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Speculative Fiction And Speculative Ethics: Society, Science Fiction, And The Thomas Theorem, Daniel O. Missroon

Honors College Theses

The Thomas Theorem suggests that Speculative Fiction creates possible futures that motivate contemporary individuals to create those futures. This work explores the futures created and denied in three SF texts by modern masters Ursula K. Le Guin, William Gibson, and Dan Simmons.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Online Master of Science in Applied Economics prepares students for job market

• Georgia Southern to host free screening of ‘Elementary Genocide’ on April 16, Q&A with area experts to follow

• Georgia Southern, Nine Line Foundation sign agreement to promote veteran education

• Online Master of Science in Applied Economics named most affordable

Fractional Matching Preclusion For Butterfly Derived Networks, Xia Wang, Tianlong Ma, Chengfu Ye, Yuzhi Xiao, Fang Wang

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The matching preclusion number of a graph is the minimum number of edges whose deletion results in a graph that has neither perfect matchings nor almost perfect matchings. As a generalization, Liu and Liu [18] recently introduced the concept of fractional matching preclusion number. The fractional matching preclusion number (FMP number) of G, denoted by fmp(G), is the minimum number of edges whose deletion leaves the resulting graph without a fractional perfect matching. The fractional strong matching preclusion number (FSMP number) of G, denoted by fsmp(G), is the minimum number of vertices and edges whose deletion …

Quartic Metamaterials: The Inverse Method, Perturbations, And Bulk Optical Neutrality, Thomas Mulkey

Honors College Theses

A primary goal of photonics is designing material structures that support predetermined electromagnetic field distributions. We have developed an inverse method to determine material parameters for a quartic metamaterial from six desired plane waves. This work inspired us to study how perturbations to the parameters can result in optical neutrality.

Automation In Graphic Design, Robert M. Doehling

Honors College Theses

Advances in technology have had dramatic impacts throughout history on a myriad of industries outside of the technology industry itself. These changes are showcased through a brief examination of the changes within the graphic design industry since the recorded birth of the graphic. With the advent of popularized artificial intelligence seen in the modern day, many are predicting the end of graphic design. Through an analysis of current automated design products within the consumer market and a dive into the research alongside design automation professional Peter O’Donovan, it is evident that the role of the graphic designer will most likely …

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Librarian's Report 4-3-2019, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

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Patterns, Symmetries, And Mathematical Structures In The Arts, Sarah C. Deloach

Honors College Theses

Mathematics is a discipline of academia that can be found everywhere in the world around us. Mathematicians and scientists are not the only people who need to be proficient in numbers. Those involved in social sciences and even the arts can benefit from a background in math. In fact, connections between mathematics and various forms of art have been discovered since as early as the fourth century BC. In this thesis we will study such connections and related concepts in mathematics, dances, and music.

University Honors Program Newsletters, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Katherine Barrs Wins Prestigious Barry Goldwater Award

• Emily Pressler Selected for Fulbright

• Invest in Honors

• Honors Research: Swimming with Sharks

• Project Pura Vida: An Honors Legacy in Costa Rica

• Honors Program Travels to Memphis to Present Research

Honors Research Symposium Program Spring 2019, University Honors Program, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

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Food Waste Recycling And Education To Promote Sustainability At Georgia Southern University And The Community, Padmini Shankar, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Vinoth Sittaramane

Sustainability Showcase (2014-2022)

Proposed by Dr. Padmini Shankar, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Dr. Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences and Dr. Vinoth Sittaramane, Department of Biology. ($40,000.00)

Input And Output: Using Lego Robots To Understand Functions, Shelli L. Casler-Failing

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they use a LEGO robot to collect data in order to determine “the function.” A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to develop a table of input and output data, which will then be used to determine the function represented by the data. This presentation will culminate with a discussion …

An Investigation Into Persistence And Nonpersistence Of Second And Third Year Engineering Students, Kimberly E. Ball

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

Persistence rates are low for engineering students across the United States with less than 40% graduating. Currently, China is producing ten engineers for each one the US graduates. The US must produce more engineers in the coming years to be competitive in a global economy. Approximately 30% of engineering students do not persist past their first year and this phenomenon has been studied in great depth. However, there are very few studies which examine reasons engineering students either persist or do not persist during their second and third years. Based upon Tinto’s Model of Student Retention, quantitative and qualitative reasons …

Using Lego Robots To Support Understanding Of Absolute Value In A Mathematics Classroom, Ann Mitchem, Jillian Arnold, Shelli Casler-Failing

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they apply their understanding of absolute value through the use of LEGO robots. A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to operate a robot along a number line and record data on a task sheet as the robot moves forward or backward in random increments. This presentation will culminate with …

Teaching Technical Writing To Engineering Students: Design, Implementation, And Assessment For Project-Based Instruction, Yang Gao

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This study, through the perspective of project-based instruction (PBI), designed, implemented, and then assessed a technical writing course for engineering students. The study first analyzed the existing literature by addressing current challenges in technical writing to students in engineering majors and why PBI is a fit and effective pedagogy in teaching technical writing to engineering students. It then introduced the design of a semester-based technical writing course and a specific timeline, writing tasks, and projects that had been involved in the course. The study then described specific tasks through rationales behind each task and connections among tasks. Different from the …

Using Math Acceleration To Address Deficiencies Of Stem Students, Jesse W. Kiefner

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) developed the Accelerated Mathematics Program (AMP) in 2009 to address student deficiencies in mathematics. At CCBC, approximately 70% of incoming students are not college-ready and must complete developmental coursework in English, reading, or math. AMP allows students to register concurrently for consecutive math courses, allowing students to complete math coursework in half the time. STEM students with developmental math needs have the most to gain; completion, retention, and engagement have increased since implementing this corequisite learning model! Attendees, primarily from the higher education environment, will learn about the nuts-and-bolts of this model, best …

Developing Essential Learning And Study Skills Among Students In Stem Courses At Higher Education Institutions, Charles H. Roberts Dr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

To prepare students for success in STEM courses it is often necessary to implement measures that assist them with the development of necessary concomitant learning and study skills. Fully engaging students in performance enhancing problem solving activities that promote the sound development of essential critical thinking and logical reasoning skills/abilities is a must. Getting them to incorporate a myriad of high impact learning and study strategies into their daily routines is equally urgent In this session a tried and effective method of accomplishing those objectives is explored and illustrated. Furthermore, post-secondary STEM instructors will be engaged in a cooperative learning …

Using Lego Robots To Understand The Relationship Between Rate Of Change, Unit Rate, And Slope, Shelli L. Casler-Failing

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they collect data to determine the rate of the robot. A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to measure and record the distance traveled by their robot during three different pre-programmed times. The data will be recorded and graphed before being used to complete a series of tasks to create …

Using Lego Robots To Support Understanding Of Absolute Value In A Mathematics Classroom, Ann Mitchem, Jillian Arnold, Shelli L. Casler-Failing

Middle Grades & Secondary Education: Faculty Presentations (1999-2023)

Presentation co-presented by Georgia Southern faculty member Shelli L. Casler-Failing with students Ann Mitchem and Jillian Arnold at Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference, Savannah, GA.

This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they apply their understanding of absolute value through the use of LEGO robots. A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to operate a robot …

Stem Conference 2019, Stem Conference

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

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

• Katz selected to serve on the Notable Books for a Global Society award committee
• Georgia Southern graduate student turns art into therapy for teachers, receives 2019 national Emerging Professional Development Leadership Award
• Georgia Southern's College of Education hits the road with Science To-Go, brings STEM education to Southeast Georgia

Librarian's Report 3-7-2019, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

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Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Get It Done; Post Secondary Prep For Our Generation 1 And At Risk Students., Andrea Dinan, Christine Carbone, Sarah Ayad

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The best remedy to a struggling student is assisting with creating viable future plans. Our college application boot camp program provides the support needed and the confidence building activities that engage students in school and provide hope for their futures. The program applies to the strand; “HEAD”: Academic Achievement & Leadership. Through our programming, students work toward academic success and go through post secondary planning step by step. .

Stop, Look, And Listen To What Your Data Is Telling You!, Simone Danielson, Jeffrey Harris, Jeff Barnett

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Join us for a ride on the Data Train where you will STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN to what your data is telling you and use the information to develop a process of continuous improvement in your after-school program to be an effective co-collaborator of closing the achievement gap. This workshop will provide information and strategies to be used in K – 12.

1. Participants will learn the importance of data analysis in afterschool.
2. Participants will learn how to work with regular day school professionals in determining what data sources to use.
3. Participants will be able to analyze sample data and develop …

Building Impactful Instructional Leadership Teams That Bolster Student Growth And Achievement, Jason Stamper, Shatavia Elder

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Are you a K-12 educational leader and have been searching for that high leverage initiative that will thrust your student growth and achievement to the next level? After attending this session, you will leave with a clear blueprint for establishing and maintaining a strong Instructional Leadership Team focused on the right work and equipped for unprecedented student growth and achievement.

If They Would Just Hush And Pay Attention, Quinton Granville

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

An interactive session that prepares educators to apply literacy strategies such as “Real-Talk” to overcoming the challenges associated with engaging post-millennials in college and career aligned skill practice. The presenter demonstrates how to plan standards-based instruction that incorporates students’ voice as a tool for empowering students to apply their verbal and written communication skills to complete content-specific (i.e., social studies, ELA, science, etc.) assignments.

Beyond Bingo: Activities To Increase Student Engagement, Dawn Gafa, Caryn Ross

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Help motivate your students to increase their understanding of what they are learning by getting them involved in the process. This interactive session lets the attendee experience learning as their students will as the different activities are examined and modeled in a variety of subject matters. These learning activities create a greater understanding of the material for the students because the students have become part of the lesson. The attendee will leave with at least a half-dozen different activities that can be adapted into any subject area and immediately implemented into the classroom. The presenters have created new activities that …

National Youth-At-Risk Journal: Overview And Opportunities, Cordelia Zinskie, Dan W. Rea

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The National Youth-At-Risk Journal, sponsored by the College of Education at Georgia Southern University, is a publishing outlet where both researchers and practitioners can learn about and share information regarding youth placed at risk. Editors will provide an overview of the journal, highlight past issues, and share tips on how to get published. As part of this interactive session, attendees are encouraged to ask questions and/or describe ideas regarding possible journal submissions.

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