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05/02/2026

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11/14/2024

John Cardamone is the director of international education and study abroad at Simpson College, where he's rebuilding Simpson's once-leading international programs back to where they were before COVID-19. On this week's episode, John talks about his background in international education, Simpson's upcoming May Term study-abroad opportunities, and how he's working to expand the destinations and affordability of study abroad for Simpson students.

Podcast Episode · Speaking of Simpson · 11/11/2024 · 35m

04/22/2024

Commencement is just around the corner at Simpson, unleashing hundreds of new graduates on the world. For this final episode of Season 5 of Speaking of Simpson, Director of Career Services Kelsey Bolton shares where those graduates are likely to turn up in the months ahead. The college's First Destinations Report shows that 94% of Simpson grads either land employment or graduate-school admissions — and an amazing 78% of them will stay in Iowa to help make the Hawkeye State a more educated and professional place to live.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 160: Kelsey Bolton on Simpson Graduates' Destinations - Apr 22, 2024

04/16/2024

The new commissioner of the American Rivers Conference, Marie Stroman, is on the podcast this week to talk about the Division III sports league of which Simpson is a member. Known since 1922 as the Iowa Conference, the ARC rebranded in 2018 with the addition of Nebraska Wesleyan as its eighth member institution. Stroman talks this week about her work bringing Simpson together with its conference peers and the challenges in running a Division III league in an age of Division I giantism.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 159: Marie Stroman on the American Rivers Conference - Apr 15, 2024

02/13/2024

Simpson just announced the addition of acrobatics and tumbling as its newest varsity sports — and its 26th overall. Athletic Director Marty Bell is on the podcast this week to talk about the process of adding a sport that has little footprint in the Midwest and how Simpson will go about building its newest program.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 151: Marty Bell on Simpson's Newest Varsity Sport - Feb 12, 2024

01/23/2024

Simpson's 60-year-old Dunn Library has just re-opened after an 18-month remodeling project. College Librarian & Archivist Cyd Dyer is on the podcast this week to talk about Dunn's history and what users will find when they visit the new space in the center of campus.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 148: Cyd Dyer on the New-Look Dunn Library - Jan 22, 2024

01/16/2024

There was a time when, during first year of college, the professor said, 'Look to your left. Look to your right. One of you won't be here next year'. Fortunately, that doesn't happen any longer. The first associate dean for student success at Simpson, Teresa Swan Tuite manages several programs and offices that help students succeed in the classroom and across campus. She comes on the podcast this week to talk about how that effort is key to Simpson's mission, and how it often means concentrating on individual student success.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 147: Teresa Swan Tuite on Helping Students Find the Finish Line - Jan 15, 2024

11/15/2023

For 15 years, Lisa Carponelli has brought her expertise in local television news to Simpson students. Now she's back on the air as a part-time weekend anchor at WHO-TV Channel 13 in Des Moines. Carponelli joins the podcast this week to talk about her work at Simpson, her recent return to the airwaves, and — as if that's not enough to keep her busy — her line of cycling clothing Velarosa is keeping women in fashion across the hundreds of miles of Iowa bike trails.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 145: Lisa Carponelli on Heading Back to the Newsroom - Nov 13, 2023

10/09/2023

It's Homecoming 2023 this week at Simpson College, and Alumni Director Andy English stops by the podcast this week to talk about the traditional and the new events that will welcome alumni and community to campus for Simpson's premier fall celebration. The football team takes on Coe for the biggest event of the week, but Homecoming 2024 offers a full range of events for campus visitors young and old.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 141: Andy English on Homecoming 2024 - Oct 9, 2023

09/27/2023

This week's podcast is a catchup with Andrea Singsaas '05, founder and CEO of The Tyne Group, a leadership coaching and development firm based in Cedar Rapids. We chatted about how she found her calling, balancing personal and professional life, and her passion for supporting American military spouses around the globe.

‎Show Speaking of Simpson, Ep 139: Andrea Singsaas on Coaching Leaders - Sep 25, 2023