Moravian University Houndcast

S8 E1: Leading with Passion, Pat Schoenen ’70

We are so excited to be bringing you Season 8 of Houndcast! For our first episode back, Dylan Star and Owen Levan-Uhler ’26 sat down with Pat Schoenen ’70. Pat is this year's recipient of the Medallion of Merit for this year's Shining Lights Awards. This season we wanted to focus on the idea of success, and what that means to each of the wonderful guests we bring onto the show. For Pat, success is finding something you're passionate about, and finding satisfaction in being a vital part of your community. "Come as a tourist, leave as an ambassador."
This year's Shining Lights awards are on Friday, April 19th at 6 PM in the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences (or the Sally for short). More information about the event can be found here. The registration page for the event will be live in the near-future, so keep on the lookout!

S7 E6 - A Very Cheesy Special with Abby Hudock ’19 (Part 2)

In the second part of this 2-part Houndcast special, Dylan Star and Owen Levan-Uhler ’26 continued their conversation with Abby Hudock ’19. They talked about the excitement and legal process of building your own store, her engagement with local businesses, and her constant search for the latest and most creative trends to build and boost her community.
Check out The Aging Moon on Instagram!

S7 E5 - A Very Cheesy Special with Abby Hudock ’19 (Part 1)

For this 2-part Houndcast special, Dylan Star and Owen Levan-Uhler ’26 sat down with Abby Hudock ’19. On this episode, they discussed Abby's local cheese shop, The Aging Moon. They also talked about Abby's journey to find the right major, her job at Wegmans, cheese SATs, cheese politics, and cheese caves.
 
Check out The Agine Moon on Instagram!

S7 E4 - An Education and a Love Story with the Sortinos ’14

On this episode, Dylan Star sat down with Erica Venuti Sortino’14 and Samuel Sortino ’14. They talked about Sam’s job as a network auditor for St. Luke’s University Health Network, and how Erica’s job as a secondary math teacher has seen changes over the past decade. Erica and Sam met at Moravian and have since gotten married, so they played a special round of ‘Fast Fire Questions’ revolving around the life of the “Covid newly-weds.” 

S7 E3 - Where am I going and how should I pack? with Fulbright scholarship recipient, Grace Gilbert ’21

On this episode of Houndcast, Dylan Star sat down with Grace Gilbert ’21. They talked about Grace's experience being a Fullbright scholar and working in Mexico and her current job working in business immigration law. They also talked about engaging in creative outlets like pottery, and keeping a positive mindset as students navigate college and choose careers. As always, we hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you for listening!

S7 E2 - Volunteering Where Your Heart Lies with Kurt Poling ’89, P’17, P’20

Kurt Poling ’89, P’17, P’20, and Leadership Gift Officer Julie Kulp Ditchcreek, joined Dylan Star and Owen Levan-Uhler ’26 in the Zinzencko media center to talk about the Lighting the Way Campaign. Kurt gave insight as to how Moravian students, athletes, and alumni will be able to take advantage of the new HUB once it's complete. He reminisced on his own experiences at Moravian as an athlete, a volunteer, and a parent to multiple Hounds.
 
Look below for links to topics discussed in the episode! https://www.moravian.edu/campaign
https://moraviansports.com/landing/index
https://www.moravian.edu/alumni/events
https://www.moravian.edu/giving/opportunities/athletics

S7 E1 - The Power of Networking with Janelle Pyar ’21, G’23

For the first episode of Season 7, Dylan Star, Matt Nesto ’16, G'21, G'22, and Owen Levan-Uhler ’26 welcomed Janelle Pyar ’21, G’23 to the Zinczenko Media Center in Reeves Library to chat with us about 2023’s Coffee and Connections event. We also talked about how Janelle came to Moravian, the importance and power of networking on campus, middle names, and our love for Cillian Murphy. We hope you enjoyed this episode!
Please see the links below for more information discussed in this episode.
Upcoming Alumni Events
Register for Coffee & Connections

S7 - Welcome back!

On this mini episode of Houndcast, we feature season 6 guest, Grace Young ’23. Episode 1 of season 7 will air on September 15.