Hello, SRU!

Hello, SRU!

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Hello, SRU! episodes

  • Bound by Bocce
    Jillian Stringfellow, project coordinator from Slippery Rock University’s Physical and Health Education Department, discusses how The Rock gets the ball rolling for high school unified sports teams in the community, particularly with indoor bocce, where student-athletes with and without disabilities compete together.
    29 min
  • Dumpster Jive

    SRU music professor David Glover recounts the tale of how The Balcony Big Band got back together after a curbside trash rescue. Glover is a member of Pittsburgh’s premier big-band jazz ensemble that also features SRU alumni.

    37 min
  • Super Bowl Couple

    Levi and Allie Lewis, from the SRU Class of 2014, talk about working for the Super Bowl-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lewises are among three Bucs employees who graduated from The Rock.

    49 min
  • Lia’s Agreed Upon
    With her crystal-ball syllabus, SRU professor of history Lia Paradis shares how she coincidentally started teaching a course about pandemics as a new pandemic emerged, if history really does repeat itself, and her own podcast, “Lies Agreed Upon.”
    50 min
  • Esports De Corps

    Exercise science professor Seth Jenny and Adam Schultz, president of the Esports Club at SRU, talk about the popularity of esports as a college sport and the potential for esports as a field of study. Find out how they respond to Jeremy’s initial skepticism.

    59 min
  • Ross-pitality

    Mary Jo Ross, Slippery Rock University associate professor of hospitality and tourism management, talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by the pandemic. Learn how Ross, who worked decades as an event producer in Orlando, Florida, plans to turn Slippery Rock into a Magic Kingdom for her students.

    56 min
  • 121 State Parks in 303 Days

    Trevor Nordquist shares his story about visiting every Pennsylvania state park during his final year as an SRU student in 2020. Find out what he learned about his state and his state of mind during a time when most people dreaded periods of solitude during the pandemic, as well as his favorite parks and what motivated him to visit 121 parks in 303 days.

    1 hr
  • Muttonville University?

    For the first episode of "Hello, SRU," retired administrator and SRU alumnus Bob Watson, '70, walks listeners through the history of The Rock. Watson is the author of "Slippery Rock University: The Legend Behind the Name," a 460-page book published in 2011 that chronicled the history the University.

    59 min
  • Hello, SRU! Trailer

    "Hello, SRU" is the official podcast of Slippery Rock University. Hosted and produced by SRU professors Jeremy Lynch and Nick Artman, with assistance by Justin Zackal from the Office of University Communication and Public Affairs, this podcast features conversations with SRU faculty, staff, students and alumni. "Hello, SRU" is your opportunity to hear stories that make The Rock a caring community of lifelong learners connected with the world.

    1 min

About Hello, SRU!

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"Hello, SRU" is the official podcast of Slippery Rock University and part of the WSRU-FM Podcast Network. Hosted and produced by SRU professors Jeremy Lynch and Nick Artman, as well as Justin Zackal…