Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication Year
Articles 1 - 20 of 20
Full-Text Articles in Higher Education
Honors College_Dei Scholarship Webpage, University Of Maine Honors College
Honors College_Dei Scholarship Webpage, University Of Maine Honors College
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Screenshot of University of Maine Honor College webpage with details of the new Robert B. Thomson Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship
University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Webpages, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion Webpages, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Screenshots of the webpages of the University of Maine Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
Design Thinking As A Common Language Between Higher Education And Employers, Johnna Denning-Smith
Design Thinking As A Common Language Between Higher Education And Employers, Johnna Denning-Smith
Dissertations
This qualitative study explores student skill preparedness for the work force through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with current college students, faculty members, and employers. Responses from study participants were transcribed, coded, and thematically organized into the following four categories of skills that employers seek in recent college graduates: critical thinking skills, resiliency, workplace skills, and discipline specific skills. The findings include participant perceptions of the importance of these skills and whether higher education effectively prepares recent graduates for the workforce. As part of this discussion, design thinking is presented as a bridge between these groups and as a solution …
Remaking Selves, Repositioning Selves, Or Remaking Space: An Examination Of Asian American College Students' Processes Of "Belonging", Michelle Samura
Remaking Selves, Repositioning Selves, Or Remaking Space: An Examination Of Asian American College Students' Processes Of "Belonging", Michelle Samura
Education Faculty Articles and Research
"Only a few studies have examined Asian American students’ sense of belonging (Hsia, 1988; Lee & Davis, 2000; Museus & Maramba, 2010). Scholars who study Asian American college students have suggested that Asian Americans are awkwardly positioned as separate from other students of color vis-à-vis the model minority stereotype (Hsia, 1988; Lee & Davis, 2000). Furthermore, Asian Americans often are viewed as overrepresented on college campuses, yet they remain under-served by campus support programs and resources and overlooked by researchers. Many Asian Americans have gained access to higher education, but the ways in which they belong on campuses is unclear. …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 21 [23], Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 21 [23], Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:
- Richardson, Kelly. Doctorate Optional for Many Advising Heads – Ingrid Woods
- Coulter, Amber, Fontana, Alex. Senate Wants Oversight on Reserve Fund
- Wimnatt, Alex. Centennial Celebration Begins with Dedications - Guthrie Overlook, Centennial Plaza, E.A.Diddle Statue
- Maines, Ashley. Magical Movie Shown on Three Screens – Harry Potter
- Hupman, Samantha. ABC News Segment Focuses on Campus Safety
- McNamara, Andrew. Student Robbed at Gunpoint – Marcus Walker
- Hupman, Samantha. Bomb Not Found in Grise Hall
- McNamara, Andrew. Western Mourns Employee – Ronald Slavic
- HIPAA Hold Up – Health …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Book Of Perceptions, Vol. 57, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Book Of Perceptions, Vol. 57, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Pages 223-end of the 1980 Talisman yearbook.
- Passing the Towel – Gene Keady, Clem Haskins
- Younkin, Linda. A Dark Horse to the End – Basketball
- George, Tommy & Linda Younken. Across Country – Track & Field
- Up Shot: Riflers Finish 7th in Nation
- A New Experience – Gymnastics
- Heath, Mark. Pooling Together – Swimming
- Stewart, Kevin. Off Track – Track & Field
- Younkin, Linda. Breaking Away – Track & Field
- Stewart, Kevin. Backhanded – Tennis
- Stewart, Kevin. Losing the Upper Hand – Betty Langley, Tennis
- Webb, Kevin & Linda Younkin. Even Strokes – Golf
- Heath, Mark. Champs – Baseball …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Book Of Perceptions, Vol. 57, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Book Of Perceptions, Vol. 57, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Pages 1 - 222 of the 1980 Talisman yearbook, sections student life, academics and a portion of sports.
- Perceptions
- Campus Perceptions Shift
- Iran, Registration Protested
- Big Red, Basketball, Boycott
- Salaries, 54-Hour Rule, Donald Zacharias
- Constants Also Shape Perceptions
- Kid Exposed: College
- Kid Exposed: An Unnatural High – Marijuana
- Kid Exposed: It’s Not Courting – Dating
- Beshear, Tom. Kid Exposed: Pray or Prey?
- McCord, Tom. Goodbye 70s Goodbye – Current Events
- Double Talk – Current Events
- Mitchell, Cyndi. Dorm Beautiful
- Moore, Gary. Media Musings – Television, Music, Radio, Movies, Books
- Malone, Roger. Food Trails & Stomach Ails – Poem
- Weekends: Time …
Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1979 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-195, includes student life, academics and athletics.
- Student Life
- Whitaker, David. Don’t Worry – Registration, Moving In, Parking
- Phillips, Laura. Living Space
- Shirley, Margaret. Mass Exodus
- Holmes, Connie. A Fountain of Faiths
- Frank, David. And a Young Man Shall Lead Them – Jimmy Gentry
- Howerton, Jeff. Town Talk
- Holman, Connie. Hardly Handicapped . . . Sam Early
- Shirley, Margaret. A Lack of Awareness – Black Awareness Symposium
- Vincent, Robin. Life in the Fast Lane – Gayle Watkins
- Watson, Judy. The Longest Mile – Karen Martin, ROTC
- Splashdown – Sigma Nu
- Homecoming: Whether You Win or Lose …
Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56 Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56 Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1979 Talisman yearbook pp. 196-end, includes athletics, organizations, classes and index.
- Potter College
- College of Business & Public Affairs
- Graduate College
- Sports
- Judd, Alan & Margaret Shirley. Brawn vs. Brains
- White, Don. A Runner Took Flight – Track & Field
- White, Don. The Winningest Losing Season Ever – Football
- White, Don. Robbed! – Basketball
- White, Don. The Three Ds – Basketball
- Taylor, Beth. Nothing to Brag About – Basketball
- Taylor, Beth. Nine Days’ Notice – Eileen Canty
- Salato, Nancy & Margaret Shirley. New Faces & a New Home – Cheerleaders
- Taylor, Beth. A Season So Bad It Hurt – Gymnastics …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: There's Just One Hill, No Matter How Far It Stretches, Vol. 55, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: There's Just One Hill, No Matter How Far It Stretches, Vol. 55, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1978 Talisman yearbook pp. 256- end.
- Whitaker, David. A Credible Performance – Track & Field
- White, Don. In the Winner’s Circle – Baseball
- White, Don. A Week in the Sun – Baseball
- Armstrong, Bryan. Whatever Could Go Wrong, Did! – Ron Tipton
- Tharp, Kerry. They Gave It Their Best Shot – Golf
- Vincent, Robin. Working Their Way Up – Women’s Track & Field
- Whitaker, David. Giants at Their Game – Tennis
- White, Don. A Split Season, But Continued Improvement – Golf
- Sharp, Cheryl. Organizations & Greeks on the Hill
- Sharp, Cheryl. How to Survive Dorm Life – Housing & Residential …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: There's Just One Hill, No Matter How Far It Stretches, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: There's Just One Hill, No Matter How Far It Stretches, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1978 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-255.
- Student Life Pictorial
- Student Life on the Hill
- Holman, Connie. A Summer Habit – Sister Anne, Nuns
- Stinnett, Roger. It Took All Summer to Prep the Hill for the Masses’ First Week Back
- Gibson, Debbie. A Notch in the Past – Lynwood Montell, Log Cabins
- Stinnett, Roger. A Legendary Hill Why?
- Holman, Connie. Blackout
- Mami, Alfina. Homecoming: A Great Western Pastime
- Eblen, Tom. Dorm Reformers Lose Spirit, But Close Doors
- Judd, Alan. Little Action After Much Controversy – Student Government Association
- Holman, Connie. A Computer Campus
- Rutherford, Tim. A Constructed Reunion – Schneider Hall, Industrial …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman 77: Flashback & Update, Vol. 54, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman 77: Flashback & Update, Vol. 54, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1977 Talisman yearbook.
- Student Life Pictorial
- Buckles, Donna. Why Did You Come to WKU?
- Eblen, Tom. Back to the Grind
- Gibson, Debbie. What’s All the Rush About?
- Holman, Connie. Back Home Again – Sherry Musgrave
- Buckles, Donna. The Rising Cost of College
- E.S.T.B. – Environmental Science & Technology Building
- Blair, Becky. A week Effort
- Pace, Mary. The Ghost Town That Wasn’t – Special Olympics
- Holman, Connie, Janice Howard & Jeff Howerton. Time to Blow Out 200 Candles – Bicentennial
- Bruce, Don. The Slowest Race in the World – Parking
- Eblen, Tom & Mark Godbey. Spaceage Ideas Amidst Traditional Mums & …
Ua12/2/2 1976 Talisman: Behind The Scenes, Vol. 53, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 1976 Talisman: Behind The Scenes, Vol. 53, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1976 Talisman yearbook.
- Talisman Staff
- A Birthday But No Party – Bicentennial
- Day by Day
- Free ‘n Easy
- Twilight Zone
- Stuffed – Housing & Residence Life
- Long Distance Moving – A One Shot Deal
- A Not-So-Short Story – Registration
- Inch-high Feelings & Second Thoughts – Freshmen
- Those Lazy Days of Summer
- The Housing Game
- Caught in the Middle – Resident Assistants
- Krull, Carl. Getting Into the Swing of Things - Dormitories
- Saturday Night Special – Entertainment
- Night Life
- The Return of the Red (White & Blue) – Homecoming
- Back to the Scene of the Crime – Mickey Carrico
- In Concert …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A Year Worth Looking Into - Check It Out, Vol. 52, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A Year Worth Looking Into - Check It Out, Vol. 52, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1975 Talisman yearbook.
- Student Life Pictorial
- Hassle No. 1 Movin’ In
- Hassle No. 2 Registration
- A Place to Call Your Own – Housing & Residence Life
- Rip-Off: It Could Never Happen to Me
- Bologna A La King
- Person to Person – International Students – Toi Chadtarasupt, Becky Killebrew, Saemundur Gudmundsson, Karen Smith, Patrick Ndoma, Zaibunnisa Begum, David Bond, Richard Hopkins
- Probation – NCAA Basketball
- Suitcase-Itis – 72-Hour Bug
- Hot Weekend In October: Heritage Ablaze – Homecoming
- A Dim View – Sunsets
- In Concert
- Secular Sermons & Political Parables
- It’s a Shaky World We Live In
- One Day in the Life …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: The Unity Of Diversity, Vol. 51, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: The Unity Of Diversity, Vol. 51, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1974 Talisman yearbook pp. 234-end.
- Potter College continued
- Around the World – International Education
- Graduate College
- Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Work for Improvement Through Change
- All-Sports trophy is Awarded to Alpha Delta Pi
- Alpha Gamma Rho’s Dominate the Tug-of-War; Win Greek Week
- Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Contribute to the Job Corps
- Alpha Omicron Pi’s Triumph at Homecoming
- Alpha Delta Pi Triumphs for Eighth Straight Year During Sigma Chi Derby
- Alpha Phi Alpha’s Celebrate Founder’s Day
- Julian Goodman Is Honored by the Western Alpha Tau Omega Chapter
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Omicron Pi Waltz to Storybook Land Honors
- Alpha Xi Delta Form Scout …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: The Unity Of Diversity, Vol. 51, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: The Unity Of Diversity, Vol. 51, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1974 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-233.
- It Could Have Been a Real Blast – Registration, Moving In
- To Live or Not to Live In a Dorm: That Was the Question
- Married Housing Still a Problem
- Unwinding the Ways
- Tradition! - Cherry Hall
- Dedication of Ivan Wilson Center Marks Fine Arts Renaissance
- Homecoming 1973
- We Just Didn’t Play No Ball . . . Football
- Did Entertainment Provide For Your Needs?
- Lectures: Impeachment, Bent Keys & Vampires
- Associated Student Government Revamps Entire Organizational Structure
- The Campus Year in Context: National & International Affairs
- Black History Week: Helping America Understand
- Fine Arts Festival
- Spinks, …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Little Of The Old . . . Little Of The New, Vol. 50, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Little Of The Old . . . Little Of The New, Vol. 50, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
1973 Talimsan yearbook pp. 262-end.
Organizations – continued:
- Alpha Delta Pi Wins Softball & Speed-a-Way
- Five Alpha Gamma Rho’s In Associated Students
- Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Sponsor Two Benefit Programs
- Alpha Omicron Pi’s Win 500 Four Years in a Row
- Alpha Phi Alpha’s Are 3rd in Overall GPA
- Alpha Tau Omega’s Collect for Cerebral Palsy
- Delta Sigma Theta Holds Talent Show
- Thirteeners Celebrate 34th Western Year – Delta Tau Delta
- Kappa Alpha Psi’s Have Top Grade Averages
- Kappa Delta’s Win Greek Sing, Spirit Derby
- Three Kappa Sigma’s Win National Award
- Lambda Chi’s Win Spring Sing 6 of 7 Years …
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Little Of The Old . . . Little Of The New. . . Vol. 50, Part 1, None
Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Little Of The Old . . . Little Of The New. . . Vol. 50, Part 1, None
WKU Archives Records
1973 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-261
974 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-233
- 1924 Talisman Records Beginnings
- Western Thrives In Spite of Depression
- 1943 Talisman Tells Impact of World War II
- Remember Keynotes 1953 Talisman
- Western Kentucky State College Realizes Rapid Growth in 1963
Former Students Are Representative of Success
- William Natcher
- Russell Dougherty
- Clem Haskins
- W.R. Franklin
- Tom Emberton
- William Sanders aka Whitey
- Wendell Butler
- William McCrocklin aka Red
- Tim Lee Carter
- William Meacham
- Julian Goodman
- Frances Richards
Student Life Pictorial:
- Moving In Builds Muscles & Confusion
- Unnerving Registration Yields 11,535
- Dorm Life Becomes More Convenient
- McCowans Enjoy Benefits of Marriage
- Permit …
Ua12/2/4 Scrapbook 1, Alpha Phi Omega
Ua12/2/4 Scrapbook 1, Alpha Phi Omega
Student Organizations
Scrapbook 1 of four created by Alpha Phi Omega and housed in WKU Archives. It chronicles the 1966-1967 school year with photographs and documents.
Ua94/6/1 Correspondence, J. R. Newman
Ua94/6/1 Correspondence, J. R. Newman
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Letter to the College Heights Herald editor from J.R. Newman regarding the benefits of having been a member of the Congress Debating Club.