The Tuck Shop Podcast

Episode 93: The UPJ Army Navy Baseball Game - Featuring Dr. Ed Hartle

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
 

Episode 92: May the Quartz be with you! - Featuring Dr. Ryan Kerrigan

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
 

Episode 91: This guy's a shooter - Featuring Rich Ragan

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 

Episode 90 - Privately laughing to himself...

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 

Episode 89: Pitt Day of Giving is here.... Please help us!

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

Episode 88 - Valentine's Day at UPJ Featuring Jeff and Kristen Cerula

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

Episode 87: Program A.S.C.E.N.D.

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

Episode 86: Snow Storm 2026 - It's cold

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-presidential-challenge 

Episode 85: Winterfest, Learning, and February 29th...

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
Register for Winterfest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7HtLv4O-p28R7ua-9JO0BsRwJfB18bA_koqTa662eXVercg/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawPcf1VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFldEtZUEF5ejFlWm1JeEU5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsOI6ce-7-Pz7o-pF0pfGKEEJA_ot1esYXBHla4Y01KAXwf2mWScTv_RTp46_aem_v6DvLD6bZSJ7blXhhHsSAA
 

Episode 84: Spring Term?

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