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Western News, Feb. 3, 2005 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Course registration moves inside GoWMU; Archer and Tobert named to Board of Trustees; New master's degree in nursing approved; LaVergne sculpture rescued; On Campus with Steve Jones.

Inquiry, January 2005, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

Investigating Research, Outreach, and Education Activities at Western Michigan University

• Renewable energy: Renewed thinking
• Doubling external research support to $80 million by 2008
• Research funding alerts
• Grants and contracts news
• Collaboration to uncover gene expression in Atypical Parkinson's Disease

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2005-2006, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Academic Units and Programs of Study
• Student Rights and University Services
• Glossary of Terms
• University Officers
• Faculty
• Index
• Academic Courses

2005 University Employee Service Recognition Program, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Forty-Five Years of Service
• Forty Years of Service
• Thirty-Five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Fact Book 2005-06, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 2005-06, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 10, 2004, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Closed Informal Session
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Remarks by the WSA Presldent/GSAC Chair
• Approval of the Minutes of the September 17 Formal Session
• Haworth College of Business Profile
• First Year Experience Update
• Master of Science in Nursing
• Chemistry Building Project Update

Western News, Sept. 30, 2004 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU moving forward with chemistry building; Four new faculty members introduced; Andrea Smith awarded Fulbright; Promotions of 23 faculty approved; On Campus with Charles Heynig.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 17, 2004, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Closed Informal Session
• Remarks by the Vice Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Remarks by the WSA/GSAC Chairs
• Approval of the Minutes of the June 30, 2004 Formal Session
• University Budget
• College of Health and Human Services Profile
• Residence Hall Update
• Multicultural Center Report

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session June 30, 2004, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Acceptance of the Agenda

Closed Informal Session

Remarks by the Chair

Remarks by the President Bailey

Approval of the Minutes of the April 16 Formal Session

Personnel Report

Grant Report

Program Change Proposals

Name Change - Department of Communication to School of Communication

Majors

Concentrations within the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership

Degree Programs

Gift Report

Public Safety Resolutions/Third Public Hearing

Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital Ground Lease

Statement of Fair Contracting Commitment

Cash Investment Performance Report

Annuity and Life Income Funds Investment Performance Report

Facility Presentation

Public Comments

Western News, June 3, 2004, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Provost Litynski to return to faculty; Donald Thompson visits campus; obituaries for Roy Beck, Russell Brown, Richard Embertson; On Campus with Daren Webb.

The Interactions Between An Orthodox Christian Worldview And Environmental Attitudes And Beliefs; For The Purpose Of Developing Better Instructional Practice In Support Of Environmental/Ecological Attitudes And Knowledge, Robert S. Keys

Dissertations

Students bring with them to the classroom a wide variety of beliefs and attitudes about the environment and its associated issues. One worldview belief structure prominently discussed in ecological discussions is the worldview of orthodox Christianity. This study uses both quantitative and qualitative measures to analyze the degree to which the orthodox Christian worldview of students influences their environmental attitudes and beliefs. Surveys were conducted with 281 undergraduate pre-service elementary teaching students enrolled in a science methods course to determine the degree to which orthodox Christian worldviews and ecological worldviews interact with one another. From this pool of students, 16 …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session February 26/27, 2004, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Resident Undergraduate Tuition Rates
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Personnel Report
• Grant Report
• Update-Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC)
• Gift Report Bender
• Capital Campaign Report
• Appointment of External Auditor

2004 University Employee Service Recognition Program, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Forty Years of Service
• Thirty-Five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Fact Book 2004-05, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Laboratory Testing Of Select Geotextiles As Biointrusion Barriers And Sediment Filters, David R. Beck

Masters Theses

It has been proposed that placing a geotextile over sediments with adsorbed contaminants can prevent bioaccumulation of the contaminants in larger animals by isolating the benthic organisms living within these sediments from fish. In conjunction with a field study carried out at Gull Creek, a laboratory study testing two geotextiles as biointrusion barriers and sediment filters was conducted.

Constant-head permeameters were run for seven days using cores from the field study area with a geotextile placed over the cores. For biointrusion barrier tests, medium sand was placed over the geotextile and spiked with nutrients. Following each trial, benthic organisms in …

Western News, Oct. 23, 2003, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New legislative affairs staff gears up to deal with state budget cuts; Joyce Thompson book takes award; PSSO scholarships awarded; On Campus with Margaret Hamilton.

Western News, Sept. 25, 2003, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Record number of graduate students, enrollment near all-time high; Opera star Susan B. Anthony to perform here, receive honorary degree; Work officially begins on WMU Centennial Habitat House.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 12, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Vice Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the the July 15 and July 30 Formal Sessions
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• State Building Authority - Health and Human Services Building
• Capital Outlay Budget Request for 2004/05
• Public Comments

CLOSED SESSION

• Asylum Lake Conservation Restrictions

Western News, Sept. 11, 2003, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Engineering complex to be dedicated; President Bailey defines her values during inaugural address; Pultitzer-winner Spiegelman is first Centennial Scholar; Icabone named ombudsman.

Application Of Geochemical Fingerprinting And Isotopes To Identity Landfill Gas Impacts To Groundwater, Eric E. Wallis

Masters Theses

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are detected in two groundwater monitoring wells (MW-60 and MW-62S) located along the northern, downgradient property line of the McGill Road Landfill (MRL) in Jackson, Michigan. Potential on-site sources for groundwater impact are two distinct landfill units at the MRL. Leachate chemistry suggested that landfill leachate was not the source of VOCs detected in groundwater. A potential source for VOCs was landfill gas. Sources of landfill gas in the vicinity of the impacted wells included the distinct MRL landfill units as well as the old Jackson County Landfill (JCL), located hydraulically downgradient from the impacted wells. …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session July 16, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the March 28 and May 9 Formal Sessions
• Academic and Student Affairs Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Proposal to Offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geochemistry
• Change of Name of Department of Art to School of Art
• Deletion of School of Community Health Services
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Naming of Donald J. Seelye Athletic Center
• Entering Student Development Fee
• Enrollment Fee – Part-time Students
• Vehicle Registration Rates …

Western News, July 3, 2003, Western Michigan Univeristy

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights:Higher ed funding in play in state budget process; Trustees set to meet July 16; Postal service puts stamp of approval on centennial; Jelaso garners federal funding; Bailey to brief campus on budget issues July 17-18; Campus plant specialists tapped to aid international biosafety efforts; Choosing to 'stick around' led scientist to federal research.

The Avifauna Of Bawwab Al-Ghazal: A Zooarchaeological Analysis, Elissa A. Kinzelman

Masters Theses

In 1998 the Neolithic archaeological site of Bawwab al-Ghazal (ca. 11,500- 7,500 BP) was excavated by a team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside and Whitman College. Among the many artifacts recovered from the site, ranging from stone and shell beads to stone tools and related debitage, were an abundant sample of bird bones. Excavators shipped the sample, consisting of some 407 specimens, to the Anthropology Department of Western Michigan University for a faunal analysis.

This study seeks to illustrate the importance of bird remains in the archaeological record. The avifaunal analysis of Bawwab al-Ghazal began with identifying …

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2003, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 15, 2003

Honored Guests:

• James W. Burns
• John R. Cooley
• Clifford Davidson
• Suzanne Davis
• David Hargreave
• Ahmad D. Issa
• Leander C. Jones
• Pamela G. Kessler
• Lorna K. Kierepka
• Timothy Light
• John L. Michael
• George B. Robeck
• Lovette J. Teichert
• Richard A. Wright
• Roger M. Zabik

Western News, April 10, 2003, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Litynski tells legislators WMU is ‘lean’, says more budget cuts would be ‘devastating’, Engineering seniors ready to showcase their design prowess, Canadian studies event set, New deans named to head Lee Honors College, College of Education, Trustees agree to applaud retired theatre mainstay with honorary degree April 26, Angelov heads to Europe to study as Marie Curie Fellow, Grammer to lecture nationwide, Volunteers sought to I dive into' Finals Finish, WMU staffer to sign copies of her martial arts book April 26, Recycling prizes laud departmental sorters, Award programs to honor campus' best, Scientist/musician Hoogerheide becomes University's second …

Western News, March 13, 2003, Western Michigan Univeristy

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Govenor’s budget proposals could lead to $12.5 million cut in funding for WMU, Annual campus event features world of food, fashion, fun, Free tickets available for Desmond Tutu speech, Impact of Granholm budget on WMU, Budget measures implemented at WMU, Aviation college blends international, U.S. units in new program, French and German diplomats give their nation’s Iraq views, Seiler joins elite group of flight instructors with 'master' status, Faculty member premiers film at famed African film festival, Animation expert to talk about subtitles, Alumni staff seeks help in designing single WMU ring, Spring Staff Service Excellence winners named, …

2003 University Employee Service Recognition Program, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Forty Years of Service
• Thirty-Five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Mission of the University
• Admissions
• Tuition and Fees
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Degrees, Curricula, Majors, and Accreditation
• Graduation and Academic Advising
• Registration, Records, and Academic Regulations
• The Lee Honors College
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Aviation
• Haworth College of Business
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health and Human Services
• Extended University Programs
• The Graduate College
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Annual Security Report
• Glossary of Terms
• University Officers
• Faculty
• Index

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 2003-04, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.