The Delaware College Scholars Podcast

In this special edition podcast, we sat down with Denée Crumrine! Denée discusses many topics, including: the importance of her family, her faith, the power of storytelling, the changes she hopes to make in healthcare, and the impact of Highmark Health on the Delaware community.

Jacolby Suggs is a leader in education - he is the College Support Manager at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School, getting his Master's in Social Work at Rutgers, and serves as a DCS College Counselor. We talk about his passion for education, his ability to connect with others, and why he has dedicated his life to help students.

Roger Broussard has served DCS in so many ways - intern, program assistant, student-advisor, etc. This past summer, before he started his job at Ford Motor Company, he came back one last time to help lead camp! In this episode you will laugh, cry, and learn from one of the very best. Thank you, Roger.

C6 scholar Cheyanne Dorazio drops by!

Dayana Garzon Lagos drops by!

Sydney Williams drops by!

Hadiatou Bah stops by to discuss her journey!

Cohort 4 Scholar Abena Nimako stops by to discuss her academic journey!

Mya Burrell stops by to discuss her journey from Delaware to GW!

Cohort 4 scholar Cindy Lin dropped by!

Enjoy this conversation with cohort 4 scholar, Connor McNamire!

Learn more about Cohort 3 scholar Derricka Benson and her journey at Morgan State!

We chat with Cohort 4 scholar, Talley Ridgeway!

Jaylin Duprey, one of our Program Persistence Officers, sat down with us to discuss his journey in education and why he believes in the DCS mission.

We sat down with Program Persistence Officer and Cohort 1 scholar, Jillian Quale! Jillian talks about the numerous ways in which DCS helped her grow as a student and why she loves her current work!

The Rundown 0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Life progression 9:30 - What is culture? Finding his place in college 14:30 - September 20, 2016 - the day that changed his life 22:00 - What can we do for students to make them more aware and prepare them for the world they are living in 28:30 - Advice to your 16 year old self, opportunities in school 35:00 - Power of having people in your corner, quality vs quanti...

The Rundown 2:00 - Meeting one another at TFA 7:00 - Experiences growing up in Georgia 11:30 - Options after HS 13:00 - The moment when he learned that he could lead 17:00 - Turning down the boarding school experience 24:30 - Choosing Hampton 28:00 - The adjustment to college, not feeling "good enough" 34:00 - Connection to Chicago, using his experiences in order to help his students 38:00 - Being...

On our 21st episode, we are joined by Jule Brown! 2:00 - Importance of Education 4:40 - Transferring from Dickinson to NYU 9:00 - Finding internship opportunities, standing out through this process 15:00 - Importance of mentors, reaching out and seeking help 20:00 - Staying motivated through rejection 26:00 - Getting the job offer! 30:40 - The road ahead, making others proud 33:00 - 2 minute drill...

Rundown 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Early HS years, trying to find yourself 6:00 - Turning point, power of teachers and "A Better Chance" 9:30 - Imposter Syndrome, Attending a PWI 13:00 - Pushing through when it doesn't feel worth it . . . 17:00 - Strength and core values that she gained from her community 20:00 - Choosing a major in college, going into theatre and finding her way into Finance 28:00 - How...

0:00 - Intro 5:10 - Getting a PhD in Analytical Chemistry, journey to get her PhD 11:30 - Leaving the lab, starting STEAM Forward/Facilitate to Motivate 15:25 - Passion for helping others, influence of parents and advocating for herself as a woman of color in these white spaces 28:30 - Mad Minute Segment 33:20 - Ring the Bell Segment Want to connect with us? Website: https://www.delawarecollegesch...

One of the original student advisors at DCS, Nnana Amakiri joins the pod! A true legend, Nnana shares his journey to and through medical school and offers some words of advice. Want to connect with us? Website: https://www.delawarecollegescholars.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delawarecollegescholars Instagram: @delawarecollegescholars Twitter: https://twitter.com/CollegeDelaware

On our 17th episode we are joined by Rebecca Nazario! The Rundown 0:00 - Introduction 2:40 - Start in healthcare and how she grew her passion for what she does 11:30 - Finding your purpose in a professional setting 13:30 - Explaining population health 15:50 - Describing her leadership style 17:00 - Defining the essence of leadership, why being transparent is so crucial 18:55 - Challenges that she...

We are joined by the legend himself, Dr. Tony Alleyne! The Rundown 0:00 - Intro to Dr. Alleyne 2:30 - Prep for Prep, HS journey at St. Andrew's School (SAS) 6:30 - Double consciousness while attending SAS, life at boarding school 12:10 - Decision to turn down a finance job, why he decided to pursue education 16:20 - Why he decided to stay in education after his experience at Teach for America in C...

On our 15th episode. we are joined by Dr. Laura Perna! Dr. Perna, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Penn’s GSE Aliance for Education, talks about her research, issues of college access, affordability and success for first-generation, under-resourced students and why she has dedicated her life to this specific research. The Rundown 0:00 - Intro and podcast name change...

On episode 14, we are joined by David Conley! The Rundown 0-2:15, Intro to David 2:55-6:30, Arc of his career & why he got started in education/policy 7:30-13:40, What does it mean to be college ready? How can we better prepare students? 14:05-16:00, Creating a sense of self-belonging for college students 16:45-19:40, How can schools help students develop key learning skills that will help them as...