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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 3, Autumn 1997, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 -THE ART OF AN LNTEGRATED EDUCATION How the University connects learning and living, knowing and acting. By Paul Locatelli, S.J., '60

10 - DOUBLE OR NOTHING The University's resident experts discuss the pros and cons of cloning. By Robin K Sterns, Ph.D. Illustrations by Dug Waggoner

17 - SCU: BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE The face of the campus is changing. In the near future six new structures will rise at SCU. By Susan Vogel

23 - SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE HEART OF DARKNESS Two photographers illuminate a shameful period in American history. By Christiaan T. Lievestro, Ph.D.

Foresight - "Customer Service" - July 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 2), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 2, Summer 1997, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 - THE BEST TEST SCORE MONEY CAN BUY If you can afford it, taking a cram course can make a difference. But does a higher score indicate the breadth of your knowledge or just the thickness of your wallet? By Jeff Brazil '85

12 - THE FUTURE OF HISTORY MAJORS Studying the past can lead to present-day success. By Kathryn Bold '81

16 - BITTER HARVEST Researchers witness the impact of civil war, famine, and Islamic militants on life in a Sudanese village. By Susan Frey

1997 - The Second Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Second Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on May 23rd, 1997. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

Inaugural Year: Business Community Luncheon, Seattle Pacific University School Of Business And Economics

Eaton, 1996

[Program of the] Inaugural Year Business Community Luncheon, 12:00 Noon, May 19, 1997, Seattle Sheraton Hotel.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 39 Number 1, Spring 1997, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 - BLUE SKY INVASION Searching for the American Dream, aerospace workers transform the Santa Clara Valley. By David Beers '79, Illustrations by Dug Waggoner

15 - SEEING IS BELIEVING Professor Sally Wood develops software to help students visualize basic engineering concepts. By Laura Trujillo '92

18 - CONFRONTING THE SCARS OF CENTURIES A legal challenge to California's Proposition 209 is the latest round in a long- running debate over affirmative action. By Margaret M. Russell

26 - SHADOWY ALLIANCE A recent expose alleging CIA links to the crack cocaine epidemic in California's inner cities raises questions about responsibility and …

Foresight - "Business Education And Health Care" - March 1997 (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

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Exchange Rate Regimes And International Trade, Reuven Glick, Clas Wihlborg

Business Faculty Books and Book Chapters

The existing evidence on the volume effects of exchange rate risk and exchange rate regime choice is examined. The analysis involves estimating the effects of cross-country differences in exchange rate regime on export and import elasticities using a continuous measure of the degree of exchange rate flexibility. It is argued that risk for firms involved in international trade tends to decrease with greater exchange rate flexibility. In formulating our hypotheses we argued that the cross-country variation in U.S. export elasticities with respect to the real exchange rate and foreign GDPs is primarily attributable to the cross- country variation in bilateral …

The Airline Quality Rating 1997, Brent Bowen, Dean Headley, Uno Aviation Institute

Faculty Books and Monographs

UNOAI Report 97-9

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline performance on combined multiple factors important to consumers. Development history and calculation details for the AQR rating system are detailed in The Airline Quality Rating 1991 issued in April, 1991, by the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University. This current report, Airline Quality Rating 1997, contains monthly Airline Quality Rating scores for 1996. Additional copies are available by contacting Wichita State University or University of Nebraska at Omaha. The Airline Quality Rating 1997 is …

Teacher Pay And Teacher Quality, Dale Ballou, Michael John Podgursky

Upjohn Press

Ballou and Podgursky offer solid economic analysis on issues surrounding the debate over whether increasing salaries for teachers leads to a more qualified teaching workforce. The authors find little evidence to support the link between increased salaries and teacher quality, then address two questions: (1) What went wrong? and (2) Which reforms are likely to meet with increased success?