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The Perfect Pitch 2009, Wmu School Of Music

School of Music News

The Perfect Pitch 2009:

• Letter from the Director
• Trent Kynaston: Master Teacher
• Accelerated Degree in Music
• Tours and Road Trips
• The 21st Century Musician
• Sparks of Innovation
• Faculty Ensembles-in-Residence Portrait
• The Joy of Middle School Band
• Farewells & Welcomes
• 2009 Pioneer Symposium
• Giving Back
• Student Success
• Alumni News
• New Recordings & Books
• Faculty Achievements
• Aaron Dworkin to visit SoM
• Bullock Performance Institute
• Remembering Mel Ivey
• All-Steinway Project Update

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 2009-2010, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by College)

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by prefix)

2009 Complete Digest, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Good Death: A Community Conversation, Jasmine Lake

Honors Theses

No abstract available. Playbill.

Fact Book 2009-2010, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 2009-10, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Western News, Dec. 4, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU surpasses United Way campaign goal; Grant helps researchers stem crop diseases; Make a Difference awards recipients announced; On Campus with George Broomell.

25 Year Club: 27th Annual Gala, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club: 27th Annual Gala

December 4, 2008

• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees

The Sins Of Kalamazoo, A Full-Length Play Based On The Works Of Carl Sandburg, Christine Iaderosa

Dissertations

The Sins of Kalamazoo , is a creative work, a frill-length play adapted from the poem of the same name and other works by Carl Sandburg. This playfollows a nonlinear storyline based on images suggested by Sandburg's poem as well as portions of the city of Kalamazoo's history.

"The Sins of Kalamazoo", poses the question: "I hear America, I hear, what do I hear? America's national narrative is made up of both the shining promise of the future and of the recognition of the decay as its cultural identity becomes fragmented through time. The theatre provides an exceptional cultural space …

Contextual Learning For A Global Economy: A Comparative Case Study Of Two Career Technical Centers And Two Machine-Tool Manufacturing Businesses, Jennifer L. Harrison

Dissertations

This qualitative method research dissertation explored the reactions, insights, and current business practices as they pertained to effectively training workers in areas such as problem-solving, higher order thinking and customer service. This body of work examined both changing economic shifts and global paradigms as well as how a systems thinking approach can help educators prepare students for the 21st century and beyond by implementing action research-based methodologies through effective professional learning communities. The problems to which this study addressed were namely (1) to what extent and in what way are there disparities and similarities between career and technical education settings …

Gazing At Gawain: Reconsidering Tournaments, Courtly Love, And The Lady Who Looks, Elizabeth L'Estrange

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Theater Productions At Stratford, Ontario, Are Large And Superb, Diether Haenicke

WMU President Diether Haenicke

This column was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo

Western News, Nov. 13, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Three named 2008-09 Fulbright Scholars; $4 million literacy grant helping 350 area children; Service anniversaries for November; On Campus with John Disbro.

Prism #34, November 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #33, October 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Footnotes, Issue 2, Fall 2008, Department Of English

Footnotes: Department of English Newsletter (2008-2012)

No abstract provided.

Western News, Sept. 4, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Powell and Litynski named deans; Bus service free to faculty and staff; Service anniversaries for July and August; On Campus with Jen Bailey.

Prism #32, September 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session July 25, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Recommendation re Tuition - Fall 2008
• Recommendation - Extended University Programs Tuition- Fall 2008
• Recommendation re University Budget 2008-09
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report

Emeriti News, Summer 2008, Emeriti Council

Emeriti News

Contents from Volume XIII, Number 2:

• Review of the 2007-2008 Activities of the Emeriti Council
• Wednesdays II for Fall 2008 and Winter/ Spring 2009
• Other Events
• Emeriti Council Forum for Fall 2008
• The Council's New E-Mail List
• The Emeriti Council Website
• The 2008-2009 Members of the Council
• Sindecuse Health Center Pharmacy Wanted
• Emeriti Flu Clinic
• Emeriti Textbook Scholarship
• Emeriti Medallion Scholarships
• Invest in Your Health at the Student Recreation Center
• WMU Emeriti November Afternoon Outing
• The Annual Emeriti Breakfast

Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Western News, June 19, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Kalamazoo Promise findings released; Theatre students to perform at worldwide Anglican conference; Retirements, tenure and faculty promotions; On Campus with Lori Groh.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session June 13, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Freedom of Information Act Resolution
• Spindler Hall Lease - Ferris State Pharmacy Program
• Appointment of Provost
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Deletion of Program Concentrations
• Subway Real Estate Corporation Lease Extension

Western News, June 5, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Timothy Greene is new provost; WMU Day at the Capitol draws 700 Broncos to Lansing; APA and PSSO select officers, award scholarships; On Campus with "B.J." Caldwell.

Black Women, Beauty, And Labor: Towards An Archaeology Of African-American Women In Indianapolis, Indiana, Genesis M. Snyder

Masters Theses

For two consecutive summers (2002 and 2003), I conducted fieldwork in the Ransom Place Archaeology neighborhood on the near Westside of Indianapolis, Indiana. I found myself increasingly drawn to the material culture left behind by the African-American women who had lived in the area roughly 100 years ago. Such material culture begs many questions: What social and political forces influenced the construction of African-American women's understandings of self in the early twentieth century? Who was responsible for the construction and dissemination of beauty ideals, notions about women's work, and how did those ideals differ across the color line? Using as …

Mobile Phone Communication Competence (Mpcc): Development And Validation Of A New Measure, Emil Bakke

Masters Theses

More than two billion people around the world have adopted mobile phones for communication. Interpersonal communication research has found that communication competence is an essential human need required to fulfill interpersonal objectives to achieve physical and psychological satisfaction (Spitzberg and Cupach, 1984), however, mobile phone communication competence has yet to be studied. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a new scale designed to measure Mobile Phone Communication Competence (MPCC); a principal component factor analysis uncovered the structure and dimensionality of the MPCC measure. The results from the factor analysis in this study identified six constructs: asynchronous …

Western News, May 22, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU and Cooley Law lauch joint program; President's study abroad grants total $100,000; Obituary for Trustee Emeritus Alfred L. Edwards; On Campus with Lou Ann Morgan.

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2008, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 22, 2008

Honored Guests:

• Robert J. Aardema
• Eileen W. Buckley
• Linda M. Delene
• Diane B. Hamilton
• Gerald Hardie
• Alan C. Isaak
• Joseph A. Kelemen
• Lawrence John Link
• S. Hossein Mousavinezhad
• Willie Mae O'Neal
• Mary Jo Peterson
• Thomas F. Piatkowski
• David L. Rozelle
• Peter J. Schmitt
• Lindsey Wilhite
• Ronald J. Winter

Prism #31, May 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.