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Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2025

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team in spring 2025.


Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Relations, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2025

Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Relations, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU volleyball team in spring 2025.


Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2025

Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU track teams in spring 2025.


Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2025

Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU tennis teams in spring 2025.


Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2025

Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU softball team in spring 2025.


Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies Jan 2025

Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Gender & Women's Studies program.


True Love Stays, Sydney Thier Jan 2025

True Love Stays, Sydney Thier

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

True Love Stays is a love story, albeit an atypical one. Inspired by the bond I have cultivated with my dog, Ava, it explores the nature of relationships with other people and myself. As an essayist and a filmmaker, I was inspired by the way that writers like Jo Ann Beard, Joan Didion, and Leslie Jamison write about love and how Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Alice Birch approach the complexities of identity and relationships on-screen. This collected work is meant to be a multi-genre approach to unpacking how love, desire, and grief interact with identity formation through character-driven writing and an …


Ua19/16/5/16 Athletic Media Relations - Volleyball Film/Ideo/Audio File, Wku Archives Jan 2025

Ua19/16/5/16 Athletic Media Relations - Volleyball Film/Ideo/Audio File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Video of WKU volleyball games.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 100, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs Dec 2024

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 100, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period November 11 - December 5, 2024.

  • Wilborn, Price. Letter from the Editor – Homecoming
  • Vickers, Abigail. Homecoming Royalty – Milie LeJeune, Sarah Burke, Katie Burch, Jennifer Smith, Alice Waddell
  • A New Era for Social Sciences at WKU – Society, Culture, Crime & Justice
  • Steps from WKU, Miles of Charm – Walk2Campus
  • Wilborn, Price. Martha Sales Reflects on Life, Leadership & Growth
  • Leasing Agents Lending a Friendly Face & Helping Hand – Columns
  • Smith, Kane. How Local Businesses Prepare for Homecoming Crowds
  • Downtown Bowling Green – Restaurants & Businesses
  • Home Sweet …


I’Ll Just Weight On The Lord: The Lived Experience Of Obesity, Spirituality, And Health Behaviors In African American Women, Andrea S. Poynter, Florence M. Weierbach Nov 2024

I’Ll Just Weight On The Lord: The Lived Experience Of Obesity, Spirituality, And Health Behaviors In African American Women, Andrea S. Poynter, Florence M. Weierbach

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Obesity is one of the fastest growing health concerns impacting all racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic groups in the United States of America. Obesity has gained nationwide attention due to its health-related disorders such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and various cancer types that increase the annual medical cost on a financially stressed health system (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2022). Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in all races and genders within the US with African American women comprising a majority of those impacted by this chronic health condition (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offices of …


Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Legacy, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2024

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Legacy, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Fall 2024 Talisman:

  • Our Mission
  • Harrington, Ragan & Cecilia Alali. Legacy
  • Muscutt, Carson. The Spirit of Western – Big Red
  • Hardesty, Emma. Beyond the Letters – Fraternities & Sororities
  • Lein, Samantha. The Iceberg Beneath You – Poem
  • Pollard, Evynn. Echoes of the Past – Jonesville
  • Sutton, Avery. Tasting Tradition – Recipes
  • Phelps, Brett. The Hill
  • Colovos, Christina. Pale Blue Dot – Poem
  • Rainwater, Riley & Carson Muscutt. Marking Time – Marching Band
  • Vickers, Abigail. Grassroots – Political Campaigns
  • Muscutt, Carson. Horoscopes
  • Legacy Issue 17 Playlist
  • Lasting Impact


Ua94/6 Pershing Rifles Company B, 3rd Regiment Reunion Album, Stewart Wade Aug 2024

Ua94/6 Pershing Rifles Company B, 3rd Regiment Reunion Album, Stewart Wade

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Reunion album created by Stewart Wade for the 2024 Pershing Rifles & Rebelettes reunion.


Investigating The Leaky Pipeline: Gendered Effects Of Caregiving Policies On Academics, Molly Simmons Aug 2024

Investigating The Leaky Pipeline: Gendered Effects Of Caregiving Policies On Academics, Molly Simmons

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Despite implementation of caregiving policies in universities, women remain underrepresented in high faculty ranks in academia, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. This study investigates the gendered effects of caregiving policies at regional comprehensive universities by integrating the Work-Home Resources (W-HR) Model and feminist economics. Using survey data and interviews, the research examines how caregiving responsibilities relate to work-life conflict and academic responsibilities, revealing nuanced influences on career trajectories. Hypotheses tested include the negative relationship between caregiving demands and research, the moderating effect of institutional support, the association of work-family guilt with research, and variations across faculty …


“Not Like Your Abuelos”: A (Fe)Minist/Autoethnographic Approach To Vernacular Religious Belief And Traditionalization, Ciara Bernal Aug 2024

“Not Like Your Abuelos”: A (Fe)Minist/Autoethnographic Approach To Vernacular Religious Belief And Traditionalization, Ciara Bernal

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this thesis I explore how vernacular Mexican Catholicism is practiced, explained, and passed down within my family. I look at vernacular religious belief and traditionalization as an integrated process that impacts the practices, beliefs, and stories of my family. I include myself as a subject of this research, conducting autoethnography within each chapter. I utilize reflexive and vulnerable writing practices to accomplish this.

My overarching research questions for this thesis are: How has Mexican-Catholicism shaped the relationships, stories, and beliefs of my family members? What can Chicana feminist perspectives add to the study of vernacular religious belief and family …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Ways Of The Future, Wku Student Affairs May 2024

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Ways Of The Future, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period April 8 - May 5, 2024.

  • Anderson, Alexandria. Letter from the Editor – Science, Technology & Business
  • Anderson, Alexandria. Women in STEM Make Advances
  • Novoselia, Mariia. Turnover on Fountain Square: Local Businesses Share Concerns & Success Stories
  • SOKY Rentals Offers New Apartments
  • Walk2Campus: Where Home Meets Community
  • Bush, Camden. Can a Baseball Team Reduce Their Goals to a Math Problem?
  • Hawkins, Kaylee. Student Business Owners Share Experiences – Gatara Townsend, Andrew Garrett, Brittiny Sadler
  • Ivory, Larkin. Bikewalk BG, WKU CHHS Offer Chances for Healthy Lifestyle – Health & Human Services


Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies Jan 2024

Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Gender & Women's Studies Program.


Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Tennis Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and match statistics for WKU tennis team in 2024.


Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU softball team in 2024.


Ua1c11/122 Wku Panhellenic Council Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2024

Ua1c11/122 Wku Panhellenic Council Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs removed from Panhellenic Council scrapbooks.


Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU volleyball team in 2024.


Ua19/16/2 Golf Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Golf Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases for WKU golf teams in 2024.


Ua12/2/86 Zeta Phi Beta, Wku Archives Jan 2024

Ua12/2/86 Zeta Phi Beta, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Zeta Phi Beta sorority.


Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Track & Field Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and match statistics for WKU track & field team in 2024.


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2024

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team for 2024.


Ua12/2/85 Sigma Gamma Rho, Wku Archives Jan 2024

Ua12/2/85 Sigma Gamma Rho, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Oct 2023

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from August to December 2023.


Sexism's Effect On Female Suicide Ideation & Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Through Body Surveillance & Self-Esteem, Caitlin Gregory May 2023

Sexism's Effect On Female Suicide Ideation & Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Through Body Surveillance & Self-Esteem, Caitlin Gregory

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Research has shown that women face an average of three sexist events per week (Fischer & Holz, 2010). These sexist experiences can present within domains of daily living, social media usage, workplace discrimination, psychological distress, and sexual objectification (Baires & Koch, 2020; Duggan, 2014; Oswald, et al. 2019; Perez, 2019; Rollero, 2013). Additionally, the literature has shown that types of sexist experiences can determine the severity of the impact on mental health outcomes, as benevolent sexism has showcased significant consequences on females’ self-esteem and body objectification and hostile sexism has been shown to impact selfevaluation and self-worth (Calogero & Jost, …


Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2023

Ua19/16/2 Women's Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU women's basketball team from January to July 2023.


Ua12/2/1 Let's Talk About Sex, Vol. 98, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Mar 2023

Ua12/2/1 Let's Talk About Sex, Vol. 98, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

College Heights Heraldmagazine regarding sex and students.

  • Murray, Debra. Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
  • Murray, Debra. This is Definitely Changing Sex
  • Anderson, Alexandria. This is the Best Place to Start – Sexual Health
  • Stephens, Grace. It’s Okay to Be Sexy
  • St. Clair, Molly. The Impact of Title IX on Intercollegiate Athletics


Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies Jan 2023

Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Gender & Women's Studies program.