Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Swinging Bridge - December 5, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 14, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - November 2, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - October 17, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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What’S Going On While We Were Avoiding The Subject, Janell Paris

Sociology Educator Scholarship

Oh, my. I am the bearer of statistics and trends related to sexual behavior and attitudes – what it is we’re talking about in these days together. God so loved the world... so what is it like, this world that God loves? My grandpa would probably disapprove of starting with conversation about worldly things – he was an American Baptist pastor, fundamentalist, studied under William Bell Riley, and the Bible was almost the only book he read. He’d sometimes try to read the newspaper, but would be so pained by the worldliness, he’d have to set it down.

I thought …

Swinging Bridge - September 26, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - September 14, 2012, Stephanie Wilson

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - April 12, 2012, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - March 28, 2012, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 29, 2012, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 15, 2012, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Swinging Bridge - February 1, 2012, Sari Heidenreich

Student Newspapers & Magazines

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Player Profile, Elizabeth Gallo

Communication Student Scholarship

These four assignments are representative samples of my academic work pertaining to two of my sport related classes, Sponsorship & Marketing in Sport Management and Sports Broadcasting. For my Sport Management Plan, I created the mission and goals, marketing plan, advertising tactics, and budget for a fictitious Minor League Baseball team. The three other examples showcase my ability to write player profiles, as well as press conference/game day summaries for print and web platforms.

Proverbs: Ancient Wisdom For Contemporary Organizations, Jennifer Dose

Business Educator Scholarship

This article discusses how the Biblical Book of Proverbs applies to contemporary organizations. An inductive study of the Proverbs related to organizational life elicited a set of thematic categories. All proverbs related to these categories are reported, and a subset of these categories is explored further. Select examples of proverbs are provided to illustrate each topic with connections made to current management scholarship. Finally, these topical themes are integrated in the context of organizational trust, demonstrating the importance of comprehensive adherence by organizations and their members to all the principles that Proverbs advocates. The degree to which all of the …

Organizational Effectiveness In Higher Education: Faculty Informal Structure As Social Capital, Jennifer Dose

Business Educator Scholarship

Higher education institutions encounter complex external environments, requiring increasing responsiveness and innovation. Research on social capital has demonstrated that highly connected employee relational networks are more creative, effective, and exhibit higher member satisfaction. The present study examines one college to demonstrate how social network analysis can be used to assess the informal relational networks of faculty members within a higher education institution. Characteristics of the faculty social network are described and mapped. The relationship between aspects of individuals’ network linkages, governance participation, and their organizational commitment, satisfaction, and trust are assessed. Recommendations for building effective organizational networks, particularly through expanding …

Gender, Religiosity, And The Telling Of Christian Conversion Narratives, Jenell Paris, Ines Jindra, Robert Woods, Diane Badzinski

Sociology Educator Scholarship

Conversion is one important element of religion, the ways in which people shift from one religion (or none) to another, or deepen their commitment within a religion. This study explores the way Christian conversion narratives are told by college students. It considers whether factors such as gender, age, religious denomination, time passed since conversion, and measures of religiosity and orthodoxy influence conversion testimonies. Fifty-nine subjects gave in-depth interviews and completed several surveys, and research was gathered and analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Deborah Tannen’s genderlect styles theory and a social constructivist perspective on Christianity’s overarching story line are …

Web Write-Up, Elizabeth Gallo

Communication Student Scholarship

These four assignments are representative samples of my academic work pertaining to two of my sport related classes, Sponsorship & Marketing in Sport Management and Sports Broadcasting. For my Sport Management Plan, I created the mission and goals, marketing plan, advertising tactics, and budget for a fictitious Minor League Baseball team. The three other examples showcase my ability to write player profiles, as well as press conference/game day summaries for print and web platforms.

Messiah College Baseball Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012, Elizabeth Gallo

Communication Student Scholarship

As manager of the Messiah men's Baseball Team, I had the opportunity to create multiple newsletters for current players and their parents, as well as prospective players and alums. These publications allowed to me exhibit my skill in conducting and summarizing in-person interviews, as well as enhance my writing abilities.

Ebooks In The Academy: Impacts On Learning And Pedagogy, Beth M. Transue

Library Staff Presentations & Publications

Presenting problems and possibilities of ebooks in courses in academia. Several studies are cited, in addition to perceptions from Messiah College community.