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Prism #26, November 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #24, September 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Western News, Oct. 18, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: McGurn named Distinguished Faculty Scholar; Recipients announced for Distinguished Teaching and Emerging Scholar awards; Emeritus Breisach honored; On Campus with Bill Breur.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session October 12, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Naming of Building
• Michigan State Employees Association (MSEA) Labor Agreement
• State Capital Outlay Priority List
• General Revenue Obligation
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Branding/Marketing Update Public Comments

Prism #25, October 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Insider Vol. 9 No. 1 Fall 2007, College Of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

A Publication for Friends of the College of Arts and Sciences

Western News, Sept. 20, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Fall enrollment shows gains in transfers, retention; Area's first wind turbine electric generator dedicated at WMU; On Campus with Edison Macadangdang.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 14, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Lease Agreement - Clearwire, US LCC
• Lease Agreement - Campus Kitchen
• Sanitary Sewer Easement-Vanderberg Properties, LLC
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Revised Amendments - Faculty Senate Constitution
• Change of B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering to B.S.E. in Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
• Establishment of New Concentration - Stage Management, B.A. in Theatre Major
• Modified Criteria - The Anna Bekken Blind Rehabilitation Scholarship Fund

Western News, Sept. 6, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Greetings from President Dunn; Gilchrist, Harik, Powell appointed to key posts; Goggle Earth contest motivates students to rebuild WMU; On Campus with Barbara Banks.

Reading Horizons Vol.48 No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizson volume 48, issue 1.

The Classroom Library: A Place For Nonfiction, Nonfiction In Its Place, Terrel A. Young, Barbara Moss, Linda Cornwell

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This manuscript provides a rationale for classroom libraries and the need to include nonfiction with them. Guidelines for effective libraries, selecting nonfiction books, and strategies for promoting them are also shared.

Family Literacy: The Missing Link To School-Wide Literacy Efforts, Vicky Zygouris-Coe

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Everyone has a literacy component to their lives. Family literacy refers to the ways people learn and use literacy in their home and everyday lives. Many times there is a disconnect between family and school literacies. Schools do not have systematic ways of tapping into the wealth of knowledge families possess and linking that knowledge to school literacy efforts. This article provides a brief review of family literacy issues and perspectives. Sample family literacy programs are summarized and suggestions are given for strengthening the link between family and school through food, photos, family publications, journals, literacy events, and using parents …

A Post-Marxist Perspective On Chuck Palahniuk’S Early Novels And The Four Plays Of Incarcerated, Ron Riekki

Dissertations

Incarcerated: a collection of four plays includes the plays Home Schooling, Good Behavior, 2 Mics, and All Saints' Day. Incarcerated explores Foucault's carceral networking and Althusser's Ideological and Repressive State Apparatuses as exemplified in characters faced with such cataclysmic events as the Holocaust (Home Schooling and All Saints' Day) and the degradation/slavery of the American prison system (Good Behavior and 2 Mics). In this RCG-centered working class playwriting, we see how performativity is in inherent in carceral sociology, where each character in all four plays has to take masks and costumes and roles in order to …

Emeriti News, Summer 2007, Emeriti Council

Emeriti News

Contents from Volume XII, Number 2:

• Coming Attractions
• Exploring Our Campus
• Emeriti Flu Clinic
• Emeriti Theatre Matinee
• Election Results: The 2007-2008 Emeriti Council
• The Emeriti Council Webpage
• The Year in Review
• Invest in Your Health

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Summer 2007, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Inside and out, it’s a masterpiece
• This year marks WMU’s 50th anniversary as Michigan’s fourth university.
• StoryCorps plumbs local oral histories
• For the love of the game
• Athletics
• College news
• Campus places
• Classnotes/Obituaries

Western News, June 21, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Collaboration saves campus bus service; Performance space named for D. Terry Williams; Four staff members earn Make a Difference awards; On Campus with Kim Smith.

Western News, June 7, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Farewell events set for Beam, Haenicke, Pisaneschi; WMU, IBM team to build 21st century skills; New office supports WMU parents, families; On Campus with Jean Decker.

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner 2007, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Retirement Recognition Dinner Program

May 24, 2007

Honored Guests:

• Michael B. Atkins
• Robert M. Beam
• Andrew A. Brogowicz
• William M. Cremin
• Ronald W. Davis
• Stuart J. Dybek
• Jorge M. Febles
• M. Arthur Garmon
• Marie F. Gates
• Thomas L. Gossman
• Philip J. Guichelaar
• Arlen R. Gullickson
• John M. Hanley
• Thomas R. Holmes
• Elaine A. Jayne
• Linda L. Law
• Charles Bruce MacQueen
• Bettina S. Meyer
• Daniel P. Mihalko
• Richard O'Hearn
• Paul E. Ponchillia
• Eldor C. Quandt
• Charlene Renner
• Visho Sharma
• Subhash R. Sonnad
• Judith F. Stone
• Charles Stroh
• Daniel L. Stufflebeam
• Paul E. Szarmach
• Larry J. ten Harmsel
• Thomas L. Van …

Prism #23, May 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session April 27, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Appointment of President
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair Remarks by President
• Remarks by the WSA President
• GSAC Chair
• Renaming the School of Art - The Gwen Frostic School of Art
• Conferring of Honorary Degree - James Hettinger
• Room and Board Rates - Fall 2007
• Veterans Tuition Program
• Emergency Communication Policy
• TAU (Teaching Assistant Union) Contract

Western News, April 12, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Three presidential candidates visit campus; Richmond Center for Visual Arts dedicated; Deans appointed for Lee Honors College, Haenicke Institute; On Campus with Lynda Hunt.

Prism #22, April 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Communicator Vol. 5, No. 1 (Centennial Edition), School Of Communication

Communicator: School of Communication Newsletter

Investments in Our Next 100 Years!; Second Century Capital Campaign; The Rhodes’ Make a Gift; Studio C Undergoes Major Renovations; Brown Hall Renovations Under Way; Jocelyn Steinke Awarded Three-year NSF Grant; Paul Yelsma to Retire; Machiorlatti and Farrugia’s Documentary to be Featured on DocuPyx; Northouse Creates Scholarship; Emmy Award Winning Alumnus Ed Gordon Speaks on Campus; WIDR Goes to New York; PRO Takes Annual Networking Trip to Chicago; WMU Team Wins Regional Qualifier for National Ethics Bowl; Student Awards; Alumni of Distinction; Keeping Up with Emeriti; Recent Alumni/Alumni in the News

Beowulf, Anthony Alvarado

Masters Theses

My composition is a tone poem based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf Specifically, this piece depicts Beowulf s three battles with three diverse monsters. The first Grendel, second Grendel's mother, and last a dragon. In this composition, the music does not follow any specific or traditional forms. Instead, each episode is presented as a picture of each event.

The choice to depict the story of Beowulf was an interesting choice. While historically the story is significant, it is not a very popular one. The poem is the oldest surviving manuscript written in Old English. However, more recent (relatively) …

Prism #21, March 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Assisted-Repeated Reading On Students Of Varying Reading Ability: A Single-Subject Experimental Research Study, Jo-Ann Hapstak, Diane H. Tracey

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This study examined the effects of assisted-repeated reading on four first grade students whose reading ability varied (a special education student, a non-classified poor reader, an English Language Learner (ELL) student, and a general education student) to determine if an assisted repeated reading intervention is differentially effective for students of differing academic profiles. The students engaged in assisted-repeated reading two times a week for eight weeks. Each session lasted 10 to 15 minutes. A baseline was established for each student prior to the start of the intervention. Subsequently, initial and final readings were recorded at each session. The findings of …

Western News, Feb. 22, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Rozelle gets Distinguished Service Award; Three named "Emerging Scholars"; Obituaries for Robert Barstow, Charles Davis, Edwin Meader; On Campus with Frances Morrow.

Western News, Feb. 8, 2007, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Lopez, Datta-Sandhu get Distinguished Teaching Award; Rinker to succeed Beam as CFO; Jewel and Walker earn "W" Club honors; On Campus with Barbara Vilenski

Prism #20, February 2007, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session January 26, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Trustee Emeritus Resolutions
• Approval of Police Officers Association
• Cole Gilmore Property Transfer
• Lease Agreement - Biodiesel, City of Kalamazoo
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personal Report
• Change in Concentration - College of Education
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Modified Criteria - Patricia A. Chisholm Endowment