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One Grim View Of Life For The Aged Is Disputed, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

""The way the United States treats their elderly is a total disgrace... they cant live on the amount of money from Social Security... It's even worse than the poverty level." Thus spoke a Cranston senior citizen when Vice President Gore was in town recently to discuss the future of Social Security."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 8 [9], Wku Student Affairs

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

• Harper, Molly. Tailgate Drinking Rules Unclear
• Wilson, Misty. Fraternity Sues Local Chapter – Kappa Sigma
• Lynn, Kelley. Mud Slingin’ – Mud Volleyball
• Karen, Matthias. Firefighters Can’t Reach Top Dorm Rooms from Outside
• No Price Tag on Fire Safety
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red as Fireman, Fire Safety
• Lanter, Charlie. Reagan-itis Epidemic Strikes
• Jenkins, Jeff. Western Doesn’t Want Alcohol
• Englert, Jennifer. Provide-A-Ride Very Successful
• Back, Shannon. Forum on University Boulevard is Monday
• Englert, Jennifer. Student Government Association’s Legislative Efforts Trailing Last Year’s Count
• Duncan, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Mayo, Travis. A Crushing Defeat – Football
• Stamper, John. Fatal Fire Sparking Changes – Murray State University, Housing & Residence Life
• Karen, Mattias. Insurance Costs Could Drop for Faculty – Employee Benefits
• Harper, Molly. Report Expresses Concern About Campus Dark Spots – Lighting
• New Classes Need Funding – Budget, Curriculum
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon More Classes
• Mead, Ann. Reserved Spots Open After 5 – Parking
• Wilson, Liz. Take Bake the Night Succeeds – Poetry
• How Would You Rate Your Computer Skills?
• Lynn, Kelley. Talent Show Draws All Kinds
• Englert, …

Ua3/9/5 Somerset Noon Rotary Club Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Noon Rotary Club in Somerset, Kentucky.

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

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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. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Harlow, Luke. Investing in the Future – Head Start
• Lanter, Charlie. University Considers Vacation Pay Cutbacks
• Magarian, Sharyn. Engineer Sees Life Through Music – Max Robinson, Blind Persons
• Harper, Molly. Proposed Alcohol Policy Meets Mixed Reactions
• Lanter, Charlie. James Ramsey Leaves Western’s Hill for Chapel Hill
• Hooch, Wine & Culture – Alcohol Policy
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon: International Beer Fest 1998
• Doors Close on Public Business . . . Again – Regents, Open Meetings
• Masters, Bryan. 29 New Spirit Masters Are Ambassadors of the Hill …

Teachers Make Marks In, Out Of Classroom, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Doing field work on the Northern Fur Seals of Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska; laboring in the lab at the University of Texas; examining gender and geography at Trinity College in Hartford; finding out about China at Yale; doing surveys on tourism and sustainability at the University of Maine; studying with the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. and teaching and working with other teachers at Roger Williams University and Rhode Island College, 20 Teacher Consultants (TCs) of the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance had themselves a busy and productive summer."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Goetz, Kristina & Molly Harper. Western May Allow Alcohol at Events
• Goetz, Kristina. Help Stop Underage Alcohol Use – Bowling Green-Warren County Partnership for a Drug-Free Community
• Wilson, Misty. Dorm Assault Victim Speaks Out
• Man Arrested for Assault – Kevin Wilson
• Lanter, Charlie. Head Start Founder Leaves Legacy on Hill – Charles Clark
• Karen, Mattias. Summer Renovations Eliminate Radon Problem
• Policy Change Admirable – Sexual Harassment
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Sexual Harassment
• Herald Policy
• Eslinger, Justin. Your View – The Human Speedbumps? Cartoon
• Harlow, …

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

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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, …

Innovative Pedagogy: Academic Service- Learning For Business Communication, Jean L. Bush-Bacelis

Service Learning, General

Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) is an innovative business communication pedagogy. Like community service, AS-L involves students volunteering in the community; however, AS-L requires the infusion of the classroom content into the community service experience. This article describes AS-L, the assignment for a business communication class, and students’ reactions as well as benefits and challenges to its use. The greatest strength of using AS-L is students’ tying theory into actual application of principles, student passion for the work, faculty enthusiasm for the results, and community satisfaction.

Service Learning: What's A Political Scientist Doing In Yonkers?, Glenn Beamer

Service Learning, General

As an urban politics teacher, I discerned a disconnect between what I said about urban politics and what my students understood. Although I offered a variety of perspectives, I nonetheless felt that students were coming to class, and leaving class, with their opinions -- liberal, conservative, and in-between -- formed. Because of the constraints on dialogue about urban politics, I decided to develop a service learning project focusing on urban homelessness and housing. The project would combine elements of a typical undergraduate course and a participant observation project. I wanted a setting in which the students and I would learn …

Is Service Learning A Good Idea? Data From The National Longitudinal Study Of 1988., June R. Chapin

Service Learning, General

Service learning is an integral part of social studies that aims to instill social responsibility among students. According to the National Longitudinal Study of 1988, a significant percentage of high school students participated in community work during the previous two years and that this involvement in community service was greatest in church or church-related groups. However, the survey showed that students favor diversity in their choice of community work and that social action is not their top priority. Furthennore, there is confusion about the difference between service and community learning.

Citizenship Service Learning: Becoming Citizens By Assisting Immigrants, Robert Koulish

Civic Engagement

Citizenship Service Learning (CSL) serves to reinforce the strengths inherent in the traditional principles of higher education while concurrently transcending its limitations. CSL principles are celebrated on two grounds. The first is pedagogical. Following liberal arts traditionalists, CSL adheres to the class- room as a site for developing cognitive skills through accumulating information and learning research methods. It then stretches the learning process into the civic arena, where students gain tools in problem solving, critical thinking, leadership, and team work through the experience of working with immigrants.

Paca Membership By State, September 1998

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President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts membership list by state as of September 1998.

Rural Nebraskans’ Perceptions Of Tax Restructuring And Local Schools, John C. Allen, Rebecca Filkins, Sam Cordes, Eric J. Jarecki

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

School finance in Nebraska has been altered dramatically in recent years. School districts have been required to reduce their property tax levy to $1.10 per $100 in valuation this year. In addition, the formula for state aid has been changed. Many schools are scrambling to make changes to reach this levy lid. Some are considering cutting programs, cutting staff or even consolidation to deal with the limited funding. Many of these changes in school funding have resulted from a demand by Nebraskans for lower taxes and controlled government spending. Given these issues, how do rural Nebraskans feel about the current …

Paca Attendee List, September 1998

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President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts September 16-20, 1998 Attends List as of September 14, 1998, names and associated states.

Paca Sundance Meeting Agenda, September 1998

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Tentative agenda for the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Fall Weekend September 16-20, 1998 held at Sundance Resort, Sundance, Utah.

Ua12/2/1 On Top Of The World, Wku Student Affairs

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Special football issue of the College Heights Herald, contains articles:

• Mayo, Travis. Small, Fast Defense Will Face Big Task
• Mayo, Travis. New Offense Will Confuse a Lot of People
• Brewer, Jerry. Success Can Earn Coach Recognition – Jack Harbaugh
• Mayo, Travis. We’re Definitely Eyeing the Gold Ring
• Sutton, Lyndsay. Replacing Losses Critical for Topper Offense
• Taking a Look at Western’s Opponents
• Mayo, Travis. Offensive Line Under-appreciated, But Satisfied

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Goetz, Kristina. Some Dorms Stifling
• Wilson, Misty. 17-Year-Old Arrested for Hit & Run – University Boulevard
• Karen, Mattias. Sports Bar to be Added to Downing University Center
• Lanter, Charlie. Wendell Ford Reflects on Life in Kentucky Politics
• Englert, Jennifer. Student Government Association Wins in Seating Decision – Diddle Arena
• Lanter, Charlie. University Boulevard Neighbors Want to be Included
• Dorms too Hot to Call Home
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Satan Living in Dorms
• Alcohol Proposal Mimics Big Brother
• Back, Shannon. First Lady Would Rather be …

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

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

• Wilson, Misty. Two Students Hit on University Boulevard – Jarrod Eubank, Shelly Cecil
• Harper, Molly. Teacher Loss Means Class Cancelled – English
• Magarian, Sharyn. Bad to the Bone – Roger Scott
• Karen, Mattias. It’s a Pain for Dorm Dwellers Still Waiting to Move Into Rooms
• Plan Could Save Lives – University Boulevard
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red’s Traffic Solution
• Lucas, Fred. Bill Clinton’s Savior: American Apathy
• Whitt, Allyson. Dean Carl Martray Leaves After 27 Years
• Karen, Mattias. Energy Use May Cause Air Conditioning …

Ua12/2/1 Sports, Wku Student Affairs

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Sports section of the College Heights Herald, contains articles:

• Mayo, Travis. For Willie Taggart, A Chance at Greatness
• Mayo, Travis. Senior-Packed Team Hopes for Title – Football
• Brewer, Jerry. Travis Hudson Could Be Whistled for Traveling – Volleyball
• Mayo, Travis. Linebacker Suspended After Drug Indictment – Bernie Adams
• Moore, Leigh. Team Hopes Intensity Will Mean Success – Volleyball
• Hill, Chris. Runners Begin Year with Key Injuries
• Sisco, Scott. Soccer Team Rebuilding After Loss of Key Players
• Hill, Chris. Runners Trying to Keep Crown
• Darr, John. Leslie Johnson Lands Spot in WNBA
• Brewer, Jerry. Who’ll Win, Who’ll Lose This Season

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

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

• Lanter, Charlie. Parking, Safety Problems Solved?
• A Guide to the College Heights Herald’s Changes
• Hall, Jason & Dan Hieb. Summer’s Not Over
• Hall, Jason. Mammoth More than Just Caves
• Moore, Leigh. President Says Some Athletics Programs May Go
• Moore, Leigh. Coaches Remain Optimistic Despite Gary Ransdell’s Comments
• Welcome to the College Heights Herald
• Ambivalent Puppet Masters? Not Quite – College Heights Herald
• Karen, Mattias. New Lot for Commuters to Open Next Month
• Wilson, Misty. City Commission Considering Regulations for Keg Buyers
• Back, Shannon. John Minton …

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

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at his first fall convocation. He discusses priorities, strategic planning, institutional peer group, programs of distinction, campus construction and improvement, traffic and parking, information technology, student compensation, athletics, employee benefits and policies, community relations, fund raising and student recruitment.

Ua3/9/5 Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club, Wku President's Office

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Talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at a meeting of the Hopkinsville Kentucky Kiwanis Club regarding Western Kentucky University.

The Quality Assurance Component Of The Quality Mangement System, Demonstration Project For People With Disabilities

Disabilities

This document contains a list of performance measurement areas to be used in the DPPD. This document is developing from left to right, so the content of the columns to the right are less developed than those on the left. The Performance Measures are being developed by the Quality Management Workgroup of the DPPB Stakeholder's Advisory Committee.

Integration Of Service, Education, And Research In Local Official Public Health Agencies, Larry W. Chambers, John Hoey, Jane Underwood, Namrata Bains

Special Topics, General

Chambers et al discuss improved education for future public health practitioners. continuing education of existing staff, and research and evaluations activities in local official public health agencies in Ontario Canada.

Final Report: 9-B English Service-Learning Evaluation, Moorhead High School, Moorhead, Minnesota, Mark K. Covey

Evaluation/Reflection

Mark Jensen, English faculty at MHS offered his service-learning program for an evaluation. This evaluation was initiated by Jeanie Jacobs consequent to the conditions of a grant she received; the structure of this evaluation evolved over several team meetings between Jensen, Ann Larson (District 152 Director of Community Service-learning) and myself.

Evaulation Workgroup Initial Proceedings, Learn And Serve America

Evaluation/Reflection

The following sessions are included: Learn and Serve Data Collection; Rolling Up Local Evaluation Results into a State-Wide Evaluation; Answered and Unanswered Questions About National Service; The Disappearing Handprint: A discussion about how to ascertain the impact of Learn and Serve America K-12 when integrated within a system - within an institution.; and Using Community Resources, Especially College/University programs;

Methods Of Evaluating Student Performance Through Service Learning, Kathleen Davis, M. David Miller, Wellesley T. Corbett

Evaluation/Reflection

Service learning* includes a myriad of activities that are currently being implemented at all levels within school settings. But while thousands of service-learning projects involve over one million K-12 students nationwide, measurement alternatives for assessing their impact on students and programs are sparse. The purpose of this document is to try to outline some approaches that might be used in examining the effectiveness of service-learning activities. Effectiveness can include cognitive, behavioral, or affective measures. In addition, effectiveness can be measured for students, classes, or programs. Each of these areas of measurement and units being examined could potentially be measured by …

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Gender Differences In Factors Influencing Participation, Lani Lieberman, Marta Meana, Donna E. Stewart

Psychology Faculty Research

This study investigates gender differences in the barriers and incentives that are most influential in the coronary patient's decision to participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CRPs) and suggests strategies to counter these barriers. Patient surveys were administered to consecutive English-speaking attenders and referred nonattenders to a cardiac rehabilitation center at a university healthcare system in Toronto, Canada. A survey questionnaire, constructed from a literature review and advice from key informants, examined potential factors affecting decisions to engage in CRPs. One129 attenders at a CRP and 61 referred nonattenders completed the questionnaire. Physician recommendation was reported to be the most important factor …