SEASON 2 begins with an exploration of Albright's new African American Studies minor with Kami Fletcher Ph.D., associate professor of history and co-coordinator of our women’s and gender studies program. Joining the discussion are students Danielle Walto and Jared Banks, both of whom curated an exhibition with works from our Black Cultural Collection as part of Dr. Fletcher's African American History class.

Learn more at https://www.albright.edu/the-albright-reporter/archives/volume-42-no-1/african-american-history/

In this conversation about the life-changing, positive impact of the student-faculty bond, President Fetrow is joined by emergency medicine physician Dr. Bryan Wilson, a 2011 graduate and 2022 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient, and Albright Provost Karen Campbell Ph.D., who has taught all kinds of biology - including advanced courses in physiology, endocrinology and neurobiology. Together, they share insights into their enduring friendship, which stems from a mutual love of science, collaboration and the Albright experience.

Learn more about science at Albright: https://www.albright.edu/academic/undergraduate-programs/sciences-at-albright/

A conversation about Albright's partnership with St. Stephen's House, an academic community within the University of Oxford in England, features Albright entrepreneurs-in-residence Julia Klein, chairwoman and chief executive officer of C.H. Briggs, and Eileen Habelow, founder and president of Leadership-Link, both of whom travelled to the United Kingdom in August 2022 to participate in the first Albright-Oxford Creativity and Innovation Program.

Learn more about the trip and the program in a story from the Albright news hub (https://news.albright.edu/academics/area-education-leaders-head-to-oxford-with-albright-team/).

For more on St. Stephen's House in Oxford, visit their site (https://www.ssho.ox.ac.uk/about/).

This special episode highlights the distinctive connection between Albright College and St. Stephen's House, a permanent private hall in the University of Oxford in England. In August 2022, President Fetrow and a group featuring Pennsylvania school district educators and administrators traveled to the United Kingdom to explore how creativity and innovation can be used to solve problems and enhance learning. Included are comments from those who took part in this unique experience.

Read more about the Oxford trip in a September 2022 message from President Fetrow on Albright's website (https://www.albright.edu/about-albright/president/messages-and-media/presidents-messages/2022-2/albright-at-oxford/).

Roughly one-third of Albright students are athletes. To explore the many ways that athletics enhances student life on and off the playing field, President Fetrow (a football fan!) chats with the college's head football coach Isaac Collins, who has nearly three decades of expertise, and two players - senior business management major and linebacker Antwan Rogers and first-year business finance student and quarterback Jarren Rutter - to discuss the unique and enriching ways athletics complements deep learning in the classroom and hones skills for future career success.

Learn more about all Albright Athletics at https://albrightathletics.com.

Albright's groundbreaking, student-driven learning program is called ACRE - short for Albright Creative Research Experience. To highlight these deeply enriching experiential opportunities, we're joined by Abigail Platero, a senior arts administration and psychology major, and her ACRE adviser, David Tanner, director of Albright's Center for the Arts, to discuss her project to ensure artist diversity in our Freedman Gallery, and her multi-faceted internship working with the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, an arts education and gallery hub near campus.

More about Albright ACRE opportunities: https://www.albright.edu/about-albright/offices-departments/elcdc/experiential-learning/acre/

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts: https://goggleworks.org/

2018 School of Professional Studies graduate Barbara Grimm, founder of mobile phone app School Responder, tells the story of how her work as an Albright organizational behavior and applied psychology student inspired her innovative business that provides vital safety and wellness support to K-12 students. A former 911 emergency services dispatcher, Barbara also worked for 15 years as an educational support specialist prior to working with Albright professor, Lisa Hain, Psy.D. and creating the groundbreaking app. Dr. Hain, professor and chair of the SPS Applied Psychology program, also joins the conversation to discuss the connection between technology and emotional wellbeing, and the adult student experience in the applied psychology program.

Visit the School Responder website: https://www.schoolresponder.com/

As Albright fashion students prepare to premiere their designs in New York City on September 10 during New York Fashion Week, we discuss the college's four distinct fashion majors. Albright's fashion programs empower students to formulate their artistic vision and develop vital skills and professional connections to create thriving careers in the industry. Ashley Hillegass '21 and Scott French '87 talk about how their time as Albright student designers led them to their creative styles, New York Fashion Week experiences and professional successes. 

Learn more about Albright fashion programs at: https://www.albright.edu/academic/undergraduate-programs/fashion-and-costume/

Visit the NYFW website at: https://nyfw.com

Did you know your kitchen is a laboratory? That's right! To explore how a home chef is also a home scientist, and to illustrate Albright creativity in the classroom, chemistry professor Ian Rhile, Ph.D., and School of Professional Studies student Tim Kiester '22 share enlightening experiences from our Chemistry of Cooking course. This innovative class, developed by Dr. Rhile, nourishes student curiosity and demystifies chemistry concepts through delicious (and educational) food.

Albright's Science Research Institute adds rocket fuel to dual enrollment programs, helping young students soar and explore through investigation of STEM, arts, engineering, IT and any subject that captures their imaginations. Adelle Schade, institute founder and director and dean of pre-college & summer programs, discusses the innovative work done by young students in the institute. To tell personal stories of discovery (and success!) are guests Srigouri Oruganty, who won fourth place in chemistry at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair championships in Atlanta. She is a senior at Muhlenburg High School in the Reading area and grand champion of the 2022 Reading-Berks Science and Engineering Fair. Also joining us is Abby Robinson, a junior at Conrad Weiser High School and first place winner of the 2022 Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition and a presenter at its state championships in spring 2022.

Learn more about Albright's Science Research Institute at https://www.albright.edu/academic/science-research-institute/