Excellence Unscripted

About Excellence Unscripted

IU Indianapolis Division of Undergraduate Education

Publisher

IU Indianapolis Division of Undergraduate Education

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2025

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 10 | Chris Maroldo: Getting Back on Track

   Christina Downey interviews Chris Maroldo, Director of Academic Success, about IU Indy's academic support programs, which help students overcome challenges and achieve success.

2. 

   11 Nov 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 9 | Mike Slocum: Career Services, Readiness, and Development

   Mike Slocum discusses career readiness and the impact of generative AI on student career paths with Christina Downey in an interview about academic and career development.

3. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 8 | Kim Priesmeyer: Support to create or continue your path

   Kim Priesmeyer discusses the Center for Transfer and Adult Students' support programs and her personal journey, in an interview with Christina Downey, highlighting post-enrollment student success.

4. 

   30 Sept 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 7 | Kristy Sheeler: Leading the Way

   Christina Downey interviews Kristina Sheeler, Dean of Honors College, about the excellent work of Indiana University Indianapolis Honors students in internships and research, highlighting her journey to leadership.

5. 

   25 Aug 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 6 | Dr. Eric Weldy: Engaging with the campus community

   Vice Provost Christina Downey interviews Vice Chancellor Eric Weldy, Ed.D., about building campus connections for academic success.

6. 

   4 Aug 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 5 | Heather Bowman: Dispelling the myth of the scary professor

   Vice Provost Christina Downey interviews Executive Director Heather Bowman about the Bridge program at Indiana University Indianapolis, which prepares students for success.

7. 

   30 Jun 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 4 | Dr. Johnny Russell: Doing what you love to do

   Dr. Johnny Russell discusses the SPAN program with Christina and emphasizes the significance of pursuing passions in this interview episode.

8. 

   28 May 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 3 | Tradara McLaurine: Career Readiness Starts Early

   Tradara McLaurine discusses with Christina about initiating career readiness early, highlighting its impact on post-graduation success in this interview.

9. 

   1 May 2025

   Excellence Unscripted, Episode 2 | Dr. Jerry Daday: High impact practices

   Christina Downey sits down with Dr. Jerry Daday to talk about the the importance of experiences that promote deep engagement and student success.

10. 

    3 Apr 2025

    Excellence Unscripted, Episode 1 | Dr. Eric Williams: Keep the main thing the main thing

    Christina Downey sits down with Dr. Eric Williams to talk about the programs his area over sees, and also how he got into higher education.

11. 

    10 Mar 2025

    Excellence Unscripted - Introduction

    Get to know the host of Excellence Unscripted, Dr. Christina Downey.

Who has been a guest on Excellence Unscripted

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Maroldo
• Mike Slocum
• Kim Priesmeyer
• Kristina Sheeler
• Eric Weldy EdD

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

223

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

0

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