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Ua3/10/2 Budget Update, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding the budget.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Football's Malik Staples, Malik Staples

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by football graduate senior Malik Staples, who – along with his teammates – has navigated through a different type of Spring Ball over the past two months.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Baseball's Kevin Lambert, Kevin Lambert

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by baseball senior shortstop Kevin Lambert, whose season came to a sudden end as the team was heading to Birmingham, Alabama for its first conference series of the year.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Womens Basketball's Whitney Creech, Whitney Creech

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball senior Whitney Creech, who was in her senior season on The Hill when the Covid-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco, Texas.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Track & Field's Dedrick Troxell, Dedrick Troxell

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by cross county sophomore Dedrick Troxell, who had just wrapped up a great indoor season and was primed for a dominant outdoor campaign.

Ua3/10/2 Cares Act For Students, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding the Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security Act for students.

Ua3/10/2 Covid-19 Update, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff regarding Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Softball's Morgan Mcelroy, Morgan Mcelroy

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by softball senior Morgan McElroy, whose career came to a sudden end last month between the team’s midweek game and weekend series in Texas.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Golf's Mary Joiner, Mary Joiner

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by golf senior Mary Joiner, whose season came to a sudden end as the team was between events on their spring break trip in Florida.

Working During Covid-19, Wku Staff Senate

Staff Council

Email from WKU Senate to WKU staff regarding working conditions during COVID-19.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Baseball's Ray Zuberer Iii, Ray Zuberer Iii

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by baseball senior outfielder Ray Zuberer III, whose season came to a sudden end as the team was heading to Birmingham, Alabama for its first conference series of the year.

Ua94/6/1 Reflection, Janice Kampsen

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Report regarding COVID-19 by Janice Kampsen for Military Science 490 class.

Ua94/6/1 Covid-19 Impacts, Shelby Howell

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Report on the impact of COVID-19 by student Shelby Howell for Military Science 490 class.

Ua35/8 Reveille, Vol. 28, No. 1, Wku Veterans Upward Bound

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Veterans Upward Bound.

• COVID-19 Temporarily Closes Veterans Upward Bound
• Veternas Administration Partners with Treasury Department to Deliver Economic Impact Payments to Veternans & Survivors

Is Physical Activity During Late Pregnancy Related To Infant Body Composition At Birth?, Brenna Menke

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Exercise is typically regarded as having a positive impact on maternal and infant health. However, the relationship between maternal physical activity and infant body composition is unclear. The aim of this project was to determine how a physically active lifestyle during late pregnancy influences infant anthropometrics at birth. Pregnant women (34-39 weeks gestation) with low-risk pregnancies were given the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) and an accelerometer to wear on their non-dominant wrist for seven consecutive days. Approximately 24-48 hours after delivery, infant body composition was assessed utilizing air displacement plethysmography at the patients’ bedside. Fifty-five pregnant women participated (age: …

Effects Of Bingocize® On Overall Physical Activity, Functional Performance, Blood Glucose Level, Sleep Quantity, And Quality Among Older Adults In Assisted-Living Facilities, Sepehr Rassi

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Bingocize® has been established as an effective falls prevention exercise program for older adults, but its effects on older adults residing in assisted-living facilities have not been examined. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of Bingocize® on overall physical activity level, functional performance, blood glucose level, sleep quantity and quality in older adults who live in assisted-living facilities. Participants (N = 13; mean age 86.23 ± 3.90) were asked to participate in Bingocize® while wearing activity trackers (Fitbit Charge 3 HR) for 10 weeks. The activity trackers were used to assess the average number of steps …

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Mens Basketball's Taveion Hollingsworth, Taveion Hollingsworth

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by men’s basketball junior guard Taveion Hollingsworth, whose mission of advancing to the NCAA Tournament with his teammates was halted when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Zeitgeist, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

2020 Talisman yearbook:

• Mohr, Olivia. Zeitgeist
• Disrupted – Photo Essay, COVID-19
• Brandt, Jess. Cut Short – Edward Games, Grace Jones, Jarred Corona, Joshua Crask
• Zambrano, Max. Point of No Return? – Stuart Foster, Climate Change
• Francis, Kristina. Weapons Women Carry
• Steele, Emma. Now & Again – Talisman
• Gordon, Zora. Not Just Numbers – Sam Aldrich, Social Media
• Christensen, Nicole. The K-Pop Phenomenon – Music
• Hornsby, Morgan. Everything Starts with Mama – Warren County Regional Jail
• McCormick, Dillon. Evolving Sport – Esports, Video Games
• Sheffield, Catherine. Perfect Match – Travis Hudson, Volleyball
• Dozer, Claire. Follow the Signs – Deafness, American Sign …

Ua3/10 President's Message - Spring Semester, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

President's Message emails sent by Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff during spring semester, 2020.

• Announcing WKU Restart Committees & Commencement Update
• Big Red is in the Final Four! Vote Now!
• Big Red Restart Draft
• Big Red Restart Panel
• Big Red Restart Plan Answers
• COVID-19 & Holiday Schedule
• COVID-19 Testing
• COVID-19 Update
• COVID-19 Update – March 13^th
• COVID-19 Update 4.6.20
• COVID-19 Update: 3/17/20
• End of Semester
• Executive Order to Close Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses to In-Person Traffic
• Healthy On the Hill
• New Vice President for Enrollment & Student Experience – Ethan Logan

Ua37/2 Autism Isn't Coronavirus, Tom C. Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Poem written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during the Covid-19 pandemic.

An Application Of The Interpersonal Psychological Theory Of Suicide In College-Age Survivors Of Sexual Assault, Ava Katherine Fergerson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Sexual victimization is a pervasive public health concern that disproportionately affects college students and results in severe mental and physical health risks for survivors. Despite low prevalence rates in the general population, a national study found that 33% of survivors of rape reported suicidal ideation, and 13% actually made a suicide attempt (Kilpatrick et al., 1992). Although it is clear that survivors of sexual violence are at increased risk for suicide, knowledge is largely limited to epidemiological studies. Few studies have integrated theories of suicide to understand how and why this population is at such elevated risk for suicidal thoughts …

Ua37/2 If This Next Apocalypse Gets Canceled Or Postponed, Tom Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Poem written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua37/2 We Will Survive, Tom C. Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Poem written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua37/2 Love As The World Ends, Tom C. Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Poem written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua37/2 We Lived Happily During The Plague, Tom C. Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Poem written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua37/2 Lockdown Haiku, Tom C. Hunley

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Haiku written by WKU English professor Tom Hunley during Covid-19 pandemic.

Ua94/6/1 Covid-19 Diary, Anonymous

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

COVID-19 diary submitted to WKU Archives by a healthcare worker.

Correspondence Re: Covid-19, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Letter from WKU Board of Regents to WKU faculty & staff thanking them for professionalism under strain of COVID-19 restrictions.

Ua94/6/1 My Story: Wku Women's Basketball's Sandra Skinner, Sandra Skinner

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

My Story is a series of first-person feature articles written by WKU student-athletes. The student-athletes will be telling their own stories in their own words. This article written by women’s basketball redshirt senior Sandra Skinner, whose final season was cut short because of the cancellation of the Conference USA Tournament earlier this month.

Covid-19 Update, Wku Staff Senate

Staff Council

COVID-19 update issued by WKU Staff Senate.