Get ready to be inspired as you listen to the undergraduate research experience of UNI student Tristen Prouse who recently traveled to present at a conference in New York City with Dr. Lisa Jepsen of the College of Business.

Together Lisa & Tristen share about their collaboration and adventures in the latest episode of Teaching in 10 titled, “Teaching Outside of the Classroom: The Impact of Undergraduate Research.” 

Lisa is the Robert James Waller Professor of Economics in the College of Business at the University of Northern Iowa. She is also an Administrative Fellow in the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at UNI. Lisa teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Introduction to Economics, and Law & Economics.

Tristen is an Economics major with a Legal Studies minor. She is Captain of the Debate Team, Co-President of the Pre-Law Club, and is Vice President of Community Service for the Multicultural Business Leaders Association. 

In this episode Tristen & Lisa discuss how Tristen’s research on vaccine access and inequalities in the pandemic response and health care access around the world started with an idea related to Lisa’s Law & Economics course. The project has now become Tristen’s Honors Thesis and resulted in her earning a College of Business Undergraduate Research Award to support her conference presentation.

Together Tristen & Lisa share lively stories and practical examples of how their collaboration and conference travel has fueled them both professionally and personally!

Thank you Tristen & Lisa for inspiring us!

Photo: Lisa & Tristen at Hadestown, a Tony Award-Winning Musical on Broadway in NYC

Gratitude:

A big thanks to the UNI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) and especially Patrick Luensmann, Associate Director of JPEC for letting us use their brand new podcasting studio for Teaching in 10! Thank you!

It is a true joy to welcome Dr. Hannah Occeña to the podcast!
 
Hannah is Assistant Professor of Flute in the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa and was recently awarded the UNI Outstanding Teaching Award. She teaches applied flute, team teaches woodwind techniques, and directs a flute ensemble of majors, non-majors, and community members. She also is the Principal Flutist of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra in Topeka, Kansas.

In this episode Hannah shares with us the many ways that she helps students discover “their voice as a musician and as a human being.” She provides examples of how she supports students figuring out what they need, learning how to ask for help, and managing their time so that they can reach their goals in music and in life. 

Thank you Hannah for sharing your wisdom with us!

Gratitude:

A big thanks to the UNI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) and especially Patrick Luensmann, Associate Director of JPEC for letting us use their brand new podcasting studio for Teaching in 10! Thank you!

It is a joy to welcome Dr. Jessica Moon Asa to the podcast! Jessica is Director of the Honors & Scholars Programs at the University of Northern Iowa. In this role she provides leadership to the University Honors Program and several scholarship cohorts including Bright Scholars, Legacy Scholars, and Presidential Scholars. 

She teaches a Capstone course called “The Life of the University,” a Presidential Scholars community engagement course - which is a year-long community engagement experience for sophomore presidential scholars, and she has also taught Masters courses in the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs Masters program at the University of Northern Iowa.

In this episode Jessica shares a holistic approach to student development, including ways that she supports the well-being and intellectual risk taking of high-achieving students. She provides rich examples from her community-engagement focused teaching, as well as how they are providing first-year Honors students with erasers that remind them that “it is okay to make mistakes.” Drawing upon the scholarship of Dr. Laurie Schreiner on Thriving - Jessica offers a clear framework for how we can support students’ academic, psychological, and interpersonal well-being.

Resources on Dr. Laurie Schreiner's Scholarship on Thriving: 

The Thriving Project
https://www.thrivingincollege.org/

The "Thriving Quotient": A New Vision for Student Success
https://www.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/studentlife/files/thriving_overview.pdf

Gratitude:

A big thanks to the UNI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) and especially Patrick Luensmann, Associate Director of JPEC for letting us use their brand new podcasting studio for Teaching in 10! Thank you!