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Pod Network News, Spring 2002

POD Network News

President's Column

News from the Core

Diversity Commission

Resources for New Developers

Bright Idea Award Winners, 2001

Call for Manuscripts & Proposals

Position Announcement

Chicago Area Faculty Development Network

Kudos to ...

Books and Reports by POD Members

Conference Notes

In Memoriam

A Handy-Dandy Guide to How POD Works

2002-03 Executive Committee

2002-03 POD Core Committee

POD Relocates

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New Teachers And Old Pay Structures: An Analysis Of How Teacher Pay Influences Job Acceptance Of First-Year Teachers, Chance W. Lewis

Essays in Education

This study identified whether compensation packages were a factor in first-year teacher’s decisions to accept a teaching position in the states of Colorado and Louisiana. This study involved (a) identifying the components of a school district’s compensation package that were factors in the job acceptance decisions as indicated by respondents and (b) indicating other factors besides compensation that played a major role in job acceptance decisions.

The study surveyed a sample of 12 school districts in Colorado and Louisiana during the 2000-2001 academic school year. It included first-year teachers in the 12 approved school districts that had no previous teaching …

Examining The Governance Structure Of Hartford Schools, Shannon Stormont

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Duty, Responsibility, And Pride, Tara L. Kuther, Andrew Sikula Sr., Terry L. Polen

Management Faculty Research

Case Vignette: Graduate Student Teaching Assignments. Sally Student, a doctoral candidate in experimental psychology, has spent much of the summer preparing to teach an undergraduate course in experimental psychology, scheduled for the upcoming fall semester. Approximately 1 week before the semester begins, she receives a call from the department chair, who asks whether Sally could teach another course instead. The chair explains that a new faculty member has elected to teach Experimental Psychology but that she may teach the other course that is available, Clinical Psychology, an area in which Sally has little experience or training. Sally explains to the …

Assessing Student Strengths: Academic Performance And Persistence Of First-Time College Students At A Private Church-Affiliated College, Jeffrey S. Williamson

Faculty Scholarship – School of Graduate and Continuing Studies

The research study sought to identify the significance or impact of strengths training received by first-time college students at a private, denominationally affiliated college that holds membership in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and to determine whether or not there were statistically significant differences in first semester outcomes between students who received formal feedback and training on their identified strengths and those who do not receive their strengths results or training.

First-time college students at Mount Vernon Nazarene College (MVNC) in Mount Vernon, Ohio completed the Gallup Strengths Finder (GSF) assessment as a part of the new …

Instruction Cost Report, Spring 2002, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

Variables Associated With A Sense Of Classroom Community And Academic Persistence In An Urban Community College Online Setting, Cynthia P. Cadieux

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Technology On Urban High School Students' Sense Of Classroom Community, Mervyn J. Wighting

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This study measured the sense of classroom community among students from two different grades in an independent urban high school (N = 181). A standardized instrument was used to compare sense of community in classes whose teachers used computers frequently and consistently in their instruction with others in which the teachers seldom or never included computer use in the classroom. Quantitative analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between the classes in terms of one of the sub-scales of the instrument; students whose teachers used computers frequently and consistently scored higher on the learning sub-scale of the sense …

March 29, 2002 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate March 29, 2002 Approved Minutes

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss privacy policies, curriculum committee, faculty work life surveys and UC101.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, March 28, 2002, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Minutes, College Of Arts & Sciences Faculty Meeting, March 28, 2002, Arts & Sciences Faculty

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• O’Connor, Molly. Plans for Pedway, Parking Lot Scrapped
• Moore, Michael. Missing Twilight Crooks
• Moore, Brian. Alumna Returns to Lady Tops – Mary Cowles
• Moore, Michael. DUI Case Against Coach Dismissed – Kenneth McDonald
• Sigman, Amber. Former MTV VJ Bringing Act to Hill – Bill Bellamy
• Debaters Share Title – Forensics Team
• Student Government Association Should Utilize Budget, Yet Be Frugal
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Asking for SGA Funds
• Campbell, Amy. Pearce-Ford Tower RA’s Rude During Alarms
• Ekhardt, William. Pearce-Ford Tower Getting Bad Wrap
• Elzy, Joe. Housing …

Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss banquet, awards and faculty appreciation day.

Bill 02-24-S - Bowling Green Community College Campus Improvements, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill allocating funds to install picnic tables for the Bowling Green Community College.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for March 26, 2002 meeting.

University System Policy On Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Session March 22, 2002, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the December 7, 2001 Regular Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Recommendation re Trustee Emeritus Richard Haworth
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Research Misconduct Policy
• Western Student Association Constitutional Amendments
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Renaming of Streets
• University Plaza Lease
• Communication Antenna Leases
• Second Public Hearing: Grant of Power and Authority to Public Safety Officers and Establishment …

Senate Meeting, March 20, 2002, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

2002-03-16, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Morehead State University Board of Regents meeting minutes for March 16, 2002.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mills, Zach. Tanning: A Toxic Trend
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Dining to Offer Deliveries
• O’Connor, Molly. Study Abroad Adviser Back on Hill – Yating Chang
• Warren, Brandy. Western Outlines Damages for Circuit Court – WKU Police
• O’Connor, Molly. In One Day, Out the Next: Student Government Association Vetoes Bill Giving $300 to NPR
• Housing Process Disorganized
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Camping for Dorm Rooms
• Donors Made New Orleans Trip Possible – NCAA, Hilltopper Sports Network
• Fricks, Sarah. Letter to the Editor re: President’s Day
• Shinall, Dave. Worker Claims Negligence in …

Ufa Aac Library Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, March 2002, Barbara Swartzlander

UFA AAC Library Sub-committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting report from the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee meeting at the University of New England.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss election, budget, lighting Colonnade and legislation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the March 12, 2002 meeting.

Bill 02-23-S Faculty Appreciation Event, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to sponsor a faculty appreciation day event.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for March 12, 2002 meeting.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mills, Zach. Students Brave Cold for Chance at Room
• O’Connor, Molly. Student Government Association Officers Gain Responsibility, Perks
• Hoang, Mai. Course Could Become Voluntary – Freshman Seminar
• Lively, Jay. Doc Watson Wows Area with Bluegrass & Soul
• Brown, Abbey. Filmmaker to Speak Today – Elizabeth Barrett
• Taking Away Smoking Takes Away Rights
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Smoking
• Emerson, Scott. Mandatory Meals Good, More Rules Even Better (Ha!)
• Harmon, Christina. Newspaper Should Support WKU
• Darrell, Barton. Columnist, Though Irresponsible, Has Right to Free Speech – Sam Youngman
• Estes, Jeremy. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 43 [44], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy. Fire Report Process Up for Change
• Corbin, Brett. Transpark Fuels Political War Zone
• Mills, Zach. Dorms to Become Smoke-Free After Renovations
• Students Should Fight Mandatory Meals
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Mandatory Meals
• Baker, James. Graduation Made a Joke by Unruly Guests
• Butler, Emily. Credit Where Credit is Due
• Nations, Amber. Heavenly Harmony – Amazing Tones of Joy
• O’Connor, Molly. Student Government Association Gives $500 for Cable TV
• Hall, Rex. Sorority to Hold March – Delta Sigma Theta, AIDS
• Hall, Rex. Reporting Seminar Set
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Authors …

Senate Meeting, March 6, 2002, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding the April schedule of events.