Podcasts about Centenary College

Tim Smith, the Founder & CEO of Aurora Private Wealth. $4.4B in AUM The Financial Dadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbQMUujNA5QAurora Private Wealth Website: https://www.aurorapw.com/Bio:Tim started his financial services career in 1985 with an independent financial planning firm in northern New Jersey. While the firm was fee-and-commission oriented in its business model, he moved primarily fee-based in 1988 to manage client portfolios. In 1995, he went on his own by starting an RIA firm, and in 1997 he started what is now APW Capital, Inc., as a broker-dealer to service the transactional needs of several colleagues who had joined. When calls started coming in looking for a fee-friendly broker-dealer, Tim joined with a successful Florida entrepreneur to seize the opportunity and penetrate this market niche. Today, APW Capital is a national leader in providing broker-dealer services to advisors who market under their own unaffiliated RIA.In addition to APW Capital, Tim founded Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor, in 2002, as a compliment to the broker-dealer. The company allows investment advisory representatives to manage client portfolios for a fee, or to connect clients with other money managers. Most recently, he started Aurora Private Wealth, Inc., a new investment advisor driven by high technology solutions for investment advisors who want to grow their practices rapidly at minimal cost. Tim has been an industry leader as well, serving three years on FINRA District Committee, including two as Chairman of his region and the final year as Chairman of the National Advisory Council, representing the industry's interests in the regulatory policy and rulemaking process before FINRA and the SEC in Washington, DC. He has also served as a panelist for the TD Ameritrade Advisory Panel. Tim also provides leadership in private capacities, including as a former Councilman and Mayor of his municipality; founder and chairman of New Jersey's Government Efficiency Movement; Board Member of his county's Economic Development Corporation; Board Member of the Arts Council of the Morris Area; Trustee of Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ; Finance Chairman of the Morris County Republican Committee; and currently as Chairman of the Morris Republican Victory PAC and a Trustee of Skyline Theatre Company. Tim has been married to his wife, Tara, for over 25 years. They reside in Roxbury Township, NJ. His avocations are politics and theatrical performing. He has a daughter who is a yoga instructor, a son who works at Google, and a daughter who is a student at NYU studying musical theatre.

Chris McMillian is the Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach at Central Michigan University. He joined Head Coach Tony Barbee's staff as an assistant coach in May of 2021 and was promoted to associate head coach in August 2024.Prior to Central Michigan, McMillian spent two seasons at Idaho State (2019-21), after serving as the Director of Player Performance at Illinois-Chicago for four years, overseeing the design and implementation of the Flames' strength and conditioning program.McMillian's resume also includes stops as an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho (2014-15) and at Hawaii (2010-14), where he served first as the strength coach and video coordinator before being promoted to the director of basketball operations. He began his coaching career as the director of operations at Centenary College in 2009-10.As a player, McMillian was a four-year starter at Wyoming from 1998-2003 where he helped lead the Cowboys to two Mountain West Conference titles and an NCAA Tournament berth.If you're looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program. We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you'll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset. The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.comFollow us on social media @hoopheadspod on Twitter and Instagram and be sure to check out the Hoop Heads Podcast Network for more great basketball content.Have a notebook handy as you listen to this episode with Chris McMillian, Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach at Central Michigan University.Website - https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/mens-basketballEmail - mcmil2c@cmich.eduTwitter/X - @CoachMcMillian1Visit our Sponsors!Dr. Dish BasketballOur friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are doing things a little differently this month with $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish Rebel+, $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish All-Stat+, AND $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish CT+ during their first ever Semi-Annual Sales Event. Shop now and have your team more ready for the upcoming season than ever before.Fast Model SportsFastModel Sports has the most compelling and intuitive basketball software out there! In addition to a great product, they also provide basketball coaching content and resources through their blog and playbank, which features over 8,000 free plays and drills from their online coaching community. For access to these plays and more information, visit fastmodelsports.com or follow them on Twitter @FastModel. Use Promo code HHP15 to save 15%GameChangerIntroducing GameChanger, a free app that provides you with data to make strategic coaching decisions and to deliver memorable moments to your team and its...

In this episode of "The Thriving Equine Professional," host Jodi Lynch Findley welcomes Megan Smith, a seasoned equestrian professional whose career has uniquely evolved from a biology major to a prominent role in equine sales. Through engaging dialogue, Megan and Jodi explore the diverse career paths within the equine industry, the importance of staying open-minded to opportunities, and the value of cultivating varied skill sets. Megan shares her journey from aspiring veterinarian to her impactful roles at Centenary College, Zoetis, and now Bemer Group USA. She underscores the importance of industry-related extracurricular activities, the evolving landscape of veterinary technician roles, and how her passion for social media amplified her impact in the equine world. Listeners will gain practical advice on balancing career aspirations with personal well-being, and how making mindful career choices can lead to a fulfilling professional life. Connect with Megan Online https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganlapp/, https://bemergroup.com/en_US/equine-line/home https://www.facebook.com/bemerhorseset/ https://www.instagram.com/bemerhorseset/ Want to catch the video on YouTube? Tune in here: https://youtu.be/LHSBZtNxgCs Ready to transform the energy on your team for on-fire effectiveness and results? Looking for your next Event Speaker or Trainer? Email me today! Connect with Jodi www.JodiSpeaksLIFE.com www.LinkedIn.com/in/JodiLynchFindley Jodi@JodiSpeaksLIFE.com https://www.instagram.com/jodispeakslife

We are so excited to bring you our conversation with the one and only Kathy Johnson Clarke! She's a world bronze medalist, an Olympic silver and bronze medalist, an American Cup Champion, a national champion with Centenary College, where she competed in 1978 and 1979 — long before it was cool to do elite and college gymnastics at the same time — and of course she's a beloved commentator who has graced television screens in our sport for 41 years. Kathy shared so many incredible stories with us from helping to bring the gymnastics program back at Centenary, she shares how Friday Night Heights got its start, and of course her retirement as a commentator and all of the emotions that surfaced, a lot of which stem from her experiences as a gymnast. Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters:  Cameron L, Jamie S, Dana B, Kyle M, Taryn M, Lynn G, Katie H, Marcel M, Thiago, Libby C, Lisa T, Cathy D, Amanda, Emily C, Betny T, Jakub W, Laura R, Marni S, Kentiemac, Bethany V, Diane J, Robert H, Hayley B, Christina K, Marissa G, Alicia O, Maria P, Erin S, Lidia, Kelsey, Mama T, Dana, Alex M, Jenna A, ML, Lela M, Kimberly G, Sharon B, Catherine B, Martin, Jasmine C, Emily B, Derek H, M, Kerry M, Faith, Cathleen R, Becca S, Maria L, Amy C, Erica S, Semflam, Katie C, Christa, Cookiemaster, & Lee B! You guys rock! Become a Patreon or submit a question for Question of the Week: ⁠https://linktr.ee/allthingsgympod?fbclid=PAAaYPgrew5mXGTEa1N7Uv8ZzvvDTD30OO6RKqWWajXDC0zi2GwnMqpksEdkg_aem_ASd4Gmq7rltK9DjXidnG9Aef3XLAnvS_BEpsKe80BWBvBm8aac_caQDVi8jrnvh7BYQ⁠ Send us a voice message! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-gymnastics/message  Join the gymnastics Discord: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/rTNmXUsYTU⁠   If you are a current or former athlete concerned about emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and are in need of support visit athletehelpline.org or text/call 1-888-279-1026 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-gymnastics/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-gymnastics/support

Dr. Adam Myers is a distinguished figure with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare delivery system. Dr. Myers brings a wealth of knowledge gained from his multifaceted experience across various realms of the health sector, including payors, healthcare delivery, and physician provider networks. Currently serving as an advisor and board member for several healthcare delivery and technology companies, Dr. Myers is at the forefront of innovative solutions that are shaping the future of healthcare. Previously, Dr. Myers served as the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, where his advocacy for community health and health equity played a pivotal role in setting the vision for a more equitable and affordable healthcare system. His tenure at the Cleveland Clinic, as Chief of Population Health and Director of Cleveland Clinic's Community Care program, showcases his leadership in clinical, operational, research, training, and strategic initiatives. With a background as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Texas Health Resources Physician Enterprise, and as a board member of the Joint Commission, Dr. Myers has been a driving force in healthcare innovation and quality improvement. Dr. Myers is an alumnus of Centenary College of Louisiana and Louisiana State University Medical Center. His commitment to continuous learning is evident in his completion of a master's in healthcare management from Harvard University. He further honed his expertise through a residency at His Image Family Practice Residency at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a fellowship in Advanced Obstetrics at the University of Oklahoma obstetrics and gynecology department. Join us as Dr. Adam Myers shares his invaluable insights, drawing from his wealth of experience, and sheds light on the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of healthcare.

Welcome to the Med Spa Success Strategies Podcast, presented by Ricky Shockley of Med Spa Magic Marketing. On this episode, we're joined by Kayli Krasnow , owner of Hi,Finch, to discuss excellence in patient experience & how building a top-notch reputation leads to growth & success with your med spa. If you're ready to implement more efficient & effective marketing strategies for your practice, book your FREE strategy session & marketing plan: https://go.medspamagicmarketing.com/schedule About Hi, Finch (Nashville) Hi, Finch is Nashville's newest medical spa, specializing in cosmetic dermatology procedures. Our goal is to make medical aesthetics more approachable and inclusive by providing top-tier care for patients of all ages, ethnicities, and genders. The bright, modern, and sporty space is located in the up-and-coming neighborhood of The Nations in west Nashville. Our patients will leave the office feeling confident (and recognizable!) and with the knowledge that medical aesthetics is as much about health prevention and maintenance as it is about how you look and feel! About Kayli Krasnow, Founder Kayli earned her BS in Biology from Centenary College of Louisiana, her BS in Nursing from Texas Woman's University, and her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington. With experience in transplant immunology research, as an elementary school science teacher, a cardio-pulmonary ICU nurse, and a family nurse practitioner, Kayli melds her creativity, and love of education and medicine in her work as an aesthetic provider.

Blair Broussard, owner of Bee Positively Social, a social media consulting firm, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss effective digital marketing tools for small business owners in today's market. Blair has also been an active real estate agent with District South by Real Broker in Lafayette since 2017. A chance to play middle blocker for the UL - Lafayette women's volleyball team lured Blair to Lafayette. Transferring from Centenary College after her freshman year, Blair recounted her first trip to Lafayette down I-49 with her dad and spotting a dead alligator on the side of the road. As a native of Mesquite TX you would think she would have been scared by this, but Blair thought it was cool and such a different experience from her years growing up in Dallas. The deal was sealed upon arriving at UL, where she was given a tour of the swamp on campus and of course, another chance to see an alligator! Blair Claypoole Broussard was lured to Lafayette LA to play middle blocker for the Ragin Cajuns' volleyball team. Noting the vastly different cultural experiences (including the alligators!), Blair says that "Volleyball is how I came to know and love Cajun Country!" While Blair graduated in Education from UL - Lafayette and also earned an MBA from the university, she was self taught on how to market her real estate services to garner effective social media presence. She is a big fan of organic activity on social media, i.e., posting experiences as they happen rather than relying solely on scheduled posts, so that the social media algorithms don't pick up your activity and identify it as a 'robot.' With that said, she does recommend that you schedule posts to occur daily and consider using paid ads for important messaging. Blair is driven to help others tell their stories, especially small business owners who don't know how or where to start in marketing their business. While we may wish we could just print a paper flyer and post it at the local coffee house or restaurant, the days of that being an effective marketing strategy are long over. Blair Broussard is the proprietor of Bee Positive Social, assisting small business owners in systemizing and automating the appropriate social media tools to effectively grow their business. Today, people "post" their flyers and other advertising materials on social media. The particular platform you should select for your business is dependent upon your target business clients as every social media platform has its own demographic. Facebook and Instagram are by far the most popular but again, your preferred platform will be tied to the referral network you want to tap into. Millennials and younger people will gravitate more to Tik Tok and YouTube, especially YouTube Shorts. "YouTube shorts (short 20 second video clips) are a great way to expand your reach and grow your business. You can use that link on so many other platforms." For clients that are new to social media promotion, Blair will have them just pick one to start and "get their user friendly ability up." But most businesses today have at least one medium where they post and she will help them expand their repertoire to two. Blair advises that your social media page should answer the most FAQ's such as, "Where are you located? How can I purchase or sign up? How can I contact you?" "Small business word of mouth referral networking is changing dramatically. Millennials are not going to leave a Google review. They will share the Instagram profile of your business. Not just your phone number. That's how small business word of mouth is happening." Blair recommends utilizing Linktree or Milkshake apps that optimize your social media traffic by streamlining all of your info, products and links (website, blogs, social media platforms, etc.) to be accessible in one click in your bio. Blair is a proponent of blogging as it establishes your credibility as an expert in your field. Plus,

An active speaker, actor, entrepreneur, motivator, and author, Herb “Flight Time” Lang is an 18-year former player and coach with the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. He is originally from Brinkley, Arkansas, where he was a former All-State standout student-athlete graduating at the top of his class while serving as senior class president. Herb later obtained his degree in Education from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. During his tenure there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest on ESPN. Throughout his travels, to nearly 90 countries while entertaining as “Flight Time,” some of Herb's most memorable moments include meeting Pope Francis, President Obama, and appearing on numerous national television commercials and reality TV shows—most notably CBS's “The Amazing Race.” He currently resides in Ruskin Florida with his wife Elena. Herb is the proud father of three Antonio, Nicholas, and Reya Lang, and continues to make a difference through kindness and his life experiences, which he believes are the keys to maximizing what we get out of life. He is a true believer in that we are all rich with love and kindness. #kindnessisfree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with barn manager extraordinaire Colleen Reed. Tonya also shares a technique that helps you focus on your successes from 2023 and teaches how to bring those successes with you into the new year. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.  Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your RideGuest: Colleen Reed successfully convinced her parents of her need for riding lessons at age nine. Colleen was a proud member of the Hambletonian US Pony Club from age 10 through 18, and it was the education from Pony Club that ignited Colleen's passion for horse care and stable management. Despite never owning a pony or horse of her own, Colleen became a master of trading her barn skills for horses to show throughout the local New Jersey and New York circuits. In 1984, while attending Centenary College, where she majored in Equine Studies and Management, Colleen was given an internship at famed Beacon Hill Show Stables working as a groom for top show hunters and Equitation mounts. Before long she went from interning to fulltime member of the Beacon Hill team, eventually moving into a traveling management position that found Colleen accompanying upwards of 25 horses to events nationwide. Colleen's expert barn skills soon caught the attention of the great Emerson Burr and in 1991 Colleen became the manager for Fairfield County Hunt Club and groom for Leslie Burr Howard's elite jumpers- Gem Twist, Pressurized and Charisma. Colleen's time at Fairfield provided a wide range of competition care, from winning World Cups to Pony Finals silver cups. Colleen remains active in the equestrian community as a Stable Manager Clinician for the USHJA EAP and Gold Star Clinics as well as the USEF Horsemastership Session. Colleen is an active FEI Steward, a USEF Steward and a Certified Schooling Area Supervisor. Colleen's love and passion for the care of horses and their environment remains as devout today as when this former Pony Clubber began.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, LAURACEA, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard and Good Boy, Eddie

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 32 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. In this week's podcast, Lisa chats with the Athletic Director of a small college and the Director of Tennis of its neighboring public tennis facility about what it takes to resurrect a college tennis program that has been defunded and unhomed. David Orr is a former multi-sport athlete who attended Centenary College in Lisa's hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, on a soccer scholarship. After coaching soccer in the Shreveport community, he found his way back to Centenary as its Athletic Director. Chris Dudley is a life-long tennis player who, along with his wife, moved to Shreveport to manage the iconic public facility, Querbes, just over 3 years ago. The facility had just undergone a major facelift when the Dudleys came to town, and they have continued to nurture it and its relationship to other entities in the area. Today, these two are working closely to reinstate the Centenary Men's and Women's Tennis Teams after Centenary decided to move from Division I to Division III athletics. As part of that move, the existing tennis courts were razed to provide space for a football field, so David had to look outside the college for a place for the tennis players to practice and compete. Because of its proximity to the college campus, Chris knew Querbes would be the perfect spot to host these collegiate athletes. He and David have been working hand in hand to hammer out the details, find the right coaches, and recruit athletes to the school. This is a partnership that can be replicated around the US where college tennis teams are losing their funding and facilities, and David and Chris are both happy to share their blueprint. For more information on Centenary College, visit its website at https://www.centenary.edu/. You can find the athletics website at https://www.gocentenary.com/landing/index. David Orr is happy to field any questions from prospective student-athletes and their families and can be reached via email at dorr@centenary.edu. For more information on Querbes Tennis Center, visit its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QuerbesTennisCenter. Chris Dudley is available via email at chrisdudleytennis@gmail.com. Note from Lisa: If you find yourself in the Shreveport area, do yourself a favor and visit both of these amazing spots. I grew up going to events on the Centenary campus and playing tournaments at Querbes, so both hold a big spot in my heart! If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. If you haven't already, be sure to become a Member of ParentingAces by visiting https://parentingaces.com/membership-join. And check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop (Premium Members received FREE SHIPPING every day!). To support ParentingAces' work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here. CREDITS Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

534. We talk to Johnny Armstrong about his new book, Rescuing Biodiversity The Protection and Restoration of a North Louisiana Ecosystem. According to the LSU Press website, "Restoration ecology is a vital tool to mitigate the crisis caused by the global destruction of biodiversity, one of the most powerful existential threats to future generations. Johnny Armstrong's Rescuing Biodiversity tells the story of one man's attempts to preserve a vanishing Louisiana ecosystem and restore the animal and plant species that once lived there. As a grandfather and perpetual student, Armstrong witnessed the speed at which the timber industry pillaged local landscapes, and he resolved to protect and revitalize the old-growth forest of Wafer Creek Ranch in north central Louisiana.... Author, conservationist, and retired medical doctor Johnny Armstrong lives with his wife, Karen, in an old-growth forest and woodland protected by the Nature Conservancy outside of Ruston, Louisiana." This week in Louisiana history. August 4, 1901. Allen Greene school opens in town of Grambling, will later become Grambling State Univ. This week in New Orleans history. On August 12, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald pled  guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace and was fined $10 after being arrested and jailed on August 9 and 10 for fighting with Carlos Bringuier while handing out pro-Castro leaflets in the 700 block of Canal Street.  On August 16, Oswald distributed Fair Play for Cuba leaflets with two hired helpers in front of the International Trade Mart. This week in Louisiana. Mansfield Female College Museum Website 101 Monroe St. Mansfield, LA 71052 318.871.9978 Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The first women's institute of higher learning west of the Mississippi River, Mansfield Female College Museum is located about a half-hour's drive south of Shreveport. Established by the Methodist Church in the 1850s, it served the needs of families in this region of Louisiana for more than 70 years until it was closed and merged with nearby Centenary College in Shreveport. During the Civil War, the college's buildings served as hospitals for wounded soldiers from the nearby Battle of Mansfield, and a supposed ghost from that era even became something of a mascot for later classes of schoolgirls! The museum features much of the art, pottery and crafts produced by the students as well as a surprising array of memorabilia—rings, commencement dresses, artwork, yearbooks and other items—drawn from the alumnae of the institution and their families. Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Google Podcasts. Listen on Spotify. Listen on Stitcher. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Dr. Ernest was born in Lutcher, Louisiana. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana where she received a Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry. She earned her PhD in Neurobiology and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After completing a three-year Pediatric Residency program at Vanderbilt University and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Dr. Ernest joined Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates (SARHA), Troy in 2012.Dr. Ernest is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as an active member of the AAP, Alabama Chapter, and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.Support the showPlease subscribe to our podcast on Apple or Amazon and give us a 5-star review. The Pediatric Lounge - A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine...and everything in between. The conversations are not intended as medical advice, and the opinions expressed are solely those of the host and guest.

On today's episode, Ashley McDonough-Turnipseed, Centenary College head volleyball coach, writer for coachedbychrist.com, and divemaster joins the show to discuss what it means to follow God's plan for our lives. Whether we realize it or not, God has a plan for our lives. While it's imperative that we follow His word and try to replicate Christ as much as we can, how can we know if we're actually pursuing/going towards what God has planned for us? In today's episode, that's exactly what we try to discover while talking about a variety of topics, such as Ashley's conversion from agnosticism to Christianity, her battle with her mental and physical health, and why she continues to write articles on her website for athletes, coaches, and anyone that is a Christian in today's sports culture.Listen now as we discuss: Why she started coachedbychrist.comGoing from nonprofit work to coaching collegiate volleyballThe importance of talking about mental healthResponsibility of seeking help for mental wellness"Faith is the first step in success"Check out the Ashley's website and helpful content for everyone involved in sports!Check out our NEW website!Make sure to subscribe and follow the show!

An active speaker, actor, entrepreneur, motivator, and author, Herb “Flight Time” Lang is an 18-year former player and coach with the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. He is originally from Brinkley, Arkansas, where he was a former All-State standout student-athlete graduating at the top of his class while serving as senior class president. Herb later obtained his degree in Education from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. During his tenure there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest on ESPN. Throughout his travels, to nearly 90 countries while entertaining as “Flight Time,” some of Herb's most memorable moments include meeting Pope Francis, President Obama, and appearing on numerous national television commercials and reality TV shows—most notably CBS's “The Amazing Race.” He currently resides in Ruskin Florida with his wife Elena. Herb is the proud father of three Antonio, Nicholas, and Reya Lang, and continues to make a difference through kindness and his life experiences, which he believes are the keys to maximizing what we get out of life. He is a true believer in that we are all rich with love and kindness. #kindnessisfreehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/themotivationalspeakerInstagram/Twitter @datrotter4Joe Bukartek empowers people to live intentionally. As host of the podcast, Intentionally Ever After [www.IntentionallyEverAfter.com], Joe is an ultramarathon runner and pickleball enthusiast, living at the beach with his family as part of his own curated intentional lifestyle. As a board certified Intentional Lifestyle Coach, Joe helps individuals to have lives and careers that are wildly more fulfilling. Ready to curate a life of intention? Connect with Joe on his website [www.joebukartek.com] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebukartek/.] Joe also helps emerging adults build lifelong success beyond the nest in his specialized program, Intention to Launch. This results-driven partnership guides participants as they prepare to leave home and discover their ideal lives. Ready to launch? Check out [www.IntentionToLaunch.com] If you would like to have your own intentional conversation with Joe, either on or off the air, visit https://www.joebukartek.com/contactCheck out more episodes at intentionallyeverafter.com

David McCormick is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. He is serving alongside his wife Elizabeth as Mission Advocate for the South Central Jurisdiction. David was commissioned in May 2016 and previously served as Hospital Director of Chicuque Rural Hospital in Mozambique. He and his family currently reside in North Little Rock, Arkansas.Taking up a call to serve the least, the last, and the lost, David strives to live into John Wesley's words to “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” As Mission Advocate, David will come alongside conferences and local churches to encounter the Holy Spirit through missional information and mission opportunities. His guidance focuses on healthy partnerships which lead to sustainable mission projects and missionary support.David is a Texan by birth, but lived for many years in Louisiana, where he is a member of Grace Community United Methodist Church in Shreveport in the Louisiana Annual Conference. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport. From 2004 to 2016, he was a claims specialist for the American Modern Insurance Group, and earlier worked as a marketing representative with Portamedic Medical Services.David was born into the United Methodist Church, which provided the opportunity for growth in grace and active participation in the Christian community. He developed a deep faith that sculpted his views of service, love, and salvation. He was active on the annual conference and jurisdictional levels of youth ministry. After graduation from a United Methodist-related college he returned to his home church, where he was involved with young adult groups and realized a call to international mission. His special call began during a mission journey to Honduras.It was during the trip to Honduras that David made two important realizations: “the sense of peace and a tug at the heart while in the mission environment and, second, the love of my now wife, Elizabeth.” Participation in the Disciple's Path and The 7 Experiment, small-group experiences, convinced David and Elizabeth to trust God and become missionaries.The couple has two children, Eva and Annie.Music by: Irene & the SleepersLogo by: Jill EllisWebsite: brokenbanquetpodcast.comContact Us: brokenbanquetpodcast@gmail.com

Whether you refer to it as "sunsetting" or "supernova'ing," what's true is that there are few resources to guide those wanting to intentionally shutdown an organization's operations. While a multitude of resources exist dedicated to starting and scaling ventures, the same can't be said when one finds themself on the other end of the organizational life cycle. In this episode, host Tim Cynova connects with guests who were tasked with leading companies through this final phase. We'll hear how they came to the decision, how they approached the work, and what resonates for them as they reflect on it all.This episode include two conversations. The first is with Michelle Preston and Megan Carter who helped lead the transition at SITI Company. The second is with Jamie Bennett who helped lead the transition at ArtPlace America. In all of this, we consider how centering values when closing a company can help us even when we're not.MEGAN E. CARTER is a creative producer, strategy consultant, and dramaturg with a track record of sustained success in theatre, interdisciplinary performing arts and live events. Most recently, she led SITI Company, an award-winning theater ensemble, through a comprehensive legacy plan, archive process, and finale season. She is currently a creative consultant with A TODO DAR Productions on rasgos asiaticos, a performance installation by Virginia Grise and Tanya Orellana exploring migration, borders, and family. Megan has developed and produced new and classic works Off-Broadway, as well as internationally at theatres, venues, and festivals like The Fisher Center at Bard, BAM, City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA), REDCAT (LA), Teatr Studio (Warsaw), Wuzhen Theatre Festival (Wuzhen, China), Under the Radar Festival, the Huntington Gardens (LA, site-specific), International Divine Comedy Theatre Festival at Małopolska Garden of Arts in (Krakow), the Walt Disney Modular Theater (LA), Classic Stage Company, Cherry Lane Theatre, WP Theater, the World Financial Center (site-specific). At WP Theater, she led the Lab for Directors, Playwrights, and Producers and managed new play development and commissions. Megan served as dramaturg on the American Premiere of Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek and has edited the English translations of a number of Jelinek's plays, including Rechnitz and The Charges (The Supplicants). She has also edited the SITI Company anthology – SITI COMPANY: THIS IS NOT A HANDBOOK, coming out in 2023. Megan has been on faculty at the Brooklyn College, SITI Company Conservatory and California Institute of the Arts. She is currently on faculty at Primary Stages' Einhorn School for the Performing Arts (ESPA). Education: MFA in Dramaturgy, Brooklyn College/CUNY; BA in Theatre, Centenary College of Louisiana.MICHELLE PRESTON began her career in arts administration at the Columbus Symphony Orchestra before coming to New York City where she has worked with Urban Bush Women, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and the School of American Ballet. She began at SITI Company in 2012 as the Deputy Director and served as Executive Director from 2014-2022. While at SITI, Michelle produced 9 world premieres, 17 domestic and international tours, and 5 New York City seasons. She also led the multi-year strategic planning process that resulted in the SITI Legacy Plan, a comprehensive set of activities meant to celebrate the accomplishments and preserve the legacy of the ensemble before the organized and intentional sunset at the end of 2022. She is currently the Executive Director of the José Limón Dance Foundation. She holds an M.F.A. in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College and a B.F.A. in...

A wrinkled dress changed the trajectory of Brooks Ann's career. It all began her senior year at Centenary College, where she was a theater major. She had been cast in a play and was behind the stage when the head of the department, “a brilliant, but grumpy old man,” noticed her dress was wrinkled he sent her off to iron it. When she confessed, she'd never ironed before, he assigned her—against her will—to work with him in the costume shop for the next production. “I unexpectedly just had a total blast making costumes with the grumpy old man and I found out that I really like sewing.” On a whim, she applied for an internship at Yale School of Drama, and much to her surprise was accepted. It was there she created her first dress, a big fancy bustle dress with a huge collar and lag mutton sleeves. While there, she discovered her love for pattern-making and sewing. After completing her internship at Yale, Brooks Ann received her MFA in costume production at the University of North Carolina. (2:33 - 14:45)Although she loved her time in New York, she realized that neither she nor her boyfriend (now husband) were the hustle and bustle type. Upon leaving, she took a brief hiatus from sewing. Then, at a Thanksgiving dinner, her husband's sister got engaged. She got so swept up in the moment, she offered to make her wedding dress. Then she made another, and another, and another…including one for her own wedding.  Suddenly realizing she was now a wedding dressmaker, she put together a portfolio of her designs and made herself a website. In 2009, she started a blog and really got into the sewing community. (22:14-32:58)For the past nine or so years, Brooks Ann has been teaching and blogging, where she develops her own easy-to-follow, beginner-friendly methods for creating pattern blocks. Her blogs are about custom sewing. There's no fashion formula. No fashion textbooks. She shows people how to sew for where they're at, with no sizes, no pear or apple ranges. She loves the puzzle-solving, the detective work, and the fact that she'll never stop learning new things. The best part?  Through her blogs, sewists can go on that journey with her. “It's a place where everyone can just be themselves. So it's really empowering. And it's pretty magical.”  (33:00--44:49)So what's next for Brooks Ann? Building a dream studio from a broken-down 1920 farmhouse that's on their property. This story and the many others she shares in the podcast are fascinating. Have a seat and take a listen. The best way to get in touch with Brooks Ann is to go to brooksann.com, and link to her blog. From there, you can also link to her other three websites and her bridal website. You'll also find her at brooksanncamper@Instagram.If you know someone who has an outstanding story that should be shared on this podcast, drop Meg a note to meg@sewandsopodcast.com or complete the form on our website.

Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Phillip Williamson, Director of Riding at the University of Lynchburg and Abby O'Mara, Associate Head Equestrian Coach of Texas A&M University about riding in college and their different IHSA and NCEA programs. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci BrooksGuest: Phillip Williamson became the University of Lynchburg's Director of Riding in December of 2020 and leads Lynchburg in both National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) and Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) competition. Phillip brought the Hornets into the forefront of the NCEA conversation, culminating with the 2022 NCEA single-discipline Championship in 2022 and was awarded the Jumping Seat Coach of the Year honors. Lynchburg's IHSA team also enjoyed a renaissance in his second season at the helm, finishing fourth in one of the nation's most challenging regions and sending one rider to IHSA nationals. Phillip came to Lynchburg with a wealth of experience in the equestrian world, most recently as a riding instructor and assistant IHSA coach at Sweet Briar College. A Colorado native and 2016 Equine Studies graduate of Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey, Phillip was an accomplished rider for the Centenary IHSA program in his own right, earning reserve high-point rider honors at the 2016 IHSA Zone 3 Region 3 championships and novice individual reserve champion accolades at the 2016 ANRC championships. Phillip also holds a Master's Degree in coaching and sport leadership from Randolph College. Phillip has also taught and ridden professionally in both New Jersey and Colorado, holds a USEF “r” judge's card and is a USHJA Certified Trainer. Guest: Abby O'Mara grew up riding horses in New Jersey and competed in Big Eq, Junior Hunters and Junior Jumpers. Abby went on to the University of Georgia and rode for their team from 2010 to 2014. In Abby's senior year, the team won the national championship. Abby went on for two years of graduate school at the University of Georgia and completed an internship in the academic side of athletics at the University of South Florida for a year and then started coaching at Texas A&M in 2017. Abby was recently promoted to Associate Head Coach at Texas A&M and is in her sixth season of coaching the jumping seat squad. During this time, Abby has coached 10 NCEA All-American athletes and 10 SEC conference rider honors. Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association, America Cryo, LAURACEA, American Stalls, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, Online Equestrian College Courses, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard, and American Equestrian School

Episode DescriptionKindness is free. Herb “flight time” Lang joins the show to tell his story of being a Harlem Globetrotter, traveling the world, and using his brand to empower other people to live a meaningful life of kindness. Talking Points: {04:10} Personal Branding for Herb “Flight Time” lang{05:22} Visiting 100 countries{07:00} Writing the book “Projects, Popes, and Presidents”{09:00} #Kindnessisfree {11:30} Empowering others{16:00} Being a contestant on The Amazing Race {24:00} Transitioning from being an athlete to a regular citizen{30:15} When things go wrongHerb Lang Bio:Herbert Lang came from humble beginnings in Brinkley, Arkansas graduating from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1998. While there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest. The Globetrotters invited him to their training camp in 1999, and he spent 18 years as a player and coach with the team. He traveled to nearly 100 countries and interacted with various influential dignitaries during that time. He also participated in numerous TV shows and contests, including three seasons of The Amazing Race and Are you Smarter Than A 5th Grader? He wrote about his unique journey in a recently-published memoir, Projects, Popes and Presidents. Lang, a lifelong Razorback fan who still cheers on U of A sports teams, now lives in Ruskin, Florida with his wife Elena. Herb is also a TEDx SPEAKER. https://youtu.be/ZeivzoCpygM He speaks about concepts from his books (Projects, Popes, and Presidents) as an on-air correspondent and inspirational speaker. He also facilitates sports clinics for young people. Herb just finished filming “Sweetwater.” Herb plays the role of “Babe” Pressley former Harlem Globetrotter! https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3602956/ He's currently working with a Hollywood production company to develop one of his many television show concepts, as well as improving his skills as an Actor, Producer, and being a good human. The father of three (Antonio, Nicholas, and Reya) said he was taught to treat people with kindness, and that principle still guides his life today. His mantra is summed up in the hashtag #kindnessisfree, which Herb often uses online and in correspondence. “I am just a small-town Arkansas kid who has been blessed to have so many amazing life-changing opportunities,” he said. “I truly believe that it's important to treat others even better than you expect to be treated by people. Every major accomplishment in my life has been the direct result of others speaking up for me, trusting, and believing I would not fail them in doing so.” Lang finds beauty in life's struggles. He believes that success is not determined by how much money a person makes but by how many lives they touch along the way.For more information about Herb please follow his social media as he is active on LinkedIn, Facebook, Tik Toc, Twitter, and Instagram @datrotter4. Please visit his website at Herblang.com and also inquire to find out more about Herb's non-profit (Kindness Is Free).Resources/Links: Connect with Herb on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/datrotter4/?hl=enVisit the podcast's website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.talentempowerment.com/Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/

For the last 40 years, Lynne Twist has been been a recognized global visionary. She has dedicated her life to global initiatives that serve the best instincts in all of us. We all seek out meaning in our lives and Lynne has a special way of calling us to a life filled with meaning.  What she calls "A committed life".  From working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta to the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon,  as well as guiding the philanthropy of some of the worlds wealthiest families, Lynne's on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of  people's relationship with money. Her life experiences inspired Lynne to write her best-selling, award-winning book “The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life” (W.W. Norton, 2003) which has been translated into nine languages including Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Bulgarian and Portuguese.Lynne has co-presented on stage with some of today's most influential thought leaders, including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Covey, Marianne Williamson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jane Goodall, Van Jones, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.As a result of her work, she's been featured in 10 films, received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Centenary College and dozens of awards.On a personal note, her first book is one of my all-time favorites. This conversation was inspiring and energizing.  To your richest possible Life, Nathan (The Rich Life Guy) Hurd Don't forget to subscribe to the show so you never miss a new episode. Subscribe or review on Apple Podcasts HERESubscribe or review on Spotify HEREAnd if you like the podcast, drop a review. It's the best way to support my growing podcast.Enjoy!Nathan a.k.a. The Rich Life GuyEpisode links:Lynne Twist's Book: Living a Committed LifeLynne Twist's Book: The Soul of Money Soul of Money InstitutePachamama AllianceBuckminster FullerBook: A Fuller ViewUnofficial Sponsor:The Oxford ClubShow Notes: The quote that Lynne has driven her life's work [3:48]Lynne's first moment of awakening [10:43]The definition of a "committed life" [23:33]Lynne describes what her life's purpose is [31:18]The 3 "money myths" that drive the scarcity in the world [33:13]Realizing there is always enough [40:08]Lynne describes guidance from source [49:00]Lynne explains her hope for the future [53:45]An incredible story of how to live a committed life [1:00:00]www.richlifeguy.com

Paul Savage, Jr. is a graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is the President and CEO of a full-service, integrated marketing agency, Savage Creative Solutions. His passion for helping small businesses has afforded him the opportunity to work with clients across the country and around the world, across a wide range of industries. "Chemo Containment" is Savage's first foray into the fiction genre and will be available worldwide on November 15th. His debut memoir, "Diary of A Testicular Cancer Survivor," was published in June 2022. It is a compilation of blog posts from an online blog, Fight Like A Savage, he started when he first began his cancer journey. Paul is currently still in remission and will be considered cured in 2025.

17 year old David Claude Yeager was last seen leaving his Shreveport, LA home on February 6th 1971. He was believed to be headed towards Centenary College, on foot, roughly 9 miles away. David never made it to the college and has never been seen since. David is a white male, 5'6" and 240 pounds. He has dark hair and brown eyes. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of David Claude Yeager, please call the Shreveport Police Department at (318) 673-7300. Find David Yeager Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FindDavidYeager/ 

Health is everyone's right.    Giving everyone equal access to this fundamental human right is this leader's primary responsibility.    However, it takes a collective and proactive effort to bring about the change that has to take place to help inequities in the healthcare system.   In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, I interview Dr. Adam Myers, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer (CCTO) for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a national federation of 34 independent, community-based, and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies. In our conversation, Dr. Myers discusses how to pave the way for an accessible and equitable healthcare system.   A longtime advocate for community health and health equity, Dr. Myers helps set the vision for the Blues' efforts to create a more equitable healthcare system.   Dr.  Myers formerly served as the Cleveland Clinic's chief of population health and the Cleveland Clinic Community Care program Director. A New York City native, Dr. Myers is board-certified in family medicine and has been in private practice in Oklahoma for over ten years.    He served on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma obstetrics and gynecology department and has earned the status of Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, The American Institute of Healthcare Quality, and the American Association of Family Physicians.    Dr. Myers is past chair of the American Hospital Association board-level Committee for Clinical Leadership and has held board positions with the Health Care Transformation Task Force and The Joint Commission.   Dr. Myers received his undergraduate degree from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, graduated from Louisiana State University Medical Center, completed his residency with In His Image Family Practice Residency at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., and has completed fellowship work at the University of Oklahoma obstetrics and gynecology department. He also completed a master's in healthcare management from Harvard University. Things you will also learn in this episode: Why we need to change our view of privilege, diversity, equity and inclusion. How healthcare companies are trying to improve healthcare - the business case   The role that structural racism plays in healthcare inequalities. Why leading with  heart is part of the solution to some of society's ills   Quotes:   “We can't change everything, we can only do our part.” - Adam Myers   “Change is not automatic; it takes proactive effort to achieve a different result.” - Adam Myers   “Change is uncomfortable; people tend to gravitate toward comfort rather than discomfort.” - Adam Myers   “If we never get past the dichotomous approach to gaining privilege, we'll never get to the point of expanding it rather than just shifting it.” - Adam Myers   “Part of creating change is to be willing to dig deep and start with the heart.” - Adam Myers   “It doesn't take subject matter expertise in all aspects of what you lead to be a leader.” - Adam Myers   “Asking permission is one true and reliable way to soften the impact of the difficult truth.” - Adam Myers   “Find a way to offer grace.” - Adam Myers

485. We interview Chris Michaelides about his new book, a collection of Louisiana short stories he has translated from French. Chris, University of Louisiana Monroe Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences, and Associate Professor of Modern Languages, recently completed a 10-year project to produce a critical edition of selected works by 19th-century African American writers from Louisiana. His book, Favorites of the Gods: An Anthology of Short Fiction by New Orleans Creoles of Color, 1837-1867, is a collection of 10 short stories originally published in French by eight authors before, during, and after the Civil War. Most have never been translated and published for English-speaking readers. The stories are annotated, and an introduction provides historical background as well as literary perspectives. The volume is published by Éditions Tintamarre, an academic press based in Centenary College, whose mission is to help preserve Louisiana's francophone cultural heritage by making historically significant texts and new creative works available – in the original French or in translation – to students and scholars.This week in Louisiana history. September 3, 1910. Actress Kitty Carlisle, she is best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. This week in New Orleans history. On September 3, 1966 the first school zone flashing caution lights in the city were lit on South Carrollton Avenue, between Belfast and Apple Streets, for Lafayette School. This week in Louisiana. Soirée Royale 2235 Creswell Lane Opelousas LA 70570 September 12, 2022 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm For over 20 years, the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce has hosted a successful, highly anticipated, and competitive culinary event, Soirée Royale. This event invites chefs from throughout Acadiana to compete for 1st place in seven categories including appetizer, chocolate, dessert, meat, seafood, soup, and yam. Participants get to sample their signature dishes and cast their vote for People's Choice. The competition is open to only certified, licensed, and insured, chefs/restaurants and caterers. This annual event serves as a fundraiser for the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce and provides funding for the Chamber's college scholarship program. The competition will take place in Opelousas, Louisiana at Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino. Phone: 337-942-2683 View Website Postcards from Louisiana. Aiden the Vedas at Tech.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook. 

Herbert Lang came from humble beginnings in Brinkley, Arkansas graduating from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1998. While there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest. The Globetrotters invited him to their training camp in 1999, and he spent 18 years as a player and coach with the team.He traveled to nearly 100 countries and interacted with various influential dignitaries during that time. He also participated in numerous TV shows and contests, including three seasons of The Amazing Race and Are you Smarter Than A 5th Grader? He wrote about his unique journey in a recently-published memoir, Projects, Popes and Presidents.Lang, a lifelong Razorback fan who still cheers on U of A sports teams, now lives in Ruskin, Florida with his wife Elena. Herb is also a TEDx SPEAKER. He speaks about concepts from his books (Projects, Popes, and Presidents) as an on-air correspondent and inspirational speaker. He also facilitates sports clinics for young people. Herb just finished filming “Sweetwater.” Herb plays the role of “Babe” Pressley former Harlem Globetrotter!He's currently working with a Hollywood production company to develop one of his many television show concepts, as well as improving his skills as an Actor, Producer, and being a good human.The father of three (Antonio, Nicholas, and Reya) said he was taught to treat people with kindness, and that principle still guides his life today. His mantra is summed up in the hashtag #kindnessisfree, which Herb often uses online and in correspondence.“I am just a small-town Arkansas kid who has been blessed to have so many amazing life-changing opportunities,” he said. “I truly believe that it's important to treat others even better than you expect to be treated by people. Every major accomplishment in my life has been the direct result of others speaking up for me, trusting, and believing I would not fail them in doing so.”Lang finds beauty in life's struggles. He believes that success is not determined by how much money a person makes but by how many lives they touch along the way.Socials:Website: http://www.herblang.com/LinkedIn: Herbert “Flight Time” Lang Insta: Herbert “Flight Time” Land @datrotter4 FB: Herbert S Lang Twitter: @datrotter4Tik Toc: @datrotter4Projects, Popes and Presidents (Book) http://www.herblang.com/projects-popes-presidents/Enjoy the visual here on Youtube https://youtu.be/ucg9YkVLvss

This episode of the Design Thinking 101 podcast is 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About: the Future of Higher Education. Our guest today is Bryan Alexander. Bryan is a senior scholar at Georgetown University and runs a consultancy focused on the future of higher education.  Listen to learn about: The current state of higher education Student loan debt and the financial structure of universities and colleges The role of tech and digital platforms in higher ed The effects of the lack of population growth and increased longevity on higher education and society The connection between higher education and the climate crisis How science fiction can help us think about the future Our Guest Bryan Alexander is an award–winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education's future. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, with a dissertation on doppelgangers in Romantic-era fiction and poetry.  Then Bryan taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. There he also pioneered multi-campus interdisciplinary classes, while organizing an information literacy initiative. From 2002 to 2014, Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies. With NITLE he held several roles, including co-director of a regional education and technology center, director of emerging technologies, and senior fellow. Over those years Bryan helped develop and support the nonprofit, grew peer networks, consulted, and conducted a sustained research agenda. In 2013, Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed. He has been interviewed by and featured in the Washington Post, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, National Public Radio (2017, 2020, 2020, 2020, 2020), the Chronicle of Higher Education (2016, 2020), the Atlantic Monthly, Reuters, Times Higher Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, The Hustle, Minnesota Public Radio, USA Today, and the Connected Learning Alliance.  He recently published Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education for Johns Hopkins University Press (January 2020), which won an Association of Professional Futurists award. His next book, Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Age of Climate Crisis, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins. His two other recent books are Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12 and The New Digital Storytelling (second edition). Bryan is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and teaches graduate seminars in their Learning, Design, and Technology program.   Show Highlights  [01:50] Bryan kicks things off by talking about the state of higher education financing. [03:32] How do we achieve the promise of higher education? [04:10] The idea of debt forgiveness. [04:50] The varying experiences of college students in terms of the financial investment in a degree. [06:45] Issues with the “sticker price” of tuition. [07:20] The real price of tuition. [09:11] The financialization of higher education. [11:25] The digitalization of higher education. [12:02] How the pandemic accelerated the use of digital technology in higher education. [13:10] The contribution of higher education to digital, online content. [14:27] The need for more support for faculty using digital platforms. [15:02] Campus enrollment vs online enrollment. [15:59] Bryan considers the future of higher education and digital tech. [17:47] Backlash against the online learning experience. [20:30] The demographic transition re-shaping the world. [24:17] The increasing healthcare needs of an aging population. [25:19] Population shrink and what it means for higher education. [29:18] The enrollment challenge. [30:41] College enrollment peaked in 2012. [33:04] Lack of enrollment contributes to the financial precariousness of higher ed. [34:46] Higher education is more concerned than ever before about students as people, and devoting resources to helping improve their health and wellbeing. [36:56] The climate crisis and higher education. [37:25] The future evolution of physical campuses. [41:41] The possibility of addressing the climate crisis in higher education. [44:34] Science fiction and thinking about the future. [50:28] The Future Trends Forum.   Links Bryan on Twitter Bryan on LinkedIn Bryan on Medium Bryan's website The Future of Education Observatory The Future Trends Forum   Book Recommendations  The Population Bomb, by Paul Ehrlich and David Brower Rainbow's End, by Vernor Vinge The Highest Frontier, by Joan Slonczewski The Actual Star, by Monica Byrne Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education, by Bryan Alexander The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media, by Bryan Alexander Gearing Up for Learning Beyond K-12: Preparing Students and Schools for Modern Higher Education (Solutions) (Off-Campus and Blended Methods of Engaging in Advanced Learning), by Bryan Alexander   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Redesigning a Design School + Designing Higher Ed with Jason Schupbach — DT101 E30 Learning Design with Yianna Vovides — DT101 E58 Design + Afrofuturism + Doomsday Optimism with Raja Schaar — DT101 E91

This episode of the Design Thinking 101 podcast is 5.5 Things Every Designer Should Know About: the Future of Higher Education. Our guest today is Bryan Alexander. Bryan is a senior scholar at Georgetown University and runs a consultancy focused on the future of higher education.  Listen to learn about: The current state of higher education Student loan debt and the financial structure of universities and colleges The role of tech and digital platforms in higher ed The effects of the lack of population growth and increased longevity on higher education and society The connection between higher education and the climate crisis How science fiction can help us think about the future Our Guest Bryan Alexander is an award–winning, internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of higher education's future. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, with a dissertation on doppelgangers in Romantic-era fiction and poetry.  Then Bryan taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. There he also pioneered multi-campus interdisciplinary classes, while organizing an information literacy initiative. From 2002 to 2014, Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies. With NITLE he held several roles, including co-director of a regional education and technology center, director of emerging technologies, and senior fellow. Over those years Bryan helped develop and support the nonprofit, grew peer networks, consulted, and conducted a sustained research agenda. In 2013, Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed. He has been interviewed by and featured in the Washington Post, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, National Public Radio (2017, 2020, 2020, 2020, 2020), the Chronicle of Higher Education (2016, 2020), the Atlantic Monthly, Reuters, Times Higher Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, The Hustle, Minnesota Public Radio, USA Today, and the Connected Learning Alliance.  He recently published Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education for Johns Hopkins University Press (January 2020), which won an Association of Professional Futurists award. His next book, Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Age of Climate Crisis, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins. His two other recent books are Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12 and The New Digital Storytelling (second edition). Bryan is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and teaches graduate seminars in their Learning, Design, and Technology program.   Show Highlights  [01:50] Bryan kicks things off by talking about the state of higher education financing. [03:32] How do we achieve the promise of higher education? [04:10] The idea of debt forgiveness. [04:50] The varying experiences of college students in terms of the financial investment in a degree. [06:45] Issues with the “sticker price” of tuition. [07:20] The real price of tuition. [09:11] The financialization of higher education. [11:25] The digitalization of higher education. [12:02] How the pandemic accelerated the use of digital technology in higher education. [13:10] The contribution of higher education to digital, online content. [14:27] The need for more support for faculty using digital platforms. [15:02] Campus enrollment vs online enrollment. [15:59] Bryan considers the future of higher education and digital tech. [17:47] Backlash against the online learning experience. [20:30] The demographic transition re-shaping the world. [24:17] The increasing healthcare needs of an aging population. [25:19] Population shrink and what it means for higher education. [29:18] The enrollment challenge. [30:41] College enrollment peaked in 2012. [33:04] Lack of enrollment contributes to the financial precariousness of higher ed. [34:46] Higher education is more concerned than ever before about students as people, and devoting resources to helping improve their health and wellbeing. [36:56] The climate crisis and higher education. [37:25] The future evolution of physical campuses. [41:41] The possibility of addressing the climate crisis in higher education. [44:34] Science fiction and thinking about the future. [50:28] The Future Trends Forum.   Links Bryan on Twitter Bryan on LinkedIn Bryan on Medium Bryan's website The Future of Education Observatory The Future Trends Forum   Book Recommendations  The Population Bomb, by Paul Ehrlich and David Brower Rainbow's End, by Vernor Vinge The Highest Frontier, by Joan Slonczewski The Actual Star, by Monica Byrne Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education, by Bryan Alexander The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media, by Bryan Alexander Gearing Up for Learning Beyond K-12: Preparing Students and Schools for Modern Higher Education (Solutions) (Off-Campus and Blended Methods of Engaging in Advanced Learning), by Bryan Alexander   Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like Redesigning a Design School + Designing Higher Ed with Jason Schupbach — DT101 E30 Learning Design with Yianna Vovides — DT101 E58 Design + Afrofuturism + Doomsday Optimism with Raja Schaar — DT101 E91

On this episode, Gideon is joined by Lucile Vigouroux, the owner and founder of Propulsion Equine PEMF. They offer a practice which provides pulse electromagnetic field sessions to horses, particularly hunter jumpers and show horses on the east coast circuit of the United States. Lucile is also a freelance journalist who is published in several publications about equine healthcare, veterinary medicine, nutrition and management. Sharing her background, Lucile says she came for a very non horsey background. She was born and raised in Paris to a race car driving family. She explains how she woke up one day at 10 years old and decided that horses were going to be her life. For two years, she learned everything she could about horses and eventually worked a position at a farm where she learnt how to ride. She got a bachelor's degree in equine science from Centenary College, before going for a masters degree in equine performance health and welfare from Trent University in Nottingham England in 2019. This was cut short due to the pandemic and she was forced to move back to the US. Despite her many set backs due to the pandemic, like losing her job and apartment, she persevered and began her entrepreneurship journey. Lucile goes on to explain in detail what Post Electro-Magnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy and how it works.  She tells us about MagnaWave, the training they receive, and some of the awesome stuff that company provides for them. She also explains that the therapy is to reduce pain and inflammation and can be used on all animals, including humans! She has 215 horses for the month of July and has been growing month over month. If you are looking to get a qualification yourself, you can get in touch with Lucile at 858-999-7505 or drop her an email at propulsionequine@gmail.com After talking about her freelance journalism for a little while, Gideon finishes off with some rapid fire questions. If you enjoyed the episode, please be sure to subscribe so you never miss a new episode and leave a review and let us know what you think, so I can improve and bring you the best content regularly. Thanks for listening!

In the early hours of April 9, 1886, Tillie Smith, an 18-year-old who lived and worked at Centenary Collegiate Institute, was raped and strangled, her assaulted body left in an open field. Many have claimed Tillie still haunts the grounds of Centenary College, and that the man convicted of her murder was actually innocent of the crime. An investigation by a local historian and a paranormal investigator leads to a new suspect in Tillie's murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's guest on Celebrations Chatter is Ashley Hunter,  the Founding Partner of A. Hunter & Company, an international advisory firm focused on risk management, insurance, and alternative risk transfer. Through her business, Ashley works with sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and corporations to address their complex risk management needs.    Ashley has spent most of her career in the reinsurance industry, working at State Farm, AIG, and the Hartford Insurance Group before founding her own company, HM Risk Group. Risk management isn't her only passion, however. Ashley is also an accomplished concert violinist, having performed with the New York Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, and the Dallas Symphony. She studied Music Theory and Composition at Centenary College of Louisiana, before completing an MBA in Finance from Texas A&M University.    Ashley frequently contributes to many global publications on the topics of risk and the implications on emerging markets, as well as doing so as a speaker and panelist.  She has been a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information since 2015, where she is teaching the next generation of leaders in risk management and cyber liability.    Let's learn how Ashley shares it forward on this episode of Celebrations Chatter.   New podcast episodes released weekly on Thursday. Follow along with the links below: Sign up for the Celebrations Chatter Newsletter: https://celebrationschatter.beehiiv.com/    Subscribe to Celebrations Chatter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@celebrationschatter  Follow @CelebrationsChatter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrationschatter/    Follow @CelebrationsChatter on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@celebrationschatter  Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celebrations-chatter-with-jim-mccann/id1616689192    Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Yxfvb4qHGCwR5IgAmgCQX?si=ipuQC3-ATbKyqIk6RtPb-A    Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQwMzU0MS9yc3M?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwio9KT_xJuBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg  Visit 1-800-Flowers.com: https://www.1800flowers.com/    Visit the 1-800-Flowers.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1800flowers  Follow Jim McCann on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim1800flowers/  Follow Jim McCann on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/jim1800flowers (@Jim1800Flowers)

Phillip Williamson is Director of Equestrian and Head Coach at the University of Lynchburg. In this role he oversees both the IHSA and NCEA teams.  Williamson gradrated in 2016 with a equine studies degree from Centenary College (now University) in Hackettstown, N.J., Williamson was an accomplished rider for the Centenary program in his own right which contributed to his variety of experiences in the equestrian world. After graduation he served as a riding instructor and assistant team coach at Sweet Briar College from 2018 -2020, where he mentored two IHSA Zone 4 Region 4 championship teams. Besides being the head coach for University of Lynchburg, he holds a U.S. Equestrian Federation “r” judge's card and is a United States Hunter Jumper Association Certified Trainer. He also completed a master's degree in coaching and sport leadership from Randolph College in 2021.

My guest this week is Jessica Jackley, an entrepreneur, investor, and speaker. Her work over the last decade has focused on financial inclusion, the sharing economy, and social justice. Currently, she is the founder of Alltruists, offering at-home, kid-friendly volunteer projects for families, and a cofounder and General Partner at Untapped Capital. She is best known as a cofounder of Kiva, the world's first crowdfunding site for microenterprises. Most recently, Jessica served as Chief Impact Officer at Aspiration, GP at SparkLabs Global Ventures, and an investor, advisor, and former Venture Partner with the Collaborative Fund. Additionally, Jessica teaches Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC, and was previously a Visiting Practitioner at Stanford's Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. 2:56 – Jessica 101 Jessica is a mom of four and has had a number of entrepreneurial adventures in her life. 6:12 – Being a giver She felt called to be helpful in the world and wanted to wake up every day and be a giver. Her goal has been to learn how to move people and resources to the most good. 13:49 – Who do you want to serve? Aspiring entrepreneurs should ask themselves: Who do you want to serve? What do you want to offer them? How will you fund that? You need to know what you want to prioritize in your business and how profitable you can be and want to be. 18:39 – Inspiration for Kiva She learned about microfinance and the power of listening very carefully to the people you want to serve. Observe and listen, and you can suggest how things might change. 25:55 – Alltruists Jessica wanted to use the ease of a subscription box and mash it up with a cool volunteer experience. How do you talk to your kids about homeless people, war and scary stuff? Alltruists can help parents give kids truthful but not terrifying answers. 37:09 – Volunteer economy Every year in the U.S., 90% of the people say they want to volunteer, but only about a quarter of people get around to doing so. People want to participate in something bigger than themselves. 39:44 – Get to know you Guilty pleasure? She doesn't do guilt, but her indulgence is reading her husband's book early. Most listened to music? The Beatles FEATURED QUOTES Absolutely, you can make a really positive impact and have a sustainable/profitable organization. I felt really called to try to be helpful in the world. I felt pretty clear on the reality that my job was to wake up every day, be grateful for my life and go try to be a giver. https://alltruists.com/ ABOUT JESSICA JACKLEY: Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur, investor, professor, and speaker who has spent her career focused on social justice. In an effort to find meaningful ways to inspire her own childrens' curiosity, empathy, and passion for social and environmental impact, she most recently founded Alltruists, at-home, kid-friendly volunteer projects for families. She is best known as a co-founder of Kiva, the world's first crowdfunding site for microenterprises that has facilitated over $1.5B in loans worldwide. Jessica recently served as Walt Disney Imagineering's first Entrepreneur in Residence and serves on several nonprofit boards including Habitat for Humanity, advises numerous start-ups, and is an advisory board member of Investcorp Strategic Capital Group. Additionally, Jessica teaches Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC, and was previously a Visiting Practitioner at Stanford's Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society.  Jessica's work has been widely recognized. Honors include The Economist's No Boundaries Innovation Award, Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Forum's Visionary Award, the Pasteur Institute's Common Congress Award, finalist for the TIME 100 Most Influential People list, and more. She holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a certificate in Global Leadership and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University, and honorary PhDs from Centenary College and Quinnipiac University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Her first book, CLAY WATER BRICK: Finding Inspiration from Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most with the Least was published in June 2015 (Penguin Random House). Jessica lives in Los Angeles with her husband, author Reza Aslan, and their four young children. Thank you to our partner of the show! Are you looking to clean up your household cleaning products this year? MamaSuds would like to help! The best way is to simply start with one product. Every time you run out of a specific cleaning product, replace it with a non-toxic one. Another tip, purchase a product that has multiple uses. The MamaSuds Collection has many multiple use products (castile soap or the toilet bombs are just a few!). Their blog has lots of great tips and a castile soap recipe that you can print and make a lot of your own effective cleaners! Give them a try at www.mamasuds.com and don't forget to use the coupon code MOLLY for 15% off your order!

Episode Summary:In this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Jessica shares how she found that the entrepreneur's path was one for her and why she believes disruptive ideas can change the world.6 Key Takeaways:Jessica talks about how Kiva got its start and grew into the billion dollar company it is today.  She gives advice to other people who have an interest in entrepreneurship.Jessica tells listeners what role her faith played in her path.She talks about her other endeavors outside of Kiva, including Profounder, Alltruists, and her newest venture, Untapped. She shares how she is able to balance work and family and how her entrepreneurial path allows for her to be there for her family.Jessica tells us what she's learned from having her platform.About Jessica Jackley:Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur, investor and speaker. Over the last decade she has focused on financial inclusion, the sharing economy and social justice. She is also the founder of Alltruists and a co-founder of Untapped Capital. Jessica also co-founded Kiva, the first crowdfunding site for global microenterprises. Since 2005, Kiva has facilitated over $1.5B in loans worldwide. Jessica has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a certificate in Global Leadership and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University, and honorary PhDs from Centenary College and Quinnipiac University. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Reza, and their four children.Quotes from the Episode:“You can work entrepreneurially in a large organization.”“To see what people do with so little is so empowering.”“There's a lot of noise out there, I want to say things I need to say and that matter.” Resources from the Episode:Jessica's Book Clay Water Brick: https://www.amazon.com/Clay-Water-Brick-Inspiration-Entrepreneurs/dp/0679643761/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423601740&sr=1-1&keywords=clay+water+brickJessica's Website: http://www.jessicajackley.com/Jessica's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicajackleyAlltruists: https://alltruists.com/Kiva: https://www.kiva.org/lp/causesUntapped: https://www.untapped.vc/

Kenneth "K-Rock" Cline recaps the previous week in ETBU sports. Included in this are ETBU Football's win against Wisconsin-Platteville, ETBU Volleyball's win against Hendrix College, ETBU women's soccer's win against both Hendrix College and Centenary College, ETBU men's soccer win against Austin College, and cross country running in Longview. Also featured are quotes from: Head Football coach Brian Mayper, Head Women's Soccer coach Kristin Cox, and ETBU men's soccer player Bruno Palmieri. 

Brent Henley, the founder of The Pyramid Group, joined us to discuss his life mission to build leaders and improve human performance. We post this interview with great sadness, as shortly after our interview, Brent passed away suddenly on August 8, 2021. We devote this show to Brent's memory and his life's legacy of encouraging all of us to be the best possible version of ourselves. Brent worked with clients to increase performance in sales, customer service, supervision, and leadership. People would clamor to attend his executive retreats on strategic planning, product launches, and organizational growth. Many listeners know Brent Henley for his leadership in running a simulated society, known as SIMSOC, for Leadership Lafayette and many other organizations. Participants are forever changed as they experience real-life societal challenges they've never encountered. Brent Henley grew up in Oklahoma in a family that was highly active: his mom, B. Glorine Henley, served as Oklahoma Secretary of State (and also worked for the DNC when Bill Clinton was President), and his father, Thomas H. Henley, was chief of surgery at a large hospital. All of his family members were educated at Oklahoma institutions of higher learning. However, with an early calling to be a United Methodist Minister, Brent moved to Louisiana to attend Centenary College where he got a full scholarship. He fell in love with the people of Louisiana. He also eventually met a beautiful woman (his future wife, Tammy) who was a “half Spanish/half redhead from New Iberia” who turned his head and eventually brought him to Lafayette. We dedicate this show to the memory of our dear friend, Brent Henley. (November 9, 1957 - August 8, 2021) Henley discovered through an internship at Broadmoor UMC that full-time pulpit ministry really wasn't his calling. He changed course and got double degrees in sociology and business. He credits his many mentors at the Centenary's School of Church Careers for encouraging him to follow his God-given path. They didn't want to force him to be “another miserable minister.” While this was unfolding, Brent waited tables at a steakhouse in Shreveport, at Mississippi River Company owned by Dobbs House, at a time when Louisiana Downs first got started and Downtown Square was hopping. Brent became headwaiter and hired all the serving staff and trained them while he was a senior in college. They wanted him to become a management trainee and to get into the restaurant world, but Brent didn't want to work in restaurants for the rest of his life. Brent had a particular client at the restaurant who always requested him as a waiter on Saturday nights and talked to him about coming to work in the Human Resources Department for his organization which owned a variety of companies and employed 110 employees. Brent was hired! He joined the local SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) chapter in Shreveport as he jumped into his new job feet first. In his first two months on the job, when he found out that his company was paying three people who were no longer employed, he stopped that abuse. At that point, he made up his annual salary in three days! After a year, the owner of the company asked Brent to become president of the company, when he was 24 years old! He helped grow the company from $14 million to $40 million per year in eight years. At the end of that eight years, he quit the company at 32 years of age on Christmas Eve when the partners declined to give him a bonus in lieu of using those funds to buy another business. Brent felt this was unfair, so he handed them the keys as he walked out and went home to tell his wife he had started a consulting business to help other businesses run their concerns. The day after Christmas, he started “dialing for dollars,” getting many people to buy into his new endeavor, including Larry Wilson (owner of Wilson Learning, the world's largest sales and leadership training...

Herb "Flight Time" Lang is an 18-year former player and coach with the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters. He is originally from Brinkley, Arkansas, where, as a former All-State Standout athlete, he graduated at the top of his class while serving as senior class president. Herb later obtained a degree in Health and Physical Education from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. During his tenure there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest. Throughout his travels, to nearly 90 countries while entertaining as "Flight Time" some of Herb's most memorable moments include meeting Pope Francis, President Obama, and appearing on numerous national television commercials and reality TV shows most notably CBS's The Amazing Race. He currently resides in Sacramento, California, where he is the proud father of two, Nicholas and Reya Lang, and continues to make a difference through kindness and his life experiences, which he believes are the keys to maximizing what we get out of life. He is a true believer in that we are all rich with love and kindness. LINKS: Herb Lang LinkedIn Herb's Book: Projects - Popes - Presidents Herb's Website Herb Lang - Twitter Herb Lang - Instagram

 416. Part 1 of our talk with Julien Vernet. Strangers on Their Native Soil: Opposition to United States' Governance in Louisiana's Orleans Territory, 1803-1809. "After the United States purchased Louisiana, many inhabitants of the new American territory believed that Louisiana would quickly be incorporated into the Union and that they would soon enjoy rights as citizens. In March of 1804, however, Congress passed the Act for the Organization of Orleans Territory, which divided Louisiana into two sections: Orleans Territory, which lay southwest of the Mississippi Territory; and the Louisiana District. Under this act, President Jefferson possessed the power to appoint the government of Orleans Territory and its thirteen-man legislative council. The act also prohibited importation of most slaves. Anxieties about their livelihoods and an unrepresentative government drove some Louisiana merchants and planters to organize protests." This week in Louisiana history. May 8, 1541. Spanish explorer DeSoto discovered the Mississippi River. This week in New Orleans history. After Federal troops captured the city during the Civil War, the the looting of the Post Office in the Custom House is related in this editorial from the New Orleans "Evening True Delta" published on May 8, 1862: "Vandalism. It was only yesterday evening that we were informed of the disgraceful acts of the mob that, for a time, had their saturnalia in and around the new Custom-house building, on the evening of the day that the Federal forces took possession of that building. The facts laid before us - and we are satisfied they are unquestionable - are these: The Federal forces took possession of the Custom-house, Postoffice, etc. At sundown of that day the Federal force was ordered to return to the fleet at anchor opposite the city. When they left, the rowdies broke open the doors of the Postoffice, and for a time, had a perfect saturnalia in that establishment. They took possession of everything but the vault, which they could not enter; they took all the letters they could lay their hands on, and, we presume, rifled them of their contents; they carried off a valuable gold watch, the private property of the postmaster, and a large amount of specie, and, in fact robbed and plundered the establishment..." This week in Louisiana. Centenary State Historic Site Tour the grounds of Louisiana’s oldest college, founded in 1826. About 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, in the rolling hills of East Feliciana Parish, are the remains of what was once Centenary College. The liberal arts school was founded in 1825 and today, as the main attraction at Centenary State Historic Site, it tells the story of a once thriving men’s college whose rise to prominence was dramatically affected by the Civil War. The students of what was initially known as the College of Louisiana were the sons of planters and professionals. Within 20 years of its founding, the College of Louisiana’s enrollment grew greatly, but financial hardship led it to merge with another school, Mississippi’s Centenary College. Postcards from Louisiana. Steve Mangano at the Bourbon St. Drinkery.Listen on iTunes.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.

Anthony Galati joins us on the podcast to talk about his recruiting process coming from Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada. Anthony first began at Centenary College in Louisiana before transferring to Sacramento City College. After two years at Sac City, Anthony transferred to Radford University To learn more about Anthony: https://radfordathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/anthony-galati/6805 Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and plays in the Big South Conference. Anthony goes into: Favorite baseball memories from Sac City and Radford (2:19) Beginning the recruiting process early (6:15) Exposure out of Reno, Nevada (7:35) Showcasing vs. developing (9:40) Deciding to go to Sac City (13:20) Beginning his college career at Centenary (16:13) What are you looking for in a 4 year? (23:00) Adjusting to the academic standards at Radford (28:25) Learn more at: officialvisitpod.com Find us on instagram @officialvisitpod Find us on Twitter @OffVisitPodcast Find us on Facebook @OfficialVisitPod DM us for any questions! This episode is brought to you by Chin Music. Check out www.chinmusic.store and enter code OFFICIAL for 20% off your order of customizable bat decals! Chin Music. Your Bat. Your Story. This episode is also brought to you by Hyped Apparel. Go check out their newest line at https://hypedapparel.com/. Use code OFFICIALVISIT to get 15% off your order! What gets your HYPED?

Dr. Mamina Turegano is a dermatologist, TikTok celebrity and the sister of an angel she calls “Bern”. Join us as we talk about her childhood growing up in a cult, her rise to fame on TikTok and why she is now devoted to God and her family. Dr. Mamina proves that devotion can spring from tragedy, but also from an abundance of gratitude and LOVE. Don't miss her age defying diet tips and skincare suggestions! Connect with Dr. Mamina: @dr.mamina on tiktok and instagram Website drmamina.com Link to products Dr. Mamina recommends: (drmamina.com/skincare)  (go to “Morning Skincare Routine, Winter Edition”) as well as some of her mom’s products!! Guest Bio: Mamina Turegano, MD, is a triple board-certified dermatologist, internist, and dermatopathologist. She graduated summa cum laude from Centenary College where she studied neuroscience and piano performance, and received her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She then completed a five-year double residency program in internal medicine and dermatology and served as chief resident at Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. After working in private practice dermatology in the metro D.C. area, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a fellowship in dermatopathology at UCLA. She’s happy to return home to New Orleans. Dr. Turegano has a special interest in evaluating how nutrition, lifestyle, sleep, and other environmental factors can play a significant role in inflammation, aging, and cancer. She enjoys incorporating holistic practices in her patients who deal with anything ranging from acne to warts. Given her background in internal medicine, she also has an interest in complex medical dermatology, including autoimmune skin diseases and psoriasis. In addition to practicing dermatology, Dr. Turegano is serving as the dermatopathologist for Sanova Dermatology in Old Metairie and is a volunteer instructor at Tulane University in the department of dermatology. Dr. Turegano has published articles in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Journal of the American Medical Association – Dermatology, and Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. She has received multiple awards for her presentations at international dermatopathology meetings and is also a recipient of the American Society of Dermatopathology Mentorship Award. In her spare time, Dr. Turegano likes to explore what makes her feel present. She enjoys dancing (hip hop mostly), rollerblading, ice skating, tending to her vinyl records (or their Spotify equivalents), playing piano (mostly classical), watching sunsets, hiking, and hanging with her family.

Season 2, Episode 11: We are joined by guest Jason Schmitz of Centenary College of Louisiana as we discuss the state of the college basketball season and how he continues to build organizational culture.

David Cheramie, CEO of the Bayou Vermilion District ("BVD"), joined Discover Lafayette to discuss the operations of his organization. Passionate about his calling to preserve our unique culture while educating others on the topic, and stressing the interdependence of our people with the land and water, Cheramie brings a poetic voice to our podcast. Serving as CEO of the BVD since 2011, Cheramie previously served as Executive Director of CODIFIL, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. His entire adult career has focused on francophone issues, from teaching in schools to educating others about the unique culture our region enjoys. He calls himself a "member of the lost generation," a child and grandchild of a French-speaking family who never taught the young ones to speak the language due to the stigma of speaking "Cajun French" in the 1950s and 1960s. But fourteen generations ago, his family moved from France and his nuclear family raised him in the French ways; he always wanted to learn the language. An opportunity to spend a year in Montpellier, France as a sponsored student of CODIFIL gave him the opportunity to become fluent. An added bonus and the most wonderful lagniappe, Cheramie met "the prettiest French girl," to whom he has now been married for almost forty years. Cheramie shared the beauty of learning a second language and how the "floodgates were broken" when he realized he was speaking, thinking, and dreaming in French. "I felt this was my real personality coming out." He lived in France for seven years and worked as a clothing salesperson in stores throughout Southern France. Calling it a great experience as he got to know the people and culture, he became indistinguishable from the French natives. People were shocked to learn that he was a U. S. citizen and hadn't grown up in France. In January 1989, a chance encounter with Dr. David Barry at a banquet celebrating the Bicentennial of the French Revolution led Cheramie to come back to Louisiana. At that time, Barry was Department Head of Foreign Languages at USL (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and was creating a new Ph.D. program in Francophone studies. He successfully courted Cheramie to move back and join the program; Cheramie became the second person to earn a Ph.D. in Francophone studies. Cheramie was inspired by Dr. Barry Ancelet, another USL professor, who has been an active spokesperson in promoting the Acadiana culture and dispelling myths that denigrated the "Cajun." A prolific writer, Cheramie began writing in French and quickly published three books of poetry which were published by Centenary College's "Les Editions Tintamarre. Since those early days, he has published dozens of articles and has been a keynote speaker and presenter at conferences around the world. David Cheramie is a passionate spokesperson for helping people understand the symbiotic relationship between our culture, the land and water. "We're a part of the land and the land is a part of us. It's inseparable. We wouldn't have the same culture if it weren't for the fisherman, the hunters, the trappers, the farmers and ranchers. It informs our culture. " Cheramie authors En Francais, S'il Vous Plait in French and English for Acadiana Profile Magazine, and his writings bring to life the unique culture we enjoy in this region. Focusing on artists, musicians, the food, historical figures and events, he captures the essence of what makes South Louisiana so special. Cheramie quoted the old saying, "The spoken word flies away but the written word stays," to reinforce his belief that writing in French/Cajun words will guarantee that ensuing generations will retain the knowledge of this precious culture and its manner of speaking. The BVD was founded in 1984 by an act of the Louisiana legislature to beautify, manage, and preserve the Vermilion River. It is overseen by a nine-member board whose members are appointed by various e...

402. Thomas Ruys Smith discusses Sam Clemens and Mardi Gras. "On March 8 1859, a 23 year old trainee steamboat pilot named Samuel Clemens, a month away from getting his full pilot’s license, arrived in New Orleans after a week’s voyage down the Mississippi from St. Louis. But when the young man who would soon become Mark Twain stepped off the Aleck Scott, looking forward to some rest and recuperation in the South’s premier city, he was unprepared for the spectacle that met his eyes: he had alighted in the middle of Mardi Gras." This week in Louisiana history. January 31, 1966. Centenary College admits first black students in its 140 year history.   This week in New Orleans history. Dedication of Pontchartrain Park, January 31, 1955. Pontchartrain Park was developed in the mid-1950s by the Park and Parkways Commission (now the Department of Parks and Parkways) on the lakefront land adjacent to the Industrial Canal. The 190-acre park, initially constructed for use by African Americans, provided a 9-hole golf course (expanded in 1957 to 18 holes), a picnic area, playground and lagoons. Several years later a baseball stadium and tennis courts were added. In 1979, the golf course was was renovated and renamed in honor of Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr., the course's designer and first golf pro. The playground, stadium and tennis courts are now administered by the New Orleans Recreation Department. This week in Louisiana. 5 Reasons to Go to Landry Vineyards in West Monroe There's no better place to be on a North Louisiana Saturday afternoon. On the edge of West Monroe sits a 20-acre plot of land home to North Louisiana’s only vineyard, Landry Vineyards. Vineyard and winery tours and tastings are just the beginning of the experience at this winery. The Gorgeous VenueThe Live MusicThe Delicious FoodThe CommunityThe WineListen on iTunes.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.   

The Nikki Rich Show with Phyllis Everette of Saffron Trust. Phyllis is committed to helping others and believes that everyone is morally obligated to help those in need and to serve humanity. She is well-known for believing “The way to greatness is by humbling oneself. In the practice of giving, we receive the greatest gifts in return: the gifts of meaning, of purpose, of interconnections, and of love. For the last year Phyllis has utilized her gifts to help reduce the gap on health disparities for women in Texas with a vision and purpose to on healthcare and wellness to those under-served, striving to shape the future of healthcare in the  communities. Phyllis is currently part of the Williamson County Alliance for Maternal and Infant Outreach, part of the March of Dimes on African  American Outreach – Health Disparities on Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Infant Mortality and Adverse Birth Outcomes.    Phyllis has over 25 years of experience in corporate environments and served as Executive Director of two nonprofit organizations. Phyllis holds a Master's of Science in Management, Specialization in Organizational Structure from the College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ; and a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Human Resources Management from Centenary College, She holds a Certification in Supportive Employment and is a practicing life coach and author. Feeling blessed, Phyllis has helped others along her journey.  

Sean Dempsey takes us through his coaching journey and reflects on each of his experiences as a coach. I worked along Sean at Centenary College and I’ve never known someone who forms meaningful relationships with players so quickly, Sean truly has a gift. He’s experienced some depression over the years - especially after his best friend committed suicide. Coach Dempsey opens up and even shares his first impression of meeting me. We had some memorable recruiting trips and I’m proud to call him a friend/brother! His passion for helping young men through the game of basketball and skill development are two of the many reasons that he’s one of my first hires if I’m ever hired as a HC.

We’re back with another episode exploring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education. This time we are speaking with one of Derek’s colleagues at the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, Cynthia Brame, about the Online Course Design Institute that was launched in May to help Vanderbilt faculty get ready to teach online this summer and possibly this fall. Cynthia Brame was one of the designers of institute, and she’s been one of the institute facilitators since launching on May 4th. She’s an associate director at center and a principal senior lecturer in biological sciences, where she teaches a large-enrollment biochemistry course. At the center, she acts as liaison to the STEM departments on campus and leads the Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows program, among other duties. She’s also the author of the book Science Teaching Essentials: Short Guides to Good Practice, and prior to working at the center, she was associate professor and chair of biology at Centenary College in Louisiana. Links • Cynthia Brame’s website and blog, https://cynthiabrame.org/ • @CynthiaBrame on Twitter, https://twitter.com/CynthiaBrame • Science Teaching Essentials: Short Guides to Good Practice, https://www.elsevier.com/books/science-teaching-essentials/brame/978-0-12-814702-3 • Online Course Design Institute, https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/ocdi/

Hall Sutton and I talk: his amazing college golf career at Centenary College and winning the 19802 college Player of the Year, his wins at the 1980 US Amateur, his 1983 PGA Championship victory over Jack Nicklaus, dealing with the burden of being tagged the next Jack Nicklaus, the slump he had in the late 80's and 90's, and his 2000 Players Championship victory over Tiger and the quote that goes with him everywhere "Be the right club today." Hear all that and more on this special segment of Next on the Tee.

In late March 2020, most institutions of higher education in the US and around the world have closed their campuses in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and in most cases those institutions have shifted the entirety of their instruction to online and other alternative methods. In the next few episodes of Leading Lines, we’re going to explore what this means for higher education, both in the short-term as faculty and other instructors find practical ways to navigate this transition to remote teaching and learning and in the long-term, considering how educational technology and, indeed, all of higher education might change in response to what’s happening here in 2020. To help us understand that longer-term impact, we reached out to Bryan Alexander. Bryan has a PhD in English language and literature from the University of Michigan, and he taught for a number of years at Centenary College in Louisiana. From 2002 to 2014, Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, or NITLE, a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies. These days, Bryan is a futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, teacher, and a senior scholar at Georgetown University. His latest book, Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press earlier this year. Bryan talks about higher education’s current pivot to online teaching, and ways to think about the potential long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic. As you’ll hear, Bryan is informed, insightful, and compassionate, and we are glad to share the conversation here on the podcast. Links • The Future of Education Observatory, http://futureofeducation.us/ • Bryan Alexander’s website and blog, https://bryanalexander.org/ • @BryanAlexander on Twitter, https://twitter.com/BryanAlexander • Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education (Johns Hopkins Press, 2020, https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/academia-next • The Future Trends Forum, https://bryanalexander.org/the-future-trends-forum/ • Colleges and universities closed / migrating online for COVID-19 [spreadsheet], https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19wJZekxpewDQmApULkvZRBpBwcnd5gZlZF2SEU2WQD8/edit#gid=0

Herbert Lang played college basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana and then went on to play 18 years on the Harlem Globetrotters. Herb talks about growing up in Brinkley, Arkansas, being the oldest of 9 siblings, how he got into sports, being a 3 sport athlete at Brinkley High School while also the top of his class academically and the Senior Class President. He discusses the recruiting process that led him to Centenary College of Louisiana, his outstanding career there, winning the Dunk Contest at the 1998 Final Four, how he became a Harlem Globetrotter, and where he got his nickname "Flight Time". Herb goes into detail on what it is like to be a Globetrotter, the opportunity to meet the Pope and President Obama, and competing on 3 seasons of the TV show The Amazing Race with fellow Globetrotter "Big Easy". Herb recently wrote a book entitled "Of Projects, Popes, and Presidents" that is available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

Ashlyn Szilva says that demographics are no more when it comes to selling and marketing to your clients. If you are not thinking about culturegraphics then you are missing out on clients. If you want to do business in the world today you have to be able to move fast and respond to, and capitalize on, trends on a daily basis.  Convenience is key to marketing to more and more people. They want to do business with companies that don't define them by their traditional demographics of gender, race, income group. They buy based on their likes and current beliefs. Culture, like gender is becoming more fluid. Watch Twitter and observe the hashtags that are trending and who is using them and you will see that the old ways of doing business just will not survive much longer. A great example is the Oscar win of Parasite over other films thought to be shoe-ins. Listen to this episode and get a crash course in culturegraphics from Ashlyn Szilva on how and why we should be using culturegraphics versus demographics in more than just our marketing. Ashlyn Szilva was born and raised in Central New Jersey. There she started her educational career in history while working part time managing social selling campaigns for technology clients. After undergraduate adventures at the University of Maine and Centenary College, Ashlyn accomplished her MA at Drew University in 2015 followed by her Doctorate in 2020. Her specialization was holocaust and genocide studies, photo history, and research methods. She was a community college professor for two years before formally joining the tech industry as JS Group Director of Research and Digital to apply her unique experience in research methods, analytics and photography to social media and marketing innovation. She manages the social media influence and social selling strategy for over a dozen technology firms big and small and is well known for her ability to create influencers in a digital normal. Ashlyn often states, “if it isn’t shareable it isn’t real in the digital age”. She resides in Northern New Jersey with her co-worker and partner Vladimir Krause and their loving dog Wrangler and two cats Drogon and Koshka. She loves Game of Thrones, Star Wars, video games, and social media.

In this episode, we talk with Kevin Fletcher of PMI Prime Property Services in Morristown, New Jersey. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Centenary College and is currently a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of NJ. Kevin has spent his career working with clients to understand their needs and challenges in order to tailor business solutions specific to their needs. As a real estate investor, Kevin has owned and managed his own portfolio of residential properties and understands firsthand the challenges that owners face in trying to self-manage their properties, while trying to balance the demands of work, family and life. This experience, coupled with a passion for real estate, is what put Kevin on the journey to opening PMI Prime Property Services. Kevin shares his story about how he got started with PMI and lessons he has learned along the way.

348. Part 1 of our interview with Nathan Rabalais. Finding Cajun. Louisiana French, folk tales. Nathan earned his Ph.D. in French Studies from Tulane University and a Doctorat en Langues et littératures from Université de Poitiers. His research focuses primarily on literatures, cultures, and oral tradition of Francophone North America (primarily Louisiana, Acadia, and Quebec). Professor Rabalais's courses include The Craft of Writing, Heroes, French and Creole Louisiana, and Pop Culture of Francophone North America. His most recent publications and feature-length documentary Finding Cajun (2019) focus on the intersection of language and identity in Louisiana and Acadian communities of Canada. His original poetry has been featured in several literary journals and in his book Le Hantage: un ouvrage de souvenance (2018). He is currently completing a monograph, Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana, forthcoming with LSU Press.This week in Louisiana history. January 18, 1838. Caddo Parish created from Natchitoches District, named for Caddo Indians. This week in New Orleans history. The New Orleans Public Library first opened its doors to the public on January 18, 1897.  The system began in 1896 as the Fisk Free and Public Library in a building on Lafayette Square. Abijah Fisk was a merchant who, over fifty years earlier, had left his house—at the corner of Iberville and Bourbon Streets—to the city for use as a library. Subsequent donations had resulted in libraries and collections not completely free and open to the citizenry. An 1896 city ordinance proposed by Mayor John Fitzpatrick combined the Fisk collection with a newer municipal library. It eventually became known as the New Orleans Public Library. This week in Louisiana.  Centenary CollegeShreveport, LA January 20, 2020. 5:00 am - 3:00 pm. Room 108. Dream Week 2020 —MLK service day. MLK Service Day is a large scale event open to Centenary students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other local community members to participate in a "day on instead of a day off" in honor of Dr. King's birthday. Postcards from Louisiana. Bourbon Bandstand Bar.Listen on iTunesListen on StitcherListen on Google Play.Listen on Spotify.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.

E15: Danielle Richard & LeVette Fuller Oct 25 E15: Danielle Richard & LeVette Fuller Danielle Richard is the Owner and Creative Director of Richard Creative. In 2009, with a one-year-old at home, Danielle left a fulfilling position in the print industry to begin a freelance career. In the 10 years since, the business has evolved and grown into a full-fledged creative agency, employing a team of freelance designers, writers, photographers and content managers. With husband James managing the business aspects since 2016, and Danielle serving as Creative Director, they are passionate about helping businesses grow and thrive with marketing and design strategy that is both pretty and practical. LeVette Fuller is the Shreveport City Council representative for District B. She is a graduate of Caddo Parish Magnet High School and Centenary College. In addition to her work with local schools and community partners through the public library system, she serves on the Leadership Council for Step Forward, an organization focused on cradle-to-career success for North Louisiana. Fuller has also served as a board member for the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission and is a founding member of Re-Form Shreveport, an organization dedicated to bringing citizens together to share ideas and find implementable solutions to improve Shreveport’s built environment.

Dan Gets Rich Episode 37Intro Rachel OlsonNickname TOTSMermaid at HeartCentenary CollegeIntroduction to triathlonCompeting as an Ag'erTurning ProThoughts on Pro Triathletes Organization and IronmanAugusta 70.3 recapPrep weekFuelingExpectationsInner Wonder Woman3 Questions

State Theatre enjoys promoting community arts partners and today we chat with actor CJ Carter from the Centenary Stage Company's summer production of Jesus Christ Superstar. He chats with us about how Centenary Stage Company is an equity theater attached to Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ, and how it give the students an opportunity to work towards their equity membership. He also chats with us about his mentality towards rehearsal and performing, moving from one show to another.

Today I sit down with my good friend Sarah Duet to talk about all things Enneagram and creativity as well as the work of allyship for the LGBTQIA community. Here's more about Sarah: Sarah Duet is an Artist and Communicator who has studied the Enneagram for 10 years and is currently in the process of being certified as a teacher in the Narrative Tradition. Sarah works with individuals and communities to share basic Enneagram wisdom in hopes to foster increased self-awareness, empathy, meaningful work, and the capacity for healthier relationships. In addition to her work with the Enneagram, she is a singer-songwriter and graphic designer. Sarah graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2011 with a BA in Communications and has a decade of experience in church, non-profit, and creative work. Learn more at sarahduet.com.   Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of the action, and don't forget to give us a rating and a written review in your podcast app! Help me Queer the Enneagram by supporting my trip to the International Enneagram Association's Global Conference! Check out the GoFundMe here! If you're wanting to sign up for any of my workshops coming up click here: www.consciousenneagram.com/events If you're enjoying this podcast and the work I'm doing on my social media outlets, consider becoming a sustaining partner. It's fast, easy, and you can help out with as little as $1 a month! Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/consciousenneagram You can also give a one-time gift at www.consciousenneagram.com/support  Be sure to connect with me on the social medias! Facebook Instagram  Twitter

The Reverend Dr. Mouzon Biggs, Jr. came to Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in 1980 from Beaumont, Texas, where for seven years he was pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church. He served Boston Ave. Methodist Church for thirty-three years, retiring in 2013 after fifty-four years in ministry.A native of the Carthage, Texas oilfields, Rev. Biggs earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Centenary College of Louisiana and a Master of Divinity at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He also holds a Doctor of Divinity degree from Texas Wesleyan University and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Oklahoma City University.Rev. Biggs led the development of an endowment fund to maintain Boston Avenue’s building. The structure was completed in 1929 and is a designated National Historic Landmark. Today, the endowment totals $26 million and has allowed the church to maintain its grounds and building—without requiring special finance campaigns. In 2004 the church completed a 38,000 square-foot addition to relieve overcrowded classrooms and provide new recreational and meeting facilities.Influenced by two Jewish college professors who escaped Hitler’s Germany, he was led to create positive dialogue and cooperation among Jewish and Christian communities. He served twice as board president for the Oklahoma Center for Community Justice and in addition, was a board member of Downtown Tulsa Unlimited.Rev. Biggs is a well-known speaker, having addressed churches, colleges, conventions, chambers of commerce, and similar groups across a 28-state area. He is the author of Moments to Hold Close, and co-authored the best-selling book, When You Graduate, with Dr. Charles L. Allen of Houston, Texas.

On this week's episode, Associate Commissioner Russell Kramer and Commissioner Hanberry welcome Marcus Manning, Director of Athletics at Centenary College, to the podcast. Among the many topics discussed, Manning reveals how he got his start in athletics administration, how he wound up at Centenary College and the things that energize and motivate him on a daily basis. 

In this episode, Angie talks with Dr. Loren Demerath at the Ninth International Conference on Complex Systems. Dr. Demerath is an author, researcher, theorist of social complexity, and Professor of Sociology at the Centenary College of Louisiana. He discusses the fundamental nature of complex systems and how he applies concepts of complexity science to his research on culture, social interaction, and the emergence of order.

Marshall Swenson and Dean Fixsen discuss Marshall's experience working with MST. Marshall E. Swenson, MSW, MBA is a Consultant for New Program Development at MST Services where he has worked since it’s inception in 1996. Two years prior to that he was an MST Expert at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, the home of MST research. He received his MSW in Clinical Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1978, and his MBA from Centenary College of Shreveport, Louisiana in 1987. Prior to joining the MST team, he worked for more than 25 years in a variety of social work settings in clinical practice, supervision, administration and community organization. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a scientifically proven intervention for at-risk youth. Therapists work in the home, school and community and are on call 24/7 to provide caregivers with the tools they need to transform the lives of troubled youth. Research demonstrates that MST reduces criminal activity and other undesirable behavior. At the close of treatment, 87% of youth have no arrests.

On February 21st 2018, our founder Kevin O’ Connell delivered a keynote for Rhode Island College as part of their inaugural Majors Week programming on how students can take control of their story and not be defined solely by their major. In this 35-minute keynote, Kevin shares a personal story he has never shared in public. In May 2006, Kevin graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he majored in marketing. After college, he enrolled graduate school but quickly dropped out. Later on, Kevin worked at Centenary College where he worked full-time in their student affairs division, and a year later finally decided to start a masters degree in Leadership. Kevin’s main message in this keynote is that you are not defined by your major. You will find your niche and the career you love. In this podcast, Kevin mentions people like Eppa Rixey and Megan Gebhart who have pursued careers that differed from their college majors and are thriving. If you realize that your major is not something you want to pursue a career, then take risks, and do things that will redefine what exactly you want to do. To redefine what you want to do, know your strengths, know who you are, and know what motivates you.

On this episode, Katie is joined by Bryan Alexander, an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997, then taught literature, writing, multimedia, and information technology studies at Centenary College of Louisiana. From 2002 to 2014 Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies. In 2013 Bryan launched a business, Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC. Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad. Bryan also speaks widely and publishes frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed. He has been interviewed by and featured in MSNBC, US News and World Report, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Pew Research, Campus Technology, and the Connected Learning Alliance. He is currently writing Transforming the University in the Twenty-First Century: The Next Generation of Higher Education for Johns Hopkins University Press (forthcoming 2019). His two most recent books are Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12 and The New Digital Storytelling (second edition) .   Segment 1: Working as an Independent Researcher [00:00-20:13] In this first segment, Brian shares about how he came to work as an independent researcher. Segment 2: Research on the Future of Higher Education [20:14-34:41] In segment two, Brian describes his research as a futurist. Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-09:57]: Researching an as Alternative Academic Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-03:44]: Dealing with Loneliness as an Independent Researcher To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review. The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Ecampus or Oregon State University.

Hal Sutton is a Louisiana native. He was a professional golfer with a staggering 14 PGA Tour wins, including the major PGA Championship in 1993, and in 2000, Hal defeated Tiger Woods in his prime, during The Players Championship. Before his professional career, Hal golfed at Centenary College where he earned Golf Magazine’s 1980 College player of the year. Hal won 14 Golf Tournaments for Centenary among many other successes, before moving on. Aside from his golf career, Hal has a background of success in business and charity. He was awarded the Payne Stewart award for his charitable efforts in 2007 after establishing the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children’s Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport. Hal just teamed up with Big Easy Ranch, a premiere 1300 acre hunting and golf course nestled near Columbus, Texas. Here Hal teaches at the Hal Sutton golf academy which boasts world class golf training with one-on-one golf instruction with the legend himself. It truly is a unique experience, whether you are there for hunting or golfing.

Episode 7 features Pat Duquette, UMASS-Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach and we are back this week with another episode. I am your host, Richmond Weaver and glad you’re listening through whatever format that might be and thanks for being an investor by investing your time to listen.   This week it’s my pleasure to welcome in a friend from my early days of coaching and that’s Pat Duquette who is currently the head coach for the men’s basketball team at UMass-Lowell. Early on I’ve talked about one of the unique abilities of sports and that’s how it can connect people. No truer than with Pat and me. We met in 1993 when we both were struggling for any big coaching breaks and we met when were both interning for the New Jersey Nets.  This was the same time that I was an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson University and in all honesty, I was basically interning there as well… Visa was my checking account. How many of you know what I’m talking about?  I eventually started doing some ticket sales for the Nets and that helped make ends meet to a certain degree but we were both just trying to make it.  We really didn’t know how but we didn’t care… just give me a shot.  That was our motto.  And you know what that’s how we connected.  I’m a southern boy and he’s born and raised in the Northeast and we connected and we’re still friends today. We were both basically on the same team as we rooted for each other to make it and we were connected because of one thing… that’s sports. It’s crazy how sports can bring people together like that but it does. Now we stayed in contact for several years after our days in NJ together through the coaching circuit but as in life there’s drift and contact can fade and it did with us but that connection was still there. When I decided to start this crazy thing called Rich Take On Sports, one of the first people I reached out to was Pat.  We hadn’t talked in 10 plus years and do you know one of the first things he said… “How can I help?” That’s just the type of person he is… putting others first and it’s easy to see why guys like playing for him and why parents trust him. He’s now entering his 5th season at UMass-Lowell after spending 3 years as the associate head coach at Northeastern with Bill Coen and before that he spent 13 years at Boston College with Al Skinner climbing his way from administrative assistant to associate head coach during those 13 years. Here’s the interview with Pat Duquette. Had a great childhood with 5 kids in his family. Parents were fully supportive of sports and all played multiple sports and it was the cycle of life. Had older siblings to not only teach you about sports but also to compete with. Older siblings provided support. Played in the neighborhood with other kids playing in the street and the quiet street turned into a sports complex. Played multiple sports through all high school and attended a small high school and the school needed kids to play multiple sports to field the different teams. Attended Williams College, Division III to play basketball. Wasn’t sure what path to go while in college but watched cousin and brother climb the ranks in baseball but wanted to do it in basketball. Great experience with New Jersey Nets but wanted more involvement in basketball operations and jumped to Centenary College. Since there wasn’t a minor league system for basketball he really only wanted to coach and didn’t want athletic administration. Lived with his brother in Port St. Lucie and waited tables while his brother was working for the Mets.  Then got a call from Dave Paulsen who became the head coach at St. Lawrence and it was a great experience because he was given so much responsibility as an assistant. After St. Lawrence, he moved to St. Michael’s a Division II school and was able to get his Master’s and was also a substitute teacher at the local school and he loved it. Was going to stay at St. Michael’s but Al...

In this episode I discuss the role religious fundamentalism plays in American politics and how the evangelical community help the Alt-Right go mainstream. I am joined by Dr. David Otto, the chair of the religious studies department at Centenary College. To order a copy of my book Finding God in the Body go to findinggodinthebody.com *Intro music Karstenholymoly (2013)Licensed to the public under CC : bit.ly/2gdVcbF

Jennifer joins Eric and Paul for the entire show, which includes a wide-ranging discussion on what it means to produce independent media today. First, we follow-up on the sale of Centenary College station WNTI to the University of Pennsylvania’s WXPN, then Jennifer reports on some good news in college radio, along with the winners of […] The post Radio Survivor Podcast #20: The Meaning of Independence in Media appeared first on Radio Survivor.

On his podcast, essayist Chauncey DeVega says that it features him “with the volume turned up.” He discusses how the quality of intellectual discourse differs between television, radio and podcasting, and how that relates to pro wrestling, and shares how he wrangles the internet trolls who show up whenever something he writes goes viral. We […] The post Radio Survivor Podcast #19: Chauncey DeVega on Pro Wrestling & Podcasting; Centenary College Sells WNTI appeared first on Radio Survivor.

en. Mary Landrieu,  Rep. Bill Cassidy and tea party-backed candidate Rob Maness stuck to their talking points and remained fairly calm in their first joint debate of the Louisiana Senate race at Centenary College in Shreveport Tuesday night (Oct. 14). Cassidy and Maness, the two Republicans in the race, spent much of the debate linking Landrieu, the Democratic incumbent, to President Barack Obama. In his answer to almost every question, Cassidy mentioned Obama, who recent polls show in particularly unpopular in Louisiana.  

Caitlin sees things she can't unsee and gushes about New Jersey's greatest college

Tonight's special guest is Kitsy Dixon from Hackettstown, New Jersey, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Centenary College. Her research focuses on women and victimization and creating programs and public responses to address, educate, and inform others on alternative modes of healing from emotional trauma. Kitsy's academic work addresses areas of conflict in race, socio-economics, and minority communities. She explains, "I organize experiential learning activities for students enrolled in our Contemporary Social Issues class at Centenary. The course discusses local and global issues directly affecting individuals in our society and abuse is one of the topics covered. Although the students enrolled in this course are not all sociology majors/minors, the students will at some point in their careers work with these issues first hand, so having advocates who work in these areas of expertise are rather important as opposed to relying on textbook knowledge to address these issues." NAASCA's own Carol D. Levine has been asked to speak to the faculty and students under this program. Ms Dixon is also engaged in using creative arts as a path toward healing, self care, improvement and growth. Please see: Declair!

Jane Hutterly's lecture was presented on April 12, 2007. Jane M. Hutterly is Executive Vice President of Worldwide Corporate & Environmental Affairs for S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. in Racine, Wisconsin. In this capacity, Ms. Hutterly leads the consumer products business in environmental and sustainability actions, public and governmental policy, public affairs, community relations and philanthropy on a global and local level. She also serves as President of Johnson Keland Management, Inc. (The Family Office), in Racine. The Family Office provides corporate governance, financial and advisory services to the individual members of the Samuel C. Johnson and Karen Johnson Boyd families and serves as the focal point for all family business activities, servicing family needs either in-house or through specialized outside counsel. Ms. Hutterly joined SC Johnson as a marketing manager in 1979 from Frito-Lay, Inc. She held a variety of brand management positions in the company’s insect control and personal care businesses before being named Corporate Acquisitions Director in 1987. She served as Vice President of Franchise Sales & Marketing for Molly Maids, Inc. in 1989. She became Vice President – Environment & Safety in 1992. In 1998, she was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President – Worldwide Corporate Affairs, and in 2005 was appointed Executive Vice President of Worldwide Corporate & Environmental Affairs. She was appointed President of Johnson Keland Management, Inc. in 1999. Ms. Hutterly serves on the Boards of Directors of Johnson Financial Group, Inc. and the Soap and Detergent Association. She has also served as Chairman of the Board of the Consumer Specialty Products Association; on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Manufacturers of Chemical Specialties Association; on the Board of Trustees for the Alliance for Consumer Education; as Liaison to the U.S. President’s Council on Sustainable Development; as Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development; on the Board of Directors of The Keystone Center; as Vice Chair of the National Wildlife Federation’s Corporate Conservation Council; and as a member of The Nature Conservancy’s International Leadership Council. She is a member of Cornell University’s Johnson School Advisory Council, and has also served as a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women. Locally, she serves on the Racine Art Museum’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She has also served on the Boards of Directors of the Downtown Racine Corporation, All Saints Healthcare System, and YWCA of Racine, and as Chair of the 2005 Racine County United Way Campaign. Ms. Hutterly is a native of Washington D.C. She holds a B.S. degree in Business from Centenary College of Louisiana and an MBA from Cornell University. She and her husband, Louie, who has two children, have resided in Racine for the past 28 years.