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Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua80/1 Meeting Agenda, W Club Nov 2017

Ua80/1 Meeting Agenda, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting agenda for the November 2017 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • DeLetter, Emily. Federal Bill Would Tax Tuition Waivers
  • Kohley, Chris. Wishful Singing – Make a Wish
  • Singleton, John. Associate Dean Speaks on Opioid Crisis – Todd Cheever
  • Coyle, Cameron. Intercultural Student Engagement Center Hosts Conversation About Student Health
  • Collins, Emma. Upcoming Documentary to Show Lives of Refugees
  • Singleton, John. Students Learn the Hidden Hacks of the Hill
  • Huff, Taylor. Is It Too Early to Play Christmas Music?
  • King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Gift of Gab
  • Gabhart, Ebonee. The Truth: Addressing Homelessness Misconceptions
  • Johnson, Kalyn. Reflections on …


Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club Nov 2017

Ua80/1 Meeting Minutes, W Club

University Organizations

Meeting minutes for the November 16, 2017 meeting of the W Club Board of Directors.


Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 3162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 3162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3162. Envelope addressed to P. R. Fendall, Esq., Washington, D.C., from Henry Clay, Lexington, Kentucky. The date of receipt is listed as 21 November 1829. On the left margin Fendall, a journalist, attorney, and politician in Washington, D.C. has noted when he replied to Clay in January 1830. The red wax seal remains attached; the envelope is empty.


Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1110. Student folk studies project titled: “Butter making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional butter making process in Allen County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, belief and motif index number.


Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of the paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1111. Student folk studies project titled: “The Process of Basket Making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, tale, and belief.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Austin, Emma. Peter Gall Indicted in Shooting Death of WKU Student – Kenneth Davis aka Alex
  • Harsh, Spencer. Greek Life Shows Low GPAs, Higher Retention
  • Kast, Monica. University College Professor Resigns Mid-semester – Ron Mitchell
  • Collins, Emma. New Director of Facilities Management Starts at WKU – George Dowling
  • Burgess, Kelly. The Secret Ingredient: An Open Mind
  • King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Patriarchy
  • Stop Silencing: Sexual Harassment
  • Hormell, David. Bird Machine Broke: Is Twitter Beyond Fixing?
  • Deppen, Laurel. Water Works – Cirque Italia
  • Fletcher, Griffin. WKU …


Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Collins, Emma. Construction on Parking Structure 3 Nears Completion
  • Fletcher, Griffin. Write to Live – Blaq Art Nouveau
  • Ziege, Nicole. Bates-Runner Subway Ranks in Top 25 Subways Nationwide
  • DeLetter, Emily. Climbing Competition Fundraises for Hurricane Relief
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Student Government Association Hosts Beard Contest, Raises Money for Cancer
  • Huff, Taylor. Mass Media or Jody Richards Hall
  • King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Listen Up
  • Leonard, Nicole. Enough: Rapists Shouldn’t Walk Free
  • Hovell, Nolan. Netflix’s New Show, Big Mouth, Is Raunchy Yet Informative
  • Mansfield, Tyler. WKU Set for …


Thomas, Rick And Janet Thomas (Mss 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Thomas, Rick And Janet Thomas (Mss 621), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan of selected item (Click on "Additional Files" below for Manuscripts Collection 621. Projects created by Rick Thomas, a guide at Mammoth Cave National Park, about various aspects of the Park's history and famous visitors to the Cave.


Scherr, Wayne M. (Fa 1106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Scherr, Wayne M. (Fa 1106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1106. Paper titled “The Story of Sally’s Rock” in which Wayne Scherr recounts the legend of Sallie Beck, a young girl who, in the early 1900s, would stand on the edge of an overhang near the Barren River and wave to boats as they passed by. Paper is based on information collected by Scherr from Charley Young, a former riverboat captain, and Dr. L. Y. Lancaster, owner of the property on which “Sally’s Rock” is located.


Jaggers, Katie Thompson (Fa 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Jaggers, Katie Thompson (Fa 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1107. Paper titled “Methods of Corn Production in an Edmonson Co[unty] Community” in which Katie Jaggers Charts the history of corn harvesting by traditional means, such as using mules, shovels, wagons, and A-harrows, up through the current practice of employing highly-tech machinery. Paper is based on information collected by Jaggers from two brothers, Edgar and Harry Thompson, who resided in Lindseyville, Kentucky. Collection also includes color photos and descriptions of traditional farming machinery.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Alvey, Rebekah. New Institute to Address Retention Rate, Student Success – Burch Institute for Transformative Practice in Higher Education
  • DeLetter, Emily. WKU Sees Continued Drop in Enrollment
  • Alvey, Rebekah & Emma Collins. Residents Return to Sorority House Following Crash – Alpha Xi Delta, Drunk Driving
  • Kast, Monica. Status Conference Held in WKU, College Heights Herald Lawsuit
  • King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Admissions
  • Altering Admissions – Budget
  • Hubbell, Julie. A Dangerous Obsession: The Troubles of Stereotyping Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Mohr, Olivia. Phoenix Rising to Hold Fundraiser …


Nunn, Louie Broady, 1924-2004 (Sc 3159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Nunn, Louie Broady, 1924-2004 (Sc 3159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3159. Telegram, 29 September 1956, from Louie B. Nunn, Republican State Campaign Chairman for Kentucky, to Mr. and Mrs. William Pennycook, Jr., Louisville, Kentucky, inviting them to a dinner at the Phoenix Hotel on October 1 in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Includes a ticket to the dinner and to the welcoming event at Memorial Coliseum.


Hudson, Beulah Olive, 1903-1997 - Collector (Sc 3158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Hudson, Beulah Olive, 1903-1997 - Collector (Sc 3158), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3158. Material sent to Beulah Hudson, Louisville, Kentucky, related to the election campaign for the Republican presidential ticket of Richard M. Nixon and Spiro Agnew. Includes letters sent to Hudson encouraging her to volunteer for the campaign and printed material. Hudson was appointed as the Kentucky State Chairman for the Secretaries for Nixon-Agnew in 1968.


Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 346. Paper titled "Hog Killing in Western Kentucky" in which Gary Collins and Tammie Pickering discuss the cultural significance of farm-raising hogs and the foodways traditions that result from the slaughtering process. Using slides and interviews, Collins and Pickering document a hog killing that took place in January 1986 on a farm in Trigg County, Kentucky.


Pickering, Tammie & Gary Collins (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Pickering, Tammie & Gary Collins (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 348. Student paper titled “Trees in Folk Crafts” in which Tammie Pickering and Gary Collins explore the connection between trees and traditional folkways. Paper details the medicinal properties of sassafras tea, which is made from tree roots, the production of maple syrup, and the expressive crafts of wood-carving and carpentry. Data collected from three working-class residents of Caldwell County. Paper also includes field journals, recorded interviews, and transcripts.


Hensley, Jennifer Lynn (Fa 351), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Hensley, Jennifer Lynn (Fa 351), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 351. Paper titled "The Music Barn" in which Lynn Hensley discusses the founding of The Music Barn, a local music venue in Warren County, Kentucky. Hensley's main informant is Joe Marshall, a country music artist, community organizer, and owner of The Music Barn.


Fox, Randy (Fa 350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Fox, Randy (Fa 350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

FFinding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 350. Paper titled "Fiddle About: Ed Carnes-Contest Fiddler" in which Randy Fox charts the history of fiddle playing and the rise of "contest fiddling" during the traditional music revival in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fox's main informant is Ed Carnes, an old-time fiddler who won the Kentucky State Fiddle Championship in 1981. Carnes details his beginnings as a fiddler, the recording of his fiddle-tunes album, and his travels across the country to different fiddling contests.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 21, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Regent Aims to Tackle Budget Issues, Strategic Plan – Claus Ernst
  • Schweickart, Lydia. Great Scott! – Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Collins, Emma. Music Department, Intercultural Student Engagement Center Receive WKU Sisterhood Grants
  • Stahl, Matt. Kentucky Museum Hosts Community Heritage Day
  • Waters, Adrianna. Students Named Semifinalists in National Competition – Siemens Competition
  • Huff, Taylor. Is President Timothy Caboni Doing a Good Job?
  • King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon: Above the Fray
  • Murrer, Erick. Selling Short: Enrollment & Image Problem
  • Hovell, Nolan. How Studying Abroad Leads …


Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2017

Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Nov 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of November 2017 meeting.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 20, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Kast, Monica. Professor’s Use of Funds Investigated by FBI, WKU – Matthw Dettman
  • Collins, Emma. Halloweekend – International Students, Halloween
  • Collins, Emma. Regents Discuss Drop in Enrollment, Diversity Plan
  • DeLetter, Emily. International Engineering Student Studies at WKU – Bareera Mirza
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Students Respond to Controversial Halloween Costumes
  • Johnson, Kalyn. Wear These Alternative Halloween Costumes
  • Austin, Emma. Editorial Cartoon re: Trick or Treat or Tuition
  • Leonard, Nicole. Spooky Style
  • Huff, Taylor. Spook Up Your Life with Help from the Stars – Horoscopes
  • Mansfield, Tyler. Young …


Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2017

Ua12/2/1 Wkuherald321, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Coyle, Cameron. Students Express Concern Over WKU Alert System
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Regent Reflects on Term – Barbara Burch
  • Eastham, Lillie. Glow Walk Honors People Affected by Cancer – Relay for Life
  • Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association Fails to Pass Resolution Supporting Dreamers – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
  • DeLetter, Emily. Scheduling Software Aims to Simplify Registration
  • Huff, Taylor. Do You Support the Fairness Ordinance?
  • Austin, Emma. Editorial Cartoon re: Faculty Regent Election
  • Part-time Faculty Deserve a Say in Faculty Regent Election
  • Hormell, David. The …


Forggett, Essie (Fa 1104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2017

Forggett, Essie (Fa 1104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1104. Student paper titled “Slavery in Green County” in which Essie Forggett details the history of the settlement of Green County and its eventual dependence upon slave labor. Forggett also includes stories of slave auctions, punishments, attempted escapes, and religious practices of slaves throughout the region. Paper is based on information collected by Forggett from county clerk records and in-person interviews with slave descendants.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Alvey, Rebekah. Faculty Regent Ballot Results Tossed Over Part-time Vote
  • Moore, Noah. Stand Proud – Pride Festival
  • Stahl, Matt. Event Celebrates Young Women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math – SkyTeach
  • Collins, Emma. Hiring Process Changes to Address Budget Deficit
  • Harsh, Spencer. New Tracks to Add to your Playlist
  • Smith, Alexis. Editorial Cartoon re: Fairness Ordinance
  • Fair Play – Fairness Ordinance
  • Burgess, Kelly. Raising the Granola Bar of Collegiate Nutrition
  • Heichelbech, Evan. Offensive Line Coach Recovering from Brain Surgery – Mike Sanford
  • Jessie, Alec. Conditioning …


Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2017

Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1102. Paper titled “Ed Diddle Stories” in which Jim Dawson collects tales relating to former WKU Hilltopper basketball coach Edgar Allen Diddle. Paper is based on interviews with members of WKU faculty, all of whom played basketball under Coach Diddle.


Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2017

Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1100. Student paper titled “Folklore of Children’s Games” in which Donna Becker details the schoolyard games of elementary-aged students. Paper is based on information gathered by Becker from students attending Delafield Elementary School in Bowling Green.