John Rindy, SRU assistant vice president for career and academic progress, discusses the article he wrote for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about “helicopter parents,” and how they can influence the success (or failure) of college students.

Alexes Gomez, an SRU senior social work major, talks about the importance of recognizing indigenous peoples, the University’s land acknowledgment statement and the First Nations Club.

Courtney Gramlich, ’00, manager of Storm Harbor Equestrian Center, describes the community impact of therapeutic riding and equine-assisted activities offered at SRU’s state-of-the-art, on-campus facility.

SRU alumna Amanda Howett, ’18, talks about being named to the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 for the sports industry. Howett, 25, is the athletic director at Penn State Shenango and she joined a list that includes NFL quarterbacks, Olympians, sports entrepreneurs and more.

Katie Leckenby, SRU assistant professor of special education, and William Davies, founder and director of the Allegheny Health Network’s Chill Project, stop by to talk about how their partnership in which pre-service teachers in SRU’s education program are acquiring skills to implement mindfulness-based exercises for students in their schools.

Justin Matteo, a cadet in SRU’s Army ROTC program, shares his experience from the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point. Matteo was on a team from SRU that was pitted against the top ROTC units in the nation on a rigorous 36-hour course to “test their warrior spirit, team cohesion and dedication to mission accomplishment.”

With her crystal-ball syllabus, SRU professor of history Lia Paradis shares how she coincidentally started teaching a course about pandemics as a new pandemic emerged, if history really does repeat itself, and her own podcast, “Lies Agreed Upon.”

Victoria Lightfoot, '10, '14M, shares how she was surprised at her school with a $25,000 check for winning the Milken Educator Award, as well as her journey from doubting college to being among the nation’s top educators.

SRU student and professional bladesmith Eric Finch shares how he won $10,000 as a contestant on the TV show “Forged In Fire.”

The first episode of a new season of the “Hello, SRU” podcast is with the University’s new president, Karen Riley. President Riley talks about her first impressions of SRU, her goals for the University and what it’s like being at the top of The Rock.