Liz Kay
Director of Social Media & Special Projects
Appears in 74 Episodes
First-Generation Friars — Dr. Mabel Abraham '03 and Dr. Tristan Botelho '07
Siblings Dr. Mabel Abraham '03 and Dr. Tristan Botelho '07 have a lot in common. These PC alums both earned doctorates from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and now t...
Early Music with Anna O'Connell '12
Anna O'Connell '12 discovered her love of early music as a music education student, studying voice and harp. Now a doctoral student in historical performance practice ...
Admission with Amy Cembor '21G and Megan O'Rourke
Get answers to many of your questions about the college application process from Amy Cembor '21G and Megan O'Rourke of the Office of Admission. Cembor and O'Rourke dis...
Richy Kless '74, '78G, '82SCE — Faithful Friar
Before retiring this summer, Richy Kless spent half a century at Providence College as a student, instructor, and staff member. In this episode, he reflected on his un...
Cristian Higuita Montoya '16, '17G — Accounting for Success
Cristian Higuita Montoya '16, '17G, who works in mergers and acquisitions at PwC, returned to Friartown to speak at the kickoff event for the Berkeley Excellence Progr...
Musical Collaboration - Dr. Krishan Oberoi and Patrick Saunders '13
Thanks to an interdisciplinary grant from Providence College's Office of Sponsored Research and Compliance, two faculty members are working together to write and works...
Dr. Robin Greene — Making the Ancient Accessible
Dr. Robin Greene, associate professor of history and classics and this year's recipient of the Joseph R. Accinno Award, the college's highest teaching honor, joins us ...
Jill Parrett — Sustaining Providence College
The COVID-19 pandemic derailed many plans over the last 18 months, but despite those challenges, Providence College was able to get several sustainability initiatives ...
Bill Burke '84 - Keeper of Time
For more than three decades, Bill Burke '84 has worked for the National Park Service, serving as a park ranger at historic sites such as Independence Hall in Philadelp...
Clocking in with Patti Philippon '94
Patti Philippon '94 has many responsibilities as executive director of the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn., which is dedicated to horology — the stud...
Emily Sisson ’14 - PC's Latest Olympian (Re-Broadcast)
Emily Sisson '14 has done it. She has achieved one of her ultimate running goals — qualifying for the Olympics in the 10,000m. As we look forward to watching her compe...
Rev. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P. — The life of a Dominican (rebroadcast)
After six years, the tenure of Rev. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P. as Providence College chaplain has come to an end. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York,...
Junielly Vargas '21: Finding her Friar family
Junielly Vargas '21 took advantage of many opportunities while studying at PC and, as a result, felt at home in several areas of the College. As a psychology major, he...
Becky Curran Kekula '06 — Motivated to Advocate
Catch up with Becky Curran Kekula '06, a motivational speaker and advocate for people with physical disabilities. Kekula, who was born with achondroplasia, a form of d...
Deborah Lopez '21 — Service and Study Abroad
Deborah Lopez '21, a global studies major and economics minor from Lynn, Mass., was recognized for her service work through PC's Feinstein Community Fellowship for two...
Spring Cleaning with Karen Kruzan '87
Karen Kruzan '87 has hit upon a novel way to combine her social work and psychotherapy skills, as well as her innate passion for organization. For more than a decade, ...
Dr. Marcy Zipke — Reading is fun(ny)
Dr. Marcy Zipke, professor of elementary and special education, teaches language and literacy courses at PC. In her latest book, Playing With Language: Improving Eleme...
Mindfulness at Work — Dr. Christopher Lyddy
Mindfulness is big business. In recent years, it's grown into a billion-dollar industry, with Fortune 500 companies providing mindfulness training for their employees...
Dr. Abigail Brooks and Kara Berlin-Gallo '21 - Women's and Gender Studies
On International Women's Day, learn more about Providence College's Women's and Gender Studies Program with Dr. Abigail Brooks, associate professor of sociology and th...
Shannon Rafferty Sullivan '00 — Social work to hospital president
Many people have found themselves doing unexpected things due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Shannon Rafferty Sullivan's list of accomplishments in 2020 was pretty impr...
Tim Hassett-Salley '81: A man of many talents
Over the four decades since he graduated from PC, Tim Hassett-Salley '81 put both his majors to good use. The psychology and music double major is a psychotherapist, a...
Black Girl Magic — Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance and Brittney Smith '23
Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Educational Foundation, Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance, who teaches in both the Department of Public and Community Service St...
Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. '20G — God's providence in a pandemic
Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. '20G planned to spend a sabbatical year at the University of Santo Thomas in the Philippines. However, after the country locked down while...
Dr. Alexandria Caple — Giving Shots a Shot
As the United States begins distribution of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, surveys show that many Americans don't trust that it will be safe or effecti...
Dr. Alex Orquiza — Food as a Historical Lens
As millions of Americans prepare for a very unusual Thanksgiving meal this year, listen to this episode of the Providence College with Dr. Alex Orquiza, assistant prof...
Rev. Christopher Justin Brophy, O.P. — Being a Person of Faith in the World
Enjoy three special episodes of the Providence College Podcast leading up to Election Day 2020, recorded as part of PC Campus Ministry’s Reflections for Election Seaso...
Paul Tremblay '93 — Survivor Song
When he started writing Survivor Song, Bram Stoker award-winning author Paul Tremblay '93 had no idea how timely his suspense novel about a terrifying, rabies-like vir...
SCE: Continuing to Educate
This week on the Providence College Podcast, hear about what's new with PC's School of Continuing Education, which provides an affordable, flexible way for adults to e...
Good Neighbors — Rev. Emanuel Vasconcelos, O.F.M. Conv. '06 & '08G
"Father Manny," as he's known, got national attention in April thanks to the Kelly Clarkson Show for an idea he had to stay connected with his parishioners at St. Anne...
John McAleavey '90 — Virtual OT/PT for the Soul
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so many people around the world, but some people are using enforced time at home for a good purpose. In May, John McAleavey '90 ...