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Brittainee Michelle Brown-Collins

African American Funeral Programs

Interment: Bulloch Memorial Gardens in Statesboro, Georgia.

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Call to Order
• Consent Agenda
• Treasurer Report
• Committee Reports
• Presidential Updates and Comments
• Information Sharing and Gossip
• Human Resources Updates
• Old Business
• New Business
• Important Dates and Announcements
• Adjournment

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Spatial Expressions And Consumer Perceptions Of Quantity, Scott D. Swain, Danny Weathers

AMTP Proceedings 2021

Marketplaces and media sources frequently present consumers with information or measurements that involve “extreme” quantities (e.g., the size of the national debt or the number of pounds of plastic in the Earth’s oceans). Often, communicators express these quantities in spatial terms in an effort to influence the perceptual impact of the information (e.g., expressing the national debt in terms of the number of miles it would extend if laid out in paper currency form). Across three experiments, we find evidence that perceptual impact diminishes with spatial dimensionality (e.g., expressing a quantity as a length makes it seem larger than expressing …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• How to become a more culturally competent health professional

• ‘Economy Bouncing Back,’ reports Georgia Southern’s Q4 Economic Monitor

• University Libraries, Hinesville Library partner to support students, faculty on Liberty Campus, local community

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• MINORITIES and the COVID-19 Vaccine
• Letter from The Executive Board
• GS Professor featured in International History Film Festival
• Single-dose vaccine approved by FDA
• IS COVID-19 getting stronger and closer to home?
• Are you eligible for the vaccine?
• What type of housing is right for you?
• GS earns gold-level distinction as a military friendly school
• SGA opens up elections for 2021
• Overdose Crisis
• GS Coaching Staff
• Eagles capture win but lose series to Pirates
• Lady Eagle come away with one victory in FL

“Re/Imagining Culturally Responsive Educational Practices (Crep) And Implementing Crep To Meet The Needs Of Diverse Student Populations”, Rena' Glass-Dixon, Shelbie Dixon-Brown

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The aim of this interactive workshop for educators and administrators is to promote cultural awareness and reflect on the impact that our own cultural influences have on the teaching and learning process. This interactive session will also allow professional educators and leaders to apply culturally informed practices to foster positive school climate, learning and academic achievement relevant to a widely diverse student population. The workshop strives to encourage dialogue between educators, administrators and interdisciplinary/inter-agency team members through the application of evidence-based practices for the development of a deeper understanding of ourselves and how our views impact on students’ academic achievement, …

Together Yet Different: Youth Resilience Building Srtategies Post-Pandemic, Frank Kros

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The social isolation, economic stress, resource barriers, and enduring uncertainties of the COVID-19 interventions created a “perfect storm” for youth anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. To meet these unprecedented needs, adults can step-up to this new normal by boosting their youth resilience building skills. This workshop will show you how with practical, effective and immediately applicable tools. Learn seven (7) new strategies to support youth through the grief process; effectively manage significant stress; recover from trauma and build her/his personal resilience.

Utilizing Art & Culture To Support The Success Sequence, Kelvin M. Walston, Tarita Johnson

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will demonstrate how Hip Hop and African American History are used as educational teaching tools in our evidenced based program to promote social, emotional, and violence prevention skills. Explorations from the African diaspora, historical trauma, slavery, post traumatic slave syndrome to decoding and deconstructing hip hop elements all intersect to provide the basis of violence prevention, and more profoundly social and emotional balance.

The Power Of Connection: A Therapeutic Approach To Utilizing Technology And Social Media To Build Attachment, Tiffany Monk, Shalandra Whaley

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This session will explore how technology has become enmeshed in many aspects of daily life and elaborate on how to use technology and social media to foster healthy attachment in the classroom setting.

Educators and helping professionals will also learn safety implications and self-care that must be applied to lessen negative effects of technology use.

Connecting Families And Continued Learning Through Covid-19, Michael C. O'Neal, Tameka Tribble, Michelle Rice

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

For 20+ years in Savannah, Georgia, Parent University has successfully enhanced the ability of families to create an environment in which learning thrives for both children and parents. When the pandemic closed schools and disrupted normal programming, Parent University immediately pivoted to online programming to continue connecting families with relevant education, resources and support throughout this time of need. The pandemic also exposed a huge gap in technology and education. Therefore, Parent University is working to close that gap with our new Tech College at Parent University.

Pornography: Social, Emotional And Mental Implications Among Adolescents, William Kelly Canady

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will explain the historical development of pornography. It will highlight four segments: 1- Porn’s impact on brain development of reward pathways, ultimately increasing the appetite for more porn. 2- Porn can be a false substitute for real intimacy, resulting in decreased sexual satisfaction with a real person and increased verbal and physical aggression. 3- Porn promotes sex trafficking, promotes multiple sex partners and reduced STD prevention. 4- A review of interventions available to assist clients in navigating a lifestyle away from pornography.

Mobilizing Rural Communities To Create Systemic Changes To Reduce Health Disparities, Denise Everson, Amanda Tedrow, Al Parker Edd

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

USG institutions are creating strategies to enhance community capacity in addressing health inequities, "closing the gap" between suggested optimal development models and helping prepare a visioning masterplan in rural communities.

The Walking Classroom In Virtual, Hybrid And Socially Distanced In-Person Settings, Laura Fenn

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Walking while listening to educational podcasts is a powerful, engaging, screen-free experience for students. The Walking Classroom capitalizes on the favorable link between exercise and cognitive function. Students walk while listening to the same standards-aligned, kid-friendly podcast on topics including language arts, social studies and science. This approach is great for all students and is particularly efective for those with learning diferences, reading problems and attention challenges. Attendees will learn about the many benefts of The Walking Classroom program, how the content is delivered and results of UNC Chapel Hill research assessments.

Payne, Transue Added To Football Staff, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Payne, Transue Added to Football Staff

What Do You See When You Look At Me? A View Through Their Eyes, Beatrice Lewis

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

It is often said that “perception is reality”, but the deeper question is “whose” reality. Despite our best efforts, there still exist challenging gaps in showing respect and courtesy to everyone, regardless of the differences. How do we do that? The mindfulness about how we perceive and are perceived in this session will be steeped with culturally congruent pedagogical practices This engaging, fun and interactive, real, raw, and relevant session will challenge and show attendees how to examine those subtle struggles or obstacles that we all face when looking at our students, parents, colleagues and the hardest of all, at …

Can You Dig It? Excavating Sel Through The Arts, Gina H. Moore

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Join us to uncover the power of the arts as tools for tweens and teens to excavate their social-emotional skills. Be prepared to interact and connect in this hands-on session where you’ll experience creative activities designed to build a sense of community in groups discovering new skills together. You’ll leave with your own unique artwork and written instructions to facilitate the activities in your programs.

Exploring Life Satisfaction With The Kid-Grit Holistic Wellness Wheel, Julia Gabor, Jeffrey L. Jordan

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

If there was ever a time for self-care–it is now! This interactive session will help you examine your own health and wellness to find balance and energy to support youth. Using the kid-grit Holistic Wellness Wheel, the presenters will examine the CASEL framework and five additional strategies that will support you in and out of the workplace. You will walk away with an action plan that will support you and be used with your students.

How To Build An Effective Mentoring Program, Antoinette Dunstan, Monica Seeley

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

While few students have been sick with COVID-19, education disruptions and national social unrest have impacted the social emotional stability of 56.4 million children. One resource bridging the student, the family and the community is a multi-tiered mentorship program. School/community/faith-based mentorship programs effectively addressing disparities by integrating cultural awareness curricula build our rising leaders. Attend this workshop designed to show how this is done effectively.

New Thought On How An Understanding Of Thought Prevents Violence, Stephanie A. Fox

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The Spark Initiative’s work and research with youth at risk in schools, jails, and foster care has proven that a simple understanding of the mind has increased resilience, emotional regulation, impulse control, decision-making, problem-solving and communication skills, all critical to violence prevention.

Preparing To Be A Professional, Alexandria Griner, Abbie Salmon

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will cover a series of lessons created by University of Georgia faculty to teach youth basic professionalism skills. These lessons provide simple guidelines and practical activities for all youth to learn to present themselves to others as a professional.

Structured Flexibility, Grace Miller, Rachel Devore, Evan Roan, Morgan Reeves

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) has in recent years become widely recognized among schools, after-school programs, and other care facilities as an important aspect of programming. However, do we as educators know how to practically implement SEL and other interpersonal education into curriculums in a way that makes sense for our resources and populations? In this presentation, we will discuss how we implemented SEL skills and practices into our afterschool program with respect to our students who come from hard places.

Communication And Self-Care In Times Of Stress, Elizabeth Marston, Sam Marion

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The global pandemic of Covid-19 placed protecting physical health at the forefront of all of our minds. However, the mental and emotional impact of stress, quarantine, social distance, political and social turmoil, and virtual learning is enormous. This presentation will outline strategies for effectively managing stress while also understanding how to effectively communicate with students and parents who are struggling.

Using Data To Advocate For Preventative Interventions - From Practice To Policy, Mike H. Reynolds, Jerome V. Williams, Brent Shondelmeyer

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Explore the theoretical framework of what could be possible with purposeful and actionable data sharing between Non Profits, Philanthropy, and School Districts can change the scenario in the board room and in the classroom. Enhance resource allocation, real time decision making, return on investment for outside partners and interventions, and summative and formative evaluations of effectiveness.

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Elementary education students join second grade class to meet creator of Pete the Cat

• Scholarship honoring Bonds family announced for students pursuing degree in education

• Georgia Southern named No. 2 on master’s in higher education administration rankings

• Three members of the COE community honored at Black Women Empowerment celebration

• Georgia Southern College of Education, Chatham County public school system partnership earns state honor

• Middle grades education students connect with peers across the nation during book study

Who Wears The Maga Hat? Racial Beliefs And Faith In Trump, Amanda K. Graham, Francis T. Cullen, Leah C. Butler, Alexander L. Burton, Velmer S. Burton Jr.

Criminal Justice & Criminology: Faculty Publications

On the basis of a 2019 YouGov survey of white respondents (n = 734), the impact of racial beliefs on support for Donald Trump was explored. The analysis revealed that in addition to racial resentment, white nationalism—a desire to keep the United States white demographically and culturally—was strongly related to faith in Trump. Analyses based on a 2019 Amazon Mechanical Turk survey yielded similar results and also showed that white nationalism increased willingness to wear a MAGA hat. Future research on the political consequences of racial beliefs should focus on what whites think not only of blacks but also …

4-H Tech Changemakers Project: Empowering Teens & Serving Rural Communities, Kasey Bozeman

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

With over 23.4 million people lacking broadband internet access in the U.S, families and communities demonstrate struggles. Feeling secure and knowledgeable enough to adopt and use the technology is another challenge. Through the 4-H Tech Changemakers project, youth and adult teams taught digital literacy and safety skills to 80 communities across America. This session will share how to connect with your local 4-H club and implement a similar program in your community.

Teaching So They Get It To “Got It!” - The Instructional Cha-Chas, Leann M. Nickelsen Mrs.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Merging neuroscience, formative assessment process and differentiation, Instructional Cha-Chas are 4 steps (chunk/chew/check/change) for planning and implementing lessons that prevent and close gaps in all subject areas and grades. You will get templates, tools, and strategies for teaching content so it’s meaningful, for engaging students with high-impact thinking, and for examining and responding to daily student evidence so ALL students get it to “Got It!”

Myth, Power, And Justice: The Danger Of A Single Story, Christen H. Clougherty

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

If we hear only a single story about a group, we risk a critical misunderstanding. In this session, learn to critically analyze assumptions of single stories and dominant narratives about community partners. Engage in hands-on activities to explore this issue as it relates to race, poverty, and social justice. Leave with classroom activities to take back to your classroom.