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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.

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.

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

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

Ua3/10/2 Focusing On Self-Care, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding health insurance and wellness programs.

Leadership Lessons From Christ And Clergy, Noah Edmonson

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The purpose of this study is to develop effective pastoral leadership competencies based on the transformational and servant leadership theories and the life of Jesus. Christ’s life and ministry in the four Gospels was evaluated using Dr. Bernard Bass’s transformational leadership theory and Larry C. Spears’ servant leadership theory. Five competencies were identified by the interviewer to be further investigated for their effectiveness in the application of pastoral leadership. An interview process was conducted with the local Southern Baptist pastors to discuss the effectiveness of the competencies in their ministries. The results of this research indicated the affirmation of the …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

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WKU alumni magazine. Contents:

• Cummings, Carol. Editor Notes
• Six WKU Students Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
• Corinne Murphy – Education & Behavioral Sciences
• WKU Wins 2018 Hearst Overall National Championship
• Fourteen WKU Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships
• Lillian Nellans – Scholarship
• Caboni, Timothy. Convocation
• Dodds, Cory. Lindsey Filiatreau Class of 2011
• Jenkins, Deanna. WKU Announces Record Fiscal year in Philanthropy with More than $45 Million in Private Support in 2017-2018
• WKU Foundation Celebrates 25 Years
• Jenkins, Deanna. Baker Foundation Commits $10 Million Endowment for Student Scholarships
• Jenkins, Deanna. Endowment Established to Support Wellness Initiatives & Reduce Stigma Surrounding Mental Health …

Ua3/10/2 Toward A Culture Of Performance, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding employee review and compensation.

Ua3/10/2 Fall Semester Underway, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 A New Year, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding the fall semester.

Ua3/10/2 Fall Semester Fast Approaching, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua35 Temporary Administrative Assignments, Wku Academic Affairs

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Email from WKU Provost David Lee to faculty & staff regarding Academic Affairs administrators.

Ua3/10/2 A Look Back & Forward, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding commencement and strategic planning.

Fostering Peace And Leadership: A Project For The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, Tomo Brown

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The Black Mambas are members of a majority-female anti-poaching unit in South Africa that preserves wildlife in the world’s most targeted site for rhinoceros poaching. Despite the Black Mambas’ successes, the organization’s director has expressed concerns of a potential leadership issue in the unit, for which he seeks to identify the source and resolve accordingly. To assist in realizing these efforts, the researchers of this project traveled to South Africa and conducted work analysis interviews with 18 of the 34 members of the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data on participants’ perceptions of cultural …

Ua3/10/2 Budget Stabilization Plan Phase 2, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 Terry Ballman, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding hiring of Terry Ballman as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Ua3/10/2 Investiture - Thank You, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding his installation as president.

Ua3/10/2 Budget Update, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 Academic Affairs Appointments, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding appointments in Academic Affairs.

Ua3/10/2 State Budget Update, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Winning On And Off The Court: An Interpretive Case Study Of A Leader’S Effectual Power And Influence, Eugene Smith

Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to study the leadership profile of a leader’s effectual power and influence. A qualitative research design is preferred to capture rich, thick personal responses from the interview participants. Semi-structured interviews were utilized with open-ended questions, which enabled the respondents to provide unique insights and reflections of their direct and indirect experiences with the research subject. Additionally, document inquiry and direct observations were used and, as an outcome, triangulation was achieved.

Effective use of power is studied in the context of a leader’s ability to influence others to induce a desired outcome. The subject’s influence …

Emotional Intelligence And Leader Development: Measuring Trait Emotional Intelligence Scores Of Mid- Career Commissioned U.S. Army Officers, Stephan Lorentz Walters

Dissertations

The United States Army is preparing for the ambiguous and consistently changing realities of the modern world by developing leaders who are adaptive, mentally agile, and open to change. However, without instruments or tools that purposefully measure adaptability within each individual leader, it is challenging to determine the U.S. Army’s effectiveness at the strategic goal to develop adaptive and self-aware leaders.

The dependent variables of interest are the trait emotional intelligence scores of commissioned U.S. Army leaders who have at least 10 years of military experience. This quantitative survey based study samples (N = 28) mid-career U.S. Army Majors using …

Impact Of Leadership Styles On Employee Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment – A Study In The Construction Sector In India, Akhila Nidadhavolu

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Leadership plays a vital role in any industry. Therefore, a positive relationship between the management and the employees is very crucial for any organization to get better turnover and recognition. The current study discusses the leadership styles used in the Construction Industry in India. The development of construction industry in India requires suitable leadership approaches of the management. In the condition of such requirement, this research paper has three-fold objectives: first, to study the leadership styles used by the higher-management levels of Indian construction companies, and second, to examine the impact of leadership styles on job satisfaction, and third, to …

Ua35/8 Reveille, Vol. 26, Issue 1, Wku Veterans Upward Bound

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Newsletter created by and about WKU Veterans Upward Bound.

Sibling Supportive Communication And Birth Order, Katherine R. Prewitt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Sibling relationships transcend all other relationships. Described by scholars as “cradle to grave,” no other relationship is as long-lasting as the sibling relationship. Although one of the longest relationships any one person will be a part of in their lives, siblings communicative research is widely understudied. Specifically, supportive communication and the role birth order plays in sibling communication are important to examine. This study sought to explore topics of sibling support, the role birth order played in providing (or not providing) support, and the differentiation between sibling and parental supportive communication. Through qualitative methods of investigation, open-ended questions were answered …

Ua3/10/2 Budget Stabilization Plan Update, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 Budget Stabilization Plan, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 Budget Council Recommendations Coming Tomorrow, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 State Budget Proposal Calls For More Reductions, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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

Ua3/10/2 Resource Allocation Management & Planning, Wku President's Office - Caboni

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Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding budget and strategic planning.

Ua1c11/101 Wku Spirit Masters Photo Collection, Wku Archives, Lauren Bond

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Photographs removed from Spirit Master scrapbooks.