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Ua1c11/57 Spring Graduate Hooding Ceremony Photos Part Ii, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Unidentified images of the 2015 Nursing graduate hooding ceremony.

Race, Culture And Agency: Examining The Ideologies And Practices Of Us Teachers Of Black Male Students, Quaylan Allen

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This study examines teachers of Black male students in a United States secondary school setting. Qualitative methods were used to document teachers' ideologies of and practices with their Black male students. In general, teachers drew upon competing structural and cultural explanations of Black male social and academic outcomes, while also engaging in practices that contested school barriers for Black males. Teacher beliefs about and practices with their Black male students were inconsistent in many ways, yet their agency on behalf of Black males might be understood as essential to Black male educational progress.

Language As The Foundation Of Identity Among Sherpa Youth In Nepal, Joshua H. Ginder

Student Publications

This paper explores how young Sherpas in Nepal use their language as a tool for identifying themselves as uniquely Sherpa in a mutlicultural Nepal. By analyzing the way Sherpas use their language in social settings and at a radio station, the author suggests the Sherpa language is perhaps the only truly unique quality that delineates Sherpas from other Nepalis.

Is Service-Learning The Answer? Preparing Teacher Candidates To Work With Ells Through Service-Learning Experiences, Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo

Scholarship of Metropolitan Mission

In an effort to address the gaps in preparing teacher candidates (TCs) to work with English Language Learners (ELLs), service-learning experiences (SLE) were integrated into two courses within a teacher education program. This exploratory case study sought to explore the outcomes of teacher candidates (TCs) engaged in SLE with diverse students and families, particularly ELLs. Content analysis of students’ reflections provided insights of the impact of the SLE. Findings indicate that participating in service-learning with ELLs provides opportunities for TCs to engage in positive interactions that help to address misconceptions about students, families, and communities. TCs also began to confront …

Strengthening Democracy By Increasing Youth Political Knowledge And Engagement, Laura Langer

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Even though the United States had historically high voter turnout in 2008 and 2012, there remains troubling patterns pertaining to political engagement and knowledge among its least educated youth. The literature and theory suggests that if the United States educational systems increase the amount of civic education courses, extracurricular activity, and youth volunteering opportunities in high schools, especially among the most disadvantaged youth, it will lead to an increase in political knowledge and engagement. I test this idea with data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) post-2012 election youth survey. The CIRCLE data …

Student, Parent, And Teacher Perceptions Of School Racial Climate In A Charter Middle School In South Los Angeles: A Microcosm Of Missed Opportunity, Joan Y. Wicks

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative case study explores student, parent, and teacher perceptions of school racial climate and its impact on students’ academic and personal lives at a charter middle school in South Los Angeles. The study also explores teacher handling of the impact of racial tensions at this school with a majority Latin@ student enrollment and a predominantly Black teaching staff. School climate refers to the perceived quality of interpersonal interactions among teachers, students, staff, and parents. A positive school climate is associated with increased academic achievement and decreased disciplinary problems. Conversely, schools wrought with interethnic conflict or a poor racial climate …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Voorhees, Jessica. Board Approves Fees Increase, Tuition to Rise 3.7 Percent Total – Regents
• Wright, Samantha. All Night Long – Up ‘Til Dawn, Charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
• Voorhees, Jessica. Board of Regents Approves Six-Year Capital Plan – Campus Master Plan, Facilities Management
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Prepares for National Reaccreditation – Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, SACS
• Henderson, Andrew. Housing & Residence Life to Celebrate Greek Culture with Zombie Walk for Students – Fraternities and Sororities
• French, Jackson. Despite Premise Get Hard Is A Solid Comedy – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Cole, Tanner. More Budgeted for Landlines Than Needed – Utilities, Telephones
• Ponder, Abby. Event Uses Art to Discuss Sexual Assault – Love the Way You Lie
• Voorhees, Jessica. REACH Week Encourages Student Creativity – Research Experiences & Creative Heights
• Pettyway, Shantel. Grad Student Looks to Honor Sister – Audie Wood, Sara Fitzpatrick, Scholarships
• Winstead, John. Gary Ransdell’s Actions Not Noteworthy – Racism
• Editorial Cartoon Ear Lobes
• Parker, Jacob. If You Can’t Love Yourself How the Hell Are You Gonna Love Someone Else?
• Profumo, Morgan. Recognizing Stress is Only Way …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 40, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Lawson, Anna. President Announces Executive Candidates – Student Government Association
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU Partners With Icelandic University – University of Akureyri
• Ponder, Abby. WKU Glasgow Opens Doors for Regional Students
• Crumbie, Trey. Garrett Conference Center Restaurant to Serve Alcohol – Dining Services, Topper Grill & Pub
• Voorhees, Jessica. Board of Regents Committees to Convene Friay
• Editorial Cartoon Racial Equality & Social Justice
• Swift & Direct: WKU Has No Room for Racism – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Fraternities and Sororities
• French, Jackson. Insurgent Touts Individuality Despite Having None – Movie Review …

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

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Special housing guide edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Rogers, Shelby. 10 Dos & Don’ts for Living With a Roommate – Housing & Residence Life
• Lawson, Anna. Student Enjoys Living at Home with Parents – Cana Herron
• Crumbie, Trey. Plentiful Joys Found in On-Campus Housing
• Love, Cameron. Off-Campus Housing Better for Students – Apartments
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Apartments Provide Space, Freedom to Students
• Henderson, Andrew. Living a Resident Assistance Life: Sumra Kanwal – International Students
• Which Dorm Is For You? – Housing & Residence Life
• Wright, Samantha. How to Design On a Dime for Dorm Living
• Harney, Lashana. On-Campus Housing …

Selma Is America, Rashida Aluko-Roberts

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During my recent trip to Selma, Alabama, I was overwhelmed by the tangible evidence that blatant racism and segregation still exists. In a town where many had made great sacrifices to combat America’s racial injustices, it was disheartening to see how very little change had come to the town MLK described as the “most segregated” in America. [excerpt]

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. 80 WKU Employees Report Fraudulently Filed Tax Returns – Anthem, Computer Hacking, Identity Theft
• Harney, Lashana & Andrew Henderson. Greek Presidents Meet to Address Race Relations – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Racism, Fraternities and Sororities
• Pettway, Shantel & Shelby Rogers. Pearce-Ford Tower Residents Discover Mold in Several Rooms – Housing & Residence Life
• Harney, Lashana. WKU Considers Inviting a New Sorority to Campus – Alpha Sigma Tau, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Zeta
• Ponder, Abby. French Film Festival Entering Third Year
• Editorial Cartoon Are You Sure We Should Be …

The Possibilities Of Being “Critical”: Discourses That Limit Options For Educators Of Color, Thomas M. Philip, Miguel Zavala

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Through a close reading of the talk of a self-identified critical educator of color, we explore the contradictions, possibilities, limitations, and consequences of this identity for teachers and teacher educators. We examine how the performances of particular critical educator of color identities problematically intertwine claims of Freirian pedagogy with crude dichotomizations of people as critical and non-critical. We explore how particular tropes limit the productive possibilities of being critical for other educators of color and erase the centrality of dialogue, reflexivity, and unfinishedness that define Freirian-inspired notions of being critical.

Listen. I Have Something To Say! A Critical Inquiry Into The Educational And Socio-Cultural Context Of African-American Male Student Achievement In An Urban School Setting, Patricia P. Watson

Theses and Dissertations

There is a general awareness that a substantial gap exists between the educational achievement of the White and African-American populations in our nation. Several prominent researchers have attempted to address this issue of the achievement gap. Kinjufu (1985), with his seminal work on the fourth-grade failure syndrome, Noguera (2008), Ferguson (2001), Tatum (1997), Payne (2005), and Gordon and Gordon (2006) all point to issues of race and income. Leary (2005) offers a theory of multigenerational trauma; Fordham and Ogbu (1986) present their theory of oppositional culture; while Sewell (1998), Gurian (2005), Kozol (1991), and Sax (2007) suggest that the gap …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. The Lines of Liability – Crime, WKU Police
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Joins Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus Program – Agriculture, Dining Services, Sustainability
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association to Vote on Breast Milk Expression Resolution
• Editorial Cartoon Sports Are More Interesting
• Fading Fast: WKU Loses Piece of Identity with Membership Cancellation – American Association of State Colleges & Universities, AASCU
• French, Jackson. Run All Night An Entertaining But Unoriginal Journey – Movie Review
• Hill, Harrison. Beach Bums Photo Spread – Spring Break
• Wright, Samantha. Eating Disorder Coalition …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol 90, No. 37, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ponder, Abby. Students Weigh In on Housing Decisions – Housing & Residence Life, Gilbert Hall, Bates Runner Hall
• Voorhees, Jessica. So Fresh, So Green: Local Farming Contributes to WKU Community – Gary Robbins, Agriculture
• Crumbie, Trey. Mariah’s Closed Until Further Notice – Restaurants
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU to Leave National Education Organization – American Association of State Colleges & Universities, AASCU
• Henderson, Andrew. TUFF Tackles Social Justice Issues with New Zine – Toppers United for Feminism
• Ponder, Abby. New Social Media Website Being Explored at WKU – Campus Bubble
• Profumo, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Several WKU Employees Report Tax Returns Filed Fraudulently – Anthem, Computer Hacking, Identity Theft
• Wright, Samantha. Deadly Disease Found in Bat Population at WKU’s Research Cave – White Nose Syndrome, Crumps Cave
• Voorhees, Jessica. Limited Smoking Resolution to be Implemented at WKU – Tobacco
• Pettway, Shantel. Parking & Transportation Services Seeks to Increase Parking Permit Fee for Next Year
• Pettway, Shantel. Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Renovation Bidding Process to Begin This Week – Schneider Hall
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association Resolution for $10 Million Parking …

Respiration: Breathing Between The Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke

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How rare are we, who brandish Black and Male identity, in Academia?

In the past two weeks, I have been reminded of my Black maleness in a multitude of ways. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in a dialogue about Internalized Oppression at Diaspora House. Strong women of color discuss this issue while I work to stay respectful and non-oppressive in this space. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in each of my classes, where I am often the only one of my race and class. My race-gender circumstance is a matter of fact to me. How does this Black …

“I’M Trying To Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School And Achievement, Quaylan Allen

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive qualitative methods, I present the narratives of academically successful Black males, emphasizing their reflections on race, school and academic achievement. In particular, this study highlights the educational dispositions and expectations of Black males, including the influences of their support systems on their academic trajectories. One support system comprised of parents, including the academic expectations held of their sons as well as their racial socializing practices. Another support system included their teachers, particularly those …

The Irish Experience: Identity And Authenticity In Irish Traditional Music, Elizabeth Graber

Lawrence University Honors Projects

Over the last century, Irish traditional music, or “trad,” has become a global phenomenon that has flourished in communities from the United States of America to Japan. A musician need not be Irish in heritage to play and do justice to Irish traditional music or to feel a strong emotional connection to it; yet ethnic ties, real and imagined, constitute a powerful reason to play. The music is inextricably linked with the poetically-titled Emerald Isle even if its musicians are not. In this project, I explore and analyze the many facets of perception of and participation in Irish traditional music, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Cole, Tanner. Student Workers to Get Paid for Snow Week – Winter, Weather
• Rogers, Shelby. Faculty Requests Data from Administration – Budget
• Wagner, Nick. Hablan Espanol – WKCT Radio Station, Immigrants, Carlos Zavaleta, Alejandra Rodriguez
• Henderson, Andrew. Water Damage Affects Christian Student Fellowship
• Prochazka, Tyler. WKU to Host Republican Gubernatorial Debate – Politics
• Editorial Cartoon Weekly Administrative Council Meeting – Gone Fishing
• Fishy Business: Administration Needs New Bait – Administrative Council
• Profumo, Morgan. Campus Food Is What You Make It – Dining Services
• Boliaux, Nicole. Grandpa Jimmy - Khin …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Corum, John. New Chinese Building Leads to Questions – Confucius Institute
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU’s Aging Electrical Grid Continues History of Problems
• Rogers, Shelby. Snow Patrol: Facilities to Retool Snow Response After Major Storm – Weather, Winter
• Harney, Lashana. Kentucky Educators See Improvement with Common Core – Curriculum
• Crumbie, Trey. Students, Faculty & Staff Return to the Hill – Snow, Winter, Weather
• Editorial Cartoon Pearce-Ford Tower Relocation Program
• Snowpaco-lapse In Judgement – Utilities
• French, Jackson. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Overflows with Weak Humor – Movie Review
• Kolb, William. Basket …

Link Racial Past To The Present, Jill Ogline Titus

Civil War Institute Faculty Publications

Americans have been putting a great deal of energy into commemorating the 50th anniversary of some of the key moments of the civil rights movement. This burst of memorialization has inspired one new museum in Atlanta and the redesign of another in Memphis. The Smithsonian and Library of Congress are launching a new oral-history initiative, and films like Selma bring the movement to life for those who rarely read a history book or visit a museum.

This year brings more anniversaries: the Selma-to-Montgomery March, the passage of the Voting Rights Act, and the Watts rebellion. And the commemorative stakes are …

Revelation, Tanya Diaz

First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience

There can sometimes be a gap between first-gen students and parents who have not experienced the stress of higher education. Children may believe this stress to be a necessary sacrifice for their future wellness; however, they often cannot feel their parents' sacrifices, just as their parents cannot feel their child's mental strain. Diaz creates this poem in an effort to examine her relationship with her mother from an outsider's point of view, in the end realizing that although her parents cannot always understand her experiences, they care and will support her decisions.

Time For A New Revisionism, Charles Tesconi

Education's Histories

Charles Tesconi provides a multilogue response to Donald Warren's "Waging War on Education: American Indian Versions."

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 33, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey. Snowed Out – Winter, Weather
• Wright, Samantha. Professors Produce New Books
• Rogers, Shelby. Dance Professor Steps Down as Coordinator – Clifton Brown, Theatre & Dance
• Henderson, Andrew. WKU Group Advocates Education, Protection for Renters – WKU Student Coalition for Renters’ Rights
• Love for the Mountains Photo Spread – Protest Movements, Demonstrations
• French, Jackson. Fifty Shades of Grey An Unpleasant Color Palette – Movie Review
• A New Way of Life: Protecting Your Digital Self – Anthem, Computer Hacking, Identity Theft
• Coalition for Social Justice. Rape Defense Program Only …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Lawson, Anna. Alumni Giving Increases: Best In Five Years – Institutional Advancement
• Henderson, Andrew. Campus Pride Surrounds LGBT Community – Gays, Lesbians
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Foundation
• Henderson, Andrew. New Student Group Working to Discover Voices – Intercultural Club, Voices of Discovery
• Wright, Samantha. Students Look to Address Homing Issues in Bowling Green – WKU Home Matters
• Ponder, Abby. Community Unites in the Face of Tragedy – Jane Tichenor, WKU Best Buddies, Fires
• Parker, Jacob. Big Red Hearts: WKU Stands Out as A Culture of Acceptance – Gays, Lesbians
• Hyde, …

Border X-Ing, Alicia A. Castro

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The sun out-stretched its bright arms in an embrace with the mesquite trees that beckoned upwards. The wind greeted the clothes drying upon delicate wire while my mother meticulously placed white towels in the light and the jeans under the shade of the Arizona Ash. The washboard sits upright in the bucket full of suds and other assorted laundry. Inside the shed there is both a working dryer and washer only a few years old, but she has chosen to do this chore outside. Here she can close her eyes and be back in Mexico with the dry heat and …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Crumbie, Trey & Shelby Rogers. Anthem Hack Could Affect WKU Employees – Computer Security, Hacking
• Cole, Tanner. Biology Department Speaker Causes Debate – Monsanto
• Harney, Lashana. Student Government Association Exploring Possible Future Student Fees for Parking Structure – Parking & Transportation Services
• Voorhees, Jessica. WKU Grows International Student Program Through Partnership with Oman
• Lawson, Anna. Student Government Association Resolution Could Limit Campus Smoking Areas – Tobacco
• Editorial Cartoon Dollar Bill in Parking Space
• The Long Road to Parking: Administration Hits a Bull’s-Eye With Parking Solution – Parking & Transportation …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 90, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Ponder, Abby. Marketing, Engineering Careers Top Best Jobs List
• Rogers, Shelby. Kissing Bridge Remains Iconic Romance Spot – Old Fort Bridge
• Voorhees, Jessica. Transit Ridership Increases Due to Changes – Parking & Transportation Services
• Crumbie, Trey. Two Charged with Murder of WKU Student to Have Court Date – Dominique Wortham, Adriana Mason, Larry Thomas
• Bradley, Erian. WKU Competing for $200,000 Security Grant
• Rogers, Shelby. Two-Day Workshop to Take on Climate Change – Interfaith Workshop on Earth Care
• McCaffrey, Molly. The Gift of Time: Or a Manifesto for College Students …