Passion Projects

10: Chris Van Buskirk ~ Berkley Beacon

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 02:10:52 +0000

Chris Van Buskirk is the incoming Editor and Chief of the Berkeley Beacon, the student newspaper at Emerson College. In his freshman year he was the student government reporter and has since grown to tackling college-wide issues such as Title IX reform, and breaking news.

9: Charlie Welling ~ Survivor Boston

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 23:53:29 +0000

Charlie Welling is a producer and host of Survivor Boston. Survivor Boston is part of a growing genre of fan-made college campus Survivor shows. Hear Charlie talk about how Survivor Boston has grown at Emerson and what he sees for its future.

Find Survivor Boston here:
Youtube: Survivor Boston
Facebook: Survivor Boston
Instagram: @survivorboston_
Twitter: @survivorboston_

8: Emma Giulianti ~ EVVY Awards

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 23:55:38 +0000

Emma is the Technical Executive Producer for the 38th Annual EVVY Awards, the largest student run multi-camera awards show in the nation. With a team of full-time students and an upcoming show date, it can take a lot to keep everything under control. Hear Emma talk about the challenges and rewards of this work.

Follow the EVVY Awards:
Instagram: @TheEVVYs
Facebook: The EVVYs
Website: evvyawards.org

7: Tim Jordan ~ One11Twenty

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:39:23 +0000

Tim Jordan is one half of the musical duo One11Twenty. With an EP coming out this summer, Tim talks about how his music has created community in a multitude of ways.

One11Twenty:
Spotify, iTunes, Instagram

6: Owen Elphick ~ Hip Hop Society at Emerson

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:41:32 +0000

Listen here! Owen is the historian of Hip Hop Society at Emerson and is featured on their first album which was released this semester. Find Hip Hop Society on social media below!

Instagram: @thehiphop_society
Twitter: @hiphopsociety1
Facebook: EmersonHHS

5: Josh Schussler ~ The Audition Process

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:39:28 +0000

Listen here! Josh is a performing arts student at Emerson in his last semester. With graduation coming up, that means it’s time to audition. Josh shares why he chose to pursue performing arts and what the audition process is like. Check out the dates below to see his final shows at Emerson! Working: The Culter … Continue reading →

4: Tay Thai ~ Imagine Brockton

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:22:47 +0000

Listen here!

Tay Thai created Imagine Brockton, a community art project that showcases local artists in Brockton, MA. On this episode, Tay talks about how her family and her role models instilled in her a strong desire to give back to her community.

Follow Imagine Brockton on Instagram @ImaginBrockton.

Follow Tay on Instagram @TayThai_

3: Brady Baca ~ Affordable College for All

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:17:39 +0000

Listen here! Brady Baca is the Class of 2022 Senator for the Student Government Association and is incredibly dedicated to addressing the issue of college affordability in the United States. Listen to hear Brady talk about his work establishing two GSA’s in Singapore before coming back to the US where he plans to spend the … Continue reading →

2: Bianca and Alfonso ~ New Sites, New Bites

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:29:44 +0000

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Bianca Justine Nicdao and Alfonso Mateo are co-hosts for Bianca’s BFA project “New Sites, New Bites”. In the project they share their stories growing up Filipino and how their culture has influenced their work.

See both of their BFA’s on May 11th at the Bright Family Screening Room!

1: Alex Winzenread ~ Engagement Lab @ Emerson

mandtian@gmail.com (Ian Mandt) — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 03:29:07 +0000

Listen here!

Passion Projects is a series where we take a rare moment to spotlight the work of our peers. On our first episode Alex Winzenread of the Engagement Lab at Emerson talks about his work in design and internet advocacy.

Check out his work at elab.emerson.edu.