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Western News, Feb. 1, 2001, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sanders; Warfield earn University's Distinguished Service Awards, World premiere of Rosa Parks drama tonight, St. John; Chormann elected to lead Board of Trustees in 2001, Gilmer to receive honorary degree at April commencement ceremony, Scholar to discuss issues facing black men, Visiting experts to talk on ethics; teaching philosophy to children, Garber to lead dance group, Johnston; Eimers set for campus reading next week, Kritzman honored by festival, On Campus with George Eskro, Gossman tapped as University ombudsman.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Meeting January 19, 2001, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the December 8, 2000 Regular Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Recommendation re Honorary Degree
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Transfer of Major
• Department Separation
• Department Transfer
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Ratifications of WMU/MSEA Contract
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Resolution re: Refunding 1991B Series General Revenue Bonds
• Easement Agreement – Arboretum Apartments
• Easement Agreement – Grand Rapids Regional Center Roadway
• Remarks …

Western News, Jan. 18, 2001, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Delta deal to impact future U.S. flight crews, Faculty Senate will act as host for Academic Convocation, Educause lauds WMU Web site as 'Site of the Week', Physicist Nora Berrah earns 2000 Distinguished Faculty Scholar nod, Pharmacia exec Luderer named associate vice president for research, Stillwell featured in Chronicle, On Campus with Shannon Landis, Grad College programs focus on research.

Western News, Jan. 4, 2001, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board approves Roberta Allen as associate VP for academic affairs, Dickinson; Enyedi earn top teaching honors, New funds will boost energy lab's assets, J.D. Dolan's spring memoir makes several top book lists, Paul Maier's Christmas includes national media hits, Kirklin's 40 years at WMU to be noted at retirement event, On Campus with Amber Pritchord.

2001 University Employee Service Recognition Program, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

• 25 Year Club
• New Inductees
• Members
• Retirees
• Forty Years of Service
• Thirty-Five Years of Service
• Thirty Years of Service
• Twenty Years of Service
• Fifteen Years of Service
• Ten Years of Service

The Thinking About Science Survey Instrument (Tsso): An Instrument For The Quantitative Study Of Socio-Cultural Sources Of Support And Resistance To Science, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

Many scientists and science educators are concerned about the public’s ambiguous relationship with science and this public includes elementary teachers. Like many citizens, too many elementary teachers find science disconnected from everyday life and thinking. Science is a “school” subject - not an important part of everyday life. Some may believe that science conflicts with important personal beliefs they hold about other areas of life such as religion and art. Elementary teachers who feel this disconnection with science will at best approach science teaching as something one does if school authorities demand it. Given that we are now promoting constructivist …

Fact Book 2001-02, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

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

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2001-2003, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• Mission of The University
• Accreditation
• Admissions Policies and Procedures
• Tuition and Fees
• Financial Assistance and Scholarships
• Degrees, Certificates, and Undergraduate Curricula and Majors
• Graduation Requirements and Academic Advising
• Academic Policies and Procedures
• Registration, Records, and Regulations
• Lee Honors College
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Haworth College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• College of Fine Arts
• College of General Studies
• College of Health and Human Services
• The Graduate College
• Division of Continuing Education
• Office of International Affairs
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• University and Student Services
• Annual Security Report
• Glossary of Terms
• University Officers
• The Faculty …

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2001, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• Running strong
• College News
• River revival
• 102.1 On air
• Classnotes
• Obituaries
• Alumni News
• Athletic News
• Sports Championship Season
• Homecoming

In Defense Of Realism: It Really Is Commonsense, William W. Cobern, Cathleen C. Loving

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

“What is truth?” Pilot asked Jesus of Nazareth. For many in academe today this question seems quaintly passé. Rejection of “truth” goes hand-in-hand with the rejection of epistemological realism. Educational thought over the last decade has instead been dominated by anti-realist, instrumentalist ideas of two types: first by psychological constructivism and later by social constructivism. Social constructivism subsequently has been pressed to its logical conclusion in the form of relativistic multiculturalism. Proponents of both psychological constructivism and social constructivism value knowledge for its utility and eschew as irrelevant speculation any notion that knowledge is actually about reality. The arguments are …

A Reasoned Approach To The Teaching Of Evolution In The Public's Interest, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

Should school science “teach the controversy” about evolution? Yes–sort of. Evolution should be taught bearing in mind public interest in science, not the interests of the science community. Evolution almost always prompts “cosmic questions.” Not that evolution addresses any cosmic question per se; but, because evolution offers a mechanism for how things have come to be as they are, people quite wonder if evolution is a sufficient mechanism for what they believe about our world. People wonder if there isn’t something more that is needed. People wonder if what we believe about the world is amenable with ideas from …