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- Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon testifies before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection regarding the sexual abuse of dozens of gymnasts who were under the care of former MSU physician and convicted child molester Larry Nassar. Simon says that she is horrified that Nassar's crimes occurred during her tenure and that she did not know of his actions. She also comments on settlement negotiations with the survivors, university investigations into allegations against other MSU employees, and how abuse complaints were handled under her administration. Also testifying are USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny and Rhonda Faehn, USA Women's Gymnastics program director. The Committee is chaired by Jerry Moran (R-KS) until John Thune (R-SD) returns to assume the chair.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- University of Michigan Professor of Classical Studies Dr. Arthur Verhoogt joins MSU Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies Dr. Robert Anderson, to discuss U of M's digital Papyri collection and MSU's digital collection of Samaritan manuscripts. Verhooght describes the creation of the digital papyrus collection, use of the collection, and its historical and theological significance. Anderson describes the acquisition, storage and preservation of the Samaritan materials kept, contents of the collection, and its historical significance. Dr. Jim Ridolfo, Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky talks about digitizing the Samaritan collection while he was at MSU. They answer questions from the audience. Dr. Christopher A. Frilingos introduces the speakers. Librarian Agnes Widder convenes the session. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Emeritus E. James Potchen, M.D. amd former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, talks about representing the university administration in the faculty grievance process. Potchen says that ninety-nine percent of the problems presented to the Grievance Office were the result of misunderstandings and that he didn't have to prepare very much for individual cases because there was so much redundancy in the type of grievances filed. Potchen also talks about why MSU created the faculty grievance process, attempts to unionize MSU faculty, the attitude of MSU President Peter McPherson toward MSU faculty having a voice, the move of the medical school to Grand Rapids, the changes MSU President Cecil Mackey made at MSU, his own role in the development of medical programs at MSU and his career as a professor and administrator at the university. Potchen is interviewed by retired MSU Professor of Labor Studies and former Faculty Grievance Officer John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michael Rubner, Michigan State University's longest serving Faculty Grievance Official (FGO), talks about how he organized the duties of the FGO, the time it took to process grievances, the evaluation process of FGOs, his involvement with the University Committee on Faculty Affairs (UCFA) and why he chose to become an FGO. He also talks about other FGOs, MSU provosts and presidents, the role of the MSU general counsel, and the effectiveness of the Faculty Grievance Process. Rubner is interviewed by Bob Banks, former MSU Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wickert talks about his childhood in Chicago, obtaining a Psychology degree from UCLA in 1933 and a graduate degree form the University of Chicago. He shares work experiences and comments on the Hawthorne experiments at Western Electric. Wickert served as a replacement-training officer during World War II and joined the Psychology Department at MSU in 1947. He joined the Management School in 1960 developing organizational psychology programs around the world in cooperation with the State Department, Peace Corp and MSU international outreach efforts.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-05-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mindy Morgan, professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom: Models for Indigenous Language Programs within the University System." Morgan describes the strategies and methods employed by the indigenous languages program at MSU to meet specific needs of indigenous-language learners. Morgan describes the various laws and initiatives that created an opportunity to start and augment indigenous-language programs. She provides descriptions of a number of programs around the country then focuses the rest of her discussion on the University of Minnesota and MSU. Morgan answers questions from the audience. Morgan is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, Director of the Center for Great Lakes Culture. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ed Welch, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR) talks about his law career and his first contact with MSU in 1970 when the Muskegon law firm he worked for conducted labor and employment law seminars as part of SLIR's Labor Education Program (LEP). Welch says that he practiced labor law for many years, agreed to join SLIR on a part-time basis and specialize in workers compensation issues and finally came on board as a full time faculty member in 1999. He talks about the curriculum he taught, the Workers Comp Center and the Safety Center at MSU, being required to do enough outreach to cover his salary and expenses, his work and travel demands, the newsletter he published, the interpersonal and professional dynamics in SLIR, becoming director of the Human Resources Education and Training Center (HRETC) within SLIR, the tensions between the academic program faculty and the extension service faculty, and the effectiveness and legacy of SLIR and what he liked about his association with it. Welch is interviewed by John Revitte, professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan State University.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jack Heppinstall talks about his experiences as the trainer for the Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) Athletic Department, beginning in 1914. Heppinstall reminisces about working with the boxing and wrestling teams, going to the 1948 Olympics in London as the boxing trainer, Biggie Munn's 1947 loss to the University of Michigan and his pay throughout the years. He says that he worked for 69 head coaches in various sports during his time at the university and that being inducted into the trainers hall of fame is his most treasured honor.
- Date Issued:
- 1973-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Clifton Wharton, former president of Michigan State University, talks about his role in the creation of the university's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) and Faculty Grievance Official (FGO). Wharton says that he was comfortable with labor unions and that the FGP was not created to thwart faculty unionization efforts. In fact, he says, most MSU faculty preferred the grievance model he proposed to unionization. Wharton also talks about the structure of the land grant institution he inherited in 1969, some of the innovations he implemented during a time of tremendous social change, his relationship with MSU Board of Trustees and the uproar over the public disclosure of MSU faculty and staff salaries. Wharton is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, MSU professor emeritus of Labor Studies.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carolyn Stieber, professor emerita of political science and ombudsman emerita at Michigan State University, talks about her life, education and career in political science and becoming the first ombudsman at a major university. Stieber recalls finishing her degree at the University of Chicago, finding a a job with the Navy during World War Two, and marrying her husband Jack Stieber after the war. She also discusses following her husband to MSU in 1957 when he became a professor in MSU's new School of Labor and Industrial Relations and later being asked to teach a political science class which led to her own thirty-seven year career at the university. Stieber recalls the highs and lows of her career including, facing sexism in her department, teaching future Michigan Governor John Engler as an undergraduate and becoming ombudsman. Stieber is interviewed by retired MSU Professor Pauline Adams for the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection