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Ucsb Professor To Talk On Current Japanese Armed Forces At Cal Poly Dec. 1, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Professor Chris Carr Named Associate Deanof Cal Poly's Orfalea College Of Business, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Industry Leader Joins Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department As Research Professor, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Mustang Daily, November 15, 2004

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Ticker, November 15, 2004

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

The Universities’ Role In Assisting States In Obtaining Highly Qualified Teachers, Beth E. Ackerman, Karen L. Parker, Pat Burgess

Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Virginia Department of Education solicited proposals from colleges and universities with approved programs in special education to provide coursework and activities for teachers to gain competencies required for special education endorsements. The department was specifically interested in innovative delivery formats that addressed special education personnel needs while being responsive to the demands of working professionals. Liberty University was one of the eligible applicants of this grant as they offered courses through distance learning for teachers across the Commonwealth to complete the requirements for standard special education licensure. The grant funds provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia and support offered …

Arbiter, November 15, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

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On Marginalized Multilevel Models And Their Computation, Michael E. Griswold, Scott L. Zeger

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Clustered data analysis is characterized by the need to describe both systematic variation in a mean model and cluster-dependent random variation in an association model. Marginalized multilevel models embrace the robustness and interpretations of a marginal mean model, while retaining the likelihood inference capabilities and flexible dependence structures of a conditional association model. Although there has been increasing recognition of the attractiveness of marginalized multilevel models, there has been a gap in their practical application arising from a lack of readily available estimation procedures. We extend the marginalized multilevel model to allow for nonlinear functions in both the mean and …

Coulrophobia And The Trickster, Joseph Durwin

Trickster's Way

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Missed Opportunities: The Need For Landmine Survivor Rehabilitation In Rural Areas, Stephen Meyers

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Persons with disabilities in developing countries are "regarded by their own communities as the most disadvantaged," yet poverty alleviation and international aid programs have consistently failed to prioritize their rehabilitation and integration into society. Within the scope of mine action (landmine removal, victim assistance and mine risk education), landmine survivor assistance receives only five percent of all humanitarian mine action funding. Persons with disabilities, whether their disabilities were caused by war, agricultural or industrial accidents, diabetes, infection or other causes, are often ignored.

Comprehensive Action Against Landmines In Ecuador, Guillermo Leal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

During the conflict of 1995 between Ecuador and Peru, a number of minefields were sown along the disputed border area. Although statistics concerning the problem have been difficult to obtain, anti-personnel mines represent a serious threat to the local populations. Many inhabitants have been forced to alter their traditional agricultural lifestyles as well as other daily activities such as cattle ranching, hunting and fishing.

Guatemala, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Tucked among Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras, Guatemala is a country full of history. Farming and fishing villages date back to as early as 2000 B.C. and represent the beginning of the Mayan culture that dominated the area for centuries. In 1583, Pedro de Alvarado, sent by the king of Spain, conquered the lands of the remaining Mayans and took possession of the land. The year 1821 brought independence from Spanish rule but not an improvement in the lives of the Mayans. Various leaders and governments took power, and in the 1950s, Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán carried on the liberal …

Itep Test Trials For Detection Reliability Assessment Of Metal Detectors, Christina Mueller, Mate Gaal, Martina Scharmach, Sylke Bär, A.M. Lewis, T.J. Bloodworth, Dieter Guelle, Peter-Th Wilrich

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The total detection reliability of a mine-searching system is governed by the following three elements:

• Intrinsic capability, which describes the basic physical-technical capability of the method.
• Application factors, which include those due to environment.
• Human factor, which is the effect of human operators on the detection reliability.

Some of these can be determined in simple laboratory measurements in which the effect on detection capability of individual parameters is measured. However, the human factor and some aspects of the effects of environmental conditions on the system need to be treated statistically.

Have We Moved From The Tokens Of The Desegration Movement To Tokens In Predominantly White Institutions?, Anna Williams Shavers

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

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What Would "There" Look Like, Teresita Aguilar

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

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What Factors Contribute To The Success Of African American Women In Science And Mathematics: Do Teaching Techniques Matter? , Sheryl Mcglamery

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

The session content will focus on the author's research about effective teaching techniques that engage and assist African American women (and others) in succeeding in science and mathematics courses. Several case studies will highlight the effective practice focus of this session.

Time Capsule Discourse, E. Hughes Shanks

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

The purpose of this presentation is to encourage participants to develop a deeper sensitivity toward different perceptions of historical events. Attendees will participate in a forum that invites free expression of cultural values, and encourages participants to keep an open mind when encountering values and perspectives different from their own.

New Diversity Publishing Outlet: Adult Educators Overcome Exclusionary Policies , Keith B. Armstrong

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

Research strongly supports the notion that publishing houses lack sufficient diversity in both high and middle-level staff members to allow for a diverse philosophical outlook and appreciation to fairly support underrepresented groups wishing to publish their research findings in multiculturalism, gender/sexual orientations studies, race and class. Resultantly, these biases confront both adult educators and other authors writing in the areas of social justice and diversity. This presentation will investigate the historical factors of exclusion in the publishing industry, and more specifically within university presses, to explain an initiative (praxis) launched to open access by way of creating a progressively new …

Feelings And Experiences Of Alienation For Females Of Color At A Predominately White Institution: A Fireside Panel Chat, Be Stoney, Suzanne Mayo-Theus, Marcela Parra, Vera White

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

While the upward progress post Brown v. Board of Education has been a slow movement for People of Color in the K -12 educational system, so has movement for People of Color in higher -education. Faculty and students of Color are under the constant microscope of writing, contributing to research, and participating in the development of future research, are prone to be deal with issues their White peers do not often face. This panel of color will share their feelings and experiences of alienation as well as how to survive on a Predominately White campus.

Multicultural Faculty And The Challenges They Face From Students And Administration: A Multiracial Perspective, Sloane M. Signal, Luis Peon-Casanova, Michele S. Foss

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

The identification of stereotypes and challenges multiracial faculty face from students and administrators, including an examination of ways to effectively deal with these stereotypes and challenges, and how all faculty of color can work to bring these issues to the forefront and change the perceptions of students and administrators.

Aq Intervention For Assessing And Counseling Students Of Color At Predominantly White Institutions , Robert K. Murphy

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

Learn about the power of the Affective Domain for Students of Color. Participants have the chance to see that the Affective domain is just as important as the Cognitive domain. They will see how the Affective domain is critically vital for the assessment and counseling of Students of Color, particularly at predominantly white institutions.

Why Don't They Stay? Exploring Supervisors' Level Of Intercultural Sensitivity And Employee Perceptions Of Fairness In The Workplace, Gina S. Matkin

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

"My supervisor is nice, but she/he just doesn't understand me!" This statement may help explain some of the mixed success for predominantly white workplaces in retaining people of color. This presentation outlines a dissertation study exploring the relationship between intercultural sensitivity of leaders, and followers' ratings of workplace fairness. Demographic similarity or difference between supervisor and supervisee will also be considered as a moderating variable. Findings may help us to better understand how workplace relationships impact issues related to retention.

Struggling With Declining Diversity In Professional Programs, Sandra K. Squires, Melodee Landis

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

In 2001, women faculty began a study of minority enrollment in UNO's College of Education. They'll overview their demographic analysis, review of the literature, interviews, collaborative efforts with Latino and Native American community agencies and other struggles as white women trying to address the decline of diversity in their institution.

Hello, My Race Is_______________________ : Supporting The Identity Of Biracial College Students , Natasha H. Chapman

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

An entire generation of biracial individuals is coming of age suggesting that colleges and universities will experience an increase in their multiracial student body. Student affairs professionals are faced with the challenge of addressing the needs of this emerging student group. This presentation will describe this diverse population and educate student affairs professionals on their unique developmental views.

Rap Music And Hip Hop On Amerian College Campuses, Earnest Bracey

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

My session will cover how many young African Americans believe that Rap music and Hip Hop is more important and relevant today on college campuses than the Civil Rights movement, or learning about the great works'. But one must seriously question whether Rap music and/or the Hip Hop culture is more significant than the movement that gave most Americans in the United States a modicum of equally in our institutionally racist society.

Keepint Your Hands On The Plow--The Challenges Of One African-Amreican Law School Admissions Professional, Janice L. Austin

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

Presentation Description: By highlighting the trends and revealing the mystique of a rarefied process, the presenter outlines the difficulties and achievements encountered during twenty years of enrolling law schools students, especially students of color.

Q12 / I Lotm- Answers To The Controversial Gallup Question: Do You Have A Best Friend At Work? , Renita Tyrance

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 9th Annual Conference (2004)

This interactive session will combine with audience participation and investigate various sentiments toward the controversial Gallup University.. Q12 / I lOTM IMPACT 1 survey question. “QIOR :Do you have a best friend at work?” and highlight the implications associated with "best friendlessness” for minority faculty and staff on predominantly white campuses.

The National Demining Office In Lebanon, 1998–2004, George Massaad, Salim Raad, Kassem Jammoul, Chip Bowness

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Mine action in Lebanon only became highlighted internationally since the withdrawal of Israeli forces in May 2000. Wars and occupation during the past 25 years have left hundreds of thousands of mines and UXO scattered throughout Lebanon, including cluster munitions. The draft national Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) indicates that as of September 2003, more than 30 percent of the national population of 3.7 million is affected, and estimates that 1.4 percent of the landmass or about 137 million square metres remains potentially contaminated by mines and/or UXO. This is a significant detriment to socio-economic development.

El Salvador, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Although El Salvador gained its independence from Spain in 1838, oppressive regimes controlled the nation from that time through the 20th century. In the late 1970s, leftist groups, most notably the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), violently lashed against the ruling government. Fraudulent elections dashed the prospects of a full democracy, and by 1980, the country became mired in a full-scale civil war. El Salvador became the focus of special international attention during this period due to the FMLN's surprising success, which the government was able to suppress. In 1992, after 12 years of fighting, the United Nations was …

Nicaragua, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Nicaragua’s landscape is as volatile as its past. Located in Central America south of Honduras and north of Costa Rica, its land is troubled by earthquakes, 40 volcanoes, landslides and tropical hurricanes. Nicaragua received its political independence from Spain in 1821 and became an independent republic in 1838. From 1896, it was ruled under a dynasty/dictatorship established by President Anastasio Somoza García until a bloody revolution occurred in 1979 led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). Over a decade of internal conflict caused Nicaragua to be heavily mined before most of the fighting ended in 1990. Since 1990, the …