Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons^™

Ua3/9/5 Special Announcement - Kelly Autism Project, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell announcing the beginning of the Kelly Autism Project at Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Dr. John D. Minton Hall Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Minton Hall dedication.

Ua3/9/5 Higher Education Reform From The Perspective Of A Comprehensive University, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Pritchard Committee meeting.

Ua3/9/5 Commemoration Ceremony Of September 11, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the commemoration of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses the budget, enrollment, community college, College of Health & Human Services, faculty engagement, economic development, sponsored programs, donations, campus construction and parking.

Ua3/9/5 Sofia-Downing International Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Sofia-Downing International Center dedication ceremony.

Ua3/9/5 Guthrie Bell Tower Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the Guthrie Bell Tower dedication ceremony in honor of the Guthrie family and WKU's servicemen.

Ua3/9/5 Central Regional Postsecondary Education Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox campus dedication.

Ua3/9/5 4th Annual Biodiversity Conference, Wku President's Office

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Remarks made by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the 4th annual Biodiversity Conference.

Ua3/9/5 South Regional Postsecondary Education Center Dedication, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the WKU Glasgow dedication.

Ua3/9/5 Partnerships For Progress: Linking Higher Education & Economic Development, Wku President's Office, Gary A. Ransdell

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices. In response to Governor Patton's challenges to create Programs of Distinction and enhance the state's capacity for economic development, we, at Western, have created a series of applied science centers. These centers are directing faculty talent toward creating a relevant curriculum in the sciences, toward solving environmental and material problems which limit economic development, and toward creating practice-based experiences for students. A by-product of these centers is a strengthened core curriculum which brings the applied sciences into focus for all WKU students.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses strategic planning, honors and awards, tuition, recruitment, physical plant, Mass Media & Technology Building, new buildings, capital campaign, employee benefits, student health care and University Senate. Also included are remarks regarding Jody Richards and engineering programs.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty & Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the fall convocation. He discusses freshman orientation, change, Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, budget and funding model, tuition, new buildings, technology, parking, curriculum, dormitories, Diddle Arena renovations, University Senate and employee benefits.

Ua3/9/5 Commencement Speech - Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wku President's Office

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Commencement speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Class of 1999.

Ua3/9/5 Bowling Green Noon Rotary Club Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Noon Rotary Club in Bowling Green, Kentucky regarding strategic planning and change at Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Somerset Noon Rotary Club Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Noon Rotary Club in Somerset, Kentucky.

Ua3/9/5 Opening Faculty/Staff Meeting, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at his first fall convocation. He discusses priorities, strategic planning, institutional peer group, programs of distinction, campus construction and improvement, traffic and parking, information technology, student compensation, athletics, employee benefits and policies, community relations, fund raising and student recruitment.

Ua3/9/5 Master Plan Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the incoming Class of 2002.

Ua3/9/5 Address To The Duke University Talent Identification Search Program, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to students involved in the Duke University Talent Identification Search Program.

Ua3/9/5 Leadership For The New Millennium, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Association of College Honor Societies. He was asked to speak on "what is needed to build a more vigorous and robust academic and social opportunity for our students."

Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office

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Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at unidentified function in Russellville, Kentucky.

Ua3/8/10 Inaugural Address, Thomas Meredith

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Speech delivered by President Thomas Meredith upon his installation as WKU president.

Ua3/7/5 The Inauguration Address, Samuel Kern Alexander

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Speech delivered by Kern Alexander upon his installation as WKU president.

Ua3/2/1 Western's Old Idealism In A Modern Setting, J. S. Brown, Wku President's Office - Garrett

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WKU Founders Day speech by J.S. Brown.

Ua3/1/4 Chapel Talk Re: Wku History, Henry Cherry

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Speech delivered by Henry Cherry in chapel regarding the history of WKU and appeal to build the Kentucky Building.

Ua45/1/1 State Normal Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 4, Wku Registrar

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