<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>wkuherald.com &#187; Shakia Harris</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.wkuherald.com/author/shakiaharris/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.wkuherald.com</link>
	<description>Student News. Faculty News. Alumni News. All News.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:59:20 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>LIVE BLOG: Provost forum</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/15/live-blog-provost-forum-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/15/live-blog-provost-forum-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Provost forum
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/15/live-blog-provost-forum-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Peer to peer: Program puts students in advising role</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/05/peer-to-peer-program-puts-students-in-advising-role/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/05/peer-to-peer-program-puts-students-in-advising-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
When Mansfield senior Kaci Danhauer became a peer interest adviser three years ago, she had no idea the impact she could have on hundreds of lives.
Danhauer is one of 11 peer interest advisers for the Best Expectation Programs. She helps students who are on academic probation or who have received low ACT scores, said Jessica [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/05/peer-to-peer-program-puts-students-in-advising-role/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Former student competes on MTV show</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/27/former-student-competes-on-mtv-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/27/former-student-competes-on-mtv-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Louisville senior Josh Mabry always knew his fraternity brother had a passion for dancing.
Former Western student Dakota Smith has been determined to make it on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew since the show first aired two years ago, Mabry said.
This season, Smith got his wish.
“It was never a matter of if he’d make it but [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/27/former-student-competes-on-mtv-show/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Faculty evaluate freshmen performance</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/23/faculty-evaluate-freshmen-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/23/faculty-evaluate-freshmen-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Freshmen will soon get a sneak peek at their classroom performance.
Fifth week assessments, which are designed to measure academic standing for 100-level courses, became available for faculty last Friday on TopNet, according to an e-mail from Dean Kahler, vice president for Enrollment Management.
Ellen Bonaguro, associate dean in the Academic Advising and Retention Center, said AARC [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/23/faculty-evaluate-freshmen-performance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Colleges push for more trips led by faculty</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/colleges-push-for-more-trips-led-by-faculty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/colleges-push-for-more-trips-led-by-faculty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More colleges are encouraging professors to lead study abroad trips for their students, according to a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Western is no exception.
Several Western educators said faculty-led study abroad trips provide a more personal educational environment.
English professor Lloyd Davies said that through faculty-led trips, students are able to grasp classroom concepts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/colleges-push-for-more-trips-led-by-faculty/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>LIVE BLOG: Provost Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/15/live-blog-provost-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/15/live-blog-provost-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LIVE BLOG: Provost Forum
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/15/live-blog-provost-forum/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New arena planned for behind FAC</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/12/new-arena-planned-for-behind-fac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/12/new-arena-planned-for-behind-fac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Western’s choir, band and orchestra ensembles will eventually be able to spread their wings in a newer and larger music facility.
A music annex and rehearsal hall will be built behind the fine arts center on the hillside between Grise Hall and Helm Library, said David Lee, dean of Potter College of Arts and Letters.
Construction of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/12/new-arena-planned-for-behind-fac/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Diversity plan to be  reworked</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/09/diversity-plan-to-be-reworked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/09/diversity-plan-to-be-reworked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=14021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s more to diversity than black and white, officials now say.
The statewide Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities, which calls for a larger black student and teacher population at state secondary education institutions, is being updated to widen its scope of diversity.
Representatives from each of Kentucky’s public universities are working with the Council on Postsecondary Education [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/09/diversity-plan-to-be-reworked/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>LIVE BLOG: Provost candidate forum</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/08/live-blog-provost-candidate-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/08/live-blog-provost-candidate-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=13963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Provost Forum
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/08/live-blog-provost-candidate-forum/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A New Western: Reshaping the classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/05/a-new-western-reshaping-the-classroom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/05/a-new-western-reshaping-the-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WKU Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Ransdell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wkuherald.com/?p=13912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Western is raising the bar for admissions, effective immediately.
Beginning this fall, Western’s admission requirements for incoming students will increase gradually over the next five years.
President Gary Ransdell said Western is trying to get away from its “open admissions” reputation.
The goal in raising admissions standards is to improve academic quality, retention and graduation rates and to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/05/a-new-western-reshaping-the-classroom/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The path to wp-cache-phase1.php in wp-content/advanced-cache.php must be fixed! -->