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Charles Klass: The Paper Titan Of Wmu And Failing Swimming, University Libraries Feb 2023

Charles Klass: The Paper Titan Of Wmu And Failing Swimming, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum and Adjunct Professor Charles Klass speaks with Cassie Kotrch virtually over a phone call to discuss his time as a student and the paper industry at WMU.


Paul Buckman: Campus School Kid Returns As Wmu Student, University Libraries Feb 2023

Paul Buckman: Campus School Kid Returns As Wmu Student, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Campus School and WMU Alum Paul Buckman meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually over Zoom to share some of his memories and stories of his times on East Campus. He shares memories of being a student at Campus School before it shut down and then returning to WMU for undergrad and graduate work.


Cliff Pelloni: The King At Burger King, University Libraries Feb 2023

Cliff Pelloni: The King At Burger King, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Cliff Pelloni meets virtually via Google Meet with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his time on East Campus as a student at Western. He also describes the time he won Homecoming King.


April Nachtigal, Sledding And Views From Prospect Hill, University Libraries Feb 2023

April Nachtigal, Sledding And Views From Prospect Hill, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU alum April Nachtigal meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to share some stories and memories from her time as a psych student on East Campus.


Phillip Vanderweg: Leading The School Of Art And East Hall Studios, University Libraries Jan 2023

Phillip Vanderweg: Leading The School Of Art And East Hall Studios, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Emeriti Director School of Art Phillip VanderWeg sits with Cassie Kotrch to discuss memories and stories from when the School of Art (formerly Art Department) occupied space on East Campus, including studio spaces of East Hall. He also elaborates on the transition from Department to School that he oversaw.


Renaissance Man Steve "Mongo" Kaniuga And The Architecture Of East Campus, University Libraries Jan 2023

Renaissance Man Steve "Mongo" Kaniuga And The Architecture Of East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Steve "Mongo" Kaniuga shares memories and stories of his time as a student on East Campus over a phone call with Cassie Kotrch.


William Virgo: Grad School In His First Grade Classroom, University Libraries Jan 2023

William Virgo: Grad School In His First Grade Classroom, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Campus School, U High, and WMU Alum William Virgo sits with Cassie Kotrch in Heritage Hall to share his stories and memories from his time as a student at Campus School, U High, and Western as both undergrad and graduate.


Denise Hunt And The Impact Of Band, University Libraries Jan 2023

Denise Hunt And The Impact Of Band, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMu Alum Denise Hunt sits with Cassie Kotrch in Heritage Hall to share memories and stories of her time as a business student at WMU on East Campus.


Joseph Pillion: A Career In Speech With A Stutter And Life With Dr. Van Riper, University Libraries Jan 2023

Joseph Pillion: A Career In Speech With A Stutter And Life With Dr. Van Riper, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Joseph Pillion meets virtually via Zoom with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his time at WMU starting in Dr. Van Riper's speech therapy to becoming a WMU student and graduating. He also shares details and memories of his time on East Campus and living with Dr. Van Riper.


Iola Dunsmore And Wmu In The 1940s, University Libraries Jan 2023

Iola Dunsmore And Wmu In The 1940s, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Iola Dunsmore speaks with Cassie Kotrch over the phone to share some of the stories and memories she has of her time as a WMU student in the 1940s.


Kathy Scheiern: International Business On East Campus, Goat Eyes, And More, University Libraries Jan 2023

Kathy Scheiern: International Business On East Campus, Goat Eyes, And More, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Kathy Scheiern meets virtually over Zoom with Cassie Kotrch to discuss some of the memories and stories she has of her time on WMU's East Campus as a student at the College of Business.


Steve Abid In The Fight Against Landlords And Parking And Becoming A Teacher, University Libraries Jan 2023

Steve Abid In The Fight Against Landlords And Parking And Becoming A Teacher, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Steve Abid sits with Cassie Kotrch at the Zhang Legacy and Collections Center to discuss his time at WMU as an education and business student as well as his memories and the promise he made to never teach Spanish.


Nick Fugedi And The Artistic Freedom Of East Hall, University Libraries Jan 2023

Nick Fugedi And The Artistic Freedom Of East Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU alum Nick Fugedi speaks with Cassie Kotrch over Zoom about his time at WMU as an art student with a studio in East Hall.


Jay Weessies And His First Home In Ernest Burnham Hall, University Libraries Jan 2023

Jay Weessies And His First Home In Ernest Burnham Hall, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Jay Weessies meets virtually over Zoom with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his time at WMU's College of Business while it inhabited East Campus and his many memories as a student.


Dale Manske: Father/Son Bond And A Career Through Wmu, University Libraries Jan 2023

Dale Manske: Father/Son Bond And A Career Through Wmu, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Dale Manske meets virtually with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his connection to WMU and the memories he has of his time there and on East Campus.


Suzanne Witthoff: Trailblazing At Wmu, University Libraries Jan 2023

Suzanne Witthoff: Trailblazing At Wmu, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Suzanne Witthoff meets virtually with Cassie Kotrch over Zoom to discuss her time at WMU College of Business when it occupied East Campus. Suzanne shares memories and stories she has of her time at WMU in the 1960s.


Michael Dixon And His Moment Of Unexpectedly Doctorate Material, University Libraries Jan 2023

Michael Dixon And His Moment Of Unexpectedly Doctorate Material, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Michael Dixon sits with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his many years as a WMU student (from undergrad to doctorate student) and the many memories from his time on East Campus.


Peter Boylan: Judo Club And International Experiences, University Libraries Jan 2023

Peter Boylan: Judo Club And International Experiences, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Peter Boylan meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to discuss his memories and stories of East Campus during his time as an undergrad and graduate student at WMU. He also talks about the Judo Club he was part of on East Campus.


Bob Coffman And A Love For East Campus, University Libraries Jan 2023

Bob Coffman And A Love For East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU alum Bob Coffman meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to discuss his time at the College of Business when it inhabited East Campus.


Robert Argue And A Unique Feeling Of Belonging, University Libraries Jan 2023

Robert Argue And A Unique Feeling Of Belonging, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum Robert Argue meets with Cassie Kotrch to discuss his time as a business student on East Campus.


Jane Baas: Student To Professor, A Career Dancing On East Campus, University Libraries Jan 2023

Jane Baas: Student To Professor, A Career Dancing On East Campus, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Professor Emerita and WMU Alum Jane Baas meets with Cassie Kotrch via Zoom to share stories and memories of her time as a student, professor, and dean at WMU, specifically teaching while Dance occupied portions of East Campus.


James Mclin And Life In Vandercook, University Libraries Jan 2023

James Mclin And Life In Vandercook, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

James Mclin meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to discuss his time as a student of the Business College while it occupied East Campus as well as his time living in Vandercook Hall.


Jewish Daily Life In Medieval Northern Europe, 1080-1350, Tzafrir Barzilay, Eyal Levinson, Elisheva Baumgarten Nov 2022

Jewish Daily Life In Medieval Northern Europe, 1080-1350, Tzafrir Barzilay, Eyal Levinson, Elisheva Baumgarten

TEAMS Documents of Practice

Designed to introduce students to the everyday lives of the Jews who lived in the German Empire, northern France, and England from the 11th to the mid-14th centuries, the volume consists of translations of primary sources written by or about medieval Jews. Each source is accompanied by an introduction that provides historical context. Through the sources, students can become familiar with the spaces that Jews frequented, their daily practices and rituals, and their thinking. The subject matter ranges from culinary preferences and even details of sexual lives, to garments, objects, and communal buildings. The documents testify to how Jews enacted …


Tom Coyne On A Walking Tour, University Libraries Oct 2022

Tom Coyne On A Walking Tour, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Tom Coyne leads Cassie Kotrch on a personal walking tour around East Campus on Prospect Hill in the fall of 2022. Tom talks about his time working at WMU and living in the houses on East Campus as they walk around Heritage Hall and Walwood.


Living On The Edge: Transgression, Exclusion, And Persecution In The Middle Ages, Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel, Laura Miquel Milian Sep 2022

Living On The Edge: Transgression, Exclusion, And Persecution In The Middle Ages, Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel, Laura Miquel Milian

Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

This volume addresses the widespread medieval phenomenon of transgression as both a result of and the cause for the exclusion and persecution of those who were considered different. It is widely accepted that the essence of a manuscript cannot be fully grasped without studying its marginalia. Glosses sit on the margins of the text and clarify it, adding a whole new dimension to it and becoming an inextricable part of its content. Similarly, no society can be fully understood without knowledge of what lies on its margins, for the outliers of any given culture provide us with just as much …


Tom Coyne And The Wmu Presidents, University Libraries Sep 2022

Tom Coyne And The Wmu Presidents, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Alum and VP Emeritus for Student Services Thomas Coyne sits with Cassie Kotrch at the Zhang Legacy and Collections Center to talk about his time as a student and then employee at WMU, detailing his work with President Miller, living on East Campus, and his work in other positions at the university as well as his relationship with the administration through the years.


John Winchell: Grad Student To Archives Curator, University Libraries Aug 2022

John Winchell: Grad Student To Archives Curator, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

WMU Archives Curator John Winchell sits with Cassie Kotrch at the Zhang Legacy and Collections Center to share his stories and memories from his time as a grad student and working on East Campus.


Sharon Carlson Part 2: An Expert On Historic Wmu, University Libraries Aug 2022

Sharon Carlson Part 2: An Expert On Historic Wmu, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Dr. Sharon Carlson, Professor Emerita and Archival Consultant, sits for her second of two interviews with Cassie Kotrch at the Zhang Legacy and Collections Center to share her stories and memories during her time working at the Archives and on East Campus.


Taking Aim: The Evolution Of Women In Competitive Shooting Sports In The 20th Century United States, Alena Rose-Marie Buczynski Aug 2022

Taking Aim: The Evolution Of Women In Competitive Shooting Sports In The 20th Century United States, Alena Rose-Marie Buczynski

Masters Theses

Throughout history, women have been overlooked, discounted, and ignored for their skills and abilities as competitive and professional athletes. Competitive shooting sports were popular in the United States; however, men excluded women from participating in many of these activities until the early 19th century, when America saw the rise of famous markswomen such as Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, and Lillian Smith. These women challenged the masculinity of the sport of shooting and bested many of their male counterparts as they traveled and performed across the United States. In the 1970s, women found themselves entering the Olympic arena of competitive shooting …


Virginia Kent-Graybill And A School Full Of Family, University Libraries Jul 2022

Virginia Kent-Graybill And A School Full Of Family, University Libraries

East Campus Oral Histories

Virginia Kent-Graybill sits with Cassie Kotrch during the Summer 2022 State and U High Reunion to share her story and her school memories.