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Ua9/4 Brag Sheet, Wku Institutional Advancement

WKU Administration Documents

Promotional document describing points of achievement and excellence of WKU its faculty, staff and students.

Ua66/6/2 Bionews From The Hill, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Biology highlighting the activities of faculty, students and alumni.

Traces Volume 17, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 12, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Effects Of Positive Specific Feedback & Positive General Feedback On The Bowling Scores Of College Age Men & Women, James Rauschenbach

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was conducted to examine the effects of positive specific feedback and positive general feedback on the bowling scores of subjects enrolled in two beginning bowling classes. Experimental groups were formed from two intact bowling classes, and a group of fifteen volunteers who made up the control group. The PSF group which contained twenty-eight subjects, was provided with positive specific feedback throughout the course of the study. The PGF group which contained thirty-five subjects, was provided with positive general feedback throughout the course of the study. Subjects were administered a pretest at the start of the study which consisted …

A Study Of The Flammability Of Chlorinated Polyethylene By Thermal Analysis, Michele Whitely

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is a highly flammable compound. Finding a method to reduce HDPE's flammability is of great scientific interest to researchers and industry. Chlorination of the HDPE has been shown to have an effect on the flammability of the polymer. This study looks at the effects of various chlorinated samples on the thermal decomposition of HDPE in atmospheres of nitrogen, air, and oxygen. The thermal analysis instruments used were a Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA), and a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). To study the gaseous products evolved during thermal decomposition of the polymer Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIR) and Gas …

Barren River District Health Department Health Education/Risk Reduction Demonstration Projects, Rebecca Bruce

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In July 1980, the Barren River District Health Department (BRDHD), serving eight counties (combined population approximately 204,000) in Southcentral Kentucky, was selected as a demonstration site under the auspices of the federal Health Education Risk Reduction (HERR) Program. With continued HERR funding for eight years, the BRDHD developed several successful health promotion projects. Major components of these projects include: 1) community health promotion, which serves to identify high -risk groups in the community and provide them with health education-health promotion services, 2) school health education which included the development of a preschool health education curriculum, 3) teacher education workshop, which …

Ua77/1 Western, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni newsletter.

• Thomas C. Meredith Inaugurated as Eighth President of Western
• Governor Wallace Wilkinson Announces WKU Institute for Economic Development
• President Thomas C. Meredith Awarded Honorary Degree – Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Western to Host State Marching Band Championships
• Spring Enrollment is 13,333
• Regents Approve 1989-90 Operating Budget
• Alliance Corporation Establishes Scholarship
• Drackett Company of Franklin Gives $10,000 Scholarship
• Greenwood Optimists Contribute to College Heights Foundation
• Potter College Honors Published Faculty
• WKU Announces 1989 Faculty Award Winners
• Journalism School Wins Top Honors
• Western Grad Awarded $6,000 Fellowship for Graduate Study
• Graduate Chasing Bachelor’s at Elizabethtown Community College – Mary Todd …

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Image In The Making, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1989 Talisman yearbook.

• Image in the Making
• Student Life
• Black, Samuel. Do the Party a Favor – Ronald Reagan
• Carmack, Jody. One In a Million – Kentucky Lottery
• Adams, Jeanie. It’s An Uphill Battle – Cary White, Handicapped Persons
• Devaney, Mike & Jody Carmack. Coming to America – Mike Devaney, International Students, Soccer
• Hadley, Kim. Higher Education – Churches, Religion
• Black, Samuel. Better Late Than Never – Greg Frasier, Cycling
• Burton, Marsha. Geared for Speed – Lynn Ellison, Drag Racing
• Hadley, Kim. The Church Service – Concerts
• Black, Sam. Making Moo-La – Spring Female Sale, Cattle, Kentucky Charolais Association
• Image …

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Attributions Of Responsibility Among Caregivers Of The Frail Elderly: Predicting Formal Service Use, Richard Troyer

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A review of the research on family caregivers of the frail elderly indicates that although caregivers often experience high levels of burden, they make only minimal use of available professional, or formal, services. A theoretical model of helping and coping proposed by Brickman, Rabinowitz, Karuza, Coates, Cohn, and Kidder (1982) suggests that attributions of responsibility for causing and for solving problems define four distinct attributional styles, each determining how people will respond to outside help. The current study of 40 family caregivers attempted to validate an attribution instrument based on the Brickman et al. (1982) model, and to determine whether …

Children Raised By Homosexual Parents: Sexual Orientation, Mental & Sexual Health, Theresa Gramlich

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Sex and morals have often been factors in custody disputes. Courts have felt that giving custody of children to homosexual parents would create an environment not in the best interest of the child. Many mental health professionals argue that these decisions have been based on prejudice and homophobia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate research on the sexual orientation of children raised by homosexual parents and review data on the mental/psychosexual health of these children. These studies revealed no difference between children raised by gay/lesbian parents versus those raised by heterosexual parents on IQ scores, gender identity, or …

English As A Second Language: Evaluation Of A Language Program Designed For & Implemented In The Colombian Oil Company's Research Institute, Patience Nave

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

An incredible proliferation of knowledge has generated a critical need for professionals in all fields to have access to current information and research results. Costs for study and research are extremely high, particularly in science fields, and most professionals seek to minimize loss in time and funds by avoiding duplication of efforts. Language is often a handicap, preventing the voluntary sharing of valuable information between individuals and countries, and many recognize the establishment of a universal language as a means of eliminating this unnecessary barrier. English is rapidly becoming accepted as a universal means of communication, but those who seek …

Indicators Of Academic Success In A Medical Record Technology Program & Their Relationship To Attainment Of A Passing Score On The Accreditation Examination, Karen Sansom

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

During the selection and retention process in a medical record technology program, it is advantageous to identify those students who will fulfill the program's course requirements, as well as subsequently pass the accreditation examination. Graduates of such a program at Wbstern Kentucky University were studied to identify these demoaraphic and academic indicators. Using a stepwise multiple regression analysis, the variables of high school grade point average (GPA), college GPA, and composite ACT score were found to be significantly related to medical record GPA. Using the maximum Rsquare improvement technique, the variables of high school GPA, college GPA, age entering the …

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of the WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding audit report, revenue bonds, personnel compensation, tuition, personnel actions and salaries, reactivation of Economics MA and Anthropology BA, Karlene Ball's grant from the National Institute of Health, Crawford Crowe, Charles Kupchella, Aaron Podolefsky, Lynn Groemling, Journalism, Lee Watkins and resolution in honor of Harry Largen.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Thomas Meredith Forecasts Busy Days Are Ahead
• Howard, Laura. Chinese Visitors Gather Impressions, Ideas
• Underwood, Jennifer. Child Care Drains Parents’ Minds, Pocketbooks
• Carter, Darla. Student Parents Face Special Problems
• Carter, Darla. Response Low to Tripling Plan – Housing & Residence Life
• Budget Leads Regents’ Agenda Today
• Faculty Senate Prepares for New Year
• Hernes, Tom & Gina Kinslow. Cherry Hall Bomb Threat a Hoax
• Marsupial Awards 1989
• Dillard, John. Swimming Pool is an Issue – President’s Home
• Porter, Angela. University Biased – President’s Day …

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding elections, summary of activities for 1988-1989 and library service at satellite campuses.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Kinslow, Gina & Diane Tsimekles. Roe vs. Wade’s Days Numbered, Some Say
• Bricking, Tanya & Diane Tsimekles. Women Seeking Abortion Here Must Look Elsewhere
• Howard, Laura. Top Business Teacher of 1988 William Murphy Finds Job In Jeopardy
• Dose of Dust Closes Faculty Haven – Cedar House
• Hernes, Tom. Arrest Made for Theft of Sorority Funds – Delta Sigma Theta
• Howard, Laura. Edward Bernays Helped Make Public Relations History
• Teaching Should Be Only Basis for Tenure
• Plan Will Please Students, Ease Fall Housing Crutch
• Chattin, John. …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Eagleston, Leigh. The Christian Soldier’s Story – John & Sandy Snelson, Salvation Army
• Jessie, Lisa. Riding the Rails of Train History – James Brown, L&N Railroad Depot
• Carter, Darla. Adults Learn to Catch Up at Adult Learning Center
• Tradition, Discipline Salvation Army’s Root
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Families Feel Alzheimer’s Effects – James Sacrey, Adult Day Care

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hernes, Tom. Banshee Results in Several Stories, One Injury – Rugby
• Carter, Darla. Pool Proposal on Hold After Rumors Over Money Spread – President’s Home
• Turner, Karla. Peace, Brother – Cumberland Regional Rainbow Gathering
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Thomas Meredith Hopes to Buck Trend
• Wall, Dresden. Measles Scare Still Haunts Poland Hall
• Green, Travis. New Sorority May Get Bid Week – Alpha Gamma Delta
• Pool Idea Doesn’t Hold Water
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon Swimming Pool at President’s Home
• Rugby Revelry Too Far Out of Bounds – Banshee …

Ua3/8/10 Inauguration Of Thomas Carter Meredith, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU President Thomas Meredith's inauguration, includes biographical sketch of Dr. Meredith, list of delegates and events.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss community college, president's home, health care plan, self-insurance and athletic budget.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Tsimekles, Diane. Amos Gott Edges Lynn Groemling in Associated Student Government Race
• Hernes, Tom. Fatman Leads Boxing’s Return to the Region – David Berry
• Carter, Darla. Headquarters for Nontraditionals Planned for Fall
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Preston Health & Activities Center Locale Still to be Decided
• Wild Greek Week Begins Monday
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Planner Wants Student Input – Ken Brooks, WKU Master Plan
• You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Nontraditional Students
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon – Thomas Meredith Installation
• Phillips, Noelle. Run in Peace
• Mounts, …

Ua3/8/10 The Inauguration Of Thomas C. Meredith, Wku President's Office - Meredith

WKU Administration Documents

Special insert to the Park City Daily News regarding the installation of Thomas Meredith as WKU's eighth president. Gives an overview of the history of WKU.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Tsimekles, Diane. Amos Gott, Lynn Groemling Survive Primary – Student Government Association
• Tsimekles, Diane. Certification Troubles Oust Some Candidates
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Lottery Luck – Lisa Yates
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. Insurance Costs Will Continue to Climb, Officials Say
• Carter, Darla. Psychology Teacher Karlene Ball Says Grant Quite Flattering
• Lockert, Anya. Photographs Will Be Auctioned – Photojournalism
• Language Department Gets New Head – Luz Umpierre-Herrara
• Wally World: Governor Says Lottery Just the Ticket for Kentucky
• Chattin, John. Editorial Cartoon King Wallace Wilkinson with Lottery Carrot
• Syre, Thomas. Come …

Points Of Interest: Essays On People, Places And Perceptions, Sara-Lois Bachert

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

I wrote my first story in third grade. “Francine and the Head-Chopper Man” borrowed its plot from “Beauty and the Beast,” but my teacher didn’t seem to mind. In fact, she arranged for me to read the story to the fifth-grade class down the hall. After that first public reading, I was hooked. I knew at age seven I was going to be a writer.

When I discovered journalism in the ninth grade, I knew just what type of writing I was going to do. In junior high and high school, I was editor of the newspapers, and in college …

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 installation program for Thomas Meredith as well as campus news. It is housed in UA3/8/10.

River People, Ruth Madden

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the introduction to The World of the Short Story, Kay Boyle challenges the short story writer "to invest a brief sequence of events with reverberating human significance by means of style, selection and ordering of detail, and -- most important -- to present the whole action in such a way that it is at once a parable and a slice of life, at once symbolic and real, both a valid picture of some phase of experience, and a sudden illumination of one of the perennial moral and psychological paradoxes which lie at the heart of la condition humaine." …

Quicksand Craft Center: Documentation & Analysis Of A Handweaving Program In Vest, Kentucky, Deborah Champion

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Data on the handweaving program at the Quicksand Craft Center in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky were compiled and analyzed. Four areas--history of the craft program, business organization and financial structure, weave patterns of goods woven and sold by the craft center, and weavers employed in the program --were examined to assess the success of the program in the local community. Factors in the four areas examined contributed to the success of the program. The benevolence, perseverance, and co-operation of the founders, directors and community members involved with the craft center have been largely responsible for the continued success …