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Letter From Faculty Advisory Committee To Wku Board Of Regents, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents regarding the presidential search and a list of possible candidates to be considered.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 48, No. 33 [32], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Regents Name Facilities
• Generation to Open Summer Theater
• Programs Feature Lunar Knowledge at Hardin Planetarium
• Four Major Productions Planned for Next Year – Theatre & Dance
• Summer Enrollment Hits 4,160
• Western Alumnus to Appear Soon
• Service Sorority Elects Officers – Gamma Sigma Sigma
• Raymond Cravens Evaluating Foreign Study Programs
• A.J. Thurman Says Financial Aid to be Reduced
• WKU to Initiate Change for Fall Registration
• Biology Films to Supplement Laboratories
• Three Agriculture Faculty Members Honored for Contributions
• Textbook Exhibit Attracts Crowds
• Eight Students Studying in Mexico …

Called Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents called meeting. Agenda items: executive committee meeting, presidential search, departmental name changes: Graduate College, Bowling Green Community College and Home Economics & Family Living; and naming of buildings: Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, Raymond Cravens Graduate Center, Dero Downing University Center, Bates-Runner Hall, McCormack Hall, Gilbert Hall, Schneider, Hall, Denes Field, Cochran Wing of Academic Complex, Lancaster Hospital Clinic of Academic Complex, Canon Wing of Academic Complex and Miller Theatre.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Community College television programs and student participation on university committees.

Ua68 Development Of The Potter College Of Liberal Arts, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

A history of the development of WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters from 1906 to 1969. Includes information regarding the departments of art, English, foreign languages, history, music, speech and theatre.

Letter From Faculty Advisory Committee To Wku Board Of Regents, Wku Faculty Advisory Committee

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the WKU Faculty Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents regarding the presidential search. The letter includes a summary of the faculty opinion survey conducted by the Faculty Advisory Committee. The letter is mis-dated July 2, 1959.

Ua62 Bowling Green College Of Commerce, Wku Gordon Ford College Of Business

WKU Administration Documents

Brief history of the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business from its creation in 1964 as the Bowling Green College of Commerce through 1969. Includes background history of WKU's departments of business, government, economics, sociology, accounting, business administration and office administration.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 37, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• The President Steps Down: Kelly Thompson's Resignation Statement
• The Thompson Era - Unparalleled Progress for Western
• Alumni Presidents from the Past Four Years Comment on President's Resignation
• Western is Not Losing Dr. Kelly Thompson
• Resolution Relative to President Thompson's Resignation
• Allan Trout, Janice Holt Giles Give Collections to Western
• Chelf, Carl. Tools of the Trade: Faculty Produces Record Number of Publications During 1968-69
• Student Activists - Western Style 1969
• Brenner, Kenneth. Teacher Corps Adds Dimension to Teacher Preparation
• Burkeen, Emmett. Project Talent Encourages Area's Needy Young People
• Estes, Kenneth. Project MUST to Reduce …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding faculty stipends, academic calendar and student participation on university committees.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of joint meeting of the WKU Board of Regents executive committee and students regarding the presidential search.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of executive committee meeting regarding the presidential search.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding faculty stipends, summer school, college reports and student participation on university committees.

Letter From Bobby Mcguire To Douglas Keen Re: Presidential Search, Bobby Mcguire

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from Alumni Association president Bobby McGuire to regent Douglas Keen regarding alumni participation in the presidential search to replace Kelly Thompson.

Letter From Raymond Cravens To Douglas Keen, Raymond Cravens

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from Raymond Cravens to Douglas Keen regarding the creation of the Faculty Advisory Committee formed to participate in the presidential search process.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding presidential search.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents special meeting regarding the resignation of WKU president Kelly Thompson and his subsequent appointment to head the College Heights Foundation.

Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of executive committee meeting regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation as president of WKU.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding university lecture series, academic calendar, academic freedom and Kelly Thompson retirement.

Letter From Student Advisory Committee To Executive Committee, Paul Gerard, William Straffer, Laurence Zielke

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from the Student Advisory Committee to the WKU Board of Regents executive committee outlining qualifications for the next president of WKU.

Ua64/4 Technical Progress Report Of The Western Kentucky Human Relations Center For Education, Wku Human Relations Center

WKU Administration Documents

Quarterly report created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding activities to provide support and technical assistance to local school districts during the integration process from April 1 through May 31, 1969.

Letter From Wand Duncan To Douglas Keen, Wand Duncan

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from Wand Duncan to regent Douglas Keen regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation. Duncan nominates Thompson for president emeritus and proposes that he remain working at WKU.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding presidential search and banner bearers for commencement.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 48, No. 30 [31], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Tucker, Bruce. President Kelly Thompson Resigns
• Thompson, Kelly. This is the Most Difficult Decision of My Career
• Photo Spread - The Thompson Years
• Lawrence, Ron. Successor?
• McDaniel, Mike. Thompson at WKU: Man With an Empire
• Mylet. Tom. Student Body Reflects Surprised Shock, Concern
• Gov. Louie Nunn to Address WKU Commencement
• Bennett, Ellen. Teacher Course Rating Slated to Begin Monday, Tuesday
• Bennett, Ellen. Dorm Council Seeks Liberalization of Rules
• Connelly, Linda. Larry Zielke, David Porter Outline Coming Associated Students Administration
• Nursing Grant Discontinued
• Cheerleading Squad Chosen
• Regents Authorize Academic Expansion …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items: graudate programs: Jr. High / Middle School, Health Educatin, Health & Safety and Recreation; agreement with Brescia and Kentucky Wesleyan establishing graduate extension consortium, Kelly Thompson's resignation, construction, creation of the College of Applied Arts and Health, University Farm beef herd and Charles Martin donation.

Ua37/44 Diary To Kelly, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Excerpt from Gordon Wilson's Diary to Kelly regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation as WKU president.

Kelly Thompson Resignation, Kelly Thompson

Board of Regents Documents

President Kelly Thompson's letter of resignation submitted to the WKU Board of Regents.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding Social Work certification, university lecture series and academic freedom.

Dero Downing & Raymond Gibson Correspondence, Dero Downing, Raymond Gibson

Board of Regents Documents

Correspondence between Dero Downing and alum Raymond Gibson regarding Kelly Thompson's resignation. Gibson proposes that Thompson be named chancellor and president of College Heights Foundation and remain at WKU. Downing reports that Thompson will become the president of the College Heights Foundation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding sabbaticals, teaching load, hiring faculty and academic freedom.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding World Academy Foreign Study Program, travel expenses, student membership on university committees and bi-term courses.