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Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Quarterly meeting of the WKU Board of Regents. Robert Evans, Joy Gramling and Cornelius Martin sworn in. Resolutions of appreciation for Donald Smith and Monnie Hankins; election of officers and committee members; disposition of meeting minutes; committee reports; transfer of funds to the WKU Foundation; agreement between WKU and WKU Foundation; personnel actions; vacation policy and the president's report.

Face Saving At The Singles Bar: Effects Of Women's Perspectives Of Men And Their Performances On Women's Methods Of Rejection, Robert Mccracken

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Rejection of men by women in singles bars was examined using Erving Goffman's concepts of performance and face to help distinguish variables that influence a woman's decision to help a man save face. Each woman (N=2 0) was observed rejecting a man, then was interviewed about the encounter through a semi-structured interview. The subjects were asked to rate the men's personalities and physical appearances and to describe the encounters with the men to provide an understanding of the subjects' impressions of the men's performances. Subjects' rejections of the men were categorized according to the degree to which the responses offered …

Ua66/8/3 Annual Report, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report created by and about WKU Geography & Geology.

Ua12/2/78 Newsletter, Kappa Sigma

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Kappa Sigma fraternity in 1984.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua68/2/1 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xii, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

The Importance Of The Concept Of Conscience-Collective In Emile Durkheim's Thought: A Theoretical And Historical Analysis, James Ridenour-Jones

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

One of the most important contributions to the discipline of sociology was Emile Durkheim's theoretical discussion of the collective conscience. For Durkheim, it was the collective conscience—the common ways of defining the world, as well as the common moral bond between people—that provided the initial foundation for social solidarity. It was the glue that kept society organized and functioning. While Durkheim's discussion of the collective conscience is a landmark contribution to sociology, it is clear that the idea of collective definitions and representations predates Durkheim. One of the purposes of this theoretical study is to demonstrate how indebted Durkheim's thinking …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 4, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Dr. Albert Petersen Wins the 1993 University Library Award
• Congratulations, 1994 Faculty Award Winners!
• Women's Studies & Support Programs Present First Awards
• Artist Incognito: The Secret Life of Todd Duren
• University Relations Staff Among Top Kentucky Communicators
• Wellness Center News - Exercise America!
• WKU Public Radio Wins Best in State
• Watch Dawn at the Derby on WKYU-TV

Ua58/4 Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony For Outstanding Graduate Students, Wku Graduate Studies & Research

WKU Administration Documents

Program for the Graduate Faculty Meeting "The Power & Potential of Inquiry," and recognizing graduate student award winners.

Ua1b1 Student Awards Ceremony, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program recognizing WKU student award winners.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss senate elections, COSFL, budget, salaries and the president's evaluation.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 4, No. 3, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Building Bridges Beyond Academia - Women's Studies
• Eger, Jeff. High Education and Its Economic Impact
• Wellness Center Notes - Founding Fathers of Fitness
• On Motions & Music
• Membership Makes It Happen - WKYU-TV
• Guest Recital to Feature Christine Rutledge, Viola and Boyd Jones, Harpsichord

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Grants, 1959-1994, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding grants received by WKU.

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 1994-1995, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog

The Kentucky Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities committed to providing programs and services that facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Kentucky’s cultural heritage and future. The Council’s program catalog features scholars from across the Commonwealth who make presentations on a myriad of humanities topics. Later, costumed actors, who delivered dramatic monologues about Kentucky’s famous, infamous, and composite personalities, were added. The catalog has gone by various titles over the years: Kentucky Humanities Resource Center, Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau, Whole Humanities Catalog, and Humanities Catalog. This …

Hillbilly Music & Early Live Radio Programming In Bowling Green & Glasgow, Kentucky: Country Music As A Local Phenomenon, James Nelson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study, the author examines the development of country music in the area surrounding Bowling Green and Glasgow, Kentucky, from approximately 1930 to 1960 and its relation to the newly emerging medium of radio. Emphasis is placed on several performers whose careers were linked to the radio stations which began to broadcast in Bowling Green and Glasgow during the 1940s.

In the past, country music scholarship has tended to focus on phonograph records as a source of material for study and as the primary means of musical transmission. As a result, the careers of many of the lesser known …

Ua1b3/6 Meeting Minutes, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Parking & Traffic Committee meeting minutes with attachments.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 16, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Art Faculty Exhibition Opens Tomorrow
• Getting to Know African-American Scientists
• Meredith, Thomas. Governor's Review Commission on Higher Education
• Strengthening Canadian Studies
• Hall, Jeff. Finley Baird: She's Making a Difference
• Henry Baughman's All-Star Tennis Player
• McCauley, Laura. When JFK Was Shot, I Was . . .
• Williamson, Nikole. The Letters of Henry L. Jackson
• Williamson, Nikole. Who is Princess Shirinsky?

Country Music In The Northeast: Two Careers, Joseph Ruff

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Although country music and its antecedents have received attention primarily as cultural phenomena of the South, the past twenty years have witnessed a growing scholarly interest in the interplay between commercial country music, vernacular components. and performers within a regional context. The commercial product which has now attained worldwide appeal undoubtedly sustains a significant relationship to the folkways and regional identity of the South; nonetheless, performers and vernacular styles from other areas of the country have contributed to the development of country music. Most important. many areas outside of the South maintain local traditions of country music entertainment. In this …

Ua51/3/3 Fanlight Vol. 9, Nos. 2 & 3, Kentucky Library & Museum

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the faculty and staff of the Kentucky Library and Museum to announce events and discuss collections.

Ua66/3/2 Computer Science Alumni Newsletter, Vol. 8, Wku Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Computer Science for alumni of the program. This issue includes list of faculty research and scholarly activity and results of alumni survey.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim. Super Cards: Money Ordered Repaid – Louis Cook
• College Heights Herald Editors Issue Apology – Steve Czirr
• Thomas, Kim. Students’ Excuses Usually Lack Creativity
• Daniels, Jerry. 12 Students Join March for Equal Rights – Gays, Lesbians
• Board of Regents to Discuss Budget Issues
• College Heights Herald to Publish Special Issue – Budget
• Biology Professor Larry Gleason Dies
• 1993 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: When Did You Start Studying for Your Final Exams?
• Dillard, John. Machine Repairman Says Goodbye to All – Facilities Services, Layoffs …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Sallye Russell Clark
• Computer Donation - William E. Bivin Forensic Team
• Spread the Word: Minority Scholarships
• Erskine, Jim. Celebrate Reading!
• Women's Alliance Award Winners - Mary Jenkins, Joyce Rasdall
• Robertson, Lisa. PRSSA's Top Adviser, John Barnum
• In His Honor - Elmer Gray

Ua1b1 Student Awards Ceremony, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program recognizing WKU student award winners.

Ua58/4 Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony For Outstanding Graduate Students, Wku Graduate Studies & Research

WKU Administration Documents

Program for the Graduate Faculty Meeting "Discovering Opportunities in Graduate Study," and recognizing graduate student award winners.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 6, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Downsizing - Budget
• From Russia With Photos
• Gaining People Losing Ground - Werner Fornos
• Under 40
• Robertson, Lisa. The World Underneath the World - WKU Geography & Geology
• A Tree-Rific Idea
• A Fair Day
• April Means New Members - Kentucky Museum
• A Celebration of Robert Penn Warren
• A Gift to WKU - Greg Berryman

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Flynn, Leslie. Pearce-Ford Tower to Close, Receive Facelift – Housing & Residence Life
• Cassady, Pam. Experiment Increases Awareness About Aging – Gerontology, Sandy Miller
• Cecil, Jill. The Doors: Drummer Remembers Relationships – John Densmore
• Regent Nominations Being taken
• In the Spotlight – Stephanie Gibney, Alton Little
• Board of Regents Should Release Salary Increase Plan
• Editorial Cartoon Murray’s Restaurant Closed
• Murray’s Restaurant Should Stay Open Late
• Hess, Doug. Overturn Roe vs. Wade – Abortion, Right to Life
• People Poll: What Do You Think of Murray’s Restaurant? …

Interview With Robert Howard "Bob" Fleming (Fa 388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Robert Howard Fleming conducted by Kevin Ming on 11 April 1993. From folk studies student project concerning the lifeways of tenant farmers in Logan County, Kentucky.

Interview With Joseph H. Page (Fa 377 ), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Joseph H. Page conducted by Victoria Conaster on 3 April 1993. From folk studies student project concerning Page’s childhood memories of growing up on a tenant farm, tobacco harvests and sales, pest control, traditional farm lore, home remedies, and religious life.

Interview With Lennie Burgess Martin (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Lennie Burgess Martin conducted by Shannon Dennin and Jason Henning on 3 April 1993. From folk studies student project concerning hunting and religion in Logan County, Kentucky.