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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office. Includes transition from Dero Downing to John Minton and Donald Zacharias administrations.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 51, No. 2, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Highland, Jim. Western Selects a Sixth President – Donald Zacharias
• Morgan, Michael. Western's Economic Impact on the Bowling Green-Warren County Economy
• Hardin, Henry. The Kentucky Building on the Way
• Conway, Sheila. Plainsong Reveals Poetry's Simplicity
• Just, Paul. Searching for a Winner, Del Hessel to Coach for 1980 Olympics
• Wells, Carroll. Western Shares Ideas in Faculty Exchange Program
• Kentucky's Finest Arts Festival
• Bill Thomas, Photographer
• Dero Downing Stresses Importance of Ideas, Values to University
• Jamie Hargrove is New Regent
• Trendsetter for 5^th Time – Talisman
• College Heights Herald Wins …

Ua11/2 Wku's Musical Gemini 79 To Tour Pacific, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Press release regarding Gemini 79s Pacific tour. Includes information about past band members.

Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56 Part 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1979 Talisman yearbook pp. 196-end, includes athletics, organizations, classes and index.

• Potter College
• College of Business & Public Affairs
• Graduate College
• Sports
• Judd, Alan & Margaret Shirley. Brawn vs. Brains
• White, Don. A Runner Took Flight – Track & Field
• White, Don. The Winningest Losing Season Ever – Football
• White, Don. Robbed! – Basketball
• White, Don. The Three Ds – Basketball
• Taylor, Beth. Nothing to Brag About – Basketball
• Taylor, Beth. Nine Days’ Notice – Eileen Canty
• Salato, Nancy & Margaret Shirley. New Faces & a New Home – Cheerleaders
• Taylor, Beth. A Season So Bad It Hurt – Gymnastics …

Ua12/2/2 1979 Talisman, Vol. 56, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1979 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-195, includes student life, academics and athletics.

• Student Life
• Whitaker, David. Don’t Worry – Registration, Moving In, Parking
• Phillips, Laura. Living Space
• Shirley, Margaret. Mass Exodus
• Holmes, Connie. A Fountain of Faiths
• Frank, David. And a Young Man Shall Lead Them – Jimmy Gentry
• Howerton, Jeff. Town Talk
• Holman, Connie. Hardly Handicapped . . . Sam Early
• Shirley, Margaret. A Lack of Awareness – Black Awareness Symposium
• Vincent, Robin. Life in the Fast Lane – Gayle Watkins
• Watson, Judy. The Longest Mile – Karen Martin, ROTC
• Splashdown – Sigma Nu
• Homecoming: Whether You Win or Lose …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 50, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Harrison, Lowell. Wanted: Your Memories
• Highland, Jim. Dr. John Minton Named Interim President
• An Emotion-Filled Thanks for Harriet and Dero Downing
• Armstrong, Don. C. Ray Franklin Gives Priceless Antiques for Display at Kentucky Museum
• Conway, Sheila. An Iranian Ordeal for Carlton Jackson
• Tharp, Kerry. Larry Cuzzort Blazes to Two-Mile Record
• Salato, Nancy. Speech Clinic Gets New Quarters
• Western Offers Courses for Study Abroad
• Newspaper Course Covers Death & Dying
• Grant Provides Course for Understanding Arts
• Public Relations Students Promote Financial Aid Information
• Medical Technology Students Study in Rural Areas …

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Regents 1970-1979, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU Board of Regents.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Football, 1979, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU football.

Ua12/2/7 Scrapbook, Wku Panhellenic Council

Student Organizations

WKU Panhellenic Council scrapbook from 1975 to 1979 showing activities of several fraternities and sororities: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu and Zeta Phi Beta.

Black Attitudes Towards Social Affiliation With Whites And Its Influence On Academic Achievement, Alvin Finderson

Masters Theses

If blacks are to compete successfully in white academia, they must be able to communicate and interact with white students and professors. Acceptance of middle-class white students with an academic achievement orientation, as friends and equals, should enable or assist blacks in developing positive attitudes toward academic achievement. This in turn should positively affect scholastic performance. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between black attitudes toward social affiliation with whites and successful academic performance on integrated campuses.

This hypothesis was tested by measuring the association between black self-reported grade point averages and their responses to an …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Fish, Tim. Televised Game May Bring $73,000
• Malone, Roger. Performer’s Juggling, Tricks Entertain Crowds of Students – Don Lehn
• Judd, Alan. Regents Will Decide Minority Issue
• Stevens, Vickie. Continuing Education Provides Workshops
• Regents Should Appoint Minority Representative
• Attendance May Decide Future TV Coverage Here
• Zimmerman, Steven. Sets Writer Straight
• Jackson, Victor. Thanks Campaign Help
• Platt, Thomasine & Lynne Dixon. Criticizes Christy Vogt Letter
• Ealy, Cindy. Responds to Christy Vogt Letter
• Parson, David. Angry Over Concert
• Beshear, Tom. Advance Registration Set
• Heat on in All Campus …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hancock, Catherine, Judd, Alan. Blacks Ask Committee Representation
• Young, Monte. Western Could Use Contacts to Hire Blacks, Teachers Say
• Eblen, Tom. Dero Downing Objects to Boundary
• Judd, Alan. 8 Running for Screening Position
• State Internships Available
• Associated Student Government Ducks Chance to Represent
• Armstrong, Bryan. In Exile: Homecoming Acts’ Top-40 Should Be Banned
• Buck, Sheila. Endorses Candidate – Daryl Hancock
• Harry, Gerry. Criticizes Associated Student Government
• Galloway, Amy. Between Giggles Campus Kids Say the Darndest Things
• Holman, Connie. Lab Aids Students with English Classes
• Fish, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Young, Monte. Western Having Trouble Hiring Minority Teachers
• Judd, Alan. Alumni Named to Committee
• Malone, Roger. 50 Students Still Waiting for Grants
• Clerical Job Applicants Must Take Skills Test
• Hall Olympics Start Sunday
• Young, Monte. Use, Cost Limit Hours at Library
• Childers, Shawn. Lack of Cash Keeps Commuter on Road
• Baird, Nancy. Clarifies Position – Chi Omega
• Hancock, Connie. House for Greeks a Costly Reality
• Hancock, Catherine. Faculty, Student Women Back ERA, Support Candidates through Caucus
• Frederick, Elise. ‘How I’ Swings, But at Times Wobbles …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Dero Downing Steps Down
• Douglas, Michele. Top Banana – Gary Riggs
• Egan, Sherry. WKU State Climatic Center
• Gibson, Debbie. I Kind of Believe It’s a Gift – Burt Feintuch, Folk Music
• New on the Gridiron
• Adams, Bob. Digital Voltmeter – Engineering Technology
• Schock, Jack. The Projectile Point – Archaeology
• Armstrong, Bryan. Confessions of a Journalism Intern
• Highland, Jim. Terry Climer
• Beauchamp, Donnie. Commonplace Things – Photography
• Miller, Richard. The Exceptional Student – Psychology, Biology
• Harry Snyder Speaks at Commencement
• Douglas, Michele. Students Take Advantage of Study Trips Abroad
• Western …

Ua3/4/9 Scrapbook Ix Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period Augst 1977 to August 1978 compiled by the president's office.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook Ix Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1977 through August 1978 compiled by the president's office.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Kerrick, Sara-Lois. Western's First Lady – Harriet Downing
• Bennett, Jo. Oral History, History on Tape
• Snodgrass, Jim. A Freshman Dabbles with Ethylene Gas and Has a Surprising Result – Steve Estok
• Bennett, Jo. Mark Twain Slept Here – Gene Rich
• Given, Ed. It's a Long Time to December – Gene Keady
• Gross, Jan. Shakertown, More Than a Memory
• Conway, Sheila. WKU Fine Arts Festival
• Armstrong, Don. Free Enterprise and Free People
• Highland, Jim. Joseph Cangemi in Venezuela, Latin American Connection
• Jack Corn Photographer
• Julian Carroll Addresses Graduates
• Regents Appoint …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 60, Wku Student Affaris

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Sanders, Linda & Alan Judd. As Council on Higher Education Asserts Its Control, Fears Change to Resignation
• Wolfe, Bill. Possible Dorm Fee Rise Blamed on Inflation
• Hancock, Catherine. Students Learn by Teaching – Carol Meeker, Regina Moore, Gaye Embry
• Council on Higher Education: A Glance
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Might Change Campaign Rules
• Two Will Attend Alpha Xi Delta Convention – Brenda Stroud, Diane Reef
• It May Be Unpleasant, But Dorm Fee Increase May Well Be Necessary
• Editorial Cartoon: Housing Squeezing Student, Gibbons
• Whitaker, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 59, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Wolfe, Bill. Housing Cost, Activity Fee May Go Up
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Might Lose Control of Concerts
• Council on Higher Education Director Calls Western Sound – Harry Snyder
• Lee, Renee. I Passed! Passing English Test Brings Relief to Some
• State to Manage University Vehicles
• 54 Upper Level Hours Good Idea Won’t Work
• Editorial Cartoon: Repent the Finals are Near, Gibbons
• Judd, Alan. Open Season on Recruits
• Rohner, Steve. Music Publicity Scanty
• Young, Monte. Alpha Delta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha Place First in Greek …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 58, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Provost, Joan. Clerks’ Jobs Eye-Opening
• Students Will Quiz Council on Higher Education Chief Today – Harry Snyder
• Hancock, Catherine. Despite Scientific Feats, Steve Estok Chooses Writing
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Constitution Ratification Slowed
• Panhellenic Head to Lead Workshop – Charles Wright
• Free Concert Draws 3,300
• Senior Elected – Tom Hayes
• Delays at Clinic Are a Bitter Pill
• Editorial Cartoon: Student Turned Away from Clinic, Gibbons
• Halicks, Richard. Band Made Concerted Effort, but Fans Were Few
• Stichtenoth, Keith. Calls Column Bizarre
• Whitaker, David. Chicken Theft …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Elections Today; 4 Offices Uncontested
• Young, Monte. New Law Won’t Affect Hub
• Fredbrick, Elise. Notable Symphony Conductor Flows with Music – Leon Gregorian
• Judd, Alan. Students to Grade Teachers
• Bowling Green Sophomore Killed in One Car Accident – Douglas Bryant
• Faculty Senate Should Evaluate Evaluation
• Malone, Roger. Columnist Learns the Ropes, From the Top Down
• Kinne, Kevin. Clarifies Associated Student Government Handout
• Owens, Curtis. Calls Martin Luther King Jr. Courageous
• Johnson, Gary. Favor Ed Johnson for Associated Student Government
• Judd, …

The Relative Efficiencey Of The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Wais) As A Predictor Of College Academic Achievement, Ollie Dennis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study examined the predictive validity of the WAIS in an academic setting. Traditional WAIS IQ scores and subtests of 127 male and 163 female college students were correlated with Grade Point Averages at the end of four semesters and within five academic areas. Five groups were examined including the total group, male group, female group, black group, and white group. The academic University's general and Communication of areas investigated corresponded to the education requirements; Organization Ideas, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Studies, Natural Science and Mathematics, and Physical Development. Results indicated that dictor of both semester GPA and five groups. …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 48, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Highland, Jim. Vice President James Davis
• Conway, Sheila. Dean Robert Nelson
• Career Planning and Placement
• Armstrong, Don. Around Town and the World – Herman Lowe
• Johnston, Anne. Traveling Museum – Kentucky Musuem
• Given, Ed. Coach and Gentleman – Jim Richards
• Mounce, Bill. Tying Flies
• Bennett, Jo. Center for Child Learning & Study
• On the Road with Charles Kuralt
• Conway, Sheila. Jim Wayne Miller
• Miller, Jim. Light Leaving
• Miller, Jim. Restoring an Old Farmhouse
• Miller, Jim. Between Two Times
• Miller, Jim. Stranger
• Miller, Jim. Copperhead Cane
• Raby, Ron. Photographer
• Bennett, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Judd, Alan. Council of Higher Education Evaluation to Decide Future of All Degrees
• Sanders, Linda. Oldest Student’s Energy Belies His Age – Edward DiBella
• Sanders, Linda. Youngest Student Learns Timidly at 16 – Linda Ehresman
• Two Hydrants Repaired
• Beshear, Tom. Campus Police Tow Cars When Tickets Ineffective
• Judd, Alan. Groups Signed for Free Associated Student Government Concert – Average White Band
• Associated Student Government’s Acts Prove It Laughable
• Editorial Cartoon: ASG Jester, Gibbons
• New Copier is Nice Touch
• Whitaker, David. Sleepy Student is False Alarmed …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Judd, Alan. State Funding for Pay Raises Unlikely Here
• Writer to Speak – Hunter Thompson
• Eblen, Tom. Student is Victim of System – Mike Kemper, Parking
• Fish, Tim. God’s Employee Warns of Sin – Max Lynch
• Beshear, Tom. Tasteful Exotic Foods Help Pay for Scholarships
• Young, Monte. Show Exposes Campus Talent – Delta Sigma Theta Jabberwock
• Coffey, Bob. Class Won’t Give Blast to Students
• Advisement to Begin
• Four Years’ Study Won’t Buy Degree
• Editorial Cartoon: Graduation Fee, Gibbons
• Hecklers Even Ruder Than Pious Preacher – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Judd, Alan. Few Seeking Associated Student Government Positions
• Judd, Alan. Group Seeks Voice in Council on Higher Education Decisions
• Clark, John. With 3,000 LPs, Vinyl Junkie Has Musical Habit – Phil Bailey
• Judd, Alan. Bill Might Make Getting Loans Easy
• Faculty Senate Elects Head – Tom Jones
• State Looks Foolish in Equal Rights Amendment Antics
• Editorial Cartoon: ERA Squaredance, Gibbons
• Council Seat Needed – Student Government Association of Kentucky
• Gulson, Mary. Library Criticized
• Sparks, Judy. Receives ID Award
• Wurster, Robert. Commends Cartoonist
• Wolfe, Bill. Judge …

Ua12/2/62 Jabberwock, Delta Sigma Theta

Student Organizations

Program for the first annual Jabberwock held by the Eta Zeta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.