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Memorandum Of Understanding For Conference Publication And Archiving

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This memorandum of understanding describes the responsibilities of the repository administrators and conference organizers and their proxies for open access conferences hosted in the Digital Commons repository at Georgia Southern University. Revised May 2021.

Memorandum Of Understanding For Open-Access Electronic Journal Hosting And Distribution

Release Form Templates

This memorandum of understanding describes the responsibilities of the repository administrators and journals for open access e-journals hosted in the Digital Commons repository at Georgia Southern University. Revised May 2021.

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Call to Order
• Consent Agenda
• Presidential Updates and Comments | Dr. Kyle Marrero
• Information Sharing and Gossip
• Human Resources Updates | Rebecca Carroll
• Treasurer Report | Paul Barnes
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Important Dates and Announcements
• Adjournment

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

College Of Business News, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern University Students Gather Internationally to Learn and Compete

Active Measures Of Spatial Cognition, Sarah H. Noonan

Honors College Theses

Spatial cognition is how we navigate and perceive the space around us. Distance estimation is one of the elements of spatial cognition. A previous study was done to test if the presence of boundaries has an effect of distance estimation. In the present study, this same phenomenon was tested using an action-based task to examine how this affected distance estimation. Participants were asked to stand at the end of three runners and throw bean bags at a target on the other end of the runner. One runner had an open throwing path, another runner had a doorway in the throwing …

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Approximately 4,200 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2021 Spring Commencement ceremonies

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• From Bogotá to Statesboro, a graduate designs his future at Georgia Southern
• Police officer to middle grades teacher: A graduate helps children from the ground up
• Georgia Southern graduate earns degree online while working on cruise ship
• Collegiate 100 chapter of Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah named 2021 chapter of the year
• First-generation college graduate, U.S. citizen ready to leave a legacy

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Synthetic Estrogen (17Α-Ethinyl Estradiol) On Male Fiddler Crab Aggression, Micayla Shirley

Honors College Theses

Pharmaceuticals, including hormones and antibiotics, are considered contaminants due to their widespread use and release into the environment. Hormones, like the synthetic estrogen used in oral contraceptives (17α-ethinylestradiol), are present in freshwater and marine systems, but with relatively unknown effects on the organisms that live there. Ethinylestradiol (EE2) accumulates in waterlogged soil (sediment) with potential to harm sediment-dwelling animals. For example, fiddler crabs (Uca pugilator) are vital members of salt marsh communities. Their burrowing adds oxygen to sediments and cycles nutrients, and they are an important food resource to birds and raccoons. Male fiddler crabs are territorial, aggressively …

Message From The President, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the President

• Message from the President

Media Representations Of Lgbt People, Christian Marrero

Honors College Theses

LGBT people of color (POC) and White LGBT people have different experiences when it comes to accepting their sexuality and coming out experience, thus affecting their mental health and interactions with the community. The coming out process is a step towards a healthier and happier life, revealing an internal acceptance of oneself while expressing the desire to be open to others. However, LGBT people consider coming out a stressful and emotionally daunting process due to the uncertainty of responses from family, friends, and classmates (Charbonnier & Graziani, 2016). Media representations of LGBT interactions may also influence feelings about the coming …

Student Affairs Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Division of Student Affairs Newsletter (2020-2023)

• Student Affairs Connection
• Message from the VP-Dr. Shay Little

Scholarly Communications Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Promote Yourself This Summer
• Digital Commons Redesign
• Need a Home for Your Research Data?
• New Video Tutorials
• Scholarly Communications News

Characterization Of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles In Southeastern Argentine Ant (Linepithema Humile) Colonies, Katherine R. Barrs

Honors College Theses

Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, are a globally invasive species that displaces native species and facilitates agricultural pests. Colonies occupy distinct territories with multiple nests and defend them against other colonies. Ants have a waxy coating of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) and can detect (i.e. smell) differences in these CHCs to identify their own vs foreign colonies. In the US, Argentine ants have been primarily studied in California where they only form four massive colonies showing mutual aggression, some spanning more than 500 miles. In the Southeast, colony recognition remains largely unexplored; however, we have identified several smaller colonies based on …

A Deep Analysis And Algorithmic Approach To Solving Complex Fitness Issues In Collegiate Student Athletes, Holly N. Puckett

Honors College Theses

Sports are not simply an entertainment source. For many, it creates a sense of community, support, and trust among both fans and athletes alike. In order to continue the sense of community sports provides, athletes must be properly cared for in order to perform at the highest level possible. Thus, their fitness and health must be monitored continuously. In a professional sense, one can expect individualized attention to athletes daily due to an abundance of funding and resources. However, when looking at college communities and student athletes within them, the number of athletes per athletic trainer increases due to both …

Restoration Of A Nation, Deshauna Williams

Honors College Theses

Restorative justice is a growing school of penal thought which places emphasis on restoration and healing rather than punitive solutions. The purpose of this study is to assess whether prior experience with the criminal justice system, either as a victim, as an offender, or as an employee, affects perceptions of the foundations of restorative justice. These foundations include ideas such as punishment, retribution, and victim involvement. Additionally, this study examines how these perspectives influence the respondents’ perception of effectiveness or “justness” of the criminal justice system. Findings reveal that offenders have more negative views of punishment as a method of …

A Novel Application Of Galleria Mellonella Larvae To Study Pathogenesis Of Rickettsia Rickettsii Infection, Jacob M. Jones

Honors College Theses

Rickettsia are obligate intracellular tick-borne bacteria that cause acute undifferentiated febrile illness accompanied by headache, malaise, myalgias, and disseminated endothelial infection. Immune responses to Rickettsia and pathogenesis of rickettsioses are not fully understood. Current work with Rickettsia is limited to vertebrate models that are strictly regulated and have low throughput. Since the innate immune system of vertebrates retains striking similarities with the immune response in insects, invertebrates are being used to study host responses to various pathogens. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella (GML) can be used as an …

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Faculty-student collaborations showcase professional growth, creativity at Spring 2021 Honors Research Symposium April 26-30

• Georgia Southern Clay Target Team wins ACUI National Championship

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Literature-Based Pedagogy In The Composition Classroom, Emily F. Sammons

Student Success in Writing Conference (1999-2021)

In a world of multicultural communication, traditional literature gets pushed aside in favor of the most innovative way to teach students writing skills across an array of curriculums. In this session, the presenter will grapple with the key question: is integrating these approaches achievable, and does this choice of pedagogy best serve the FYW classroom?

What Do You Mean?: Code-Meshing And The Disconnect Between Sociolinguists And Post-Secondary English Educators, Marielena Zajac

Student Success in Writing Conference (1999-2021)

This session will analyze the disconnect in discourse between sociolinguists and post-secondary English educators regarding utilizing code-meshing practices for speakers of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and will investigate the origins, intentions, and importance of integrating AAVE, highlighting the opportunities present in current post-secondary English pedagogical practices.

Role-Playing Scenarios In The Writing Classroom, Timothy Giles

Student Success in Writing Conference (1999-2021)

Role-playing games have long been part of the corporate world, but they have recently engaged the university curriculum, with dynamic results. First developing in history and other humanities classes, they can also provide FYW and other writing students an engaging context for their work. How to play these games is explained and critiqued, with suggestions for how potential problems may be avoided. Where the curious instructor can fnd micro-games, which can be played in one or two classes, is included, as well as support for developing new games to highlight contemporary issues.

2021 Student Success In Writing Conference Program, Georgia Southern University, Department Of Writing And Linguistics, Georgia Southern University, Continuing Education

Student Success in Writing Conference (1999-2021)

The Student Success in Writing Conference is hosted by the Georgia Southern University Department of Writing and Linguistics and Georgia Southern University Continuing Education.

The Student Success in Writing Conference (SSWC), established in 1999 to promote the success of students in writing courses at the secondary and post-secondary levels, is an intimate, one-day conference with national scope and blind-reviewed admissions. We are committed to offering practical workshops and theoretical presentations on topics related to the teaching and craft of writing. The conference also seeks to establish and maintain dialogue between college and high school educators.

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Cal to Order
• Consent Agenda and Minutes of Meeting
• Presidential Updates & Comments
• Employee Engagement Survey
• Budget Update
• Stimulus Funds
• VPBF Search
• Questions
• Human Resources- Updates
• Treasurer Report
• Committee Reports
• Old Business & New Business
• Important Dates
• Meeting Adjourned at 9:52 am

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Call to Order
• Consent Agenda
• Presidential Updates and Comments I Dr. Kyle Marrero
• Information Sharing and Gossip
• Human Resources Updates | Vickie Shaw
• Treasurer Report | Paul Barnes
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Important Dates and Announcements
• Adjournment

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Communication Plan To Raise Awareness For Dementia And Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi

Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning (Archived)

This poster was designed to communicate the products developed for Rockin'Out Alzheimer’s, an organization to help caregivers in providing everyday essentials for at-home dementia patients, in Statesboro, GA.

The authors collaborated with the organization and helped to develop communication materials for their program -"Caring Closet" which was aimed at providing diapers, bed-pads, barrier creams and other necessary items to qualified individuals suffering with dementia. The authors helped to set up a webpage, a Facebook page and design an infographic for "Caring Closet" and helped communicate about the program in the community. The end results were then compiled and presented in …