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Necessary But Not Sufficient: The Continuing Inequality Between Men And Women In Educational Leadership, Findings From The Aasa Mid-Decade Survey, Kerry Robinson, Charol Shakeshaft, Margaret Grogan, Whitney Sherman Newcomb

Education Faculty Articles and Research

The gender of school leaders makes a difference in career paths, personal life, and characteristics of workplace. There is additional evidence that men and women are appointed or elected to lead different kinds of educational jurisdictions. Even if those differences did not exist, equitable access to leadership positions for people of different backgrounds would make this an important issue. This article reports gender-related findings from the American Association of School Administrators 2015 Mid-Decade Survey. Findings confirm many of the trends in research on the superintendency over the past 15 years. The profiles of women superintendents are becoming more like their …

April 21, 2017 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate April 21, 2017 Approved Minutes.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Staff Council Meeting, April 2017, Marshall University Staff Council

Staff Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of April 19, 2017 meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding student recruitment, emeritus faculty, budget, employee teaching, inclement weather, travel and study abroad.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding elections, budget, syllabi, committee assignments, faculty awards, library dean search, Student Government Association, continuance documentation, salary and meal plan.

2017 April 13 - Academic Council Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Montgomery Board Approval Message, Edward Montgomery

WMU President Edward Montgomery

Montgomery Board Approval Message Dr. Edward Montgomery's address at the April 12, 2017, special meeting of the WMU Board of Trustees at which the board approved his appointment as the ninth president of Western Michigan University.

Senate Meeting, April 12, 2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session-Special Meeting, April 12, 2017, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Appointment of the Ninth President of Western Michigan University

• Background
• Recommended Action

2017 April 10 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Williams, Jamie. Inclusion – Student Government Association
• Austin, Emma. University Leaders Explain Contract – Aramark
• McCarthy, Casey. Committee to Protect Journalists Discusses Press Freedom Domestically, Abroad
• Alvey, Rebekah. Fundraising Event to Open Doors on Greek Life – Homearama
• Kast, Monica. Director Named American Council on Education – Tony Norman
• Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Spring in the Baltic
• Murrer, Erick. Through Their Eyes – Low Income Students
• Harsh, Spencer. Warm Spring Weather Requires Some Chill Tunes
• Walk a Mile In Her Shoes
• Wegert, Sally. Christian …

Ua3/9/7 Spring Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Joy Castro [Speaker], Installation Of The 20th Chancellor Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ronnie D. Green, April 6, 2017, Joy Castro

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Remarks by Joy Castro for Ronnie Green's installation as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, presented April 6, 2017.

Ua3/9/2 Resolution In Honor Of Gary Ransdell, Wku Foundation

WKU Administration Documents

Resolution in honor of Gary Ransdell by the WKU College Heights Foundation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding awards, budget and SACS accreditation.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Kast, Monica. Advertising, Public Relations Still to Merge with Department of Communication
• Austin, Emma. Just for Kids – Dance Big Red
• Keltner, Bryson. Professors Shared Flipped Classroom Experiences
• Austin, Emma. Poets & Singers Celebrate Female Empowerment – This for the Women
• Chattopadhyay, Srijita. Indian Student Group to Host Traditional Celebration – Indian Student Association
• Ziege, Nicole. Grant Funds Training on Trafficking Investigation
• Hatchett, Gina. Controlling My Time for Other People
• Slaughter, Wesley. Editorial Cartoon re: School a Joke
• Hovell, Nolan. April Absurdity – Rick & …

Successful Inaugural Major Comprehensive Campaigns: How Organizational Learning Helps Explain The Process, Laza Johany Razafimanjato

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study consisted of two case studies of southern public metropolitan universities, which successfully completed inaugural major comprehensive fundraising campaigns. The purpose of the study was to explore how the process of initiating and competing an inaugural comprehensive fundraising campaign was explained by organizational learning and knowledge creation theories. Based on the conceptual framework, the fundraising campaign process required (1) essential conditions (organizational conditions and attributes of leadership) which were considered to be necessary pre-conditions for learning, (2) phases of imaging, interpreting, integrating, which constituted the learning procedure, and (3) institutionalizing, which was the resulting outcome of learning. It …

Editor's Column, Jacob P. Gross

Journal of Student Financial Aid

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Debt Profiles Of Model Students: The Projected Debt Of Highly Productive Students And Its Economic Impact, Mark E. Fincher

Journal of Student Financial Aid

A common misperception suggests that a high-achieving student can easily complete a degree with very limited debt, and that students with high levels of debt are thus underachievers. This assumption is supported by memories of previous decades when it was realistically possible for most students to work their way through college. This view, however, ignores the current financial realities faced by students with limited family support. The financial experience and circumstances of current, high-performing students is markedly different from similarly dedicated students in the past. Current students are now more likely to g raduate with high debt burdens that negatively …

The Distributional And Cost Implications Of Negative Expected Family Contributions, Robert Kelchen

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Eligibility for many federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs is determined by the expected family contribution (EFC) from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which functions as a tool to ration scarce aid dollars. The lowest possible EFC under current rules is zero, but this obscures a wider distribution of family resources that would be partially uncovered if the EFC formula were not truncated at zero and negative values were allowed. In this paper, I estimate negative EFCs using student-level data from nine colleges and universities between the 2007-08 and 2011-12 academic year. I find a large …

Student Loans, Financial Stress, And College Student Retention, Sonya L. Britt, David Allen Ammerman, Sarah F. Barrett, Scott Jones

Journal of Student Financial Aid

This study examined a sample of 2,475 undergraduate students to determine the influence of financial stress, debt loads, and financial counseling on retention rates. Results indicate, among other findings, that financial stress contributes to an increased likelihood of discontinuing college. Self-reported student loan debt contributes to an increased likelihood of discontinuing college, although students with the highest amount of university-reported student loan debt have a decreased likelihood of discontinuing college one year later as compared to students with no student loan debt. Interestingly, in this study students who sought financial counseling were more likely to discontinue college within the next …

Leading A Campus Team To Navigate Through The Comprehensive Evaluation, Andrea L. Lassiter, Lynn D. Akey, Joan Roca

Academic Affairs Publications

What are some best practices to help your institution prepare for a comprehensive evaluation? This presentation will include discussion of how to gain broad campus community participation by assembling a team to help lead the process. Committee membership, information sharing, meeting topics and timelines will be shared.

External Funding Bulletin, Spring 2017, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Bulletins

This bulletin features recent award recipients.

Ua68/1/3 Arts & Letters, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters regarding faculty and student research, events and programs.

Nonprofit Board Of Director Training: The Experiences Of Chief Executive Officers In Western Kentucky, Matthew L. Hunt

Dissertations

This reality-oriented inquiry investigates chief executive officers’ experiences of board training within 501(c)(3) nonprofit acute care hospitals. This study provides an insight into the practices, barriers, and drivers of board training. Katz’s (1955) skillsbased leadership model serves as the theoretical framework for this study. The model suggests leadership skills are not innate but can be developed through training. This qualitative study includes nine in-depth interviews with chief executive officers to acquire a rich description of the phenomenon of interest throughout nine 501(c)(3) nonprofit acute care hospitals.

A constant-comparative analysis and inductive analysis are employed to develop six themes related to …

Ua3/9 Email To Faculty & Staff, Gary Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Emails from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff from January to June 2017.

• Balancing Our Budget by Year End, 3/2
• Campus Forum, 4/12
• Farewell Message, 6/30
• Finance Fact Sheet, 1/20
• Gary Ransdell to Lead Semester at Sea Program, 2/8
• Invitation University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 6/5
• New Chapter, 2/8
• New Semester, 1/20
• Personnel Actions, 6/19
• Spring Semester Message, 4/6
• Statement on Immigration Ban, 1/30
• Video Surveillance Systems Policy, 6/19

Do You Want Kentucky?” “… No Thank You, I'M Not Hungry.”: A Case Study Of International Student Choice In Higher Education, Wouter Van Alebeek

Dissertations

In order to attract international students, it is important to know why students select a particular institution and how they experience the selection process. Additionally, there seems to be limited agreement among researchers on a conceptual framework for international student college choice and how it might differ from a model used to organize domestic students’ college choice experiences.

The purpose of this qualitative case study is to gain insight into the stages of college choice for international students by testing an expansion of the Hossler and Gallagher (1987) theoretical model that adds the push and pull factors related to the …