The Tuck Shop Podcast
News and Interviews of and for Pitt-Johnstown Alumni done by a UPJ Alumni! This is not an official product of the University and does not necessarily reflect the views of any institution.
Episodes
Buckle up for this week everyone, because we have a great one for you. Matt and David go over the calendar of events as usual then we get into our interview with Mark Bursic. We talk about his hunt for a potential historical effort from his time with the Advocate, we discuss some interesting information about Artificial Intelligence, and we learn why Mark needed to punch David in the 1980's!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Matt and David welcome Dr. Ed Hartle to the show. After discussing upcoming events, they chat with Ed about his time here at UPJ, his time in the Army, his time back at UPJ, and a bunch of other things. The guys also provide a medical consult.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Matt and David dive right into a weather based conspiracy David has plus a boat load of events for the next month or two! Then Matt is joined by Dr. Ryan Kerrigan who talks about the educational trip the Geology Club takes over spring break!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Matt and David are back for another week. Matt's a Doctor now, so David gives him a hard time about that before discussing some upcoming events. Then the guys welcome UPJ Basketball legend Rich Ragan to the show. They discuss basketball, UPJ, business and life all at the same time!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Matt and David recover from Pitt Day of Giving by listing all the awesome upcoming events for this spring! Make sure you have your calendars ready! Then we revisit Professor's Skip Glenn's class working on an amazing project at the Johnstown Galleria Mall as more progress is reached on that project.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
David is back! He and Matt catch up and then go over the Pitt Day of Giving for 2026. Can you help us get to 100 new $10 Alumni donors? We hope so! We've tried really hard and need your help.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Donate for Pitt Day of Giving: https://pittdayofgiving.com/pages/pdog-johnstown
Update you Contact information: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu//alumni
Reports say David is alive, but still missing in action, so Matt tackles Valentine's Day at UPJ with Jeff and Kristen Cerula. They share their UPJ Alumni stories, how they ended up being a UPJ couple, and working on the next generation of UPJ Alumni!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Pitt Day of Giving:https://pittdayofgiving.com/pages/pdog-johnstown
David is still on assignment this week but Matt is still kicking! He's joined by Alumni VP John Wozniak where they talk about the new Alumni Association ASCEND Program!
Follow UPJ Athletics at: https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
The snow storm did a number of the production schedule. David is wondering between snow drifts, somethings are open and others are closed, but the show must go on, so that's what Matt does. Just a quick one today to go over the 100 Alumni Donor Challenge and a recap of Winterfest.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Register for the Alumni Donor Challenge: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/upj-presid...
Exciting episode this week! David and Matt catch up with Jim Sestrich and hear how the Spring term is going for the LearningPLUS Program and then Abby Gearhart stops by to talk all things Winterfest and hear about an amazing project that is starting!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
The LearningPLUS Program: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/admissions/special-programs/learningplus-program
Matt and David are back. Matt vents some frustration over a traffic related issue and then he and David run down a very busy January and February for campus and the Alumni.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
David shows up for the show this week and he and Matt celebrate Final's week. We have some updates on the calendar for 2026 and have a deep conversation about media and history.
Email Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Email David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Matt's flying solo on this one. Journey through the thoughts of a podcasting geographer and learn how this whole podcast came to be along with some teases about some upcoming projects and A CHALLENGE!
Email Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Email David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and togetherness, Matt and David welcome their significant others to the show. Learn about the upcoming regional event and then see if Matt and David will enjoy Thanksgiving or end up in the dog house!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Learn about the Evergreen Afterschool Program: https://wwwevergreenasc.org/
Matt and David are still talking about the amazing Johnstown Tomahawks game from Saturday night. We also address David's first experience with students finding out his age. Then we welcome Deborah Breth to the show to talk about here time at UPJ.
Contact Matt: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David: dgj7@pitt.edu
Matt and David are back with a great list of upcoming events, including a regional meeting in Indiana, Pa! Matt then sits down with Ben Epstein who was on campus earlier this year to discuss his time here in the 1970's and his career since.
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Get Hockey tickets at: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Upjalumni2
Matt and David are back for another week of fun. Despite his best efforts, Matt doesn't keep control for long as we go over the calendar of upcoming events and then jump right in with Coaches Vickroy and Oterson from the UPJ Women's Basketball team!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Get tickets for the Women's Basketball event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/upj-womens-basketball-barrels-bites-t...
Matt and David have their usual round table of events with a side of confusion and then we welcome David Bigbee who visited campus a few weeks back to talk about his time here in the early 1970's!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Get Hockey tickets at: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Upjalumni2
Matt and David are on the road this week when we travel to the Living Learning Center for the UPs Engineering and Computer Science Employer Day. We talk to Brian Houston who puts the event on and then to plenty of UPJ Alumni who came looking to hire!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Contact Brian Houston at: bhouston@pitt.edu
Register for UPJ night at the Tomahawks at: https://www.gofevo.com/eve...
Matt and David have had a rough week so they decide to try and make the best of the show by celebrating a bunch of things. First off, we find out how the UPJ Soil Judging team did at their completion and then we rundown all the upcoming events between today and the middle of November!
Email Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Email David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Learn more about Homecoming at: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/homecoming
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