Podcasts about Champlain College

Welcome to the Arete Coach Podcast hosted by Severin Sorensen with an episode titled "Leading with Kindness: On Executive Coaching and Cultural Intelligence." In this episode, Severin engages with Dr. Krista Crawford, a distinguished Vistage Chair, speaker, consultant, professor, and leadership strategist. Krista holds a PhD in Organizational Management and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). With over 30 years of experience spanning human resources, organizational development, and executive leadership, she has significantly impacted leaders across corporate and nonprofit sectors. This episode was recorded on March 26th, 2025, via Zoom. Krista's journey into executive coaching and Vistage Chairing is as unique as it is inspiring. After decades in HR, where she led organizations with up to 8,000 employees, Krista transitioned into leadership coaching serendipitously during the COVID-19 pandemic. A neighbor introduced her to Vistage, leading to her eventual certification and the establishment of multiple peer advisory groups. Her career is deeply rooted in observing and addressing the human dynamics within organizations. Krista identified early the gaps in leadership development, particularly how some employees flourish while others feel disconnected. Her doctoral research focused on "social monitoring" and "cultural intelligence," exploring how individuals adapt and integrate into diverse cultural settings. Conducted in Belize with service-learning students, her research revealed that active engagement with local cultures significantly enhances cultural intelligence. Beyond her coaching, Krista serves as an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College, teaching leadership, ethics, and organizational development. She brings a rich blend of academic rigor and practical experience, leveraging her HR expertise, research acumen, and passion for continuous learning to guide executives and emerging leaders. Key Insights 1. The Art of Listening and Pausing Krista emphasizes the importance of listening to hear rather than listening to respond. In coaching, silence is a powerful tool, allowing clients to reflect deeply. She practices intentional breathing to create space for reflection and meaningful dialogue. 2. The Power of Vulnerability and Group Dynamics She highlights how vulnerability within peer groups fosters deeper trust and growth. Krista shared a pivotal moment when a group conflict tested cohesion; addressing it transparently strengthened the group's unity and resilience. 3. Job Crafting for Engagement Krista advocates for job crafting, encouraging leaders to engage employees in designing roles that align with their strengths and passions, thus enhancing satisfaction and retention. 4. Measuring Success Through Joy Joy serves as Krista's personal metric for professional fulfillment. She believes that work should bring joy and that leaders should reassess their roles when joy diminishes. 5. Use of Psychometrics and AI in Coaching Krista integrates tools like Wiley DiSC and various psychometric assessments to deepen understanding of team dynamics. She also creatively employs AI for ideation, content creation, and meeting preparation, demonstrating adaptability to emerging technologies. 6. Kindness and Continuous Learning as Guiding Values Krista's mantras of "kindness is underrated" and lifelong learning reflect her approach to leadership and coaching. She stresses the importance of being both kind and courageous in providing candid, constructive feedback. The Arete Coach Podcast explores the art and science of executive coaching. You can find more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This episode was recorded on March 26, 2025 Copyright © 2025 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

Is AI in healthcare racing toward a crash? Discover what happens when innovation outpaces oversight, and why unchecked growth could lead to another industry meltdown. Mika Newton, CEO of xCures (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikanewton/), and Dr. Colleen Lyons, clinical research ethicist at Champlain College (https://aicommons.champlain.edu/people/colleen-p-lyons/), unpack the consequences of deregulation and the unintended barriers of over-regulation. They explore the ethics, governance models, and leadership competencies required to navigate the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world of AI-driven healthcare. Learn why compliance alone won't future-proof your organization, how to embed ethical frameworks that actually work, and how to recognize when you're stuck in a hype cycle with no real value.

In this episode, we feature a conversation with international mediator Julian Portilla. For the past three years, Julian has been one of the instructors of our successful Winter Term class at the college, “Conflict Transformation Skills.” A graduate of Vassar College and George Mason University, Julian works with international organizations and local communities on environmental and social issues. He previously served as director of the Master's in Mediation program at the Woodbury Institute at Champlain College.   As a practitioner and teacher, Julian discusses both the personal and professional aspects of mediation and conflict transformation. Some of the themes the conversation: the role of family conflict and a bicultural upbringing in fostering perspective-taking skills how to work within diverse groups, not just bridging opposing sides de-escalation and harm reduction as initial steps in transformation the critical role of calm, perspective-taking, and an understanding that conflict can be useful   We mention two resources: 1.      Hector Black is one of the role models we suggest to students. His Moth Radio Hour talk is here. 2.      Paul Wehr and John Paul Lederach's model of insider and outsider mediators is discussed in their essay, “Mediating Conflict in Central America.” Journal of Peace Research, 28:1 (February 1991): 85–98.

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In Part 2 of our discussion on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, editor Sheila Liming returns to discuss challenges for first-time readers, the correlation between fluctuations in Wharton's reputation and historical literary (and political) trends, and whether or not The Age of Innocence is truly a love story. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She is the author of What a Library Means to a Woman: Edith Wharton and the Will to Collect Books (University of Minnesota Press, 2020) and creator of the web database EdithWhartonsLibrary.org. Her other books include Office (2020), published through Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series, and a scholarly edition of Wharton's novel Twilight Sleep (forthcoming through Oxford University Press). Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, The Los Angeles Review of Books, McSweeney's, and The Chronicle Review.To learn more or purchase a copy of the Norton Library edition of The Age of Innocence, go to https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393870770.Learn more about the Norton Library series at https://wwnorton.com/norton-library.Have questions or suggestions for the podcast? Email us at nortonlibrary@wwnorton.com or find us on Twitter at @TNL_WWN and Bluesky at @nortonlibrary.bsky.social. 

In Part 1 of our discussion on Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, we welcome editor Sheila Liming to discuss the author's friendship with Henry James, a culture of elitism in New York, and the ironic meaning of "innocence" in the novel. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She is the author of What a Library Means to a Woman: Edith Wharton and the Will to Collect Books (University of Minnesota Press, 2020) and creator of the web database EdithWhartonsLibrary.org. Her other books include Office (2020), published through Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series, and a scholarly edition of Wharton's novel Twilight Sleep (forthcoming through Oxford University Press). Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, The Los Angeles Review of Books, McSweeney's, and The Chronicle Review. To learn more or purchase a copy of the Norton Library edition of The Age of Innocence, go to https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393870770. Learn more about the Norton Library series at https://wwnorton.com/norton-library.Have questions or suggestions for the podcast? Email us at nortonlibrary@wwnorton.com or find us on Twitter at @TNL_WWN and Bluesky at @nortonlibrary.bsky.social. 

Talking about money remains one of the most challenging topics for many, often shrouded in silence and taboo.  Why do we hesitate to engage in money conversations, and how can financial advisors help break this cycle? Join Brendan Frazier as he chats with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury, the mastermind behind KBK Wealth Connection and author of "Breaking Money Silence."  Together, they delve into why we're so reluctant to talk about money and offer actionable steps to conquer these barriers. You'll Learn:  The generational silence around money and how it's perpetuated. Real-life stories of breaking money silence and their impact. Risks of avoiding money conversations and unrecognized consequences. Tactical steps for advisors to build trust and facilitate meaningful financial discussions. *To sign up for Brendan's newsletter packed with resources to master the human side of advice → Click Here Connect with Brendan Frazier:  RFG Advisory LinkedIn: Brendan Frazier Connect with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury:  KBK Wealth Connection LinkedIn: Kathleen Burns Kingsbury About Our Guest:  Kathleen Burns Kingsbury isn't your average money mindset coach; she's a pioneering force in the realm of women and money, setting her apart from conventional counterparts. With over 18 years of specialized experience, she's dedicated herself to empowering women across finance, business, and entrepreneurship. As a mentor to female entrepreneurs, Kathleen offers invaluable guidance, drawing from her extensive background in wealth psychology and client communication. Her expertise extends to working with financial advisors, helping them navigate the complexities of wealth management while fostering stronger client relationships. Her signature program, “Unleash Your True Value™: How to Shift Your Negotiation Mindset, Boost Your Confidence, and Close More Sales,” is the culmination of her expertise, honed through years of helping women executives, financial advisors, and entrepreneurs break free from money silence. A graduate of Harvard Law School's Program On Negotiation, Kathleen served as an adjunct faculty member at the McCallum Graduate School at Bentley University from 2009 to 2019, where she taught the Psychology of Financial Planning in the CFP® program. She currently teaches Strategic Negotiations in the Business and Management School at Champlain College. She is certified Co-Active Coach with a Masters Degree in Psychology and Bachelors Degree in Finance. – Content here is for illustrative purposes and general information only. It is not legal, tax, or individualized financial advice; nor is it a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any specific security, or engage in any specific trading strategy. Information here may be provided, in part, by third-party sources. These sources are generally deemed to be reliable; however, neither our guest nor RFG Advisory guarantee the accuracy of third-party sources. The views expressed here are those of our guest. They do not necessarily represent those of RFG Advisory, its employees, or its clients. This commentary should not be regarded as a description of advisory services provided by RFG Advisory, or performance returns of any client. The views reflected in the commentary are subject to change at any time without notice. Securities offered by Registered Representatives of Private Client Services. Member FINRA / SIPC. Advisory services offered by Investment Advisory Representatives of RFG Advisory, LLC (“RFG Advisory or “RFG”), a registered investment advisor. Private Client Services and RFG Advisory are unaffiliated entities. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where RFG Advisory and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advisory services may be rendered by RFG Advisory unless a client agreement is in place. RFG Advisory is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

80% of Champlain College graduates land jobs in their field of study—because the college designed its model to make students workforce ready. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Alex Hernandez, President of Champlain College, about how higher education institutions can build their innovation muscle to realign academic programs with workforce needs and improve graduate outcomes. Building the Innovation Muscle Strategic planning is treated as an annual, living process—not a static document. Faculty co-design new academic models, driving institution-wide innovation. Innovation is embedded in culture, not dependent on top-down initiatives. Aligning Curriculum with Workforce Demands Champlain's Upside-Down Curriculum introduces major-specific coursework in year one. Students access internships early, building career experience before graduation. Programs are shaped by employer input to match real workforce needs. Leveraging Employer and Community Partnerships Industry partnerships inform curriculum and create pathways to employment. Dual enrollment initiatives like Vermont Cybersports expand access and impact. Regional collaboration addresses talent shortages and economic development. Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Clarify the North Star – Align planning and programs around a focused mission: preparing students for work, life, and impact. Focus Resources Strategically – Prioritize high-value initiatives and say no to what doesn't serve institutional goals. Build Institutional Trust – Innovation happens at the speed of trust. Engage faculty and staff in designing the future. Higher education leaders have an opportunity to evolve their institutions through intentional planning, faculty-driven innovation, and academic realignment that prepares graduates for today's—and tomorrow's—workforce. Read the transcript on our website: https://changinghighered.com/higher-education-innovation-builds-workforce-ready-graduates/ #HigherEdInnovation #StrategicPlanning #AcademicRealignment #WorkforceReadyGraduates About Our Podcast Guest Alex Hernandez is the tenth president of Champlain College, a private independent college in Burlington, VT renowned for its innovative approach to getting students Ready: Ready for Work, Ready for Life, and Ready to Make a Difference. Over eighty percent of Champlain graduates are employed in jobs related to their field of study. Champlain College is Building on Vermont's Strengths through innovative pathways that prepare students for careers in leading industries and grow local economies. Prior to Champlain, Alex was the Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) and Vice Provost of Online Learning at the University of Virginia. Before that, Alex was a leader in K-12 education, working as a teacher, administrator, and partner of a national foundation. He is a fierce advocate for education opportunity, access, and innovation. He lives in Burlington with his wife Michelle and has twin sons in college. Connect with Alex Hernandez on LinkedIn →   About the Podcast Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton is the founder, CEO, and Principal Consultant at The Change Leader, Inc. A highly sought-after higher education consultant with 20+ years of experience, Dr. McNaughton works with leadership, management, and boards of U.S. and international institutions. His expertise spans key areas, including accreditation, governance, strategic planning, presidential onboarding, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. Dr. McNaughton's approach combines a holistic methodology with a deep understanding of the contemporary and evolving challenges facing higher education institutions worldwide to ensure his clients succeed in their mission. Connect with Drumm McNaughton on LinkedIn→

Champlain College's Game Studio has over 20 years of experience training students for the video game industry, including at their international campus in Canada.

We hear from Champlain College students studying video game development in a program that includes time in Montreal getting hands-on experience with gaming studios. Plus, Vermont joins a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the Treasury Department from transferring sensitive personal data to an agency controlled by Elon Musk, plans for a statewide electric vehicle charging program are on hold following a Trump administration freeze on federal money, McGill University in Montreal plans to cut $45 million and hundreds of jobs rom its annual budget, and public school advocates criticize a Scott administration plan to give every Vermont student an option to enter a school choice lottery.

How do you rethink a career in architecture to get unstuck?Guest:Laura Weiss Founder at Design DiplomacyAs a professional coach, facilitator, mediator, and consultant, Laura Weiss helps creative leaders engage in powerful conversations that drive change.A former licensed architect, Laura spent a decade with the global design firm IDEO as a Practice Director and Associate Partner. An expert in service design, she subsequently assumed leadership roles inside a variety of enterprises seeking to build their own capacity for innovation. Today she leads her own practice Design Diplomacy LLC and is an Adjunct Professor at the California College of the Arts.Laura holds a B.Arch. with honors from Cornell University, an M.Arch. from Yale University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. A lifelong learner, Laura has also earned a Professional Certificate in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies from Champlain College in Burlington, VT, her CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) credential through the Coactive Training Institute and is an ACC (Associate Certified Coach) with The International Coach Federation.How do you rethink a career in architecture to get unstuck?Guest:Laura Weiss Founder at Design DiplomacyAs a professional coach, facilitator, mediator, and consultant, Laura Weiss helps creative leaders engage in powerful conversations that drive change.A former licensed architect, Laura spent a decade with the global design firm IDEO as a Practice Director and Associate Partner. An expert in service design, she subsequently assumed leadership roles inside a variety of enterprises seeking to build their own capacity for innovation. Today she leads her own practice Design Diplomacy LLC and is an Adjunct Professor at the California College of the Arts.Laura holds a B.Arch. with honors from Cornell University, an M.Arch. from Yale University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. A lifelong learner, Laura has also earned a Professional Certificate in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies from Champlain College in Burlington, VT, her CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) credential through the Coactive Training Institute and is an ACC (Associate Certified Coach) with The International Coach Federation.

In this episode, Sophie Rabe, founder of Olive and Milo Social, shares her path from growing up in Vermont's Mad River Valley to building a career in digital marketing. After studying communications at Champlain College, Sophie worked in event marketing before freelancing led her to start her own agency. Sophie explains how Olive and Milo Social grew from a local business into a company with clients across the U.S. and Canada. She offers insights on choosing the right platforms, understanding analytics, and balancing posts. Sophie's work highlights the value of small agencies and their scrappiness. Her story encourages anyone considering building a business to #starthere in Vermont. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Love and War: Collective Memory and the Self is our fifth conversation in a series centering the Warscapes anthology Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War (Daraja Press). Featuring Samina Najmi, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Beverly Parayno and Veruska Cantelli.Writing about war is often synonymous with writing about memory. Erasing narratives, stories and collective memory is the explicit agenda and the inevitable outcome of any war. And thus, writers counter, resist and seize back memory and along the way, shape the historical accounts of places and people that have experienced violence and trauma. The discussion explores the task of writers retrieving memories from war but through the double focus on gender and colonial pasts. They ask: what is the role of the imagination in writing against forgetfulness? How does form, style and aesthetics enter into the writing of trauma and violence? Where does imagination take you within the memory frame of your stories? How can imagination be a place to resist annihilation, how can imagination be a tool for liberation?Samina Najmi teaches multiethnic U.S. literatures at California State University, Fresno. A scholar of race, gender, and war in U.S. literature, she has edited or coedited four volumes and authored critical essays on works by Naomi Shihab Nye, Brian Turner, and Nora Okja Keller that consider their engagement with war from a feminist perspective. Her article, “Narrating War: Arab and Muslim American Aesthetics,” appears in the Cambridge History of Asian American Literature (2016). Samina has also published over thirty creative nonfiction essays, which often meld memoir with political commentary. These essays appear in Warscapes, The Margins, Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir “One Summer in Gaza” was reprinted recently in Doubleback Review, and her essay on Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation is forthcoming in The Markaz Review. Samina spent her childhood in England and grew up in Pakistan.Ubah Cristina Ali Farah was born in Verona to a Somali father and an Italian mother. She grew up in Mogadishu but fled to Europe at the outbreak of the civil war. She is a writer, an oral historian and performer, and a teacher. She has published stories and poems in several anthologies, and in 2006 she won the Lingua Madre National Literary Prize. Her novel Madre piccola (2007) was awarded a Vittorini Prize and has been translated into English as Little Mother (Indiana University Press, 2011). Il Comandante del fiume was published by 66thand2nd in 2014.Beverly Parayno is a second-generation Filipina raised in San Jose, California. She is the author of the short story collection WILDFLOWERS (PAWA Press, 2023), a 2023 Foreword INDIES Finalist and winner of a 2024 IPPY Bronze Medal. Parayno is a graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She serves on the board of the San Francisco-based literary arts nonprofit Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA) and the Munster Literature Centre in Cork, Ireland. Parayno lives in Cameron Park, California, where she co-facilitates the Cameron Park Library Writers Workshop.Veruska Cantelli is Associate Professor in the Core Division at Champlain College. Before that, she was an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Global Communication Strategies at the University of Tokyo and also taught Comparative Literature at Queens College, CUNY with a focus on literature of war and women's autobiographies, particularly on non-western narratives of the self. She is the translator of Lettere Rivoluzionarie by Diane di Prima (2021), and the author of "The Dance of Bones: Tomioka Taeko's Stage of Reprobates" in Otherness: Essays and Studies (2021), "The Maternal Lineage: Orality and Language in Natalia Ginzburg's Family Sayings" for the Journal of International Women's Studies (2017) as well as several articles and interviews for Warscapes magazine. She is the...

Dr. Meg Jones talks to us about queer and trans issues in education, and being an ally to all youth in our classrooms and beyond. Meg is known for her work in queer and trans issues in education, including educational policy, school-based literacies, and teacher education. In 2021-2023, through a Fulbright Finland Foundation and then an American Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship, Meg was a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki in Finland where she worked with a team to focus on critical issues in global education. Dr. Meg Jones is an Assistant Professor of Education at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.Suggested citation: Persohn, L. (Host). (2024, June 11). A conversation with Meg Jones (Season 4, No. 12) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/B609-044F-CF1A-3C94-4006-A Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Unlearning War in the Classroom is our first conversation in a series centering the Warscapes anthology Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War. Featuring panelists Sherry Zane, Veruska Cantelli and Bhakti Shringarpure. Wars, conflict and histories of violence have been continually framed as binary narratives between winners and losers, nation and non-nations, and armies and non-armies. Additionally, in a saturated media landscape, violence and war is often represented as a form of entertainment and this generates a numbness about suffering, pain as well as the psychological and material costs of loss. Prevalent narratives of neutrality, both-sideism and objectivity can legitimize violence towards certain groups of people. Panelists with extensive teaching experience discuss ways in which war can be unlearned in the classroom and disrupt existing ways of producing knowledge about war. Sherry Zane is a Professor in Residence and the Director of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Connecticut. Her main research interests include the history of gender, race, sexuality, and U.S. national security. She is the author of, “'I did it for the Uplift of Humanity and the Navy': Same-Sex Acts and the Origins of the National Security State, 1919-1921” in the New England Quarterly (2018). She is currently researching art activism in Belfast in Northern Ireland and also working on a feminist pedagogical project to make classroom experiences more inclusive. Veruska Cantelli is Associate Professor in the Core Division at Champlain College. Before that, she was an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Global Communication Strategies at the University of Tokyo and also taught Comparative Literature at Queens College, CUNY with a focus on literature of war and women's autobiographies, particularly on non-western narratives of the self. She is the translator of Lettere Rivoluzionarie by Diane di Prima (2021), and the author of "The Dance of Bones: Tomioka Taeko's Stage of Reprobates" in Otherness: Essays and Studies (2021), "The Maternal Lineage: Orality and Language in Natalia Ginzburg's Family Sayings" for the Journal of International Women's Studies (2017) as well as several articles and interviews for Warscapes magazine. She is the co-editor of Mediterranean: Migrant Crossings (UpSet Press) and Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War (Daraja Press). Bhakti Shringarpure is an Associate Professor of English and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Connecticut. She has taught at Hunter College (CUNY), Baruch College (CUNY), Stern College for Women, and the University of Nairobi. She is the co-founder of Warscapes magazine which transitioned into the Radical Books Collective, a multi-faceted community building project that creates an alternative, inclusive and non-commercial approach to books and reading. Bhakti is the author of Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital (2019) and editor of Literary Sudans: An Anthology of Literature from Sudan and South Sudan (2017), Imagine Africa (2017) Mediterranean: Migrant Crossings (2018), Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War (2023).Buy the book here: https://darajapress.com/publication/insurgent-feminism-writing-war

https://youtu.be/AHf64O9mEss Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. We discuss the concept of being a "pre-academic," her Executive Presence Framework, and a shortcut to achieve PRES. Krista also shares an ethical decision-making framework for CEOs and her new initiative to mentor emerging leaders. --- Tap Into A Peer Advisory Board with Krista Crawford Our guest is Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. Crystal, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here. Well, you're a unique guest and I'm very excited too. We don't have too many people who have expertise in people. Sometimes they call it human capital, sometimes they call it human resources, but it doesn't matter. So let's start at the beginning and you are running two Vistage peer groups in Baltimore. And I was wondering why would someone with your expertise want to run leadership peer groups? Steve, that's a great question. I think the first response is I Learn so much from these CEOs. I am a continuous work in progress. I am a lifelong learner But I bring something to the table as well having worked in HR been at the c-suite and then for over 15 years Taught at the graduate level. I have a lot of content and experience that I can occasionally add to the conversation. I've got things in my back pocket. But my job really is just to keep the meeting going with these peer advisory groups, to keep the conversation engaged, to have the group members challenge one another. That's really what I do. Yeah, sometimes it's difficult. It can be much harder sometimes to listen than to speak, especially when you have a lot of knowledge already that you could share. I remember when I was a Vistage chair, that one of the sayings was that, don't just do something, stand there. And that meant obviously that, you know, you don't have to talk all the time, just listen to that person and just try to understand what they are going through and how you can help them. Allow the room to be quiet at times. Sometimes letting that silence, letting it settle, people have to think and they then might say something they wouldn't have if you had moved on. So that's a big lesson to learn, listening. Yes, yes, that's the other thing that I think we were saying all the time was that let silence do the heavy lifting. That's correct. Let silence do the heavy lifting. And that is hard, particularly for we who like to talk with our hands. If I sit on my hands, I find I can be a little better. So, so you are, you said that you were a pracademic and I had to ask Chat GPT what that even meant. So what's a pre-academic anyway? Yeah, so it's someone who is a practitioner, but also has studied the academic literature, as opposed to a pure academician or a pure practitioner. So I'm a blend of both. Yeah, that's a great combination. This is a podcast of frameworks, and actually it really helps if someone is a pre-academic, because then they can bring the intellectual part of the framework as well as having tested it in real life. You have a really great framework about executive presence. Maybe it's called the executive presence framework. It actually consists of four acts. Can you share with the listeners what these acts are and why this framework is even important? Yeah, I love this framework. Two researchers, just Halpern and Lubar, I always like to give credit where credit is due, came up with this four-act process. I often have people ask me, you know, how can I present myself better? So we call it executive presence. And we're going to use four letters,

Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. We discuss the concept of being a "pre-academic," her Executive Presence Framework, and a shortcut to achieve PRES. Krista also shares an ethical decision-making framework for CEOs and her new initiative to mentor emerging leaders.   (01:03) Krista's entrepreneurial journey (03:11) What is pre-academic? (03:48) The Executive Presence Framework (08:17) The shortcut to achieve PRES (16:19) The ethical decision-making framework for CEOs (19:23) Krista's new emerging leaders group (21:45) Parting Thoughts   Links and Resources Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com Connect with Steve on LinkedIn Krista's LinkedIn Krista's Email Vistage

J. Caroline Toy (she/her) is Learning Experience Manager in the Center for Learning & Teaching at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and Adjunct Professor in the College's humanities Core. Her research and teaching focus on religion, popular media, and fan cultures, specializing in how fans use types of ritual and narrative practices that are traditionally associated with religion. Trained as a scholar of folklore and religion, she is also interested in religion in public space and protest in the United States, and changing rural and urban experiences of place.She has published in venues including The Journal of Fandom Studies, Transformative Works and Cultures, Understanding Religion and Popular Culture (2nd ed.), and the Humanities Commons, and has appeared on the Mugglenet podcast Reading, Writing, Rowling (now Potterversity). Caroline is a huge (HUGE!) Doctor Who fan and a lifelong Trekker, has an "It's complicated" relationship with Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and will try basically any mystery novel. When not geeking out, she paddles dragon boats and spoils her cat, St. Alia of the Eighteen Knives. You can find samples of her work at Academia.edu.interview, acafan, J. Caroline Troy, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, religion, Neil Teixeira

Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced a new appointment to his administration: Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion – Aggie Cullen of Henrico, community volunteer. *** Gabby Rivera of Henrico was named to the fall 2023 provost's list at Ohio University. Provost's list recognition is given to part-time students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. *** Michael Timperio and Randolph Trow of Henrico were named to the fall 2023 dean's list at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. To qualify for the dean's list, students must earn a semester grade point average of...Article LinkSupport the show

In honor of Women's History Month, Tanya Lee Stone, director of the Writing Program at Champlain College and author of several books about unsung heroes and missing histories for young readers, most recently, Remembering Rosalind Franklin: Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA (Christy Ottaviano Books, 2024) discusses her latest nonfiction picture book on a female pioneer in science and listeners call in to shout out the histories of other notable women in science.

Welcome to Teacher Tom's Podcast, which is all about taking play seriously. In each episode, Teacher Tom inspires early childhood educators, parents, and other listeners with information, techniques, and best practices to provide children an authentic play-filled childhood.Lisa Murphy is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., a frequent lecturer, and the author of five books. She has been involved in early childhood education for more than 35 years.“A lot of younger adults didn't get open-ended, process-oriented art in early childhood experiences. Many of them are reporting to me that they're not getting creative art, music, finger play, songs, classes in college.”— Lisa MurphyLisa Murphy has been involved in early childhood education for more than 35 years. She has written five books, produced numerous training videos, serves on several early childhood advisory boards, lectures both domestically and internationally, is a frequent guest on various early childhood podcasts, and is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.In 2013 she received a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Champlain College; in 2018 she received the Patricia Monighan Nourot Award for Play Advocacy; in 2020 her book, Lisa Murphy On... Being Child Centered, was nominated for “Best in Education” by Midwest Book Awards; and in 2022 she was awarded the “Doctor of Play” award by the U.S. affiliate of the International Play Association. She is currently awaiting notice of acceptance from Hollins University to begin her second Master's degree, this time in Children's Literature.Lisa presents hundreds of workshops a year and is forever grateful knowing her presentations have been called humorous, energetic, content rich, and inspiring. She currently resides in Central Florida where she continues to be an outspoken advocate who is committed to protecting a child's right to play.“Teacher Tom” Hobson is an early childhood educator, international speaker, education consultant, teacher of teachers, parent educator, and author. He is best known, however, for his namesake blog, Teacher Tom's Blog, where he has posted daily for over a decade, chronicling the life and times of his little preschool in the rain-soaked Pacific Northwest corner of the USA.For nearly two decades, Teacher Tom was the sole employee of the Woodland Park Cooperative School, a parent-owned and operated school knit together by Teacher Tom's democratic, progressive play-based pedagogy. Teacher Tom came into teaching through the backdoor, so to speak, having enrolled his own child in a cooperative preschool, where he began working daily in his daughter's classroom as an assistant teacher under the tutelage of veteran educators — although he'll be the first to tell you that most of what he learned came from the children themselves. When it was time for his daughter to move on, he “stayed behind.”Today, Teacher Tom shares his play-based pedagogy through online e-courses for early childhood educators; produces online early childhood conferences; consults with organizations about his "Family Schools" program; and inspires early-years audiences around the world (Greece, UK, Iceland, Australia, China, Vietnam, New Zealand, Canada, and across the US) both virtually and in-person with his engaging views on early childhood education, play, and pedagogy.He was pressured by his blog readers into authoring his first book, aptly named Teacher Tom's First Book, and is thrilled about the 2023 release of Teacher Tom's Second Book.Resources, people, and websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeTeacher Tom's website: TeacherTomsWorld.comLisa's website: OoeyGooey.comAn Immense World (book) by Ed Yong: Goodreads.com/book/show/59575939-an-immense-worldbell hooks (educator and author): Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooksAntonia Damaso's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/speakers/antonio_damasioFor show notes, visit Mind-Body Learning in Kids (Lisa Murphy)Credits:Host: Teacher Tom HobsonProducer: Michi LantzSupervising Producer: Cynthia Lamb Audio Editor: Marvin del RosarioExecutive Producer: Danny InyMusic Soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyMaking our hosts sound great: Home Brew AudioMusic credits:Track Title: Blueberry Jam JamArtist: Simen AndreasWriter: Simen KnudsenPublisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Childlike WonderArtist: ReveilleWriter: Brendan St. GelaisPublisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: Tick TockArtist: Ivy BakesWriter: Erick PenaPublisher: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSpecial effects credits:24990513_birds-chirping_by_promission used with permission of the author and under license by AudioJungle/Envato Market.To catch the great episodes coming up on Teacher Tom's Podcast, please follow us on Mirasee FM's YouTube channelor your favorite podcast player. And if you enjoyed the show, please leave us a comment or a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.Episode transcript: Mind-Body Learning in Kids (Lisa Murphy)

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Robyn Stratton-Berkessel is a luminary in an organizational change approach called Appreciative Inquiry. She wrote one of the definitive books about Appreciative Inquiry, Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions (Wiley and Sons). Robyn serves as adjunct faculty for the esteemed David Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, housed at Champlain College. She delivered a powerful TEDx talk about "Playful Inquiry" and was the host of a brilliantly thoughtful podcast, Positivity Strategist.As Robyn enters her 70s, she has embarked on a journey of self-inquiry and new discoveries. Instead of giving voice to others, Robyn is giving voice to herself. She calls this journey "unshackling myself."https://positivitystrategist.org/

You share your thoughts on why just "hanging out" is happening less, and what we're missing when we don't make those in-person connections. With Dr. Sheila Liming, a professor of professional writing at Champlain College in Vermont, and author of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time

It's fun to be a part of the best day of someone's life. -Lindsey Leichthammer Meet event producer extraordinaire, Lindsey Leichthammer. www.lindseyleichthammer.com. She's done everything from fluffing the bride's dress to keeping the bridal party calm as Nana is being placed in an ambulance minutes before the wedding ceremony begins. She also knows what it's like to be responsible for feeding hundreds of people in the middle of a field in Vermont, with no cell service. By the time you finish listening, you will know for sure that an event producer needs nerves of steel AND a sense of humor. Fortunately, Lindsey has both in spades. Born and raised in the seaside town of Marshfield, Massachusetts, Lindsey enjoyed the love and support of her parents, and the devotion of her older brother, Taylor. Ten years her senior, he instilled confidence in his little sister early on. At 16, Lindsey became a banquet server, offering up bacon-wrapped scallops and dirty martinis at a high-end steakhouse on the beach. In this interview, she recalls loving the excitement of a wedding reception and knew that her career would somehow involve the wedding industry. A graduate of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, Lindsey majored in Business and minored in Event Management and Marketing. From curating 12-person dinner parties for fussy VIPs to lavish farm-to-table weddings in fields to 3000+ festivals, this young woman has done it all! Now at the helm of her own company called Lindsey Leichthammer Events, she is passionate about delivering unique experiences for her clients. A true believer in tackling any of life's obstacle head-on, Lindsey says: “The only way out is through. There's nowhere else to go but on the other side.” For a quick-witted, yet fact-filled look into the wedding industry, just hit that download button. @lindslovesevents @candyoterry #weddings #Vermont #events

John Pelletier, Director of the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College, delves into the current state of financial education in the United States, centering on Pelletier's recent research report that evaluates states based on their personal finance education policies. The discussion underscores the positive strides made by several states, with seven now earning an A grade, while highlighting the potential underestimation of progress as more states are in the process of implementing favorable laws. The bipartisan support for financial education, reflected in overwhelming approval of related bills, is noted, with Pelletier attributing accelerated legislation post-COVID to lawmakers recognizing constituents' financial struggles.The conversation also covers the economic benefits of financial literacy, ongoing initiatives to improve education in various states, and the influence of Pelletier's annual report on shaping state policies.

Thoughts on my winter trail running challenge: 20 routes along the CT & RI border and the benefits of being part of a team. Comments on the importance of unscheduled, unobligated time 'just hanging out (credit to The NYT Ezra Klein show with Champlain College professor Sheila Liming). And a bonus summary of family fun around the holidays. Merry Christmas and seasons greetings.

The holidays are one of the most social times of the year, filled with parties and family get-togethers. Many of us see friends and loved ones who we barely — or never — saw all year. Maybe we resolve to stay in better touch in the new year. But then somehow, once again, life gets in the way. This is not an accident. More and more people are living lives that feel lonelier and more socially isolated than they want them to be. And that's largely because of social structures we've chosen — wittingly or unwittingly — to build for ourselves.Sheila Liming is an associate professor of communications and creative media at Champlain College and the author of “Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time.” In the book, Liming investigates what she calls the “quiet catastrophe” brewing in our social lives: the devastating fact that we've grown much less likely to simply spend time together outside our partnerships, workplaces and family units. What would it look like to reconfigure our world to make social connection easier for all of us?This conversation was recorded in April 2023. But we wanted to re-air it now, at a moment when many of us are spending more time in the company of people we like and love, and remembering how good that feels (at least some of the time). If you feel motivated to have a more social life next year, hopefully this episode provides a clearer sense of the structures that might be standing in the way, what it would look like to knock a couple down, and what you could build instead.Mentioned:“You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?” by Anne Helen Petersen“The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake” by David BrooksFull Surrogacy Now by Sophie LewisRegarding the Pain of Others by Susan SontagLetters from Tove by Tove JanssonBook Recommendations:Black Paper by Teju ColeOn the Inconvenience of Other People by Lauren BerlantThe Hare by Melanie FinnThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Annie Galvin, with Jeff Geld, Rogé Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, Mary Marge Locker and Kate Sinclair. Mixing by Jeff Geld. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Sonia Herrero and Kristina Samulewski. 

In December's VermontBiz, we learn more about Alejandro Hernandez, the new president of Champlain College. He has secured million-dollar grants, rejuvenated the curriculum and overseen a record fundraising year - all in his first 18 months! We also speak to Mike Lane, Co-founder and CEO of Fluency, the Vermont based business recently named one of the fastest growing companies in America by Inc. Magazine. Learn about his wild ride!! Our healthcare report looks at soaring health care costs, lack of affordable housing and how they continue to hinder the state's post-pandemic recovery efforts. And VermontBiz is celebrating the holidays by supporting local businesses in our annual holiday gift guide, featuring Vermont made products! From Flannel Pet Jackets to Pebble Art … you'll find all you need for the holidays all in one place. All this and more is in the December Issue of VermontBiz - celebrating over 50 years of Serious Business...Serious News. For a subscription, call 802-863-8038 or go to vermontbiz.com/subscribe

Sarah McMaster is the Executive Director of Marketing and Enrollment Management at Champlain College. With over 13 years in Higher Ed, Sarah has been through multiple leadership positions. She shares how her new role has created challenges, and how she is tackling those challenges. Connect with Sarah McMaster on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmcmaster/

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode,  YOUR guest is Christa Montagnino, Vice President for Online Operations at Champlain College YOUR guest cohost is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President of Ensign College YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio YOUR sponsors are InsightsEDU & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!⁠ What does an upside down curriculum look like at Champlain online? What's one major initiative that Champlain is working on with their online students? What does Chris see as the future of Higher Education? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message

When Champlain College President Alejandro "Alex" Hernandez is asked about the value of an education, he responds by telling the story of his family.He is the child of immigrant parents who both became school teachers in California. After Hernandez received a masters degree from Stanford, he went into finance, but eventually left to become a high school math teacher in South Central Los Angeles. He went on to become a dean and provost at the University of Virginia, and in 2022, was named president of Champlain College in Burlington.Hernandez assumes the helm of Champlain after a period of leadership turnover at the 145-year-old not-for-profit private college. He is the fourth president in four years. He has already made his mark as the college has had a record-breaking year in fundraising.Education has become central to the culture wars. In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended race-based affirmative action this June, Hernandez must now craft a way for Champlain to champion diversity without running afoul of the law.“You're either being intentionally diverse or unintentionally exclusive,” said Hernandez. “Why is it that certain groups are not showing up to college campuses? And what is it about the colleges that we're creating that make that true?”“I've spent my entire career thinking about how do you increase access. How do you increase accessibility, and that work is never done. It's an ideal that you need to continue to pursue as a country. And it goes on for generations.” 

On Friday, "Barbie" will hit theaters nationwide after limited releases elsewhere. Tanya Stone, program director of the Professional Writing Program at Champlain College in Vermont and author of several books, including, The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us explains the cultural significance of Barbie's history, why she's been so controversial at times. Plus, listeners call in to share why they are going to see the film and how Barbie has impacted their lives—both good and bad.

Who's Inspiring Impacts today? Ellen Drolette! Ellen Drolette is an appreciative educator and expert on early childhood education. Tune in as Ellen speaks with host Dr. Lindsey Godwin about the transformative impacts Appreciative Inquiry has on the mindsets and behaviors of early childhood teachers and students. Ellen breaks down how Appreciative Inquiry can help educators reframe and change negative behaviors and perspectives, from kids' biting habits to the dread you feel about Mondays. She emphasizes the power of using AI to dismantle and avoid negative self-fulfilling prophecies and even improve your interactions with co-teachers and parents. Ellen Drolette is a certified Appreciative Inquiry practitioner and has found innovative ways to work AI into the practices of early childhood education. She earned her certificate at Champlain College under the direction of Dr. Lindsey Godwin. Ellen brings nearly 30 years of experience to the early childhood field. Her enthusiasm and passion for working with young children and families are as enormous as her passion for working with early childhood teachers, directors, mentors, administrators, and the entire team of early childhood educators. Ellen's first book, Overcoming Teacher Burnout in Early Childhood: Strategies for Change, was published in 2018 by Redleaf Press and focuses on how early childhood professionals can battle burnout and low morale in the workplace. Episode Highlights: How Appreciative Inquiry guides her through difficult moments as an educator. Ways to integrate Appreciative Inquiry in early childhood education + examples of AI questions to ask young students. How to use Appreciative Inquiry at parent-teacher conferences. Understanding, reframing, and correcting children's behaviors, like biting, with Appreciative Inquiry. How to stop dreading Mondays. How to work more effectively with your co-teacher. Resources Mentioned: National Association for the Education of Young Children: https://www.naeyc.org The Joy of Appreciative Living by Jacqueline Bascobert Kelm: https://appreciativeliving.com/the-joy-of-appreciative-living Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dwek: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400062756/sociapsychn0f-20  Research on Growth Mindset: https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/ A summary of Barbara Fredrickson's Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions: https://positivepsychology.com/broaden-build-theory/  Summary of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and the Pygmalion Effect: https://www.simplypsychology.org/self-fulfilling-prophecy.html Inspiring Quotes: “Once you learn about Appreciative Inquiry, you can implement it so deeply in all of the different places of your life.” “I realized in that moment, it had nothing to do with the children. It had everything to do with me and my attitude and how I was showing up for that day… That really was very impactful for me.” “If you know your co-teacher's not a morning person, don't try to engage with them in the morning, but also, recognizing what is going well with that teacher… that can go a long way... when you say that you appreciate the way someone did something, it's so powerful.” What is Appreciative Inquiry? Appreciative Inquiry, sometimes referred to as “the other AI”, is one of the best kept secrets behind meaningful and lasting change at organizations. The AI approach is strength-based, meaning it focuses on identifying and leveraging successes to solve problems, rather than focusing on trying to fix individual failures. Did this episode inspire or impact you? Want to make an impact on us? If so, SHARE this episode with a friend, leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, and follow Inspiring Impacts wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Lauren Materia is a Public Relations Assistant Account Manager at Quotable Media Co. Lauren fell in love with public relations because of the storytelling aspect and being able to be an image shaper. After she graduated from Champlain College in May of 2022, Lauren created her very own lifestyle brand: @materialgirllifestyle which has allowed her to grow and put herself out there. You can also listen to Lauren's podcast Material Girl Talks on Spotify and Anchor!   Lauren's Human Design: 3/5 Manifesting-Generator with Emotional Authority Lauren's Astrology: Scorpio (Sun), Aries (Moon), Taurus (Rising)   Lauren's Songs For Our  Spotify Playlist: Who Says by Selena Gomez and Shake It Off by Taylor Swift   Inside this episode, we dive into: Lauren's childhood upbringing in Michigan with a twin sister playing competitive jumprope How Lauren and twin sister were able to create a loving, best friend sibling relationship instead of a competitive one The story behind Lauren's bold moves that led her to work for a female-founded PR agency during and after college The power in taking steps towards your dreams and asking for what you want Behind-the-scenes creating her lifestyle brand, Material Girl Lifestyle Girl talk on all things fashion and finding inspiring outfits you feel good in Lauren's desire to fully step into her independence post-college   & so much more!   Lauren's Personal Instagram: @laurenmateria Lauren's Lifestyle Instagram: @materialgirllifestyle Lauren's Podcast on Spotify: Material Girl Talks   Connect with Shannon on Instagram: @shannonkeating For 1:1 Coaching, Human Design Readings, & Intuitive Readings: www.shannonkeating.com  For Coaching & Community for Young Women (Ages 18-24 years old): www.babesrising.co Podcast Sponsored by: Ayurvedic Protein (Use code: shannon for 10% off your order!)

Dr. Tom Myers is a Synchronicity Researcher, Educator, and Coach, dedicated to helping individuals and businesses discover the power of Synchronicity and implement it in their lives. Having had a distinguished career as a professor and faculty chair at Champlain College, Tom now focuses on assisting people in understanding the concept of Synchronicity, recognizing its occurrences, and learning how to activate and operate in synchronistic harmony with those around them. In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of Synchronicity with Tom and Dr. Rob Williams, exploring how a breathwork practice can awaken our senses and guide us into a state of greater synchronicity. After the discussion, we invite you to enjoy a 20-minute exclusive meditation session led by Dr. Rob Williams, Co-Founder of Peak Flow. To learn more about Tom and TriSync Impact, visit https://trisyncimpact.com. To learn more about Rob and Peak Flow, visit https://thepeakflow.com.

We are all scheduled to the gills, but actually setting aside time dedicated to nothing in particular is key to both maintaining relationships and your health. Sheila Liming teaches at Champlain College, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we need to ditch the calendars and find time to just sit with friends and strangers – and how that strategy is a potential solution to our epidemic of loneliness. Her book is “Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time.” 

Transformational Coach Brandon Handley initially developed his coaching career by pursuing three life coaching certifications along with certifications from Champlain College in Appreciative Inquiry and in-depth studies of Motivational Inquiry as certifications in NLP & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, all in order to deliver his clients powerful, transformational experiences. Concurrent with serving clients, he had an awakening experience, which drastically shifted his focus from being a life coach to becoming a Transformational Coach. He now guides people to prepare for their own awakening experience and convert their experience into purpose, meaning and ultimately vision. Through his platform, Spiritual Dope, Brandon shares practical applications, theories and stories as they relate to spirituality, the law of attraction and coaching tools, so that his listeners are empowered to take action. https://spiritualdope.co/

Sheila Liming talks about the party, social gatherings that occasion joy and dread and various emotions in between. The party is both a pause and an acceleration in the life-work continuum, it can deaden political motivation and engender fresh politics. We discuss the horrible parties in The Office and the wonderful parties in Small Axe, among other things. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she teaches classes in American literature, writing, and media. She is the author, most recently, of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time (Melville House, 2023), and also of the books Office (Bloomsbury, 2020) and What a Library Means to a Woman (Minnesota UP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in publications like the The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.  Image: © 2023 Saronik Bosu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Sheila Liming talks about the party, social gatherings that occasion joy and dread and various emotions in between. The party is both a pause and an acceleration in the life-work continuum, it can deaden political motivation and engender fresh politics. We discuss the horrible parties in The Office and the wonderful parties in Small Axe, among other things. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she teaches classes in American literature, writing, and media. She is the author, most recently, of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time (Melville House, 2023), and also of the books Office (Bloomsbury, 2020) and What a Library Means to a Woman (Minnesota UP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in publications like the The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.  Image: © 2023 Saronik Bosu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sheila Liming talks about the party, social gatherings that occasion joy and dread and various emotions in between. The party is both a pause and an acceleration in the life-work continuum, it can deaden political motivation and engender fresh politics. We discuss the horrible parties in The Office and the wonderful parties in Small Axe, among other things. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she teaches classes in American literature, writing, and media. She is the author, most recently, of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time (Melville House, 2023), and also of the books Office (Bloomsbury, 2020) and What a Library Means to a Woman (Minnesota UP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in publications like the The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.  Image: © 2023 Saronik Bosu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Sheila Liming talks about the party, social gatherings that occasion joy and dread and various emotions in between. The party is both a pause and an acceleration in the life-work continuum, it can deaden political motivation and engender fresh politics. We discuss the horrible parties in The Office and the wonderful parties in Small Axe, among other things. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she teaches classes in American literature, writing, and media. She is the author, most recently, of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time (Melville House, 2023), and also of the books Office (Bloomsbury, 2020) and What a Library Means to a Woman (Minnesota UP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in publications like the The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.  Image: © 2023 Saronik Bosu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Sheila Liming talks about the party, social gatherings that occasion joy and dread and various emotions in between. The party is both a pause and an acceleration in the life-work continuum, it can deaden political motivation and engender fresh politics. We discuss the horrible parties in The Office and the wonderful parties in Small Axe, among other things. Sheila Liming is Associate Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she teaches classes in American literature, writing, and media. She is the author, most recently, of Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time (Melville House, 2023), and also of the books Office (Bloomsbury, 2020) and What a Library Means to a Woman (Minnesota UP, 2020). Her writing has appeared in publications like the The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Lapham's Quarterly, LitHub, The Globe and Mail, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.  Image: © 2023 Saronik Bosu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Kimberly Quinn, Ph.D., is on the show today to talk about how to retrain our way of thinking and also how to set the tone for your day the moment you open your eyes! I just loved this episode! Dr. Kimberly Quinn currently teaches courses on Mindcraft and Cognitive Psychology at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. Dr. Quinn speaks at various colleges, universities, and organizations on a variety of topics related to well-being. Her most recent higher-profile speaking engagements were No Need to Fix Me: I'm Not Broken (TEDxUStreetWomen-Washington, DC, 2019), The Double-edged Sword: ADHD and Impulsivity (TEDxAmoskeagMillyard-NH,2019), and Race & Gender (AAUW Panelist, 2019), Trauma & Resilience (Champlain College-October,2021), Mental Health on College Campuses (Chronicle of Higher Education-panelist, December 2021), and #SelfcareisNOTselfish (Student Affairs, Penn State, 2022). Dr. Quinn's weekly Mindcraft podcast series and Mindcraft Youtube channel (youtube.com/@mindcraftwellbeing) are aimed at striving for optimal well-being and life satisfaction. She also writes for Psychology Today on topics related to positive psychology, and is an avid skier who loves really good chicken wings and watching “I Love Lucy.” YOU CAN FIND DAWN: https://www.facebook.com/dawnversations https://www.instagram.com/dawnversations_podcast/ https://www.pinterest.com/dawnwecker12/dawnversations-podcast/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZFdplRZmXIguI31KbX2eg https://www.tiktok.com/@dawnversations Email: dawnversations@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dawn9792/message

The Champlain College professor discusses her new book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time."

It's impossible to deny that the U.S. has a serious loneliness problem. One 2018 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 22 percent of all adults — almost 60 million Americans — said they often or always felt lonely or socially isolated. That was a full two years before the Covid pandemic. And Americans appear to be getting lonelier over time: From 1990 to 2021, there was a 25 percentage point decrease in the number of Americans who reported having five or more close friends. Young people now report feeling lonelier than the elderly.This widespread loneliness is often analogized to a disease, an epidemic. But that label obscures something important: Loneliness in America isn't merely the result of inevitable or abstract forces, like technological progress; it's the product of social structures we've chosen — wittingly or unwittingly — to build for ourselves.Sheila Liming is an associate professor of communications and creative media at Champlain College and the author of the new book “Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time.” In the book, Liming investigates what she calls the “quiet catastrophe” brewing in our social lives: the devastating fact that we've grown much less likely to simply spend time together outside our partnerships, workplaces and family units. What would it look like to reconfigure our world to make social connection easier for all of us?We discuss how the structures of our lives and physical spaces have made atomization rather than community our society's default setting, the surprising class differences in how far we live from our families, the social costs of wearing headphones and earbuds in public, how technology has enabled us to avoid the social awkwardness and rejection inherent in building community, the fact that the nuclear family is a historical aberration — and maybe a mistake, how texting and “ghosting” affect the resilience of our core relationships, why shows like “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” are entirely built around socializing at the office and what we are losing in an era of increased remote work, why some parents are revolting against their kids having sleepovers and more.Mentioned:“You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?” by Anne Helen Petersen“The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake” by David BrooksFull Surrogacy Now by Sophie LewisRegarding the Pain of Others by Susan SontagLetters from Tove by Tove JanssonBook Recommendations:Black Paper by Teju ColeOn the Inconvenience of Other People by Lauren BerlantThe Hare by Melanie FinnThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Annie Galvin, with Jeff Geld, Rogé Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, Mary Marge Locker and Kate Sinclair. Mixing by Jeff Geld. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Sonia Herrero and Kristina Samulewski.

Hanging out. All of us could probably stand to do more of it, especially if it doesn't come with a calendar invite. In her new book, Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time, Sheila Liming writes that she's found herself “an accidental witness to a growing crisis: people struggling to hang out, or else voicing concern and anxiety about how to hang out.” The coronavirus may have heightened this struggle, but its root causes—our increased obsession with our phones, the shrinking of public spaces, widening income inequality, American individualism—predate the pandemic. Liming, a professor of communications at Champlain College, joins us on the podcast to discuss both what we have to lose by not spending unstructured time together and how we can get it back. Go beyond the episode:Sheila Liming's Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing TimeLiming learned a lot about the art of the hang through her time playing in the Catamount Pipe Band and the jam band The ArmadillosRay Oldenburg celebrated all the “third places” where people hang out in The Great Good PlaceYou know what would make hanging out a lot easier? The 15-minute cityPractice doing nothing much with one of these great hangout filmsTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jon sits down with Alex Hernandez, President of Champlain College, who was recently inaugurated as just the 10th President in Champlain's long history.  Alex's vision for the college is centered on a theme of “readiness,” as he outlines plans to build a better future for students, the college, and Vermont. Jon talks with Alex about how education creates opportunity and what he thinks our institutions must do to get students ready for their future.  Learn more about Champlain College here: https://www.champlain.edu

Writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming joins us in Hell! to talk about her recently published book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time". This episode also features a Past inside the Present from Dr. Sebastian Wuepper and new responses to this week's Question from Hell! Which is "When we take over the means of production, what can we produce once in a while as a treat?" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717263/hanging-out-by-sheila-liming/ Sheila Liming is an associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where she teaches classes on literature, media, and writing. She is the author of two books, What a Library Means to a Woman and Office. Sheila also plays the accordion and bagpipes. http://sheilaliming.com/ Twitter: @seeshespeak