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Jo Ellen Scruggs For Wku Staff Council, Jo Ellen Scruggs

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Jo Ellen Scruggs.

Those Who Quit: A Study Of Student Retention At Two-Year Community And For-Profit Colleges, Robert L. Woods

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study intends to explore factors influencing first-year student persistence at two-year community, and for-profit institutions. Much of the existing retention literature on post-secondary education has mostly centered around traditional four-year institutions, thus this study remedies the limitations with prior literature and provides insight into how to help two-year college officials better understand their students, their mission, and persistence measures at their colleges. Tinto’s Longitudinal Model of academic and social integration was systematically combined with Bean and Metzner’s retention model on non-traditional students to guide this study. A two-stage procedure consisting of descriptive analysis, and regression analysis was performed on …

Office Of Stem Education Annual Report 2015-2016, Uno Office Of Stem Education

Student Learning

During 2015-2016 the Office of STEM (OSTEM) Education at UNO has continued to move aggressively forward in undertaking and leading STEM Learning projects, many of which collaborate closely with several other UNO colleges and other formal and informal educational institutions. Also continuing into 2016, OSTEM is steadily transitioning to becoming more of a focused departmental organization, while the UNO STEM Leadership Team takes over more of the campus-wide STEM Priority efforts.

This report describes the TED STEM successes, ongoing efforts and challenges this last year with a direct focus on the TED and COE context, and only lightly touches on …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

California Community Colleges Student Equity, Esl And Basic Skills Students, Janet L. Daugherty

Scholarship and Engagement in Education

The leadership of California Community Colleges had been tasked with examining the data of English Language Learners (ELL) in urban, rural and suburban settings. This student popluation has difficulty navigating noncredit language courses that are prerequisites to college level credit courses leading to specialized certiciates and/or an associate's degree. The leaders at the community college level discovered gaps in student course completion data, students for whom English is a second language (ESL). These students sometimes do not receive support services toward successful course completion. Through analyzing course completion data, the leaders can implement student support services to assist ELL in …

Ua61/16 Graduation Program, Wku Physical Therapy

WKU Administration Documents

Graduation program for WKU Physical Therapy class of 2016.

Matt Davis For Wku Staff Council, Matthew Davis

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Matt Davis.

Mary Taylor For Wku Staff Council, Mary Taylor

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Mary Taylor.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding committee assignments, president search, website, consensual relationships, faculty handbook and benefits.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

May Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

Theresa Clark For Wku Staff Council, Theresa Clark

Staff Council

Campaign email soliciting votes for Theresa Clark.

Uno Math Science Learning Center Program Of Excellence Report 2015-16, College Of Arts And Sciences, Math Science Learning Center

Student Support

Since its opening in the Fall of 2007, the UNO Math-Science Learning Center has 1) provided peer tutoring for 1000’s of UNO students studying math and science, 2) organized/offered a variety of STEM workshops and outreach events and 3) collaborated with STEM faculty across campus on a variety of grants, outreach, strategic planning and other activities.

20160512: Physical Sciences, 1933-1973, College Of Science

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the College of Science at Marshall University from 1933-1973. Items were received in 2016 and include notable materials from or about the History of the Physics Department on campus (1899-1973), the Summer Institute for High School Physical Science and Mathematics Teachers (1963), and some other various documents. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Continuous Quality Improvement At Uno, University Communications

Decision Support/CQI

Continuous Quality Improvement is a simple phrase that describes what we’ve been doing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) for quite some time, using data to uncover ways to improve our programs, services, and processes. This term is used in business, higher education, health care, and many other industries. At UNO, it describes the ongoing improvement process we’re using to achieve and maximize our three over-arching goals – being student centered, academically excellent, and engaged with the community.

20160511: Modern Languages, 1966-1986, College Of Liberal Arts

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the Department of Modern Language at Marshall University from 1966-1986. Items were received in 2016 and include notable materials from department of Modern Language announcements, news clippings, and faculty publications. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Oasa Program-Level Assessment Workshop 05.10.16, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs

Student Learning

Agenda for Chairs/Directors Professional Development Workshops, Tuesday, May 10th & Wednesday, May 11th 2016.

Stem Community Chairs Progress Updates Spring 2016, Uno Stem Leadership Team

Student Learning

The following is a brief update of the activities and efforts being undertaken by UNO’s Dr. George and Sally Haddix Community Chair of STEM Education as being held by Dr. Neal Grandgenett. The goal of this position is:

Position Goal: To organize, lead and inspire collaborative STEM initiatives at UNO, that cross colleges and disciplines, and that aggressively position UNO to be a true national leader in interdisciplinary STEM programs. (Curriculum, Capacity, Collaboration)

Ua12/2/1 Graduation Edition, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special commencement edition of the College Heights Herald.

Uno Strategic Planning Forum May 9, 2016, Uno Spsc

Mission/Vision/Leadership

UNO Strategic Planning Forum Agenda.