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Dr. Evelyn Kelly and Natalie Kelly: How Travel Creates More Compassionate Humans

By admin on July 30, 2025

How travel creates more compassionate humans is the topic we explore today with our guests! Dr. Evelyn Kelly and her daughter Natalie Kelly have explored 7 continents, 88 countries, and 50 states. They share their most memorable moments in “Have a Love Affair With Travel”, a collection of 79 short stories and travel tips that entertain, inform, and revel the transformative power of travel. Dr. Evelyn is the author of 22 books, and Natalie is a CEO and communications expert.

In episode 593 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what inspired them to write “Have a Love Affair with Travel” together as a mother-daughter team, what travel has taught them about themselves and their relationship, what are some things young travelers need to let go of before embarking on a global journey, how students can become “smart travelers” when it comes to safety, logistics, and cultural etiquette, how global travel impacted Natalie’s career and leadership style, how students can capture and share their own stories meaningfully, what are some overlooked U.S. destinations that students should fall in love with before going abroad, what is next in their travel adventures, and how travel creates more compassionate humans. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoe7J3BrNU

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Mariellen Jacobs: Why don’t all colleges provide safety rails on student bunks and lofts?

By admin on October 10, 2023

Mariellen Jacobs is the founder of Rail Against the Danger and co-founder of the College Safety Coaltion (CSC). She is also on staff at Shepherd Center where her son was rehabilitated after his accident. A devoted mom of two and a resident of Georgia for 31 years, her passion is to drive for lasting change in institutional bed design and college campus safety data collection.

In episode 402 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Mariellen’s son Clark decided on Georgia Tech, what she was thinking when Clark came home with a headache and couldn’t turn his neck, why safety rails for bunks and lofsts isn’t a bigger priority for colleges and universities when 71,000 people per year are injured falling out, what it was like to see her son graduate from Georgia Tech, what he still struggle with today, what our listeners can do to pass the COREY Safety Act of 2023, what else we can do to fight for children’s safety, and some of the other interesting research that she was able to uncover on the topic. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Eb3jMxm50