Face to Face Episodes Content

Finding Solutions With Benjamin Weber

Jose Antonio Vadi — August 27, 2024 - 9:00am

Associate professor of African American studies Benjamin Weber joins Chancellor Gary S. May on this month’s episode of Face to Face.

Student Aims to Showcase Black Voices at ��ϲʿ��ͼ

Cody Kitaura — July 30, 2024 - 9:00am

Computer science major Ahmed Eltayeb joins Chancellor Gary S. May on this month’s episode of Face to Face to discuss his efforts to boost representation online.

Eltayeb is the founder of Five Percent Studios, which he said posts vlogs and other videos online to showcase “the experience of Black students at ��ϲʿ��ͼ.”

That can range from interviews outside a concert to photoshoots with fraternities. The name of the organization is a reference to the fact that fewer than 5% of ��ϲʿ��ͼ undergraduates are Black.

‘Face to Face’: Graduating With Experience

Jose Antonio Vadi — June 25, 2024 - 10:00am

It’s the question every college student faces: How do my present actions support my future goals?

In the latest episode of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May speaks with Julia Lee and Dustin Lower about their unique pathways towards graduating and the experiences that helped them make their next steps after graduation more tangible through on-campus resources.

‘Face to Face’: A Picture Worth a Thousand Legos

Jose Antonio Vadi — May 28, 2024 - 1:00pm

When Marc Corfmat was growing up, his sister had a bedroom wall covered in Polaroid photos while he and his brother were both obsessed with Legos. Corfmat merged those interests this year with his ��ϲʿ��ͼ studies in mechanical engineering to create something available all around the nation.

In the latest episode of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May and Cormfat discuss the graduate student’s latest design: a functioning Polaroid camera built out of Lego bricks.

‘Face to Face’: The Power of Art Spaces

Jose Antonio Vadi — April 30, 2024 - 10:34am

Encouraging creativity across disciplines is integral to the university experience, Rachel Teagle, founding director of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, told Chancellor Gary S. May on this month's episode of Face to Face.

‘Face to Face’: Research Skills from Year 1

Jose Antonio Vadi — February 23, 2024 - 1:58pm

Orli Algranatti had no prior research experience when she arrived at ��ϲʿ��ͼ. Yet even as a first-year, she leaped at the chance to work in a lab, “because you never know where new opportunities could lead you to.”

A Backpack to Help Refugees

Cody Kitaura — January 30, 2024 - 9:00am

This month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May is a student who came to ��ϲʿ��ͼ to help refugees preserve their access to higher education — all while completing her own studies.

‘Face to Face’: Building a Global Education

Jose Antonio Vadi — December 19, 2023 - 10:40am

��ϲʿ��ͼ is globally recognized as a leader in research, attracting students and faculty from around the world. But how does the university make the power of global education accessible to everyone?

In the latest edition of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May hosts Joanna Regulska, the vice provost and dean of Global Affairs.

‘Face to Face’: Native Land Conservation With Beth Rose Middleton

Jose Antonio Vadi — November 28, 2023 - 9:50am

Native land conservation efforts and teachings are vital to understanding how we can respond to our changing climate. Examples include everything from contained burns that aim to prevent wildfires to reevaluating the impact of nearly 100-year-old dams on our rivers.

These topics and more are the focus of this week’s edition of Face to Face With Chancellor May and guest Beth Rose Middleton, professor of Native American studies.

‘Face to Face’: Standardizing Student Advising

Jose Antonio Vadi — October 31, 2023 - 11:32am

Ask campus staff and faculty the best part about working at ��ϲʿ��ͼ and a common answer appears: the students.

This week’s edition of Face to Face With Chancellor May features an interview with two campus leaders – Kayton Carter and Stephanie Zarate – about their roles in increasing advising opportunities for undergraduate Aggies to equip them for their futures.