Student Stories

Season 2 – Episode 5 – In this episode, Kebra describes why she came to UAlbany and the challenges and blessings she experienced. Throughout the podcast, she talks about her life in Ghana and what it was like to move to the United States. Kebra describes her spiritual growth and her Christianity. She also shares how becoming closer to God has allowed her to be the person she is today. Kebra has become fluent in French and she would love to live in France in the future. 

:00 – Introduction 

:17- Who is Kebra?

1:42- My biggest challenge 

2:45- Res Life 

4:35- Why Kebra decided to come to UAlbany 

6:00- The eclipse 

8:10- I was an undecided major 

9:00- How Christianity helped me 

13:15- I like learning French. 

15:15- Shout out to French Instructor Komla Amegashie 

17:18- I can completely understand my French Instructor, Madame Veronique. 

19:51- I want to move to France 

20:32- My life in Ghana 

22:40- Ad with Nike 

25:05- Life in the Bronx 

28:00- Returning to visit Ghana after eight years 

29:00- My first time on a plane 

32:15- Balancing time for self-care 

36:00- Trip to Jamaica 

36:43- Kebra’s plans 

Contributors:   

Kebra Baako (Storyteller), Claudia Pique (host), Henry Grygas (host), Jessica Dandrow (sound editor/marketing), Rashel Jimenez (marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Funded provided by the UAlbany   

Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).   

Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.   

Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected]  

Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).  

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Season 2 - Episode 4- Latin in My Everyday Life 

In this episode, UAlbany student Chris discusses his experience at the university and his experience serving in the US Navy. He mentions his medical condition, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), and how it affected his ability to continue his service. He later talks about his experience taking a Latin class at UAlbany and how having an amazing professor for the class has impacted his appreciation and understanding of the language. 

:00 – Introduction 

:50 – Why Chris chose UAlbany 

2:09 – Chris’ experience at UAlbany 

4:20 – Experience in the Navy 

7:08 – Medical condition – POTS 

7:55 – Experience with taking a Latin class 

10:25- Taking a class with Award Winning Instructors (Shout out to Charlie Giglio!) 

14:10 – Thoughts about Latin 

16:23 – How Latin has helped with reading comprehension 

19:05 – Tattoo with meaningful phrase in Latin 

24:27 – Chris’ future plans 

Contributors:  

Christopher Stewart (Storyteller), Claudia Pique (host), Henry Grygas (host), Jessica Dandrow (sound editor/marketing), Rashel Jimenez (marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Funded provided by the UAlbany  

Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).  

Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.  

Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected] 

Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).

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Season 2 – Episode 3 (En Español) - Guardar semillas en el cabello 

In this episode, UAlbany students Andrea Miranda (LACS) and Quialmeiry Carrasco Puntier (Criminal Justics/Spanish) have a conversation about the art exhibit Guardar Semillas en el cabello, which Andrea helped curate. Their heartfelt conversation also addresses issues of hair and race. They describe painful experiences and how they have come to appreciate and embrace their identity. 

EXPOSICIÓN EN PANAMÁ, PANAMA, PANAMÁ:

https://www.arteinformado.com/agenda/f/guardar-semillas-en-el-cabello-208508

:00 – Introducción 

:25 – Andrea y Quialmeiry 

1:45 – Guardar Semillas en el cabello 

9:00 – El doloroso tema del cabello 

13:00 – Crecí pensando que mi pelo era un problema 

15:00 – La belleza eurocéntrica 

19:00 – Miedo y burla 

27:00–  Del odio a la aceptación 

31:00 – Cambiando la narrativa 

31:25 – La diversidad en UAlbany (Shout out to LACS!) 

34:00 – La diversidad en las clases (Shout out to EOP!) 

37:00 – El tema de raza en latinoamérica  

38:00 – El reto de ser latinx y bilingüe 

42:45 – Ser estudiante es bello y estresante 

Contributors: 

Andrea Miranda (Storyteller), Quialmeiry Carrasco Puntier (Storyteller), Claudia Pique (host), Henry Grygas (host), Jessica Dandrow (sound editor/marketing), Rashel Jimenez (marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Funded provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP). Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. 

Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected]

Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).

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Meet the Podcast Team: A Podcast About Podcasting

Season 2 – Episode 2

Show Notes

In this episode, podcast members introduce themselves and talk about why they have joined UAlbany Student Stories. We listen to their stories to gain a better sense of who is behind the scenes and understand the community that our members are building within UAlbany Student Stories. This episode highlights who our members are, what they think about podcasting, and what their desired future field of expertise, among other student-centered topics. 

:00 – Introduction

:17 – Introduction of Our Podcast Members

1:57 – Why Our Members Joined 

4:08 – Thoughts on Podcasting

7:23 – Podcasting and It’s Efficiency

7:40 -- Building a Community Through Stories @[email protected]

8:24 – The Truth About College

9:22 – Where Will Our Members Be

12:03 – Future Careers

12:25 – Why We Love Working with Kids

15:55 – What Have We Learned

17:22 – Shoutouts

Contributors:

Claudia Pique (host), Henry Grygas (host), Jessica Dandrow (sound editor/marketing), Rashel Jimenez (sound editor/marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. 

Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected]

Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).

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Proud Curls 

Season 2 – Episode 1 

In this episode, UAlbany student Marielis Cepin talks about her experiences at the university and how she has learned to embrace her natural hair. She first discusses the sense of community and diversity she has found at UAlbany, and then goes on to tell the story of her personal curly hair journey. Her inspiring story highlights some of the struggles she has had to face regarding others’ viewpoints on natural curly hair, as well as how having patience with herself and with her hair has been the key to success throughout her hair journey.  

:00 – Introduction 

:52 – Why Marielis Chose UAlbany 

3:48 – Most Inspiring Classes Marielis has Taken 

5:31 – Learning About Hair Cultures  

6:44 – Marielis' Curly Hair Journey 

12:40 – Society’s View on Curly Hair 

14:21– Curly Hair Routine 

16:27 – About Her Instagram Page: @mcurlyy  

18:00 – “Bad Hair” versus “Good Hair” 

18:58 – The Influence of Family  

Contributors: 

Marielis Cepin (storyteller), Claudia Pique (host), Henry Grygas (host), Jessica Dandrow (sound editor/marketing), Rashel Jimenez (sound editor/marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer. Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected] or the Podcast team: [email protected]

Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP). 

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Living in Languages

The students explore what it is like to live in languages: Catherine teaches English as a foreign/new language, Diona teaches Spanish as a foreign/new language and Ariah is bilingual native speaker. They each bring three original perspectives on how they use language in teaching and in their everyday lives.

2:00 Learning a new language

4:43 How do you teach a new language?

6:18 Teaching ESL

10:00 Code-switching and translating thoughts

13:00 Learning different dialects

17:00 We are creating diversity 

This is our final episode! We end the season by returning to our planned programming (before our Covid-19 chapters).

Contributors:  

Catherine Dennis-Greener (storyteller), Diona Espinosa (storyteller), Ariah Matias (storyteller), Ariah Matias (co-producer), James Ashley (co-producer), Alejandra Bronfman (postproduction), Ilka Kressner (postproduction), Joanna Dreby (preproduction), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 7 [Podcast].

Episode 6.4- Covid-19 Student Stories,

UAlbany students share their hopes and fears about living through this pandemic.

If you would like to share your experiences, please send a SoundNote or Voice Memo to [email protected] or [email protected]

Contributors:  Ariah Matias (co-producer), James Ashley (co-producer), Alejandra Bronfman (postproduction), Ilka Kressner (postproduction),  Joanna Dreby (preproduction), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 6.4 [Podcast].

Episode 6.3- Covid-19 Student Stories: Kelvin and Penelope

UAlbany students share their hopes and fears about living through this pandemic.

Some of our heroic students are essential workers too. 

If you would like to share your experiences, please send a SoundNote or Voice Memo to [email protected] or [email protected]

Contributors: Kelvin  Urbaez(storyteller), Penelope Medina (storyteller),  Ariah Matias (co-producer), James Ashley (co-producer), Derick Pilgrim (co-producer), Alejandra Bronfman (postproduction), Ilka Kressner (postproduction),  Joanna Dreby (preproduction), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 6.3 [Podcast].

Episode 6.2- Covid-19 Student Stories: Linda, Imari, and Brittney

UAlbany students share their hopes and fears about living through this pandemic.

Some of our heroic students are essential workers too. 

If you would like to share your experiences, please send a SoundNote or Voice Memo to [email protected] or [email protected]

Contributors: Linda Aldana (storyteller), Imari Powe (storyteller), Brittney Wisdom (storyteller),  Ariah Matias (co-producer), James Ashley (co-producer), Derick Pilgrim (co-producer), Alejandra Bronfman (postproduction), Ilka Kressner (postproduction),  Joanna Dreby (preproduction), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Episode 6.2 [Podcast].

Students have sent us SoundNotes  and Voice memos that chronicle their transition to online learning during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

Listen to their stories.

If you would like to share your experiences, please send a SoundNote or Voice Memo to [email protected] or [email protected]

Contributors: Natalia Davila (storyteller),  Amber Bradley (storyteller), Ariah Matias (sound editor), James Ashley (sound editor), Derick Pilgrim (sound editor), Alejandra Bronfman (postproduction), Ilka Kressner (postproduction), Chris Andre (postproduction), Joanna Dreby (preproduction), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Success Stories, Episode 6 [Podcast].