Episode 013 - Chancellor Paul Turman

Our guest this week is the chancellor of the Nebraska State College system, Paul Turman. 

Dr. Turman is nearing the end of his first year as chancellor and was on the Wayne State campus recently for a college system board meeting.  

We talk with him about the role of his office, his own background, and about the major strategic planning process that has been in development over the last several months.

After this week, we will be on hiatus until the school year resumes in January.


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Episode 012 - Housekeeping

Our planned guest for this week had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, so this week our topic is our podcast, itself. We'll talk about why we're doing it, how it's going, and what's coming up in the future.

You can play the episode directly from the link above, or subscribe via the feed at right.  That means Postcards from Wayne State will now download to your portable device podcast catching apps.


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Episode 011 - Registration for Spring

Our guest this week is Ron Loggins, who this past summer became associate vice president for academic affairs after several years as a professor of Biology and department chair. 

This coming week is registration week at Wayne State when students register for spring semester classes, so this week we explore how that process works, and how the college makes decisions about curriculum and the courses taught in the various academic departments.

Also please note that we have changed our podcast hosting to a service that should work better for listeners.


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Episode 010 - Study Abroad

Our topic this week is the Study Abroad program at Wayne State.  We're talking with Lisa Nelson, the director of service-learning at WSC, who also coordinates Study Abroad.  We're also talking with Abby McLean, a Wayne State student who studied abroad in Greece.

We'll find out how study abroad works at WSC, and how the experience benefits students long after they return home.

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Episode 009 - WSC Admissions

Our guest this week is Wayne State Director of Admissions Kevin Halle.   

The way that the college finds prospective students, persuades them to choose WSC, and mentors them is WAY different from years past.  It’s more complicated…and in this episode, we find out all about it.

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Episode 008 - STEP Program in Education

Our guests this week are Wayne State Dean of Education and Counseling Nicholas “Nick” Shaduk and assistant professor of Educational Foundations and Leadership Christian Legler.  

We are talking about STEP - an innovative Wayne State program that is using new and better ways to help prepare high school students who want to become teachers and help them be ahead of the curve when they actually enroll in classes on the Wayne State campus.

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Episode 007 - The CSI House

This week on “Postcards from Wayne State” we talk with Cassie Post, an instructor in Criminal Justice at Wayne State College about the CSI House -- the Crime Scene Investigation house across the street south of the Willow Bowl. 

We'll talk about this instructional resource, which is unique in the region, and about how Criminal Justice students learn about solving crimes.

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