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2017-12-04 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for December 4, 2017.

Student Earns $500 Grant For Ywca, John Twork

News and Events

No abstract provided.

Georgia Southern Softball Now A Ticketed Sport!, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Georgia Southern Softball Now a Ticketed Sport!

Letter - Tax Changes Would Reduce Access To Higher Education, Pamela Eibeck

Presidential Communications

No abstract provided.

If They Tell Their Stories And No One Hears Them, Does It Challenge The Status Quo?: The Role Of Audience, Listening And Dialogue In Storytelling, Jennifer Lucko

Education | Faculty Conference Presentations

Storytelling is cultural practice long used by African Americans, Latinxs and Native Americans to understand and resist American structures of inequity and oppression. In this paper, I explore the relationship between the social context of storytelling and the construction of Latinx student identities using ethnographic data gathered during 8 months of fieldwork with nine middle school students from Spanish speaking immigrant families in Northern California. This group of students was invited to join an after-school program together with eight students from a private Jewish day school located across the street. Although one aim of the program was to facilitate intercultural …

Gs Swimming & Diving Tread-A-Thon Update, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• GS Swimming & Diving Tread-A-Thon Update
• Eagles were one of more than a thousand participants who helped raise money and awareness for global drowning epidemic

Eagles Fall To Ccu, 28-17, To Wrap Up Season, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Eagles Fall to CCU, 28-17, to Wrap Up Season
• Ramsby, Richardson score touchdowns in loss

Hot Shooting Eagles Fly Past Tennessee Wesleyan, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Hot Shooting Eagles Fly Past Tennessee Wesleyan
• Savannah State visits Hanner Fieldhouse next Saturday

Wmuk Campaign Message, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

When Institutions Of Higher Ed Fail, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

Some may think that the only sign of a college or university failing is when it closes. And that has certainly happened to some small, private colleges that have gone bankrupt in the last few years. Yet, failure has many faces and comes in many degrees.

We can say that colleges and universities fail when the quality of education they offer is not rigorous, regard- less of what some regulatory agencies might say. Or when they promise to prepare students for jobs that no longer exist. Luring new students based on rankings, amenities, and other forms of non-academic qualities is …

Cedarville Vs. Shawnee State, Cedarville University

Men's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.

Preservice And Early Career Teachers’ Preconceptions And Misconceptions About Making In Education, Jonathan Cohen, W. Monty Jones, Shaunna Smith

Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

This qualitative study examined preservice and early career teachers’ preconceptions and misconceptions about making in education. Eighty-two preservice and early career teachers participated in brief, one-time maker workshops, then wrote reflections on their experiences. Using constant comparative analysis, researchers uncovered two common misconceptions held by the participants. The first was that making in education consisted of hands-on activities designed to achieve specific content learning objectives. The second was that making was largely dependent on the use of advanced manufacturing tools, such as 3D printers. Such misconceptions could negatively impact the potential of making in education. Recommendations for resolving these misconceptions …

Business Students’ Perceptions Of Expected Skills And Traits For Their Professional Success, Steve S. Chen, Sam Stapleton, Janet Ratliff, Andrew Blevins

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Growing business literature reveals concerns about the quality and level of preparedness of business graduates entering the labor market. This study focused on the competencies, skills, and traits business students perceived as important for being a successful employee. Two hundred and sixty nine student participants from four business disciplines at a regional state university in Eastern Kentucky were randomly recruited to complete a 60-item survey. Participants rated the importance of traits and qualities as well as academic knowledge/subjects. The results indicated that participants categorized various traits and qualities of successful business professionals, suggested by experts and scholars (Beggs, 2012; Kavanagh, …

Smu Establishes Fruitful Collaborations With Six Leading Chinese Partner Universities, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Leading a senior delegation from 18-23 November 2017, SMU President Prof Arnoud De Meyer visited six partner universities in Shanghai and Beijing. The trip culminated in productive meetings with the leaders of these reputable Chinese universities and the signing of a number of partnership agreements that would strengthen the links of SMU and its schools with their Chinese counterparts. The universities are: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, China University of Political Science and Law.

Libraries And College Readiness: The Bronx Community College Library High School Collaborative, Carl R. Andrews, Dickens Saint Hilaire

Publications and Research

In today’s information-rich global economy, City University of New York (CUNY) graduates need strong critical thinking skills. Over three quarters of the students who enroll across CUNY’s 24 campuses are drawn from schools in the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) (Strang, 2014). The NYCDOE, the largest public school system in the United States, serving over 1 million students (Strang, 2014). Unfortunately, many of the students who matriculate to CUNY’s college and universities are underprepared for college-level work. This is especially the case with students who attend high schools throughout the Bronx, one of New York City’s five boroughs. …

The History Books Tell It? Collective Bargaining In Higher Education In The 1940s, William A. Herbert

Publications and Research

This article presents a history of collective bargaining in higher education during and just after World War II, decades before the establishment of applicable statutory frameworks for labor representation. It examines the collective bargaining program adopted by the University of Illinois in 1945, along with contracts negotiated at other institutions. The article also examines the role of United Public Workers of America (UPWA) and its predecessor unions in organizing and negotiating on behalf of faculty, teachers, and instructors. The first known collective agreements applicable to faculty, teachers and instructors, were negotiated by those unions before UPWA was destroyed during the …

Rwu Approves Campus Location For New Seccm Labs, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

With Trustees' approval, RWU plans to break ground in spring on School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management Labs.

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors Program, Georgia Southern University

Honors College Newsletters (2014-2019)

• Congratulations Fall 2017 Graduates!
• 30 Years in Honors: Dr. Tom Case Retires
• Honors Research in Political Science and International Studies

Interview Protocol Design Project Using A Video Interview Platform, Jennifer Dose

Business Educator Scholarship

This exercise allows students to develop an interview protocol in which they apply best practices for effective interview techniques including job-related behavioral and situational questions, consideration of what constitutes effective responses, and attention to the candidate perspective on experience as well as that of the organization. Students make these choices in the context of an online video interviewing platform.

Truth Matters: Teaching Young Students To Search For The Most Reasonable Answer, Alina Reznitskaya, Ian A.G. Wilkinson

Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works

Learning how to formulate, comprehend, and evaluate arguments is an essential part of helping students develop the ability to make better, more reasonable judgments. The Common Core identified argumentation as a fundamental life skill that is broadly important for the literate person. According to the authors, having students engage in an inquiry dialogue oriented toward finding the most reasonable answer is key to developing the skills of argumentation. Inquiry dialogue starts with a contestable, big question that is relevant to student interests and addresses a central issue raised in a text. Such questions invite students to take part in a …

The Dli Goes To College, Donna Sevenpifer

Presentations

Statistics Canada offers yearly regional training to post secondary institutions who are participating members of the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Library personnel who act as DLI delegates for their institutions learn how to gain access to statistics and data products and disseminate this information to researchers. This conference presentation focuses on Fanshawe College, the first Ontario college to join the DLI in 2008.

Adopting The Principles Of Universal Design Into International And Global Studies’ Programs And Curriculum, Kimberley Brown, Rosa David, Shawn Smallman

International & Global Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

The ideals of universal design have profoundly impacted instruction, policy, and infrastructure in course architecture and design within elementary education and at some universities. Within international and global studies, however, these principles have not deeply affected either pedagogy or scholarship despite the fact that classes in international studies may include more international students and third culture kids than classes in other programs. Instead, in North America (as well as in much of Latin America and Europe), the current pedagogical model calls for students either to develop strategies on their own to succeed in class or to self-identify with documented disabilities …

December 2017 Holiday Newsletter, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

Holiday message from the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University.

December 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Engineering management program now globally certified
• Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in January
• Longtime professor, administrator to become new business dean
• Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr.
• Three students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad

Connections, 12/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• 2017 State of the College of Health and Human Services
• 2017 Faculty and Staff Awards
• Ph.D. student's grant to fund mental health services for homeless
• Communication training simulation for nursing, PA students
• Student Nurses Association collects winter gear for local children

College Of Health And Human Services Research And Fy17 Awards, Ann A. Tyler

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• FY17 Awards
• Awards ($) by College FY 17
• CHHS Awards as % of WMU Awards by Year
• Number of Awards and Awardees Summary
• Value of Awards and Submissions by Yea
• Funding Sources
• Types of Projects
• CHHS Award Dollars by Department FY 17
• OVPR Updates
• CHHS Research Support
• Research Clusters
• Initiatives and Opportunities
• FY18 Awards as of 10/31/17
• Conclusions

College Of Health And Human Services: State Of The College, Dec. 1 2017, Earlie Washington

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Story One – The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan – EWB
• Story Two: The Secret Garden: The Unified Clinics and CHHS Clinical Education
• The Little Engine That Could: NEW PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
• Story Four: A Tale of Two Cities
• Faculty and Staff
• Budget
• The Story of Searching for the Pot of Gold -Diversifying Funding

2017 State Of The College Of Health And Human Services Power Point, Earlie Washington

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• EWB Update
• Unified Clinics
• Health Careers Connection Program
• Health Careers Connection Program-AHEC
• Enrollment
• Provost Retention Grant
• Faculty and Staff Growth
• Budget FY16-17
• Diversifying Funding
• Challenge: Technology
• Highly Ranked

Intramural Activity Report Fy 2017, Yolanda Carr

Intramural Activity Reports

The Sponsored Programs Annual Reports collection contains reports for the Extramural and Intramural Activities of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University faculty and students. The collection currently covers the years 2014 - 2017. More reports will be included as they are available.

Extramural activities mean they were funded by organizations independent of SWOSU.

Intramural activities mean they were funded by SWOSU.

Faculty Drivers And Barriers: Laying The Groundwork For Undergraduate Stem Education Reform In Academic Departments, Susan E. Shadle, Anthony Marker, Brittnee Earl

CTL Teaching Gallery

Background: Calls to improve student learning and increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college and university graduates assert the need for widespread adoption of evidence-based instructional practices in undergraduate STEM courses. For successful reforms to take hold and endure, it is likely that a significant shift in culture around teaching is needed. This study seeks to describe the initial response of faculty to an effort to shift teaching norms, with a long-term goal of altering the culture around teaching and learning in STEM. While the effort was envisioned and led at the institutional level, dialog about …