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lonely campus podcast

Amy Messersmith and Syracuse University's Office of Diversity and Inclusion

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Loneliness in the United States was declared an epidemic recently by the Surgeon General. Finding community on campus – especially post-pandemic – can be a challenge for students coming to college their first year. The purpose of the lonely campus podcast is to let students who are feeling lonely know that they are not alone, and features students who are willing to talk about experiencing loneliness. Students then share the steps they took to find their community and a sense of belonging. T ...
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Phil-osophy 101

The SENSES Project

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Professor Joanna Spitzner (VPA) and Amy Messersmith (OSS) sit down with Facilities Building Manager Phil Benedict, who was instrumental in getting SENSES set up in the basement of Steele Hall. This podcast focuses of Phil's diverse life experiences, from teaching boxing to teaching women's self-defense to gator hunting in Florida.
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Queer Stories of 'Cuse

SU LGBTQ Resource Center

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The Queer Stories of 'Cuse podcast series was created by the LGBTQ Resource Center at Syracuse University (SU), in collaboration with The SENSES Project, to curate an oral history archive telling queer stories in an authentic light. This series features interviews of past and present SU students, staff, faculty and community members of the Greater Syracuse area who are passionate about queer issues and advocacy work. Special thanks to: The SENSES Project Program Coordinator, Nick Piato Direc ...
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Episode 6 features Newhouse graduate student Jalyss Agosto, who is studying Broadcast and Digital Journalism. Jalyss is of Puerto Rican and Peruvian descent who was born in the Bronx but grew up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Jalyss comes to Syracuse from Westchester University of Pennsylvania, where she studied Media and Culture. Jalyss talks openly …
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Episode 5 of the lonely campus podcast was recorded live at the spring 2024 Campus Forum, an event sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion that took place on Monday March 4th in the Sheraton's Regency Ballroom. Each semester vice president for diversity and inclusion Mary Grace Almandrez holds a forum to share information about diversity…
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Episode 4 features Julian Barrios, a first year student studying film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Julian is a proud Posse Scholar from Miami, Florida. In this podcast, he talks about the vigorous selection process of becoming a Posse Scholar and how the program has supported his transition to Syracuse as a f…
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Episode 3 features Nate LeForme, a transfer student studying philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Nate grew up on Six Nations Territory in Ontario and currently lives on Seneca Territory. Nate talks openly about the positives and negatives of adjusting to life at Syracuse University. He describes the challenge of encountering unspoken as…
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Episode 2 features Trinity Jennings-Pagan, a first year student from Staten Island, New York. Trinity talks about how she ended up at Syracuse University and her experience navigating SU's social landscape. She delves into her first few days on campus, when she realized that she was "seeing my people, but I'm not with my people." Trinity then detai…
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In our final episode, co-host Sebastian catches up with former SU LGBTQ Resource Center Graduate Assistant, Patty Hayes. Hayes identifies as a butch dyke and has attained their Master's in Social Work from Syracuse University. Hayes discuss transgressing gender norms, living through the AIDS epidemic and consistent social activism with youth groups…
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Episode 1 features Nate Brown, a first year business student from Rochester, NY. Nate talks about his journey to Syracuse University and his first few days on campus where he watched other students bonding around him but not necessarily with him. His story highlights the importance of geographical difference and how that can complicate they way stu…
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Co-host Sebastian, sits to chat with former SU LGBTQ Resource Center Graduate Assistant Jay Tifone, to discuss what it was like to grow up gay and go on to living authentically and finding genuine community. Tifone revisits his time at SU when he found a queer family on campus, which inspired him to be a role model for queer youth.…
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Co-host, Sebastian Callahan, invites Brian Stout ‘07 to discuss his time at Syracuse University as a gay person. Stout revisits some fond memories of being at SU, such as organizing a human rainbow bridge across the Quad on National Coming Out Day of his sophomore year. Tune in to hear more about the importance of forming queer community and sticki…
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Co-host, Rio Flores, invites SU alumni, Victoria Payne '20, to discuss their time at SU after years of involvement with student protesting and organizing collectives. Payne attained their B.S. in Social Work from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University. Payne found their purpose in community organizing after con…
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Co-host Bushra Naqi interviews doctoral candidate, Atiya McGhee (they/them), focused on asexual research studies in the Cultural Foundations of Education program at Syracuse University. Atiya reflects on their experience of queerness throughout graduate education and how they are fostering community and expanding people's awareness and education on…
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Co-host, Sebastian, speaks with the co-founder of the LGBT Studies Program and minor at Syracuse University, Margaret Himley, to discuss the history of the program and how student action catalyzed the program's creation. Himley also retells her own involvement in the gay rights movement from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to her contributions at Syracuse Un…
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Co-host, Sebastian Callahan, is joined by the late Minnie Bruce Pratt, award-winning poet and an anti-racist, anti-imperialist women’s liberation activist, to discuss a myriad of topics such as coming out as lesbian in the South during the 70s. Pratt will always be remembered in our hearts-- as we share this episode, let us reflect on all she has c…
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Co-host, Bushra Naqi, brings back SU alum and community organizer, Stefany Lema Rodriguez ‘22 (she/they) to discuss navigating queerness through childhood and higher education. Born to immigrant parents and raised in an Ecuadorian household, Stefany reflects on their journey of queerness, gender fluidity and ultimately, understanding and accepting …
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In the introductory episode of our podcast series, cohosts Bushra Naqi and Rio Flores are joined by SU LGBTQ Resource Center Director, Jorge A. Castillo, Associate Director of the Office of Supportive Services, Amy Horan Messersmith and The SENSES Project Program Coordinator, Nick Piato. Tune in to listen to the five discuss the significance of ora…
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When SENSES moved into Steele Hall, Facilities Building Manager Phil Benedict was instrumental in helping us get settled in our new home. It turns out that Phil has many interesting life experiences, including teaching boxing, teaching women's self-defense, and gator hunting in Florida. Prof. Joanna Spitzner (VPA) and Amy Messersmith (OSS) sat down…
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