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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 10-31-1997 UA3/9/5 Script Chamber of Cmomerce Coffee Hour WKU President's Office Follow this and additional works at: hp://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the Business Commons , Civic and Community Engagement Commons , Higher Education Administration Commons , and the Work, Economy and Organizations Commons is Transcription 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]. Recommended Citation WKU President's Office, "UA3/9/5 Script Chamber of Cmomerce Coffee Hour" (1997). WKU Archives Records. Paper 4146. hp://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4146

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®

WKU Archives Records WKU Archives

10-31-1997

UA3/9/5 Script Chamber of Cmomerce CoffeeHourWKU President's Office

Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records

Part of the Business Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, HigherEducation Administration Commons, and the Work, Economy and Organizations Commons

This Transcription is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Recommended CitationWKU President's Office, "UA3/9/5 Script Chamber of Cmomerce Coffee Hour" (1997). WKU Archives Records. Paper 4146.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4146

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Script Chamber of Commerce

Coffee Hour (prepared by Chamber)

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BG 1£ amBER CDI'I11J<CE Fax:502-843-0458 Oct 29 '97 12:54 P. 02/11

COFFEE HOUR AGENDA

FRIDAY, OcrOBER 31 • 7;30A.M.

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BOWLING GREEN WARREN COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

BROOKS:

CRUME:

BROOKS:

WELCOME TO COFFEE HOUR

THANK WESTERN KENTUCKY

UNIVERSITY FOR SPONSORSHIP OF

COFFEE HOUR

CALL ON GENE CRUME OF WESTERN

KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOR 1HE

INVOCATION

INVOCATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

REMARKS REGARDING RECENT

PUBLIC ISSUES DEVELOPMENTS

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I3G we ffi1MBER C(Mo[RCE Fax :502-Sa3-0458 Oc t 29 '97 12:55 P.03/11

THE 1997 INDUSlRY APPRECIATION

BANQUET WAS A TREMENOOUS

SUCCESS AS NEARLY 500 GATHERED IN

SUPPORT OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES. GUEST

SPEAKER WELDON KENNEDY PROVIDED

A FASCINATING PRESENTATION FROM

THE VIEWPOINT OF THE FBI DEPUTY

DIRECTOR REGARDING THE OKLAHOMA

CITY BOMBING. OF COURSE, THE

IDGHLlGHT OF THE EVENING WAS THE

PRESENTATiON TO THE INDUSlRY OF

mE YEAR, TRACE DIE CAST.

CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, TOLOWEU.

GUTHRIE AND IDS EMPLOYEES ON

EARNING TIllS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR.

CONGRATULATIONS IS ALSO IN ORDER

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8G 1£ rn:IMBER Cl»ERCf Fax:502-1343-0458 Oct 29 '97 12:55 P. 04/11

FOR THIS YEAR'S AniENAAWARD

RECIPIENT. THE HONOREE FOR 1997 IS

MS, SANDY OWEN (ASK HER TO STAND),

SANDY, OWNER OF QUALITY

PERSONNEL, IS EXTREMELY ACTIVE

WITH THE CHAMBER, SHE SERVES AS AN

AMBASSADOR AND IS A PAST SMALL

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR. SHE IS

A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE

INDUSTRIAL RElATIONS COMMlTI'EE

AND HAS BEEN THE ORGANIZATION ARM

OF THE INDUSTRY APPRECIATION GOLF

TOURNAMENT FOR THE PAST FEW

YEARS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU

AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

CHAMBER AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VERy

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMEN WHO

WERE NOMINATED f OR THIS ,

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BG we GI1MBER CllM'ERCE Fax :502- 843-04SS Cl::t 29 '97 12:55 P. W11

NATIONALLY RECOGt<IZED AWARD. I

WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE 1997 ATHENA

F1NALISTS TO PLEASE STAND AND BE

RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR EFFORTS. A

SPECIAL THANKS TO CORNELIUS

MARTIN AND MARTIN OLDSMOBILE FOR

SPONSORSHIP OF THE ATIlENA AWARD

WHICH IS IN ITS 12TH YEAR ON BOTH

THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. TIlE

OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE

STATUETTE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE

ANNUAL DINNER ON JANUARY 15, 1998,

AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

WE, AS A CHAMBER, HAVE SUBMI'I"IED

NOMINATIONS IN EACH OF THE EIGHT

CATEGORIES FOR THIS YEAR'S

STATEWIDE INNOVATION AWARDS.

THESE AWARDS ARE A PROGRAM OF THE

KENTUCKY CERTIFIED COMMUNITY

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BG 1£ GmBER CllMi'ERCE Fax:502-843- 0458 (k t 29 '97 12:56 P. ~/11

P ARTNERSHIP (FORMERLY CER rIFlED

CITIES). TIffi WINNERS WILL BE

ANNOUNCED AT TIffi CERTIFIED

COMMUNITIES P ARTNERSHll' LUNCHEON

ON NOVEMBER 18 AT THE SEELBACH IN

LOmSVILLE. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO

ALWAYS HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE

ATTEND IN REPRESENTATION OF OUR

CHAMBER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

ATTENDING THIS EVENT, PLEASE

CONTACT TIffi CHAMBER OFFICE.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A PRESS

CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE

CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

19, AT 9:30 A.M TO ANNOUNCE THE 1997

FARMER OF THE YEAR. MAKE PLANS TO

ATTEND AS WE RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY

OUR LOCAL FARMERS AND ,

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO

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BG Ii( CfRlBER C!JMi'£RCE Fax ;502-843-0458 Ot t 29 '97 !2 ;56 P. 07/! !

THE IMPORTANT ROLE WHICH

AGRlCUL TURE PLAYS IN OUR LOCAL

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP AT TIIE

ENb OF NEXT MONTII IS THE

LEADERSHIP BOWLING GREEN

GRADUATION. ON NOVEMBER 20, THE

CLASS OF 1997 WILL HAVE COMPLETED

THEIR EIGHT -MONTII LEADERSHlP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND WILL

CELEBRATE WITH A DINNER AND

CEREMONY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN

ATIENDING THIS EVENT TO BE HELD AT

THE BOWLING GREEN COUNTRY CLUB,

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAMBER

OFFICE.

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BG we CHAMBER COMMERCE Fax:5Q2-843-0458 Oct 29 '97 12:56 P.08/11

BROOKS:

RABY:

BROOKS:

ONE OF THE FEATURES OF OUR COFFEE

HOUR IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW

MEMBERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS. AT

THIS TIME, I WILL CALL UPON OUR

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR,

MARY BETH RABY, WHO WILL

INTRODUCE OUR NEW MEMBERS AND

SPECIAL GUESTS.

NEW MEMBERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING

OUR SPONSOR FOR TODAY IS WESTERN

KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY. AT nus TIME, I

WOULD LIKE TO CALL UPON BARBARA

BURCH, WKU'S VICE PRESIDENT OF

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, TO INTRODUCE

OUR FEATURED SPEAKER

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BG t.K: CH'IMllER ClMiORCE Fax :502-843-0458 Oct 29 '97 12 :56 P.09/ 11

BURCH: INTRODUCE GARY RANSDELL,

PRESIDENT, WESTERN KENTUCKY

• UNIVERSITY

RANSDELL: REMARKS

BROOKS: PRESENT SPEAKER WITH GIFT.

BLYTHE:

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE SOME

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM TIIE

HILL. I WOULD LIKE NOW TO CALL UPON

JlLL BL YTIIE OF WKU ALUMNI AFFAIRS.

REMARKSREGARDINGHOMffiCO~G

ACTMTIES SCHEDULE

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8G u: 0l1M1IER Cll'I"fRCE Fax :502-8A3-0458 Ck:t 29 '97 12 :57 P.lO/11

BROOKS:

HARBAUGH:

BROOKS:

A HOMECOMING WEEKEND CANNOT BE

COMPLETE WITHOUT A PEP TALK FROM

mE COACH. AT TIllS TIME, I WOUlD

LIKE TO CALL UPON WKU FOOTBALL

COACH JACK HARBAUGH FOR A FEW

UPLIFTING WORDS.

COMMENTS

THANK SPONSOR AND EVERYONE FOR

A ITENDING. REMIND ABOUT mE

FOLLOWING:

THE NEXT BUSINESS AFTER. HOURS IS

SET FOR NOVEMBER 11 FROM4:30P.M

TO 6:30 P.M AT QUAUTY PERSONNEL.

THE NOVEMBER COFFEE HOUR IS

HOSTED BY THE CHAMBER'S AGRI­

BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND WILL BE

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BG we CHAMBER COMMERCE Fax :502-843-0458 Oct 29 '97 12:57 P. l1/11

HELD AT THE L.D. BROWN

AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION CENTER AT

THE WKU FARM BE SURE AND MAKE

PLANS TO ATTEND TIllS UNIQUE COFFEE

HOUR EXPERIENCE THAT HAS BECOME A

CHAMBER TRADITION.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPy HALLOWEEN

AND DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT WKU

AND THE TOPPERS BY ATTENDING TIllS

WEEKEND'S MANY HOMECOMING

ACTIVITIES. YOU ARE ADJOURNED.

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CHAMBER REMARKS OUTLINE

I. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THOSE PRESENT

II HISTORICAL THRUST OF PAST LEADERS' INTENT FOR UNIVERSITY· COMMUNITY

A. CHERRY QUOTES

Education and democracy are members one of another, inevitably and inextricably bound together.

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Extend the vision of mind and you broaden the fields of commerce; build upon the efficiency of the school and you quicken industrial life.

B. TOWN & GOWN QUOTES

Town and Gown relations began in medieval Europe and have continued to today wherever there are institutions of higher learning.

What started out as conflict often between communities and students causing general upheaval evolved into cooperation between universities and communities today.

There was the famous Oxford-Cap war at Hruvard in the mid-19th century where a town-gown disturbance focused on the wearing of a certain piece of headgear by the Harvard students. What seems to us today a trivial issue, back then were the result of deep­seated differences between the people of the town and those who wore the "gowns."

Today there is diversity of involvement regarding higher education and the community which plays a vital role in decision making at universities--there is hardly a field or department in modem higher education that does not have some relationship to one or another aspect of community affairs.

Western's educational programs and numerous community activities undertaken by student~, faculty and staff are a basic element in the town-gown relationship in this community.

In the next century, we will need to concentrate upon even more community involvement in campus planning--the environment, the non-traditional student who comes from the work force--the role of the virtual university in providing community access.

Creation of a University-Community Task Force is a first step in addressing the multiple issues the campus and community will face as we go into the next century-­prepared --and together.

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III YOUR OWN MAJOR THEMES FOR THE FUTURE OF TOWN & GOWN COOPERATION

A. PURPOSE OF A UNIVERSITY SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY

B. PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRACY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

C. SHARING IN MUTUAL MISSIONS FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY THAT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, AS CHANGE IMPACTS OUR WORLD