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Richie Blosch Named Winner Of Ouachita’S 2018 Mcbeth Concerto Competition, Brooke Woessner, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University junior Richie Blosch was named this year’s winner of the W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Dec. 7. He performed “Concerto for Marimba – I. Despedida” by Ney Rosauro.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

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Commencement program listing graduates.

Cole Jester Wins 10th Annual Ouachita Business Plan Competition, Rachel Moreno Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business hosted its 10^th annual Business Plan Competition on Dec. 5. Cole Jester, a senior Christian studies/biblical studies major from Benton, Ark., placed first in the competition with his business plan for Bone Dri and received a $4,000 cash prize. Jester was advised by Bryan McKinney, dean of the Hickingbotham School of Business, associate professor of business law and university counsel.

Application Of Bradford’S Law Of Scattering On Research Publication In Astronomy & Astrophysics Of India, Satish Kumar, Senthilkumar R.

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The present study is focused on examining the application of Bradford’s law of scattering on research articles published in the field of Astronomy & Astrophysics by Indian scientist during 1988-2017. The bibliographic data was retrieved from Web of Science (WoS) bibliographic data base for different period of time. Total 18,877 journal’s article have been published by Indian scientist in the field of Astronomy & Astrophysics during 1988-2017 which was further retrieved and analyzed separately for different blocks of 10 years as well as for 30 years consolidated too. The core journal of the field was identified. The Bradford law of …

Ua12/2/1 Class Of 2018 Fall Graduates, Wku Student Affairs

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Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald featuring December graduates.

• Commencement Schedule
• Gordon Ford College of Business
• Potter College of Arts & Letters
• Ogden College of Science & Engineering
• College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
• College of Health & Human Services

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Heichelbech, Evan. Thanks for Reading Another Eventful Semester of News
• Austin, Emma. Earth Science Education Sees Drop, Says Research Institute
• DeLetter, Emily. Ramping Up – Enrollment
• Ziege, Nicole. Title IX Committee Stalls Completion of Investigation
• Dobbs, Jack. White Supremacist Organization Recruiting on Campus – Evropa
• Ceballo, Ivy. From Broken & Bruised to Free & Strong – Domestic Abuse
• Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon – WKU White Squirrel with Christmas Gift
• Ho Ho Herald: The Herald’s 2018 Christmas Gifts
• Kohley, Chris. Sunshine Skate – SoKY Ice Rink …

Ouachita’S 13th Annual Concerto Competition To Be Held Dec. 7, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will host its annual student-directed One-Act Play Festival on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Friday, Dec. 7. The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

A Word From The Writing Team (December 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• January Writing Retreat
• Find the Time Workshop

La Comunicación Lingüística En Español Y Sus Barreras En El Sistema De Salud De Los Estados Unidos, David Sánchez-Jiménez

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La enseñanza del español con fines médicos en los Estados Unidos ha experimentado un crecimiento exponencial en las dos últimas décadas. Sin embargo, los pacientes de origen hispano se encuentran desprotegidos ante las barreras lingüísticas que impone el sistema de salud estadounidense en muchos contextos monolingües y bilingües. Esta investigación descriptiva muestra como, por un lado, los malentendidos producidos por la comunicación ineficiente desarrollada por intérpretes e intermediarios (familiares, enfermeras con conocimientos de español, facultativos con una preparación lingüística deficiente, etc.) tienen serias repercusiones para la salud en el tratamiento de los casos. Por otro lado, el estudio da cuenta …

Estudio Contrastivo Intercultural De Las Funciones Retóricas De Las Citas: La Producción De Textos Académicos En El Nivel De Posgrado Escritos En Español E Inglés, David Sánchez-Jiménez

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The main objective of this research is to discover which rhetorical functions were used in the Master´s thesis writing written by eight (8) American and eight (8) Spanish postgraduates in their na-tive language. A computerized tex-tual analysis of the rhetorical func-tion of citation was used to study this phenomenon (Petrić, 2007). The results obtained from the re-search showed that the different cultural conventions in the thesis writing indicate that when com-pared with native Spanish writers, the American writers of English use the highest number of cita-tions, and write a relatively longer Introduction and Conclusion parts. On the other hand, the …

Ouachita’S 13th Annual Concerto Competition To Be Held Dec. 7, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host the annual W. Francis and Mary McBeth Ouachita Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Friday, Dec. 7. The event is free, open to the public and will be held in McBeth Recital Hall of Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center from 3-5 p.m.

Dr. Steven Garber Presents Lecture “Meaningful Work For The Common Good” At Ouachita, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita students, faculty and Arkadelphia community members gathered on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Ouachita Baptist University, where Dr. Steven Garber presented a guest lecture titled “Meaningful Work for the Common Good.” Ouachita hosted Garber as a continuation of the campus-wide focus on “Lives of Meaningful Work,” a phrase from the university mission statement.

Ouachita To Present 22nd Annual Service Of Lessons And Carols On Dec. 4, Meagan Woodard, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will present its annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The service is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Offers After-School, Community Steel Band Program To Peake Elementary School Students, Tiffany Lee, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University has begun offering an after-school, community steel band program for fourth and fifth graders from Peake Elementary School in Arkadelphia. The steel band, called Pan Harmony, meets every Monday on Ouachita’s campus from 3 to 5 p.m.

Ouachita’S Steel Drum Bands To Present Concert Dec. 3, Meagan Woodard, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s steel drum bands will come together to present their fall concert on Monday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Breu, Natasha. Mold Plagues Universities Across State
• Stahl, Matt. Hello, Tyson Helton – Football
• Tolbert, Eleanor. College Graffiti Closing at End of the Semester
• Ziege, Nicole. Honors College Aims to Increase Applicant Pool
• Harper, Kevin. Flooded Memories – Minton Hall
• Leonard, Nicole. Holiday Pro Tips: Surviving the Holidays at Home
• Norvell, Abbey. WKU Store Celebrates a Century of Basketball
• Pritchett, Grace. School’s Out
• Webster, Mark. WKU Student Pursues Passion in Being a Local Disc Jockey – Jared Watkins
• Tolbert, Eleanor. Between the Lines – Parking …

Ouachita Baptist University’S Stepping Up For Ouachita Luncheon Honors Cathryn Berryman, Rachel Moreno, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University honored alumna Cathryn Berryman of Dallas, Texas, during its ninth Stepping Up for Ouachita luncheon on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Benton Event Center. Berryman, a 1988 Ouachita graduate, currently serves as a shareholder in Winstead’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Dallas, which focuses on domestic and international intellectual property licensing and transactional work.

Ouachita’S Ryan Lewis Honored As Guest Artist During American Liszt Society Conference, Phoebe Huff, Ouachita News Bureau

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Dr. Ryan Lewis, associate professor of percussion at Ouachita, recently was honored as a guest artist during the American Liszt Society Conference at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. Lewis, a 1999 Furman graduate, performed two rarely performed etudes alongside Ouachita graduate and pianist Tad Hardin.

Ouachita Vocal Studies Students Earn Eleven Finalist Honors In Southern Region Nats Auditions, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University music students earned 11 finalist honors at the 2018 Southern Region Conference and Student Auditions held at Northwestern Louisiana University in Natchitoches, La. The competition, which is organized by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), was attended by nearly 400 students from colleges and universities in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Of this total, 23 Ouachita students earned finalist or semifinalist honors.

Ua3/10/2 Happy Thanksgiving, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding Thanksgiving.

Ouachita Baptist University And Arkadelphia Elementary Students To Present Honor Choir Concert Nov. 17, Brooke Woessner, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Honor Choir in concert on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The Honor Choir features elementary students from the Arkadelphia public schools who have been preparing for the concert with the help of Ouachita music education majors.

Ouachita To Present A Festival Of Christmas Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, Brooke Woessner, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its annual A Festival of Christmas performances on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, both at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The theme for this year’s production is “Let Us Adore Him.”

Ouachita’S Director Of Recreational Life Earns Notable Climbing Certification, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Shane Seaton, director of recreational life, received a Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) Certification from the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA). The certification from the AMGA is the only internationally recognized single pitch climbing instructor certification program in the United States.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 94, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Heicelbech, Evan & Rebeckah Alvey. Molded – Dormitories
• DeLetter, Emily & Nicole Ziege. 348 Minton Hall Residents Spend Weekend Relocating
• DeLetter, Emily. WKU to Continue Saudi Scholarship Between Countries
• DeLetter, Emily. ROTC Celebrates 100 Years at WKU, Honors Veterans
• Non-Binary: Proposal Disregards Science, Harms Non-binary Rights
• Allen, Ellie. Editorial Cartoon re: Gender Does Not Equal Sex
• Hanks, Michelle. Teaching Diversity
• Sisler, Julie. Review: Hair and the Call to Freedom & Expression – Theatre & Dance
• Holland, Kelley. In Formation – Marching Band
• Bryant, Maxis. Fresh …

Ua3/10/2 Minton Hall Closure, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding the closing of Minton Hall.

Blocker To Present Senior Voice Recital At Ouachita Nov. 16, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Caylee Blocker in her senior voice recital on Friday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Percussion Ensemble To Present Concert Nov. 19, Meagan Woodard, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Percussion Ensemble will present a themed concert, “Space Odyssey,” on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita Baptist Receives $1 Million Unrestricted Gift, Ouachita News Bureau

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For the second consecutive year, Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia has received an unrestricted $1 million gift from an anonymous donor.

Ouachita Music Students Chosen To Sing And Study In Italy, Rachel Bruton, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University students filled one third of the competitive spots for this year’s Opera in Concert in Italy program. Five Ouachita students were selected for the three-week program for college students to study opera and Italian language while submerged in Italian culture. Students from around the nation and Canada auditioned, and 15 were selected in total.

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

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Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.