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Expansion And Acquisition: The Built Environment Under Gettysburg College President, Gordon Haaland, 1990 To 2004, Hannah M. Labovitz, Lillian Shea Apr 2019

Expansion And Acquisition: The Built Environment Under Gettysburg College President, Gordon Haaland, 1990 To 2004, Hannah M. Labovitz, Lillian Shea

Student Publications

Gordon Haaland presided over Gettysburg College from 1990 to 2004. His goals included improving the national status of the college by increasing the student body, developing the academic departments, and creating a dynamic campus community. This paper outlines Haaland's attempts to fulfill these goals through a plethora of construction projects, ranging from building a state of the art science center and extensively renovating a historic theater, to updating dormitories and revitalizing the appearance of campus. Some of the construction included projects that were planned under the previous president and carried out by Haaland, as well as scandals that accompanied these …


Ua3/1/2/2 President's Office-Cherry Correspondence - Special, Wku Archives Jan 2013

Ua3/1/2/2 President's Office-Cherry Correspondence - Special, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Special correspondence regarding Western Kentucky University. This series runs concurrently with the General Correspondence and there is no indication of what makes it special. Of special note is correspondence regarding the Student Army Training Corps, World War I veterans and construction of Cherry Hall. Incoming letters are mainly addressed to Henry Hardin Cherry. Responses are made by Cherry and occasionally by faculty and staff. The president's secretary Mattie McLean is the author of some of the letters signed by Cherry.


Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson Jul 2005

Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part II of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.


Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson Jul 2005

Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part I of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.


Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook 5, Wku President's Office Jan 1969

Ua3/3/7 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook 5, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook 5 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the years 1967 through 1969. There are clippings regarding new faculty, construction and Thompson's resignation.


Ua11/2 Construction Bonds, Wku Public Affairs Oct 1968

Ua11/2 Construction Bonds, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction bonds for Keen Hall, Poland Hall, Pearce-Ford Tower and Downing University Center.


Ua11/2 Dormitory Construction, Wku Public Affairs Feb 1967

Ua11/2 Dormitory Construction, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction of Keen & Poland Halls, Wetherby Administration Building and Thompson Science Complex.


Ua11/2 Thompson Science Complex Construction, Wku Public Affairs Feb 1967

Ua11/2 Thompson Science Complex Construction, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Press release regarding construction of the Kelly Thompson Science Complex.


Ua1a Park City Daily News, No. 237 - Wktc Section, Park City Daily News Sep 1927

Ua1a Park City Daily News, No. 237 - Wktc Section, Park City Daily News

WKU Archives Records

Special section of the Park City Daily News dedicated to Western Kentucky University. Articles included in this section:

  • Extensive Improvement Program Nears End
  • Welcome for Students is Aim of News
  • First of Newer Buildings – Van Meter Hall
  • Home Economics Building
  • Western Has Been Adding to Buildings – Library, Heating Plant, Old Stadium
  • Seventy-Five on Western Faculty at Present Time
  • Sixty-Five Acre Farm is Used as Source for Food
  • Western Not Very Old as Schools Run
  • Western’s President – Henry Cherry
  • Questions Answered for Prospective Students of Teachers College Here
  • Cherryton, Where Students Reside, Unusual Village
  • Campus Held Beauty Spot …


Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office Jan 1920

Ua3/1/2 Letter To Roemer Brothers, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Letter from the WKU President's Office to Roemer Brothers of Bowling Green regarding the construction of a temporary gymnasium. The letter outlines the specifications for the building.