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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Bennett, Emily. On Her Toes – Martha Madison
  • Ulber, Emily. Bowling Green Benefits from Adult Literacy Program
  • Carey, Ryan. Sixth-Seeded Lady Tops Win Sun Belt Title - Volleyball
  • Hale, Marianne. Task Force to Evaluate Western’s Growth – Task Force on Quality & Access
  • Be Proactive, Not Reactive: University Officials Need to be Policy Driven
  • Milam, Dustin. Fight for Rights, Liberation, Equality
  • Jones, Ashley. Praxis vs. Western Football – Parking
  • Schwab, Edmond. Change I Can’t Believe In
  • Stewart, Colleen. Vigil Honors Victims of Transgender Hate Crimes …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Paul, Corey. Fights & Frenzy
  • Day, Michelle. Gunfire Unconfirmed, Investigation Continues
  • Hale, Marianne. Campus, Community Voice Concerns
  • Timeline of Events
  • Slitz, Alex. A Thousand Words – Charus Changchit
  • Howerton, Christina. Enrollment Increases 2.6 Percent
  • Howerton, Christina. Task Force Explores Ways to Make College Cost Less
  • Gadbois, Chris. Rudeness Isn’t an Issue with Shuttle Drivers
  • Bonneau-Kaya, Chrystal. Objectification of Women is Dehumanizing, Wrong
  • Schwab, Edmond. Learn the Background of the Financial Troubles
  • Bybee, Sarah. Please Slow Down and Watch Out for Pedestrians
  • Cawthorn, Shawna. Poor Football …


Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office Oct 2008

Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office

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Presentation by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky Joint Committee on Education. Data regarding WKU enrollment, tuition, degrees awarded, student retention, graduation statistics, transfer students, Applied Research & Technology Program, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), SKy Teach, student financial aid, Finish WKU, Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), WKU Glasgow, WKU E-town/Radcliff/Ft. Knox, WKU Owensboro, Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science and doctoral programs.


Ua1b5 New Faculty 2008-2009, Western Kentucky University Oct 2008

Ua1b5 New Faculty 2008-2009, Western Kentucky University

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List of new WKU faculty.


Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster Sep 2008

Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Presentation made before the WKU Academic Deans regarding the use of TopSCHOLAR and SelectedWorks in promoting scholarly publication among faculty.


Ua3/9/5 Faculty & Staff Opening Convocation, Wku President's Office Aug 2008

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

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses achievements, budget cuts, strategic planning, tuition, construction and degree productivity.


Agreement And Group Attraction In Face-To-Face And Computer-Mediated Group Discussions, Krishnamurti Murniadi Aug 2008

Agreement And Group Attraction In Face-To-Face And Computer-Mediated Group Discussions, Krishnamurti Murniadi

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Topics within small-group communication have been explored in many contexts, such as work group, organizational meeting, or online network. This area of discipline is considered crucial because this type of communication assimilates interpersonal relations within a social setting. Two elements that largely affect small-group communication dynamics are anonymity and social identity. This research invokes previous research in anonymity and social identity within small-group communication pertaining to the level of agreement and the level of group attraction through a series of experiments.

Anonymity in small-group communication context is defined as a condition where the group members are not identifiable. To create …


Family Communication Patterns: Can They Impact Leadership Styles?, Suthida Prasitthipab Aug 2008

Family Communication Patterns: Can They Impact Leadership Styles?, Suthida Prasitthipab

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A plethora of studies has worked on family communication and leadership separately. Little research has combined these two components although they both relate to personality characteristics and communication styles. Therefore, this thesis investigated correlations between leadership styles and family communication patterns during childhood. Two hypotheses were proposed representing the relationship between conformity orientation and task leadership, and between conversation orientation and relation leadership.

Faculty, non-academic staff, and students in leadership positions from Western Kentucky University were samples of this study. They completed a questionnaire voluntarily. Family communication pattern scale and Leadership Behavior Descriptive Questionnaire were used in the survey. Pearson …


Burning Down The House: Emotional Labor, Burnout And Real Estate Sales Professionals, Laura Cooley Rawlins Aug 2008

Burning Down The House: Emotional Labor, Burnout And Real Estate Sales Professionals, Laura Cooley Rawlins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional labor on instances of burnout by specifically focusing on real estate sales professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008) cites the purchase or sale of a home as one of the most substantial and complicated financial events most people ever experience, thereby magnifying the challenges of work and communication in the real estate sales profession and providing a rich framework for understanding the concepts of emotional labor and burnout. A three part questionnaire focused on emotional labor and burnout was distributed to 450 real estate sales professionals in …


Ua12/8 Annual Report, Wku Police Jun 2008

Ua12/8 Annual Report, Wku Police

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A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures for students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus and policies concerning the institution's response to such reports.


Ua12/2/1 Walk The Line, Wku Student Affairs May 2008

Ua12/2/1 Walk The Line, Wku Student Affairs

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Special commencement edition of the College Heights Herald.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs May 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

  • A Thousand Words
  • Annie’s Outlook comic strip
  • Beyond the Hill
  • Classifieds
  • Crime Reports
  • Diversions
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Opinion
  • Sports

Articles in this issue:

  • Brown, Holly Packing Silent Heat
  • Day, Michelle. Regents to Finalize Cuts, Raise Tuition
  • Hale, Marianne. Parking Loses Three Bus Drivers, Updates Shuttle Schedule
  • Greer, Lindsey. A Thousand Words – Mazna Al-Marzooqi
  • Siders, Neil. Ruckus Bill Shelved Because of IT Concerns
  • Wilson, Laurel. City to Auction Surplus
  • Diehm, Jan & Susie Laun. New Editors Bring Fresh Ideas
  • Abston, Jason. Extra Money Going into …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2008

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news


Ua3/9/5 Student Rally At The Capitol, Wku President's Office Feb 2008

Ua3/9/5 Student Rally At The Capitol, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at student rally against budget cuts in Frankfort, Kentucky.