{"id":1834,"date":"2017-06-21T12:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T12:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2019-07-15T18:44:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T18:44:53","slug":"rasheen-chatmon-ms-supply-chain-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/resources\/student-spotlight\/rasheen-chatmon-ms-supply-chain-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasheen Chatmon, MS in Supply Chain Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video: Rasheen Chatmon, MS in Supply Chain Management\" id=\"kaltura_player_1544128601\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2353281\/sp\/235328100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/41315042\/partner_id\/2353281?iframeembed=true&amp;playerId=kaltura_player_1544128601&amp;entry_id=0_fnk3wxyl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"342\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 342px;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Rasheen Chatmon - Haiti .mp4\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"46\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cfvod.kaltura.com\/p\/2353281\/sp\/235328100\/thumbnail\/entry_id\/0_fnk3wxyl\/version\/100012\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-07-18T13:51:54.000Z\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"width\" content=\"608\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"height\" content=\"342\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>An assignment in Haiti inspired Rasheen Chatmon\u00a0to pursue a\u00a0<a title=\"Master of Science in Supply Chain Management\" href=\"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/programs\/masters-degree\/ms-supply-chain-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MS in Supply Chain Management<\/a>\u00a0at Michigan State University.<\/p>\n<p>Chatmon, a maintenance warrant officer in the U.S. Army, was sent to the Caribbean nation following the devastating 2010 earthquake. It was there that Chatmon was exposed to the frustrations of an inefficient and unworkable supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a pivotal moment for me, seeing all these people suffering from a lack of resources,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cWater, medical care, all the equipment we needed was within arm\u2019s reach, but the supply chain was damaged due to a broken runway or a broken crane on the dock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the equipment, all the resources were there but there was a breakdown in the infrastructure that kept the populace from getting what they needed,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cI sat there seeing this and in my mind, I was like, \u2018If I was in charge of this, this is what I\u2019d do.\u2019\u201d Chatmon said.<\/p>\n<p>After researching supply chain management programs, Chatmon chose\u00a0MSU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw MSU was ranked\u00a0<a title=\"MSU Now Top Graduate Supply Chain School\" href=\"\/resources\/msu-online-information\/msu-king-of-supply-chain\/\">No. 1 in Supply Chain Management,<\/a>\u00a0it stood out to me,\u201d Chatmon said.<\/p>\n<p>Studying online wasn\u2019t new for Chatmon. He earned both his associate\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees that way. Besides, he wasn\u2019t situated particularly close to East Lansing.\u201cWhen I signed up for it, I was sitting in a tent in Kuwait,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cI sent an email: \u2018When does the next class start? What do I have to do? This is my current situation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applied and got accepted,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cAs soon as I got back from Kuwait I came here for my first onsite visit and I have not looked back since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Chatmon\u2019s education progressed, so did his concept of supply chain management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy perspective is constantly changing,\u201d Chatmon said. In the military, he recalled, \u201cI was literally, \u2018Hey, we need this to fix this vehicle,\u2019 I order the part, it comes in and I put it on. That\u2019s as far as I thought about it. There was no, \u2018How did this piece of equipment get here? What were the steps it took to get it here? How much money did it cost to produce this item?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupply chain management touches everything and I really didn\u2019t think how deep it went until I entered this program,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cEvery single thing, somebody supplied\u00a0it &#8211; this table, this chair, these lights. It amazes\u00a0me, no matter where you go, supply chain management is there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chatmon is preparing to transition from military to civilian life, and he said he would look to both the military and MSU during this period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military has a lot of resources that help you transition,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cAt the same time, there are faculty members at MSU who are retired military. I can always talk to them and say, \u2018When you retired, what were some of the challenges you faced?\u2019 and allow me the opportunity to not make the same mistakes or take advantage of some of the same resources they did to become successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chatmon advises other active duty military personnel to consider both the\u00a0<a title=\"Military Graduate Program Tuition Aid\" href=\"\/admissions\/military-students\/military-graduate-program-tuition-aid\/\">benefits<\/a>\u00a0and the challenges of earning a degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThink long and hard about what you want,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cAnything worth having is not going to come easy, so there\u2019s going to be sacrifice and lot of dedication needed to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chatmon is certain it was the right decision for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t regret it at all,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cI think it\u2019s the best decision I\u2019ve ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After earning two degrees strictly online, Chatmon especially enjoyed\u00a0<a title=\"What is Blended Learning?\" href=\"\/resources\/supply-chain\/what-is-blended-learning\/\">MSU\u2019s blended program<\/a>, in which online students also spend four three-day weekends on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got my undergraduate degrees online, so being able to come to the campus and meet people and network and just take in the whole college experience is really special,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cThe amount of knowledge and experience that I got from being able to spend a weekend on the campus and interact with other students and interact with faculty members, there\u2019s no beating that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he prepares to enter civilian life, Chatmon continues to recall the impact his time in Haiti had on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe things I saw and experienced, the frustration of having the supplies that you need at arm\u2019s distance and you can\u2019t get it and people suffer for that, that was a powerful and moving time for me,\u201d Chatmon said. \u201cIt makes you appreciate that you have the power to maybe impact somebody else\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things I\u2019ve been looking at is getting a job at FEMA, something where I can apply what I\u2019m learning to help somebody else,\u201d Chatmon said.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Reasons to Choose MSU for Supply Chain\" href=\"\/resources\/supply-chain\/reasons-to-choose-msu-for-supply-chain\/\">Thanks to MSU<\/a>, he said, \u201cwith the tools and knowledge we have, the possibility is endless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Are you a student or graduate of Michigan State University&#8217;s online master&#8217;s degree or certificate programs? We would love to share your success story in our Student Spotlight series. Contact us at\u00a0<\/i><a title=\"MSU Testimonials\" href=\"mailto:testimonial@MSUonline.com\"><i>testimonial@msuonline.com<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0for additional details. And for more stories like this be sure to check out our\u00a0<\/i><a title=\"Student Spotlight\" href=\"\/resources\/category\/student-spotlight\/\"><i>Success Stories<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An assignment in Haiti inspired Rasheen Chatmon\u00a0to pursue a\u00a0MS in Supply Chain Management\u00a0at Michigan State University. Chatmon, a maintenance warrant officer in the U.S. Army, was sent to the Caribbean nation following the devastating 2010 earthquake. 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