In this episode, we hear from Dr. Hazel Levy, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, whose research interests include molecular biology and gene therapy vector development. Hazel talks to us about how great teams and strong leaders spur innovation and discovery.

In this episode, Mary Kay Carodine, UF's Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, introduces two key concepts: stepping in and the power of “I don’t know.”

Michelle Smith, Assistant Dean for Inclusion with the College of Health and Human Performance and the Levin College of Law, is a triple Gator who recently returned to UF after serving as the Chief Change Agent for Gainesville Regional Utilities. In this episode, Michelle shares how creating belonging for others became her life’s work. We’ll also hear how heavy lifting and belly laughing are two of Michelle’s secrets to finding joy.

Gerardo (Gerry) Altamirano, Assistant Dean and Director of the Disability Resource Center, talks about finding belonging through his first-gen, Mexican American and queer identities. He also tells us about the secret / not-so-secret agenda of the DRC.

Diedre Houchen, a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Race and Race Relations at the Levin College of Law at UF, shares how a personal connection with a professor gave her, as a nontraditional student, a sense of belonging in the academy. Diedre also discusses how she replicates that experience with her own students today.

In this episode, we hear from Will Atkins, Associate Dean and Director of Multicultural and Diversity Affairs, MCDA. Will talks about his experience with PAACT—a three-day program that focuses on the successful transition of incoming Black first-year students at UF that Will calls his place of belonging. Will also talks to us about his vision for MCDA as a model for the campus.