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Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.

2001 Pod Network Conference Attendees

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

A Prophet In Your Own Land? Using Faculty And Student Focus Groups To Address Issues Of Race, Ethnicity, And Gender In The Classroom, James Francisco Bonnilla, Patricia R. Palmerton

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In this study, six focus groups of faculty and students addressed issues of how race, ethnicity, and gender affected their classroom experiences. Consistent themes emerged across all groups, including feeling unsafe and vulnerable, concerns about equity, power, and role modeling. As importantly, the research process itself became a vehicle for growth and change in the community at large, both inside and outside the classroom. Six recommendations are offered for those who seek innovative approaches to addressing race and gender in the classroom.

Technology And The Culture Of Teaching And Learning, Sean Courtney

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty development professionals in postsecondary institutions face many challenges helping faculty adapt to the new forms of information technology. Chief among them is understanding how technology is forcing us to rethink current classroom practices. To aid this effort, this essay identifies and analyzes six key dimensions of traditional cultures of teaching and learning and attempts to show how technology, particularly computer-mediated forms, is transforming their meaning and potential impact.

College Choice: An Analysis Of The Factors That Influence A Student's Decision To Enroll In A Two-Year College, Timothy S. Stokes

Theses and Dissertations

As the number of students choosing to begin their postsecondary education in a two-year college increases, a careful analysis of the factors influencing the college choice process is needed. While a significant amount of research has addressed the college choice phenomenon and models describing the process have been developed, no attempt to apply these models to the two-year college choice process has been attempted. This study examines the factors that influence the college choice process of two-year college students and determines the variance these variables have on the two-year/four-year college choice dichotomy. Using the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) …

Scholarship Unbound: Assessing Service As Scholarship In Promotion And Tenure Decisions, Kerryann O’Meara

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

Scholars of higher education have long recognized that existing reward systems and structures in academic communities do not weight faculty professional service as they do teaching and research. This paper examines how four colleges and universities with exemplary programs for assessing service as scholarship implemented these policies within colleges of education. Case studies suggest that policies to assess service as scholarship can increase consistency among an institution’s service mission, faculty workload, and reward system; expand faculty’s views of scholarship; boost faculty satisfaction; and strengthen the quality of an institution’s service culture.

Answering The Call: The Story Of Community Service And Volunteerism At Sacred Heart University, Ralph L. Corrigan

Sacred Heart University Press Books

This volume chronicles the history of service and volunteer efforts through personal recollections, newspaper accounts, personal letters, documents and 26 pages of photos that capture Sacred Heart University's commitment to community service. Answering the Call includes chapters on the early years, the El Salvador connection, the 30,000 Hours project, the start of service-learning programs, and current service initiatives in Bridgeport. The book illustrates the University's preferential treatment for the poor and captures its passionate commitment to community service

University Reporter - Vol. 05, No. 05 - January 2001, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Librarian's Report-2001, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

No abstract provided.

Fostering The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning: Communities Of Practice, Barbara L. Cambridge

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

September 1999, and March 2000.

The Case For Sophisticated Course Syllabi, Michael J. Strada

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Just as the last thing a fish would notice is water, academics tend to overlook the value of a comprehensive course syllabus. It seems too prosaic for some instructors to take seriously. Despite operating largely in obscurity, a nascent body of literature appreciative of the syllabus’ latent potential is emerging. The distinguishing features of model syllabi are traced here, and their respective benefits analyzed. First and foremost, good syllabi enhance student learning by improving the way courses are taught. But the potential of syllabi can also be tapped by using them more prominently in the faculty evaluation process. Much slower …

Publish, Don't Perish: A Program To Help Scholars Flourish, Tara Gray, Jane Birch

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty often believe that if they do not publish, they will perish. Faculty developers can respond to this need by helping faculty increase their scholarly productivity. Research shows that faculty are more productive if they write for 15-30 minutes daily, organize their writing around key sentences, and get extensive feedback on drafts. This article evaluates a program hosted on two campuses that aimed at supporting 115 faculty achieve these goals. Throughout the program, participants kept records of time they spent writing and the number of pages they wrote and at the end of the program, they were surveyed. These data …

Bibliography, Volume 19 (2001)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Bibliography to volume 19 (2001) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.

Students' Perceptions Of Part-Time And Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty: Accessibility, Mentoring, And Extra-Class Communication, Amy M. Bippus, Catherine F. Brooks, Timothy G. Plax, Patricia Kearney

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article examines students' perceptions of teacher accessibility and mentoring ability, as well as students' likelihood of pursuing extra-class communication (ECC) with their instructors, as related to teacher employment status. The article begins with an overview of differences between part-time and tenured/tenure-track faculty members, with particular attention to how these differences may impact students' perceptions of instructors' accessibility. It then addresses the mentoring relationship between students and faculty, and discuss how faculty employment status may affect students' beliefs that they will receive useful mentoring from their instructors. Finally, the article introduces the construct of ECC and explores how faculty employment …

Administrative Strategies For Successful Adoption Of Computer Technology, Aitken E. Joan, Leonard J. Shedletsky

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The article offers strategies that university administrators may use for successful adoption of computer technology. A 1998 survey showed that two thirds of colleges failed to strategically plan their technological implementation. Administrators will want to seriously participate in strategic planning so that technology fits with other goals and expectations in the college or university. Technology use can be overwhelming, so both students and faculty need strong support for using technology. When equipment or connections fail in the middle of a class session, faculty need backup systems and support staff who can solve the technical problems. For success, administrators will want …

Unique Characteristics Of A Graduate Program In Applied Communication, Stuart M. Schrader, Kim White Mills, Robert Dick

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This paper addresses one Communication Department's sojourn in designing, developing, and proposing a unique Master of Arts in Applied Communication. Our discipline has long acknowledged the importance of applied communication scholarship and the marketplace has frequently confirmed the importance of providing applied communication knowledge to produce employees who are competent communicators. We are, however, still without terminal graduate programs that are rooted in the foundation of applied communication. Our department's program is reflexively framing its program using applied communication assumptions.

"Taking Care Of Business": A Study Of Administrators At Acejmc-Accredited Journalism Programs, Edd Applegate, Dennis Oneal, Ken Blake

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The article offers demographic, professional, and educational information about directors, assistant directors, chairs, and heads of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC)-accredited journalism programs, in an effort to provide a complete profile of these individuals .The directors, assistant directors, chairs, and heads of ACEJMC-accredited programs are overwhelmingly white, male, and senior faculty. Their undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts degree in an area of communications. Their graduate degrees consist of a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The field of study for their highest degree is in an area of communications. …

Senate Meeting, December 13, 2000, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 Learning To Let Go, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine issue of the College Heights Herald regarding graduation:

• Kinnunen, Krystal. Learning to Let Go – Graduation
• Lanter, Charlie. Graduates Will Take a Chance in Job Market
• Hoang, Mai. Students Turn to the Internet While Looking for a New Job
• Gaines, Jim. Finally Headed to the Real World
• Batcheldor, Matt. Jobless Graduates, Let This Be Your Blueprint
• Corcoran, Kate. Career Services Help Students Prepare for Their Future

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Youngman, Sam. New Fees May Affect Financial Aid
• A Moment . . . on the Hill – An Hour of Everyday Life on Campus
• Hoang, Mai. Alumnus Founding Irish City – William Thomas, Eutopias
• Dawes, Jennifer. Government Class Will Take Trip to Washington, D.C. for Inauguration
• Warren, Brandy. Amy Caswell Resigns from Student Government Association
• Stocking Stuffers for All from the College Heights Herald Staff
• Stinson, Sam. Pictures Need to Be Seen – Humane Society
• Randolph, Patty. Shocking Pictures Worthwhile – Humane Society
• Shaver, Vicki. Pet Owners Need Reminder …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Lynch, Caroline. Golf, Tennis Teams Edge Administration in Biggest Match
• Lynch, Caroline. University Senate a Successful Venture
• Moore, Brian. Over & Out – Football
• Warren, Brandy. Hours on End – Cassie Martin, Student Government Association
• Sports Cuts Solve No Problems
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Bombing WKU Small Sports
• Stuart, Katie. Some Students Like Sports
• Cawthorn, Shawna. Cats Equal Kids – Humane Society
• Davis, Jeff. Drive Carefully, Western
• Dawes, Jennifer. Perspectives Forum Raises Important Issues – Gary Ransdell
• Hall, Rex. Mama Yaa Coming to Celebrate Kwanzaa
• Bennett, Jacob. Snowman …

University Reporter - Vol. 05, No. 04 - December 2000, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Warren, Brandy. Diddle Arena to Get $28 Million Renovation
• Ragan, Jason. Students Camp Out for Chance to Live in McLean Hall
• Dawes, Jennifer. Western’s Computer Network Susceptible to Hacking
• Lynch, Caroline. Officer Alleges Incompetency – Anthony Purcell, WKU Police
• Act Now to Protect Campus Online Privacy
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Diddle Arena
• Frost, Jack. Students Don’t Want Sports
• Felton, Dennis. Thanks for Caring – Basketball
• McCabe, Jaclyn. Too Many to Love – Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society, Andy McDowell
• Corbin, Brett. WKU Telescope Undergoes Renovation – Bell …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hall, Rex. Students Stabbed During Unsuccessful Break-In – Chris Stewart
• Hall, Rex. Date Rape Alleged at Frat Party – Sigma Chi
• Walsh, Erica. Holidays Find Homeless Thankful for Strangers
• Crosswalk Casts Light on Priorities
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Crosswalks
• Sutton, Amanda. Parking Spaces Before Sports
• Powell, Kacie. Count Your Blessings
• Dawes, Jennifer. Dr. Drew Pinsky Answers Questions, Gives Advice
• Warren, Brandy. University Boulevard May Get New Light
• Lynch, Caroline. Faculty Senate Condemns Board of Regents Recognition of Thomas Meredith – Meredith Hall
• Bennett, Jacob. Turkey Day Needs Own …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Ragan, Jason. McLean Hall to Reopen Next Fall
• Corcoran, Kate. Gangster’s Paradise – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Paddy Murphy
• Moore, Brian. Something Missing During Games? It’s the Students – Football
• Sports Waste Time, Money Without Fans
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Athletics Fee
• Hall, Eric. Thanks for Nothing – Student Fees
• Crowe, Shawn. Watch the Skies – Tornados
• Bennett, Jacob. Astronaut Speaking Tonight – Terry Wilcutt
• Bennett, Jacob. Puzzling Perceptions – Women’s Studies
• Batcheldor, Matt. Re-Vote or Revote? The People in Palm Beach Know – Presidential Election
• Williams, Travis. Western …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Lynch, Caroline. Faculty/Staff Campaign Announced
• Bennett, Jacob, et al. Cars, Buildings Fall Victim to Thursday’s Storm
• Hall, Rex. Night Shift Officer Deals with Alcohol, Attitudes – Kerry Hatchett, WKU Police
• Dawes, Jennifer. Martin Luther King III Claims Father’s American Dream Still Hasn’t Been Achieved
• Facilities Staff Gets Deserved Recognition
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Weather
• Local Priorities Get a Recount – Presidential Election
• Ross, Jim. Game Day Parking Problems
• Patterson, Kadie & Lindsay Gilmore. A Kitchen is for Cooking – Bemis Lawrence Hall
• Moore, Brian. Dorms May Open Early …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hall, Rex. Election Tension Remains – George Bush, Al Gore
• Lynch, Caroline. Organ Recipient Enjoys Life Second Time Around – Jim Marcotte
• Dawes, Jennifer. Martin Luther King III to Visit Monday
• Ragan, Jason. Western Receives $1 Million for Research on Water Quality
• Karen, Mattias. WKU Alumnus to Speak on Astronaut Career Next Week – Terry Wilcutt
• Karen, Mattias. Classic Children’s Story Retold at Capitol Arts Center – Quimby
• Western Settles Suits; Students Pay
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Student Fees
• Simmons, Regina. How User-Friendly is TopNet?
• Lynch, Caroline. Wayne …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Loyal, Taylor. Students Sound Off on Election 2000 – Politics
• Youngman, Sam. U.S. News Rankings Overlook Western
• Ragan, Jason. Sorority Hall Finally Gets a Name – Meredith Hall
• Youngman, Sam. Parties Vie for College Vote – Politics
• There’s No Excuse for Voter Apathy – Politics
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon Goalposts
• Ramge, Jim. The Spirit Is Back – Football
• Lipscomb, Robbie. South Campus Is Ignored
• It’s a Grand Night for Ohio Valley Conference Champions, Fans
• Hawkins, Allen. Al Gore, Democrats Work for College Students
• Morrison, Ryan. George W. Bush the …

University Reporter - Vol. 05, No. 03 - November 2000, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Warren, Brandy. $80 Fee Increase Passes – Regents, Athletics Fee
• Moore, Brian. Ohio Valley Conference Champions – Football
• Lynch, Caroline. University Settles Three Harassment Lawsuits – Jessica Allen, Janet Short, Tammy Collins, Wayne Jones
• Dawes, Jennifer. Hell House Draws Protesters, Large Crowd – Diversity Coalition, Green Party, Demonstrations, Victory Hill Ministries
• Hall, Rex. Gated Lots Damaged After Tops’ Victory – Parking & Traffic Services, Vandalism
• Fee Hike Shows Regents Don’t Care – Athletics Fee
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon WKU Athletics Trick or Treating for Cash
• Lanter, Charlie. Student Government …