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An Examination Of The Perceived Fairness Of Pregnancy Leave Practices, Pamela N. Wheeler

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As the number of women entering postsecondary education continues to increase (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014), universities will be tasked with ensuring that their pregnancy leave policies and practices are aligned with the principles of organizational justice. When organizations are aware of the perceptions of both decision makers and those affect by decisions, they are able to alter policies and practices in a way that promotes perceptions of fairness. The present study examines department head and faculty member perceptions of pregnancy leave practices in a university setting. This study is a replication/follow-up of two studies conducted in 2005 and …

The Weight Of A Human Heart, Jane Olmsted

Diversity&Community Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Should Marijuana Be Decriminalized? [An Annotated Bibliography], Christina M. Costa

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

Beech Grove, Kentucky - Records (Sc 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 348. Letters, legal papers, and receipts, 1902-1916 (52), of Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky; and journal containing the town’s ordinances, 1894-1901, minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1894-1901, accounts received and expended, and listing of road hands, 1895.

On The Ethical Possibility Of Sustainability: A Challenge For Higher Education, Eric Bain-Selbo

Education for Sustainability Summer Institute

At the heart of the sustainability movement are two questions central to its viability: Are human beings capable of treating the Earth ethically? Are human beings capable of acting morally responsibly for the benefit of distant future generations? Answers to both questions are unclear. This paper draws upon the work of 20^th century critical theorists to identify the ethical core of these questions. In the process, the paper will show what would be necessary for us to answer these questions affirmatively. The paper concludes with reflections about how higher education, and interdisciplinary inquiry in particular, can be critical to …

Warren County Citizens For Managed Growth (Mss 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 355. By-laws, minutes, newsletters, correspondence and other material related to WCCMG, an organization founded to deter development of the Kentucky Trimodal Transpark, located near the rural community of Oakland in Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes information about Oakland, Kentucky. A bibliography of newspaper articles about the Kentucky Trimodal Transpark is included. To access the bibliography click on "Additional File" below.

Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah

ORED Quarterly Newsletter

Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah

ORED Quarterly Newsletter

Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah

ORED Quarterly Newsletter

Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

Ua45/6 Remarks Upon Receiving Honorary Degree, Mitchell Mcconnell

WKU Archives Records

Remarks made by Mitch McConnell upon the receipt of honorary degree from WKU in 2004.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Hall, Rex. Identity of Donor Revealed – Mary Hutto, Scholarships
• Lord, Joseph. Problems Plaguing Paradise – McLean Hall
• Moore, Michael. Bowling Green 10K Returns with New Name – 10K Classic
• Physics & Astronomy to Host New Series – Robot Eyes, Hardin Planetarium
• Hoang, Mai. Gables Apartments Victims Get Aid
• Lord, Joseph. State Funding Sought for Renovation
• Falling Through Cracks
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Renovations
• Hines, Kyle. Physics vs. History – 9/11 Attacks
• Yeager, Dorian. War Ain’t All Bad – 9/11 Attacks
• Holm, Hollan. Gary Ransdell Addresses Student Government …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Hall, Rex. Insurance Premiums to Increase
• Shinall, Dave. Gables Apartment Fire Leaves 46 Homeless
• Hoang, Mai. Newest Ombudsman Appointed – Sonya Gray
• Dittmeier, Kate. TVs Removed from Dorm Lobbies to Cut Noise Level
• Lord, Joseph. Terrorist Attack may Alter Debate Topic – Forensics Team
• USA, Hilltoppers Are On in the Same – Homecoming
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: War Against Terrorism
• Glaser, Joe. War: What Is It Good For? – 9/11 Attack
• Tucker, Kyle. Beware: Sleeping Giant Now Awake – 9/11 Attack
• Brazley, Erin. Safety Walk Finds Poor Lighting …

Ua68/10/1 Dare In Nashville Schools 1988-89, John Faine

WKU Archives Records

This report summarizes the results of a partial evaluation of the 1988-89 Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) effort implemented in all sixth grades in the Nashville, Tennessee, Metropolitan Public School system by trained instructors from the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department. As documented in the following pages, the evaluation effort had two major components.

1. An evaluation of the program by teachers and principals in all the participating schools.

2. Inner-City Study, an investigation designed to assess the impact of the program in elementary and middle schools that service those students thought to be most at risk to the threat of …