Listen to a conversation with Candidate for Student Body President Kaitlyn Steinhiser! Don't forget to vote on April 17. The information will be in your Valpo emails. :)

You're not alone. We're in this together. Reach out to one another, take care of yourselves, and thank you so much to our Homecoming Queen Megan Williams for having a tough conversation about her Valpo story. 

Join us in celebrating President's Day with an interview with Valparaiso University's Student Body President, Annika Brown. 

We're joined on today's episode by Rebecca Deng, of South Sudan's Dinka tribe. She is one of the 89 Lost Girls who came to the United States in 2000 as a refugee after living eight years in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya. The violence she experienced as a child during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005) has given her a deep empathy for children and young adults who face similar situations today. She became a US citizen in 2006. Today Rebecca is an international speaker and advocate for women and children who have been traumatized and victimized by war. She has spoken at the United Nations and served as a Refugee Congress delegate at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Washington DC. She also led a sixty-five person team of referendum workers at the 2011 Out of the Country Voting Center for the South Sudanese Independence Referendum. She worked with the American Bible Society's Mission Trauma Healing program, formerly called She's My Sister.

Dr. David Henreckson is the new director of the Institute for Leadership and Service at Valparaiso University. We learn about what his purpose his, his vision for the position, and how he plans to encourage students to find their identity outside of their degree. Join us in welcoming him to Valpo! Feel free to stop by his office in the Helge Center for coffee.

Jason Greer is a highly regarded thought leader, speaker, and consultant who provides expertise and solutions for government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, higher education, and community organizations on how to create and lead an effective workforce in a diverse, global, multicultural and hyper-connected world. Join us in a motivational story about perseverance with a Valpo alum. 

Our third episode of the season features NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Engineer Aaron Yazzie. Aaron is a member of the Navajo Nation and Stanford graduate who is currently working on the Mars 2020 rover. We cover all things STEM, Aaron's favorite binge watch, and how to conquer imposter syndrome. You don't want to miss this!

Artists are the people who will change the world, and our guest on this episode proves this to be exactly true. This week, Tyler and Liz are joined by Dr. Michelle Ramos, a retired professional ballet dancer who is now working through the arts to spark a new generation of prison reform.  Dr. Ramos is the Executive Director of Alternate Roots, a regional arts service organization championing social and economic justice through uniquely  collaborative artistic efforts. 

Join us on a brand new season of Podcast Meets Purpose as we welcome two new hosts along with a must hear interview with renowned journalist and author Evan Narcisse. Evan is best known for his work on the prequel to the "Black Panther" series entitled "Rise of the Black Panther".