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Interview With Larry Louis Bolton (Fa 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Larry Louis Bolton conducted by Gregory Alfred Hansen on 21 September 1983. From project with interview of Larry Bolton of Bowling Green, Kentucky, about his banjo playing techniques and style. As a banjo instructor, Bolton goes into detail explaining methods of banjo playing.

Interview With Jeff And Gwen Mckinney (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jeff and Gwen McKinney conducted by Donald Andre Beisswenger on 20 September 1983. From project titled “White Gospel Music in Logan County, Kentucky” which discusses white gospel music and singing schools in Logan County, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

Interview With Jeff And Gwen Mckinney (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jeff and Gwen McKinney conducted by Donald Andre Beisswenger on 14 September 1983. From project titled “White Gospel Music in Logan County,” which details the discussion of white gospel music and singing schools in Logan County, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by Personnel Services to disseminate information to WKU faculty and staff. This issue has articles about insurance, Eugene Hoofer and savings bonds.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• Board of Regents Has Two New Members – Hughlyne Wilson, Jack Smith
• WKU Has 24 National Merit Scholars in Freshman Class – Class of 1987
• Cooperation with Columbia May Broaden Scope – International Corporation for Educational Development
• Gone Fishin’ – Hoyt, Robert, Biology
• Who Really Runs the Show? – Paul Wozniak, Jerry Cardwell, Sociology
• Who’s Running it in Engineering Tech? – Robotics
• An Apple a Day – Computer Science, John Crenshaw
• Biologists Hope to Patent Herpes Treatment – Thomas Coohill
• Want to …

Ua3/6/9 Presidential Scrapbook Xiv, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Zacharias

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1982 through August 1983 compiled by the president's office.

Ua12/2/9 Phi Mu - Summer, Phi Mu

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Phi Mu sorority for 1983.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Socioeconomic Status & Student Perceptions Of School Effectiveness To Academic Achievement Of Engineering Students, Geronimo Mendoza Meraz

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the relative contribution of socioeconomic status and student perceptions of school effectiveness to academic achievement in engineering students. The variables representing the general factor of socioeconomic status were 1) father’s occupation, 2) father’s schooling, 3) mother’s schooling, 4) family income, and 5) family’s community population. The variables representing student perceptions of school effectiveness were: 1) help seeking factor, 2) professional preparation factor, 3) experience factor, 4) outside classroom activity factor, 5) personal encouragement factor, and 6) delivery factor.

A question was developed for this specific study and was completed by 110 senior …

The Use Of Feuerstein’S Instrumental Enrichment With Underprepared College Students: A Pilot Study, Michael Kieta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This pilot study investigated the usage of Feuerstein’s (1980) Instrumental Enrichment with underprepared college students. Open admissions policies in colleges and universities have resulted in the enrollment of many students who are underprepared to meet the academic task demands. Courses have been developed by the colleges and universities to remediate the academic deficits of underprepared students. Remedial courses using traditional educational methods have been largely ineffective. Cognitive process instruction (CPI) is an area of educational research that recently began to receive increased attention in the field of remedial education. The goal of CPI has been to develop the cognitive/thought processes …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Viii, No. 1, 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.

Ua3/6/7 Update - May, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU President's Office to update campus faculty and staff on events.

Carroll, Ricky L. (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 197. Interviews and transcripts with ninety-three year old Acie Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs (Edmonson County), Kentucky, about his life experiences. Includes photographs. WKU student Ricky Carroll, did the project for a Folk Studies course.

Memo: Study Of Individual Salaries At Wku Fsw: 009.1, Wku University Senate, Joan Krenzin

Faculty Senate

Memo from Joan Krenzin to Gary Dillard re: discrepancies in the study of individual salaries as it pertains to Ogden College of Science, Technology & Health.

Fsw: 009.1 Study Of Individual Salaries At Wku, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty salary survey consisting of:

• Individual Salaries by Rank, University-Wide
• Average Salary, by Rank for Academic Year 1981-1982 at WKU and Other Public Universities in Kentucky
• Average Salary by Rank for Academic Years 1981-82 at WKU and Benchmark Institutions
• Comparison of Average Faculty Salaries by Selected Disciplines and Rank at Member Institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and at WKU

Ua12/2/14 The Epsilon Xi Times, Vol. 1, No. 1, Delta Tau Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Delta Tau Delta fraternity in 1983.

Ua12/2/69 Kentucky Beta Reporter, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

• Miller, Frank. Grades an Issue
• Eckardt, Tim. A Message from the Eminent Archon
• Takacs, David. Pledge Program Developments
• Lano, Andrew. SAE's Surge to the Top - Intramurals

Interview With Acie Carroll (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 16 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding administrator evaluations, academic calendar, final exams, Thomas Isherwood survey, affirmative action, course schedules and faculty publications.

Interview With Acie Carroll (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 7 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Interview With Acie Carroll, D. 1989 (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 2 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by Personnel Services to disseminate information to WKU faculty and staff. This issue has articles about performance appraisal, Betty Bruner and Beth Snyder.

Ua12/2/11 Epsilon Delta Newsletter, Alpha Delta Pi

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Alpha Delta Pi sorority for 1983.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Albin, Bettye. John Dryden's Criticism: The Neglected Link
• Allen, Christopher. Martial Reflections: Ancient Cultures and Their War-Gods
• Case, Laura. Climatic Preference
• Deller, Kathy. Regression Analysis: The Effects of Advertising, Price, Income and Import Sales on American-Made Auto Sales
• Downing, Elizabeth. Dorothy Leigh Sayers: Detective of Literary Theory in The Mind of the Maker
• Elder, Janice. A Retrospective Study on Discharge Planning and Primiparas at Breckinridge Memorial
• Flora, Joan. Narcissism and the Need for …

Rose, Barry L. (Fa 199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 199. Project includes a paper written by WKU Folk Studies student Rose, about Warren County, Kentucky musician Joe Marshall. Also includes a newspaper clipping and photos (5).

Ua68/5/1 Unto Jarvi, Folk Artist: A Retrospective, Wku Art, Wku Folk Studies & Anthropology, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

Unto Jarvi: A Retrospective had its genesis when a young folklore graduate student, Eric Larsen, met the artist while working on a fieldwork project for Jay Anderson's course in folk art in 1981. Eric wanted to interview a local folk artist, and Unto Jarvi, who lives nearby in Auburn, Kentucky, agreed to talk with him. In the following weeks, Mr. Jarvi and Eric became close friends, and Jarvi shared rich memories of life in Finland and the United States and numerous thoughts about his painting and wood carving. The result was an oral history from which a portrait of the …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 58, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Callboard
• Commentary
• Editorial Cartoon
• For the Record - arrests
• Letter to the Editor
• Opinion
• Sports

This issue contains articles:

• Rose, Barry. Two Charged in Alleged Rape Attempt
• Kinsner, Sandy. Dancer Turns from Broadway to His Alma Mater for Inspiration - Tim Millett
• Newton, Tommy. Ralph Antone Will Play Despite Arrest
• Pinkston, Janet. Student Resembles Tom Selleck
• Paul, Steve. Federal Government Increases Penalties on Student Loan Default
• Football Program Belongs in Division II
• Dias, Monica. Doug Robertson, Sean Peck Chosen as Few Freshmen Vote
• Dias, Monica. Resolution …

Ua12/2/79 The Inner Circle, Lambda Chi Alpha

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in 1982.

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by Personnel Services to disseminate information to WKU faculty and staff. This issue has articles about retirement contributions, John Reasoner, Jim Wayne Miller and United Way.

Ua12/2/7/1 Panhellenic Rush, Wku Panhellenic Council

Student Organizations

Audiotape regarding Panhellenic Rush by Jo Anne Cox.

Ua3/6/9 Presidential Scrapbook Xiii, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Zacharias

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1981 through August 1982 compiled by the president's office.