MU Podcasts

MU Podcasts

Is Franchising For You?
Dennis Miller speaks with franchise business consultant Lou Laveton. Laveton draws on his experience as a franchise owner, developer, mentor and consultant to answer questions on what franchising is and how to find the right franchise to invest in.  Listen to the Podcast

Challenging Times:The Chancellor’s Presentation:Part 1
John Cavanaugh, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor came to Mansfield University to speak to faculty, students and staff about issues concerning the economy and what the system’s 14 universities will be facing over the next few years. Listen to this Podcast

A Talk with Poet Judith Sorberger
Listen to Podcast Dr. Judith Sorberger’s poem, Pioneer Child’s Doll, has been used in an unusual and very exciting way. In this episode, Dennis Miller speaks with Judith about this Grammy nominated experience. They also discuss experiences that led to some of her other published poems.

A Look at the Upcoming Academic Year
Listen to this Podcast As September wraps up and a new academic school year begins, Dr. Maravene Loeschke speaks to Dennis Miller about what to expect in the near and distant future at Mansfield University. Dr. Loeschke touched on a variety of topics that she referred to as “the best of times, and the worst of [...]

Conversation with a Former Slave:Part 1
Francis Bok was 7 years old when he was captured from his village in Suden and taken as a child slave. He spent 10 years in captivity. Now, after a daring escape, he has written a book called “Escape From Slavery, The True Story of my Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom [...]

Conversation with a Former Slave: Part 2
At age 7, Sudan native Francis Bok was kidnapped and enslaved until his escape 10 years later. He continues to talk about his experiences with Dennis Miller, in Part 2 of Conversations with a Former Slave. Listen to this Podcast

Convocation Speech Fall 2009
Dr. Linda Rashidi, Mansfield University professor of English, was guest speaker at MU’s Fall ‘09 Convocation. Her speech about taking charge of your life and learning from the natives is entitled, “What a Liberal Education tells us about ourselves, Slavery and the Art of Resilience.” Listen to this Podcast

President’s Breakfast Address, Fall 2009
Dr. Maravene Loeschke spoke to faculty and staff during her annual President’s Breakfast on August 27th. The gathering was part of University Days on campus and to help usher in, the Fall ‘09 Semester. Dr. Loeschke touched on a variety of topics that she referred to as “the best of times.” The best of times at MU [...]

In Sickness and in Health –School Health Care in Australia, Canada and the U.S. Part 1
Mansfield University professor Dr. Denise Seigart, talk to Dennis Miller about her sabbatical studying health care systems in schools in both Australia and Ontario. In Part 1 she speaks of her goal, which is to work with colleagues at universities in both countries to compare school health care in the three countries and publish [...]

In Sickness and in Health –School Health Care in Australia, Canada and the U.S. Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of In Sickness and In Health. In this episode Dennis Miller continues his discussion with Dr. Denise Seigart, professor of nursing at Mansfield University. The professor spent her sabbatical studying the health care systems in schools in both Australia and Ontario in order to compare school health care in the three [...]