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On The Concept Of Corporate Moral Agency, David Ray

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Much of the popular discussion of the social responsibilities of corporations overlooks the fundamental question of whether corporations (as opposed to their employees) are the type of entities to which it is proper to make responsibility ascriptions. That is the question I address in this paper. I proceed by outlining the criteria a subject must meet in order to qualify as a moral agent (the most controversial of which when applied to corporations is the capability of intentional action) and then examining five popular views on the status of corporations. The views vary widely in their conclusions, from the position …

Singing Schools In Southcentral Kentucky, Donald Beisswenger

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Singing school teachers, who teach rural church congregations to sing from shape-note gospel songbooks, are still working in southcentral Kentucky, but the demand for them is smaller than it was in the first half of the twentieth century. The interdependence network in which singing school teachers, songbook publishers, and community singing events were key parts began to weaken in the 1940s as a result of the growth in popularity of professional gospel quartet concerts and gospel record albums. Many gospel music enthusiasts who once looked to songbooks as a major source for new material and for developing singing skills turned …

The Effects Of Frequency & Source Of Feedback On Performance Under Goal-Setting Conditions, David Campshure

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Feedback and goal setting are both necessary for either to have an effect on performance (Erez, 1977). In the present study two attributes of feedback, frequency and source, were manipulated under goal-setting conditions to examine their effects on performance. It is generally assumed that performance can be enhanced by providing individuals with frequent feedback and by providing them with feedback that originates from a source close to themselves--that is, feedback from the task itself or self-administered feedback. A third variable of interest, subjects' perceived control over the task, was assessed via questionnaires.

Subjects worked on a problem-solving task. Each subject …

Kelly, Jim (Fa 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 109. Paper entitled "The Effects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Logan County, Kentucky." Research paper discussing projects that WPA completed in Logan County, Kentucky.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Kentucky Retirement System, Title III grants, library access systems, sabbaticals, student evaluation of faculty, student recruitment and salaries.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Parson, Kim. Supercard Considered as Campus Credit Card
• Harris, Carla. Classes Find Trouble, But Little Else, On Test
• Humphreys, Mack. Petition Asks for Teacher’s Tenure – Barbara Johnson
• Decision Won’t Hurt Regents
• Harris, Carla. Phi Mu Wins Sorority, Overall Trophies for Nonsense
• Gott, Doug. Toppers Orient-ed for Success – Basketball
• Lawrence, Lucretia. Experience, 5 Returning Starters Keys for Tops – Basketball
• Schureck, George. Bill Powell’s Young Team Faced with Growing Pains – Swimming
• Medley, Joe. Jon Barker, Kathi Morland Sparks for Winter Season – Track …

Cunningham, Bill, B. 1944 (Fa 121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 121. "Night Rider Joe Scott." Videotaped interview with a former "Night rider" of Lyon County, Kentucky. Scott discusses his participation in several raids, including the Hopkinsville Raid, against the American Tobacco Company which monopolized tobacco trade and prices.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Carlton, Chad. Recruiting Teams Take to the Road
• Meehan, Mary. Sexually Suggestive Play Receives Favorable Response – Three Sisters from Springfield, Illinois
• Jessie, Lisa. Campus Groups Back National Smokeout
• Hoppes, Lynn. Lecture Offers Tips on How to Have Great Sex – Alexandria Penney
• Opinion: Next President Needs to Set Priorities
• Humphreys, Mack. Friendly Skies Are Ticket for Trauma
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon - Flying
• Sullivan, Sheila. Fast Work: Group to Skip Meals to Save Money for Poor – Wesley Foundation
• Dean of Chase Law School …

Bill 85-10-F - Changing Of Intersection, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill requesting a 4 way stop at Normal Drive and Regents Avenue.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Eagleston, Leigh Ann. English Scores Up After 101 Retest
• Harris, Carla. Soviet Visit Emphasizes Similarities
• Struck, Angela. State Group Backs Higher Education
• Cravens, Jayne. Reach Out and Tape Someone: Answering Machines Foster Fun
• Opinion: Changing Class Schedule Waste of Time
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Friday Classes
• Miller, Janet. Students Want Barbara Johnson
• Weaver, Scott. Class Time Wasted
• Zimmerman, Loree Lea. Barbara Johnson Supported
• Sullivan, Sheila. Soul Music: Christians Bring Rock to Campus – Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart
• Jones, LaMont. Career Day Helps Minorities …

Bill 85-12-F - Extended Use Of Supercard, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill requesting extension of SuperCard campus wide.

Bill 85-11-F - Addition Of A Bulletin Board, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill requesting an outdoor bulletin board near Downing University Center.

Bill 85-9-F - Addition Of A Crosswalk, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill requesting a crosswalk across Chestnut Street.

Interview With Grace Marie Pack Little (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Grace Marie Pack Little conducted by Rita Helen (Roberts) Kelly on 16 November 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family history and experiences of Gracie Little as a flea market seller with Andy Anderson in A and G Specialty.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding the President's Advisory Committee, strategic plan on higher education and the Otto Resolution.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Harris, Carla. Young Democrats Revived
• Jones, Paige. Hotel: No Reservations About Helping Needy
• Thomas, Steve. University Schedule May Change
• Folk Culture Lecture Topic Tonight – Ray Browne
• Opinion: Get Involved with Political Activism
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Political Involvement
• Bush, Paul M. Dear Phonothon
• Tate, Cutis. Better Ventilation – Pearce-Ford Tower
• Jessie, Lisa. Campus Post Office to Move Down the Hill
• Sullivan, Laura. Study Group to Tour London During Christmas
• Orienteering Club Wins Competition
• Rampant Rock, Students Lining Up for Government Cheese
• Richards, Tonya. …

Newsletter Vol. Ix, No. 4, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Faculty Status on Welfare Committee
• Committee on Committees
• Strategic Plan for Higher Education
• Agency Budget
• Financial Goals of the Council
• Campaign for Higher Education
• Resolution on Salaries
• Other New Business
• Professional Responsibilities & Concerns Committee
• Priority Ranking

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding student evaluation of faculty, affirmative action, Commonwealth Centers, summer school, class schedules, sabbaticals and academic advising.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Carlton, Chad. Bonds Would Pay for Repairs; Proposed Salary Raises Cut
• Carlton, Chad. President’s Budget Idealism Meets Legislators’ Reality
• Turner, Todd. Groups Seek End to Suitcasing Problem
• Meehan, Mary. Runners Flock to Wendy’s 10K
• Opinion: Suitcasing Won’t Disappear Without Action
• Editorial Cartoon - Suitcasing
• Russians Can Offer Insight
• Pickerill, Brian. Pearce-Ford Tower Director Criticized
• Pontrich, Shirley. Area Groups Need Student Help - Youth Action Program
• Couch, Scott. Russians Will Share Views
• Paul Cook Wants Support for Council on Higher Education Strategic Plan
• Hitchcock, Lisa. Violin …

Bill 85-8-F - Establishment Of Shuttle Bus, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill proposing the establishment of a shuttle bus service to Greenwood Mall.

Bill 85-7-F - Removal Of Obstructing Shrub, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill requesting the removal of a shrub near Central Hall.

Ua37/13 Plants Used By The Prehistoric Indians Of Kentucky, Chuck Crume

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

No one knows exactly when the Indians first entered the area we now call Kentucky, but there is an approximation. Archeologists have found evidence of Clovis camps and living sites in the state (9,000 to 12,000 B.P.), This would have been during the Paleo Stage, toward the end of the last ice age. The climate of the area would have been much cooler then. The selection of plants and animals would also have been different than those found in modern times.

Paleo Indians used plants for food, utility and medical uses. It seems that plant use during this period is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Thomas, Steve. Attack Creates Safety Concerns
• Hoppes, Lynn. Phonothon Dialing for Dollars
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Pearce-Ford Tower Residents Brew Over Rule Enforcement
• Turner, Todd. Gee, Beav, Why Don’t They Make TV Shows Like the Old Ones?
• Tickets on Sale for Saturday Symphony
• Opinion: Confiscating Signs Could Infringe on Rights
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Confiscated Signs
• Meehan, Mary. Players Need to Examine Their View of Education – Basketball
• Holloway, Donna. Supports Barbara Johnson
• Sullivan, Sheila. Business Ethics Class Offered
• Ashley Johnson to Defend Title in Wendy’s …

Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Janet Lee Barton-Stratton conducted by Sandra Jean Pomerantz on 7 November 1985. From a folk studies student project concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, including family folklore and Mary Kay legends.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Discussion of faculty evaluations and athletics program report.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Carlton, Chad. No Leader Visible in Search Yet – Presidential Search
• Parson, Kim. Associated Student Government Again Studying Alcohol on Campus
• Humphreys, Mack. Faculty Group Offers Guide for Presidential Search
• Malmer, Victoria. Robin Billups Arrested for Assault
• Opinion: Although Not Likely, Pub May Be Good Idea
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – The Making of a President
• Faculty Guide Gives Insight –to WKU President
• Markham, Kim. Girls’ Club Not Only for Poor
• Sullivan, Laura. Book Aids Students’ Writing - Karen Pelz, Charles Meyer
• Hoppes, Lynn. Faces …

Ua28/1 The Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter published by WKU Human Resources for the faculty and staff. Includes articles about gerontology, post office and Geography & Geology.

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 61, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Memo - Fall Cpi Study, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Memo explaining the CPI report and print outs:

• Yearly Comparisons of the Average Gross Salary, the Estimated Payroll Deductions & the Net Salary for that Average Gross Salary
• Yearly Percentage Comparisons of Payroll Deductions & Net Salary to Gross Salary
• Change in Purchasing Power of Gross Salaries
• Percentage Increases Between Years of Consumer Price Index, Gross Salary and Net Salary

A Study Of The Interrater Agreement Of Therapists Using The Basic I.D. Profile As An Assessment Tool, Jimmy Mann

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In using the BASIC I.D. profile as an assessment tool, seven modalities of the client are assessed: Behaviors, Affect, Sensations, Imagery, Cognitions, Interpersonal relationships, and Drugs (physiological condition). The purpose of this s•udy was to assess the interrater agreement of the BASIC I.D. profile when used as an assessment approach in psychotherapy. The raters were 15 graduate students in clinical and school psychology at Western Kentucky University. Six actors served as subjects who simulated clients coming to a psychotherapist for his/her initial interview. Two experienced interviewers portrayed therapists conducting the initial interview with the subject. The interviews were videotaped and, …