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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. 9, NO.5' AUGU5T/ 5EPTEMBER 1999 .... li1 WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION FOR FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF WKU Dr. Sam McFarland: human heat1s
plify a previously confusing array of Asking hilll what he believes relationships between personality and makes a good professor, WKU's new p rejudice, ~ he explained. est Distinguished Prof replied: This past year, he conducted two " First, I believe thai a professor additional large-sample studies on his needs both 10 bescholarly in hisor her subject, the first of which was pre own discipline and to see that disci sented an the annual meeting of the pline in light of the 'human conditioll.' International Society for Political Psy My honors course, ThL' Social Psycllol chology, with results appearing in the ogy of Good ami Evil, illustrates how I lournal of Personality and Social Psy try to bridge my discipline with im chology. porlant and perplexing human issues. A recent article, TIR' DL1le/oplllellt uSecond, I believe that each of Agrt.'SSioll ill Clrildrell- Recellt Ameri student's 'potential self' includes the call Studies, is in press for a Russian· capacities for integrity, responsibility, Dr. Sam McFarland, Univeflity Distinguished Professor (photograph by Sheryl A Hogan) language educa tion journal, and he's fidelity, and caring as well as intellec writing a chapter entitled Russia ll tual mastery, a nd I want to help stu By Sheila Conway Ei~n the sweat of its laborers, tile genius of its Alltlroritarianislll that will appear in a dents develop these capabilities." It's probably the writer's obses scientists, the Iropes of its c1rildm i. book in German, Controversies and Sam spoke at the fall 1997 induc sion with metaphor, but there's a lot -Dwight D. Eisenlrower Approaches in Authoritarianism Re tio n ceremony of the Golden Key Nil one can learn from a person's sur Sam McFarland's specialty is so search Today. li ona l Honors Society, and there ex roundings. Sometimes it's subliminal. cial psychology, the psychology of in The relationship to Ru ssia goes plained brieny his view of education. But in the casc of Dr. Sam McFarland, terpersonal relationships. "What I try back to 1989, the year he and his fam It is worth noting: professor of psychology, it was nose to do is bridge the academic discipline ily spent in Estonia. "Beyond preparing you for a vo level, smack on his office door, staring with really critica l human problems," "Nationalism was rampant when cation, your education needs to pre me in the face. he' ll say, and it's about the best expla we were there," he says. Estonia, pare you fo r world citizenship in the It was Jul y and it was hot, and I nation to be given for what makes Sa m smaller than the state o f Kentucky, 21'" century. was visiting Sa m to w rite a story about McFarland tick. "was trying very hard at the time to "Citizenship, as well as business, his being named a University Distin "Let's talk about mass hate," he saw themselves off from the Soviet must become g lobal. And so our edu guished Professor. This is a recognition says. "How one group can totall y hate Union. It would be another two years cational goals ... are to help intelligence given to faculty members who have another group and decide to extermi until Estonia became independent. It become reason, a nd parochial views 10 given long and distinguished service nate it. What's recently happened in was an interesting time,Wh e said. become uniVe rs.ll oncs. to the university and to faculty who Kosovo, for example. Major, persislent Sam McFarland neverscems tosit "Your education should help you have been productive in effective problems in the human condi tio n. still. I'm reminded of the line in T.s. be able to exa mine objectively you r teaching, research and scholarship and Education needs to be relevant," rel Eliot's poem, Ash-Wedllesday: own values and beliefs, disting uish public service. evant to the student, we take this to Teach liS to care, alld II0t to care, kacll rational argument from propaganda, The University's Board of Regents mean, in order for subject mailer to be liS to sil still. become more resista nt to fo llowin g makes the five-yea r appointment, understood. It is obvious Sam ca res about his blindly ei ther the dictates of authori· based upon the recommendation of a His teaching philosophy is based students and his work, hard for hi m lies o r the pressures of the group, and Distinguished University Professor upon this p remise, and he espouses it not to ca re, and impossible for him to tra nscend both egocentrism and eth Committee and P rovost Barbara every year when he teaches an honors sit still. nocentrism. Burch. course that is not a part of the psychol Hi s public service achievements " Paradoxicall y, a major a im of As always, I mused on my way ogy curriculum, but a "very reward include serving for the past six years educ,l tion is to help us all become about how I would angle the story, ing course," Uudcrstalldillg Human on the Bowling Green City Board of more cognizant of our own ignorance, enjoying the anticipation of unravel Rigllts. Ethics, and numerous community ser and to learn to wi thhold judgment and ing a lead. The course has no textbook, and vice projects to include the Bowling belief where these are not warranted. I've known Sa m for a long time. as a matter of fact, there is no single Green Pollution Preventio n Commit· "Beyond thesc, education should This wasn't our first interview, so I had good textbook on the subject, he says, tee, Human Rights Commission, Big strengthen an ongoing inquisitiveness, an idea of things I wanted to ask. so one of Sam's projects while he car Brothers and Sisters, serving as vice curiosit y, and spirit of learning. And We go back to 1971, the year we ries the title of Distinguished Profes president and p resident, and projects above all of this, I believe that an edu both began our professional careers at sor is to write one. and research dealing with area electric cation should help us learn tocareand Western. We jog at approximately the To be named a Distinguished Pro power operations. broaden the range of what we care same time of day in vintage a!tire; fessor one must have a record of good about. An educa ted citizen cares." Sam's is rattier than mine, however. teaching. research and scholarship and That aside, I wasn't surprised by public service. his being sclected for the honor that's Being modest, Sam says it was in its third year at WKU. p robably the "balance of all th osc~ that His award is "well-deserved," made the comrnillee select him. Sam's colleague, 1996 Distinguished He directed the University's Hon Professor Dan Roenker, called out as I ors Pro!:,'Tam fOfeight years,completed waved greetings to psych department a Fulbright Senior Lectureship in faculty flanking offices on my way to Taliinn, Estonia, U.S.s.R ., in "1989, and Sam's. has a thick stack of publications and Then, there it was: papers presented at professional meet Every gUll that is made, every war ings. ship IflIllldlf!d, L'VCry rocket firal, sig'1ijies, His research concerns " the per ill the jillal sense, a Illefl from IIlOse wllO sonality roots of ethnocentrism," and "ullger alld arc 1101 fed, IIrose wllo are cold a 1998 article he authored has been a"d are /101 clotlred. Tire world ill arms is cited w idely by contemporaries "ot spt'"dillg mOl/ LOY alolle. 11 is spendillg worldwide. His objecti ve was " to sim· ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999
Education Dean Sees Role as 'Facilitator' years had an excellent reputation not only as a uni ing in teacher education, what are the emergingcon versity but also the College of Education and Be cerns and what are areas of growth and challenges havioral Sciences as a progressive and exciting pro for faculty," she said. gram." Dr. Adams said the role of dean is that of a fa She said the leadership of the president and pro cilitator to provide a working environment that vost are strong and the college offers a variety of helps faculty develop. "I hope to assist faculty in programs. whatever ways I can for them to grow profession WKU President Gary Ransdell said Western is ally to strengthen themselves and to build on the fortunate in hiring Dr. Adams. continued growth and quality for the College of Edu "Dr. Adams is the best of an outstanding pool cation." of candidates. We are honored to welcome her as a Dr. Adams has been chair of the Department of leader and a scholar, "' he said, adding: Curriculum and Instruction at Tennessee Tech, chair " It is also gratifying to welcome Western's first of the Division of Education at Carson-Newman female dean." College in Jefferson City, Tenn., and an assistant pro Dr. Barbara Burch, Provost and Vice President fessor of elementary education at Columbia Bible for Academic Affairs, said Dr. Adams will beassum College in Columbia, S.c. ing an important leadership position at Western. Dr. Adams has a doctor of education degree "She is a nationally-respected leader who will from the University of South Carolina, a master's of bring much strength and vision to the College and education and arts from the University of Virginia the University," Dr. Burch said. "The commitment and a bachelor of arts from the University of Texas. Dr. Karen Adams, new dean of the College of the Un iversity and the College of Education to She is a member of the President's Task Force on of Education and Behavioral Sciences the preparation of teachers for our elementary and Teacher Education of the American Council on Edu secondary schools is one of long standing. The state cation. leadership has placed a renewed priority on the im "Dr. Adamscomes to us with a rich background provement of education at all levels and in K·12 of experience and successful leadership in prepar grades in particular. The importance of teacheredu ing teachers and leaders for P-12 schools," Dr. Burch By Bob Skipper ca tion and the role of the university in achieving said. "She also understands well the richness of re highest quality teachers for every student is an im Dr. Karen Adams has been appointed dean of sources among the faculty and departments in the perative." the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences College, and the potential to make a significant dif at Western Kentucky University. Dr. Adams said she brings experience in higher ference in the quality of education in ways that will education along with a background in teaching. "I Dr. Adams, Dean of the College of Education at advance the goals of the region, the Commonwealth also think a strength I have is that I have been very Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and the nation. She is also strongly committed to involved professionally as an education dean," she the importance of the globalization of our curricu since 1994, began July L said. She is President of the Teacher Education Con "I'm very excited about coming to Western Ken lum and the special importance ofexpanding diver tucky," Dr. Adams said. "The institution has for sortium of State Colleges and Universities. "In this sity in our staffing, students and curriculum." role I have been able to work with what is happen-
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With Honors: Graduation 1999
Western Kentucky University conferred more than i,SOO degrees during it s 145t h Commencement Exercises May 8. The University also bestowed honor ary docto rates on a poet and former legislator. WKU President Cary Ransdell and the Board of Regents prescnted approxi mately 1,250 baccalaureate degrees, 195 master's degrees and 136 associate de s ret-'S. D r. Ransdcil said graduation is a beginning, NcotTltllcncing a new life based on what you have learned. It means the beginning of learning and, ho pefully, an acqui red thirst and taste for knowledge, a capacity to explore, to question and to perceive relationships between fields of knowledge and ex perience. N In addition, Western presented honorary doctorates to Joy Bale Boone and Dr. N icholas Kafoglis. Boone, of Glasgow, was appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate in 1997 by Gov. Paul Palion. She has reviewed books for the Courier-Journal for more than 50 years, served as the chair of the Robert Penn Warren Center at Western, is the author of two coll ections of poems, and has been President of the League of Women Vote rs of Ke ntucky a nd Friends of Ken tucky Libraries. She was ho nored for her li fetime contributions to promoting and enhanc ing the lit erary arts in Ke ntucky. Mrs. Jo y Bole Boone, above, and Dr, Nicholas Kofoglis, below left, receive Kafoglis, of Bowling Green, has distingui shed himself in medicine Imd Honorory Dodorates from President R onsd eil iphoto~ by Stuarl Burrill) public service. Ill' began his medical practice in Bow li ng Green in 1959 and wa s dccted state representative in 1971. He was voted Outstanding Represen tative in the Public Interest by the Capitol Press Corps in 1974. Kafoglis was elected to the sta te Senate in 19R6 and reti red in 1998 after three tL'rlns as major ity caucus chairman. Kafoglis has received the William H. Natcher Award for Distingu ished Government Service, served on the l ~l S k Force on Higher Education, was named Outstanding Senator by the Ke ntucky Psychia tric Association and Cit il.cn of the Year by Ihe Kentucky Chapler of the National Association of Social Work- ers. The Uni versit y also recognized 11 honor graduates. The college scholars have the highest grade-point average within their undergraduale colleges with alleasl64 scmester hours earned al Western. The Ogden Trustees' Award goes to g raduating scnior with perfect 4.0 GrAs and all courscwork completed at Western.
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From the Potter College of Arts, Humanities and Socia l Sciences, the honor graduates were: Tricia Culp, a mass communication major from Osseo, Minn., scholar of t he college. Deanna Shipley, a music performance major from Scottsville, Ogden Trustees Award and college scholar. From the Gordon ford College of Business, the honor graduate was Cory Richardson, an accounting major from Bardstown, Ogden Trustees Award and college scholar. from the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences: Angie M. Glass, an exceptional children and spel'Ch communication disorders major from Glasgow, Ogden Trustees Award and college scholar. Jill Powers, a middle grades education major from Cloverport. Ogdl'n Trustees AWilTd and college scholar. From the Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health: Lesly A. Dossett, a biology and chemi st ry major from MI . Washington, Ogden Trustees Award and college scholar. John Wesley Fleming, a chemistry major from Scottsville, Ogden Trust ees Award and college scholar. James Morgan, a biology and chemistry major from Bow, Ogden Trust ees Award a nd college scholar. Jesse Raley, a chemistry major from Beaver Dam, Ogden Tmstecs Award and college scholar. Karla Roy, a biology and chemistry major from Russell Springs, col lege scholar. Shannon Wright, a biology and che mistry major from Russellville, Ogden Trustees Award a nd college scholar. • ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999
As part of an exchange with Chinese educational institutions, five WKU faculty traveled to China in in China May. Dr. Jane Olmsted, Director of Women's Studies, shared excerpts from her journal. Sunday, May 9, 1999, fi ve o f us left Nashville at experience there was rich, di verse, exciting, trou our Xi'an guide into taking us south into the moun 11:40 a.m. We arrived in Beijing on Monday, May bling . .. and it was ju st the beginning. I hope. How tains for a day. It felt a little as if we were stepping 10, at about 5:30 p.m., in lime for our first of many do we share this taste of another culture on the other outside the tour book in order to sec first hand some feasts-usually two per day until we finally put our side of the world? What can we do to assure that of rural China. I especially enjoyed the waterfall be American feel down and said , "Please, no more this trip leads to something more for others at West fore we made the final ascent, and the village at the food ,w We joked thai these spectacular meals-each ern? I hesitate to volunteer myself for ca mpus-wide foot of the hills, where we strolled along the side o ne better than the one before- we re the o nly presentations, because my knowledge is so limited. walk and smiled and waved at the store owners "harm's way" we encountered, though local news And yet, as much as I treasure my memories, I worry whose merchandise spilled off their porches. A kind reports had some of o ur famil y and friends worried that if they're merely archived w ith my slides, West of local Cost Cutters innovation had several beauti that we might be casualties of Chinese retaliation, ern will have done little more than make me a tour cians lined up a long the sidewalk, giving haircuts thanks to the NATO bombing the Friday before we ist. No mailer how exci ting our twelve days were, to passersby. No matter how awesome many of the left of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. in terms of cultural knowledge, only our toes got sites we visited were, my fondest memory is of that We're all fa miliar with "Southern hospitality" wet. mountain trip. but I think the Chinese-at least those who hosted But what a sampling it was! Our days were There are obviously tremendous opportunities our trip----could give us all a lesson or two, south packed with visits to famous sites, such as the For in the China exchange for us at Western, especially ern or not. So danger? Nothing newsworthy there. bidden City, Summer Palace, the terra cotta warriors, if we ca n find ways to go beyond tourism. I for one My travel companions-Tabitha Da niel, Educa tion; the Great Wall, and several archeological museums. would like to take a group of students over for a James Kenney, Photojournalism; Michael May, Ge We also visited w ith professors at Beijing Normal May term course, and as soon as I gct through this ology; and Brian Su llivan, Management-and I re University and resea rchers at the PEP (our hosts) stack or papers, I' m going to find out how. I'm sure main grateful that Western did not over-react and and spoke with the director of the Beijing Normal my traveling companions have other plans, so be o rder us home. From the moment we arrived and #3 (an etite middle-school), where several famous sure to ask! were greC'led by our colleague, Ji anl ia ng Wa ng (Edu intellectual s studied. On our " free" days Jianliang What I was able to do this summer is to move cation Leadership), and our hosts, Dr. Lee and Mr. took us exploring and shopping. We got to see the my hand-written journal to my website and to load YOlO of the People's Education Press (PEP), we li ved neighborhood where he grew up, browse the street up some of the pictures I took (a nd sollle postcards). as guests of the most amicable of hosts. vendors' wares, and marvel at the number of gifts Take a look, if you'd like: uChina Journal" at
Stupp Bridge Donates to WKU Kimberly Shain Parsley & Garnet Tammy Newton Carla Jo Siavey Stu pp Hridbc Co. of Bowli ng Green has donated 525,011(1 to We!'te rn Kentucky Un iversity. Reuben Nt'\hcrl,md (center), Vice President for Operations, Tommy Newton joins Media Relations as ,lilt! R. Philip Stu pp (ri bhl), Vice Pfl'~idetlt for the The offices of University Communication a communications specialist also. His primary bridgc LOlllpa ny dIvision, 111t1JC the presentation to and Media Relations in Public Affairs are responsibility is reporting on the activities WKU l're~ld(' nt Gary Ran:,ddl. I h<.' gIft has been pleased to introduce some new faces who and accomplii hments of WKU faculty, staff divided between the SoutIH.:rn Kent ucky Fe~ ti val of joined us in July, and students an4 writing releases to be sent Boob ($ltI,()OO) and the Enginct'ring IPch nology Op· Kimberly Shain Parsley, a 1997 WKU to the external news media. He also assists erational Endownwnl. graduate, joins the Office of University Com munication as a Communications Specialist, Media Relations Director Bob Skipper in & assistant editor of On Campus (publication working with the media to secure publicity for faculty, staff and friends of the University). for the University. Congratulations, Kimberly also assists writing for the Alumni Tommy is a 1984 Western graduate with Magazine and speech wJiting for the Univer· degrees in journalism and history/govern· Concrete Canoe sity President, working with Sheila Eison, Di menl. rector of University Communication. Tommy has 15 years of professional expe Kimberly has a bachelor's degree in pub rience working in the news media, including ream! lic relations and government. As a student, the Crittenden Press in Marion, the Daily she worked on the TaUsman Exposure year News in Bowling Green and the Messenger book and has experience working in the Mar Inquirer in Owensboro. He comes to Western keting Department of Commonwealth Health after spending two years as editor of The Corporation, Cadiz Record.He's located in Van Meter Hall Kimberly's office is in Room 212 of Van room 203. The WKU COllcrdt' Callo,' Tealll finished 11'h Meter Hall. Carla Jo Siavey's been a tremendous help in the nation, beating out many bIg nanll'S among You'll be seeing a lot of bylines by Kim to University Communication this summer as 250 Ulli\ l'r"itie ... trom acro.ss tht, ('() un try in tht' 1999 berly and Gamet, her trusted Guide Dog, an intern, so we wanted you to meet her too, Na!101h11 COIlUI.:'t" Can()(' Compt'lition along th£' who, by the way, can really sniff out some sto· since she's staying on with us until her gradu- W" y. It I~ ,Hl ext remel}' ch,1Iknh11lt; competition both ries! (Gamet, however, prefers you pay no ation! ' .(alit ni"::.ltty and .lthktically attention to her-she's just doing her jo~and Carla's a senior English major and per· l '.>,!',Ituiations to th\.' L,IIlC)\.' ream ,md thdr no tre.ats or pats on the head, please!) forms assistant editor duties for us. .. t by Jim Flynn mulgated by the Kentucky Council of A.s5lslanllo the Provost for the Coordinolion of Postsecondary Education. As Gordon Planning Davies, Presidenl of Ihe Kenlucky The Planning Process Profes5Of of English CPE, explained in an open session on When Provost Barbara Burch o ur campus last spring, we arc being A quick recap of our planning makes sensc. Some departments ilsked me last year to assist her with challenged to h('[p raist' the college process: Last fall, 19%, each depart sct aSIde a retreat day or block of the implementatio n Western's St rate going rate in Ke ntucky and to improve ment and unit was asked to d raw time in order to do such planni ng. gic Plan, ClmllclIgillg /Ire Spirit, I was our graduation rates as well. To tha i up Action Pla ns for J998-99 and We have attempted to mini both flattered and fill ed w ith Craig Alumni Center . Al1 il1Vitil1g locatiol1 to bost 90HY event ~~~~~ = The WKU Alumni Association is pleased to make the CraIg Alumni Center available for your use. We a re exceptionally proud of this facility and of its heritoge. We hope you enjoy the occasion of your visit a nd toke with you the worm and friendly otmosphere we know you will expe rience in its beaut1- fully appointed rooms. --.,) .... - Direclor, WKU Alumni AS$ocioliol'l Schedule with the reservations and occomodations administrator by colling 270/7.:15·4395. o - ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKT UNIVERSITT AUGUST/SEPTEMSER 1999 Smithsonian Brings Wade in the Water to Campus As a part of The Kentucky Museum's fall exhibit schedule, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, WadI.' ;/1 lire Water: African American Sacred Mu sic Traditio/Is, will bL' at the museum beginning Sept. 4 and will remain on vicw through Oct. 31, 1999. The official opening will be 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, with the third in a series of Ken tucky Tour of Folk Music outdoor concerts on the museum's front lawn. The event, frcc and open to Ihe public, is funded in part by the Kentucky Arts Council, w ith additional support from WKYU-FM and WKYU/ PBS. Wade ill flil.' Water, developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibi ti on Service with the National Museum of Anll'rican History, examines how the legacy of music sung during slawry and the worship practices of black American church e~ contributed to African-American heritage and became a worldwide cul tural f(1rce. Exhibition curator, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, is distingui shed professor of hi story al Aillerican University ilnd curator emeritus al the National Museum of American History. Reil gon, a preeminent historian o f African-American cu lture, n:ceived a prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant and founded the internationally acclaimed a cappela quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock. The exhibition has six thematic sections adapted from programs in the Na tional Public Radio series Wade ill the Water. Topics include th e usc of S Aug. 26 GC/I{'alo:-\y 011 Ihe Wei!, i p.m. South Ca mpus, contact UL Throug ho u t the fall ,>emester, IkllSou th, InlerMcdi Labar Day Monday, September 6, 1999 Thanksgiving (2 days) Thursday, Nov. 2S and Friday, Noy.26, 1999 Christmos Break Monday, Dec, 20 -Thursday, Dec, 30, 1999 New Year's Day (observed) Friday, December 31,1999 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Monday, January 17, 2000 (observed) Memorial Day (observed) Monday, May 29, 2000 o ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999 for Your Information Over the summer mo nths, On Campus intern Carla Slavey invited divi WOM(N'S SJUDJ(S sions and departments across campus to send us information you th~nk :-,~ ul d Fa ll events: be of interest to readers, especially new readers on campus who have Just ,Dined the faculty and staff. Wednesday, Sept. 29, Dr. jocelyn Elders, former U.s. allourney general, Here are items of interest we received. If you didn't gel to send in material, WOlllCIl and tI/(· Politics of HL'lIlIlicare, Va n Meter, 7:30 p.m . feel free to submit items for the Octoocr issue of On Campus. Deadline is Sept. 8. Wednesday, Nov. 3, Dr. Allan johnson, author of The Gender Knot, The NL'1.V Father mId Patriarchy. HEALrH AND FlrNfSS LA80RATORY For more information contact Women's St udies at 745-6477 The Health and Fitness L.lb in the Presion Center offers a va riety of services and testing at specia l rates for faculty and staff. These include: SPONSOR(D PROGRAMS Basic Fitness Assessment-$10 evaluates your currenllevel of fitness in The Offi ce of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at Western is a service unit seven areas: within the Division of Academic Affairs that assists the facult y and staff -Individual Exercise Prescription at Western in obtaining external funds. The OS P offers assistance across • Muscular strength the entire spectrum of sponsored programs acti vities, from identifying a • Flexibility potential source of funding to reviewing the terms and conditions of • Body Composition awards made to the institu tion. · Submaximal Cardiovascular Assessment • Resting Blood Pressure T he responsibilities of the OSP fa ll into five major categories: We ight Training Orienlation-$10 1. Information and communica tion Personal Trainer - II of sessions 2. Proposal development 1- 10 $20/ persession J, Review and approval of all grant and contril ct proposals 11-20 $19 to o utside funding agencies 21-30 $18 4. Administration of the Uni versity'S research policies 31-40 $ 17 5. Post-award services Personal Wellness Profile- $15 Body composition- to determine percent body fat and lean muscle tissue. Workshops scheduled for Fa ll 1999: Ca lipers-Free Writing and Negotiation Contracts, Fri. Sept. 10, Cravens II I, I :304:3(l Bio-i m pt.'CIa nce-F rcc Introduction to Grants, Thurs., Sept. 23, Cravens t il, I :J0-4:30 Hydrostatic Weighing-$ID Introduction to Grants, Fri ., Sept. 24, Cravens 111. 1:30-4:30 Cansu It at ions-Free Dcveloping Grant Budgets, fo ri ., Oct. 29, Cravens 11 1, 1:30-4:30 Therapeulic Massage-S2D fo r 30 minute session, $35 for 60 mi nutes. Understanding Compliance Issues, Fri., Nov. 12, Cra vens III , 1:30-4:30 Maximum Oxygen Uplake- $30 Pulmonary Fu nction-SID Special Eve nts: Nutrition 4 Analysis-SIO • Opcn House for New Faculty, Sept. 15, Foundation Building • Rl'Cc ption honoring all who wrote a propoSc.1 or received an award during FY 1999, Dec. 2, place TBA Dr. Wood Selig Named Diredor of A,hle,ics a' WKU By Paul Jus/, Sporls InfOfmation Director Dr. Wood Selig, Associate Athletic Director for External enues via phililnthropic and corporate support alon~ \vith Operations at the Univcrsity of Vi rginia, has been named Direc renewed cnthusiilSI1l for Ililltopper athletics nlanitested tor of Athletics at Western Kentucky Uni versity. through increased ticket sales and illtcndance," he added. The 38-year-old Sclig (pronounced SEE-LiS), a mcmber of "Hopefully, the results will position Western to compete .1 1 the athletic administ ration at Vi rginia for the past II yeilfs, fills the highest level as \,lIe ('nter the new millennium." the vacancy at Western created by the June 30 retirement of Lewis He jOined the staff at Virginia as director of sports pm Mills. motions in 1988 and was promoted to assistant athletic d I "Dr. Seli g is a seasoned, externally oriented athletic admin rector for marketing and promotions in 1990, a po~ i lion he istrator who comes to Western from a strong athletic program held for four years prior to tilking on hi s mosl recent duti('''. at an esteemed university in a leCldingathleticconference," WKU A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., who calls Norfolk, Va . President Dr. Gary Ransdell said. "He is ready to run his own home, Dr. Se lig began his career in colkge athletics as an ad program and lead Western toward its vision to be nationally ministrative assistant to the athktic director at Ohio Univcr competitive in all of its athletic programs, Wood connected well sity (1984-85) before moving to Virginia Commonwealth, first with the coaches and administrators at Western. He and Ellen as director of ticket operations (1985-87) .1Ild then as assi ... - and their children will be marvelous additions to Kentucky, to tanl to th" athletic director (1987-88), where h(' organizl'd Bowling Green and to the Western Family.N fund-rilising activities, produced and lllarkded corporilte Dr. Selig has served UVa as Associate AD fo r external op sponsorship proposals, and coordinated scheduling for men's erations for the past five years, helping the 24-sport Cavalier basketball. program reilch Il ew heights in fund-raising, ticket s.. les and cor Dr. Wood Selig "Our search colllllli tll'estruggled to narrow the field of can (photo by Sheryl A. Hogon] porate relations, along with marketing and promotions efforts. didatcs from 45 to three," So.id Louis Ikrnliln, pn.'Sident of th,~ Among his specific assignments at UVa were: Hi lltopJX:r At hletic Fo undation (HAF) ilnd chair of the search ~overseei n g the athletic department's partnership with its multi-media con commiltcc. "The quali ty of ca ndidates was extraordi na ry. sulting firm, including assisting in the production, d istribution and sales of "We arc very pleased wi th Dr. Ransdell's finill decision," he added. " And, vilfious television and radio projects as well as corporate silles ilnd marketing we believe our new AD will bring considerable experience, along with tremen o pportunities dous energy and intellect, to the position. I am confident that, with hi s kader ~production of annual marketing and sales pl.lns for season and single- ship, the HAD will achieve it s ambitious goals." game ticket sales Selig earned his doctorate in higher educa tion at the University of Virgi ni .1 ·overseeing the athletic department's Li censing and merchandising progra m in May follow ing the completion of the dis~e r tation , A Study of DmlOr !In:diet "assisting in the athletics capital campaign ability Ali/mIg Aillmni Atl!fcks at tile University of Virginia. He received h is "representing the athletic department in the negotiation of shoe and ap bachelor's degTee in psychology from Washington & Lee in 1983. And, he holds parel contracts and other affinity programs, a master's in sports administration from Ohio Universit y (1985). "I want to thank Dr. Ra nsdell and the search committee fo r providing me An active member of the American Ma rketing Association, the Natiollill with this tremendous professional opportunity at Western Ke ntucky," Dr. Selig Association of Collegiate Marketing Directors and the National Association of said. "Western athletics has a dynamic hi story and a tradition of national suc Development Directors, Dr. Sclig and his wife, the fo rmer Ellen Miller of An cess. I look fOnNard to enhancing Weslern'sathlctic faci lities by increasing rev- napolis, Md., a re the parents of two sons, two-year-old Camd en Alexander and three-month-old Nicholas james. o t ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1999 She's Adviser and Mentor By Kimberly Shain Parsley When Dr. Martha Jenkins began her ca of Consumer and Family Sciences, previ reer at Western, the university and its cul ously serving as chairperson of the tun" were very different. The Consumer and organization's texliles and apparel section, a Family Sciences departmen t where Dr. distinction not normally given 10 professors Jcnkins has been a professor for 35 years was from regional universities. then ca lled Home Economics. In 1963, In addition to being an authority in the Jenkin:o; was a member of the Faculty Wives fiel d of textiles, Jenkins has provided other club, which now is a part of the Women's valuable in fo rmation to her students. In her Alliance and encompasses a wider range of issues and ethics course, Jenkins teaches her members and goals. Dr. Jenkins has not only st udents about professional protocol and re witnessed these changes, but by her work lationships with clients and supervisors. and example has been a d riving force behind Rasdall said Jenkins is a "tireless adviser," thelll. regularly assisting students in their search "When I 100ilcd the faculty in 1964, the and application for scholarships. Students v ice preSIdent ot dcaul:'mic BUSINESS SERVICES Dr. Felicia Lassk's article, Improv COllsumer Perceptions of Seroice Quality sity of Louisville in March. His presi· illg the Satisfactioll of C·Store Customers: Attributes at Sporting EVCllts, has been dential address, Tile Philological Land Gary Meszaros has been elected to PnfrrcllcL'S for Potelltial Product Ojfcrillgs, accepted for publication by the Jour. scape of Kentucky, will be published in the position of President of the Na has been accepted for future publica nal of Business Research. the Kentucky Philological Review. tional Association for Campus Card tion by the Journal of Professional Ser Users (NACCU). Hisarticle, T1wusllts vices Marketing (Volume 211, Issue 1). from NACCU's NL'W Pn'Sidcllt, was pub Dr. Richard Shannon presented a EDUCAnONAL LEADERSHIP HISTORY lished in the NACCU's newsletter, paper he wrote (with Dr. Felicia Lassk Dr. Aaron W. Hughey was fea Dr. Richard V. Salisbury presented Card Talk. and Joey Davenport .- Northwestern tured speaker at the first U.S. Postal an invited paper entitled Tile History Mutual Securities), Tire lob l"teroiew Service Conference, June 8, 1999, at the of Costa Rican Neutrality at a Sympo Raft' Play in the Personal Selling Course: Remote Encoding Center in Bowling sium on Costa Rica: Democracy, Envi· ECONOMICS AND MARKmNG Betlefits for Students, at the National Green, Ky. The topic of his presenta ronment, and Peace held in Lawrence, Conference on Sales Management, Dr. Cathy Carey presented her tion was Tile Y2K Problem; Separa ting Kan., April 2, 1999. The event was New Orleans, La., April 7.10, 1999. Dr. paper (coauthored by Dr. Felicia Fact from Fiction. hosted by the University of Kansas Shannon's article, All Examillatioll of Lassk), Cul/aooro tiVl' uarnillg and New and the University of Costa Rica. uamillg TCc/lllu/oSics: Coordillatoll of Academic Sport Marketillg Pllblication, PcdasoSY, at the Ed ucational Innova· has been accepted for inclusion in a ENGLISH lion in Economics & Business Confer special edition of sports marketing by ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ence, Bergen, Norway, June 23-26, the Journal of Services Marketing. Dr. Joe Millichap presided over nCHNOLOGIES 1999. Dr. Lou Turley's paper (with Dr. the annual meeting of the Kentucky Scott Kelly, University of Kentucky), Philological Association at the Univer- Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu was se- • , ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999 The Statesman, R h o esearc By Kimberly Shain Parsley Senior sta tesman of the departme nt. students don't care about what is going on in Tha t is how Dr. Jo hn Parker, Head of WKU's the world because they fee l that it doesn't government department, describes his long affect them. He stresses that, though preva time frie nd and colleague, George Masannat. lent, this belief is wrong. For 32 years, Dr. Masannat has been a pro "My goal is to educate, enlighten, get stu fessor of government, serving fro m 1975-86 dents to be interested, and above all explain as department head and since as the to them why a conflict in a given area may department's representative to the library. have an impact upon us as America ns," he This year he was presented with the Univer said. "For example, an oi l embargo because sity Libraries Faculty Award, given annually of a conflic t in the Middle East means that to a professor who has co ntributed co n you are going to pay a higher price at the stantly and notably to the use and develop pump. It's going to affect yOUl" pocketbook." ment of university libraries. Masannal's research spans several areas Dr. Masannat entered optional retire within the discipline of political science. As ment Ja n. 1, and currently teaches two a native of Jordan, his primary interest is in classes each fa ll. Middle Eastern affairs, but he is sometimes Parker says Dr. Masannat has been an called up to teach and speak about issues in asset to the government department in his volving European studies, Russian foreign roles as professor, author, and especially as policy and political terrorism. In fact, he de representative to the library. "He always veloped the political terrorism course taught kept the best interest of the department in annually in the government department. He mind, whether by closely monitoring the began researching the issue when it was still department's library budget or by being re relatively new. Seeing the importance of more sponsive 10 facul ty who requested new knowledge about political terrorism, books or journals. Masannat developed a seminar on the sub "Dr. Masannat has always been very ject, which was so successful that it evolved conscientious in working wi th the faculty into a course. and the library so that we have always been Masannat cites political terroris m as an well served," Parker sa id, adding: "Dr. exa mple of why we as Americans must be Masannat is well respected in his field." informed about international affai rs. He He has authored, co-authored and ed teaches that in order to prevent terrorism, we ited several books and textbooks on such must first understand why people become topics as internatio nal relations, public terrorists in the first place, and w hat they policy, American government and develop hope to gain. He said the terrorism of today ing nations. He has also published several is more difficult to combat, because it is no articles on the Middle East, his primary field longer a threat from just one well-organized of expertise, and other topics for professional group, like the former Palestinian Liberation journals. He is regularly contacted by the Organization. Masannat said terrorists tar media to comment on affairs in the Middle get the United States "because we are a great Dr. George Masannat, East, especially during times of conflict such power and have interests on almost every as the recent air raids on Iraq. In addition, continent. This world presence, though ben 1998 Faculty Library publishers frequently send books and ar eficial, leaves us exposed to dangers and ticles for his examination in order to deter threats of terrorism. mine if they are worthy of publication. "Terrorism is a real, not an imagined Award winner "I think research is an essential element threat/ he says. "It is directed against the of higher education," Dr. Masannat says. United States because of our influence in the "We always think of research asa published world." article or a book, but it could be research in Masannat believes that the United States the library for a class, which I do, and then should accelerate its efforts in solving prob disseminating whatever information I find lems that lead people to carry out a crusade to my students.H against the United States. He feel s that solv Parker says Masannat' s research has in ing the conflicts in the Middle East is crucial creased the body of knowledge of the politi to stability in the world. The United States, cal science discipline, but says he believes he said, has played a very constructive role Masannat's most valuable contribution to in negotiating peace in the region and he Western has been instilling students with an hopes that constructive relationship will con lected to participate in the 1999 Young understanding of world affairs by getting tinue. Though Masannatendorses the United Leader Internship Program of The them to see the relevance of what is in the States' role as peace broker between the Is Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society. current media. Parker said that student raelis and Palestinians, and the Syrians and He received funding from the TMS evaluations reflect a reSpect for Masannat's Lebanese, he disagrees with the policy of pro Foundation and the American Insti insistence that students do more than just longed economic sanctions against Iraq. tute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Pe \ memorize what is in the textbook. He urges "Saddam Hussein is still there. There is troleum Engineers to attend the 1999 COIIIiIlUlCl .. them to think independently and analyze no indication he is going to be toppled be TMS annual Meeting & Exhibition in current events. cause of the sanctions, H Masannat said. Many San Diego, Calif., February 28-March page 12 H Americans tend to think world affairs hundreds of children, even thousands, are 4. Druing the TMS meeting. Dr. don't affect us," Parker said. "Dr. Masannat dying every day. The poor people are suffer TIryakioglu received recognition at the has been an effective spokesman for the rel ing but not Saddam Hussein, so I question Society Awards Banquet. He will also evance of international events on the lives the usefulness of these sanctions." receive a grant to atlend and partici of all of us." Dr. Masannat believes that one contrib pate in the TMS Fall Meeting. October Masannat said that some of his students utes to the expansion of knowledge and the 31-November 4, ]999, in Cincinnati, come into his class without being able to interpretation of what is available so the in Ohio. point out the Middle East on a map. He at formation can be understood by other people. tributes this to a lack of proper high school Looking back over his career, Masannat says education in the areas of political scienccand he feels that he has done this by disseminat JOURNALISM geography. He is careful to point out his stu ing information to young people and publish dents are intelligent, but their interests do ing books and articles'" hope I have contrib Dr. Augustine Ihator presented not include reading newspapers. He said uted to the good welfare of my students.H Th~ EvolutiVlI and Challenges of News • ON CAMPUS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999 fop Spots for WKU Journalists The ticket of Amanda Coates and Cassie Martin has won the ri ght to lead Western Ken WKU won 10 radio/ TV Society of Professional Murray Slate were the only other schools to win tucky University's Student Government Asso Journalists awards handed out Saturday April 10 in awards. There arc fi ve categories in which students ciation for 1999-2000. Covingrton, Ky. WKU competes in s rJ in the re compete in radio and TV including: Newscast, News Coates, a Brownsville junior, was elected gional competition which includes schools in Ken Report, Feature/ Human Int erest, Sports and Best SGA president and will also be the student rep tucky, Indiana and I\linios. All first place winners Reporter. resentative on the school's Board of Regents. move on to compete in the srJ national competi The students also competed in the Kentucky Marlin, a G lasgow sophomore, was elected ex tion. Here is thelist of the 10 WKU winners and the Associat'ed Press news awards held in Elizabethtown ecutive vice p resident. total awards broken down by school. April 10. WKU competed with other schools from The Coates/Ma rli n ticket received 616 voles "This is the third year in a row WKU has claimed Ke ntucky. The winners were: in Tuesday's election, six more than Paducah bes radio newscast in the region. • 1st Place Radio Newscast: Aimee Reed junior Will Jones and Owensboro senior Kara Students in Western Kentucky University's ra • 1st Place Radio news report : Rachael Crump Ycckering. In write-in voting. Lexington ju n dio and news won awards in two major competi - Sexual harassment ior Dwight Ca mpbell and Shelbyville senior tions this past April. o 1st Place R<1d io Feature/ human interest: Darla Kcrri Rich arson recei ved 145 votes and The Society of Professional Journalists awards Johnson .. School Tradition Crestwood graduate student Andy Spears and took place in Covingto n April 10, and incl uded 1st Place Radio Sports: Randall Parmley Pewee Va ll ey senior Doug Mary received 38 schools from Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. The 1st Place Best reporter: Lis.l Huges votes. winners were: 1st Place TV Newscast Olmstead sophomore Brandon Griffey was 1st Place TV Sports Reporting: 1st Place TV News Report: Kerri Richardson elected vice president for administ ra tion, defeat o KY State Champs --Chris Freeman -- PFT Fire Safety ing Bowling C reen sophomore Amanda Kirby o 1st Pl ace TV Spot News Report ing: Storm o 1st Place TV Feature: I-Ieath Myrick -- Fall sea 729-652. Coverage -- Kri sti Runyon In the race for public relations vice presi "'0 o 1st Place Radio: Newscast -- Kri sti Runyon, o 2nd Place Radio Newscas t: Rachael Crump dent, Shelbyville junior M.ltt Bastin defeated Kerri Ri chardson, Darla Johnson • 2nd Place Radio news report: Chris Reeman Bowling C reen sophomore Duan Wright 806- o 1st Place Radio Spot News: Storm Coverage - Hell House 570. - Vicki Logd on o 2nd Pla ce Radio Feature/ Human interest: Henderson junior Joe Matheis was elected 01 st Place Radio Feature: Women in College Kristi Runyon -- Voices of Color fin a nce v ice preside nt, defeating Russell and Dieting -- Kim Olson o 2nd Pla ce Radio Sports: Tony Bobrowski Springs sophomore Ryan Morrison 700-688. o 2nd Place Radio In-depth: Vo ices of Color - o 2nd Place Radio l3est Reporler: Kevin Willis Kristi Runyon o 2nd Place TV Sporls Reporting: Chris Free o 2nd Place Radio In-depth: Tape Recorders in man -- KY State Champs Discipli na ry Conferences -- Kerri Richardson o 2nd Pl ace TV Best Reporter (tie): Kri sti • 3rd Place TV Newscast Runyon, Kim Olson o 3rd place TV Spot News Reporting: Storm o Honorable Mention Ra dio Newscast: Lisa John Stamper, a Western Kentucky Coverage -- Vicki Logdon Huges University senior from Monticel1o, o 3rd place General News Report: School Vio o Honorable Mention Radio news report : Kerri will continue as editor of the College lence -- Knsti Runyon Richardson --Tape recorders in d isciplinary Heights Herald. WK U student news and spo rts broadcasters co nference~ Stamper, a print journalism and won 20 of27 radio / TV news awards handed out by o Honorable Mention TV News Repro!: Heath government major, was editor of the the Kent ucky Associa ted Press at the 1999 awards MVrlck I Wesley Shi rley __ Cil rd swiping scan twice-weekly student publication in ba nquet Saturday April J(l in Eltzabethtown. WKU ddl the spring semester, swept all 12 ra d io awards andeight of 15 TV news o Honorable Mention TV Feature: Adrienne awards among Kentucky college and universitIes Noble .. -- WOIll SenlicL'S in IIIL' D(7~'/(JI'i ll>: World: Til(' Case of til(' Pml He al so published Solvillg Ta l/gle Eqllatiol/s Arisillg SOCIOLOGY Africull Nnvs Agt:llcy at the Uni versit y of TenncsSC(' ill a DNA Recom/,illl/tlOlI Modd in the Math. Proc. College of Communications 21st annudl communi Camb. Phil . Soc. Ash lev roster, Phili p Williams, a nd James catio ns Resea rch Symposioum, Knox vil le, Tenn., Grimm presented A(lrllt Stal IlSL'5 and Health Lifestyle April 16, 1999. Dr. Ihator had a research, A I/alysis of in the Health a nd Healthcare Session of the South the Pll illic Rdatiol/s Research and Practice Needs in a MODERN LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES ern Sociologica l Society's 1999 M(.'cting in Nashville, NL7U G/o/.xll Ecollo lll ics alld Market COll ve rgwc~ , pub Tenn. Or. Erika Brady was presented with the National lished in the Fall 1998 edition of the Electronic Jour Thumb Picke rs Hall of Fame President's Award, nal of the American Association of Behavioral and 1999, Hin appreciation and recognition fo r the ongo Social Sciences (AA I3SS). The web address is: http:/ STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES ing support and promotion of tumb picking guitar / www.eckerd.edu / academics/ bes/ aabss/ . It was music." The WKU Chapter of PERC (Peers Encourag al so published in hard copy. Dr. [hator has also re ing Responsible Cho ices) won the Outstanding viewed the following schola rly articles for the Freshman Seminar Program award for developing AA I3 SS Jo urnal : Usillg a NOli-Hiera rchical ApI'roocli PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION and presenting a freshman seminar on social norms, to Collauorative Lean/illS Projects, All Ov~ r Vlew of changing altitu des, and alcohol poisoning. This is IJ ryallt College's CollaJ.,orativ.: Lcaming at a Di .~ taIlCC Dr. Cassandra L. Pinnick is one of eight faculty the second year 111 a row Western has received this Proj/:cI, 1 ~'ac hiI/S Ihe History of Americall TL'C/m% :..'Y chosen nationwide to parti cipate in the 1999 Na award. Also, th e Outstanding Area Seven Award 0 11 Ihe WEB , GoiliS to til e Nexl Levci of Crowlli: EIII ti onal Endowment fo r the Humanities Seminar, Phi- went 10 Wesh!rn Kentucky Uni versity and PERC. ployiliS Sys tt:1II TJ ,i,lki/lS to Make Efjec/iv.: llllt'rvt:/Il iOIlS, 10sojJily or ElpcrilllclIl: I/lduclioll , nclil/vilily, I/Ild Er and Lmagillg Illfo rmalioll n'Cl lllolog i~s and Their Ap ror. Her project will examine, empirically, recent plical io l/ 10 Col/aborative Lmmillg al a Distal/Ct'. ch Yes, footing Our Own Horns! Business Students let Us foot Yours, fool Honored The Di vision of Public Affa irs at Western Kentucky University took 11 awards during the annual Several Western Kentucky University students COnlp€lil ion sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Government Communicators. won honors recently at the State Leadership Con The annual Blue Pencil/ Cold Screen Awards were ;mrlounced during a luncheon at the Kentucky f£'rence for Phi Beta L.... mbda professional business History Center in Frankfort. The entries were judged by the Texas Association of Government Communi fra ternity in Louisville. Students winning honors in cators and were honored w ith awards of excellence, awards of merit and honorable mentions. duded: Sheila Conway Eison, director of university communication, received an award of excellence in em Chad Parnell o f Colu m bia placed first in ployee newsletters for On Campus. She also shared an honorable mention in specchwriting with WKU website and newslel\er. President Gary Ransdell for u.'adcrship fo r tlte NLW Millermillm. Kevin Hughes of louisa finished fi rst in indi Torn Meacham, director of university publications, received an award of excellence with designer vidual parliamentary procedure and in the team par Marcus Dukes fo r Tilt: Chal/mgt: newsletter and an Award of Merit wi th designer Jennifer Asbury for the liamentary p rocedure and fourth in economics. Ways of Cil'illS brochure. Nicole Hendricks o f Franklin finished first in Bob Skipper, director of media relations, received an Awa rd of Excellence for a photograph taken of team parl iamentary procedure and third in indi Dr. Ransdell during his inauguration. vidual parliamentary procedure. She was also ap john Wrig ht, manager of electro nic services, rcceived awards of excellence for the audio program poin ted state parliamentarian. ClU//IcPlS iPiS the Spirit and the audio public service announcement WKU NiShi at Ihe 501/11115. He also re Mitchell Bailey of Winchester fini shed first in ceived an award of merit in audio program for CommCI/ccment at WKU and honorable mentions for the team parliamentary procedure and second in im audio news release WKU Illvell/ iOIl to Aid Coo/Industry and the video program TumillS Dml/lls i"lo Rmli/y p romptu speaking. with Jerry Bmnaby, assistant director of educational television services. Matt Cowan of Smiths Grove finished first in The Divi sion of Public Affairs received an award o f merit in community relations for it s work wi th the teilm parliamentary procedure and fifth in manage· traffic changes on University Bou levard. ment. hit is a compliment 10 the staff in Public Affai rs 10 have their efforts r£'Cognized so highly by their Leandra Celaya of Mayfield finished fourth in peers," said Fred Hensley, chief public affairs officer. wTheS(' awards are indicative of the professional public speaking. H work they p rovid e to the universit y and the effectiveness of our communications stralegies. F.lculty advisor Steve White was recognized as an outstanding advisor finali st. A memoria l fund has been c ~ l abl i ~hed fo r Dr. Wayne l. HoHman w ho served as I lead of the Dep.l rtnll'nt ofGl"'Ography and Gcology for 23 years and who dlcd May 28. The sdlOlarsiup and rcsearch grant fund for student<; in geography and Sl'ol ogy had been a uesirt' of Dr. Iloffn1 Association. The award, $1,000, and a citation do The Public Ra d io Service of Western Kentucky na ted by Oryx Press, is given annually to an indi Uni versity came home wi th a dozen awards, includ tion Association School 13ell Award, presented for vi dual, team, o r organization to recognize excellence ing seven firsts, from the 1999 Kentucky Associated commitment to public schools and educational is in reviewing of books and other library materials. Press Brc> Grants and eontrads APRIL MAY • Britt, Jenks. 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TUnler Jr., Patrol Lieute nCln t Signa Faye Welch, Office Associ Phi Upsilon Omicron Wins National Competition Western Kentucky Uni versity's the Active Day Care Center at West chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron has ern, Jenkins said. Members of the won first place in the National Profes honor society made planned visits to sional Project competition. the cen ter one or more times each The national honor society for stu month. Both students and clients ben dents majoring in consumer and fam efitted from the intergenerational in il y sciences received the honor from teraction. the National Professional Program The project was especially timely Committee of Phi Upsilon Omicron since 1999 is the United Nations Inter "Helping I-lands HJIt the Hurt." national Year of the Elderly, she added. The chapter received a plaque and Holly McDonald, the chapter's check for $100. first vice president and a junior from "This is especially significant since Lafayette, Tenn., had primary respon Western's chapter also received the sibility for directing the project and WKU Journalism and Broadcasting prestigious first place plaque award in preparing the documented report sent 1998, said MarthaJenkins, professor of to the Phi Upsilon Omicron National Seleded for Program consumer ilnd family sciences at West Office. ern. "This is the first time since the A majority of the society'S nH'Ill Western Ke ntucky University's Social events on campus 10 welcome national competition was initiated in bers (as well as advisers Jenkins, Joyce School of Journalism and I3roadcast the visitingjournalislsand int roduce 1976 that the same chapter has won the Rasdall and Cynthia Jones) were in ing has been selected as one of 10 par them to faculty, students and admin top award two years in a row." volved in various aspects of the ticipants in the Newspapers-in-Resi ist rators. The 1999 project focused on touch project. McDonald has a double ma dence Program of the Associa tion of Attending a session in Washington, ing the lives of the elderly clients at jor in interior design and textiles and Schools of Journalism and Mass Com D.C., at the end of the ASJMC con appJrelmerchandising. munication. vention. The department w ill receive Albers said she plans to add depart $12,000 to partner with the St. Peters mental funds to bring ad vertising burg (Fla.) Times for 1999-2000, said and circulation representatives from Cooperative Relationships Depa rtmen t HeadJo-Ann Huff Albers. the Times to interact with advertis The program, fu nded through a grant ing and public relations students The relationship between the In supervisory employees while in (ro m the Knight Foundation, will and may expand the program fur dustrial/Organizational Psychology graduate school, and Jiso p repare a cover t he costs of: ther to include broadcast interests if Graduatl' Prog ram al Western Ken technical report which includes the • An orientation program at the news they are available. tucky University, guided by professor training Illodule(s) they have devel paper for Albers to fin alize details "This is a great opportunity for Betsy Shoenfeit, and Quebecor Print oped a nd the criteria for ('valu ating of visits by pari icipati ng journalists. our students to get a better insight into ing in Franklin, is an example of a co Iraining performance in the module. • Travel, hoteL meals and other ex the operation of a newspaper by hav operative effort between the Uni ver "The experience is so real. The penses for four participating jour inga numberof people from the same sity and industry. students do a fi nished set of cu rricu nalists who w ill visil the campus for newspaper come in over the course of "The program is very applied. lum that we use which is a great ben a week each during the school yeaL the semester," Albers said. Quebecor gives students the opportu efil to both students and the COI11 - nity to get hands-on experience in the pany," Lyons said. train ing program," Shoenfclt sa id. "It For the last Ihrl'e years, Quebecor Did You Know rhis A"out gives them a realistic idea." has also provided internship opportu An importJllt component of the nities for students working with program is applied organizational ex Lyons. Hilltopper Athletics? perience. For the past four years, the Three former WKU students who In case some of you missed it, the Thestaff of the Hilltopper Athletic Advanced Training in Business and received internships with Quebecor Hilltopper Athletic Foundation shared Foundation is excited about the future Industry class has been able to com Printing now hold full-time positions some interesting stastistics with us of WKU's athletic programs. We are plete a hands-on project in the Train with lhe company. over the summer. We thought it worth ki cking off our annual membership ing and Development Department "I think this p rogram i<; a great sharing with you in On Campus. drive with an appeal to all faculty and under the guidance of Jerry Lyons, example of ,1 win-win situation that 1998-99 was an exciting year for sta ff members to support the manager of training and development benefits the university and the bu~i HilltopperathJetics. Did you know that: Hilltoppers by joining the HAF. Your at Quebecor Printing. ness community," Shoenfl'lf said. • The Hilltopper haseball team membership dollars arc used to pro The students work with Hne and rea ched the finals of the Sun Belt vide additional revenue for scholar tournament ships, recruitment and equipment that • The men'sand women's crosscoun allows WKU's teams to compete at a try teams were Sun Belt Conference higher level and makes a college edu champions cation accessibll' for many student Regent Sara Hulse • The L,dy Toppers basketball team athletes who may not have the oppor plJced 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference tunityotherwise. • The men's tennis team had a 23 Please contact the I-IAF office at match winning streak, breaking a 745-5321 ore-mail us at haf rvents Calendar 8/19/99 THRU 8/20/99 9/11/99 9/18/99 Wrap-up Registration Football Tailgate Concert Warren County Junior Miss 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. lba Downing University Center South L,wn Van Meter Hall Auditorium 8/22/99 University Center Board 2701745-5792 Special Events, 270/745-2497 West KY Horse Sale L.O. Brown Ag Expo Center 9/11/99 9/18/99 L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/843-3542 Hilltopper Football vs. Cumberland Tennessee Hilltopper Football vs. South Florida 7p.m. 7p.m. 8/23/99 L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green KY L.T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green KY Sports Information 270/745-4298 Sports Information 270/745-4298 Fall Semester Classes Begin Sharon Dyrsen (2701745-4242) 9/11/99THRU 9/12/99 9/25/99 8/23/99 THRU 8/27/99 Appaloosa Horse Show Parents' Weekend/ f ocus On Western L.D.Brown Ag Expo Center "Trent Graphics" Fine Art Poster Sale Various Campus L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/ 843-3542 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Student Activities 270/745-2459 Downing University Center Mezzanine University CenterBoard 270/745-5792 9/14/99 9/25/99 FHA Fall Meeting West KY Flat Show horse Sale 8/29/99 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Downing University Center Theatre SKJYrA Team Penning L.D. Bown Ag Expo Center 270/ 843-3542 Georgianna Fisher 270/ 622-411 9 LD. Brown Ag Expo Center L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/ 983-3542 9/25/99 9/14/99 Football Tailgate Concert with 8/30/99 THRU 9/3/99 Take Back The Night Program A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett By U A Son of A Si1 ilor" 7 p.m. Retro Tye Dye - Jewelry - Incense Si1 le 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Van Meter Auditorium Downing University Center Southlawn Ra pe Crisis Center, Downing Un iversity Center Lobby Uni versity Center Board 270 / 745-5792 Ell ie McKi nny 270/782-5014 Uni versity Center Board 270/745-5792 9/ 25/99 9/17.18/99 8/31/99 THRU 9/26/99 I-lilltopper Football vs. Southeast Missouri Golden Anniversary Exhibit Golden Anniversnry Cl ub Weekend 7p.m. Alumni Affa irs, Jill Blythe 270/745-4395 The Kentucky Bu ilding L.T. Smith Stadium Bowling GIT'Cn, KY The Kent ucky Building 270/745-4793 Sports Information 270/745-4298 9/ 17/99 9/26/99 9/1/99 Wo men of Western Conference "Portraits of Women" Welcome Back Western Bash Children's Classic II a.m. - 9 p.m. All Day 2 p.m. Preston Center L,wn Downing University Center L.T. Smith Stadium Jennifer Franklin 270/745-3394 Jeff Younglove, WKU Special Events (270/745- Prime Time Events 270/ 782-3660 2497) 9/ 17/99 THRU 9/ 18/99 9/26/99 9/4/99 THRU 9/5/99 KFI A Wood Expo SKI'TA Team Penning KQ HBa Futurity Show L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center LD. Brown Ag Expo Center L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/ 843-3542 L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/ 843-3542 L.O. Brown Ag Expo Center 270/ 843-3542 9/ 18/99 9/29/99 9/6/99LA80R DAY NO CLASSES Footba ll Ta ilgate Concert Women's Studies FiJll Lecture Series with " Hlack Widow" Speaker Dr. Jocelyn Elders 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 9/ 11 /99 Downing University Center Southlawn Van Meter Auditorium Universi ty Center Board 270/745-5792 Jane Olmsted 270/745-6477 KY Tour of Folk Music 6 p.m. Kentucky Buil ding Laura Ha rper Lee 270 / 74S-2591. ~ :e0 ~a E a ~ ~ -~e a '"~ ~ e 5: c 0 e 0 -~ ~ 0~ -c ·~ E '"z v · , ..- -1"""1 ,,~ J: ~ - o~ '"Z ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • ~= ~ .Q -:! (Jj a 0 ~ ,: :e '" .-e ". ~.E ~ v OJ • '" "o . • '"" -~ -;-E 0 " ,;~. Z , e -0 ~ - a .2 -,::: ~ a :iiv -~ t to· m=- " ~ ~ ~o• e ~ ~ Vv = .-e e ~ .~ o." e "'~too e-o • %~ ..: ~ &g~ "'~ ~(3 ~~~ ~ ~ .A. On Campus Division of Public Aff Place lobel Here '.