This new version of our web site has been a longtime coming. We've been planning it and working on it for a couple of years. To date, our web site has been limited to having our catalogue online. We are excited about finally adding a lot of new content. We hope that students, faculty, Board, alumni, prospective students and others who are interested in the kind of work and learning we are doing will find this new version to their liking. We also look forward to your suggestions on how we can further develop and improve this web site. As we make significant changes and additions to this web site, we will highlight the changes on this web page. Generally, we will update the web site during the first week of each month.

New at the beginning October 2006

• Monthly Seminar Announcement for October

• WISR articles on: 1) The WISR community reflects on the long-term impact of 9/11, and 2) Notes from WISR seminar on Larger Social Perspectives and Psychology

• iReuse helps non-profits get the stuff they need

• New articles of special interest for MFT students and MFTs

• Site navigation assistance for MFT students and MFTs

• Updates on activities of WISR alumni and students

• Upcoming benefits and other noteworthy events

• A recent WISR BA graduate talks about her experience with WISR's natural science requirement

• Evaluation Form to give WISR faculty feedback

• Learning Tips from a Recent Graduate

• Recent graduate evaluates her experience at WISR

New at the beginning of August 2006

• Monthly Seminar Announcement for August

• News items: Access to online resource for seeking grants, GrantStation purchased by WISR for use by WISR Community. WISR alumnus, Anngwyn St. Just announces the release of her new book, Relative Balance in an Unstable World--A Search for New Models for Trauma Education and Recovery.

• New updates for MFT students, alumni and faculty from the Board of Behavioral Sciences

• reading suggestions and event announcements

• links to articles on social change on our website

New at the beginning of July 2006

• Monthly Seminar Announcement for July (including a link to a paper by WISR faculty Member, Larry Loebig, on Meaningful Work)

• Articles with suggestions about writing, initially put on our website for Cynthia Lawrence's and John Bilorusky's June 2006 phone seminar on writing. These articles suggest a number of strategies for developing academic papers at WISR and for sharing ideas, experiences and information with the larger community, including a newly released article written by Cynthia Lawrence in 2003 for the action-research seminar series on "Writing in Your Own Voice."

• Articles on Critical Pedagogy and Indigenous/Minority Language Rights--these articles were initially put on our website in conjunction with a seminar given in June 2006 by WISR alumnus, Dr. David Hough.

• Some new resources for MFT students, alumni and faculty--including an announcement of a possible practicum or internship opening and information on how to receive regular news and updats from the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).

New at the beginning of June 2006

• Monthly Seminar Announcement for June (including links to papers on writing strategies, in conjunction with June 8th phone seminar; handouts for use with June 13th seminar, and information/link about the free upcoming seminar by Berkeley Mental Health on "Historical Trauma in the African-American Experience: New Directions for Engagement")

• Articles and suggestions about writing and learning for success in WISR's degree programs, organized and written for use before, during and after June 8th phone seminar by Cynthia Lawrence and John Bilorusky

• Completion Checklist (regarding forms and papers required of WISR MFT students)
  

New at the beginning of May 2006

• Newsletter, announcing Annual Application Deadline and Procedures for Participation in Partial Tuition Deferment Program, news items regarding WISR students and alumni: Anngwyn St. Just, Nzinga Pace, Judy Andreas, Jane Johansen, David Hough and Rosemary Christoph.

• Papers on Action-Research and Theories of Social Change recently written by WISR MA student, Margery Coffey

• A number of additions under "Learning Resources": upcoming events, local organizations and academic & research.

  New at the beginning of November

  • Handout on Resources for Doing Action-Research

  • Downloadable forms to evaluate faculty teaching performance

  • Letter for WISR community members to send to friends and acquaintances--to introduce them, and their friends to WISR

  • Link to in-process manuscript on history of Omaha tribe--by WISR alumnus, Dennis Hastings and U. of Nebraska Professor, Karl Reinhard

  • Urmas Kaldveer's dissertation (1993) (a link to it)

  • Paper on Omaha point of view on Lewis and Clark expedition--by WISR student, Margery Coffey, and WISR alumnus, Dennis Hastings

  • Newly listed resources: 1) within WISR community [digital storytelling software at WISR; information on workplace bullying and discrimination;
    editing assistance; Food First connections; and information on social trauma and healing;2) local community (including resources for those in
    nonprofit agencies); 3) national organizations (tolerance.org; freepress.net; moveon.org; BoardNetUSA.org); 4) reading suggestions (some
    especially noteworthy readings for people in nonprofits); 5) academic and research (WISR student recommendations for research--paid online
    references/readings;search engine; research and information available on the Internet); 6) upcoming events (MoveOn.org home screenings of
    film critiquing Wal-Mart on November 15); and 7) financial resources (information about possible funding donors).

  Highlights of New Additions in Previous Months

  • Enrollment Agreements for 2005-06 fiscal year

  • More on Resources for MFTs and MFT students--upcoming workshops offered by Ronald Mah

  • Additions to the newsletter archives, to include newsletter items for the period January-February 2005.

  • Resources for MFTs and MFT students--recommendations by WISR MFT faculty member, Michael McGlathery,
    and resources available on Ronald Mah's web site

  • Two new occasional papers--1) "Cross-Cultural Counseling: An Oakland Model by Nolan Jones" and
    2)"An Insider's Perspective on the Biracial Community: Way 2000 Panel Discussion" by Sevgi Fernandez.

  • A new action-research article by WISR faculty member, Dr. Deborah Pruitt, "Notes on Feminist Perspectives in Science."

  • Three new student papers: "Building Thoughtful Communities Of The Mind, Heart, And Deed: Review Essay" by David Yamada, December 2002, "Open letter to a friend Who is experiencing Sadness or Depression" by Jim Newberry, April 2005, and WISR PhD student, Judy Andreas' recent Report on the 2004 Conference of Progressive Scholars and Activists on Anti-Semitism and the Left (Judy conceived, planned and organized that conference).

  • A new "testimonial" by a recent graduate of WISR (under the section "about WISR/testimonials").

  • Three new occasional papers--1) Ethnographies of Learning, 2) Why We Teach Racism and Prejudice, and How We Can Stop, and 3) Speaking the Unspeakable: Relational Trauma--written by WISR alumni, David Hough and Diane Heller, while they were working on their PhDs at WISR (go to the section "publications/occasional papers").

  • An annotated bibliography written by WISR PhD student, David Yamada, on Higher and Adult Education and Social Change (under the section on "academic guidance/annotatedbibliographies").

  • A link to a web site where people may access the dissertation of recent WISR PhD graduate, Dr. Marilyn Jackson (go to publications/studentpapers).

  • "Publications/WISR Occasional Papers" includes the paper, "Perilous Greens" by Inger Best (WISR PhD alumnus).

  • "Academic Guidance/Academic Forms" includes many additional forms which can be downloaded by students and faculty.

  This web site is next scheduled to be updated around December 7, 2005

  The "Monthly Seminar Announcement" (which can be found under "Newsletter") will be updated around the beginning of each month--with information for that month.