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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

1993

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Epa's Map Of Radon Zones, Nebraska, Sharon W. White, Lisa Ratcliff, Kirk Maconaughey, R. Thomas Peake, Dave Rowson, Steve Page, Linda C. S. Gundersen, R. Randall Schumann, James K. Otton, Doug Owen, Russell Dubiel, Kendell Dickinson, Sandra L. Szarzi Sep 1993

Epa's Map Of Radon Zones, Nebraska, Sharon W. White, Lisa Ratcliff, Kirk Maconaughey, R. Thomas Peake, Dave Rowson, Steve Page, Linda C. S. Gundersen, R. Randall Schumann, James K. Otton, Doug Owen, Russell Dubiel, Kendell Dickinson, Sandra L. Szarzi

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Staff Publications

Sections 307 and 309 of the 1988 Indoor Radon Abatement Act (IRAA) direct EPA to identify areas of the United States that have the potential to produce elevated levels of radon. EPA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the Association of, American State Geologists (AASG) have worked closely over the past several years to produce a series of maps and documents which address these directives. The EPA Map of Radon Zones is a compilation of that work and fulfills the requirements of sections 307 and 309 of IRAA. The Map of Radon Zones identifies, on a county-by-county basis, areas of …

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A Determination Of Primary Teacher Problems Of Nebraska Agricultural Educators, Timothy W. Laughlin Aug 1993

A Determination Of Primary Teacher Problems Of Nebraska Agricultural Educators, Timothy W. Laughlin

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

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A Quality Assessment Using The Baldrige Criteria: Non-Academic Service Units In A Large University, Susan M. Fritz Aug 1993

A Quality Assessment Using The Baldrige Criteria: Non-Academic Service Units In A Large University, Susan M. Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

"More for less" has become the challenge for higher education in the 90's. Budgets in higher education are shrinking at unprecedented rates, programs and services are being cut, and morale is plummeting. As a result, administrators are looking for creative reforms as they try to maintain quality on smaller budgets. One such reform is Total Quality Management (TQM). TQM has been widely applied to business and industry and the spread of TQM has been encouraged by a government-supported competition based on quality called the Malcolm Baldrige Award. The Baldrige Award scrutinizes seven areas: leadership, information and analysis, strategic quality planning, …

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A Faculty Development Program For Change And Growth, Daniel W. Wheeler Jul 1993

A Faculty Development Program For Change And Growth, Daniel W. Wheeler

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

"NUPROF has broken barriers to imagining and thinking about job changes, large or small, and about ways of accomplishing goals. It has sanctioned opening the doors of opportunity for change." This quote from a mid-career professor captures the essence of a program that encourages reflection, continuing growth, and possible redirection at a time many faculty are searching for ways to make changes. As you read about the design and development of a program called Nebraska University Program for Renewal of Faculty (NUPROF), recognize that this process can apply to other adult educators who confront continuing development and potential stagnation issues.

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