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Western News, September 6, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Faculty, staff endorse present leadership, according to Institutional Functioning Inventory, Behm named acting associate VP, University, AAUP reach tentative agreement, Relations with Asia-Pacific region is focus 'of Sept. 13-15 conference, Journalistic 'Truth or Consequences' talk will launch fall lecture series on ethics, Four Michigan scholars find that climate is right for new state atlas, Professional society boosts engineering education, Barcelona shares groundwater monitoring and analysis expertise with British officials, Mom and Pop spend money, while baby boomers maintain saving rates, Sociology journal garners attention from abroad

The Westerner Vol. 11 No. 1, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Rubbish? Recycling requires rethinking as well as reusing • WMU expands recycling efforts • Distinguished Alumni Award winners announced for 1990 • Kellogg Foundation grant provides $1 million to expand library access, information services • Two years of hard work end in top-ten finish for WMU and Sunseeker • Fourteen students earn Medallion Scholarships • University News in Brief • Three endowed gifts support important University programs • Program provides safety net for student-athletes • Student-athletes speak out on issues related to their dual roles • Here’s looking at WMU • Constituency Activities • Here's one 'pig' who's flying …

Recent Bibliography In History, Chris Africa

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Anglo Saxon Studies: Gender And Power: Feminism In Old English Studies, Gillian Overing, Helen Bennett

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Mary F. Wack, Lovesickness In The Middle Ages. The 'Viaticum' And Its Commentaries. University Of Pennsylvania Press, 1990, Margaret Schleissner

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Work In Literature And History: An Historian's Perspective On What We Need, Sharon Farmer

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Western News, August 16, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New associate dean among appointments approved by Board of Trustees, Native American historian to join faculty this fall, Inselberg case goes to arbitration, Symposium planned on Ethiopia

Western News, July 19, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: State makes cuts in funds for construction and maintenance, Clarke selected to serve as provost during search, Welcome home reception planned for Sunseeker solar car team, Two programs win ANNI Awards

Testing: We Need A New Perspective, W. John Harker

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In their recent study of reading assessment, Farr and Carey (1986) observe that over the past several years "testing programs ... have exploded on the educational scene" (p. 6). Those familiar with reading instruction and the assessment of children's reading development must agree. Testing programs at the district, state, and national levels have proliferated recently as more and more pressure is brought to bear on teachers to demonstrate in some quantifiable fashion their success (or lack of it) in teaching children to read.

Western News, June 21, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Ford to receive honorary degree at June 30 commencement exercises in Waldo Stadium, Senate conducts business; bids Dennison farewell, 26 faculty members on campus to explore 'the theory of knowledge' at NEH institute, Krawutschke attends Japanese studies seminar, Woodworth elected to represent Michigan and Wisconsin on AAUP governing body

Notes And Announcements, No.9 1990

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Analogical Reasoning Of Elderly Adults Using Three Modalities: Words, Pictures, And Figures, Judy L. Rau

Masters Theses

This study examined the analogical processing skills of elderly adults. Forty-seven subjects (ages 65-90) completed analogy tasks presented in three modalities: words, pictures, and geometric figures (90 total). The subjects for this study were elderly adults living independently in a federally subsidized apartment building. The subjects used in this study possessed characteristics similar to the "typical" American adult. Results indicated that performance does not vary significantly with age in the word and picture modalities. Significant (p < .05) negative relationships were found between performance on the geometric figure analogies and increased age and between overall performance and increased age. Significant (p < .05) positive relationships were found between education and performance on each of the three modalities as well as between education and overall performance.

Western News, May 24, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Search concludes with Ferraro recommended as new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dennison announces decision on Inselbergs, Benefits pool is 33.2 percent of employee's pay, Elliott to coach women's basketball, Board okays Dannison appointment, Lee Honors College, Grand Rapids building to be completed in July; Asken tells Senate

Western News, May 10, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU future may include development of research and business park, Haenicke cites critical needs in House hearing as faculty salaries and tuition stabilization, Education is key to containing health care costs, Bernhard portrait dedicated at April gathering, Gifted high school arts students to attend 28th Michigan Youth Arts Festival on campus

Nonacentenary Celebration Of The Birth Of Saint Bernard Of Clairvaux, The Institute Of Cistercian Studies

Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs

A Celebration of the Nonacentenary of the Birth of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Sponsored by the Institute of Cistercian Studies at Western Michigan University in collaboration with the Twenty-Fifth International Congress on Medieval Studies, the Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University and incorporating the programs of the International Centre of Medieval Art and the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East between May 10-13 1990.

Western News, April 19, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Eight to receive $2,500Teaching Excellence Awards, Bernhard portrait dedication set for April 21, Haenicke calls for more growth in funded research, Targowski writes book on information systems, Lawson; former student collaborate on book that challenges approaches to study of religion, Curtis-Smith wins award from arts foundation

Western News, April 5, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke leads the charge in March 29 Detroit forum, Scott to deliver address to Presidential Scholars, WMU research centers support technology transfer, New cable television system to serve campus this fall, Grant to boost number of KVCC minority transfers, Tanis named Fellow of national society, Breisach awarded NEH senior fellowship for research on 'progressive historians', Gossman writes law text with Arthur Miller, Packaging efforts earn Wygant national award

Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Diversity in family patterns is a fact of life within our society, and schools can show awareness and understanding of this diversity without emphasizing value judgments. Stereotypical views of families with a single child and families with many children, for example, encourage antagonistic views about which pattern is "better."

Emergent Literacy: A Comparison Of Formal And Informal Assessment Methods, Rebecca Harlin, Sally Lipa

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Young children enter school with individual and divergent literacy experiences. Considerable disagreement exists concerning how best to assess children's competence and utilize the results of instruments designed to provide this information for educators.

Reading Instruction And The Language-Impaired Child: Means To What End?, Esther Feldman Levary

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This simple statement alludes to the important relationship between speech and literacy that has come to intrigue and perplex many in recent years. Speech and literacy have been recognized as two complex processes that are conceptually and practically intertwined in the great tangle called "language" (Snow, 1983; Vellutino, 1977; Mattingly, 1972). Language, "a system of communication that employs spoken or written symbols" (Harris and Sipay, 1984, p. 247), is defined as a single phenomenon having receptive and expressive modes.

Teacher And Student Discourse Variables In Academic Communication, Janet M. Sturm

Masters Theses

This study was designed to analyze the oral communication exchanges between first, third, and fifth grade teachers and their students. It was based on the hypothesis that discourse parameters of linguistic quantity and complexity and communication acts change over grade level, much as the discourse parameters of caregivers with young children have been found to do. The language of teachers and students in 15 classrooms was examined by measuring 6 form and quantity variables and 11 communication act variables. Results showed significant differences for some form variables (MLU, mazes, and Type-token ratio) and some communication acts (convey content, mark content, …

Western News, March 22, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Unit works to ensure accurate census information, Haenicke to be featured in March 29 Detroit forum, Five candidates for dean on campus, Board approves measures that give employees more choices in managing retirement plan, Feminist theologian to speak on Buddhism, Fun, fitness; free seminars to be part of fifth annual Spring Into Wellness Week; President's Club memberships support campaign, Communication research colloquium scheduled

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting March 16, 1990, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Naming of Memorials and Facilities
• Conferring of Honorary Degrees
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Graduate Student Application Fee Increases
• Application and Graduate Fees for Graduate Specialty Program Certificates
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Student Room and Board and Apartment Rental Rates
• Acquisition of Property
• Resolution re TIAA-CREFF Retirement Plan
• Elmwood Apartments
• Antenna Farm
• Fee Building
• Enrollment Management
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Adjournment

Western News, March 15, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Two faculty members honored as 'Women of the Year', Room and board rates on March 16 agenda, Thompson to speak on impact of research, 'Stand and Deliver' teacher here to stress importance of education, Novelist Fernandez to give reading from works, WMU Institute for Water Sciences launches third year of research, Geologist gets award for Aquipro model, New IWS head has national reputation, Six Michigan nature centers selected for WMU/GEM project, Lakeshore property owners await WMU verdict on erosion control Geologist's study funded by state

Western News, March 1, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 1927 graduate Merze Tate donates $1 million gift for student needs, Presidents call for more state support in GR forum, NIH grant funds microvascular system research, Ray honored by Midwest professional group, Lawson selected to edit international journal

An Ecological Perspective On Housing, Health And Well-Being, Claude Raffestin, Roderick Lawrence

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Human ecology is a term that has been used frequently since the beginning of this century to examine some of the relationships between people and their surroundings. This article presents a different interpretation to that commonly used by academics and professionals in the medical and social sciences. The ecological perspective developed and illustrated here stems from an appraisal of many contemporary contributions, and an examination of Hippocrates's treatise "On Airs, Waters, And Places". The perspective presented herein accounts for the impacts of human products and processes on the biotic and abiotic constituents of the environment, as well as the human …

Western News, February 22, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Events planned to celebrate Women's History Month, Haenicke to participate in Grand Rapids forum, Marketing history is topic for March 1 talks, Experts here to discuss prospects for expanding business opportunities in Taiwan, Kreager heads Employee Assistance Program, Thompson named to new position in Office of Adult Learning Services

Western News, February 15, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Budget proposal is better than initially expected, Micklin adventures featured in National Geographic, Today marks beginning of move for Waldo Library, Cain to discuss economics and discrimination

Ethical Reasoning And Analysis: The Elements, Martin Benjamin

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society February 10, 1989.

Western News, January 25, 1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Minority graduate enrollment up by 13 percent, Haenicke says budget looks 'tight' for 1990-91, Williams and Brady to lead Board of Trustees, Economic development gets 'new energy' as part of University's mission, Burke says, 22 selected for CPS Review Course, Alcohol task force conducts survey, plans hearings, Wyrwa to direct student volunteer activities, Prospective students get a line on WMU