Bowman's Friends

Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, we're discussing the struggles we faced when we first came to UK and how we overcame...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. In this episode, you'll get to know the hosts, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, Brandon Brown...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino wrap up season one by discussing their favorite moments from recording, guests they would like to have on next season and how you can apply to become one of Bowman's...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. In today’s episode, hosts Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, and Rana Mitchell discuss some of the familial and societal pressures of rushing to adult after college. 

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. In today’s episode, hosts Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, and Rana Mitchell discuss some of their favorite things from the early 2000s alongside some fun listener responses.

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell and Gillian Stawiszynski sit down with the Vice President of the Office of Student Success, Dr. Kirsten Turner. The Office of Student Success covers everything not directly academic and provides a one stop shop for students n...

Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell and Samantha Valentino sat down with Dr. Martina Martin, the Associate Director of Student Transitions and Family Programs, and Carrigan Wasilchenko an incoming first-generation UK Med student, to address what it means to be...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf and Gillian Stawiszynski sat down with founder of the Asian/Asian American Club, Yan Wang. They discussed what it's like to be an Asian student at UK while also discussing recent events surrounding Asian hate crimes that occurr...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, all four hosts, Neha Yousuf, Rana Mitchell, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino played two truths and a lie to get to know one another better. Listen to this episode to find out which of Bowman's Friends was almost kidnapped in Ir...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with Executive Director of the Officer of China Initiatives, Dr. Huajing Xiu Maske. They discussed what the UK Office of China Initiatives is, the closing of the UK Confuci...

On this episode, Host Gillian Stawiszynski has a conversation with the Assistant director of the organization Greenhouse 17, Diane Fleet. Greenhouse 17 provides a safe haven for people who have faced domestic violence. We talk about ways you can support their organization, how it started and the specifics of what it does for victimized people. 

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with University of Kentucky President, Dr. Eli Capilouto. In part two of their conversation, they spoke with President Capilouto about the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with University of Kentucky President, Dr. Eli Capilouto. In part one of their conversation, they spoke with President Capilouto about his life, what it’s li...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Neha Yousuf spoke with five of the six members of The Highlanders, an alternative folk band from Louisville, Kentucky. They discussed how they started as a three-piece acoustic band and have grown to now have six mem...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf and Rana Mitchell spoke with two officers of the University of Kentucky ESports Club. President, Thomas Bailey and Vice President of Events, Kublai Anders discussed what ESports is, how students can get involved, and SO much mo...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Samantha Valentino, and Gillian Stawiszynski sit down with Melody Flowers to discuss all of the deets on the new Cornerstone building on campus! We talk the video game arena, the brewery and the innovative space welcoming pe...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell and Samantha Valentino sat down with Nakya Johnson, the Co-Founder and Vice President of BOOK-ish. BOOK-ish is a student-led organization here at the University of Kentucky. Nakya discussed BOOK-ish's mission, pillars, the im...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, all four hosts, Neha Yousuf, Rana Mitchell, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sit down to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives as college students, their last memories pre-COVID and what they're most lookin...

Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On today’s episode, Samantha Valentino and Neha Yousuf are joined by two members of the MoneyCATS team, Dean Farmer and Kayla Holmes.  They spoke with them about all things finance, from stocks and budgeting to the financial resources available to UK stude...

Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform University of Kentucky students of issues, events, and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. In this episode, you'll get to know the hosts, Gillian Stawiszynski, Neha Yousuf, Rana Mitchell and Samantha Valentino.