The Graduate College
March 2008
March 2008
Events Quick Jump
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Monday 3 March 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Donghai Xie
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: A Study of Teacher Leadership and Its Relationship with School Climate in American Public Schools: Findings from SASS 2003-2004
Location:
3208 Sangren Hall
Sunday 9 March 3pm Charge
YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS SERIES
Chu-Fang Huang, Piano
Performing Schumann’s “Fantasy in C Major” and Ravel’s “La Valse”
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $10 (Students/Seniors $5) available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858.
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 10 March 1 pm Free
CONVOCATION SERIES
Chu-Fang Huang, Piano -
Young Concert Artist
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 10 March 4 pm Free
Physics Colloquium - "Spartan Infrared Camera, High Resolution Imaging for the Soar Telescope," by Ed Loh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
Refreshments at 3:30 in 2202 Everett Tower. For more detailed
information visit the Department’s web site at http://tesla.physics.wmich.edu/Colloquia.php?PG=1
Location: 1110 Rood Hall
Tuesday 11 March 10am - 6pm Free
Richmond Center for Visual Arts Video Screening Exhibition - 17 Days
Video Artist - Roderick Coover
Location: Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Tuesday 11 March 7pm Free
The Michitoshi Soga Japan Center presents the 2008 Japan Foundation Midwest Film Festival "Changing Scenery of Japan"
Linda Linda Linda - Director YAMASHITA Nobuhiro, 2005
| Four high school girls race against time to get their small rock band ready for the school's festival. For more information please contact Dr. Steven Covell at s.covell@wmich.edu. |  |
Location: WMU Little Theatre
Tuesday 11 March 8:15pm Charge
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL
New York Voices
Performing songs from their newest recording, “A Day Like This”
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $15 (Students $5) available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387- 2300 or (800) 228-9858
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 12 March 8:15 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Adam McFarlin, Tuba
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 12 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
James Sawyer, Drums/Jazz
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Thursday 13 March 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Shawn A. Bultsma
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Title: Supervision Experiences and Needs of New-Entrant Professional School Counselors: A Qualitative Study
Location: 3518 Sangren Hall
Thursday 13 March 4:10 p.m. Free
The Departments of Mathematics and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Colloquium:
Even pairs in perfect graphs--a shorter proof of the Strong Perfect
Graph Theorem. By Dr. Maria Chudnovsky,
Deptartment of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Columbia University
Refreshments at 3:50pm in D-120 CEAS the Faculty Lounge
Location: D-109 CEAS, on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University
Thursday 13 March 7pm Free
70TH ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN VOCAL FESTIVAL
Jo-Michael Scheibe, Guest Conductor
Featuring the high school festival chorus, honors choir, and University
Chorale
Location: James W. Miller Auditorium
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 14 March 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Lisa Kasmer
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: The Role of Prediction in the Teaching and Learning of Algebra
Location: 3208 Sangren Hall
Friday 14 March 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Emily Lenning
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Sociology
Title: This Journey is not for the Faint of Heart: An Investigation of Challenges Facing Transgender Individuals and their Significant Others
Location: 2526 Sangren Hall
Friday 14 March 8:15pm Charge
GUEST JAZZ ARTIST
Curtis Stigers, Vocals
Performing with Tri-Fi, featuring drummer Keith Hall
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $15 (Students $5) available at the door. Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Saturday 15 March Time-To Be Announced, Charge, Registration Required
Fourth Conversations Among Colleagues
This year's Conversation Among Colleagues conference is co-hosted by the Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum and the Department of Mathematics. The conference is scheduled for Saturday, March 15, 2008.
For more information please visit http://www.wmich.edu/math/CAC/index.htm
Location: Fetzer Center
Saturday 15 March 8pm Charge
28TH ANNUAL GOLD COMPANY INVITATIONAL VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Featuring WMU’s internationally acclaimed Gold Company in concert
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $10 (Students $5) available at the door
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 1 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Samantha London, Piano
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 1 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Spiro Sinigos, Drums/Jazz
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 3 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Jill Dailey, Trumpet
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 4 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Dan Spencer, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 5:30 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Nelly Shmukler-Tishko, Violin
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Amanda Presson, Flute
Aubrey Dyl, Clarinet
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 8:15 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Melissa Barrus, Oboe
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 16 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Bethany Erhardt, Cello
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 17 March 10am - 6pm Free
Richmond Center for Visual Arts Video Screening Exhibition - 17 Days
Video Artist - Vagner Whitehead
Location: Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Monday 17 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Joshua Burel, Violin
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 17 March 7 pm Free
The Institute of Government and Politics Presents a Public Lecture
Quebec in North America:
Nation-Building in Canada
By Marc Boucher,
Head of Quebec Government Office in Chicago
For more information regarding this event, please contact Susan Hoffmann, Director, Institute of Government and Politics, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University at 269-387-5692 or susan.hoffmann@wmich.edu. For a campus map and parking information, please consult www.pp.wmich.edu/maps.
Location: Fetzer Center
Monday 17 March 8pm Free
Spring 2008 Frostic Reading Series - Kellie Wells
| Kellie Wells is the author of a collection of short fiction, Compression Scars, 2001 winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award, and a novel, Skin, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in the Flyover Fiction Series, edited by Ron Hansen. Her work has appeared in various literary journals, including The Kenyon Review, Ninth Letter, The Gettysburg Review, and Prairie Schooner. In 2002 she received a Rona Jaffe Prize and Compression Scars was awarded the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s New Writer’s Award in fiction. |
 Kellie Wells |
Location: the Little Theatre
Monday 17 March 8:15 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Jeremy Wissner, Trumpet
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 18 March 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Lonnie Ford
Degree of:
Doctor of Education
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: How Can Art Education Enhance Other Content Subject Areas in an Urban School Setting?
Location:
WMU/ Battle Creek Building, Room 110
Tuesday 18 March 5 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Music Theatre Performance
Freshman Showcase
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 18 March 8:15pm Charge
GUEST JAZZ ARTISTS -
John Abercrombie Quartet
Featuring Mark Soskin (piano), Jamey Haddad (drums), and Tom Knific (bass)
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $15 (Students $5) available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387- 2300 or (800) 228-9858
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 19 March 7:30 p.m. Free
WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Spring Program - Civility in the Political Arena
Moderator: Gordon Bolar, Development Director, WMUK
Panelists: Charlotte Channing, Opinion Editor, Kalamazoo Gazette,
Hannah McKinney, Vice Mayor of Kalamazoo,
Stephen Trivers, former owner of Fairfield Broadcasting, Peter Wielhouwer, Ph.D., Political Science, WMU
Location:Bernhard Center 105-107
Thursday 20 March 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Xiaofan Cai
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: Missing Data Treatment of a Level-2 Variable in a 3-level Hierarchical Linear Model
Location: 211 W. Walwood Hall, Emeriti Lounge
Thursday 20 March 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Mustafa Sanver
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Computer Science
Title: Interactive Visual Exploration of Large Relational Data
Location: Parkview Campus, Room D-208
Thursday 20 March 5 pm Free
MASTER CLASS - Al Hood, Trumpet
From the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Thursday 20 March 10am - 6pm Free
Richmond Center for Visual Arts Video Screening Exhibition - 17 Days
Video Artist - Sylvie Belanger
Location: Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Thursday 20 March 8:15 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Jason Harris, Tuba
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Thursday 20 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Douglas Blossom, Tenor
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 21 March 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Jennifer Ann-Schultheis O’Donoghue
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Title: Transitioning Between the Requirements of Accrediting Bodies in Athletic Training Education Programs: What It Might Take
Location: 3208 Sangren Hall
Friday 21 March 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Daniel White
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Sociology
Title: Financialism in Pretrial Release and Criminal Case Outcomes: A Relative Comparison of Financial Ability, Race, and Gender
Location: 2526 Sangren Hall
Friday 21 March 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free RSVP REQUIRED
GSAC - Professional Development Day
For more information please visit: http://www.wmich.edu/gsac/Events.htm
Location: Fetzer Center
Friday 21 March 5 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Aimee Wallace, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 21 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Daniel Comiskey, Cello
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Saturday 22 March 4 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL - Anna Ward, Soprano
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Saturday 22 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Mira Shifrin, Flute
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 25 March 4 pm Free
Community, bureaucracy and salvation in medieval Daoist periodic ritual
by Dr. Ian Chapman,
Candidate for
WMU Dept. of Comparative Religion
position in Chinese Religions
Location: 10th floor Sprau Tower
Tuesday 25 March 5 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Hyun Young Kim, Violin
Location: Dalton Center Lecture Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 25 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
David Schultz, Trumpet
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 25 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Graduate Wind Quintet
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Tuesday 25 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Hannah Vis, Cello
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 26 March 10am - 6pm Free
Richmond Center for Visual Arts Video Screening Exhibition - 17 Days
Video Artist - Deborah Jack
Location: Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Wednesday 26 March 1 pm Free
CONVOCATION SERIES -
Campus Composers
Featuring original compositions by WMU students under the guidance of faculty composer Richard Adams
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 26 March 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free
Werner Sichel Economics Lecture-Seminar Series 2007-2008
"Global Justice: An Economist’s Perspective" by Dr. Joseph Joyce, Department of Economics, Wellesley College
| Dr. Joseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. He joined Wellesley’s faculty in 1981 and served as Chair of the Economics Department from 1994-1998. He teaches courses in Globalization and Macroeconomic theory. He has served as the Director of the Social Sciences Summer Research Program, which was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. |
 Dr. Joseph Joyce |
Dr. Joyce received a B.S. in International Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Boston University, and he has held visiting positions at the Brookings Institution, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Harvard’s Center for International Affairs, and the International Monetary Fund.
Dr. Joyce has published articles in major journals, including the Journal of International Money and Finance, Review of International Economics, Economics and Politics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Economics Letters, World Development, Review of World Economics, Journal of Development Studies, International Economic Journal, and Global Governance. He is currently writing a book on the IMF for Cambridge University Press.
Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Economics
Location: 3508 Knauss Hall
Wednesday 26 March 5 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Derek Herzer, Piano
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 26 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Cecilia Kozlowski, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Thursday 27 March 2 pm Free
MASTER CLASS -
Anthony Arnone, Cello
Guest artist from the University of Iowa
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Wednesday 27 March 5 p.m Free
WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Spring Program - Ethics and Science: Some Lessons from Bioethics
Adrienne Asch, Ph.D., Director, Center for Ethics, Yeshiva University
Location: Putney Auditorium, Fetzer Center
Thursday 27 March 8:15 pm Free
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL -
Anthony Arnone, Cello -
Elizabeth DeMio, Piano
Performing sonatas by Debussy and Rachmaninoff and “Le Grande Tango”by Astor Piazzolla
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 28 March 3 pm Free
MASTER CLASS -
Jean Moorehead, Trumpet
The highly regarded pedagogue from Concordia College
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 28 March 5:30 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Emmalyn Helge, Violin
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 28 March 8:15pm Charge
ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Drummer Billy Hart's 15th Anniversary Year at WMU
Featuring the Western Jazz Quartet, WMU Drum Choir, and special guests
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $10 (Students $5) available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387- 2300 or (800) 228-9858
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Friday 28 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Thomas Ball, Tenor
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Saturday 29 March 7:30pm Charge
28TH ANNUAL WESTERN INVITATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Featuring performances by the University Jazz Orchestra and the outstanding band and combo from the festival
University Jazz Orchestra and the outstanding band & combo from the festival
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Tickets $10 available from Miller Auditorium at (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Saturday 29 March 9:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. Registration Required
GSAC - Bowling, Karaoke, & Game Night
LOCATION: Airway Lanes
For more information please visit: http://www.wmich.edu/gsac/Events.htm
Sunday 30 March Noon Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
S. Matthew Taylor, Vocals/Jazz
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 2 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Katie Seiler, Vocals/Jazz
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 4 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Jack M. Levoska, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 4 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Noah Krzan, Double Bass
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 6 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Shannon Scoles, Soprano
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Jeremy Wright, Trumpet
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Sunday 30 March 8:15 pm Free
GRADUATE RECITAL -
Jason Gridley-Waters, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 31 March 9am - 11 am Free
Doctoral Defense - Candidate: Junhyung Kim
Degree of:
Doctor of Philosophy
Department: Chemistry
Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalyst Applications of Gold Nanoparticles
Location: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
1710 Wood Hall
Monday 31 March 10am - 6pm Free
Richmond Center for Visual Arts Video Screening Exhibition - 17 Days
Video Artist - David Poolman
Location: Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Monday 31 March 6 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Kelsey Anthon, Horn
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.
Monday 31 March 8:15 pm Free
STUDENT RECITAL -
Sean Hill, Saxophone/Jazz
Location: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Programs subject to change, Visit www.wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667 for more information.