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The Grizzly, April 16, 2015, Rachel Brown, Hunter Gellman, Phoebe French, Deana Harley, Maddie Mathay, Christine Palazzolo, Niriesa Kalaga, Sophie Snapp, Jordan Scharaga, Nikki Djambinov, Allie Cook

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Greeks Collect Clothes for Prom • Tree Campus USA Honors UC • Ursinus to Continue Re-branding • Student Senate Announces 2015-2016 Executive Board • UC Welcomes New Director of Facilities • New Issue of the Lantern Released • UCDC Concert to Have Eclectic Themes and Dances • Guest Author Speaks on Middle Eastern Politics • Opinion: Campus Safety Needs More Resources; Sexual Assault Deserves Coverage • Local Athlete Hyman Steps Up for Bears • Midfielder from the Midwest

Online And Open Resources For Learning - 8 Take Aways, Center For Learning And Teaching Van Putten

CLT Workshops

The 8 Take Aways handout from the CLT workshop in online and open resources for learning & teaching.

Illuminated Magazine, School Of Graduate Studies, East Tennessee State University

Illuminated: Graduate Student Research Magazine

Where Are They Now? [Featuring Lucinda Langston & Larry Bowman]; Investigating the Protection Mechanism of DNA and Polypeptide Binding [Chemistry, M.S. Graduate Student: Modeste Tegomoh]; American Identity in Literature: Defining the Landscape of the 19th Century [English, M.A. Graduate Student: Jacob Vines]; The Perfect Balance: Combining Chaos Theory and Force Plate Analysis to Prevent Neurological Diseases [Biomedical Science, Ph.D. (Quantitative Bioscience) Graduate Student: Allison Hilbun]; Life in the Mounds: Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Discover a Buried Past [Geosciences, M.S. (Geospatial Analysis) Graduate Student: Jeremy Menzer]; Old Meets New: Using Technology to Create Large-Scale Digital Art Installation [New Media Studio, …

Tallgrass Prairie Center News, Spring 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- 2015 Iowa Prairie Conference: Working Prairies
-- High Diversity = High Performance
-- IRVM Updates
-- Prairie Power Project
-- Prairie on Farms
-- Prairie on Farms Demonstration Workshops
-- Milkweeds: Monarch Immigration Reform
-- New Student Employee
-- New Center Staff

Nemo News, Volume 11, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features: Karen Pietsch named ALA Emerging Leader; Did You Know?; Student Spotlight on Justine Carmer; Important Dates; Using Box for Cloud Storage and Backup: A Cheat Sheet; Upcoming Webinars; Presenting at ALA Midwinter by Angela Kroeger; Student Resources; Scholarships; Fall Courses; Employment Opportunities; and Contact Info.

Ursinus Magazine, Spring 2015, Wendy Greenberg, Kathryn Campbell, Ellen Labrecque, Jennifer Meininger Wolfe, Terry Winegar, Rachel Jessica Daniel, Jacqueline Yost Limongelli

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Setting a high standard: Presidential search is underway • Pfahler rocks • New website launches • Lost & found • Professor of the year • 2015 externships • Office space: Jimena Talavera 2012 • 2014 Homecoming • Mullen named Maxwell Football Club's Collegiate Coach of the Year • Rebecca E. Kohn named Associate Dean • A boost for UC Bikeshare • Reaching out, warming up • Battling Ebola • Wordsmith • Berman Museum: Museum Studies • The ties that bind • Greek life remains strong on campus • Wings to go • One goal: That's all it takes • Class …

Justice For All? Costs And Consequences Of Standardized Testing Requirements In Teacher Education Reform Policy, Wendy Zagray Warren

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Wendy Zagray Warren on March 5, 2015.

Discovery, March 2015, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Discovery Success Recognized
• President and Provost Host Celebration Luncheon for Special Group
• Excellence in Discovery Event Photos
• Discovery Workshops for March and April
• Save the Date: April 24 Is 9th Annual Poster Day
• SFSA Winners; Twitter; and F&A Recovery

2015-February-10-Poet And Nature Writer John Lane To Read From His Work, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015 Program For Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day, Katie M. Vogel

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

No abstract provided.

Founder's Day 2015, Sacred Heart University

Founder's Day Programs

Program for the March 18, 2015 Founder's Day ceremony.

Taylor University Graduate Catalog 2015-16, Taylor University

Graduate Catalogs

The 2015-2016 graduate catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Taylor University Catalog 2015-2016, Taylor University

Undergraduate Catalogs

The 2015-2016 academic catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Continued Service: A Qualitative Study On The Impact Of Immersive Service-Learning Courses, Jonathan T. Mcilvaine

Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses

The present study sought to understand the impact of service-learning courses on students’ attitudes and goals toward education and future civic engagement. The research gathered responses from eight college students who participated in a service-learning course titled “Small Island Sustainability” that took place in the Bahamas. The following three research questions guided the study: 1) How do immersive service-learning courses impact attitudes toward future civic engagement? 2) How do immersive service-learning courses impact goals of future civic engagement? 3) How has a service-learning experience impacted the view of the importance of education? The study utilized a grounded theory design, resulting …

2015 Ruby Yearbook, Ayesha Contractor, Lisa Abraham, Rebecca L. Brown, Megan Burns, Hannah Engber, Phoebe French, Romina Kalmeijer, Delanie Lalor, Monica Reuman '15, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2015 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Discovery, January 2015, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Discovery Advances
• BLVS Receives Four Separate Grants, Totaling $3.7m
• $3.2m from U.S. Department of Education
• Discovery Communities Being Formed
• Survey: Complete by Feb. 14 to Win Ipad
• Facilities & Administrative Cost Rates

Rising Tide 2015, Une Office Of Research And Scholarship, Edward Bilsky, Annie Leslie, Josh Pahigian, Jennie E. Aranovitch, Laura M. Duffy, Marine Miller

Rising Tide

Research and scholarship highlights from University of New England community members. This issue highlights in particular: student and faculty research and projects within UNE's College of Arts and Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Westbrook College of Health Professions, and projects and research from UNE's Centers for Excellence.

2015-2016 Catalog, College Of The Holy Cross

Course Catalogs

This catalog lists available courses for the 2015-2016 term.

Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2015, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Medical Trailblazers Meet the future of medicine
• Boosting Achievement Project builds on culture of degree completion
• A 21st Century Crisis WMU educates the next generation of water experts
• Getting hands on with hydro
• WMU’s Junior Analysts Student-managed fund reaches more than $1 million
• Digitizing History WMU, Oxford to create online library of historical writings
• Relating to Robots New lab studies human-robot communication
• In Tempo The sounds of WMU’s talented music faculty
• University News
• Expert Insights
• College News
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam
• Alumni Profile
• Broncos on Broadway ...and other big stages

Nurturing Environmental Literacy At Colby College: Higher Education And The Environmental Crisis, Molly Nash

Honors Theses

The environmental crisis will affect all people, career paths, and academic disciplines. Acknowledging this, does higher education have an obligation to educate all students for environmental literacy (EL)? This study reviews literature on how to effectively assess and implement EL initiatives and highlights how other colleges successfully nurture EL in all students. This study also uses quantitative and qualitative survey measures to understand student levels of EL at Colby College and to highlight specific programming or curriculum that leads to high EL levels in students. Findings include significantly different EL scores between environmental studies student respondents and respondents in all …

Documenting The Experiences Of Gay Latinos In Higher Education Through The Use Of Testimonio, Lorenzo Fabian Garcia

Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study focuses on the stories of six self-Identified Gay Latinos in a higher education. The participant’s stories are documented using Testimonio. The six men were uniquely situated to give their testimonios about their campus experiences of seeking support in that they were the narrators of the experiences. Key findings indicated a pipeline of support which began with supportive families. Multidimensional identity was well defined by the participants as understanding of being both Latino and Gay. The participants, while exploring campus spaces for support, found themselves navigating through one identity or the other resulting in a process of selective …

Integrating Geoscience Into Undergraduate Education About Environment, Society, And Sustainability Using Place-Based Learning: Three Examples, David Gosselin, Steven Burian, Tim Lutz, Julie Maxson

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

From water to energy, and from climate change to natural hazards, the geosciences (marine, Earth, and atmospheric science) have an important role to play in addressing a wide range of societal issues, with particular relevance to how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Although arguably important to developing solutions for many societal issues, more often than not, students have limited exposure to the geosciences in high school or college. To address this geoscience literacy problem, the Interdisciplinary Teaching of Geoscience for a Sustainable Future (InTeGrate) Talent Expansion Center has engaged members of the geoscience community and their colleagues in allied …

A Longitudinal Study Of Cis Students, Course Performance And Mbti Personality Types, Patricia Sendall, Alan Peslak, Wendy Ceccucci, S.E. Kruck

Management Faculty Publications

This research is a longitudinal study of Jungian personality traits and academic success of students enrolled in Computer Information Systems (CIS) courses. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measurement scale was self-analyzed by students in CIS courses from fall 2001 through spring 2013. The results of this study indicate that both Extroverts and Judgers have increased as percentage of enrollment between 2001-2003 and 2012-2013. There was no change in academic success, as measured by grades achieved, by personality type from 2001-2003 and 2012-2013.

Sustaining Change: Successes, Challenges, And Lessons Learned From Twenty Years Of Empowering Students Through Community-Based Learning Capstones, Seanna M. Kerrigan

University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

More than four thousand students engage in the community-based learning capstone program every year by enrolling in one of 240 senior-level courses that culminate their undergraduate education. In this article, the author shares the context and history of the program, its foundational principles and processes, and the nuts-and-bolts details of the ongoing operation of the largest community-based learning capstone program in the United States.

Universities Need To Rethink Their Missions, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Using Computer Simulations As A Pre-Training Activity In A Hands-On Lab To Help Community College Students Improve Their Understanding Of Physics, Blanca Pineda

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using computer simulations as a pre-training activity to a hands-on lab to improve students’ understanding of induction topics in physics. The computer simulation activity was compared to an overview presentation. Conceptual understanding and spatial ability were measured. A two-group descriptive repeated measures design was implemented with a convenience sample of 35 community college physics students in the Bay Area. Participants were randomly assigned to a simulation group (n = 17) or a presentation group (n = 18). A 30-item spatial ability assessment was given to all participants one week …

Geog 140: Introduction To Human Geography—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Inquiry Portfolio, Katherine Nashleanas

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

Large lecture classes of 100 students or more present unique challenges to both teaching and learning. The common method of “delivery” by instructors is lecture, often augmented by a set of Power Point slides; and, while the research literature shows that this is the more traditional way of teaching, increasingly it is becoming apparent that this method of instruction often does not reach students in the way we hope and often assume (Harvard Magazine 2015). Most of the students populating these classes are born of the Digital Age and have different expectations for learning, requiring new approaches in the classroom …

Fact Sheet, Yale University Office Of Institutional Research

Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.

Asset-Based Community Development Practices In International Service-Learning: A Content Analysis Of Short-Term Programs In Nicaragua, Kara Christine Poppe

Honors Program Theses

The purpose of the study is to explore how students on short-term international service-learning programs in Nicaragua interact with local communities by analyzing the structure of the programs as evidenced by course syllabi and website content. After extensive online research of international service-learning programs offered in Nicaragua, seven programs became the focus of the study. The four research questions included: 1) In what ways do the international service-learning programs support key components of service-learning, such as academic connections and reflection? 2) In what ways do the international service-learning program structure the time in the host country for service and tourism? …

Smart Partnerships: How Higher Education Institutions Can Enhance The Capacity Of The Un To Govern The Global Commons, Melissa Goodall

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation explores how partnerships between UN agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) can enhance governance of the global commons. Unique attributes that HEIs have to offer in this regard include collaboration on development and dissemination of knowledge, the ability to design and test new technologies and systems, and the capacity to develop analytically rigorous research and evaluation. Many HEIs also explore issues across scales, sectors, and disciplines, and can act as neutral fora to promote dialogue. And all are educating future citizens and leaders. With the aim of highlighting the mutual value of partnerships between the UN and HEIs …