From The "Ouachitonian": Able Kusaloka, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
From The "Ouachitonian": Able Kusaloka, Madison Cresswell, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Growing up in Zambia, Able Kusaloka, a sophomore business administration major from Garneton, Zambia, never could have imagined leaving his home and one day returning to serve the community that served him his entire life.
Telling Your Covid Story: A Message From The University Archivist, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
Telling Your Covid Story: A Message From The University Archivist, Lisa Speer, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
72 weeks. 504 days. 12,096 hours. The amount of time since COVID-19 quickly and dramatically changed life at Ouachita in the spring semester of 2021. We all have very clear memories of the week ending March 13.
Christa Neal To Serve As Ouachita Title Ix Coordinator, Community And Family Services Program Advisor, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
Christa Neal To Serve As Ouachita Title Ix Coordinator, Community And Family Services Program Advisor, Rachel Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Ouachita Baptist University has announced its appointment of Christa Neal as both Title IX Coordinator for the university and program advisor for the Community and Family Services academic program, effective June 2021. Neal is the founding executive director of the Percy & Donna Malone Child Safety Center in Arkadelphia, Ark., a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed family and marriage therapist (LMFT) in the state of Arkansas.
Neal has more than 10 years of experience in mental health and human services, from providing therapy and working with law enforcement to developing policies in the nonprofit sector and championing community …
Pharmacy Students Learn To Interact With Patients, Service Dogs, 2021 Cedarville University
Pharmacy Students Learn To Interact With Patients, Service Dogs, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
The pharmacist’s role as a frontline healthcare provider has only increased in the midst of COVID. That means knowing how to interact with patients, including patients with unique needs.
Automation Anxieties: Perceptions About Technological Automation And The Future Of Pharmacy Work, 2021 University of Kansas
Automation Anxieties: Perceptions About Technological Automation And The Future Of Pharmacy Work, Cameron W. Piercy, Angela N. Gist-Mackey
Human-Machine Communication
This study uses a sample of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (N = 240) who differ in skill, education, and income to replicate and extend past findings about socioeconomic disparities in the perceptions of automation. Specifically, this study applies the skills-biased technical change hypothesis, an economic theory that low-skill jobs are the most likely to be affected by increased automation (Acemoglu & Restrepo, 2019), to the mental models of pharmacy workers. We formalize the hypothesis that anxiety about automation leads to perceptions that jobs will change in the future and automation will increase. We also posit anxiety about overpayment related to …
Negotiating Agency And Control: Theorizing Human-Machine Communication From A Structurational Perspective, 2021 University of California, Santa Barbara
Negotiating Agency And Control: Theorizing Human-Machine Communication From A Structurational Perspective, Jennifer L. Gibbs, Gavin L. Kirkwood, Chengyu Fang, J. Nan Wilkenfeld
Human-Machine Communication
Intelligent technologies have the potential to transform organizations and organizing processes. In particular, they are unique from prior organizational technologies in that they reposition technology as agent rather than a tool or object of use. Scholars studying human-machine communication (HMC) have begun to theorize the dual role played by human and machine agency, but they have focused primarily on the individual level. Drawing on Structuration Theory (Giddens, 1984), we propose a theoretical framework to explain agency in HMC as a process involving the negotiation of control between human and machine agents. This article contributes to HMC scholarship by offering a …
4 Ways To Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Have The College Experience You Want, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
4 Ways To Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Have The College Experience You Want, Gabrielle Davis, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
As a rising senior, it’s incredibly easy for me to look back at my college experience and say, “College was a time for growth.” I started my time at Ouachita as a shy freshman who just wanted to earn her degree, maybe go to a few events and get out. I was afraid to try anything outside of my comfort zone, lest I jeopardize my education.
Civil Engineering Artwork Unveiled April 16, 2021 Cedarville University
Civil Engineering Artwork Unveiled April 16, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
The beauty of a suspension bridge? The amazing complexity of a cloverleaf exchange? Drivers don’t typically ponder such thoughts as they cross a river or take an off-ramp, but studio art majors at Cedarville University will unveil their civil engineering-inspired works of art this Friday at Cedarville’s Civil Engineering Center (CEC).
Covid Forces "Silent Sky" Viewers To Online Streaming, 2021 Cedarville University
Covid Forces "Silent Sky" Viewers To Online Streaming, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
The same can be said about Cedarville University's theatre program where actors in "Silent Sky" in the DeVries Theatre are only performing before an auditorium of Cedarville faculty, staff, and students. But, the local community can also enjoy the final two performances (April 17 and 18) through the live streaming performances through Showtix. Tickets are available for $30 and there is no limit to the number of people who can watch the performance. Visit https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/48293 to purchase tickets and view the performance.
Creating Community For Transfer Students, 2021 Cedarville University
Creating Community For Transfer Students, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
According to the National Student Clearinghouse, over one third of all college students will transfer institutions at some point in their higher education journey. Such drastic transitions between locations and schools can make fitting in difficult, and finding friends for these students can also feel overwhelming.
How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through The Turbulence Of The Covid-19 Crisis, 2021 UMass Global
How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through The Turbulence Of The Covid-19 Crisis, Wendi Fast
Dissertations
Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover and describe behaviors that exemplary industrial production managers in organizations practice to lead their organizations through the turbulent times of COVID -19 using the leadership attributes of personal temperament, concern for the collective interest, resilience, and moral purpose.
Methodology: This qualitative study used a phenomenological research design. Data was collected from 10 interviews of industrial production managers and artifacts collected to discover and describe behaviors that industrial production managers in manufacturing organizations practice to lead their organizations through the turbulent times of the COVID-19 crisis.
Findings: The study revealed 27 …
How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through The Turbulence Of The Covid-19 Crisis, 2021 Brandman University
How Exemplary Industrial Production Managers Lead Successfully Through The Turbulence Of The Covid-19 Crisis, Wendi Fast
Dissertations
Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover and describe behaviors that exemplary industrial production managers in organizations practice to lead their organizations through the turbulent times of COVID -19 using the leadership attributes of personal temperament, concern for the collective interest, resilience, and moral purpose.
Methodology: This qualitative study used a phenomenological research design. Data was collected from 10 interviews of industrial production managers and artifacts collected to discover and describe behaviors that industrial production managers in manufacturing organizations practice to lead their organizations through the turbulent times of the COVID-19 crisis.
Findings: The study revealed 27 …
Theology Of Disability And The Church: A Biblical Perspective Of Special Needs Ministry, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
Theology Of Disability And The Church: A Biblical Perspective Of Special Needs Ministry, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Part of Ouachita’s mission is to serve local churches, Arkansas Baptists and churches of Ouachita’s alumni and friends – which includes individuals with special needs. Ouachita’s master’s degree in applied behavior analysis (ABA) aims to do just that.
Wright State University Libraries Annual Report 2020, 2021 Wright State University
Wright State University Libraries Annual Report 2020, Wright State University Libraries
University Libraries' Annual Reports
The 2020 annual report by the Wright State University Libraries highlights the various happenings at the University Libraries including the impact of COVID-19 on the University Libraries. These ranged from departmental and staff changes, the relocation of the Educational Resource Center to the library, changes to services and materials, and other challenges faced through the year.
Equipping The Next Generation Of Pro-Life Leaders, 2021 Cedarville University
Equipping The Next Generation Of Pro-Life Leaders, Mark D. Weinstein
News Releases
Starting this summer, Cedarville University will offer the Defending Life Summer Institute, a program designed to equip pro-life advocates through a series of intensive one-week courses.
From The "Ouachitonian": Katelyn Franzke, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
From The "Ouachitonian": Katelyn Franzke, Houston Kirkpatrick, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Freshman graphic design major Katelyn Franzke had the opportunity to paint the distinguished Cone-Bottoms Hall for former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Franzke had no idea that a post on Instagram would lead to her making a painting for Sanders.
611 Ouachita Volunteers Act As "Hands Of Hope" In Arkadelphia For Spring 2021 Tiger Serve Day, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
611 Ouachita Volunteers Act As "Hands Of Hope" In Arkadelphia For Spring 2021 Tiger Serve Day, Julie Shands, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community held its Spring 2021 Tiger Serve Day event on Saturday, April 10, with 75 teams completing 76 projects throughout the Arkadelphia community. A total of 611 Ouachita student, faculty and staff volunteers represented the university with this semester’s theme, “Hands of Hope.”
#Clickbait: Social Media, Attraction, And Relational Development, 2021 Georgia Southern University
#Clickbait: Social Media, Attraction, And Relational Development, Albani I. Berryhill
Honors College Theses
In the age of social media networking and online dating, interpersonal communication has evolved. Today’s young adults have grown up during the evolution of social media. Social Penetration Theory (SPT) proposes that interpersonal relationships develop through self-disclosure (Punyanunt-Carter, 2019). As we move from public to more private information in the process of self-disclosure, we develop deeper and closer interpersonal relationships. The purpose of this study is to analyze attraction, perceived authenticity, and relational development on social media through the SPT lens. I argue that Twitter is a popular social media platform that encourages user authenticity and that social media users …
Cedars, April 2021, 2021 Cedarville University
Ouachita's Department Of Theatre Arts To Present "Little Women: The Musical" April 15-18, 2021 Ouachita Baptist University
Ouachita's Department Of Theatre Arts To Present "Little Women: The Musical" April 15-18, Abby Burlison, Ouachita News Bureau
Press Releases
Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its spring production of Little Women: The Musical with the opening performance to be held on Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Performances will continue April 16-17 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. The production is open to Ouachita faculty, staff and students with limited seating to allow for social distancing, and streaming tickets are available to purchase for the general public at obu.edu/boxoffice.