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Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Annual Report, 2010-11, Michael S. Nassaney

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project enjoyed another successful year conducting fieldwork, analysis, publication, public education, and outreach as we gain a better understanding of the fur trade and colonialism in southwest Michigan and engage the community in the process. Members of the project team continue to work with students, faculty, volunteers, and other stakeholders in our efforts to recover the history and culture of Fort St. Joseph in Niles, MI. This past year (September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011) witnessed the expansion of many proven aspects of the project, along with the addition of new activities to promote …

Authoritarianism And Economic Development: Ethiopia's Investment Gamble, Chuck Schaefer

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Prior to his positions at Valparaiso University, Dr. Schaefer taught at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia as a Fulbright Lecturer and has since focused his research in Ethiopia. As an economic historian, Dr. Schaefer analyzes Ethiopia’s integration into the world economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, looking strictly at economic indices such as trade, capital creation, money supply and credit and lending in order to partially answer the question: Why is Ethiopia poor? His research has since shifted to answer the question: Why is there conflict in Ethiopia and what can be done about it? This research …

Cecp Pride, November 2011, College Of Education And Human Development

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology News

• Moving Forward; A Letter from Dr. Munley
• Conference Presenters
• Special Events and Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Student Success
• Student Success and Alumni News
• Research and Scholarship
• Retirements
• Support CECP

Partners For Progress And Modernization: American—Ethiopian Relations, Assefa Mehretu

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Flyer for public lecture includes biographical information about the speaker.

U.S. Policy Towards The Horn Of Africa, David Shinn

Distinguished Lectures on Africa

Ambassador David Shinn served for 37 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, with assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya and Tanzania; deputy chief of mission in Mauritania, Cameroon and Sudan; and ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. His State Department assignments included assistant desk officer for Ethiopia, desk officer for Somalia, Djibouti, Uganda and Tanzania; coordinator for Somalia during the international intervention in the early 1990s; and director of East African, Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Island affairs. He writes extensively in academic and policy journals on the Horn of Africa and China-Africa relations and speaks around the world …

Communicator Vol. 9, No. 1, School Of Communication

Communicator: School of Communication Newsletter

Distinguished Lecture Series inaugurated; Faculty trot the globe; Student engagement: Internships and more; Alumni awards and achievements

Striking A Balance: Effective Use Of Facebook In An Academic Library, Dianna Sachs, Edward J. Eckel, Kathleen Langan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

As one of the fastest growing social networking sites, Facebook presents librarians with a prime opportunity to engage academic library patrons. A survey of 136 users at Western Michigan University measured the effectiveness of Facebook as a marketing, reference, and instruction tool. It also measured user comfort and satisfaction with a library’s presence on Facebook. The majority of respondents found Facebook to be a useful and engaging medium to learn about library resources and services. The study shows that an effective library Facebook page must maintain a balance between providing pertinent and useful information, and preserving patron privacy.

E-Mail Reference: Another Path To Knowing, Maira Bundza

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Socializer - Spring/Summer 2011, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

No abstract provided.

Fort St. Joseph Post - Spring 2011, Department Of Anthropology

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Vol. 2

For friends of Western Michigan University’s Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Table of Contents:

• Greetings, Fort St. Joseph supporters!
• Work of Archaeology from September to June
• Women of New France
• After the dirt settles: lab work
• Camper Perspectives: Diane Newbury, Cathrine Davis
• 2010 Field Season Summary
• Beyond Fort St. Joseph: Alumni News and Happenings
• Alumni Write…
• Upcoming Events and Recent Outcomes

Participant/Observer Vol. 4. No. 1 Spring 2011, Anthropology Department

Participant/Observer

A Newsletter for Friends of the Western Michigan University Department of Anthropology

Table of Contents:

• Anthropology Instrumental in Bringing RACE Exhibit to Kalamazoo
• Letter from the Chair
• Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project: 2010 Field Season Summary
• Finger Lakes Field Work and Outreach
• Faculty News
• Anemone’s “Fossil Goldmine” Featured in USA Today
• Hill Article Receives Top 10 Award
• Student News
• 2010 Distinguished Alumni

A Library Scholarship, Sara M. Volmering

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Gatherings No. 45 Fall/Spring 2010-2011, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 45. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

Instant Messaging Reference By Students, Kate Langan

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Fur Trade 10: Fur Trade Myths, Acknowledgements, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 10. Fur Trade Myths, Fiction vs. Fact.

Acknowledgements: Funding, Contributors, Image Credits, and Special Thanks.

Fur Trade 09: Fur Trade Society, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 9. Interdependence, Mutual Influences, and Métis and Country Wives.

Fur Trade 01: Beaver: Mainstay Of The Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 1. Hunting, Hides, and Hats, Environmental Effects, and Why Beaver?

Fur Trade 08: New France And The Place Of The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 8. What Was New France?, More than Profits at Stake, and Imperial Rivals.

Fur Trade 03: Trade Goods 1, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 3. Material Culture of the Fur Trade and Cloth and Clothing.

Fur Trade 04: Trade Goods 2, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 4. Firearms and Metal Goods.

Counselor Education And Counseling Psychology 2011 News, College Of Education And Human Development

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology News

• Doctoral candidate presents at marriage and family therapists conference
• Counselor education and counseling psychology students and faculty present at APA conference
• WMU College of Education and Human Development well-represented at International SELF Research Conference
• Professor Mary Louise Anderson's text on Counseling Adults in Transition published
• Governor appoints commissioners
• Doctoral students present at annual American Psychological Association convention
• Annual department awards presented
• Professor, students have article published in Michigan Family Review
• Faculty, students present at annual Michigan Association for Marriage and Family Therapy conference
• Students present at Counseling Psychology Great Lakes Conference
• Students receive Research and Creative Scholars and Teaching Effectiveness …

Fur Trade 02: Birchbark Canoes, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 2. A Joint Effort, Canoes Got Bigger, Why Birchbark?, and a Valuable and Renewable Resource.

Fur Trade 07: Native Peoples And The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 7. Shifting Political Alliances and Power, Transformations of Culture, and Religion and Worldview.

Taming Lightning In More Than One Bottle: Implementing A Local Next-Generation Catalog Versus A Hosted Web-Scale Discovery Service, Sheila A. Bair, George Boston, Scott Garrison

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

This paper compares implementing the VuFind “nextgeneration catalog” and SerialsSolutions®’ Summon™ “Web-scale discovery service” at an academic library. Different though complementary, and both positively disruptive, these systems each offer easier searching for users through leveraging metadata. The paper discusses aspects of each implementation including purpose, function, architecture and development model, faceted interface, metadata management and interoperability, governance and project management, and differing perceptions and feedback from librarians and users.

The Economics Of Health 2011-12, Department Of Economics

Werner Sichel Lecture Series

The 2011-12 Werner Sichel Lecture Series features six nationally recognized economists & medical specialists whose presentations will focus on the economics of health.The Sichel Series is directed by Professor Donald Meyer, and is cosponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Medical Humanities Workgroup of WMU. It is named for longtime WMU economics professor, Dr. Werner Sichel, who retired in 2004.

Fur Trade 05: Getting Around In 17th And 18th Century New France, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 5. Routes and Transportation and Travels of a Voyageur.

Fur Trade 06: How The Fur Trade Worked, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

Panel 6. Government Regulation, From Montreal to the West, and Movement of Goods and Furs.