Episodes

  • Guest: Dr. Anthony Vasaturo, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

    Guest: Dr. Anthony Vasaturo, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
    Oct 3 2022
    Dr. Anthony Vasaturo, assistant professor of mathematics, talks about Fermat’s Last Theorem, which took more than 300 years to prove. Find out what it is, why a solution took so long, and some other problems that still challenge the world of mathematics.
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    39 mins
  • Guest Dr. Amanda Malefyt

    Guest Dr. Amanda Malefyt
    Oct 18 2021
    Dr. Amanda Malefyt, chair of Trine University’s McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, talks about her experiences as a student and a professional as we reflect on 100 years of women in engineering at Trine. She also talks about her career and Pfizer and the process of developing and manufacturing medications.
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    30 mins
  • Guest Brandon Podgorski

    Guest Brandon Podgorski
    Jul 23 2021
    Brandon Podgorski, director of Trine University’s Center for Sports Studies, talks about the center, research into the sports industry, and the changing role of athletics in higher education and society.
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    42 mins
  • Guest Dr. Marek Kolar on the U.S. Economy

    Guest Dr. Marek Kolar on the U.S. Economy
    Jun 7 2021
    Dr. Marek Kolar, associate professor in Trine University’s Ketner School of Business, talks about the U.S. and the world economy after COVID-19. Did the economic stimulus payments work? Where is the economy headed? What impacts could proposed upgrades to transportation infrastructure, the push to raise the minimum wage and declining birth rates in the United States have?
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    51 mins
  • Guest Prof. Laurie Stockton-Moreno

    Guest Prof. Laurie Stockton-Moreno
    Apr 5 2021
    Prof. Laurie Stockton-Moreno, director of Trine University’s Montessori teacher education program and of the university’s Center for Montessori Education, talks about the history and advantages of the Montessori teaching method, the growth in Montessori education, and what’s coming in the program at Trine.
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    24 mins
  • Guest Andy Brown

    Guest Andy Brown
    Mar 3 2021
    Andy Brown, assistant professor in Trine University’s Department of Humanities and Communication, talks about his career in sports broadcasting, changes in the sports broadcasting industry, future trends and how students aspiring to a sportscasting career can succeed in an increasingly fragmented market.
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    36 mins
  • Teaching Excellence

    Teaching Excellence
    Jan 14 2021
    In this episode, Michelle Blank, assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communication, Dr. Jeremy Rentz, associate professor in the Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Megan Tolin, assistant professor and director of education technology in the Franks School of Education, talk about Trine’s Center for Teaching Excellence, the challenges educators have faced with COVID-19, and the upcoming Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference.
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    39 mins
  • Dr. Melissa Somerville - Diversity in Nursing

    Dr. Melissa Somerville - Diversity in Nursing
    Oct 5 2020
    In this episode, Dr. Melissa Somerville, faculty member in Trine’s online RN-to-BSN program, talks about diversity in the nursing profession – why more diversity is needed, and what the profession, educational institutions and individual nurses can do about it.
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    44 mins