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The Impact Of Gsu Faculty Research: A Review Of The First 50 Years, Paul Blobaum
The Impact Of Gsu Faculty Research: A Review Of The First 50 Years, Paul Blobaum
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Background: Since its founding in 1969, Governors State University Faculty and staff have created new knowledge and disseminated research results, impacting knowledge globally.
Objective: This study seeks to measure the impact of GSU faculty and staff research. Who are the most productive authors, and what are the top most cited publications? What is GSU's impact on our region, state, and beyond?
Methods: A descriptive study to identify methods for reviewing primary sources and research tools for reviewing faculty research outputs retrospectively for a 50 year period. Tools available to GSU such as Web of Science, Digital Commons, were utilized and …
Supporting The Success Of Honors Commuter Students, Isabella T. Hollingsworth
Supporting The Success Of Honors Commuter Students, Isabella T. Hollingsworth
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This paper will review a variety of ways to support commuter success on campus, specifically for Honors Students. Honors Students typically have an intense workload that expects detailed focus into a variety of specific areas for class purpose as well as an expectance in extra-curricular activities and volunteer work. Because of the high expectations Honors students face, there is a need for universities to provide support networks for students. Universities can support their students in a variety of ways, however specific emphasis needs to be placed on Honors students who commute to campus. The author argues two influential ways that …
Breaking Down Common Core Math, Dialah Azam
Breaking Down Common Core Math, Dialah Azam
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Common Core has been at the very front of parent and teacher criticism alike for some time now. The reason there is such a gap between the excitement for a better way to teach and the utter confusion on specifically Common Core Math is the understanding of the rationale behind it. The aim of this research and presentation is to bridge that gap by introducing the background of why the math curriculum has changed, how to understand the new math strategies that have resulted from this change, and how to pass that understanding on to make math and Common Core, …
Welcome And Opening Session: Presentation Of The First 50 Years Of Gsu Faculty And Student Research And Beyond, Elizabeth Cada, Elaine P. Maimon, Shailendra Kumar, Paul Blobaum
Welcome And Opening Session: Presentation Of The First 50 Years Of Gsu Faculty And Student Research And Beyond, Elizabeth Cada, Elaine P. Maimon, Shailendra Kumar, Paul Blobaum
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