Mt. SAC

The Mt. San Antonio College Podcast

An exploration of professional development related topics by and for faculty at Mt. San Antonio College. A frequent theme of the podcast is improving the success of students for designated campus equity populations.

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Jun 9, 2026

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Episodes

Sustainability and Resiliency with Doug Walters of Department of Sanitation & the Environment Episode 120 04.05.2021

Today we are talking with Chief Sustainability and resiliency officer, Doug Walters of the Department of Sanitation & the Environment in Los Angeles and he shares with us an overview of the green new deal and the environmental goals it harbors to create a more sustainable existence worldwide. Doug also shares the many environmental issues that are being faced and addressed locally and how you can...

Equity Demystified: Cultural Appropriation, Cultural Conditioning & Culture Episode 11 29.04.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Trees, Birds & Buildings: How They Connect & How We Can Help with Architect, Isabelle Duvivier Episode 119 27.04.2021

Ever wonder how you can help add trees to your neighborhood or how to bring your energy bill down or maybe how to attract more birds and butterflies to your yard? Our speaker today is Isabelle Duvivier, she is a Los Angeles architect by trade but has a passion for sustainability and in particular…trees. In honor of Earth Month we hope you learn a little more from Isabelle about how you can get inv...

Equity Demystified: Corporate Social Responsibility, Cross Dressing & Cross-Cultural Episode 10 22.04.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Magic Mountie Vault: Bird Watching on the Mt. SAC Campus with Jared Burton Episode 118 20.04.2021

In honor of Earth Month 2021 we wanted to feature one of our favorite episodes from our Nature Series, harkening back to the innocent days of 2019, here is Sun Ezzell & Jared Burton as they talk about bird watching and the flora & fauna found on the Mt. SAC campus. Enjoy. Run Time: 13 min, 16 sec To find the full transcript for this episode, click HERE

Equity Demystified: Classism, Colorblind & Collusion Episode 9 15.04.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Tania Anders hosts A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS: Turning A New LEAF On Sustainability Episode 117 13.04.2021

Sustainability efforts have much more to it than what meets the eye. And the new LEAF course developed for faculty at Mt. SAC does a stellar job at encompassing methods that apply to basically every area of our lives and of course our courses. Professors Beta Meyer of the Biological Sciences Dept., Geography Professor Daphna Golden of the Geography & Political Science Dept., Jaishri Mehta of the C...

Equity Demystified: Change Agents, Cisgender & Cisnormativity Episode 8 08.04.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Tania Anders hosts A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS: Students Speak On the Impact of Sustainability Internships Episode 116 06.04.2021

You are in for a treat! Tania Anders our Mt. SAC Sustainability Coordinator catches up with students Leila Quezada & Sophia Ruiz who recently participated in the Sustainability Internship Programs and Raul Madrid, whose taken on a leadership role in guiding students towards these internships and they share their amazing takeaways and heartfelt experiences with the program. You're going to really e...

Equity Demystified: Bisexual, Black or African American & Bropropriating Episode 7 01.04.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Pronouns & Asserted Names with The Pride Center in 2021 Episode 115 30.03.2021

Being Inclusive can start with the simple act of asking and listening. And in order to make room for growth, we also have to make room for our mistakes. Today Sun Ezell talks with Melinda Bowen, Pride Center Faculty Coordinator & Maddy Stute, Pride Center Administrative Specialist. They share about the Pride Center's initiatives, what it offers students, how its grown and the advancements made eve...

Equity Demystified: Biracial, Bias & Bigotry Episode 6 25.03.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Magic Mountie Vault: The Pride Center 2018 Episode 114 23.03.2021

Today we have a special episode we wanted to re-release from the summer series of 2018 when we visited the Pride Center for the first time. In an upcoming episode we will be catching up, once again, with Melinda Bowen, the coordinator of the Pride Center to get an update on it's evolution as well as what we need to know to also keep evolving. So until then, please enjoy this episode from the Magic...

Equity Demystified: Ageism, Asian & Benevolent Sexism Episode 5 18.03.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

PART 2: Spring Flex Day Keynote 2021: Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Addressing Students' Basic Needs with a Culture of Caring During the Pandemic Episode 113 16.03.2021

In case you missed Spring Flex Day 2021, we are featuring the keynote speaker Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab. She is a Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University, President and Founder of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and author of Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. Dr. Goldrick-Rab's research on the basic needs among...

Equity Demystified: Anti-Racism, Anti-Semitism & Asexual/Ace Episode 4 11.03.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

PART 1: Spring Flex Day Keynote 2021: Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Addressing Students' Basic Needs with a Culture of Caring During the Pandemic Episode 112 09.03.2021

In case you missed Spring Flex Day 2021, we are featuring the keynote speaker Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab. She is a Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University, President and Founder of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and author of Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. Dr. Goldrick-Rab's research on the basic needs among...

Equity Demystified: Alaskan Native, Ally & Androgynous Episode 3 04.03.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

Equity Demystified: Affinity Groups, Affirmative Action & Ageism Episode 2 25.02.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

System-Impacted Students Supported by The Rising Scholars Program Episode 111 23.02.2021

Writer George Eliot aka Mary Ann Evans once said "it's never too late to become what you might have been". But what if the only messages you've ever received were ones that left you feeling stuck and there were systems in place that tried to keep you there? Our host Sun Ezzell talks with Victor M. Rojas, Jr., MS. Ed., the Director of the Rising Scholars program and Joe Louis Hernandez, Coordinator...

Equity Demystified: Plus Sign, Ableism/Ablism & Advocate Episode 1 18.02.2021

This is the Magic Mountie Bonus series we're calling Equity Demystified. Each week our host Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D will be sharing with you 3-4 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created. You can follow along if you'd like by accessing this document online at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business' website. This episode defines...

PRESENTING Equity Demystified with Lisa Rodriguez, Ph.D 11.02.2021

The Magic Mountie podcast is proud to present a new bonus series called Equity Demystified with Lisa Rodriguez, Ph. D. Each week we will be sharing with you 3 terms from the EQUITY-FLUENT LEADERS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS that the UC Berkley Has School of Business has created to keep you equipped with an up-to-date vocabulary to better navigate the diverse intersections of our students and each other....

A Shared Experience in Crisis: We Are Not Alone In This Episode 110 09.02.2021

It has now been almost a year since Covid-19 has been recognized in the United States and the country joined the rest of the world in shut-downs. We've been experiencing life in a way that has somehow connected our lived experience by Covid-19's global impact in ways we've never before seen in history, yet it has also pulled us apart. Figuratively through racial divides, digital divides and politi...

Welded Bonds Won't Be Broken: Alum Turned First-Female-Welding-Instructor & The Legacy of the Program Episode 109 02.02.2021

In this episode Sun Ezzell explores the Welding Department with adjunct faculty and Mt SAC Alum Bella Jhin and her former welding instructor Dan Garcia, who is also the Welding Department Co-Chair. Bella is the first female welding instructor at Mt. SAC and both Bella & Dan share the love they have for the program, how they each got involved and the legacy that the community the Mt SAC welding dep...

RIE Covid-19 Student Survey: Discovering Student Challenges & Solutions During A Trying Time Episode 108 26.01.2021

In this episode you'll be hearing from Mt. SAC's Research and Institutional Effectiveness department. Our host Sun Ezzell talks with Daniel Berumen, Senior Research Analyst and Vera Froman, Educational Research Assessment Analyst all about a Covid -19 Student Survey they conducted. Covid -19 Student Survey: Online Learning Experiences and Challenges Experienced Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sp...

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