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Jackie Ruttinger: Running The Galleries And Her Best Studio Yet, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Jackie Ruttinger: Running The Galleries And Her Best Studio Yet, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Previous WMU Director of Exhibitions Jackie Ruttinger shares her memories of her time working on East Campus for the School of Art. She shares stories of her studio space in East Hall, a favorite tree on campus, and running the galleries of East Campus.


Ray Lezotte, Meeting His Wife And A Passion For The Air Force, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Ray Lezotte, Meeting His Wife And A Passion For The Air Force, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU and State High Alum Ray Lezotte speaks with Cassie Kotrch over the phone to share some of his memories of his time as a student at Campus School, State High, and WMU as well as his memory of the teacher who ignited his passion for the air force, where he would spend 4 year between attending State High and WMU.


Beginnings Of The Nuevo South: Mexican Migration In 1970s And 1980s Mississippi, Isabel Loya 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Beginnings Of The Nuevo South: Mexican Migration In 1970s And 1980s Mississippi, Isabel Loya

Master's Theses

Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been present in Mississippi since the early twentieth century with a large increase in the 1970s. The majority of the scholarship surrounding Mexican migration focuses on the 1990s leaving a historiographical gap concerning this earlier period of significant population growth. This thesis argues that Mexican migrants during the 1970s and 1980s were uniquely affected by Mississippi’s racial climate due to their ambiguous status in a Black and white society, where they fit in neither category. The examination of tactics by businesses, like B.C. Rogers Poultry plant, show the impact recruitment had on migrants’ living conditions …


The Avenger - March 2023, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum 2023 Nova Southeastern University

The Avenger - March 2023, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

The Avenger

No abstract provided.


During The Pandemic: A Perspective From A First-Year Teacher, Caleb T. Johnson 2023 The University of Chicago

During The Pandemic: A Perspective From A First-Year Teacher, Caleb T. Johnson

Journal of Graduate Education Research

This feature article aims to blend oral impressions with concrete "best" practices in secondary education. Through the most basic methods used throughout history--listening, interpreting, and translating stories shared among groups of people--this singular perspective questions whether the conversations among teachers positively impact the narrative of educating students as COVID-19 continues to have effects that are more difficult to perceive. Without bringing the two parties into conversation, the article offers its readers the observation and reflection of one who is invested in students' learning in the context of the classroom as much as the context of a world still dealing with …


Lou Rizzolo: Art Installations Of East Hall And The Sky, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Lou Rizzolo: Art Installations Of East Hall And The Sky, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor Emeritus of Art Lou Rizzolo speaks with Cassie Kotrch via FaceTime about his time at WMU first as a student and then as a professor and artist. Lou discusses two writings he prepared. The first details his first day on East Campus and a seemingly impossible mission. The second details some of the major works of his time as a professor, especially one series of works around the study of the brain that was in the East Hall gym.


Harold Bate And Community Within The Department Of Speech Pathology And Audiology, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Harold Bate And Community Within The Department Of Speech Pathology And Audiology, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor Emeritus of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Harold Bate talks with Cassie Kotrch over the phone to discuss his 40 year career at WMU in the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department while it occupied East Campus.


Review- Archives And Human Rights, Alexandra Pucciarelli 2023 Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

Review- Archives And Human Rights, Alexandra Pucciarelli

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Archives and Human Rights edited by Jens Boel, Perrine Canavaggio, and Antonio González Quintana utilizes seventeen case studies to examine the role archives and archivists can play in international justice after human rights violations. The cases include but are not limited to; Rwanda, Spain, and Cambodia.


Cat Crotchett And A Quirky Studio In East Hall, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Cat Crotchett And A Quirky Studio In East Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor and Area Coordinator of Painting Cat Crotchett sits with Cassie Kotrch at this is a bookstore to discuss her time working out of a studio in East Hall.


Bill Everard: The 8 Year Undergrad And Ads In Student Media, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Bill Everard: The 8 Year Undergrad And Ads In Student Media, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Bill Everard meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually over Zoom to discuss his 8 years as an undergrad at WMU and the memories and stories he has as a student in ROTC, College of Business, and Communications as well as working at Western Herald and WIDR selling ads.


Marilyn Lapekas: All The Old Books Of Her Time At Western, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Marilyn Lapekas: All The Old Books Of Her Time At Western, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Marilyn Lapekas sits with Cassie Kotrch at Heritage Hall to go over the many textbooks and yearbooks she collected over her time at Western as well as the stories and memories she has of those two years and how they affected her life moving forward.


James Mulcrone And Running Walwood Hall, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

James Mulcrone And Running Walwood Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum James Mulcrone sits with Cassie Kotrch in Heritage Hall to share some of his memories and stories as a student at WMU. He discusses his time living at, working at, and running Walwood Hall as well as his other stories of East and Main Campus.


Bruce Burston: A Piece Of Wmu Running In Australia, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Bruce Burston: A Piece Of Wmu Running In Australia, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Bruce Burston meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually via Facebook video chat from Australia to share his stories and memories from his time as an international student at WMU. From Australia, Bruce shares his experience as an international student accepted to WMU to run during the 1960s, when cross country was at the top of its game at WMU.


Daniel Deryke And A Continuous Connection To Wmu, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Daniel Deryke And A Continuous Connection To Wmu, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Daniel DeRyke meets virtually over Zoom with Cassie Kotrch to share some of his memories and stories of his connection to WMU and his time as a student at the College of Business while it was on East Campus.


Bill Maxey And The Story Of His Pioneer Mother Bernice Frey And Waldo's Carpet, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Bill Maxey And The Story Of His Pioneer Mother Bernice Frey And Waldo's Carpet, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Bill and Jeanette Maxey sit with Cassie Kotrch at Heritage Hall to share their findings and work of transcribing Bill's mother Bernice's diary and heritage. They share her story and some of her memories of her time as a student at what was then Western Normal, including being called onto the carpet of Dwight B. Waldo's office to be chastised for missing class.


We Are Rock Steady: Fighting Together Against Parkinson’S Disease (An Oral History Of The First Six Months Of The Rock Steady Boxing Program At The First Baptist Church In Hot Springs, Arkansas), Michael Alan White 2023 University of Arkansas Little Rock

We Are Rock Steady: Fighting Together Against Parkinson’S Disease (An Oral History Of The First Six Months Of The Rock Steady Boxing Program At The First Baptist Church In Hot Springs, Arkansas), Michael Alan White

Theses and Dissertations

Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system due to a lack of the neurotransmitter, dopamine. There are many potential symptoms, the most common involve movement, balance, walking, twitching, rigidity, and speech. There is no cure but there are numerous treatments for the symptoms which often have serious side effects. Rigorous exercise has been found to delay and, in some cases, reverse the severity of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. One of the more successful exercise programs is Rock Steady Boxing, which was established in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2006 and currently has over 700 affiliated programs worldwide. In …


Jean Seman And Piano Lessons In East Hall, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Jean Seman And Piano Lessons In East Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Jean (DeHollander) Seman meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually via FaceTime to share some of her memories and stories as a student on East Campus, including learning to play the piano for the first time.


Gerald Victory And The Prototype Wind Turbine, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Gerald Victory And The Prototype Wind Turbine, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Gerald Victory meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually via FaceTime to share some of his memories and stories during his time as a Co-op student, including a final project of building a wind turbine prototype above campus.


Lee Bailey, A Commitment To Graduation, And Phi Delta Psi, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Lee Bailey, A Commitment To Graduation, And Phi Delta Psi, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Lee Bailey meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to share his memories and stories of his time as an undergrad at the College of Business while it occupied East Campus.


Waldo Sangren Scholar Karen Schaper And The Best And Worst Of Times On East Campus, University Libraries 2023 University Libraries

Waldo Sangren Scholar Karen Schaper And The Best And Worst Of Times On East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Karen Schaper meets with Cassie Kotrch at Heritage Hall to share her stories and memories of her time at WMU as an undergrad and graduate student. Aside from her busy life as a Waldo Sangren scholar and meeting the wives of the first two presidents, she also shares stories of some of her "worst" times like riding a motorcycle up and down the grassy hill, and her best times like starting the first Women's Studies course at WMU.


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