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Western Kentucky University Stormwater Utility Survey 2025, Warren Campbell Jun 2025

Western Kentucky University Stormwater Utility Survey 2025, Warren Campbell

SEAS Faculty Publications

This survey provides data on 2147 U.S. and 82 Canadian stormwater utilities. The data is intended to provide useful data to communities that wish to enact stormwater utilities. Different fee systems are examined with the goal of avoiding legal exposure. Recently, the major source of pre-disaster mitigation funds was eliminated. States should consider state-wide stormwater utilities to make up for this loss.


Poverty, Flooding & Grassroots Organizing: An Analysis Of The War On Poverty & The 1977 Flood In Central Appalachia, Brooklyn Lile May 2023

Poverty, Flooding & Grassroots Organizing: An Analysis Of The War On Poverty & The 1977 Flood In Central Appalachia, Brooklyn Lile

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There is a long history of environmental exploitation and disastrous flooding in Central Appalachia. The region has long been plagued by exploitative practices such as strip mining and mountaintop removal which have stripped vegetation from land, leading to more disastrous floods and more frequent floods. With repeated floods comes a vicious cycle of substantial damage and destruction, as well as inadequate time and resources for full recovery before the next flood strikes. Consequently, floods and poverty have been cyclical, interlinked, and inseparable. Thus, this paper explores the relationship between poverty, flooding, and relief by analyzing the connections between the War …


Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost Jan 2021

Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

2021 memoranda issued by the WKU Provost to faculty & staff via email.

  • Provost's Message
  • Awards
  • Terrance Brown Named Dean of Potter College at WKU
  • David N. Brown Named Dean of Ogden College at WKU
  • Announcing New Dean of Ogden College of Science & Engineering
  • Student Ombuds Announcement
  • Message from the Provost, 9/7/2021
  • Commons at Helm Library Update
  • Update - Food Pantry
  • WKU Help
  • Tornado Relief Effort


Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police Jan 2021

Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures for students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus and policies concerning the institution's response to such reports.


Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police Jan 2019

Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

This report is designed to provide students, potential students, parents, facility and staff with crime statistics and information on university services and crime prevention programs.


Ua12/8 Violence Prevention & Response Training, Wku Police Feb 2018

Ua12/8 Violence Prevention & Response Training, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

Memoranda issued by WKU Police to faculty & staff regarding active shooter training, includes Run, Hide, Fight poster.


Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police Jan 2018

Ua12/8 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

This report is designed to provide students, potential students, parents, facility and staff with crime statistics and information on university services and crime prevention programs.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Corbin, Brett. Plague of Campus Fire Alarms Raises Concerns
  • Corbin, Brett. Dorm Dwellers Apathetic to Possible Danger – Fire Safety
  • Lord, Joseph. New Salon Coming to Bates-Runner
  • Lord, Joseph. All washed Up – Flooding, Water Pollution
  • Hall, Rex. Regents to Vote on New Policy – Athletics Fee
  • Warren, Brandy. Kappa Alpha & Kappa Delta Investigated for Alcohol
  • Finding Someone to Solve the Crimes – Anthrax
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Anthrax Scare
  • Student Government Association Needs a Little Shaking Up, Rebellion
  • McKinney, Gabe. Exit to Nowhere Hardly a Haven …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

  • Sewell, Beth. Royal Steps – Zeta Phi Beta, Omega Psi Phi, Step Shows
  • Hall, Rex. Possible Hazing Reported – Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • Lord, Joseph. Substance Tests Negative for Anthrax
  • Corbin, Brett. Shots Fired at Post-Game Party
  • Warren, Brandy. University Senate Gives Approval for Film Minor
  • Luring Teachers to Hill Takes Money
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Faculty Recruitment
  • Quick & Forward Thinking Appreciated – Anthrax Scare
  • Johnson, Misty. Put Focus on Attackers – Rape
  • Niesse, Josh. Don’t Drop Bombs – Afghanistan, Celebrate Activism Now
  • Holm, Hollan. Student Government Association …


Ua12/8 Scrapbook, Wku Police Jan 1998

Ua12/8 Scrapbook, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of public safety related clippings.


Ua12/2/1 Hillside, Wku Student Affairs Mar 1994

Ua12/2/1 Hillside, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

  • Hannah, Jim. If You Look Around You Know It’s Not Over – Mississippi River, Missouri River, Floods
  • Flynn, Leslie. Glenda Lewis Thinks Life Is Like School – School Bus Drivers