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Opening Of An Epoxide Ring Using Azide To Form A Triazole, Emily Hufnagel, Jeffrey A. Hansen

Annual Student Research Poster Session

The purpose of this research project is to identify and synthesize biologically active compounds that could potentially aid in pharmaceutical research. Once a compound is correctly identified and purified, the sample can be diluted and added to a Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay in order to determine the toxicity of the compound. This experiment was designed using an epoxide compound to form an azide that would eventually form a triazole. In carrying out this project, two main procedures were used in order to create two different compounds that would eventually create the final result. The triazole was not successful in the …

Building A Resume, Melinda Tavernier, Wall Center For Excellence

Course Materials

This Wall Center for Excellence Professional Development Activities learning module shows you how to build a successful resume.

Impact Of The Degree Of Urbanization On Bird Abundance And Diversity, Gabrielle Doyle, Sheila Garcia, Sophie Kidd, Tra'dayja Smith

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Bird diversity and abundance in Farmville, Virginia. Sampling twice a day, four days a week.

Gen-Ed Revisions And Community Engagement: Opportunities For Alignment And Potential Pitfalls, Lillian Campbell

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

K-12 School Killers Speak: A Qualitative Analysis Of Interviews, Surveys, Holiday Cards, And Conversations, Gordon A. Crews, Garrison A. Crews

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

•The purpose of this presentation is to offer: •Qualitative content analysis of various communications •interviews, surveys, holiday cards, and conversations •36 current/former incarcerated K-12 American school violence perpetrators •their views on the causes of K-12 school violence in the United States •Extremely candid and unique information •many freely offered insights as to their own involvement in incidents •analyzed using the qualitative data analysis software package NVivo 12 •Coding categories and themes •analytical units/categories •relationship between teachers and students •personal views on such violence (placing of blame/lack of personal guilt) •causes of violence (revenge, mistreatment, hopelessness, environment), and, possible solutions •Materials …

Introduction To Financial Statement Analysis, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture discusses why the disclosure of financial information through financial statements is critical to investors. The function of the balance sheet, income statement, cash flows and statement of stockholder’s equity will be discussed. It discusses financial statement analyses through ratios and financial reporting in finance.

Valuing Cash Flows Streams, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture discusses how to value a series of cash flows such as perpetuities, annuities, growing perpetuities and growing annuities. Additionally, it discusses how to solve for variables other than present value or future value of cash flows.

Fundamentals Of Stock Valuation, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture describes the basics of common stock, preferred stock, and stock quotes; describes a tradeoff between dividends and growth in stock valuation. Finally, discusses how to value a stock as the present value of the company’s total payout.

Metaphors Be With You, And Other Tricks For Improving Library Instruction, Roriebeth Fredrich, Jacquelyn C. Matthews

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Are your first-year college students on the Dark Side when it comes to understanding how to use the library? In this session, two teacher-turned-librarians will share research-supported instructional strategies that you can employ to equip your students to conduct research like Jedis.

Linking Science, Religious And Indigenous Communities For Environmental Care, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Structural Economic Patterns In Advanced Capitalism, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes a PowerPoint presentation for the class.

Corporate Finance And Financial Management, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture discusses the importance of financial information in both individuals personal and business lives. It includes description of the important features of the four main types of firms. Then, discusses the three main types of decisions a financial manager makes. Finally, it discusses the tax implications for the different corporate entities.

Time Value Of Money: An Introduction, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture introduces the time value of money concept. It discusses the present value of a cash flow and how to discount it, the future value of a cash flow and how to compound it. Finally, it discusses three rules for valuing cash flows.

Bonds, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture is about bonds. A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate. It discusses the bond terminology, how to compute the price and yield of the different types of bonds. Additionally, it describes why bond prices change over time and how credit risk affects a corporate bond.

How To Make Investment Decisions, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

This lecture is about making investment decisions. It discusses the net present value (NPV) rules, IRR and other alternative decision rules. Additionally, it discusses how to choose between projects, either mutually exclusive projects, projects with different lives or limited resources.

Risk And Return, Alexander Núñez-Torres

Open Educational Resources

What is risk? What is return? How are these two related? This lecture discusses the variables that determine the risk and return of stocks. Additionally, it describes the historical tradeoff between risk and return. Finally, it discusses diversification in stock portfolios.

Top 10 Takeaways For Today And Tomorrow, Steve Smith

Involvement to Industry Conference

No abstract provided.

The Risks And Responsibilities Of Leadership, Heidi Voorhees

Involvement to Industry Conference

No abstract provided.

Successful Alumni Stories: The Importance Of Student Involvement In Career Exploration, Mike Minton

Involvement to Industry Conference

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) defines career readiness as the attainment and demonstration of eight requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace. According to a recent NACE study, employers and students rated the career management competency with the lowest proficiency rating, with only 17.3% of employers and 44.6% of students believing proficiency was achieved. Career management is defined as the ability of employees to identify one’s skills, strengths, knowledge, and experience for the purposes of professional growth and alignment to career goals. This session will provide a framework for career …

Navigating Career Changes And Transitions Like A Boss, Mariaton Tate

Involvement to Industry Conference

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017), the average person changes jobs 12 times throughout their career. Projections for Millennials and Gen Z’ers forecast even more career changes, as their career values and desires differ from previous generations. What does it take to make a smooth career transition? How do you leverage your skills and abilities to make your next career move, your best career move? In this session, we will answer these questions and more! This session will focus on the stages of making a transition and highlight strategies and resources to help individuals make a successful career …

Skills That Pay The Bills: Getting The Most Out Of Your Campus Involvement, Mike Minton

Involvement to Industry Conference

According to research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), leadership positions and co-curricular activities rank as two of the most important factors to employers when evaluating resumes of college students. Further research indicates that students self-evaluate themselves more proficient than employers do in seven out of the eight career readiness competencies:

-Global/Intercultural Fluency - Digital Technology

-Critical Thinking/Problem Solving - Leadership

-Oral/Written Communications - Teamwork/Collaboration

-Professionalism/Work Ethic - Career Management

Don’t overestimate your skills and abilities, there is always room for improvement! Come to this session to learn strategies to get the most out of your …

Level Up: Cashing In Your Experience Points In Real Life, David Kirk

Involvement to Industry Conference

Do you have a passion or dream career in mind? Does your dream career even exist yet? Regardless of where you are in your journey, there are opportunities for you to develop real world transferable skills that you can apply to almost any career field. In this session David plans to share the tips and tricks that he utilized during his undergraduate and graduate career to broaden his skill set and make himself marketable to a broad range of career opportunities. David’s dream career didn’t exist when he was a student. By pursuing his passion for gaming and taking any …

Employee Benefits: How Benefits Should Benefit You, Cathy Hempstead

Involvement to Industry Conference

Employee benefits play a huge role in choosing – and staying with - your first and future employers. We’ll discuss various benefits offered by employers and valued by employees, and how your individual benefits choices should coordinate with personal and financial values and goals. Insurance? Retirement plans? Paid time off? Child/adult day care? What matters most to you? We’ll also unravel much of the daunting lingo and finance-speak utilized by human resources departments and their representatives, so you can make informed benefits decisions appropriate for yourself and your family.

Interrogating How Information (Re)Produces Systemic Barriers Within Lgbtq+ Communities To Inform Global Lis Education, Vanessa Kitzie, Travis L. Wagner, Nick Vera, Valerie Lookingbill

Faculty Publications

This preliminary research examines the health information practices of South Carolina LGBTQ+ communities. Findings have the following implications for LIS education at a global level: building cultural competency regarding the role of information in marginalizing certain populations, and training students to engage in user outreach and advocacy. These implications address a global need for LIS education to encompass social responsibility and inclusion into program curricula.

Effective Communication: A Vital Skill In Healthcare, Allison Crabtree

Presentations, Proceedings & Performances

Members of the healthcare team conduct thousands of patient and peer interactions over the course of a career. The call to action from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Health Professions and Training stresses the importance of communication training for all members of the healthcare team. As with other healthcare procedures, communication skills can be learned and improved upon, but requires commitment and practice.

Given the wealth of evidence linking ineffective clinician-patient communication with increased malpractice risks, patient nonadherence, patient and clinician dissatisfaction, and poor patient health outcomes, the necessity of addressing communication skills deficits is of utmost importance

A Toolkit For Managing The Ee (Environmental Education) And Esd (Education For Sustainable Development) Continuum, Attiyya Atkins, John J. Pipoly Iii

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) represent extremes of a global continuum. EE stresses awareness of process about, from and for the environment (Vrasidas 2007). ESD is defined as education empowering communities to acquire best management practices engendering human, social, economic and natural sustainability (UNESCO 2012) and developing their resilience despite environmental changes (Fastenrath et al. 2019). ESD is a critical component of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2012), which grew from the Millennium Development Goals (UN 2000). Each park agency should develop research-based educational programs that address both EE and ESD. The ESD must promote …

The Power Of Listening, Reginald Ungos

Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference (2006-2019) (Archived)

Have you ever sat down to have a conversation with someone and really listened to that person telling you a story or experience? The skills of active listening, understanding another person’s experience, and connecting with others are important in leadership. Attendees will learn the difference between listening and hearing and also increase their awareness of the relationship between listening skills and inclusivity.

Fostering Computational Thinking In An Introductory Physics Lab, Diana Sachmpazidi

STEM Instructional Graduate Teaching Assistant Posters

•Thinking computationally means conceptualizing a problem and formulating it in a way that a computer can solve it (Wing, 2010). •Computational Thinking (CT) is the third pillar of the scientific method along with theory and experimentation and is a fundamental skill that K-12 students and undergraduates should be equipped with (Wing, 2016; 2006). •Research on CT has only been active the last 10 years and most studies are still at the stage of ideas (Kalelioglu et al., 2016). •The integration of CT aspects in instruction is a widely expanding phenomenon in physics classrooms in the context of higher education, and …

Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God's Presence In Your Practice, John C. Thomas

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Be Media Smart: A National Media Literacy Campaign For Ireland. Invited Speaker, Unesco Global Media And Information Literacy Feature Conference, Philip Russell

Support services (Former ITT) - Conference Papers

‘Be Media Smart’ is an Irish public awareness campaign calling on people of all ages to ‘Be Media Smart’ and ‘Stop, Think, and Check’ that information they see, read or hear across any media platform is accurate and reliable. This national media literacy campaign was aimed at enhancing people’s understanding of, and engagement with, media, while also empowering them with the skills to evaluate content across all platforms.