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Perceptions Of Nursing Education Administrators Regarding The Relationship Of Admission Criteria To Student Graduation, Joy F. Cline Jan 2013

Perceptions Of Nursing Education Administrators Regarding The Relationship Of Admission Criteria To Student Graduation, Joy F. Cline

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This research investigated admission criteria of baccalaureate nursing students related to their success in a multi-state sample of peer universities in the United States. The researcher used mixed methods to collect data that were analyzed using descriptive and phenomenological approaches. The sample of the study was chairpersons from peer institutions of nursing. Data were collected based on the lived experiences of the chairpersons. The purpose of the study was to identify admission criteria that the schools in the study were using and to identify the criteria that predicted success as defined by graduation. The premise of the study was that …


Persistent Culinary Traditions In Rural Southern West Virginia, James Seth Davidson Jan 2013

Persistent Culinary Traditions In Rural Southern West Virginia, James Seth Davidson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The Appalachian region is home to a number of culinary traditions that are, in many ways, unique to the area. These traditions have persisted in a nation whose food ways are becoming largely homogenized. Using primary sources from Southern West Virginia such as historic cookbooks, archived newspaper articles, and personal interviews this research depicts a unique regional rural food tradition that has survived in many forms to this day. Comparisons are made to other regional rural diets, as well as well documented historic trends in traditional erosion as seen at the national urban and suburban levels, to support not only …


A Remote Sensing And Gis-Based Wetland Analysis In Canaan Valley, West Virginia, Yisha Shi Jan 2013

A Remote Sensing And Gis-Based Wetland Analysis In Canaan Valley, West Virginia, Yisha Shi

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

With the increasing influence in climate change and human activity, more and more people have begun to recognize the benefits of wetlands. However, there was a continuous annual net loss in the wetlands area since 1980s. Many programs have been implemented to monitor the status and trend of wetlands recently. In West Virginia, the wetlands area is a small portion of the State’s land, but it plays a key role in the whole ecosystem. This research aimed to detect the land cover and vegetation changes focusing on Canaan Valley area, which represents the greatest wetlands area of West Virginia. Remote …


Numeric Index To Faculty Senate Recommendations, Marshall University Jan 2013

Numeric Index To Faculty Senate Recommendations, Marshall University

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No abstract provided.


Steve Jobs' Moment Of Silence, Janet Dooley Jan 2013

Steve Jobs' Moment Of Silence, Janet Dooley

SOJMC Faculty Research

Steve Jobs, founder and longtime center of Apple Inc. passed away on October 5, 2011. Tributes to this visionary were spontaneous and abundant. Two students from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Hyui Yong Kim and Bryan Wolff, working with KNARF® Advertising, conceived of a means by which a traditional remembrance, the moment of silence, was upgraded to a modern technological tribute. Users of iPods, iPhones, iPads and other computing devices could download to their iTunes library eight seconds of silence as a remembrance to Jobs’ contributions to technology, to communication and to the impact on their …


Political Party Affiliation, Regional Variation And The Demographic Correlates Of Euroscepticism On The Isle Of Great Britain, Jared Figgins Jan 2013

Political Party Affiliation, Regional Variation And The Demographic Correlates Of Euroscepticism On The Isle Of Great Britain, Jared Figgins

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Euroscepticism or opposition to the European Union has become a growing political philosophy among broad segments of Europe’s populace. This philosophy has manifested itself in some form throughout most of the European Union, but opinion polls and voter data indicate Euroscepticism is most acute within the United Kingdom and both among its general citizenry and elected officials. In the 2009 EU Parliament elections for the United Kingdom, the right wing United Kingdom Independence Party gained its most ever seats in the Parliament while the far-right British National Party gained its first ever seats in a national election. With overtly Eurosceptic …


Winter Commencement, 2013, Marshall University Jan 2013

Winter Commencement, 2013, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program from the 2013 Winter Commencement of Marshall University.


General Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University Jan 2013

General Undergraduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Undergraduate Course Catalog for the 2013-2014 academic year.


Graduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University Jan 2013

Graduate Catalog, 2013-2014, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Graduate Course Catalog for the 2013-2014 academic year.


Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, Conduction And The Network Of Composition, Mark Zanter Jan 2013

Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, Conduction And The Network Of Composition, Mark Zanter

Music Faculty Research

In Noise, The Political Economy of Music Jacques Attali outlines how musical practice presages periods of economic development. The current late capitalist, post-Fordist, stage resembles what Attali calls the “network of composition”; where codes are oriented toward receiving pleasure from instruments of communication, use, and exchange value is experienced not accumulated. Post-Fordism affords a climate in which new codes of use and exchange emerge through limited production, flexible labor, and increased information flow. These codes increasingly support choice, nonconformity, and free-expression. Improvised/creative music, free jazz, and forms where self-expression, exploration of human potential freed from production signify the emergence of …


The Politicization Of Popular Culture: A Case Study In Reagan And Star Wars, Nathan A. Wingert Jan 2013

The Politicization Of Popular Culture: A Case Study In Reagan And Star Wars, Nathan A. Wingert

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This project examined the use of Ronald Reagan’s rhetoric, specifically the “Star Wars,” “Zero Option” and “Evil Empire” speeches. It answers the question: Why do we know SDI as Star Wars? It also The rationale for the study came from myriad sources, including the historical and political undertones of the Star Wars films and rhetorical criticism of other Reagan speeches. G. Thomas Goodnight’s analysis linked all three speeches together as a reformulation of wartime rhetoric, so that was the rationale for analyzing three speeches. After performing a rhetorical criticism using Burkean identification as the lens, there are several results: Reagan …


Sr-12-13-12 Cc, Marshall University Dec 2012

Sr-12-13-12 Cc, Marshall University

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No abstract provided.


Five New Species Of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 From China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, And Vietnam (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae), František Kovařík Dec 2012

Five New Species Of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 From China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, And Vietnam (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae), František Kovařík

Euscorpius

Chaerilus cimrmani sp. n. from Thailand, C. seiteri sp. n. from Philippines (Negros Island), C. solegladi sp. n. from Indonesia and Malaysia (Borneo Island), C. terueli sp. n. from Vietnam (Côn Son Island), and C. wrzecionkoi sp. n. from China (Tibet) are described. A key to all species of the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 is also presented.


The Parthenon, December 6, 2012, Shane Arrington Dec 2012

The Parthenon, December 6, 2012, Shane Arrington

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.


The Parthenon, November 29, 2012, Shane Arrington Nov 2012

The Parthenon, November 29, 2012, Shane Arrington

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.


We Are...Marshall, November 28, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications Nov 2012

We Are...Marshall, November 28, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


We Are...Marshall, November 14, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications Nov 2012

We Are...Marshall, November 14, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


We Are...Marshall, November 7, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications Nov 2012

We Are...Marshall, November 7, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


The Parthenon, November 1, 2012, Shane Arrington Nov 2012

The Parthenon, November 1, 2012, Shane Arrington

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.


We Are...Marshall, October 31, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications Oct 2012

We Are...Marshall, October 31, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


We Are...Marshall, October 17, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications Oct 2012

We Are...Marshall, October 17, 2012, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.


Relationships Among Young Adults’ Marital Messages Received, Marital Attitudes, And Relationship Self-Efficacy, W Matthew Shurts, Jane E. Myers Oct 2012

Relationships Among Young Adults’ Marital Messages Received, Marital Attitudes, And Relationship Self-Efficacy, W Matthew Shurts, Jane E. Myers

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.


The Parthenon, September 26, 2012, Shane Arrington Sep 2012

The Parthenon, September 26, 2012, Shane Arrington

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.


Marshall University Music Department Presents The College Of Fine Arts 17th Annual Awards Convocation, April 20, 2012, Marshall University Apr 2012

Marshall University Music Department Presents The College Of Fine Arts 17th Annual Awards Convocation, April 20, 2012, Marshall University

All Performances

No abstract provided.


Marshall Magazine Spring 2012, Marshall University Apr 2012

Marshall Magazine Spring 2012, Marshall University

Marshall Magazine

No abstract provided.


Graduate Catalog, Spring 2012, Marshall University Apr 2012

Graduate Catalog, Spring 2012, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2010-2019

Marshall University Graduate Course Catalog for the Spring 2012 academic year.


Sr-11-12-(21) 59 Cc, Marshall University Mar 2012

Sr-11-12-(21) 59 Cc, Marshall University

Recommendations

No abstract provided.


The Parthenon, February 29, 2012, Crystal Myers Feb 2012

The Parthenon, February 29, 2012, Crystal Myers

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.


Sr-11-12-(19) 57 Cc, Marshall University Feb 2012

Sr-11-12-(19) 57 Cc, Marshall University

Recommendations

No abstract provided.


The Parthenon, February 16, 2012, Crystal Myers Feb 2012

The Parthenon, February 16, 2012, Crystal Myers

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.