Victors in Grad School

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast, we are joined by Brenton Nikola , Executive Director of the Erik Jones Foundation . Today we talked to Brenton Nikola about his own educational journey leading him from receiving his Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Flint to receiving his Masters in Public Administration, also from the University of Michigan-Flint.   This podcast is...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Donna Fry , Dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Michigan-Flint. Today we talked to Donna Fry about her own educational journey leading her from receiving her Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan to receiving her Masters and PhD also from the University of Michigan. Dr. Fry talks about what make...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Carla Beasley , Senior, Project Management - Macy's, East Region. Today we talked about her own educational journey leading her from receiving her Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan-Flint to getting two Masters degrees from both the University of Michigan and the University of San Francisco. With each of her Master's de...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Al Perry, Athletics Director at Mott Community College and Executive Administrator of the Michigan Community College Athletic Association . Today we talked about his own educational journey, receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees at the University of Michigan-Flint. Al talks about how his education led him from working for Gener...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Nick Goldsworthy , Partner at Witt & Goldsworthy, PLLC. Nick Goldsworthy was just named as one of the Flint and Genesee 40 under 40 and today we talked about his own educational journey going from his Bachelors at the University of Michigan-Flint to Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and then to Michigan State University C...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Kellen Riker , Senior Accountant at Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants. Kellen Riker was just named as one of the Flint and Genesee 40 under 40 and today we talked about his own educational journey going from his Bachelors to Masters degree at the University of Michigan-Flint. Kellen shares a ton of thoughts on finding success and...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Jenn Swank , Human Resources Manager with Sorensen Gross. We talk to Jenn Swank about her own educational journey in receiving both her Bachelors and Masters from the University of Michigan-Flint. Jenn shares some great tips on what she learned over the years in receiving her degrees and the process she followed to find the perfect p...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Jon Davidson , Solutions Architect Lead at University of Michigan - Flint. We talk to Jon Davidson about his own educational journey in receiving both his Bachelors and Masters from the University of Michigan-Flint. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Gregg Pane , Principal, Public Health and Medicine for MITRE. We talk about his own journey through his education which led him through the multi-faceted nature of his career. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you're still wondering about other things to cons...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Haley Dawson , a fourth year PhD Psychology student at Florida International University with primary research interests in memory and memory improvement, investigative interviewing, and interdisciplinary collaborations. We talk about her journey from obtaining a B.S. in Biology, and a B.A. in Psychology, with a certificate in Geronto...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Yener Kandogan , Interim Dean of the School of Management for the University of Michigan-Flint.  We talk to Dr. Kandogan about his own graduate school experiences and moving to two different countries for two different degrees throughout his own graduate school journey and how these led him to the University ofo Michigan-Flint. T...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by John Hart , State Administrative Managemer for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.  We talk to John Hart about his own graduate school experiences and his journey from attending the University of Michigan-Flint for his Bachelors to returning to UM-Flint to receive his MS in Management Information Systems aft...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Patriece Campbell-Palmer , Director of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment Management at the University of Louisville. We talk to Dr. Campbell-Palmer about her own graduate school journey from th University of Michigan-Flint to the University of New England and how she found success as an international student while in graduate sc...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Sonja Feist-Price , Provost and Vice Chancellor at the University of Michigan-Flint.  We talk to Dr. Feist-Price about her own graduate school journey and the support that she received from so many which led her along the way. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. I...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Mackenzie Schroeder , a PhD student in Communications at at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she also serves as a graduate instructor. We talk to Mackenzie about her journey from attending the University of Michigan-Flint to going to the University of Missouri-Columbia, receiving her Masters degree and to now working on her...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Meg Darmofal, a Physical Therapy Student at University of Michigan-Flint. We talk to Meg about her journey from attending the University of Michigan to getting two additional masters degrees in business administration and movement science and then moving to the University of Michigan-Flint to pursue her dream of becoming a physical t...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dolores Porte , President of the Village of Sanford, Michigan and retired Global Accounts Payable Leader at The Dow Chemical Company. We talk to Dolores Porte about her lifelong educational journey that she has gone through throughout her life for personal and professional enhancement. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Emily Halling , Masters of Social Work (MSW) Advisor at Michigan State University. Emily shared her experiences of getting her Social Work undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan-Flint and then attending the University of Michigan for her MSW. Emily Halling shares her experience of getting her graduate degree and how this...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Quinn Hanses , recent graduate of both the Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Masters of Business Administration program at the University of Michigan-Flint. We talk about her experience balancing both programs and how these programs have set her up for the career track she is on.  This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Grad...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Mark Mercado, Systems Engineer at DigitalOcean. Today we talk about the educational journey that he went through as he went from being an undergraduate student to being a Masters student at the University of Michigan-Flint. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you'r...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Shawntae Harris Mintline , Associate Director for Academic Programs and Institutional Effectiveness at Wayne State University. Today we talk about the educational journey that she has been going on that has led her to now working on her Doctorate degree. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the Univers...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dawn Demps , Assistant Professor at University of Arizona College of Education. We talk about her own educational journey leading from an untraditional path to getting her Bachelors degree, being a community activist and then continuing her education to getting her Doctorate and now teaching others. This podcast is brought to you by...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Nancy Grigg who is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan-Flint. She shared her own educational journey leading to her getting her Master of Arts degree which allowed her to continue her work in teaching others and helping students to hone with own writing skills. This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Duane Bedell who is President at Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Michigan. Duane shared his educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for his Master's, Specialist and Doctorate degrees and how this educational journey has led him to reach his dream of leading Bay Mills Community College. This podcast i...

This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Vicky Dawson who is the Academic Support Services Coordinator at the University of Michigan-Flint. Vickie Dawson and I talk about her own journey from being a non-traditional student to completely changing her path in college and finding her voice and confidence when it came to writing and receiving her Master of Arts degree in Rheto...