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Usd President's Report 2009, University Of San Diego

President's Reports (1985- )

Letter from the President, 2010 Desk Calendar, Our Catholic Character, The Underlying Framework, Embracing Academic Freedom, Beyond the Classroom, A Resonant Philosophy, Beauty, Goodness and Truth, In Search of Meaning, Renewal and Reflection, To Serve With Compassion, An International Effort, Working t Peace, The Gift of Diversity, Financial Operations, University Leadership

Alcalá 2008-2009, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Yearbooks (1968-2010)

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University Of San Diego Football Media Guide 2009, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Football (Men)

72 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

A View Through The Mountains: The Peacebuilding Work Of Zeinab Mohamed Blandia In The Nuba Mountains Of Sudan, Jennifer Freeman

Kroc IPJ Research and Resources

In the following pages, you will find narrative stories about a Woman PeaceMaker, along with additional information to provide a deep understanding of a contemporary conflict and one person’s journey within it. These complementary components include a brief biography of the peacemaker, a historical summary of the conflict, a timeline integrating political developments in the country with personal history of the peacemaker, a question-and-answer transcript of select interviews, and a table of best practices in peacebuilding as demonstrated and reflected on by the peacemaker during her time at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice.

Zeinab Mohamed Blandia, …

The Clean Water Act And Power Plant Cooling Water Intake Structures, John H. Minan

San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law

The focus of this Article in on a subtler, but no less important, part of the climate change story involving energy and water. The focus in on the federal regulation of existing once-through-cooling (OTC) intake structures that are used by large steam electric-generating power plants. OTC, closed-cycle (CC) cooling, and dry-cooling (DC) each perform the same function, which is the removal of waste heat from the steam cycle after it has generated electricity.
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The elimination of OTC systems would have a salutatory effect on the aquatic environment because fewer marine organisms would be destroyed by impingement and entrainment. But …

Climate Law And Policy In North America: Prospects For Regionalism, Neil Craik, Joseph Dimento

San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law

This Article surveys the current bilateral and trilateral initiatives aimed at GHG emission reductions in North America with a view to assessing the nature and potential role of regional climate change law and policy within a broader global framework. In this context, by regional cooperation, we mean cooperation organized on a North American scale. In pursuit of this objective, this Article seeks to identify, first, how climate change mitigation may be regulated usefully on a regional scale, and second, the governance structures and institutions that may be drawn upon to create and implement regional cooperation on climate change. Particular consideration …

Jewish Family Service Employee Development Plan, Brenda Bothel, Karen Gould, Dorothy L. O'Hagan

Human Resource and Volunteer Management

Working as consultants on behalf of the USD Nonprofit Leadership program, Brenda Bothel, Dorothy O’Hagan, and Karen Gould partnered with Jewish Family Service (JFS) in San Diego, California to redesign and implement a new employee performance evaluation process. The following pages document the steps taken and research used by the USD consulting team in order to come up with a new employee evaluation process for JFS which will be referred to as the Employee Development Plan.

Faculty Newsnotes 2008 No. 407, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

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Vista: December 4, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.12, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

Sense Of Humor, Stress And Coping, And Outcomes In Children's Lives, Lambertha Okhuizen-Stier Phd, Mph, Rn

Dissertations

Children are confronted with many stressors in their environment which may bring about symptoms such as anxiety, sadness, worry, aggressiveness, hyperactivity, restlessness, or low self esteem (Sharrer & Ryan-Wenger, 2002). To prevent the short and long term effects of stress, children may use coping strategies to manage or alter stressful life events (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). This study explores the relationships between stress and sense of humor among school-age children. A sample of 106 students (and parents/guardians) in the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) returned self-report instruments packets containing the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale for Children, and the …

Vista: November 20, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Vista: November 13, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Vista: November 6, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Academic Achievement Of Students In A Charter Homeschool, Mary A. Leeds Edd

Dissertations

A recent development in education is the public charter school as a homeschool model. In several states across the nation, a child may enroll in an independent study program of a public charter school and base his or her studies in the home. This model in the realm of education is called charter homeschool. The state of California has over 120 operating charter homeschools, also known as independent study programs or non-classroom based charter schools. The delivery of instruction from non-classroom based programs has begun to challenge traditional definitions of public schooling. The increased state accountability demands of student academic …

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.11, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

The Morality Of Immigration Policy, Peter H. Schuck

San Diego Law Review

In Part I, I discuss five kinds of deontological arguments that a moralist might advance in debating the ideal nature of our immigration policy. In Part II, I take a more instrumentalist-consequentialist approach to immigration policy analysis. Before doing so, however, I briefly note some of the familiar methodological and cognitive limitations of applying this approach to complex public policy issues of this kind, limitations that remind us of the irreducible importance of normative considerations and judgments to such policy assessments. I then go on to identify the three main sets of empirical controversies that figure most prominently in immigration …

Vista: October 30, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Faculty Newsnotes 2008 No. 406, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Vista: October 23, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: October 16, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Vista: October 9, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Vista: October 2, 2008, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

The Contemporary Perspective Of Wellness Through The Voices Of The Kūpuna, Anne P. Odell Phd

Dissertations

Few studies successfully explain the decline of Hawaiian health, nor provide enough insight to the cultural determinants that affect Hawaiian wellness. For over two hundred years, Hawaiians have been influenced by a changing landscape mostly imposed upon Hawaiians and Hawaiian lands as a consequence of being conquered by powerful Western cultures. This grounded theory study utilized video elicitation and focus group methodologies to examine the perspective of wellness in a group of Hawaiian elders known as kūpuna. Following the viewing of a documentary film designed to elicit culturally based memories, a series of interview questions were asked to foster group …

University Of San Diego Men's Soccer Media Guide 2008, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Soccer (Men)

32 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.10, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

University Of San Diego Women's Soccer Media Guide 2008, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Soccer (Women)

48 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

University Of San Diego Volleyball Media Guide 2008, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Volleyball (Women)

44 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

Improving College Retention By Identifying Factors Influencing Student Success, Maryjane Felter Leonard Edd

Dissertations

Too many high school graduates are failing to complete higher education programs necessary to achieve the American dream. At a time when more Americans need a degree, it's becoming more difficult to get one––particularly for low-income and minority students. Are students ill prepared to meet the challenges of college level studies due to inadequate secondary school educational program, or do colleges need to reassess their teaching programs to meet the needs of this incoming generation of students? This study was carried out in three phases in a mixed methods research design using a series of student and instructor surveys and …

Usd Magazine Fall 2008, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Contents; Editorial License; Letters to the Editor; Around the World; London Calling; Stir it up; Bienvenidos a Guadalajara; Point of View; Alumni Update; Class Notes; USD Reflection