Episode 015 - Vaughn Benson

This week we talk with Vaughn Benson, dean of the Wayne State School of Business and Technology.  Dr. Benson is the longest-serving dean at WSC, and has recently announced that he is stepping down as dean and returning to the classroom. We talk about his decision, and about how both the School of Business and Technology, and the college as a whole, have changed since he first began teaching in 1974.

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Episode 014 - Coach Dan McLaughlin

Wayne State Head Football Coach Dan McLaughlin announced his retirement at the end of the last semester.  We present an encore of his appearance the next day on "Cat Talk," the sports talk show in KWSC-FM 91.9 the Cat…with hosts Austin Svehla and Blake Hilkemeier. The coach talks about his fifteen years as head coach, his reasons for retiring now, and the most recent WSC Football season.

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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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