2. Assignment 1- EDT 347 Alison Frye Wednesday 3:30pm Lab

3. Paul V. Sangren Paul Sangren was the second president of the school that is now knows as Western Michigan University He was named president in 1936 and served for 24 years At the time he was named President the school was called Western State Teacher’s College http://www.ur.wmich.edu/cent ennial/presidents.html

4. Before He Was President Paul Sangren was an instructor and an administrator at Western for 13 years before he was named president He worked to help the school overcome the limited progress that it had made since the 1930’s

5. What Changes Did He Make? President Sangren put into effect a democratic procedure for the faculty to help reduce problems among them During his presidency Western began offering coursework for its own master’s degree Also during his presidency Western State Teacher’s College changed its name to Western Michigan University http://www.ur.wmich.ed u/centennial/history_tim eline-1950.html

6. Fun Fact Paul V. Sangren was one of only two of the university’s presidents to live in the Oaklands The Oaklands was a private home built in 1869, but is now only used for campus events and receptions

7. His Building Sangren Hall was dedicated to President Sangren in 1964 This building is currently the location of WMU’s Education and Art classes The building has 4 floors and is about 196,400 square feet in area http://www.pp.wmich.edu/building s/038.html

8. Quick Quiz At the time that Paul V. Sangren was named president of the school he presided over, what was the school named? –Western State NormalWestern State Normal –Western State Teachers CollegeWestern State Teachers College –Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University –Western UnionWestern Union

9. Sorry, but you’re wrong. Click here to return to the question and try againClick here to return to the question and try again

10. Congratulations!!! You’re right. Paul V. Sangren was named president of Western State Teachers College Click here to see my BioClick here to see my Bio

11. This presentation created by: My name is Alison Frye and I’m a junior here at WMU. I’m going into elementary education with a minor in Integrated Creative Arts. I’m originally from Lansing, Michigan where I graduated from Lansing Eastern High School. Click here to see the websites from which the information in this presentation was obtained

12. Bibliography http://www.ur.wmich.edu/ centennial/presidents.htmlhttp://www.ur.wmich.edu/ centennial/presidents.html http://www.ur.wmich.edu/ centennial/history_timelin e-1950.htmlhttp://www.ur.wmich.edu/ centennial/history_timelin e-1950.html http://www.wmich.edu/w mu/tour/wmu034.htmlhttp://www.wmich.edu/w mu/tour/wmu034.html http://www.pp.wmich.edu/ buildings/038.htmlhttp://www.pp.wmich.edu/ buildings/038.html