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Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald, featuring articles:

• Paul, Steve. KELI: Making English as Easy as ABC – Kentucky English Language Institute
• Newton, Jonathan. Power & Pride Aboard a Navy Frigate – John A. Moore FFG-19
• Collins, Michael. Date Abuse

Evaluation Of Responses Butler County, Ne For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

Publications

An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for Butler County, Nebraska.

View, 1984-1985, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

1984-1985 View magazine of Morehead State University.

Lucille Vinyard Journal 1984, Lucille Vinyard

Lucille Vinyard Journal Collection

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb

Publications

This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.

A Study To Determine Programs That Can Be Offered By The Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center, Jack Ruff

Publications

This proposed study is in response to a request from the Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center Board and staff to gather information from the senior citizens in Council Bluffs concerning the types of programs and activities they would like to see provided by the Senior Citizens' Center. The study will (1) gather survey research information from the senior citizens of Council Bluffs, (2) provide information for program planning and development, (3) provide geographic and demographic information about the types of programs desired by different groupings of the elderly, and (4) provide a data base that can be periodically updated.

Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost

Publications

Metro Area Transit (MAT), the operator of the bus system in the Omaha metropolitan area, perceived an acceleration of a continuing long term trend of reduced ridership. They asked the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to design a study to help them develop a strategy that would halt and reverse these patterns.

Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris

Publications

This handbook, and its accompanying instructor's manual, was written to be used with a one- or two-day workshop on microcomputers and local governments. The handbook was designed· for the local government official with little or no familiarity with microcomputers and their applications to the world of government.

Market Potential For Automated Data Processing Services In Southeast Nebraska, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris

Publications

This report presents an analysis of computing among local governmental agencies in southeastern Nebraska. The data were collected via telephone interviews with 219 agencies during December, 1983. The study was conducted for the City of Lincoln Data Processing Department to assist in determining whether a market potential among local governments exists for its services.

Nonviolent Protest And Third Party Public Opinion: A Study Of The June 1978, Seabrook, New Hampshire, Antinuclear Power Protest, Neil H. Katz, John P. Hunt

Conflict Resolution Studies Faculty Book and Book Chapters

Political protest and nonviolent struggle have had a long history in the United States, dating back to colonial times. During the nineteenth century, nonviolence was associated with such causes as abolition, temperance, antimilitarism, and women's suffrage. More recently, the nonviolent tactics and strategies used in the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1950s and 1960s spawned similar activity on a diverse array of issues, including urban poverty, Native American rights, welfare reform, homosexuality, women's rights, and environmental pollution. Although many of these movements have been chronicled and protest has been recognized as an effective method for influencing political and …

The Percent For Art Handbook : A Guide For Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent For Art Law, Maine State Commission On The Arts And The Humanities

Maine Collection

The Percent for Art Handbook : A Guide for Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent for Art Law

Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Augusta, Maine, 1984.

Contents: Part I: The Law / Part II: The Participants / Part III: The Process / Part IV: Apprendices

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computers and Small Local Governments: Users and Uses," by Donald R. DiMartino and Donald F. Norris.

This is Part II of an article based on a CAUR survey of computing in small local governments in the plains and mountain states. The study was conducted under a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Part I, published in last month's issue, reported on the frequency of computer use by local governments, the types of computers used, system administration, typical uses, and attitudes toward and satisfaction with computer systems.

Part II presents data on …

Ua12/8 Departmental Newsletter, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1984.

Analysis Of Economic And Activity Data Reported By Nebraska Non-Profit Organizations, 1983, Murray Frost

Publications

This report is based on the responses of 125 arts organizations. They range from small limited-interest groups to institutions with multi-million dollar budgets. Some are run out of volunteers' homes while others have marble edifices. The respondents in this report do not include local school districts, although universities are included. A copy of the instrument and totals is included as an appendix.

The Extension Programme, W K. Russell, G. K. Palmer

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

From the start of the Peel-harvey study in 1976, scientific research and extension have been closely linked. Trials, some involving major drainage works, have been set up on about 30 farms and several field days and seminars have been held.

The Peel-Harvey Study Group anticipates that farmer acceptance of the Department of agriculture's recommendations will reduce the phosphorus input to the estuary by 30 to 40 per cent over the next three to five years. At the same time farmers will benefit from modified cultural practices better suited to the sandy soils of the coastal plain.

Caur Publications Of The Center For Applied Urban Research November 1982 To June 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This list is a supplement to the one published in October, 1982. That booklet listed CAUR studies, reports, and Review articles published from June, 1971 to October, 1982.

A Comparison Of The Corporate Structures And Delivery Of City Services In Omaha And Manila, Roberto Lazaro, Floyd T. Waterman

Publications

No abstract provided.

Foster Parent Training Program: Evaluation Report 1983-1984, Carole Davis

Publications

Over the past two years, the Foster Parent Training project, in close cooperation with the Department of Social Services, has been successful in training over 1,000 foster parents and caseworkers in the Basic and Adolescent curricula. A statewide network capable of providing on-going support to local foster parents has been developed. In addition to the 16 regional trainers, over 55 local people interested in foster care have participated as co-trainers. The involvement of other local resource people such as judges, counselors, caseworkers, and attorneys has increased the number involved in training even more. The following report presents a summary of …

Small Local Governments And Information Management, Donald F. Norris

Publications

During the past few years, an increasing amount of research has been conducted on the subject of computers and information management in small local governments. These are defined as cities of less than 50,000 population and counties of less than 100,000. Much of this research has been conducted within single states or multi-state regions in the United States. One of its primary purposes seems to have been to assist in the development of training and technical assistance programs on computers and information management for small local. governments.

Residential Investment And Insurance Practices, Jack Ruff

Publications

PART I - Literature Review

PART II - Demographic Profiles of Omaha's Areas

PART III - A Comparison of Real Estate Transfers in Three Omaha Areas

PART IV - Insurance Industry Views

A Study Of The Knowledge And Use Of Hospice By Health Care Professionals In Omaha, Carole Davis, Wilda C. Stephenson, Deborah Caulfield

Publications

The primary objective of this study was to conduct a needs assessment for the Omaha Hospice Organization which would determine the knowledge and/or use of hospice concepts and programs by health care professionals.

Homeowner Insurance In Omaha And The Fair Housing Act: Seeds Of Redlining: A Legal Analysis, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

The function of this study is to render a legal determination as to whether or not the data developed by the University of Nebraska's Center for Urban Affairs is sufficient to state a claim under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq., commonly known as the Fair Housing Act.

The State Of Black Omaha: 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This study analyzed data from existing sources in a number of areas relevant to the Black community. Data were gathered in the areas of population characteristics, employment, education, housing, economic development, health, political participation, and administration of justice,

Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Participants' Manual, Donald F. Norris

Publications

This handbook has its origins in a conversation between the author and Dr. Theodore Maher in the spring of 1981. The conversation centered on the role that we believed soon would be played by microcomputers in local governments and the concomitant need for training and technical assistance in the acquisition and use of microcomputers.

Caur Annual Report: 1983-84, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

The Center for Applied Urban Research provided a variety of research, technical assistance, and training services during 1983-1984. Service was provided to clients from local and state governments and to non-profit organizations as well as private industry. Communities across Nebraska were the recipients of CAUR assistance. These included Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Nebraska City, Wayne, Gothenburg, and Scottsbluff. State agencies served included the Nebraska Crime Commission, the Department of Social Services, and the Equal Opportunity Commission. Non-profit organizations included the Legal Aid Society, the Urban League, the Omaha Hospice Organization, the Community Housing Resources Board, and the Local Initiatives Support …

The Cresset (Vol. Xlvii, No. 2), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1983, Vol. 11, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computers and Small Local Governments: Users and Uses," by Donald F. Norris and David R. DiMartino.

This is Part I of an article based on a CAUR survey of computing in small local governments in the plains and mountain states. The study was conducted under a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Part I reports on the frequency of computer use by local governments, the types of computers used, system administration, typical uses, and attitudes toward and satisfaction with computer systems.

Part II, which will be published in the next …

Evaluation Of Proposals For The City Of Gordon For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

Publications

An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the city of Gordon, Nebraska.

The Cresset (Vol. Xlvii, No. 1), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

Publications

This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing nee~s of the City of Wayne, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated October, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the City of Wayne.