There’s a 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 9 is live
From the moment Johnny Torres stepped on Creighton’s campus for an official recruiting visit, he recognized something special about the people and the place. Soon, his entire perspective changed. His goal of becoming a professional athlete was no longer the only goal. And now, as the Bluejay men’s soccer coach, he hopes to help student-athletes today experience similar personal growth.
Torres joined the show to discuss how his life experiences (from growing up in Columbia, to getting adopted, to returning at age 31 to earn a degree) shape his approach to his job on campus. Plus, a professional perk: He’s pretty sure his office has the second-best views in the city.
Meet our most recent guest
Johnny Torres
Now in his eighth season as the Creighton men’s soccer coach, Torres is helping to build upon the program’s legacy of success that he helped establish. He was a two-time National Player of the Year as a Bluejay student-athlete.
- Helped lead the Jays to their first-ever College Cup (men’s soccer final four) in 1996. As a head coach, he guided Creighton to the College Cup in 2022.
- Torres is a member of the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame and the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
- Torres was the fifth overall pick in the first round of the 1998 Major League Soccer Draft, selected by the New England Revolution.
More From the Mall Episodes
Episode 1
- Former Bluejay Jahenns Manigat, BA'14, and women's basketball coach Jim Flanery, BA'87, joined the show to celebrate the start of the season.
Episode 2
- Fr. Jeff Sullivan, SJ, discussed Creighton’s Jesuit tradition and the ways he tries to carry on that legacy, by serving students and building community.
Episode 3
- There are five generations of people together in the workforce right now and Creighton associate professor Leah Georges, PhD, BA’06, shared her expertise on all of the dynamics at play.
Episode 4
- How did elite college volleyball players also successfully complete a nursing degree? Well, Norah Sis and Kendra Wait are special (but they also had lots of support).
Episode 5
- Anthony Tolliver, BSBA’07, is a former Bluejay and NBA veteran who’s using his platform and resources to positively impact the lives of as many people he can.
Episode 6
- Michael Kelly, JD, LLM, the Senator Allen A. Sekt Endowed Chair in Law, and second-year law student Winnye Tu joined From the Mall to discuss the ways that a signature study abroad program, Nuremberg to the Hague, is positively impacting Creighton students.
Episode 7
- From record enrollment, to faculty excellence, to innovative partnerships, there’s a lot happening within the College of Nursing. Dean Jessica Clark discussed the keys to success for her college.
Episode 8
- What’s it like living in Creighton Jesuit community? And how do you offer spiritual guidance on Instagram? And what kind of advice do students need? Fr. Eric Immel, SJ, talks about those topics and more, including his new role as pastor at St. John’s Church.
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.
More News From the Mall
How Creighton changed everything for coach Johnny Torres
Johnny Torres, BSW'08, shared why he chose Creighton, why he returned 10 years later and why he’s stayed so long since. The Bluejay Athletics Hall of Famer and current men’s soccer coach reflected on his journey during a recent From the Mall episode.
New pastor at St. John’s Church shares why Creighton is so special
Fr. Eric Immel, SJ, joined the From the Mall podcast to discuss his new role as the pastor at St. John’s Church, his journey to becoming a Jesuit and the impact Creighton has had on his life. Plus, he’s on Instagram!
College of Nursing dean talks record enrollment, faculty excellence and more
Jessica Clark, dean of Creighton University’s College of Nursing, joined the From the Mall podcast to discuss a number of topics, including why more students than ever before are enrolling at Creighton to become nurses.
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