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The Utilization Of College News: A Study Of Newspaper Usage Of Press Releases & Their Role In Public Relations, Robert Adams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is three-fold, and it is predicated on these assumptions. First, on the basis of the information obtained, the methods of disseminating news of student accomplishments on campus can be improved. Secondly, by knowing the form and content desired by the various papers, a college can provide more of the type of news which will be printed, therefore bringing recognition to deserving students in all areas of campus endeavor. Thirdly, by recognizing achievements of individual students, the College, indirectly, will benefit from the publicity.

It is within the framework of these formal purposes that this project …

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Anderson To Atkinson, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Anderson to Atkinson

Ua3/3/1 Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 2, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond

WKU Administration Documents

Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 2, Scruggs & Hammond, Planning Consultants, Lexington, KY, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 38 1/4 x 12 1/4, land use plan, including proposed by-pass in x-formation and proposed "Minor St." Map is oriented to the south. The boundaries are L&N Railroad to the North, Old Russellville Road to the south, and east and west boundaries are within Jonesville project.

Ua3/3 Faithful To Our Trust, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Speech given by President Kelly Thompson at unidentified building dedication.

Ua3/3/1 Urban Renewal, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Documents housed in Folder 23 of President Kelly Thompson's Subject/Correspondence File regarding urban renewal in Jonesville. This file is comprised entirely of newspaper clippings:

• Almost $2 Million in Federal Funds Set for Renewal Work, PCDN, 7/18/1962
• Bowling Green’s Loop District, PCDN, 7/18/1962
• Chances of Early Okay for Project Improved, PCDN, 7/21/1963
• Disquieting Assault on Urban Renewal, np, 3/30/1964
• Duncan, Tom. Two Votes Advance Renewal Planning, LCJ, 3/17/1964
• Duncan, Tom. Western to Expand in 33-Acre Tract, LCJ, 3/17/1964
• Extension of Adams Street Hits Snag, np, 11/12/1963
• Hearing Set on Western’s Development Plans, np, 2/14/1964
• Jonesville Project Established, np, 3/17/1964
• Okay Part …

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - D-E, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Davis to Engler.

Ua3/3/1 Proposed By-Pass - Exhibit 1, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Exhibit No. 1, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 25 3/4 x 16, proposed by-pass plan shaded in red. Map orientation is southwest. The boundaries are L & N Railroad on the north, McNeill School to the southwest, and 17th Street to the southeast.

Ua3/3/1 Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 1, Wku President's Office, Scruggs & Hammond

WKU Administration Documents

Sketch Land Use Plan - Scheme 1, Scruggs & Hammond, Planning Consultants, Lexington, KY, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 38 x 12, land use plan, including proposed by-pass. Map is oriented to the southeast. The boundaries are L&N Railroad to the North, Old Russellville Road to the south, and east and west boundaries are within Jonesville project.

Ua3/3/1 Proposed By-Pass - Exhibit 2, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Exhibit No. 2, nd, 1 sheet, paper, 25 3/4 x 16, proposed by-pass plan shaded in red with addendum shaded in green. Map orientation is southwest. The boundaries are L & N Railroad on the north, McNeill School to the southwest, and 17th Street to the southeast.

Ua3/3/7 This Is Western, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of photographs used to promote WKU with potential students and donors.

Ua3/3/1 President's Correspondence Re: Trade School, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence and clippings dated April 21 - September 30, 1965 regarding moving the Western Area Vocational School from WKU's campus to new location in Bowling Green, KY. Correspondents include O.H. Wallace, E.P. Hilton, Harold Huffman, Dero Downing, Kelly Thompson and Carl Kelly.

Park City Daily News Clippings:

• Vocational School Sites Proposed, nd
• Board Rejects Sale, 8/10/1965
• Trade School Must Not Be Lost to City, 8/11/1965
• Land Made Available for School, 9/15/1965

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Administration Documents

Campus map of Western Kentucky University.

Official Minutes Of Meetings Of The Faculty Council And The Standing Faculty Committees 1965-1966, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Ua64/14 Student Teacher Placement Cards - Montgomery To Moore, Wku College Of Education

WKU Administration Documents

This document contains the WKU Placement Bureau cards used to place student teachers in schools around Kentucky. The cards give the students’ name, college, position wanted, number of credits and work history. Some cards have a photograph attached. When the photos are detached they immediately follow the student’s card. This particular file contains cards for students Montgomery to Moore.

Ua3/3/1 Margie Helm Letter To Kelly Thompson, Margie Helm

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Margie Helm to WKU president Kelly Thompson regarding the naming of the Margie Helm Library in her honor:

New Year's Day, 1965

Dear Kelly:

I am still trying to get used to the wonderful thing that has happened to me. I shall write to the regents also to tell them how much I appreciate this compliment to me.

It is really a compliment to all the library staff who have cooperated with me to make the library give the best service that we could. You know how happy and yet how humble it makes you feel.

As I …

An Evaluation Of Readmissions Of Students Dismissed For Scholastic Deficiencies, Luella Bauer

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

University administrators are perpetually faced with decisions regarding the readmission of students dismissed for academic failure. The complexity of the problem has discouraged formal research in the area. Initial identification difficulty, divergent course work requirement variances of different colleges, personality variables and differences of ability add to the complexity of the problem.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Dr. Fern Stunkenbroeker Sets Lectures Here
• Work Begins on Classroom Building – Grise Hall
• Debate Team Ranks High at Princeton
• Foreign Films to Be Shown for 6^th Year
• Sophomore Class Meets to Vote, Begin Selection of Campus Favorites
• Dairy Cattle Judges Win Third in International
• Western Grad Speaks at Executive Meeting – Harvey Skaggs
• Greeks End Best Year; A Better Year is Coming - Alpha Tau …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Antigone Opens Tonight in Van Meter Auditorium
• Chapel Honors College Scholars
• Western Teacher Dies in Accident – Ruth Fuller
• Hansel and Gretel Slated for Sunday
• Thirty-First Military Ball Set Friday Night
• Debaters to Participate in Tourney at Princeton
• All’s Not Quiet on Military Front
• Four Speech Contests Planned for Students
• National Science Foundation Gives Large Sum to Western Kentucky University
• Big Group from Hill at Kentucky Industrial …

Ua77/1 Alumni Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

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

• McGuffey, Harold. Greetings from Alumni President
• President Kelly Thompson Speaks at Annual Wreath Lighting
• Robertson, Lee. From the Director’s Desk
• Class Presidents 1924-1964
• Alumni Association to Host Reception at Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
• Addresses Listed for Teachers Who Retired in 1964
• Dr. Herman L. Donovan Dies in Lexington
• Campus News – Western Players, Study Abroad, Fraternities & Sororities, Athletics, Nick Denes
• From Our Alumni Clubs
• Campus Calendar

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Grid Dinner is Monday
• Caravan of Stars Set for Tonight
• Cello Concert in Van Meter Next Tuesday
• Four-County Alumni Club has Session
• Dogpatch Day Dance Taking Place Friday
• Choral Concert Planned Sunday in Van Meter
• Air Force Team to Visit Campus Monday, Tuesday
• Speech, Drama Clinic on Campus Monday
• Western Players Rehearse Antigone
• Annual Program Commemorates First President of the College – Founders Day
• Westerners Attend Physical …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Yell Leader Clinic on Hill Saturday
• The Locker Room
• Dick Clark Show Set Wednesday
• Debate Meet Slated for Park Mammoth
• Music Groups to Sponsor Cello Concert
• The Misunderstanding Scheduled for Tonight
• Troy State Honors WKSC Professor – John Scarborough
• Western Kentucky Leaders are Invited to Conference
• Sharp, Barbara. Flavors of Old Athens Come to Honors Students
• Turner, Roy. Library Adds War Mail
• College Alumnus Gives Rare Books …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Six Characters Begins Tonight
• Debaters to Compete at Emory in Peachtree Invitational Meet
• Miss Christine DeVries Queen of ‘64 Homecoming
• Five Attend Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association Meeting at Morehead
• Construction to Begin Soon on Classroom Building – Grise Hall
• Dr. William Laux Continues Study of Danish Political Groups
• Military Men Reassigned Duties
• Voices Needs Material for Publication
• 25 Westerners Go to Warren County Jail
• Six Character Rehearsals …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Western’s 35^th Homecoming - Year’s Biggest Weekend Set
• Classes Elect New Student Leaders
• Thirty-Six Seniors are Elected to Who’s Who
• Pre-Homecoming Chapel Opens Weekend Program
• 1964 Parade is Western’s Largest Show
• Hallmark Offers Money for Poems
• Two Western Coeds Win Scholarships – Janlee Tomes, Ina Woodroof
• Livestock Judging Team Places Second at Memphis
• Western Players Plan Luncheon for Homecoming
• Nelson, Fran. Planning, Practice are Keys to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Good Wife Honor Set – Faculty Wives Club
• Miss Jane Baize Chosen New Pershing Rifles Sponsor
• Classes Elect Officer for 1964-65 Tomorrow
• Homecoming Festivities Planned Biggest Ever
• Miss Winifred Smith Enchants Freshmen
• Scripts Wanted in Play Contest by Dramatists
• Clubs Elect Officers, Set Plans for Homecoming – History Club, Young Republicans, Clinton County, Delta Sigma Pi, Jefferson County, Chemistry Club
• Honorary Pre-Med Initiates Members
• Music Organizations Honor …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Homecoming Parade Set for October 31
• Primary Class Elections Tomorrow in Van Meter
• Third District Education Association Meets Thursday at Diddle Arena
• WKSC Show Makes Debut on Television – Topper Topics
• Music Dept. Busy With Activities
• Western Players, Alpha Psi Omega Present Play Tonight
• Facts are Found Through Artifacts – Kentucky Museum
• Agriculture Major Wins 4-H Fair Awards – Tommy Rider
• This is News Paper Week
• Lovett, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Calendar of Events
• Society
• Faculty Facts
• Pressbox Notebook
• Al Stilley on Sports
• Intramural Corner

This issue contains articles:

• Western Enrollment Again Sets Record
• Bob Adam, Miss Colleen Riley to Head College Heights Herald
• Alumni Club Sets Meeting for Oct. 13
• Yearbook Clinic Next Thursday
• Western to Entertain Bands from 17 State High Schools
• Miss Christine DeVries Selected 1965 Talisman Editor
• Nominations for Who’s Who are Being Made
• New Home for the Student Center Provides Many of Services Needed – 1536 State Street
• Dr. Mildred Howard …

Anderson College Student Handbook, 1964-1965, Student Government Association

Handbooks

The Anderson College student handbook for the 1964-1965 school year.

Developed in part by the Anderson College Student Government Association.

Ua1b5 Orientation Program For New Faculty, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU new faculty orientation.

Ua11/2 Press Release - Ibm Program Panels, Wku Public Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press release regarding the acquisition of IBM program panels for the WKU mainframe computer.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 43, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Hilltopics
• Looking Backward
• Social Activities Calendar
• Alumni News
• Sports Slants
• Faculty Facts
• Horoscope
• Religious News
• Intramural Corner
• Bowling
• Musically

This issue contains articles:

• E.A. Diddle Retires After 42 Years
• Fire Guts College of Commerce
• Students Help Fight June Fire
• Edward Breathitt to Speak to August Grads
• College Opens 58^th Year
• Miss Frances Richards Receives Award
• Enrollment Sets New Mark on Hill
• More Than 60 Faculty Members to Be Added for Fall Semester
• Expanded Facilities to Benefit Students
• Did You Know This About Western???? …