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Ua35/2/1 Provost's Office Committees Academic Council, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Meeting minutes of the Academic Council. Meeting agendas are typically arranged as follows:

I. Disposition of minutes
II . Report from the Chair
III. New Business
A. Committee Reports
B. Graduate Council
C. Course proposals
IV. Other Business

Ua19/5 Women's Basketball, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by women's basketball coaches regarding the team, schedules and awards.

Ua35/2/3 Provost's Office Committees Council Of Academic Deans, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Meeting minutes of the Council of Academic Deans. Meeting agendas are typically arranged as follows:

I. Disposition of minutes
II. Reports
A. Information/Clarification items
B. Discussion/Action items
C. Future agenda items
III. New Business

Ua60/2 Library Science, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the department of Library Science.

Ua52/1 Favorite Professors, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Memories of WKU alumni regarding their favorite professors solicited by WKU Archives.

Ua100/2/1 Training School & College High Administration, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by administrators of the school. Records include accreditation reports, attendance data, curriculum guides, textbook reports, letterhead, student teacher evaluations and commencement programs.

Ua11/1 Public Affairs Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about WKU by the Public Affairs Department.

Using Conservative And Biological Tracers To Better Understand The Transport Of Agricultural Contaminants From Soil Water Through The Epikarstic Zone, Brian Ham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Agriculture contamination is very common in karst systems due to the vulnerability of these aquifers. Animal waste is often spread across crop land to enrich the soil with nitrates and phosphates. Herbicides and pesticides are also applied to the crops. The transport of these pollutants through the soil and epikarst is a difficult process to monitor due to the complex, heterogeneous behavior of the groundwater as it makes its way down to the aquifer below.

An experimental site at Crumps Cave lended a unique opportunity to monitor the vadose zone at a waterfall in the cave below. A previous dye …

Analysis Of Mammoth Cave Pre-Park Communities, Matthew Brunt

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Before the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park, this area was home to numerous communities, each with a sense of identity. To prepare for the creation of the National Park, all residents living within these communities were relocated, and many of these communities were lost to the passage of time. Today, public memory of these lost communities is being fostered by the descendents of the pre-park area.

Through the use of a Historical Geographic Information System, 1920 Edmonson County manuscript census data, and statistical analysis, the demographic composition of these lost communities was explored. This project not only brought to …

On The Zoological Geography Of The Malay Archipelago (1859), Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace Classic Writings

No abstract provided.

Geogram 2009, David J. Keeling Editor, Wku Department Of Geography And Geology

Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua23 The Spirit Of Engagement, Paul Markham, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds, Volume 7, Issue 13, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 12, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.

Members, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Members of WKU Graduate Council and committees.

A Survey Of Drought Impacts And Mitigation Planning In Kentucky, Crystal Jane Bergman

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Drought is a well-known and costly climate-related natural hazard. Unlike other climate-related natural hazards, droughts are usually long in duration and may cover a large region, the physical boundaries of areas affected by drought are sometimes arbitrary, and the impacts are sometimes difficult to identify. Climate records since 1895 show that drought has occurred periodically in Kentucky. The drought of 2007 was the most recent drought to affect Kentucky and is the primary focus of this research. The purpose of this research is to identify impacts of drought and potential vulnerabilities to various drought impact sectors in Kentucky so that …

Assessment Of The Endangered Species Podarcis Carbonelli On A Microgeographic Scale: A Molecular, Morphological And Physiological Approach, Maria Clara Figueirinhas Do Amaral

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The lizard Podarcis carbonelli is an endangered species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. One location where this species occurs is at the Berlengas Natural Preserve, an Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Portugal. These island populations are geographically separated from nearby mainland populations. The fundamental question is, are these insular individuals distinct from the mainland populations? Four localities were chose for comparison: two island populations and two nearby coastal populations. We assessed this question using three distinct approaches: molecular, morphological and physiological approach. We sequenced the 12S RNA, the mtDNA Control Region and the 7th intron of the !-fibrinogen gene …

Near-Surface Atmospheric Response To Simulated Changes In Land-Cover Vegetation Fraction, And Soil Moisture Over Western Kentucky, Ronnie Leeper

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A series of land-use-land-cover-change (LULCC) based sensitivity experiments, including changes in vegetation type, fractional vegetation (FV), and soil moisture (SM), over Western Kentucky were conducted to investigate atmospheric response to land-use. The choice of land-use for this study was chosen in the context of Western Kentucky’s historical LULCC. For this study, vegetation types considered were grassland, forest, and bare soil with further variations in FV for grassland and forest at 25, 50, 75, and 100 % and systematic increases and decreases in volumetric SM of 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15 m3 m-3. To the author’s knowledge, this is the first assessment …

Witten, Tempie Jane (Bell), 1901-1985 (Mss 261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 261. Correspondence, chiefly genealogical related; family files; research materials about Grayson County, Kentucky schools, churches, businesses, history, and personalities. Also includes items related to Witten's long career as a teacher in Grayson County schools.

Modeling Stormwater Pollutant Transport In A Karst Region--Bowling Green, Kentucky, Allison H. Ross

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The management of stormwater runoff is a particular challenge for communities in karst regions. Most guidelines for compliance with regulations for stormwater monitoring and mapping pertain to non-karst environments. It can be argued that effective stormwater management is even more essential to karst regions because stormwater receives little or no natural filtration as it is transferred through conduits in the subsurface and the buildup of pollutants underneath can be detrimental to community and environmental health if not effectively mitigated. Because of the limited resources available to determine how stormwater runoff carries potential pollutants across the surface before being transferred to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Belcher, Ashley. Local Hispanic Crime Rates Lower Than U.S. Average
• Hale, Marianne. Faculty, Staff Prepare for Stimulus Money – American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
• Moore, Josh. Gone Green – Sustainability
• Sanchez, Armando. A Thousand Words – Curtis Frost
• Hale, Marianne. Changes Expected in Loan Programs – Student Financial Aid , Federal Family Education Loan Program
• Hale, Marianne. Richard Kirchmeyer to Retire September 30 – Information Technology
• Marsupial Awards
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon: Koala Climbing Pearce-Ford Tower
• Bryan, Kendrick. Student Government Association Is Your Organization
• Ulber, Emily. Students Lobby …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hale, Marianne. University Prepares for State Deficit – Budget Cuts
• Simpson, Mandy. I See Me – Jayray Fiene, Transgender
• Howerton, Christina. Pearce-Ford Tower Food Court Traffic Low at Lunch – Dining Services
• Moore, Josh. Housing & Residence Life Plans Summer Dorm Renovations – Keen Hall, Rodes-Harlin Hall, McCormack Hall, Gilbert Hall, Pearce-Ford Tower
• Minimizing the Harm – Budget Cuts
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget Cut Jenga
• Michaels, Stephen. Die Week, Die – Dead Week
• Hale, Marianne. Retired Assistant Professor Dies – James Binham
• Ulber, Emily. Two Western …

Using Archetypal Metaphor To Analyze Cultural Landscape: A Chlilean Case Study, Cari Bourette

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In our increasingly complex and interactive world, it becomes ever more difficult to isolate and map the cultural identity of any given region, as bounded and contained cultural places have become a rare occurrence. To further complicate the matter, perspectives, loyalties, and identities shift with time, and appear to shift with circumstance. While cultural conflict per se was not the subject of this study, the ability to quantify differing cultural profiles in one location relative to another may be the beginning of the development of a tool for assessing degrees of difference in neighboring regions, and thus diagnosing the potential …

Vadose Zone Hydrology Near The Vicinity Of Edna's Dome, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Johnny Merideth

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study examines the differences in key physical aqueous parameters at two different cave sites separated by only a few tens of meters. One site (FF) has a freefalling water component where water descends nearly 30 meters from the ceiling of a vertical shaft. The other location (WW) appears to have continuous water to rock contact as it descends to near the same level in the cave.

Water samples were collected at the two sites in two week intervals from May to August 2002. While both sites were proximal, they demonstrated very different behaviors, particularly during storm events. Differences in …

Ua35/11 Arête May 2009, Honors College

Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Social Support On The Social Self-Concepts Of Gifted Adolescents, Caroline S. Cochran

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The current study investigates the relationship between social support and the social self-concepts of gifted adolescents. Participants include 245 gifted students who had completed the fifth through the tenth grade during the previous academic year. Social self-concept was measured using the Self-Description Questionnaire II (Marsh, 1990). Social support was measured using the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (Malecki & Demaray, 2002). Results indicate multiple relationships between perceived social support and social self-concept, as well as a significant gender difference for the frequency of close friend social support. No gender differences were found for the parent, teacher, classmate, or school …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hale, Marianne. Western Sees Fewer Donations – Fund Raising
• Ulber, Emily. New Software to Monitor Energy Use – Sustainability, Lucid Design Group
• Moore, Josh. House Aids Students with Families – Bowling Green Scholar House
• Stewart, Collen, Angela Oliver & Magen McCrarey. Local Businesses Prosper in Recession – Greener Groundz, Great American Donut Shop, Little Caesars, Aladdin’s Lamp
• Bennett, Emily. A Thousand Words – Kiara Whitney, Jay Eleazer, Bowling Green Hot Rods
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Executives Veto Bill Despite Senate Support
• Brandenburg, Katie. Health Services Prepares for …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: room naming opportunities, endowed professorship funding, 2008-09 financial reports, personnel actions, red flag identity theft prevention program, School of Teacher Education, Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility, Physical Education & Recreation name change, sustainability minor, creative writing minor, professional writing minor, historic preservation certificate, science & math education major, middle grades mathematics major, middle school science education major and emeritus faculty.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hale, Marianne. Student Government Association Negotiates Change to $30 Student Fee Proposal
• McCrarey, Magen. Movie Theaters Provide Temporary Relief – Economics
• Ulber, Emily. Landlords Look for Innovative Ways o Attract, Entice Student Tenants – Economics
• McLaughlin, Ariana. A Thousand Words – Spoon Man, Panhandling
• Moore, Josh. Sustainability Contest Winners Announced – Ryan McPeak, Chase Goff, Tom Cannon, Beth Meyer
• Domestic Partners Deserve Benefits Too – Health Insurance
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Vandalized Sculptures
• Gilley, Regan & Kevin Smiley. Student Government Association Works to Answer Students’ Concerns
• Schwab, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 84, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Howerton, Christina. Board of Regents to Vote on Additional Costs for Course Hours Exceeding 15
• Moore, Josh. Western to Submit 6-Year Capital Plan to the State – Construction
• Simpson, Mandy. Taking On Water – Concrete Canoe, Engineering
• Barczak, Mary. Student Government Association Senate Has Yet to Spend Its Full Budget
• Ulber, Emily. Scholarship Honors Former Psychology Student – Jesse Keeling
• Moore, Josh. Student Housing Renewals Rise – Housing & Resident Life
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Vending Machine
• Don’ Approve Price Gouging – Tuition
• Harten, David. I Want …