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July
08 U.S. State of the Month - Kentucky
I am featuring
my home state of Kentucky here for one main reason: to find
out if anything has changed here since last I researched my
state.
I also
may want to take a regular or online course later on.
I am going
to each website this month to see if it is the same or has been
changed or improved. Also, I will be adding any other resources
or information I can find that is new since 2007.
Eastern
Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky
has
a group called Older Wiser Learners (OWLS). They also
have a Nontraditional Student Council, which is a branch of
the SGA there.
Eastern
has a new website
for OWLS here. The page is maintained by students. The page
features helpful links, photos, and more. My thanks go out to
Amanda King, current President of the OWLS group, who helped
to update this information. Thank you so much!
Click
here for more online information and the Adult
Education Page.
NEW ARTICLE
AND SITE: I also found a nice article about a father
and daughter both attending college in Corbin, and a website
explaining about
Eastern's many different campuses.
Check out
EKU's link to a grant
program for nontraditional students here.
Kentucky
State University in Frankfort, Kentucky
offers a group on its website called FRIENDS to
help non-traditional students navigate the school.
The website is here.
This
other website tells more about Friends. They also have a
link for single parents here (at the bottom of the page) plus
a place to take a new nontraditional student survey.
The Friends
program offers support, plus a quiet study room and more. It
is run by the school.
The
University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky
offers housing for families.
They also
have a Non-Traditional
Student Organization called the NTSO. From the website:
"Our
purpose is to connect non-traditional students for fun, sharing,
and encouragement."
Here is
more information from the website:
The
Non-Traditional Student Organization has an office in the Student
Organizations Center (SOC). SOC is located downstairs in the
Student Center near the Limestone St./Euclid Ave. entrance.
University
of Kentucky SOC Non-Traditional Student Org Student Center Room
106 Lexington KY 40506-0030
Or contact
us at: ntsoky12@hotmail.com
Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green,
Kentucky has
had a non-traditional student organization in the past.
The
Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO)
at
Western Kentucky University
This
WKU group is currently inactive (2007-2008). They once had a
chapter at the Main Campus, and one at the South Campus as well.
Below is the link to the WKU Non-Traditional Student Information
Page:
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Attn:
some links on the WKU Non-trads page are no longer current.
However, you can still find valuable information here. |
This
Yahoo group online is a forum for WKU students , former
students, or people who are considering attending WKU. There
are links and files on this Yahoo group site to help students
navigate the campus and find out more about Western. The group
welcomes new people from every WKU campus area.
I
was in the NTSO, or Non-Traditional Student Organization,
while I was at Western a few years ago.
Now the NTSO group is not meeting at the campus, but hopefully
soon they will start up again.
If
you are a WKU student, and are interested, you can start a
new group anytime. Nontraditional students can contact the
Student Activities office for more info. at 270-745-2459.
I
did read in the student newspaper that a NEW group did form
in 2007 - a group for parents. I can't wait to hear more about
that, and when their meetings are.
ANOTHER
KENTUCKY VIDEO:
Also:
Click here to see another interview with Kentucky people
attending a private school, St. Catherines, in Kentucky, and
how they did it.
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