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Educational Policies Committee Agenda, February 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, February 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Art and Design

• Add University Studies Designation

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Dual List Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Dual List Change

School of Accountancy

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Prerequisite Change, Grade Mode Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change

Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences

• New Course
• Title Change
• Course Number Change
• Delete Course

Department of …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, February 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

The Development And Professionalization Of The Utah State Archives, 1897-1968, Cory L. Nimer, J. Gordon Daines Iii

Journal of Western Archives

The 20^th century saw the rise and development of the archival profession. This paper examines what it means to be a profession and how the characteristics of a profession began to manifest themselves in the archival community using the Utah State Archives as a case study. The Utah State Archives reflects many of the national trends towards professionalization as it was initially part of the Utah State Historical Society and eventually became its own entity.

The Utah Statesman, January 17, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, January 17, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, January 10, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Music

• New Course

Department of Theatre Arts

• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change, Add Repeatable for Credit

Department of Economics and Finance

• New Course
• Delete Course

Department of Management Information Systems

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Multiple List Change
• University Studies Request

Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences

• Title Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Chemistry and Biochemist

• Grade Mode Change

Other

• Implementing a new minor
• Creating a new emphasis
• Creating the Institute for Interdisciplinary Transition Services (IITS)

La-Icp-Ms Analysis Of Quartzite From The Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado, Bonnie L. Pitblado, Molly Boeka Cannon, Hector Neff, Carol M. Dehler, Stephen T. Nelson

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

We report the results of LA-ICP-MS analysis of 402 quartzite samples representing 48 collection loci in the Upper Gunnison Basin (UGB), Colorado and determine the extent to which the sources can be geochemically discriminated from one another using this non-destructive technique. The ability to differentiate among the sources would open the door to provenance studies of the quartzite chipped-stone tools and debitage that constitute 95% or more of most of the 3000-plus prehistoric site assemblages documented in the UGB. Our samples represent prehistorically quarried and non-quarried quartzite sources, including outcrop (primary) and gravel (secondary) deposits. The results reveal spatial and …

Targeting And Local Health Promotion, Reed Geertsen

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Almost two-thirds of

our adult population is overweight, and more than one-third are obese. The

obesity rate is twice what it was in 1970. Most local health departments try to

address this problem with nutrition and weight control clinics, but these clinics are often

underutilized. This study examined the effects of nine independent variables on a person's

inclination to use a nutrition/weight control clinic at ·a local health department in one of Utah's

twelve health districts. It was undertaken to identify the types of individuals who were most

likely to use …

The Effects Of Music On Subjects With Alzheimer And Dementia Disease In Cache Valley, Landon Frost

Biology Posters

No abstract provided.

White Paper #3: Implementation Drivers, Alexander Fronk, Krista Gurko, Ann Berhout Austin

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

This paper summarizes the results from interviews with CCR&R and the Utah Office of Child Care (OCC) about the implementation of Care About Child Care (CAC) relative to implementation drivers. As was discussed in the first white paper, implementation drivers describe groups of behaviors that build and maintain the program. Drivers are split into three categories including competency drivers that support the capability of staff; organization drivers that support the infrastructure necessary to implement a program; and leadership drivers, or characteristics of those who successfully manage the program implementation.

Barriers To Critical Thinking Across Domains, Reed Geertsen

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

The transfer of critical thinking across domains presents both a significant

challenge and meaningful opportunity for college education as well as

programs of continuing education and · efforts to encourage lifelong learning.

After examining different approaches to teaching critical thinking, this paper examines some of

the barriers to transfer across domains using an interactionist perspective. This perspective

underscores the fact that developing and using critical thinking is a lifelong endeavor due to the

tunnel-vision tendencies that naturally follow from situated learning in a particular domain. Two

case studies are presented to illustrate the potential blinding effects of situated learning

resulting …

Why Do (We Think) They Hate Us: Anti-Americanism, Patriotic Messages, And Attributions Of Blame, Jason A. Gilmore, Lindsey Meeks, David Domke

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

This study explores how news coverage about anti-American sentiment interacts with U.S. adults’ sense of national identity and affects their understandings and interpretations of such negative attitudes. We build on scholarship on patriotism and social identity to conduct an experiment in which participants read one of two news stories focused on anti-American impressions. The findings suggest that news content influences both (a) how Americans interpret anti-American sentiment in general and (b) how Americans draw upon their identification with the nation in formulating attributions of blame for such sentiments and in deciding on what foreign policies to support.

“Babies Aren’T Persons”: A Survey Of Delayed Personhood, David F. Lancy

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

To better understand attachment from a cross-cultural and historical perspective, I have amassed over 200 cases from the ethnographic and archaeological records that reveal cultural models (D'Andrade and Strauss 1992) of infancy. The 200 cases represent all areas of the world, historical epochs from the Mesolithic to the present and all types of subsistence patterns (Appendix 1). The approach is inductive where cases with similar models of infancy are clustered into archetypes. My principal finding from this analysis is that, in the broadest overview, infants are, effectively, placed on probation and not immediately integrated into the society. Attachment failure is …

Volume 67 Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2013)

Utah Science

2 People in the Water Planning Picture

People have always had an impact on how water interacts with the landscape, but social scientists have long been absent from water policy discussions and decisions. Sociologist Douglas Jackson-Smith and his colleagues are working to change that and to shape our water future.

8 Designing Where the Water Goes

Streets, sidewalks, rooftops and patios all affect what happens when the rain falls, and what happens to stormwater effects every community. The design of streets and other landscape elements has a big impact on this important part of the water cycle and can help …

Volume 67 Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2013)

Utah Science

2 Utah 's Connection To Cleft Palate Nutritional epidemiologist Ron Munger has traveled to distant, developing countries to study the causes of cleft lip and cleft palate, but he also has a large population of people to study right here at home. Utah has the highest incidence of clefts in the nation, double the average for Caucasian Americans and Munger wants to know why.

8 Nutrition Research : Science Goes Beyond Gut Instinct Our diets are tangled webs of vitamins, fats, fibers, sugars, proteins and minerals, so teasing out the role (or roles) of each component can be difficult. That’s …

White Paper #4: Summary And Recommendations, Alexander Fronk, Krista Gurko, Ann Berhout Austin

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

This is the fourth and last white paper in the series describing an implementation science evaluation of Utah’s Care About Childcare (CAC) QRIS program. CAC is a voluntary, strengths-based program wherein providers report the quality criteria met by their child care program. CAC is administered by the Utah Office of Child Care (OCC) and the regional CCR&R offices. OCC staff and CCRR directors and staff involved in CAC were interviewed for this white paper series. Their responses are organized according to an implementation science framework. Methods are reported in the first white paper. In this paper we report on CAC’s …

White Paper #2: Structure Of Care About Childcare, Alexander Fronk, Krista Gurko, Ann Berhout Austin

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

In this white paper we describe interviewees’ perceptions of the implementation process for Utah’s Care About Childcare (CAC). White paper #1 outlined the research methods used and the components of implementation science that were under investigation. This white paper summarizes interviewees’ observations on the implementation components of source, destination, communication link, feedback loop, and sphere of influence.

White Paper #1: Implementation, Introduction, And Methods, Alexander Fronk, Krista Gurko, Ann Berhout Austin

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

The purpose of this series of white papers is to report on the findings of an initial evaluation of Utah’s Care About Childcare program (CAC) using an implementation science framework. Care About Childcare is Utah’s version of the federal Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for child care providers, but unlike other states’ QRISs, Utah’s QRIS is a Quality Recognition and Information System. CAC was developed by the Utah Office of Child Care (OCC). It is a strengths-based, voluntary program in which providers identify and report the quality that they have achieved beyond the basic licensing requirements.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Membership 2013-2014, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

List of past membership for Faculty Senate including members, substitutes, and presidentially appointed members; names, emails, the year for end of term, college, UMC, and phone number are recorded.

Life History, C. W. Fox, Frank J. Messina

Biology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Synthesizing Multicultural, Global, And Civic Perspectives In The Elementary School Curriculum And Educational Research, Steve P. Camicia, Juanjuan Zhu

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

Social networks and communities are rapidly expanding and changing due to the accelerating pace of globalization. In this article, we examine new possibilities for the reform of curriculum and educational research in a way that is responsive to increasingly multicultural and global communities. Drawing on literatures in the areas of multicultural, global, and civic education, we conducted a critical qualitative case study of four elementary school teachers. The teachers, two in the United States and two in the United Kingdom, are known to be exemplary at synthesizing multicultural, global, and civic education. We, the two authors, one a female from …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 10, 2012, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Council on Teacher Education Report
• Scholarship Advisory Board Report
• EPC Items
• Short Discussion and Prioritization of Faculty Forum Issues
• PRPC Code Changes 402.12 (second reading)
• PRPC 405.8.2 dealing 2/ombudsperson
• PRPC 407 Medical Incapacity

The Utah Statesman, December 6, 2012, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Community College Student Success Programs: A Synthesis, Critique, And Research Agenda, Gloria Crisp, Amanda Taggart

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

A narrative review was developed to add to the discussion and dissemination of research on community colleges. The review adds to existing work by synthesizing and critiquing the empirical research to date specific to three of the most prevalent programmatic efforts presently seen on community college campuses: (a) learning communities, (b) student success courses, and (c) supplemental instruction. Empirical investigations or evaluations of student success programs from academic journals, conference presentations, dissertations, unpublished policy reports, and book chapters were identified, summarized, and critiqued. The review concludes with a proposed research agenda to advance research on program effectiveness at community colleges …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, December 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Add University Studies Request
• Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Art and Design

• Add University Studies Request

Department of Theatre Arts

• Credit Hour Change
• Course Description Change
• Course Number Change

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• New Course

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• Course Number Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 6, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Add University Studies Request
• Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Art and Design

• Add University Studies Request

Department of Theatre Arts

• Credit Hour Change
• Course Description Change
• Course Number Change

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• New Course

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• Course Number Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• Course …

Capturing The Holy City: The Latter-Day Saint Quest For Zion, Chad Nielsen

Arrington Student Writing Award Winners

The quest to create a Zion community was a defining feature of the early Mormon movement. As they were forced to move from place to place in nineteenth-century America, the early Latter-day Saints attempted to gather to central locations and create holy cities—utopian communities based on religious principles taught by Joseph Smith. The practice of this ideal has changed within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over time, resulting in a very different application of the Zion ideal in the Mormon community today. In many ways, the term “building Zion” has become an abstraction within the Church used …

Analysis Of Irrigation Decision Behavior And Forecasting Future Irrigation Decisions, Sanyogita Andriyas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Farmers play a pivotal role in food production. To be economically successful, farmers must make many decisions during the course of a growing season about the allocation of inputs to production. For farmers in arid regions, one of these decisions on any given day is whether to irrigate. This research is the first of its kind to investigate the probable reasons that lead a farmer to make irrigation decisions and use those reasons/factors to forecast future irrigation decisions. This study can help water managers and canal operators to estimate short-term irrigation demands, thereby gaining information that might be useful to …