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The RockCast

The RockCast is a college podcast made by Rockhurst University students for Rockhurst University students... and anyone interested in life at Rockhurst. Students hold discussions on current events, campus news and activities, advice for thriving at Rockhurst... and almost everything the listeners submit for discussion topics. You can find the RockCast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and SoundCloud. To watch the Zoomcast, see our YouTube page.

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Episode 11: What Happens Between Applying to College and Living on Campus
In Episode 11 we welcome Tony Gambino from Admissions to talk about the process involved from the point someone decides to apply to Rockhurst to living on campus. We also discuss building relationships with potential students, finding and keeping roommates, as well as Ride to the Rock and other events.
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Episode 10: NCAA Student-Athlete Challenges & Victories
We've hit double-digits! In our 10th episode of The RockCast, the group welcomes two student-athletes and one of our coaches to discuss being in NCAA D2 sports at an academic school.
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Episode 9: Using Your Voice
The group is joined this week by Dr. Leslie Doyle, Rockhurst's chief inclusion officer and head of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Leslie discusses Black History Month, Rockhurst's diversity initiatives, and how she found her way back to RU.
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Episode 8: Black History is Happening Now
This week we welcome Alicia Douglas, director of Community Relations & Outreach and director of the Rockhurst Community Center. Alicia talks about what the Center does for the community, how students can engage in the broader community, as well as Black History Month and how "Black history is happening at this moment in time. It’s happening today."
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Episode 7: Campus Life & College Advice
In this week’s episode, the group welcomes special guest Angie Carr from Student Life. Angie previews all the new additions to the campus schedule this spring, including Firepit Fridays, movie nights, outdoor living rooms, and updates to the sand volleyball and basketball court.
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Episode 6: Capitol Disappointment & Hope
In the first RockCast episode of 2021, the students talk about their thoughts surrounding the U.S. Capitol riots in DC, including how does the country learn from this, and how does it move forward?
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Episode 5: 2020 & A Bucket Full of Covid
We have finally hit the end of 2020 and it’s taken us three years to get here. Our final episode of the year includes: Highlights from 2020 – the year of everything, predictions for 2021, how students got through the 2020 fall semester, grievances in a bucket full of covid, an interview with VP of Student Development Matt Quick, the best things about Winter Break, and a submitted topic – thoughts on not having Spring Break in 2021.
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Episode 4: 'Being Kind Is Free'
At long last, the 2020 election is official. Mostly. And while that is the main podcast topic of Episode 4, it's not the only one. Our followers on Instagram gave us some topic ideas, too
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Episode 3: Vince Nails His Post-Election Prediction
In this episode, Vince, America, and Jerrit talk about the election and its fallout (What did we learn?), social media mayhem, choosing community over chaos (and Rockhurst initiatives to promote community post-election), and how to maintain relationships during Covid.
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Episode 2: Uncertainty & Accountability
Jerrit and America join Bri’Yana and Vince to talk about what’s most challenging in college during 2020, Rockhurst realities vs their pre-freshman expectations, holding on to RU traditions despite the pandemic, what’s next for our seniors, and a pre-election segment where they share post-election advice for their future selves and others.

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