When Dr. Terri Murray was a child, she was the kid who turned every rock over, brought turtles home, and looked through magazines for pictures of wild animals. She was a born scientist and engineer — but she was also a female in high school in the late 1960s when women weren’t scientists and engineers. […]
10. Mark Guinn: Theatre With A Punch
Theatre is storytelling brought to life — live and in person without a social media filter — and it has been entertaining people for centuries. There is magic in how real and authentic the story can feel, but when dramatic scenes include violence, it’s important the brutality remains an illusion. Mark Guinn, Director of Louisiana […]
9. Yonna Pasch: Your No 1. Advocate Can Be You
Getting an education isn’t easy, but it’s an accomplishment worth all the long days and late nights. Programs such as Complete LA are meant to alleviate some of the pressures that keep returning students and adult learners from achieving their educational goals. But even with those sorts of helpful programs, sometimes it’s still hard to […]
8. Edward Bell: Believing is Seeing
It’s human nature for us to say, “I won’t believe it until I see it.” It worked the other way around for Louisiana Tech’s Dr. Edward Bell. The director of the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Edward didn’t believe he had much of a future after becoming blind; he couldn’t see one. But […]
7. Devonia Love-Vaughn: Our Human Statue of Liberty
Devonia Love-Vaughn has arms long enough to reach you, encourage you, and gently push you toward positive change. With a background in social work and in higher education, Devonia has been dedicated to giving children and young adults the space and resources they need to grow. As the newly appointed Dean of Inclusion Initiatives and […]
6. Louis Zmich: The Art of the Sale
Each of us buys and sells, in some way, most every day. Social distancing has changed the way we interact with each other, including the way we buy and sell products. This interview was produced before the mid-March quarantine began, but the topic – the who, what, when, where, and why of sales – is […]