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Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS), bomb threat policy, health insurance, SACS review, winter term aka J Term, capital projects and tenure policy.

Concerto Competition Final Round, Sergiu Schwartz

Concerto Competition

Competition Coordinator

• Professor Sergiu Schwartz

Jury

• Marcia Littley de Arias, violin
• Dr. Naomi Niskala, piano
• Dr. George Sparks

• Tao Lin
• Yang Shen

Finalists

• Valentin Masurov, violin - Waxman, Carmen Fantasie
• Karl Richards, piano - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1
• Vadim Makhovsky, viola - Bartok, Viola Concerto
• Brandie Phillips, violin - Chausson, Poem
• Anastasia Agapova, violin - Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1
• Joel Sousa, cello - Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
• Ciprian Stancioi, clarinet - Weber, Concertino in E-flat Major

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the December 7, 2005 meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss banquet, library hours for finals week and legislation.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for the December 6, 2005 meeting.

Nelig Meeting - December 2, 2005, New England Library Instruction Group

New England Library Instruction Group

NELIG quarterly meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss WKU Centennial, iPod raffle and transfer student forum.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of the WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: resolution of appreciation for Kristen Bale, complementary health care certificate, public health nursing certificate, suspension of Art Education, emeritus faculty, Harbaugh Hall, Guthrie Family Overlook and Arboretum, 2006-2012 six-year capital plan, purchase of property, 2004-05 financial statements, 2005-06 operating budget, emergency reserve and personnel actions and salaries.

Attachments to the minutes:

• Tract No. 1
• Tract No. 2
• Tract No. 3
• Plan of Greek Village
• 2006-2012 Six-Year Capital Plan
• First Quarter FY 2006 - Statement of Revenues and Expenditures

E-Newsletter, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

E-newsletter re: salary increase and health insurance.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding health insurance overflow fund, add/drop policy, faculty regent election, capital projects, strategic plan, winter term aka J Term, faculty surveys and Mr. Harriman banned from Preston Health & Activities Center.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss legislation.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for November 15, 2005 meeting.

Post-Colonialism: Informing Adult Education Research In Developing Countries, Morag C. Burke

Adult Education Research Conference

Adult education in post-independence developing countries resides within the context of national and local conditions which are connected to the legacy of colonialism. Adult education has been an integral part of development and decolonization in these countries and post-colonialism provides a valuable theoretical frame for adult education researchers working in these contexts.

Book Discussion, Governors State University Faculty

One Book One University

Book discussion of Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, followed by a presentation from a Governors State University faculty member.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss WKU Centennial, transfer student forum and Jump Table.

On Malefic Generosity, Repressive Tolerance And Post-Colonial Condescension: Considerations On White Adult Educators Racializing Adult Education Discourse, Stephen Brookfield

Adult Education Research Conference

When White adult educators engage with the work of authors of color they often mean to treat these respectfully and to ensure these ideas are not marginalized by other Whites. However, in a racist and sexist society the racial group membership and socio-political location of White authors means they can easily end up promoting malefic generosity, repressive tolerance and post-colonial condescension.

Beyond The Inquiring Mind: Cyril Houle’S Connection To Self-Directed Learning, Ralph G. Brockett, Robert C. Donaghy

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper examines the early development of self-directed learning as an area of study and practice using Cyril Houle as the point of departure. Through a variety of sources, a perspective is offered on how self-directed learning gained a foothold as a viable area of inquiry in adult education.

African American Managers Experiences In Companies Identified As “Learning Organizations”, Trammell L. Bristol

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper summarizes the results of a qualitative study where the purpose was to explore how the learning organization impacted African American managers. Based on these findings, practice and future research for HRD and adult education is suggested.

Learning At Highlander: A Template For Transformative Adult Education, Donna J. G Brian Ed.D., Olga Elbert Ph.D.

Adult Education Research Conference

This study takes a retrospective look at Highlander Research and Education Center through the eyes of several adult educators who participated, over the years, in Highlander workshops and events. Their collective experiences are summarized and analyzed and form the basis for a comparison to modern day transformative adult education.

Black And White Attorneys’ Perspectives On Race, The Legal System, And Continuing Legal Education, Lorenzo Bowman J.D., Ph.D.

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper summarizes the findings of a qualitative study which sought to determine Black and White attorneys’ perspectives on race, the legal system, and their level of support for the inclusion of race-related topics in continuing legal education (CLE). The White attorneys were supportive of the status quo. The Black attorneys agreed that CLE should address the issue of race and that the status quo was not acceptable.

Trowels, Trenches, And Transformation: A Case Study Of Archaeologists Learning, Teaching, And Enacting Environmentally-Friendly, Community-Inclusive Practices, George J. Bey Iii, Jennifer A. Sandlin

Adult Education Research Conference

Guided by the framework of “critical transformative learning,” this study explores archaeologists as adult learners and seeks to understand how they are learning to practice a new vision of archaeology in Mexico. In this project, personal transformation is linked to disciplinary and social transformation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the November 2, 2005 meeting.

The Multiple Meanings Of “Hybrid”: Studying Adult Student Experiences In Hybrid (Web-Enhanced) Classes While Learning How To Do Qualitative Research, Thomas V. Bettinger, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, B. Gail Marshall, Sharon M. Statue, Donna Snelson, Christine Quimby

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper has a two-fold or “hybrid” purpose: (1) to discuss the results of a qualitative study of adult students experiences of web-enhanced or hybrid classes, and (2) to briefly discuss the process of learning to do qualitative research while conducting this study in a qualitative research methods class.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss WKU Centennial, master plan and Civic Engagement bracelets.

“I Let Him Set The Pace:” Volunteer Tutors’ Perspectives On Teaching In Adult Literacy Programs And Their Implications For Training, Alisa Belzer

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper reports on the roles that volunteer tutors in one-to-one adult literacy programs adopt with regard to instructional goals and lesson management. It suggests the importance of rethinking tutor training, and raises questions about the importance of instructor role in this adult learning context

Conference Registration

Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics Conferences

No abstract provided.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for November 1, 2005 meeting.

The Simpsons And Democracy Political Apathy, Popular Culture, And Lifelong Learning As Satire, Paul Armstron

Adult Education Research Conference

In the lead up to the recent presidential election in the USA and the imminent general election in the UK, there has been much discussion around the ‘problem of political apathy’. This paper attempts to analyse the meaning of this in both countries, and consider the sources of people’s political socialisation and development of political literacy, including popular culture.

Conference Registration

Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics Conferences

No abstract provided.

Pragmatism, Postmodernism, And Adult Education: Structure And Agency In The 21st Century, Davin J. Carr-Chellman

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper develops a theory that interprets the philosophical schools of American Pragmatism and Continental Postmodernism as important, complementary resources for understanding the effects of structure and agency on the possibilities for learning and meaning-making. This type of theory building can provide for practitioners and scholars a useful framework for negotiating the limited battle between self-determination and structural determination.