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Ua12/2/1 Welcome To Your New Home, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Dedication program for the Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center at Western Kentucky University created by the staff of the College Heights Herald. Includes floor plan of the building and biographical sketches of Bob Adams and David Whitaker.

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Richard Ewald – Society of 1906
• Ransdell, Gary. One Big Leap
• The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science in Kentucky
• Photographer Finishes Third in Hearst Competition – Jonathan Woods
• Richard Miller Appointed First Chief Diversity Officer
• WKU Wins CASE WealthEngine Award
• Russell Athletic WKU Official Team Apparel
• Houchens Industries Gives $5 Million for WKU Stadium Project: WKU Add Houchens to Stadium Name
• Regents Approve $314.6 Million Budget
• Dean Kahler to Lead Enrollment Management
• Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Competes Nationally
• Emergency Management: WKU’s Crisis Management Plan
• We Remember – Virginia Tech University Massacre
• Love …

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 3, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• Reed Morgan & Karen Towell Awards
• Recruitment Dates for Fall 2007
• Greek Advisors Recognized
• Greek Hall of Fame
• Philanthropy Report
• Greek Week Results
• Structured Homecoming 2007
• Most Improved . . . Sigma Nu
• Greek Spotlights - Andrew Rash, Ashley Gore, Jonathon Wysong, Lizzy White, BryAnn Roth

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. Academy of Mathematics & Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University
• Endowment Tops $92 Million Mark
• Donors to Hilltopper Basketball Program Recognized
• WKU Announces Assistance Program for High Need Students
• The Boulevards – Alumni Village
• Charlie Keown: A Visionary Leader
• Casagrande, Michael. Greek Life: The New Greek Village at WKU
• Cummings, Carol. A Strong Red Thread: A WKU Family Tradition – Furnish Family
• Academy of Mathematics & Science: A Gift WKU Gives the World
• The Center for Gifted Studies
• WKU Alumni Association Lifetime Members
• Business University Reunion
• Golden Anniversary Club Reunion
• 2007 Save the …

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• 2006-2007 Spirit Masters
• Up 'til Dawn Celebration
• Greek Spotlights - Jordan Shaw, BryAnn Roth
• Calendar of Events for March, April & May

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• A Word from Ben Redmon, IFC President
• Important Reminders
• Charles Keown Plaque Dedication
• New Member Grades
• Calendar of Events for February & March
• Greek Spotlights - Chris Woods, Lizzy White, Coty Back, Tori Theiss

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Society of 1906 – Gerald Edds
• WKU Awarded Grant to Improve Teacher Education in Math & Science
• Gift from BB&T Will Provide Leadership in the Study of Capitalism
• WKU Names Knicely Center Board Room in Honor of Ward & Ann Elliott
• Kelly Autism Program Presents Alliance Awards
• A New Century of Spirit: Campaign for Western Kentucky University
• Support for the University’s Study Abroad & International Programs
• Academic Excellence at WKU
• Endowed Professorship Helps Guide WKU to National Prominence in Astronomy – Charles McGruder
• Current Endowed Professorships
• Scholarship Recipient Katherine Smith
• World-Class Library System – University Libraries …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. President’s Letter
• Society of 1906 – Martha Lloyd
• WKU Announces Dorris Burchett Legacy Commitment for Business Gift is Third Largest One-Time Commitment to WKU
• Steve Eaton Makes New Commitment for Hilltopper Basketball
• Jessie Ball DuPont Fund Makes $150,000 Commitment to WKU-Housing Authority of Bowling Green Partnership
• WKU Names Clinical Education Complex’s Early Childhood Center in Honor of Long-Time Supporters – Dan Vitale
• WKU Health Services
• Former WKU Baseball Player Makes Lead Gift for New Baseball Clubhouse – Paul Orberson
• Ken McDonald Selected WKU Basketball Head Coach
• Online Masters Degree in Elementary Education Beginning Fall …

Neo-Populism And Political Mass Communication In Latin America: Press Freedom, Media Access, And Democracy, Nagidmy Marquez Acosta

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This paper studies the relationship between neo-populism and political mass communication in Latin America. Through a quantitative assessment, this research aims to examine the role that media politics plays in strengthening democracy and neo­-populism in eighteen Latin American countries. In particular, the author examines two key elements of the political mass communication concept: press freedom and media access. Can neo-populism be understood without an assessment of media politics? Do political pressure and control of media content, combined with widespread access to different channels of mass communication strengthen neo-populism in Latin American? The author concludes that while Latin American countries are …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Contents:

• Society of 1906 Honor Roll
• Wilkerson, Martha. Thank You Gretchen Niva!
• Special Needs Trust Commits $750,000 for Clinical Education Complex
• 2 WKU Students Win Hearst National Championship – Will DeShazer, Brenna Gallegos
• WKU Regents Approve Move to Division I-A Football
• McDaniel, Sue. A Century of Academics
• A Quarter of a Century for the Center for Gifted Studies
• 100 Hours of Life on the Hill, September 6-10, 2006
• Newton, Tommy. A Century of Campus Planning
• A Century of Gifts: 100 Gifts WKU Gave the World
• Centennial Timeline
• One Century, One Vision – Henry Cherry, Gary Ransdell
• Adventures …

Ua77/1 Alumni, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Frances Wilson Donation – Jazz Education & Performance Program
• Ransdell, Gary. A Letter from the President
• Julia Roberts Among Most Influential People in Gifted Education
• Larry & Kent Gildersleeve Make Gift in Memory of Father – Benjamin Gildersleeve
• Hoffman Institute Director Involved in Projects – Chris Groves
• Rafferty’s Makes Gift
• WKU Utilizes Bucks for Brains Matching Funds
• WKU Institutional Advancement Honored at CASE District III
• Jan & Robert Hensley Create Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Got the Vote? Student Participation in the Political Process
• WKU Regents Approve Budget Reduction Plan
• Three Sorority Members Die in Wreck – Phi …

Ua77/1 Alumni, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. Fellow Alumni: Thank You!
• 3 New Regents Join WKU Board
• Forensic Team Makes Unprecedented Sweep
• Darrin Horn Returns to Alma Mater as Coach
• Campus Safety Task Force
• Victory 2003
• Endowed Faculty Positions
• Alumna Left $3.5 Million to WKU for Scholarships – Mary Hutto
• Bucks for Brains
• Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex
• WKU Dedicates Guthrie Bell Tower, Celebrates Freedom
• Campus Beautification an Important Goal for Campaign
• Campaign Timeline
• More Than $5 Million in Private Gifts Support Western’s Engineering Program
• Gifted Studies
• Other Innovative Programs at WKU
• The Legacy of the Campaign - Honor Roll …

Trends. Meanings And Words: Communication Catalysis And Reactivity In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of public discourse and fact construction in the context of the conflict between the state of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.

Ua1b3/3 Annual Report, Wku Athletics Committee

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Athletics Committee annual report for the 2000-01 school year.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 8, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• From the Editor - Y2K
• Slavey, Carla. What the Millennium Means
• Ransdell, Gary. Update from President Gary A. Ransdell
• Regent Among Recipients of Governor's Award - Cornelius Martin
• Winter Commencement
• Parsley, Kimberly. Building a Community of Learners - Carol Graham
• Newton, Tommy. WKU Takes Leadership Role in Early Childhood Education
• Top Cop - Robert Deane
• Obtain Wisdom
• Newton, Tommy. Tutors Pour Tout
• Newton, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Parsley, Kimberly. The WKU Global Community: President Ransdell Furthers Exchange with China
• President Ransdell's Visit to Taiyuan University of Technology
• Parsley, Kimberly. Dr. George Vourvopoulos: An Artist of Science
• Reaching for the Stars - Physics & Astronomy
• Parsley, Kimberly. Dr. Charles Smith: It's All About Music
• Groundbreaking Event in Glasgow
• Miller, Mary. Faculty Regent Update
• Jerry Wilder Steps Down as Student Affairs Vice …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 6, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Marion B. Lucas: Distinguished Historian with Exciting Future
• Assistant Dean Puts Faculty First - Linda Brown-Ferguson
• Newton, Tommy. Information Technology Vice President Drawn by Enthusiasm - Richard Kirchmeyer
• Parsley, Kimberly. Dr. Joyce Wilder: Giving Back to Her Community
• Off to the Olympics! - Huda Melky
• Parsley, Kimberly. Enriching the International Experience Through Language - English as a Second Language
• Retirees …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 5, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Sam McFarland: Bridging Human Hearts
• Skipper, Bob. Education Dean Sees Role as Facilitator - Karen Adams
• Regents Approve Tuition Guidelines
• With Honors: Graduation 1999 - Joy Bale Boone, Nicholas Kafoglis
• Regents Approve '99-2000 Budget
• May in China
• Stupp Bridge Company Donates to WKU
• Congratulations, Concrete Canoe Team!
• Public Affairs Adds New Faces
• Flynn, Jim. Challenging the Spirit: An Update on …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 4, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Five Year Plan to Help Traffic Flow
• WKU to Graduate 1,100 May 8
• Self-Insurance Goes Smoothly, Says Human Resources
• Remember Area Code Change
• WKU Literary Award Goes to Critic Denis Donoghue
• First China Faculty Exchange
• Gift to Aid Dental Hygiene
• Council on Postsecondary Education Names Assistant Director - Rana Johnson
• Former Topper to Direct Athletic Fund Raising - Roland Shelton
• Employment Opportunities Available …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 3, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Kindred, Teresa. WKU Produces Agri-Leaders - WKU Agriculture
• Demonstrating Her Commitment to Her Alma Mater -Mary Nixon
• Gift Forms Partnership with WKU - Firstar Corporation
• April 16, 1998: When All Hail Broke Loose
• Your Oral Health and Over All Health - WKU Dental Hygiene
• Miller, Mary. A Message from Your Faculty Regent
• Honored for Lifetime Achievement - Tom Baldwin
• College Heights Herald Wins …

Ua77/1 Alumni, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Folk Guitar
• Dougherty, Russell. Letter to Editor
• A Little Can Make a Difference – Becky Pleasant
• Making A University Transformational – Gordon Ford
• Demonstrating Commitment to Her Alma Mater – Mary Nixon
• Impacting Cultural Lives in the Community
• Yarbrough, Alex. Jazz Pro Mike Lango Comes Home
• Music Department Wall of Fame
• Kindred, Teresa. WKU Produces Agri-Leaders – Jenks Britt, Billy Smith
• Meet New Alumni Board Members!
• Sprinklers are High Priority
• Kentucky Emergency Medical Service Academy
• Meyers, Amy. How Can I Help?
• Eison, Sheila. On Making the Time & Being Sublime – Mary Miller
• Southern Kentucky Festival …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 2, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Taking the Classroom Across the Commonwealth
• Board of Regents Meeting: Sprinklers a High Priority
• Gramling, Joy. A Message from Your Staff Regent
• Stephen Jay Gould
• Music Receives Largest Gift Ever from Anonymous Donor
• Eison, Sheila. After 13 Years, Mary Miller's Back as Faculty Regent
• Chambless, Cheryl. Update on New System for Student Information - Banner
• Setting the Pace! - Stanley Pace Donation
• Southern …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 1, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Gordon Ford Gift Largest for Business College
• Kentucky Emergency Medical Service Academy
• Gerontology Program Receives Support - Active Services Corporation
• Fall Commencement: 1,100 Degrees; Honors Kentucky Historian Dr. Thomas Clark
• Weather: What to Do
• Coffee's Brewing at the Faculty House
• Gifts to College Heights Foundation
• Mary Ellen Miller Returns to University Board
• Happy Birthday PBS!
• Bivin Forensic Society Takes Act on the Road, …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 9, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Mixing Manpower & Mind Power Pays Off - George Vourvopoulos
• Business College Receives $2.6 Million Gift
• Faculty Award of Excellence Winners - Nancy Baird, Robert Holman, Karen Westbrooks
• University & Community Address Safety
• Western's Public Radio Service Completes Successful Membership Campaign
• Wheat First Union Establishes Scholarships
• College Heights Herald Wins Journalism Award
• Program Receives Barry Bingham Award
• Women's Club Gives to College Heights Foundation
• Smoke: A Student's Nightmare - …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Gifts Will Provide Endowed Professorship
• Enrollment Tops 15,000
• MedBen Self-Insurance
• WKU Alumni Hall of Fame Adds Five - Stephen Henry, Frank Moxley, Herbert Wassom, Billy Miles, Zuheir Sofia
• Scholarship for Children of Tobacco Farmers
• Endowment Benefits Art Department
• Gift will Aid Jazz Program
• '59 Grad Brings Jazz Trio - Mike Longo
• Glory Days Homecoming '98
• Nearby Out-of-Staters Get Kentucky Tuition

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 6, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Skipper, Bob. Applied Science & Tech WKU's First Program of Distinction
• WKU Regents Elect Cornelius Martin Chair; Kristen Bale Vice Chair; Welcome Three - Stephanie Cosby, Ronald Sheffer, James Tennill
• Yarbrough, Alex. Meet WKU's 1998 Distinguished Professors - Richard Salisbury, Julia Roberts
• Eison, Sheila. Professor With a Cause: Corporate Advocacy - Judith Hoover
• Yarbrough, Alex. He's Dr. Historian to His Colleagues - Vernon Sheeley
• Annuoncing This Year's Productivity Awards …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 5, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Dr. Gary A. Ransdell is Inaugurated Ninth WKU President
• WKU 143rd Commencement Revives Tradition with Outdoor Ceremony
• Regents Approve $142 Million Budget
• Franklin Bank & Trust Establishes WKU Lecture Series
• Gone Fishin'! - WKU retirees
• Business College Receives 1 Million+ Gift - Leon Page
• Ribbon Cutting for the Community College
• Ransdell, Gary. The Delicate Balance Between Past and Future
• Siria, Stephanie. Grant Will …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 4, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Siria, Stephanie. Mace Will Add to WKU's Rich Tradition
• WKU Supporter Col. Ed Stansbury Pledges $1 Million+ for Scholarships
• WKU Hires Veteran Fundraiser as Vice President - Thomas Hiles
• Spring Commencement May 16, L.T. Smith Stadium
• Catch the Spirit of the MASTER Plan - Making Academic & Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding
• Skipper, Bob. Faculty Emeriti Robert & Catherine Ward Give Property to Support …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 8, No. 3, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Inauguration Week Events May 2-8, 1998
• Dennis Felton Named WKU Head Men's Basketball Coach
• $88,000 Gift Supports Industrial Tech Program
• $25,000 Gift Supports Potter College Programs
• April is the Month for Robert Penn Warren at WKU
• You Are Invited to the International Gala
• Hughey, Aaron. Concern & Sensitivity: The Key to Survival in Higher Education
• Global Reach / Local Touch Connect @ the …

Ua77/1 Alumni, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. Higher Education a Priority
• Inauguration ’98 Celebrating Excellence
• New Administrative Structure
• Stephen House Elected President of National Group
• Responding to the Institutional Review
• Western’s Public Radio Receives Governor’s Award – WKYU-FM
• Phonathon Sets New Record, Again
• Radon Testing Complete
• Students Receive Psychology Awards
• Radio News Wins Kentucky Press Association Competition
• College Heights Herald, Students Win Journalism Awards
• Student Wins Emmy Award at Regional Competition – Kelly Hobbs
• Sigma Chi Receives National Award
• Lucas, Marion. Dr. Lowell H. Harrison
• Head Start Gets Head Start
• Homecoming!
• Kentucky Museum – Historic Coverings, Tiny Trains
• Gary Ransdell on …