CMU study shows college student sleep patterns could be detrimental
May 9, 2008
A Central Michigan University study has determined that many college students have sleep patterns that could have detrimental effects on their daily performance.
As a graduate student, CMU alumna LeAnne Forquer, now a psychology faculty member at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., had her own trouble sleeping, prompting her to conduct a study to determine if other students experienced the same problems.
Along with CMU psychology professor Carl Johnson, Forquer surveyed more than 300 college students, freshmen through graduate students, many of whom admitted that it took longer than 30 minutes for them to fall asleep and/or they woke more than once a night for at least five nights a week.
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Michigan History Day organizers announce state finals winners
April 28, 2008
More than 500
people were present as Michigan students received top honors at the Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) State Finals on Saturday, April 26th at Central Michigan University.
This year an estimated 5,500 students competed in the History Day program statewide in Michigan. After competing in ten regional districts statewide in March, more than 260 of these students reached the state finals representing schools from all across the state. Finalists chosen at the state finals in the Junior and Senior categories now head to College Park, Maryland in June to compete in National History Day with their peers from the other forty-nine states and several US territories.
The event was hosted by CMU's Clarke Historical Library. Several faculty members and graduate students from the history department served as judges during the event. <Read more>
Read the complete list of finalists and alternates.
View photo gallery from the event.
2008 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards
April 28, 2008
The Jane Addams Peace Association has announced the winners of the 2008 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards. Susan Griffith, CMU assistant professor of English, served as chair of the 2008 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Committee.
"The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington’s Slave Finds Freedom" is the winner in the Books for Younger Children Category, is written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully and published by Farrar Strauss Giroux.
"We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin" by Larry Dane Brimner, published by Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills Press, Inc., is the winner in the Books for Older Children Category.
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Prestigious grant funds history professor's preservation project
April 21, 2008
Central Michigan University history professor Jim Schmiechen teaches his students how places and spaces of the past give meaning to people who live in the present, and he utilizes what he teaches to preserve one of Michigan's most historic areas.
Schmiechen, who has served as chairman of the Saugatuck-Douglas Museum for the past 15 years, submitted a project proposal to the National Park Service for the expansion of the area surrounding the Douglas Union School. His project, "Back in Time: Tales of the Village," was one of 43 proposals from 23 states selected by the NPS to receive a Preserve America Grant. The federally funded grant worth nearly $24,000 will be matched by state, local and private donors to double its worth.
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CHSBS Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Weinstock (English)
on being named the recipient of the 2007-2008
CHSBS Excellence in Teaching Award.
Click to view the press release or the
photo gallery from the presentation.
CHSBS faculty honored at annual Book Recognition Event
Thurs., April 17, 2008
Congratulations to the CHSBS faculty and emeriti faculty members who have authored, co-authored, edited, co-edited, illustrated or translated books published during 2007.
Click here to view a list of the CHSBS honorees.
Going green could help Michigan's economy
Panelists at the spring 2008 Griffin Policy Forum discussed whether climate change could be an answer to improving Michigan’s ailing economy.
Gary Peters, the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government at Central Michigan University, organized the April 9th forum entitled “Can Climate Change Heat Up Michigan’s Economy?”
“Climate change represents a significant global threat to our environment, but along with this threat comes potential opportunity,” Peters said. “Michigan businesses are in a unique position to develop technologies that can address the threat of global climate change while expanding our state economy.” <Read more>
Neuroscience program adds new Ph.D. degree
Friday, April 11, 2008
Students entering Central Michigan University's new neuroscience graduate degree program will have the chance to excel through a unique mentorship model providing more individual curriculum flexibility and earlier opportunities for research than other graduate programs in neuroscience.
The foundation of CMU's new doctor of philosophy in neuroscience program, which was approved by the CMU Academic Senate, is provided during the first two years. During this time, students fulfill all requirements for the Master of Science degree in neuroscience.
Upon earning the master's degree program, students will work closely with their chosen mentor to establish a line of research that will lead to a major paper and dissertation. <Read more>
Hartshorne elected to Higher Learning Commission board
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Central
Michigan University
psychology professor Tim
Hartshorne will play a
significant role in higher
education accreditation as a
member of the North Central
Association of Colleges and
Schools' Higher Learning
Commission board of
trustees.
As one of six regional institutional accreditors in the U.S., the HLC works to assure the quality of educational opportunities at degree-granting educational institutions in the North Central region, which consists of 19 states.
Hartshorne's four-year term on the board of trustees will begin Sept. 1. As a member of the board of trustees, he will be involved in policy matters related to accreditation, with priorities including public information and disclosure, process evaluation, assessment of student learning, and relations with the U.S. Department of Education.
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CMU social work accreditation extended through 2016
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Students pursuing a bachelor of social work degree at Central Michigan University will be one step ahead in the workforce upon graduation thanks to the program's national accreditation.
The Council on Social Work Education has extended the university's accreditation until 2016. CMU's social work program received initial accreditation in 2004. Susan Grettenberger, a faculty member in CMU's department of sociology, anthropology and social work and director of the social work program, believes that this significantly adds to the career options students will have.
"More and more jobs are requiring graduates to have social work licenses," Grettenberger said. "However, students must have a degree from an accredited social work program like CMU's in order to receive a social work license in Michigan."
Students who are admitted into the social work program must complete 50 hours of course work from areas such as social welfare policy, social work practice, human behavior, sociology and psychology. In addition, students are required to complete 400 hours of a capstone social work experience under the supervision of an experienced social worker.
The social work program is one of several specialized degree programs at CMU that hold national accreditation. For more information about the social work program, visit the department of sociology, anthropology and social work Web site at http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/sasw.
CMU English prof named Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year
Friday, March 28, 2008
For
the second year in a row, a Central Michigan
University professor has been chosen to receive
one of the most prestigious awards in Michigan
higher education.
