Welcome UP: A Podcast for Students, by Students.: Recent Episodes

Jordan Emely

Here to ease the transition into tradition, Welcome UP is a podcast for Penn State students, by Penn State students.

View Details

Welcome back to the show everybody! Today, I have 9 members of the extended orientation team talking about the advice they really want to give you from a student, to a student. Enjoy this special episode of Welcome UP! For all information regarding Welcome Week, visit welcomeweek.psu.edu.

View Details

Welcome back to the show everybody! This episode, we talk about Penn State academics! A large part of the reason you are here folks. We talk about classes, tests and tips to make sure you are successful academically at Penn State. My guests today are Lauren and Josh from the 2020 Orientation Team. They offer a lot of really good advice, experiences, and class recommendations and tips so I hope you enjoy them! For all information regarding Welcome Week, visit welcomeweek.psu.edu. For any academic support and assistance you may need, visit pennstatelearning.psu.edu. Follow me on Twitter: @jordan_emely

Today We Name Dropped:

Dr. Molly Countermine - HDFS 129

Dr. Josh Wede - PSYCH 100

Dr. Paul Morgan - EDTHP 497

Dr. Melissa Hardy - SOC 497

Dr. Sophia McClennan - CMLIT 143

Dr. Neill Johnson - Penn State Learning

View Details

Welcome back to the show everybody! This episode, we talk about getting engaged at Penn State, non-committal of course. How to make friends, why you should get involved, advice for the virtual involvement fair and so much more is packed into this episode. My guests today were Sophie, Danny, and Star from the 2020 Orientation Team. They offer a lot of really good advice and experience so I hope you enjoy them! For all information regarding Welcome Week, visit welcomeweek.psu.edu and direct questions to welcome@psu.edu. As promised, here is some other important information:

Virtual Involvement Fair and Organizations/Club info: orgcentral.psu.edu

Personal Goal Setting and Self Help: you.psu.edu

Guest Social Media:

Sophie- IG/Twitter: sophiepovod

Star- IG: Starbihhh

Danny- IG: Dannytigreros4.                  Twitter: @the_danster99

Jordan- Twitter: @jordan_emely    

View Details

Welcome back to the show everybody! This episode, we talk about Campus Dining and the off-campus dining experience, share some experiences we have had eating on and off campus, talk about lion cash vs. meal points, and so much more. My guests today were Rene Richardson and Sarabeth Bowmaster, two more orientation leaders from the 2020 Orientation Team. For more information on Welcome Week visit welcomeweek.psu.edu, and for any questions email welcome@psu.edu. On this show we also talked about some of these student resources that will be vital to your successful transition to and experience as a student at Penn State:

Penn State GO: mobile.psu.edu

Campus Dining: foodservice.psu.edu

Food Allergy Information (email): foodallergies@psu.edu

Downtown State College Dining: https://www.downtownstatecollege.com/experience/dine/

Big shoutout to our personal favorite spots:

Sarabeth: Champs Downtown and D.P. Dough

Rene: BRGR and SNAP Pizza

View Details

Welcome back to the show everybody! This episode, we talk about Arrival at Penn State, share some experiences of our arrivals and what it is really like to live in State College. My guests today were Marieme Dia and Elizabeth Bagley, two orientation leaders from the 2020 Orientation Team. For more information on Welcome Week visit welcomeweek.psu.edu, and for any questions email welcome@psu.edu. On this show we also talked about some of these student resources: 

Counseling and Psychological Services: studentaffairs.psu.edu/counseling 

PSU Arrival: arrival.psu.edu

View Details

Welcome to official Episode 1 of the Welcome UP podcast! A podcast for students narrated by students. As always, I am your host Jordan Emely and today we cover extended orientation, what is different about it from virtual orientation and why it is important you participate. My guests on the show are Maddie Bentz and Nate Gillespie, Student Staff Coordinators for Student Orientation and Transition Programs at Penn State University Park. They are two students, my coworkers, and most importantly my friends. I hope you enjoy the show! As always, if you have any questions, comments or feedback please email jue56@psu.edu. We Are!