This Week at JWU

Start 'em young: MSCND students describe how to create healthy habits from an early age

We’re wrapping up National Nutrition Month and we’re giving JWU ECO a green thumbs up for unveiling a campus addition this week! It’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guests:
Mallory Muschett '25 and Haleigh Teixeira '25
 
Links:
-Powered by Possibility Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMh1PTm3HPw
-Women's Leadership Panel: https://link.jwu.edu/events/2466840
 
 

What's your cultural connection with food? Let's talk about it

WE WON! JWU wrestling takes home national championship title for first time in program history, and we’re continue our National Nutrition Month series. It’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guests:
Maite-Abigail Denis '25
Naheema Walker '25
 
Links:
JWU Serves: https://link.jwu.edu/groups/jwuserves/page
Open Mic Night: https://link.jwu.edu/events/2466691
 

Cooking tips to lead to healthy living - from your fellow Wildcats!

Gearing up for the NCAA wrestling championship and continuing our National Nutrition Month conversation - it’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guests:
Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics students Kaitlin Irvine '25 and Alexandra Larson '25
 
Links:
Wrestling Championship details: https://providence.jwuathletics.com/sports/2024/11/18/2025-ncaa-division-iii-wrestling-championship.aspx
oneJWU: https://giving.classy.org/campaign/663222/donate
 

How to live healthier: Week 1 of our National Nutrition Month series

Wrapping up spring break with a countdown to the NCAA championship and a kickoff of National Nutrition Month – It’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guests:
Kara Cucinotta, DCN, RDN
Jonathan Poyourow '03 RD, LD
Links:
Stop the Bleed: https://link.jwu.edu/events/2466689
 

"We're still here" - diving into Indigenous history with Cultural Life Speaker Loren Spears

Sitting down with our Cultural Life Series speaker – a renowned local educator, author and activist – about indigenous history and legacy right in our back yards. It’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guest:
Loren M. Spears, Narragansett Tribal Nation citizen, educator, author and activist
 
Links:
WBUR interview: https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/02/18/fast-track-bachelors-degree-college
 

Bringing the Black History Month 101 Mobile Museum to JWU's Campus

JWU’s Cultural Life Speaker Series, how you can win flex dollars on your dining account, and sitting down with the JWU Black Student Alliance as we recognize Black History Month. It's This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guest:
Aissata Coumbassa '25, president of the Black Student Alliance at JWU
 
Links:
Mental Health First Aid Training: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44ACA829A3FDCE9-54427514-mental#/
 

Taking on true crime in JWU's Criminal Justice Serial Killers course

Scholarship & Best Practices Expo, $10 tickets to the national wrestling championship next month, and taking true crime from the classroom to a podcast. It's This Week at JWU, the podcast.
Guests:
Zach Blount '25
Lex Lustig '25
Links:
Cat Zone tickets: https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/ncaa-division-iii-wrestling-championships-providence-march-961535
SnoBall: https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/uibs-snoball-formal-providence-february-960146
 

How internship experience landed this Wildcat on a panel at upcoming JWU FIT Symposium

Snowden snow globe, Superbowl watch party, and hearing from a wildcat who will be featured amongst industry experts on a panel at the upcoming FIT symposium – it’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guest:
Camryn Kennedy '25
 
Links:
Snowden Snow Globe: https://link.jwu.edu/events/2465376
Staff Spotlight, Erin Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ey7yI50D4
 

Talking leading with kindness and the value of higher education with Dameian Slocum

Disney night Downcity, JWU wrestling climbs the rankings, and a sitdown with Dameian Slocum (assistant provost for student achievement) about leading with kindness, Disney adults, and much more. It’s This Week at JWU, the podcast.
 
Guest:
Dameian Slocum '00, '21 Ed.D., assistant provost for student achievement
 
Links:
-Dean's Corner with Maura Iversen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KVMbF4Whc
-Blood Drive (code: 0024): https://donate.ribc.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code
-Snowden Snow Globe: https://link.jwu.edu/events/2465376
 
 

What makes a winning season? JWU Women's Basketball is here to share the secret behind their success

Meet the Greeks, winter weather tips, and taking a time out to chat with the women's basketball team, who's having an incredible season. It's This Week at JWU, the Podcast.
Guests:
Alexa Lora '27
Maiyah Johnson '25
Coach Dino Porcic