The Seminar Room: Recent Episodes

Tony Venditto

Podcast delivery of topics traditionally introduced in IRE/Bell Program Seminar class. These topics cover a broad range of topics in the realm of becoming and improving as Engineering Professionals.

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A panel of Bell Program Facilitators is cleaning up some unanswered questions from the mailbag!


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Spring 2021 Semester Kickoff!

I'm making some announcements and answering some questions that have come in since Seminar class last Tuesday!

Good things are coming! Have a great week!


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Cody and Tony answer 4 questions from the Google Form. Keep them coming!


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Another panel podcast! Most of the Bell Program Facilitators are sharing their thoughts on managing emotions when receiving too much feedback, and how it changes when there is no feedback being given. 


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Andrew, Arynn, Brandy, and Jodi join me for a round-table discussion of what a career looks like now vs. 20-years ago. We share our thoughts on what to do when you run out of tasks at work and tell you how we have adapted to working remotely. Thank you for all of your questions and feedback!


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I'm joined by Jodi Nelson this week to share some thoughts with you about resumes, that first "real" job after graduation, and the importance of networking and finding a mentor. We talk about DUMB goals again too!


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Cody and I open up the form responses to share some stories and answer some questions from real, live students! 


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Tony is sharing some concerns from listeners about burning out, and more specifically how to avoid it. Good tie ins to the Macro-Metachron exercise that we had students do last week. Enjoy!


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We are talking, once again, about imposter syndrome. If everyone could stop feeling it, we wouldn't keep bringing it up. Normalizing it and providing some more insight and stories to try to help you in the eternal struggle that is Imposter Syndrome.


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We cover 5 ways to ensure you WON'T get an interview!


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7 Things that people regret spending so much time on when they get older.


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This week, we are joined by Dr. Emilie Siverling to discuss racism.


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Season 2 Episode 1: Justin and Tony are joined by Cody Mann to share what we did last summer, what's happening at Bell right now, and what we expect for the semester! Welcome back!


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Tons of guests, tons of content...a great way to send you off for the summer! Featuring Andrew, Brandy, Catherine, Cody, Dennis, Emilie, Jodi, Kurt Nelson and Ron!


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Dennis is back with us to talk about the different generations and how they are dealing with the massive change that is upon us. Tony also speaks with Nick Monacelli about a similar topic and how the current pandemic is radically changing ideas and technology.


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Dennis joins us remotely to talk about recent events with Navy leadership. We tie that in to things that you might see in industry and hopefully you get some clear takeaways on what NOT to do!


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This week, in Part 1 of our 2-part episode, we check in with Ron and Catherine to see what they are doing to be difference makers during the current crisis.


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In part 2 of 2, we are speaking with Marcus Bowen about how he and a team of Bell Program students are being difference-makers in our new global community!


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Episode 11 features Andrew and Jodi! We are talking about our take-aways from social distancing and how that can affect your volume of work.


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We are practicing our social distancing!

Episode 10 Contents:

Thanks for being awesome!

Tips for being productive while working remotely

Normalizing Failure


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This week, Justin and Tony introduce the idea of turning a no into a yes and share some advice on dealing with job search rejection.


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In this episode, Tony is joined by Jessie to discuss the dangers of not asking questions, and then the etiquette that goes into seeking help. Justin puts in his two-cents as well.

Episode 8 Contents:

Start Time | Topic 

00:00.0 | Intro

00:13.0 | As the World Continuously Improves pt 2

03:43.0 | The Blame Game 

15:49.0 | Great Engineers Ask Questions 

30:46.0 | Wrapping it Up


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Episode 7 Contents:

Start Time | Topic   

00:00 | Intro   

00:13 | Episode Intro   

00:28 | Catherine- Lunch&Learn   

04:06 | Story Time with Cody   

07:20 | Catherine- Lunch&Learn pt.2   

13:05 | Q&A Part 1   

17:37 | Q&A Part 2   

24:48 | Q&A Part 3   

27:49 | DUMB Goals


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Episode 6 Contents:

Start Time | Topic   

00:00 | Intro

00:28 | Seven Phrases Pt1

04:51 | Ethical Q of the Week

09:29 | Seven Phrases Pt2

12:41 | Interacting with the Podcast 

13:36 | Seven Phrases Pt3 

17:51 | Characteristics of Leaders Pt1

21:28 | As the World Continuously Improves Episode 1

24:12 | Characteristics of Leaders Pt2 

27:11 | Closing Statements


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A Very Special Message


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Episode 5 Contents:

Start Time | Topic   

00:00 | Intro   

01:07 | Hashtag Night Pt1

04:44 | Question of the Week

05:25 | Hashtag Night Pt2

08:59 | Upcoming Due Date   

12:06 | Hashtag Night Pt3 

15:29 | Answer to Question of Week

20:34 | Hashtag Night Pt4.1

23:22 | Hashtag Night Pt4.2

26:28 | Episode Closeout


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Coming up in this week's episode...


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Please enjoy Episode 4 of the Seminar Room. This week's guests include THE Ron Ulseth and Catherine McGough!

Start Time | Topic   

00:00 |  Intro 

00:35 | Implicit Bias 

10:05 | Question of the Week

10:40 | Answer to Question of the Week   

15:41 | Student Story   

19:22 | Epistemic Cognition   

27:23 | Closing Statements


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Today, Justin and Tony are joined by Cody Mann. We are talking about change management and being adaptable, and we are going to share some hints and information about the FE Rodeo and the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.

Start | Time Topic   

01:04 | Change Mgmt- Tony   

05:52 | Upcoming Assignments   

06:44 | Change Mgmt- Justin   

12:05 | FE Prep Part 1   

16:52 | Question of the Week   

17:44 | FE Prep Part 2   

20:55 | FE Prep Part 3   

25:01 | Answer to Question of the Week   

28:07 | Closing Statements


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This week in The Seminar Room, we're talking about Imposter Syndrome.

Time      Topic   

01:00     Imposter Syndrome- Tony   

05:31     Question of the Week   

06:04    Imposter Story- Justin   

13:19      Answer of the Week   

16:14      Taking Notes   

21:34    Why we Ring the Bell   

23:35   Imposter Story- Emilie   

27:14    Advice for Imposters


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Welcome back to Spring Semester 2020! Justin and Tony are going to be covering: 

01:07.0 - Co-Op Handbook   

10:46.0 - LinkedIn Article of the Week   

13:27.0 - Week 1 Learning Journal   

13:54.0 - Design Project   

17:04.0 - Professionalism: Timeliness   

21:33.0 - Professionalism: Job Search


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