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Swosu Fact Book Fall 2012, Denisa Engelman

Fact Books

I am proud to introduce the 21st annual Southwestern Oklahoma State University Fact Book. The Fact Book provides a ready source of information to answer frequently asked questions about the University and its operations. Unless otherwise noted, the information in this Fact Book came from computer-generated reports that

are printed following the tenth class day of each fall semester. Because of student fluctuations during the semester, numbers will not match other published enrollment numbers that may be based on enrollment at the end of a semester.

Spr Bulletin, Fall 2011 & Spring 2012, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

This bulletin features Recent Grant Recipients and SPR News.

Technology-Enhanced Multimedia Instruction In Foreign Language Classrooms: A Mixed Methods Study, Olha Ketsman

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

Technology-enhanced multimedia instruction in grades 6 through 12 foreign language classrooms was the focus of this study. The study’s findings fill a gap in the literature through the report of how technology-enhanced multimedia instruction was successfully implemented in foreign language classrooms.

Convergent parallel mixed methods study was used to produce well-substantiated conclusions about the topic. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected concurrently but separately and were equally weighted.

Foreign language teachers identified as those who extensively used technology-enhanced multimedia instruction participated in the study. Participation in the study involved completion of an online survey and a qualitative interview. Both the …

Financial Indicators In Strategic Decision Making: Recommended Practices For Financial Officers At Small Private Colleges And Universities In The Midwestern United States, Beth Reissenweber

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

This study explored whether financial leaders and institutional governing boards use financial indicators as a tool to inform decision making, solely as a compliance measurement tool, or not at all. The purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold to: (a) identify the use of financial indicators in strategic decision making, and (b) investigate how institutions use financial indicators to support governing boards in making strategic decisions. The data were obtained from a survey of 214 financial officers to identify the use of financial indicators, and in-depth interviews with leaders from six institutions who indicated strategic use of financial indicators to …

The Status Of Teachers Unions: Are Rumors Of Their Demise Exaggerated?, Charles J. Russo

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Recent legislation raised questions about the status of teachers unions and public-sector collective bargaining. Although the changes in Florida, Idaho, and Tennessee occurred with a minimum of disruption, the same was not true in Ohio and Wisconsin. Voters in Ohio repudiated a law that would have placed significant limits on the rights of public employees to bargain collectively (McNeil 2011a). Conversely, voters in Wisconsin defeated a recall election intended to remove the governor and legislators who acted to curtail the bargaining power of teachers unions (Stein 2012).

Organized labor and collective bargaining in education have grown to the point at …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

2012 August 29 - Etsu 125 Chapter I Meeting Summary (Identify Themes And Possibilities), Committee For 125, East Tennessee State University

ETSU 125 - Chapter I: Events, News, and Resources

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding University Senate committees, course evaluations, grants, enrollment, minority faculty, human research subjects, scholarships and distance education.

Senate Meeting, August 29, 2012, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Swanson, Kayla. Where Am I? – Construction
• Swanson, Kayla. Downing University Center Construction Forces Tailgaters to Spread Across Campus
• Rogers, Shelby. Bi-term Proposal Aims to Help Students Graduate Sooner
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU Engaged in 9 On-going Lawsuits
• Harrison, Taylor. Summer Scholarship Boosts Enrollment
• A Change Is Upon Us – College Heights Herald
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: College Heights Herald
• Dodds, Cory. Take Advantage of Everything WKU Has to Offer
• Hayden, Natalie. Soccer Brief
• Aulbach, Lucas. Running Backs Have a Chance to be 1-2-3-4 Punch – Football
• Stephens, Brad. …

Faculty And Staff Breakfast Remarks, Richard F. Wilson

Remarks and Messages

No abstract provided.

August 24, 2012 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 24, 2012 Approved Minutes

The Broad Challenge To Democratic Leadership: The Other Crisis In Education, Vachel W. Miller

Democracy & Education

This article interrogates the workings of the Broad Superintendents Academy, as a specific illustration of the influence of venture philanthropy in American public education. It introduces the Broad Foundation’s agenda for educational leadership training, foregrounding how it frames the problem of leadership and the implications of such training for critical democratic governance of educational systems. As it shapes public consciousness of the “crisis” in education, the Broad Foundation confuses an indicator of equity with the more fundamental construction of an equitable society. The Broad education agenda seeks to disenfranchise local communities by concentrating power in the hands of superintendents bent …

August Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, August 21, 2012, Arts & Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

New Student Convocation, Jonathan Green

Remarks and Messages by the Provost and Dean of the Faculty

No abstract provided.

Establishing A Community Of Professional Learners: Leadership Strategies That Promote Teacher Efficacy, Marie Simone

Theses and Dissertations

During my tenure in several school districts as an educational administrator, I was dismayed to learn that a common theme among bright, energetic, caring, and creative teachers was that morale was low and that teachers rarely felt recognized for their efforts or accomplishments. I was curious to see if recognition and respect offered by educational leaders would help to improve a sense of personal and professional efficacy among teachers, thereby improving school morale and retention of teachers in the profession. Morale is defined by Mendel (1987) as a feeling, state of mind, mental and emotional attitude. Washington, et al (1981) …