Let’s Talk TRIO
A podcast dedicated to the TRIO programs across the United States and its territories. TRIO programs are federally funded outreach initiatives that promote college access, equity, and success. The podcast highlights stories from staff, participants, alumni, and advocates from various TRIO programs (Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veteran’s Upward Bound, Student Support Services, McNair Program, Educational Opportunity Centers).
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Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
In this podcast episode: Mercy Herrera, TRIO Alum of the McNair Program. Mercy is the Founder and Lead of Equip Academy of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Mercy is on the podcast to discuss her personal, educational, and professional journey. Listen in as Mercy shares her experience in college, her experience in education, starting a new charter school, and so much more.
Click on the link to learn more about Equip Academy of New Mexico in Albuquerque
Connect with Mercy Herrera via LinkedIn
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
In this podcast episode: Melinda and Seferino Gurule, former TRIO staff members for different institutions and currently serve two different institutions of higher education.
Melinda Gurule - Success Coach and Advisor for the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)
Seferino Gurule - Academic Advisor for Colorado State University Online (Fort Collins, CO)
Melinda and Seferino are on the podcast to discuss their personal, educational, and professional journeys. Listen in as they share their adventure in raising twins, talk about their TRIO experience and their current roles at their respective higher education institutions.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
In this episode of Let's Talk TRIO: Kamakshi Velamuri, TRIO Student Support Services participant at North Carolina Central University and CEO and Founder of Universal Vidya.
Listen as Kamakshi shares her educational journey, her path to TRIO SSS at NCCU, and founding her own non-profit organization. Hear Kamakshi's wonderful story about perseverance, dedication, and remaining optimistic through this learning journey.
More information on Universal Vidya
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
In this podcast episode: Emmanuel Lopez, Director of the Latinx Resource Center at Governors State University.
Emmanuel is on the podcast to discuss his personal, educational, and professional journey. Listen in as Emmanuel shares his experience in college, the challenges and barriers facing first generation professionals, and so much more.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), Cambridge Educational Services, CE Tours, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Cambridge Educational Services (Demo)
CE Tours (Demo)
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
In this special edition of Let's Talk TRIO: A TRIO Podcast Crossover! Yo TRIO! x Let's Talk TRIO. Juan interviews E. Jim Oree and Rod Adams, hosts of the Yo TRIO! podcast.
E. Jim Oree and Rod Adams talk about the Yo TRIO! podcast, their own educational and professional journey, thoughts about the TRIO programs, and so much more.
Listen to Yo TRIO! anywhere you listen to podcasts.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), Cambridge Educational Services, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Cambridge Educational Services (Demo)
CE Tours (Demo)
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
In this podcast episode: Sam Blanco III (SB3), TRIO Alum and Associate Director of Pre-College TRIO Programs at the University of California-Davis, and former Board Chair for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE).
Sam is on the podcast to share his educational journey, professional career, and personal life. Listen as Sam talks about mentorship, the importance of family, following the path to education, working for a TRIO program, and being a Board Chair for COE.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), Cambridge Educational Services, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Cambridge Educational Services (Demo)
CE Tours (Demo)
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
In this podcast episode: Catalina Arana Mendoza, recent graduate of Eastern New Mexico University (Spring 2024), TRIO Alum, and podcaster.
Catalina is on the podcast to discuss her personal, educational, and professional journey. Listen as Catalina shares about her life experience, experiences in college, preparing for college, opportunities while in college, being a podcaster, and so much more.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), Cambridge Educational Services, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Cambridge Educational Services (Demo)
CE Tours (Demo)
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
In this podcast episode: Dr. Christopher Baca, TRIO Staff with Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell's TRIO Educational Opportunity Center.
Dr. Christopher Baca is on the podcast to discuss his personal, educational, and professional journey. Listen as Dr. Baca shares about his own experiences in higher education, preparing for college, pursuing a doctoral degree, and being a TRIO professional.
A HUGE thank you to our patrons and sponsors: Angelica Vialpando, Rosario Riley, Angelica Valdez, Dr. Jamie Motley, Dr. Ryan Barone, Dr. Jeff Nepute, Felicia Rivera, Jaded Electronics, TRIOjoblist.com, NOSOTROS Education Center (ad within the podcast), Cambridge Educational Services, CE Tours, and StudentAccess (ad within the podcast).
Visit our corporate sponsors:
Student Access
TRIOjoblist.com (for careers in TRIO!)
NOSOTROS Education Center
Cambridge Educational Services (Demo)
CE Tours (Demo)
Help keep our podcast going:
Become a Patron of the Let's Talk TRIO podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalktrio
Donate a one-time tip to our PayPal account: https://paypal.me/letstalktrio?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Let's Talk TRIO Podcast Team
Audio Engineer, Editor and Music Composer/Production (Intro/Transition/Outro): John Russell
Producer, Social Media Manager, Marketing Manager, Script Supervisor - Voiceover and Ad for StudentAccess: Amelia Castañeda
Voiceover Ad for NOSOTROS Education Center: Karla Sandoval
Executive Producer & Host: Juan Rivas
Cover Artwork: Raul Perez
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook
#TRIOworks #LetsTalkTRIO #TRIOvoices #TRIOpodcast #TRIOprograms #TRIOstudentsupportservices #TRIOstaff #TRIOprograms #TRIOupwardbound #TRIOtalentsearch #TRIOmcnair