Shelly Laurenzo

Decipher Podcast

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Navigating college life is no walk in the park and being a William & Mary student is no different. Join experts from around campus as they discuss ways to decipher common college experiences. Hosted by Lauren Garrett and Shelly Laurenzo.

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Shelly Laurenzo

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Wellness and Spring Break Days 10.02.2021 43:15

Heather Deere interviews Dr. Kelly Crace, the Associate Vice President for Health & Wellness, to discuss student wellness and this semester's spring break days. 

Charter Day 02.02.2021 14:38

Lauren Garret chats with Steve Tewksbury, Director of University Events, Adam Stackhouse ’04, Owner, AVAdventure, Liz Sykes ’06, Owner, AVAdventure, and Trici Fredrick M.Ed. ’05, Senior Associate Director, Student Unions & Engagement about the upcoming Charter Day celebrations.

Episode 2: Spring Orientation 19.01.2021 15:17

Shelly, Lauren, and Heather discuss spring orientation for our incoming students. 

Welcome Spring 21 Students 15.12.2020 15:44

Co-hosts Shelly Laurenzo, Lauren Garrett and Heather Deere welcome our incoming spring 2021 students.

Episode 8: Season One Wrap Up 08.12.2020 11:59

Join hosts Shelly Laurenzo, Lauren Garrett and Heather Deere as they wrap up the first season of the Decipher podcast. 

Episode 7: Spring Registration 24.11.2020 23:04

Shelly Laurenzo interviews Dr. Ben Boone, Associate Director of the Center for the Liberal Arts, to discuss the COLL Curriculum. 

Winter Break Part 2 17.11.2020 31:45

Co-hosts Heather Deere and Lauren Garrett are back to discuss more preparations for winter break. 

Winter Break Part 1 10.11.2020 16:53

Hosts Heather Deere and Lauren Garrett discuss preparing for the upcoming winter break. 

Election Epilogue 03.11.2020 19:24

As a follow up to Episode 3, Shelly Laurenzo and Heather Deere discuss post election resources. 

Episode 4: Making connections with peers 27.10.2020 25:13

Lauren Garrett interviews W&M undergrads Courtney Barr '21, Andrew Caietti '21, Neel Simpson '22, and Madeleine McLean '22 to get their perspective on building connections. 

Episode 3: Election 2020 20.10.2020 15:32

Heather Deere interviews Rich Thompson, Associate Director in the Office of Community Engagement, and a member of the Voter Engagement Committee to discussing preparing for the November election. 

Episode 2: Making connections 13.10.2020 25:52

Jack Armstrong interviews Kelly O'Shaughnessy, Assistant Director for Early Career Engagement in the Cohen Career Center, on how to build connections with faculty and others. 

Episode 1: Welcome 24.09.2020 17:15

Welcome to the Decipher podcast. This podcast is hosted by W&M staff members who are committed to student success. We all know that this year has been unlike any other and our hope is that this podcast provides a fresh perspective on the challenges our students are facing.