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Exploring Female University Students’ Views Of Campus Engagement In Chaarg, Lia Giffels
Exploring Female University Students’ Views Of Campus Engagement In Chaarg, Lia Giffels
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
There are positive benefits to group exercise, such as motivation and improved performance. However, strength training poses a gender disparity, with less participation among females. Changing Health, Attitudes, + Actions to Recreate Girls (CHAARG) is a student organization to empower females to reach health goals by participating in a comprehensive fitness program. Purpose: This investigation explores female college students’ views of their experience in CHAARG. Understanding how to engage more women in strength training and healthy lifestyles may fuel increased adherence rates. Methods: Q methodology will be used to investigate the viewpoints of female students’ members in a large Midwest …
Preventing The Spread Of Illness In College Residence Hall Populations, Lacey Burkholder, Katherine Allensworth, Haley Schaffter
Preventing The Spread Of Illness In College Residence Hall Populations, Lacey Burkholder, Katherine Allensworth, Haley Schaffter
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Illness contributes to a decrease in student class attendance which can lead to increased academic stress. Decreasing the spread of illness among those living in residence halls is essential to academic success. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify interventions implemented in residence halls on college campuses to reduce the spread of illness. The PICO question directing the research for this study asks, “How do interventions affect the spread of illness in university residence hall populations?”. The research conducted was completed by means of a systematic review of literature including 20 peer reviewed articles published between 1999-2017 from …