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Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Text Summarization Techniques: A Brief Survey, Mehdi Allahyari, Seyedamin Pouriyeh, Mehdi Assefi, Saeid Safaei, Elizabeth D. Trippe, Juan B. Gutierrez, Krys Kochut

Computing: Faculty Publications

In recent years, there has been a explosion in the amount of text data from a variety of sources. This volume of text is an invaluable source of information and knowledge which needs to be effectively summarized to be useful. Text summarization is the task of shortening a text document into a condensed version keeping all the important information and content of the original document. In this review, the main approaches to automatic text summarization are described. We review the different processes for summarization and describe the effectiveness and shortcomings of the different methods.

Eagle Educator, Georgia Southern University

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

• Shaping Youth in Bulloch County
• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
• Certificate in Curriculum and Pedagogy for Social Justice
• Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education
• College to Offer New Degree Program, M.Ed. in TCLD
• The Innovation Studio Offers an Instructional Technology Experience
• MAT in Early Childhood
• From the Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development
• COE Piloting Faculty-in-Residence Program Starting Spring 2017
• Partnership Summit 2016
• edCamp @GeorgiaSouthern
• COE Professor Travels the World for Comparative Research and Understanding
• COE Professor Wins University’s Excellence Award
• Jack Miller Award 2016 Winners Named
• Marvin Pittman Lab School Reunites
• NEW BOARD MEMBERS
• COE Alumnus Named Georgia …

Undergraduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

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2017 Nyar (Savannah) Program, National-Youth-Risk (Savannah) Conference

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

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Interview With Bettina Love: Creating Spaces That Matter, Meca Williams-Johnson

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

This is an interview with Dr. Bettina Love on her work with the Kindezi Schools, a small, high-performing charter group in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Love’s thought provoking responses provide insight into the dynamics that make Kindezi Schools successful at reaching their students. Additionally, she shares concerns about the dilemma of Opportunity School Districts (OSD) and the schism OSD’s create in minority communities. Lastly, she shares how Kindezi became an opportunity school for Atlanta youth. This interview will be beneficial for parents, principals, teachers, and stakeholders who are interested in understanding how and why creating spaces to nurture student learning matters.

Preparing Latino Students For Life After High School: The Important Role Of School Counselors And School Psychologists, Desiree Vega, Erik M. Hines, Renae D. Mayes, Paul C. Harris

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

Latinos represent a significant percentage of the U.S. population; yet, they continue to experience substantial educational challenges in society. The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers Latino students face in pursuit of educational opportunity and the important role school counselors and school psychologists can play in preparing them for life after high school, whether it be participation in the workforce or attendance at a postsecondary institution. Policy recommendations are provided for educators and policymakers at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Moreover, practice recommendations are offered for school counselors and school psychologists at the secondary level.

Possibilities And Challenges Of Teaching Integrated Math And Social Studies For Social Justice: Two Teacher Educators' Collaborative Self-Study, Paula P. Guerra, Sohyun An

Georgia Educational Researcher

In this paper, we—one mathematics teacher educator and one social studies teacher educator—describe a project where we collaborated to model teaching integrated mathematics and social studies for social justice in our methods courses. We encountered varied challenges in our efforts to prepare teacher candidates for social-justice-oriented lessons. These challenges included teacher candidates’ perception of authority/credibility of their professors who were foreign females from the “Third World”, teacher candidates’ deficit views on minoritized students, and the limited time and resources for teacher collaboration in teacher education. Despite these challenges, we believe this kind of project is necessary to move forward in …

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research & Economic Development

• Georgia Southern faculty continue excellence in 2015

University Honors Program News, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Honors Research at Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference

• Honors Research at the American Chemical Society

• Honors Research at the Georgia Political Science Association

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Congratulations Fall 2016 Graduates!
• Save the Date!
• Honors LLC Decks the Hall

Interview With Bettina Love: Creating Spaces That Matter, Meca Williams-Johnson

Curriculum, Foundations & Reading: Faculty Publications

This is an interview with Dr. Bettina Love on her work with the Kindezi Schools, a small, high-performing charter group in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Love’s thought provoking responses provide insight into the dynamics that make Kindezi Schools successful at reaching their students. Additionally, she shares concerns about the dilemma of Opportunity School Districts (OSD) and the schism OSD’s create in minority communities. Lastly, she shares how Kindezi became an opportunity school for Atlanta youth. This interview will be beneficial for parents, principals, teachers, and stakeholders who are interested in understanding how and why creating spaces to nurture student learning matters.

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

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

• Middle grades candidates serve on state-wide board
• Middle grades candidates attend Middle Level Summit at Georgia College

Pbis Teams Perceived Connections Between Culture And Pbis Implementation, Kathryn M. Mcphee, Kiarra Givhan

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Currently in Georgia, there is a strategic plan to “improve the climate in Georgia’s school and community settings through the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework.” (GaDOE, 2013, p.2). As the GaDOE’s strategic plan develops, schools are becoming more diverse with students representing a range of academic, behavioral and cultural experiences and backgrounds (Cohn & Caumont, 2016). Researchers have demonstrated that racial/ethnic disparities exist in academic achievement, discipline practices and mental health services provided in schools (e.g., Fallon et al., 2015). Thus, to improve educational experiences for all students through PBIS, considering how culture and context influence what is being …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Bringing Success To The First Year: Pbis Starter Tips, Dr. Julie Treadwell, Kimberly Dorminy

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Sugar Hill Elementary is excited to share our PBIS first year success story. Now in our second year of implementation, we will provide starter tips to other schools in their beginning stages. The presentation will outline the steps to create a matrix based on school-wide expectations, present activities to help gain staff buy-in, describe ways to solicit help from the community to enhance the incentive program, and explain how to structure lessons that are manageable for all staff members and/or parents to implement. We’ll also share our lessons learned when implementing this framework.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Status Of The Writing Qep, Rob Pirro

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Touch Light Innovations named winner of Georgia Southern College of Business ' Big Pitch Competition
• GPC brings noted Cuban-American poet Virgil Suarez to Georgia Southern

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Arts & Humanities News, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

• GPC brings noted Cuban-American poet Virgil Suarez to Georgia Southern

Celebrating 20 Years Of Asu’S The Philosopher's Stone, Philosophical Discussion Group, Armstrong State University

The Philosopher's Stone

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Writing & Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Virgil Suárez (Georgia Poetry Circuit) campus visit & reading

Disproportionality In Special Education: Current Data And Recommendations, Jasolyn L. Henderson, Paula Freer

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

This presentation will focus on disproportionality in special education in Georgia over the last five years. We will describe what disproportionality is, how it is calculated, and the State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agency (LEA) statutory requirements related to disproportionality determinations. In addition, disproportionality trend data over the last five years will be discussed. The presentation will also describe the initiatives that the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) is implementing to help reduce disproportionality across the state.

In Georgia and across the nation, disproportionality is oftentimes a symptom of ineffective educational policies, practices, and procedures. Reviewing the policies, …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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University Honors Program News, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Honors FYE Class Hosts Third Party Forum
• Honors Takes the Stage at TEDx Georgia Southern

Inside And Outside The Purple: How Armenians Made Byzantium, Michael Goodyear

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Michael Goodyear recently graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, as well as a minor in Latin American Studies. The focus of his research was on Byzantine history.

Writing & Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• November elevator pitch workshop for W&L majors

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Honors Research at GURC
• Honors Research at GPSA
• Honors Research at ACS

Writing & Linguistics News, Georgia Southern University

Writing & Linguistics News (2012-2022)

• Writing Honors students to present at GURC