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What does it mean to help guide a community college through a time of change? BCC Board of Trustees Chair Julia Bowen joins Jonah and Adam to discuss her connection to the College, her approach to leadership and the important role trustees play behind the scenes. Along the way, Julia reflects on service, relationships and […]

Join Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes in a conversation with President Ellen Kennedy who is retiring from Berkshire Community College at the end of his fiscal year. Learn about her background, her history of supporting the Berkshires for more than 40 years, and what’s next for her as she continues to support higher education across […]

Join Adam and Jonah at Bristol Community College for a podcast that was recorded in front of a live audience at the Teaching and Learning and Student Development conference with special guest Christina Wynn for her second time on the pod and Shua Visser for in-person mobile technical support.

Join co-hosts Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes in a conversation with two of the College’s academic deans, Matthew Kenny, Dean of Science and Business and Lori Moon, Dean of Nursing, Health & Wellness. Learn more about retirements, anti-retirements, Commencement addresses, their leaderships styles and what they’ve learned from the faculty they’ve both worked with here […]

Join Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes in a conversation with internationally renowned environmental scientist Tom Tyning, professor at BCC, as they talk about the Hoffmann building on campus and all of the creatures inside, traveling snakes, student and staff trips abroad, and how important it is to be an advocate for a planet that could […]

Join co-hosts Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes in conversation with BCC’s SGA President Bri Booker and the SGA Parliamentarian, Nick Bellora, as they talk about why they chose BCC and how it’s prepared them for transferring, graduation, and incredible student success. 

Join cohosts Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes for a conversation with Abby Powers, Student Engagement and Communications Specialist and Akinyemi Blackshear, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, about what it really takes to engage students at Berkshire Community College. From unpacking BCC’s standout Net Promoter Score through Achieving the Dream to sharing practical strategies for con...

Join co-hosts Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes in a conversation with Daryl Shreve, the Director of Recreation Services at BCC and all things Paterson Field House. Learn more about all of the exciting opportunities taking place as this local community gym, including how many famous people have played cello in the space in the past […]

Join host Adam Klepetar and co-host Jonah Sykes in a conversation with Megan Lussier, the Director of Admissions at Berkshire Community College in the first podcast of 2026. Learn about the CRM, what it takes to be an enrollment counselor, and how the BCC Admissions process is a well oiled machine thanks to the idiosyncratic […]

Join hosts Adam Klepetar and Jonah Sykes as they sit down with Dean of Students Celia Norcross. Learn more about how the greatest dean there ever was became the way she is today and how being humble can make all of the difference in how you perceive your fellow man. It’s the one year anniversary […]