Conversations with the Chancellor
Chancellor Glasper talks with various individuals faculty, staff, students and others – about higher education and community colleges.
Students and their families will find these podcasts provide answers to many questions they may have about college, as well as programs of study at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
It Pays to go to College
Dr. Sylvia Manlove, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs discusses the value of community college education.
- Full Conversation - runs 11:00 minutes
- Conversation highlights – runs 3:46 minutes
For more information about the value of education visit: - Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society (pdf)
- Is your degree worth $1 million or worthless?
- University transfer: How do Maricopa Students Fare? (pdf)
Money for College – What’s available and how to get it
Lauren Shellenbarger, Dean of Student Services at Estrella Mountain Community College and Linda Ross, Director of Financial Aid at Rio Salado College talk about the types of college financial aid that is available for students and the steps required to get some of it.
- Full Conversation - runs - 10:53 minutes
- Conversation Highlights - runs - 4:34 minutes
To learn more about getting money for college visit: - http://www.maricopa.edu/studentaffairs/stud_res/financial_aid.php
- http://www.maricopa.edu/studentaffairs/FinancialAid08[1].pdf (pdf)
- http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/services/student/enrollment/financial_aid/main.shtml
Finding the Career that's Right for You
Mary Frederick, Director of the Career Center at Chandler-Gilbert Community College talks about community college resources that can help you find a job or help you get the skills you need to land a good job.
- Full Conversation– runs 8:05 minutes
- Conversation highlights – runs 4:09 minutes
For more information about Career Services: - www.maricopa.edu/careers
- Discover the Best Career for You: R.I.A.S.E.C. career quiz (pdf)
- Careers and their Educational Pathways (pdf)
What is a Podcast?
Podcasting is more than just an audio file you can listen to on the Internet.What differentiates a podcast is the way in which the audio file is delivered. Podcasts can be delivered to subscribers via a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) channel. An RSS feed contains a reference to the original audio file and automatically delivers it to those who have previously subscribed to that feed. An RSS feed is to Internet-based media files what a magazine subscription is to printed communication. An RSS feed can deliver many types of content -- audio, video, and PDFs are just a few. There are dozens of tools one can use to subscribe to an RSS podcast feed.
How do I subscribe to Chancellor Glasper’s podcasts?
Each week, the Chancellor will send an announcement to all Maricopa when a new podcast is posted to his website. For those who are not on District e-mail, the podcasts will be made available through links on the Chancellor’s web page “A Conversation with the Chancellor,” or by way of a free subscription through iTunes U.
Do I need an iPod to hear the Chancellor's Podcasts?
An audio podcast can be played back on any computer or device that supports the MP3 format. There are several desktop software packages available to listen to podcasts on your personal computer. The cross platform (and free) iTunes from Apple provides a very stable and feature rich environment for podcast playback.