Cat Crotchett And A Quirky Studio In East Hall,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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.
Charles Klass: The Paper Titan Of Wmu And Failing Swimming,
2023
University Libraries
Charles Klass: The Paper Titan Of Wmu And Failing Swimming, University Libraries
East Campus Oral Histories
WMU Alum and Adjunct Professor Charles Klass speaks with Cassie Kotrch virtually over a phone call to discuss his time as a student and the paper industry at WMU.
Paul Buckman: Campus School Kid Returns As Wmu Student,
2023
University Libraries
Paul Buckman: Campus School Kid Returns As Wmu Student, University Libraries
East Campus Oral Histories
Campus School and WMU Alum Paul Buckman meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually over Zoom to share some of his memories and stories of his times on East Campus. He shares memories of being a student at Campus School before it shut down and then returning to WMU for undergrad and graduate work.
Judy Cathcart, Admissions, Institutional Research,
2023
Wright State University - Main Campus
Judy Cathcart, Admissions, Institutional Research, Judy Carthcart, Kathy Morris
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
In this February 2, 2023 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, Judy Cathcart reflects on her 43-year career at Wright State University, spanning the Piqua branch campus, Admissions, and Institutional Research. She discusses the transition from manual enrollment systems to Banner, the development of institutional reporting practices, and evolving student success policies. Her account emphasizes technological change, data stewardship, and campus collaboration..
Cliff Pelloni: The King At Burger King,
2023
University Libraries
Cliff Pelloni: The King At Burger King, University Libraries
East Campus Oral Histories
WMU Alum Cliff Pelloni meets virtually via Google Meet with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his time on East Campus as a student at Western. He also describes the time he won Homecoming King.
April Nachtigal, Sledding And Views From Prospect Hill,
2023
University Libraries
April Nachtigal, Sledding And Views From Prospect Hill, University Libraries
East Campus Oral Histories
WMU alum April Nachtigal meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to share some stories and memories from her time as a psych student on East Campus.
Interview No. 1757,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Interview No. 1757, Carrillo
Combined Interviews
Her last name is Carrillo and she was born in Mexico, and she arrived at Cuidad Juarez when she was 5 years old when she turned 12, she moved to, El Paso Texas. She was a home stay person and she helped with all the duties in the house, she is the middle child she has 3 older brothers and 3 younger brothers. Before she was married, she was working at a factory where they packed eggs and she worked in the fields picking pecans. She got married at the age of 22, with her husband that she met in …
Interview No. 1769,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Interview No. 1769, Gonzalez
Combined Interviews
She says that everything is back in busisnes at Farah and that the new president of Farah is not fighting with the union any more. She says that many people are getting left off and many people just like her she was let off and came back 3 times in a row and she says that she is thinking that is better for her to start studying. She says that Willy Farah, the owner, was very hated and loved at the same tiem and she says that many people will give them gifts such as bringing him mariachi and workers …
Interview No. 1774,
2023
University of Texas at El Paso
Interview No. 1774, Jaramillo
Combined Interviews
Jaramillo was born in San Antonio after her parents cross the border thru Laredo when immigration wasn’t very strict. After a year they moved to El Paso, Texas where all of her other siblings were born.. One of the things that she admires about growing up in El Paso is that almost everyone knew each other or knows someone who knows them. Her mother owned a restaurant and her father a tailoring shop in which Jaramillo and her siblings grew up. After a couple of years her father passed away. Her mother then decided to sell the tailoring shop and …
