Alumni Live: The Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Alumni Live: The Podcast

Tv & Film

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 62

Alumni Live: The Podcast is created by and for GVSU Film/Video Alumni and current students. The program explores a variety of industry related topics.

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04/01/2025
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26/12/2024
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25/12/2024
#94
🇫🇷 France - filmInterviews
24/12/2024
#93
🇫🇷 France - filmInterviews
23/12/2024
#89

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni
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https://www.facebook.com/gvsu.women.in.cinema.mentorship.program
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https://www.facebook.com/BlueFalconProductions/
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https://gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wic
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https://mifia.org/multimedia-jobs-act-details
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S4 Ep2: Building Up The Media Industry in Michigan

Season 4 · Episode 2

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 • Duration 26:19

GVSU film student Marin Roth talks with her dad, Representative John Roth (R), co-author of the Multi-Media Jobs Act. They talk about the positive impact the bill will have on the Michigan economy and film students in particular while offering advice about what everyone can do to help the bill pass.

Relevant Links
About the Multimedia Jobs Act: https://mifia.org/multimedia-jobs-act-details
About Representative John Roth
The House bill package can be found here (HB 4907, 4908)
The Senate bill is here
If you want to find out who your Representative is so you can write them, click here.
Find your Senator here.

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S4 Ep1: From VFX Artist to Academic Dean: Alumni Profile of Tim Dailey ‘08

Season 4 · Episode 1

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 • Duration 41:04

Host Randy Strobl (‘12) talks with Tim Dailey (‘08), about his journey from VFX Artist to Academic Dean of Exceptional Minds.
Exceptional Minds is a nonprofit academy and post production studio for people with autism.

Links:
Exceptional Minds: https://exceptional-minds.org/
Tim Dailey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-dailey-23428862

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S3 Ep2: Mentoring Part 2: The GVSU Women in Cinema Mentorship Program

Season 3 · Episode 2

Friday, August 18, 2023 • Duration 30:24

The Women in Cinema Mentorship Program is a female-run mentorship program connecting female alumni in the film/media industry with current female students in the GVSU film program. Today we connect with a mentee, Kira Mason ‘23, and a mentor, Sara Jo Tchozewski ‘16, from the first year of the program. Hosted by Katie Dehn ‘06, the mentorship director. If you are interested in becoming an alumni mentor please reach out to the GVSU Film and Video Alumni facebook page.

GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni
Women in Cinema Laker Link : https://gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wic
Women in Cinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/gvwomenincinema
Women in Cinema Mentorship Program Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gvsu_fv_wic_mentorship/
Women in Cinema Mentorship Program Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gvsu.women.in.cinema.mentorship.program

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship

S3 Ep1: Mentoring Part 1: Best Practices

Season 3 · Episode 1

Friday, August 11, 2023 • Duration 31:45

Studies show that mentorships can have a big impact on a mentee’s salary, career path, and overall happiness in their careers. Today, Katie Dehn talks with Gerry Cooke about the benefits of mentoring for students and the professional mentors that volunteer to mentor. Gerry has spent almost a decade as a mentor and is currently the director of mentorship for the Seidman school of business mentorship program. Katie is the director of the Women in Cinema mentorship program for female students in the film/video program at GVSU.

Seidman Mentorship Program: https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/mentorship/

Women in Cinema: https://gvsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/wic

GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S2 Ep15: Informational Interviews: Best Practices for Film Majors

Season 2 · Episode 15

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 • Duration 34:19

Host Randy Strobl speaks with alumni Holly Tumbarello about how informational interviews were the key to building her career.

Randy Strobl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-strobl-40223895/
Holly Tumbarello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollytumbarello/

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S2 Ep14: History of the Film and Video major at GVSU Part 2

Season 2 · Episode 14

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 • Duration 39:14

To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU

Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explored the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.

Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.

RELEVANT LINKS:

GVSU LIp Dub directed by Greg Kort and Chris Coleman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5L3gsCHgQ
Cinesthesia - The Grand Valley Journal of Cinema https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine/

PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):

Randy Strobl
John Philbin
Toni Perrine
Girbe Eefsting
Gregg McNeill
Katie Dehn
Kirie Quackenbush
Stephanie Choriatis
Grayson Beras
Mary Graff Ashley
Kelly Loughlin
Tim Sundt
Greg Kort
Kim Roberts
Michael Piotrowski

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni:

S2 Ep13: History of the GVSU Film/Video major PART 1 of 2

Season 2 · Episode 13

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 • Duration 30:28

To view a video of this episode complete with archive photos and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHtUTZprWU

Alumni and faculty talk about the 40 plus year history of the Grand Valley Film & Video Production major and what has made it unique. Part 1 explores the early years of the Arts and Media major at William James College, which was part of Grand Valley State Colleges.

Part 2 explores the transformation of the Arts and Media major to the Film and Video Production major at Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, and eventually the Department of Visual and Media Arts. Faculty and alumni talk about the Summer Film Project, the Lip Dub, and group experiences like bonding over late night edits or 12 hour film.

RELEVANT LINKS:
Barbara Roos documentary about William James College: An Unfinished Conversation:
https://vimeo.com/user749003

Article by Deanna Morse about William James: An Unfinished Conversation
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1459&context=gvr

PARTICIPANTS (in order of appearance):

Randy Strobl
Tim Sundt
Gregg McNeill
Girbe Eefsting
Stephanie Choriatis
John Philbin
Toni Perrine
Video clip of William James College: An Unfinished Conversation by Barbara Roos, featuring an interview with Deanna Morse
Karen Kleinheksel
Jeffrey Miller

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship

S2 Ep13: Alumni Profile: Alfredo Peters - YouTube Creator for Higher Faculty

Season 2 · Episode 13

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 • Duration 36:08

Host Randy Strobl leads a discussion with Alfredo Peters about opening a studio and launching Higher Faculty, his YouTube channel with 69.7K subscribers as of Nov 2022, all while balancing work and family life.

Higher Faculty on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HigherFaculty

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S2 Ep12: Working in the Game Industry

Season 2 · Episode 12

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 • Duration 43:12

Alumni Randy Strobl talks with Karl Koehle and Kirie Quackenbush about working in the game industry.

Videos referenced in the episode: The Sims 4 - StrangerVille: Investigation Trailer UW-Stout "Umbrella Mondays" game trailer

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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S2 Ep11: Alumni Profile: Mary Graff Ashley - Producer/Editor for Promotion and BTS videos in LA

Season 2 · Episode 11

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 • Duration 29:42

In this profile episode, Mary Graff Ashley talks with host Randy Strobl about her experience creating promos and behind-the-scenes content for King Kong, The Hobbit, and Lost. Mary currently works for Walt Disney Television in Los Angeles.

Here's a link to the Peter Jackson King Kong Production Diaries mentioned on the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-wZmh4Jc5g

To learn about ways you can support GVSU film and video students:

The Dirk Koning Memorial Film and Video Scholarship
The Chuck Peterson Memorial Fellowship
Morse-Cuppy Film, Video, Animation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
GVSU F/V Alumni: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gvsufilmvideoalumni

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