Giselle Kowalski
Appears in 24 Episodes
Special Try: Celebrating 125 Years of TXST
What makes Texas State, Texas State? To celebrate 125 years of Bobcat pride, the Try @ TXST team hit the Quad to hear straight from the source — our students! In this ...
Try Going to a Powwow
Back in early October, the Try @ TXST team went to experience the Sacred Springs Powwow, where people from different tribes as well as the San Martian community come t...
Try Dungeons and Dragons
Imagine a game where you create a fantasy realm, built off characters and backstories your friends have given you, with twists and turns that make for one epic story. ...
Special Try: TXST Takes On the Olympics - Part Two
In our last episode, we talked with School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor Jenny Buschhorn and student Mac Blackwell about their plans and expectations ...
Special Try: TXST Takes On the Olympics - Part One
The 2024 Paris Olympics have the whole world on the edge of their seats, and TXST students are in the front row to watch it all. Associate Professor of Mass Communicat...
Try Rugby
TXST's rugby team was originally founded in 1983 and has been a pillar of the campus and San Marcos community ever since. Known for its seemingly brutal game with incr...
Try Studying Rocks
From rolling hills and valleys to rivers that run wide and underground caves that go on for miles, Texas is a geological wonder. Giselle chats with Alan Martinez, a TX...
Try Bee Keeping
If there's one thing we know about bees, it's that we need to save them, but why? On this episode of Try @ TXST, Giselle chats with Christopher Miranda, a member of th...
Try Visiting The Wittliff
If TXST has a hidden gem, it'd be The Wittliff Collections. On Alkek's seventh floor, The Wittliff has treasures from Texas history and highlights themes and events of...
Try Rock Climbing
When you walk into TXST's Recreation Center, you're immediately greeted by one of the tallest indoor rock walls in Texas. Not only are TXST's students climbing new hei...
Try Building a Satellite
The TXST physics program has given students the chance to run a Space Lab, and with it, build the first ever manufactured satellite at TXST. Giselle chats with grad st...
Try Trap and Skeet
The TXST Trap and Skeet club meets on Fridays out at Freeman Ranch to practice their aim, shoot some clays, and hang out. Safety Officer Hunter Haug and club Secretary...
Try Visiting Alkek One
On Alkek Library's first floor you can find a whole world of tech and information completely open to TXST students, staff, and faculty. Andrew Rechnitz and Tyler Davis...
Try Running a Radio Station
KTSW 89.9 has been around since the ’90s, playing underground and lesser known artists for the San Marcos community and providing fun, interesting, skill-building job ...
Special Try: Ghost Stories
From the hallways of Old Main to the showers of Sterry Hall, Texas State is no stranger to ghosts and spirits living on campus. Giselle takes us on a journey and meets...
Try Farming in San Marcos
Located at Freeman Ranch just off of Ranch Road 12, Bobcat Farm is a student-founded, student-run farm-to-market garden that enriches the lives of both local San Marti...
Try Career Services
Get your resume reviewed, prepare for an interview, get suited up, and so much more with TXST's Career Services. Located in the LBJ Student Center, the Career Services...
Try Singing in the Opera
The academic cocktail of singing lessons, language learning, acting, history of European performance, and stage production is what the TXST Opera program is built on. ...
Try Competitive ESports
The TXST eSports team has won championships, hosted intercollegiate competitions, and put together weekly showdowns of some of the most played games in the industry. P...
Try Fencing
Fencing is one of the oldest sports in history, dating back to kings and queens and duels that have lasted in our collective consciousness for years. The TXST Fencing ...
A Special Try @: Reminiscing Before Graduation
From freshman year to changing your major more times than you want to admit, finding your people, and late nights at Sewell Park. That's the college experience at TXST...
Try Mixing and Selling Concrete
It's all around us, and we interact with it every day. Concrete is (literally) at the foundation of how we live our lives and is part of a booming industry with jobs t...
Try Riding Horses
When you think of sports clubs, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis come to mind, but what if we said you could ride horses? Giselle dives deep into the world of the TXST Equ...
Introducing the TXST Podcast Network
The TXST Podcast Network. Real stories from our expert faculty and amazing students, exploring important ideas for Texas and sharing how we’re shaping what comes NEXT....