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The Mt. San Antonio College Podcast

The Mt. San Antonio College Podcast

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 An exploration of professional development related topics by and for faculty at Mt. San Antonio College. A frequent theme of the podcast is improving the success of students from designated campus equity populations.Mt. San Antonio College
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  • Happy Holidays From The Mt. SAC Podcast!

    Happy Holidays From The Mt. SAC Podcast!
    Dec 9 2025

    We appreciate your support and hope you've enjoyed and learned from this season's episodes so far! We will be taking a short break from releasing episodes over the coming holiday season. You can expect new episode releases when we return in the New Year, in January 2026.

    The best way to not miss our return is to make sure you're subscribed to the podcast on your favorite listening app - if you're not already subscribed.

    From everyone here at the Mt. SAC podcast - we are wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!

    Run Time: 2:00 min

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    2 mins
  • The Role of Academic Senate & The Classroom Connection with Tania Anders Episode 221

    The Role of Academic Senate & The Classroom Connection with Tania Anders Episode 221
    Dec 2 2025

    Grounded in the work and priorities of the Academic Senate, Dr. Tania Anders, an Oceanography professor and part of the Earth Sciences program and current President of the Academic Senate shares her insight on the value of a great team with diverse experiences and strengths in the senate to support thoughtful work in the Senate, as well as in the classroom and lab.

    Listen in for Tania's concise explanation of the Senate role, commonly called "the 10+1," into three areas of focus. You'll learn how DEISA + principles are at the core and how healing-centered practices can help us better support our newly hired faculty.

    Join us as we follow the threads of our local Senate priorities, learn what is driven by state-level legislation, and how this impacts faculty and students. Enjoy!

    Resources:

    • "Governance Committees" Mt. SAC, https://www.mtsac.edu/governance/committees/
    • Healing Centered Engagement (HCE) at Mt. SAC." Mt. SAC, https://www.mtsac.edu/pod/hce/healing_centered_engagement_info.html
    • "Mt. SAC 2035." & Mt. SAC www.mtsac.edu/2035/ - "The college-wide plan to serve as the foundation of integrated planning. "Gives direction to accomplish the Mission and means to assess progress toward that goal."
    • Mt. SAC Academic Senate. Mt. SAC, https://www.mtsac.edu/governance/academicsenate/

    • Informational and resource page for the Academic Senate, Mt. SAC's faculty governance body makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees academic and professional matters. This is the best resource to learn about the 10+1, serving on committees, being a faculty coordinator or liaison, accessing Senate resolutions, agendas, and minutes, as well who is currently serving on the Senate - Professional & Organizational Development Mt. SAC.
    • https://www.mtsac.edu/pod/
    • Vision 2030 - The July 2025 edition
    • California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/vision2030/vision-2030-report.pdfThe Chancelor's Office system-wide plan for "building the most inclusive, future-focused, student-centered and worker-centered systems of higher education in the nation."

    Run Time: 34:14

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    34 mins
  • We Are On Native Land - Fall Flex 2025 with Dr. Primavera Reza-Nakonechny Episode 220

    We Are On Native Land - Fall Flex 2025 with Dr. Primavera Reza-Nakonechny Episode 220
    Nov 25 2025
    While many of us celebrate Thanksgiving, we must also acknowledge that it is a holiday often observed in a way that erases the lived experiences of Indigenous people and ignores the ongoing impact of colonial oppression. In this episode taken from Fall Flex Day 2025, we hand the microphone over to Dr. Primavera Reza-Nakonechny. In this workshop, she breaks down the collaborative effort and complexity behind drafting a meaningful land acknowledgement, sheds light on the attempt to censor specific words in education, and the persistent attempts at historical erasure. You'll also hear from some of the participants and myself as we reflect on how small but significant changes to our lessons can help center Native perspectives in our courses. We hope that this invites you to pause and reflect on your own teaching practices. Enjoy. Resources: Mt. SAC First Peoples Native Center (includes text of the Mt. SAC Land Acknowledgement) Mt. SAC Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month Mt. SAC Native American Student Support and Success Program (NASSSP) Grant "Creating Student Impact: The First People's Native Center." Mt. San Antonio College Podcast, Episode 205, 12 Nov., 2024. Joining Podcast co-host Chisa Uyeki in conversation with Primavera Reza-Nakonechny & student Alisa Ciulla and learn about the founding of the center and its key role in empowering Native students, fostering identity development, and a strong sense of belonging. "Crafting An Intentional Land Acknowledgement at Mt. SAC." Mt. San Antonio College Podcast, Episode 206, 26 Nov., 2024. Podcast co-host Chisa Uyeki interviews Mt. SAC First Peoples Native Center's Primavera Reza-Nakonechny & student Alisa Ciulla about the importance of language, the practices and meaning behind land acknowledgments, how Mt. SAC is working to craft a Land Acknowledgement with tribal input, and how we can go beyond statements into meaningful actions. Bledsoe, R. "First Peoples Native Center Opens" Newsroom, 15, Nov., 2022, Mt. San Antonio College. Photos and news story on the Center's grand opening in 2022. On censored words at the federal level: Connelly, A. "Federal government's growing banned words list is chilling act of censorship." Pen America, 1 Oct, 2025, www.pen.org/banned-words-list/. Yourish, K., Daniel, A., Datar, S., White, I., & Gamio, L. (2025, Mar 10). These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration. New York Times https://mtsac.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/these-words-are-disappearing-new-trump/docview/3175748596/se-2 [link requires Mt. SAC sign-in] California Community College Chancellor's Office American Indian and Alaska Native Student Success Land Acknowledgement and Tribal Consultation Toolkit Land Acknowledgement Statements Native Land Digital honors the sovereignty of all Indigenous nations, their lands, and their waters. We recognize that these boundaries and territories are representations of the sacred. This is an honouring of Indigenous resilience past, present and future. Native Governance Center's Tips for Creating an Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement LAist What to know about land acknowledgment, and why it's deeper than just a statement National Museum of the American Indian, Honoring Original Indigenous Inhabitants: Land Acknowledgment Run Time: 25:44 To Find the full transcript for this episode click HERE
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    26 mins
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