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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Richardson, Kelly. State May Cut Funding for Higher Education
• McNamara, Andrew. City Votes for Prepay Gas Stations
• Fontana, Alex. Walk Sheds Light on Campus Safety
• Erd, Mackenzie. Dining Services Will Purchase Fresh Produce from Local Farms
• A Thousand Words – Coldplay
• Hupman, Samantha. Fewer Students Using Library
• Gasoline Prepay is Good, But it Shouldn’t be Forced by Government
• McDougal, Elizabeth. The Mindset of Some Women is Appalling
• Jordan, Skylar. The Tearing Down of Snell Hall is Tragic
• Williams, Craig. Jessica Needs Defense
• Ivie, Walter. Shame …

The Rattler (Volume 93, Issue 2, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Snell Hall to be Torn Down
• Maines, Ashley. Nightclub Opens – Hilltop Café
• Teague, Hawkins. Volunteers Walk for Charity – Omega Phi Alpha, Epilepsy Foundation
• Fontana, Alex. Senate Votes to Postpone Discussion of Retirement Fund Misuse
• McNamara, Andrew. Campus Safety Assessed
• Bowling Green, Western Have No Reason to Prepare for Terrorist Attacks
• Lutgring, Trista. A Size 3 Cannot Identify with Heavier Girls
• Bowling, Crystal. The Skinny on Showing Off the Fat
• Logsdon, Jeremiah. Commentary About Cloths that Fit Was Appalling
• Leslie, Joey. Student …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Fontana, Alex. Faculty Retirement Plan Accused of Mishandling Funds
• Hupman, Samantha. More Hands Learning to Speak – American Sign Language
• Coulter, Amber. Western Close to Exceeding Energy Limit
• Craft, Helen & Joey Leslie. Police Proposal to Deter Drive-Offs Would Require Prepay at Gas Stations
• A Thousand Words – J.D. Crowe & the New South
• McNamara, Andrew. Campus, City Evaluated for Terror-Attack Readiness
• Richardson, Kelly. Gary Ransdell Named Honorary Chairman for NAACP Event
• Smith Stadium Needs to Have a Smoking Policy Like Other Venues
• Dickman, Heather. …

Latin Heritage Month 2005

Diversity Programs

Lectures, Cultural Events and Latin Cuisine during Latin Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, 2005.

The Big Ball Of Blame, Donelson R. Forsyth

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

In 2005 a Saffir-Simpson Category 5 hurricane, Katrina, passed over Florida, strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, and then set its sights on New Orleans. The hurricane caused destruction and death, for many residents were unable to evacuate to safety. Then this natural disaster escalated into a man-made catastrophe, as days passed and local, state and federal officials moved at a glacial pace to help. Some called it bureaucracy and poor planning. Others used stronger words: incompetence, injustice, racism and business as usual in an elitist America that takes better care of the wealthy than its poor. But whatever word …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Richardson, Kelly. Western to Get Federal Research Lab – Agriculture
• Watt, Wes. Win Turns Jeers to Cheers – Football
• Coulter, Amber. Campus Television Station Gets Makeover, WKYU-PBS
• Teague, Hawkins. Plaza Six Movie Theatre Closes for Good
• Erd, Mackenzie. Eminent Domain Debated
• Saving Smith Stadium
• Van der Meer, Wieb. Apology
• Elam, Thomas. Planes are Meant to Fly
• Smith, Jessica. Have Some Pride, Wear Clothes that Fit Properly
• Hupman, Samantha. Learning Community Helps Students Bond – College of Health & Human Services
• Richardson, Kelly. Employees to be …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Richardson, Kelly. Western Offers Aid to Hurricane Katrina Victims
• McNamara, Andrew. Police Patrol a la Segway
• Coulter, Amber. Campus May Get Wireless Internet Access
• Watt, Wes. Football Team Readies for EKU Faceoff on Saturday
• A Thousand Words – Nathan Morgan
• Richardson, Kelly. Financial Support Rises
• Western Reaches Out – Hurricane Katrina
• Elam, Thomas. Thank a Soldier
• Schanie, Raymond. Euroland Wakes Up
• Barati, Darius. Check the Numbers; They Don’t Lie
• Coulter, Amber. Outdated Computers Pose Problems for Staff
• Fontana, Alex. Student Government Association Evaluations Continue
• Hupman, …

The Rattler (Volume 93, Issue 1, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Migrating Latinas And The Grief Process, Daiana Anahir Gonzalez

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study examines the migratory experience of immigrant Latina married women. It looks at their experience from both an individual and a systemic perspective. It compares their experience to that of grief due to bereavement using Parkes' theory of the grief process. This research also presents findings as to the effects of migration on the marital system. Analysis of interview data provided by 12 Latin American women who resided in the United States ranging from 2 years to 10 years, allowed a comparison between the experience of these women and the grief process theory. The findings of the study …

Poverty, Race And The Contexts Of Achievement: Examining Educational Experiences Of Children In The American South, Maryah Stella Fram, Julie Miller-Cribbs, Lee Van Horn

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

This paper reports findings of a study examining child-, classroom-, and school-level factors that effect academic achievement among public school children in the South. Using ECLS-K data, we compare and contrast the learning environments in high/low minority and high/low poverty schools. A sizeable minority of Southern children attend schools that are race and/or class segregated; on multiple dimensions these schools are less desirable than are schools attended by more privileged children, and children attending these schools have lower levels of academic achievement. Results from 3-level random intercepts models show that a range of child and family factors, as well as …

Political Efficacy And Expected Participation Among Lower And Upper Secondary Students. A Comparative Analysis With Data From The Iea Civic Education Study, Wolfram Schulz

Civics and Citizenship Assessment

The process of political socialisation of adolescents includes more than the acquisition of knowledge about society, citizenship and the political system. In a democracy, citizens are expected to participate actively in the political process. Active participation, however, requires citizens to believe in their own ability to influence the course of politics, in other words, to feel politically efficacious. Therefore, enhancing control beliefs and the willingness to act politically could be viewed as important areas of civic and citizenship education. This paper examines changes in levels and relationships regarding efficacy and expected participation using data from students at different stages of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Leslie, Joey. Hurricane Katrina, Holiday Contribute to Rising Gas Prices
• Green, Tavia. Hurricane Disaster Impacts Students, Staff
• Hupman, Samantha & Joey Leslie. Katrina Swamps South, Soaks Hill
• Williams, Jenna. Campus Subways to Feature Two Lines for Faster Service
• Hupman, Samantha. Events to Focus on Constitution
• Fonatana, Alex. Senate Opens Discussion After Grise Lot Closes – Parking
• So Long, Snell Hall
• Dillon, Ryan. The War in Iraq is Not a Quagmire
• Cherwak, Debby. Thanks for 27 Years
• Harrell, Bobby. My Family Will Never Forget Katrina
• Richardson, …

Is Inter-Organizational Collaboration Always A Good Thing?, Richard A. Longoria

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The human service literature suggests that the concept and outcomes of inter-organizational collaboration are not well understood. Nonetheless, inter-organizational collaboration has emerged as a statement of direction for social welfare policy and professional practice. In light of an unclear understanding of collaboration, this analysis suggests the concept has powerful symbolic qualities, which perpetuates its continued use. While the general notion of collaboration is promising, human service administrators and stakeholders must couple critical thinking and action to clarify the meaning, intent, application, and outcomes of inter-organizational collaboration. This article raises the question as to whether the popularity of inter-organization collaboration is …

2005 Nebraska Rural Poll Results: Well-Being In Rural Nebraska, Rebecca J. Vogt, Randolph L. Cantrell, Bruce B. Johnson, Alan J. Tomkins

Publications from the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI)

Nebraska’s economy has begun to improve during recent years. How have these changes affected rural Nebraskans? How do rural Nebraskans perceive their quality of life? Do their perceptions differ by community size, the region in which they live, or their occupation? Who do they feel comfortable talking to about their personal problems? What factors are most important to rural Nebraskans when selecting a behavioral health service provider?

This report details 2,851 responses to the 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll, the tenth annual effort to understand rural Nebraskans’ perceptions. Respondents were asked a series of questions regarding their individual well-being. Trends for …

Fantasy, Vision, And Metaphor - Three Tracks To Teachers Minds, Dorit Tubin

The Qualitative Report

This paper explores how the three concepts of vision, metaphor, and fantasy serve educational research for a better understanding of teachers’ minds regarding educational issues. Drawing upon data based on a review of the literature, the following has been found: a semantic comparison showed that the concepts were similar in their abilities to create visual images and function as communication media, but differed in origin, time orientation, reality reflection, activity orientation, and consensus creation. Empirical findings demonstrated the importance of question formulation, the researcher’s position, and the scope of the study. In conclusion, the paper proposes how the different concepts …

Amish Teacher Dialogues With Teacher Educators: Research, Culture, And Voices Of Critique, Henry Zehr, Glenda Moss, Joe Nichols

The Qualitative Report

This dialogical project is framed with in critical inquiry methods to bring an Amish teacher’s voice to the fore front. Henry, an Amish middle school teacher, and two university teacher educators in northeastern Indiana collaboratively critiqued educational literature written about the Amish culture from the past 15 years. Building on critical ethnography and narrative methods, the authors used dialogue as a medium for inquiry. The intersubjective, collaborative project democratized the university researchers’ research role and allowed an Amish voice to gain a place in the academic field of research.

The Application Of Interrater Reliability As A Solidification Instrument In A Phenomenological Study, Joan F. Marques, Chester Mccall

The Qualitative Report

Interrater reliability has thus far not been a common application in phenomenological studies. However, once the suggestion w a s brought up by a team of supervising professors during the preliminary orals of a phenomenological study, the utilization of this verification tool turned out to be vital to the credibility level of this type of inquiry, where the researcher is perceived as the main instrument and where bias may, hence, be difficult to eliminate. With creativeness and the appropriate calculation approach the researcher of the here reviewed qualitative study managed to apply this verification tool and found that the establishment …

Phenomenologically Investigating Mediated Nature, Tony E. Adams

The Qualitative Report

During the summer of 2001 I worked as a bartender in Wyoming, two miles east of Yellowstone National Park. This opportunity provided me with unique experiences of “the wilderness” and as a result, allowed me to become aware of intricacies of living with in a primarily simulated and mass mediated culture, i.e., the United States. Following tenets of phenomenology, this paper investigates the simulated- and mass mediated-ness of society with specific focus on experiences with two nature environments: simulated-nature places (e.g., shopping malls, zoos ) and televised-nature representations (e.g., Crocodile Hunter, Jaws) .

Beyond Technique: An Autoethnographic Exploration Of How I Learned To Show Love Towards My Father, Sean D. Davis

The Qualitative Report

I offer an autoethnographic exploration of my experience with the culture of a marriage and family therapist (MFT) in training. As a beginning therapist I assumed that success would be determined primarily by how well I mastered different theoretical models. This belief shifted during an instance in which I was planning to begin differentiating myself from my family of origin using Bowenian techniques. I experienced a profound shift in the way I interacted with my father – and with others – as a result of an interaction completely void of therapeutic technique. I discuss the ways that this experience changed …

Pathways To Power: The Role Of Political Parties In Women’S National Political Representation, Sheri L. Kunovich, Pamela Paxton

Sociology Research

The authors extend previous research on women’s participation in politics by examining the role of female elites in political parties in selecting and supporting women as political candidates. They hypothesize that political parties, in their role as gatekeepers, mediate the relationship between country-level factors, such as women’s participation in the labor force, and political outcomes for women. The article focuses on three outcomes for women: the percentage of female political party leaders, the percentage of female candidates in a country, and the percentage of women elected. New cross-national measures of women’s inclusion in political parties are developed and analyzed in …

Correctional Officers’ Perceptions Of Equitable Treatment In The Masculinized Prison Environment, Marie L. Griffin, Gaylene Armstrong, John R. Hepburn

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Research suggests that employee perceptions of an organization’s support for policies that promote an equitable work environment may differ significantly by race and gender groups. This study examines such perceptual differences and their attitudinal effects on employee experiences within the unique context of a prison setting. Significant differences in correctional officer perceptions of policies are found to exist by race and gender groups. Contrary to expectations, all race and gender groups perceive strong organizational support for equal treatment policies. Moreover, the work experiences of White males are not negatively affected by perceptions of organizational support for equal treatment as had …

Martino Of Como And Stefania Barzini. The Art Of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

Inside Unlv, Diane Russell, Cate Weeks, Carol C. Harter, Mamie Peers

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.

Service Learning: Strategies For Developing Character, Catherine Berger Kaye

Special Topics, General

Simply put, service learning connects school-based curriculum with the inherent caring and concern young people have for their world-whether on their school campus, at a local food bank, or in a distant rainforest. With the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, young students are especially attuned to how we as a nation, truly rely on the spirit and actions of volunteers to bring both essentials for daily living and to restore hope.

Character, Civic Renewal And Service Learning For Democratic Citizenship In Higher Education, John Annette

Civic Engagement

This article explores the civic republican conception of citizenship underlying the Labour government's programme of civil renewal and the introduction of education for democratic citizenship. It considers the importance of the cultivation of civic virtue through political participation for such developments and it reviews the research into how service teaming linked to character education can lead to the civic virtue of duty or social responsibility.

Compendium Of Quality Indicators: Older Adults, Adults With Physical Disabilities, Adults With Mental Retardation/Autism Living At Home, In The Community Or In Long Term Care Facilities, Julie T. Fralich Mba, Stuart Bratesman Mpp

Disability & Aging

Researchers at the Muskie School of Public Service compiled over 15 tools and surveys. Included in the report are Participant Experience Surveys, Performance Indicators, Experience Surveys, Core Indicators, Consumer Surveys, Behavioral Risk Factors, Outcome Measures, and a variety of Quality Measures. Sample questions and tools are shown in this Compendium of Quality Indicators

Prepare Your Mind For Learning, Deborah K. Smith, Trevor T. Moores, Jerry Cha-Jan Chang

Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Faculty Research

The learning process must evolve and expand throughout one's IT career. Most would agree that's often easier said than done. Here are some ways professionals can overcome mental blocks that may prevent learning.

Cultural Diversity In Multinational Organisations, Marian Crowley-Henry

Conference papers

With the rhetoric in international management espousing the value of being able to access and capitalise on the knowledge of a workforce with international experience in order to compete globally and the need to embrace diversity (including cultural or ethnic diversity) in and across organisations, this paper discusses the findings from a qualitative research undertaking where senior and middle managers working for multinational organisations in a cross-section of industry sectors were interviewed. A total of twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with “foreign” managers based in Europe, the majority hired on local contracts. The findings presented in this paper outline the …

Review Of Hoodlums: Black Villains And Social Bandits In American Life, By William L. Van Deburg, Robert Washington

Sociology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.