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Western News, January 18,1990, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke outlines response to racism 'We shall do what we do best ... we shall teach", Senate endorses cutoff for freshman applications, Friday elected to two statewide offices in criminal justice organizations

University Employee Service Recognition Program 1990, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Thirty-five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 1990-1992, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

Section I: General Policies and Procedures

Section II: Master's Degree Programs and Requirements

Section III: Specialist Degree Programs and Requirements

Section IV: Doctoral Degree Programs and Requirements

Section V: Description of Graduate Courses

Section VI: The Graduate Faculty

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 1990-91, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 15, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Recommendation re Honorary Degrees
• Naming of Business Building Courtyard
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Tax-Free Borrowing Resolution
• Grand Rapids Regional Center Building Contract
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

The Westerner Vol. 10 No. 2, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Kresge provides $500,000 to Campaign for Excellence • University receives $250,000 gift to name courtyard for Duncans • WMU should review its undergraduate education • Alumni choose top teachers for 1989 • Psychology professor is Distinguished Faculty Scholar • WMU tops the charts with 1989 enrollment • Four additional Medallion Scholarships created and awarded • Cole chairs Annual Fund • Task force will look into alcohol abuse on campus • Tuition guarantee goes to 20 more students • Fox, Quinn honored as volunteers of the year • Many gift options available • Foundation holds annual meeting; elects new officers …

An Investigation Of Pitch Perturbation And Vocal Intensity Characteristics Of Stutterers And Nonstutterers, Carmen M. Bamberg

Masters Theses

Pitch and amplitude perturbation values were compared for nine adult stutterers and nine adult nonstutterers. Each subject produced ten sustained phonations of the vowels /a/ and /i/. An automatic pitch-synchronous autocorrelation fundamental frequency tracker was used to extract period and amplitude measures.

Findings revealed that: (a) stutterers had significantly more vocal shimmer than nonstutterers (p = .01), (b) F-ratios for percent jitter between groups approached (p = .07) but did not reach significance, and (c) the vowel /a/ was produced with higher levels of jitter and shimmer than the vowel /i/. Results support the notion that instability of the …

Analogical Processing Skills In Three Modalities In Fifth, Eighth, And Eleventh Graders, Amy Sirrae Cashen

Masters Theses

This study examined the ability of fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders to complete multiple modality analogy tasks. Three groups, for a total of 201 subjects--68 fifth graders, 66 eighth graders, and 77 eleventh graders--solved word, picture, and figure analogies. A significant difference was found in the performance of the three groups, indicating that analogical processing skills increase with age. No significant difference was found between males and females on the combined analogy tasks. A significant difference was found for modality, indicating that the three sets of analogies were different in difficulty. The grade-by-modality interaction also was found to be significant, …

An Empirical Examination Of Hispanic-Americans In A University Setting And The Influences On Their Attitudes Towards Assimilation, Ramon Rodriguez

Masters Theses

Recent literature on Hispanic-Americans has determined that Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority in the United States. Both the high rates of immigration and a high birth rate mean it is only a matter of time before Hispanics will form an extensively large population. Hispanics, however, generally remain unassimilated. This study focuses on the influences on the attitudes towards assimilation of Hispanic-Americans in a university setting.

Survey methods were utilized to gather data from a sample of 100 individuals at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. A survey return rate of 57% was obtained from Hispanic students questioned. The data showed that …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting November 17, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Special Recognition - Duane Roberts
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Program Revision Requests for 1990/91
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Capital Outlay Budget Requests for 1990/91
• Assurance Agreements
• MAGB Report
• Report on Visit to Japan Center for Michigan Universities
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment
• Attachment A - Women's Research Group
• Attachment B - MLK Day at WMU The President's Proposal
• Attachment C - 1990/91 Capital Outlay Budget Request
• Attachment D - Remarks by Provost

Western News, November 2, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke calls for review of undergraduate curriculum, Computer scientist to be Visiting Scholar, Stoltman earns national geography award, Fox; Quinn named WMU 'Volunteers of the Year', Six elected to WMU Foundation board of directors, board's officers re-elected to one-year terms, Kalamazoo Invitational Goal Ball Tournament slated for Gary Center gymnasium Nov. 4

Western News, October 26, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Task force to look at alcoholism, WMU guarantees tuition for 20 minority students, WMU volunteers donate time to United Way agencies, Peace week events to explore national security, Expert on aging, visually impaired to speak, 'Successful Aging' to be teleconference topic

Western News, October 19, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: National leaders to participate in conference on public policy and African-Americans Oct. 21, Campaign business means 'busyness' for loaned execs, Health economics, accounting experts here Oct. 25-26 as part of Visiting Scholars Program, Barnett to advocate legalization of drugs

Western News, October 5, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Michael earns faculty scholar award, Week-long Homecoming celebration begins Oct. 8, Scholar of Islamic history to give Eliade lectures, 10 named Martin Luther King Ir./Cesar Chavez/ Rosa Parks Professors, WMUK seeking $125,000 in listener support

Western News, September 14, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Senate approves recommendations on computing; Dennison reports on searches and task forces, 81 WMU offices involved in moves, Hispanic Heritage Month activities to feature speech by Denver executive, Lazear to begin economics lecture series, Dennison to launch ninth annual series of mechanical engineering seminars, Book proves sports metaphors touch all bases in the English language

Western News, September 7,1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Figures indicate record enrollment, Faculty, staff invited to join in community celebration, Poet's son; Irish political leader to speak, Acquaintance rape prevention and education to be focus of seminar and public forum, World War II veterans to report back to duty Sept. 9, Etter-Lewis wins Ford Foundation Fellowship, Ziring selected to spend semester at sea

The Westerner Vol. 10 No. 1, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• 1989 Distinguished Alumni Award winners announced • Alumni offices named for the McKees • Researchers break last year's record for obtaining grant funds • Three alumnae tell their stories: Master's degrees figure heavily in career success • Distinguished Alumni Awards • Haenicke expresses disappointment at level of state support for 1989-90 • Coalition of educators boosts student volunteerism • Education institutions reaffirm cooperation • In laboratories and communities, Western is working for all of us • Pursuit of excellence pays high dividends • Edwards named chairperson of WMU Athletic Board • Three Bronco grid stars make it big in …

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Newsletter, No.8 1989

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Low-Income Parents' Attitudes Toward Parent Involvement In Education, Nancy Feyl Chavkin, David L. Williams Jr.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Using data from 978 parents who indicated their family income level on a descriptive survey about attitudes toward parent involvement in education, this article reports on comparisons among low-income, middle- income, and high-income parents. Despite some differences among the groups, the results clearly dispute any idea that low-income parents lack interest in their children's education. The authors provide recommendations of key strategies that social workers can use to facilitate effective involvement of low-income parents in their children's education.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 16, No. 3 (September 1989)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

• MAINSTREAMING THE UNDERCLASS - David Stoesz, John Poole, and Martha Joseph
• LOW-INCOME PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION - Nancy Feyl Chavkin and David L. Williams, Jr.
• A COURT-ORDERED CONSENT DECREE FOR THE HOMELESS: PROCESS, CONFLICT, AND CONTROL - Alice K. Johnson, Larry W. Kreuger, and John J. Stretch
• OLD FOLKS' HOMES FOR BLACKS DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA - Iris Carlton-LaNey
• THE IMPACT OF AMERICANIZATION ON INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE U.S. TERRITORY OF GUAM - Amanda Smith Barusch and Marc L. Spaulding
• EASTERN EUROPEAN REFUGEES: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK - Richard P. Baker
• COUNSELING TROUBLED ADOLESCENTS: …

Western News, August 31, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke scholarship among 14 Medallions awarded to outstanding freshmen this fall, Canadian-American relations to be colloquium focus, Updated Agency Resource Directory available, Title changes; faculty transfers; chairperson approved, Series to focus on 'Economics of Discrimination'

Western News, August 10, 1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Low appropriation increase forces University to face $1.4 million deficit, Vander Ploeg appointed new director of telecommunications, University receives record $9 million in grants

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting July 28, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Nee Graduate Programs
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Fall Semester 1989 Tuition and Required Fee Schedule
• General Fund Operating Budget
• Construction Contract - Carl and Winifred Lee Honors College
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public comments
• Adjournment

Western News, July 27,1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Electronic conferencing system debuts at WMU before national introduction, Tuition increase on agenda for Friday Board meeting, Affirmative action programs reviewed during on-site audit

Making Story Time A Literacy Event For The Young Child, Beth Weir

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A literacy event is "any action or sequence, involving one or more persons in which the production and/or comprehension of print plays a role" (Anderson, Teale & Estrada, 1980). Story reading by a parent or teacher is perhaps the single most effective literacy event in a young child's experience with written language. Increasingly, reports suggest children's development of skills associated with ease of reading acquisition are enhanced with regular readings of storybooks both prior to and concomitant with formal instruction.

Reading Horizons Vol. 29, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 29, issue 4.

The Autobiography As Language Reflection, Kathy E. Danielson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Often, preservice teachers need to be reminded of the many influences on children's language. By reflecting on their own past language experiences, perhaps prospective teachers can better examine the important elements for language development.

Classroom Oral Reading And Its Needs Or Restraints, John H. Warren

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Few deny the beneficial effects of prose or poetry read aloud by a fluent and expressive reader; imparting reassurance, delivering entertainment, dispensing information or explanation, arousing curiosity, diffusing inspiration (Trelease, 1982). Apart from these advantages as we shall see, oral reading has the capability to engender literacy among individuals, more particularly our schoolchildren (Hoffman, 1982).

Western News, June 29,1989, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board awards Haenicke 7 percent salary increase, Board grants promotions to 31 faculty members, Thompson named vice president for research

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 23, 1989, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Resolution re Emeritus Status
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Recommendation re Granting of Honorary Degrees
• Recommendation re Naming of Alumni Office
• Evaluation of President and Recommendation re Presidential Compensation
• Executive Session
• Ratification of Contract
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Political Activities Policy
• Organizational Change - College of General Studies
• Increase in Application Fee
• Increase in Late Application Fee
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Revised 1988/89 General Fund Operating Budget
• Continuation of 1988/89 Budget into 1989/90
• Fall Semester 1989 Tuition and Fee Schedule
• Acquisition of Property
• Bank One - Sturgis Agreement
• Construction Contract - Bernhard …