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Nbc Peacock December 2001, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Next stop Kabul, Afghanistan -- We Get Stories and Pictures -- Silent Microphones

American Irish Newsletter - December 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - November 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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Factors That Predict Academic Reputation Don't Always Predict Desire To Attend, Michael J. Conard, Maureen A. Conard

Psychology Faculty Publications

The study assessed indicators of educational quality and selectivity as predictors of Academic Reputation (AR) and desire to attend a college. Surveys were mailed to 1,004 high school seniors randomly selected from a large database, yielding 198 respondents. Educational quality indicators were regressed on AR. Curriculum rigor and social/cultural activities were significantly predictive of AR. Class size and individualized attention from faculty were not. Curriculum rigor and individualized faculty attention were predictive of desire to attend. Class size and social/cultural activities were not. Selectivity variables (min. high school GPA, class rank, SAT scores) were regressed on AR and all were …

American Irish Newsletter - October 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - September 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - August 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - July 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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Nbc Peacock North Summer 2001, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: La Mag Luncheon -- Retrospective -- Ripp's TV Life -- 25 Year Honorees -- Memory Serves

Chronic Restraint Stress Enhances Radial Arm Maze Performance In Female Rats, Rachel E. Bowman, Mark C. Zrull, Victoria N. Luine

Psychology Faculty Publications

Effects of chronic restraint stress (21 and 28 days) on physiological and behavioral parameters in female rats were examined. Total (bound and free) and free corticosterone (CORT) levels were measured at different time points during the stress period. Higher total CORT levels were observed in stressed rats during the stress period but returned to baseline at 15 days poststress. Additionally, free CORT levels decreased across the stress period. Estrous cyclicity was monitored daily in all animals. Stress had no apparent effects on estrous cyclicity, in rats with either normal length or elongated estrous cycles, but stressed females gained less weight …

American Irish Newsletter - June 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - May 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - April 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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Who Moved My Cheese? (Book Review), Matthew H. Roy

WCBT Faculty Publications

A book review by Matthew H. Roy.

Johnson, Spencer. Who Moved My Cheese? New York: Penguin Putnam, 1998. ISBN 9780399144462

American Irish Newsletter - March 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - February 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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American Irish Newsletter - January 2001, American Ireland Education Foundation - Pec

American Irish Newsletter

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Answering The Call: The Story Of Community Service And Volunteerism At Sacred Heart University, Ralph L. Corrigan

Sacred Heart University Press Books

This volume chronicles the history of service and volunteer efforts through personal recollections, newspaper accounts, personal letters, documents and 26 pages of photos that capture Sacred Heart University's commitment to community service. Answering the Call includes chapters on the early years, the El Salvador connection, the 30,000 Hours project, the start of service-learning programs, and current service initiatives in Bridgeport. The book illustrates the University's preferential treatment for the poor and captures its passionate commitment to community service

Integrating Environmentally Focused Experiential Learning Into The Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Case Study, Bridget M. Lyons, Marion Calabrese, Teresa Ralabate

WCBT Faculty Publications

This paper details the use of a local environmental issue as a case study for an interdisciplinary project in an Economics and an English course.