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  • Earlham College Podcast | Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2009

    Alums snap pictures while on campus during Homecoming 2008.For Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, we speak with Gail Clark, senior director of alumni relations, about the events and reunion activities that will occur on campus this year. We also drop in on Frank Carr, athletics director, to learn about the six home games at Earlham over Homecoming and chat a bit about the Earlham Athletics Hall of Fame inductions and other sports-related activities for students and alums.

     

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  • Earlham College Podcast | Chatting with Melissa Delbridge

    Author Melissa Delbridge speaks with Media Relations Director Mark Blackmon before reading from her memoir in the Ronald Gallery.(Length 16:40) -- Acclaimed author Melissa J. Delbridge was on campus recently to read from her book Family Bible, a memoir of growing up in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in the 1960s and 70s. Delbridge sat down with Director of Media Relations Mark Blackmon for a lengthy conversation and wide-ranging conversation, a portion of which we have excerpted for this episode. Delbridge also reads a bit from Family Bible for us.

    Family Bible is available at a variety of online retailers, including from its publisher, University of Iowa Press, and from your favorite local bookseller.

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  • Earlham College Podcast Episode 26 | International Programs

    (Length 16:41) In this episode we introduce you to Earlham's International Programs Office and learn more about the College's far-reaching international opportunities. Not only does Earlham bring a substantial number of international students to its campus each year, but it sends a significant number of students abroad for lengthy studies. Approximately 60-65% of Earlham students have studied off-campus by the time they have graduated.

    Students from around the world study at Earlham College each year.Subscribe!
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  • Earlham College Podcast Episode 25 | More New Things

     

    (Length 15:56) We take a few minutes to get to know Andrea Fernandez, assistant director of residence life for education, and learn about her new position. Then, we talk with Scott Silverman, the College's new library director and coordinator of information services.

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  • Earlham College Podcast Ep. 24 | Everything Old Is New Again

    (Length 16:08) We kick off our podcast series for 2009-10 during the first week of classes and celebrate the long history of Earlham Hall, back online this semester after an 18-month renovation. We look in on new residents of Earlham Hall, including Safety and Security, Residence Life, Student Development and Health Services and Archivist Tom Hamm tells us a few stories we may not have heard before.

    Earlham Hall, after undergoing an extensive renovation.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Senior Moments Podcast; Part 5

     

    In the final installment of our five part series, we introduce you to members of the Earlham College Class of 2009 who tell us their stories about and reflect on their time at Earlham.

    In this episode: Kyla Pitts, Coleman Yunger, April Bowman and Elsa Sanchez share their stories.

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  • Earlham College Podcast; Senior Moments, Part 4

    Earlham College PodcastRollittIn the fourth of a five part series, we introduce you to members of the Earlham College Class of 2009 who tell us their stories about and reflect on their time at Earlham. In this episode: Harriet Rollitt, Kathleen Bradley and Drew Hosier share their stories.

     

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  • Earlham College Podcast; Senior Moments, Part 3

     

    Earlham College PodcastLucie KalousovaIn the third of a five part series, we introduce you to members of the Earlham College Class of 2009 who tell us their stories about and reflect on their time at Earlham. In this episode: Sarah McDermott, Michelle Crane and Lucie Kalousova share their stories.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Senior Moments, Part 2

    Earlham College PodcastAs evidenced by this student's interaction, Mary Rowley '09, says that at Earlham College even the squirrels are friendly.In the second of a five part series, we introduce you to members of the Earlham College Class of 2009 who tell us their stories about and reflect on their time at Earlham. In this episode: Mary Rowley, Tulani Foy, Victor Anciano and Emily Miller share their stories.

     

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Senior Moments, Part 1

    Earlham College PodcastGregoryIn the first of a five part series, we introduce you to members of the Earlham College Class of 2009 who tell us their stories about and reflect on their time at Earlham. In this episode: Phoebe Stern, Tristian Gregory and Emma Bohmann share their stories.

     

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  • Earlham College Podcast: The Orchestral Edition

    Earlham College PodcastTobey(Length - 11:14) In this episode, we introduce you to the one aspect of the expansive music programs at Earlham College. We speak with orchestra director Forrest Tobey about some of the music programs at the College and speak specifically about a recent presentation of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." The Mussorgsky evening included not only music but an exhibition of visual art presented by the art department. We also listen to a segment of the concert.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Distinctive Personalities

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastPollittPollitt(Length - 15:13) As we close our academic year, we introduce you to three extraordinary people who call Earlham College home and who all have had a great impact on our students. We meet Jim Pollitt, the "hippie plumber" who always has an extra place at the table for Earlham students during the holidays; Clay Huddleston, host of Clay's Country Classics on WECI-FM, who has introduced countless Earlhamites to the music of his friends and peers Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty and Elvis among others; and "Jo The Bouncer," the octogenarian checker in the College's dining hall who's always ready with a quip, a wise word and a hug when students need it.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Digitizing Earlham

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastTomlinsonTomlinson(Length - 17:43) In this episode, we learn about an exciting new project to digitize a portion of the College's extensive photo archives dating back nearly to the College's founding. We speak with librarian Amy Bryant, who proposed and oversaw the project, assistant archivist Anne Thomason, who assisted the project with developing archival standards and processes, and senior Jenna Clampitt, who was one of the student researchers on the project. We also drop in on Alice Almond Shrock to learn about the Ford/Knight faculty-student collaborative research projects at Earlham.

    Learn more about the archival image above and explore the Earlham digital archive.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Computer Science and Earlham's Ultimate Geek

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastPeckPeck(Length 14:14) In this edition, we check in with Earlham's Ultimate Geek, Charlie Peck, and learn more about the computer science department at Earlham. Mark Brim also speaks with senior Andrew Fitz Gibbon about his experiences at Earlham as well as his quest to someday best Charlie and become an Ultimate Geek.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Nate Eastman: Renaissance Man

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastEastmanEastman(Length - 9:45) In our occasional series Profiles@Earlham, we introduce you to Assistant Professor of English Nate Eastman, who may be one of the most intriguing figures on the Earlham campus. Eastman fills us in on his life prior to becoming a professor, which includes stints as varied as operating a forklift and selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door. We'll also learn why he's shied away from automatic transmission and which part of Richard III he thought was hilarious. We also learn a bit more than we ever thought we would about the word buffalo.

    English at Earlham - Learn More

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Joseph Moore and the Giant Beaver

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastGiant BeaverGiant Beaver(Length - 15:34) Today we take a look inside the Joseph Moore Museum of Natural History on the Earlham College campus. The museum's collection dates back to the 1850's when Joseph Moore arrived at Friends Boarding School (soon to become Earlham College) as a student. He later returned to Richmond as a professor and as President of the College. Home to a variety of significant collectible specimens, the museum is almost entirely student-run, giving undergraduate students incredible hands-on experience. Mark Brim talks with museum director John Iverson, outreach coordinator Carol Stocksdale and student worker Erika Phelps. Additionally, Polly Wilde lets us know what's happening 'Around the Heart.'

    Podcast Extra: Links to additional content.

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  • Earlham College Podcast: Friday the 13th

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastJacksonJackson(Length 15:06) On Friday the 13th, we explore fears and phobias, superstitions and rituals. Mark Brim chats with Psychology professor Michael R. Jackson about Friday the 13th and learns about the way a psychologist may recognize a phobic disorder -- in today's case friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th. Also, we check in with a random cadre of Earlham students to find out what they are or are not afraid of and Polly Wilde stops by to tell us what's happening "Around the Heart."

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  • Season's Greetings

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastSeason's GreetingsSeason's Greetings(Length - 7:53) As our semester winds down and exams begin, reporter Mark Brim treks around the campus to find out what folks are doing for the holidays and how they're preparing for exams. Holiday music courtesy of the band Lift.

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  • Biology Field Studies

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastIversonIverson(Length - 14:00) In this episode, we visit with John Iverson, professor of biology and director of the Joseph Moore Museum at Earlham. One of the nation's most-respected herpetologists, Iverson describes his nearly 30 year long field studies of turtles in the sandhills of Nebraska and of rare iguanas in the Bahamas. Each year, Iverson takes Earlham students on these field expeditions and these exceptional hands-on experiences have become one of the hallmarks of an Earlham education in the sciences. Junior Erika Phelps joins us to give her impressions of her fieldwork experience in the Bahamas and Polly Wilde lets us in on a few events happening "around the heart."

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  • Green for Halloween

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastJacksonJackson(Length - 15:24) In this episode, we look at conservation, sustainability and how the College is going green. Our guests include Mic Jackson, professor of mathematics and director of environmental programs, who gives us a long-term overview of sustainability at Earlham, students Carmen Black and Katie Delbecq, who talk about living green and why it is important, and Alan Bigger, director of facilities, gives us some easy ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

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  • Homecoming 2008

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastClarkClark(Length - 12:38) –– Just in time for an exciting Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, we examine the origins of collegiate Homecoming celebrations. Mark Brim talks with Alumni Relations Director Gail Clark about the weekend's campus activities. He also chats with Athletics Director Frank Carr about the many exciting home games taking place over the weekend. Polly Wilde checks in with events from "Around The Heart."

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  • Bill Buskirk: For the Birds

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastBuskirkBuskirk(Length 7:32) - Mark Brim brings us another in our occasional series of "Profiles@Earlham." Mark chats with Biology Professor Bill Buskirk about his long tenure at the College, his love for birds, the 27-year history of "Birding Big Day" and his impending retirement.

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  • Earlham's Rabbi

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastGartnerGartner(Length 13:58) Earlham College was founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1847. Since that time, the College has found much strength in its Quaker identity and its Quaker roots make it one of America's most distinct colleges. Still, Earlham practices diversity on a variety of levels -- including religious diversity. As Jewish students make up a percentage of its student body, the College has provided outreach to these students in any number of ways, including hiring a Campus Rabbi. We talk to the Quaker college's rabbi, Rachel Gartner about Judaism, religion and diversity on campus and let you know how and interested student can participate in campus activities. We also check in with Around The Heart editor Polly Wilde and get the scoop on some of the events coming up on campus.

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  • Back to School 2008-2009

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastSeligmannSeligmann(Length 11:41) - Earlham College begins its 162nd academic year with some new traditions, including welcoming new first year students outdoors on Chase Stage, the same sylvan knoll which plays host to Commencement each spring. We talk to Associate Dean for Student Success Wendy Seligmann about New Student Orientation and Director of Campus Safety & Security Cathy Anthofer gives us some important tips on emergency preparedness and how to take the opportunity out of crime. Facilities Director Alan Bigger gives us a quick look at the beginning of the new school year from his prospective, Jonathan Graham gives us a preview of the latest edition of the Earlhamite and even Richmond mayor Sally Hutton stops by to welcome us all back to Earlham.

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  • Andrea Seabrook '96: Considered Opinion

    Earlham College PodcastEarlham College PodcastSeabrookSeabrook(Length - 7:06) -- In this episode of our occasional series "Profiles@Earlham," the weekend anchor of NPR's All Things Considered, Andrea Seabrook '96, took a few moments to speak with Earlhamite Editor Jonathan Graham on a recent trip back to Richmond. Seabrook was here covering the Indiana Primary Election for NPR News and was intrigued by some of the opinions she uncovered. She also weighs in on how her anchor job differs from that of a reporter.

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