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Western News, January 28, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Milliken proposes payments delay for July; August and September, National Waterlift gives $50,000 to Western, Board names Stillwell assistant dean of fine arts, Barton of physical plant granted retirement, Workshops and presentations on intellectual skills development set for Feb. 11-12; 19

Western News, January 21, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Kemp; Edwards elected Board chairman; vice chair, '78 activities are recommended for termination here, Bernhard recommends no further action on issues relating to South Africa for now, Gives safety tips on walking in icy areas, Parfet thanks colleagues for their support, Martin Luther King Program dinner Friday

Wmu Board Of Trustee Minutes Annual Meeting January 15, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Special Presentations
• Election of Officers
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Adoption of the Universities Priorities Project Appeal Process
• Board Committee Reports
• Michigan Association of Governing Boards
• Faculty Development Report
• Special Report by President Bernhard
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, January 14, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Faculty; staff reception is Friday in USC, Gifts and grants total $1.4 million for November, Wood' named' full-time director of WESTOPS; many requests received, Houser gets grant to study acid rain, Expanded 'Thursday Night Live' is tonight, Ziring book examines three.key Middle East countries in detail

Western News, January 7, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: U employees United Way pledges up 9.6 percent, All Eligible C/T employees urged to vote in election, U to begin Employee Recognition Program, Brail and Vermeulen granted retirement as emeriti, Miller; Rossi re-elected to AAUP leadership posts

University Employee Service Recognition Program 1982, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• Five-Nine Years of Service
• Ten-Fourteen Years of Service
• Fifteen-Nineteen Years of Service
• Twenty-Twenty-Four Years of Service

"...And The Greatest Of These Is Charity", Karin Sue Kempers

Calliope (1954-2001)

No abstract provided.

1982 Brown & Gold Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Yearbooks (1906-1985)

• Pictures across campus
• Pictures of Seniors

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 18, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Western Student Association Constitution
• Executive Session on Litigation
• Board Committee Reports
• Research/Sponsored Programs Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, December 17, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nearly 1,370 to be graduated in Saturday exercises, U to help explore means for area graduate nursing, First blind recipient of psychology M.A., Individual Retirement Accounts offer U employees tax-deferred income opportunities, Harbaugh says he has goal-oriented grid philosophy

Western News, December 10, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: All U must aid in student recruiting: Clarkson, 'Summerflex' to be implemented; beginning in May, 45 degree programs to be replaced; phased out or dropped at public institutions by '82-83, Shortage of teachers is seen by 1986 in U.S., Art; mathematics confab is today and Friday

Western News, December 3, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Massie; Schmitt book on Kalamazoo available here, Western; Ball State faculty exchange is Dec. 9-11, Management introduction seminar is Tuesday, School of Music Christmas concert is Sunday, Gilda Greenberg says symphonies prejudiced

The Westerner Vol. 2 No. 3, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Western informed it gets full NCA accreditation • Business center named for John E. Fetzer • Western is number four! • Dybek, Woods get national arts grants • Protest federal cuts for students • Trustees approve '81 -82 budget of $72 million • Cameron receives major award at Commencement • Michigan's 2-year gain in higher ed lowest in nation • Arvco gives $40,000 to 'Partners' campaign • Scholarship named for George Klein • Five faculty members recognized with Alumni Teaching awards • Bernstein, Earhart and Maier get Faculty Scholar awards • Paper Technology Foundation elects officers • The 1982 …

Reading And Literacy--Alive And Well, John Micklos Jr

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Reading and English teachers often feel as though they are fighting a losing battle. After all, many critics claim that reading is a dying art in the United States. These critics believe that television has replaced reading as a leisure activity and contributed to a general decline in the standard of literacy. There is good news, however, for those who believe in the importance of reading and books. Reading is not dead, and many research findings suggest that the level of literacy and the amount of interest in reading may be higher than ever.

A Comparative Analysis Of John Foster Dulles And Henry A. Kissinger And The Impact Their Personalities Had On The Formulation Of American Foreign Policy, Denis Joseph Sullivan

Masters Theses

This thesis examines the impact of personality on the making of American foreign policy. John Foster Dulles and Henry A. Kissinger dominated the American foreign policy process. Their performance allows the political analyst to study the relationship between personality and policy-making.

What follows is a study of John Foster Dulles and Henry Kissinger, their personal background and development, and especially the problems they faced as presidential advisors. Both men were challenged by wars in the Middle East. These Middle East conflicts are here presented as case studies and they reveal how each of these figures met the test. Efforts are …

An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Selected Readability Formulas Applied To Secondary Texts, Donna Keenan

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Everyday, the reality of this statement becomes painfully obvious to many high school students across the nation. The creative ideas implemented in elementary school are not often to be found on the secondary level. Instead, we find subject area teachers who are confident of their ability to uphold the "high standards" in teaching the content of their particular disciplines. Unfortunately, these high standards frequently involve using material which is written on a high twelfth grade or college readability level. With national attention focused on students' declining scores in reading, as well as increased apprehension concerning the number of illiterate high …

Early History And Influence Of Harvard College’S Hollis Professorship Of Divinity (The First Endowed Professorial Chair In America), Russell Vernon Kohr

Masters Theses

The creation by Thomas Hollis of London of the Hollis Professorship of Divinity at Harvard College in 1721, the first endowed professorial chair in America, had three effects. First, it elevated to the chair a series of distinguished minister professors from whose classroom came most of the clergy of eighteenth century Massachusetts, to say nothing of those of the remainder of New England. Secondly, the establishment of the chair broke the lockstep of the practice inherited by Harvard College from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, by which a tutor taught all members of a class all subjects. Henceforth the divinity professor …

The Monastic Libraries Of The Diocese Of Winchester During The Late Anglo-Saxon And Norman Periods, Steven F. Vincent

Masters Theses

The objective of this thesis was to describe the libraries of the monastic houses of the diocese of Winchester in the century following the Norman Conquest. An analysis was made of lists of surviving books and of books which could be identified through other primary and secondary sources. A study was also made of the careers of bishops, abbots, priors, and other scholars known to have worked at each of these establishments, in order to determine the nature of the intellectual activity at each monastery. Catalogs of other twelfth century monastic libraries were compared with the works identified in the …

Welfare Legislation And American Poverty Traps: Ironies And Characteristics, Theresa Villanueva, Richard J. Caston

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

We argue that legislative attempts to establish bureaucratic programs to eradicate American poverty will invariably result in ironic inconsistencies that will doom such programs to only limited or partial success. As an illustration, we examine the ironic history of the AFDC program as it has been legislated to deal with American poverty. Three sociological accounts for the ironies of welfare programming are then drawn together. One account suggests that undue concern over the work ethic has overridden more direct concern for the deprecating living conditions of the Door. A second account suggests that poverty is so functionally beneficial to a …

The Political Influence Of Older Americans, John B. Williamson, Linda Evans, Lawrence A. Powell, Sharlene Hesse-Biber

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This essay explores the future prospects for the political influence of older Americans. Some analysts contend that the next fifty years will bring a marked increase in the political influence of the elderly. Others argue that the aged are unlikely to become a significant political influence at any time in the forseeable future. We review the relevant evidence and conclude that it is not entirely consistent with either of these positions. Our analysis suggests a third alternative, that there will be a marked increase in the political resources of the elderly, which will not necessarily translate into an increase in …

The Applicability Of The "Best Books For Young Adults" List As A Book Selection Tool In Public High Schools In A Three County Area, Ricki Hemenway Chowning

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to gather statistical evidence to determine attitudes toward the "Best Books for Young Adults" booklist as a positive selection tool for book selectors in public high schools in a three county area. The survey method was used to investigate attitudes towards the list and specific collection holdings of titles recommended by the "Best Books for Young Adults." Data were collected through questionnaires to book selectors in twenty-five high schools in Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. Results of the survey indicate that book selectors are ambivalent toward the list, and that selection patterns correlated slightly …

Self Care As An Innovation In Health Care Delivery: The Health Systems Agency As Medium And Barrier, Yvonne Marie Vissing

Dissertations

This is an inquiry into the attitudes of Health Systems Agency Boards of Directors toward the use of self care as part of the health and delivery system. Self care is viewed as a current social movement in health care. Contributions and limitations of both classical social movement theory and resource mobilization theory were examined for their utility in understanding and making predictions about the self care movement. Self care attitudes of the boards of directors from all eight Michigan Health Systems Agencies (HSAs) were analyzed through the Self Care Attitude Index (SCAI). Data were gathered via self-administered, mail questionnaires. …

Predicting Success In Business Data Processing For Students Enrolling In A College Data Processing Program, Stuart James Travis

Dissertations

The purpose of this investigation was to develop a method for predicting success of students in a B.S. data processing program and data career success in data processing for those graduates.

Data were collected from Ferris State College records for high school rank, SCAT verbal and quantitative scores, all college GPA, data processing GPA, English GPA and sex. An instrument was developed to collect data from graduates' supervisors to measure career success. Multiple regression and correlation analysis, t-test for independent means and the chi square test for independence were employed. The sample population consisted of 271 students who enrolled in …

A Comparison Of Reading And Listening Performances Of Braille And Print Readers, Betty P. Zook

Masters Theses

Blind and sighted subjects were tested on their capability to retain information after both reading and listening to specially prepared printed and taped materials. The sample consisted of graduate students and professional individuals. It was found that, on the average, subjects retained more after reading than listening. This effect was more pronounced in the braille reading subjects. As the level of complexity of the material increased, the difference in the points earned between the two modalities, reading and listening, increased significantly. A behavioral analysis suggested some reasons for this difference. It was suggested that further research into reading and listening …

The Design And Development Of An Instructional Package On How To Locate Information In A Textbook, Steven P. Ragotzy

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to design, develop and test the effectiveness of an instructional package on how to locate information in a textbook. The package contained worksheet activities on the use of the table of contents, index, and headings and sub-headings of a book. After the package was developed, its effectiveness on students' academic performance was assessed. The students' performance was assessed in two different ways — sample questions, or probes at different points of the program and classroom quiz results. The first experiment showed that the package was effective in teaching the skills of using the table …

Western News, November 24, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board approves mid-year tuition; fees increases, Harkenrider discusses financial aid reliefs, Business Center named for entrepreneur John E. Fetzer, Student is Ebony Fashion Fair model on U.S. tour, Libraries set hours for Thanksgiving break, Board appoints Akers; promotes Passkiewicz, University wins Energy Management Award, Dietrich named to national advisory council

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting November 20, 1981, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Winter Semester 1982 Tuition
• Naming of the Business Development Center
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, November 19, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Dybek; Woods get national arts endowment grant, Clarke: Changes to be made; some of them will hurt, 27 employees designated description writers in U Classification and Compensation Study, Seek Distinguished Faculty Scholar nominees

Western News, November 12, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Noted industrialists to speak to Detroit area alumni, More than 60 faculty; staff and emeriti volunteer to participate in mentor program, Telephone directories issued; money-saving tips noted, Rides to MSU; U of M libraries to begin

Western News, November 5, 1981, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Parents Day; Brown and Gold Day to attract 3,200 Saturday, Freshmen here found brighter than at other schools, Panel to review communications audit results, Grant enables Council for Humanities to be formed by Council of College Presidents, Jimenez named fellow in Washington, Woman Researcher Conference is Friday