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Senate Meeting, April 20, 2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Helm Library repairs, Quality Matters, graduate faculty, hybrid courses, tuition waivers, research and creative activity, awards, scholarships, retreat, posthumous emeritus faculty and solar eclipse.

2016 April 20 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Skipworth, Dustin. Matt Bevin Signs Legislation to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights
• Collins, Emma. For the Birds – Noah Ashley, Biology
• Collins, Emma. Legislators Pass State Budget At Last Moment
• Kast, Monica. University Senate Officers Reappointed, Committees Read Reports
• Kast, Monica. Presidential Search Committee Holds Faculty Forum
• Collins, Emma. WKU Alumni Inducted in Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame – Tom Eblen, Chuck Stinnett, Donna Stinnett
• Moore, Mollie. Meditation Could Help Your Stress
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Vote
• Long On & Vote: Cast Your Vote Online for Student Government Association President …

Sense Of Belonging In Greek Lettered Organizations, Is It Different For First-Generation Students?, Samantha A. Martens

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Involvement on a college campus can lead to students’ persistence through graduation (Tinto, 1993). Student attrition can be in an issue at institutions and Tinto (2012) states, “For four-year colleges and universities, whether public or private, 38% of those who leave will do so in their first year, and 29% in their second year” (p. 3). All students come to college with different backgrounds, experiences, and identities that impact their intentions on departing from their institutions (Tinto, 1975). One of these characteristics is first-generation student status. This quantitative study explored the experiences of first-generation and non-first-generation students by analyzing their …

2016 April 18 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/7 Passage Of Biennial Budget, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding the budget.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding committee assignments, athletic contracts, president search, Title IX, faculty handbook, transitional retirement, salaries, building projects and elections.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Dick, Jacob. Tyler Higbee to Plead Not Guilty
• Skipworth, Dustin. Home on the Hill - $100 Solution House
• Collins, Emma. Attorney General Sues Governor Over Budget – Andy Beshear
• Skpworth, Dustin. Engineering Students Take First Place in Competition – Concrete Canoe
• Kast, Monica. Students Meet with Third Honors College Associate Director Candidate – Dana Bradley
• Collins, Emma. Construction on Several Facilities to Continue During Summer – Helm Library, Thompson Science Complex, Confucius Institute
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon UTuber
• Johnson, Jack. Batguy Fights Alien Dude: The Movie – Batman vs. …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of April 13, 2016 meeting.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Dick, Jacob & John Reecer. Former WKU Tight End Arrested for Assault, Public Intoxication – Tyler Higbee
• Harney, Lashana & Erick Murrer. Finding Alex Miller – Transgender
• Collins, Emma & Monica Kast. WKU Hears About Importance of Voting from Acclaimed Speakers – Politics
• Collins, Emma. University Presidents Suggest Compromise on Budget Cuts
• Moore, Mollie. Take A Daily Break With a Good Book
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Register to Vote
• Rock the Vote – Politics
• Hardin, Scout. The Down-Low on Getting a Glowing Complexion
• Scarlett, Gabriel. Back on Track – …

Ua3/9/7 Topper Orientation Program (Top) Sessions, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding the Topper Orientation Program.

Ua3/9/7 Budget Update, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding the budget.

Peer Advising 101: A Training Workshop For Peer Advisors In Study Abroad, Anna Marter

Capstone Collection

Peer advising and peer education programs have been prevalent in all areas of higher education. Recently, there has been growth in peer advising programs in study abroad offices to address the gap between student advising needs and the time constraints of professional staff. While initially intended to take pressure off understaffed offices, other benefits emerged from the use of students as paraprofessionals. Peer advisors were able to encourage students to go abroad, as well as provide valuable insider information about specific programs. While a lot has been written on the topic of peer education in other areas of higher education, …

Ua61/1 External Advisory Board Meeting, Wku School Of Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Powerpoint presentation for WKU School of Nursing external advisory board meeting.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Skipworth, Dustin. Secretary of State Alison Grimes to Visit WKU Thursday
• Kast, Monica. Fresh Digs – Ogden College Hall
• Mathews, Carly. Enactus Team to Compete in National Competition – Gordon Ford College of Business
• Moore, Elisabeth. Guidelines for 10^th President Approved by Student Government Association – Presidential Search
• Clark, Samantha. Student Employment Program Moves to Bowling Green – WKU Learn & Earn
• Collins, Emma. WKU to Use Reserve Funds to Cover Executive Order Shortfall – Budget
• Kast, Monica. Director of Sponsored Programs Resigns, Interim Director Named – Nancy …

Senate Meeting, April 6, 2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ufa Aac Library Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, April 2016, Barbara Swartzlander

UFA AAC Library Sub-committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting report from the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee meeting at the University of New England.