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Social Support, Prior Interracial Experiences, And Network Orientation: Factors Related To Later Adjustment Among Black Freshmen At A Predominantly White University, Calvin Graham

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

African-American students (mostly Freshmen) enrolled for the first year at a four-year university completed information about the racial composition of their high school, family income, living arrangements, and stressor prior to entering school. At two times during the first semester they completed measures of social support, network orientation and adaptation to college. Information about Grade Point Average (GPA) for the following term and attendance at the University one year later were also obtained. Racial composition of high school had some affect on social support at the university: Students from integrated and mainly Black high schools reported more social support satisfaction …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Factors Affecting The Educational Attainment Of African-American Males: An Observational Analysis, Chauncey Williams

Masters Theses

African-American males participation in higher education has declined due to low academic achievement. The research suggests that this low achievement is caused by racism, academic preparation, self-esteem, teacher expectation, and goals. Although I agree with most of the research, I have concluded that along with teacher's expectations, four other factors greatly impact academic achievement. These other four factors are (1) school demographics, (2) curriculum, (3) parental involvement, and (4) peer pressure. These factors were observed through casual conversations with African-American male high school students in a large midwestern area. The observational analysis suggests that improvement in these areas will help …

Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 19 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 19 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4

We Could Shape It: Organizing For Asian Pacific American Student Empowerment, Peter Nien-Chu Kiang

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

With the doubling of the school-age population of Asian Pacific Americans during the 1990s, the unmet needs of Asian Pacific Americans are escalating dramatically in schools throughout the country. In most settings, teachers, counselors, and administrators do not share the ethnic, linguistic, and racial backgrounds of their Asian Pacific American students. Constrained by limited resources, an increasingly hostile, anti-immigrant climate, and their own stereotypical assumptions, educators have been unable to respond effectively to the full range of academic, social, and personal challenges that face growing numbers of Asian Pacific American students.

Ua21 Wku Affirmative Action Plan, Wku Office Of Equal Opportunity / 504 / Ada Compliance

WKU Administration Documents

This report consists of the following parts:

• Introduction
• Statement of Purpose
• Affirmative Action Plan for Minorities & Women
• Affirmative Action Plan for Covered Veterans & Persons with Disabilities

Ua12/2/2 Xposure - Summer 1996, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1996 Xposure yearbook.

• Thomas, Kim. Banshee: The Grandmother of All Parties
• Quarles, Mitchell. Talk About a Revolution – Recycle Revolution
• Guenther, Kelly. Dancing for Money: One Student’s Story of Stripping, Spending & Surviving
• Hall, Jason. Home Away from Home: Student Helps International Refugees Adjust – Dat Ly
• Witty, Patrick. Rappel
• Wade, Molly. War & Peace: Western’s Gay Community Faces Alienation, Alliances
• Hutchins, Chris. Doing It Her Way – Anna Wilson, Artists
• Root, Tonya. Serving Time – Ed Bohlander, Prisons
• Noel, Anthony. Facing Their Futures – Todd McCutcheon, Claire Davies, Charles Cecil, Carla Gantz, Paul DeHaven
• 24 Hours of Life at …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Harambee - Spring 1996, African-American Student Union

Harambee

Contents

• "Entertainment or Trash" by Aaron Martin
• Opinion: Does race play a part in the U.S. Judicial system?"
• "To Hell in a handbasket" by Aaron Martin
• "In the Eye of the Storm" by Darryl Peal
• "Black and White in Color" by Dafina M.L. Stewart
• "Soaking it up in 'The Tank'" by Aaron Martin
• "Three Otterbein sisters attend the: Third Annual African American Women's Think Tank" by Rhonda McClure
• "Otterbrown College: Visions from the darkside"
• "What Rice Did For Me" by Tami Kilja Kim Nopper
• "Cross Cultural Appreciation is True Diversity" by Tami Kilja Kim Nopper
• "Asian is Not Oriental"
• "I …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Xiv, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter 1996, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/7 Wku Panhellenic Council Annual Report, Charles Pride

WKU Administration Documents

Annual Panhellenic Council report regarding the 1995-96 school year.

Ua77/3 Margaret Munday Oral History, Gene Crume

WKU Administration Documents

An interview in 1996 with Margaret Munday first African American undergraduate to attend Western Kentucky University conducted by Gene Crume.

Integration And Athletics: Integrating The Marshall University Basketball Program, 1954-1969, George M. Reger

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In 1954, Marshall College followed the national law that banned segregation in the school systems of the United States. The law included the integration of athletic programs. While only a small part of the process, athletic programs often presented integration on a more visible stage than the integration of classrooms.

Black Women In Antebellum America: Active Agents In The Fight For Freedom, Sandra M. Grayson

William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications

The most prominent images of Black women in antebellum America depicted in classes across the United States are of passive victims as opposed to active agents of change. The names and deeds of Black women like Frances E. W. Harper, Maria Stewart, Sarah Mapps Douglass, and Sarah Jane Giddings are not an integral part of American education. Further, most history books overlook Black women's roles in antebellum America — oversights which can be considered suppression through historical omission. In order to reflect a more accurate picture of American history, public and private school curriculums need to include texts by and …

Models Of Excellence For African American Males At Richland Community College: A Field Study, Luegeanes Mcgee

Masters Theses

Purpose

The purpose of this field study was to investigate the problems that African American males encounter at Richland Community College, Decatur, Illinois. This investigator interviewed thirteen graduates, person-to-person, who graduated from Richland Community College between the years of 1993 through 1995. Twelve themes emerged from this study: academic counselor/communication/ involvement, prejudice/isolation, teacher/student reaction, student seating location, support group(s), role models, mentors, student involvement in college life, educational purpose, programs, and college requirements. Respondents also made recommendations for the success of African American males attending Richland Community College.

Methodology

Person-to-person interviews were utilized in studying this phenomenon because it is …

A Study Of The Concomitant Problems Facing Most Of The "At-Risk" African American Students In The Benton Harbor Elementary School System: A Case For An Alternative Model, Simon M. Honore

Dissertations

Problem

It would appear that the problem of school truancy, retention, and subsequent academic failure is a major educational crisis which puts most of the African American students at risk in the Benton Harbor area schools.

Purpose

The purpose of this study has been to determine the concomitant educational problems facing the "at-risk" African American students in the Benton Harbor Elementary School System and to suggest positive changes through an alternative model.

Results

The results of the survey indicated that approximately 90-95% of Benton Harbor educators agreed to changes. Administrators and teachers strongly agreed that the recommendations, based on the …

Transitions To U.S. Private Schools: Perceptions Of Six Immigrant Elementary School Boys, Philip Manwell

Doctoral Dissertations

"The United States is faced with the privilege and challenge of educating immigrant children, not only in a second language and other skills, but also in the many and varied dimensions of life in this country" (London, 1990; p. 287).

Whether these children have fled rigid dictatorial regimes or wars, whether they came to the U.S. directly or spent time in refugee camps or detention centers, whether they have little more than what they are wearing at the time, or their families have planned the migration carefully, leaving their countries of origin legally and peacefully, bringing currency and the promise …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Becker, Lori. Students Adopting Kids for Christmas – Potter Children’s Home
• Scott, Mike. Paul Patton Calls on Regent for Help – Fred Mudge
• Root, Tonya. They Are So Good At What They Do – Ron Holmes, Serial Killers
• Dial-A-Grade Soon to be Available – Registrar
• Extra Shuttle Hours Discontinued
• Mammoth Cave Site of Singing – Concerts
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Thomas Meredith’s Christmas Presents
• Santa Claus Stops at Western
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Life Fine with No Television
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Flag Burning
• Watkins, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hall, Jason. Students Spruce Up Holiday Traditions
• Root, Tonya. Ticket Taker Problem Solved
• Wright, Jennifer. AmeriCorps: It’s a Chance to Learn & Earn – Amanda Smith
• Senior Released from Hospital – Mekisha Page
• Council on Higher Education to Ask State for $4 Million
• Lega, Stephen. Christmas Time of Religious Celebration
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Thomas Meredith Conflict of Interest
• Thomas Meredith Should Resign from Atmos Energy Corporation
• Curtis, Stacy. Directory Most Diverse Publication on Campus
• Weigel, Richard. Earl Fischer Has Board Conflict of Interest …

Ua12/2/2 Xposure - Prejudice: Beyond Black & White, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1995 Xposure yearbook.

• Parel-Sewell, Amethel. A New Beginning
• Contributors
• Xposure Staff
• Thomas, Kim. Dream Weaving
• Gunnoe, James. On a Roll – Cycling, Skateboarding
• Hinkebein, Dana. No Boys Allowed – New Rock 92, Jessica Bouldin
• Burnham, Maria. Sticks & Stones . . . Words Do Hurt – Racism
• Ritchie, Christa. Breaking the Rules? - Gays, Lesbians, Racism
• Thomas, Kim. Prejudice: It’s Not Just a Black & White Issue
• Ritchie, Christa. A Voice of Diversity – Johnston Njoku
• Hinkebein, Dana. Culture Shock: Students Abroad – Study Away
• Davis, Amanda. One of the Presidents’ Men – Robert Baum
• Davis, Amanda. The Back House …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Goetz, Kristina. Thomas Meredith’s Seat on Board of Atmos Energy Corporation Questioned
• Hannah, Jim. Student Arrested for Rape – William Curtis
• Lenz, Rebecca. AIDS: Day Recognizes Victims of Disease – World AIDS Day
• Root, Tonya. Senior Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car – Mekisha Page
• Santa Claus to Light Up Bowling Green
• Hall, Jason. President Bill Clinton Sending Troops to Bosnia
• Goetz, Kristina. Kentucky May Stand Firm on Highway Speeds
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Bosnian War
• U.S. Troops Needed in Bosnia
• Curtis, Stacy. Students …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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

• LaBelle, Charbonee. Student Government Association to Vote on Drop/Add Fee Proposal
• Root, Tonya. College Heights Foundation Gains Importance with Less-Involved State
• Pierini, David. Never Too Old to Learn – Martin Schenck
• Becker, Lori. Students Look for Holiday Homes – International Students
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Voodoo Doctor
• Say No to Another Student Fee
• Brown, Karen. Western Should Show Diversity
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Bob Dole & Newt Gingrich Biggest Turkeys
• Smyly, Doug. Conservatives Care
• Denney, Michael. Thanks for Support
• Shaw, …

Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding KTLN, interactive television classes, pregnancy leave, budget, administrator evaluations, departmental bylaws and Junior Black Faculty.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• LaBelle, Charbonee. Student Government Association to Miss Deadline for Evaluations
• Goetz, Kristina. Vigil: Tonight Is Our Night – Take Back the Night, Domestic Violence
• Hall, Jason. Administrator Working for Western, Paul Patton – James Ramsey
• Phonathon Exceeds Goal of $20,225
• LaBelle, Charbonee. November Increases Diabetes Awareness
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Drug Sniffing Dogs
• Residents’ Privacy on Short Leash – Housing & Residence Life
• Lega, Stephen. Government Shutdown Won’t Hurt Politicians
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Government Shut Down
• Crawford, Heather. Fans Showed Bad Sportsmanship …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Goetz, Kristina. Sniff Test: Police Search for Drugs in Dorms
• Becker, Lori. Community Service Will Be Optional
• Mains, Brian. Shantytown: Homelessness on Campus
• Scott, Mike. Tuition Hike Lowest in Three Years
• Walkers, Drivers Can Get Tickets
• Goetz, Kristina. Bowling Green Not a Drugless Society
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: King Thomas Meredith Pulling Excalibur from Stone
• Regents Give Thomas Meredith More Power
• Simmons, Darryn. Brothers, Sisters Surf the Internet
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Bill Clinton Dog Attacking Republican Cat
• Gagliardi, Melissa. Buying Happiness Not …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Becker, Lori. Regents to See Less-detailed Moving to a New Level
• Scott, Mike. Election: Paul Patton Squeaks By Larry Forgy
• Scott, Mike & Tonya Root. Mayor-elect Wants to Repeal Liquor Ordinance – Eldon Renaud
• Police to Check Sobriety Tomorrow
• Ray Mendel Meets with Faculty Senate Today
• Weaver, Ron. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Faculty Evaluations Talent Contest
• Open Faculty Evaluations to Students
• White, Bart. Conflict’s with Thomas Meredith, Not KRS Statute – Ray Mendel, Regents
• Brown, Mark. Election Night Sparks Memory
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 71, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Quarles, Mitchell. Apathy: Voters Aren’t Being Responsible
• Lucas, Fred. Students Rally for Democrats, Paul, Paul – Paul Patton
• Hall, Jason. Dan Quayle Seeks Support for GOP – Republicans
• Mains, Brian. Kappa Sigma, Chi Omega Full of Shenanigans
• Water Pressure Sets Off Fire Alarms
• Becker, Lori. Assassination of Israeli Leader Hits Home – Yitzhak Rabin
• Lenz, Rebecca. First International Honor Society in State to Be on Hill – Phi Beta Delta
• Curtis, Stacy. Editorial Cartoon re: Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
• Yitzhak Rabin’s Death Shouldn’t End Peace …