Hi Everyone, and welcome to another Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I sat down with Khristian Kemp-Delisser, who is the Retention and Assessment Coordinator for the ALANA Student Center at the University of Vermont. Khristian contacted me a few weeks ago about being interviewed for the podcast, and it was a ton of fun to get to have a conversation again with someone that I had never met before. We got to know each other pretty well, talked about dissertation topics and research, and also had a bit of fun. We talked about being a part of the Boy Scouts, getting involved in school, finding community, coming out, and the fun that can be had in the local library. We also talked about replacing fiction with research reading, remaining active in camping and outdoor activities, pet ownership, and exercising!

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Welcome to another Wednesday, and another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES.

Today I sat down with Kenrick Ali. Kenrick was the Assistant Director of Residence Life at San Jose State University at the time that we did this interview, but since then he has accepted a new position as the Associate Director of Residence Life at California State University East Bay. It was really awesome to catch up with Kenrick. We had been talked about doing an interview for a while now, but since Kenrick was hosting a regional conference, it took a while to find times that worked. When we did get to chat, we talked about going to school as a way to get out of the town that he grew up in, and how that played into which colleges he was looking at, introduction to leadership as a student, and when to decide that its time to do a search and when a current job becomes stagnant. We also discussed travel, and the benefit of taveling with friends, the fun of exploring new places and just being able to relax and turn off for a bit, pets (dogs specifically), and how wonderful a companion they really can be!

Audio Note: We couldn’t get skype to work for us, so we had to record a phone call. It still is audible and should be fine, but it will sound a bit different than you might be used to.

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Hi there, and welcome to another Wednesday morning with another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down with Kenyon Whitman, who is a Graduate Assistant with the Center for Awareness, Service, and Action at the University of San Diego. Kenyon and I are in the same PhD program, and it was really great to get the chance to sit down and talk about how he got to be where he is, and some of what has influenced his journey. We talked about family and the importance of staying connected, maintaining a relationship with mentors, and his experiences as a student athlete. We also talked about Kenyon’s love for salsa dancing, taking time for phone calls and skype with family, spoken word poetry, and the importance of knowing one’s self and the perspective that it provides.

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Can you believe its been a whole year of LIFE WORK BALANCES? I know, its hard to imagine. Every Wednesday for the past year I have given you a new story of a person that works with college students, and hopefully with them have been able to offer so new insights into how they each work on finding balance and recharging themselves.

After a year of these conversations, I thought it would be nice to go back to the beginning. I sat down with Nick Franco, and Nick asked me all about how I got to where I am, and we also talked about the year of hosting the podcast, what it has meant for me, and where I see it going from here. I had a great time talking to Nick (I always do), and I look forward to another year of all of the fun that is LIFE WORK BALANCES!

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Hi Everyone, and welcome to another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I talked to Sherry Mallory, who is the Dean of Students of Revelle College at UC San Diego. We talked during the first week of Sherry’s second quarter at UCSD, and so on top of getting to know a bit more about her it was great to see how she was settling in at her new home on campus. We talked about growing up a band geek, music, changing career paths mid-degree, and the necessity of good fit. We also talked about bowling and finding people to bowl with, searching out other musicians in a new place, reconnecting with music after taking some time off, enjoying the beautiful sights that new places have to offer, and how recommendations from friends can open up a world of fun things in a new city!

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Hi Everyone and welcome to another Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

This morning I got to sit down with Dan Tillapaugh, who is a post doctoral fellow at the University of Maine! Dan is also a graduate of the University of San Diego’s PhD program in Leadership Studies, and a great professional who is starting his life as a faculty member! It was really great to chat with Dan again! We talked about music, choosing a college, the fun mishaps that can happen when growing up on a farm, and the fun ways that jobs sometimes fall into our laps. We also talked about the fun of taking in the beautiful scenery around you, candy, dance parties in your office, and the greatness of shaking things up!

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Welcome to another Wednesday morning, and another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I sat down with Kat Matic, Director of Student Rights and Respncibility at Elizabethtown College of Pennsylvania and CEO of InCheck! Kat and I went went to grad school together, and have staying in pretty close touch since then, so it was great to be able to chat, hear some new things about her and in general have fun. We talked about finding direction and the way that direction can change, the fun of playing outside, and the importance of staying connected with students, mentees, and faculty once one enters the professional world. We also talked about cooking, a macrobiotic diet, parenting and creating learning moments for children, and the benefit of story telling.

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Hi there, and welcome to another Wednesday morning and another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I sat down with Julie Schell, who is an educational researcher for the Mazur Group at Harvard University. Julie was also my internship class instructor when I was a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University. We hadn’t caught up in a while, and it was certainly a lot of fun to hear about all the great things Julie has been doing in the past few years! We talked about physics, computer science, growing up in Las Vegas, playing sports, being an early adopter for technology, internet bulletin boards and community building, as well as having a teacher or professor make a significant change in one’s life. We also talked about karate, dogs, photography, music, taking breaks, the benefits and hurtles of having a home office, travel, and turning off the iPhone.

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Hi Everyone, and welcome to a new year of episodes of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down and chat with Erin Lovette-Colyer, Director of the Women’s Center at the University of San Diego. It was a lot of fun to talk to Erin, and to hear more about how she got to where she is currently! We talked about growing up in Orange County, living in Seattle in the early ninties, music, moving, finding a connection on a campus that is very different than ones home, and the way that life events impact the choices we make in our careers. We also talked about parenting as a feminist, the joy that comes with having work that energizes and empowers us, the shifting nature, the value of sharing space with allies on campus, the benefits of open campus spaces, the complexity of gender-neutral baby names, and how gender impacts the evolving experiences of both children and their parents.

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Welcome to another Wednesday morning with another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down with Vernon Wall, who is the Director of Business Development with Leadershape, an independent consultant, and a founding faculty member of the Social Justice Training Institute. We had a great time catching up, and it was wonderful of Vernon to make time to have this conversation (it took us about 4 tries to get a time, but it was totally worth it)! We talked about growing up in North Carolina, in a household of educators, choosing a college, the complicated paths of professional journeys, and making the decision to leave a PhD program. We also talked about finding new music music, and going to see live music, Uber (as a side note, please check out this service, its one of the more amazing things to come out in the last few years), traveling with friends and the different ways that personalities can make trips more interesting, Vernon’s favorite foods, and RuPaul.

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