Highlights from the second of two fall graduation ceremonies that include the College of Engineering & Polymer Science and the College of Health & Human Sciences and feature speeches from University of Akron President R.J. Nemer, student responder Aidan Winkhart, and others. You can also watch the commencement in its entirety.

Highlights from the first of two fall graduation ceremonies that include the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Business and feature speeches from University of Akron President R.J. Nemer, student responder Kaitlin Wile, and others. You can also watch the commencement in its entirety.

This episode is borrowed from one of our other podcasts - SPT Overtime. It's supposed to be about basketball, but that doesn't come until Part 2 since the guys took time out to put together a draft-style discussion about their favorite symbols, activities, and more as we approach December 25.

The University of Akron and the city of Akron are important resources to one another. Sociology professor Dr. Stacey Nofziger is on hand to explain some unique ways that sociology students are engaged in experiential learning that simultaneously helps to advance solutions to community problems.

University of Akron Psychology Professor Dr. Dawn Johnson is developing a program to help women of color who have experienced intimate partner violence, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.

The stigmas surrounding mental illnesses, including depression, is weaker but still existent. Dr. Mark Altiere, senior associate director of the Counseling & Testing Center at The University of Akron says we need to keep talking about it. In this discussion, Altiere outlines screening information and other advice for those who may be dealing with depression.

Although the federal government is back open, there are pieces of the puzzle that remain unsettled. This interview with University of Akron Political Science Professor Dr. David Cohen with WZIP's Jordan Johnson was recorded a couple of weeks before the shutdown ended.

What do you need to build a symphony orchestra? Hint: It takes more than some string instruments. As you will hear from University of Akron Director of Orchestras Matthew Jaroszewicz, some instruments aren't allowed but all people are - as long as they have a little musical precision. Jaroszewicz and orchestra member Addie Swansiger explain it all!
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