Podcasts about college track

Salt & Light Catholic Radio congratulates Rhodes Firestone from St. John's Cathedral - a senior at Boise High School, latest winner of the Carlo Acutis Distiguished Graduate Award.  Nominated by Karen Simkins, Rhodes has been an altar server for 5+ years, and plans to run College Track at Franciscan University of Steubenville after graduation. He also shares about his Heart of the Brave Award for resilience.  

Air Date - 12 February 2025Join Inspired Living Host Marc Lainhart – The Intuitive Prospector™ this “Wisdom Wednesday” as we welcome to the show for the first time, Ms. Rochelle Ratkaj Moser. Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Ratkaj Designs, a design agency focused on using the power of design to drive social change. We've had the absolute pleasure of working with some of the most incredible clients out there—small business owners, start-up founders, established enterprise companies, non-profit and education advocacy organizations, and everything in between. When we say there's “power in design,” we mean that power should be available to everyone!JOIN US for another inspiring, educational, healing, and transformative show! Let us go “PROSPECTING!”#RochelleRatkajMoser #InspiredLiving #MarcLainhart #InterviewsRochelle Ratkaj Moser, the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Ratkaj Designs, a design agency focused on using the power of design to drive social change. Rochelle's commitment to accessible and inclusive design has positioned her as a leader in the field, helping mission-driven brands and non-profits amplify their messages and reach audiences often overlooked by traditional design approaches.With a wealth of experience working with top organizations like the Brain Injury Association of America and College Track, Rochelle is dedicated to designing with purpose, ensuring that accessibility is not just an add-on but a fundamental aspect of every project. Her agency's work has won numerous awards, including the Netty Awards for Best Agency of the Year and Best Digital Design Campaign, reflecting her ability to marry creativity with social responsibility. With more than 15 years of experience, I've worked with every kind of client and company imaginable: scrappy start-ups, solopreneurs, enterprise corporations, nationally-known non-profits, and your favorite small business down the street. Bring on all the design challenges you have. I'm ready to meet them in my usual way — with full-on enthusiasm and a passion for the possible. For nearly 10 years, Ratkaj Designs has been providing the expertise clients expect from a big agency with the pick-up-the-phone experience of a small one. We're the best of both worlds. And we're ready to help when you need us. Let's chat. We offer complimentary 30-minute introduction calls where we can talk about your design needs and toss around some ideas—and you can get an idea of how it'd be to work with our team. What do you say? Ratkaj Designs is a full-service advertising agency focused on our clients' success: https://ratkajdesigns.comVisit the Inspired Living show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/inspired-living-radio/Connect with Marc Lainhart at http://www.marclainhart.com/Subscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazineConnect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

How can your identity become one of your greatest leadership strengths?   In this episode of Women of Color Rise, I speak with Shirley Collado, President and CEO of College Track. Previously, Shirley served as president of Ithaca College, executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer at Rutgers University-Newark, and executive vice president of The Posse Foundation.   Shirley and I discuss how women of color can embrace their identity as a superpower and lead authentically in spaces that may not always expect them to.  Define Your Narrative Shirley drew strength from her upbringing as a first-generation college graduate and daughter of Dominican immigrants to define herself as smart, capable, caring, and worthy of leadership. Show Up in Fullness As a Dominican-American woman leading in higher education, Shirley defied expectations. She reminds us to embrace our identity fully, even in spaces where others may not expect it, and to use our voice to challenge stereotypes. Model Possibility for Others Representation matters. Shirley's trailblazing career as the first Dominican-American president of a U.S. four-year college shows younger generations that leadership can come in diverse forms. Embrace the Strength in Differences Shirley highlights the unique strengths that come from being different, such as adaptability, resilience, and problem-solving, which first-gen students often possess.. Turn Perceived Deficits into Strengths What makes you different is what makes you strong. Shirley encourages reframing perceived disadvantages, like navigating multiple worlds, into assets that make you a more effective and resilient leader.   Thank you, Shirley, for sharing your incredible story with us and showing how embracing your full identity can empower you and others to thrive.   #WomenLeaders #WomenOfColorRise #IdentityLeadership #CollegeTrack   Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-91-see-your-identity-as-a-superpower-with-shirley-collado-president-and-ceo-of-college-track

Tanner is our guest cohost this week as we get to know him, hear about his journey from acting in LA to Catholic leader & hear about his new book from Ave Maria Press. I've been working with Tanner behind the scenes on a couple of his podcast projects and we started to get to know each other a bit and found out that we had a lot in common! Tanner shares about his past in college baseball, having a hit movie and his friend Glen(one of the best moments in show history!) We hope you enjoy this fun and insightful episode. May you and yours have a blessed Thanksgiving week! Get the book: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/aching-for-greatness?srsltid=AfmBOoolM1HGgnMhaia-HQAwHFUGnqfsdtzC0kRZ0jAMtTYoJFPrtkm1 Subscribe/Rate Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks! YouTube Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic Connect

This podcast episode dives deep into one of our most frequently requested topics: Junior College, also known as JUCO or NJCAA.  Coach Drew Mahin from Cloud County describes the recruitment process in a way for everybody to understand: are you approaching this as a customer or an explorer? Coach Mahin talks about rejection directing you to your next path, success stories of his athletes post Junior College, the amazing cultural diversity on his track/xc team, life in small town Kansas and how Junior College coaches assist their athletes to find their right fit after 2 years. This episode is a great conversation starter for families and athletes from any country to reflect on their approach to the US college recruitment process.

Send us a Text Message.Uncover the shocking truth about college track and field recruiting in this eye-opening video. Learn all about the ins and outs of the college recruiting process for track and field athletes and get the information you need to succeed!Discussion Panel-College Track and Field recruiting standardsSupport the Show.

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, brought to YOU by Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (⁠JAM 2024⁠), YOUR guests are Dr. Timothy Knowles, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, & Dr. Shirley M. Collado, President & CEO, College Track YOUR cohost is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How is the Carnegie Foundation, under Dr. Knowles' leadership, taking an assertive run at the Carnegie Unit & pushing for transformation in both K-12 & post-secondary education? What role is the Carnegie Post-Secondary Commission playing in reimagining higher education as an engine of social & economic mobility, & why was it important to have leaders like Dr. Collado co-chair? How does College Track's intensive, 10-year commitment to underserved students from high school through college completion reflect the organization's conviction that "talent is everywhere, opportunity is not"? From new classifications focused on social mobility to partnerships with College Track & African universities, how is Carnegie using its platform to drive innovation & collaboration for student success? With the value proposition of higher ed increasingly questioned, what gives Drs. Knowles & Collado hope that post-secondary can evolve to meet the needs of today's learners? As first-gen college students themselves, how do Drs. Knowles & Collado's lived experiences shape their sense of urgency & optimism about transformation in 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

As the President and CEO of College Track, the nation's foremost college completion program, Dr. Shirley Collado is realizing her dream of advancing equity and educational justice for underserved students and communities. With a distinguished background as President Emerita of Ithaca College, where she became its first president of color, Dr. Collado brings a wealth of experience and leadership to her mission.  In their conversation, Dr. Collado and Ryan delve into the imperative need for courageous and visionary leaders in higher education, particularly as society redefines the norms of intelligence and academic achievement for future generations. They explore empowering young individuals with the autonomy to shape their career trajectories, underscoring the importance of agency in navigating one's professional journey.  To end the episode, Dr. Collado gives a surprising answer to Ryan's question about what success looks like for College Track in 30 years. 

We talk about a sixth-grade teacher who was named one of the county's top educators last year allegedly groomed and committed sex acts upon one of her former students. A principal arrested at school on his first day on the job. *STREET ENTREPRENEUR* A student and college track star is facing charges after she allegedly stole over $500,000 from the jewelry store where she worked. Twitter: https://twitter.com/PnLJudgementals TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pnljudgementals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PnLJudgementals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the__judgementals Email: pnljudgementals@gmail.com Music:  Bread Crumbs - Successful

  In this episode Ankur interviews Ashanti Branch, founder of the Ever-Forward Club (based in Oakland) and prophet of bringing emotional literacy to young men.    As I relistened to the episode, Ashanti's path (and passion) seem even more radical to me: the dominant narratives around “what to do with” young men who are not on the success track seem to be Prison (“Tough Love”) and Shape Up and Go To College. Ashanti is claiming to have the same (or better) results as the College Track by treating this kids as actual human beings with emotional experiences, and giving them a safe outlet to be themselves.   Shocking, I know. And totally awesome. Show Links: Voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow Email: info@10kh.show Podcast website: http://momentumlab.com/podcast Momentum Lab: http://www.momentumlab.com   Guest References: TEDx Marin - The Masks We All Wear  http://www.tedxmarin.org/ashanti-branch/ 2017 Wisdom 2.0 - Young Men from Ever Forward Club speak about growing today - https://youtu.be/8bPOd2Esbrk Ashanti Branch speaks about young men's emotional toolbox at Big Ideas Fest 2014 - http://youtu.be/sGzauoDEEVk The Ever Forward Club's work is featured in a documentary by The Representation Project called "The Mask You Live In" that premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival http://youtu.be/hc45-ptHMxo Why was The Ever Forward Club created?    About our sponsor: 10,000 Heroes is brought to you by Momentum Lab.    I normally refer to Momentum Lab as an experiment-based coaching program or a goal accelerator.   But it's beyond that. It's a deep investigation into Purpose, Vision, and what it takes to achieve our goals in every area of life.   If you're interested in falling in love with who you are, what you're doing, or what you're surrounded with, there's two roads:   Accepting what is Transforming your situation   We help you do both.    The best way of learning more is to sign up for our weekly email: (Momentum) Lab Notes   http://momentumlab.com/podcast  

Tune in to hear Cam, JD, and Johnny discuss what it means to navigate dating during the college years. In addition, listen to JD's message from Thursday on the parable of the sower.

Continuing our Year Long Celebration of the passing of Title IX, and on the eve of the NIAAA National Conference, we've got Jan Murphy on to share her story. Jan was a true Title IX Pioneer back in the 70's, running on the Boys XC Team in high school before running on the first Women's Cross Country at Oregon State University. She then embarked on a HOF worthy career as a high school and college coach and after retiring she is still active as a High School and College Track & Field Official and has worked numerous National Championships! THIS is Wednesday Wisdom on The Educational AD Podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/educational-ad-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/educational-ad-podcast/support

Running is NOT easy. It takes discipline and elite level training, as well as a passion to get out there and work every day, even on the days you don't want to be there!  Dante Brown, has had a blessing of being fast and explosive, but he's going to share his journey and story with us today on the show!  We'll talk about various points of the career, from his NAIA days where he dominated, to the days at Auburn where he had some amazing results in the SEC, as well as now, at Grambling State University as he looks to finish his career with a bang!  We also get to learn about the life lessons from his running journey. How that's translated into his business ventures and other parts of his career.  Don't miss out on this one! And make sure you also check out this awesome offer I have with ClickFunnels. ClickFunnels is a software that allows you to build sales funnels online and take your business to the next level. With my code, you can get it at a HIGHLY discounted rate so make sure to check it out HERE!!  __________________ Come follow The Gametime Guru on the various social media platforms! Facebook: The Gametime Guru Twitter: @thegametimeguru Instagram: @gametimeguru TikTok: @thegametimeguru

Don't believe your lying eyes, there will be NO recession according to the NBER. The Imperial College of London kicked off Covid lockdowns. What was their track record before Covid? Not great. Embarrassingly bad. And Humpday Health! Is Type 2 diabetes a chronic condition that cannot be cured? Dr Fung says not if you actually attack the disease and not just the symptoms. 

Shop at https://www.manscaped.com and use code TWN to get 20% off and free shipping! Today's Topics: - We look at the NCAA Championship and how the Florida men and women have dominated (1:54) - Why the NCAA Championship is better than the Olympics (4:28) - Joseph Fahnbulleh winning the 100m and 200m over favorite Micah Williams (11:20) - The women's Bowerman list being extremely close between Jasmine Moore, Anna Hall, Abby Steiner, and Camryn Rogers (17:20) - Devon Allen running the 3rd fastest 110h race of all time and beating Grant Holloway (22:51) - Sha'Carri Richardson losing to Alia Hobbs in the 100m at NYC Grand Prix and coming back to win the 200m (25:51) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/trackworldnews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trackworldnews/support

John Loeffel – the star college track runner from Seton Hall University in New Jersey, whom Oxygen Plus partnered with through the sports agency, MarketPryce – shares his path to success in long distance and cross-country running. He also drops a few vital lessons about persevering in sports and life in the face of major health and personal challenges. Co-hosts, Ben and Lauren, get into it with this all-around cool, inspiring student athlete, chit-chatting about mental health, meditation, breathing, mindfulness, getting up early, and not letting negative wizards prevent you from achieving your goals. We love it because John also shares how he uses O+ oxygen: To help recover after a long run, and to speed up recovery in between running intervals! Coached by legendary Olympic coach, John Moon, and supported by his amazing family, John's focus and commitment to wellness will go the distance in encouraging you to get up and face each day, no matter what challenges may come your way. Follow John Loeffel on Instagram @johnloeffel_ 

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WKU Track and Field senior Audrey Griffin discusses her work with the program as a sprinter and hurdler, adding new events this season, her passion for the 400 hurdles, her leadership role as a three-time team captain, the emotions for her as she nears the end of her competitive career, this coming week's Hilltopper Relays at WKU, her participation in community service events in Bowling Green, and what she's looking to accomplish over the rest of the outdoor season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam Bragg is an entrepreneur, speaker and former professional athlete. He is focused on identifying, developing and marketing new ideas and tools that enable individuals to improve and better manage their lives as well as achieve their full potential. Bragg co-founded and is currently managing two startup companies, Quickr and Experience Communities, that are disrupting the health care and education industries, respectively.

In 2020, Clemson University attempted to drop a bunch of sports, including men's track and field. Minnesota did the same thing with four sports (including both indoor and outdoor track and field), and ended up dropping indoor only. Brown University also tried to drop its men's track and field team, and then re-added… Etc. etc. Enter my guests today. Russell Dinkins, a former 400 and 800m track athlete at Princeton University, has been credited with helping restore many of the men's track and field programs that were on the chopping block, including Clemson. He happened to have some extra time during the early phases of the pandemic after getting laid off from his job at Mathematica Policy Research. He penned a piece on Medium called “Brown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not Be Cutting the Men's Track Team” that went viral. Russell spoke recently at the 2021 College Track and Field Convention about his successful argument-that dropping one of the most diverse teams on a PWI (primarily white institution) campus is the opposite of what colleges claim they stand for. He's joined by friend of the podcast Arthur Bryant, partner in the law firm Bailey Glasser, and a legal expert in all things Title IX. Arthur and Russell have worked together to advance the narrative around DEI and Title IX in college sports. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karen-weaver/message

How do we help students find their strengths so that they see a positive way forward? Positive youth influencer can forever change the trajectory of their students' lives for the better. Many justice engaged youth, lacked trusted adults as they began to disengage from school. In addition, some of these youth confided in negative influencers such as gangs, to help guide them through life. This contributes to the cycles of recidivism for juveniles. What does the data tell us about these youth's positive view of their futures? We have a conversation with Dana Bunnett, Director of Kids in Common (dbunnett@kidsincommon.org) , to discuss the most recent data on these topics. We also consult Abdul Duso, National Student Life Director at College Track to find out more about sense of purpose work. Abdul gives his insight on sense of purpose work with the juvenile justice student populations. Special thanks to our graphic artist, Tess Buckley. www.kidsincommoin.org www.americaspromise.org www.Burnsinstitute.org www.ymcasv.org/ - Project Cornerstone www.searchinstitute.org/ www.collegetrack.org/ https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/foundations-young-adult-success-developmental-framework https://www.rand.org/blog/rand-review/2016/01/course-correction-the-case-for-correctional-education.htmlhttps://harvardpolitics.com/recidivism-american-progress/ https://www.rand.org/blog/rand-review/2016/01/course-correction-the-case-for-correctional-education.htmlSupport the show (https://www.paypal.me/adviceinsideout)

On this episode of The Higher Ed Shift, we are joined by Nadja Jepsen, Financial Programs and Scholarships Senior Director at College Track, a national nonprofit organization serving first-generation students of color from low-income communities. Together, we dive into the topic of scholarship displacement, its impact on students, and the ability for external scholarship providers to fulfill their mission. We end the conversation with a discussion about the pending legislation that is looking to educate students about displacement and discourages colleges from the practice.About Nadja JepsenNadja has worked in the scholarship field since early 2015 and was a scholarship recipient herself. In addition to her work at College Track, Nadja is also an active member of the National Scholarship Providers Association and has presented on scholarship displacement multiple times bringing awareness to what scholarship displacement is, why it happens, and strategies to mitigate it.Connect with Nadja Jepsen on LinkedinAbout College TrackCollege Track is a national nonprofit organization serving first-generation students of color from low-income communities. Our 10-year program supports them through high school and until they graduate with a bachelor's degree. Our work is rooted in educational equity and racial justice, setting the stage for our students to thrive in careers where people of color have been historically underrepresented. Today, we serve more than 3,000 high school and college students at 12 centers across the country.All College Track students have an advisor that supports them in college and 100% of our scholars receive at least one scholarship from us. We have 2x the national graduation rate for low-income and first-generation students. 89% of our students take out less than $30k in loans, with 33% graduating loan debt-free.To learn more about College Track: www.collegetrack.orgTo learn more about the national bill for scholarship displacement contact Kalwis Lo, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Scholarship America, at klo@scholarshipamerica.orgIf you are a scholarship provider or work in a college financial aid or scholarship office, check out: https://www.scholarshipproviders.orgConnect with Amy GlynnFollow Amy on TwitterConnect with Amy on LinkedinWant to be a guest on our podcast?We'd love to have you. Email us at: studentfinancialsuccess@campuslogic.com

Hey, homeschoolers! I attended a conference session years ago when I was getting ready to homeschool high school for the first time. This particular session was geared toward parents of advanced students who hoped to get full-ride scholarships. There certainly are those students, but there are many more of us who aren’t in that category. […] The post When Your Teen Isn’t On The College Track appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

On the first ever live and in person edition of the pod, we discuss: Jordan's fabled rivalry with my little brother, her time in college running track in LA and what she learned, having friends in the current Olympics, where she sees here next 5-10 years going, how she landed working in Aviation, and a couple cool DIY pointers for people after she just remodeled her own house

College sprinter Allison Grady would look at pictures of herself competing and tell herself, "I wasn't sick enough." She was battling bulimia, anxiety and depression, yet she continued to post outstanding times for North Central College, while earning accolades for her academics. Yet because she didn't look like she was suffering, she continued to do just that. The brutal reality is that women's bodies change more significantly than men's, and Allison struggled to accept that she'll never be as fast as she was as a senior in high school. Add in a society obsessed with body image, and Allison has survived a perfect storm. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows going forward. She knows she'll always be in recovery, and in her role with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, she's striving to help others in their journey. CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussions on eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dysmorphia. If you or someone you know is struggling with disordered eating, mental illness, or suicidal ideations, please pick up the phone and dial one of these numbers: National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: 800-950-6264 National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Helpline: 800-931-2237 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 ************************************ Our conversation with Allison was presented by DUI & Behavioral Health Counseling Centers, which has offices here in northern Illinois – in Sycamore, Plano, and Crystal Lake. If you suspect you or someone you love has a problem with drinking, drugs, mental illness or anger, call 815-895-9000 today and set up an evaluation. Visit duisycamore.com for more information. ************************************ Catch me on IGTV (@40000_Steps) and Facebook Live at 11 a.m. CST every Tuesday and Thursday. Join the discussion. Bring your own snacks. ************************************ If you or someone you know would like to star on the podcast, or be interviewed on IGTV, email us at 40000steps@gmail.com. ************************************ Sign up for our free newsletter and read my regular musings in The Big Blog at 40000steps.com, where you can also read about and listen to every episode of 40,000 Steps Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heimerman/message

On this episode of the Period Chats Podcast, we sit down with College Track and Cross Country Super Star and dear friend Sydney Steely. Like many of you already know having a period can make our week or day difficult but what about when you have an important race? Syd takes us through her experience as an athlete with a period and getting more in touch with her cycle has helped her throughout her last year of running. Follow along with Sydney's journey here: Instagram: @sydneysteely

On this weeks episode I went to the Olivet Nazarene University Track and field invite and interviewed some of the competitors.

Episode 244 of the The Athletic Scholarship Podcast is Part 1 of 2 of an interview with Cameron Wright.  Cameron and his family moved to Ozark, MO about 2 years ago and I have got to know them through basketball, baseball and golf.  Cameron's middle child is the same age as my youngest son and they both play high school baseball and basketball together.  As I have got to know Cameron I found out he is from Southern Illinois and his family knows my in-laws that are from that area.  Cameron attended Southern Illinois University and was a 5 time All-American high jumper and a 4 time Missouri Valley Conference high jump champion.  Also, Cameron, qualified and participated in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA.   In this episode we cover Cameron's athletic background, his family and his college, college coaching and Olympic career.  Cameron covers the seasons of Track and Field, the events, the number of athletes on a team and the number of scholarships available.  Our discussion covers Track and Field recruiting, what a high schooler needs to do and how important the high school state championship are in the sport.  There is a large amount of recruiting done at the JUCO level and even at the International level in the sport.   We cover many more topics of recruiting.  Listed below are other Athletic Scholarship Podcast episodes that will fill in some of the topics discussed in this episode, Episode 244.   As school ends and summer begins, do not forget to check out the End of School Special on the Recruit Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System.  Go to Recruit-Me.com/system to get more information on the step-by-step system that will get you results quickly.  The End of School Special is reduces from $127 to only $99.   Recruit-Me.com Recruit-Me 3.0 Athletic Scholarship System Episodes 216 & 217: Scholarship Information Episodes 225 & 226: Official and Unofficial Visits Episode 243: A Walk Through the Recruit Me 3.0 Workbook

CCCC Season 1 Episode 9: Higher Education as First-Gen LatinaIn this episode Yessenia and I dive deep into discussing what it's like to navigate higher education as first-generation “Latinas”, we deconstruct what that means for us in academia. We share our love for study abroad and travel, and our shared role as a college advisor for students.Yessenia Tostado loves to appreciate time everyday to experience a life well-lived by actively being adventurous. She is a first generation Mexican-American college graduate and a daughter of immigrants. A brief road map of Yessenia's life would highlight that she grew up in East Los Angeles, where she played soccer 7 summers in a row and had two different programs, Project GEAR UP and College Match, to support her in her college going journey. After learning about the value of a liberal arts education, Yessenia moved across the country to attend college in Pennsylvania, where she got to learn so much about herself, had some amazing experiences with best of friends, and was fortunate enough to study abroad twice. After earning a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and a Health Studies Certificate from Dickinson College, Yessenia moved to the Chicagoland area to be an AmeriCorps Scholar Coach to support high school students in their journey to college. After completing her two years of service and taking a much needed break between jobs, Yessenia moved to Colorado to join College Track Aurora as a College Completion Advisor. Yessenia believes in the 10 year promise that College Track makes to its students to get to and through college and into their careers. In this current role as an advisor, Yessenia works diligently to support students in their own journeys for a life of opportunities, choice and power through the value of a college degree. Other, possibly at the end of our coffee chat (promo): If you'd like to learn more about Yessenia, search for the Unsealed LYPs podcast to hear about her first year in college, studying abroad, and following her dreams away from home.Connect with her here:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yessenia-tostado-9aba7571/ and Social Media - Instagram @brightstar076Need to Revamp Your Resume™ in a weekend? Check out my mini-course Beta launch and grab the bonuses before they expire! https://www.deliciaalarcon.com/revampyourresume More resources: Check out my website: https://www.deliciaalarcon.com/ YouTube Channel for Free Training: https://youtu.be/Q_jAKw1wpOk Video of Episode: Free Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/collegeandcareerhypecrew/ Resources: https://www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources

Is your child with special education needs college bound?  What do they need to get there? And where is there?   Today, Special Education Attorney Laura Heneghan shares her journey helping her children navigate transition skills for college and what questions to ask.     You can find both Laura and me at   https://SpecialEd.Law   and you can reach Laura directly at Laura @SpecialEd.Law   The TRANSCRIPT for this episode can be found in the show notes at https://SpecialEd.Law/were-college-bound   TRANSCRIPTS (not proofread)   SUMMARY KEYWORDS college, child, brogan, student, learning, school, high school, kids, accommodations, disabilities, people, classes, absolutely, professors, parents, skills, learning disabilities, capable, dyslexia, campus SPEAKERS Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney, Dana Jonson   Dana Jonson  00:02 Hello, and welcome to need to know with Dana Jonson. I'm your host, Dana Jonson. And I'm here to give you the information you need to know to best advocate for your child. And a special education attorney in private practice. A former special education teacher and administrator, a current mom to four children with IPS and I myself have ADHD and dyslexia. So I've approached the world of disability and special education from many angles. And I'll provide straightforward information about your rights and your schools obligations, information from other professionals on many topics, as well as tips and tricks for working with your school district. My goal is to empower you through your journey. So please subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss any new episodes. And I want to know what you want to know. So like, follow and drop me a note on my need to know with Dana Jonson Facebook page. Okay, let's get started. Hello, today I am speaking with Laura Hannigan. Hello, Laura. Thank you for joining me. Thank you. Laura has been with us before she works with me in my office. And the reason Laura that I wanted to have you on again, is to talk about taking her children from learning disabilities and other disabilities in school to college, because that is a step that I find very difficult for typically developing students forget disabilities. And it's it's complicated enough as it is, but I know you have some in depth experience with it. So why am I asking you? Why are you the person I'm coming to to talk to me about getting kids with disabilities into college? Let's start there.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  01:37 Okay, well, aside from professional experience I've personally experienced in this area, I have three children, and the oldest, my son Brogan has dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. And he is currently in his last semester of college. So I feel like I'm here. So I can talk a bit about the journey and some of the things I've learned and would be happy to share with your listeners.   Dana Jonson  02:01 That is awesome. So when can we start worrying about college, I have one student, I have one child, I shouldn't say student, one child of mine, who was adopted an older age, so I didn't get to know her until she was 13. But at 13, I was told she would not go to college that was not her trajectory, and that we should be looking at something else. And then I have my own biological children who from the very beginning, I presumed that college would be the end goal no matter what. And you know, I've had to adjust that perspective from time to time. And now I'm back on College Track for some of them. But when we make that decision,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  02:38 as I said, Bergen is my oldest three children, two of them are in college, and one is currently a junior in high school. So I always did look at freshmen and sophomore years, kind of the free years where they could just enjoy school, I could have them enjoy school, and not worry about things until that, you know, critical junior year. But I found one Brogan was in 10th grade was when I really started thinking about it because like you I wasn't sure if he would be capable of handling college going away to school what our options were. In addition to his learning disabilities, he had a lot of social anxiety. So we didn't know what he was capable of. And as we all know, kids continue to mature well into their 20s. So looking at somebody at 10th grade is a totally different thing than what they're going to eventually end up to be so   Dana Jonson  03:28 but I think and I just want to jump in because what you said is really great is you're not just talking about academics, right? Oh, yeah. I they're talking about learning to live by college. And and that experience in and of itself is something it's monumental. I mean, it's really big.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  03:45 Absolutely. So, you know, in the way that I work is usually I like to research things. So if you're old enough, you probably recall the back of the big Barron's book of colleges. And I love flipping through that and they actually have an addition that's for programs with colleges and universities with programs for kids with learning disabilities.   Dana Jonson  04:05 And they just updated it, they just updated it, it came out in February, I know cuz I've ordered it.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  04:10 So really not involving him yet, because of the anxiety issue. I got that and kind of flipped through to get an idea of what the options would be. And one thing I was glad I noticed at that early stage was that many more schools became even a possibility if you have two years of a foreign language, so for them to even to consider admission, they want those two years almost despite how your child does in the class. Like many kids with dyslexia, Brogan had a foreign language language waiver. So he had not taken Spanish or French or whatever they were offering and as freshmen and sophomore year so we did end up enrolling him in his junior and senior year solely for the ability to open up that kind of extra level of colleges based on the requirements   Dana Jonson  04:58 and I found that in our in our high school. Anyway, they don't require it. So I struggled with that, because I was saying My child is going to need two years of language. And they were saying, nope, No, they don't. And then I was like, well, I need a language waiver, because I have one child with nonverbal learning disability and learning a foreign language is next to impossible. So, and they wouldn't give it to me because if not required to graduate from high school. So right parent, yeah, so I want to talk about that, at some point, how we address those barriers to?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  05:29 Well, it's funny, I think colleges are becoming more aware of the two because more are offering things like ASL. Because if you American Sign Language, if you have a kid who struggles with reading and writing in English, and you're requiring them that they take a foreign language, you're just asking for failure for them, which is, it's just not really, you know, fair to the kid. And I know, when Brogan started taking Spanish in his high school, he was running into a lot of issues. And we kind of, you know, step back and look and and it turned out he wasn't getting the same accommodations in Spanish, like a word bank. He was not he was being penalized for spelling and things that in English, he was not being penalized for. But he wasn't Spanish. So we kind of had to get, you know, the whole team on board that the combinations carry across. Yeah, I wouldn't have even thought of that. Do that. And everyone, it was kind of a lightbulb moment for everybody. It was like, Oh, yeah, that that totally makes sense. We had just never thought of that. Yeah. So we were fortunate that his high school took a bunch of students on a college tour in the summer between sophomore and junior year. So he was able to be exposed to different campuses, different cultures on campus size locations, kind of without the parental lens being on it, which I thought was great. And it was a really good opportunity. I grew up in New York State and basically had the choice of any new york state school, I could get into sight unseen. So I wasn't really a true believer in needing to visit colleges, it was like apply to them get into the best one, you can and go there. Because Brogan has seen schools, we were able to kind of limit it to he didn't want to be urban, he didn't want to be an engineering, he didn't want to be that far away from home. So then we kind of drew a, you know, three hour radius around where we were, and figured we'd start looking at programs that had learning disability programs, kind of an official program. And just as an aside, there's kind of three main levels. So there are, every college has to have a disabilities office to address any accommodations for any students disabilities. And with that, they can sometimes offer some tutoring services or some accommodations that like extra time, then you've got kind of a middle level tier where you could maybe pay for some tutoring, or the school has like a peer tutoring section or something that the kids can go to for a little extra help. And then you've got kind of the full blown, usually additional tuition learning program that's a little more structured, we started visiting those high level, you know, learning structured ones. And it was really interesting to me, because I wouldn't have believed the benefit in the visit. Until one day, we were on a campus that on paper was a perfect fit for him. And we took our tour and the program was great. The people were great. But he and I walking around the campus, he said, I don't see any other Bourbons here. And that was a really high impact moment for me both his awareness of that and that he needed to feel like he fit wherever he was going. So that really changed my perception of what it was to visit a college. And honestly, there were some that we pulled up to and he was like, nope. And we just kept driving. And I found the exact same experience with my daughter, Kylie, there were places that we'd pull up to and it didn't feel right. Or there was something that just didn't feel like it was a place that she wanted to be. And I realized kind of how important at least in our situation with my kids that it was a really important piece.   Dana Jonson  09:08 Yeah, yeah, definitely that fit and, and getting a vibe for it too, because I was presumed not unlike high schools and other schools, just because they have a program on paper that appears perfect for you. Doesn't mean it it. Absolutely. We run into that all the time with students in elementary or middle or high school. Like Yes, well, this program may be great for a lot of kids with disability or with dyslexia, but it's not working for this kid with dyslexia. So we have to look at something different. So I think that's a great point that that individualizing doesn't change just because they're going to college. It still needs to be an individual is because if the child doesn't buy in or doesn't feel comfortable, you're not going to get out of them their best.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  09:54 Exactly. And I think for different kids, the level of that might be different, but for him it Was it was really important. And we came across his current university where they don't have a specific program. But we went in, and we talked to his the Learning Support Group. And we presented his current testing and his IPS. And they really felt that they could support him. And it was a, it was a campus that felt good to all of us. So we identified another campus that was a good fit that had an additional PE program. And we decided he would apply to both of those early but non binding so that if we needed to continue the application process, we could, but for him applying to too many schools would have been overwhelming. So we kind of picked his top two choices, and did the early application for those. And he ended up getting into both Yeah, he broken. He actually liked the one with the less formal program. And that worried us a little bit. So his high school support teachers actually got on the phone with the university and talked about the services that they could offer to him and got us all comfortable that it was a really good fit. Most importantly, was he felt like that university wanted him. And in the end, the decision was his Yeah, it was he really felt like they wanted him to be there. I think in in going through the process, there are a couple things that were really helpful, you know, we went and visited and we spoke to the people that run the disability offices and, you know, going with a list of prepared questions to ask and write down the answers. Because once you visit more than two colleges, you forget what somebody else said, you know, and bring the list of accommodations your kid is currently getting so that you know what works and what doesn't work. And you need to go in making sure that your your child knows what their strengths and their vulnerabilities are. And if they're not sure help them to kind of figure it out because it at the college level, whether they're 18 or not, when they go to college college is going to treat them like an adult. And they're going to have to advocate a bit more for themselves and know their profile as a learner. So that they can ask for help during the process. And they need to really notify their professors, each professor of the accommodations they need. Now, if they want to struggle with that, there's people that can facilitate it and support them. But it's kind of good to know going in that they've got to be a little more responsible for that kind of stuff.   Dana Jonson  12:22 When I think that's an important skill that we say all the time. Kids need to learn how to self advocate and we talked about it, we talked about it. But what does that look like? And what does that look like in real life. And what that looks like is being able to find that learning center, if that's the school that you're going to one where you have to seek it out yourself. Because as you're talking about these three tiers, what I'm understanding is there some that just offer whatever the federal law makes them offer, right, you have to offer certain level of accommodation reasonable accommodations under the ADA, then you get to the next step where they found the services, but you have to seek them out and get them yourself. And then the third level would be an integrated program.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  13:03 Correct. And one of the things we found really helpful was he set up weekly appointments, because left to make the decision in the moment about Should I go get help or not was something that was difficult for him. But when he had an appointment on his schedule, he would go every single time. So that was really, really helpful. The other thing I found really helpful, which my kids absolutely hated, is when you're on the campus, stop other students and ask them what they think about the school, and about the food and about the professors and about the dorms. And all of those parts that we you know, refer to earlier all part of the experience. And who better to tell you but somebody who's currently there, because it's really not all about the academics. It's a change in where you live, what you eat your friends, how you maintain your hygiene, it's, you know, you've probably never shared a bathroom with 20 other people before. So it's really different. And Brogan joined the ultimate frisbee team as a freshman. And that was a great choice for him. Because it kept him busy. It gave him exercise, and it kind of gave him a built in social group. And that was one of the things that I contribute to his success at school. And personally, I made the decision to not obsess about grades. And to this day, I actually don't know what any of his college grades are. I know he attends class. And we'll get to how I know that. And I know he's not failed any classes. And he's graduating in four years. So grades. You know, when I talked to him, I asked, Are you happy? Are you working hard? Are you doing well? And those are the things that I chose to focus on. Because for him the accomplishments in all of those areas were so huge.   Dana Jonson  14:40 Yeah. And I think when you're going to college, either you're in or you're out, right. So when when you're when you're looking at high school grades, you're worried about those grades because of what they bring you to NES and in college, at least my personal philosophy is you made it right you're there now. Can you stay there and make it through, because unless you are planning to do something very specific, many times your class rank doesn't actually matter. your GPA doesn't actually matter. Obviously, if you're failing or an academic probation, those are different stories. But as a rule, you know, you're not looking for that next competitive school. I mean, if you are going to graduate school, sure, but there are also other paths to graduate school. So it's a little I find it takes the pressure off a little Did you find that through your experience, or Absolutely,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  15:32 and I think that's why it enabled me who I'm a pretty detail oriented person, to just not focus on it at all, like, as long as he receives his diploma, he's good. And it doesn't really matter how he got there. Like you said, he's passed all his classes, and he hasn't been on probation. And I think you don't know how your kid's gonna respond. When they get there, I was really worried about him and the friends and the dorm situation, because the high school that he went to was a really small High School, and he was absolutely fine. Now, my next one, my daughter, she went to college, and she had some anxiety and the dorm was really a tough thing for her, she got put in triple and that was not working.   Dana Jonson  16:15 They should never group girls in threes. I really, like we all learn that early, let's just not do it.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  16:23 You know, as an accommodation, we got her move to a single room. And that was helpful, but then she wasn't socializing really at all. So eventually, we got an emotional support dog for her that lived with her in the dorm in her single, and that provided kind of the comfort to her. And also a talking point for people like who doesn't want to go up to a dog and you know, talk to the person that's, that owns the dog. So it helps her socially to, but it wouldn't have anticipated that when she was going. But I really want to I want to circle back to the How did I know he was attending classes? Yeah, most, one of the most important things I think, as a parent you can do. As I said earlier, your kid is an adult, they make the decisions at college, you can't find out about if they went to the infirmary, how you know what happened or anything like that, unless your child tells you or they give you specific permission. So FERPA is the law that covers you know, student information. And it's true in the elementary and secondary schools. And it's true in college. So you can have your child sign a waiver that gives you access to their academic information. And I found that really helpful because I didn't have to get on the phone with or FaceTime or whatever it was with Brogan and asked him about, are you going to class? Are you going to tutoring? I could contact this other person and say, I just want to ensure he's doing what he's supposed to be doing. And as long as that answer was, yes, I could focus on all the positive things that he was experiencing at school. So I really did find that that to be helpful. And I fully recommend and your child has to agree. So that's a conversation you want to have, before you get there. And you ask them to sign something, you know, they I think depending on how much support you give your kid throughout the years, they may or may not agree to that. So it's a conversation well worth having before you get into the situation.   Dana Jonson  18:20 But I think to that point, it's also it's an age where they are supposed to be growing away from us, right? They're supposed to be developing themselves. And we as parents have been so involved in everything, particularly if their disabilities, I know when my eldest went to a transition program, which is to transition to a college is for children who are college capable, but not ready. It was actually a huge relief. It was absolutely nerve wracking until she got there. And then I was like, oh, here's someone else.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  18:54 What do you think I want him to stay there for grad school.   Dana Jonson  18:57 Right, but keep going. But it is, I think, hard to imagine, as a parent of a child who's heading towards college, that you might be okay with not having full access to everything that that that might be an okay thing. But you're right, you have to get the consent. And I think that there's a way to do that without your children feeling like you're still on top of them, because they don't want that feeling either. And I think just like you said, you know, this will prevent that, you know, I have somebody else I can call and say, you know, did this happen, or did that happen that I'm not bugging you,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  19:33 right? And I have to say I saw tremendous growth, I'd say between junior and senior year in high school, where even going into junior year, I was uncertain whether he would go away whether he you know, wanted to be in college, whether he was capable of the workload. And there was this really, you know, maturation that happened in those years and then continued in college. Which I think we all kind of know now that your brain continues to develop till you're, you know, 25 or so. And I really saw a lot of evidence of that just in his even with the tutoring, he did have set appointments every week, he would go for help. And by the time he hit his senior year, he actually had the woman call me and say, he really doesn't need to come anymore if he doesn't want to, because he's, he's good. He's doing fine. And I thought that was great that he was able to know he had access to it at that point, there's no way he would have done that as a freshman. And that's why we set up the you know, the weekly appointments. But for her to get to the point where she could say, he knows I'm here, he knows how to access me. He doesn't need this regularly. I really was just tremendously proud of them.   Dana Jonson  20:47 What do you say to I hear this all the time with parents, I don't want the stigma of special ed or I don't want the stigma of that diagnosis. I don't want it to follow them to college. And my response is usually what do you want assistance? Do you want them to have the support they need? Because it's To me, it's not a stigma, I get where that comes from, I get that position. And I know that there are people out there who still feel that way. But in general, I see all of these schools opening these tutoring centers or additional programs within their college program. And I don't see the stigma, do you see that at now that you have children in college going through the process? Do they feel stigmatized,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  21:32 they don't. And I have to say I have always looked at things like anxiety or learning disabilities, or those things like I have high blood pressure, I take medication for high blood pressure and I ever everyone listening now knows that I have high blood pressure. So Brogan has dyslexia, he knows he has dyslexia, he, for whatever reason is confident enough that he will say, How do you spell this and he'll ask anybody in a room, he he acknowledges he doesn't spell Well, he uses the tools available to him. And I think the fact that he is open to the fact that he has his disability makes it not a stigma for him, you do have to let your professors know that you have it. And I think that there are students that are hesitant to do that. But it doesn't go any further than that. It's it's not even like public high school where everybody in the office might know like, you really need to tell each individual professor, the combinations that you want. So if you're a strong math student, and you're taking a calculus course, and you don't feel like you need any accommodations, you don't have to go there. You can kind of, you know, tailor it to where your needs are. But I think two people needs to realize that, you know, autism, learning disabilities, all these things, there's so much more information about them. Now, colleges are seeking out kids with these things, because they recognize that there's so much more to them, and that they're absolutely cognitively capable. And in some ways, their brains work a little differently in a really good way that make them more creative or more responsive to different things, that there are more and more programs tailored to some of these students. So it's never been my position to want to hide it. I understand it's still out there. And I would just say there's so much more awareness now that it's not something that needs to be hidden.   Dana Jonson  23:23 And I feel that if the school is going to think differently of your child because of this, should your child go there? Do you want to send your child somewhere where they don't think they're capable? Because they have dyslexia? For me? The answer's no. Because to me, that's, that's just a that's an institution that's ignorant to what's transpiring in the world, and the fact that my child is intelligent and capable of the work. I also hear that argument of, well, if you can't read, then, you know, how are you going to survive in the real world and tell me if I'm wrong, I said, Well, this is school. This is how they learn to be in the real world. So we don't need to blindside them here and make it more difficult. But I think one of the things that students are learning is that self advocacy piece is learning what they're good or bad at, you know, I mean, my mother never was good at math. At no point has she done anything when she owned her own business, she had a bookkeeper, she does not do math, never done that she's not diagnosed with any disabilities. She's not, you know, none of that she just never going to do a career in math. So if reading is a real challenge to you, then perhaps once you've learned everything you need to learn in education, you may not choose a career where you have to read or if you're, you know, crazy like I am, you might decide to go into a field where you do but then you know how you have to do it.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  24:44 Right? Well, and especially this generation is so technologically driven, that I have to say I think it was when Brogan was probably 17 or 18. He had a sign something and he looked at me like what do you mean? I said, Well, you put your signature down. It's like I I don't have a signature, what had he possibly signed before? You know, you don't people don't use checks anymore, you don't really sign you can digitally DocuSign things. And I was like, make one up right now. And there's so many, you know, ways to get around so many challenges with disabilities now. And I handwriting is a big one, because I'm sure you remember we hand wrote papers and things in high school and college and potentially law school. And if that happened now, there's no way you could read a lot of these kids handwriting because they grew up typing or text, you know, voice to text or whatever it is. So   Dana Jonson  25:41 look at it the other way, when we were growing up, the kids who couldn't write did have an alternative didn't go to college. Yeah, they just didn't go to college, because there was no alternative. So they couldn't get their thoughts across, you know, because of that handwriting components, or if it was a processing speed issues, so that they, you know, the thoughts were in their head, but they couldn't get them out, those kids just didn't go to college. Absolutely. And so we were just eliminating a whole population of students who were completely cognitively capable. Absolutely.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  26:11 And, you know, I think to the, the fear that we didn't have was, this isn't going to work. The the attitude that we took was, well, if this doesn't work, there's other options. And I think you it's not a pass or fail, college worked or didn't work, you know, there's a lot of options, even going in community colleges, for to start are a great idea. If your kids not independent enough to live far away, or we had a backup plan, if if he went and he was not happy, he could transfer and that was, you know, that was a free pass, we weren't going to judge or have an issue. It's pretty common. And it's pretty easy to transfer between colleges at this point. So the fit, luckily, was a really good fit. And he's been happy there for four years. And as I said, I hope he stays there for graduate school. And just to be clear, the same type of accommodations would go into graduate school as the same process, he would have to notify professors, but he would have access to, I just want to talk for a minute about the type of accommodations that you can get, because some of them are a little different than than high school. Yeah, one of the nice things in college, you can generally get a note taker, which is an anonymous student in the class who volunteers to take notes and share them with another student, they don't know who the student is, and the student doesn't know who they are. But you get kind of a clean copy of fully taken notes, because a lot of kids can't take notes and concentrate on what's being heard at the same time. So those are things they don't really like recording classes. So that's kind of a way around it. But you still have things like extra time, you can potentially have a different environment.   Dana Jonson  27:51 Well, and also, I just want to set a put a plug out there for how that works in the real world. I was on the board of an organization, I was the secretary and I'm one of those people, I can't listen and write at the same time. And I shouldn't say I can't do that. Obviously, you do that a lot in meetings. But it as a rule that really keeping those detailed notes is always a challenge for me. And they very happily did the same place like it was, you know, somebody else who always took notes would just I'd get an email, and then I would take that combined with mine for what I had just to make sure and to make sure that I covered it. So if that was a real life, easy, easy thing, and no one had a problem with it at all, I was still able to carry out my duties as a secretary, I had this accommodation. It didn't, you know, it was very reasonable. It was not unreasonable things. So I also think that we sometimes say, Well, how is this gonna play out in real life? exactly the way it does in school sometimes?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  28:44 Absolutely.   Dana Jonson  28:44 Absolutely. You know, so what are some of the other accommodations? I liked the notetaking? One, I've heard that one before. And I have heard that works? Well. What about Do any of your students have extra time for you count AMS?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  28:59 Yeah, you can potentially get extra time. Sometimes you can take it in the Learning Center, an exam, the professors will work with the Learning Center and get the tests to the Learning Center. So the student is taking it their professors are people. So I am a proponent of really having an open conversation with a professor. And sometimes you might need the Learning Center to coordinate that or to facilitate that, because you might be a little intimidated. This is your professor but I have found both of my college kids have really been able to approach their professor or email a professor and have a conversation about things that would help them and the professors in all the cases have been more than willing. They recognize you're not cheating if you're, you know, taking something in a different environment that it's required for you to do your best. So, you know, I really encourage you to have those conversations. Yeah,   Dana Jonson  29:51 I think that's a good point here is the stigma that we talked about often is a stigma for the parents. It's not for the world. That's going on. Now, I mean, that was the case when I was growing up, right? There were things that were going on for me that my parents thought were like, Ooh, that's, that's taboo that really, you know, they weren't by the time my generation came around. So, you know, it's the same thing. Now we talk about that. But I find that at least with my children, the more we've talked about it, the more open we are about it, the less they see it as a stigma or as a concern or as a barrier. And I think that's really important. And it goes back to knowing yourself as a learner, and where your strengths and weaknesses lie. And the first time you're having that conversation shouldn't be when you're applying to college, you should be having that conversation all along with your child about where they may struggle, and then it doesn't make them weak, that it just makes them vulnerable to learning differently. But they're perfectly capable of learning if they're taught in the right way. But they're not going to be taught in the right way if they don't know how they need to learn. Exactly. So because at that point, let's go back to high school where and when do we start thinking about that? And, and I know, there are different philosophies. As an attorney, I don't always recommend that parents bring their children to the IEP meetings that I attend, because they're usually contentious. And we're focusing on what a child can't do. And I don't want the child there for that, because I'm the attorney. So we're obviously in a fight. But if I'm not there, or we're at a place where the adults are getting along, then I do support very strongly a child going to their IEP meetings and discussing their disabilities and understanding where they are. And in fact, when they finished high school, if they're going to college, they should have a summary, they should have a tangible piece of paper that says, These are my strengths and my weaknesses, this is what I need and what I don't need. And this is what I need to be successful in my next location, wherever that is. So what stage do parents ask schools to start considering transition? Because I know that depending on the state, you're in, somewhere between 14 and 16, is when your school's obligated to discuss transition, right? I think a lot of transition skills are focused on vocational components. And and it's much more we do focus more on college now than we did before. But I think for a long time, there was this misconception that transition services meant vocational pieces, but it's actually meant to for whatever you're doing next. And I think that for children who are going to college, there was a misconception that maybe they didn't need transition skills, but they do and for some kids that needs to start sooner than 16. So when and how can parents figure out when to do that? Or how to approach that topic?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  32:46 Well, I think it's becoming more clear in schools that the responsibility lies in seeking opportunities for both post secondary learning and vocational skills, depending on the student and exploring both of those. And if your child is, you know, 1415, whatever the ages in your state, you should be seeing those goals and objectives in your IEP on how they're going to start looking for colleges, how are they going to start determining what their where their interests lie, there are a couple other, you know, kind of solid rules, like generally colleges want testing, that's within three years. So you're generally getting tested every three years if you're on an IEP, but that three years may not coincide with the college three years, and that in fact, that's what happened with us. Brogan had his testing and his freshman year of high school. So then when we were going to college, his testing was more than when we were applying to college, his testing was three years old. But when he would be accepted, it was more than that. And that just took a conversation with the college to say, do we really need to put him through all of this testing again? Or is this sufficient information and they said, it's sufficient. So even when you see a rule, like question it, or see if there's, you know, any flexibility in that kind of thing. But your your high school team should be driving the conversation at the PPT meetings when your child is of that age. But as a student and a parent, you want to have a lot of ownership of that. And, you know, start thinking about where your child's strengths and vulnerabilities are and what what they're interested in what they potentially could do with what their skill set is.   Dana Jonson  34:30 I think what's also important to note is that some states require that you have both vocational and post secondary education goals and objectives. So you also want to make sure that if you have one objective, or one goal in your child's IEP for transition and one is will seek interests in careers in the future, and the other is we'll look into colleges. Those aren't objective. That's not that's not okay. If you're questioning goals and dreams As you can go back to last week's episode where you know, Stacy and I pulled apart some transition goals and objectives and, and I see that a lot, the student will meet with their counselor three times and identify five schools in their range and what classes they need to take. Now that sounds to me like something that every high schooler does, at some point, they meet with their guidance counselor, they determine what if any, post secondary education would be appropriate for them, and then they start taking classes towards that goal. So putting that in a child's IEP junior year sounds a little late and not enough?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  35:40 Absolutely.   Dana Jonson  35:41 Where should we start? What what kind of skills are we looking for? If a student is going to college? What kind of transition skills do we want to work on?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  35:49 I think that's it's a really good question. And I don't have a definitive answer. But it to me, it comes. We're going through this right now with my youngest two, as I mentioned, as a junior, and trying to figure out she does want to go to college, she has no idea where or for what she kind of knows, she doesn't want to go too far. And the rest of it is, you know, talking through there's, there's so much on the internet now about how to how to choose a college, how to pick a college, what questions you should ask yourself. And I would encourage people to look at those and do some self reflection on what you need. Because it's a balance to me, because as I said earlier, my son was not ready to go to college when he was a freshman or sophomore, but we had to start thinking about it. And part of the thought was, he's not going to be ready. So how do we get him there? And part of him was some more independence, some social anxiety, and how do we address that, because again, you're you're putting a kid where every aspect of their life is different, not just the way that they're about to learn, they are going to have vast amounts of free time that they need to allocate toward the different things they need to get done. And they've never really had to do that before. So these are skills that I think every kid needs, in being able to develop those skills of time management and the kind of self motivation, if they're not motivated to do the work, the work is not going to get done, and they're not going to be successful.   Dana Jonson  37:19 Yeah, I ran into that with my oldest where, as I said, when I met her at 13, I was told she was going to be vocational. And that's just the way that we are planning things. So I just asked her and she said she wanted to go to college, and I really didn't know what whether she'd be capable or not. But I did know that if she wanted to go to college, we couldn't decide junior senior year that we had to start her on top of college geared classes, right? I mean, now there's facts when I was in high school, everyone, if you want to go to college, you went to college, or you didn't, but there weren't, at least I don't remember there being two distinctly different tracks of classes. Right. So, you know, there are pieces like that. I also I just spoke with a family not that long ago, where they felt that their child got into middle school, and the goals and objectives suddenly got functional, and not like academic. And I suggested in that situation that we do get a transition evaluation that early. And I think it's important for parents to know that you can assess transition skills at any age. Yes, and there are some skills that need to be addressed at a very young age. And my favorite example is a child learning to use a public restroom if they're a very impaired child, and most of the staff are women, right? The environment and a female bathroom is vastly different than that in a male bathroom. So these boys are being taught how to use a public restroom, five women, and you have, you have to think about how that impacts them and how it will down the road. And that's just a small example of how, you know everything ties into everything down the road. But it's never too young to assess those transitions skills. So even if you think your child is college bound, if you're unsure of what they need to know or learn, then that needs to be addressed. And as you said, maybe it's leisure skills. There's some kids who don't have hobbies who do not know what to do with themselves when given six blank hours. And that can be really stressful and it can create really bad ideas. Write them into trouble.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  39:26 Absolutely. If you're if your child doesn't know how to be social and make friends and now they're in a room by themselves. And the only way they're going to go out and make friends is to put themselves out there. Those are hard skills as an adult to to use if you have any kind of social hesitation or anxiety for those situations, you know, talking through those things with your child and the school team and how to address them. It's really important.   Dana Jonson  39:53 And I think that's a key piece as well. Having that group of people you can find how do you find your people   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  40:00 Hmm, absolutely, yeah. And there's so many options, clubs and sports and, you know, academics, any area of interest is generally, there's something available for somebody,   Dana Jonson  40:11 students have to understand that it isn't interest, right. And that that's okay. Because I also find that sometimes kids in high school who have very past schedules, because they have a lot of learning disabilities, or what have you, I have one child who doesn't have a lot of free time in the evening, because it takes her longer to do her work, that she doesn't have the same level of time to be social. So she may not develop the same level of the hobbies or interests and get to college and not be accustomed to joining groups. And because we've removed those in order to get the surfaces that she needs. So we haven't, you know, it's like, No, you won't do that after school thing, because, you know, she wants to focus on a class, it's really difficult. But she's not learning that skill. She's not learning the skill of seeking out a group of like minded people, and then inserting yourself into that group. And I think we need to address that as well. And I go back to when I worked with a nonverbal population and teaching them leisure skills, you know, teaching the child, you know, do you enjoy doing the puzzle, then let's teach you how to sit here on task and do the puzzle for a period of time, so that you have that time to you know, that downtime, and that leisure skill that I think we take so for granted, and we're always still pushing our children to do better and better, sometimes we forget that they need to be good at that, too. They do. And it's funny, you say that, at the same time.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  41:31 I mean, I think every podcast, you say this, or I say this, and you know your child better than anybody. And obviously, your child knows themselves better than anybody. And my middle child who was at college was very much into theatre. So we encouraged her and she loves to write. So it was like, during the journalism during the school paper, get involved with the musical. And she finally had to say, it's enough of an adjustment to be here. I can't put that additional pressure on myself right now. And it was a really good moment for her to advocate to us for herself and kind of showed us that we needed to back off and pushing her there, that she was happy. She was comfortable. She was successful in school. And she was doing that at her own pace, which was great for her.   Dana Jonson  42:19 Right. And I think that is the hardest piece. We are so used to micromanaging our children and their education. Because we had to write there wasn't there was nobody else doing it. And and it is, you know, they talked about that college cliff. I think parents hit it too. I know we, we fall right out like Wait, what am I going to do now? What am I going to do with all my free time? I don't have anyone to micromanage. Unless you live in my house. There's always somebody else. There's, there's no problem there.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  42:46 Well, I also found that with each child that left for college, I got a new dog. Not that they're a one to one replacement. But I think emotionally I needed to replace that. You know that somebody needs me.   Dana Jonson  43:00 I just have What do I do now? I love it. I can do dogs. So what I'm hearing I'm hearing a lot of things I'm hearing that preparation and looking into the types of programs that schools have is really key. I think we need to get out of our mind that here's the list of schools that are good. And the rest are not right. College doesn't have to be done in four years. It doesn't have to be done. The second you finish from high school. It doesn't have to be done at the school, you were told you had to go to college. It's just there's so much availability now. And for better or worse. Now with COVID there's even more opportunity. Absolutely. Because for students who don't necessarily want to be in that environment, or can be in that environment, that social environment for a variety of reasons, are able now to fully access a college education. Yes. And I think that is that's a huge piece that has come to the forefront during COVID, which I think is a good thing. But we want to be careful to not fully isolate ourselves either. You know, I have a child who who loved it COVID hit and she was like I'm in I don't have to leave the house. I don't have to talk to people. My schedule is on the computer. This is brilliant, but she craves social interaction and she doesn't know how to do it, which is why that was so good for her. So we have to remember that just because we found one outlet for her that's really good doesn't mean we let everything else go. Absolutely.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  44:22 I mean, I had one kid who my daughter was fairly happy with the remote learning she was home for a while. They did go back in person but she had the option to learn remotely and she does well with that mode. My son missed his ultimate frisbee team he missed the exercise he you know he was craving being on campus with his friends and his classmates and he also knows as a learner he needs that in person connection and experience. So luckily he would did go back mostly in person and they were they the colleges have done I think a really good job of controlling COVID and kind of locking down campus and running testing and from the beginning, a lot of them have. So they were both able to be successful, despite the circumstances.   Dana Jonson  45:11 You know, I think that there are a lot of components to this. But what I'm hearing is that colleges really do have a lot of what kids need, and we shouldn't be afraid to look for it. It's really about preparation, as with anything else, understanding what your child requires, and understanding what the school has to offer. Because if the school doesn't have to offer what your child needs, then it's not the right school. Absolutely. And I thought, even if they can get in,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  45:40 I would not have thought that we would end up with him at a school that does not have an official pay to learn additional Learning Support Program, I've been very happy with the program that they've put together for him. And it was not something that I would have expected until we got in there and started talking to them about how they could support him.   Dana Jonson  46:01 Yeah, yeah. So I mean, that level of investigation and looking into it. And I also think, looking at a young age, you know, starting Middle School, that's what I say, you know, in middle school, you're not going to know what your children are going to do, or what they're going to be capable of. But it is when everybody else starts preparing, even if they don't realize that's when they're preparing it is when they are preparing, that's when they are starting to think about what classes their kids will take, that's when they start signing them up for sa t classes, that's when they start, you know, all of those pieces, a lot of kids are starting around Middle School. So you know, if you have a child who's going to be overwhelmed by taking the SH T's, then maybe they don't, there are so many schools now that they don't send them in, right, we're not, we're not even going to look at them. So don't bother, because they they don't measure your child's abilities. That way, if the school is going to measure your child's ability based primarily or solely on sh T's, and your child's can't do that, or won't, won't be able to show their full potential that way, then that's not the school for you. That's, that's the hardest piece to get through is which one is right for you.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  47:11 And in both my college students went to test optional colleges, and did not submit any a CT or a CT scores, because they did not feel they were an accurate reflection of their abilities. And they're both highly successful colleges.   Dana Jonson  47:27 So and that's funny because I have one in an alternative school that doesn't, you know, require any of that, and she wants to take it, because she wants to show that she's doing the same stuff other people are doing, but I don't think she's gonna look at colleges that will take it. So I'm wondering like, what are we doing with these sh t? shirts? Were they gonna go? But you know, if she wants it for her own self assessment, then we'll do it.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  47:51 Exactly my youngest just took them and who knows when it's necessary or not. But she wanted part of the experience. So she had the experience.   Dana Jonson  47:59 Yeah. So there you go. Take the shgs It's always a good time. Well, thank you, I really can't thank you enough. I think this is a lot of really good information. For other parents, I want people to hear this and realize that, you know, it's easy for us to focus on the barriers that our children have, and how challenging education is for them. And it is challenging for them. But they got through high school, they will get through the next level, if that's what they want. And if we can find the right fit. If it's like work sometimes, how many people have had a job that hated and quit?   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  48:30 Yes. And the reality is, if it takes you more than four years to get through college, in the end, it's not that big a deal. It's the gala, it's really not, it's more important that you're able to complete it, then you do it in. I know my son felt pressure to complete college in four years. And I don't know where it came from, because   Dana Jonson  48:51 he wanted to write no rush for him to get out. He wanted to right, that was his goal. That was his goal.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  49:00 It related to his disability, and that he wanted to prove to himself that he could do it.   Dana Jonson  49:05 Yeah. Meanwhile, my daughter could care less. She could be there for like the next seven years, and she'll be fine. She's living her best life. And that's all good. We'll just stay here and this will be my life for now. But three years ago, would never have thought she'd be on a college campus. So to your point of maturing. And I think you know, that's actually a really good point, because I think we see many children developing a little later than we realize that children with a lot of learning disabilities, often they mature even later. So it's not unusual for us to have that concern earlier on or that you know, it's easy to say my kid does not seem mature enough to be doing what these other juniors are doing yet. That's okay. That doesn't mean they won't be junior year is not the end of developmental process.   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  49:51 Right. Right.   Dana Jonson  49:53 We keep selling. Wonderful. Well, thank you any parting tips any questions parents should keep in their mind To while they're going through high school with their kids that you can think of,   Laura Heneghan, Special Education Attorney  50:04 I think I realized that it's such an individualized process that even having my older two were back to back years. And it was a completely different process, because they're completely different kids. And what we were looking for and what they were looking for was unique to them. And that was a really important lesson that I learned, and is what's driving. Now my third look at college is what, what's important to you? Where do you feel like you'll fit and will be successful? And that, again, may change over the course of time? And that's okay.   Dana Jonson  50:38 Yeah, I feel like by the time I get this right, I'm going to be out of kids. That Well, thank you so much for I really appreciate you sharing your experience and all of this knowledge with us, because I think the more parents hear how typical This is, yes, it's a typical experience in many, many ways. Your experience is not different. You said do a little more detailed investigation. But I think, you know, this is this is doable. It's not as scary as it sounds. And I think our kids are way more capable. And schools are way more accepting than I think we recognize and and they understand the the importance of focusing on strengths at the same time as mitigating those deficits. Absolutely. If you need to find Laura, you can find her in my office on our websites, special ed dot law. And thank you for joining me I will have you back again. Thank you for not thank you so much for joining me today. Please don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss any new episodes. And if there's anything you want to hear a comment on, go to our Facebook page and drop me a note there. I'll see you next time here on need to know with Dana Jonson have a fabulous day.

"Track & Field is important to me because of the opportunities...my youth program coach stressed using your sport as a means for accessing greater academic opportunity. Since 6 years old, I have carried that message with me." Russell Dinkins is an elite athlete and former Princeton University runner. After writing a viral piece for Medium.com last June, Russell found himself leading the charge to save Men's Track & Field and Cross-Country at several colleges and universities across the United States, as we've seen several institutions cutting their programs over the past year. Schools have cited various reasons for this, including Coronavirus budget reductions and other institutional policies like Title IX, which is a federal law that protects against sex discrimination in college sports. Ultimately, Russell helped successfully reinstate the Men's Track & Field and Cross-Country programs at William & Mary, Brown, and the University of Minnesota. We talk about diversity in Track & Field, college pathways for low-income students, and the admissions and recruitment process. This is a complex conversation with many layers, but I appreciate Russell's candidness here as he discusses his own experiences at Princeton and gives educators, parents, coaches, and current high school athletes some great advice along the way.   In this Episode: “Brown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not Be Cutting the Men's Track Team,” by Russell Dinkins, com, June 2, 2020. “Cutting College Track Hits Black Athletes the Hardest,” by Martin Huber, Outside Magazine (Online), October 13, 2020. “A Winning Plan and a Major Letdown,” by Greta Anderson, Inside Higher Ed, June 1, 2020. “Save College Track & Field,” by Matt Taylor, Tracksmith Journal “On Track to Justice,” by Russell Dinkins, Tracksmith Journal   Follow Russell Dinkins: Instagram: @dancingdinks Twitter: @dancingdinks   Follow Grounded Pod: Instagram: @groundedpod Twitter: @groundedpod Facebook: facebook.com/groundedpodwithdinee   Subscribe, Listen, & Review on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Stitcher   Music by Jacob Shije (Santa Clara Pueblo, NM). This podcast was made possible through the Tracksmith Fellowship Program.

Justin Wickard, from the beginning of his search to be a college track graduate assistant to now a business owner, has had quite the journey. As his career and life progressed over time, his vision and goals have changed; this theme of evolution illustrates how important it is to be open as a coach and to be willing to change your path when needed. A super cool journey, check it out. Empowering you to take control of your story! YouTube: https://youtu.be/D6NCEtMhMro Twitter @Tier1Athlete; Instagram @Tier1Athlete_; Facebook @Tier1AthletePerformance Website: https://tier1athlete.leagueapps.com/

In this episode, Kaavya and TeeTee dive into her career at USC including some of her most memorable accolades. We talk about the importance of and advice for deciding where to pursue an education. She takes Kaavya through how she achieved her goals both in the classroom and on the track. Finally, they discuss what's next for women's sports.

The battle of the 19 year-olds is here: Jakob Ingebrigtsen v Jacob Kiplimo over 3000m in Rome. The US is not sending a team to the World Half, but there is hope for Foot Locker XC and DII XC. Minnesota Track and Field is cut and Leroy Burrell sends out a warning. Is Emma Coburn the gold medal favorite? What about Centrowitz's Olympic chances? Can Jakob or Potato Tim (Cheruiyot) run 3:25? Is Bekele chunky? Not a LetsRun.com Supporters Club member? Join today for a trial of $1 the first month and get exclusive content, a private podcast, a private forum, and huge savings on running shoes. Cancel at anytime. Want to train and race faster? Join our LRC Fall Training Program. Interested in base training instead? email robert@letsrun.com LRC Supporters Club members get timestamped show notes: :XX 5 Minute Rome Diamond League Preview: Jacob vs Jakob and Warholm vs WR XX USA not sending team to World Half Marathon Champs because of COVID XX FootLocker XC 2020? + NCAA DII Nationals XX NCAA D1 Nationals in 2021? XX Are NCAA athletes exploited? Cal runner quits XC team because NCAA is racist. XX Minnesota Track cut / future of NCAA track / LeRoy Burrell's comments /William & Mary 'plagiarism' tweet here XX Zagreb: Daniel Rowden arrives. Bryce Hoppel. "B" teamers in Europe XX Rojo's hot take: Emma Coburn favorite for gold? US Tokyo 2021 Medal Chances XX Centro better chance to win gold or not make Olympic Team? XX A 30-year old most of you have never heard of, Hedda Hynne of Norway, just ran a 1:58:10 world's best XX Performance of Week: Spanish 800/1500 double 8 minutes a part XX Rojo's idiotic solution to scheduling of doubles problem at Olympics/Worlds XX Thread of Week: Bekele: 8x2k at 8500ft...bad news XX Post of Week: Gjert thinks Jakob will run 3:25 (Will Cheruiyot or Ingebrigtsen break 1500 record?) Got feedback? Email pod@letsrun.com or call us 844-LETSRUN (844-538-7786) and hit option 7 to leave a voicemail. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/cfd9a03a-23e9-4266-83f9-2eb930baeb7d

Often described as the “original DREAMer,” Tereza Lee is an activist and musician who bravely stepped out of the shadows to share her story as a young undocumented immigrant in the United States. Although the U.S. Congress has yet to pass the DREAM Act, which would offer protections for undocumented youth, Tereza’s decision to tell the world her story helped build a national movement for undocumented youth—and launched Tereza into a life of activism that continues to this day. About the Narrator Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and president of Emerson Collective. Emerson’s mission centers on advancing immigration policies, preserving the environment, re-envisioning the future of high school, and ending gun violence in Chicago. Powell Jobs serves as board chair of The XQ Institute and College Track, a college completion program she founded in 1997 to combat the alarming achievement gap among students of color.   Credits This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and Boom Integrated, a division of John Marshall Media. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Jes Wolfe and Katie Sprenger. This season was produced by John Marshall Cheary, Sarah Storm, and Robin Lai. Corinne Peterson is our Production Manager. This episode was written by Alexis Stratton and edited by Maithy Vu. Proofread by Ariana Rosas. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi who has also sound designed this episode. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.

Endurance Noise Daily: College Track Eliminations & #BLM vs #GVRAT Cantrell stated that he was unwilling to allow a team to call itself Black Lives Matter #BLM , just as he would be unwilling to let a team use the “MAGA” acronym. “If I thought one heart would be changed, it would be different,” Cantrell wrote, “But all that would happen is the race would fill up with the same crap that permeates everything.” @vinlananna College tracks and field programs are quintessentiall examples of diversity on university campuses. Hard to believe that this has been overlooked in Minneapolis. Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/support

Tim McGowan, professional runner for BAA and Penn State alum, joins Bleav in College Track & Field to share his journey on becoming a professional runner, his experience as a coach, secrets to a successful summer training and more!

We welcome former Nitty Lion Lisa Bennatan to the podcast. She talks about how her passion for running lead her to Penn State. Lisa also talks about her interest in Broadcasting and we discuss her new podcast series Bleav in College Track and Field. While we also discuss some of her other favorite things and much much more. Source

We welcome former Nitty Lion Lisa Bennatan to the podcast. She talks about how her passion for running lead her to Penn State. Lisa also talks about her interest in Broadcasting and we discuss her new podcast series Bleav in College Track and Field. While we also discuss some of her other favorite things and … Continued

Through Law School and interning at major news organizations, our guest Lisa Bennatan is setting the foundation for her dream career. On this episode we dive into what the transition out of racing was like for Lisa, and how she is channeling that "runner energy" into other passions and interests. Lisa Bennaton is a former Penn State Track & Field and Cross Country athlete, journalist, and law student who will be spending her last year of law school specializing in National Security Law at Georgetown Law. She also has a podcast called Bleav in College Track & Field that you can listen to for all the latest Track & Field News Updates. You can follow Lisa on Instagram @lisa_bennatanDon't forget to rate & review if you liked this episode! Follow along @whenyoursportends on InstagramSkyroam Discount Code: ROAMWITHBROOKE for 20% off https://www.skyroam.com

Listen to the first episode of Bleav in College Track & Field to find out what happened to the Men’s Track & Field program at Brown University, what the NCAA is planning for this upcoming fall, and more!

This is the teaser episode for Bleav in College Track & Field, hosted by Lisa Bennatan. Get excited for the newest podcast on the Bleav Podcast Network!

One of the things that I find very useful for history – especially while looking at track and field history – is looking at the past and allowing it to educate us on how we got to where we are now, how things changed and what we can learn from the past. Most recently, a very important point has been raised that we may have significantly less money to play around with than we used to...quite a bit less money. How that's going to play out is anybody's guess right now. Just a little over a week ago, USA Track and Field president Vin Lananna (who is also the head coach at the University of Virginia) tweeted: "All NCAA track and field coaches should be thinking and planning a fiscally responsible way to conduct our sport. Our student athletes are counting on us." What does that mean? We might not have that answer yet but I can tell you about how college track teams used to set up their schedules in the past when they had much less money to spend than they do now. ▶ Follow CITIUS MAG: twitter.com/CitiusMag | instagram.com/citiusmag | facebook.com/citiusmag ✩ Connect with Jesse and the show via Email: trackhistorypod@gmail.com | twitter.com/tracksuperfan

On this episode of Grow Kinder, we talk with Elissa Salas, CEO of College Track, a comprehensive college completion program that helps students from underserved communities graduate. As a first-generation college graduate herself, Elissa has dedicated her career to improving educational outcomes for students of color from low-income communities.  Elissa talks with us about the experiences of first-generation college students, the importance of mentorship, and how social-emotional skills play a large role in a student's college success.   Visit collegetrack.org to learn more about Elissa's work.

NLC LA Chapter Co-Director Lucerito Ortiz returns to The Zag to share lessons learned from a huge project she just wrapped for her organization Promise54. Read her interactive and engaging case studies describing the DEI journeys of three different nonprofits: College Track, TNTP, and Blue Engine at: casestudies.promise54.org

This Wednesday's interview is the 21st installment in the Self-Construction Block of podcasts. It will center on the theme

In this episode, we interview Alison Wade, Publisher of the Fast Women newsletter (Subscribe to Fast Women). Alison’s Newsletter provides extensive coverage of competitive women’s running. In this podcast, we discuss:The experiences Alison had in her past that makes her perfectly suited to produce such an incredible newsletterWhat it takes to become a publisher of a weekly newsletterFeatures of her newsletter which includes links to videos/articles/podcasts/results that she summarizes - it’s an amazing newsletter for anyone interested in following competitive women’s runningTurning passions into careers and balancing a career with family lifeWhat it’s like to be a College Track & Cross-Country Coach, advantages and drawbacks and a typical day on the jobHer College experiences at Bowdoin (undergraduate) and Northeastern (graduate).Her work as an editor/writer/photographer at NYRR and Runner’s WorldAlison’s personal running careerShalane Flanagan and the Boston MarathonAjee Wilson, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson, Colleen Quigley, Rachel Schneider and Lauren FleshmanAmerican women to watch at the Track & Field World Championship coming up in Doha, Qatar (September 27th – October 6th)A podcast which she lovesJoin Our Podcast Email List! Follow Our Podcast:Website: Listen To Our Podcast HereYouTube Channel Twitter LinkedIn Facebook InstagramAll Things College and CareerMeg's LinkedIn Bobbie's LinkedIn Music Production by Lena Keller: lena.m.keller@gmail.comTechnical Production: Richard BarnettSHOW NOTES:Subscribe to the Fast Women Newsletter - IT'S FREE!!Fast Women TwitterFast Women Instagram - Follow Alison WadeSupport Alison Wade's work on PATREONAlison Wade on The Rambling Running PodcastAlison Wade on the Ali on the Run PodcastBowdoin CollegeNortheastern UniversityRunner's WorldAthletic Coaching at Springfield CollegeThe Skimm (a place to get your news)

Tina Kim of the nonprofit College Track shares low-income kids' views of rich parents' tactics to get kids into prestigious colleges (they know what they're up against). Alameda County Schools Supt. L. Karen Monroe discusses what's ahead for Oakland Unified, and a look at California Community Colleges' slow start to transfer more students to CSU and UC.

Laurene Powell Jobs, the founder of the Emerson Collective, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about journalism, VR, and activism. In this episode: Why Powell Jobs is investing in media; President Trump's attacks on journalists; are billionaires buying outlets the only way forward?; Alejandro G. Iñárritu's VR border crossing film, Carne Y Arena; art and activism; how to fix the immigration impasse; how social media changes art; Powell Jobs' first education nonprofit, College Track; and when will Silicon Valley wake up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Warriors topped the Wizards led by Kevin Durant's 32 points. Klay Thompson held Bradley Beal in check, Steph Curry hit threes, and Draymond Green was everywhere. The only nitpick: 18 offensive rebounds for Washington. Other than that, the Dubs held it down. Their defense was sound (held the Wiz to 40% shooting), they took care of the ball (15 turnovers), and the offense was humming (51%, 42% from three) for the most part of the evening.For Throwback Thursday, we take a look at the 2015 Finals, where Stephen Curry was very good but could not pull momentum away from LeBron to win his first Finals MVP. That award instead went to Andre Iguodala, who changed the series when he was inserted into the starting lineup in Game 4. Aliko posits that Steph's entire 2015-16 MVP campaign may have been in response to that "snub," (as well as the NBA players voting James Harden their MVP that year).Lastly, Curry used his trip to Atlanta to be a part of Kaiser Permanente's NBA Total Health Forum. The event is part of efforts by Kaiser and the NBA to promote healthy minds, bodies and spirits. Curry is also doing his part to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Kevin Durant also made news this week by giving $10 million to College Track to empower students from his hometown of Seat Pleasant, MD. The Warriors are walking the walk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Warriors topped the Wizards led by Kevin Durant's 32 points. Klay Thompson held Bradley Beal in check, Steph Curry hit threes, and Draymond Green was everywhere. The only nitpick: 18 offensive rebounds for Washington. Other than that, the Dubs held it down. Their defense was sound (held the Wiz to 40% shooting), they took care of the ball (15 turnovers), and the offense was humming (51%, 42% from three) for the most part of the evening. For Throwback Thursday, we take a look at the 2015 Finals, where Stephen Curry was very good but could not pull momentum away from LeBron to win his first Finals MVP. That award instead went to Andre Iguodala, who changed the series when he was inserted into the starting lineup in Game 4. Aliko posits that Steph's entire 2015-16 MVP campaign may have been in response to that "snub," (as well as the NBA players voting James Harden their MVP that year). Lastly, Curry used his trip to Atlanta to be a part of Kaiser Permanente's NBA Total Health Forum. The event is part of efforts by Kaiser and the NBA to promote healthy minds, bodies and spirits. Curry is also doing his part to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Kevin Durant also made news this week by giving $10 million to College Track to empower students from his hometown of Seat Pleasant, MD. The Warriors are walking the walk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Part II with Coach Bob Covey on “The History of Bakersfield College Track & Field.” Part I was “The History of Running.” A special show for Bakersfield, CA with Coach Bob Covey who coached over 40 years. Covey was foundational to building up the X-Country and Track programs at Bakersfield Community College. “BC”…… More The post “History of Bakersfield College Track & XC” with Bob Covey appeared first on The Lean Berets.

Dr. Charles Infurna has 10 years of coaching experience at the Division III level, he has had the great pleasure and privilege to have coached and mentored two Division III National Champion Weight Throwers, 10 All-Americans, multiple ECAC champions, and numerous SUNYAC and Empire 8 Conference Champions in the Hammer, Weight Throw, Discus, and Shot-Put. He writes a blog at forzathletics.com  Before completing his dissertation he wrote a lot about programming, workouts, overviews of meets, and even included some vlogs.  Since finishing his doctorate, he has focused more on how environment and support systems play roles in athlete successes. Website and blog: forzathletics.com Podcast: soundcloud.com/charles-infurna Twitter: @CharlesInfurna; @forzathletics Facebook: /forzathletics/ Thank you to our sponsors! - Lead 'Em Up - Save 10% using discount code 'wyccoaches' at leademup.com - Listen Now: Listen on iTunes: iTunes link Listen on Stitcher: Stitcher link Listen on Google Play Music: Google Play link - Quote 'You never know who is going to walk through the door' First role model Charles' first coaching opportunity was when he was 22 years old. He didn't really know what to do - so he reached out to a head coach at a local university (who happened to be a 4x Olympian) and asked if he could come watch a practice and hang out with his coaching staff for a day, which the coach willingly did Cringe Moment The players Charles was coaching talked to him and addressed concerns that he didn't seem like he was as engaged - a very healthy sign that the players were comfortable enough to be honest with him Teaching skills Start with the basics like body awareness. Don't try to fix everything at once. Focus on one thing at a time. It's like a puzzle - put together one piece at a time. Long Term Athlete Development Some of Charles' best college athletes did not play that sport in high school Peak performance Kids often respond best to a coach that is calm and confident. It's usually best to not give coaching advice right before a competition - just pick up on the kid's body language whether they need you to just be quiet, or tell a joke to lighten the mood. Building Culture You are always representing the program Team building and trust activities are always great Magnet awards - they recognize each other's accomplishments on the bus ride home Connecting with kids Luis Rivera - Was given some bad information and was ineligible for the upcoming season. He could have easily quit and given up, but instead he worked hard and came back and went on to be one of the best track and field athletes in their college's history. He had grit. The one that got away It wasn't a tough loss - it was a team where Kate had let the culture get away from her Best stolen/borrowed idea 'You never know who is going to walk through the door' - One of Charles' mentors would take in any athlete that was willing, and if they would put in the work, you never know which one could turn out to be a national champion. Favorite Resources PDF - The mundanity of excellence - Developing Olympic Swimmers by Dan Chambliss Parting Advice Be in the moment. Put your cell phone away. Enjoy it. -- Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here - Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:

Benson talks with Chelsea Hayward from Roberts Wesleyan College's Women's Track & Field Team. Chelsea talk about balancing athletics, academics, as well as a spiritual life on campus.

Laurene Powell Jobs, in conversation with Stanford Engineering Professor Tom Byers, shares her path to entrepreneurship and her strong commitment to addressing massive challenges in education and immigration reform through College Track and Emerson Collective, organizations she founded to spark systemic change and improve lives at the individual level.

Laurene Powell Jobs, in conversation with Stanford Engineering Professor Tom Byers, shares her path to entrepreneurship and her strong commitment to addressing massive challenges in education and immigration reform through College Track and Emerson Collective, organizations she founded to spark systemic change and improve lives at the individual level.

Laurene Powell Jobs, in conversation with Stanford Engineering Professor Tom Byers, shares her path to entrepreneurship and her strong commitment to addressing massive challenges in education and immigration reform through College Track and Emerson Collective, organizations she founded to spark systemic change and improve lives at the individual level.

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