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Founders' Day And Honors Convocation - March 2008, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

Making E-Reference Books Findable, Mohan Ramaswamy, Tara Baillargeon, Charlene N. Simser

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Internet has significantly changed the ways in which information is provided, particularly in libraries. Libraries are buying increasing numbers of electronic reference (e-Reference) materials which are buried in the catalog or on web pages, not to be easily found by the user. Unlike print reference books, e-Reference books are not found on libraries’ reference shelves and, therefore, are underused. Libraries face the dilemma of how to make e-Reference books more accessible to patrons. Kansas State University Libraries are addressing this challenge by using the powerful metadata behind OPAC records to create browsable e-Reference lists. These lists are also published …

What Do Students Want? A Focus Group Study Of Students At A Mid-Sized Public University, Michael A. Weber, Robert Flatley

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Presents the findings of a focus group study to determine how students find information and what role they see the library playing on campus. Results indicated that relied heavily on the Internet for their information needs but felt the played a vital role.

Commonwealth Times 2008-03-24

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Graduate Research Fair Program, 2008, Emu Graduate School

Graduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, March 24, 2008, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, March 23, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2008

No abstract provided.

The Bison, March 21, 2008

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, March 21, 2008, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Mar 20, 2008, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, March 20, 2008

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Hurricane Hunter, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

While most people are fleeing from a hurricane, Jason Dunion '92 flies toward it

The Bates Student - Volume 137 Number 17 - March 18, 2008, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

The Two-Way Street Of Scholarship In Action, Nancy Cantor

Chancellor's Collection

I've spent the last month taking Scholarship in Action on the road during the public launch of our billion dollar fund-raising Campaign for Syracuse University. In New York City,Washington, and Los Angeles—three of our most vibrant sites for engagement—we've had the chance to highlight the remarkable work our faculty and students are doing.

Spartan Daily, March 18, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 31

Improving Student Support In Professional Placement Learning: Findings From The South West Peninsula Pilot Of A New English National Placement Quality Assurance And Enhancement Process., Gr Williamson, V Heath, L Ballantyne, L Callaghan, D Webster, C Hunter

School of Nursing and Midwifery

English stakeholder collaboration has resulted in a new quality assurance process for non-medical health and social care placement providers and higher education institutions. This study aimed to discover the impact on student support that taking part in a pilot had on participating placement areas. Using a questionnaire survey with longitudinal follow-up one year later, we found that placement staff valued the opportunity to review and improve student support practices. This was still in evidence a year later where the pilot was described as giving the opportunity to provide evidence of aspects of student support practice; communicating and changing or developing …

Poster Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Kentucky Water Awareness Month Packet, Ashley Osborne, UK Cooperative Extension Service, ENRI Task Force
• Recent Enhancements to the Kentucky Groundwater-Quality Data Search Engine, Bart Davidson and R. Stephen Fisher, KGS
• Diatom Colonization Patterns and Carbon Stable Isotopic Ratios in Developing Periphyton at Springs of Differing Geologic Origin in Land-Between-the-Lakes, Courtney Snapp and Susan Hendricks, Water Sciences Program, Murray State University
• Seasonal Changes in Stratification and Oxygen Content of a Eutrophic Lake, Wilgreen Lake, Madison County, Kentucky, Jill Hunter and Walter Borowski, Dept of Geography and Geology, EKU
• Water Pioneers Water Quality Program 2007, Stephanie Jenkins, …

March 17, 2008 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Free Press Vol. 39, No. 18, 03-17-2008, Sarah Trent

Free Press, The

Addressing retention: Looking for new solutions to an old problem - Student Government Elections ‘08 - Amnesty International on campus - College Democrats - Your student government - Perspectives - Letter from the Editor - Some food for thought: In response to "Open your mind and read" - Letters to the Editor - From the Right: What would Reagan do? - We Built This "City of Angels" - Not theater purgatory - Rainy Saturday rock 'n roll - Between friends, trade rags for riches - Campus Events - Sports - Husky hero - Getting spring fevered - Artesani's hard work …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, March 16, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2008

No abstract provided.

Competition And Collaboration, Chicago-Style, Laura A. Dummit, Lisa Sprague

National Health Policy Forum

The National Health Policy Forum sponsored a site visit to Chicago, Illinois, March 16-18, 2008 to consider how competition and collaboration have shaped Chicago?s health care market. Chicago is a study of contrasts between wealth and poverty and between large, internationally known facilities and struggling community hospitals. The stressed state of the county health system concerned all of the stakeholders and may be an impetus for increased cooperation among the haves and the have nots. No longer waiting for state health reform efforts, key players were working to shore up needed providers and develop a more equitable distribution of resources, …

Community House Cooperative: A Model For Collaboration And Building Partnerships With Community/Government Agencies, Universities And Secondary Schools, Jamie Branam Kridler, Mary R. Langenbrunner, Karen Neef, Terry Cutshaw

ETSU Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Gsu View, 2008-03-13, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

2008 Glbtiqq Symposium Schedule & Assessments, Joseph A. Santiago, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

These papers deal with the 2008 GLBTIQQ Symposium and assessment materials. The symposium ran in concurrence with the US Holocaust Museum’s traveling exhibit, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, from February 14 – March 29, 2008 at the Fine Arts Gallery on URI’s Kingston campus. 2008 Glbtiqq Symposium Schedule & Assessments; Joe Santiago; Joseph A Santiago; Andrew Winters; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26TH 7:30pm: Opening Ceremony Featured Speaker: Jason Knight, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Personal Impact, Military Consequences, Public Reactions and Repeal Efforts” (Hardge Forum Rood, Multicultural Center); THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH 11:00am: - 11:50am: Y. Gavriel Ansara, “Becoming Transfabulous: New Realities Beyond the …

March 13, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the March 13, 2008, meeting of the University Senate. 22 pages

Gsu Foundation Awards Faculty, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

“Just as our students need to learn and develop, so do our faculty,” said Joan Vaughan, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Chief Executive Officer of the Governors State University Foundation. “Faculty Development Awards fund the continued search for knowledge and the advancement of ideas.

"This year, the GSU Foundation distributed more than $27,000 to faculty members enabling them to present at conferences, further their research, and access continuing education opportunities.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 80, No. 05 (2008-03-12), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

The Hilltop 3-11-2008, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

The 'Double Feature' Of Hearsay And The Confrontation Clause, Plus Coming Attractions, Lynn Mclain

All Faculty Scholarship

Class handout outlining the interaction between the evidence rule of hearsay and the Confrontation Clause of the Constitution.

Montana Kaimin, March 11, 2008, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.