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A Study Of Engagement In Active And Passive Roles In Casual Leisure Occupations, Anne M. Fenech

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: This article explores whether engagement with listening occupations varies depending on the occupational role or the level of sensory stimulation presented to participants with neuropalliative conditions.

Method: The study used a multiple case quasi-experimental study involving marginal-participant time-sampled observations of engagement of individuals with neuropalliative conditions, with casual leisure occupations using the Individual Child Engagement Record. Data was collected using the Individual Child Engagement Record with 14 participants (who had Barthel scores averaging 7/100). The participants represented a particular sub-group of individuals with profound levels of neurological disability.

Results: The time-sampled observations of engagement showed a significant difference between …

Academic Unit Assessment Panel, Betsy Aller, James Cousins, Barbara Sagara

Assessment in Action Conference

Three assessment practitioners at Western Michigan University will discuss their experiences with assessment activities, successes, and lessons learned, with time for Q&A.

Prism, Spring 2015, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu International News Spring 2015, Haenicke Institute

WMU International News

• New sensor to monitor impacts on the gridiron
• Dominican Republic Ph.D. candidate a leader in green manufacturing at WMU
• Delivering fuel efficiency and reduced emissions key for Ford engineer
• Electrical engineer seeks new semiconductor for optoelectronics
• Improving communication systems drives computer science researcher
• CEAS alumnus improves health care commerce
• Degree research evolves into new company for WMU alumnus
• Roundabout ways to improve transportation captivate Tanzanian fellow
• Raspberry Pi focus of undergraduate research project
• Comparative learning key in WMU’s Engineering in China program
• ESL courses first step for future Congolese engineer

Professional Reflections - Spring 2015, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• Message from the Dean
• Student Spotlight
• Education in Poverty
• Washington Writers’ Academy
• Dietetic Interns Grant
• Student Profiles
• Faculty and Staff Spotlight
• Excellence in Discovery
• CEHD Grant Winners
• Faculty and Staff Profiles
• Alumni Spotlight
• Accultured Alumni
• CEHD Alumni Award Winners
• Alumni Profiles
• Throughout the College
• College Academic Profile
• Reading Clinic: Literacy in Action
• ECCU Education Forum
• D.R. Doctoral Program
• CEHD Award Winners
• CEHD Global Initiatives
• CEHD New Faculty and Staff

Lhc Lines - Spring 2015, Lee Honors College

Lee Honors College News

• Greetings Friends and Alumni!
• Staff Spotlight:
• Outstanding Alumni
• Alumni Updates
• What’s New
• New Medallion Scholarships
• Student Research Spotlight
• Graduation
• Lyceum Lecture Series
• Metropolitan Series
• Future Leaders of Kalamazoo
• Alpha Lambda Delta
• Keep In Touch
• Wishlist
• Alumni Reunion

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 24: April 2015, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• The Hunting Ground Comes to WMU
• Graduate Programs Rank High in 2015
• Economics, Chinese language profs snag Light Center research grants
• CAS Faculty Judge Japanese Quiz Bowl
• An Education for Change
• Anomie
• WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize
• CAS Student Interns with the Clinton Foundation
• Creative Cookie

The Department Of Family And Consumer Sciences Newsletter Spring 2015, College Of Education And Human Development

Family and Consumer Sciences News

• A Message from the Chair
• Career and Technical Education
• Dietetics
• Family Sciences
• Fashion Merchandising and Design
• Food Service Administration
• Interior Design
• Awards and Recognition Ceremony
• Faculty Publications
• Giving

Western Michigan University Magazine, Spring 2015, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• A Final Act: $2 million posthumous gift establishes fine arts fund
• Brewing Scholars: WMU & KVCC offer nation’s first sustainable brewing degrees
• Chemist’s new way to analyze hops
• Breath of Life: Students’ invention could save critically ill infants
• Marketing student wins patent
• Detroit Tigers’ Calm Captain: Dave Dombrowski missed out on Bronco baseball, but it led to MLB front-office stardom
• University News
• Medallion Scholars & Middle Schoolers: Program helps boost academic readiness of middle school students
• Expert Insights
• Inside Cuba: WMU Cuba specialist shares an insider’s view amid historic shift in U.S.-Cuba relations
• In Print
• College News
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam …

Michigan Association Of College Admission Counseling 2015 Annual Conference, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Horses: How Saddle Style Defines A Culture And The Skeletal System, Brandy Morgan

Honors Theses

This paper examines the way in which various parameters affect injury type and prevalence in horse eventing. The human-horse relationship has a long history that has continued to evolve, and their relationship is still strong today, especially in the role of sports and entertainment. In equestrian sports, horseback riding has been found to be extremely dangerous in terms of prevalence and severity of injury. This paper evaluates how saddle style, the sex of the rider, rider experience, and nature of event impacts injury patterns specifically within horse eventing which utilizes an English styled saddle.

Horses: How Saddle Style Defines A Culture And The Skeletal System, Elizabeth Brandon

Honors Theses

Throughout history different cultures have been greatly impacted by horses and their uses. Today horseback riding is still a very popular sport, and though it is more dangerous than other forms of transportation, such as motorcycle riding, horseback riding is still used in entertainment, occupational, and leisure activities. Saddles have long been an important piece of equipment for riding. As the horse became a mode of transportation, many cultures had their own saddle style, but today there are two prominent saddle styles, the western and english styles. The western saddle style is used more for leisure, occupational, and rodeo riding. …

Western News, March 19, 2015, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Three grad programs named best in state; Engineer wins NIH grant for research on heart disease; WMU icon being installed inside West Campus turnaround; On Campus with DeVon Miller.

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 23: March 2015, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• Anita Hill's lecture has been rescheduled
• Litvinova Awarded NSF Grant
• Sharon Gill Awarded Grant to Study Soundscape
• People In Business: Alex Wirth-Cauchon of Mount Holyoke College
• A Journey in Writing
• Canton, Mich., resident begins Peace Corps service in Panama

Haworth College Of Business News (03/2015), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Key Perspectives
• New rankings put WMU supply chain program at No. 2 in nation
• Companies
• A Journey in Writing

Western News, Feb. 26, 2015, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Compensation project getting closer to rollout; Award-winning recruitment poster; Report details progress to date in strategic plan’s 3rd year; University reaches reverse transfer pact milestone; On Campus with Lee Ryder.

Updates In Academic Affairs - 02/23/2015, Office Of The Provost And Vice President Of Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• Bush, Obare tapped as interim associate deans for arts and sciences
• New initiative boosts recruitment of honors-eligible admitted students
• Invited scholar to lead workshops, lecture on general education reform
• Academic affairs non-bargaining unit staff invited to April 17 meetings

February 18, 2015: Jericho Brown Reading At Wmu: Thurs., 2/26 @8:00pm, Little Theater, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

February 10, 2015: Hart-Davidson Next Scholarly Speakers Series Lecturer, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Updates In Academic Affairs - 02/09/2015, Office Of The Provost And Vice President Of Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• Keith Hearit named interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences
• The latest on Academic Program Review and Planning
• Save the dates—a national expert on general education reform to lead workshops in March
• Where will you go as a Fulbright Scholar?

“For It Acordeth Noght To Kinde”: Remediating Gower’S Confessio Amantis In Machinima, Sarah L. Higley

Accessus

Visual adaptation of a medieval text, as tempting as it is in film of any kind, is never an easy conversion, and all the more so if the original is as formally structured as John Gower’s Confessio Amantis. This essay examines the philosophy and difficulties of making a “medieval motion picture” (animated and narrated by the author) reflect the message of three of Gower’s tales (“The Travelers and the Angel,” “Canace and Machaire,” “Florent”) as well as the multimedia properties of the manuscripts that house them, their illuminations beckoning us into colorful virtual worlds. In referencing theories of adaptation, …

Preface, Georgiana Donavin, Eve Salisbury

Accessus

Co-editors Georgiana Donavin and Eve Salisbury are delighted to feature the work of medievalist and machinimatographer Sarah L. Higley in this issue of Accessus. In a machinima production that debuted during the Third International Congress of the John Gower Society at the University of Rochester (30 June through 3 July, 2014), Higley refashions three tales from the Confessio Amantis for her film The Lover's Confession. In this issue of Accessus, we present the film and Higley's commentary on the intersections between her creative work with machinima and scholarly issues surrounding "The Tale of the Travelers and the …

Enewsletter - February 2015, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• Dr. Jennifer Foster has Research Published
• HESA students take first place at GVSU Leadership Summit
• HPHE faculty member wins national award
• Professor Named Editor of Primary Journal for Career and Technical Education Research
• Creative Cookie
• Special education program well represented at conference
• Dr. Piazza to present at international reading convention
• Assistant professor has article published in top peer-reviewed practitioner journal
• Faculty Member Honored by Association

Western News, Jan. 29, 2015, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Hettinger, Miller to lead Board of Trustees; Nation's first sustainable brewing degree announced; Google Apps for Education at WMU aids teaching, learning; On Campus with Kenny Martin Jr.

January 26, 2015: Rogers Shakespeare Essay Contest 2015, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

January 26, 2015: Attention Medievalist Grad Students: Medieval Studies Workshop At Newberry Library, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Demon Possession In Anglo-Saxon England, Peter Dendle

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Anglo-Saxon England was a society governed by the competing discourses of illness, spirituality, power, and community. The concepts of demon possession and exorcism, introduced by Christian missionaries, provided a potential outlet for expressing the psychological, biological, and sociopolitical dysfunctions of a society that was at the center of multiple conflicting cultural dimensions.

Demon Possession in Anglo-Saxon England is a reexamination of the available sources describing the possessed and a study of the currently recognized medical and psychiatric conditions that may be relevant to and resemble medieval possession.

Fashioning Change: The Trope Of Clothing In High- And Late-Medieval England, Laura Diener

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Castration And Culture In The Middle Ages, Sara M. Butler

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.50, No.1, 2014

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.