Marquette CAREs

Marquette University - Office of Student Development
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College life can be exciting, overwhelming, surprising, and transformative. Often all at once! The Marquette CAREs Podcast supports students and families as they navigate that journey with clarity, connection, and compassion. Hosted by Kelly Albrecht, CARE Team Case Manager at Marquette University, each episode features a campus expert, community partner, or student leader exploring topics such as well-being, safety, transition, struggle, resilience, and growth. In these 25-30 minute conversations, listeners gain practical takeaways, behind-the-scenes context, and real talk about what students experience throughout their time at Marquette. Each episode closes with our signature “We Are” Moment, where guests share a personal story of care, support, or community. A reminder that at Marquette, we show up for one another. Informative, accessible, and rooted in cura personalis, this podcast is your guide to understanding how we care for the whole person at Marquette University.

  1. Episode 1

    S2E1: A Legacy of Caring: Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener

    Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener as they reflect on their time at Marquette and their continued impact in the Milwaukee community. Wade, a 2023 Hall of Fame inductee and three-time NBA Champion, and Diener, one of Marquette’s all-time great point guards, were key leaders of the Golden Eagles’ historic 2003 Final Four run. Today, they remain connected through their shared commitment to giving back. In the episode, the duo discusses the evolution of their community initiative, which began in 2023 as a literacy-focused fundraiser supporting the Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program. Now expanded into the Wade-Diener Home Court Weekend (July 16–17, 2026), the event includes basketball camps, cultural experiences, and community engagement in partnership with the Wade Scholars Program, Visit Milwaukee, and Marquette University. Host Kelly Albrecht sat down with Wade and Diener to explore their Marquette legacy and what keeps drawing them back. For event details and tickets, visit visitmilwaukee.org. Follow Marquette CARES on Instagram at @marquetteosd.

  2. Episode 2

    S2E2: Spark Episode: Welcome, Golden Eagles!

    College transitions are tough, but what if the right welcome could change everything? In this special episode, you’ll hear firsthand how Marquette University sparked instant connection and confidence in its newest Golden Eagles. From the anxiety of first-year class registration to finding your community and facing Midwest winters for the first time, this episode pulls back the curtain on what really helps students thrive. Audrey’s infectious excitement, insider stories from student leaders, and expert staff advice reveal what sets Marquette’s approach apart. Curious how a simple orientation event can make incoming students feel at home from day one and jump-start their college journey? Tune in to discover the small moments and big systems that shape Marquette’s campus culture. Episode Highlights: 04:40 - When I walked here, everyone was smiling, everyone was talking. I believe I walked straight through the middle of campus over here. People everywhere, people talking. There were like blankets set out, people were eating. Some of the campuses I'd went to, it was like zombies walking around here. It was just so lively. I was like, this." - Max 20:41 - There is no possible way for you not to feel connected or at home or find your people here. So for parents, like, they got it... Other than that, they will find their friends. For students, take it one day at a time. -Nadiah 27:13 - My biggest hope is that they understand how many people they have supporting them. Especially coming from, I guess, a sort of leadership position... having that sense of no matter what I'm going through, there will be somebody who's there to support me or there will be a group that I can find to get comfortable with. -Nyima Connect with the Office of Student Development

  3. Episode 3

    S2E3: The Power of a Caring Campus: Real Support That Transforms Lives with Dr. Kimo Ah Yun

    If you think universities are just about classes and dorm rooms, think again. Marquette’s approach to student care is rewriting the playbook. In this episode, Dr. Kimo Ah Yun breaks down how real, practical support, grounded in love and attention, makes it nearly impossible for any student to go unnoticed or unsupported. The result isn’t just higher retention rates, but life-changing growth for students, staff, and families alike. What does it look like when a university sees every student as a person, not a number, and actually backs it up with action? Tune in to discover the unique “care packages” that help Marquette students thrive, especially those who might otherwise fall through the cracks. Episode Highlights: 03:54 - How are we creating the conditions that everyone feels loved and also feel a response to love one another? ... It's about making sure they have the support that they stay at Marquette, that they graduate, that they're formed, that whatever they need to help them along their journey, that we provide that for them. 07:48 - Look, it is really hard for a student to fall through the cracks at Marquette University. It's almost impossible because somebody is going to notice. Whether it is a faculty member or a staff member or their RA or their roommate, somebody will notice. I promise you that. 13:32 - You can’t do much more to care for a person than to change who they are, what their DNA is, what they value, how they live those values, and how they are able to live out who they're called to become by God. And when they do that, things are limitless that what they can achieve. Connect with the Office of Student Development Dr. Kimo Ah Yun

  4. Episode 4

    S2E4: How One Student Changed Mental Health Culture at Marquette with Jasmine Scott

    What if a first-year student could completely reshape how a university talks about mental health? Jasmine Scott didn’t just imagine it, she built it. From reviving a dormant club to leading its expansion beyond campus, Jasmine’s journey exposes what’s really possible when students are empowered to lead. Mental health’s still a taboo subject for many, especially in communities of color. But Jasmine’s story pushes past stigma, growing both a thriving campus support group and an LLC with a bigger purpose. Curious how Jasmine fostered peer mentorship, juggled adversities, and learned to say “yes” when everyone else said “no”? Her strategies and mindset will challenge what you think students can accomplish and how lasting change really happens at university. Episode Highlights: 22:55 - So now we have the club at Marquette, right, that is being led by current students and now we have the business or the LLC that is being run by the four of us who started it. So we are running that so that we can put different black minds at different universities, right? So it's still going to be that community, that connection with peer to peer leadership, right? So we were really appealing to the students with that aspect... Like, we did it, right? Like we started it. I didn't like public speaking. I didn't like all these things, but it flourished, right? So I can say, like, you can do it, too. 32:27 - To trust where they are, trust where your kid is, trust that they will call you, that they will text you if they need something. But other than that, they're in good hands, right?... The more you let go, the more they're able to explore who they truly are really, and who they really connect with. 35:52 - They believe in our mission, they're helping us, they're caring to us. And so it... Ah, yeah. So it just makes me emotional, but it's really... I say those two are really big ones freshman senior year. Connect with the Office of Student Development

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College life can be exciting, overwhelming, surprising, and transformative. Often all at once! The Marquette CAREs Podcast supports students and families as they navigate that journey with clarity, connection, and compassion. Hosted by Kelly Albrecht, CARE Team Case Manager at Marquette University, each episode features a campus expert, community partner, or student leader exploring topics such as well-being, safety, transition, struggle, resilience, and growth. In these 25-30 minute conversations, listeners gain practical takeaways, behind-the-scenes context, and real talk about what students experience throughout their time at Marquette. Each episode closes with our signature “We Are” Moment, where guests share a personal story of care, support, or community. A reminder that at Marquette, we show up for one another. Informative, accessible, and rooted in cura personalis, this podcast is your guide to understanding how we care for the whole person at Marquette University.

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  • Creator
    Marquette University - Office of Student Development
  • Episodes
    10
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Marquette University - Office of Student Development
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