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Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss inviting J. David Cole to Faculty Senate meeting, Career Planning & Placement, Coffee with the Chair, retraining and lay off policy, selection of regents and salaries.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents meeting regarding College of Business Administration self-study, Ohio Valley Conference, president's home, health occupations teaching certificate, fire technology, occupational safety and health, accounting, information systems, distributive education, Director of Community Affairs and Special Events position, Director of Public Information position, Director of Development position, personnel changes and salaries, faculty senate constitution revisions, collective bargaining, housing policies and resolution in honor of James Mathews.

Creativity In The Classroom, Mary Evelyn Thurman

Publications

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An Examination Of Scholarly Perspective, Religiosity And Factors Which Lead To Religious Change, Paul Fehrmann

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As a replication and expansion of work done by Alsdurf (1977), the relations between religiosity, commitment to scholarly openness and reasons for religious change were examined through a survey of 146 students attending a South-central university. A discussion of logical and empirical studies was presented to help clarify the theses under examination, and it was maintained that this study was primarily concerned with empirical relationships. A negative correlation was obtained between scholarly openness and religiosity for the total population studied, but the correlation was weak. In contrast to expectations, a significant negative correlation between scholarly openness and religiosity was not …

An Exploration Of Change In Teacher Concerns Over Time, Sharla E. Hutchinson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to reconsider the five factor structure of the Teach Concern Checklist (TCC) currently being utilized by the teacher Preparation Evaluation Program (TPEP) at Western Kentucky University. The problem was to replicate the three factor solution of the TCC proposed by George (1978) and to further explore the progression of teacher concerns with experience to lend support to the self-task-impact concern theory proposed by Fuller (1969)

Two hundred and sixty-five pre-service and in-service teacher participating in TPRP completed the TCC. These teachers represented the different experience levels of student. First, third and fifth year of …

The Traditional Sex-Stereotype Of A Job As A Moderator Variable For The Directionality Of Sex Biases In Performance Evaluation, Bernard Bena

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Accurate and objective performance appraisals are absolutely necessary due to their utility in important personnel decisions such as promotion, demotion and training. This study examines the contaminating effects of sex bias on performance evaluations and it's relationship to the sex-stereotype of the job and levels of performance. Unlike previous studies, this study not only examines these effects at the extremes of performance, but at average levels as well. Also, unlike previous studies, the subjects empirically determined the sex-typed nature of the jobs and the levels of performance within those jobs rather than the experimenter having made a priori decisions. Hypothetical …

Effects Of Fecally Contaminated Feed By Starlings On Growing Swine & Mice, Pat Schuster

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The effects of feed contamination by droppings of starlings (Sturnis vulgaris) on certain growth parameters in swine (Sus scrofa) were measured from January 25 to March 1, 1979 at the Western Kentucky University farm. Weight gain, feed-conversion efficiency and feed rejection by swine fed varying levels of contaminated feed were analyzed and found to be non-significant at the fecal concentrations used.

Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) were fed varying concentrations of starling feces in standard mouse chow; weight gain, feed-conversion efficiency and feed rejection were measured. At 0%, 10%, 25% and 50% concentrations, significant differences …

Gospel Reaching Out Volume 7, Number 12, Department Of Library Special Collections

Gospel Reaching Out

The Gospel Reaching Out newsletter was produced by the Hart County Gospel Music Association which was headquartered in Munfordville, Kentucky. The newsletter contained information and calendars related to “singings” and singing conventions in south central Kentucky, area singing groups, musical trends, and features about collectors, churches and enthusiasts as well as advertisements from sponsors. Library Special Collections does not own originals or copies of this title.

Characteristics Of Parents Involved In A Parent Child Center-Head Start Program, Rebecca Selove

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

An exploratory study was conducted to provide information for the coordinators of the Parent Child Center and Head Start (PCC-HS) Program in Leitchfield, Kentucky. Staff concern for parent involvement led to a search for parent characteristics which correlate with amount of participation in program activities. Sixty-five families, which included 65 mothers, 47 fathers, and 121 children, constituted the study sample. Data were obtained from records maintained by the PCC-HS staff. Variables included number of hours volunteered, age and level of education of each parent, estimated family income, family size, mother's enrollment in PCC when pregnant, number of children in the …

Determination Of Energy Levels & Oscillator Strengths Of 2% Nd:Y2o3, Kung-Chuan Shao

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The absorption spectrum of 2% Nd:Y₂O₃ has been obtained at room termperature. It has been used to determine the crystalline energy levels.

Through counting the number of Stark components, degeneracies have been determined for oscillator strength calculations.

Overlapping absorption lines were analyzed into their components.

Oscillator strengths have been measured for those well-identified and analyzed transitions in the variable and near ultraviolet regions of the 2% Nd:Y₂O₃ absorption spectrum.

Predictors Of Course Grade In Undergraduate Psychology Courses, Susan Edwards

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Research has shown that some students benefit more from certain instructional modes than do others (Harper, 1973; Allen, Giat, and Cherney, 1974; Doty, 1967). A personalized system of instruction and the traditional lecture-discussion format were used as alternate modes of instruction in the present study. This study used locus of control and mode of instruction, along with mental ability, to increase predictability of course performance. Predictability was not increased by these variables. Results of a regression analysis showed that only a total of 11.6% of the variance in final course grades could be accounted for by the predictor variables (i.e. …

School District Performance In Erie County & Buffalo, New York: The Socio-Spatial Dimensions Of Educational Quality, Jeffrey Ewell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The educational quality of Erie County and Buffalo, New York, as represented by school district performance was examined and the relationship between school district performance and the social environment was analyzed. Socioeconomic status, social stability and race were all found to be strongly correlated to school district performance. Within Erie County, Buffalo has the poorest school performance levels while Snyder and Williamsville, two high status suburban districts, have the highest school performance levels. The overall spatial pattern of school district performance based on the PEP test results for 1974 reveal a strong correspondence between school district performance and the social …

Tinsley Bottom Tennessee: An Historical Reconstruction Utilizing Oral Narrative Traditions, Rebecca Morse

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Tinsley Bottom lies adjacent to the Cumberland River in Jackson and Clay Counties in north central Tennessee. The rich rolling bottomland totaling approximately two thousand acres on the south bank of the Cumberland River lured several families to purchase land and take residence there in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

The history of Tinsley Bottom is not found in written records or annals of Tennessee history. No person of reknown sprang from the cultural context of this community. Yet tales are told of how Daniel Boone hunted in the Bottom and slept in a cave overlooking the River, and …

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …

Exhibit - Statement By President Zacharias, Donald Zacharias

Board of Regents Documents

Statement by Donald Zacharias presented to the WKU Board of Regents regarding increases in salaries.

Letter - Secondary Certification, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Letter from Craig Taylor to Tom Jones regarding increase in education hours needed for secondary certification.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Winnecke, Joycelyn. Hilltopper Returns after Worldwide Fame – Billy Vaughn
• Beshear, Tom. Board of Regents Undecided about Kentucky Education Association Request
• Galloway, Amy. U.S. May Not Deport Iranian Student Here
• Beaty, Lisa. Lili Marleen: Professor Writes Song’s Biography – Carlton Jackson
• 742 Register for Classes
• Ayatollah Khomeini Begging for Martyr’s Death
• Gibbons, Roland. Ayatollah Khomeini
• Judd, Alan. Energy Patrol Trips Over Civil Rights
• Martin, Edwina, et al. Not Complaining
• McCann, Michael. Questions Policy – Crime Reporting
• Griggs, George. Criticizes Officials – Intramurals
• Winter, Janice. Resent …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding secondary teacher requirements, faculty load, sabbaticals, thefts, graduate load and reports to WKU Board of Regents.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding promotion policy, purchasing procedures, academic calendar, faculty-student relations, insurance, library, Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and salaries.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding high school teaching requirements, salaries, faculty load and Owensboro Consortium.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Beshear, Tom. Most Faculty Salaries Here Higher Than in Rest of State
• Beshear, Tom & Steve Carpenter. Hourly Workers Wages Among Lowest in Kentucky
• Galloway, Amy. Iranians Optimistic About Stay in U.S.
• Faculty Pay Plan Might Create More Inequities
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Drug Related Arrests
• Obermark, Peter. Acts Called Unjust – Anti-Iranian Rally
• Molley, Bob. Station Criticized – WLBJ-FM
• Judd, Alan. Fans’ Obsession with Winning Basic Case of Misplaced Values
• Olliver, Jodie. Protestors Criticized
• Cooke, Kenneth. Restraint Urged
• Bivin, Stuart & James Doerge. …

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding COSFL meeting, Legislative Research Committee, insurance and the Kentucky Education Association.

Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 10, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Shadowen, Herb. Senator Zacharias & Representative Richards Kick Off November Senate Meeting
• Veenker, Promotion Policy Proposal
• Jones, Pauline. Take-Over Postponed
• Comments by President Zacharias on University Committees
• Jones, Tom. Notes from the Chair
• Cantrell, Richard. Bowling Green College of Business Administration
• Krenzin, Joan. Status of the Boat People
• Questions I've Always Wanted to Ask

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Galloway, Amy, et al. Shah of Iran May Leave U.S. Within 10 Days – Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
• Galloway, Amy. Natural 97 is Changing to Mellow Music Format – WLBJ-FM
• Carpenter, Steve. Faculty Meeting with Kentucky Education Association
• Fish, Tim & Cecelia Mason. Workers Say Union Would Lead to Higher Wages
• Local Board Shuns Students Again – Bowling Green-Warren County Board of Adjustments, Maranatha Christian Center
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Ayatollah Khomeini & Uncle Sam
• Fairleigh, Joe. Ad Policy Criticized
• Reneae, Richard. Crowding Dangerous – …

Resolution 79-10 - Academic Scholarship Expansion, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to assign staff to administer scholarships.

Resolution 79-11 - Part-Time Student Activity Fee, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to create a part-time student activity fee.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Galloway, Amy. U.S. to Question Iranians Here
• Galloway, Amy. Neighbors Oppose Exception for Maranatha House Zoning
• Whitaker, David. Donald Zacharias Commends Council on Higher Education for Budget
• More Face Drug Charges
• $10,000 Fellowship Established – Carl McNally
• University of Kentucky Label Means too Much to Owensboro Chamber – WKU Owensboro
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – WKU Owensboro
• Restraint Urged in Conflict with Iran
• Galloway, Amy. City Inconsistent in Its Teachings
• Parsons, John. Takeover a Mistake – U.S. Embassy in Iran
• Snyder, Beth. Wants Visas Enforced …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding teacher certification, salaries, merit pay, television courses, thefts and summer school.

Resolution 79-12 - Book Drop In Downing University Center, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to install library book drop in the Downing University Center.

Resolution 79-13 - Ice Skating Rink, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to build a skating rink.