Seton Hall Undergraduate Leaders Podcast

Episode - 131 Christine Fowler-Phillips

Interviewer Adreanna Dones talks about leadership, networking, and how to create your best self with Christine Fowler-Phillips. 

Episode - 130 Tonya Ugoretz

Interviewer Sophie Ulm talks about working in the intelligence field with Tonya Ugoretz, Assistant Director for the Directorate of Intelligence. 

Episode - 129 Women in Leadership

Interviewer Alyssa Carrier discusses the Women in Leadership Initiative with Androulla Papatherapontos and Jennie Nielsen.

Episode - 127 Dr. Brown

Interviewers Kaila Engle and Atlas Burns talk about the future of the Institute and ongoing changes with the Executive Director of the Buccino Institute, Dr. Stanton Brown. 

Episode - 126 Byron Hurt

Dominick Valentine talks with Byron Hurt, writer, speaker, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, about leading changes and activism. 

Episode - 125 Samantha DeMarse

Alyssa Carrier talks about pursuing career passions and SHU Greek life with Samantha DeMarse, the Assistant Director of Student Leadership at Seton Hall. 

Episode - 124 Brooke and Madison Loza

Kaila Engle chats with junior leaders Brooke and Madison Loza about being business owners, students, and their One-Stop-Eco-Shop. 

Episode - 123 Father Alvaro Ramos

Kaila Engle talks about community leadership and the power of being the change you wish to see in the world with Father Alvaro Ramos, a current catholic priest and former private equity executive. 

Episode - 122 Kai Dejesus

Incumbent podcast director Kaila Engle talks to departing director Kai DeJesus about their time as director and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Episode - 121 Katherine Dorrer

Kai DeJesus talks confidence and communication with Katie Dorrer, Strategic Communications Director for the Buccino Leadership Institute.

Episode - 120 UndefeatED

Kai DeJesus sits down with members of Team UndefeatED, one of this year's IDTs. IDTs, or Interdisciplinary Teams, are groups of freshmen and sophomore members of the Buccino Leadership Institute that set out to complete a goal. UndefeatED aims to spread awareness about eating disorders.

Episode - 119 Elaine Lane

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks helping teens and educating others with founder of David's Shoes Elaine Lane.

Episode - 118 Jasmine Deleon

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks podcast pre-production with podcast interviewer and Global Current Executive Producer Jasmine Deleon.

Episode - 117 Joshua Axton

Kai DeJesus talks public speaking with Voice of Leadership Curriculum Director Joshua Axton.

Episode - 116 Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass

Kai DeJesus talks about finding yourself in your career and marginalized group in academic studies with Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass, a developmental psychologist and assistant professor of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University.

Episode - 115 Lisi Cavalli

Interviewer Kristen McGuire talks finding your voice and servant leadership with Seton Hall Model United Nations President Lisi Cavalli.

Episode - 114 Walt Way

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about family ties and making art with poet, historian, and creator of the Brister English project Walt Way.  

Episode - 113 Alexandra Cherry

Interviewer Kaila Engle talks about group management and being nice to yourself with Alexandra Cherry, the president of The Women's Network Chapter at Seton Hall.

Episode - 112 Semajah Parker

Kai DeJesus talks internal motivation and making your own future with TikTok community content creator, Sony Music college marketing representative, and music teacher Semajah Parker.

Episode - 111 Kaila Engle (Interviewer Series)

Go behind the scenes with Kai DeJesus and Kaila Engle as they discuss what it means to find your voice and put yourself out there in this first installment of the podcast's Interviewer Series-- turning the questions back on the people who usually ask them.

Episode - 110 Edgar Aquino-Huerta

Host Kai DeJesus talks community organizing and letting marginalized communities speak for themselves with filmmaker and farmworker organizer Edgar Aquino-Huerta.

Episode - 109 Dan Braile

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about conflict management and communication with Student Government Senator and Gaming Sector Vice President Dan Braile.

Episode - 108 Jamie Weeks

Host Peter Colon talks entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and company culture with Jamie Weeks, founder and CEO of Honors Holdings and Legacy Franchise Concepts.

Episode - 107 Katherine Fainer

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks decision-making and more with one of the biggest decision-makers on campus: Katherine Fainer, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Seton Hall University.  

Episode - 106 Morgan Hurlock

Host Kai DeJesus talks volunteering for elections and getting involved in your community with former volunteer political organizer and current Seton Hall SGA Environmental Protection & Conservation Commissioner Morgan Hurlock.

Episode - 105 Dr. Widian Nicola

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks boundaries, social work, and connecting with others with licensed clinical social worker Dr. Widian Nicola.

Episode - 104 Mckenzie Puckett

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks volunteering and Know More with Know More peer educator Mackenzie Puckett.

Episode - 103 Brea Horta

Host Peter Colon talks staying organized, performing in interviews, and more with Buccino Scholar and head of the Buccino Institute's Women in Leadership Initiative Brea Horta.

Episode - 102 Geraldine Gascon

Kai DeJesus talks getting in touch with your community and making peace with trial and error with president of Seton Hall's Food Recovery Network Geraldine Gascon.

Episode - 101 Kai DeJesus

The Seton Hall Undergraduate Leaders Podcast celebrates 100 Episodes with the current podcast director, Kai DeJesus.  

Episode - 100 Sophia Dinman

Sid Kapoor talks PoliSci internships and Period Equality with Sophia Dinman, Strategic Communications Director for the Buccino Leadership Institute and Policy Coordinator for PeriodSHU.

Episode - 099 Jason Santos, Isabella Garino, Alyssa Carrier

Episode - 089 Dean Elizabeth Halpin

Episode - 088 Dr. Bryan Price

Dr Bryan Price and Kai DeJesus talk about their experience in the Institute and how it has changed them. This is Dr Price's final year as director of the Buccino Leadership Institute and is his farewell episode.

Episode - 087 Justin Sousa, Peter Eggerding, and Madi Vance

As the Buccino Leadership Institute celebrates its first batch of graduating seniors, three seniors- Justin Sousa, Peter Eggerding, and Madi Vance- look back on their time there with interviewer Kai DeJesus.

Episode - 086 David Laviska

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about undergraduate studies and the pursuit of knowledge with Seton Hall Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. David Laviska.

Episode 085 - Pirate Preview

Interviewer Kai DeJesus is LIVE at Pirate Preview! They learn about the various attendees and what their views on leadership are.

Episode 084 - Pat Hedley

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about networking and the art of conversation with the author of Meet 100 People and founder of The Path Ahead, Pat Hedley.

Episode 083 - Addie Tsai

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about diversity and finding your place in the work world with writer, editor, sensitivity reader, and artist Addie Tsai.

Episode 80 - Belen Gamarra

Dr Price talks entrepreneurship with Seton Hall Women in Business President and Buccino Leadership Institute scholar Belen Gamarra.

Episode 082 - Belen Gamarra

Dr Price talks entrepreneurship with Seton Hall Women in Business President and Buccino Leadership Institute scholar Belen Gamarra.

Episode 081 - Grace Calpus

Leadership Coach Grace Calpus talks about her diverse career experiences and getting out of your own head with interviewer Kaila Engle. Find the video Grace mentions in the show here: https://vimeo.com/205532733

Episode 080 -Jiaqi Liu

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about lymphoma research, speaking English as a second language, and work-life balance with Seton Hall senior and Bateman Case Study competitor Jiaqi Liu.

Episode 079 - Akaysha Palmer

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about diversity versus inclusion and getting involved with Seton Hall research assistant and founder of Having Appreciation in Realness aka HAIR Akaysha Palmer.

Episode 079 - Akaysa Palmer

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about diversity versus inclusion and getting involved with Seton Hall research assistant and founder of Having Appreciation in Realness aka HAIR Akaysha Palmer.

Episode 078 - Lauren Snowdon

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about the pressures of the healthcare industry and staying on top of it with Dr Lauren Snowdon, Director of Clinical Education at Seton Hall.

Episode 077 - Mary Grace McNamara

Marissa Martin talks being human and learning from everywhere with Mary Grace McNamara, member of the Buccino Leader Institute and President of both the Seton Hall History Club and the Honors Advisory Board.

Episode 077 - Mary Grace McNamar

Marissa Martin talks being human and learning from everywhere with Mary Grace McNamara, member of the Buccino Leader Institute and President of both the Seton Hall History Club and the Honors Advisory Board.

Episode 076 - The Selection Committee

Interested in joining The Buccino Leadership Institute? Host Rishi Shah talks college admissions and the application process with Selection Committee co-leads Moji Adesanya and Jacob Fritz.

Episode 075 - Kevin Craig

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks making decisions and trusting your gut with Kevin Craig, who is studying physics at Seton Hall. His involvement includes management positions in the Society of Physics Students, the Student Alumni Association, and the Gaming Sector.