UnCOMMon Grounds

UnCOMMon Grounds

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UnCOMMon Grounds episodes

  • Former News Director of Quinnipiac's Student TV Station, Q30, on Journalism in the Age of Coronavirus
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Brooke Reilly. Brooke has since graduated with a degree in journalism, and is off to Bangor Maine where she’ll be a TV reporter. Chris talks to her about her time as news director for the student TV station, Q30, what got her interested in journalism -- and Chris’s golden retriever, Gus, also makes his podcast debut. 
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    21 min
  • McKenna Haz: From British Columbia to Quinnipiac to a Clothing Line That Uses Recycled Plastics
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews McKenna Haz, a 3+1 student from British Columbia who’s studying advertising and integrated communications. They talk about how she got into playing rugby, what drew her to Quinnipiac, and how she started her own clothing line made from recycled plastics. 
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    17 min
  • After Interning With L.A. Sparks, Taylor Herd Shooting For Career in Sports Media
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Taylor Herd, a senior journalism major who spent four years on the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team. They talk about How she got recruited to play for the Bobcats, what got her interested in storytelling, and how she got her internship with the Los Angeles Sparks.  
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    18 min
  • Sophia Toppo Looks To Combine Passions For Fitness and Social Media
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews senior Sophia Toppo, a media studies major who hopes to get into social media management for a fitness company. They talk about how Sophia got interested in media studies, what she likes about social media, and how she handled school during the pandemic.  
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    16 min
  • Event Planning on the Horizon For This Public Relations Major
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews senior Caitlin Wardlow, a public relations major who wants to get into event planning. They talk about Caitlin’s internships, what attracted her to event planning, and how she bounced back from a debilitating accident without missing a beat.   
    Uncommon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    18 min
  • 'The Agency' Is a Basically an Ad Company Run By Quinnipiac Students. Here's an Interview With Three of Them.
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Lisa Ferrara, Nick Reynolds, and Anna Bounomo -- students from The Agency, a student-run advertising and design firm. They talk about the projects they worked on, and what it’s like to take a class that’s basically like running a business. 
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    16 min
  • From the Marine Corps to the Quinnipiac Quad, Kathleen Lekko Talks Media, PR, and the Eagles
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Kathleen Lekko, a former Marine who’s now a media studies major. Kathleen talks about why she joined the military, what brought her to Quinnipiac, and she even takes a shot answering some trivia about the Philadelphia Eagles.
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    19 min
  • First-Year Student From New Zealand Came to Quinnipiac to Study Screenwriting, Stayed For the Pizza
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Lachlan Harvey, a first-year media studies major from New Zealand. Lachlan talks about what brought him to stateside to go to school, his career aspirations, and what me misses most about being away from campus. UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    19 min
  • Senior Film Students Talk About Their Big Capstone Film and the Post-Pandemic Pivot
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews senior film students Liana DiMitri, Gabe Walerysiak, Angela Letizia and Matt Scoopo. They talk about their capstone film project, and how they had to change up the entire production process because of the pandemic -- and through it all, they’ve become close friends.
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    19 min
  • Jonathan Banks on Working at ESPN, Covering the Washington Nationals, and Being a Triplet
    In this episode of UnCOMMon Grounds, host Chris Roush interviews Jonathan Banks, a journalism student who’s interned for NBC Sports and also worked full-time for ESPN while also going to school. Jonathan talks about life as a triplet, covering the Washington Nationals, and how he learned the rules of field hockey in a single day before being thrown into the commentator’s seat.
    UnCOMMon Grounds is hosted by Chris Roush, dean of the school of communications at Quinnipiac University, and produced by David DesRoches, director of community programming.
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    21 min

About UnCOMMon Grounds

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In a world that's shifting under our feet faster than any other era in a lifetime, information and media access are critical. So Quinnipiac University's School of Communications put together this podcast to introduce some of our students so they can talk about what they're learning, and how it's even more relevant now. Listen to the school's dean, Chris Roush, interview different students about why those chose the school, how they got interested in their major, and their plans for the future.