Episodes

  • Social Well-Being

    Social Well-Being
    May 16 2022
    Welcome back to another episode of our new series, Student Stories. In today’s episode, Social Wellbeing, we sit down with two international student athletes at Kansas State University - TJ Shankar, a senior studying Business Administration,  and Vitoria Alves, a junior studying Psychology. Listen as they share their experiences coming to the United States for the first time, transitioning to college, pursuing athletics, building a social circle, and more!    For additional information about any of the K-State programs or organizations we talked about in this episode, check out the links below:    https://www.k-state.edu/isss/   https://www.k-state.edu/isss/resources/intl_assoc.html  

    https://www.k-state.edu/admissions/undergrad/manhattan/apply/international/
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    59 mins
  • Physical Well-Being

    Physical Well-Being
    Apr 27 2022

    In another episode of our new podcast series, Student Stories, we sit down with Kansas State University Food Science Major, Elizabeth Mitsch. Listen as she shares her perspective on physical wellbeing, along with insight about meal planning, food budgeting, food safety, and more! For information on any resources talked about in today’s episode, check out the links below!

    https://www.k-state.edu/cats-cupboard/

    https://foodsci.k-state.edu/future-students/undergraduate.html

    https://foodsci.k-state.edu/

    For closed captioning follow the link below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ptIXaCXU0
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Emotional Well-being

    Emotional Well-being
    Mar 8 2022
    In the second episode of our new podcast series, Student Stories, we sit down with Kansas State University student athletes, Kassidy Johnson and Delaney Kemp. Kassidy is a senior double major in Dietetics and Spanish, and Delaney is a third-year student studying Kinesiology on the Pre-health track. Listen as these two share their journeys with mental and emotional well-being at Kansas State. For information on any resources talked about in today’s episode, check out the links below. 

     

    You @ KSU 

    https://you.ksu.edu/

     

    CAPS

    https://www.k-state.edu/counseling/

     

    Student Foundation 

    https://www.ksufoundation.org/student-foundation/

     

    K-State Proud 

    https://www.ksufoundation.org/k-stateproud/index.html

     

    Lafene Health Center 

    https://www.k-state.edu/lafene/

     

    For closed captioning please follow the link below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npm5mJbn0Qk
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Financial Well-Being

    Financial Well-Being
    Feb 22 2022
    In the first episode of our new podcast series, Student Stories, we sit down with Ana Sanko, Senior double-major in Finance and Personal Financial Planning, as well as Peer Counselor at Powercat Financial. Listen as Ana shares her perspective on finances along with her journey at Kansas State. For information about any of the resources talked about in today's episode, check out the links below:    Powercat Financial - 

    https://www.k-state.edu/powercatfinancial/

      You @ KSU -    For closed caption, please follow the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45A0zKYYi9g  

    https://you.ksu.edu/
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Redefining Physical Activity

    Redefining Physical Activity
    Oct 14 2021

    The terms “physical activity” and “exercise” are often used interchangeably although their meanings differ. Dr. Emily Mailey, associate professor of Kinesiology at K-State, is here to help us redefine the role of physical activity and incorporate it into our daily lives.  
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Strengths and Stories- Dr. Mike Finnegan

    Strengths and Stories- Dr. Mike Finnegan
    Jul 14 2021

    On this episode we speak with Dr. Mike Finnegan, Assistant Professor in the Staley School of Leadership Studies.  Throughout the episode we share many stories demonstrating the importance of relationship building and how important it is to feel a sense of belonging to a community.  We explore well-being, authenticity, strength's philosophy, leadership development and discuss how these topics can help someone achieve their maximum potential and thrive in their environment.   

    For more information on academic offerings and co-curricular programs offered through the Staley School of Leadership Studies, check out the website at https://www.k-state.edu/leadership/.

     

    For a closed caption version, please follow the link below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAezagfBwE

     
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Building A Support Network-Nicole Knapp

    Building A Support Network-Nicole Knapp
    May 10 2021

    Doctoral Intern at KSU Counseling Services, Nicole Knapp, shares with us her experience being a single parent during college. Nicole shares what she found helpful while navigating college as a single parent, and shares why it is so important to build a support network. 

    This episode is part of our Relevant Resilience aiming to give our listeners ideas on how to build and strengthen their resilience.  

     

    For closed caption please follow the link below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKMuw0V65No
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    42 mins
  • Mindfulness- Heidi Pontinen

    Mindfulness- Heidi Pontinen
    May 3 2021

    What is mindfulness? What can mindfulness do for us? How do we practice mindfulness? Guest Heidi Pontinen, joins Chris Bowman and Cole Griffin to answer these questions and explore how we can become more present in our lives.

     

    For closed caption please follow the link below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn4lblrim9s
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    1 hr and 4 mins