The Project Success Podcast

Is a career or job in healthcare right for me? What are the steps I can take, to get there? What are skills a nurse uses and what are the options for specialized careers in the nursing field?

Join Savannah and co-host PS Facilitator Alana as they connect with Katie Hodgden (Assistant Director, Career Development Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato) and Dr. Michelle Palmborg (Assistant Professor of Nursing and Registered Oncology Nurse) to talk through how you can begin thinking about and planning for a possible future in healthcare, and what could that specifically look like in a pathway like nursing. Join us as we break down what types of nurses there are, what is the schooling required, and what to do if you change your mind.

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What considerations should I think of when making my post-secondary plans as a parent? What questions should I ask when touring a college or looking into housing? What support services and resources are there?

Join Savannah and co-host PS Facilitator April as they connect with Dr. Padmini Udupa (Principal of Longfellow High School), Brooke Eichele (College Advancement Teacher at Longfellow High School), Michelle Montoya (alum of Longfellow High School), and Susan Warfield (Program Director of the Student Parent HELP Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) to talk through how pregnant, expecting, and current parents can plan for and attend college, what questions to ask, and what supports to look for as you take this next step!

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What is 'stress' and why is it so hard to work through? Why does my brain stop me from completing tasks when I'm stressed?

Join Savannah and co-host PS Facilitator Andy as they connect with Derek Francis (Manager of Counseling Services for Minneapolis Public Schools) and Wynn Haight (12th grader from South High School) to talk through what "stress" means from the point of view of our bodies experiencing it, what it causes us to feel, the language we can use to talk about it, and what happens when we try and work through stress to finish our college application, or study for that next test. Whether you are just starting off your academic journey or getting ready to graduate, we can work on building skills around understanding how we can navigate the feelings of stress at different points in our lives.

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What do I need to know about paying for college in 2021? How do I sustain and balance work and school? How do I keep earning/finding that money?

Join Savannah and co-host PS Facilitator Hana as they connect with Daniel Matamoros (Associate Director of Financial Aid at Loyola University Chicago), Kevin Ario (Managing Director of Investment Management at Wells Fargo), and Ryan Deutsch (newly graduated Washburn High School and PS alum) to talk through what "paying for college" means for students in 2021, what are some of the important financial terms and ideas you should know going in, and ways to plan your finances in and outside of college.

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What are colleges and scholarships looking for in an essay? What makes an essay stand out? What are the tips and tricks to writing a clear and creative essay?

Join Savannah as she connects with Casey Briskin (11th grade English Teacher at Southwest High School), Rhemi Abrams-Fuller (Carleton College's Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of Diversity Outreach & Access), and Jesus Moreno (newly graduated Roosevelt High School and PS alum) as they break down the difficulties students face in trying to write that perfect college essay or scholarship, strategies on how to produce some of your best writing, and try and tease out what exactly a college admissions officer is looking for when they read an application essay.

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What does it feel like to follow your dreams and passion? What are things to think about as you plan for the future? What are questions you can ask yourself to connect to your purpose?

Join Kyle & Kiah as they hear from MPS students grade 6-12, alumni of MPS high schools, and community leaders on what it looks like to connect to your purpose and dream big for your future!

Guest speakers: Eliza (Anwatin, 6), Thomas (Sanford, 7), Tasia (Olson, 8), Kyla (South, 9), Simon (Washburn, 10), Maya (Southwest, 11), Shruti (Edison, 12), Dijon McCain (Patrick Henry Alumni, Journalist, Emcee, Podcaster), Fred Edwards (Washburn Alumni, Graduate Assistant at NDSU, Public Speaker), Eleshaday Girma (South Alumni, Third-year student at St. Cloud State University), Lewis McCaleb/Lewiee Blaze (Artist, Activist, and Entrepreneur, Founder of N4), Dr. Padmini Udupa (Principal of Longfellow High School), and Adrienne Diercks (Founder and Executive Director of Project Success).

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How can you strike a balance between enjoying your summer and preparing for college after high school graduation?

Kyle connects with Derek Francis (Manager of Counseling Services at Office of College and Career Readiness at MPS), Kumar Balasubrahmanyan, (Senior Director of Community Partnerships and Engagement at College Possible), Jim Bierma (Executive Director at the Office of College and Career Readiness for MPS), and Laura Garcia (Director of Schools & Curriculum at Project Success) to talk about what happens the summer before attending college in the fall.

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What resources are there for students who are undocumented? What is the Dream Act? How do you pick a college that is the best fit for you?

Join Kyle as he connects with Neeyra Pena Estrada (Latino Admissions Representative at North Hennepin Community College), Chris Castellano (School Counselor at Wellstone) and Laura Garcia (Director of Schools & Curriculum at Project Success) who will discuss the challenges of being a student who is undocumented and where you can find resources and support in your school, college, and community.

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What can a HBCU (Historically Black College or University) do for you? What makes an HBCU unique?

Join Kyle and co-host April (Project Success Facilitator and HBCU alum) as they connect with Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean (Former Supt. Minneapolis, Memphis and Boston and recently Interim President, LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis), Quinn Zellner-Smith (college student at Howard University and Southwest high school alumni), with Zacaria (12th grade student at North) to share the benefits of attending an HBCU.

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Warning: this podcast contains profanity at minute 36 & 43.

In part 1 and 2 we shared pathways to explore after high school. What if you're told "you'll never get a job or make money doing that?" In our final part, we connect with three local creatives on how you can follow your dreams and passion to forge your own path.

Join Kyle as he connects with Andrés Pérez (Photographer), Gaosong V. Heu (Artist, Entrepreneur, and Arts Educator) and Marcela Michelle (Artistic Director at 20% Theatre Company; Artistic Co-Director and Director of programming – Lightning Rod) to explore creative pathways.

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