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The Effects Of Precipitation On The Quality Of Ground Water And Leachate Seeps At A Stabilizing Landfill, Nicholas C. Pogoncheff

Masters Theses

A monitoring program was established at a landfill in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan to determine the effects of precipitation on selected parameters in landfill lechate as surface seeps and ground water. Approximately 280 ground-water and surface-water samples were collected from monitoring wells and leachate seeps during more than 11 precipitation events throughout the summer and fall of 1981 and analyzed for specific conductance, pH, chloride, and iron.

Results of the study indicate that infiltration through the refuse due to precipitation is a major factor in controlling the levels of selected leachate characteristics and that with high infiltration rates concentrations will …

Western News, July 22, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Foundation assets total nearly $5.4 million; Weisberg tells Trustees, Dale B. Lake; KVCC president; to receive honorary degree from WMU, Budget Reductions in Academic Affairs, Board grants Sanders emeritus status, Inflatable Light Workshop going to Austria, Typing test is scheduled for next Wednesday

Western News, July 15, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: USSC appeals deadline is extended, Former Campus School faculty member dies, Over $450,000 in gifts and grants announced at June meeting of Board of Trustees, Annual Bronco golf outing will be July 26, Dalton Center is site for vocal jazz concert

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 25, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Meeting Dates for 1982/83
• Revision of 1981/82 General Fund Operating Budget
• Resolution re Building Maintenance and Repair Projects
• Continuation of Budget for 1982/83
• Recommendation re Fall Semester 1982 Tuition Schedule
• Recommendation re Student Health Maintenance Fee
• Recommendation re Purchase of Bond
• Recommendation re Signing of Contract for John E. Fetzer Business Development Center
• Mission Statement
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, June 17, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: First phase of Intellectual Skills Development Program approved, McCaslin is successful candidate, Libraries announce special 'break' hours, Radio program is on 'Women and College', Computer Center workshops are scheduled, Cooley writes study of black portraits

Western News, June 10, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Revised higher education budget increase would be 5 percent, Inflatible Light Workshop will be Sunday, Perlman and Dance Theatre coming this fall, Thomas named vice chairman of U.S. Steel, Gary Fund tops its 1982 goal of $275,000, Sky Broncos will host national air meet, Sorensen will be honored at ceremony

Faculty Recognition Dinner 1982, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 4, 1982

Honored Guests:

• Frederick R. Brail
• Frederick Everett
• W. Chester Fitch
• Helen Elizabeth Gibbens
• Theone Hughes
• Louis Kiraldi
• Stanislaw Leja
• Laura G. Manis
• Max O. McKitrick
• Howard A. Mowen
• John B. Orr
• Norman K. Russell
• Kenneth Simon
• Glade Wilcox

Western News, June 3, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Dinner honoring retirees will be Friday, Saturday is Emeriti Council public auction, Cultural fund-raising group is renamed, Board of Trustees gives approval to promotions for 57 faculty members, Budget Reductions in Academic Affairs: Trimming curricular sails, Trader is Distinguished Marketing Educator

The Westerner Vol. 2 No. 6, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Students urged to seek loons quickly • Automotive sleuths assist police with accident probes • Board expresses concern over proposed federal aid cuts • MAGS honors students, faculty members • Atlas of state's groundwater resources published • Among Alumni • Alumnotes • Sports

Bulletin - Western Michigan University: The Graduate Catalog 1982-1984 , 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

Sociologists In Schools Of Social Work: Marginality Or Integration?, Lee H. Bowker, Fred M. Cox

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this paper, we examine the responses of 180 faculty members in graduate and undergraduate social work programs. These faculty members all achieved their highest degrees in fields other than social work, but approximately half of them also acquired the M.S.W. degree at some point in their careers. It was originally hypothesized that sociologists working in social work programs woulkd exhibit some of the characteristics of marginality, and the questionnaire contained a number of items on collegiality, conflict, discrimination, recognition and satisfaction. It was found that sociologists teaching in social work program suffered no negative effects on any of these …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting May 21, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Tuition Rates for 1982/83
• Resolution re Student Financial Aid
• College Name Change
• Recommendation re Signing of Contracts for the John E. Fetzer Business Development Center
• Recommendation re Reinvestment of Bond
• Recommendation re Change of Board Meeting Date
• Board Committee Reports
• Intellectual Skills Development Program
• Public Comments
• Executive Session

Western News, May 13, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Academic and non-academic terminations; mergers to save $1.2 million, Bernhard names funding priorities, Spring session enrollment figure announced, Brown lecture series begins Monday, Budget reductions in academic affairs call for effective leadership, Videotape 'The TV Explosion' now available, Softball team again in national tournament

Western News, May 6, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University hosts medieval scholars, Malaysian students' memorial is Friday, Alumni to hear prominent industrialists, Combs appointed; three named emeriti, Budget items on Faculty Senate agenda, Women's Commission elects new officers, Police consent election will be June 7, Seven doctorates awarded at commencement

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 23, 1982, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Student Housing Rates for 1982/83
• Priority Project
• Board Committee Reports
• Adjournment

Western News, April 21, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nearly 1,800 persons will receive degrees Saturday, Uncertainty; frustration are themes of U Assembly, Question by Linda Delene sparks responses at last Thursday's University Assembly II, Expect 2,000 to attend Medieval Congress, Industrialists to address Detroit alumni, Alumni helping admissions in two cities, Second-lowest utility costs among· state schools

Western News, April 15, 1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: MAGB to honor 2 faculty members; 2 students, Blasch to receive Distinguished Service Award here, Western's student-loan default rate well below national average; says Harkenrider

Western News, April 8,1982, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Summer flextime program becomes effective May 3, Bernhard asks VPs to fill only 'critical' openings, C/T employees will have dental-insurance program, 'Building a Modern Sophrosyne' In his address to Presidential Scholars last week; President Bernhard called for symmetry; harmony and a refreshing serenity ... in 'this age of terror', Corstange joins staff of University athletics, Board grants retirement to Kiraldi; Fletcher, Vernon Payne named head basketball coach

The Westerner Vol. 2 No. 5, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Bernhard decries proposed student aid cuts. • Milwood Project plays role in reducing student suspensions • Teacher shortage may soon become a reality • Fine Arts Building is named for Dorothy U. Dalton • Trustee Johnson resigns from Board • Four honorary degrees granted this spring • Distinguished Service Award goes to Blasch • Mistaken perceptions about financial aid: Financial aid director challenges proposed federal cuts • Technology unites past, present and future • Kellogg and National Water Lift give to 'Partners in Progress' • Western is a great place to be yourself • Development • Associate status in …

Title I And Reading Achievement: Some Perspectives As The Hatchet Descends, Jane Warren Meeks

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In 1965 Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act known as ESEA. Title I of this act provided financial assistance to local school districts for the planning and operation of special programs for the educationally deprived child. ESEA was designed as a supplemental program to upgrade the educational opportunities of children from low income areas, but not to supplant the educational programs than in progress. The goal of Title I was to eradicate children's educational inequities that were due to economic and social deprivation. It is clear that economic poverty was the primary focus. This is plainly stated in …

Reading Horizons Vol. 22, No. 3

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 22, issue 3.

A Component Analysis Of Hutchings' Low-Stress Subtraction Algorithm With Third Grade Students, Karen J. Lascurettes

Masters Theses

This study measured the effects of what was hypothesized to be the major functional component difference between the Hutchings' low-stress subtraction algorithm and the traditional algorithm: the non-alternation of regrouping and subtraction steps. A multiple baseline design was used with two groups of third grade students. Dependent measures included rate correct, rate incorrect, percent accuracy, and types of errors made. Statistical analysis of the data failed to support the position that the non-alternation of regrouping and subtracting steps in subtraction yielded superior performances with these students. Future research in this area might investigate the inclusion of zeroes in the minuends …

Ground-Water Flow Along The Total Shoreline Of Austin Lake And Its Environmental Contribution To Pollution Of The Lake, William Thomas Williams

Dissertations

The vertical direction of ground-water flow in Austin Lake was determined by placing minipiezometers along the entire shoreline at fifty randomly selected sites. Ground-water samples were taken at each site and the specific conductivity of the water samples was determined along with the chloride and phosphate content. The data were analyzed to determine if there were any relationships among water movement, chemical content, and the presence or absence of an onshore septic tank. The minipiezometer data show that the primary direction of water movement through the sediment-water interface is downward but may become reversed at localized regions as conditions vary. …

Design And Implementation Of Computer Assisted Instruction In Money Concepts For Elementary Students, Jack H. Bender

Masters Theses

The internship with Hartley Courseware, Inc. culminated with the creation of nine money concept programs. The programs were designed for a 48K Apple II microcomputer (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) with Applesoft in ROM and one disk drive. Text size was expanded through use of the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium's high resolution text subroutines.

A placement program tests students' abilities and recommends the appropriate starting point. Six programs introduce information on coin values and numerous money concepts. The later programs develop sequences of actions in the purchasing process. The practice test and test programs progress through the complete purchase procedure. …

Closed Water Systems On Paper And Board Machines Using The Dysco Simulation Program, Stephen Robert Tremont

Masters Theses

This study was conducted to determine the accuracy of the DYSCO simulation program in simulating the open and closed water system on the pilot fourdrinier paper machine located in the Department of Paper Science and Engineering at Western Michigan University. The pilot machine was run at a maximum speed of 76 meters (250 feet) per minute without the press and drier sections, as well as slower speeds of 61 and 46 meters per minute. Retention data were obtained for fiber, titanium dioxide, and water at the three speeds. Upon entering these data along with stream inputs into the DYSCO simulator, …

Autocorrelation In Behavioral Time-Series Data: The Search Goes On, Robert James Anderson

Masters Theses

Many methodologists have asserted that serial dependency is a common data characteristic of research employing single subject responses measured over time. This dependency, when present, invalidates usage of most conventional data analysis techniques and may necessitate use of Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models which accommodate serial dependency characteristics of those data. Results indicate that minimal levels of serial dependency are present in most areas, yet is higher in areas which sample behaviors at very long or short time intervals and the dependent data usually show linear trend or cycle. A review shows that once trends and cycles are accounted …

The Effects Of Self-Recording On The Generality Of Parenting Behaviors, Sonia Beatriz Meyer

Masters Theses

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of parental self-recording from audiotapes of family interactions on effective parenting skills and on the generality of their application to three different times of the day in which different child behaviors occurred.

Two single parents were instructed to deliver correct commands and differential reinforcement and to code and graph their verbalizations from audiotapes. Self-recording was introduced in one situation at a time, while audiotaped assessments were made by the parent in all three situations throughout the day. Both positive and cost incentive systems were used for the delivery of tapes …

The Effects Of In-School And Out-Of-School Contracting On Academic Performance, Kelly Lynn Kent

Masters Theses

While in-school contracting has repeatedly been shown to be useful in improving academic achievement and social conduct, out-of-school contracting also holds promise in the area of student behavior change. The purpose of the present study was to transfer the control of an in-school contracting procedure outside the school and into the home with low achieving middle school students. The experimenter added an out-of-school contracting procedure to an in-school contracting program already in operation. The effect of the intervention was assessed in terms of weekly grades, six-week grades, the percent of weekly assignments completed, and the percent of contracts completed per …

The Features And Significance Of Layering And Shearing Within The Zone Of Mylonitization, Northeastern Idaho Batholith, Jon Michael Hermann

Masters Theses

The northeastern border zone of the Idaho batholith contains a north-south trending zone of myionitized gneiss, schist, and granite-granodiorite. The schist and gneiss contain plagioclase augen surrounded by crushed and recrystallized biotite, quartz, feldspar, + muscovite, + hornblende. The granite grades upward from porphyritic rock into augen-bearing mylonitic rocks interlayered with schist and gneiss.

Sampling The Invisible: Occupational Status In Victorian England, Rosamond Robbert

Masters Theses

Except for the highly unusual, women have been historically invisible. Based on the British Census of 1851, this exploratory and descriptive study uses a subsample of all heads of households drawn from a one-percent cluster sample of the population of Greater London. The theoretical model is stratification based on occupation, age, and sex. The occupational skill status of heads of households is examined and compared on the basis of age, sex, and marital status. Findings indicate that the major predictor of occupational skill is marital status, in complex interrelationships with age and sex. Women heads of households, supporting themselves in …