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Lessons Learned From A Study Of Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly Feb 1999

Lessons Learned From A Study Of Fraternity Advising, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

This paper presented lessons I learned from a study of fraternity advising. It summarized the major themes I found in a qualitative study of seven successful fraternity advisors who worked with seven successful fraternity chapters on seven difference campuses. The work was focused on finding a model of excellence with which to generate guidelines for advising college fraternities at the chaper level.


The Eiu Student Life Survey: Explanations For Involvement, David Milberg, Douglas J. Bower, Charles G. Eberly Feb 1999

The Eiu Student Life Survey: Explanations For Involvement, David Milberg, Douglas J. Bower, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

The research reported in this paper was designed to assist the EIU General Education Assessment Committee to understand the ways in which undergraduate students made use of their time on campus, both in-class and out-of-class. The results provided stakeholders with information to support student activities and student involvement. The survey instrument used for data collection is also attached.


Avian Prey-Dropping Behavior. I. The Effects Of Prey Characteristics And Prey Loss, Paul V. Switzer, Daniel A. Cristol Jan 1999

Avian Prey-Dropping Behavior. I. The Effects Of Prey Characteristics And Prey Loss, Paul V. Switzer, Daniel A. Cristol

Paul V. Switzer

No abstract provided.


"Who Are You, Literally?": Fantasies Of The White Self In White Noise, Tim Engles Jan 1999

"Who Are You, Literally?": Fantasies Of The White Self In White Noise, Tim Engles

Tim Engles

No abstract provided.


Are Adaptations Necessarily Genetic?, Steven J. Scher Jan 1999

Are Adaptations Necessarily Genetic?, Steven J. Scher

Steven J. Scher

No abstract provided.


Perception Of The Horizontal And Vertical In Tangible Displays: Minimal Gender Differences, Morton A. Heller, Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Shavonda L. Green, Stevette L. Barnette Jan 1999

Perception Of The Horizontal And Vertical In Tangible Displays: Minimal Gender Differences, Morton A. Heller, Jeffrey A. Calcaterra, Shavonda L. Green, Stevette L. Barnette

Morton A. Heller

A study is reported of gender differences in a haptic version of three Piagetian tests that assess understanding of Euclidian space. A raised-line drawing kit was used both for subject responses and for production of stimuli. To test understanding of the horizontal, subjects felt pictures of a jar at four tilts and were asked to draw the water line. Two methods were used to examine understanding of the vertical. First, subjects drew a hanging electrical cord and light bulb, attached to the ceiling of a bus, parked on hills of four different angles. Subsequently, subjects drew telephone poles (represented by …


Review: Ghosts: Appearances Of The Dead And Cultural Transformation By R. C. Finucane, Bailey K. Young Jan 1999

Review: Ghosts: Appearances Of The Dead And Cultural Transformation By R. C. Finucane, Bailey K. Young

Bailey K. Young

No abstract provided.