Launched in 2025, the Spur of the Moment podcast is hosted by Executive Director of Communications and Marketing Shonta Sellers. Each month, she sits down with new a guest from around the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support and USC as a whole to discuss the emerging topics and campus trends. To view the Spur of the Moment newsletter sent to staff and division stakeholders, click here.
As we roll into summer, Student Affairs is looking back at moments and programs that mattered to our students this year. We're joined by both Rhonda Laylo, Director of Student Services and Special Assistant to the Vice President, and Renée Delgado-Riley, Assistant Vice President for Planning, Assessment, Innovation and Strategy, to break down two new initiatives that are making an impact.
With spring in the air at the University of South Carolina and Earth Day just days away, host Shonta Sellers welcomes Jessie McNevin, Associate Director for the Office of Sustainability, to the Spur of the Moment studio. Listen in to hear about the three pillars of sustainability, success stories on campus and ways to celebrate the planet this week.
Fresh off the 45th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Shonta Sellers is joined by executive director Kate Lehman to recap the conference and discuss exciting developments for the NRC this year. Plus, take a look ahead to next year's conference in the most magical city on Earth, Orlando.
To celebrate the beginning of Give 4 Garnet's early giving period, host Shonta Sellers talks all things G4G, Carolina Cares and more with Scott McDonald, SAAS' new Director of Development.
Happy New Year! Host Shonta Sellers is back for 2026 and joined by Lauren Brown to discuss all things professional development, employee onboarding and learning across the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support. Plus, hear about exciting upgrades coming to the Aspire and Advance Conference later this year.
For the last episode of 2025, Assistant Vice President Justin Lawhead joins Shonta Sellers to discuss career readiness initiatives and what graduating Gamecocks need in the job market.
Passing the midpoint of the fall, host Shonta Sellers is exploring one of the hottest topics in higher ed, the emergence of artificial intelligence. She sits down with USC AI educator Adrian Anderson to discuss the good, the bad and the cinematic sides of this new technology.
Russell House is turning 70! After opening on Oct. 16, 1955, seven decades have come and gone with the building at the center of campus. Previewing the celebration, Shonta Sellers chat with Director Kim McMahon about all the ways Russell has served the university, details on the celebration and what's to come.
September means families are on their way back to Columbia. While students just arrived a few weeks ago, Deonne Yeager, Director of Parent and Family Programs, stops by the studio to discuss Family Weekend with host Shonta Sellers.
This month, host Shonta Sellers sits down with VP J. Rex Tolliver to celebrate wins across the division and prepare for the semester ahead. Expanding on the recent Aspire and Advance Conference, they tackle themes of curiosity in our work and how it can affect our fashion choices.
Welcome to Spur of the Moment, a podcast for the curious! For our first episode, host Shonta Sellers sits down with Dan Colascione, Director of Residence Life for USC, to talk all things move-in and surviving the school year.
