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An Educated Life

An Educated Life podcast is about the extraordinary world of higher education. We talk about life outside the classroom, the beautiful lessons we can learn from each other, and the pursuit of academic and vocational passion.
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Episodes

Season 2 Finale! Dr. Leah Payne and Dr. Brian Doak (Ep. 38)

Leah and Brian are faculty at George Fox University. Both of them are writers, scholars, and fellow podcasters! They are the host of a wonderful podcast called Weird Religion! Check them out at www.weirdreligion.com

Dec 19, 20191 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Social Media (Ep. 37)

Grant and I talk about why education, leadership, and faith should embrace technology in 2020.

Dec 06, 201958 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Student Stories - Kiale Palpant shares her love for writing and embracing new challenges (Ep. 24)

This is the first episode in a new series I am calling Student Stories and I am excited to kick it off with Kiale Palpant! She is a senior English major who loves to write, rock climb, and build community. She is an RA this year in her last year at George Fox University. And she is thriving as she thinks about her time at Fox and what the future holds for her.

Oct 16, 201943 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Romare Ashford interviews me about the podcast (Ep. 23)

I wanted to share some insights with Romare about why I started An Educated Life podcast. I love the creative process and I love how creativity can help us innovate and change the way we can do our work.

Oct 14, 201932 minSeason 2Ep. 7

5 ResLife professionals break down the life of a hall director (Ep. 22)

Hall directors are not babysitters. We are not chaperones. We are co-curricular, as Amy says it, in the educational journey of young men and women. We break that down. Min Choi, Grant Burns, Amy Reeves, Brett Meyers, and Mitzi Martinez rant and rave about their role in higher ed.

Oct 14, 201947 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Residence Life - How do we train our future leaders to lead communities? (Ep. 17)

We're back for Season 2! So glad to be with you again! We are so happy to be able to do this again this year and we take a moment to celebrate YOU, the audience, for your tremendous support! In this episode, Grant Burns and Min Soo Choi do a deep dive inside how we train student leaders to lead their peers well into a healthy, flourishing community.

Sep 13, 20191 hrSeason 2Ep. 1

Student stories - Caitlin and Matthew, share their student leadership experience (Ep. 15)

Caitlin Fettig and Matthew Peters, seniors at George Fox University, join me on this episode to talk about their college experience, why they chose to serve as student leaders, and how they have grown as people. They perfectly embody why Student Development is such an important part of an institution's ability to educate and develop young men and women.

Mar 07, 20191 hr 52 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Matt Dyment thriving as a lifelong learner (Ep. 14)

I talk to my good friend and colleague Dr. Matt Dyment about how to connect learning, self-care, passion, future planning, parenting, and many other elements in order to thrive as a student life professional

Mar 07, 20191 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 14

George Fox Pastors lead through their common bond and love for students (Ep. 13)

One of the things you'll immediately notice about the three university pastors at George Fox is their deep love for each other. Jamie Noling-Auth, Jamie Johnson, and Rusty St. Cyr have been serving George Fox University students for quite a while. They love their work because they are incredibly passionate about college students. In this episode, I get to sit down with all three of them. They are fun. They are inspiring. They are incredible!

Dec 14, 20181 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Grant tries to understand the crazy mind of Min Soo Choi (Ep. 11)

We are at the end of the semester! Grant and I have a lovely chat, affirm each other after a long and beautiful semester, and then we proceed to pick apart Min's crazy brain. Just a couple of Student Development professionals needing to decompress!

Dec 11, 201851 min
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