAWP season gets more clarity while Joe sits in his back yard.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-txwaterpolo-podcast/donations

Uyeno-Tseng Professor of International Studies and Professor of Political Science Michael E. Brint is retiring after a 20-year career at Cal Lutheran, with that also passing on his legacy: the Oxford study abroad program. Our reporter Marcos Pino comes on the show to discuss his reporting on Brint's legacy and the future of the program.

Tune into accomplished artist and Vietnam draftee veteran Michael Arndt's story of his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his Shakespearean experience with a skull in Vietnam, his play “Under Fire” chronicling the similarities between veterans of different wars, and his work as a dedicated teacher at Cal Lutheran.•Executive Producer: Matthew DomenicoProducer: Matthew Domenico & Katherine Connor DuffDirector: Ryan KnightPost Production: Grant EscandonProgram Coordinator: Katherine Connor DuffCo-Host: Brock Joseph & Matthew PardueResearcher: Ruth SmithermanPatreon Associate Producers: Mikey T. Marshall, The Muggia Family Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thefoxholepodcast)

On April 5, five teams' short films competed for first, second and third place awards at Cal Lutheran's virtual 48 Hour x 2 Film Jam Screening. Cal Lutheran's Film Jam challenges teams to create a five-minute film under tight time constraints each semester. Echo Reporter Emily Henbest comes on the show to discuss her reporting on how the first fully virtual Film Jam played out. 

Tune into accomplished artist and Vietnam draftee veteran Michael Arndt's story of his upbringing on a small farm in Minnesota, his Shakespearean experience with a skull in Vietnam, his play “Under Fire” chronicling the similarities between veterans of different wars, and his work as a dedicated teacher at Cal Lutheran.•Executive Producer: Matthew DomenicoProducer: Matthew Domenico & Katherine Connor DuffDirector: Ryan KnightPost Production: Grant EscandonProgram Coordinator: Katherine Connor DuffCo-Host: Brock Joseph & Matthew PardueResearcher: Ruth SmithermanPatreon Associate Producers: Mikey T. Marshall, The Muggia Family Support the show

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges provided a letter of formal notification of action summarizing WASC Senior College and University Commission's (WSCUC) Special Visit to Cal Lutheran on Dec. 2-4 2020, and its subsequent meeting on Feb. 19. The letter outlined six issues or action items that the commission is asking the university to address. Our reporter Shendel Friedman comes on the show to discuss her reporting on WASC's visit, letter and what the university is doing to address WASC's asks.Note: the term "accreditation visit" is used interchangeably with "special visit" in the podcast. Concise details regarding the visit and subsequent action are available here. 

California Lutheran University President Lori Varlotta announced earlier this month that the university plans to host classes in person in the fall 2021 semester. Staff Reporter Madisyn Morin got the chance to speak with university administrators about what this transition could look like and how Cal Lutheran community members are feeling about a slow return to normalcy. She comes on the show to elaborate on her reporting and give insight into what this return to campus might include.

The Fredrickson Family Early Childhood Center at Cal Lutheran has been closed for about one year. Although the Thousand Oaks campus is slowly reopening, the preschool that some faculty members and staff depend on for childcare currently remains closed. Reporter for The Echo Christer Maxine Schmidt comes on the show to discuss her reporting on barriers to reopening the preschool and what this means for its employees and community members seeking childcare.

Cal Lutheran President Lori Varlotta recently announced that the university has joined the American Council of Education Internationalization Laboratory cohort. Cal Lutheran's Internationalization Laboratory Steering Committee will help the university develop a path to better prepare students to be global citizens. Contributing Writer for The Echo Sam Hostetter comes on the show to discuss her reporting on what this engagement means for the university.

February is Black History Month and the Center for Cultural Engagement and Inclusion at Cal Lutheran is holding a variety of events to educate and entertain the Cal Lutheran community. Our reporter Mikayla Galaviz comes on the show to discuss Black History Month's origins, upcoming events and the role of the CCEI at Cal Lutheran.

Almost one year ago, Cal Lutheran was forced to reckon with its racial climate that former President Chris Kimball described as a "long-standing" issue. Kimball and other cabinet members began to take initiatives presented by Black Student Union and Sisters' Circle and put them into action last spring. With a new president at the helm, our reporter Vic vonBerg comes on the show to provide commentary on her reporting about the progress the university has made.

News & Managing Editor Lindsey Potter and Editor in Chief Isabella Breda provide commentary and analysis on events and change throughout Cal Lutheran's history as well as the process and purpose of creating their timeline project "Cal Lutheran by the decade." The project aims to provide context for the university's current social and cultural environment by highlighting and depicting major events throughout its history. The timeline can be found at cluecho.com under the "Timeline" tab. 

If state, NCAA and county guidelines permit Cal Lutheran student-athletes to return to play in the spring,  they may not get to see any fans in the bleachers. Our reporter, Sebastian Gagnon, comes on the show to discuss what he learned while reporting on what the fan experience could look like during the spring 2021 semester.  

Click here to buy my book Injured to EliteAndrew  Atakpo is a former collegiate basketball player at Cal Lutheran in California that has now transitioned his post playing career from sports to financial planning. We met through our significant others while in California and they were working together and immediately bonded over our love of sports and mission to impact the lives of athletes outside of just sports. Today he shares with us his golden steps and rules to manage your finances especially for athletes, and how he transitioned from his dream of playing in the NBA to becoming an entrepreneur and financial planner. Not only is Andrew a great guy but also has expert advice when it comes to managing your finances! Click here to follow Andrew Atakpo on Instagram

Welcome to Episode 56 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The 2020 season has hilariously already begun, despite most D-III schools being in places where it is way too cold to play baseball right now. Thanks, Texas! This is our first of eight regional preview pods, and we are indeed beginning out West. After the usual caveats (0:00-5:45), we cover the four conferences in the West region. Topics include: ASC Concordia (Texas) (at 5:45) is loaded with an incredible 1-2 punch in the rotation and some experienced talent in the lineup East Texas Baptist (at 10:30) is never boring but will have to replace some big bats Other contenders (at 12:45) -- Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne...the Mary Hardin-Baylor Fightin' Stawskis???  SCAC Trinity (Texas) (at 14:15) is primed to be excellent again, hopefully lead by #SeniorYearRafe Texas Lutheran (at 17:15) can always be trusted to contend, but will need some arms to step up Southwestern (at 19:40) has some really exciting talent...are these Pirates gonna be better than the Pittsburgh Pirates? Centenary (at 23:40) is usually pretty good too -- go Gents! SCIAC Chapman (at 25:25) graduated over 300 innings, but they just won the National Championship and may have the best pitcher in the country so they'll probably still be pretty damn good! La Verne (at 32:15) -- why the Leopards might be ready to be the next breakout SCIAC team Occidental (at 34:50) has an elite arm in Nolan McCarthy and a formidable lineup Other contenders (at 37:30) -- Cal Lutheran, Pomona-Pitzer, and Redlands maybe?  NWC (at 38:50) This conference is probably underrated but also a mess so we talked about basically all the teams while also explaining why we think Whitman is the favorite We concluded with a few other notable player shout outs (at 43:30), our teams to beat (at 44:20), and our player and pitcher of the year picks for the region (at 45:50). Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759