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The Emotional Intelligence Of Chief Development Officers In Public Higher Education Institutions Of The Mid Atlantic Region And Organizational Climate Perceptions Of Their Development Teams., Rosemary M. Thomas
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant relationship exists between the emotional intelligence of chief development officers and the organizational climate in the development organizations they lead. Additionally, demographic data was collected and tested as well to determine if such factors as: gender, age, years of experience, and length of tenure were significantly related to the organizational climate scores. Chief development officers (CDOs) from AASCU member comprehensive public colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic region were invited to participate and their development staff members were included by virtue of the CDO responding. The Bar-On Emotional Quotient …
An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Choral Works Set To The Text Of Robert Frost., Brent J. Alexander
An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Choral Works Set To The Text Of Robert Frost., Brent J. Alexander
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
A particular method for researching choral repertoire is to explore current lists of choral works specific to the texts for which they are set. There is an apparent need for an inventory of choral settings of the world's most popular poets. This project provides a current listing of selected published and unpublished choral works set to the texts of Robert Frost. It is intended to serve as a resource for musicians searching for such works to serve both performance and research related purposes. Annotations provide information concerning the included works, as well as important performance-related information, such as timings, range, …
The Politics Of Health Promotion: Analyzing Healthy Public Policy's Impact On Tobacco Control In United States And South Africa., Frederick Appah
The Politics Of Health Promotion: Analyzing Healthy Public Policy's Impact On Tobacco Control In United States And South Africa., Frederick Appah
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This public health policy, international organization and comparative public policy and politics research looks at the impact of health promotion on tobacco control in the United States and South Africa from the Canadian Lalonde report of 1974 to 2004. The healthy public policy concept is used as a tool to analyze the possible policy changes and outcomes that the health promotion perspective has brought to the national tobacco control policies, programs and strategies of the two developmentally and structurally different but strategically and institutionally similar countries. The study uses a combination of documentary and elite interview analysis. The research finds …
Literary Representations: Reading And Writing Femininity In Eighteenth Century Novels., Jessika L. Thomas
Literary Representations: Reading And Writing Femininity In Eighteenth Century Novels., Jessika L. Thomas
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Fictional depictions of feminine reading and writing practices reveal transformations in expectations of women's roles due to changes in economic, political, social, and familial structures during the eighteenth century. Luce Irigaray's concern with the relationship between cultural influences and individual development offers a new perspective for considering female authors' representations of literary women and femininity. This dissertation utilizes Irigaray's cultural and psychoanalytic critiques of masculine discourse to develop a methodology for analyzing women's reactions, as they are revealed through fictional characters, against prohibitions that limited their engagement in literary activities. Female protagonists challenge social boundaries through their reading and writing …
Participatory Gis Approaches To Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study Of The Appalachian Corridor H Transportation Project., Ram Alagan
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This dissertation explores the strengths and weaknesses of Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) approaches to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with a specific focus on the potential contribution of Geo-visualization (GVIS) in this process. The approach draws heavily on concepts developed under the broad umbrella of GIS and Society and Critical GIS. PGIS recognizes the political economy of GIS in terms of data access, data representation, structural knowledge distortion, and community empowerment as being legitimate and significant issues in the application of GIS in community projects. EIA has been adopted as one of several important environmental practices that seek to engage …
Continuity And Change In The Revolutionary Iran Foreign Policy: The Role Of International And Domestic Political Factors In Shaping The Iranian Foreign Policy, 1979-2006., Ibrahim Mahmoud Alnahas
Continuity And Change In The Revolutionary Iran Foreign Policy: The Role Of International And Domestic Political Factors In Shaping The Iranian Foreign Policy, 1979-2006., Ibrahim Mahmoud Alnahas
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To what extent has been continuity and change in the revolutionary Iran foreign policy since 1979? This question is examining the Iranian foreign policy over the last twenty-seven-year by using two major theories in the fields of International relations and comparative foreign policy explanations. While the systemic theory, represented by neorealism theory in this research, argues that international system drives states foreign policies, domestic and statist explanations argue that domestic political factors play major role in driving and shaping states foreign behaviors. My research will use these different approaches to study the Islamic Republic foreign policy under different leaderships – …
Student-Instructor Conflict: The Relationship Between Instructor Communicative Characteristics And Student Conflict-Handling Styles., Karissa L. Zigarovich
Student-Instructor Conflict: The Relationship Between Instructor Communicative Characteristics And Student Conflict-Handling Styles., Karissa L. Zigarovich
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The purpose of this study was to examine student conflict-handling styles in regard to six perceived instructor communication traits: humor, relevance, clarity, affinity seeking, caring, and verbal aggressiveness. Participants were 286 undergraduate students enrolled in sociology courses at a large Mid-Atlantic university. Results indicated that (a) students who perceive their instructor as humorous, relevant, clear, engaging in affinity seeking and caring, but not verbally aggressive are likely to use cooperative (i.e., collaborating, compromising) conflict-handling styles; (b) students who perceive their instructor as clear are likely to not use an uncooperative (i.e., avoiding) conflict-handling style; (c) students who perceive their instructor …
Evaluation Of "I Am Moving, I Am Learning" Trainings - A Measure Of Change In Obesity Awareness, Obesity Prevention, And Movement Knowledge., Brandon S. Williams
Evaluation Of "I Am Moving, I Am Learning" Trainings - A Measure Of Change In Obesity Awareness, Obesity Prevention, And Movement Knowledge., Brandon S. Williams
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This study examines participants’ change in knowledge before and after attending a childhood obesity training event. A pre-post assessment scale was used to measure and compare knowledge scores among participants of both two and three-day events. The questionnaire included seven subscales of content delivered during the training sessions. These included: training goals and movement guidelines, general obesity knowledge, general movement knowledge, assessing and evaluating children’s motor skills, and three subscales specifically on the movement workshops in the training. This study consisted of 78 personnel working for the Office of Head Start or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) enrolled in one …
Mapping Of Hydrogeology Of Underground Mines In The Upper Freeport Coal Seam, Northern Appalachian Basin, West Virginia-Pennsylvania-Maryland., Jane E. Thies
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The mining hydrogeology of the Upper Freeport underground coal mining district, northern WV and western MD, was compiled onto a number of 1:24,000 scale quadrangles. Available underground mine maps were georeferenced and outlines of mine workings digitized using GIS techniques. Geologic information (coal outcrop location and structure contour elevations) was compiled using geostatistical methods. The mine maps were used in conjunction with projected mine discharges to delineate pool locations and flooding patterns. The relatively small number of flooded mines was mapped under the assumption that discharge location and elevation controlled the extent of the flooded mine area. These mapping and …
Transcriptional And Post-Transcriptional Regulation Of Gadd45Α In Response To Arsenic., Deepak Bhatia
Transcriptional And Post-Transcriptional Regulation Of Gadd45Α In Response To Arsenic., Deepak Bhatia
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Previously, publications from our lab had demonstrated that arsenic can regulate Gadd45α through p53-dependent and -independent manner where we explored the regulation of Gadd45α by various transcription factors, including Foxo3a, NF-κB and through stress signaling pathways such as JNK. Here we analyzed whether arsenic has any impact on the biosynthesis of Egr-1, since Egr-1 has also been reported to regulate Gadd45α in keratinocytes in response to UVB. Our results show arsenic can induce Egr-1 synthesis in a dose- and time-dependent manner. To determine the regulatory sequence responsible for Egr-1 induction, we created deletion constructs in the Egr-1 promoter and found …
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Respirator Half-Facepiece Fit And Facial Anthropometry Using Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning Technology., Dennis W. Groce
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Respirator Half-Facepiece Fit And Facial Anthropometry Using Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning Technology., Dennis W. Groce
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This study investigated the relationship between industrial respirator half-facepiece fit and facial anthropometry, including three-dimensional parameters. The investigation included application of laser scanning technology to the measurement of faces. The goal was to identify facially-related variables that are worthy of further investigation. The relationships between facial features and respirator dimensions are of significance to the industrial respirator community (manufacturers, testers, and users) because the faceseal leakage affects the level of protection provided by the respirators to workers; factors that predict facepiece fit are therefore of interest for the design of respirators, the testing of respirators, and the selection of respirators …
The Development Of A Clinical Preventative Screening Tool For The Lower Quarter., Brian M. Perez
The Development Of A Clinical Preventative Screening Tool For The Lower Quarter., Brian M. Perez
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Context: There are no concise and thorough lower quarter screening tools found in the literature or the clinical setting. An evaluation tool is needed to identify potential problems that could lead to injury. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a concise and thorough screening tool for the lower quarter. Design: This was a prospective descriptive study following the Modified Delphi Technique, to create a lower quarter screening tool based on opinion from a panel of experts. The dependent variable was the responses ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Setting: This study took place at West Virginia …
Building Culture, Community, And Morality: A Case Study Of Constructivist Leadership In The Creation Of A Junior High Football Team., Mark Edward Tankersley
Building Culture, Community, And Morality: A Case Study Of Constructivist Leadership In The Creation Of A Junior High Football Team., Mark Edward Tankersley
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This research focused upon parents, educators, and community members’ ability to influence school culture, build community, and affect student morality while engaged in a constructivist leadership model in the creation of a junior high football team. The research was conducted in one school located in a Mid-Atlantic state. I was a teacher at that school during the time the study was conducted. A qualitative case study method was chosen in order to answer the how and why questions. Multiple sources of data were collected from observations, documents, and interviews with three parents, four educators, and three community members all associated …
Factors Regulating Arteriolar Tone During Microvascular Growth, Julie Balch Samora
Factors Regulating Arteriolar Tone During Microvascular Growth, Julie Balch Samora
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Growth of the arteriolar network is accompanied by progressive changes in pressure and flow, and in the metabolic environment to which the arterioles are exposed. This dissertation was carried out to investigate the extent to which mechanisms involved in local blood flow regulation may also change during this growth. We isolated gracilis muscle arterioles from weanling (age 25-26 days) and juvenile (44-66 days) rats, and studied the responsiveness of these vessels to both myogenic and endothelium-dependent stimuli. Overall arteriolar responses to the endothelium-dependent agonists acetylcholine (ACh), A23187, VEGF and simvastatin were not different between age groups. Responses of juvenile arterioles …
Combine Gas Deliverability Equation For Reservoir And Well, Hassan Daffalla Eljack
Combine Gas Deliverability Equation For Reservoir And Well, Hassan Daffalla Eljack
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
A new model has been developed by combining the gas reservoir deliverability equation for a reservoir and the well flow equation.;An existing computer program was modified to determine gas production from reservoir against constant wellhead pressure.;Upon completion, a unique, simple, and user friendly model was developed, that will allow the user to predict the performance of the gas reservoir against a constant wellhead pressure.;The new model was used to generate and introduce a new set of production decline type curves, which can be utilized to forecast gas production rates under constant wellhead pressure condition.;The impact of the well tubing length …
Food And Environment As Predictors Of Obesity In Rural West Virginia, Leah W. Gecheo
Food And Environment As Predictors Of Obesity In Rural West Virginia, Leah W. Gecheo
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Objective. The objective of this study was to determine the best predictors of childhood obesity in rural West Virginia. This investigation was inspired by the fact that the rate of obesity occurrence in West Virginia is relatively higher than that in the entire nation.;Method. Subjects used were Head Start children participating in food and nutrition program (FNP) in Mercer and McDowell counties in rural West Virginia. The average age was 52 months both Caucasians and African Americans. Study was conducted using USDA validated questionnaires that focused on the diet, feeding attitudes, beliefs and practices. Children's weights and heights were measured …
Efficient Routing Of Snow Removal Vehicles, Masoud Omer
Efficient Routing Of Snow Removal Vehicles, Masoud Omer
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This research addresses the problem of finding a minimum cost set of routes for vehicles in a road network subject to some constraints. Extensions, such as multiple service requirements, and mixed networks have been considered. Variations of this problem exist in many practical applications such as snow removal, refuse collection, mail delivery, etc. An exact algorithm was developed using integer programming to solve small size problems. Since the problem is NP-hard, a heuristic algorithm needs to be developed. An algorithm was developed based on the Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure (GRASP) heuristic, in which each replication consists of applying a …
Numerical Modeling Of Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction, Joshua Dennis Pike
Numerical Modeling Of Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction, Joshua Dennis Pike
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Geosynthetics are being used for a wide range of civil engineering applications such as reinforced earth fills, soft foundations etc. The use of geosynthetics can greatly increase the efficiency while reducing the cost of the project. The objective of this research is to study the pullout resistance of the geosynthetic and the effect of friction on the soil-geosynthetic interface. Finite element analysis was performed on different sizes of pullout box to match load-displacement results with that found during laboratory experiments. Friction coefficient was selected by trial and error method to match the load-displacement curves calculated from the laboratory experiments to …
Automated Ventricular Measurements Using Gabor Wavelets, Hemalatha Sampath
Automated Ventricular Measurements Using Gabor Wavelets, Hemalatha Sampath
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is one of the widely used medical technologies for diagnosis of various degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease. In degenerative diseases the brain atrophies resulting in enlarged ventricles. The segmentation of the ventricle and the total ventricle volume measurement can be important in the analysis of the neurological disease severity and in studies of animal models of disease used to advance treatments for people. This thesis is focused on using Gabor wavelets for ventricular measurements in a rabbit model of Alzheimer's disease.;Standard intensity-based tools like Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) used for human brain segmentation requires a priori …
De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis Of Digitoxin Based Carbohydrate Libraries, Wenjun Xin
De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis Of Digitoxin Based Carbohydrate Libraries, Wenjun Xin
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The enantioselective syntheses of digitoxigen 2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-ribo-hexopyranoside, its analogues and digitoxin monosaccharide analogues have been achieved. Key to this approach is the iterative application of the palladium-catalyzed glycosylation reaction, reductive 1,3-transposition and diastereoselective dihydroxylation. Anticancer tests showed that these analogues have even better anticancer activities.
"For Men And Measures" : The Life And Legacy Of Civil Rights Pioneer J.R. Clifford, Connie Park Rice
"For Men And Measures" : The Life And Legacy Of Civil Rights Pioneer J.R. Clifford, Connie Park Rice
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In an era historian Rayford W. Logan described as “the nadir of black history,” African Americans confronted growing discrimination, disfranchisement, segregation, and frequent acts of violence, including lynching in the decades before and after 1900. It was an era in which a nation, and its people, violated the basic principles of American democracy. Yet despite the difficulties facing black Americans in those decades, J.R. Clifford, West Virginia’s first black editor and practicing attorney, made significant strides in raising the condition and status of not only black West Virginians, but African Americans across the nation, as a result of his quest …
Ethylene Signaling During Flower Development And Senescence In Carnations (Dianthus Caryophyllus L.)., Mihaela Iordachescu
Ethylene Signaling During Flower Development And Senescence In Carnations (Dianthus Caryophyllus L.)., Mihaela Iordachescu
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The plant hormone ethylene plays an important role in numerous plant growth and developmental processes, including flower development and senescence. Once perceived by ethylene receptors, the ethylene signal is transduced through a series of components until it reaches its ultimate targets (e.g. senescence-related (SR) genes). EIN3, a transcription factor and positive regulator of the ethylene signaling pathway, most likely affects these SR genes. Using a combination of approaches, three EIN3-like (EIL) cDNAs, DC-EIL1/2 (AY728191), DC-EIL3 (AY728192) and DC-EIL4 (AY728193), were isolated from carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) petals. The cloned cDNAs share a high amino acid identity among each other and …
Mathematics Vocabulary Instruction For Current Non-Proficient Students With And Without Ieps: A Study Of Three Methods Of Instruction., George D. Brown
Mathematics Vocabulary Instruction For Current Non-Proficient Students With And Without Ieps: A Study Of Three Methods Of Instruction., George D. Brown
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The purpose of this experimental study was to determine which of three methods of vocabulary instruction, including the common approach method, a combination of the common approach method and keyword method, and a combination of the common approach method and the keyword/illustration method of instruction was most effective in teaching mathematics vocabulary over the course of two mathematical units. Grade eight students (N=60) from two rural middle schools who scored at the basic level on the 2006 Maryland School Assessment (MSA) in mathematics and reading participated in this experimental study. Students with individualized education plans (n=24) and regular education students …
The Effects Of Wiki- And Blog-Technologies On The Students' Performance When Learning The Preterite And Imperfect Aspects In Spanish., Daniel Alex Castaneda Vise
The Effects Of Wiki- And Blog-Technologies On The Students' Performance When Learning The Preterite And Imperfect Aspects In Spanish., Daniel Alex Castaneda Vise
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This study investigated the influence of asynchronous computer text based technologies on the students performance when learning the preterite and the imperfect aspects. The technology used was a blog powered by Blogger and a wiki powered by Wikispaces. Two research questions guided the study: Research Question 1: Is there a difference in students achievement levels in Spanish preterite and imperfect between those using wiki-technologies and those using blog technologies after controlling for pre-intervention achievement levels? and Research Question 2: Are there differences in satisfaction levels for students learning Spanish preterite and imperfect via blog technologies as compared to those learning …
Development Of An Integrated Model For Process Planning And Parameter Selection For Machining Processes, Deepak Prakash Gupta
Development Of An Integrated Model For Process Planning And Parameter Selection For Machining Processes, Deepak Prakash Gupta
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The concept of "Do it right the first time" in the machining industry not only expects the best quality products but also at the best possible cost. The cost of machining depends on intelligent process planning and selection of machining parameters such as speed, feed, and depth of cut. The problem of machining parameter selection has received great attention by researchers and many techniques have been developed. A review of these techniques reveals that the selection of the machine and cutting tool is done before the process of cutting parameter selection and process sequencing, and often the selection is based …
Evaluating The Effects Of Elbows And Duct Size On The Accuracy Of Hand-Held Pitot Traverse Flow Measurements, Christopher Daniel Shon Paul Judy
Evaluating The Effects Of Elbows And Duct Size On The Accuracy Of Hand-Held Pitot Traverse Flow Measurements, Christopher Daniel Shon Paul Judy
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This study determined the deviations between Pitot traverses performed by traditional hand-held methods and a traverse device designed to hold the Pitot tube perfectly in position, effectively eliminating errors due to yaw, pitch, and insertion point deviations. The hand-held measurements were performed twice by nine different test subjects, while each position was measured with the traverse device five times. Two ten-point traverse measurements were taken at various distances downstream and upstream from a 90° elbow. Two different-sized ducts were used in the study, a 3.875-inch and a 6.875-inch. Airflows determined from these measurements were compared to the presumed "gold-standard" values …
Simultaneous Evaluation Of Multiple Pems Using An Engine Dynamometer Emissions Test Cell, Thomas G. Mcconnell
Simultaneous Evaluation Of Multiple Pems Using An Engine Dynamometer Emissions Test Cell, Thomas G. Mcconnell
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Portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) are taking center stage as in-use testing programs are getting underway. EPA-mandated manufacturer-run in-use testing programs require a PEMS, and currently there is one commercially available and widely used, the SEMTECH-D built by Sensors, Inc. The SEMTECH-D was first unveiled in 2002, and numerous software and hardware upgrades have given way to the SEMTECHDS. The manufacturer claims this system is fully compatible with all new Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) including part 1065 subpart J (which addresses field testing and PEMS). Yet, while West Virginia University (WVU) was using the SEMTECH-D during the summer of …
The Regulation And Role Of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (Hif-1) In Human Cancer, Heath Devin Skinner
The Regulation And Role Of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (Hif-1) In Human Cancer, Heath Devin Skinner
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Hypoxia inducible factor-1 is a heterodimeric basic-loop-helix transcription factor composed of two subunits, HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta. HIF-1beta is constitutively expressed in cells, while HIF-1alpha is upregulated by hypoxia as well as growth factors and oncogenes. In this study we focus on the regulation of HIF-1alpha expression by phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K), and novel functions of HIF-1alpha. Chapter 1 of this dissertation, consists of background and a brief review of the literature regarding PI3K signaling and HIF-1alpha. Chapter 2 focuses on the observation that basal HIF-1alpha expression is upregulated in ovarian cancer and the mechanism by which PI3K regulates this effect. Chapter …
Propanil (3,4-Dcpa)-Induced Alterations Of Macrophage Function, Irina V. Ustyugova
Propanil (3,4-Dcpa)-Induced Alterations Of Macrophage Function, Irina V. Ustyugova
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The pesticide 3,4-dichloropropionanilide (propanil or alternatively, DCPA) is a post-emergent herbicide predominantly used for the control of weeds on commercial rice crops worldwide. The US Environmental Protection Agency report on "Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage in 2001" ranked propanil as the 17th most used herbicide in the US. It is applied on the fields via groundboom sprayers or aerial equipment suppressing photosynthesis and carbon fixation of a growing plant. The primary target of herbicide exposure is personnel working in the manufacturing and application who are required to wear personal protective equipment to minimize the exposure. The common routes of this …
Investigating Comprehensive Assessment Plans In Undergraduate Communication Studies Programs, Andrea Celeste Weber
Investigating Comprehensive Assessment Plans In Undergraduate Communication Studies Programs, Andrea Celeste Weber
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Outcome assessments of academic programs have become increasingly critical in recent years. A continuous process formed to "monitor and improve student learning," true assessment serves to focus institutions of higher education on student learning (Allen, 2004, p. 5). It is vital to understand and explore current assessment practices in departments of communication studies to ensure and enhance the quality and future of education in the field. This study represents an initial attempt at establishing a baseline of assessment practices utilized within departments of communication studies. The results exhibit the extent to which assessment is being used for continuous improvement of …