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- A Michigan State University faculty panel discusses, "Mapping the Boundaries of Friendship: The Changing Nature and Tools of Relationships". Panelists reflect on the way people relate to one another both with modern technology and historically when literacy rates were lower and letter writing was the norm. Topics include romance, face-to-face interaction, Internet usage, text messaging, on-line bullying, friendship, and collaboration. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Dean of the Honors College, convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by: MSU Honors College; Lyman Briggs College; James Madison College; the Colleges of Arts and Letters; Communication Arts and Sciences; Natural Science; Arts and Humanities; the Departments of Advertising, Public Relations, and Retailing; Physics and Astronomy; Psychology; Romance and Classical Studies; Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Chicano poet and activist Trinidad Sanchez Jr., talks about his family and upbringing in Pontiac, Michigan. Sanchez talks about his beginnings as a poet, his audiences, and his subject matter. He explains the emphasis of his poetry and reads from his book, "Why Am I So Brown?" Sanchez is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera for the Mexican Voices Michigan Lives Oral History series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Family Medicine Clare Luz delivers a talk entitled, "Direct Care Workers: A Calling, the Job, and the Misjudging of Social Value." Luz describes the world of direct health care workers and is joined by care workers Susan Fierro, Kamilah Abood, and Martha Kwant, who talk about their work experiences. They describe the work environment, the type of work performed, their training, the need for additional workers in the field, and the abysmal compensation structure. Questions from the audience are taken. Luz is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Historian Dr. Matthew Pehl from Augustana College delivers a talk entitled, "The Moralistic God and the Factory System: Uncovering Religion in a 1950s Automobile Factory." Pehl looks at "The Detroit Industrial Mission" and the organization's efforts to both research and minister to workers in the Detroit area factories of the 1950s. Pehl reflects on their efforts and their findings of the influence class and denomination had on religious perspectives and workers' views of the nature of work. He describes the project that brought clergy into auto factories, their status as outsiders, the social dynamic in the plants, and the rejection by most workers of proselytizing in the workplace. He answers questions from the audience. Pehl is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the Lansing Stewardship Community/Motorcities Automobile National Heritage Area. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama marks Equal Pay Day at the White House by signing an executive order seeking to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women. He tells the audience that America succeeds when women succeed and that "pay in secrecy fosters discrimination." Obama is introduced by pay equity advocate and author Lilly Ledbetter.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush answers questions from workers at the Evergreen plant in California, following the historic signing of the arms reduction pact with Boris Yeltsin.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Reagan says the United States will enter into arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union stating clearly that if the talks fail the Russians will be entering an arms race which they cannot possibly win.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ronald Reagan promises continuing aid to the freedom fighters in Central America in an address to Women Concerned for America. Broadcast on CNN.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a campaign speech in Philadelphia, Roosevelt scotches rumors about plans for concentration camps, secret telephone calls to Mussolini and Hitler, and discusses America's economic conditions.
- Date Issued:
- 1940-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Address on the necessity of our full aid to Britain.
- Date Issued:
- 1941-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection