Digital Commons Network^™

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 43, No. 3, Summer 2009, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

A Valedictorian’s New Address
In 2003, Jon Favreau spoke to an audience of hundreds on Fitton Field. Today, as chief speechwriter in the White House, his words reach billions.
By John Marchese

How the Economic Crisis Affects Holy Cross
In this special report, we asked Holy Cross experts to shed light on the real-time impact of today’s financial challenges on admissions, financial aid, the endowment and operations.
By James O’Neil ’85

Syllabus: Abnormal Psychology
Amy Wolfson, professor, and Jumi Hayaki, assistant professor
By Pam Reponen

Flashback: Another Time, Another Commencement
An exalted visitor brought cheer to Worcester’s Irish Catholics during …

June 17, 2009 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

We Are…Marshall, June 12, 2009, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

20090610: Academic Affairs, 1953-2008, Academic Affairs

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of Academic Affairs at Marshall University from 1953-2008. Items were received in 2010 and include notable materials from or about the department's organizational records during the assigned period. This inventory was created at an earlier date and contains outdated "location" information. Materials within this specific collection include Faculty Development Committee; Biotechnology Development Center Information; NCA Institutional Annual Reports; Academic Advising Staff Policies; other university policies that could fall under HR; folders with titles featuring VARIOUS majors. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Does Sorting Make A Difference In The Sat’S Prediction Of Course Grades And Cumulative Gpa At Macalester College?, Yuen Ting Liu

Economics Honors Projects

This paper estimates the predictive power of the SAT for college success. Most studies use GPA as a proxy for college success, but GPA is subject to differing grading standards across instructors and departments. Using individual course grades of Macalester College students from 1996 to 2005, this paper uses fixed effects to control for students sorting themselves into particular departments and courses. After controlling for sorting by major, a general trend emerges: the Math SAT is more predictive for science and math-related social science majors while the Verbal SAT is more predictive for language majors. After controlling for sorting by …

Research Methods & Applications, Nancy J. Busch, Joan Giesecke

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Expectations and outcomes
Purpose: This workshop is an introductory / intermediate look at research methods, practices and strategies. Participants will learn tools and techniques for turning interesting questions into researchable topics.
Learning Objectives: 1)To build knowledge and skills in identifying a good research project. 2)To conceptualize a realistic research project that is likely to be completed and published.

The "Document" (at right) is a pdf version of the PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint slides are attached below as an "Additional file."

Second Reaction: Standing Alone, Brian Fultz

First Opinions, Second Reactions

No abstract provided.

Korean Collection Consortium Of North America, Hyokyoung Yi

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 2009, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 2009 Events of Commencement

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Significance of the Academic Regalia

5 | The Good Samaritan

6 | The Speakers

13 | The University Honorees

19 | The School Honorees

30 | The Program

• School of Medicine, 31
• School of Pharmacy, 46
• School of Dentistry, 51
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 63
• School of Nursing, 71
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 78
• School of Allied Health Professions, 86
• School of Public Health, 95

Math Department Newsletter, 2009, University Of Dayton. Department Of Mathematics

Department of Mathematics Newsletters

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 40.5: June, 2009, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Virginia’S Steward: A Re-Examination Of The Life And Work Of Thornton Stringfellow 1788-1869, Justin Stowe

Masters Theses

Historians have done a tremendous job at their inquiries into biblical proslavery ideology, even though their focus is primarily on the apologists’ arguments in regard to slavery. These historians gave the scholarly world a clear understanding of how and why men defended slavery, but they only focus on their proslavery thought, which creates an incomplete picture of the apologist.

This work focuses on a minister named Thornton Stringfellow who lived in Culpeper, Virginia during the nineteenth century, in the tumultuous time leading up to the American Civil War. By examining Stringfellow’s personal background, the historical events that took place during …

2009 Commencement Program, Whittier College

Commencement Programs

Whittier College's One Hundred Sixth Commencement, May 22, 2009

Commencement Address: Mrs. Edelman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund

91st Commencement Address: "Not For Profit: Liberal Education And Democratic Citizenship", Martha Nussbaum

Commencement Addresses

Martha Nussbaum speaks to the graduates about the role of liberal education in producing democratic citizens, the sort of citizen who can keep democracy alive and realize its promise and asks "what does a liberal education that contains a substantial component from the humanities and the arts contribute to the health of democracy?"

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Don't Ask Yourself What The World Needs, Noah Silverman '04

Baccalaureate Addresses

Life’s biggest challenge is finding out what you’re really passionate about, and in that endeavor we truly are all equals and all sisters and brothers. So may you find the strength, and the wisdom and the grace to find out what makes you come alive and go and do that. Because the world needs you to come alive.

Commencement 2009

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2009 Ursinus College Commencement Program, Ursinus College

Ursinus College Commencement Programs

This Ursinus College Commencement program from 2009 contains the list of speakers and order of events for the day.

Sr-08-09-39 Cc, Marshall University

Recommendations

No abstract provided.

Gay Parenthood And The Revolution Of The Modern Family: An Examination Of The Unique Barriers Confronting Gay Adoptive Parents, Nicholas Arntsen

Honors Scholar Theses

Abstract: In recent decades, the structure of the American family has been revolutionized to incorporate families of diverse and unconventional compositions. Gay and lesbian couples have undoubtedly played a crucial role in this revolution by establishing families through the tool of adoption. Eleven adoptive parents from the state of Connecticut were interviewed to better conceptualize the unique barriers gay couples encounter in the process adoption. Both the scholarly research and the interview data illustrate that although gay couples face enormous legal barriers, the majority of their hardship comes through social interactions. As a result, the cultural myths and legal restrictions …

"They Will Invent What They Need To Survive": Narrating Trauma In Contemporary Ethnic American Women's Fiction, Kara E. Jacobi

Open Access Dissertations

"'They Will Invent What They Need to Survive': Narrating Trauma in Contemporary Ethnic American Women's Fiction" analyzes novels by Octavia Butler, Phyllis Alesia Perry, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan, Alice Walker, and Julia Alvarez through the lens of contemporary theories of trauma, tracing the ways in which survivors struggle to construct narratives that contain and make sense of their experiences. Many of the major theorists of trauma studies emphasize the impossibility of re-capturing traumatic events through creating narratives even while recognizing that the survivor's need to tell her story persists. In my project, however, I explore the ways in which the …

Spring Commencement Program, May 9, 2009, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

An Exploratory Analysis Of The Psychological Dimensions Of Airline Security And Correlates Of Perceived Terrorism Threats: A Study Of Active American Airlines Pilots., Paul Martin Borowsky

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attack resulted in a myriad of new policies designed to enhance aviation security. These policies ostensibly considered the origins of the exact threat facing the United States. Missing, however, were the inputs from rank and file pilots of the airlines that policy makers were attempting to protect. This exploratory study distributed a 50-question survey designed to measure pilot perceptions of security risk and threats. Univariate descriptives were used to examine the extent to which sample data approximated the population of interest. Factor and reliability analysis were used to document the multidimensionality of the constructs and …

New Leader For Marianist Universities

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Stony Brook Press, V. 30, N. 14, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 30, n. 14, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

May 6, 2009, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Distinguished Professors

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Editor's Note

Macalester Civic Forum

No abstract provided.

The Problem With Eating Money: Remittances And Development Within Senegal's Muridiyya, Rebecca F. Sheff

Political Science Honors Projects

Contemporary development theory is poorly equipped to understand remittance-based development occurring in transnational spaces that partially escape the control of the state. An extended case study of the Muridiyya, a Sufi brotherhood in Senegal, reveals how collective remittances from Mouride transmigrants become tools for community-level development when channeled through transnational religious associations. I argue that remittance-based development projects transform the political, economic, and social contexts in which they are embedded, including the relationship between the Muridiyya and the state. Development theory must be reconceptualized to account for how remittance-based development defies conventional understandings of the scales of economic and social …

Faculty Newsnotes 2009 No. 410, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.