Episode 67: Jonathan Poullard

Welcome to another Wednesday morning and a new episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I sat down with Jonathan Poullard, who is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at the University of California at Berkeley. We connected at ACPA in Las Vegas, and after a few schedule changes, colds, and technology hang ups we were able to have a fantastic conversation, so it was worth the wait. We talked about involvement, sports, funding college,  being in a military family, student government, building a campus culture, and changing perspectives in campus culture. We also talked about separating identity from job title, spirituality and its connecting us to others, traveling, maintaining a long distance partner relationship, yoga, dancing, and the importance of family.

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Episode 59: Moses Davis

Hi Everyone, and welcome to another Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today’s episode features Moses Davis, Assistant Director of Residence Life at Penn State University. Moses and I got a chance to catch up during ACPA’s national convention in Las Vegas, and we recorded a great chat before heading off to see Melissa Harris-Perry give an amazing opening key note. We talked about growing up in a rural area, community coming together in the face of some terrible incidents that occurred, moving closer to family, getting involved in the arts, transferring colleges, Americorp, and deciding when to look for a new job. We also talked about faith, and balancing the conflict between faith and religion, staying connected to friends across long distances, Moses theory of Reasons Seasons and Lifetimes, all of the facinating aspects of Las Vegas!

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Episode 36: Bernie Liang

Hello there, and welcome to another Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to catch up with Bernie Liang, Director of Student Activities at Seattle University. Bernie and I had a great time chatting, and it was a lot of fun to learn more about how Bernie got to where he is and hear his story. We talked about moving, both of us growing up in New Jersey, getting involved in music, finding community, and what you do when you realize that you entered the wrong graduate program. We also had a lot of fun talking about video games, ipad and tech stuff, online music, commuting, making relationships work, and so much more.

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Episode 26: Marquis Bennett

Hi! Welcome to another Wednesday morning and another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I sat down with Marquis Bennett. Marquis is an Assistant Director of Student Engagement at Penn State Hazleton, and also the Past Chair of ACPA’s Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs. Its been about a year since Marquis and I sat down to chat, and it was really great to catch up with him. We talked about mentoring, having a family, staying involved and engaged as a commuter student, and navigating financial aid as a first generation student. We also had a great chat about professional wrestling, catching up on TV shows with an erratic work schedule, maintaining relationships with other people as an introvert, finishing up a doctorate, and how some of us really can be too old to live in the res halls.

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Episode 23: Emil Cunningham

Hi! Welcome to another beautiful Wednesday morning, with a brand new episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down with Emil Cunningham, who is a doctoral student at Penn State University, and a graduate assistant in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Emil and I had a really fun time catching up and reconnecting! We talked about food, and more specifically the fun that goes into cooking and learning new receipts, and Emil’s love of video games that stretches as far back as he can remember in his life, as well as his love for Vassar College and the great opportunities that he received as an undergraduate there. Emil’s story is a fantastic one, and I hope everyone who listens is able to take something wonderful away from it. I know that I always appreciate the time I get to spend with Emil.

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Episode 21: David Surratt

Hello! Its another beautiful Wednesday morning, which means another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES is here!

Today I had the chance to sit down with David Surratt, Dean of Students at Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA. David and I met a few years back at an ACPA conference, and finally found some time to catch up after reconnecting over twitter about a month ago. We talked about David’s career and his many moves around the country, the benefits of visibility as an administrator at a small college, and strategic searches for specific jobs that help increase someone’s marketability.We also talked about David’s love of softball, staying connected to his doctoral program cohort at George Washington in DC, the importance of having a supportive and understanding working environment, and maintaining a healthy relationship across distance. David certainly has a lot of great energy, and it was very fun to get to chat with him about how he maintains it.  You can connect with David on twitter @DeanSurratt

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OUT & PROUD BONUS EPISODE: Tony Sclafani

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another special OUT & PROUD WEEK episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had a great conversation with Tony Sclafani! Tony is an Assessment and Research Analyst in the Student Testing Assessment and Research office at San Diego State University. Tony and I worked together for a long time, and we had a great time discussing the times we almost met, marching band, and how he decided to go in to working in student affairs, as well as his involvement in the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus, running, and a lot more.

We will be back tomorrow with another OUT & PROUD WEEK BONUS EPISODE! If you are interested in being interviewed for LIFE WORK BALANCES feel free to email lifeworkbalances@gmail.com

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