UA3/9/4 Inaugural Address

Inaugural address given by WKU President Gary Ransdell on May 8, 1998

A New Century of Spirit

The campus-wide initiatives and entrepreneurial spirit created through the New Century of Spirit Campaign will position WKU to become the intellectual heartbeat of Kentucky. By 2012, the University will fully deliver on its promise of a lasting transformation. [back cover

Personal Reflections On Leadership For Change: An Invited Article

Leadership is both an art and a science. It requires one to understand what leadership actually entails before thoughtfully applying the principles that ensure effective positive leadership and creating the conditions that must exist for effective leadership to occur and to be sustained. The leadership dynamics described in Leadership for Change are shaped by a 40‑year career in higher education — the last 16 of which have been spent as President of Western Kentucky University

UA1B2/1/7 Oral History

Interview conducted by Lydia Kullman with Gary Ransdell. This oral history interview was created for Andrew McMichael\u27s History and the Internet Class, 2004