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The 2010 Racial And Gender Report Card: National Basketball Association, Richard Lapchick, Christopher Kaiser, Christina Russell, Natalie Welch

Faculty Publications

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida publishes the Racial and Gender Report Card to indicate areas of improvement, stagnation, and regression in the racial and gender composition of professional and college sports personnel and to contribute to the improvement of integration in front office and college athletics department positions. Each year the National Basketball Association (NBA) has made progress in almost all categories examined for both race and gender.

The NBA continues to set the standard for the industry as the leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices. …

A Synthesis Of Research On The State Of Youth Sports, P. Brian Greenwood, Megan Bartlett, Jessica Burdick, Jane Ruseski, Brad Humphreys, Nathan Rodriquez, Caitlin Barrett, Allison Williams

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration

The economic recession that gripped the United States in 2008 and 2009 has affected countless industries and businesses, yet one affected area is not as visible as others but could have a lasting impact. Youth sports have been hit hard by cuts in funding to public schools and community organizations. Although sport in general plays a vital role in our culture, the role of youth sports in developing individuals and benefiting society is often understated and misunderstood. For every professional athlete who garners media attention due to selfishness or criminal activity, there are countless youth from inner cities and rural …

2010 Summer - Registration Guide, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

Registration Resources

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Motivations And Implications Of Participating In High School Athletics While Injured, Trevor M. Bateson

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of Undergraduate Research Fellows, August 2009 To May 2010, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report of Undergraduate Research Fellows from August 2009 to May 2010.

The Need For Effective Visual Communication: How Website Design Can Further The Success Of The Cal Poly Women’S Lacrosse Team, Bonnie J. Burtis

Journalism

This paper argues that an efficient and successfully built website is crucial to the future success of college sports websites. By focusing on the Cal Poly Women’s Lacrosse team and its website, visual communication research gives insight into what works and what does not. The fundamental and design elements examined include: text elements, site navigation, accessible links, presence of news, communication and graphics (visual design). These are the elements that promote success and efficiency. Compared to other websites built and maintained by teams in the women’s lacrosse league, Cal Poly’s lacks foundational website material. General website research proves this and …

New Members Inducted Into Winthrop's Phi Kappa Phi Chapter, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2010

• Winthrop's Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 39 juniors, seniors and graduate students in an April ceremony.
• The honor society recognizes superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.

Why Lacrosse’S Popularity Is Spreading Across The U.S.?, Rick Burton, Norm O'Relly

Sport Management - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, May 25, 2010, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The May 25, 2010, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Commencement 2010, Taylor University

Commencement

The program of the 2010 Annual Commencement of Taylor University, May 22, 2010.

2010 Commencement Program, State University Of New York College At Cortland

Commencement Programs

May commencement. Undergraduate ceremony.

New Funding Opportunities For Strengthening International Business And Business Foreign Language Programs, Steven J. Sacco

Global Business Languages

No abstract provided.

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes May 17, 2010, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Spring Commencement Program, May 8, 2010, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

Swosu One Hundred And Sixth Annual Spring Convocation, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Graduation Programs

This is the program for the SWOSU One Hundred and Sixth Annual Spring Convocation Exercises, held at the Milam Stadium on Saturday, May 8, 2010, 10:00 am. Opening Remarks were presented by President Randy L. Beutler.

2010 Spring Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on May 8.

Commencement Speaker: Clifton L. Ganus

On The Green Vol. 38 No. 24 May 7, 2010, 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.

Newscast, May 7, 2010, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

Ipulse: May 6, 2010, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Analysis Must Show Nhl The Value Of Olympic Competition, Rick Burton, Norm O'Relly

Sport Management - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

University Of Minnesota, Morris 2010 Commencement, University Relations

UMM Commencement

The University of Minnesota, Morris’s Forty-seventh Commencement Saturday, May 15, 2010 1:30 p.m., campus mall

Potential Factors That Influence Team Identification: A Desire To Be Similar Or Different?, Courtney A. Clippert

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the current study is to determine whether eliciting the need for assimilation or the need for differentiation influences individuals’ identification with a given team. Team identification is defined as a fan’s psychological connection to a team; that is, the extent to which the fan views the team as an extension of him or herself (Wann, Melnick, Russell, & Pease, 2001). It is important to understand potential factors that may motivate and potentially increase one’s identification with a particular team.

The sample consisted of 106 participants attending Western Kentucky University. The participants completed the Sport Fandom Questionnaire (SFQ) …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Commencement 2010, Sacred Heart University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Graduate and Undergraduate ceremonies held May 15-16, 2010.

2010 Baccalaureate & Graduate Commencement, Lindenwood University

Commencement Programs

Lindenwood University Commencement program.

2010 Undergraduate Commencement, Lindenwood University

Commencement Programs

Lindenwood University Commencement program.

Individual And Institutional Challenges Facing Student Athletes On U.S. College Campuses, Wycliffe Njororai Simiyu

Health & Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Student athletes face challenges of individual nature including their personal involvement in academic oriented activities, time constraints, class attendance, personal goal setting and career choices, physical and emotional fatigue, transition to college environment and academic grades, as well as external ones such as coach demands, institutional policies, discrimination; marginalization from college mainstream activities; college mission and learning environment, and eligibility demands from National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. It is prudent for college administrators to purposely create an accommodating learning environment as well as striving to integrate the student athletes into college wide activities.

Solace In St. Louis: A Case Study In Heroic Cultural Nostalgia, Amanda J. Pinney

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This thesis examines the response of American popular culture to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. By utilizing the September 17, 2001 pre-game ceremony, held at Busch Stadium as a case study example, larger generalizations are made about the role popular culture played in the days following the tragedy. In order to analyze this example, I have developed heroic cultural nostalgia, a framework that combines elements of myth, nostalgia and national identity. Heroic cultural nostalgia provides an explanation of how popular culture plays a role in crisis response. The framework highlights the role of individuals with heroic characteristics in …

The City Of Jacksonville Presents The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Heart Of Downtown Jacksonville, Make A Scene Downtown!, Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection Materials

Program for the 2010 Jacksonville Jazz Festival, May 27-30, the heart of Downtown Jacksonville with events scheduled on Main Street, at Hemming Plaza, Snyder Memorial Church, The Jacksonville Landing, Riverside Arts Market, the Florida Theatre, and the Omni Hotel.

Differences In Learning Styles And Satisfaction Between Traditional Face-To-Face And Online Web-Based Sport Management Studies Students, Ellen Jo West

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Each student has a unique learning style or individual way of perceiving, interacting, and responding to a learning environment. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the prevalence of learning styles among undergraduate Sport Management Studies (SMS) students at California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U). Learning style prevalence was determined for traditional face-to-face students and online web-based students and differences in learning style prevalence between these two groups were explored. Finally, differences in student satisfaction between program delivery methods were examined by using an online questionnaire designed by the researcher.;The population for this study included 247 Cal …