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Ua35/8 Reveille, Vol. 28, No. 1, Wku Veterans Upward Bound Apr 2020

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


Ua3/10 President's Message - Spring Semester, Wku President's Office - Caboni Apr 2020

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 13th
  • 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


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Feb 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 95, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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

  • Lamb, Cassady. Posted Up: Local Apartment Complexes Are Suing the United States Post Office
  • Williams, Matthew. WKU to be Evaluated by Higher Education Consulting Firm
  • Collins, Michael. Strategic Sustainability Plan to be Developed
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Racism
  • Black History Month: Past & Present
  • Warner, Casey. Kentucky Canabis Laws Are Behind the Times – Marijuana
  • Dobbs, Jack. Bitter Sweet – Chocolate Festival, Hospice of Southern Kentucky
  • Metcalf, Taylor. Fast Fashion
  • Lowe, Julianna. Sustainable On-campus Bathroom Practices, In Public or Private
  • Gaylord, Kaden. WKU Softball …


Understanding Flu Vaccination Acceptance Among U.S. Adults: The Health Belief Model And Media Sources, Tong Xie, Connor Grady, Michael Cacciatore, Glen Nowak Jan 2019

Understanding Flu Vaccination Acceptance Among U.S. Adults: The Health Belief Model And Media Sources, Tong Xie, Connor Grady, Michael Cacciatore, Glen Nowak

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

Based on previous studies about the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the reinforcing relationship between media selectivity or preference and individual’s behavior, this study used a national representative adult sample to assess flu vaccination as the result of an appraisal of relevant health beliefs, trust towards the authoritative entities (e.g. CDC & FDA) and vaccine-related media information, in addition to one’s existing behavior pattern. Results showed that not-vaccinated individuals differ significantly in their vaccine-related health believes and the trust towards the authoritative information sources. This group acquired less recommendation from health care providers and more negative sentiments about flu vaccine …


What Influences Our Decision To Vaccinate? The Social Amplification Of Risk Framework And Vaccination, Laura B. Carper Jan 2019

What Influences Our Decision To Vaccinate? The Social Amplification Of Risk Framework And Vaccination, Laura B. Carper

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

The current study applies the social amplification risk framework to the anti-vaccination movement, specifically to the social factors that influence the likelihood to vaccinate. A total of 264 participants were recruited using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk engine and students from a large southern university. Participants responded to questions about their personal, friend, and family experiences with vaccines, their discussion about vaccines, and trust in vaccine literature (CDC, Facebook, family, etc.). Lastly, participants responded to a modified Duke’s social support scale. Results indicated that the likelihood to vaccinate is impacted by several social factors and that those factors can be amplified based …


Ua12/2/1 Fit: A Health & Wellness Guide, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2018

Ua12/2/1 Fit: A Health & Wellness Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine of College Heights Herald regarding health and fitness.

  • Childress, Nicole. Welcome to Fit
  • Southers, Mariah. CVS Shares 4 Ways to Beat the Flu
  • Childress, Nicole. Do It Yourself Face Masks
  • Goodlett, Ryan. Juices Add Zest to Life
  • Southers, Mariah & Bryson Lacasse. Classic Shortcuts – WKU Campus Map
  • Wells, Spencer. Little Fox Bakery Offers Sweet Treats for Every Diet
  • Southers, Mariah. Turning Up the Heat – Hot Yoga
  • Goodlett, Ryan. Iron Woman – Melinda Grimsley-Smith
  • Wells, Spencer. Preston Health & Fitness Center: More Than Just a Gym


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2009

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

  • Wilson, Laurel. Some Students Off Swine Flu – Influenza
  • Hood, Sarah. Va-Va-Voom – Megan Coker, Vette City Roller Derby
  • Harris, Shakia. Group to Talk Domestic Partner Benefits – Health Insurance, University Senate
  • Walker, Morgan. A Thousand Words – Chris Goodrow, Homeless Persons, Vietnam Veterans
  • Freeman, Phil. Smoking Survey Expected – Cigarettes, Tobacco
  • Jenkins, Spencer. Veteran’s Group Forms – Student Veterans of America
  • Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Swine Flu – Big Red
  • Pandemic or Pandemonium – Swine Flu, Influenza
  • Bryan, Kendrick. Student Government Association Wants You to Get …


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.


Ua3/1/2/2 Correspondence, Henry Cherry, K. L. Varney Jan 1918

Ua3/1/2/2 Correspondence, Henry Cherry, K. L. Varney

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence between Henry Cherry and K.L. Varney regarding a meeting scheduled and rescheduled due to the influenza epidemic. Cherry's letter discusses the conditions in Bowling Green and at Western Kentucky University.