Let's Get Loud! @TCU: Recent Episodes
Makayla Rosales, Mariana Gonzalez
Let's Get Loud with Mak and Mar @TCU (Texas Christian University) features the hell-raising staff, faculty, and students dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus. We will share meaningful insight and dialogue to connect our students and campus community together. Join us every Wednesday as we jump in to learning with those who are making a difference @TCU.
Presented by: Texas Christian University's Office of Student Identity and Engagement Sponsored by: Texas Christian University's Gender Resource Office A special shout out to our Engineer and Editor Ali Carter! Follow us on instagram: @tcu_sie & @tcugro
In the eighth episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar are joined by one of their favorite professors, Dr. Rima Abunasser. Rima is an Instructor for Addran College of Liberal Arts, a WGST Affiliate, a CRES (Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies) Affiliate & former Co-Director of Middle East Studies at Texas Christian University. She is one of the most intentional, inspiring and extraordinary professors at TCU. In this episode they discuss her journey to TCU, how collaborative theoretical work can be, and how to introduce and expand the way students think about diversity, equity and inclusion with a feminist lens. Join us as we "burn things down" and continue to build our knowledge with Rima!
To get in touch with Dr. Abunasser:
Rima.Abunasser@tcu.edu
In the seventh episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, you get to meet the Intercultural Center's very own Marcela Vasquez and Noe Bernabe Barrera. These two are some of the students who make the IC feel like home, and they never fail to make everyone who walks in there feel so welcome. These students are motivated, dedicated and actively have a hand in making Texas Christian University inclusive and engaging for all students. They are students who are involved on and off campus, and are driven to create community in any space that they are in. Join us as we discuss their passions, their involvement on campus, and what it's like to own their own business while balancing school and greek life.
To connect with BZ rentals follow on instagram:
@bzrentals (DFW area)
To connect with Marcela and Noe:
@marcyy.v & @noe_bernabe10 or @tcuintercultualcenter & on instagram
To learn more about KDChi:
@tcu_kdchi
Don't forget to tap in with us on Friday for cultural cuisine at the IC! Located behind the info desk in the BLUU!
In the sixth episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, you will get to know your two hosts: Mak & Mar, hosted by LGL's own Ali Carter. You will get to know Mariana Gonzalez-Berrocal, the graduate assistant for GRO (Gender Resource Office) as well as a teaching assitant for WGST (Women & Gender Studies) who is dedicated to diversity & inclusion, and LGBTQ+ studies and programming. You will also get to hear from Makayla Rosales, the graduate assistant for Student Life Analyics and intern for Student Identity and Engagement who is passionate about advocacy, equity and justice. In this episode we'll cover how Mak & Mar got to TCU, what they learned from their time there, and what they hope to acccomplish in the future. Prepare for lots of laughter, real conversations, and tips for how to thrive here on campus!
To connect with Mariana Gonzalez-Berrocal:
Instagram- @tcugro
m.I.gonzalez@tcu.edu
To connect with Makayla Rosales:
LinkedIn: @MakaylaRosales
m.m.rosales@tcu.edu
Events:
Victory over Violence:
Fundraiser event benefitting The Women's Center's anti-violence initiatives which consitsts of a 5k walk/run and a 1k fun run. (Saturday, April 9, 2022) https://www.vovfw.org/
What2Do @TCU-Drag Show (Friday, April 8, 2022)
Night of Drag-TCU email and sign up on Eventbrite! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spectrum-and-theend-presents-night-of-drag-tickets-150549602915
In the fifth episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar are joined by David Swillum, a graduate assistant for Student Athlete Development at TCU! He is a first year graduate student & retired college basketball star who is dedicated to furthering student athletes' growth, development and success. Join us as we discuss how his own experience and mentors have inspired where he is today, and how he plans on continuing the work regarding diversity and inclusion on and off the court.
To connect with David and all of his projects/passions please see the links below:
TCU RRI: Hustling Hard-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06NY5Mejaw
Basketball Halftime Welcomes Opal Lee-
https://www.tcu.edu/news/2022/basketball-halftime-welcomes-opal-lee.php
David Swillum's experience as a Transfer Student-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haUKjbGpbks
Oglethorpe's New Collegiate 100 Chapter Celebrates Charter-
https://source.oglethorpe.edu/2020/09/22/oglethorpes-new-collegiate-100-chapter-celebrates-charter/
Oglethorpe Hosts Community Forum on Racial Injustice-
https://source.oglethorpe.edu/2020/06/09/oglethorpe-hosts-community-forum-on-racial-injustice/
Contact:
@DavidSwillum on LinkedIn
In the fourth episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar sit down with the incredible Dr. Mayra Olivares-Urueta! Besides being one of our heroines; Dr. OU is an Associate Professor of Professional Practice for the College of Education at TCU, an Aspen Presidential Fellow, a Consultant and Institutional Coach for The Hope Center for College, Community & Justice, and a Co-Founder for Mamis on the Move. And this isn't even the end of her profound accomplishments! Join us as we keep it real with discussing the realm higher education, adovcating on behalf of students, and how her passions drove her to make a lasting impact on the students and instiutions she's been apart of.
To conncect with Dr. OU and all of her projects/passions please see the links below:
Linked In: @Mayra Olivares-Urueta, PHD
Instagram: @dr._ou
New Article:
Mamis Rising: Challenging the Narrative of Who Belongs in Community College Administration. (Journal of Applied Research in The Community College Fall 2021-Vol 28, No.2)
The Hope Center: for College, Community & Justice
https://hope4college.com/
In the third episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar are joined with our very own Ali Carter! Besides being our engineer, producer & the man who makes the show happen; Ali is a TCU graduate student, co-founder of Foundation for Liberating Minds, podcaster, activist, graduate assistant for TCU's Chancellor's Office & future lawyer. Join us as we discuss what it means to "Dream Radically", his journey to Texas Christian University & how his passions and experience has led him to make a change in the world.
To connect with Ali and all of his projects/passions please see the links below:
Foundation for Liberating Minds:
https://www.foundationforliberatingminds.org/
DreamRadically Podcast:
Found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud
Instagram & Contact:
@foundation4lm
alham.carter@tcu.edu
In the second episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar are joined by the incredible woman who inspired us to create LGL, Dr. Sarah Ruffing Robbins. Sarah is a Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature, Core Faculty of WGST, and Faculty Affiliate of Comparitive Race and Ethnic Studies at TCU. They discuss her journey from Kennesaw State University to Texas Christian University, the projects she's working on and how her students have impacted the work that she continues to do regarding diversity, equity and inclusion!
To connect with Sarah and her projects please see the links below! :
Sarah Ruffing Robbins, Ph.D.; she/her/hers
https://sarahruffingrobbins.com/
Check out the Table of Contents for the forthcoming Transatlantic Anglophone Literatures, 1776-1920, at the Edinburgh University Press website.
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transatlantic-anglophone-literatures-1776-1920.html
In the first episode of Let's Get Loud @TCU, Mak and Mar are joined by Dr. Nino Testa, the Asssociate Director of WGST at Texas Christian University. They discuss his journey into all things WGST, the inspiration behind their class, "Art of Drag", how students can get invovled on campus and more!