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Faculty Perceptions Of Technology Projects, Whitney Ransom Mcgowan, Charles R. Graham, Jon Mott

Faculty Publications

Significant investments in time, money, and effort go into developing and applying technology to improve teaching and learning. As universities pursue such projects, they must determine the impact and value of technology for student learning. During the past decade, funds spent on technology for educational purposes have tripled throughout the United States. Determining a hard return on investment (ROI) for the time and money spent to improve education is difficult, however. Institutions should also measure the value on investment (VOI) that their funds and efforts yield. In the study of faculty and their technology projects at Brigham Young University (BYU) …

Celebrating The Installation Of Elaine P. Maimon, Ph.D. As Fifth President Of Governors State University, Governors State University

President Elaine P. Maimon

Program from the installation ceremony for Governors State University's fifth president, Elaine P. Maimon. Includes a biography of Dr. Maimon; an excerpt from her installation address; letters of acknowledgment from Governor Rod Blagojevich, Senator Barack Obama, Representative Jesse L. Jackson, and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley; an itinerary of events; roster of participants; history of the Presidential Medallion, Governor's Mace, and the GSU Logo; and an overview of the GSU Promise and its charter contributors.

Understanding Barriers For Adherence To Follow-Up Care For Abnormal Pap Tests, Katherine S. Eggleston, Ann L. Coker, Irene Prabhu Das, Suzanne T. Cordray, Kathryn J. Luchok

CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles

Objective: Approximately 4000 women annually will die from preventable and treatable cervical cancer. Failure to adhere to follow-up recommendations after an abnormal Pap test can lead to development of cervical cancer. This paper summarizes the body of literature on adherence to follow-up after an abnormal Pap test in order to facilitate development of interventions

to decrease morbidity and mortality due to cervical cancer.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of published literature addressing risk factors for adherence or interventions to improve adherence following an abnormal Pap test as the outcome. We included peer-reviewed original research conducted in the …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of the WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: resolution in honor of Robert Fischer, emeritus faculty, honorary degree for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., construction management minor, international student services certificate, educational leadership program, President Gary Ransdell's contract, revised 2008-2014 six-year capital plan, purchase of property, auditor's report, financial statements, 2007-08 operating budget, 2004 budget reduction plan, personnel actions and salaries and Ransdell Hall.

Attachments to the minutes:

• Proposal to Create a New Program - Minor in Construction Management
• Proposal to Create a New Program - Certificate in International Student Services
• WKU Ed.D in Educational Leadership Program Proposal …

State Of The Faculty Report - November 2007, Usm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Reports

No abstract provided.

On The Green Vol. 37 No. 22 November 2, 2007, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

The Coping Strategies Of Highly Identified Sport Fans: The Importance Of Team Success On Tendencies To Utilize Proactive Pessimism, Frederick G. Grieve, Daniel L. Wann

Psychology Faculty Publications

The authors investigated the use of proactive pessimism among college basketball fans. Rather than assess evaluations of an upcoming season as with previous work on proactive pessimism among fans, Grieve and Wann examined evaluations of a specific game.

Cal Poly Professor Reaches Finals In International Blog Competition, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 101 Issue 21 2007-11-02, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 2, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Islamophobia And The U.S. Media, Michelle Maria Nichole Diamond

Dissertations and Theses

The following paper examines the growing fear and discrimination currently projected towards Islam and Muslims in the United States. This thesis will specifically focus on what role the U.S. mainstream media has played in either increasing or decreasing Islamophobia amongst the American public post September 11, 2001. The research collected to conduct this study came from theories of political science, conflict resolution, international affairs, psychology, sociology, and personal interviews. I conclude that Islamophobia has increased in the United States since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and that Islamophobia, due to the mainstream media, is more pervasive in the U.S. …

Campus Report, Vol. 35, No. 3, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

Initiatives campus-wide promote sustainability. Teams of students are creatively using marble panels salvaged from the 2006 renovation of Marycrest Hall in an ArtStreet sculpture design competition.

The Daily Egyptian, November 02, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2007

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Scale To Measure Parenting In Hispanic Adolescents’ Families, Evelyn Marie Alvarez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The ultimate goal of this research was to provide a tool to adequately examine the relationship that parenting style has with Hispanic youths' academic and behavioral outcomes. A review of the literature reveals that the field is lacking an appropriate, culturally sensitive, paper-and-pencil measure of parenting of Hispanic adolescents with adolescents reporting on their parents' behavior. Current measures were not developed with Hispanic families in mind, but rather were evaluated for use with Hispanic populations after the development phase. Therefore, the current study sought to fill this gap in the research on parenting by constructing a measure of parenting that …

Situating The Perception And Communication Of Flood Risk: Components And Strategies, Heather M. Bell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Loss prevention and distribution must begin well before a flood event at multiple levels. However, the benchmarks and terminology we use to manage and communicate flood risk may be working against this goal. U.S. flood policy is based upon a flood with a one percent chance of occurring in any year. Commonly called the "hundred year flood," it has been upheld as a policy criterion, but many have questioned the effectiveness of hundred year flood terminology in public communication.

This research examined public perceptions of the hundred year flood and evaluated the comparative effectiveness of this term and two other …

Friendships Between Men: Masculinity As A Relational Experience, Matthew L. Brooks

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is an auto/ethnographic account of close friendships between the researcher and other men. The various narratives contain intimate dialogues about being a man, having friends, and the process of resisting and succumbing to orthodox masculinity. The purpose of the research was to investigate and artfully depict the communication and development of close friendships between the researcher and other men, in hope of gaining more knowledge of the difficulty forming and maintaining male friendships given the strictures of orthodox masculinity.

The research combines methods of autoethnography and dialogic conversations with four male friends. In the first chapter I set …

The Relationship Of Cognitive, Emotional, And Interpersonal Factors To Screening And Health­Promoting Behaviors Among Sisters Of Breast Cancer Patients, Sheri Jacobs Hartman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

While sisters of breast cancer patients are at increased risk for developing breast cancer due to their family cancer history and age, little research with first-degree relatives of cancer patients has focused solely on sisters. To address this issue, the current study examined sisters screening and health behaviors and the predictors of these behaviors. In accordance with the Parallel Processing Theory, the current study assessed the relationship of cognitive and emotional factors to screening and health-promoting behaviors among sisters of breast cancer patients. In addition, this study expanded upon the Parallel Processing Theory by also examining the relationship of interpersonal …

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This Month

This is the full issue of This Month for November 2007.

'Sundown Towns' Author To Speak

This Month

Dr. James Loewen, historian, sociologist, and author of Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, will talk about racial exclusion across America in a free public lecture November 7.

Jccc Genealogy

This Month

Abby Rund, JCCC freshman, and Jerry Wolfskill, director of the Johnson County Regional Police Academy, are granddaughter and grandfather, respectively. Abby carries on her family's relationship with JCCC.

Gsu View, 2007-11, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Clinic Variation In The Cost-Effectiveness Of Contingency Management, Todd A. Olmstead, Nancy M. Petry

UCHC Articles - Research

This study determined whether, and by how much, the cost-effectiveness of contingency management (CM) varied across the eight clinics in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network MIEDAR trial. Incremental costs, incremental outcomes, and incremental costeffectiveness ratios (ICERs) of CM compared to usual care were calculated, compared and contrasted for each of the clinics. Results showed that the incremental cost of using CM compared to usual care varied by a factor of 1.9 across the clinics, ranging from an additional $306 to an additional $582 per patient. The effect of CM on the longest duration of continuous stimulant …

Concurrent Brief Versus Intensive Smoking Intervention During Alcohol Dependence Treatment, Mark D. Litt, Judith L. Cooney, Cheryl A. Oncken

UCHC Articles - Research

Alcohol dependent smokers (N = 118) enrolled in an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program were randomized to a concurrent brief or intensive smoking cessation intervention. Brief treatment consisted of a 15-minute counseling session with 5 min follow-up. Intensive intervention consisted of three one-hour counseling sessions plus eight weeks of nicotine patch therapy. The cigarette abstinence rate, verified by breath CO, was significantly higher for intensive (27.5%) versus brief (6.6%) treatment at one month post quit date but not at six months when abstinence rates fell to 9.1% and 2.1%. Smoking treatment assignment did not significantly impact alcohol outcomes. …

Variation In Gabra2 Predicts Drinking Behavior In Project Match Subjects, Lance O. Bauer, Jonathan Covault, Ofer Harel, Sourish Das, Henry R. Kranzler

UCHC Articles - Research

Background Previous studies have demonstrated, and replicated, an association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the GABRA2 gene and risk for alcohol dependence. The present study examines the association of a GABRA2 SNP with another definition of alcohol involvement and with the effects of psychosocial treatment. Methods European-American subjects (n=812, 73.4% male) provided DNA samples for the analysis. All were participants in Project MATCH, a multi-center randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of three types of psychosocial treatment for alcoholism: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), or Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF). The daily probabilities of drinking and heavy …

Scientometrics From Past To Present: Part Two, Research Trends Editorial Board

Research Trends

The first part of this article covered the early interests of scholars in law and psychology at the beginning of the 19th century. Since that time, scientometrics has matured and developed into a respected and recognized field in its own right.

Knowing When To Quit: Do Optimism And Overconfidence Cloud Investor Judgment?, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Managerial Integrity: Are Black Employees More Sensitive To Behavioral Breaches?, Clive Muir

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

November/December 2007, Monte Ahuja College Of Business

Dialogue: News from the Monte Ahuja College of Business

Welcome from the Dean -- Featured Student: Andriy Paliychuk -- Featured Alumnus: Vaso Marku, CFA -- Nance Global Innovation Lab opens at Beachwood Business Development Center -- EMBA Class Visits India -- Send us Your Feature Student and Alumni Story Submissions -- Dr. Dixit publishes Deregulation And Competition: Lessons from the Airline Industry -- Faculty and Staff Kick-­ Off at Lubrizol -- Walter H. Schmidt Leaves Generous Endowment to Nance -- Bruce McClain is the New Interim Chair of the Accounting Department -- Innovations in Advising -- Dr. Gaffney Appointed to Editorial Board of Tax Adviser -- MBA Student Passes …

Graduate Connections- November 2007

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

Click on links to navigate the newsletter

Navigating Graduate School........... 1

Staying On Track

We <3 Doctoral Forms

Essential Connections...................... 3

Academic Integrity Quiz

Graduate Studies Web Site

Professional Development............... 5

Letters of Recommendation

CV Formatting Tips

Preparing Future Faculty Program

Teaching Tip: ..................................... 5

Assessing Teaching Innovations

Interactions........................................10

Fellowship Winners

Grad Student Association News

Funding Opportunities.....................11

Announcements................................13

Graduate Studies Bulletin Online

Applications for 08-09 Fellowships

Conversation Partners Program

Calendar.............................................14

Degree Deadlines

Readers’ Corner................................14

How to Write a Lot

Wmu International News November 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education

WMU International News

In this issue:

Two decades of twinning success celebrated in Malaysia

Tailgate party and parade an international celebration at WMU's Homecoming

WMU professors perform in prestigious Russian festival, foster student exchanges

Japanese interests compels a major switch to global and international studies

WMU and Hispanic American Council collaborate to expand community ESL classes

WMU’s Japan liaison officer finds many parallels between life in Kalamazoo and Tokyo

Summer study abroad is a short-term affair