Elena Petrova, PhD, a licensed psychologist and director for Student Counseling and Psychological Services, explains the resources available for students to improve mental health and addresses the misconception about receiving help, including the new online platform Togetherall. 

Also, Stacy Roberts, lecturer of Management at the Hull College of Business and certified executive and leadership trainer, shares how she supports Black History Month while developing leaders of tomorrow.

Isaiah Maddox and Caroline Gibson, our Homecoming King and Queen, return to share their thoughts on dating in 2023 as well as get us exciting for Homecoming Week.

Brennan Francois, chief diversity officer for Augusta University Health, explains what medical mistrust is and how it affects patient-provider relationships, especially for Black Americans. He mentions what AU Health does to build trust within the community and how his role in the health system supports employees and patients.

Also, Dr. Biplab Datta, assistant professor in the Institute of Public and Preventive Health and in the Department of Population Health Sciences, discusses the new edition of the Healthy Georgia Report, which highlights how Georgia compares to the Southeast and nation in over 20 diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, tobacco-smoking and more.

Softball players Sophie Baker, Alissa Bolinger and Lauren Barrett get us excited for the upcoming season and share how they manage their schedules being student athletes.  Our coaches share their excitement as well. Melissa Brocato, assistant athletic director and head softball coach, alongside Chris Howell, head baseball coach, express how their core values are instilled in their players to ensure their success on and off the field.

Augusta University’s Volunteer Services & Community Engagement team is ready to celebrate the lunch of JagPulse, the new community engagement platform. The implementation of JagPulse also supports the university’s strategic plan goal of achieving the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement by 2026.

Also, Tyler Beauchamp, a fourth-year medical student at the Medical College of Georgia, joins to discuss his new book, Freeze Frame.

It's a new semester and Dale Hartenbug, associate vice president for Campus Services and our chief auxiliary officer shares updates to campus parking, dining and the newly renamed RoarStore. Also, Keytona Johns a fourth-year Communication student, joins as our new cohost of the semester.

We're celebrating a huge milestone! Coach Melissa Brocato gets us excited for softball season and Jacob Burgamy recaps his first season as our season coaching the track and cross country teams including the behind scenes to our trip to Nationals. Also, our commencement speakers Aenea Clark and Jacob Sumpter share a sneak peak of their speeches and their favorite memories of campus. Finally, our one and only Provost MacKinnon drops by the give his personal highlights of the semester.

Stacy Roberts, lecturer in the Hull College of Business, joins us to give some motivation for those getting ready walk across the stage on Graduation Day.

This semester has been a wild ride. Catch up with our host and find out what's been going on.

Rachel Balducci, lecturer for Augusta University's department of Communication and author of No Such Thing as Ordinary: Unlocking Your Extraordinary Life Through Everyday Encounters with Jesus, joins us to share how she balances teaching, writing and her responsibilities at home.