Episodes

  • Ep.29 - 2025 Winter Commencement Student Speakers
    Dec 15 2025

    Meet the voices of the Class of 2025. In this special episode, RCBC Winter Commencement student speakers Omalayo Akinwole, Sherria Hannah, and Yvonne Tai open up about the exceptional stories behind their journeys and what it means to step onto the stage at Votta Hall Auditorium.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 28: Thank You For Your Service
    Nov 24 2025

    With Veterans Day and Thanksgiving this month at RCBC, we wanted to take time to say thanks to our veterans for their service and salute some of our own on campus. We are joined by RCBC Criminal Justice student and Army veteran, Reginald Taylor, RCBC Adjunct Instructor for the Paramedic Science program and Air Force Veteran, Stephen Hodsdon, and RCBC Coordinator for Military Education and Veteran Service, Jennifer George.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 27: What's Cooking with Culinary
    Oct 13 2025

    This episode comes to you from the RCBC Culinary Arts Center inside the demonstration kitchen. We sit down with RCBC Culinary student, Destiny Maldonado, RCBC Director of Culinary Technology and Hospitality, Chef Desmond Keefe, and Director of Economic Growth of Developmental and Regional Planning for the Burlington County Bridge Commission, Rob Wells. Gain insight into everything RCBC's Culinary program has to offer including teaming up with the county, local farmers and other partners to create the first ever farm to table dinner event benefit.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 26: Spring 2025 Commencement Coverage - Health Sciences President’s Award Winner Emma Marett
    May 8 2025

    Spring 2025 Commencement coverage rolls on featuring our captivating conversation with Health Sciences President’s Award Winner Emma Marett, who was inspired to be a pediatric nurse by the treatment she received while recovering from illness. She discusses her travels and tribulations all culminating to the success story she has become today which showcases the inner strength to never give up.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 25: Spring 2025 Commencement Coverage - HBSS Valedictorian Emmanuel Lewechi
    May 8 2025

    Spring 2025 Commencement coverage continues with a conversation with the Humanities, Business, and Social Science Sciences Valedictorian Emmanuel Lewechi, who has a 4.0 GPA and is one of 467 semi-finalists for the national Jack Kent Cooke transfer scholarship. We tap into his affinity for creative writing and how he pushed himself out of his comfort zone helping him achieve life changing societal goals.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 24: Spring 2025 Commencement Coverage - STEM Valedictorian Nakul Mittal,
    May 8 2025

    The first of our four-part Spring 2025 commencement coverage kicks off with a conversation highlighting the STEM Valedictorian Nakul Mittal who shares his experiences attending RCBC and his passion for computer science which lead to a fascinating research project in the popular world of AI.

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    19 mins
  • Episode 23: 2024 Winter Commencement Coverage - President's Award Winner Bhagyasree Barman
    Jan 16 2025

    The Program Pod wraps up the RCBC 2024 Winter Commencement coverage by catching up with President's Award Bhagyasree Barman who was selected to speak for the Health Sciences division ceremony and provided a powerful and inspirational way to never give up. We'll also hear clips of the commencement live stream and take you down to the Student Success Center where Emmanuel Amarh interviewed a few graduates to share their experiences while attending RCBC.

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    29 mins
  • Episode 22: 2024 Winter Commencement Coverage - President's Award Winner Jared Alexander
    Dec 17 2024

    Jared Alexander, the 2024 Winter Commencement President's Award winner for the Humanities, Business, and Social Sciences division, is no stranger to the RCBC community. His father, Jonathan Alexander, the late professor of English literature and Holocaust studies at RCBC, touched many lives in Laurel Hall, where HBSS resides. Those same hallways are where Jared found his passion for Criminal Justice, thanks to incredibly inspiring professors who led him on this incredible journey, and he shares those stories with us.

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    23 mins