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The Collegian (2009-10-05), Julianna Sosa

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 62, No. 7

October 5, 2009 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Portraits Of Online Teaching And Learning: The Experiences Of An Instructor And Six Graduate Students In A Course Entitled Educating Students With Autism, Sarah R. Semon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the last decade (1999-2009) Florida's Bureau of Exceptional Education Student Services, in partnership with Institutions of Higher Education created the Florida Virtual ESE program to develop and deliver online professional development courses. The state also provided tuition support for teachers to participate in online professional development coursework to earn credentials necessary to be considered Highly Qualified. Online course delivery is thought to be a cost-effective approach to the provision of professional development for in-service teachers. However, there is a need to examine what it takes to create meaningful online learning experiences that facilitate the goals and objectives particular to …

Ken Haug '79 Chosen As 2009-10 Latterell Visiting Alumnus, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The professor of chemistry at Lafayette College will visit formally and informally with faculty and students on Monday, October 26, and provide a public presentation in the evening.

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 5, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty Senate Calendar Revision – FEC Reporting date
• Faculty Forum November 2, 2009 Eccles Conference Center 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
• EPC Annual Report
• Honors Program Report
• Libraries Advisory Council
• Parking Committee Report
• EPC Items

Reexamine Structures And Relative Stability Of Medium-Sized Silicon Clusters: Low-Lying Endohedral Fullerene-Like Clusters Si30-Si38, Soohaeng Yoo, Nan Shao, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

We report improved results of lowest-lying silicon clusters Si₃₁–Si₃₈. A large population of low-energy clusters are collected from previous searches by several research groups and the binding energies of these clusters are computed using density-functional theory (DFT) methods. Best candidates (isomers with high binding energies) are identified from the screening calculations. Additional constrained search is then performed for the best candidates using the basin-hopping method combined with DFT geometry optimization. The obtained low-lying clusters are classified according to binding energies computed using either the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) functional or the Becke exchange and Lee–Yang–Parr correlation (BLYP) functional. …

Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 6, 2009 – October 4, 2009, Margaret N. Rees

Anti-littering Programs

• The team showcased their clean up efforts to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
• Work continued on the development of an adopt-a-block/parcel program to address the litter and desert dumping problems that exist in the urban-public land interfaces throughout Clark County.
• The team has sent a representative to serve on the City of Las Vegas Keep America Beautiful task force.
• The team began collaboration with the Howard Hughes Corporation on a desert clean up.
• The recycling feasibility report was presented and approved by the SNAP board.
• The team made substantial progress on the completion of a strategic plan.
• A working …

2009 Student Center For Science Engagement First Research Symposium, Student Center For Science Engagement

Student Center for Science Engagement Research Symposium

Featuring Student Presentations in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, and Physics

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2009-10-02, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

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

Mass Transfer Variations In Ux Monocerotis: Eight Years Of Automated Photometric Monitoring, Edward C. Olson, Gregory W. Henry, Paul B. Etzel

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We analyze eight years (1999–2007) of automated photometric observations of the active Algol binary UX Monocerotis to search for mass transfer bursts similar to those seen in U Cephei. The largest photometric anomaly is the mean gainer luminosity difference between the stream-impact hemisphere and the opposite hemisphere. We find an updated Wilson–Devinney solution for earlier six-color observations. The UX Mon donor star fills its Roche lobe and the gainer nearly fills its rotational lobe. Instead of isolated bursts of the U Cep type, we found nearly continuous brightness fluctuations likely produced by variable mass transfer. We discuss implications for mass …

(Re-) Discovering Lost Web Pages, Martin Klein, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from a Mathematics & Computer Science Seminar at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2, 2009. Also available on Slideshare.

Michael Mckenna V. City Of Philadelphia

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Reporter - October 2nd 2009, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Electronic Transport Properties Of A Tilted Graphene P-N Junction, Tony Low, Joerg Appenzeller

Birck and NCN Publications

Spatial manipulation of current flow in graphene could be achieved through the use of a tilted p-n junction. We show through numerical simulation that a pseudo-Hall effect (i.e., nonequilibrium charge and current density accumulating along one of the sides of a graphene ribbon) can be observed under these conditions. The tilt angle and the p-n transition length are two key parameters in tuning the strength of this effect. This phenomenon can be explained using classical trajectory via ray analysis, and is therefore relatively robust against disorder. Lastly, we propose and simulate a three terminal device that allows direct experimental access …

Agenda, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board Meeting, October 2, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board

Campus Board Agendas, Minutes, and Supporting Documents

The agenda for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus Board meeting held on October 2, 2009.

Campus Report, Vol. 37, No. 2, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

Changes are on the horizon for health benefits; a program on faith and life wins a national award; working groups have assembled to build the new common academic program; a faculty member earns acclaim in his native Ethiopia; and campus sustainability programs are meeting with success. Plus, Take a Break with Meghann Heft.

Section 3: Business, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

No abstract provided.

Section 2: Justice Sotomayor The Supreme Court, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

No abstract provided.

Campus Board Meeting : 2009 : 10 : 02 : Supporting Documents, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Campus Board Supporting Documents

No abstract provided.

October 1-2, 2009 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular/Special Sessions, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular/Special Sessions of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, October 1-2, 2009.

The Effects Of Professional Development Efforts On Educator Beliefs And Perceptions Of Competency Within A School-Based Response To Intervention Model, Joshua Nadeau

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify and understand relationships between educators' perceived skills, observed practices, and stated beliefs - as well as the impact of evidence-based professional development upon those relationships - during the first year of ongoing school-based implementation for Florida's Statewide Problem- Solving/Response to Intervention (PS/RtI) Project. The PS/RtI model is conceptualized as providing a data-based template to drive student service delivery decisions; as providing a tiered framework of assessment and evaluation to maximize efficiency of allocated school funds; and as defining the determination of eligibility for special education services to be based solely upon a …

Minutes Of Graduate College Curriculum Committee, October 2, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Brief Of Eleven Law Professors And Aarp As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent, Bilski V. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010) (No. 08-964), Joshua Sarnoff, Lori Andrews, Andrew Chin, Ralph Clifford, Christine Farley, Sean Flynn, Debra Greenfield, Peter Jaszi, Charles Mcmanis, Lateef Mtima, Malla Pollack

Amicus Briefs & Court Filings

This is the brief filed by Joshua Sarnoff and Barbara Jones on behalf of various law professors and AARP in the Bilski v. Kappos case, discussing constitutional limits to the Patent power.

Volume Cxxvii, Number 3, October 2, 2009, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

How (Not) To Think Like A Punisher, Alice G. Ristroph

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article examines the several and sometimes contradictory accounts of sentencing in proposed revisions to the Model Penal Code. At times, sentencing appears to be an art, dependent upon practical wisdom; in other instances, sentencing seems more of a science, dependent upon close analysis of empirical data. I argue that the new Code provisions are at their best when they acknowledge the legal and political complexities of sentencing, and at their worst when they invoke the rhetoric of desert. When the Code focuses on the sentencing process in political context, it offers opportunities to deploy both practical wisdom and empirical …

10-2009 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2009.

Fire On The Landscape: Current Policies And A Changing Climate Lead Toward Higher Costs, More Severe Wildfire, Christopher Dicus

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Challenges To Educating The Next Generation Of Wildland Fire Professionals In The United States, Leda N. Kobziar, Monique E. Rocca, Christopher Dicus, Chad Hoffman, Neil Sugihara, Andrea E. Thode, J. Morgan Varner, Penelope Morgan

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

Over the last 20 years, the duties of US fire professionals have become more complex and risk laden because of fuel load accumulation, climate change, and the increasing wildland-urban interface. Incorporation of fire use and ecological principles into fire management policies has further expanded the range of expertise and knowledge required of fire professionals. The educational and training systems that produce these professionals, however, have been slow to organize an updated and coordinated approach to preparing future practitioners. Consequently, aspiring fire professionals face numerous challenges related to scheduling conflicts, limited higher education programs in fire science, lack of coordination between …

Alumnni In The News: Summer & Fall 2009

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Fall 2009 Fact Book, Office Of Institutional Planning & Analysis

Office of Institutional Research

The Fact Book is an annual comprehensive publication of historical trend data on admissions, enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty/staff data, and financial aid.