College Unbound
Focus Collegiate provides comprehensive and boundless support to college students who learn differently. College UnBound is our podcast. By capitalizing on strengths, we help students build the self-reliance they need to find success and joy in school. Because college should be fun… Join us as we discuss our philosophy, tactics, strategies, and all things college for diverse learners.
Podcasting since 2020 • 29 episodes
College Unbound
Latest Episodes
Creating Context for Independence: The College Application Process as Metaphor
In this episode, we examine the College Application Process as a Metaphor for the challenges student face in college and in life. The application is the gateway to a student’s future.The complex process of applying is the beginning of ac...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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27:15
Creating Context for Independence: College Readiness Takes Practice
College readiness is a subject in the hearts and minds of students and their parents across the country. A Google search for College Readiness produces nearly 235 million results. This is the foundation of the work Focus Collegiate ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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32:35
Creating Context for Independence: The Summer Cohort
In this episode of College UnBound, Focus Collegiate Founder and Principal Grant Leibersberger and Enrollment and Outreach Director Ann-Marie Stripling discuss the Focus Collegiate Summer Cohort and the importance of college prep. T...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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32:57
Creating Context for Independence: Motivational Interviewing with Elizabeth Murphy-Lewis
Today our subject is Motivational Interviewing. In short, Motivational Interviewing, or MI as we might call it in this conversation, is an evidence-based communication model that employs empathic, active listening to empower positive change.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:21
Creating Context for Independence: Do Career Choices Really Matter in College?
Welcome to College UnBound Season Three, Creating Context for Independence. Today our subject is Career. Focus Collegiate uses the college experience as a metaphor for life, so while few first-year students are focused on life after school, it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:00