Aspirations

In this episode, five women across Loyola University Maryland come together to discuss the grueling reality they, and millions of others face daily: Parenting in a pandemic. Christina Spearman, Ed.D., Dean of Students, Natka Bianchini, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Samantha Zipp Dowd, LGPC, Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, and Career Services’ Catherine Liu, and Allie Pearlman Sax, LCSW-C have an open and honest conversation about the challenges of balancing work and home life, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on working moms. 

In this episode, four members of Loyola University Maryland’s class of 2021 join us to talk about their growing, award-winning start-up, Equalyze. Katherine Sanders, Spencer Blair, Franklin Parks, and Brendan O’Connell share what inspired them to create this innovative new venture and how their efforts have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. They go on to share some early highs from their participation (and pitch competition victory!) in last summer’s AddVenture program and one of their first client success stories.  Learn more about the group in Loyola Magazine.

In this episode, Jack Rice, Ph.D., former director of the Center for Continuing Education at Loyola, bids farewell as he pursues a new position at another institution. As he hands over the keys of the podcast to Jim Dickinson, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President of Career Services and his team, Jack, Jim, and Catherine Aldecoa-Liu discuss engaged learning, where students co-create their learning experience and pursuit of their career aspirations.

Jack Rice,  former  director of the Center for Continuing Education and Robert Helfenbein, Ph.D., former associate dean at Loyola University Maryland's School of Education, reflect on the state of education and the idea of what it means to be “Us” at Loyola—now, and in the future.

MaryBeth Hyland, founder of Spark Vision, discusses workplace culture.

Marie K. Heath, Ph.D., assistant professor of educational technology, who studies public education that supports social change discusses how the upcoming generation uses technology to connect, communicate, define themselves, and move to change.