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‘Face to Face’: Community-Powered Creativity

Jose Antonio Vadi — November 14, 2024 - 4:02pm

The expression “the writing’s on the wall” takes on new meaning through public murals, whose visuals tell more stories than meet the eye and, for this week’s Face to Face guest Mauricio Ernesto Ramírez, helped shape his journey.

Listen to Chancellor Gary S. May in conversation with Ramírez, about the role of arts in society and the ways public art informs communities about key social and political issues.

Thriving in Outer Space with Stephen Robinson

Jose Antonio Vadi — October 29, 2024 - 9:34am

Professor Stephen Robinson’s childhood obsession with flying objects shaped a career that led him to becoming one himself as a NASA astronaut.

‘Face to Face’: Homecoming for New Football Coach Tim Plough

Jose Antonio Vadi — September 24, 2024 - 2:25pm

Kick off the fall quarter with this month’s episode of Face to Face With Chancellor May, featuring new head football coach Tim Plough ’08 in conversation with Chancellor Gary S. May.

Finding Solutions With Benjamin Weber

Jose Antonio Vadi — August 27, 2024 - 9:00am

Associate professor of African American studies Benjamin Weber joins Chancellor Gary S. May on this month’s episode of Face to Face.

Student Aims to Showcase Black Voices at �ٺ��Ƶ

Cody Kitaura — July 30, 2024 - 9:00am

Computer science major Ahmed Eltayeb joins Chancellor Gary S. May on this month’s episode of Face to Face to discuss his efforts to boost representation online.

Eltayeb is the founder of Five Percent Studios, which he said posts vlogs and other videos online to showcase “the experience of Black students at �ٺ��Ƶ.”

That can range from interviews outside a concert to photoshoots with fraternities. The name of the organization is a reference to the fact that fewer than 5% of �ٺ��Ƶ undergraduates are Black.

‘Face to Face’: Graduating With Experience

Jose Antonio Vadi — June 25, 2024 - 10:00am

It’s the question every college student faces: How do my present actions support my future goals?

In the latest episode of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May speaks with Julia Lee and Dustin Lower about their unique pathways towards graduating and the experiences that helped them make their next steps after graduation more tangible through on-campus resources.

‘Face to Face’: A Picture Worth a Thousand Legos

Jose Antonio Vadi — May 28, 2024 - 1:00pm

When Marc Corfmat was growing up, his sister had a bedroom wall covered in Polaroid photos while he and his brother were both obsessed with Legos. Corfmat merged those interests this year with his �ٺ��Ƶ studies in mechanical engineering to create something available all around the nation.

In the latest episode of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May and Cormfat discuss the graduate student’s latest design: a functioning Polaroid camera built out of Lego bricks.

‘Face to Face’: The Power of Art Spaces

Jose Antonio Vadi — April 30, 2024 - 10:34am

Encouraging creativity across disciplines is integral to the university experience, Rachel Teagle, founding director of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, told Chancellor Gary S. May on this month's episode of Face to Face.

‘Face to Face’: Research Skills from Year 1

Jose Antonio Vadi — February 23, 2024 - 1:58pm

Orli Algranatti had no prior research experience when she arrived at �ٺ��Ƶ. Yet even as a first-year, she leaped at the chance to work in a lab, “because you never know where new opportunities could lead you to.”

A Backpack to Help Refugees

Cody Kitaura — January 30, 2024 - 9:00am

This month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May is a student who came to �ٺ��Ƶ to help refugees preserve their access to higher education — all while completing her own studies.