Vision Podcast

By Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences, Karyn Brown, John Burrow

A podcast that explores news, topics, and information of interest to the faculty, staff, and friends of the Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences. Please visit our website at htt... more

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The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.

Vision Podcast episodes:

November 18, 2024 Vision Podcast 80 - Ty Clardy on his undergraduate experience and benefits from the Health Professions Resource Center
In this episode, we are joined by Ty Clardy, an undergraduate biological sciences student, to hear about his time at MSU, his experience with the College of Arts & Sciences Ambassadors program, and how the Dr. A. Randle And Marilyn W. White Health Professions Resource Center has prepared him for his career as a doctor.
https://www.prehealth.msstate.edu/
https://www.cas.msstate.edu/about/ambassadors
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23min
October 29, 2024 Vision Podcast 79 - Dr. Keith Moser on his new class, The American Horror Show: Understanding American Culture through Monsters
In this special Halloween episode, we are joined by Dr. Keith Moser, professor in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures. Dr. Moser researches 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature, social and ecological justice, globalization, ecocriticism, and environmental philosophy, among many other important topics. As part of his research, Dr. Moser has become an expert in monster studies, and has designed a new general education class for students who may be interested in learning more. The class is titled “The American Horror Show: Understanding American Culture through Monsters." This episode highlights the new class as well as the subject of monster studies.
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24min
October 28, 2024 Vision Podcast 78 - MSU College of Arts and Sciences new general education classes
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Angela Benton, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. James Hardin, head and professor in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, And Dr. Manuel Roderio, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion. These faculty members have all designed new general education classes for their discipline. These classes are true general education classes that anyone can take to learn about the subject, and they each focus on specific topics and are designed to engage students in new and interesting ways. The College of Arts & Sciences has designed nearly a dozen new courses like this for students to take.
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32min
October 14, 2024 Vision Podcast 77 - Study abroad with MSU
In this episode, we are joined by two MSU students, Josh Phillips, a senior political science major, and Alex Swan, a senior geosciences major, who tell us about their study abroad experiences.
MSSTATE Office of Study Abroad: https://www.international.msstate.edu/offices/study-abroad
MSSTATE Office of Prestigious External Scholarships: https://www.honors.msstate.edu/prestigious-external-scholarships/
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29min
September 23, 2024 Vision Podcast 76 - Roundtable discussion with Department of Mathematics and Statistics Grisham Master Teachers
In this episode, we are joined by faculty members from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics including Robert Banik, Amber Robinson, Jacob Tschume and Kim Walters—all recipients of the Grisham Master Teacher Award, Mississippi State University’s highest teaching honor—to discuss their insights, teaching philosophies and best practices.
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34min
August 26, 2024 Vision Podcast 75 - Dr. Mary Celeste Reese and the Health Professions Resource Center
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Mary Celeste Reese, Director of the Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White Health Professions Resource Center (HPRC), to discuss how the HPRC can provide guidance to undergraduates, graduate students, and MSU alumni who aspire to gain entry into a health professional school.
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23min
August 16, 2024 Vision Podcast 74 - Dr. Brian Shoup and the election season
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Brian Shoup, professor and department head in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, to talk about the 2024 election season.
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43min
July 29, 2024 Vision Podcast Episode 73 - Dr. Johna Rudzin Schwing and the upcoming hurricane season
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Johna Rudzin Schwing, an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences with a joint appointment in the Northern Gulf Institute, to discuss her research and what to expect for the upcoming hurricane season.
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45min
July 10, 2024 Vision Podcast Episode 72 - Dr. Kelly Moser and TEAMS (Teaching Excellence and Motivating Success)
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kelly Moser, associate professor in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures and Assistant Dean Intern for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts & Sciences, to discuss what exactly is teaching effectiveness as well as Dr. Moser's plans to improve it at MSU through her collaborative project called TEAMS.
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26min
June 17, 2024 Vision Podcast Episode 71 - Dr. Lara Dodds on becoming the next Head of the Department of English
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Lara Dodds, professor at MSU and the next Head of the Department of English, to talk about what she hopes to accomplish as Department Head as well as an overview of the department and what an English degree can do for students.

MLA report: https://www.maps.mla.org/content/download/191583/file/ADE-Ad-Hoc-Career-Report.pdf
English major alumni profiles: https://www.english.msstate.edu/msu-english-alumni-stories
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26min

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How many episodes does Vision Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 83 episodes available.