An Educated Life
By Min Choi
An Educated Life podcast is about the extraordinary world of higher education. We talk about life outside the classroom, the beautiful lessons we can learn from each other, and the pursuit of academic and vocational passion.
An Educated LifeDec 19, 2019
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Season 2 Finale! Dr. Leah Payne and Dr. Brian Doak (Ep. 38)
Leah and Brian are faculty at George Fox University. Both of them are writers, scholars, and fellow podcasters! They are the host of a wonderful podcast called Weird Religion! Check them out at www.weirdreligion.com
Dec 19, 201901:04:40
Social Media (Ep. 37)
Grant and I talk about why education, leadership, and faith should embrace technology in 2020.
Dec 06, 201958:00
The Happy Thanksgiving Episode! (Ep. 36)
Grant and I talk about the people who we are most thankful for in our journey into higher education.
Nov 28, 201956:33
Student Stories - Austin O'Donnell reflects on his four years at Fox (Ep. 35)
Austin O'Donnell is a senior psychology major at George Fox University.
Nov 18, 201951:22
Getting educated about Kanye West's Jesus is King, fashion, and parenting (Ep. 34)
Grant Burns, Kristina Van Der Eems, and Min Soo Choi pick secret topics to bring to the podcast. Here's what we talked about!
Nov 18, 201954:47
Student Stories - Danielle Korthuis and her knack for numbers (Ep. 33)
Danielle Korthuis is a junior accounting major at George Fox University.
Nov 18, 201945:44
Student Stories - Taylor Hagstrom shares about her love for people and ministry (Ep. 32)
Taylor Hagstrom is a junior Christian Ministries major at George Fox. She has been a Resident Assistant in Residence Life at Fox the last two years.
Nov 15, 201954:32
Let's talk about identity in college (Ep. 31)
Grant and I celebrate Halloween by talking about the scariest topic imaginable... identity.
Nov 14, 201945:23
Student Stories - Brianna Stahly-Hale and her passion for teaching and embracing grit (Ep. 30)
Junior Elementary Education major Brianna is a first-generation college student who has a deep passion for teaching and mentoring young people. She talks about the difficulty of her first year in college and how she had to fight to overcome a lot to be a thriving student at George Fox.
Nov 14, 201946:25
Student Stories - Faith Burns and her passion for medicine, taking risks, and community (Ep. 29)
Faith Burns is a George Fox biology major pursuing her passion for medicine and surgery. She loves missions work as well as building a loving, thriving community.
Nov 14, 201944:22
Student Stories - Tyler Slothower explains the life of an engineering student (Ep. 28)
Tyler breaks down his life as an engineering major at George Fox University
Nov 07, 201940:15
Student Stories - Satoshi Seth finds the right major and the pursuit of personal growth (Ep. 27)
Satoshi Seth is a junior sociology major at George Fox University and talks about how he's grown from his college experience.
Nov 05, 201941:57
Student Stories - Emily Erickson shares about faith, family, and friendship (Ep. 26)
Emily and I record a podcast for our scheduled one-on-one and she's just so fun and enjoyable to talk with. She's a civil engineer major and an RA this year. We talk about a lot of cool things! Thanks for listening to our Student Stories series on An Educated Life!
Oct 30, 201934:06
Student Stories - Evan Engstrom talks about the transformative experience of college (Ep. 25)
Evan Engstrom came into college with a huge desire to learn, grow, and change. Over the last four years, he's experienced transformation including finding a calling to filmmaking.
Oct 17, 201934:32
Student Stories - Kiale Palpant shares her love for writing and embracing new challenges (Ep. 24)
This is the first episode in a new series I am calling Student Stories and I am excited to kick it off with Kiale Palpant! She is a senior English major who loves to write, rock climb, and build community. She is an RA this year in her last year at George Fox University. And she is thriving as she thinks about her time at Fox and what the future holds for her.
Oct 16, 201942:41
Romare Ashford interviews me about the podcast (Ep. 23)
I wanted to share some insights with Romare about why I started An Educated Life podcast. I love the creative process and I love how creativity can help us innovate and change the way we can do our work.
Oct 14, 201931:45
5 ResLife professionals break down the life of a hall director (Ep. 22)
Hall directors are not babysitters. We are not chaperones. We are co-curricular, as Amy says it, in the educational journey of young men and women. We break that down. Min Choi, Grant Burns, Amy Reeves, Brett Meyers, and Mitzi Martinez rant and rave about their role in higher ed.
Oct 14, 201947:16
Jenny Elsey reflects on her storied professional journey into higher education (Ep. 21)
Jenny Elsey is the Associate Dean of Intercultural Life at George Fox University. She has had a storied journey into higher education. She shares about her passion for students and education, her experiences at Azusa Pacific and abroad, her faith, her need for control and bringing down the systems!
Oct 04, 201901:15:10
Rob Westervelt and stories about how he innovated his life towards innovation (Ep. 20)
Rob Westervelt is the Chief Strategy Officer at George Fox University. He is a master problem-solver, innovator, and strategist when it comes to creating the education of the future. He talks about faith, undergrad, football, and other stuff that helped him get to where he is today!
Sep 29, 201959:31
Bryce Coefield and the importance of anti-racist work and creating beauty and diversity (Ep. 19)
Bryce Coefield joins the podcast in this episode and shares about his journey into higher education. He shares about his story, his undergraduate experience, and the importance of the anti-racist work that he does at George Fox University. We also have little Kyrie Coefield as our guest of honor!
Sep 27, 201901:06:15
Kristi Welker talks about the important work of connection and authenticity in commuter life (Ep. 18)
Our dear friend Kristi Welker comes and talks with us about her role as the Director of Commuter Life at George Fox University, her passion for education, and leadership.
Sep 20, 201901:02:25
Residence Life - How do we train our future leaders to lead communities? (Ep. 17)
We're back for Season 2! So glad to be with you again! We are so happy to be able to do this again this year and we take a moment to celebrate YOU, the audience, for your tremendous support! In this episode, Grant Burns and Min Soo Choi do a deep dive inside how we train student leaders to lead their peers well into a healthy, flourishing community.
Sep 13, 201901:00:20
Bruce Norquist, the Director of Residence Life at Moody, and his higher ed. Journey (Ep. 16)
Bruce is an amazing individual and leader. He has worked in Residence Life for many, many years and he is the current Director of Residence Life at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I sit down and talk with him about his journey into student development.
Mar 12, 201901:03:32
Student stories - Caitlin and Matthew, share their student leadership experience (Ep. 15)
Caitlin Fettig and Matthew Peters, seniors at George Fox University, join me on this episode to talk about their college experience, why they chose to serve as student leaders, and how they have grown as people. They perfectly embody why Student Development is such an important part of an institution's ability to educate and develop young men and women.
Mar 07, 201901:51:59
Matt Dyment thriving as a lifelong learner (Ep. 14)
I talk to my good friend and colleague Dr. Matt Dyment about how to connect learning, self-care, passion, future planning, parenting, and many other elements in order to thrive as a student life professional
Mar 07, 201901:07:16
George Fox Pastors lead through their common bond and love for students (Ep. 13)
One of the things you'll immediately notice about the three university pastors at George Fox is their deep love for each other. Jamie Noling-Auth, Jamie Johnson, and Rusty St. Cyr have been serving George Fox University students for quite a while. They love their work because they are incredibly passionate about college students. In this episode, I get to sit down with all three of them. They are fun. They are inspiring. They are incredible!
Dec 14, 201801:04:60
Neal Anderson, Dir. of ResLife at CCU, about transition, innovation & leadership (Ep. 12)
We talk to a good friend of ours, Neal Anderson, the Director of ResLife at Colorado Christian University about his new position, his doctoral program, leadership, and navigating organizational culture.
Dec 11, 201834:47
Grant tries to understand the crazy mind of Min Soo Choi (Ep. 11)
We are at the end of the semester! Grant and I have a lovely chat, affirm each other after a long and beautiful semester, and then we proceed to pick apart Min's crazy brain. Just a couple of Student Development professionals needing to decompress!
Dec 11, 201851:07
Brad Lau, VP of Student Life at George Fox University shares his Higher Ed. Journey (Ep. 10)
Brad Lau is the Vice President of Student Life at George Fox University. He has been in higher education for over two decades and he shares a little bit of his experience, wisdom, and leadership with me.
Nov 27, 201801:11:13
Bryce Coefield on good books, racial reconciliation, and the need for justice in education (Ep. 9)
George Fox University recently hosted the Voices Conference and Bryce Coefield, Grant Burns, and Min Choi come together to talk about all the cool things that came out of it. We dive deep into the good work of bringing redemption, reconciliation, equity, and justice into our world. But first, we talk about books because we are book nerds.
Nov 23, 201801:00:23
Kayin Griffith shares about her passion for authenticity, leadership, family, and education (Ep. 8)
Kayin Griffith is the Director of Housing at George Fox University and she has a lot of amazing insights that have come through her life, work, and education. She talks about her Enneagram 2 type, parenting, MBA program, leadership, love, self-compassion, and so much more. It's a killer time, so grab your latte with hemp milk and come listen!
Nov 15, 201854:37
Mark Pothoff, Dean of Students at George Fox University, and his higher ed. Journey (Ep. 7)
In this episode, I get to interview Mark Pothoff, the Dean of Students at George Fox University. He is entering his 25th year in Higher Education and I take the opportunity to ask him all about the world of higher education. We talk about how college life has changed over time, parenting, the highs and lows of working in student life, and more!
Oct 30, 201857:25
The Enneagram and the importance of self-awareness (Ep. 6)
Grant Burns and Min Choi sit down and have a candid chat about our college experience and our journey with the Enneagram tool throughout our adult life. Self-awareness is a lifelong journey and it is one of the most powerful ways we can actualize who we truly are. The Enneagram is a tool to help us find our true selves.
We do not dive into the basics of the Enneagram. Go to the Enneagram Institute or search "Enneagram" in the Liturgist Podcast for a very good episode on the overview of the subject.
We do not dive into the basics of the Enneagram. Go to the Enneagram Institute or search "Enneagram" in the Liturgist Podcast for a very good episode on the overview of the subject.
Oct 26, 201837:17
In a culture of scarcity, hospitality communicates worthiness and belonging (Ep. 5)
On this episode of An Educated Life we talk about the overwhelming power of being hospitable in a busy, stress-filled, chaotic, and scarce setting--college life. Kayin Griffith, Liz Anderson, Grant Burns, and Min Choi get together to talk about the beautiful compassion of hospitality.
Oct 12, 201801:02:40
When life is rushing us, just push pause (Ep. 4)
Kristina Van Der Eems schools us on the art of pausing in this episode of An Educated Life. We talk about the rush of college life and how we can live a life that isn't just a string of panicky moments, one after another. Join us in this episode and try to listen without pausing because you won't want to miss it.
Oct 05, 201851:36
The flourishing pursuit of self-care (Ep. 3)
In this episode, we break down the beautiful pursuit of self-care in a busy, noisy, messy world. During our college years, we can quickly become overwhelmed and overextended, especially when it is so tempting to go to every amazing, meaningful experience or event. How do we stay intentional with our own self-care so that we can live healthy and sustainable lives?
Speakers: Grant Burns, Elizabeth Simmons, and Bryce Coefield
Music: Near by SINY; Santa Cruz by Sarah the Instrumentalist
Speakers: Grant Burns, Elizabeth Simmons, and Bryce Coefield
Music: Near by SINY; Santa Cruz by Sarah the Instrumentalist
Sep 30, 201839:08
The beautiful theology of failure (Ep. 2)
In this episode, we talk about the importance of dealing with failure, especially during our college years. How do we respond to failures? How do we learn and grow from them? Having a great framework for our failures can actually propel us to more resiliency, authenticity, and grace in our lives.
Speakers: Grant Burns, Matt Dyment, and Min Choi
Music: Shokawa by SINY
Speakers: Grant Burns, Matt Dyment, and Min Choi
Music: Shokawa by SINY
Sep 30, 201844:11
Leadership and Culture (Ep. 1)
In our debut episode, Min Soo Choi and Grant Burns talk about culture and leadership.
Sep 18, 201842:51