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Child And Family Teams Building Social Capital For At-Risk Students: A Research Note, Toby L. Parcel, Joan Pennell

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

We argue that sociologists interested in social capital theory and social work scholars interested in child and family teams (CFTs) can productively collaborate in studying at-risk youth. Social capital theory suggests dimensions of CFTs that delineate both family meeting intervention and implementation of the resulting plan. These dimensions reflect both bonding and bridging social capital that strengthen and widen supportive networks for students and their families. We develop a model to apply to both academic and social outcomes, specifically to student grades, students' home environments, and overall family functioning. We argue that our framework may be one of substantial generality, …

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2012, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 31, 2012

Honored Guests:

• Roberta Allen
• Elizabeth Amidon
• Thomas Bailey
• Ellen Brinkley
• Ronald Chase
• David Cowan
• Curtis Curtis-Smith
• James Daniels
• Linda Dannison
• Eileen Evans
• Jaimy Gordon
• Martin Grant
• Bruce Haight
• Bassam Harik
• Suzanne Hedstrom
• Charles Hines
• Catherine Julien
• Trent Kynaston
• Hanjoon Lee
• Mary Lu Light
• Frederick MacDonald
• Von Washington

Prism #63, May 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

47th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 47th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2012), including the Corrigenda.

Solar Array And Charging Station Celebration Welcome, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Religious Rx: The Roles Of Faith And A Religious Community In The Treatment Of Mental Illness, Autumn Elizabeth Shroyer

Research and Creative Activities Poster Day

One in seventeen Americans is diagnosed with serious mental illness (NIMH 2009). Despite its prevalence people with mental illness are stigmatized, creating barriers to effective treatments and recovery. The best treatments today are highly effective; between 70 and 90 percent of individuals have significant reduction of symptoms and improved quality of life with a combination of medication and psychological therapies (NAMI 2011). Additionally, studies have shown benefits of social supports.

For those with religious belief, participation in a religious community could offer social support and provide incentive to maintain treatments. However, historically some religious institutions have marginalized those with mental …

Africa After 9/11: Rethinking U.S. Definitions And Policies, David Wiley

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

David Wiley (Ph.D. Princeton) is a professor of sociology and African studies at Michigan State University. He served as director of the African Studies Centers at Michigan State University (1978-08) and University of Wisconsin-Madison (1972-77). His research has focused on Zambia (urban housing and development); Zimbabwe (race relations, religious movements); Kenya (participatory fisheries management); South Africa (urban environment) as a Fulbright-Hays Senior Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as internationalization and less commonly taught languages in the U.S. and, currently, militarization in Africa. His most recent publication is “International and Language Education for a Global Future: Fifty Years …

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Spring 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University news
• Oprah’s favorite guest
• Alumni and development changes
• Classnotes and obituaries
• College news
• Distinguished alumni winners
• The art, science and business of medicine: A founding dean, a $100 million anonymous gift and a downtown Kalamazoo home will help the WMU School of Medicine leverage the city’s life science heritage.
• Fostering success: After four years of wrapping its arms around former foster care youth, WMU has turned conventional wisdom on its ear and built a year-round home for a vulnerable population.
• Growing ever greener New academic initiatives and more than 30 years of energy-conservation efforts put WMU in forefront of …

Prism #62, April 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Fort St. Joseph Post - Spring 2012, Department Of Anthropology

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Vol. 3. No. 1

For friends of Western Michigan University’s Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Table of Contents:

• Welcome to the Project!
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2011
• Direct from the Lab...
• Fur Trade Booklet Now Available!
• A Report on the 2011 Field Season
• French Cloth Seal Recovered at Fort St. Joseph, Michigan
• The Digital Archaeological Record
• Public Outreach: An Important Job
• A Student’s Experience with Outreach
• 2011 was the Best Year Yet!
• Comments from 2011 Open House Surveys
• Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Open House: A Colonial Militia Muster on the Eve of Revolution
• Where Are They Now?
• 2011 Field Season …

Distinguished Lectures On Africa-Spring 2012, Center For African Development Policy Research

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Poster for Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Dr. Bilinda Straight, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Western Michigan University

Dr. Theodore Vestal, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Oklahoma State University

Dr. David Wiley, Professor of Sociology, Former Director of African Studies Center, Michigan State University

Participant/Observer Vol. 5. No. 1 Spring 2012, Anthropology Department

Participant/Observer

A Newsletter for Friends of the Western Michigan University Department of Anthropology

Table of Contents:

• Anthropology Unveils New Archaeology Labs
• Letter from the Chair
• 2011 Farmstead Archaeology Project Season
• Finding Fossils in New Ways: Using GIS and Remote Sensing Approaches in Paleoanthropology
• WMU Archaeologists Invade Baltimore for the Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology
• El Sol Students Get a Firsthand Look at Anthropology
• The 36th Annual Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School
• WMU Now Offering Virtual Lectures on Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Programs
• Fur Trade Booklet Now Available!
• Sweet Memories in Japan
• Gender, Sexuality, and the Body Lecture Series …

Faithful Remembering: Constructing Dutch America In The Twentieth Century, David E. Zwart

Dissertations

The people of the Dutch-American community constructed and maintained a strong ethnoreligion identity in the twentieth despite pressures to join the mainstream of the United States. A strong institutional completeness of congregations and schools resulted from and contributed to this identity. The people in these institutions created a shared identity by demanding the loyalty of members as well as constructing narratives that convinced people of the need for the ethnoreligious institutions.

The narratives of the Dutch-American community reflected and reinforced a shared identity, which relied on a collective memory. The framing, maintaining, altering, and remodeling of the collective memory from …

Flutes, Festivities, And Fragmented Tradition: A Study Of The Meaning Of Music In Otavalo, Brenna C. Halpin

Masters Theses

This thesis consists of an intimate study of the value and meaning of flute music of indigenous musicians in the contemporary world. This is accomplished by interviewing and observing indigenous panpipe and flute musicians in and near the Plaza de Ponchos Market in Otavalo, Ecuador. Collected personal stories, historical accounts, and recordings and analysis of the music all provide insight into the purpose and traditions the music holds. While the musicians attempt to maintain a sense of cultural authenticity, modernization has altered the importance of customs and music as Otavalo moves toward a more commoditized and urbanized community, reflecting ethnic …

Ethiopian-American Relations During The Reign Of Emperor Haile Selassie, 1930-1974, Theodore Vestal

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Theodore M. “Ted” Vestal, (Ph.D., Stanford) is professor emeritus of political science at Oklahoma State University and author of “The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans’ Attitudes toward Africa” (Preager Publishing, 2011). In 1964-66 he served as a Peace Corps executive in Ethiopia and has maintained an academic interest in the country and its people ever since. His book, “Ethiopia: A Post-Cold War African State,” was published in 1999” (Preager Publishing). Vestal has served as an expert witness in over 115 political asylum cases of Ethiopians and Eritreans since …

March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Western News, March 15, 2012 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Johnston, Carlson to lead governing board; WMU has best campus EV infrastructure in nation; Service anniversaries for March; On Campus with David Evans.

Health Outcomes Of Inter-Community Violence In Three Northern Kenyan Pastoralist Communities, Bilinda Straight

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Bilinda Straight (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1997) is associate professor of Anthropology at Western Michigan University. She works with Samburu pastoralists in northern Kenya on consciousness, cosmology, material culture, gender, health, and violence. She has published scholarly articles in a variety of journals and edited volumes. She is the editor of “Women on the Verge of Home” (SUNY, 2005), and author of “Miracles and Extraordinary Experience in Northern Kenya” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007). She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including Fulbright and National Science Foundation.

President’S Perspective (March 2012), John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

It’s hard to believe it’s already time for spring recess. The first half of the spring semester has been incredibly busy and a time of significant progress on a number of important issues and initiatives.

Prism #61, March 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Review Of Family, Kinship And State In Contemporary Europe (3 Vols.) The Century Of Welfare: Eight Countries (Vol. 1). Hannes Grandits, Editor. The View From Below: Nineteen Localities (Vol. 2). Patrick Heady And Peter Schweitzer, Editors. Perspectives On Theory And Policy (Vol. 3). Patrick Heady And Martin Kohli, Editors. Reviewed By Natalia Sarkisian., Natalia Sarkisian

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book reviews of

Patrick Heady, Principal Editor, Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe. (2010), in 3 Volumes. University of Chicago Press for Campus Verlag. $57.00 each volume (paperback). Vol. 1: Hannes Grandits (Ed.), Eight Countries. Vol. 2: Patrick Heady & Peter Schweitzer (Eds.), The View from Below: Nineteen Localities. Vol. 3: Patrick Heady & Martin Kohli (Eds.), Perspectives on Theory and Policy.

Western News, Feb. 23, 2012 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Forum speakers discuss medical school; ScholarWorks and SelectedWorks are new publishing options; On Campus with Nick Petruska.

Prism #60, February 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

2011-12 Annual Report, University Center For The Humanities

University Center for the Humanities Events

The mission of the Center is to recognize and support the humanities at Western Michigan University. As a gathering place for dialogue, the Center acts an incubator for the exchange of ideas among faculty, emeriti, alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and people in the wider community. Through the understanding of diverse cultural, professional, political, and intellectual landscapes, we nurture engaged and vital academic life.

Time To Completion Of Degree And Retention Rate In Graduate Student Cohorts From 1998-2008, Robert L. Anemone

Academic Leadership Academy

The Anthropology Department at WMU suggests that incoming graduate students should be able to complete the Masters Degree within two years or 4 semesters. Anecdotal evidence suggests that it is the rare student who actually completes his or her degree within 2 years. In fact, many students require 4-6 years to complete what is ostensibly a 2 year degree program, while many other students eventually drop out of the program and never complete their degree.

This situation has been discussed among faculty and graduate students within the department for a number of years, but no actual data have been collected …

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 2012-2013, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by College)

Prism #59, January 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Leadership Scholarship Collaboration Resources: Research Annual Report 2012, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Research Annual Reports

• Partnership results in new product that directs students and adults in their career choices.
• WMU commercialization center invests in nervous system breakthrough
• Humanities Center launched at WMU
• 2012 Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows at WMU
• The Michigan Corporate Relations Network provides businesses with a critical new tool for business growth and attraction
• Undergraduate Research Excellence Award Recipients , 2011-2012
• 2011-2012 Recipients of Graduate Student Research and Travel Grants
• Support for Faculty Scholars Award in 2011-2012
• External Funding Year-to-Date Expenditure Recipients

Fort St. Joseph And The American Revolution, Scott T. Macpherson

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Bennett’s Expedition 1779, Raid on Fort St. Joseph 1780, The “Spanish Raid” 1781, Deportation of the French, and Demise of Fort St. Joseph.