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Tell Me Your StoryTed Remsnyder joins Community Journalism Fund as political reporterThe Gazette News Group has added a second seasoned reporter to a role exclusively covering politics as part of its Community Journalism Fund. The Schenectady-based newspaper group has five daily publications and three weeklies across the Capital Region.
Ted Remsnyder, a SUNY Stony Brook graduate, will step away from his current beat as the City of Schenectady reporter and take on the role of political reporter within the Community Journalism Fund.
He joins veteran reporter Chad Arnold within the Community Journalism Fund program. Arnold was tapped as a Healthcare reporter in late October.
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2026-01-2436 min
MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Five/Episode Three: How Free is Our Speech? Well. It Depends!Freedom of expression is generally upheld as a core American value and a key ingredient for a functioning democracy! At the same time, we are constantly debating the limits to speech. Especially when speech is abrasive, hateful, deceiving, or simply careless, it becomes difficult to stand by our free speech principles. And on many college campuses, recent studies have found, students would rather not be exposed to views they oppose. Have we lost our way? Have we maybe unlearned the skills needed to live in a society where speech is supposed to be free? For this episode, c...
2025-11-261h 05MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Five/Episode Two: "Adapt and Overcome": Veterans, Mindset, and the Transition to College LifeVeterans only make up between 4 to 5 % of the overall student population. In experience, skill sets, and mindset, however, this group stands out prominently. For this episode, the co-hosts Ashleylucie Ntumba Lumbala, Sion Hardy, and Dr. Babette Faehmel met with current and former student veterans to talk about how they navigated the transition from military service to college, the challenges they face and faced, and the unique strengths they brought with them to higher education. Joining us to share their personal views and experiences are Francis Edward Brown IV, a Navy veteran and current student in the School o...
2025-11-071h 11MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Five/Episode One: "And Good Things Will Come": Students, Stress, and the Supports we Build TogetherIn spite of some recent studies indicating a decrease in the prevalence of major depression, mental health remains a significant concern among community college students. Many report that anxiety and stress harm both their well-being and academic success, with some even withdrawing from classes. The constant stress from trying to balance college, work, and family responsibilities is "also associated with a host of adverse conditions, including a higher prevalence of eating disorders, suicidality, and substance abuse compared to the adult, noncollege-student population."(1) Stigma, limited awareness of services, and barriers like work and caregiving make accessing support especially difficult for...
2025-10-021h 05
The Parting Schotts PodcastBernie Parent tribute; Union women's hockey preview; Springstead on Union football; Cerny on Rangers hockeyOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott opens the show with a tribute to legendary Philadelphia Flyers goalie Bernie Parent, who died Sunday at the age of 80. The Hall of Famer Parent helped the Flyers win consecutive Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975.
The Union women’s hockey team opens its season Friday against Franklin Pierce in the first college hockey game to be played at M&T Bank Center. Schott has interviews with Union head coach Tony Maci and players Stephanie Bourque and Karianne Engelbert.
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2025-09-251h 20
The Parting Schotts PodcastSchott's thoughts on Eagles, Phillies; ECAC Hockey women's talk; Springstead on Union footballOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott opens the show commenting about his Philadelphia Eagles and the Tush Push, and his Philadelphia Phillies on clinching a second straight National League East Division title.
ECAC Hockey held its women’s teams’ season preview video conference with the head coaches Tuesday. Schott has interviews with Union’s Tony Maci, RPI’s Bryan Vines, Clarkson’s Matt Desrosiers, Cornell’s Doug Derraugh, Quinnipiac’s Cassandra Turner, Yale’s Mark Bolding and Harvard’s Laura Bellamy along with ECACH commissioner Doug Chri...
2025-09-1851 min
The Engagement Ring“Like Learning to Appreciate Spinach” —Developing Civil Discourse and Civic Engagement SkillsDr. Angie Y. Chung, Professor, University at AlbanyFrom the UAlbany News Center, March 14, 2024: Sociology Professor Tapped for SUNY Civic Education and Discourse FellowshipDr. Babette Faehmel, Professor, SUNY Schenectady College Community CollegeUniversity at AlbanySUNY Civil Discourse and Civic Education and Engagement FellowsSUNY — The State University of New YorkSUNY Schenectady County Community CollegeMany Voices, One Call podcast
2025-09-1846 min
Hudson Mohawk MagazineTalking With Poets: Adonis Richards at the Poets Corner SeriesThom Francis welcomes the newly appointed, inaugural Poet Laureate of Schenectady, Adonis Richards who was one of the featured readers at the “Poets Corner Series: Hope, Fire, and Revolution” poetry and spoken word event at Kickback Studios in Troy, NY, on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
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Adonis Richards is a Union College program coordinator in the Office of Intercultural Affairs, a writer for Lake George Living Magazine, and the founder of Lucid Writers, an organization that uses poetry and creative writing to build community and emotional intelligence in schools and youth programs. Richards has also worked with Electric City Barn and other local arts initi...
2025-09-1610 min
The Parting Schotts PodcastUnion College's Brianne Brinker, Gazette's Will Springstead, AP's Dennis Waszak Jr. are the guestsOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott is joined by Union College assistant athletic director Brianne Brinker, who writes about making the transition from a man to a woman in her book “Skating Out Of The Vault: A Trans Woman’s Escape From The Game of Masculinity.”
Gazette associate sports editor Will Springstead comes on the show to talk about Union College football. He looks back at last Saturday’s season-opening loss at Susquehanna and previews the Garnet Chargers’ game Saturday at SUNY Cortland.
The Associat...
2025-09-111h 19
THE EAGLE: A Times Union PodcastThe Future of JournalismOn the night of May 2, 2024, police forcibly removed an encampment of students, faculty and community members protesting the war in Gaza at SUNY New Paltz. It was the largest encampment clearing on a state university campus, and 130 people were arrested. Four student journalists reported on the events of that night for the school’s newspaper, The Oracle. On this episode of they join the Times Union’s Phillip Pantuso to look back on that night, and how what happened has affected their lives, their career aspirations, and their campus.
Also on this episode, a teen...
2025-05-1635 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode Five: "Beyond Mere Survival: Celebrating Trans Visibility, Joy, and Resilience"Gender diversity might seem like a new topic spreading on social and digital media. But is this phenomenon really new? Join co-hosts Archer and Babette for a thought-provoking conversation about not only the realities faced by trans students, faculty, and staff today, but also about how colonization, historical erasure, and language have shaped what we believe to be true about our own selves and desires. Contributing to this discussion are Ashley Hopkins-Benton, who curates the LGBTQ+ collection at the New York State Museum; Courtney D'Allaird, Associate Director for Intercultural Student Engagement at SUNY Albany; and Amy Student, A...
2025-05-101h 13MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode Four: "From Struggling to Succeeding: ASAP and the Secret Sauce of Student Success"The mission of community colleges is to open access to opportunities, to help students achieve their dreams, and to offer the kind of career and academic guidance that transforms lives! But at community colleges nationwide, only 27% of students graduate. For Pell Grant recipients at SUNY Schenectady, that number drops to a mere 20%. What is behind these devastating statistics?"It's not so much the academics," explains Kevin Dean, SUNY Schenectady’s Executive Director of Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP). "It's usually the other stuff—jobs with incompatible hours, family responsibilities, not enough time or energy to study."
2025-03-2350 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode Three: "With TRIO We Stand!"On February 28th, 2025 we'll celebrate the 60th anniversary of the TRIO federal education programs. Established in 1965, TRIO was designed to help those who are economically vulnerable — including veterans, individuals with disabilities, and first-generation college students — achieve higher education. At SUNY Schenectady, over 80% of students qualify for one of TRIO’s programs whose positive impact in fostering academic success and supporting long-term achievement is well-documented, particularly for students who face significant challenges. And still, TRIO is at risk! Although a temporary funding bill (aka a “continuing resolution”) passed Congress at just the last minute, and despite a long record...
2025-01-0650 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode Two: "Stronger Together: Election '24 Debrief"How are students processing the election? What do they expect and what do they need, from us - their educators, peers, and supporters? And how divided are we, really, over politics? Are our divisions truly as deep as they might appear judged from social media or from some of the political discourse in the nation? Or are we actually more polarized emotionally, and much less polarized when it comes to issues?Please join host Babette Faehmel, new student co-host Archer Abbott, and their guests, to find out!The guests in this episode are: Zoe Oxley...
2024-11-131h 18MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode One: "Touch Grass, Make a Difference - Student Views on Civic Engagement"Politics is not a topic that many Americans bring up voluntarily. According to the Pew Research Institute, 65% of survey participants stated they "always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics." More than half "feel angry,” only 10% feel "hopeful," and even fewer (4%) are excited.“ With a national election barely a month away, we wanted to know how our students experience the current climate. What do they see in politics? How does it matter to their lives? Are they engaged? Do they think their peers are? Please join host Dr. Babette Faehmel and guests for an energized and high...
2024-10-111h 04
The Parting Schotts PodcastThe Parting Schotts Podcast: Women's ECAC Hockey talk with Maci, Vines; Shinder on area college football; ESPN Radio's Coleman on several sports topicsOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott has interviews with Union College women’s hockey coach Tony Maci and RPI women’s hockey coach Bryan Vines from Monday’s ECAC Hockey women’s video media day.
The Gazette’s Adam Shinder talks about local college football. He joins Schott to review Union’s win over SUNY Maritime and UAlbany’s loss at Idaho. They will preview Union’s game Friday at Springfield.
Schott then talks with ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman on a variety of sports topi...
2024-09-1958 min
The Parting Schotts PodcastTalking Union men's hockey; Union, UAlbany and Syracuse footballOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott talks college hockey and college football.
Schott has interviews with Union men’s hockey head coach Josh Hauge and players Cullen Ferguson, John Prokop and Caden Villegas as the team gets ready for the final season of hockey at Messa Rink.
The Gazette’s Adam Shinder talks about local college football. He joins Schott to review losses by Union and UAlbany last weekend and then previews this weekend’s matchups: SUNY Maritime at Union and UAlbany at Idaho.
2024-09-1250 min
Ironweeds224 - The City Floor Rent is Too Damn HighWe’re doing a local news roundup that includes some government corruption, stolen valor, and bad opinions.
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/sharon-toney-finch-fraud-purple-heart-19433544.php
https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/union-argues-budget-increases-fund-suny-campus-19428463.php
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/monroe-county-da-sandra-doorley-curses-cop-calls-19428505.php
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-wait-minute-mayor-mantello-19429097.php
https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-kudos-now-schenectady-city-19428339.php
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/prospect-park-fire-scorches-part-homeless-19437242.php
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/artic...
2024-05-061h 05MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Seven: Artificial Intelligence: The Student PerspectiveThis is a follow-up to the episode on AI that we published on October 11, 2023 under the title " Artificial Intelligence (AI): Why we need to talk about it!" As it turns out, we still need to talk about "it", but this time we wanted to get deeper into students' perspectives on using AI. Please join hosts Dr. Babette Faehmel and Alexandre Lumbala to learn more about what students think and feel about this new presence in all of our lives, about academically empowering versus self-sabotaging uses of chatbots, and the role all of us can play in protecting ourselves and...
2024-04-091h 17MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Six: “Black Excellence: Beyond Black History Month!"What does it mean to identify as "Black"? Is it the melanin level in one's skin? Is it a shared experience? A shared heritage? A culture? What does a "Black History Month" mean to people who might identify "as Black," but whose history and culture is not limited to US American experiences of "Blackness"? Please join student host Alexandre Lumbala for his first solo podcast moderation on these fascinating topics. Alexandre's partners in this discussion are SUNY Schenectady County Community College students Jennah Kegler, Amarianna Canteen, Victoria Morris, Sovereign Strickland, Emanuel Joseph, and Wesley Rush. They are joi...
2024-03-051h 01
Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-DaltonDavid De Lira | Exactly What You Run FromDavid De Lira (he/they) is a queer, BIPOC, lens-based artist and educator born and raised in northern Mexico. He is currently based in Schenectady & Syracuse, New York. I met David at the Biennial Homecoming show at RIT this past winter. David’s work explores their connection and relationship to a white queer community that he married into with their partner. David’s photographs of this community are often made within or accompanied by images of northern landscape that is equally new to David’s life. We talk about how David came to be where he is and how David’...
2024-03-0141 min
The Parting Schotts PodcastSUNY Cobleskill's Tomaszkiewicz on special honor; Union men's and women's hockey previewsOn the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Daily Gazette of Schenectady (N.Y.) sports editor Ken Schott talks with SUNY Cobleskill cross country coach and sports information director Mitch Tomaszkiewicz about his induction into his alma mater Lewis University’s Academy of Coaches later this month.
Schott has Union College men’s and women’s hockey previews. The men’s team hosts Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend, and Schott speaks with players Jacob Jeannette, Liam Robertson and Ben Tupker.
The women’s team travels to the North Country this weekend, taking on 10th-ranked St. L...
2024-01-1140 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Five: “Peace, Salaam, Shalom!" Connecting Across our Differences in a War-Ravaged WorldOn October 7, the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas (an acronym for the Arabic name of “Islamic Resistance Movement”) launched a brutal invasion of Israel. Attacking kibbutzim and other Israeli settlements, Hamas fighters killed about 1,200 people, wounding thousands, and taking around 150 Jewish hostages. A day later, Israel attacked the Palestinian territory of Gaza with the goal of destroying Hamas. At the time of this writing, an estimate of 10,000 to 18,000 Palestinians have died, most of whom are reported as civilian deaths; medical care is at the brink of collapse, and food insecurity is rampant. This conflict seems remote and not a nat...
2023-12-181h 18MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Four: "The mission is to unify:" Young Guyanese Americans on immigration, integration, and racismSince its days as a Dutch settlement in the midst of Mohawk country, Schenectady has been a place where different cultures met upon one another. One of the most recent examples for such a meeting of diverse peoples is the arrival of large numbers of Guyanese and Guyanese-Americans who moved here from either New York City's Richmond Hill district in Queens, or from Guyana itself, in the early 2000s. But what do we actually know about our Guyanese neighbors? On this episode, co-hosts Alexandre Lumbala and Dr. Babette Faehmel are joined by SUNY Schenectady students Deviyani Singh, V...
2023-11-141h 04
Albany Law School PodcastFair Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders, Anonymous Juries, and the MediaJudges, journalists, attorneys, and law enforcement
officials discussed the rights, responsibilities, and liability of the media,
courts, and law enforcement in a fictional criminal trial during the Fair
Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders, Anonymous Juries, and the Media, on
Friday, November 3, 2023, at Albany Law School.
The program explored the legal, political, and ethical
issues that could arise in a hypothetical scenario in which a fictional
gubernatorial candidate was indicted on federal financial fraud charges and a
turbulent trial ensued. Panelists discussed the interplay of the Sixth
Amendment right to a fair trial and First A...
2023-11-131h 59
Student StoriesHow disability friendly is UAlbany?Season 5 Episode 4
Title: How disability friendly is UAlbany?
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany student Sasha Chattergoon tells her
story of resilience and strength relating to her disability. She then delves
into stigmas she has faced on campus and throughout her life for being
disabled. As a student at UAlbany, Sasha highlights the lack of accessibility
she has dealt with on the UAlbany campus. However, the lack of accessibility,
is also seen throughout some professors’ and some students’ attitudes towards
Sasha and others who may have a disability. This episode attempts to dismantle
prejudices and stigmas puts...
2023-11-0733 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Three: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Why we need to talk about it!What is A.I.? What is a Large Language Model? How does it matter for teaching and learning? And will A.I. inhibit or help the acquisition of knowledge? These are essential questions that suddenly came to the fore in the winter of 2022 when OpenAI released its seemingly magical "ChatGPT" for beta testing to the public. On this episode, new (!) student co-host Alexandre Lumbala and Dr. Babette Faehmel discuss the significance of A.I. for education with an impressive panel of guests! From SUNY Albany's AI+ Initiative, we are joined by Dr. George Berg, Associate Professor of E...
2023-10-111h 13MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode Two: It's Getting Hot Out There!From air pollution due to Canadian wildfires, to heat waves and floods, New Yorkers are increasingly feeling the effects of the global climate crisis. Yet while we all shared the experience of sweating through the hottest summer since record keeping began in the early 1900s, the effects of the climate crisis are not distributed equally. Please join podcast host Dr. Babette Faehmel, Math Science and Technology students Ryan Szepek and Abhishek (“Abhi”) Sharma, C-Step Director Dr. Lorena Harris, and local climate advocates Vicky Michela and Michael Richardson, to learn more about the links between climate, equity, and social justice....
2023-09-1155 min
HR in the CarHR in the Car - Episode 25: "Take Your Circus Bow"From teaching English as a Second Language, to living the theater/performer life, all the way to running her own successful pair of businesses in the heart of Schenectady. Kat Koppett joins HR in the Car to tell us about the history of their building (hint – it includes fire poles), and how we can all learn a lesson from the Circus Bow (celebrating failure) in work and home life. Bio Kat Koppett is the Eponymous Founder of Koppett, a consultancy specializing in the use of improv and storytelling techniques to enhance individual and group performance. She is the...
2023-07-0323 min
The Write StartHow to Get Assignments When You Haven't Been PublishedOne of the most common questions I get asked is, "How do I get assignments (or a book contract) when I've never been published before?" First, you don't give up. You find ideas to write about and the right market to pitch them. Second, you listen to this episode of The Write Start. My guest is Pauline Bartel, and she gives you so much great advice while sharing her own journey as a successful freelance writer. Pauline Bartel has more than four decades of experience as an award-winning professional writer. She provides article writing coaching, book writing...
2023-06-181h 05
MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Three/Episode One: Feel-Good History or Honest History?For a couple of years now, legislators in a number of states have proposed - and at times passed - legislation aimed at restricting what topics and subjects should be allowed in K-12 history classes. Many of these efforts are aimed at controlling how much students should be permitted to learn about so called “divisive concepts”: race/racism, the history of sexuality, or LGBTQIA+ experiences. Recently, the state of Florida attempted to extend these efforts to regulate academic freedom into higher education, and although a federal appeals court, in March 2023, declared the "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" unconstitutional, many...
2023-05-0158 min
Airplane Geeks PodcastAir Traffic ControlAn Air Traffic Control Tower Operator Certification program, actions from the FAA including a safety call to action, a request for increased hand-flying during normal operations, a new rule requiring airport safety management systems, and IT system fixes. Also, flying over Russian airspace.
Guest
Brooke Manley is an Air Traffic Controller and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Schenectady in New York. She has worked at Albany Tower, an FAA control tower in Latham, New York, for three and a half years. Brooke graduated from SUNY Schenectady in 2017 with a degree in Aviation Science, Air Traffic Control...
2023-02-221h 30MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode eight: Information Literacy is Power!According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70% of Americans regularly use social media. Most of us rely on Google, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit or YouTube for information. But how do we know the information we get from these internet giants is reliable? What drives misinformation? What makes us susceptible to it? Are we too gullible? And how can educators make sure that all students have the information literacy to navigate an increasingly complex and often confusing media landscape? Join podcast host and Professor of history Dr. Babette Faehmel and her guests, Professor or Arts and Media at...
2022-11-041h 12MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode seven: The Moves that MatterWhen it comes to the topic of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we often focus on all those things we are not doing. But what are we doing that is working? What are the practices, policies, and opportunities that our students want because they see them as essential to their success? On this episode, join co-hosts Babette Faehmel, Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, and Amira Stevens-Salih, student in the Business, Criminal Justice and Law Division, to learn about "the moves that matter."This episode features guest contributors Interim Chief Diversity Officer Alicia Richardson, Math and Science...
2022-10-051h 22
Home & ClassroomUnderstand Me Toolkits | Shorties! 13In this episode of Shorties!, Kate & Claire share what's happening this week with updates on Understand Me Toolkits, Schenectady County Cares Subsidy Program, expired/used epinephrine auto-injector disposal as Brightside Up, the B5 SUNY/CUNY Workforce Scholarships and Brightside Up babies.The Bright Ideas in this episode include the social story, "First Day of School" read by Misha on our mental health team and the "Easy No Cook Play Dough" mixture tip card. Show links:Understand Me ToolkitsSchenectady County Cares Subsidy ProgramFree Family Child Care Orientation and Info Session (Virtual)
2022-09-1509 min
Cerebral Women Art Talks PodcastAlisa Sikelianos - CarterEp.110 features Alisa Sikelianos-Carter. She earned her BA and MA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY Albany. She is a recent NXTHVN Fellow, a 2022 Headlands Artist in Residence, and in 2021 was awarded the inaugural fellowship at Foreland, a six-month studio residency in the Catskills conferred biennially on an outstanding artist of color.
Recent exhibitions of her work include Realms of Refuge, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL; Un/Common Proximity, James Cohan, New York, NY; In the Eye of Belonging, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY; and Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond, Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College...
2022-06-0826 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode Six: How to Dismantle a Racist Policy – Bead by Bead!In April 2022 the Mohonasen Senior High School’s track and field team took a stand against racial bias. When they learned that fellow students of color, especially Black athletes, were unfairly targeted under a New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) policy banning hair adornments, Zionna Perez-Tucker, Bonnieta Supaul and Zoe Miller-Graham took action. Join host Babette Faehmel, Professor of History, and this episode’s co-host Tiombe Farley, Interim EOP Director, to get the inside scoop about how a small group of determined students, with support of their Coach Bill Sherman and other allies, changed insti...
2022-05-2737 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode Five: Spotlight on DE&I Professional Development, Part 2For over a year now, teams of SUNY Schenectady faculty, staff, and administrators, have been meeting to research and discuss key topics in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. On this episode, join host Babette Faehmel, Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, to learn about important insights from these professional development teams. This episode features Tiombe Farley, Director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and lead of the team “Allyship,” and the co-leads of the team “Racial Equity,” Dawn Jones, Assistant Director of Career Services, and Michelle Ragucci, Director of Academic Services.For our earlier conversation about “Microaggressions...
2022-05-2353 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode Four: Parenting as a Student: What Student Parents NeedNationally, about one in every four community college students is a parent. Most of them are single mothers, and more than half are women of color. Compared to their non-parenting peers, these students are performing exceptionally well. Student parents are more likely to have a GPA of 3.5 or higher than students without dependents -- an accomplishment especially remarkable if one considers that they have on average only 10 hours left for sleep and homework, once class, work, and childcare is done.Student parents are also, unfortunately, nearly twice as likely to leave college without completing their degrees. In th...
2022-05-1659 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode Three: Safe Spaces for LGBTQI+ studentsJoin host Professor Babette Faehmel and student cohosts Val and Zia for a discussion of what real inclusion means for LGBTQI+ and Trans* students, of what makes a space a truly safe one for non-binary people, and of how to be an effective ally. Val and Zia are the President and the Vice President, respectively, of SUNY Schenectady's Pride Alliance. They are joined by Pride Alliance advisors Jacquie Keleher, Director of Library Services, and Mykha'el Wilson, Accounting Instructor in the Division of Business, Criminal Justice and Law, as well as Justice Dazzle, Transgender Activist, Poet, and author....
2022-03-221h 12
Schenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 10This is season 1 episode 10 of the Schenectady Patriots Podcast, The only podcast by patriots for patriots.On this edition we sit down for a chat with 4-year Varsity Swimmer, Emma Bogdanowicz-Wilson, who will head to SUNY Cortland this fall. Spring sports season kicks off on March 14th. We can't wait to see you out there.Be sure to subscribe rate and review the patriots podcast on Apple or Spotify.
2022-03-1104 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode Two: Black Health MattersThe theme for Black History Month 2022 is “Health and Wellness.” On this episode, hosts Jennifer Malave and Babette Faehmel, Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, are joined by Lakeia Bowman, Associate Director of Workforce Wellness, SEAT Center; Carol Maimone, Medical Coding and Billing Instructor, SUNY Schenectady ; Marcus Henderson, graduate of the SUNY Schenectady Community Health Worker Program; and Marla Corpus, Student in the Belanger School of Nursing at Ellis Hospital. Together, they discuss the important role of diversity and equity in STEM education and preparation of the health care workforce. To connect with Marcus Henderson and/or CEK...
2022-02-2357 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode One: Spotlight on DE&I Professional Development, Part IFor over a year now, teams of SUNY Schenectady faculty, staff, and administrators, have been meeting to research and discuss key topics in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. On this episode, join hosts Jennifer Malave, recent SUNY Schenectady graduate, and Babette Faehmel, Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, to learn about important insights from the work of two of these professional development teams. This episode features the leads and contributing members of the teams “Microaggressions” and “Decolonizing the Syllabus” Alicia Richardson, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Rae Doyle, Professor of Communication in the Division of Liberal Arts, and Dr. Maggie...
2022-02-151h 06Schenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 7On this edition it's all about highlighting our coaches.Earlier this week, Schenectady athletics announced that High School phys ed teacher, Joseph Conlan would be appointed head coach of the Varsity softball team. Conlan grew up in Western New York and graduated from SUNY Brockport before teaching and coaching in South Carolina to begin his career. Now in his fifth year as a Patriot, Coach Conlan looks forward to growing and sustaining a competitive softball team for years to come.Earlier this winter we highlighted our Varsity swimming captains to get their take on the g...
2022-01-1403 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Eight: When You Are Not from "Around Here"International students and English Language Learners struggle with many of the same issues as all our students, and benefit from the same supports. Some of their experiences, needs, and strengths, however, are unique! In this episode, co-hosts Jennifer and Babette are joined by students Nittaya Casey, Sara Nava, and Davie Penid, to talk about living in two worlds at once, culture clash, home sickness, and the challenge of focusing on assignment deadlines when loved ones at home are suffering electricity blackouts or even military coups. They also discuss what professors and staff ought to know about International students and En...
2021-12-2956 min
Upstate Issues with WGY's Diane DonatoLocal District Takes Unique Approach to Attract New TeachersA local city school district is trying a novel approach to attracting new teachers. In this episode of Upstate Issues, Anibal Soler, Jr., Superintendent of Schenectady Schools, talks about the “Grow Your Own” program which will help members of the local community and high school students become teachers. Through an agreement with SUNY Schenectady, Cazenovia College, and Clarkson University, community members can stay local while working all the way through a master’s degree program, often while finding employment in the school district. Soler says the program is particularly appealing to adults who want to switch careers.
2021-12-1714 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Seven: Every Brain is DifferentThe concept of neurodiversity is based on the idea that our brains are just as diverse as our cultures and languages, and that this diversity is not something we should see as a deficit or pathology. In this episode, co-hosts Jennifer and Babette are joined by guests Janine Kruiswijk, Executive Director of the Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region, NY, and SUNY Schenectady's Susanna Adams, Coordinator of ADA Transition Services, and Kim Otis, Associate Professor in the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism. The team will discuss what neurodiverse students need and want, to feel they belong, ar...
2021-12-031h 05MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Six: Diversity in the Talent PipelineDiversity, equity, and inclusion, is a stated moral imperative at SUNY Schenectady, but there are also clear economic benefits. In this episode, hosts Jennifer and Babette are joined by featured guests Jason Benitez, Vice President, Talent, Diversity and Inclusion at the Capital Region Chamber, Student Senator Sara Nava , and regular contributor Dr. Imari Shaw, Assistant Professor in the Math, Science, Technology, and Health Division, to discuss how local businesses and organizations have adopted DE&I practices and about what institutions of higher education can learn from the corporate world's efforts to recruit and retain a diverse workforce.Many V...
2021-11-191h 20MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Five: Spotlight on CDO Alicia RichardsonHow do you create an environment where diverse students, faculty and staff feel they belong, are appreciated, and can not only persist, but thrive? In this “Spotlight” episode, Interim Chief Diversity Officer Alicia Richardson talks about her role, what she learned as a teacher, on “Academic twitter,” and as an advocate for diverse students, faculty, and staff.Many Voices, One Call is sponsored by our friends Key Bank: helping students at SUNY Schenectady unlock their possibilities for more than 25 years!School of Music students Andrew Gluck, Dawson Bertrand, David MacLeod, and Michaela Staie made possible the recor...
2021-11-121h 00MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Four: To Vax or not to Vax?Vaccine hesitancy is real and it is not necessarily based on politics, or misinformation. Informed skepticism is part of science literacy and important for navigation of a complex world. But as we currently see on the topic of COVID vaccines, access to reliable information and research skills are not equitably distributed amongst all of us! In this episode, hosts Jennifer and Babette are joined by Dr. Imari Shaw, Assistant Professor in the Math, Science, Technology, and Health Division at SUNY SCCC; information literacy expert and librarian Caroline Buff; Damonni Farley, director of community outreach for the Schenectady City School Dist...
2021-09-261h 12MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Three: Reimagining Music EducationHow did School of Music (SOM) faculty and students respond and adapt creatively to the COVID crisis? What does the future of classical music education at SUNY Schenectady look like under the new Strategic Plan? In this episode, hosts Jennifer and Babette talk with current and former SOM faculty, alumni, and new Dean Dr. Christopher Brellochs, about innovative approaches to teaching at a time of crisis, and their vision for enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion in a discipline long seen as narrowly focused on the works of Western European composers and styles. The episode also introduces the newest project...
2021-09-011h 17
From Heartache to Healing and HopeFrom Heartache to Healing and Hope Episode Sixteen with Guest Marc RensonEpisode sixteen features Bernadette in spirited conversation with Marc Renson, owner and operator of Ambition, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady, NY that pivoted during the pandemic to offer "boozy muffins" to the glee of their customers.
Featured Guest on Episode Fifteen
Marc Renson is the owner of Ambition Coffee & Eatery, a funky urban bistro in Schenectady NY.
Marc Renson opened Ambition on April 10, 2000, over twenty years ago with his then partner and now husband, Greg Salomon.
Marc loves food, music, Hollywood, and his bistro. Whether Marc is personal chef to Bradley Cooper, or appearing on The Dr Oz Show...
2021-06-1300 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode Two: Black in White SpaceOnly 10% of all professionals working in Higher Education identify as Black or African American. In episode 2 of Many Voices, One Call, co-hosts Jennifer (SGA President) and Babette (History Professor) talk with their guests, College President Dr. Steady Moono; Professors Dr. Imari Shaw and Keion Clinton; and Damonni Farley, Founder of Common Thread Consultants and member of the college's Board of Trustees, about how they -- as Black professionals -- operate in spaces in which "whiteness" is often not just the numerical, but cultural, norm.The views voiced on this episode reflect the lived experiences and uncensored opinions...
2021-05-2159 minMANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Episode One: One Year of Pandemic LearningMany Voices, One Call is the podcast you did not even know you needed! It is a space for courageous, honest, open, and unscripted conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, teaching, learning, and all the other things that move us. It is where students, faculty, staff, alumni, leadership and community guests reinvent higher education one episode at a time. In Season 1, episode 1, co-hosts Jennifer (SGA President) and Babette (History Professor) talk with guests Destany and Adam (students), as well as Imari and Rae (faculty) about "One Year of Pandemic Learning."The views voiced on this episode ref...
2021-04-1944 min
Arts on the MoveEpisode 04 - All That Jazz with Nick Mancini & Friends
Nick Mancini
Vibraphonist/Marimbist and Composer NICK MANCINI began his professional career as a drummer, at the age of 15. His undergrad studies earned him an A.S. from Schenectady County Community College and a B.M. from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. By the age of 23, he was a heavily called upon drummer in upstate NY but was feeling the tug of pursuing jazz more avidly. That was when he moved to NYC to attend Manhattan School of Music. His audition won him the prestigious President’s Award scholarship and he...
2021-04-191h 00
Hudson Mohawk MagazineHMM_03-08-21This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, broadcasting on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady, from the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY with Caelan and Justin,
Tonight, Elizabeth Press talk with Renee Powell about Policing reform in Troy, NY.
Then Spencer Keable talks with Two Panelists Kiara Van Brackle and Tanya McGee from the Planning for Racial Justice conference at SUNY Albany.
And later on, we continue Willie Terry's series "The Struggle Continues," talking about the civil rights movement and the Black Lives Matter movement.
After that, we reach into our archives to bring y...
2021-03-1159 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Deb Best, a Human Resources expert who shares how her career path has helped her work top-tier HR departments.Deb Best three times found herself out of work and looking for a new job. Did those experience help shape her approach to human resources? Listen and hear for yourself as she shares her story and insights with students in Rick D'Errico's Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.
2021-03-0154 minWorthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Rich Honen, a lawyer who early on carved out a niche working with entrepreneursRich Honen has worked with some fo the most most successful tech companies in New York's Capital Region and beyond. He shares his insights with Rick D'Errico's Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.
2021-03-0156 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneurs: Julie and Theo Fels of Feisty BrownEntrepreneurship students at SUNY Schenectady hear the ins and outs of starting and running a business from the founders of design studio Feisty Brown, Julie and Theo Fels.
2020-11-1954 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Trent Griffin-Braaf, CEO of G-B Logistics, President of Tech Valley ShuttleTrent Griffin-Braaf joined me for a Q&A with my Intro to Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady. Too many takeaways to list here. You will be inspired!
2020-10-2845 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Steve LobelEntrepreneur Steve Lobel, who is also the author of the book “Failing My Way to Success” speaks at Rick D’Errico’s Entreoclass at SUNY Schenectady.
2020-01-291h 04
Six CountJoe Finn, Post-Bop Jazz GuitaristJoe Finn is a jazz guitarist playing in the post-bop style around Upstate New York. On this episode, Finn shares about teaching music lessons during the "Beatlemania" era of the 1960s, growing up with his father's vast record collection, and what it was like to start his professional jazz career by traveling across the United States and Canada during his twenties. Finn, who received his bachelor's in music from SUNY Plattsburgh, has played and studied with Roy Burns, James Spaulding, Jim Miller, Billy Hawkins and Kirk Nurock. If you're interested in hearing Finn play live, yo...
2019-10-2816 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Jeannine Trimboli, founder of real [FIT] life.Jeannine Trimboli shares words of wisdom with my #entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.
2019-10-2545 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Richard LinRichard Lin discusses his entrepreneurship journey building Agora Technologies and his involvement in the entrepreneurship community. This conversation took place in Rick D’Errico’s Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.
2019-10-1513 min
Fresh from the Hill: Inside Stories of Noteworthy CornelliansMaking Something Beautiful From a Pile of Dirt - Justin Kondrat '14Justin Kondrat '14 is an inspiring alumnus who defeated all odds to go to his dream school, Cornell University. In this episode, host Aaron Kominos-Smith talks with Justin about his intense passion for horticulture and how Cornell helped him achieve his dream of working as a horticulturist.
Hear about Justin's journey to Cornell as a first-generation college student who grew up in a low income household and was diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age. Despite these limitations, Justin was always determined to go to Cornell. He earned his associates degree in horticulture production at SUNY Morrisville a...
2019-04-1731 min
Worthwhile WordsEntrepreneur: Haileab Samuel[s] Cube CEO Haileab Samuel discusses his entrepreneurial journey, working at giant companies like Xerox and GE and failed startups to leading a successful Internet of Things company located in the New York BizLab accelerator in Schenecrady, NY. He sat down an discussed this journey in an entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady taught by BizLab Managing Director Rick D’Errico, the host of Worthwhile Words.
2018-09-1332 min
Podcast Archives - The Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #129: Eric Alexander
Saxophonist Eric Alexander has forged a multi-decade career out of one simple concept: “To thine own self be true.” In this interview, recorded before his September 2009 performance in Schenectady, NY, Alexander talks about his musical vision; his experience as a teacher at SUNY Purchase; and why he thinks it’s possible to point to one particular period of jazz as the greatest in the music’s history. Learn more at www.ericalexanderjazz.com.
The tunes in this interview come from Eric Alexander’s Nightlife In Tokyo CD. If you’d like to buy this album...
2009-12-3000 minThe Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #129: Eric Alexander
Saxophonist Eric Alexander has forged a multi-decade career out of one simple concept: “To thine own self be true.” In this interview, recorded before his September 2009 performance in Schenectady, NY, Alexander talks about his musical vision; his experience as a teacher at SUNY Purchase; and why he thinks it’s possible to point to one particular period of jazz as the greatest in the music’s history. Learn more at www.ericalexanderjazz.com.
The tunes in this interview come from Eric Alexander’s Nightlife In Tokyo CD. If you’d like to buy this album...
2009-12-3000 minThe Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #129: Eric Alexander
Saxophonist Eric Alexander has forged a multi-decade career out of one simple concept: “To thine own self be true.” In this interview, recorded before his September 2009 performance in Schenectady, NY, Alexander talks about his musical vision; his experience as a teacher at SUNY Purchase; and why he thinks it’s possible to point to one particular period of jazz as the greatest in the music’s history. Learn more at www.ericalexanderjazz.com.
The tunes in this interview come from Eric Alexander’s Nightlife In Tokyo CD. If you’d like to buy this album...
2009-12-3000 min