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- Dr. Robert F. Banks, associate provost and associate vice president for academic human resources, and professor emeritus of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, continues his discussion of the MSU Faculty Grievance Office and the grievance process. Banks talks about how the process evolved and how it filled a gap allowing for the resolution of issues that might have been filled by a faculty union, the people who served as grievance officer over the years, the role of the MSU President, the dissemination of FGO decisions, the appeals process, the need to have a set of uniform standards for handling grievances, and confidentiality. Banks is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Second of seven interviews.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-01-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Francisco Villarruel, professor of Family and Child Ecology at Michigan State University and the current Faculty Grievance Official (FGO), talks about how he became FGO, his duties and who he turns to for advice. He also talks about some of the cases he has handled, recent changes in the FGO position and recommendations he has made to the MSU Provost to improve the Faculty Grievance Policy. Villarruel is interviewed by John Revitte, former MSU FGO and professor emeritus of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Revitte also hares stories from his days as FGO.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-03-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ed Klewicki talks about his time playing football for Michigan State College and his coach Jim Crowley and Crowley's style of coaching. He also talks about playing against future President Gerry Ford in the 1934 Michigan game. Klewicki is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, MSU Director of Sports Information.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dave Smith, recycling coordinator for Michigan State University, gives a presentation about the ways the campus recycles and the processes it uses. Smith discusses the principle of "highest use" and the role which the MSU Surplus Store and the Recycling Center play in fulfilling that principle. Smith also focuses on how the Surplus Store and Recycling Center handle the large number of books they receive every semester. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Environmental Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-10-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- John Cantlon, former Michigan State University provost, talks about his career and the beginnings of the university's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Cantlon, who came to MSU in 1954 and moved into administration in 1969, says that the FGP was created after a failed attempt by faculty to unionize and discusses how the procedure was created and what parts worked in the past and should now be improved. Cantlon also talks about the campus student protests, the founding of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at MSU, the search for a new university president, fighting the Michigan Legislature for funding and his relationship with the MSU Board of Trustees. Cantlon 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:
- 2018-12-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kim Wilcox, former Michigan State University provost and current chancellor of the University of California at Riverside, talks about his involvement in the MSU Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) and the role of the university's Faculty Grievance Official (FGO). Wilcox recalls participating in a review of the FGP and making recommendations for improvement, encouraging all MSU faculty to serve on FGP review panels, and explains the role of the MSU's General Counsel in the faculty grievance process. Wilcox says that he believes that the FGP has been an effective way to resolve conflicts and disagreements in the academic system. Wilcox is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kurt Warnbein, a "triple threat halfback" for Michigan State College, talks about arguing on the field with University of Michigan offensive lineman and future President Gerald R. Ford, coming to MSC to run track and reluctantly playing football as a sophomore and says that he was given a student job at the campus hospital but no other financial help. Warnbein also says that his biggest thrill as football plays was beating the University of Michigan in 1934 and 1935. Warnbein is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, director of MSU Sports Information, for his book "The Spartans : a story of Michigan State football".
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Africana Librarian Joe Lauer is interviewed by Peter Limb about Lauer's career at Michigan State and the development of the Africana Collection at the MSU Libraries. Lauer discusses the history of the International Library within the MSU Libraries and how MSU's involvement with the University of Nigeria at Nsukka during the 1960's created a demand by faculty for more books about Africa. Lauer talks about his own interest in African Studies, how he came to work at Michigan state and describes projects that he has been involved in over the years, both at MSU and on a national level. Lauer and Limb, who is also an MSU Africana Librarian, also discuss the challenges and rewards associated with Africana librarianship, focusing specifically on collection development and cataloging. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the MSU African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Curtis, a trained nurse, followed her husband to MSU, moved into married housing, and describes being recruited to teach part-time in the MSU School of Nursing. She talks about her involvement with many projects and initiatives, her influence on the nursing program at MSU, her development of an ethics curriculum for medical professionals, and her position as the University Ombudsman from 1991 until her retirement in 1999.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sister Betty Gaiss discusses her experiences teaching medical ethics in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development within the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Gaiss recalls her life as a Dominican nun, teaching high school, and her interest in philosophy and ethics. She recalls coming to work at MSU in 1974, techniques she used to train physicians in ethical considerations, making rounds, and the value of being in contact with patients while learning and teaching ethics. She speaks fondly of about leaving MSU for another position, teaching ethics at Lansing Community College for 25 years, working with community groups, teaching care and ethics to clergy, cancer patients, and families, and helping found Hospice of Lansing. She speaks fondly of Pediatrics and Human Development and says that her experiences in the department led to many other opportunities in her life. Retired department faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection