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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 Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club, Wku President's Office

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Talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at a meeting of the Hopkinsville Kentucky Kiwanis Club regarding Western Kentucky University.

Ua3/9/5 Script Chamber Of Cmomerce Coffee Hour, Wku President's Office

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Transcription of Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee Hour at which WKU president Gary Ransdell was the guest speaker.

Ua12/2 Wku Sorority System Annual Report Fall 1989-Spring 1990, Elizabeth Button

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A report of the activities of the WKU sorority system for the 1989-1990 school year. It includes information regarding the Panhellenic Council, membership data and academic rankings of individual sororities.

Ua12/2 Wku Annual Fraternity System Report Fall 1989-Spring 1990, Kelly Neill

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The purpose of this report is to offer a synopsis of what occurred during the 1989-1990 school year in Western's fraternity system. This report contains information on the Interfraternity Council, programming, membership, philanthropy, and academics. This, in turn, will point out those strengths and weaknesses in Western's fraternity system as well as to suggest ways to improve the system.

Ua12/2 Student Activities & Organizations 1989-90 Annual Report, Scott Taylor

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Report of student organization activities includes information regarding the Greek System, University Center Board, Associated Student Government, Yell Leaders, Big Red, Homecoming, Black Student Alliance, Spirit Masters and other student programs.

Ua12/2 Wku Greek System Preliminary Philanthropic Report For 1989-90, Wku Student Activities, Organizations & Leadership Office

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Tabulation of service hours worked and money raised by each sorority and fraternity for a variety of charitable organizations and causes.

Ua12/2 University Center Board Overview, Wku Student Activities, Organizations & Leadership Office

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Overview of programs sponsored by the University Center Board for the year 1989-1990. Includes a calendar of events, budget commentary, public relations and information regarding the concert contract for Garrett Student Center.

Ua36i/2/1 Peggy Keck Interview, Peggy Keck

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Peggy Keck interviewed about Students in Free Enterprise competitions.

Ua77/1 Those Fabulous Fifties, Wku Alumni Relations

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Alumni directory for the classes of 1950 through 1959 of WKU and the Bowling Green Business University. Contains segments on homecoming, athletics, arts and student life. Also included are selected graduate biographies.

Ua3/6/6/1 Wdcl-Fm Sign On, Donald Zacharias, J. David Cole

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J. David Cole and Donald Zacharias interviewed by unidentified reporter at WDCL-FM sign on event.

Ua3/6/5 - A Time For Commitment And Change, Donald Zacharias

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Speech by WKU president Donald Zacharias delivered at the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, January 8, 1981. Three main points: 1) what Western represents today (1981), 2) common goals for future and 3) how to achieve the objectives.

Ua3/3 Flag Day Address, Kelly Thompson

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Speech delivered by former WKU President Kelly Thompson on Flag Day in 1980.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 52, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Bill, Wolfe.Testing: Standardized Exams Subject of Criticism, Praise
• Talisman Receives Highest Recognition
• Mears, Teresa & Bill Wolfe. Prices, Brands, Sizes of Toiletry Items Vary
• Queen Candidate Registration Ends at 4 Tomorrow
• Bi-Term Finals Begin Today
• The Presidential Racetrack Lies Mainly in the Gutter
• Sheppard, Rickey. Editorial Perplexing
• Cortus, Bill. Urges Class Boycott
• Rogers, Jeff. Rock Not a Sin
• Gordon, David. Special Rescheduled
• Bauer, Janet. Claims Poor Coverage
• Stichtenoth, Keith. Concert Review Critic
• Clark, John. Review is Distortion, Chicago Concert
• Kraft, Kathy. Enjoyed Concert
• Ribar, Richard. …

Ua12/2/2 1972 Talisman, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs

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1972 Talisman yearbook pp. 224-end.

Organizations continued:

• Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Places First in Scholarship
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sponsors Miss Black Western Pageant
• Alpha Omicron Pi’s Win National Award
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Sponsors Housing Project
• Alpha Tau Omega’s Finance Playground
• Orphanage Girl Scout Troop Sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta
• Philanthropic Participation Tops Chi Omega’s Activities
• Delta Sigma Theta Adopts Two Local Black Children
• Delta Tau Deltas Treat Orphans to Circus; Basketball Game
• Kappa Alpha Psi Gives to Orphanage & Charities
• Kappa Delta Washboard Jamboree & Holiday Bazaar Highlight Sorority Events for 1971-72
• Kappa Sigma’s Fine Spirit Cannon
• Freshman-Varsity Ballgame …

Ua12/2/2 1972 Talisman, Part I, Wku Student Affairs

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1972 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-223.

Student Life Pictorial:

• Registration for Fall Semester Sets Students’ Heads Spinning
• Students Flock to Bookstore; Cash Registers Begin to Ring
• Western Class Successful in Preventing Sale of Estate to Russians
• No Hours, Refrigerator Rental Added to Dormitory Program
• Married Student Problems Encountered by Siewertsens
• Students Transform Campus Into Disneyland at Homecoming
• Small-scale Concerts Bring Top Entertainment to Campus
• Disenchantment Abounds with Concert Cancellations
• Associated Students Lectures Gain Momentum with Wide Range of Views
• Student Actors Breathe Life Into Scripts for Super Season
• Congestion Plagues Drivers
• Professional Artists Visit WKU Western Students Campaign for Gubernatorial Candidates …

Ua12/2/2 1971 Talisman Pt. 2, Western Kentucky University

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1971 Talisman yearbook part 2

• President Dero Downing
• Administration
• College of Applied Arts & Health
• Bowling Green College of Commerce
• Ogden College of Science & Technology
• College of Education
• Potter College of Liberal Arts
• Graduate School
• Scholar of the University – Philip Morgan
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities
• Honors Program Encourages Thinking
• Outstanding Students Win Oratorical Honors
• Honorary Fraternities & Sororities
• Professional Fraternities & Sororities
• Service Organizations & Clubs
• Associated Student Government Attempts to Change Image with Meaningful Endeavors
• College Heights Herald Marks 47^th Year with Continuing Progress
• Musical Offerings Range from Bach to Rock …

Ua12/2/2 1970 Talisman, Part 1, Wku Student Affairs

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1970 Talisman yearbook pp. 1-297:

• Foreword – Pictorial
• Academics
• Administration
• Bowling Green College of Business
• Seniors - Class of 1970 (by college)
• College of Applied Arts & Health
• College of Education
• University High
• Graduate School
• Graduate Students
• Ogden College of Science & Technology
• Potter College of Liberal Arts
• Honors & Organizations
• Professional Fraternities & Sororities
• Service Fraternities & Sororities
• Clubs
• Greeks

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Letters Of Support, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

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Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest - Letters of Support housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File for the period May through June 1970. Correspondence between Dero Downing and WKU supporters praising his actions in handling student protests.

Ua12/2/2 1970 Talisman, Part 2, Wku Student Affairs

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1970 Talisman yearbook pp. 298-end:

• Greeks continued
• Sports
• Juniors – Class of 1971
• Sophomores – Class of 1972
• Freshmen – Class of 1973

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Reports & Remarks, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

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Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest - Reports & Remarks housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File for the period February 1969 through June 1970. Includes correspondence between Dero Downing and students, form letters used by Yale University during the period, White House press releases and clippings.

Ua3/3/1 Memo Re: Environmental Commission, David Porter

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Memo from Associated Student Government vice president David Porter to WKU faculty members regarding ASC Bill No. 3 Environmental Commission. The bill is attached.

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Western 1970, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

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Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest -- Western 1970 housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File. Includes correspondence between student groups and Dero Downing regarding student demands; broadsides and clippings.

Ua3/3/1 Memo Re: National Environment Teach-In, David Porter

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Memo from the Associated Students Government to faculty members encouraging participation in the National Environment Teach-In.

Ua3/9/4 Scrapbook I, Wku President's Office - Downing

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Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period June 1969 through July 1970 compiled by the president's office. Of particular interest are obituaries of E.A. Diddle, Gordon Wilson, Gabrielle Robertson as well as Strike Western and the Vietnam Moratorium.

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 3 – The Sociology Of The Middle Years, Wku Sociology

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Table of Contents:

• Bart, Pauline B. Why Women’s Status Changes in Middle Age
• Bourque, Linda Brookover & Kurt W. Back. The Middle Years Seen Through the Life Graph
• Davidson, James D. Religious Involvement & Middle Age
• Deutscher, Irwin. From Parental to Post-Parental Life: Exploring Shifting Expectations
• Geschwender, James A. & Benjamin D. Singer. Riot Participation & the Middle Years
• Herb, Terry R. Middle Age & Aging: Neugarten’s Approach
• Levin, Jack & Gerald Taube. Attitudes Toward Public Housing Among Middle Age Tenants
• Levin, Martin L., William W. Pendleton & Lewis Bowman. Political Partisanship of Middle Age Voters
• Mayer, Thomas F. Middle …

Ua12/2/2 1969 Talisman Pt. 1, None

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1969 Talisman yearbook, pp. 1-203, includes academic, activities, features, fraternities and sororities.

Ua12/2/2 1969 Talisman Pt. 2, None

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1969 Talisman yearbook, pp. 204-end, includes features, athletics, military, classes and University High.

Ua3/3/1 Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber Of Commerce, Inc.

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Newsletter created by the Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber of Commerce.

• Annual Dinner
• Educational TV
• Glasgow, KY Chamber of Commerce
• Sales Training Seminar
• National Council
• Corco Corporation Groundbreaking
• Bowling Green Days
• Kentucky State Resort Parks
• Bowling Green Area Vocational School
• Kentucky Bureau of Vocational Education
• Shoplifting Law
• Counterfeiting

Ua12/2/2 1968 Talisman, None

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1968 Talisman yearbook.