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Spectrum, Volume 24, Issue 13, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Rat-race runs through Taft -- Put a bounce back in your step -- Vintage Bush -- Cell Ban -- Black History Month: Celebrating a diverse campus -- Hollywood, Conn. -- Letter to the Editor: Senior Outpost Pub nights -- He Said... She Said... -- LeBlanc's performance calls for encore -- SHUlebrities in the making -- L.A. Confidential: Hollywood's news source comes to SHU -- Rap Battle packs Pub -- Major fair: Decide what career path you will take -- Cupid's true love brought to you by Hallmark -- Creative expression can come in all forms -- Men's hoops …

Spectrum, Volume 24, Issue 12, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Sacred Heart University’s College of Business was officially named for the former Chairman and CEO of the General Electric Company, John F. Welch, Jr. --Former SHU student and football player and NYPD rookie officer Eric Hernandez is a victim of friendly fire, mistaken for an assailant --Poor turnout for Greek rush week --Online classes have become a recent trend for undergraduates --SHU Idol is back. The first half of Sacred Heart’s own singing competition was held last week --iPod craze becomes iPod nation --Sports: Amanda Pape earned her third NEC player-of-the week honors for the week ending Jan, …

Role Modeling As A Pedagogical Strategy In Entrepreneurship Education For Women And Girls: An Interactive Model Of Transformational Learning, Jeannette Oppedisano, Kenneth R. Laird

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

This article presents a pedagogical model that utilizes students as primary researchers in the identification, interviewing, and then reporting on women entrepreneurs as a major component of a multidisciplinary entrepreneurship course. The purpose of the course is to attract students who may not be familiar with the entrepreneurship concept itself, the role of women in such economic ventures, or the possibilities for people like themselves in such a career avenue. Students are exposed to the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs throughout U.S. history in the broad categories of agriculture and mining; construction; communication; manufacturing; service (both for profit and not-for-profit); transportation; …

Michael Graham Moore: A Significant Contributor To The Field Of Educational Technology, Michael Barbour, Thomas C. Reeves

Education Faculty Publications

Moore’s theories related to distance education, his contributions to scholarship and practice, and his efforts to establish the venues for distance education researchers to interact with one another have influenced many educational technologists in valuable ways.

2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

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2006-2007 Graduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

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Founder's Day 2006, Sacred Heart University

Founder's Day Programs

Program for the March 22, 2006 Founder's Day ceremony held in the William H. Pitt Health and Recreation Center.

2006-2007 Fact Book, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

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Library Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 1

Library Newsletters

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Disrupting Preconceptions: Postcolonialism And Education, Ed. By Anne Hickling-Hudson, Julie Matthews, And Annette Woods, James C. Carl

Education Faculty Publications

Book review by Jim Carl:

Hickling-Hudson, Anne, Julie Matthews, and Annette Woods, eds. Disrupting Preconceptions: Postcolonialism and Education. Brisbane: Post Pressed, 2004.

ISBN 1-876682-56-6

The book grew out of a conference held in August 2001 at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. It is composed of a collection of thirteen essays that address postcolonialism in education. The presenters examine the postcolonial in educational structures and practices in Asia, Africa, North America, and Australia, but the colonial legacy remains—the language of the conference is English, the publisher is Australian, and the book is printed in Great Britain.

Overall, this …

Mentoring Student Teachers From A Distance: An Action Research Project, Michael K. Barbour, Anthony Thomas, Jason Ritter

Education Faculty Publications

At a large public university in the south eastern United States, prospective middle and high school social studies teachers complete a four semester undergraduate program that prepares them for the classrooms of America. Like many programs, this one begins with an introductory course that provides students an opportunity to explore questions about the nature, purpose, and practices of social studies in the modern school curriculum. As a part of this course, students also develop a rationale for teaching social studies which is used as a part of admission into the Social Studies Education program. Once they have been admitted to …

Using A Robotic Arm To Evaluate The Programming Ability Of K-12 Educators, Antoinette P. Bruciati

Education Faculty Publications

This usability study measured the ability of educators to master advanced computer programming concepts through the OWI Robotic Arm Trainer and PC Interface. Research findings revealed that the lack of prior computer programming experience did not impact the ability of each participant to successfully program his/her robotic arm. However, the absence of a detailed instructional manual detracted from the product’s usability. Future directions for research and the suitability of the robotic arm for use in an online teacher preparation course in robotics technologies are discussed at the conclusion of this paper.

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School Of Business, Institute For Entrepreneurship: A Concept Paper That Became A Reality, Miles K. Davis

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business at Shenandoah University engaged in an intense planning process in the fall of 2004. In addition to clarifying its mission and strategic directions, the Byrd School clearly articulated its vision: to become recognized as a provider of individualized business education driven by entrepreneurial thinking, global understanding, and ethical practice. The development of the Institute for Entrepreneurship described in this article is a critical step in actualizing this vision.

“The Management Of Creativity”, Managing The Creative Mind: A Business Elective, Peter A. Maresco, John Gerlach

WCBT Faculty Publications

The immediate problem facing the authors was replacing someone with the background and stature of Joseph Abboud with an individual or, as it eventually worked out, four individuals with differing creative backgrounds and levels of success that would be of benefit to the students (in the spring 2006 semester the course was offered to undergraduate business students) enrolled in the course. Replacing Abboud proved to be not as difficult as the authors originally imagined. Within a period of three weeks, four individuals with diverse backgrounds in film, music, sports entertainment, and entrepreneurship were identified and agreed to take part in …