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Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting December 15, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Departmental Name Change
• Personnel Report
• Off-Campus Technology Fee Proposal
• Cessation of MCC (Michigan Collegiate Coalition) Fee Collection and Disposition of Funds
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Lansing Study Center Lease
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments

Special Service Needs Of Adult Students Attending Weekend College At Western Michigan University, Patricia A. Dolly

Dissertations

This dissertation examines the needs of the adult learner and how or if these needs are being met in the Campus Ill/Weekend College program at Western Michigan University. Specifically, factors that explain the rise of adult learners on college campuses and demographic information on this rising student population are presented. In addition, the reasons for returning to school and differences between traditional and nontraditional students are examined. Institutional, situational, and dispositional barriers confronting adult students are discussed; a model is put forth along with strategies to overcome barriers offered.

Current services for adult learners attending Weekend College at Western Michigan …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting October 27, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Presidential Evaluation/Compensation Recommendation
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Program Revision Requests for 1996/97
• Revised Policy on Enrollment Census
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Liquor License Application
• Capital Outlay Budget Request for 1996/97
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Supplemental Retirement Benefit
• Adjournment

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 15, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• 1996 Meeting Dates
• Recommendation re Honorary Degree
• Academic and Student Affairs Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• M.S. - Engineering (Computer)
• Northwestern Michigan College, University Center Project: Participation Agreement
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• General Contractor Appointment - Science Facility/Wood Hall
• Sale of Real Estate
• General Fund Operating Budget for 1995/96
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Women And The Public School Superintendency: An Integrative Review Of The Dissertation Research, Carol A. Swingle

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to prepare a comprehensive summary, evaluation, and synthesis of the dissertation research conducted from 1970 to 1994 regarding women public school superintendents.

The units of study for this research synthesis were the 79 criterion-selected doctoral dissertations completed at colleges and universities in the United States between 1 970 and 1994 that utilized women public school superintendents as their sole, or primary, data set.

Data were collected relative to both the content and the quality of the selected dissertations. Data analysis was completed using the integrative research review techniques of listing factors, taking a vote, …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 23, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Ph.D. - Comparative Religion
• M.S. - Materials Science and Engineering
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• University Debit Card Program
• Modification of Roy and Beulah I. Kendall Endowment
• Endowment Investment Policy
• Cash Investment Policy
• Revised 1994/95 General Fund Operating Budget
• Continuation of 1994/95 Budget into 1995/96
• Fall Semester 1995 Tuition Schedule
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 21, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Investigator Significant Financial Disclosures Policy for Sponsored Projects
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Reconveyance of Properties
• Vehicle Registration Rates
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Ratification of CELCIS Contract
• Battle Creek Facilities Lease

An Analysis Of Local Response To State Initiated School Reform Legislation: Michigan Public Act 25, A. Bruce Watson

Dissertations

Educational reform has been a topic of interest to educators, politicians and tax payers for over a century. Michigan’s educational reform legislation, Public Act 25. enacted in 1990, is a shared-responsibility model where the state and local school district share responsibility for implementing four major educational reform components. These components are, core curriculum, annual educational report, school improvement planning and accreditation.

The study was designed to answer the following two research questions. Initially, do elementary principals in Michigan public elementary schools perceive educational reform indicators and conditions to be in enough strength to allow educational reform to continue under Public …

Beliefs And Perceptions Of Michigan Superintendents Toward Females Advancing In The Ranks: Perspectives To Increase The Minority Pool, Dennis J. Stanek

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine potential factors which affect the advancement of females in the role of superintendent. With the research pointing to a variety of causes for the low percentage of female superintendents, the reason for this study was to make various groups in leadership positions aware of such factors.

Three research questions were studied:

1. Do practicing K-12 male superintendents in Michigan possess significantly different beliefs and perceptions toward female superintendents than do practicing female superintendents?

2. What experiences did the respondent have in working with a female superintendent?

3. What perceptions do K-12 superintendents …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting March 17, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Resolution re Trustee Emeritus James Brady
• Resolution to Confer Degrees
• Naming of the Rare Books Room
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Room and Board and Apartment Rental Rates for 1995-96
• Liquor License Application
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Acquisition of Property
• Lease Agreement
• Adjournment

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Meeting January 20, 1995, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Election of Officers
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Departmental Name Changes
• Personnel Report
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Refund Policy
• Power Plant Construction Contract
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments