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Final Report: Oer Textbook For Core A2 Courses, Cathy Gabor, Leigh Meredith

USF OER Faculty Grant

This report provides an overview of the project completed with OER grant funds received from USF’s Gleeson Library in 2021. Our OER project was to create a textbook that would reduce costs for students in USF’s current Core A2 classes, including RHET 120, 250, 295 and HONC 132. It was also intended to provide a “multimodal” (writing, speaking, digital) approach to composition to reflect best practices and pedagogical innovations in the teaching of composition and communication. This report will cover the specific plan for the OER, what was accomplished, what assessment efforts were undertaken, and areas for further development. Findings …

2020 Usf Open Educational Resources Grant Report, Allison R. Thorson

USF OER Faculty Grant

Please find attached my final report from my $1000 2020 USF Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant. Although COVID-19 delayed the submission of this report, the global pandemic has also made open access materials even more essential to supporting student’s access at USF. I am appreciative of the funding to facilitate this project.

Throughout this process, I was able to ensure that the materials/readings I was offering to students for free did not violate copyright laws and open my eyes to resources that I did not know were available. Based on the findings of my analysis, my course readings have been …

The Mission Statements Of The University Of San Francisco: An Historical Analysis, Alan Ziajka

History

No abstract provided.

Effects Of The Concept-Mapping Method On International Students' Academic Performance And Perceptions, Yinghung Natalie Chiang

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Dissertations

There is concern over international students’ low academic achievement at the college level. Due to language challenges and cultural differences, international students’ academic achievement is not satisfactory that resulting in a decrease in the retention rate. Note-taking strategies such as the concept-mapping method may enhance international students’ knowledge acquisition by providing students with learning tools that promote meaningful learning. The purpose of this mixed-method approach with a comparative research design was to investigate the effects of the concept-mapping strategy on international college students’ economic learning and perceptions. One intact class comprised of international students was designated as a concept-mapping strategy …

Textbook Costs And Open Educational Resources In Core A, Jonathan Hunt

USF OER Faculty Grant

Adoption of no-cost text options by the Department of Rhetoric and Language for Core A courses could save University of San Francisco students up to $250,000 per year. The cost of new, bookstore-purchased textbooks for a USF student taking the most common or “normative” path through Core A (RHET 103, RHET 110/N, RHET 120) averages $316.14. Textbooks costs vary widely and are highly unpredictable: the most expensive sections can have more than 300% higher costs for books than the least expensive. A student landing in the most costly sections would spend up to $492.50 on texts required for the “normative” …

Vizuri Kabisa 2019, Vizuri Kabisa

Black Activism and Education

Pamphlet and script from the 23rd Annual Vizuri Kabisa celebration. Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 in McLaren Hall.

Vizuri Kabisa 2019 Script, Vizuri Kabisa

Black Student Union

No abstract provided.

University Of San Francisco Black Student Union Constitution 2019, Black Student Union

Black Student Union

University of San Francisco's Black Student Union Constitution updated April 8, 2019.

The purpose of the Black Student Union (BSU) is "to foster community and unity among students of the African Diaspora on the University campus as well as focus on exploring and examining the identity, history, issues and culture of the African diaspora. This purpose does not contradict the University's mission or its Catholic, Jesuit character."

Signatories: Black Rainbow Party, African Student Association, USF Alliance for Change, and the Black Student Union Executive Board.

Grand Launch Of The Black Resource Center: Michael Tadesse-Bell's Speech, Michael Tadesse-Bell

Black Activism and Education

This speech was given by Michael Tadesse-Bell at the Grand Opening of the Black Resource Center (BRC) - the third component of the Black Academic Success and Engagement Program (BASE).

Michael has a BS in Business Administration and an MA in Sports Management, both from USF. He is the BASE Program Manager and Assistant Dean of Retention and Persistence Programs here at USF.

Grand Launch Of The Black Resource Center: Event Overview, Black Academic Success And Engagement Program

Black Activism and Education

The Black Resource Center (BRC) - the third component of the Black Academic Success and Engagement Program (BASE) - provides a safe, supportive space for black-identified undergraduate and graduate students to connect with each other to receive academic, spiritual, mentoring, and emotional support services.

This event overview for the opening of the BRC includes a general outline of the night's events and a panel script.

Redefining Career Communities In Higher Education, June Y. Lee, Sheetal Patel

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy

This study aims to revisit the understudied concept of career communities. Using mixed methods, this study assesses how university students define and characterize career communities compared to general communities. Based on our interviews (N=25) and survey (N=123), we formally define a career community more narrowly as a group of individuals who share similar career interests or aspirations where one can receive direct or indirect customized benefits through the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and resources. Theoretical and practical implications with future research opportunities have been recommended.

Black Student Union 50th Anniversary Closing Remarks, Taylor Terry

Black Student Union

From BSU 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event - Closing Remarks

Bending The Arc Toward Justice: 50 Years Of Black Student Activism At Usf, Adrienne Riley

Black Student Union

Opening Remarks by Adrienne Riley for the 50th Anniversary Event for University of San Francisco's Black Student Union, November 9th, 2018.

Black Achievement Success And Engagement Program Pamphlet 2018/2019, Black Achievement Success And Engagement Program (Base)

Black Activism and Education

BASE's 2018/2019 Pamphlet. Learn more at usfca.edu/base

Vizuri Kabisa 2018, Vizuri Kabisa

Black Activism and Education

Pamphlet from the 22nd annual Black Student Graduation, Vizuri Kabisa. Held Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the McLaren Complex

Black Pages 2018, Black Student Orientation

Black Activism and Education

The Black Pages is a resource guide designed by USF students, faculty, and staff to provide black students with culturally relevant resources specific to the USF Black Experience! We hope that this guidebook will serve you academically, and socially.

Usf Black Student Union's 50th Anniversary Gala, Lester Deanes

Black Student Union

Speech by Lester Deanes for the University of San Francisco's Black Student Union 50th Anniversary Gala

Vizuri Kabisa 2017, Vizuri Kabisa

Black Activism and Education

Pamphlet from the 21st annual Black Graduation Ceremony, Vizuri Kabisa. Held Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 in the McClaren Complex.

Examining Assumptions About Student Engagement In The Classroom: A Faculty Learning Community’S Yearlong Journey, Marjolein Oele

Philosophy

Over the past twenty years, the term “student engagement” has become a primary means for orienting faculty and administrators around pedagogic improvements and curriculum development. The increasing prevalence of technology in educational settings and the ways it alters more traditional classroom formats, student-teacher interactions, and research methods suggest that engagement may now look and function differently than in the past. This article describes the reflective journey of a yearlong Faculty Learning Community (FLC) at a private, urban Jesuit university on the topic of student engagement. It investigates and debates current thinking on the topic, assesses methods of measurement, and shares …

Black Pages 2017, Black Student Orientation

Black Activism and Education

The Black Pages is a resource guide designed by USF students, faculty, and staff to provide black students with culturally relevant resources specific to the USF Black Experience! We hope that this guidebook will serve you academically, and socially.

African American All Class Reunion, Adrienne Riley

Black Activism and Education

A Historical Reflection of the University of San Francisco's African American Community and Experience from the African American All Class Reunion, held Sunday, October 20th, 2013.

Reflections Of A Novice Sports Science Lecturer: Perceptions Of The Challenges And Sources Of Support, Gerwyn Hughes

Kinesiology (Formerly Exercise and Sport Science)

The aim of this article is to highlight perceptions of the main demands and challenges placed on a novice sports science university lecturer and consider sources of support available to assist a novice lecturer during the early stages of their career. A lecturer is typically required to perform the roles of administrator, teacher, personal tutor, researcher and consultant. Discussion is given to the specific challenges a novice lecturer is likely to face within each of these roles and possible ways to overcome these challenges. Finally, a number of sources of support are identified to ensure a novice lecturer maintains the …

Does Service Count For Tenure? Finding Meaningful Service In A Graduate School Of Education: Three Assistant Professors Reflect On Their Newfound Connection To The Jesuit Mission, Noah E. Borrero, Kevin Oh, Christopher Thomas

School of Education Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Black Faculty Members At Usf As Of Fall 1977, Department Of Ethnic Studies

Black Student Union

List of Black faculty members 1977

Educational Services Center For Minority Students 1974/1975, Black Community Council

Black Activism and Education

No abstract provided.

Educational Services Center For Minority Students 1973/1974, Black Community Council

Black Activism and Education

No abstract provided.

Educational Services Center For Minority Students 1972/1973, Black Community Council

Black Activism and Education

No abstract provided.

Educational Services Center For Minority Students, Correspondence 1973, Educational Services Center For Minority Students, Adrienne Riley, Lloyd D. Luckmann, John Marshall, William C. Mcinnes

Black Student Union

Correspondence between Adrienne Riley, Acting Director of Educational Services Center for Minority Students, Dr. Lloyd Luckmann, Dean of Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dr. John Marshall, Vice President of Student Development, and William C. McInnes, S.J. President of USF. Includes pamphlet from program.

Educational Services Center For Minority Students 1971/1972, Black Community Council

Black Activism and Education

No abstract provided.

Three Phases Of The Black Man, Daphyne Brown, Linda Barconey

Black Student Union

Play bill from play written and produced by Daphyne Brown and directed by Linda Barconey. Possibly 1972 but no date is given.