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Ua3/9/5 Comments Before House Appropriations & Revenue Budget Review Subcommittee, Wku President's Office

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Comments made by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky House Appropriations & Revenue Budget Review Subcommittee regarding the need for education funding.

Ua3/9/5 How 'Bout Those Toppers!, Wku President's Office

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Speech made by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the I-AA NCAA football celebration in Diddle Arena.

Ua3/9/5 Special Announcement - Kelly Autism Project, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell announcing the beginning of the Kelly Autism Project at Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Dr. John D. Minton Hall Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Minton Hall dedication.

Ua3/9/5 Higher Education Reform From The Perspective Of A Comprehensive University, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Pritchard Committee meeting.

Ua3/9/5 Commemoration Ceremony Of September 11, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the commemoration of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

Ua3/9/5 Complex For Engineering & Biological Sciences Groundbreaking, Wku President's Office

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Remarks delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the groundbreaking of the Complex for Engineering & Biological Sciences.

Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses the budget, enrollment, community college, College of Health & Human Services, faculty engagement, economic development, sponsored programs, donations, campus construction and parking.

Ua3/9/5 Sofia-Downing International Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Sofia-Downing International Center dedication ceremony.

Ua3/9/5 Guthrie Bell Tower Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Guthrie Bell Tower dedication ceremony in honor of the Guthrie family and WKU's servicemen.

Ua3/9/5 Central Regional Postsecondary Education Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox campus dedication.

Ua3/9/5 4th Annual Biodiversity Conference, Wku President's Office

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Remarks made by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the 4th annual Biodiversity Conference.

Ua3/9/5 Society Of African-American Alumni Spring Celebration, Wku President's Office

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Remarks made by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Society of African-American Alumni spring celebration.

Ua3/9/5 South Regional Postsecondary Education Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Glasgow dedication.

Ua3/9/5 Partnerships For Progress: Linking Higher Education & Economic Development, Wku President's Office, Gary A. Ransdell

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices. In response to Governor Patton's challenges to create Programs of Distinction and enhance the state's capacity for economic development, we, at Western, have created a series of applied science centers. These centers are directing faculty talent toward creating a relevant curriculum in the sciences, toward solving environmental and material problems which limit economic development, and toward creating practice-based experiences for students. A by-product of these centers is a strengthened core curriculum which brings the applied sciences into focus for all WKU students.

Ua3/9/5 Faculty Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses enrollment, budget, tuition, salaries, insurance, administrative reorganization, legislative priorities, construction of Mass Media & Technology Hall and Guthrie Tower, engineering, economic development, information technology and capital campaign.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses strategic planning, honors and awards, tuition, recruitment, physical plant, Mass Media & Technology Building, new buildings, capital campaign, employee benefits, student health care and University Senate. Also included are remarks regarding Jody Richards and engineering programs.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the fall convocation. He discusses freshman orientation, change, Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, budget and funding model, tuition, new buildings, technology, parking, curriculum, dormitories, Diddle Arena renovations, University Senate and employee benefits.

Ua3/9/5 Commencement Speech - Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wku President's Office

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Commencement speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Class of 1999.

Ua3/9/5 Bowling Green Noon Rotary Club Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Noon Rotary Club in Bowling Green, Kentucky regarding strategic planning and change at Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Somerset Noon Rotary Club Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Noon Rotary Club in Somerset, Kentucky.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty/Staff Meeting, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at his first fall convocation. He discusses priorities, strategic planning, institutional peer group, programs of distinction, campus construction and improvement, traffic and parking, information technology, student compensation, athletics, employee benefits and policies, community relations, fund raising and student recruitment.

Ua3/9/5 Master Plan Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the incoming Class of 2002.

Ua3/9/5 Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club, Wku President's Office

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Talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at a meeting of the Hopkinsville Kentucky Kiwanis Club regarding Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Address To The Duke University Talent Identification Search Program, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to students involved in the Duke University Talent Identification Search Program.

Ua3/9/4 Inaugural Address, Gary Ransdell

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Inaugural address given by WKU President Gary Ransdell on May 8, 1998.

Ua3/9/5 Leadership For The New Millennium, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Association of College Honor Societies. He was asked to speak on "what is needed to build a more vigorous and robust academic and social opportunity for our students."

Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at unidentified function in Russellville, Kentucky.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 6, No. 10, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Goldie Blumenstyk. Philosophy Goes High Tech - Cassandra Pinnick
• Hughey, Aaron. Kentucky's Future Tied to Universities, Colleges
• Payne, Nikcole. Dr. Charles Smith, Music Teacher of the Year
• Payne, Nikcole. Why Clinton Defeated Dole in '96 - Larry Winn
• Adult Day Care: A Winner Again
• Forensic Team Sweeps Tournament

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 5, No. 2, Wku University Relations

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On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Women on Campus
• Women's Studies Gets an A
• WKU Foundation Trustees Adopt Ethics Statement
• Studying Earthquakes
• Big Red's World Famous
• Reaching for Sky-High Goals - WKU Physics & Astronomy
• Debate Endowment Honors Local Attorney
• Life Care Foundation Gives Scholarships to WKU Students