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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 …