The Judy Genshaft Honors College Podcast Network

The Honor Roll Podcast

Dive deeper into everything Honors with the flagship podcast of the Judy Genshaft Honors College: The Honor Roll Podcast.

Each week, we share conversations, interviews, and insights from the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College.

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Episode Seven // Taking Your Undergraduate Research Beyond the Campus with Neha Dantuluri

This week, we talk undergraduate research and global experiences with Honors student Neha Dantuluri. Neha shares her experience working alongside Honors Professor Holly Singh on a humanities research project, which ultimately led her to take the project abroad to India through a grant from the Judy Genshaft Honors College. Neha recounts how she applied what she learned at USF in Hyderabad, India, and discusses extending her research beyond the traditional classroom setting.

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Episode Six // Transforming Your Interests into a Unique Honors Experience with Kobe Phillips

This week, Honors student Kobe Phillips shares how he transformed his passion for design and sustainability into a unique educational journey as a member of the Judy Genshaft Honors College. Kobe discusses his path, from exploring biodiversity and conducting research on bees to founding new student organizations, designing and teaching a class, earning prestigious scholarship opportunities, and taking advantage of everything USF has to offer!

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Episode Five // Helping New Students Find Their Footing with Joseph Ambrosino and Tanmayee Kanagala

This week, we speak with Joseph Ambrosino and Tanmayee Kanagala about their experiences as peer mentor leads and how the Judy Genshaft Honors College prepares students for life at USF through the student-led Honors Foundations course. 

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Episode Four // Hosting the 2024 USF Climate Teach-In with Morgan Mathews and Dr. Andrew Hargrove

If we don’t talk about climate change, we won’t act to stop it. That’s why this week, we’re going behind the scenes of the 2024 USF Climate Teach-In and talking with Honors student Morgan Mathews and Professor Andrew Hargrove about the campuswide event. Learn how to get involved with a week of climate education-themed events, art, activities, and action from April 1 - 7 and how to make a difference after the teach-in. 

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Episode Three // Fueling Creativity While Finding Success with Honors Student Sophia Montejo

This week, we talk love, relationships, and loss through the lens of creative storytelling with Honors student Sophia Montejo. Crafted in the Honors “Writing Resistance” course with Honors affiliate faculty member Dennis Mont’Ros, Sophia recently debuted her short story “Notions” in the Glass Mountain Literary Journal. 

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Episode Two // Becoming a Living Organ Donor and Biomedical Ethics with Aiden Jaskolka-Brown and Dr. John Dormois

Honors student Aiden Jaskolka-Brown shares his remarkable story as a living organ donor and his experience donating a part of his liver to help save an infant boy. Joined by Honors affiliate faculty member Dr. John Dormois, we dive into biomedical ethics questions and the journey of a living organ donor.

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Episode One // Study Abroad: Dominican Republic Beyond the Classroom

Honors students Nusheen Immen and Aakash Vijeesh join the podcast to talk about their recent trip to the Dominican Republic through the Judy Genshaft Honors College Beyond the Classroom: Dominican Republic Study Abroad Program. The 10-day immersive experience in culture and global health involves medical volunteering, shadowing physicians, and sustainability projects.  

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TRANSCRIPTS

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