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Nebraska Transcript (University Of Nebraska College Of Law), Volume 46, Number 1, Spring 2013

Nebraska Transcript

Dean’s Message 2

Faculty Updates

Faculty Profile: Craig Lawson 4

Ruser Helps with Kosovo Legal Education 6

Faculty Notes 8

Burkstrand-Reid Participates in TEDxUNL 18

Big Ten Faculty Colloquia/Endowed Speakerships 20

Feature:

Beyond the Walls of McCollum Hall: Collaborating to Enhance Student Experience, Education 22

Around the College

Clement: “The Roberts Court Comes of Age” 26

The Value of a Patent? 28

Sen. Ben Nelson Reflects 30

S.T.I.R. Talks 32

Trivia Night at the Gradwohls 34

Human Trafficking is Pervasive 36

Darrel Parker’s Wrongful Conviction 38

Nebraska Adopts Uniform Bar Exam 40

December Graduation & Family Tradition Ceremony 42

Our …

Prism #69, February 2013, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/5 President's Office-Ransdell Speech File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Speeches written and delivered by Gary Ransdell.

Ua42/1 Wku Winter Term Annual Report, Wku Summer Sessions & Winter Term

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report of WKU Winter Term course enrollments, college data, course sections and marketing.

2013 Biennial Faculty Activities Report, University Of Northern Iowa, University Of Iowa, Iowa State University

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Report of faculty activity broken down by rank and compared to the other Regents institutions

Complete Issue Volume 32 Issue 2

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This is the complete issue for Volume 32, Issue 2 of the Journal of the Association for Communication Administration.

Perceived Persistence Factors For African American Students At A Predominantly White Institution, Aaron D. White

Masters Theses

The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine what resources, persistence factors, and motivational factors influenced African American students matriculation at a PWI located in the Midwest. The participants in this study were six African American seniors or recent graduates of a mid-sized, four-year university in the rural Midwest. Motivation, persistence, and resources are each connected to one another and as students identified factors in each area it was evident that together they all influence the overall success, which is completing their undergraduate degree, in significant ways. The results of this study provided a personal look into areas which …

Ua1b1/7 Wku Ceremonies, Dedications, Groundbreakings, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding special ceremonies, dedications, groundbreakings not already housed in a particular office.

Exploring Supports Provided For Student Eportfolio Development In A Professional Development Context, Muireann Okeeffe

Articles

This small scale study aimed to explore and establish if support strategies implemented to enhance student ePortfolios were helpful to students and to identify useful ways of supporting ePortfolio development with future cohorts of students. This action research study was informed through focus group discussion and individual interviews with students.

The importance of reflection for the development professional practice and of creative abilities is discussed. The substantial benefits of creativity within education are investigated and characteristics of creativity that might be developed with students’ ePortfolios are revealed. Specifically this paper seeks to foster Crafts (2011) four characteristics of creativity, pluralities, …

Prism #67, December 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9 15 Years: 15 Points Of Progress, Transformational Leadership, 1997-2010 [Western Kentucky University], Gary A. Ransdell President, Robbin Taylor, Vp

Presidential Publications

This report, 15 Years: 15 Points of Progress, documents the most significant changes at WKU since our transformation began in late Fall, 1997. Our success is measurable. Our achievements are significant. Most importantly, our transformation is a lasting one.

Prism #64, September 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #63, May 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Transcript (University Of Nebraska College Of Law), Volume 45, Number 1, Spring 2012

Nebraska Transcript

Dean’s Message 2

Faculty News

Profile: Roger Kirst 4

Schmid Law Library Faculty 6

Faculty Notes 8

Profile: Brank’s Return 16

Feature: Senator Mike Flood 18

Around the College

Warren Transitions to Admissions 21

Clinics Provide Lessons in Immediacy 22

CSO Report: Exploring Opportunities 26

Willborn Portrait Unveiled 27

A Perfect Storm 28

LL.M Report: Final NASA Grant Repor 32

Perry Fuller Lecturer: Thomas Crisham 38

The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan 39

Winter 2011 Commencement 40

Connect with Us! 43

Our Alumni

Dean Poser’s Travels 44

2011 Alumni Master: Eartha Johnson 45

Stejskal: FBI Probe on Illegal Steroid Usage …

Prism #61, March 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #60, February 2012, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

State Of The University Address, Uno Office Of The Chancellor

Chancellor’s Speeches

Omaha – Omaha – What follows are remarks delivered by Chancellor John Christensen during the 2012 Convocation on Sept.19 inside the University of Nebraska at Omaha Strauss Performing Arts Center in front of an audience of students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community.

Good morning and welcome to UNO’s annual State of the University address. Thank you for attending, and special thanks to guests who have joined us today.

With the academic year under way, I’m reminded of what a privilege it is to be part of the UNO family. The start of the fall semester and the anticipation and …

Ua56/1 Fact Book, Wku Institutional Research

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.

Prism #58, November 2011, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Interview With Dr. Ronald Chenail - Vp For Institutional Effectiveness, Ronald Chenail

Oral Histories of Nova Southeastern University

Administrator, History of NSU, Patient Centered Outcomes, Family Systems, Qualitative Research, Association of American Colleges and Universities, accreditation, law school.

Service-Learning As A Professional Development Tool, Lillian Wichinsky, Carolyn Turturro

Administrative Issues Journal

The authors examined students’ attitudes towards grant writing and program evaluation when service learning was integrated into the assignment. Over a two-year period, 71 graduate students participated in an online survey responding to both qualitative and quantitative items. Students overwhelmingly reported that they learned more through the servicelearning experience than they would have doing the assignment as an academic exercise. It is recommended that all disciplines seek out service-learning opportunities to promote professional development.

Administrative Issues Journal Conference Proceedings: Table Of Contents

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.

Creating Opportunities: Gerontological Service Learning In A Community Practice Project, Cindy Brown, Rosalie Otters, Carolyn Turturro

Administrative Issues Journal

Ten graduate gerontology students volunteered for a service learning project, My Life: Connect with Me, which was developed, supervised and evaluated by a graduate social work intern in a community practice internship. The social work intern trained volunteers in interviewing skills at a continuing care retirement community. Student volunteers’ self-reported confidence in interviewing older adults was measured by a questionnaire created by the social work intern, using Likert scaling and short qualitative responses, as well as journaling. All student volunteers reported increases from pre to posttest, and the social work intern successfully completed all community internship competencies (Council on Social …

Workload And The Changing Health Care Environment, Denisse Neill

Administrative Issues Journal

Changes in the health care environment have impacted nursing workload, quality of care, and patient safety. Nurses perceive that the quality of their work has diminished. Traditional nursing workload measures do not guarantee efficiency and do not adequately capture the complexity of nursing workload. Studies have identified tasks associated with nursing work but not the perception of the nurse about the mental work required to meet the demands. Human factors research examines cognitive and perceptual abilities needed to perform tasks in a reasonable time without error. Researchers using a human factors framework have focused on mental processing to understand why …

Nursing Workload And The Changing Health Care Environment: A Review Of The Literature, Denise Neill

Administrative Issues Journal

Changes in the health care environment have impacted nursing workload, quality of care, and patient safety. Traditional nursing workload measures do not guarantee efficiency, nor do they adequately capture the complexity of nursing workload. Review of the literature indicates nurses perceive the quality of their work has diminished. Research has looked at tasks associated with nursing work, but not the nurse’s perception of workload demands. Human factors research principles examine cognitive and perceptual abilities needed to meet the workload demands. A human factors framework focuses on mental demands and adds an understanding of why some demands are handled easily while …

Prism #57, October 2011, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Prism #55, May 2011, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2011 - 2012, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Family Labor Participation And Child Care Decisions: The Role Of Grannies, Gema Zamarro

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

One of the most significant long term trends in the labor market in most OECD countries has been the increase in the proportion of working mothers. However, not all countries show the same pattern. Countries in Southern Europe (Italy, Greece and Spain) show an average participation rate of about 45% whereas the participation rates in Northern countries (Denmark, Sweden) are around 75%. The characteristics of child care systems also differ significantly across OECD countries. This along with the characteristics of the labor market may have led families to get the necessary social services in an alternative way, i.e. through grandmothers. …