http://www.willamette.edu/admission/publications/podcasts/en-us© 2007, Willamette Universitywebdirector@willamette.edu (Director of Web Services / New Media)Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:01:37 GMTLife at WillametteOffice of CommunicationsListen to members of the undergraduate College of Liberal Arts faculty speak about their work, lives, environment, sustainability, service and what it’s like to teach the students at Willamette.Listen to members of the undergraduate College of Liberal Arts faculty speak about their work, lives, environment, sustainability, service and what it’s like to teach the students at Willamette.Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,Life,Work,ResearchNoOffice of Communicationscommunications@willamette.educommunications@willamette.edu (M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette University)M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityM. Lee Pelton, university presidentUniversity President M. Lee Pelton discusses the notion of public service as it applies to the Willamette community, making special note of several alumni who have gone on to serve in congress.University President M. Lee Pelton discusses the notion of public service as it applies to the Willamette community, making special note of several alumni who have gone on to serve in congress.Service,Community,Congress,Alumni,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNob6477c019e68648d00105f83dfe26a20Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:00:00 GMT57communications@willamette.edu (Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJulie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise scienceAssociate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith makes note of some of the technologies — from diodes to frisbees — that she and her students use regularly.Associate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith makes note of some of the technologies — from diodes to frisbees — that she and her students use regularly.Technology,Research,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNob643b03d9e68648d00105f83bac85b34Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT46communications@willamette.edu (Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversitySarah Kirk, assistant professor of chemistryProfessor Sarah Kirk discusses her collaboration with students in the chemistry lab. She notes that collaborative research can sometimes be the best way for students to develop new passions for the sciences.Professor Sarah Kirk discusses her collaboration with students in the chemistry lab. She notes that collaborative research can sometimes be the best way for students to develop new passions for the sciences.Collaborative,Research,Chemistry,Passion,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,LiberalNob63eb9b79e68648d00105f835723eb65Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:03communications@willamette.edu (Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJulie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise scienceAssociate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith discusses the interdisciplinary nature of her department and a few of the outcomes her students find through their studies of the human body.Associate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith discusses the interdisciplinary nature of her department and a few of the outcomes her students find through their studies of the human body.Study,Present,Research,National,Conference,Interdisciplinary,Major,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,CommunityNob635fc449e68648d00105f83084af01eThu, 13 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT43communications@willamette.edu (Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversitySarah Kirk, assistant professor of chemistryAssistant Professor of Chemistry Sarah Kirk illustrates her views of Willamette’s science facilities and how even building layout can promote collaborative learning.Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sarah Kirk illustrates her views of Willamette’s science facilities and how even building layout can promote collaborative learning.Collaboration,Research,Facilities,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,ArtsNob621445e9e68648d00105f83d18a1579Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT55communications@willamette.edu (M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette University)M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityM. Lee Pelton, university presidentWillamette University President M. Lee Pelton discusses the faculty and the lasting impressions its members often make on students.Willamette University President M. Lee Pelton discusses the faculty and the lasting impressions its members often make on students.Faculty,Experience,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,Life,WorkNob61d4ea49e68648d00105f8384f11bf0Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT41communications@willamette.edu (Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJulie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise scienceAssociate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith talks about what her students do after they graduate, noting that students are rarely confined to a scripted career path.Associate Professor of Exercise Science Julie Abendroth-Smith talks about what her students do after they graduate, noting that students are rarely confined to a scripted career path.Career,Graduate,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNob61a6b9a9e68648d00105f83b3652827Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT52communications@willamette.edu (Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityEllen Eisenberg, professor of historyProfessor Ellen Eisenberg talks about the shift of thought students make when they enter study of history at Willamette. Their job, she reminds them, is no longer to simply report what happened, but rather to explore various interpretations of history and offer their own critiques.Professor Ellen Eisenberg talks about the shift of thought students make when they enter study of history at Willamette. Their job, she reminds them, is no longer to simply report what happened, but rather to explore various interpretations of history and offer their own critiques.Critical,Thinking,Critique,History,Thought,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,UniversityNob5f2fb309e68648d00105f838dfda5faThu, 20 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:07communications@willamette.edu (Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityEllen Eisenberg, professor of historyProfessor of History Ellen Eisenberg talks about what she’s learned about Salem’s history having worked in such proximity to state archives and other resources. She notes that issues such as institutional racial biases are distinctly traceable through historical records.Professor of History Ellen Eisenberg talks about what she’s learned about Salem’s history having worked in such proximity to state archives and other resources. She notes that issues such as institutional racial biases are distinctly traceable through historical records.Bias,History,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNob5ef85bc9e68648d00105f8394e6e4d8Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:06communications@willamette.edu (Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityEllen Eisenberg, professor of historyEllen Eisenberg, professor of history, has come to rely heavily on Willamette’s proximity to the Oregon Capitol and other state resources. She encourages her students to ask new questions and then go find the answers themselves.Ellen Eisenberg, professor of history, has come to rely heavily on Willamette’s proximity to the Oregon Capitol and other state resources. She encourages her students to ask new questions and then go find the answers themselves.Archives,Resources,Proximity,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,ArtsNob5ed85499e68648d00105f8328d0e37dThu, 09 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:05communications@willamette.edu (Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityNathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette University“Nacho” Cordova, assistant professor of rhetoric and media studies, agrees that while new technologies enable us to produce work quickly, this increased pace can actually add “layers of burden” to our lives and compromise the formation of meaningful relationships.“Nacho” Cordova, assistant professor of rhetoric and media studies, agrees that while new technologies enable us to produce work quickly, this increased pace can actually add “layers of burden” to our lives and compromise the formation of meaningful relationships.Technology,Media,Culture,Impact,Community,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Willamette,University,LiberalNob288e09f9e68648d00105f8388c1b373Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:28communications@willamette.edu (Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityNathaniel “Nacho” Cordova, assistant professor of rhetoric and media studiesAssistant Professor “Nacho” Cordova notes that the current wave of college students are the “native inhabitants” of new technological cultures. He discusses the ways in which he acknowledges this in the classroom.Assistant Professor “Nacho” Cordova notes that the current wave of college students are the “native inhabitants” of new technological cultures. He discusses the ways in which he acknowledges this in the classroom.Technology,Social,Networking,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,ArtsNob286794a9e68648d00105f83861e838eThu, 04 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:45communications@willamette.edu (Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Nathaniel “Nacho” Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityNathaniel “Nacho” Cordova, assistant professor of rhetoric and media studiesAssistant Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies Nacho Cordova observes that his students are all active stakeholders in their own education; they are aware of their own development and are surprisingly adept at finding ways to shape the class conversation.Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies Nacho Cordova observes that his students are all active stakeholders in their own education; they are aware of their own development and are surprisingly adept at finding ways to shape the class conversation.Students,Promise,Active,Role,Opportunity,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,UniversityNob28310fa9e68648d00105f83d270643bThu, 02 Aug 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:34communications@willamette.edu (Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Sarah Kirk / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversitySarah Kirk, assistant professor of chemistrySarah Kirk, assistant professor of chemistry, talks about the course that many Willamette students consider their most demanding of all: Organic Chemistry.Sarah Kirk, assistant professor of chemistry, talks about the course that many Willamette students consider their most demanding of all: Organic Chemistry.Rigor,Research,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNob279c1909e68648d00105f831d66401eThu, 26 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:12communications@willamette.edu (Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Ellen Eisenberg / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityEllen Eisenberg, professor of historyEllen Eisenberg, professor of history, recalls her entry into teaching and remarks that Willamette students are in fact very willing to take an active role in their classroom experiences.Ellen Eisenberg, professor of history, recalls her entry into teaching and remarks that Willamette students are in fact very willing to take an active role in their classroom experiences.Active,Opportunity,History,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,ArtsNob2771b329e68648d00105f83db8f50fdThu, 19 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT47communications@willamette.edu (Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Julie Abendroth-Smith / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJulie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise scienceJulie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise science, believes that every student in the classroom has something to contribute, even the “back row” students. She illustrates that one part of a professor’s job in a discussion-based classroom setting is to invite students to offer their own perspective.Julie Abendroth-Smith, associate professor of exercise science, believes that every student in the classroom has something to contribute, even the “back row” students. She illustrates that one part of a professor’s job in a discussion-based classroom setting is to invite students to offer their own perspective.Exercise,Science,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,LifeNo5598d7859e68648d014c428f73bff08eThu, 12 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT36communications@willamette.edu (M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette University)M. Lee Pelton / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityM. Lee Pelton, university presidentPresident M. Lee Pelton discusses the role of diversity in a university setting. Here he touches on a few different types of diversity and offers some insight into what kinds of students might respond well to Willamette’s environment.President M. Lee Pelton discusses the role of diversity in a university setting. Here he touches on a few different types of diversity and offers some insight into what kinds of students might respond well to Willamette’s environment.President,University,Diversity,Student,Environment,Faculty,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,Liberal,ArtsNo559237c69e68648d014c428f525bdfa2Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:00:00 GMT50communications@willamette.edu (Nathaniel "Nacho" Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Nathaniel "Nacho" Cordova / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityNathaniel "Nacho" Cordova, assistant professor of rhetoric & media studiesRhetoric and Media Studies Professor ”Nacho” Cordova studies the ways in which media systems influence our perceptions of reality. Here he speaks about digging deeper to discover the cultural and social meanings that are ultimately embedded in the advertising we see.Rhetoric and Media Studies Professor ”Nacho” Cordova studies the ways in which media systems influence our perceptions of reality. Here he speaks about digging deeper to discover the cultural and social meanings that are ultimately embedded in the advertising we see.Advertising,Media,Culture,Meaning,Faculty,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,LiberalNo55676d619e68648d014c428f6d894b5dThu, 28 Jun 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:06communications@willamette.edu (Joe Bowersox / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Joe Bowersox / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJoe Bowersox, professor of politics and environmental scienceProfessor of Politics and Environmental Science Joe Bowersox comes from a long line of Oregonians, including some early loggers. He explains what’s essential about addressing contemporary environmental issues and how, inevitably, politics and economics are part of the process.Professor of Politics and Environmental Science Joe Bowersox comes from a long line of Oregonians, including some early loggers. He explains what’s essential about addressing contemporary environmental issues and how, inevitably, politics and economics are part of the process.University,Motto,Environment,Sustainability,Service,Faculty,Community,Willamette,Liberal,Arts,Life,WorkNo555c2cc39e68648d014c428ff4ea7927Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:51communications@willamette.edu (Joe Bowersox / Office of Admission, Willamette University)Joe Bowersox / Office of Admission, Willamette UniversityJoe Bowersox, professor of politics and environmental scienceProfessor Joe Bowersox believes that the process of learning should be seen as a dialogue. In his work with environmental issues he relies on a sense of history and different perspectives to paint a more accurate picture of the issues we face and their solutions.Professor Joe Bowersox believes that the process of learning should be seen as a dialogue. In his work with environmental issues he relies on a sense of history and different perspectives to paint a more accurate picture of the issues we face and their solutions.Environment,Life,Faculty,Sustainability,Service,Community,Willamette,University,Liberal,Arts,Work,ResearchNo50965feb9e68648d014c428f92d39541Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT01:41