In this episode we were able to record this podcast with Gene Wu on giving back to your own community! 

The importance of ones own community is often times underrated and we decided to look into ways in which students can find ways to improve the places they've come from whether it be there own neighborhoods, states, or even schools that they graduated from. 

For this episode on College Matters we had a chance to talk to Victor Rangel one of our students at Harmony School of Innovation in Brownsville. Victor is currently a senior who got accepted into many prestigious universities including Harvard. Harvard has offered him the Gates Scholarship which covers his tuition for 5 years. In this episode, he tells us a little bit about his motivation and what helped strengthen his application. This includes his extracurricular activities, summer internships, and interests. 

For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to talk to James Martinez, and Nekesa Sapp about the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. UHCOP is a competitive pharmacy program; and one of the best in the nation for their graduates NAPLEX pass rates. In addition, clinical assistant professors Dr. Kimberly Nguyen and Dr. Shane Tolleson give us insight of what the future of pharmacy career holds. 

To learn more visit the website at, 

http://www.uh.edu/pharmacy/

For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to interview Layla Kratovic one of our alumni and a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship! Layla tells us a little bit about what the Fulbright scholarship is and how she applied and won. Layla will now have the opportunity to do psychology related research abroad, in addition to her living expenses covered.  

To learn more visit the website at

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to interview Selim Gezgin who attends Texas A&M and takes part in their ROTC program. Army ROTC is an elective curriculum you take along with your required college classes and you may obtain any bachelor's degree in the meantime. Army ROTC even provides scholarships that help pay for tuition in any degree. When graduating, you will be an Officer in the Army in addition to your obtained degree.

To learn more visit the website at 

https://armyrotc.tamu.edu/

For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to interview the Prairie View Student Nurses Association’s vice president Diana. The PVAMU College of Nursing program is located in the Texas Medical Center, and continues to stand out as an amazing nursing program. Diana tells us a little bit about being an undergraduate pre-nursing student at PVAMU and all of the hard work that goes into it. 

To learn more visit the website at 

http://www.pvamu.edu/nursing/programs/

 For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to interview the Harmony Science Academy - Katy robotics team. The ‘Ironclad” robotics team has competed in the First Tech Challenge World Championship at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The team tells us a little bit about how much work and time goes into creating their robots and coming as far as they did.  

 For this episode on College Matters we had the chance to interview the Harmony Science Academy - High School robotics team. They are one of our most successful robotics teams. The team tells us how each of their roles plays a big part in creating robots and competing in world championships. With the help of Mr.Yagli and their mentor Ariel they are hoping to create an upgraded robot to prepare for next years competitions.  

For this episode on college matters we had the chance to interview  Ariel; a robotics mentor for the Innovation laboratory. Ariel is an alumni and has been working with the robotics team this passed year. He has put in a lot of determination and technical skills into his mentorship. Ariel and his team members have even qualified to compete in the robotics team World Championships! In this episode Ariel talks about how the robotics team has gotten where they are today. 

 For this episode of College Matters we had the chance to interview Mrs.Loya and her son Rehman. Mrs.Loya is an environmental engineer and owns her own company while her son is becoming just as successful. Rehman has recently won the congressional award. Rehman tells us a little bit about his motivation and organization skills which helped him get where he is today. In addition, Mrs.Loya gives us insight into the environmental engineering field as a woman.