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Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2021

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald, includes articles:

  • Spainhoward, Emma. Editor’s Letter
  • Secondhand Spruce-Up – Goodwill
  • Harden, Olivia. Microwave Gourmet – Recipes
  • Norvell, Abbey & Rylee McKee. Roommate Rules
  • Crisp, Hannah. Desks with Major Personality
  • Keeley, Josie. Troubleshooting Dorm Life
  • Dees, Marshall. Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
  • Cleaning Playlist
  • 5 Tips to Help the Planet & Your Utility Bill


Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 15. Wallace's Many "Hats": What Should We Call Him?, Charles H. Smith Jan 2021

Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 15. Wallace's Many "Hats": What Should We Call Him?, Charles H. Smith

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823−1913) has been referred to by name through the aid of a variety of labels – some thirty or more, in fact – that link him to his emphases of attention. How many of these labels are/were justifiable? The assessment here is that he is probably best remembered as a ‘naturalist,’ ‘geographer,’ ‘evolutionist,’ and ‘social critic.’


Pathways To Self-Governance And Success: An Exploratory Study Of Community Gardens In Louisville, Kentucky, Amanda Beavin Jan 2021

Pathways To Self-Governance And Success: An Exploratory Study Of Community Gardens In Louisville, Kentucky, Amanda Beavin

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Those involved in community gardens face multiple challenges to survival, including land tenure, lack of funding, lack of sustained interest, and poor infrastructure, but many successful, long-lasting gardens have found management style to be a key aspect of their success. This project investigated three community gardens in Louisville, Kentucky, in order to determine how self-governance, or internal management by gardeners, overlaps with other success indicators and what development processes lead to successful self-governance. Using qualitative, semi-structured interviews and participant observation, the researcher gathered and analyzed data relative to each garden site’s land tenure, community engagement, environmental design, resource mobilization, and …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Lamb, Cassady. Posted Up: Local Apartment Complexes Are Suing the United States Post Office
  • Williams, Matthew. WKU to be Evaluated by Higher Education Consulting Firm
  • Collins, Michael. Strategic Sustainability Plan to be Developed
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Racism
  • Black History Month: Past & Present
  • Warner, Casey. Kentucky Canabis Laws Are Behind the Times – Marijuana
  • Dobbs, Jack. Bitter Sweet – Chocolate Festival, Hospice of Southern Kentucky
  • Metcalf, Taylor. Fast Fashion
  • Lowe, Julianna. Sustainable On-campus Bathroom Practices, In Public or Private
  • Gaylord, Kaden. WKU Softball …


A Tourism Impact Index For Water-Based Natural Attractions Field-Tested In Subarctic And Maritime Climates, Jason Fox Jul 2019

A Tourism Impact Index For Water-Based Natural Attractions Field-Tested In Subarctic And Maritime Climates, Jason Fox

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Tourism in cold and cool-climate regions is largely characterized by recreational and sightseeing activities at water-based natural attractions such as beaches, coastal cliffs, and waterfalls. While the economic benefits of the tourism industry can contribute to a sustainable future for these regions, the environmental implications of a hastilydeveloped industry cannot be ignored given that cold-climate and cool-climate landscapes are at risk of rapid environmental change from a warming climate and other environmental concerns. This study consisted of the development of the Tourism Impact Index for Water-Based Natural Sites, the first of its kind, and its application and refinement in the …


Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Movement, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2018

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Movement, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2018 Talisman yearbook.

  • Good, Hannah. Movement
  • Kinser, Nicholas. Tunnel Trap
  • Cozer, Claire. A Day in the Life of a Food Truck – Mike Wilson, Pop’s Street Eats
  • Fletcher, Griffin. Beauty in Power – WKU Women’s Rugby Club
  • Gordon, Zora. The Mixed Experience
  • Hornsby, Morgan. Bonfire
  • Waters, Adrianna. Mispoken – Communication Disorders
  • Chu, Phi. Home Base – Jessica Barks
  • Cooksey, Catrina. Rerouted – Sydney Clark, Austin Clark, Blake Perkins, Sheila Flener, Handicapped Persons
  • Good, Hannah. Not Safe for Work – Prostitution
  • Chu, Phi. Transfigured Night
  • Carter, De’inara. Passing the Plate – International Students, Recipes
  • Robb, Hayley. From Sole to Soul – …


Using Mobile Eye-Tracking To Inform The Development Of Mass Tourism In Iceland Towards The Principles Of Ecotourism, James Tyler Graham Jul 2018

Using Mobile Eye-Tracking To Inform The Development Of Mass Tourism In Iceland Towards The Principles Of Ecotourism, James Tyler Graham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Since the late 20th century, nature-based tourism, an alternative to mass tourism with a focus on natural environments, has steadily grown in popularity. Nature-based tourism areas are considered a platform for informal education and exemplify principles of environmental stewardship and conservation. Iceland, an island nation in the North Atlantic, is one area of the world that has seen dramatic growth in its nature-based tourism industry in recent years; tourists are drawn to Iceland in numbers five times the total population of the Country. The pressures of economic development have resulted in the continued promotion of Icelandic tourism, and, subsequently, the …


Turning Toward Feeling, Elizabeth D. Mcgrew Jan 2015

Turning Toward Feeling, Elizabeth D. Mcgrew

SR & SC Masters Projects

Five years ago, upon completing a 200-hour, 30-day intensive yoga teacher-training course, we took this group photo. Painted on the wall behind us are the words, “Feel pain? Change positions.” At that time in my life, my understanding of this assertion was shallow: if it feels as though something is ripping, pulling, or tearing, move out of the yoga pose. But as for other physical and emotional pain, I had been taught to sit with it and accept it, and by doing so I would demonstrate strength and continue to grow stronger. Turning away from pain seemed cowardly. It wasn’t …


Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2012

Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2012 Talisman:

  • Couch, Drew. Life Inside the Suit – Big Red
  • Waggoner, Tabitha. Mike Nichols
  • Plunkett, Amber. Rememberng 9/11
  • Cherry, Lauren. Understanding Each Other
  • Brown, Bianca. East Meets Western – Confucius Institute
  • Heyne, Richard. Cage the Elephant Comes Home
  • Clements, Kristin. Never Solo – Track & Field
  • Spees, Monica. Out on the Water - Hilltopper Bass Club
  • Simmons, Natasha. Kentucky’s Miss America – Ann-Blair Thornton
  • Alleyne, Zirconia. The Hungriest Fans – Football
  • Wood, Shane. The Making of a Game – Football
  • Duke, Alex. Building Confidence – Football
  • Henye, Richard. Clearing the Air – Cheerleading
  • Florence, Sara. Two-Wheeled Freedom – Bicycling …


Ua1b1/3 University Lecture Series, Wku Archives Dec 2010

Ua1b1/3 University Lecture Series, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by the University Lecture Series committee which invites distinguished and prominent individuals to lecture at the university. The records include correspondence with potential speakers and programs, posters and recordings of lectures.


Analysis Of Mammoth Cave Pre-Park Communities, Matthew Brunt Dec 2009

Analysis Of Mammoth Cave Pre-Park Communities, Matthew Brunt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Before the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park, this area was home to numerous communities, each with a sense of identity. To prepare for the creation of the National Park, all residents living within these communities were relocated, and many of these communities were lost to the passage of time. Today, public memory of these lost communities is being fostered by the descendents of the pre-park area.

Through the use of a Historical Geographic Information System, 1920 Edmonson County manuscript census data, and statistical analysis, the demographic composition of these lost communities was explored. This project not only brought to …


New Learning Approach, Aurelia Spaulding Nov 2009

New Learning Approach, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2007

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 19, 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. 2, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2007

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

WKU Archives Records

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


Ua3/9/5 Speech To The Kentucky/Tennessee Section Of The American Water Works Association, Wku President's Office Oct 2003

Ua3/9/5 Speech To The Kentucky/Tennessee Section Of The American Water Works Association, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell regarding the WKU Center for Water Resource Studies, WKU's Technical Assistance Center for Wastewater and the Circuit Rider Program.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Walsh, Erica. Chris Groves Recovering After Dramatic Cave Rescue – Sides Cave
  • Lynch, Caroline. Night-long Rescue Effort Has Happy Ending – Chris Groves
  • Youngman, Sam. Students Helping Bowling Green Economic Boom
  • Pre-Law Club Hosting Panel
  • New Support Group Forming – Eating Disorders
  • Hall, Rex. New Traffic Signal Delayed – University Boulevard
  • Ragan, Jason. Engineering Program A Step Closer
  • Student Government Association Will Benefit from Online Voting
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Virtual Voting
  • Kreitzer, Debbie. Opinion Page an Instrument of Gossip
  • Van der Meer, Wieb. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1998

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Fire Guts Kappa Alpha House
  • Goetz, Kristina. Liver Recipient Relishing Chance at Life – Jim Marcotte
  • Sutton, Lyndsay. Graduation Delay Equals Financial Turmoil
  • Normal Crosswalk Bad Idea
  • Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Normal Crosswalk
  • Wilkins, David. Student Government Association Self-Serving, Ignoring Debate
  • E., Justin. Editorial Cartoon re: World Wrestling Federation Political Candidates
  • Back, Shannon. Taking Out the Garbage – Recycling
  • Goddard, Holly. Anne Lewis Explores Appalachian Life
  • Goddard, Holly. Lengthy Debates Blamed for Student Government Association Dropouts
  • Lucas, Fred. Stacey Coy Remembered Through Scholarship
  • Parking …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs Sep 1998

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Harper, Molly. General Education Requirements May Toughen
  • Lanter, Charlie. Staff Left in Dark by Staff Advisory Council Committee
  • Goddard, Holly. Reclaiming the Night – Sexual Assault
  • Goetz, Kristina. Dropping Masks, Women Reveal Pain, Strength – Sexual Assault
  • Karen, Mattias. Intramural Field Opens After 5-Year Delay
  • Standing Up Takes Courage – Diddle Arena
  • Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon: Big Red Pointing Way to Alumni Seating
  • Durbin, Derek. U.S. Policy Invites Terrorism
  • Ward, Teresa. Column on Grammar Mistakes Had Some Errors
  • Chooljian, Cheryl. Hunting: Alternative to TV?
  • Whitt, …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs Sep 1998

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Overstreet, Camille. A Show of Hands – Sign Language
  • Mayo, Travis. Athletics Hope Success Means Fans
  • Harper, Molly. University Adopts Harassment Policy
  • Lanter, Charlie. Regents to Hear Post-Tenure Review Proposal
  • Harper, Molly. Part-Time Faculty May Receive Pay Raise
  • Strong Teams Won’t Last Without fans
  • Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Apathy for Sports, Big Red
  • Hartz, Mike. Misplaced Crosswalks Are to Blame for Safety Problem – University Boulevard
  • Wilder, Jerry. Students, Alumni Both Deserve Court Seating – Diddle Arena
  • Magarian, Sharyn. Campus Holds Football Bash
  • Stamper, …


Ecology, Economy And Ecotourism: Sustaining People And The Environment, Richard Snow May 1996

Ecology, Economy And Ecotourism: Sustaining People And The Environment, Richard Snow

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Tourism is the world's largest industry. The fastest growing segment of the travel and tourist trade is ecotourism. The concept of sustainable development insists that humans cooperate with nature in the search for an ecological economy which can support present and future populations. Ecotourism attempts to attain this elusive goal by preserving ecosystems while generating revenue for local communities. In this study, the researcher examines the positive and negative effects of ecotourism on people, culture, and landscape. An analysis of tourism data seems to suggest that developing countries, which are popular ecotour destinations, are benefitting economically and ecologically from properly …


Ua37/21/2 Research Interview, William Jenkins, Suzanne Hansen Jan 1992

Ua37/21/2 Research Interview, William Jenkins, Suzanne Hansen

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Research interview with Suzanne Hansen owner-operator of Recycled Revolution. The tape has quite a lot of background noise which occasionally make it difficult to hear what is being said.

For more information regarding Recycled Revolution see:

  • Apodaca, Rose. New-Age Junkies, Los Angeles Times, 4/23/1993.


Recycling: Knowledge, Demographic & Motivational Factors Which Differentiate Behavior, David Ducoff Dec 1991

Recycling: Knowledge, Demographic & Motivational Factors Which Differentiate Behavior, David Ducoff

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study focuses on motivation -Involved in recycling behavior among residents of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Knowledge of recycling and how it was acquired, and the variables of environmental concern, economic incentive and the peer pressure were compared so that behavior could be distinguished that separated recyclers from nonrecyclers. Talcott Parsons' work in action theory and George Homans' work in exchange theory provide the theoretical foundation for my study. The research was approached in a qualitatively based design with interviews of twenty area residents. Demographic factors of age, sex, religious affiliation, church attendance, education and income of respondents were solicited. In …


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 104 topics beginning with E ranging from Eagle Prep to Extension.


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 45, No. 1, Wku Alumni Relations Apr 1976

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 45, No. 1, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • Relevance - Western Environmental Programs
  • The Environmental Sciences & Technology Building
  • Snodgrass, Jim. Environmental Education
  • Hurst, Teri. Carpooling - The Energy Saver
  • Henderson, Ray. A Piece of the Rock - Football
  • Mud, Rice and Camellias
  • Conlin, Bill. Hilltoppers Classy Club - Football
  • Feix, Jimmy. Western Pays Its Tribute to This Dear & Gentle Man - Nick Denes
  • Bruce, Don. Teacher of the Year - Paula Morgan
  • Ward, Robert. Letters from Ireland
  • Conway, Sheila. A Dream Come True - Randy Yeager
  • Remember When? - Faculty Photograph
  • Governor Julian Carroll Honors Dr. L.Y. Lancaster for …


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 43, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association Apr 1974

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 43, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • Conway, Sheila. Competency Based Teacher Education
  • Scarborough, John. Enthusiasm & Planning, Powerful One-Two Punch for Education
  • Burkeen, Emmett. Counselor Education, A Study in Development
  • Stuart, Robert. The Stage is His Classroom - Bill Leonard
  • Just, Paul. Remember When, 1955-56
  • Conway, Sheila. Women's Athletics Return
  • Armstrong, Don. Biology for Real - Tech Aqua Biological Station
  • Goldwater, Barry. On the Energy Crisis
  • Porter, William. Third World Realities
  • Muskie, Edmund. Restoring Our Confidence
  • Dickey, Debbie. The Big Red Western Band
  • Given, Ed. Instant Alumni
  • Topper Power Carries WKU to National Finals - Football
  • Jimmy Feix, Coach …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs Nov 1973

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Clayworth, Carl. Dero Downing Outlines University’s Energy Conservation Strategy
  • Western Selects 36 Who’s Whos
  • Elam, Jerry. Doobies to Appear Tuesday Night in Rescheduled Show
  • James Midkiff, Miss Ronnah Childress Out-talk Foes – Oratorical Contests
  • Interhall Council Plans Party
  • Interfraternity Council Las Vegas Night Tonight
  • How Long Will WKU Continue to Fall Back and Take It
  • Powell, Larry. Raps Tax Editorial
  • Baughman, Henry. Smoke Gets in His Eyes
  • Western Hosts Ohio Valley Conference Debate Meet
  • Merrill, Bonnie. ‘Hat Trick’: Fast Relief by America
  • Johnston, Scott. Senior …


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 …


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations Oct 1971

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Archives Records

Quarterly magazine created for WKU alumni. Regular features are Hilltopics, Sports, Alumni Newsgrams and Notes and In Memoriam. This issue includes:

  • Graduate School (College) is On Its Way
  • Evening Class is Thataway
  • The Hilltopper Hundred to the Rescue
  • ETV - Keep Watching, It's All in Color
  • Student Interns Learn How Government Works
  • Significant Statements: The New Year Begins
  • Good News for Fishermen: Reservoir Research
  • There it Was! Your Homecoming - 1971
  • Performing Arts Illuminate the Campus Scene
  • Discovery 1 - Uncovering the Kentucky of Antiquity
  • Discovery 2 - Reviving the Heritage of Kentucky
  • Discovery 3 - The Intercultural Studies Program …


Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 39, No 5, Wku Alumni Association Apr 1971

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 39, No 5, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

  • What's Going On In Teacher Education? - Tate Page Hall
  • Conway, Sheila. Faithful Servant of Generations - Shirley Posey
  • Cravens, Raymond. Western & the Accreditation Process
  • The Educational World: Where Does Western Stand?
  • Photo Feature: Downing University Center
  • Armstrong, Don. The Environment & Cornfield Calculus - Marvin Russell
  • Service Lives On at Western - Alpha Phi Omega, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi, Circle K
  • Wilder, Jerry. Undergraduate Advisement: They Shall Not Fail!
  • Downing, Dero. Founder's Day Meditation
  • Cochran, Robert. What Do We Mean by School Public Relations?
  • Given, Ed. Hitch-Hiker on Football's …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs Feb 1971

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

  • Irish Socialist Speaks Tonight – Bernadette Devlin
  • Miss Black Western Competition Set Sunday
  • Hightpwer. Paul. Charles Keown Says Head Fee May Go
  • David Brinkley to Speak Tuesday in Van Meter
  • Chi Omega Wins Scholar Scrimmage
  • Pop Vocalist Neil Diamond to Present Concert Thurday
  • Music Department Bills Two Concerts
  • How to Make a Farce of a Symposium
  • Earth is Dying
  • Osborne, Wayne. Believes Apathy Will Win
  • Brown, Margaret. Says Taliaferro was Misspelled
  • Be Sportsmanship; It’s Only a Game
  • State’s Top Orators Vie Tomorrow – Elizabeth Anderson, …