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Table of Contents
[Page] 2 Name Changes but Much Stays the Same
[Page] 6 Dean for the Day
[Page] 9 Amada Named Stuart Artist-in-Residence
[Page] 10 The New PAC: Where Town Meets Gown
[Page] 12 Two Departments form the School of Communication and Journalism
[Page] 14 Journalism Accreditation, Lyle Olson
[Page] 15 Harding Hall
[Page] 16 Creating Furniture
[Page] 19 Fellowship in Israel
[Page] 20 Patel Earns All-American Honors
[Page] 21 Society of Physics Students
[Page] 22 State's 10th Goldwater Scholar
[Page] 23 Diekhoff Wins Competition
[Page] 24 Passive House
[Page] 27 Military Friendly School Honor
[Page] 28 Dance and …

Communicating Diversity: Writing And Reflections About Diversity In Organizational Settings, Andrea L. Meluch

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Diversity includes the differences among various personal and social identities that individuals carry into their professional lives and is an important element of organizational work (Allen, 1994, 2011). As students are expected to be competent communicators in diverse workplaces, this activity provides students with the opportunity to design and appraise diversity statements in an organizational setting. Specially, students share their personal experiences of diversity in college settings and craft a statement to capture diversity, equity, and inclusion. Instructors interested in this 45-minute activity will be provided with instructions on guiding a lecture, small group writing assignment, and class discussion related …

Name That Place: Reconsidering Diversity And Globalization Through The Architecture Of Ethnic Enclaves, Tim Michaels

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Introducing students to a conversation about the disbursement of cultures through globalization is often difficult to approach. In this single-class activity, globalization is introduced through a virtual game which is focused on ethnic enclaves, the small immigrant neighborhoods that retain much of the immigrants’ original culture despite existing within a dominant one. Students will reconsider their intercultural communication, diversity awareness, and understanding about the effects of globalization and cultural assimilation by assessing stereotypes that emerge from the architecture of ethnic enclaves. By challenging students to identify the location of several ethnic enclaves through pictures, without the broader geographic context, a …

Heroically Protecting Our Arguments: Using Superheroes To Teach Inductive And Deductive Reasoning, Christopher J.E. Anderson, Emily A. Mueller, Alana C. Schneider

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Abstract

Barkl, Porter, and Ginns, (2012) explain the importance of reasoning as it relates to fluid intelligence and an individual’s capacity to broaden their understanding of knowledge. With the difficulty many students find in recognizing examples of reasoning, this teaching activity uses student descriptions of superheroes to teach inductive and deductive reasoning skills. Educators are provided with the instructions to conduct a 50-minute lesson to explain these skills, allow students to form and recognize their own examples of inductive and deductive reasoning, and variations on how to conduct this assignment in both the physical and online classroom environments.

Salmonella In The Student Union! Applying The Best Practices In Crisis Communication In A Mock Crisis Activity, Ashleigh Day

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Crisis communication is utilized in many situations and by many organizations. Due to the nature of crises as well as their ability to produce high uncertainty and to threaten goals and well-being, there are communicative exigencies that need to be addressed relating to health effects and risks, which can vary depending on the crisis, publics, and the organization(s) that is(are) responding. This lesson plan uses Seeger’s (2006) “Best Practices in Crisis Communication” to illustrate how different organizations utilize and implement crisis communication during the onset of a crisis. Instructors are provided with an overview of the materials and procedures which …

Utilizing The Television Series Chasing Life To Develop A Deeper Understanding About The Complexities Of Providing Social Support, Sharlene T. Richards, Heather J. Carmack

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Teaching students to think critically about social support and to apply it to their personal and professional lives can be challenging. This activity facilitates deeper learning about the communication processes involved with social support as well as the implications of social support. Instructors are given specific scenes from a recent television series; the scenes depict some complexities of providing social support. These scenes prompt a lively discussion as well as a critical reflection about what makes social support effective and the consequences of ineffective social support for coping, identity, and relational closeness. Instructors are provided with a lesson plan (that …

Showing And Telling: A Technique For Teaching Delivery Skills, Justin J. Rudnick

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

This single-class activity provides a framework for instructors to “coach” students to use various delivery skills for presentational speaking. By rotating student groups through three stations, the activity cultivates the students’ understanding of direct eye contact, hand gestures, and vocal volume and articulation. Students prepare a story to share in groups and actively practice each skill while the instructor demonstrates acceptable standards. After completing a debrief discussion, students are better equipped to practice delivery skills with a frame of reference for how those skills should be cultivated in class.

Applying The Instructional Beliefs Model To Training And Development Research And Practice, Nicholas T. Tatum, Seth S. Frei

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

In 2011, Weber, Martin, and Myers introduced an innovative instructional model to more fully understand student outcomes within the classroom: the Instructional Beliefs Model (IBM). Results from this seminal article provided support to suggest that the IBM was a better predictor of student outcomes than previous models. Since its inception, this model has guided and informed subsequent instructional research (e.g., Goodboy & Frisby, 2014; Johnson & LaBelle, 2015; LaBelle, Martin, & Weber, 2013). While clearly applicable in the university classroom, the theoretical relationships outlined by the IBM offer transferability to additional instructional contexts: namely, training and development. Notably, there is …

The Media Ecology Of Etienne Gilson: Mediation In St. Augustine’S City Of God, Brian Gilchrist

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

Media ecology represents a vibrant, interdisciplinary area of research that considers the relationships among human beings, language, technology, and both real and virtual environments. The following question serves as a hermeneutic entrance for this article: how might Etienne Gilson’s approach to mediation invite further discussion about the relationship between media ecology and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT)? First, Gilson’s approach to mediation is analyzed, which explores how Neo-Thomism functions as a form of media. Second, Gilson’s analysis of St. Augustine’s City of God is explicated, which evaluates how Gilson mediated this significant religious text through CIT. Third, Gilson’s mediation of …

Family Size Decreases Conversation Orientation And Increases Conformity Orientation, Jenn Anderson, Laura Dirks, Natalie Graesser, Paige Block

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

The family is a critical context for the development and maintenance of communication patterns and relationships. Family’s communication patterns are derived from two orientations: conversation and conformity. Family members also use relational maintenance strategies to sustain their relationships. Previous research has established the association between communication orientations and relational maintenance strategies, but has not explored how family size (i.e., number of siblings) may impact these variables. This study reports on results from an online survey of N = 784 participants. Our results indicate that number of siblings negatively predicted conversation orientation, but positively predicted conformity orientation. In addition, conversation orientation …

Front Matter

Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD

No abstract provided.

Large Scale Climate Oscillation Impacts On Temperature, Precipitation And Land Surface Phenology In Central Asia, Kirsten M. De Beurs, Geoffrey Henebry, Braden C. Owsley, Irina N. Sokolik

GSCE Faculty Publications

Central Asia has been rapidly changing in multiple ways over the past few decades. Increases in temperature and likely decreases in precipitation in Central Asia as the result of global climate change are making one of the most arid regions in the world even more susceptible to large-scale droughts. Global climate oscillations, such as the El Ni ̃no–Southern Oscillation, have previously been linked to observed weather patterns in Central Asia. However, until now it has been unclear how the different climate oscillations act simultaneously to affect the weather and subsequently the vegetated land surface in Central Asia.We fit well-established land …

Data At South Dakota Department Of Education, Sara Kock

South Dakota Demography Conference

SDDOE is a major source of educational data for South Dakota students. During this presentation, participants will learn about public data – from enrollment to financial to student achievement – currently available on the SDDOE website. Participants will also learn how they can request data from SDDOE and what data may be available.

What We Do For A Living: Tapping Into Workforce Data, Melodee Lane

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session is to discover how workforce data available from the state’s Labor Market Information Center can supplement and add greater value to other demographic information.

Keynote: The State Of The Sioux Falls & South Dakota Economies, Ron Wirtz

South Dakota Demography Conference

Ron will talk about the condition of the South Dakota and Sioux Falls economy through the lens of different metrics, with particular focus on evolving labor markets.

Onthemap: Finding Labor Pools And Potential Customers With Longitudinal Data, David Schuler

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will introduce Census Bureau’s OnTheMap application. The OnTheMap application is an interactive web-based tool that visualizes Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data. Users may extract counts of jobs and workers and information about workers’ inflow and outflow patterns for areas as small as a census block. A live demonstration of how to use the application will be provided.

Use Of Data In Public Health, Patricia Da Rosa

South Dakota Demography Conference

Reliable data is critical to public health delivery and research. For instance, data is used to better understand what factors impact health, determine public health interventions, monitor progress, and influence public policy. This presentation will show some of the data available for research use and public health intervention and surveillance.

The Census That Almost Wasn’T: The Contentious Politics Of Census 2021 In Great Britain, Patricia Ahmed

South Dakota Demography Conference

There is a growing movement in Great Britain to abolish the census. This development was spearheaded by conservative politicians, who argued that the census was both prohibitively expensive (Maude 2014) and a violation of citizens’ privacy rights (Dorling 2013:6). Other Anti-Census activists argued that data could be gathered from various local agencies could be gathered and aggregated, in much more streamlined and cost effective process. Although key stakeholders in academia, local government, and civil society vigorously fought these proposals, the census's existence in the UK remains distinctively in doubt. Ultimately, a compromise was reached: the 2021 census will be given, …

Preparing For Census 2020, Blanca E. Ramirez-Salazar

South Dakota Demography Conference

The 2020 Census is coming and South Dakota has much to gain. This presentation will provide an overview of 2020 Census timeline and innovations, discuss the opening of an Area Census Office (ACO) in Sioux Falls and highlight Community Partnership and Engagement program outreach plans.

Using Data To Address Community Housing Needs, Travis Dammann, Lorraine Polak

South Dakota Demography Conference

Many communities in South Dakota are wanting to address local housing concerns such as the condition of current housing stock, vacant homes and the need for new housing units. This session will delve into the data and resources that are available for community leaders to understand current housing situations and plan for future needs.

Sdi And South Dakota: The Digital Transformation, Danielle Gutherie

South Dakota Demography Conference

The State of South Dakota has incorporated GIS in a wide range of agency applications over the years. The current implementation of GIS in the State ranges from geoprocessing by environmental scientist to providing complex data in an easy to understand format for the general public. Currently the demand for GIS functionality has precipitated the State’s SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure) to rapidly grow in depth and breadth. This expansion, although not complete, has had a huge impact in the improvement of data entry, improved data validation, and a more open and transparent government.

Datasets And Tools That Help Measure America, David Schuler

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will provide an overview of datasets and web tools for the most widely used data accessed on census. gov. This session will provide a live demonstration of where to find enhancements to existing tools and new tools that are available on the public access site of census.gov based on data user feedback the Census Bureau receives at an ongoing basis.

Welcome, Weiwei Zhang, Jared Mcentaffer, Carole Cochran, Marlene Knutson

South Dakota Demography Conference

No abstract provided.

Changing Snow Seasonality In The Highlands Of Kyrgyzstan, Monika Tomaszewska, Geoffrey Henebry

GSCE Faculty Publications

Few studies have examined changing snow seasonality in Central Asia. Here, we analyzed changes in the seasonality of snow cover across Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) over 14 years from 2002/03–2015/16 using the most recent version (v006) of MODIS Terra and Aqua 8 day snow cover composites (MOD10A2/MYD10A2). We focused on three metrics of snow seasonality—first date of snow, last date of snow, and duration of snow season—and used nonparametric trends tests to assess the significance and direction of trends. We evaluated trends at three administration scales and across elevation. We used two techniques to assure that our identification of significant trends was …

2018 South Dakota Commodity Crop Producer Survey Results, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Abdelrahim Abulbasher, Department Of Sociology And Rural Studies, Ness School Of Management And Economics

South Dakota Farm Survey

From January to March 2018, we surveyed South Dakota commodity crop producers about their land management practices and attitudes. Farming operations in 34 South Dakota counties east of the Missouri River, where most of corn and soybean farming activities in the state are located, were targeted to take the questionnaire (see map below). We obtained a list of 10,000 farming operations that had participated in Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs in 2016 from the FSA and selected 3,000 operations to participate using proportionate stratified-random sampling according to number of farming operations in the study counties. The questionnaire directed the person …

Changing Snow Seasonality In The Highlands Of Kyrgyzstan, Monika Tomaszewska, Geoffrey Henebry

NASA Land-Cover Land-Use Change Data Sets

Few studies have examined changing snow seasonality in Central Asia. Here, we analyzed changes in the seasonality of snow cover across Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) over 14 years from 2002/03–2015/16 using the most recent version (v006) of MODIS Terra and Aqua 8 day snow cover composites (MOD10A2/MYD10A2).We focused on three metrics of snow seasonality—first date of snow, last date of snow, and duration of snow season—and used nonparametric trends tests to assess the significance and direction of trends. We evaluated trends at three administration scales and across elevation. We used two techniques to assure that our identification of significant trends was not …

The Journal Of Undergraduate Research: 2017

The Journal of Undergraduate Research

This is the complete issue of the South Dakota State University Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 15.

Sdsu Compared To Other Thirteen Universities In Research Expenditures, Abdalnaser Hesaien

Economics Graduate Students Plan B Research Projects

Research in SDSU is defined by the zeal to stay up to date with all necessary information that one would need to cope with day- to- day activities in different scopes of life. In any given moment SDSU offer a research-intensive environment that is not only possible to uphold but also able to provide a better way to adhere to information multiplication professionally. All efforts that are invested in the institution tries to give insights about the best ways to improve livelihood in South Dakota as the starting point that will impact the entire world. The most important plan that …

Qualitative Analysis Of Grocery Store And Farmers Market Manager Perceptions Regarding Use Of Fruit And Vegetable Educational Materials, Lacey Mccormack, Shelly Brandenburger, Karlys Wells, Suzanne Stluka

Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

The Pick it! Try it! Like it! (PTL) educational resource set, developed to display in grocery stores and farmers markets, teaches individuals how to shop for and prepare healthy fruit and vegetable dishes. Because program buy-in must be obtained from location managers before implementation occurs, the purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the perceptions that grocery store and farmers market managers have regarding PTL implementation. Locations that requested PTL materials during 2013-14 were contacted and asked to answer 13 questions. Responses were analyzed using the content analysis method with themes generated and frequencies reported. Analyses examined manager perceptions …

Female Roller Derby Athletes’ Athletic Identity And Systematic Pursuit Of Leisure, Hungling (Stella) Liu, Timothy Baghurst, Michael Bradley

Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Athletic identity is a foundational element of an individual’s self-concept and affects psychological, social, and behavioral characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate a women-dominated sport, roller derby, by exploring the relationships between athletic identity of women athletes and serious leisure pursuit in the sport. Participants were 578 women registered with the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) who completed an online survey regarding their athletic identity. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed demographic variables (family income) were a minor predictor of participants’ serious leisure pursuit. Internal and external components of athletic identity were positively associated with participant’s level …