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5-2006 UA35/1 Doers & Deeds, Volume 5, Issue 4 WKU Provost
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May/Jun e, 2006 Volume 5, Issue 4 Doers & Deeds Academic Excellence at WKU
"Back of the deed was the doer, back of the doer, the dream ," - Dr, H,H, Cherry, WKU Founding President
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 2006 Wi lliam O. Wilson Scholarship competitiveness of Western 's students at from the Karst Waters Institute for her the national leve l. " AS the faculty advisor for th e WKU Master's thesis proposal "The Influence Michael Collins, a graduate assistant chap ter of Habitat for Humanity, Bryan of Orga nic Acid on the Di ssolution Rate in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Reaka (Architec tural & Manufacturing of Limestone: Beaver Falls - Mop Spring, Department at Western , is one of the Sciences) coordinated an Alternative Tonga ss National Forest, Alaska." One 2006 reCipients of the William N. Was Spring Break trip involving 65 students graduate student is chosen nationally son Student Leadership and Academic from all degree programs in helping oth each year for the Wilson Scholarship, Award . There were 103 ca ndidates up ers through working with Habi tat. Wi th which includes a $1,000 award. Accord for the award this year, and Collins is the assistance from student leaders as well ing to David Keeling, Geography and first WKU student recognized with this as other facul ty and staff, Reaka's coali Geology Department Head, "Melissa's award since its creation 13 years ago. tion was able to provide an engagement research is an example of student He holds a bachelor's degree in Parks opportunity for 900% more students engagement in issues of importance to Recreation and Leisure Facilities Man th an were involved in the spring break the human condition. This scholarship experience last year. agement, and is to receive his master's will enable Melissa to conduct fie ldwork degree in Sports Management this May. Geoscience graduate student Melissa in Alaska and is a great example of the Hendrickson has been awarded the The America n Association of Sta te Colleges and Un ive rsities (AASCU) re cently surveyed its 400 member ca m puses about various programs and proj ects conducted during the last general election. The goal was to identify the most promising practices for a collection to be published in summer 2006, as a guide for other ca mpuses for the general elections in November. WKU was se lec ted as one of th e exemplary programs in voter educa tion, voter registration, or voter partiCipa tion, and will recei ve recognition for its good work. Kathleen Matthew (Curriculum & Instruction) and 18 undergraduate stu dents taught basic science conce pts to primary school gifled children for four Saturdays as part of the "Super Satur days" science program, held on WKU's ca mpus. Johnny Chan (Finance) accompanied Bryan Reaka eight finance students to Dayton, OH to participate in the Redefining Investment students, along with faculty members Speaker Jady Richards. Lucy Juett of Strategy Education (RISE) Symposium Doug McElroy and Mike Stokes, pur AHEC provided the sponsorship for the on March 3 I to Apri l 2. WKU Students chased handwoven sisal baskets made travel. joined more than 1,500 participants by the women of the Kasigau communi For the second consecutive year the from other U.S. and international uni ties during a research trip last summer. WK