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Walter Kraft, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix, Elizabeth Allen
Walter Kraft, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
Walter Kraft is the Vice President for Communications at Eastern Michigan University, a position he has been in for over 14 years. In this interview, Kraft recounts how he got into communications, working his way from intern to News Director at Channel 7 in Detroit, and shifting from news to public relations after becoming Vice President of Caponigro PR. Kraft explains how he ended up in his current position at EMU, how the communications department has evolved since he started, and bringing the “You Are Welcome Here” slogan to EMU. Kraft describes the shift from “You Are Welcome Here” to …
Anya Abramzon & Shrina Eadeh, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix
Anya Abramzon & Shrina Eadeh, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Anya Abramzon and Shrina Eadeh both work in important leadership positions at Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. Abramzon serves as the CEO, and Eadeh serves as the Director of Resettlement Services. In this interview, Eadeh and Abramzon explain the difference between refugee and humanitarian parole status, resettling 85 Afghan families in six months, and the Walk a Mile in My Shoes fundraising initiative. Eadeh and Abramzon describe the difficulties in finding housing to resettle refugees/humanitarian parolees, how COVID-19 has impacted JFS, and how the Washtenaw County community has supported JFS. Eadeh and Abramzon also discuss the behavioral health services …
Patrick Mcgill, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Patrick Mcgill, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Oral Histories
Patrick McGill has worked as a police officer for Eastern Michigan University since 1999. In this interview, McGill reminisce's about how the EMU campus has changed during his time working here, and meeting international students when taking classes for his construction management degree at EMU. McGill recounts his experience getting fans for some of the Afghan families who were staying in on-campus housing in 2022, his perspectives on immigration law, and his thoughts on EMU providing the housing to the Afghan families.
Devon Meier, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Devon Meier, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Oral Histories
Devon Meier worked as the Chief Development Officer at Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Washtenaw County from 2020-2022. In her role as Chief Development Officer, Meier was responsible for the annual giving and major gifts program, as well as, other fundraising efforts for JFS. In this interview, Meier explains how she got her role at JFS, a day in the life of a chief development officer, and what fundraising looked like during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meier describes how JFS got involved in the Afghan resettlement following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the logistics of …
Mira Sussman, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Mira Sussman, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Oral Histories
Mira Sussman is the Resource Development Manager for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. In this interview, Sussman describes growing up in the Jewish community in Ann Arbor, her first time working at JFS in the employment program between 2005-2013, and how JFS evolved during her first time working there. Sussman explains how different resettlement services are at JFS now vs. the early 2000s, the resettlement process, and how COVID-19 has made resettling difficult due to lack of access to housing. Sussman also explores JFS’s collaboration with Eastern Michigan University in resettling 12 Afghan families into on-campus housing, storing mattresses …
Zuzana Tomas, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix
Zuzana Tomas, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Zuzana Tomas is an ESL and TESOL professor at Eastern Michigan University who also facilitates the Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) courses. In this interview, Tomas recounts growing up in Slovakia, developing an interest in English and American culture, and her decision to study abroad in the United States. Tomas discusses adjusting to life in the US, getting involved in ESL and TESOL, and how she decided to work at EMU after completing her PhD. Tomas describes her experience helping refugees gain literacy, becoming involved in AS-L, and her classes collaborations with Jewish Family Services. Tomas also explores her AS-L students decision …
Dick Look, Oral History Interview, 2023, Matt Jones
Dick Look, Oral History Interview, 2023, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
Dick Look was active with the Arm of Honor Fraternity from 1962 until 1966. Look discusses his personal growth in the fraternity and at EMU, and expresses his appreciation for EMU Dean of Men, James "Bingo" Brown. Look also talks about the presence of the Arm of Honor Fraternity in the coaching field in Michigan. Look emphasizes the importance of a sense of belonging in a community in which all members are mutually supportive. Graduating from Walled Lake High School, Look retraces his journey to EMU, including his father's occupation in the entertainment industry and his own plans for a …
Jessica "Decky" Alexander, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Jessica "Decky" Alexander, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Decky Alexander is a Drama Professor and the director of academic engagement programs (Engage@EMU) at Eastern Michigan University. In this interview, Alexander recounts how she became interested in theater, growing up in the Chicago area, and the impact college had on expanding her worldview. Alexander describes her theatre initiatives, working to improve harmful public school policies, and how she ended up at Eastern Michigan University. Alexander explains her life during her “year of yes”, getting involved with the Jewish Federation in Washtenaw County, and her involvement in resettling Afghan families into student housing at EMU in 2022. Alexander explores how …
Cedrick Charles, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Cedrick Charles, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell
Oral Histories
Cedrick Charles is an undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan University who has been very active in campus life, as he is involved in many student organizations and has participated in Student Government serving as the Speaker of the Senate (2021-2022), and Vice President (2022-2023). In this interview, Charles recounts his experience growing up in a large immigrant family, as his parents and extended family immigrated to South Florida from Haiti in the 1990s, and what immigration means to him. Charles discusses what led him to come to Eastern Michigan University, why he is pursuing a degree in economics and political …
Hamzah Dajani, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen
Hamzah Dajani, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
Hamzah Dajani is an international student from Jordan studying finance and accounting, and he currently serves as the Student Government President at Eastern Michigan University. In this interview, Dajani recounts his experience growing up in Jordan, how he became interested in math and finance, and how he decided to come to EMU. Dajani explains how he got involved in Student Government, his experience as an international student, the difficulties of adjusting to life in the United States, and the struggles of finding a job as a non-US citizen. Dajani describes how Student Government became involved in the Afghan resettlement process, …
President James Smith, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell, Finn Vincent-Fix
President James Smith, Oral History Interview, 2024, Cassandra Mitchell, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
James Smith is Eastern Michigan University's 23rd president, a role he has been in since 2016. In this interview, Smith recounts how he got into a career in educational policy, his time working in the K-12 public school system, and moving up the ranks from professor, to administrator, to dean, and finally to being a university president. Smith explores his passion for international issues, his commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how he came to join the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. Smith describes how he jumped at the chance to open on-campus housing to twelve Afghan …
Sadaf Ali, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Sadaf Ali, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Dr. Sadaf Ali is a professor of Digital Media, Cinema, and Journalism at Eastern Michigan University, and has been working at EMU since 2012. Ali recounts how she became interested in news media, what led her to pursue a career in broadcasting, and her career working in journalism and broadcasting prior to coming to work at EMU. Ali describes her commitment to covering diverse stories, creating audio story and writing an article for WEMU about the Afghan refugee led cooking class coordinated by Zuzana Tomas’s Academic Service-Learning class, and the cultural importance of food as a person of Pakistani descent. …
Lauren London, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix, Elizabeth Allen
Lauren London, Oral History Interview, 2024, Finn Vincent-Fix, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
Lauren London is the General Counsel for Eastern Michigan University, and has been working at EMU for over a decade now. In this interview, London explains her decision to become a lawyer, how she became EMU’s General Counsel, and the challenges of being a Jewish person in the modern political climate. London describes her connection to Jewish Family Services, falling into the role as the project manager for the Afghan resettlement process, and the legality and logistics of opening up on-campus housing to the 12 Afghan families in 2022. London discusses future projects EMU hopes to work on relating to …
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In Communication Sciences And Disorders: Past, Present, And Future, Sarah M. Ginsberg, Colleen F. Visconti, Jennifer C. Friberg
Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In Communication Sciences And Disorders: Past, Present, And Future, Sarah M. Ginsberg, Colleen F. Visconti, Jennifer C. Friberg
Books - Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Casper Mielke, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Casper Mielke, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Casper Mielke talks about what brought them to Eastern, plans after graduation, and creating characters as a form of self-care.
Emily Laduke, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Emily Laduke, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Emily LaDuke talks about transferring to Eastern, getting rid of social media app TikTok, and finding a sense of belonging.
Rachel Anthony, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Rachel Anthony, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Rachel Anthony talks about growing up queer, finding comfort in the English Department, and self-care in stressful times.
Christopher Durden, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Christopher Durden, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Christopher Durden talks about coming out to parents who are supportive, finding LGBTQ friendly spaces on campus, and being your authentic self.
Lisa Green, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Lisa Green, Interview, 2023, Christopher Durden
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Lisa Green talks about the importance of the Resource Center on campus, growing up as a queer child, and their journey to EMU.
Hunter Johnstone, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Hunter Johnstone, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Hunter Johnstone talks about the fictional characters who had an impact on them, coming out as bisexual, and addressing biphobia in and out of the LGBTQ community.
Harley Maxbauer, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Harley Maxbauer, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Harley Maxbauer talks about transitioning, being involved with the LGBTQ community on campus, and stepping out of your comfort zone.
Nancy Ross, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Nancy Ross, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Nancy Ross talks about their first introduction to queer identities, switching majors, and gender expression through roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons.
Ivy Smith, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Ivy Smith, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Ivy Smith talks about learning about queer identities, gender euphoria, and the LGBTRC's Out on the Lawn event.
Zaria Spidell, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Zaria Spidell, Interview, 2023, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. EMU student Zaria Spidell talks about growing up and coming out in a Christian household, balancing religion and identity, and finding solace in the library.
Anonymous, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Anonymous, Interview, 2023, Elizabeth Allen
Oral Histories
In November of 2023, Eastern Michigan University’s LGBT Resource Center hosted an event in collaboration with the University Archives’ Oral History Program during Transgender Awareness Week where students could share their experiences with being part of the LGBT community on and off campus. Here, an EMU student talks about the conflict between the church and LGBTQ issues, finding community as a Black lesbian, and queer prom in Detroit.
Maya Walker, Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst
Maya Walker, Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst
Oral Histories
On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, Early College Alliance student Maya Walker talks about her first day on campus and the initial shock of seeing such a large campus for the first time. She speaks on the importance of her Queer Literature class, and the usefulness of onsite testing during the pandemic.
"Kayla" And "Jamia," Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst
"Kayla" And "Jamia," Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst
Oral Histories
On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, EMU alums and longtime friends “Jamia” and “Kayla” discuss their formative experiences on the campus of EMU, including shopping at the Quick Fix, where students could “buy anything from candy bars to condoms,” and the Meijer Midnight Madness grocery shopping trips hosted by EMU. Both interviewees discuss courses …
Lee Hassenzahl, Interview, 2023, Katie Delahoyde
Lee Hassenzahl, Interview, 2023, Katie Delahoyde
Oral Histories
On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, alum Lee Hassenzahl (class of 1972) recounts meeting her husband at EMU, working toward her degree in Education, her grandmother’s graduation from Michigan State Normal College, her work with Vietnamese refugees during the War in Vietnam, and the disparity in pay between men and women.
Evan Zimdars, Interview, 2023, Katie Delahoyde
Evan Zimdars, Interview, 2023, Katie Delahoyde
Oral Histories
On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, Zimdars (class of 2018) speaks of his experience obtaining degrees in Social Work, the importance of staying local, and the decision to pursue Social Work rather than Psychology.
Cheryl Walker, Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst, Marian Feinberg
Cheryl Walker, Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst, Marian Feinberg
Oral Histories
On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, alum Cheryl Walker speaks of the lifelong friendships formed at EMU in the late 1970s, her initial, post-graduate teaching experiences, and speculates on a life without attending EMU.