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Around The World In 180 Days, Laura Rogers

Honors Theses

For years, multicultural curriculum has been accepted as "normal curriculum" sprinkled with various holidays celebrated by non-white cultures and the occasional multicultural book. As a result, many students graduate from high school and college ignorant of the various cultures present in our communities, states, our country, and our world. Myself, and others such as Paulo Friere (educator and author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed) and Susan Piazza (associate professor of literacy studies at Western Michigan University), believe that multicultural curriculum should be much more. For teachers to create a thoughtful, reflective, substantive multicultural curriculum they must intentionally create what Susan …

Western News, Oct. 4, 2012, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: President urges moving forward boldly; Legacy Collections Center named for Charles and Lynn Zhang; Trustees OK differential tuition rate; On Campus with Surangi Pradhan.

Emeriti News, Fall 2012, Emeriti Council

Emeriti News

Contents from Volume XVII, Number 2:

• Emeriti Council
• Message from the Chair
• Up Coming Events
• Wednesday II Programs
• Summary of Past Events
• Lifelong Learning Academy
• Break-Fest
• Scholarship
• General News
• Announcements

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Learning in the 21st Century: Initiative promotes teaching, student services that keep pace with a changing student body
• International Odysseys: Student’s studies take him across the globe in a year
• Gerontology Center: New center created ahead of predicted population boom in elder adults
• Overcoming Bias: Professor’s book addresses threats to journalistic objectivity
• Distinguished alumni winners: Two are honored with annual award
• Reporting in Post-War Iraq: Alumnus creates news outlet covering oil in the war-torn nation
• From Scientist to Schoolteacher? WMU prepares engineers and other technical professionals to teach in “high-need” public schools
• New Sangren
• University News
• Campus Quick Reads
• Classnotes …

The Graduate Standard - Vol. 1, No. 1, Western Michigan University

Graduate College news

• Dean's Message
• Dr. Tova Samuels
• Meet Tony Dennis
• Writing Ethically and Well: Plagiarism, Patchwriting, and the Thesis/Dissertation
• Kevin Grazioli—Winner of Two EMMY awards!
• Dr. Zella Jackson Hannum
• 2012 MI-AGEP Dissertation Writing Retreat
• Did You Know?

Prism #65, October 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

The Pillar Fall 2012, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

No abstract provided.

Haworthnews (10/2012), Western Michigan University

Haworth College of Business News

• Western Michigan University ROTC ranked top in the state at national leadership training
• President of Kalexsyn Inc. to be next speaker in WMU’s Entrepreneurship Series
• Veeck earns teaching innovation award
• Tom Feller, BBA ’04 – Full Circle
• Speaker to give update on the Kalamazoo Promise
• Two local leaders in special education featured in Keystone Breakfast Speaker Series
• Forging global relationships
• Dr. Gene S. Booker
• Crain’s Chicago Recognizes Alum Roa’s Success
• 2012 Western Michigan IT forum explores the importance of information and communication in business

Western News, Sept. 20, 2012, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU named to top-universities list; Face of Western Michigan University continues to change; September service awards; On Campus with Laverne Jones.

Western News, Sept. 6, 2012, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Recognition set for Sangren Hall, Lee Honors College; WMU named among nation's best; Summer 2012 news; On Campus with Joseph Fee.

Prism #64, September 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Review Of Gendered Hate: Exploring Gender In Hate Crime Law. Jessica P. Hodge. Reviewed By Twila L. Perry., Twila L. Perry

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Jessica P. Hodge. Gendered Hate: Exploring Gender in Hate Crime Law (2011). Northeastern University Press. $29.95 (paperback).

Long Term Care Insurance Beyond The Class Program, Amy Restorick Roberts, David B. Miller, Merl C. "Terry" Hokenstad Jr.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Community Living Assistance and Supports (CLASS) program, created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, established a federally-administered, voluntary insurance program that allows for working adults to purchase insurance to cover the cost of long term support services. The CLASS program is the first step towards moving away from a welfare-based system, improving consumer choice, and creating a stable funding source for long term care needs. Enrollees in the CLASS program who meet benefit eligibility requirements and need care assistance will receive a cash benefit to pay for supportive services such as home health care, adult day services, …

New Faculty Orientation Welcome, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Kayleigh's Australian Adventure: A Story For Children, Diane A. Wetmore

Honors Theses

This is a children's book for upper elementary students (3rd/4th grade) as an introduction to Australian culture

The Reduction Of Glycerol Flow In A Porous Medium Through A Barrier Coating Application, Thomas Tran

Masters Theses

Coatings for paper are categorized into two groups: pigmented or functional. Functional coatings provide functionality in addition to the normal coating properties. Functional coatings can be used for friction control, release properties, abrasion resistance, and barrier properties. A coating that is designed to control barrier properties can be categorized into a sub-group of functional coatings called barrier coatings.

Barrier coatings can retard or eliminate the flow of fluids thru a coated substrate. The barrier can be effective in repelling or resisting the transmission rate of numerous fluids including moisture, oil, oxygen, grease, and glycerol. Barrier coatings have many useful applications …

Characterizing And Supporting Change In Algebra Students' Representational Fluency In A Cas/Paper-And-Pencil Environment, Nicole L. Fonger

Dissertations

Representational fluency (RF) includes an ability to interpret, create, move within and among, and connect tool-based representations of mathematical objects. Taken as an indicator of conceptual understanding, there is a need to better support school algebra students’ RF in learning environments that utilize both computer algebra systems (CAS) and paper-and-pencil. The purpose of this research was to: (a) characterize change in ninth-grade algebra students’ RF in solving problems involving linear equations, and (b) determine conditions of a CAS and paper-and-pencil learning environment in which those students changed their RF.

Change in RF was measured by comparing results from initial to …

Exogenous Alpha-Synuclein Induces Cell Death Related Proteins In C6 Oligodendrocyte-Like Cells Corresponding To Protein Expression Observed In Multiple System Atrophy, Derrick Samuel Hilton

Dissertations

Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) consists of three disorders; Autonomic Dysfunction, Cerebellar Ataxia, and Parkinsonism. In MSA, the protein Alpha-Synuclein (SNCA) appears in the central nervous system as misfolded protein aggregates primarily in oligodendrocytes. This dissertation reports the results from studies examining the effect of exogenous SNCA has on a cell model: C6 oligodendrocyte-like cells. Treated cells were evaluated using western blot and DNA microarray. In addition the expression of proteins was evaluated using immunocytochemistry in MSA patient tissue.

C6 cells were shown to take up SNCA when added to the media. SNCA also underwent a truncation when taken up by …

Regulation Of Expression Of Enterohemolysin Toxin By The Global Repressor Hns And Characterization Of A New Class Of Protein Produced By Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli, Miles T. Rogers

Dissertations

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are worldwide pathogens causing an estimated 200,000 infections per year in the United States. Infections with STEC sometimes progress to kidney failure ending in death. Two studies presented below describe a novel virulence factor and mechanisms required for pathogenesis of STEC seropathotype 091 :H21.

First the novel protein, YghJ, was identified and found to be conserved amongst extraintestinal and diarrheal seropathotypes of E. coli with similar proteins carried by pathogens such as Vibrio cholerae. When the yghJ gene was disrupted creating a YghJ null mutant, the defect resulted in a significant growth deficiency in …

Modeling Transmission Of Photonic Crystal Waveguide Modes Enhanced By Kerr Nonlinearity, Buddhi M. Rai

Dissertations

Nonlinear modes of electromagnetic fields propagating in photonic crystal systems have been studied by implementing various computer simulation techniques using electromagnetic theory. The fundamentals of simulation of photonic crystals are analyzed using general purpose methodologies such as the FDTD or PWE methods. Information derived from the underlying physical insights into the systems could be utilized to describe the control mechanisms over the propagation of the modes around impurities in the photonic crystal lattice. The impurities trap the resonantly localized electromagnetic modes having a frequency in a stop band of the photonic crystal, suggesting novel optical controls in the photonic crystal …

The Religious Aspects Of The 1893 Columbian Exposition: A Case Study Of Interreligious Interaction And Religious Pluralism In The Public Square, Cynthia Visscher

Dissertations

This case study of the religious aspects of the 1893 Columbian Exposition examines the conditions that supported religious pluralism in the public square in the nineteenth century; compares these conditions to contemporary social contexts, and; contributes to the sociological debate regarding the effect of increasing religious diversity on social structure in the United States.

The existing literature is more often focused on normative theory rather than empirical examination. This case study offers an empirical investigation of the accommodation of religious diversity in a society that was in early stages of secularization and addresses how a pluralistic public square existed. Specifically, …

Deepwater, Deep Ties, Deep Trouble: A State-Corporate Environmental Crime Analysis Of The 2010 Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill, Elizabeth A. Bradshaw

Dissertations

The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was one of the worst environmental disasters of all time. Using the concept of state-corporate environmental crime, this project applies a case study analysis of secondary data sources including publicly available government reports, corporate documents, academic sources and journalistic accounts to examine the causes of the blowout and the response to the spill. Building on Michalowski and Kramer’s Integrated Theoretical Model of State-Corporate Crime, this study introduces an additional level of analysis- that of the industry- between the organizational and institutional levels.

The causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion are rooted both in …

Inkjet Printability Of Electronic Materials Important To The Manufacture Of Fully Printed Otfts, Sooman Lim

Dissertations

In this study, the inkjet printability of materials important to fabricating OTFTs was researched. In order to understand the jetting evolution of inkjet printed inks, simulations were performed with a nano copper and nano particle silver ink. To predict the inkjettability of the nano copper ink, Z and Oh numbers at different temperatures were determined. The results from the simulation studies were compared to experimental results obtained using a Dimatix inkjet printer. For the semiconductor ink, the inkjet printability of two organic semiconductors, P2TDC17FT4 (poly[(3,7-diheptadecylthieno[3,2-b]thieno[2',3':4,5]thieno[2,3-d]thiophene-2,6-diyl)[2,2'-bithiophene]-5,5'-diyl] dissolved in 1,2-dichlorobenzene and P3HT (poly-3 hexylthiophene) were compared to determine the relationship between drop …

Investigating The Biochemical Activity Of Some Flavonoids, Coumarins And Modified Gold-Nanoparticles As Anti-Breast-Cancer Agents, Amr Ezzat Mohamed Mahmoud

Dissertations

Polyphenols compounds are abundant natural products found in many plants as secondary metabolites. These compounds display many interesting pharmacological activities, which have motivated chemists over the years to explore them, and their synthetic derivatives, as potential drugs, especially anticancer drugs. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally, and in the United States of America the estimated worldwide new breast cancer cases and the number of deaths are 1.38 million and 458 thousand, respectively. Currently in the USA there are 2.6 million women who have been treated for breast cancer, and the estimated number of deaths are 39,520 …

Catalytic Engineering Of The Flagellin Protein, Alexandra M. Haase

Masters Theses

Flagellin is the protein monomer that comprises the bacterial flagella for most bacteria, including Salmonella typhimurium. This protein has attracted attention for protein engineering because it is exported out of the cell, polymerized into stable fibers, is produced in large quantities and is relatively simple to purify. Using rational design with computer modeling, potential active sites in the flagellin protein structure were modeled after the human carbonic anhydrase II tetrahedral zinc binding site. In total, three locations were selected as potential active sites and the necessary mutations were successfully introduced. Flagella formation for the flagellin variants was demonstrated through …

Communicator Vol. 10, No. 1, School Of Communication

Communicator: School of Communication Newsletter

SoC Engages with Coming School of Medicine; Acting & Production Class Spans Colleges; Film Students Win National PSA Competition; Alumnus Appointed to Media Initiative in West Africa

Great Books For Late Summer Reading, Terrell A. Young, Barbara A. Ward

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

For decades now, reading experts have expressed concern that the competence gained by struggling readers during the academic year is lost during the summer months. While academic enrichment and remediation programs can reduce that loss, one of the best practices to build better readers is by having them read during breaks from school. At least one study clearly supports this suggestion. In his study of 1,600 elementary students in the mid-Atlantic area, researcher James Kim (2009) found that regardless of previous achievement level or race or socioeconomic level, children who read more books performed better on reading comprehension tests in …

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Summer 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• News Briefs
• Professor creates, expects to market virtual health counselor
• Online suicide prevention class to aid health professionals, general public
• WMU students don’t simply attend classes: • Engineering next-Gen entrepreneurs • Hands-on experience leads student toward research career
• Training health information technology managers
• Engineering college boosts student success in STEM disciplines
• WMU researchers win $1 million grant, inspire preservice K-12 science educators: WMU is one of just 50 research universities in the nation awarded this prestigious grant.
• Researcher has long career improving life for people with disabilities
• Children’s Trauma Assessment Center recognized nationally
• Once state-run, Michigan Geological Survey now at …

Building Experience Beyond Academics, Katherine M. Ragan

Honors Theses

The object of this study is to determine the perceived benefits of building experience beyond academics. This study consisted of online survey through Question Pro with questions about what co-curricular activities students participated in, whether or not the student had held a previous leadership position, perceptions of benefits of extracurricular activities, holding a job on campus, and academics, demographics, and academic status.

Western Michigan University students were invited to participate in the survey via emails from professors and through social media site invites such as Facebook. Students were able to complete the survey at their convenience from Monday, June 18, …

"Someday We'll Find It." An Inside Look At The Music And Cultural Perspectives Of The Muppet Movie, Eric Dancy

The Hilltop Review

Tradition in any culture helps showcase a group of people's identity. Whether it is food, music, politics, college football, family rituals, you name it, people are looking to feel appreciated because they associate with a certain group of people. When people within a group break tradition, name-calling, bullying and even physical harming becomes more common, because they do not "fit the norm." Sadly, these kinds of negative behaviors can cause serious mental and physical damage to those who try to "think outside the box." Interestingly though, the ones who tend to think creatively are ultimately the ones who bring something …