The tables are turned just a little as Sun Ezzell interviews the podcast producer of this podcast and Mt. SAC Alum, Christina Barsi about the power of podcasting, the journey that led her to becoming a producer, building a production agency and getting out of her own way enough to start a new journey, in part, thanks to mentors like former Mt. SAC faculty, Liesel Reinhart.

Resources:

email: [email protected]

Visit: https://www.avanthausmedia.com

Instagram: @thebarsi

LinkedIn: Christina Barsi or Avant Haüs Media

Run time: 34 min

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The Magic Mountie podcast wishes you a very Happy Holiday Season. We are going to be taking a break until January but we have over 150 episodes for you to browse and catch up on as you’re enjoying your holiday. A limited series we created this past year is a wonderful one to start with because it features students as the hosts. They talk with their professors about the subjects they studied with them as a pathway in their college journey and thereafter. It’s both practical and heartwarming and offers a lot of resources when it comes to transferring and certificates. Look for “Students Ask The Questions” in the titles to find them.

We look forward to creating more episodes in the new year and hope you enjoy this time with loved ones.

Happy Holidays!

Run time: 1 min

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Christmas by Dee Yan-Key  This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Tania Anders talks with Communications Professor and New Academic Senate President Roger Willis about work of the Academic Senate, his vision as he steps into his new role on campus, and the critical importance of faculty participation in shared governance. Enjoy!

Resources:

Mt. SAC Academic Senate

Run time: 30 min

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Magic Mountie Podcast co-host Tania Anders talks with Geography professor Dafna Golden and Mt. SAC alum Jessica Moritz about Geographic Information Systems, equity, and Mt. SAC’s GIS program. Enjoy!

Resources:

Geospatial Revolution

https://www.geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/index.html

GIS (Geographic Information System) Certificate Program

https://www.mtsac.edu/geography/gis.html

Geospatial Revolution

https://www.geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/index.html

Run Time: 27 min

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Do you have the resources you need to help Mt. SAC students connect with critical basic needs resources? Host Sun Ezzell talks with Pauline Swartz, Librarian and Basic Needs Committee Co-Chair and Rigo Estrada, Director of Basic Needs Resources to talk about Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2022. We have updated information about what basic needs resources are available at Mt. SAC, and how YOU can help connect students with critical basic needs resources. Enjoy!

Resources: 

Mt. SAC Basic Needs Resources Program 

https://www.mtsac.edu/basic-needs/ 

Mountie Fresh Food Pantry 

https://www.mtsac.edu/basic-needs/mountiefreshfoodpantry.html 

 Basic Needs Research 

https://www.mtsac.edu/basic-needs/research.html 

Fall 2022 Cooking Tool Drive: October 17 – November 18, 2022 Information Sheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pXzpl_pCYsQqSSHSYdWqc01CJG-ACCV8Z_kWviki5jc/edit

Mt. SAC Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week- Schedule of Events

https://www.mtsac.edu/basic-needs/hhaw.html

Run Time: 27 min

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In our previous episode we featured Mt. SAC’s Constitution Day event and today we have a special behind the scenes conversation with Kelly Rivera, Professor of Political Science and Gio Rodriguez, Student Activities Coordinator about the importance of this event and even more so, the importance of leadership and how you can get involved and be a leader for your community. Enjoy. 

 Resources:

A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future

https://www.aacu.org/publication/a-crucible-moment-college-learning-democracys-future

Mt. SAC Associated Students

https://www.mtsac.edu/studentlife/as/

Mt. SAC Geography Department

https://www.mtsac.edu/geography/

Mt. SAC GIS Certificate

https://www.mtsac.edu/geography/gis.html

Mt. SAC Political Science Department

https://www.mtsac.edu/political-science/

Register to Vote

https://registertovote.ca.gov/

Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act (AB 963) Requirements and Increasing Student Voter Participation

https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/castudentsvote/civicengagetoolkit-final.pdf

Student Senate for California Community Colleges

https://ssccc.org/ 

Student Senate for California Community Colleges 2021-22 Legislative Priorities

https://ssccc.org/file_download/inline/929d4cfe-6458-47a4-8ec1-894a5df1d8bd

Run Time: 33 min

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How well do you know our voting system? With mid-term elections just around corner when this airs and just for those of us who want a refresher...we’re sharing a slightly abridged version of Mt. SAC’s Constitution Day event that will help clarify exactly how it all works.

You’ll hear from presenters, Dafna Golden, Professor of Geography, Raul Madrid, Sierra Powell, and Kelly Rivera all Professors of Political Science who share on different topics from voter trends to GIS mapping. Enjoy.

Resources: 

Register to Vote: https://registertovote.ca.gov/

A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future: https://www.aacu.org/publication/a-crucible-moment-college-learning-democracys-future

Mt. SAC Associated Students: https://www.mtsac.edu/studentlife/as/

Mt. SAC Geography Department: https://www.mtsac.edu/geography/

Mt. SAC GIS Certificate: https://www.mtsac.edu/geography/gis.html

Mt. SAC Political Science Department: https://www.mtsac.edu/political-science/

Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act (AB 963) Requirements and Increasing Student Voter Participation: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/castudentsvote/civicengagetoolkit-final.pdf

Student Senate for California Community Colleges: https://ssccc.org/ 

Student Senate for California Community Colleges 2021-22 Legislative Priorities: https://ssccc.org/file_download/inline/929d4cfe-6458-47a4-8ec1-894a5df1d8bd

Run Time: 40 min

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Mt. SAC History Professor, Professional Learning Academy Coordinator, and One Book, One Campus Coordinator Rita Page talks with our host Sun Ezzell about this year's One Book One Campus winner “Illegally Yours: A Memoir” by Rafael Agustin, Mt. SAC alumni and writer on the hit TV show Jane the Virgin. Called “an alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?” 

We hope you’ll join us for this year’s One Book, One Campus Great Read! 

Resources:

Get the book: https://illegallyyoursbook.com/

NPR Feature -“Jane the Virgin’ writer recounts growing up undocumented in ‘Illegally Yours’”

The Mission of the OBOC Program

The goal of Mt. SAC’s OBOC program is to unite students, faculty, and staff around a shared reading experience designed to promote discussion and understanding of issues in our campus community and beyond.  The program incorporates curriculum and campus-wide activities that build unity and contribute toward the achievement of the College’s mission. 

nd the Winner Is...

Every year members of the Mt. SAC community vote on a book to read together as part of the OBOC program. The winner of the 2022 - 2023 OBOC election is Illegally Yours: A Memoir by Rafael Agustin.

Brief Summary of Illegally Yours

About the Memoir: Illegally Yours: A Memoir is a heartwarming, comical look at how this struggling Ecuadorian immigrant family bonded together to navigate Rafa's school life, his parents' work lives, and their shared secret life as undocumented Americans, determined to make the best of their always turbulent and sometimes dangerous American existence. From using the Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez “Latin Explosion” to his social advantage in the ‘90s to how his parents—doctors in their home country of Ecuador—were reduced to working menial jobs in the US, the family's secret became their struggle, and their struggle became their hustle. An alternatingly hilarious and touching exploration of belonging and identity, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?

About the Author: Rafael Agustin is a Mt. SAC alumnus, and a writer on the award-winning The CW show, Jane the Virgin. He is a Sundance Fellow for his TV family comedy, Illegal, based on his life as a formerly undocumented American. Rafael currently serves as Executive Director of the Latino Film Institute (LFI), where he oversees the Youth Cinema Project, their statewide project-based learning educational film program, and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF). In 2018, the LA Weekly named Rafael one of the fifty most essential people in Los Angeles. Also in 2018, the United Nations invited Rafael to speak at their 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Please join us for One Book, One Campus 2022-23 Great Read meetings 3:00 – 4:30pm:

Sept. 21 - pages 1- 94

Oct. 19 - pages 95-188

Nov. 16 - pages 189-284

For questions regarding One Book, One Campus 2022-23, contact OBOC Coordinator Rita Page at: [email protected]

Run Time: 13 min, 35 sec

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What is Banned Books Week all about at Mt. SAC? Our host, Sun Ezzell talks with Mt. SAC librarian Ernest Romero to learn more about this important week as well as the freedom to read, the importance of libraries and free access to information. Even though Banned Books Week comes just once a year, you can find resources celebrating the freedom to read all year long in the show notes of this episode. 

Mt. SAC Library LibGuide -- Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Right to Read!

Mt. SAC Library

American Library Association: Banned and Challenged Books

National Council of Teachers of English Intellectual Freedom Center: Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week: Books Unite Us; Censorship Divides Us

Run Time: 17 min, 53 sec

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“What do students of color need? The work of addressing inequity consistently, the consistent challenging of ourselves and our colleagues, and the creation of programs, classrooms and environments that foster: belonging, validation, support networks and cultural affirmation.”

This quote is taken from this year’s Fall Flex Day’s keynote Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud, which she shared during her presentation called “Centering Students While Disrupting Inequity”. This is only ONE piece of the multifaceted discussion Dr. Stroud shared during her keynote. Even if you caught this event live, listening again will only allow you to better absorb, process and apply even more of what Dr. Stroud shares within this imperative discussion. Enjoy.

Run Time: 55 min, 23 sec

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