UCM-The Beat

It may sound cliche:  It's not what you know, it's who you know.  But Joni Porter, employee relations director in the UCM Office of Career Services says it's also true in this week's episode of "Mules with a Mission."

Guest host Gus Lancaster joins Garrett and the gang in this episode of Veteran's Voice.  Gus is a veteran who, like so many others, has been all over the U.S. and the world.  He shares his experiences this week.

Academic success adviser Kris Howard sits down with Greg  to share what he does for his job, what he thinks of campus life, and some personal life experiences.  He's also a natural comedian in the classroom.

College is a training ground to prepare students for the workforce.  After four years (and thousands of dollars) of classes, why wouldn't you do everything you could to enhance your chances of employment? On this episode of Mules With a Mission, Austin and Carson talk resumes and getting your foot in the door.  Chelsea Peters, one of the professionals in career services, joins the guys to discuss resume prep and getting ready  for career expos.

Vicki Orcutt is the director of academic outreach for the University of Central Missouri Office of Extended Studies.  She and her staff work closely with adult learners who are trying to complete their degrees or who have come back to college.  Garrett and the gang visit with Vicki about the services provided by the Office of Extended Studies in this episode of Veterans Voice.

This week Greg sits down with UCM junior Grace Kennedy, junior biology/pre-med major to discuss her thoughts on campus life and some of her favorite memories at UCM.

Welcome to the Mules with a Mission Podcast! This podcast, hosted by Austin McClary and Carson Hertzler from the Career Services Center at the University of Central Missouri, is designed to aid in professional development and educate listeners on many career-related topics with guest speakers from our office, university, alumni and real world employers!

In this first episode, Austin and Carson introduce themselves and discuss “Mules With a Mission”, why they created the podcast, and how the Office of Career Services can serve students.  Assistant director Jessica Johnson also joins the show.

In this week’s episode of UCM Veteran’s Voice, Garrett and his co-hosts visit with Dr. Chris Stockdale, associate dean for the College of Education at UCM. Dr. Stockdale spent four years in active duty and another couple years in the Army Reserves.

Our fourth episode has us chatting with Tim Richner, a student here at UCM. Enjoy listening about all things planes in this episode. Not only do we talk about flight, but also simulations, drones, perspective, and video games. Even if you don't think planes are interesting, there's so much you can learn and laugh about in this segment.

Julien Goolsby is a freshman computer science major at the University of Central Missouri.  He is into making apps and games on his computer, and recently got into creating his own music.  Garrason talked to Julien about his experience at UCM on this, the sixth episode of "Smoke Signals".