Tiger Talk Episode 79 07/30/2019

As with the summer podcast schedule, the TigerTalk podcast delivers news, events, and interviews every two weeks instead of weekly during the summer months of June and July. In the first part of the three-part podcast, Survivor Season 29 finalist Missy Payne joins the podcast to talk about her recent trip to the Northeast campus as part of the Career Development Academy's Health and Fitness camp and to give some insight into being on the hit television reality show. Payne talks about how she incorporates physical fitness into her daily life and how that translated over to the CDA's Health and Fitness camp with nearly 50 participants. Throughout the two days that Payne was on campus with the camp, teen-agers were exposed to a variety of fitness and health activities including being separated into different teams and tasked with physical, mental and emotional challenges just like on the hit reality television show. Payne also gives insight into her time on the show with her daughter and what the show has meant for her since she was a contestant on the show. In the middle portion of the podcast, Shane Scott stops in for a chat about not just what is happening in his criminal justice classroom but about his goals for the Northeast Faculty Association as he takes over the reins of the organization for the 2019-2020 academic year. Scott talks about what it takes to be a law enforcement officer and how his class and Northeast prepare students for their future occupation by not just training but discussion and the use of technology in the classroom. Scott steps into the realm of the Faculty Association president and discusses his goals for the organization - which includes inviting more staff members to join - and how the association can be a guiding force on campus. In the final portion of the three-part podcast, Charlie Smart chats about the SmartStart program and how it prepares students not just for education but for an occupation as well. Smart discusses some of the keys to success in the program and talks about the Adult Basic Education program and how it is changing lives. Toward the end, Smart relays a story about an old man fishing and how it translates to the mission that Northeast has to its students. Between the interviews, Will Kollmeyer gives a rundown on the camps that will be happening at the college throughout the summer, traffic updates and everything that will be happening on the Northeast campus in the next two weeks. Along with changing the format of the podcast, for the ones that have a YouTube accounts, we have also started a YouTube account, http://bit.ly/NEMCCTigerTalkYouTube , and we will be putting all our podcasts on our YouTube channel as time allows. Future guests on the podcast, do not fret; this is an audio-only YouTube account with the video produced by the Headliner App. As always, if you have any podcast ideas or want to be a guest on the podcast, drop me or Will a line and we can get you set up….but with the new system of only three guests per show, every two weeks…slots are limited…so get your requests in early. 🎙️TigerTalk – where Northeast tells its story, one episode at a time. For those who may have missed an episode, all Northeast TigerTalk episodes are archived at https://nemcctigertalk.simplecast.com.--NEMCC--Information about Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeNortheast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields.For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.