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College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 33 : January 2016, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• U.S. response to Paris attacks explored by lecture series
• Engaging the Muslims
• English professor and poet has long been moved by Russia
• Anthropologist earns book award
• "Climate Challenged Society” (ENVS 1000) excites students across disciplines

Connections, 01/2016, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• New WMU center promoting diversity in primary health care workforce
• WMU student one of six in state awarded prestigious foundation scholarship
• BLVS chair selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
• Nature Photography as Mindful Meditation art exhibit now on display
• CHHS faculty and staff recognized at State of the College

Wmu 2016 Multicultural Meet And Greet, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• Welcome Messages
• Purpose Statement
• Agenda and Floor Map
• Faculty Panelists
• Participating Student Organizations
• Campus Partners
• Community Partners

Discovery: Research Annual Report 2016, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research Annual Reports

• Kalamazoo autism center serving the treatment needs for those with autism
• WMU’s geological resources leveraged as an environmental protection and economic development tool
• WMU uses grants to study improvement to aviation safety from invention to commercialization
• Faculty scholar award
• Undergraduate research excellence award recipients
• Graduate student research and travel grants
• Support for faculty scholars award
• External funding
• Research and creative activities poster day
• Graduate student participant winners
• Technology development fund awards
• Faculty research and creative activities award
• WMU centers and institutes

Food Marketing Conference, 2016, Haworth College Of Business

Food Marketing Conference and Yearbook

Full 2016 Food Marketing Conference Yearbook. Includes: Program and Speakers Board Members Marketing Program Yearbook Advertising

Business Magazine (2016), Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Local and Global
• Perspectives
• In the Spotlight
• Imagine the Possibilities
• Significant Insight
• Focus on Faculty and Staff
• Making a Difference
• Celebrating Alumni and Friends
• Around the World
• Class Notes

Lee Honors College News - 2016, Lee Honors College

Lee Honors College News

A collection of web news from Lee Honors College from 2016.

Food Marketing Conference, 2016- Food And Cpg Marketing Programs, Haworth College Of Business

Food Marketing Conference and Yearbook

Overview of Food and CPG Marketing Programs at Western Michigan University

Electrical And Computer Engineering Department 2015-2016 Newsletter, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Electrical and Computer Engineering Newsletter

1. A Word from the Chair 2. ECE on the Inside • Faculty Highlights o Introducing a New Faculty Member o Introducing a New Staff Member o Welcoming a Visiting Scholar o Exciting MicroController Lab Upgrades o Senior Design Lab Renovation on the Horizon • Faculty Buzz o Faculty Working with FlexTech Alliance o Development of an Intelligent Surgical Box-Trainer o Remembering a Faculty Member 3. Student Body Highlights • Student Organizations o Sunseeker’s New Edge o Raspberry Pi Club Updates • Student Buzz o Student Scholarships 4. Department Outreach • Local Outreach o Raspberry Pi (Not a Typo!) Summer …

Food Marketing Conference, 2016- Program And Speakers, Haworth College Of Business

Food Marketing Conference and Yearbook

2016 Food Marketing Conference and Program

Food Marketing Conference, 2016- Student Yearbook, Haworth College Of Business

Food Marketing Conference and Yearbook

Food and CPG Marketing Yearbook

Engaging Employers As Partners In Subsidized Employment Programs, Sarah Taylor, Sarah Carnochan, Gina Pascual, M J. Austin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The majority of studies of subsidized employment programs for public assistance recipients and low-income, unemployed individuals have focused on employment and earnings outcomes for participants. As employers are key stakeholders in a subsidized employment program, engaging them effectively is essential. This paper reports on interviews with 81 employers in four Northern California counties regarding their experiences in working with employees in a subsidized employment program. The findings focus on marketing, program structure, and suggestions for program improvement.

The Construction Of A Class With A Sense Of Entitlement: A Case Study On Political Rhetoric As Symbolic Violence In Denmark, Klarissa Lueg, Andreas Jakobsen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Taking a Bourdieusian perspective, this paper illustrates how one politically staged TV broadcast on a receiver of benefit payment has triggered political scapegoating in Denmark. The case has challenged the prevailing welfare state discourse and fostered the construction of a low class with a “sense of entitlement” by the media.

We show that the media adopted the notion of a “sense of entitlement” originally used by politicians. Welfare state critical phrases and proverbs experienced a revival.

We claim that this one-sided rhetoric abstracts from political responsibility and that power, agenda-building and rhetoric act as symbolic violence.

Social Support And Crime: A State-Level Analysis Of Social Support Policies, Jessica Brown

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

There is a growing theoretical and empirical tradition that examines the relationship between social support and crime. While academic research supports the idea that social support inhibits crime, public discourse and the popular media often assert that support, especially instrumental support to the poor, can increase crime. This article adds to the growing literature by including multiple forms of social support in an investigation of the relationship between social support and property crime and violent crime over a ten year period. Results indicate that while some forms of support have the expected negative relationship with crime, others displayed a significant …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 43, No. 3 (September 2016)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Title of Contents:

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM - Richard K. Caputo and Michael Lewis

REIMAGINING EQUITY AND EGALITARIANISM: THE BASIC INCOME DEBATE IN AUSTRALIA - Jennifer Mays and Greg Marston

NEXT STEPS ON THE ROAD TO BASIC INCOME IN CANADA - James P. Mulvale and Sid Frankel

PROSPECTS FOR A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IN NEW ZEALAND Keith Rankin

LESSONS FROM SWEDEN: SOLIDARITY, THE WELFARE STATE, AND BASIC INCOME - Almaz Zelleke

BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE: THE GENDER IMPACT WITHIN HOUSEHOLDS - Sara Cantillon and Caitlin McLean

SUSU: CAPITALIZING DEVELOPMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UP - David Stoesz, Isabella Gitau, Richard Rodriguez, and …

Review Of Black Male Violence In Perspective: Toward Afrocentric Intervention. P. Tony Jackson. Reviewed By Husain Lateef., Husain Lateef

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

P. Tony Jackson, Black Male Violence In Perspective: Toward Afrocentric Intervention. Lexington Books (2015), 171 pages, $80.00 (hardcover).

Fact Book 2016-17, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Colleges at WMU
• Headcount
• Demographics
• Extended University Programs
• Freshmen Faculty
• Information

Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2016, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• For Those Rising to Build Businesses WMU expands opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs NextGen
• A High-flying Enterprise His company concept banks on the soaring use of drones
• Building a Better Bag What she thought was just hobby is now an online business Up-and-coming
• A Bold Idea for Sockwear A playful competition becomes a million-dollar business Time-tested
• Plan on Learning She offers real-world lessons after classroom practice
• A Life in Media WIDR co-founder goes on to create Food Network
• Student Entrepreneur News
• College News
• Alumni Profile
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam

Poetry And Performance: Programming For National Poetry Month At The Western Michigan University Libraries, Michael J. Duffy Iv, Kathleen Langan, Marianne Swierenga, Susan Steuer, Lou Morgan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

To promote the library as an academic partner in cultivating cultural awareness and student engagement on campus, Western Michigan University Libraries celebrated National Poetry Month (NPM) in April of 2015. An event committee of three librarians and two staff members organized activities including readings, lectures, displays, interactive activities, and musical performance. The committee also implemented a survey designed to measure participants and audience reception of the event. The survey collected data on location of event, role of respondent, satisfaction of participation, intent to participate in coming years, and how they learned about the event. Responses were analyzed using both a …

Reimagining Equity And Egalitarianism: The Basic Income Debate In Australia, Jennifer M. Mays, Gregory Marston

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Reimagining equity and egalitarianism calls for rethinking traditional welfare responses to poverty and economic security in Australia. Similar to other advanced Western democracies, Australia has pursued policies underpinned by neoliberal economics in an effort to curtail perceived excesses in public expenditure over the past three decades. In response to these policy settings, commentators and policy activists have increased their attention to the potential of a universal and unconditional basic income scheme to address economic insecurity. This paper positions basic income within the context of Australia's welfare state arrangements and explores the potential of the scheme to respond to economic insecurity, …

Prospects For A Universal Basic Income In New Zealand, Keith Rankin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

New Zealand is a small liberal capitalist country with a history of egalitarian values and political reform—including the early introduction of universal welfare benefits—and with an uncomplicated relatively flat income tax structure. As such, it has sometimes been seen as a "social laboratory," a theme of writing about New Zealand and of New Zealand social historians. It therefore has all of the elements in place that could make New Zealand a candidate to become a world leader in integrating income tax and social welfare regimes into a form of universal basic income. Nevertheless, through a combination of intellectual inertia, media …

Friends Or Foes: The Impact Of Political Ideology And Immigrant Friends On Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, Elizabeth Kiehne, Cecilia Ayón

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In recent years, an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment has been witnessed in the United States, particularly from politically conservative groups. According to intergroup contact theory, increased contact between in-group and out-group members, especially cross-group friendships, has been found to reduce intergroup prejudice. This study analyzed nationally representative U.S.-based data (n = 1,000) from the Transatlantic Trends Survey, 2013 to examine if having immigrant friends interacted with political ideology, such that having immigrant friends weakened the association between conservative ideology and anti-immigrant sentiment. Findings revealed that immigrant friends and political ideology each had a significant but opposite main effect on …

Review Of Queer Excursions: Retheorizing Binaries In Language, Gender And Sexuality. Lal Zimman, Jenny Davis And Joshua Raclaw (Eds.). Reviewed By Sherri Shimansky, Sherri Shimansky

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Lal Zimman, Jenny Davis, and Joshua Raclaw (Eds.), Queer Excursions: Retheorizing Binaries in Language, Gender and Sexuality. Oxford University Press (2014), 231 pages, $23.70 (paperback).

An Environmental Scan Of Mindfulness-Based Interventions On University And College Campuses: A Research Note, Kaley J. Cieslak, Lehanna E. Hardy, Natalie S. Kyles, Erika L. Miller, Becky L. Mullins, Katelyn M. Root, Christina M. Smith

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The purpose of this research note is to provide readers with an understanding of the diverse types of student mental health interventions that are being offered on North American universities/ colleges broken down into two types of interventions: (1) traditional, or non-mindfulness-based interventions, and (2) mindfulness-based interventions.

Data were collected, organized, and synthesized during the first 5 months of 2016 (via a simple Google searches) for all North American universities/colleges that offered their students mental health interventions on their campuses.

Traditional, or non-mindfulness-based interventions remain widely in use on university/college campuses and include: prevention and outreach, support groups and workshops, …

How Are Social Problems Viewed And Analyzed In Social Work Policy Textbooks?, Marietta A. Barretti

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article reviews seven of the most frequently used policy textbooks in social work and examines how social problems are viewed in the narrative, and then analyzed in policy analysis frameworks. Questions include: (1) how the authors define social problems; (2) who they say "gets" to define problems in policy analysis; (3) how problems should be analyzed; and (4) whether contextual influences on the problem are considered. Findings include that most authors argue that social problems are constructions in their narratives, but do not transfer that perspective into their policy analysis frameworks. Implications for education and policy practice are explored.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 43, No. 1 (March 2016)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

THE NEED FOR SOCIAL WORK ADVOCACY TO CREATE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: A CALL TO ACTION - Justin E. Lerner and Gabriel Robles

CONTINUITY OR SHIFT? A MULTIPLE STREAMS FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS OF THE FAMILY POLICY IN TURKEY - Aslihan Nisanci

EFFECTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND MARITAL STATUS ON POVERTY - Tess Collett, Gordon E. Limb, and Kevin Shafer

INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS: A REVIEW OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATION INTEGRATION - Catherine M. Giroux and Julie K. Corkett

THE COST OF FREE ASSISTANCE: WHY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS DO NOT ACCESS FOOD PANTRIES …

Continuity Or Shift? A Multiple Streams Framework Analysis Of The Family Policy In Turkey, Azize Aslihan Nisanci

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In Turkey, the word "family" was used for the first time in the title of a ministry (state department) with the establishment of The Ministry (Department) of Family and Social Policies in July 2011. This article analyzes the process through which the new ministry came into being and discusses the elements of continuity and shift in the current government's family policy. Kingdon's (2002) multiple streams framework is used to analyze the policy making process. Thus, the article discusses how the problem, policy and political streams opened the window for the Ministry of Family and Social Policies. While the problem and …

Toward Housing Stability: Exiting Homelessness As An Emerging Adult, Jeff Karabanow, Sean A. Kidd, Tyler Frederick, Jean Hughes

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper explores the lives of formerly homeless young people as they transitioned towards housing stability. The study employed a longitudinal design involving 51 street youth in Halifax, N.S. (n = 21) and Toronto, ON (n = 30). This paper sheds light upon the pathways through which young people transitioned away from homelessness using the developmental lens of emerging adulthood: a stage involving numerous developmental struggles (identity, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between) but also an age filled with hope and possibilities. There are numerous interrelated factors at play that allow participants to regain a sense of citizenship with mainstream society. While …

Review Of Poverty And Shame: Global Expereinces. Elaine Chase & Grace Bantebya-Kyomuhendo (Eds.). Reviewed By Mary A. Caplan, Mary Caplan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Elaine Chase & Grace Bantebya-Kyomuhendo (Eds.). Poverty and Shame: Global Experiences. Oxford University Press (2015), 336 pages, $90.00, (hardcover).

Grand Challenges: Social Justice And The Need For Evidence-Based Sex Offender Registry Reform, Jill S. Levenson, Melissa Grady, George Leibowitz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Sex offender registries, though popular, bring with them enormous fiscal costs and unintended consequences for offenders and communities. Consistent with the Grand Challenges, social workers can play a role in advocating for sex offender management policies that are better informed by evidence and thus a better use of resources. Registry reform would also moderate the stigma resulting from the sex offender label, and reduce barriers to offender reintegration. First, a brief history of registration laws and the research around their effectiveness will be provided, followed by a rationale for needed improvements in sex offender management policy. Finally, evidence-based recommendations for …