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Western News, Nov. 9, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU is one of the least regional institutions in the state; Haenicke tells Faculty Senate, Supporters salute Haenicke's contributions, Students learn to meet needs of elderly under federal grant, Senate revises final examination schedule; approves measure on changing of grades, Families of WMU students invited to share in the fun, WMU plays host to FIPSE review board session, Teleconference scheduled on international education, Prominent health educator to speak Nov. 14, Visiting scholar to explore geologic processes, Noted activist will give Peace Week keynote.

Western News, Nov. 2, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Upjohn foundation pledges $1 million for science project, Board praises Haenicke for continued outstanding work, Haenicke details enrollment figures at board meeting, Teleconference to feature Covey; Peters; Waitley, Asthma researcher will discuss recent advances, Ethics talk planned on 'feminist insight, Hsieh colloquium set, Workshop to explore workings of HSIRB, New 'twinning program' launched this month for students at Hong Kong Baptist University, Trustees Chormann and Boldi recognized.

Western News, Oct. 26, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Hampton 'makes a difference' as loaned executive, Sky Broncos soar to first place in regional meet; land berth in national competition this spring, Welfare reform is topic of presentation set for tonight, WIDR grant goes toward several station improvements, Project designed to prepare better science teachers, Library exhibits rare medieval manuscripts, Three selected for Center Scholars Program, Grant used to establish Latin American network.

Western News, Oct. 19, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke looks back over 10 years with gratitude, 1995 Homecoming celebration to feature the 'many faces' of Western, Thompson takes on additional duties as dean, WMUK-FM seeks listener support in fall fund-raiser, Panel discussion planned on Detroit newspaper strike, Writer to read parts of novel inspired here, Nahm to be remembered.

Western News, Oct. 12, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke goes Hollywood, President to give 'State of the University' address at 16th annual Academic Convocation, Senate approves measures on enrollment management, Fund-raisers seek $152,000 in campus United Way drive, Attorney in Allegan County 'right to die' case to present lecture on implications of decision, WMU starts year with $1 million in new cash gifts, Hemphill-Pearson named to' occupational therapy roster, New journal showcases contemporary writers, Watson joins hockey staff, Role of corporate ethics officer to be explored.

Western News, Oct. 5, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Ehrle; Griffin recognized for superior classroom skills, Distinguished alumni to be honored during Homecoming, 'Jurassic Park' adviser to present lecture, Seminar to focus on telecommunications as a tool for economic development in the rural U.S, Mathematician to discuss matrix theory, Eminent philosopher will explore Descartes, Science publishes findings from WMU study of lake bed core on warming and cooling trends, AIDS quilt project donates $16,000 to agencies, Theatre group to present 'Great Sexpectations', Donnelly selected for Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Westerner Vol. 16 No. 1, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Vision, action mark first ten years of Haenicke presidency • Haenicke has dedicated his professional life to education • Carol Haenicke masters her many roles with competence and diplomacy • News in Brief • WMU assesses lowest percentage tuition increase • Sunseeker 95 shines• in national solar car race • Alumnotes • Alumni in the Workplace

Western News, Sept. 28, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Houghton; Latulippe selected for 1995 service awards, Fulbright scholar finds common ground in Michigan, Religious scholar to present Mircea Eliade Lectures, Campus women meeting to discuss common concerns, Board approves appointments in EPD; minority affairs.

Western News, Sept. 21, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Hsieh; Pritchard earn 1995 scholar awards, Enrollment reflects jumps in new freshmen; off-campus students, Haenicke receives 10-year pin; thanks those who expressed support, Boldi issues statement on athletics situation, General fund budget OK'd at $171 million, WMU to award Schlack honorary doctorate, General contractor chosen for new science complex, MBA program will beam into Traverse City, Board approves new master's degree in computer engineering, TASK FORCE FOR RACIAL HEALING: A PRELIMINARY REPORT.

Western News, Sept. 14, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: '94-'95 grant total tops $21 million; marks 10th year of record figures, Cash gifts achieve 37% increase; annual total reaches $8.7 million, Senate takes action on program review; MLK Day and enrollment management practices, Hispanic Heritage Month activities planned, Crowd expected for CommUniverCity Night, Visiting Scholar to discuss research on ozone smog.

Western News, Sept. 7, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: First fall Faculty Senate meeting set for tonight, German exchange professor to speak this afternoon, Marines call on WMU center for new evaluation system, Aviation project moves ahead with $6 million grant in hand, Regulation of telecommunications industry is focus of 32nd annual economics seminar series, Semester-long series explores topics related to Africa, Macleod earns arts medal, Boothroyd pens book on self-defeating behaviors, Walker researches writings of Henry James, Liggons joins WMUK staff.

An Opportunity Lost: The Failure Of The Michigan Commission On Death And Dying, Joseph Ellin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Michigan Commission on Death and Dying was created to advise the state legislature on the politically volatile question of assisted suicide. Proposals were considered to allow assisted suicide with safeguards, and to continue the state's temporary absolute ban. Because of the political composition of the Commission, however, no consensus was reached, and the opportunity to enact humane but careful legislation seems to have passed. This paper examines the proposals the Commission considered, the alliances reflected in the voting, and some problems the Commission failed to address.

Constructing An Ecology Of Foster Care: An Analysis Of The Entry And Exit Patterns Of Foster Homes, Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper aims to illustrate the viability of using concepts and theoretical arguments from organization ecology to analyze dynamic change processes in foster care. The general topic is the relationship between foster homes and their environments. The specific focus is the effects of the environment on the entry and exit patterns of new foster homes. Drawing on our earlier studies of the 23 year history of a population of foster homes, various hypotheses shown to have validity in accounting for the processes underlying the founding and disbanding offormal organizations, also apply in the case of the entry and exit processes …

The Return To Family Intervention In Youth Services: A Juvenile Justice Case Study, Gordon Bazemore, Susan Day

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

After more than a decade of relative neglect, youth services policymakers in the late 1980s began targeting the family as a primary focus of intervention in the response to a range of deviant behavior. One recent example of this return to family intervention has been a renewed emphasis on family services in juvenile courts and juvenile justice agencies. This case study describes one attempt to implement a new "family-focused" intervention approach as part of a larger return to treatment-oriented probation services in an urban juvenile justice system. Based on interviews and participant observation data gathered during a nine month field …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 22, No. 3 (September 1995)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• AN OPPORTUNITY LOST: THE FAILURE OF THE MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON DEATH AND DYING - Joseph Ellin
• THE RETURN TO FAMILY INTERVENTION IN YOUTH SERVICES: A JUVENILE JUSTICE CASE STUDY - Gordon Bazemore and Susan Day
• POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL WELFARE: A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS - Valire Carr Copeland and Sandra Wexler
• RESEARCHING SOCIAL NETWORKS IN ACTION - C. Kenneth Banks and J. Marshall Mangan
• CONSTRUCTING AN ECOLOGY OF FOSTER CARE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ENTRY AND EXIT RATES OF FOSTER HOMES - Lorna F Hurl and David J. Tucker
• FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND MIGRATION: CONSIDERATIONS FOR PRACTICE - …

Policy Implementation In Social Welfare: A Framework For Analysis, Valire Carr Copeland, Sandra Wexler

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A review of the research on implementation of federal-state partnership programs indicates a need for more analyses of the post-legislative phase of social welfare policy. This paper addresses the importance of research on policy implementation in social welfare. It examines some critical tools in the policy implementation analysis process, presents a framework for analysis, and offers recommendations to stimulate interest in the study of the implementation process.

Researching Social Networks In Action, Kenneth C. Banks, Marshall J. Mangan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Many communities across Canada today are challenged by conditions that approach social and economic disintegration. As agencies of the state cut back their financial support of welfare services, citizens are faced with both increasing levels of stress and fewer forms of relief provided by established institutions. For researchers, the challenges of a shrinking resource base are compounded by ongoing epistemological and methodological controversies within social science. The recent emergence of a "postmodern" critique of traditional social-scientific methodology arises from some profound reorientations in the philosophy and the social context of the social sciences, reorientations that are reflective of fundamental economic …

Review Of Kinship With Strangers: Adoption And Interpretations Of Kinship In American Culture. Judith S. Modell. Reviewed By Dorina N. Novle, Louisiana State University., Dorinda N. Noble

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Judith S. Modell. Kinship with Strangers: Adoption and Interpretations of Kinship in American Culture. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994. $35 hardcover.

Review Of Classical Sociological Theory. Jonathan H. Turner. Reviewed By Valerie A. Haines, The University Of Calgary., Valerie A. Haines

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Jonathan Turner. Classical Sociological Theory: A Positivist's Perspective. Chicago, IL: Nelson Hall, 1993. $ 18.95 papercover.

Western News, Aug. 31, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Science complex construction slated to begin this fall, Haenicke advised to recuperate at home, Several departments relocate during renovation, Thompson to lead session on new research policy, Haenicke issues letter to supporters regarding intercollegiate athletics, New Travel Center plans open house for Sept. 6-7, Key offices open later to better serve students.

Western News, August 10, 1995, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Haenicke names screening committee for AD, WMU evaluators conduct field study for MEAP test, Preparations begin for Wood Hall construction, WMU will cover fall costs for Native Americans, Two-month grant report includes $1 million for public service projects, University receives $50,000 gift in honor of President Haenicke, WMU part of educational cable TV system

The Westerner Vol. 15 No. 4, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• The many faces of Western • Association announces 1995 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients • Homecoming 1995 • Biggest-ever Bronco sports radio network to hit Michigan, Indiana airwaves in 1995-96 • Calendar of fall performances and sports events • Night games remain prominent in 1995 football schedule

A Grounded Theory In The Development Of The Tantric Proposition In Leadership Education, Marsha Wislocki Goin

Dissertations

The advancement of a new theory in the field of leadership education directed the focus of this study. A new paradigm directed toward an inclusive leadership model was advanced and the findings integrated, resulting in the development of a model reflecting four dimensions of leadership theory: (1) transformational, (2) transactional, (3) charismatic, and (4) intuitional.

These four dimensions, supported within a quadrilateral design and incorporating an Eastern philosophical motif represented as a mandala, were then interfaced with the four dimensions of tantric philosophy: (1) spiritual, (2) emotional, (3) intellectual, and (4) sensing, resulting in a tantric mandala of leadership design. …

Race, Family, And Obligation, Rodney C. Roberts

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, January 16, 1995.

Acculturation To A Work Force Of Diversity: Two Case Studies Of Japanese-Owned Companies Operating In The United States, Jun Nagasawa

Masters Theses

This paper explores the acculturation processes associated with Japanese companies corning to the United States, especially focusing on race and gender issues. This was done by related literature review and two case studies of Japanese-owned companies operating in the Midwestern region. Data were obtained using unstructured interviews with workers of the two companies.

Accusations of discrimination against Japanese companies operating in the U.S. of discrimination based on race, gender and nationality are introduced. Japanese and American social backgrounds relating to race and gender, especially in employment area are reviewed. Also Japanese and American management styles are contrasted for analytical purposes. …

An Analysis Of The Korean Political Bureaucracy In Terms Of Riggs’ Theory Of Prismatic Society And Korean With U.S. Bureaucratic Interaction 1945-1953, Jae Jo Lee

Masters Theses

The administrative, political, and social development and modernization experience of Korea for the period 1945 through 1953 was examined in this study. Bureaucratic transformation was understood as significant to developmental outcomes for all facets of Korean society.

The political and social development theory model of Fred W. Riggs, the Prismatic Society, was selected for application in the Korean situation. Prismatic theory itself was first analyzed in detail. Korean bureaucratic formation was elucidated from multiple perspectives. The key factor of analysis was interpreted as being the U.S. with Korean bureaucratic interaction.

The bureaucratic complexity was subjected to analysis in terms of …

Sense Of Coherence, Stressors, Perception Of Stress And Drinking Patterns Among College Students, Jeanne C. Debruyn

Masters Theses

This research examined the protective qualities of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence (SOC), a social-psychological dispositional concept, in relation of the daily hassles associated with the transitory college years of students, perceived stress, quantity/frequency and patterns of alcohol use. This cross-sectional study (n=103) was site-based in the classroom. Data were collected by survey questionnaire administered by the primary researcher. Results indicated that SOC affords protection to students possessing a strong SOC by allowing them to perceive the hassles associated with college life as less stressful and in ameliorating the negative consequences of heavy drinking. Significant problems with alcohol were found in …

The United Center: A Community-Based Corrections Project, William George Hinkle

Dissertations

The United Center is a community-based corrections center located in Middletown, Midwest. Funded by the Midwest Department of Corrections, and administered by local county government, it provides a sentencing alternative to the county's jail, and the state's prison system. Defined as a correctional "halfway-in house," the program provides offenders with employment and education related services, job placement, mental health services, and drug and alcohol counseling in a highly structured, but supportive environment. In operation since the early 1980's, the program has serviced some 400 offenders sentenced to short prison terms for low-level property and drug offenses. Compared to national rates …

Evaluation Of A Computer Simulation To Assess Subject Preference For Different Types Of Incentive Pay: Part Two, Stephen Mark Sundby

Dissertations

This study further investigated the use of a computer simulation to assess subject preference for different types of pay systems. Subjects were eight undergraduates recruited from psychology classes at Western Michigan University. The dependent variable was the subjects’ choice of pay system, either simulated hourly pay or base pay plus incentive. Simulated work performance was determined by the computer with 0.50 probability of low or high performance. For Experiment 1, the independent variable was the maximum amount of simulated pay that subjects could earn under each pay type. For Experiments 2 and 3, the independent variable was the percentage of …

An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Critical Thinking Skills And Preferred Learning Styles Of First Year Nursing Students, Gloria J. Clocklin

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the manner in which nursing students preferred to learn and their ability to think critically. First year nursing students (N = 197) from four colleges in a rural Midwestern geographic region were the subjects for the study. Students represented practical nursing, associate degree nursing, and baccalaureate degree nursing programs and were all in their first nursing course. Entire cohort groups from each college were included in the study.

The Kolb (1985) Learning Style Inventory and the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA, Watson & Glaser, 1980) were administered …