Trinity Podcast

Andrea Lucas '02, MAT'03, recipient of the 2018 Trinity Prize of Excellence in Teaching, discusses with Trinity education professor Angela Breidenstein ’91, M’92 how she deals with the unique situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, and how her Trinity education has provided her with the necessary foundation.

KRTU's production of "Life as We Know It." It features stories of Trinity students in the 1123 Audio Production class narrating how COVID-19 pandemic affected their life. Music provided by Barry Brake at www.barrybrake.com

KRTU's production of "Life as We Know It." It features stories of Trinity students in the 1123 Audio Production class narrating how COVID-19 pandemic affected their life. Music provided by Barry Brake at www.barrybrake.com

You will hear about someone very special and highly respected, especially in the Latino community.  Trinity University’s Associate Vice President and Professor of English Dr. Michael Soto visited with Trinity alumna Dr. Ellen Riojas-Clark ’74 for a conversation about her life and career.  Dr. Riojas-Clark is an internationally renowned scholar and cultural authority.  In this podcast she discusses her time at Trinity, her career in academia, contemporary art, and the best pan dulce in San Antonio.

You will hear about someone very special and highly respected, especially in the Latino community.  Trinity University’s Associate Vice President and Professor of English Dr. Michael Soto visited with Trinity alumna Dr. Ellen Riojas-Clark ’74 for a conversation about her life and career.  Dr. Riojas-Clark is an internationally renowned scholar and cultural authority.  In this podcast she discusses her time at Trinity, her career in academia, contemporary art, and the best pan dulce in San Antonio.

Deborah Paredez ’93 is the author of the critical study, Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory, and the poetry volumes, This Side of Skin and Year of the Dog. She is a professor of creative writing and ethnic studies at Columbia University and the co-founder of CantoMundo, a national organization for Latinx poets. Hear her story on this podcast.

Deborah Paredez ’93 is the author of the critical study, Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory, and the poetry volumes, This Side of Skin and Year of the Dog. She is a professor of creative writing and ethnic studies at Columbia University and the co-founder of CantoMundo, a national organization for Latinx poets. Hear her story on this podcast.

You will hear a conversation with Trinity University’s two professors Dr. Jorge Colazo and Dr. Diana Young from the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences on Big Data Analytics. Big Data promises great opportunities to build predictive models, understand customers better, find hidden patterns and ultimately enhance the bottom line. However, the field is so new and different from traditional IT that it may need a particular kind of organization.

What are the needs and challenges of companies to effectively leverage Big Data Analytics and make it valuable, sustainable and cost-effective? In this podcast, our experts talk about what you need to get your organization's structure ready for reaping maximum benefits from Big Data Analytics.

You will hear a conversation with Trinity University’s two professors Dr. Jorge Colazo and Dr. Diana Young from the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences on Big Data Analytics. Big Data promises great opportunities to build predictive models, understand customers better, find hidden patterns and ultimately enhance the bottom line. However, the field is so new and different from traditional IT that it may need a particular kind of organization.

What are the needs and challenges of companies to effectively leverage Big Data Analytics and make it valuable, sustainable and cost-effective? In this podcast, our experts talk about what you need to get your organization's structure ready for reaping maximum benefits from Big Data Analytics.

You’ll hear a conversation with Denise Richter, Class of ’83, author of “100 Things to Do in San Antonio Before You Die.” She’ll be talking to Mary Japhet, Class of ’84, who’s currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Trinity University’s Entrepreneurship Program. And while Richter’s book talks about 100 things to do, for the purpose of THIS talk, they decided to focus on the holiday themes in the book. So, you’re going to hear about:

1. Soaking up the holiday lights on the River Walk

2. Shopping for nativities at Alamo Fiesta

3. Eating your weight in tamales

4. Experiencing the serenata for Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Basilica, and

5. the city’s annual New Year’s Eve party, Celebrate SA at Hemisfair.