Episode 5: lonely campus podcast (Special ODI Campus Forum Edition)
Episode 5 of the lonely campus podcast was recorded live at the spring 2024 Campus Forum, an event sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion that took place on Monday March 4th in the Sheraton's Regency Ballroom. Each semester vice president for diversity and inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez holds a forum to share information about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility work being done throughout the Syracuse University community. Attendees were invited to sit down at the pop-up podcasting studio and asked to share why they came to work or study at SU, where they found on campus the most sense of belonging, and any suggestions that they had to continue to create sense of belonging on campus. Featured guests include DEIA Learning and Development Specialist Christina Papaleo as well as School of Education graduate students Kendall Taleah Edwards, Weijun Zhang, and Rose Mostafa-Shoukry. Transcript available upon request.
Creators and Guests
Host
Amy Messersmith
Amy Messersmith is one of two inaugural Office of Diversity and Inclusion Administrative Fellows at Syracuse University. She is the Associate Director of Student Support Services (SSS) and works closely with the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). HEOP and SSS are two opportunity programs that serve undergraduates at SU, many who are first generation college students. Amy collaborated with a team of likeminded staff and faculty to create The SENSES Project in 2021, which is a student focused recording studio and podcasting program for HEOP and SSS students and their friends. If you want to share your story on the lonely campus podcast, please email Amy at akhoran@syr.edu.
Guest
Christina Papaleo
Christina Papaleo is the Learning and Development Specialist for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Guest
Kendall Taleah Edwards
Episode 5 features Kendall Edwards, a Syracuse native who is a graduate student in Syracuse University's School of Education.
Guest
Rose Mostafa-Shoukry
Episode 5 features Rose Mostafa-Shoukry, an international graduate student from Egypt studying in the School of Education.
Guest
Weijun Zhang
Episode 5 features Weijun Zhang, an international graduate student from China studying in the School of Education.
