Joseph Roberson is a pierce college counselor. Roberson uses his story to help motivate students to achieve their academic and athletic goals on campus. Roberson also strives to motivate young men outside of the campus to make better decisions for their future.
The Associated Students Organization is profiled by Jordan Bettencourt. He speaks with the President, and two of the senators. They detail what goes on with the ASO, and what about the organization makes membership worthwhile.
Margarita Pillado is not only a Spanish professor at Pierce College, but she is also in charge of the accreditation committee. She created Curriculum 35, 36, and 37 for Spanish, which are available for transfer and for the major. Pillado is a woman that has gone a long way before being where she currently is. In this podcast, Pillado is interviewed by Yadira Gonzalez and talks about how her passion for teaching began, a little bit on her personal life, and all the struggles she had to face before coming to Pierce College, which she said is her ideal job. Pillado also talks about the many duties she performs on campus, and the goals she is still looking forward to achieve as a professional.
Welcome to CulTour, the show where we tour the different cultures Pierce’s population has to offer and discuss what makes each cultural make-up unique. On today’s show, Shir interviews Vandy Ly on life in Cambodia and what it was like to move to the United States by herself less than a year ago. Be sure to tune in every week on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. to learn about a new culture.
Exposure with Skylar Lester is a show about notable figures in the world of photography. On this episode, Skylar interviews long-time photojournalist and documentary photographer, Marissa Roth. Marissa’s powerful project, One Person Crying: Women and War, focuses on documenting the effect that conflict has on women around the world. During the interview, Marissa discusses where her work has taken her and what it was like being a part of the LA Times photography staff that won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Be sure to check out Marissa’s online and social media content on her websites; marissarothphotography.com, onepersoncrying.com, tibetinfinitelight.com, and also be sure to check out her blog!