The Humanities District

Welcome to Making CASH. We're coming back from the summer hiatus with a new name and a new look. When the semester starts, new episodes will drop weekly on Mondays (instead of monthly like before.) Making CASH is an independent podcast. This podcast started in 2021 under the name "RCOAL Conversations." Today, the podcast's mission remains the same: To bring you fascinating conver...

The podcast relaunch survey: https://forms.gle/pjDo3DdPnWyGjh7QA The town hall: https://youtu.be/OzdyPIlLEww Well, we knew academic realignment was coming, and now that it's here, Dean Wahl stops by the podcast to break it all down.

Dr. Wahl explains the academic realignment processes that are currently underway at Missouri State University. We chat about data collection, the blending of colleges, and beyond. Programs and timelines and Bears, oh my!

Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk is Associate Professor in Communication. We talk about an organization called U-Turn in Education which is against the banning of books. Conversation condensed. Got an idea for an episode? Let me know! Season 3 planning is now in progress.

Sarah is an associate professor of dance at MSU. We chat about her involvement in Humanities, volume 2: an exhibit at the Springfield Art Museum. We also talk about the Spring Dance Concert, and this episode features a shout-out from the COM department about the Vicki Stanton Public Speaking Showcase. SGF Art Museum: https://sgfmuseum.org/266/Humanities-Vol-2

Deidre is associate professor of sculpture at MSU and is on the board of Sculpture Walk Springfield. Deidre's website: It Is What It Was Sculpture Walk Sign up for "Visiting Artists, Designers and Scholars Series: Public Sculpture Symposium: Concept, Material and Placemaking"

Dr. Wooden is a professor in the department of English, literature program coordinator, disability studies coordinator, and the current provost fellow for public affairs. The public affairs conference is Sept 20-22!

Dr. Wahl reflects on the summer and highlights exciting events coming in the fall 2022 semester. Go Bears! ~ RCOAL Conversations Shoutout: 2022 Recognition of Institutional Excellence in Media https://beaweb.org/festival/2022-school-rankings/

Joy is a filmmaker, producer, and assistant professor in the department of Media, Journalism, and Film. She teaches many classes including color theory. Have you ever wondered how a film gets national distribution? Wonder no more! Joy answers this question and many others from her own experience.

Missouri State University President Clif Smart talks to Megan Grissom about the job of a university president, why communication skills are important for professionals in all occupations, and more. This is a re-broadcast of episode 3 of Showcase Sensations, a podcast by MSU student and COM major Megan Grissom. You can find Megan's awesome podcast here: anchor.fm/vspss

Deana and I discuss the Vicki Stanton Public Speaking Showcase! We also talk about project based learning, Effective Listening, and Leadership in Practice.

Emlyn is a flutist, composer, and an instructor in the department of music. We talk about her class, Arts in the Community, as well as many other exciting projects. ~ Video of Adaptation Variations by Takuma Itoh, from American Wild Ensemble's Hawaii 2020 program https://youtu.be/MWrxzasGjMc ~ Video of Pezzettino by Daniel Pesca, performed by Emlyn Johnson and Daniel Ketter. https://youtu.be/d3e3u...

Mike is associate professor in the department of English at Missouri State. He's the editor of Moon City Review, the coordinator of the creative writing program, and a darn fine storyteller.

Dr. Thomas discusses MSU's student-led theatre company and how anyone can get involved. We talk about medieval drama and compare notes on the book/recent HBO series, Station Eleven. The Teaching Drama Podcast The Theatre History Professor YouTube  Twitter

Azaria is assistant professor of dance at MSU. We discuss the digital dance company of which she is a part as well as the best places to find dance in Springfield and beyond.

Dr. Holladay discusses the Judy Awards, 'ungrading,' and media analysis and criticism. We discover we're both Ted Lasso fans.

Jay and Shawn celebrate year two of the podcast and look forward to great things to come in RCOAL in 2022.

Dr. Harper has created a Study Collection of replica artifacts using a curriculum innovation mini-grant to bring the ancient past to life.

Michael discusses the history of the Center for Learning and Writing. We discuss the power of having a daily writing practice, and we discuss Michael's authorship of graphic novels.

Dr. Larson takes us behind the scenes of the award winning reality TV show "Show-Me Chefs," the upcoming escape-room themed reality show "Co-Op," and other productions that she and her students have worked on.

Meg discusses the new arts and culture festival coming to downtown Springfield.

Dr. Spates discusses some of his classes, including organizational communication, communication strategies for recruitment in organizations, communication and diversity in the workplace, and many more! (Also, we mention the fuse podcast in our conversation, on which Dr. Spates was a guest. Shoutout to fuseconversations.org/podcast)

Here are the links from today's conversation: missouristate.edu/developingplan/ and tenttheatre.missouristate.edu/schedule.htm

Antoinette shares the story behind bringing the Tournées film festival to Missouri State. Shawn shares updates.

Lisa shares her Broadway experience and expertise with students in the Department of Theatre and Dance.