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Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2008-06-25, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

Service-Learning At Rowan University: Perceived Impact On Selected Student Participants, Dawn E. Sandas

Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the perceived impact that involvement in two service-learning courses had on participating Rowan University students during the spring semester of 2008. This study also investigated the impact of service-learning courses on the traditional classroom setting. Data were collected by means of a survey using Likert scale statements measuring related outcomes based on six components: academic, civic, developmental, social skills, leadership, and personal. Additionally, students were asked to rank those outcomes using another set of Likert scale items, comparing the service-learning experience to that of the traditional classroom setting. Overall, the data …

The Study Of Superintendent Training And Its Effects On Homebuilding Cycle Time, John Wesley Burk

Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to determine how much time would be saved in the homebuilding cycle when field superintendents received training. The study took place during the 2007 calendar year with a production homebuilder in southern Nevada. New technologies and techniques were introduced during weekly training meetings that were held at both the corporate office and construction job sites. A scheduling tool was introduced along with new procedures and policies. The superintendents were required to report daily on the tasks that had been completed. This gave the superintendent and upper management the ability to follow the home throughout the building …

June 25, 2008 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

June 25th 2008, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

Disgusted By Food: Explanatory Models Of Anorexia Among Young Taiwanese Adults, Donald E. Mclawhorn Jr.

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Anorexia as a nosological category has developed in a western context and is now being applied to people around the world. In order for researchers to know they are asking the right questions about AN as knowledge expands, it is important to understand what meanings Anorexia carries and how those meanings manifest locally. The present study to aid in that understanding by employing a mixed methods (survey and in-depth interviewing) research approach in answering the following question: In what ways are Taiwanese students' explanatory models of anorexia nervosa (AN) congruent with or different from professional understandings derived from the western …

The Role Of Lifestyle Factors In Cognitive Aging And Dementia, Tiffany F. Hughes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

It is widely accepted that cognitive abilities decline with normal aging. At the same time it is also recognized that there is variability in the magnitude and rate of decline among aging individuals. A similar phenomenon exists for dementia, where individuals with similar neuropathologic burden present with varying degrees of cognitive impairment. Of importance is determining what factors account for this variability, and whether individuals can modify these factors in order to preserve their cognitive abilities with aging or delay the onset of dementia.

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine three potentially modifiable lifestyle factors' association with age-related …

Science In The Law School Curriculum: A Snapshot Of The Legal Education Landscape, Mara Merlino, James T. Richardson, Jared Chamberlain, Victoria Springer

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Death: State Variation In Capital Punishment Policy, Cody Smith '99

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

This research uses logistic regression analysis to determine how certain variables impact state capital punishment policy. The analysis will specifically focus on the determinants of whether or not a state uses capital punishment. The results should prove to be practically useful to those that support and oppose the use of capital punishment because it can help activists determine where they should focus their efforts and resources to influence capital punishment policy.

On The Green Vol. 37 No. 35 June 20, 2008, 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.

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 42, No. 3, Summer 2008, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Remembrance and Celebration
For 28 years, Jerry Colbert ’64, the producer of the PBS holiday concerts, has honored our nation and glorified our freedom.
By Rebecca Smith ’99

Arbor Studies
It is a little-known fact that the Holy Cross campus is a registered arboretum—a collection of maintained specimen trees. Read about the history of the award-winning landscape that defines our unique campus.
By James Dempsey

Bugs and Bones
The inaugural Ardizzone awards enable pioneering faculty field work
By Rebecca Smith ’99

Syllabus: Understanding Jesus
Rev. William Reiser, S.J., professor of religious studies
By Pam Reponen

Flashback: When Houdini escaped from …

State Dominance And Political Corruption: Testing The Efficacy Of An Alternate Configuration Of Institutional-Anomie Theory Cross-Nationally, Carol L. S. Trent

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Extant assessments of Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional-anomie theory (1994) have generally supported the thesis that, in social collectives where the economy dominates, non-economic institutions (i.e. the family, education, polity) are rendered feeble, unable to exert their normative controls. The cultural values of these societies place primacy on "making it" (monetary success), while at the same time placing a much weaker emphasis on the licit means of achieving these goals. The resultant state is one of anomie, conducive to crime. Messner and Rosenfeld have extended their argument stating that it is not economic dominance per se that contributes to high crime …

Civil Society: Agent Of Change In Egypt, Ola Kubbara

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Egypt has been dominated by an authoritarian regime for decades now, which ensured its ultimate monopoly over power and government, as well as over civil society. Civil society in Egypt is a very important factor that determines the development of the process of democratization, as well as the political and social stability of the state. The role of civil society, the degree of its autonomy or its repression, reflects on all aspects of political, social and economic spheres. The lagging democracy and the augmented level of social repression and stagnation in Egypt, is due to the weakness of civil society. …

Western News, June 19, 2008, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Kalamazoo Promise findings released; Theatre students to perform at worldwide Anglican conference; Retirements, tenure and faculty promotions; On Campus with Lori Groh.

Alternate Conceptions Of Preservice Elementary Teachers: The Itakura Method, Aaron D. Isabelle, Cornelis De Groot

College of Education Faculty Publications

In this study, we determined the effectiveness of the inquiry-based Itakura method for mediating alternate conceptions of preservice elementary teachers (N = 38) in an integrated mathematics, science, and technology methods course. We investigated alternate conceptions in the expansion of solids due to heating. There was a significant increase in participants’ immediate learning gains after participating in the Itakura method. Retention data was gathered after 1, 2, and 3 months. After 3 months, retention levels dropped slightly, but not significantly. Responses revealed that the majority of the participants did not revert back to alternate conceptions after 3 months.

Connecting With Diverse Students Through Dialogue Journals, Jacqueline G. Mikkelson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this explorative study was to determine how a White, female, beginning teacher could attempt to build relationships with African American and Hispanic students in a third grade classroom. There were 5 participants: 3 female and 2 male, all of whom were from working class African American or Hispanic families. I implemented dialogue journals into my lessons so that my students and I could learn personal attributes of one another. I retained 8 dialogue journal conversations from all 5 students. Upon completion of dialogue journal implementation, students completed a written self-evaluation survey with open-ended questions pertaining to their …

The Daily Egyptian, June 19, 2008, Daily Egyptian Staff

June 2008

No abstract provided.

John Jay College Performance Goals And Targets Year-End Results: 2007-2008 Academic Year, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

Reports and Publications from John Jay College

No abstract provided.

Volume 45, Number 42: June 18, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Internet And At-Risk Behaviors, Samuel C. Mcquade Iii, Neel Sampat

Articles

In May 2007 though January 2008 fourteen Monroe County school districts in New York State participated in a major research study undertaken by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). A major portion of the study was an online survey. It was designed to:

• Measure the nature and extent of online victimization and offending experiences of K-12th grade students
• Determine types and levels of supervision and role modeling employed by parents pertaining to the use of computers and portable electronic devices by their children; and
• Obtain information from teachers about their perceptions of school-related cyber abuse and crime, along with the …

Interview With Patrick Schmidt, Professor Political Science, Patrick Schmidt

Political Science Department Oral Histories

No abstract provided.

Campus To Council: Blending The Best Of Both Worlds, George C. Wright

President Emeritus George C. Wright Speeches

No abstract provided.

The Autoethnographic Call: Current Considerations And Possible Futures, Kendall Smith-Sullivan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research examines the increase of personal narratives in the past several decades, particularly the autoethnographic approach. The project begins with a historical contextualization of personal writing and autoethnography in relation to the crisis of representation and other diverse socio-political shifts. One outcome of these cultural transitions was a proliferation of illness narratives, narrative therapy, therapeutic writing, and narrative health communication. Also included in this research are data from interviews with emerging autoethnographers and participant observation that occurred at the Third International Qualitative Inquiry Congress. The conference served as prism through which to view qualitative scholarship as a whole, as …

Narratives And Sensemaking In The New Corporate University: The Socialization Of First Year Communication Faculty, Andrew F. Herrmann

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

I examined what brand new Ph.D.s in Communication experience when they start their first, entry-level, tenure-track assistant professor position at a new university. Through the lens of scocial construction, I review vocational and organizational socialization, individual agency by newcomers, academic socialization processes, and the concept of the academic career in the current climate of university change and transformation. Then, I present the method of research, including the population and sampling method, and rationales for utilizing a narrative approach, interactive interviewing, and autoethnographic writing. After presenting the participants' narratives, I revisit both within- and between-case issues, beginning with socialization from the …

2008 Commencement Program, Richard Pimentel

Commencement Archives 2000-09

The program for the PSU Commencement ceremony on June 14, 2008.

Richard Pimentel, author, trainer, speaker, and disability rights advocate, delivered the commencement address and was awarded an honorary doctorate by PSU Interim President Michael Reardon. Tamam W. Waritu, Class of 2008, delivered the student address.

Eastern Washington University Commencement Program, 2008, Eastern Washington University

Commencement Programs

Program for Eastern Washington University's spring commencement in 2008

Keeping Up With “The China Beat”—5 Recent Developments

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

This is just a little list, for the “Frivolous Friday” feature, made up of tidbits about the site. It may have curiosity value for longtime readers, and it may serve to provide an overview of the blog to those who have just started tuning in.

1) Thanks to an off-hand remark by Don Sutton, whose insights on mourning practices appeared on this site yesterday, contributors to the blog now have an official name: China Beatniks. This has a nice ring to it and, according to Wikipedia at least, it has a special meaning for a blog that has been paying …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session June 13, 2008, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Freedom of Information Act Resolution
• Spindler Hall Lease - Ferris State Pharmacy Program
• Appointment of Provost
• Personnel Report
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Deletion of Program Concentrations
• Subway Real Estate Corporation Lease Extension

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 62, June 12, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Wsu Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Minutes, June 12-13, 2008

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on June 12-13, 2008.