WeTalk, UDance

Today we meet with the new UDance exec team, Development! Listen to hear how the past year has gone and what not!

Talking about being thankful and more with B+ Hero Riley!

Join us while we talk with our amazing Greek Life team and see what they have been up to!

Today we are lucky enough to host the RSO team! Listen in to see what they are all about, big things coming up!

Today, co production chairs talk with new executive board members to see what it's like being on the board!

Today we were super lucky to host B+ Hero Kate and Dylan from the AEPHI sorority on campus! Listen here to learn more about her journey, her sorority sisters, and more!

Today we meet with our first fundraising team, Res Life! Listen to see what it is like being part of fundraising team and working with students living in dorms!

Hello and welcome to the first episode of: We talk, UDance episode of 2024!! Today we are joined with the previous Co-Executive directors of UDance 2023 (Caroline Stevenson and Adam Bungarden), the previous Entertainment Director (Josie St. Claire), the new Co-Executive directors (Jen Moran and Alex Kinsey), and the new Entertainment director (Ben Levine)!

For our final episode of this season, we got to sit down and chat with the masterminds behind the theme and digital logo for UDance 2023. Sabrina Schipper and Jen Moran share their insights on the process of deciding everything from the decorations used in the Bob Carpenter Center to the exact colors for the graphics. Thank you all so much for listening to this season of WeTalk, UDance. See you in 2024!

This month we had the immense privilege to sit down with the mother of B+ Hero Caleb, who is paired with AEPi! We learned about the story of B+ Hero Caleb and his diagnosis, the bond he's been able to create with his AEPi brothers, and some silly stories about her son.

Hello UDance community! After a brief hiatus, we are so happy to be back and recording in 2023. What better way to kick off a new year than to do some reflecting? We were very fortunate this week to be joined by two UDance alum who have stayed involved with our cause after their time at UD. Carly Sullivan (class of 2021) and Enzo Andaya (class of 2022) share how they apply skills they've learned in UDance to their careers, and how they continue to stay involved with the mission. Remember it's not just for four years, it's for life!

Welcome back to WeTalk, UDance! This month we sat down and caught up with our Greek Life team. We have just come off a large fundraising week for our Greek community, and the conversation never stopped. We want to thank all of our Greek Life members on campus who have contributed to Week of Greek and participated in Greatest of the Greeks!

Welcome back to another episode of WeTalk, UDance! We got the opportunity to sit down with our busy Event Operations team to talk about upcoming events and what it's like planning the biggest event of the year; UDance! We did experience technical difficulties while recording and editing this episode, so we apologize for the echo throughout the show. Thank you to our listeners, and we appreciate your support!

This week we had the opportunity to chat with our Residence Life team to learn about how freshmen can be involved with UDance when they join us on campus! Make sure to keep a look out for all information on our freshman involvement program, Freshman For The Kids (FFTK), and any more summer fundraising opportunities!

Thank you for listening to thus episode of WeTalk, UDance! Today we got to sit down with our Digital Communications team and talk more about summer fundraising, UDance 2023, and all of the different platforms UDance is present on! If you're interested in subscribing to our newsletter or finding out more about MRR, visit any of these helpful links: 

UDance Instagram: https://instagram.com/udance?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

UDance Twitter: https://twitter.com/udance?s=21

UDance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/udance

UDance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UDanceDel/

UDance TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@udancedelaware?_t=8UODuGA9Jvv&_r=1

UDance website: https://www.udancedelaware.org

On this months episode, we finally get to sit down with the Finance Team on the Executive Board to talk fundraising strategies and hear about some exciting campaigns coming up! We also share our Why's and get started on creating Andrews Alphabet for 2023. If you're interested in creating a fundraising page either as an individual or part of a team, visit this link to get started: https://www.udancede.org/bpos_index.aspx?eventtag=ud2023&redirect=ud2022 

This month we transition into the 2023 fundraising year! We get to meet our new Co-Executive Directors for UDance 2023, Caroline Stevenson and Adam Bungarden, as well as say a farewell to our 2022 Executive Director Carlie Gallagher and all of our 2022 UDance seniors. We appreciate everyones continued support on our podcast, and we look forward to our third season of giving the community information on our efforts. Keep a lookout for more podcast episodes which will be uploaded on the last Friday of every month! 

Here is the Line Dance from 2022 :) ENJOY!

On this final episode of 2022 on WeTalk, UDance, we get the opportunity to sit down the our Executive Director, Digital Communications Director, Entertainment Director, and Event Operations Director to chat about the theme reveal and how much thought went into our dance marathon. As this is our last episode of the year, we want to thank our loyal listeners and all who tuned in for an episode. We will see you back here for UDance 2023!

This month we got to sit down with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee to hear what new initiatives they have planned for our dance marathon. We also learn some nicknames of people on the board, add new songs to our playlist, and hear some impactful Why's. We hope you enjoy this new episode, attend our DEI panel organized by Alexa Rial on April 6th (4/6/2022), and we'll be back next month with more! 

In this episode of WeTalk, UDance we got the opportunity to talk to our Event Operation team. We learned all about the tasks of their team, each member's favorite event, and so much more! We are so excited to share this episode with you all, and hope you continue to listen to WeTalk, UDance!

In this episode of WeTalk, UDance we got the opportunity to talk to Hayley Foglia and Emily Guida who are members of our Family Relations Team. We learned all about our B+ Heroes, what the Family Relations Team is up to, and so much more! We hope you enjoy our episode and continue to listen to WeTalk, UDance!

In this episode of WeTalk, UDance, we get the privilege of chatting with some employees at the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. Carly Bergstein who is the Executive Director, and Page Boyadjis who is a Program Manager, are both UD alumn and have some incredible stories and advice to share. We learn everything from where the money goes once it hits your fundraising page, and their personal experiences with being students involved in UDance. 

This month we are joined by Digital Communications Director, Kerry Shevlin, and our two Social Media Chairs, Rachel Graffino and Mollie Mullen! These three lovely board members are giving us the inside scoop on what really goes on in the Digital Communications team, share some of their favorite social media fundraising strategies, and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode and keep listening to our podcast!

On this episode of WeTalk, UDance, we are joined by some special guests from the UDance 2021 Executive Board. We pay tribute to UDance 2021 and share some fun memories, and discuss what UDance 2022 will look like. WeTalk, UDance is ready for 2022 and we hope you are too!

In this episode, I am joined by UD and UDance alumni Brendan Pearl, Cali Loeffler, and Katie Eby. These three incredible UDance 2020 Executive Board members discuss the events of March 2020, and what it is like to be UDance alumni. As you will hear, UDance is not just four years, it is for life!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with B+ Hero Lilly and Gamma Phi Rep Kristen! Lilly is paired with Gamma Phi and has become super close with her sorority sisters. The two talked to us about how they met and became such good friends, what their favorite things to do at UDance are, and what they are excited about UDance in the future!

This week we interview seven different members of the UDance community, all of whom have something to say about getting involved with UDance and being FTK! Be sure to check out Freshman For The Kids members Leah and Bella's Redbubble page (all profits donated to UDance): https://www.redbubble.com/people/LeahandBella/shop?asc=u

In this episode of WeTalk, UDance, we meet with the Productivity and Wellness Chairs on the UDance Executive Board: Kat Davidson and Taylor Prokopiak! Kat and Taylor talk with us about study tips, the importance of mental health going into finals week, and being 100 days away from UDance 2021!

In this episode, we meet with Adam Cantley and Carly Bergstein. Adam is the Dean of Students at the University of Delaware, and has been the UDance advisor for eight years. Carly is a UD alumna who helped out with the very first UDance, and now works closely with UDance through her role as Program Director for The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. We are so excited to be able to sit down and talk with Adam and Carly about their journey with UDance over the years, as well as UDance in 2020!

Welcome to the first ever episode of the UDance Dance Marathon’s official podcast, WeTalk, UDance! We are thrilled to introduce our first guests, the Co-Executive Directors for UDance 2021, Sara Donnelly and Maria Lilley. In this episode, we discuss what exactly UDance is, how we have adapted during COVID-19, how you can get involved, and finally, Week of Why and what it means to share your Why.

Welcome to WeTalk, UDance!