In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we sit down & speak with Oxnard College Student Services Counselor & Boxing/Black Belt Hall of Famer Graciela Casillas. She takes us through her journey of balancing boxing, school, self defense classes, etc. She details her copius amounts of lows in becoming a Hall of Famer as well as educator. She also emphasizes self defense referring it to a necessity like learning how to read & write. Graciela also shared with us her new documentary based on her life & her journey through martial arts titled "The Lioness Within" available on ..read more

In this Episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we speak with Dr. Kari White, reading & ESL instructor & Department Chair for Languages & Reading department. She speaks with us on her true passion for reading. Explaining to us how overlooked it is, when it's actually the most integral part of learning. She also shares with us her journey through guiding various people of all ages through their English learning pathway. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.Instagram.com/thehighsandlowspodcast/ Directed by Oxnard College EOPS Creative Directed & Produced by Joseph Garcia --- Sen ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we sit down with Cal State University Channel Islands Chicanx Professor, Dr. Jennie Luna. She sits down & speaks with us about her strong advocacy for change, equality, & dispelling stigmas. Her passion for advancement of not just our immediate/local community, but all communities is unequivocally unmatched in our 3rd episode of Season 5 of The Highs & Lows Podcast. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.Instagram.com/thehighsandlowspodcast/ Directed by Oxnard College EOPS Creative Directed & Produced by Joseph Garcia --- Send in ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we sit down with Oxnard College's Film Department lead Professor Anitra Lawson as well as Oxnard College's Mens/Womens Assistant Basketball Coach Sampson Brue. Professor Lawson speaks with us about the many paths & places that led her up to here at Oxnard College as well as the tough decisions she had to make in her life in order to move up her career ladder. Coach Brue speaks with us on the importance of using coaching as a tool for life lessons, not just basketball ones. He also relays the impact of mentors as well as his parents, as key c ..read more

In our latest installment of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we interview Professor Tim Fontenette. We learn about his work ethic and how life's challenges helped fuel him during his journey, his professional roadmap and how despite being winding proved necessary for him to succeed. He also gives us his personal insight on the black experience helping shed important light on it during black history month. Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thehighsandlowspodcast/ Produced by Oxnard College EOPS Directed/Creative Directed by Joseph Garcia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas ..read more

In our final episode of Season 4 of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we have Dr. Letty Mojica of Oxnard College's University Transfer Center. She speaks with us about how her first generation experience helped shape the lives of younger generations. She also connects with our co-host Priscilla Smith in the way of both starting out in authoritative occupations that led to becoming leaders not only at Oxnard College but in the community as a whole. Our season 4 crew wraps up this season reminiscing on our past episodes, as well as sharing their future goals/plans as they continue on through their j ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we speak with Dean of Student Services Dr. Eliseo Gonzalez & CalWORKS Counselor/Coordinator Marta Munoz. Dr. Eliseo Gonzalez speaks with us about his various stops along the way that led him here at Oxnard College, & how he adapted to his various environments growing up. As well as fulfilling a promise to his mother. We also speak with Marta Munoz who speaks to us about the importance of family, and how in building her family, she helped shape her life, as well as the lives of others, into something she could have never imagined. --- Sen ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, the crew answers listener questions ranging from how to decompress, to how to stay productive. We also interview EOPS/NextUp technician Yesenia Ruvalcaba. She speaks with us about her journey navigating life, discovering her true self, and most importantly living life for herself. She also speaks on coping mechanisms & ways she dealt with her tribulations in life in a positive & healthy manner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/highsandlowspodcast/message ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast, we have Vice President of Academic Affairs & Student Learning Dr. Luis Gonzalez; as well as EOPS Peer Facilitator Priscilla Smith. Dr. Luis Gonzalez talks to us about the nuances of navigating his role here at Oxnard College, and how he aims to help provide the best learning experiences here for our students. He also speaks to the importance of family, and how his journey through growing with his family has shaped him. We also speak with our very own EOPS Peer Facilitator Priscilla Smith. She takes us through how different settings and minds ..read more

In this episode of The Highs & Lows Podcast we have Brayan Lopez Santos, Director of Advocacy for OC ASG, & Marisol Gonzalez, our very own OC EOPS Peer Advisor. Brayan tells us about the importance of staying on the right path, and how being in the right mindset and environment is essential to success; thanking many along the way. Marisol speaks to us about dealing with her mental health struggles while being a mother/ learning adult. She relays to us her former mental headspace and details to us how surrounding yourself with the right people & putting your mental health first can ..read more