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Hudson Mohawk MagazineArt Night SchenectadyArt Night Schenectady is a free monthly community celebration of local and regional creatives. held the third Friday of the month. President of Art Night Schenectady, Craig Petreikis, spoke with Susan Brink. The next event is July 18th, starting at 5pm with local fine artists and music at over a dozen locations in downtown, including the Museum of Prints and Printmaking, Whitney Bookcorner, Bear & Bird Gallery, Gallery 5, Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe, and ending at Armory Studios NY with 25 local artists on display and the monthly movie challenge showcase. There will be live music at The Van Dyke and Katie O’By...2025-07-1209 min
Stan and Shen ShowSchenectady County SummerNight with Rich Ruzzo and Maureen NeufeldSchenectady County legislator Rich Ruzzo and Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation executive director Maureen Neufeld stopped by the podcast studio to talk about the 19th annual Schenectady County SummerNight event on Friday, July 11.
The guests discussed the economic impact, as well as the community bond that an event of this magnitude has on the city and the county.
The last half of the podcast was all about Shenanigans with the guests - Favorite Stewart's Flights, Top Four albums, favorite dinner guests, first concerts, along with a review of previous words you could not say on any...2025-07-1049 min
MANY VOICES, ONE CALLMany Voices - One Call: Season Four/Episode Five: "Beyond Mere Survival: Celebrating Trans Visibility, Joy, and Resilience"Gender diversity isn't new! What is new is our growing willingness to acknowledge, document, and celebrate transgender and gender-independent people and experiences.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...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 min
Stan and Shen ShowNY Phoenix co-owner Sam Clifford talks opening weekend plans in SchenectadyNY Phoenix co-owner Sam Clifford stopped by the Daily Gazette podcast studio to discuss the inaugural opening weekend for Schenectady's newest professional basketball team, the New York Phoenix.
The squad opens at 7 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 28, at Amory Studio NY and will play again on March 1.
Sam talked about bringing a team to Schenectady, the legendary basketball court that the Phoenix will play on, the players, working with his wife, Rebecca, and giving us an exclusive—the name of the Phoenix mascot!
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51 PercentSafe Inc. of Schenectady on youth homelessnessOn this week’s 51%, we sit down the director of Safe Inc. of Schenectady to discuss the many risks faced by homeless youth, and what they’re doing as an organization to help combat human trafficking. We also learn about a New York law granting paid prenatal leave to pregnant workers. And our Dr. Sharon Ufberg chats with singer-songwriter Morley about her new album, Follow the Sound, and how her humanitarian work inspires her music.
Guests: Kevin Doherty, executive director of Safe Inc. of Schenectady; New York Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon; Morley, Follow the Sound
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Guests: Kevin Doherty, executive director of Safe Inc. of Schenectady; New York Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon; Morley, Follow the Sound
This...2025-01-0929 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 18
Open Stage MediaHere In Schenectady PODCAST EP1The Schenectady Historical Society presents a new podcast dedicated to the History and archives of Schenectady.
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Marshall Arts: The PodcastMichael Diana: Telling the Stories of Schenectady's Spooky HistoryMichael Diana of Schenectady County Historical Society talks to host Rick Marshall about the art of storytelling and the way facts and local lore blend together when guiding spooky tours of Schenectady's haunted history.2024-10-1720 minMANY 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
Charging Up your First YearCommunity Engagement at Union College and in SchenectadyOC Ben returns to join Ally and Aileen and out special guests: Director and Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, Kevin Trigonis and Ben Deangelis to talk about their office, engaging with the community and the many fun things to do in Schenectady! 2024-07-0534 minMANY 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
IDD Health MattersEp 27: Transforming Lives in the IDD Community with Suzanne Meiklejohn of Schenectady ArcIn this insightful episode of "IDD Health Matters," host Dr. Craig Escude engages in a profound conversation with Suzanne Meiklejohn, a seasoned professional in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). With over 38 years of experience, Suzanne shares her journey from starting as a Direct Support Professional to her current role overseeing operations at Schenectady ARC. Key Discussions: Career Journey: Suzanne recounts her unexpected entry into the field of IDD support and services, highlighting her progression through various roles and the deep fulfillment she found in her work. Impact of COVID-19: The...2024-01-1520 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 04MANY 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 13
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Bound by the CloakS3 Episode 8: The Trouble With SchenectadySchenectady, NY is a small city that's had a troubled past. Once known as "The City That Lights and Hauls the World", Schenectady has faced a police corruption scandal as well as other tragic events over the years. In the late 90's and early 2000's, Schenectady's Police Dept. was the focus of a federal investigation by the FBI while under the tenure of former police chief Greg Kaczmarek. Author David Bushman was traveling up near Albany, NY when he got a Lyft ride from no other than former police chief Kaczmarek. The two formed a relationship which sp...2023-09-2757 min
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Psychic On The SceneEpisode 93: Schenectady DistilleryWe're on the road again, this time making a stop at The Schenectady Distilling Company. Katie and Michele talk with a couple of the employees and owner about some of the paranormal things that have gone on in the building. From the farmer peaking through the window to the lady standing near the bar watching over the patrons. Throw in a few things being thrown across the room and you have yourself a fun filled haunted episode of Psychic on The Scene.Enjoy2023-06-0845 min
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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
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Behind The ButtonsJack Moves To SchenectadyThis week's show is taped outside of Simone's Kitchen in downtown Schenectady. Jack and Taylor get more than they signed up for with interactions on Jay Street as they run through the topics of the week, including but not limited to: Jack moving to Schenectady, Thomas Rhett honoring the Rats, brainstorming the Buttonista's Holiday gift guide, and announcing our fall photo contest for a chance to win $100 to Wolf Hollow Brewing Co. Notes:- Jack moves to Schenectady (5:45)- The future of Around (8:45)- Thomas Rhett is team Rats (13:00)- Albany's h...2022-11-1132 minMANY 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
Upstate Issues with WGY's Diane DonatoBringing People Together in City of SchenectadyStep one: Just show up. That’s the advice William Rivas gives to people who are looking to improve their communities. In this episode of Upstate Issues, Rivas talks about what inspired him to take action and how he navigates his passion for making the City of Schenectady and the neighborhood he grew up in a better place for everyone. Rivas has made a lot of progress bringing together other institutions and community members to get things done. He is a founder of Save our Streets and has been instrumental in the growth of the COCOA house, now serving as Direct...2022-06-2416 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 min
County ConversationsTickbusters: Tools and Strategies for Preventing Tickborne Illness with Schenectady CountyThis episode features a conversation on Schenectady County’s Public Health Services newly launched Tickborne Illness Prevention Dashboard. The online dashboard includes information on how to prevent tick bites and tickborne diseases, as well as the prevalence of ticks and risk of illness by season.
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Schenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 12On this edition, we celebrate opening day of the Major League baseball season with Varsity baseball middle infielder and senior captain, Xander Canfield, who is preparing to head to Cazenovia college in the fall.The Patriots baseball team takes on Bethlehem Monday at Central Park 4:15, we'll be there and hope to see you there too.Calling all youth soccer players, coming up in May students in grades 2 through 6 can participate in a soccer clinic led by our boys and girls varsity team. 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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 06Upstate Issues with WGY's Diane DonatoFamous Events Put Schenectady County in the SpotlightSchenectady County has been the historical epicenter of many inventions and famous people, making its impact on state, national and world history profound. In this episode of Upstate Issues, Mary Zawacki, Director of the Schenectady Historical Foundation, shares facts from our past touching on traders during pre-revolutionary times, General Electric, early trains, and broadcasting firsts such as the licensing of WGY. She also talks about ways the Schenectady Historical Foundation is preserving the stories and artifacts of the past through maintaining historical sites and providing digital resources for people from around the world.2022-02-0414 minSchenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 8On this edition, a recap of last weekend's Schenectady Invitational Wrestling Tournament with varsity coach, Chad Languish.Plus, last week's team feature was on our Girls Varsity Bowling team, who currently have a 10 and 1 league record was highlighted in the pages of the Schenectady Gazette this week.The story by Mike McAdam highlights the team camaraderie that the Patriots bowling team has, their hopes of defending the section 2 title, and the shared experience of losing their coach, long-time Schenectady High physical education teacher Karen Daffner, in the middle of last season. Their season wraps up ne...2022-01-2007 minSchenectady 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 minSchenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 6It's 2022 and winter sports are in full swing and Patriot Pride is spreading throughout Schenectady. Just before winter break, that school pride was on display at the student run and organized faculty vs students basketball game. The game was hyped up for weeks and the SHS halls were buzzing with excitement. The news media and Albany patroons were on hand to help with the event and the SHS dance department and the Patriot cheerleaders provided pre-game and halftime entertainment.But the one question on everybody's mind was "Who will win?" We caught up with Staff, students, administrators...2022-01-0704 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 minSchenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 5As we head into the holiday break we reflect on the Patriot family and welcome our first alumni guest. The annual Coaches vs Cancer Bracket Buster is taking place at Hudson Valley Community College all day on Saturday. Our boys varsity team tips off against Albany at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $8 and benefits the American Cancer Society.The Faculty VS Student basketball game is Wednesday, Dec. 22, during block 4, tickets are available via google form and space is limited to 500 students. We'll have all of the coverage on next week's edition of the Patriots Podcast so b...2021-12-1608 minSchenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 4Welcome to season 1 episode 4, The Girls Varsity basketball team's home opener is this Friday against Saratoga at 6 p.m. at the Pat Riley Sports Center and we caught up with senior captain Janessa Jones to get her take on what to look forward as we look towards tipoff. Then we make a splash with 3 senior captains from the boys varsity swimming and diving team on the heels of their season opening win against CBA-Troy on Tuesday.Shoutout to the Patriots indoor track 800 meter relay team that won both the Northshore Invitational and the Ithaca Bomber In...2021-12-0906 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 05Schenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 3Winter sports seasons have begun and we'll be talking to Girl's Varsity basketball player Marina Tchako about being able to play in front of fans this year after competing in closed gyms last year.Then we'll hit the mats with two varsity wrestlers, E-Sonne Ponzo and Ayman Alsiddig to talk about their personal goals and what to look for this upcoming season.Sports seasons kicked off with league play this week for varsity and JV Boys and girls bowling, Varsity and JV boys and girls basketball, and cheerleading. Next week we are looking forward to...2021-12-0205 min
The Cap Region YPEpisode 035: Community Speaker | Mike Saccocio, City Mission of SchenectadyIn this episode of The Cap Region YP, YPN Communications Co-Chairs Lindsay Eisinger and Annie Finn sit down with Mike Saccocio, Executive Director and CEO of City Mission of Schenectady.
Visit https://citymission.com/ to learn more about the organization and ways you can give back. 2021-11-3017 minMANY 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 20Schenectady Patriots PodcastSeason 1 Episode 2Welcome to Season one, episode two of the only podcast by Schenectady Patriots for Schenectady Patriots.On this edition, we continue to build excitement for the kickoff to winter sports season. We were out on the track with Dior Roberts, Deron Davis and Coach Bennet talking about what to expect this Indoor track season. Plus, we talk strikes and spares with Varsity girl's bowling coach, Sharon Sager.Subscribe rate and review the Schenectady Patriots Podcast on Apple and Spotify, and be sure to follow @SchenectadyAthletics on instagram.2021-11-1906 minMANY 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 00Schenectady Patriots PodcastPatriots Podcast S1E1This is the Schenectady Patriots Podcast. The only podcast by Schenectady Patriots for Schenectady patriots.On this edition we chat with Boy's basketball Varsity Coach, John Miller, to discuss the upcoming season, what to expect coming off of last year's shortened season and the recent dedication of the Central Park basketball courts in the name of Naylon Carrington.Also on this episode we'll highlight our athlete of the week, varsity swimming standout Alexis Gibson.Alexis finished in 3rd place at last week's Section 2 finals and will be competing in the state finals this...2021-11-1108 minSchenectady Patriots PodcastWelcome to the Patriots PodcastThe only podcast by Schenectady Patriots, for Schenectady Patriots2021-11-0901 min
Stories From A BarEpisode 47 - Ghost Stories From A Bar II (Schenectady Edition)It's finally time for Ghost Stories From A Bar II! In this episode I chat with with Mike Diana from the Schenectady County Historical Society. We hang out at Mad Jack Brewing at The Van Dyck, have some beers, and talk about some of the ghost stories Schenectady has known for as well some of the history behind them. Grab a drink and enjoy!
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The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in LeadershipDr. Mark Chaires, TCD Podcast Ep 42, Tennessee State University, retired Chief, Schenectady, NY PoliceHey there! Send us a message. Who else should we be talking to? What topics are important? Use FanMail to connect! Let us know!We chatted with Dr. Mark Chaires, retired Police Chief for the Schenectady, NY Police.A second career academic, we spoke about teaching, policing, the issues of race, and the difficulties of leading police agencies. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Mark is now actively involved in the Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee, a non-profit started by Dolly Parton. It addresses the issue of early literacy. Mark provided an interesting per...2021-10-0441 min