There’s a new way for alumni and friends to keep up with Creighton campus news and success stories. We’ve launched a podcast called From the Mall.
Each episode, we'll feature conversations with the people who make Creighton great, celebrating their achievements and impact, and spotlighting the ways their Creighton experience shaped their lives. Listen now:
Episode 1 is live!
From the Mall’s first episode debuts just in time for the start of basketball season. We’re celebrating two nationally-ranked Creighton teams ahead of their 2024-25 season debuts. Jahenns Manigat, BA'14, is back on campus as a graduate assistant. And Jim Flanery, BA'87, begins his 23rd year as the Bluejay women's basketball coach. Both alumni join the show to discuss their Creighton experiences and their two talented squads.
Meet our guests (Episode 1)
Jahenns Manigat
A former Bluejay basketball standout who joined the Creighton men's basketball staff in August 2024 as a graduate assistant.
- Started 121 games during his Creighton career (2010-2014)
- Ranks ninth in Creighton history in career 3-pointers made (206)
- Led the team in charges taken in all four seasons with the Jays
- Played 10 years of professional basketball in 10 different countries
Jim Flanery
Entering his 23rd season as Creighton's head women's basketball coach.
- Creighton's all-time winningest women's basketball coach (427 wins)
- Led the Jays to seven NCAA tournament appearances, including three straight
- Guided Creighton to its first-ever Elite Eight in 2022
- Was a member of Creighton's golf team and a walk-on on the basketball team as a Creighton student.
About the host
From the Mall's host is Jon Nyatawa, the Assistant Director of Content Strategy for Creighton's University Relations. He's leading each episode's entertaining conversations with the people who make Creighton great.
Nyatawa, an award-winning journalist during a 14-year career at The Omaha World-Herald, joined Creighton in 2023.
Send your feedback about the show to jonnyatawa@creighton.edu.
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Women's basketball coach Jim Flanery joins the From The Mall podcast to discuss his ultra-competitive team, the growth of the sport and what he valued most about his experience as a student at Creighton.
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Jahenns Manigat, a former Bluejay basketball standout, joins the From The Mall podcast to discuss his favorite Creighton moments and his reasons for (re)joining the program this year as a graduate assistant.
From the Mall: A Creighton podcast for alumni and friends
From the Mall is a new podcast for the Creighton University community, featuring alumni, faculty and Jesuits who have fun stories to tell and helpful insight to share.
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Episode 2
A conversation with a Creighton Jesuit. We'll discuss the ways Creighton's campus atmosphere is shaped by the Jesuit community and consider ideas for continually infusing Jesuit principles in our lives, especially with the busy holiday season approaching.
Episode 3
Multiple generations working together! How do we all get along? Or, maybe, we are making it more difficult than it needs to be? Creighton associate professor Leah Georges shares her insight on this meaningful moment in workplace culture.