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Researchers Assess Katrina Recovery Efforts, Report Expected In Mid-February, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Led by faculty from the University of Mississippi, a team of 20 researchers has descended on the Mississippi Gulf Coast this week to assess the relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 030, Number 22, January 9, 2006, Grand Valley State University

2005-2006, Volume 30

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Monitor Newsletter January 09, 2006, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

January 9, 2006 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet January 2006, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The January 2006 Monthly packet includes the January agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held December 2005

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (January 9, 2006), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on January 9, 2006.

Food Insecurity Among Homeless And Runaway Adolescents, Les B. Whitbeck, Xiaojin Chen, Kurt D. Johnson

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and factors related to it among homeless and runaway adolescents.

Design: Computer-assisted personal interviews were conducted with homeless and runaway adolescents directly on the streets and in shelters.

Setting: Interviews were conducted in eight Midwest cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Kansas City, Lincoln, Omaha, St. Louis and Wichita.

Subjects: The subjects were 428 (187 males; 241 females) homeless and runaway adolescents aged 16–19 years. Average age of the adolescents was 17.4 (standard deviation 1.05) years.

Results: About one-third of the adolescents had experienced food …

The Racial Antecedents To Federal Sentencing Guidelines: How Congress Judged The Judges From Brown To Booker, Naomi Murakawa

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Minister For Education And Sociology Of Education: Australian Textbooks 1970-2005, Anthony Potts

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Relations between Ministers for Education and Faculties of Education have often been uneasy. The history of Australian teacher education readily attests to this (Hyams, 1979). This paper uses comments by Australia’s then Federal Minister for Education, Dr Brendon Nelson, on the place and utility of sociology in teacher education courses as a catalyst to examine the content of social foundations of education textbooks for the period 1970-2005.

The Cord Weekly (January 5, 2006)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

The Elms 2006, Buffalo State College

Elms, Student Yearbooks

Buffalo State's annual yearbook "The Elms".

Please refer to our copyright statement for more information.

Note: Please bear in mind that the college has always been a part of the surrounding society, sharing in the attitudes and practices of the day. Thus these historical records may on occasion contain material that today would be considered offensive or inappropriate.

A Decade Later: United States V. Virginia And The Rise And Fall Of "Skeptical Scrutiny" , Kevin N. Rolando

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mcginnis, Zebrun To Display Work In Merwin & Wakeley Galleries, Rebecca Welzenbach

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Experimental Course Has Educators Thinking Inside The Box About Online Learning, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - With a rapid increase in enrollment in online courses, instructors are searching for ways to provide quality learning experiences. One innovation, created by two University of Mississippi faculty members to do just that, has drawn the attention of the National Science Foundation.

Placing Trust In The Guidelines: Methods And Meanings In The Application Of Section 3b1.3, The Sentence Enhancement For Abusing A Position Of Trust, Joshua A. Kobrin

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Programs In Marian Studies, Spring-Summer 2006, International Marian Research Institute

IMRI Course Listings, Program Guides, and Assorted Academic Materials

No abstract provided.

E. Fernie, Spiritual Shakespeares, Christopher P. Baker

Literature: Faculty Publications

This book review was published in Renaissance Quarterly.

The Emergence Of The Hellenic Deliberative Ideal: The Classical Humanist Conception Of Comparative Law, Richard Brooks

UC Law SF International Law Review

Modern comparative law is based upon the failed Enlightenment premise of comparative law as legal science. Awareness of the earlier writings of Hellenic historians, philosophers, rhetoricians, and dramatists suggest that comparative law should be conceived as a process of political deliberation. Herodotus, Thucydides, and Polybius suggest how history frames the choices which comparativists must make. Aristotle and Plato demonstrate how to deliberate about conflicting laws and legal regimes. The rhetorician, Isocrates, argues for rhetoric to be brought to bear on the debates about different legal regimes. The Greek dramatists portray the anguish and regret which necessarily follows the final choice …

Institutional Self-Study For The Higher Learning Commission Of The North Central Association Of Colleges And Schools 2006 - University Of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kim Hachiya, Lori Anderson, James O'Hanlon, Barbara Couture, Susan Fritz, David Wilson

2006 Accreditation Materials

Chapter One: Who We Are 1 Nebraska’s University Engages the World 1 Auspicious Beginnings 2 Engaging University Leaders 2 Engaging University Students 4 Advancing Post-graduate Opportunities 5 Research Firsts Engage the Region and the World 6 Midlife Challenges 7 Changing Needs, New Structures 9 Leading Once Again into the Future 11 Engaging the Power of Red – Here and Beyond; Present and Future 13

Chapter Two: Progress Since 1997 17 Developments Since the Last Accreditation 17 Establishing a Renewed Sense of Direction 17 Articulating the Vision through Focused Reports 19 Targeting Our Resources to Support Excellence 21 Adopting Structural Changes …

Planning For Water Quality: Implementation Of The Npdes Phase Ii Stormwater Program In California And Kansas, Stacey Swearingen White, Michael R. Boswell

City and Regional Planning

In the United States, the federal government is increasingly relying on local governments to implement policies that address the nation's lingering environmental problems. Yet, little is known about the factors that influence local level implementation of a federal mandate. This paper explores local government response to the NPDES Phase II Stormwater Program in California and Kansas by investigating local conditions, perceptions of the federal program, and implementer characteristics. The study found that fiscal resources, a well-educated public, positive perceptions of' the federal policy, and co-operative planning efforts lead to better compliance with the mandate and a higher quality response.

Essay Review Of Family Communication, Kristen Cvancara

Communication Studies Department Publications

Book review of Family Communication by Chris Segrin and Jean Flora (2005).

Borders And The Kingdom, Steven Ybarrola, Eunice Irwin

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.

Numerical Computing For Third-Order Power Method Polynomials (Excel), Todd C. Headrick

Publications

The power method polynomial transformation is a popular procedure used for simulating univariate and multivariate non-normal distributions. It requires software that solves simultaneous nonlinear equations. Potential users of the power method may not have access to commercial software packages (e.g., Mathematica, Fortran). Therefore, algorithms are presented in the more commonly available Excel 2003 spreadsheets. The algorithms solve for (I) coefficients for polynom ials of order three, (2) intermediate correlations and Cholesky factorizations for multivariate data generation, and (3) the values of skew and kurtosis for determining if a transformation will produce a valid power method probability density function (pdt).

Unm Law: The Magazine For Alumni And Friends, Spring/Summer 2006, University Of New Mexico - School Of Law

Advancement Print Publications

Information on Alumni Association Memorial Lecture, King Reading Room as well as academic, faculty, and alumni news, and Class Notes.

Effects Of Exotic Submerged Aquatic Vegetation On Waterfowl In The Mobile-Tensaw Delta, M.E. Goecker, J.F. Valentine, S.A. Sklenar

Gulf of Mexico Science

Surveys conducted in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, located in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, have documented a 96% decline in waterfowl populations from over 100,000 birds in 1939 to around 4,000 birds in 1999. Coincident with this decline has been the introduction and spread of nonnative Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). Six surveys have documented the replacement of native wild celery (Vallisneria americana), the perceived preferred food for waterfowl, by M. spicatum as the dominant species of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in this setting. Simple comparisons of SAV coverage and waterfowl surveys indicate that declines in waterfowl populations …

Legitimizing Indigenous Knowledge In Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Analysis Of Postcolonial School Knowledge And Its Colonial Legacy, Edward Shizha

Youth and Children's Studies

This article is a theoretical discussion on the social construction of knowledge in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe. It examines effects of hegemonic knowledge constructions and how they may be delegitimated through incorporating indigenous knowledge in postcolonial school curricular. The article questions the importance attached to Eurocentric school knowledge and the devaluation of indigenous knowledge in postcolonial states. It further argues that indigenous knowledge as informal knowledge plays a major role in society and should be formalized in educational institutions to constitute a transformative and inclusive educational system. The article proposes hybridization of knowledge to give voice to the formerly marginalized …

Tendencias De Cambio En Las Empresas Informativas, Francisco J. Caro González, Gloria Jiménez Marín

Global Media Journal México

Las empresas periodísticas están sometidas a un proceso de cambio continuo que afecta a todos los niveles de la organización. En esta investigación, mediante el empleo de la metodología del estudio de caso, se analiza una empresa periodística y se exponen las grandes tendencias que está experimentando el sector.

Muchos Oyen, Pero Pocos Escuchan: El Papel De Los Medios En La Formación De La Opinión Pública Y La Realidad, Marcos Sebastián Pérez Peña

Global Media Journal México

Berelson denunció en 1954, en referencia a la forma en que la sociedad se informa a través de los medios de comunicación, que “muchos oyen, pero pocos escuchan”. El público es desatento, y cada vez más son los medios de comunicación los que deciden qué cosas son importantes, definiendo sobre qué asuntos debe pensar la sociedad y, en consecuencia, lo que debe pensar. La opinión pública se convierte así en un mecanismo de simplificación, una reducción de la atención social a unos cuantos temas comunes, definiendo los medios los marcos en los que se disputan los debates políticos. Por lo …

Apuntes Para Comprender La Cultura Ambiental Desde La Comunicación, Julieta Carabaza González

Global Media Journal México

En este ensayo se proponen una serie de ámbitos que pueden ser considerados para explorar, desde la comunicación, la cultura ambiental. Este planteamiento parte de que, si bien, en el núcleo del medioambientalismo existe una gran cantidad de elementos que se articulan entre sí, y que determinan la construcción de dicha cultura, es la comunicación la base de esta articulación.Se considera que la respuseta a la problemática del medio ambiente no depende de la vía por la que llega la información, sino de la representación que se elabora con ésta a partir de la conjunción de los distintos ámbitos que …

Course Catalog 2006-2007, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 4 THE CSU SYSTEM 5 THE UNIVERSITY 8 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 13 STUDENT LIFE 23 ADMISSION 34 FEE SCHEDULE 40 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS 43 MINORS 53 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 55 EXTENDED LEARNING 57 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS 59 Academic Support Programs General Education Program Undergraduate Degree Programs GRADUATE STUDY 327 Graduate Degree Programs FACULTY 487 APPENDIX 507 INDEX 515