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- Retired Michigan State University Professor E. James Potchen, former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, reflects upon his early life and education at MSU, his career in medicine and radiology and his experience with with MSU's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Potchen says that he returned to MSU in 1975 to become Chair of the Radiology Department and persuaded the administration that a radiology building could be a profit center for the university. Potchen also gives his opinion of the FGP, talks about various Faculty Grievance Officials (FGO) he worked with, and recalls some of the cases he was involved in while advocating for the the university administration. Potchen is interviewed by John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Irene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, talks about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Collier explains Christman's role as general contractor, the complexity of the project, and the challenges of coordinating the schedules of thirty different subcontractors. She also talks about a dispute over using a non-union contractor, prevailing wage requirements, and how it feels to be the lone female working on the project.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Chris Yarborough, intern for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan and a student majoring in Construction Management at MSU, talks about his duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Yarborough explains the work he does to facilitate the work of the management team and he describes other projects on which he has worked and how he settled on his major. Ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, talk about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. They talk about learning to work together, the project's aggressive schedule, coordinating all the complex tasks and resources needed, and the difficulties in trying to plan ahead for all of the many construction details. They also talk about site picketing by union members, how the Chirstman follows all wage rate laws, and how they try to foster good relations with the unions.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Chris Yarborough, intern for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan and a student majoring in Construction Management at MSU, talks about his duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Yarborough explains the work he does to facilitate the work of the management team and he describes other projects on which he has worked and how he settled on his major. Ends abruptly.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Irene Collier, administrative professional for the Christman Company in Lansing, Michigan, talks about her duties on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. Collier explains Christman's role as general contractor, the complexity of the project, and the challenges of coordinating the schedules of thirty different subcontractors. She also talks about a dispute over using a non-union contractor, prevailing wage requirements, and how it feels to be the lone female working on the project.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, talk about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. They talk about learning to work together, the project's aggressive schedule, coordinating all the complex tasks and resources needed, and the difficulties in trying to plan ahead for all of the many construction details. They also talk about site picketing by union members, how the Chirstman follows all wage rate laws, and how they try to foster good relations with the unions.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Retired Michigan State University Professor E. James Potchen, former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, reflects upon his early life and education at MSU, his career in medicine and radiology and his experience with with MSU's Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Potchen says that he returned to MSU in 1975 to become Chair of the Radiology Department and persuaded the administration that a radiology building could be a profit center for the university. Potchen also gives his opinion of the FGP, talks about various Faculty Grievance Officials (FGO) he worked with, and recalls some of the cases he was involved in while advocating for the the university administration. Potchen is interviewed by John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection