African American Student-Athletes: Factors Influencing Choice Of Graduate School,
2019
South Dakota State University
African American Student-Athletes: Factors Influencing Choice Of Graduate School, Tanner Feterl
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Although support systems are in place for student-athletes, African Americans remain underrepresented in careers requiring a graduate education, including intercollegiate athletic departments (Okahana, Feaster, & Allum, 2016). The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the factors influencing an NCAA Mid-major, Division I African American student-athletes’ choice of pursuing graduate school. Researchers identified themes utilizing Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Student Involvement Theory frameworks to explain the influencing factors. The participants consisted of nine African American sophomore, junior, and senior student-athletes who participated in different sports and were chosen using purpose sampling. Each participant took part in an …
Ua1c3/6 Student/Alumni Small Group Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c3/6 Student/Alumni Small Group Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of small groups of identified students.
Ua1c3/3 Student/Alumni Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c3/3 Student/Alumni Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of students and alumni of Western Kentucky University and its founding institutions. Individual portraits and small identified groups.
Ua1c8/1 Athletics Logos/Symbols Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c8/1 Athletics Logos/Symbols Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of logos and symbols of WKU athletics, all sports as well as Ogden College.
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Mascots,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Mascots, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on mascots.
Ua1c5/7 Intramurals Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/7 Intramurals Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of intramural teams, games, individual players and coaches.
Ua1c5/6 Football Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/6 Football Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of football teams, games, individual players and coaches, includes College High, Ogden College and Southern Normal School teams.
Ua1c5/5 Cheerleader Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/5 Cheerleader Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of cheerleaders including College High cheerleaders.
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Baseball,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Baseball, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on baseball.
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Banquets,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Banquets, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on banquets.
Ua3/6/2 President's Office-Zacharias Correspondence File,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua3/6/2 President's Office-Zacharias Correspondence File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Unprocessed correspondence files created by the President's Office during Donald Zacharias' administration. John Minton served as acting president from January to July 1979. Occasionally files created under his administration are found in the Zacharias papers. They are designated as such in the collection inventories.
Ua3/8/2 President's Office-Meredith Athletics,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua3/8/2 President's Office-Meredith Athletics, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Athletics subject file created by the President's Office during Thomas Meredith's tenure as president of WKU.
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Golf,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Golf, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on golf.
Ua3/3/8 President's Office-Thompson Assistant To The President,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua3/3/8 President's Office-Thompson Assistant To The President, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by Kelly Thompson during his tenure as assistant to the president of WKU.
Ua1c2/38 Helm Library Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c2/38 Helm Library Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Helm Library. The building was originally constructed and used as the Physical Education building 1931-1964. All images are in this series.
Ua1c2/83 Structures Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c2/83 Structures Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of structures on WKU campus. These include the bridge at the fort, the Cherry Sundial, Cherry Statue, Creed Monument, Diddle Statute, Guthrie Bell Tower, proposed Memorial Tower and the Spoonholder.
Ua1c5/8 Fans Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/8 Fans Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of fans and crowds at various sporting events.
Ua1c5/11 Tennis Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/11 Tennis Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of tennis teams and games, includes images from Ogden College tennis team.
Ua1c5/3 Basketball - Womens Photos,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua1c5/3 Basketball - Womens Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of women's basketball teams and games.
Analysis Of Factors Influencing College Choice Decisions Of Mid-Major Ncaa Division I Swimmers,
2019
South Dakota State University
Analysis Of Factors Influencing College Choice Decisions Of Mid-Major Ncaa Division I Swimmers, Kaden Huntrods
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Student-athletes face an ever-increasing challenge of selecting a higher education institution that meets their desired criteria academically and athletically. Coaches and recruiters have sought to discover how to best recruit student-athletes over the history of college athletics. Understanding these factors can assist coaches and athletes to create athletic programs to best fit the desired student-athletes. This study examined the factors that influence the college selection process of mid-major NCAA Division I, male and female swimmers. The instrument utilized in this study was the Student Athlete College Choice Profile Survey (SACCPS). The participants included 141 student-athletes from seven mid-major NCAA Division …
