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Committee Meeting Agendas, Wku Board Of Regents Dec 2016

Committee Meeting Agendas, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agendas for WKU Board of Regents committee meetings.


Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate Dec 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding charter revision, budget, committee assignments, syllabi, emeritus status, president search and Student Government Association.


December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2016

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Dec 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Dec 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of December 7, 2016 meeting.


Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council Dec 2016

Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Agenda for December 7, 2016 meeting.


Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents Dec 2016

Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting minutes of presidential search committee.


Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate Nov 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding elections, graduate council, campus security, charter revisions, enrollment, international students and Student Government Association.


Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents Nov 2016

Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting minutes of presidential search committee.


November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Nov 2016

November Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Nov 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council Nov 2016

Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Meeting agenda for the November 2, 2016 meeting.


Quarterly Meeting Agenda & Packet, Wku Board Of Regents Oct 2016

Quarterly Meeting Agenda & Packet, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting to discuss faculty emeriti; resolutions in honor of Melissa Dennison and Laurence Zielke; memoranda of understanding between WKU and the WKU Foundation and the College Heights Foundation; personnel actions; elections of officers; and presidential search.


Training Session Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents Oct 2016

Training Session Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agenda for training session provided by Association of Governing Boards.


Promising Practices In Mentoring Minority Undergraduates In Research, Floralba Arbelo Oct 2016

Promising Practices In Mentoring Minority Undergraduates In Research, Floralba Arbelo

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research opportunities have been linked to outcomes produced from undergraduate student engagement in research activities are associated with gains in writing, cognitive, and personal skills, enhanced self-concept, and academic achievement (ASHE Higher Education Report, 2007; Estepp, Velasco, Culbertson, & Conner, 2016). Research experiences allow students to engage in deep learning, helping them learn to link ideas and identify patterns using evidence and logic by examining arguments; ultimately developing their own ideas about a particular problem through reflection (Entwistle, 2006). Research demonstrates that this high impact practice enhances a student’s link to the campus, faculty, and peers, which in turn …


Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate Oct 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding meeting attendance, university committees, elections, campus security, nondiscrimination policy, president search and Student Government Association.


October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2016

October Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Oct 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Fall Break Brunch Prize Winners, Josh Marble Oct 2016

Fall Break Brunch Prize Winners, Josh Marble

Staff Council

Email sent to all WKU staff regarding prize winners of Fall Break Brunch giveaways.


Fall Break Brunch Update, Josh Marble Oct 2016

Fall Break Brunch Update, Josh Marble

Staff Council

Email sent to all WKU staff regarding winners of Fall Break Brunch giveaways.


Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents Sep 2016

Presidential Search Committee, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting of the presidential search committee.


Committee Meeting Agendas, Wku Board Of Regents Sep 2016

Committee Meeting Agendas, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agendas for WKU Board of Regents committee meetings.


Higher Education Reform And The Increased Cost Of Post-Secondary Education In The U.S.: A Policy Review Of Current Policy Plans And Policy Proposals, Arthur C. Evans Iii Sep 2016

Higher Education Reform And The Increased Cost Of Post-Secondary Education In The U.S.: A Policy Review Of Current Policy Plans And Policy Proposals, Arthur C. Evans Iii

South Florida Education Research Conference

Within the last decade, there has been an ever-increasing attention on the need for higher education reform. Measures to mitigate the increased cost and different policy proposals have been introduced to increase the accountability and value. This paper examines current higher education polices and looks at some overarching ideas involved.


Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate Sep 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding webpage, president search, committee assignments, meeting attendance, Medical Center Complex, racial incidents, enrollment, Student Government Association, worklife survey, consensual relations, tuition waivers, visiting scholars and nondiscrimination policy.


September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2016

September Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council Sep 2016

Meeting Agenda, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Agenda for meeting held September 7, 2016.


Members, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2016

Members, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Members of WKU Graduate Council and committees.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Aug 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Meeting minutes of WKU Staff Council.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Aug 2016

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.