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Creating A Campus-Wide Social Justice Movement, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Inaugural Social Justice Summit brings together campus community to plan events, research and activities to effect change.

Announcement Regarding The Western Michigan University School Of Medicine, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

Our new School of Medicine will be named for Dr. Homer Stryker, a 1916 WMU alumnus and the founder of Stryker Corporation.

School Of Medicine Naming Announcement, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Wmed Naming Announcement, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Volume 111, Number 19 - Tuesday, March 11, 2014, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

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Ouachita To Host Dr. Scott Herring With Obu Percussion Ensemble In Concert March 18, Chelsea Whelpley, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University's School of Fine Arts will present the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert featuring a special guest appearance by acclaimed percussionist Dr. Scott Herring on March 18. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall.

Controversial University Policies Undergird Protests In Venezuela, Marion Lloyd

Marion Lloyd

Higher-education policies form a key part of the student-led protests in Venezuela, which left more than 17 people dead in February, 2014. The Venezuelan youths are part of a wave of student-protest movements that have erupted in Latin America over the past few years, in Chile, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil, to demand greater government accountability and support for universities.

March 10, 2014: Faculty Awards, Business Ideas Competition, Recreation Center, Saint Mary's College Of California

SMC Bulletin 2013-2020

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Ouachita To Host Civil Rights Panel Discussion March 17, Taylor Tomlinson, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist Univeristy's Riely-Hickingbotham Library will host a panel disuccion on civil rights Monday, March 17, at 6 p.m. in Walker Conference Center Room A. The event, which is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities Created Equal Project, is free and open to the public.

2014-03-10 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for March 10, 2014.

Martin, Sasser To Present Senior Voice Recital At Ouachita March 14, Jessica Stewart, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University's Division of Music will host Meredith Martin and Carli Sasser in their senior voice recital Friday, March 14. The recital will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall at 11 a.m. and is free and open to the public.

Updates In Academic Affairs - 03/10/14, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• Recruitment presentations available online — and in person
• Following federal rules on providing textbook information is critical
• Assessment in Action Day set for next week
• Nominate your colleagues for their excellent work

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, March 10, 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Ouachita Symphonic Band Concert Set For March 13, Molly Bowman, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University's Symphonic Band will perform in concert on Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free of charge and open to the public.

Outgrowths Of Usg Stem Initiatives: Service Learning Courses And A Stem Honors Camp, Tim Howard, Kimberly Shaw, Cindy Ticknor

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

We examine two programs that have developed out of USG STEM Initiative projects. With the first STEM Initiative, Columbus State University initiated an Academy of Future Teachers that has led to an expanded STEM Honors Camp for recruiting university students into high school teaching and heightening high school students’ interests in STEM careers. With STEM Initiative II, Columbus State launched a Project FOCUS replication that contributed to the establishment of the UTeach Columbus program for preparing high school STEM teachers.

Assessing The Effects Of A Teaching Course On Biology Graduate Student Teaching Assistants, Caralyn B. Zehnder

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

Research was conducted to measure changes in knowledge and perceptions of teaching and learning by biology graduate students enrolled in a Teaching Techniques course at Georgia College. Results show that graduate students exhibited gains in their knowledge of assessment and active learning pedagogies and saw some changes in how they viewed the role of the teacher in the classroom. This research demonstrates that a semester-long teaching course affects graduate students learning and attitudes toward teaching.

Clay Modeling Of The Musculoskeletal System: Does Active Learning Increase Retention And Comprehension, Kelly Massey

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

The focus of a Structural Kinesiology course is a detailed study into the musculoskeletal system and joint action. The course contains a lot of memorization: skeletal muscle origin, insertions, innervations and muscle/joint actions but there is also an applied component for the content. Group study has been incorporated into the course to increase knowledge retention and comprehension however group interaction has been seen to be minimal. Two studies have looked at group construction of skeletal muscle models using clay during class time in assisting with the active learning of muscle origin, insertion and actions (Cruz-Espaillat et al., 2010 & Waters …

Math 1113 Precalculus Emporium: A Multi-Institutional Online Pre-Calculus Course, Kris Biesinger, Chuck Kutal, Nathan Moon

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

One stumbling block for students considering becoming a STEM major has been introductory math courses. A new, innovative precalculus course being developed and delivered by five USG institutions may provide a solution. MATH 1113e Precalculus Emporium combines lessons learned from the Math Emporium model pioneered at Virginia Tech with elements of MOOC delivery to create a highly interactive and support rich online course model. While the pilot debuted in January 2014 with students and faculty from five institutions, the larger vision is for the course to become available for all USG institutions in the near future.

Real Stem: Scientific Research For Rural Georgia High School Students, Deborah M. Walker, Robert L. Mayes, Raushanah Oglesby, Rich Mccombs

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

This is the story of creating a STEM research experience for students through a partnership between research institutes, University Faculty and high school teachers. The story of Real STEM will include a discussion of how the grant work is structured, barriers to implementation and successes that spur us on to continue to bring STEM experiences to rural, southeast Georgia.

A Discussion Of A Flipped Classroom Model (For Calculus), And Of The Use Of Self-Graded Homework, Frédéric D. Mynard

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019)

The intent is to share my experience with a flipped Calculus course using resources I have developed: instructional videos, e-books, and a comprehensive set of resources for self-graded homework. I have also used this technique successfully for other non-flipped courses, and this may be of interest whether one wants to flip the classroom or not.