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College Town Talk is a podcast from Tennessee Tech University in partnership with the Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau.
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College Town Talk, Episode 92 - Dr. Jeremy Schoen (opens the original)
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This week on College Town Talk, we're joined by guest co-host Jamie Fancher for a conversation with Dr. Jeremy Schoen, associate professor in Tennessee Tech’s College of Business. Dr. Schoen discusses his innovative organizational leadership course, where students put leadership lessons into practice by raising money for charitable causes throughout the Upper Cumberland and beyond. He also talks about his volunteerism with the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail, the College of Business’ focus
College Town Talk, Episode 91 - Dr. Frank Tittle (opens the original)
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This week on College Town Talk, guest co-host Susan Luna-Hazlewood returns for a conversation with Dr. Frank Tittle, a two-time Tennessee Tech graduate now serving as executive director of Tennessee Tech GEAR UP - the university's groundbreaking initiative to increase college and career readiness for students from underserved communities across the Upper Cumberland. Dr. Tittle talks about his decades-long career in education, from teaching middle school chorus to serving as Tech’s director of ad
College Town Talk, Episode 90 - John and Sandy MacDonald (opens the original)
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This week on College Town Talk, guest co-host Susan Luna Hazlewood joins us for a conversation with John and Sandy MacDonald, owners of Cookeville’s iconic Ralph’s Donut Shop. The couple shares how they came to own the nearly 65-year-old business, what it’s like working together as spouses and what it means to preserve Ralph’s legacy as a recently designated National Register of Historic Places site. John and Sandy also discuss their love for Tennessee Tech and Golden Eagles football, the impact
College Town Talk, Episode 89 - Dr. Amy Hill (opens the original)
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This week on College Town Talk, we sit down with Dr. Amy Hill, lecturer in Tennessee Tech's College of Emerging and Integrative Studies, three-time Tech graduate and a 2022 recipient of the university's Outstanding Professional Award. Dr. Hill reflects on her more than 25-year journey at Tech, discusses a student service-learning project that transformed a bedroom at the Cookeville Rescue Mission and shares the inspiration behind a local nonprofit she founded to help individuals overcome difficu
College Town Talk, Episode 88 - Matt Swallows (opens the original)
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This week on College Town Talk, we catch up with former Cookeville Mayor Matt Swallows, a Tennessee Tech alumnus, former Golden Eagle football player and the president and COO of Swallows Insurance Agency. Matt reflects on his years leading Tennessee's College Town, shares his perspective on local government and discusses the lessons he's learned from a lifetime of serving the Upper Cumberland. In our interview, Matt also looks back on his days as a Tech football student-athlete, discusses the t
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