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Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Regents 1992-1994, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU Board of Regents.

Ua12/2/37 The Transition Line, Wku Women In Transition

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Women in Transition.

Faculty Senate Questionnaire Results, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Evaluation of President Thomas Meredith.

Results Of 1994 Faculty Morale Survey, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Results of Faculty Senate survey of faculty opinions.

Faculty Senate Annual Salary Report: 1993-1994, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

This report lists salaries for all full-time personnel with faculty rank or with professional/administrative duties in each budget unit of the University. The first list is of non-ranked personnel. The next lists are of ranked faculty and last are salary lists within each budget unit for all of these personnel and arranged by rank.

A Study Of The Affirmative Action Employee Selection Process In California Community Colleges, Mary Elizabeth Sampson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Ua12/8 Chief News, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1994.

Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Jim Richards, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding WKU basketball coach Jim Richards.

Ua1b4 1994 Faculty Awards, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program for 1994 WKU faculty awards.

Index

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

The Piscatory Press: A 1994 Pod Production From The Banks Of The Columbia River

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Defining The Field: A National Membership Survey, Sponsored By The Pod Network

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Section 1 : POD Membership

Section 2: POD Membership Services

Section 3: Job-Related Information

Section 4: Personal Demographic Information

19th Annual Conference Advance Program And Registration Materials

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Vision Quest: Dialogues on Dreams and Best Practice in Professional and Organizational Development

Welcome, by Larry K. Quinsland, Conference Coordinator

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Special Events and Speakers

Preconference Workshops

Concurrent Sessions and Roundtable Discussions

Special Interest Networking

Poster Sessions and Materials and Resource Fair

Educational Expeditions

Alphabetical Listing of Sessions Being Reviewed As This Publication Went to Press

1994 Pod Network Conference Attendees

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

General Conference Evaluation

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

19th Annual Conference Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Exploring the Conference Theme

Welcome, by Larry K. Quinsland, Conference Coordinator

POD Executive Directors

1994-95 CORE Committee Members

Acknowledgements

Conference Information and Resources

Conference Overview

Conference At-a-Glance

Special Events and Speakers

Conference Program

Meeting Facilities Red Lion Hotel Columbia River

Program Modifications

Call For Papers For The 1994 Edition Of To Improve The Academy

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Deadline for submission: February 1st, 1994.

POD invites submissions for the 1994 edition of To Improve The Academy.

To Improve The Academy is the journal of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education which is published annually. It is a collection of essays written by POD's members and supporters. Since its inception in 1982, To Improve The Academy has provided a forum for articles on improving higher education through instructional, faculty, and organizational development.

Second Annual National Conference On Rewarding Teaching

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Some Expected Conference Outcomes

Further Information

1994-95 Unopa Executive Board Minutes

UNOPA: Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Abominable Mystery Of The First Flowers: Clues From Nebraska And Kansas, M. R. Bolick, R. K. Pabian

University of Nebraska State Museum: Programs Information

The plant fossils found in shales and sandstones of the late Cretaceous age Dakota Group in Nebraska and Kansas figure prominently in the "drama tis plantae" of the long-running and still unsolved mystery of the origin of flowering plants (angiosperms). This mystery has many fans because almost all of the plants that humans depend on for food and shelter are angiosperms; half of the calories in the world's diet come from the grass family alone. The Dakota fossils were discovered by western science more than one hundred years ago during the early stages of geological exploration of the western territories. …

1993 Conference Capstone Address: An Outsider's View Of Pod Values-And Of Pod's Value To The Academy, Kathleen Mcgrory

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Thank you for inviting me and for making me feel so much at home. It must have been that mention of the Holy Grail in my background that led Suzanne Brown to invite me here, since we are all questing, probably on similar routes. It seems to me that one could not be actively engaged in POD, or in the Society for Values in Higher Education, without being part idealist, part evangelist, and part missionary. A colleague of mine from Mount Enterprise Texas added a new verb to my organizational vocabulary when he told me about Texas missionary friends of …

Do You See What I See?, Karin Mcginnis, Kenneth Maeckelbergh

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper explores the role of visual perception as a value-laden, learned behavior. Through example, including visual conventions, it describes the relationships between perception, culture, and experience as well as the impact visual imagery has in the academic community. Methods for developing critical visual inquiry (visual literacy) are included.

Metaphors Of Teaching: Uncovering Hidden Instructional Values, Darlene Hoffman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper describes how metaphors of teaching can be used to assist faculty in understanding the assumptions that underlie their teaching behaviors. A problem-based and a values-based model are described In the problem-based model, there is no assumption of a metaphor. In the values-based model, the metaphors are seen as filters through which all efforts to improve teaching must pass. By understanding these values agendas, faculty consultants will have more success in facilitating teaching effectiveness.

Increasing Sensitivity To Diversity: Empowering Students, Mary Anne Johnston

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper describes a model program for increasing sensitivity to diversity in an academic environment. To improve the learning environment for all students, faculty developers provide educational programs that enhance the faculty's understanding of differences related to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and physical abilities. This report highlights the process of working closely with students to design and implement an orientation program for first-year students to increase an awareness of the influence of diversity on their learning and working together.

Leveling The Playing Field, Linda Hilsen, Deborah Petersen-Perlman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

To promote equity in education the authors contend that teachers must: 1) hear all the voices in their classrooms, 2) distribute power so students can vocalize, 3) establish ground rules with students on how to interact in the classroom, and 4) use active teaching and learning strategies in their classrooms. By employing each of these four strategies, the authors believe the educational playing field will become level, enabling all to participate equitably in attaining educations.

Putting Empowerment To Work In The Classroom, Trudy Knowles, Cheryl Medearis, Anne Snell

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

At Sinte Gleska University, a tribal college on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, we are empowering students through our teaching methods and curricular choices. Three areas have been identified as important ingredients in empowering students: validating culture, teaching to learning styles, and utilizing teaching strategies resulting in self-directed learning.

These three elements of empowerment can open up avenues of knowledge that have been previously closed to students on the Rosebud Reservation. As students discover that knowledge is powerful, they begin to learn because they want to.

Change in the fundamental ways we view ourselves as teachers is necessary in order to …

The Implication Of Cultural Diversity In American Schools, Johnson A. Afolayan

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The purpose of this article is to analyze the major factors responsible for the cultural diversity in America and their implications for professional educators. These factors include immigration, communication, linguistic diversity, cultural values, and desegregation. While some educators look to the demographics of the new student population, others consider historical clues as a method of understanding American diversity. Statistics about school achievement and dropout and graduation rates show the disparity among the ethnic groups. The new immigrants and ethnic groups may experience conflict as a result of cultural attitudes of teachers and peers. Individuals cannot be understood unless they are …

Knowledge Into Wisdom: Incorporating Values And Beliefs To Construct A Wise University, Susan M. Awbrey, David K. Scott

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Philosopher Nicholas Maxwell argues that universities today are founded on a philosophy of knowledge that is too narrowly focused on solving the technical problems of specialized academic disciplines. Maxwell believes that the foundation for the university should be a new type of inquiry that would have as its aim the improvement of not only knowledge but personal and global wisdom-a type of inquiry that would help us address the larger, complex problems that threaten our society. The authors agree with Maxwell but submit that the university has already begun a transformation to the philosophy of wisdom. As evidence of this …

Complex Cooperative Learning Structures For College And University Courses, Philip G. Cottell Jr., Barbara J. Millis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Instructors who have succeeded with cooperative learning in their classrooms may wish to move beyond the basics of structured small group work to more complex techniques which enable them to simultaneously meet multiple teaching objectives. This paper describes cooperative learning structures which not only help students learn course material but also enhance their learning skills. Instructors who use complex cooperative learning structures prompt their students to teach, to question, and to evaluate the learning of their peers.

Editorial Matter 1994

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Ordering Information

Permission to Copy

Instructions to Contributors for the 1995 Volume

In Memory of Tom Pasternack (1937-1994)

Foreword, by Emily C. (Rusty) Wadsworth

Mission Statement

Membership

Conference and Programs

Contents

List of Contributors