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Prism #35, January 2009, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 12, 2008, 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
• Remarks by the WSA President and the GSAC Chair
• Presidential Evaluation/Compensation Recommendation

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session November 7, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Lease Agreement - Clearwire, US LLC
• Lease Agreement - Spindler Hall, Office of Community Correction, County of Kalamazoo
• Faculty-Staff Indemnification Policy

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.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session September 24, 2015, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

As presented by Chair Miller and supported by Trustee DeNooyer/ the Board of Trustees approved the three-year contract with the WMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors/ effective September 6, 2008.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 12, 2008, Western Michigan University

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Honorary Degree Recommendations
• Conveyance of BTR Park Property
• Renaming of Oakland Campus Streets
• State Capital Outlay - Priority List
• Additional Retirement Plan Provider
• Labor Agreement - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report

Prism #32, September 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Making The Difference In High Poverty; High Achieving Urban Elementary Schools: Selected Principal's Perspectives, Penny Larsen

Dissertations

This study is a mixed-method design focusing on ten White and ten non-White elementary principals working in urban areas. The qualitative methodology uses interviews and observations to examine how principals conceptualize the student achievement gaps and through what practices do they attempt to remedy the condition. The quantitative data resulted from the Quick Discrimination Index and relied on descriptive statistics. The primary audience for this study includes PK-12 public school administrators, particularly those in urban high-diversity, high-achieving schools.

The investigation (1) examined cultural differences between White and non-White administrators and their student constituency in terms of ethnicity and language use, …

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

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

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session May 2, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Naming of Baseball Stadium
• Amendment - WMU Foundation Bylaws
• Extension of Reverter Clause
• Student Assessment Fee
• Student Room and Board and Apartment Rates
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report

Prism #31, May 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #30, April 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Teacher Leadership And Its Relationship With School Climate In American Public Schools: Findings From Sass 2003-2004, Donghai Xie

Dissertations

This study made inquiry into teacher leadership and its relationship with school climate in American public schools by using the data from SASS 2003-04 by National Center for Education Statistics. The study was focused on the statistical assessment of public school teachers' perceptions of teacher leadership in the areas of school operation and classroom operation. Another aspect to be inquired was teachers' perceptions of school climate in the dimensions of school leadership and teacher collaboration.

The results of descriptive analyses in the study indicated that the majority of public school teachers did not consider they had much influence over the …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session March 18, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Proposed Curriculum Changes
• Environmental Award
• Operating Cash Investment Performance and Annuity

Prism #29, March 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session February 15, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Election of Officers
• Secondary Education Partnership Agreement
• Conferring of Degrees
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Property Lease
• Property Lease
• Adoption of Kalamazoo County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Prism #28, February 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #27, January 2008, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

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

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Living Wage Policy
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• M.U.S.I.C. (Michigan Universities Self-Insurance Corporation)

Leadership-Influenced Practices That Impact Classroom Instruction Related To Writing: A Case Study Of A Successful Elementary School, Barb Johnson

Dissertations

This research studied the practices of educators at an ethnically diverse suburban elementary school which had demonstrated success in the area of student writing, even among at-risk students. The overall research goal was to examine to what extent and how leadership-related practices impacted classroom instruction in a manner that helped produce successful writing scores. A case study approach was used to explore four key leadership-related practices (supervision, curriculum, professional development, and knowledgeable leaders) and their impact on classroom literacy-based instructional strategies.

The study participants included two leaders and fourteen teachers from a single elementary school located in a metropolitan Michigan …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session November 16, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Remarks by the WSA and GSAC Chair
• Naming of Street - BTR
• Dedication of Public Street
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
• Personnel Report
• Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center (BRCC)
• Luderer Audit Report - Plante and Moran

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.

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.

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

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session July 31, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Recommendation re University Budget, 2007-2008

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session July 24, 2007, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Recommendation re Tuition
• Resolution Regarding Project Funded by State Building Authority