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Daily Eastern News: September 09, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Sep 2026

Daily Eastern News: September 09, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2026-2027

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Navigating Ai Landscape In Management Education Through Wu-Wei (無為), Maria Ll Lam Jul 2026

Navigating Ai Landscape In Management Education Through Wu-Wei (無為), Maria Ll Lam

Journal of the North American Management Society

Artificial intelligence (AI) is challenging how knowledge is produced, validated, and taught in higher education. This creates both new opportunities and acute tensions in management education. While management educators aim to foster critical thinking and character development, many students are increasingly relying on AI tools and focusing on developing AI-related skills for the labor market. The required market skills often exceed what current business curricula provide. As higher education seeks to cultivate transferable habits of critical reflection, a central question arises: How can management educators prepare students to engage in ongoing moral reflection about their experience with evolving AI systems …


Forcing The Issue: Nebraska’S Collective Bargaining Stand-Off, Shannon Cummins Apr 2026

Forcing The Issue: Nebraska’S Collective Bargaining Stand-Off, Shannon Cummins

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This paper describes the unusual collective bargaining landscape for public academic institutions in the state of Nebraska where state legislation has mandated both pay transparency and limits to the collective bargaining process. Specifically, it explores the unprecedented 2024-2025 bargaining cycle which relied on innovative union tactics of nationwide freedom of information requests (FOIA) to reach contract agreement in the face of twelve years of administration stonewalling tactics. The case study of Nebraska is important as it provides an actual account of negotiations where state limits on collective bargaining have yet to be tested in the courts.


April 23, 2026, Caa Apr 2026

April 23, 2026, Caa

Minutes

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Restore Equity And Adequate Funding To The Library Materials Budget, Todd Bruns Apr 2026

Restore Equity And Adequate Funding To The Library Materials Budget, Todd Bruns

Faculty Senate Resolutions

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Daily Eastern News: April 08, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Apr 2026

Daily Eastern News: April 08, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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Daily Eastern News: April 01, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Apr 2026

Daily Eastern News: April 01, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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March 5, 2026, Caa Mar 2026

March 5, 2026, Caa

Minutes

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February 26, 2026, Caa Feb 2026

February 26, 2026, Caa

Minutes

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Daily Eastern News: February 25, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Feb 2026

Daily Eastern News: February 25, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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Daily Eastern News: February 18, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Feb 2026

Daily Eastern News: February 18, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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Daily Eastern News: March 04, 2026, Eastern Illinois University Feb 2026

Daily Eastern News: March 04, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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Eng 3604e-710 Public Writing And Women’S And Gender Studies, Elizabeth Tacke Jan 2026

Eng 3604e-710 Public Writing And Women’S And Gender Studies, Elizabeth Tacke

Spring 2026

No abstract provided.


College Athletes’ Perception Of The Specialization Process Through Youth Sport, Clayre J. Shaver Jan 2026

College Athletes’ Perception Of The Specialization Process Through Youth Sport, Clayre J. Shaver

Masters Theses

This study explored the adolescent sport experiences of Division I student-athletes, focusing on early sport specialization versus sampling. Past research was seeking the influences that drive athlete and stakeholder decision making through adolescents up until college. Through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis, important themes emerged in these athletes’ stories, including family involvement, financial support, birth order, transitions within athletics and the athletes’ internal goals and motivations. The core finding of this research was the role family played in these athletes’ lives, both positively and negatively, that shaped their athletic and mental development. Athletes expressed how important it is to have …


The Effect Of Occupational Roles, Burnout, And Efficacy On Job Satisfaction Among K-12 Teachers, Chloe Schwahn Jan 2026

The Effect Of Occupational Roles, Burnout, And Efficacy On Job Satisfaction Among K-12 Teachers, Chloe Schwahn

Masters Theses

The aim of this study was to investigate variables that may impact the ratings of job satisfaction by practicing Illinois K-12 teachers specifically examining if the variables of occupational roles, burnout, efficacy, and other relevant covariates are correlated and/or have predictive utility on teacher job satisfaction. A secondary goal was to raise awareness about the stressors teachers face in their work environments. Survey materials included a demographics questionnaire, an occupational roles catalog, the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale, and the Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale. Seventy-six practicing Illinois K-12 teachers completed the study. Results of the current …


Long-Term Compositional Shifts In The Fish Community Of The Wabash River, Olivia R. Wertman Jan 2026

Long-Term Compositional Shifts In The Fish Community Of The Wabash River, Olivia R. Wertman

Masters Theses

There is concern about declining biodiversity in the world today and an increasing need to monitor biodiversity through collecting data and gauging changes occurring in biodiversity over time. Large river fish communities are one area of particular interest due to their sensitivity to environmental changes. One program seeking to address this is the Long-Term Survey and Assessment of Large River Fishes, LTEF, which monitors fish populations in the large rivers of Illinois. In this study, I assessed changes in the fish community of the lower 322 km of the Wabash River from 2010-2025 using annual direct current boat electrofishing surveys …


Bio 3971 : Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences Jan 2026

Bio 3971 : Ecotoxicology, Biological Sciences

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.


Sed 4335 : Effective Teaching Environments In Secondary Schools, Teaching, Learning, And Foundations Jan 2026

Sed 4335 : Effective Teaching Environments In Secondary Schools, Teaching, Learning, And Foundations

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.


Exercise Science Pre-Pt, Kinesiology, Sport, And Recreation Jan 2026

Exercise Science Pre-Pt, Kinesiology, Sport, And Recreation

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


Exercise Science Pre-At, Kinesiology, Sport, And Recreation Jan 2026

Exercise Science Pre-At, Kinesiology, Sport, And Recreation

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


Environmental Biology, Biological Sciences Jan 2026

Environmental Biology, Biological Sciences

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


Biochemistry Bs, Chemistry And Biochemistry Jan 2026

Biochemistry Bs, Chemistry And Biochemistry

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


Gis Certficate, Geology And Geography Jan 2026

Gis Certficate, Geology And Geography

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


If You Build It, Will They Stay? Fish Communities Continue To Utilize Restored Habitat A Decade Following An Instream Restoration, Alexis L. Vandenberg Jan 2026

If You Build It, Will They Stay? Fish Communities Continue To Utilize Restored Habitat A Decade Following An Instream Restoration, Alexis L. Vandenberg

Masters Theses

Lotic ecosystems are degraded at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities. In order to combat these changes, stream restorations are implemented to improve conditions such as water quality, habitat heterogeneity, and bank stability. However, the impacts of these restorations are often understudied and long-term impacts are unknown. Restorations are typically designed to be ‘fish attractors’; this idea is known as the ‘Field of Dreams hypothesis’ – ‘if you build it, they will come’. This study uses data collected in Kickapoo Creek, Coles County from 2009 to 2015 and again in 2021 and 2022 to assess the long-term impacts of …


Compositional And Functional Shifts In Fish Community Structure In Response To Low-Head Dam Removals, Joshua D. Bruegge Jan 2026

Compositional And Functional Shifts In Fish Community Structure In Response To Low-Head Dam Removals, Joshua D. Bruegge

Masters Theses

Low-head dams serve as intermittent barriers to aquatic connectivity and directly alter both upstream and downstream habitats and biotic communities. In 2018 and 2019, two low-head dams in the Vermilion River watershed of eastern Illinois were removed, reconnecting over 1,700 kilometers of upstream habitat within the basin. To determine the impacts of these dam removals, fish community surveys were conducted at 12 fixed sites across three reaches in two rivers from 2012-2022. This study assessed reach-specific temporal responses of the fish community and habitat characteristics. I linked trait expressions within the fish community to abiotic variables using the co-inertia RLQ …


The Role Of International Student Office Directors In Facilitating The Transitional Adjustment Of International Students In U.S Higher Education, Agnes Afi Yigah Jan 2026

The Role Of International Student Office Directors In Facilitating The Transitional Adjustment Of International Students In U.S Higher Education, Agnes Afi Yigah

Masters Theses

This qualitative study explored how International Student Office Directors facilitate the transitional adjustment of international students in U.S. higher education institutions. Guided by Schlossberg’s Transition Theory (1981) and Schlossberg’s Mattering and Marginality Theory (1989), this study examined the challenges international students face, the support strategies implemented by International Student Office Directors, and the institutional factors influencing student adjustment and well-being. International students experience challenges related to housing and logistical adjustment, financial and immigration-related stressors, academic system adjustment and self-advocacy, and social integration and emotional adjustment. Proactive and holistic support approaches, including pre-arrival communication, orientation programs, academic support, emotional support, and …


Exploring Phonics Intervention For Elementary Students, Hallee Thomas Jan 2026

Exploring Phonics Intervention For Elementary Students, Hallee Thomas

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Feasibility Of Corn Stover For Biogas Production In Northwestern Illinois: A Case Study Of Jo Daviess And Carroll Counties, Anthony Amotoe-Bondzie Jan 2026

Feasibility Of Corn Stover For Biogas Production In Northwestern Illinois: A Case Study Of Jo Daviess And Carroll Counties, Anthony Amotoe-Bondzie

Masters Theses

The growing demand for renewable energy and sustainable waste management has intensified interest in agricultural residues such as bioenergy feedstocks. This study evaluated the feasibility of converting corn stover into biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD) in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois, with consideration of the Savanna Industrial Park as a potential centralized processing hub. Although corn stover represents one of the largest biomass resources in the United States, this research identifies a critical gap between theoretical availability and practically recoverable feedstock. Using a mixed-methods framework, the study integrates biomass quantification, methane yield modeling, economic analysis, and policy assessment. Results …


Epigenetic Modifications In Dedifferentiated Liver Cells To Restore Lost Liver Function, Shreya Sharma Jan 2026

Epigenetic Modifications In Dedifferentiated Liver Cells To Restore Lost Liver Function, Shreya Sharma

Masters Theses

The goal of the study is to investigate whether the epigenetic modifications can enhance the restoration of liver gene expression in dedifferentiated hepatoma cells or not. For the study, we used dedifferentiated H11 hepatoma cell lines which overexpress one of a panel of introduced candidate liver-enriched transcription factors H11-HNF1a, H11-CREB3L3, H11-CREG1, H11- HHEX, H11-HNF6, and H11-IGFBP1. The cells were treated with the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-azacytidine and the histone deacetylase inhibitor sodium butyrate, both individually and in combination. Gene expression analysis was determined by RT-qPCR, which revealed that while transcription factor overexpression alone produced limited activation, epigenetic modulation, particularly Histone …


Personality-Based Clinical Predictors Of Transdiagnostic Suicidality In Emotional Disorders, Harshini Arun Jan 2026

Personality-Based Clinical Predictors Of Transdiagnostic Suicidality In Emotional Disorders, Harshini Arun

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.