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News From The Crest (January 2012), Crest Associates

News from the Crest

Heidi Bernard, Director

Joanne Blacklidge, Editor

Building Support For The Introductory Oral Communication Course: Strategies For Widespread And Enduring Support On Campus, Jon A. Hess

Communication Faculty Publications

A strong introductory course is important for many communication departments, for the discipline, and for meeting our obligation to society. This paper utilizes the example of a recent curricular reform that threatened to eliminate a required oral communication course to reflect on strategies departments can use to build widespread and lasting support for the course. The paper reviews the events that led to the challenge and details the department’s response, which offers lessons that may be useful for other institutions. Four lessons include:

* Tailoring the introductory course to the institution’s needs and mission

* Involvement in university work

* …

Maintaining Or Disrupting Inequality: Diversity Statements In The University, Linda A. Merkl

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of my study was to identify whether university Diversity Statements aid in maintaining or disrupting inequality in the university. Using critical discourse analysis, I analyzed an initial sample of eleven Diversity Statements to develop a list of common themes found within the diversity statements. Using a maximum variation method, I then reduced my sample to four universities to provide breadth of information for the final study (Miles & Huberman, 1994). In my case analysis, I first conducted an individual analysis of each of the four Diversity Statements using the common themes from my critical case analysis, common functions …

Prism #59, January 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/2 Subject File - Instruments Of American Excellence Collection, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence regarding the Instruments of American Excellence Collection and exhibit.

Etsu 125 - Student Life And Services: Message From The Chair, Joe Sherlin, Student Life And Services Task Force, East Tennessee State University, Committee For 125, East Tennessee State University

Student Life and Services Task Force

No abstract provided.

Etsu 125 - Extramural Resources: Message From The Chair, Linda Garceau, Extramural Resources, East Tennessee State University, Committee For 125, East Tennessee State University

Extramural Resources, Sponsored Programs and Initiatives: Research, Service, and Instruction Task Force

No abstract provided.

Ua68/6/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters English Administration, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by English Department faculty and staff regarding the administration of the unit.

Ua11/2 Public Affairs Press Releases, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Press releases created about WKU by the Public Affairs Department.

Ua3/4/6 President's Office-Downing Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the president's office during Dero Downing's administration.

Ua68/13/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Journalism & Broadcasting Self-Studies, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Self-studies conducted by Journalism & Broadcasting.

Ua1f Wku Archives Multimedia Resources / Vertical File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Electronic and multimedia resources created by WKU Archives regarding Western Kentucky University departments and history. Non-WKU created ephemera related to WKU history.

Ua68/5/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Art Administration, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Administrative records created by the Art Department.

Bridgewater State University Factbook, 2011-2012, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University

Factbook

No abstract provided.

Common Data Set, 2012-2013, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University

Common Data Sets

No abstract provided.

Bridgewater State University Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 2012-2013, Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater State University Catalogs, 2010-

This 2012-2013 Bridgewater State University Catalog outlines programs of study.

The rules, regulations, policies, fees and other charges, courses of study, and academic requirements that appear in this catalog were in effect at the time of its publication. Like everything else in this catalog, they are published for informational purposes only, and they do not constitute a contract between the university and any student, applicant for admission or other person.

Whether noted elsewhere in this catalog or not, the university reserves the right to change, eliminate, and add to any existing (and to introduce additional) rules, regulations, policies, fees and …

Ua3/9/2 Subject File - Instruments Of American Excellence Collection, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence regarding the Instruments of American Excellence Collection and exhibit.

Services Report Fy 2012, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Services Reports

This Service Report features: Information about The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research; University of Nebraska at Omaha External Awards FY 2008-2012; University of Nebraska at Omaha External Submissions FY 2008-2012; External Awards by College/Unit FY 2010-2012; External Submissions by College/Unit FY 2010-2012; UNO FY2012 External Awards; UNO FY2012 External Submissions; UNO FY 2012 Nebraska Research Initiative (NRI) Submissions; UNO FY2012 Internal Funding Program Awards; and 4th Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair.

Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.

Ua61/3 Wku Nursing & Physical Therapy - The Medical Center - Wku Health Sciences Complex, Wku Health & Human Services

WKU Administration Documents

Fundraising brochure regarding The Medical Center – WKU Health Sciences Complex constructed from 2012 through 2014. Features architectural renderings of each floor.