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Big Red, Small Planet, Christian Ryan-Downing , Editor, Leslie North , Editor Jan 2013

Big Red, Small Planet, Christian Ryan-Downing , Editor, Leslie North , Editor

Sustainability Publications and Resources

At WKU, “The Spirit Makes the Master”. Our commitment to continuous improvement is clearly reflected in our sustainability efforts. WKU’s commitment to sustainability, whether demonstrated in campus operations or in educational programs, helps to ensure that our graduates are prepared to address the complicated environmental, social and economic issues we face today. They will be able to think critically, solve problems creatively and be engaged citizens. If that’s all we accomplish then we will have achieved great success. But our sustainability commitment pays dividends, as it also leads us to reduce our environmental footprint, practice social responsibility, and conserve natural …


A Bacteriological And Chemical Analysis Of Nonpoint Source Pollution In A Karst Aquifer Bowling Green, Kentucky, Wayne Green May 1984

A Bacteriological And Chemical Analysis Of Nonpoint Source Pollution In A Karst Aquifer Bowling Green, Kentucky, Wayne Green

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Monthly water samples collected from four sites in the Lost River Groundwater Basin, a shallow karst aquifer in the Bowling Green-Warren County area of Kentucky, represented samples from sites receiving conduit and diffuse flow. All sites were severely contaminated with bacteria, and on some occasions the surface water criteria for some heavy metals were exceeded.

Of the total 334 bacterial colonies identified 92.1% were verified as Escherichia coli by the API20E system. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratum accounted for 2.10% of colonies; Citrobacter freundii for 0.30% Klebsiella pneumoniae for 0.90%; Klebsiella oxytoca, 0.90%; Citrobacter amalonaticus 0.30%; Enterobacter cloacae, 1.20%; …


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 3, Wku Alumni Association Apr 1973

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 3, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • Corts, Paul. Western's Honors Program Forges Ahead
  • Gray, David. Students Still Work Their Way
  • Mefford, David & Roy Reynolds. Reaching Out for the Good Student
  • Lawrence, Fred. Nick Rose All American
  • Yeager, Randolph. A Westerner Remembers Harry Truman
  • Scarborough, Clarice. Western Goes to Mexico
  • Dillard, Gary & Rudolph Prins. Western at Tech Aqua
  • Lawrence, Fred. Student Teaching - a la Guatemala
  • Corts, Paul. Theatre Study Goes British
  • Thompson, Kelly. The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known . . . Henry Cherry
  • Commonwealth in a Capsule - Kentucky Building
  • Adams, Ronald. Teacher Evaluation …


Ua3/3/1 Comments On Activities At The Western Kentucky State College Farm, Dallas Wheat Feb 1966

Ua3/3/1 Comments On Activities At The Western Kentucky State College Farm, Dallas Wheat

WKU Archives Records

Report on how the WKU Farm was used in courses on agricultural engineering and soil and water conservation.