Welcome Project at Valparaiso University

Welcome Project

Society EN ↓ 426 episodes

Collecting stories to make a difference. These first-person stories are part of the Welcome Project, an audio and video collection at Valparaiso University. Visit us as welcomeproject.valpo.edu.

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Welcome Project at Valparaiso University

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Bigger Forces Swirling - Radio Edit 25.06.2019 3:10

“I realized that my little Wonder Bread existence in Miller was not quite what I thought it was.” ~ a Welcome Project Flight Paths story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Hitting Home - Radio Edit 18.06.2019 3:14

“I was starting to grow up and see things the way my parents were seeing them.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu Podcast listener? Find us by searching for "Welcome Project" on your podcast app.

Terrible Things Happen - Part 3 13.06.2019 3:09

“As terrible as it kinda sounds, it made me realize that life sucks.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Terrible Things Happen - Part 2 12.06.2019 3:41

“I don’t have the time to just lock myself in my room for three days…” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Terrible Things Happen - Part 1 11.06.2019 2:35

“I’m sitting in my car and I just hear a–I feel like an impact–I hear a crumple and next thing ya know, I’m out.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

It’s The American Dream - Radio Edit 04.06.2019 3:01

“We were good workers, and we did our job quite well, but we didn’t have a passion. You have to have a passion in life.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Former Gary resident the difficult labor in the steel mills and the role of passion in work. Find more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Lives That Are Totally Alien - Radio Edit 28.05.2019 2:16

“The use of the car, I think, has dramatically changed the way people live.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Learn From The Past to Build a Future - Radio Edit 14.05.2019 2:23

“There should be an allegiance to Gary to build it up and make it prosper once again.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

I Can't Just Pick - Radio Edit 07.05.2019 2:51

A storyteller who identifies as bisexual shares how it would be a lie to "just pick one" even though it's what her family wants and what the gay community expects. ~ a Welcome Project story ~

Just Got The Impression - Radio Edit 30.04.2019 3:19

Former Gary resident discusses church life from the '50s and how community dissipated in the face of prejudice. ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Vulnerability Is Power 23.04.2019 2:01

“If you can find, as the individual, security in where you are, then you can open up your ability to be vulnerable.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Inmates Are Human Too - Radio Edit 16.04.2019 2:40

“I have learned some amazing, life-changing thoughts and ideologies from inmates.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app. To hear more from this storyteller, check out "You're Not White" and "Military Vibe."

Military Vibe - Radio Edit 09.04.2019 2:19

"You realize the strength of your mind...just by convincing yourself how strong you are." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

You're Not White - Radio Edit 02.04.2019 2:39

"It was like something switched in my head..." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for "Welcome Project" on your podcast app.

100 Different Stereotypes - Radio Edit 26.03.2019 2:30

“It’s just a vehicle for your soul; it’s what you’ve been given.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast on your favorite podcast app.

Double Whammy 12.03.2019 3:18

“Now, we talked about the white flight; we didn’t talk about what really made it worse in Gary.” ~ a Welcome Project Flight Paths story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite podcast app.

Felt a Lot of Pride 05.03.2019 3:33

"I was thinking black power was a good thing." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your favorite podcast app. Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opport...

I See Myself As A Bridge - Radio Edit 26.02.2019 2:30

“Sometimes I feel like I’m in the middle of two worlds, four worlds, and sometimes I feel like I’m not a part of any of them.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

Neighborhood, Community, and Country 19.02.2019 3:21

"I don’t know any other way to operate. I can’t just sit around and say, ‘Oh, well. That’s the way it is.’" ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

A Well-Kept Secret - Radio Edit 12.02.2019 3:57

"If you don’t have access to the information, you don’t know what your potential is." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

More Than A Way Out - Radio Edit 12.02.2019 4:06

"Like a priest to a church, I wanna do my part... I want to serve my country." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

Battle Scars 05.02.2019 2:19

"To see somebody else struggling and to be able to lend a hand or lend an ear—that’s living a diaconal life." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

Lineage 29.01.2019 2:44

"'Dad’s going to play Army.' That’s what they would say." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our weekly podcast by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.

Praying Hands - Radio Edit 22.01.2019 2:35

"I remember watching this church being built." ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find the video with photographs of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Gary, Indiana, at welcomeproject.valpo.edu

Defining Moment 15.01.2019 3:04

“I had a mother tell me, 'Bring my boy home safe.'" ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe for a weekly dose by searching for "Welcome Project Valparaiso University" on your podcast app.