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University Of Southern Maine Advance It-Catalyst: Project Description, Samantha Langley Turnbaugh, Joyce Gibson, Andrew Anderson, Dahlia Lynn

Women ADVANCE at USM Initiative

Through the Women ADVANCE at USM Initiative (WAUI) the University is committed to creating a culture and environment for attaining and sustaining a diverse faculty population (especially women and under-represented minorities) that reflects the community it serves.

A Tree Ring Analysis Comparing Tree Rings At Two Elevations To Precipitation And Temperature To Find The Dominant Limiting Factor, At Snowbird Utah, Brian Latta, Dr. Matthew F. Bekker

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The objective of this case study is to determine which limiting factor is most dominant in controlling tree growth at Snowbird, Utah. Trees typically respond and grow to a variety of factors. Some of these factors are precipitation, temperature, competition, soil moisture, soil depth, and disturbances. The two most dominant factors found in previous studies are temperature and precipitation. This case study found that neither of these factors is the most dominant limiting factor for tree growth.

Spatial Manifestations Of Christian-Muslim Relations In Damascus And Aleppo, Syria, Joey Leavitt, Dr. Chad Emmett

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Syria’s unique geographic location places it at both the epicenter of ancient Christianity’s advent and the heart of the modern Islamic Middle East. This rich and diverse religious history is evident today in Syria’s population. Although the majority of Syrians are Muslim, a sizable minority of between 10% and 20% profess Christianity.

The 2012 Economic Impact Of The Lincoln Children’S Zoo On Lancaster County, Eric Thompson

Bureau of Business Research Publications

The Lincoln Children’s Zoo is a key cultural and recreation attraction serving the Lincoln, Nebraska area. The Zoo also brings and retains visitors and visitor spending in the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County. The Zoo attracted 183,000 visitors during 2012, including many from outside of Lancaster County. Just as importantly, the Zoo retained the recreation spending of many Lincoln families within the city.

This study estimates the annual economic impact of the Lincoln Children’s Zoo on Lancaster County during 2012. The annual economic income flows from three components 1) operations of the Zoo; 2) construction and other capital expenditures …

Volume 51, Number 8: October 09, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 9, 2013, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 141, Issue 18

“The Diffusion Of Light”: Jefferson’S Philosophy Of Education, M. Andrew Holowchak

Democracy & Education

Jefferson's republicanism—a people-first, mostly bottom-up political vision with a moral underpinning—was critically dependent on general education for the citizenry and higher education for those who would govern. This paper contains an analysis of Jefferson’s general philosophy of pedagogy by enumerating some of its most fundamental principles, applicable to both elementary and higher education.

Graduate Student Research Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

The Parthenon, October 8, 2013, Bishop Nash

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Library Services To Disabled Students In The Digital Era: Challenges For Outcome Assessment, V. O. Ekwelem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of electronic resources by disabled library users in south-east Nigeria. A survey method using interview style data collection method was deemed appropriate than administering a questionnaire. The interview was done by colleagues in the studied universities. All of the disabled student users were requested to participate in the study. Using interview style method, 194 disabled library users made up of 101 visually impaired and 93 mobility challenged provided the data. Findings showed that the only electronic resources available to visually impaired library users are taped books and online …

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 14, October 7, 2013, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

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

Student Perceptions Of Integrative Field Seminar: A Comparison Of Three Models, Helen Harris, Dennis Myers

Administrative Issues Journal

Student perceptions of 63 concentration year MSW students, grades, and faculty perceptions were examined to evaluate differences in educational outcomes and in learning experiences among a traditional classroom model, a mixed or hybrid model, and a webinar online model for delivery of integrative field seminars. No significant differences were found in the grades among the three models. Findings showed strong support for the traditional model for students in local field internships and the webinar model for students in distant site placements. Reciprocity among students and faculty was a major factor in seminar integration and effectiveness, regardless of the mode of …

An Assessment Of The Needs Of Georgian Secondary Agricultural Educators, Jason Peake, Dennis W. Duncan, Brian Parr, John Ricketts, Jennifer Williams

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

This purpose of this study was to determine the perception of secondary educators involved in Future Farmers of Georgia (FFG) schools throughout the country of Georgia concerning their needs for furthering the existing framework of agricultural education. The researchers used a modified focus group method to meet the aformentioned purpose of this study. The population for this study consisted of the high school agricultural education teachers and their administrators who were participating in the FFG Program (n=14). Qualitative data collected from the probe (first round) was used to generate a series of 46 statements. In the second round participants were …

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 7, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Education Policies Committee Annual Report – Larry Smith
• Libraries Advisory Council Report – Jennifer Duncan
• Parking Committee Report – James Nye
• Honors Program Report – Nick Morrison
• EPC Items for September 2013 – Larry Smith
• Recent proposed changes to the Honors Program - Noelle Cockett
• Code Section 406 - Task Force update on proposed revisions - Vince Wickwar
• Disposition of Unfinished Business Items - Yanghee Kim
• PRPC Section 402, Language changes for RCDE, USU Eastern and Elimination of GSS (Second Reading) - Stephen Bialkowski
• PRPC Section 402.12.7 FEC wording on what follows “decide university awards” (First Reading) - Stephen Bialkowski

Roundtable: Human Rights Philanthropy

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

Roundtable discussion of new report, “Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking.” Click download button for copy of the report.

Human Rights And Emerging Actors: Indigenous Peoples And Peasants Redefining The Issues, Curtis Kline

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

As the human rights regime has developed throughout history and especially post WWII, new actors have joined in its promotion. These actors have worked toward expanding identities having claims to human rights and how those claims can be conceptualized. This paper will look at two recent emerging identities. The first will be the identity of Indigenous Peoples and how they have redefined human rights engagement by working to create new UN human rights instruments and bodies. The redefinition of human rights issues will also be looked at in the context of the Indigenous Peoples identity. Issues such as the environment, …

I Know It's Only Rock 'N' Roll But They Like It! A Community History, Popular Music, And Public Audiences, Stefan Bielinski

Northeast Historical Archaeology

The author discusses community history, popular music, and public audiences using a multidisciplinary approach. These themes are discussed with an example from the Colonial Albany Social History Project.

State Of The University Academic Convocation, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

State Of The University (October 2013), John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

This is the transcript from the annual academic convocation where we gather to review accomplishments and focus on the new academic year.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2013-10-04, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

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

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 18 2013-10-04, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Program, 24th Annual Tampa International Gay And Lesbian Film Festival, October 4-12, 2013, Friends Of The Festival, Inc.

Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) Collection

Program for the 24th Annual Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, held between October 4-12, 2013. Includes the following sections: welcome, friends of the festival, opening night orange party information, ticket information, venue information, parking information, festival schedule at a glance, closing night party information, festival jury, and film descriptions.

Land Surface Phenologies And Seasonalities Using Cool Earthlight In Mid-Latitude Croplands, Woubet G. Alemu, G. M. Henebry

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

Phenology deals with timing of biotic phenomena and seasonality concerns temporal patterns of abiotic variables. Studies of land surface phenology (LSP) and land surface seasonality (LSS) have long been limited to visible to near infrared (VNIR) wavelengths, despite degradation by atmospheric effects and solar illumination constraints. Enhanced land surface parameters derived from passive microwave data enable improved temporal monitoring of agricultural land surface dynamics compared to the vegetation index data available from VNIR data. LSPs and LSSs in grain growing regions of the Volga River Basin of Russia and the spring wheat belts of the USA and Canada were characterized …

Disjointed Cosmopolitanism: Climate Change And Lived Experience In Portland, Oregon, Stephen Wayne Flinn

Dissertations and Theses

Climate change has emerged as one of the most significant issues facing the world. This research endeavored to uncover and describe the lived experience of Portland, Oregon residents in relation to the substantive issue of climate change. The specific purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of the ways that Portland residents conceive of and communicate about climate change. Utilizing semi-structured phenomenological interviews, particular attention was paid to the culture of Portland residents, their lived experience and how the issue of climate change manifests itself in their everyday experiences. In addition, this particular phenomenological inquiry incorporated elements …

Effects Of Runoff Sensitivity And Catchment Characteristics On Regional Actual Evapotranspiration Trends In The Conterminous Us, Il-Won Jung, Heejun Chang, John Risley

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

An understanding of the role of hydro-climatic and geographic regimes on regional actual evapotranspiration (AET) change is essential to improving our knowledge on predicting water availability in a changing climate. This study investigates the relationship between AET change for a 60 year period (1951–2010) and the runoff sensitivity in 255 undisturbed catchments over the US. The runoff sensitivity to climate change is simply defined as the relative magnitude between runoff and precipitation changes with time. Runoff sensitivity can readily explain the conflicting directions of AET changes under similar precipitation change. Under increasing precipitation, AET decreases when runoff is increasing more …

Ce Téléphone Rouge Qui Nous Relie Désormais À Dieu. Sécularisation Et Définition De La Rencontre Avec L’Au-Delà Revue Et Corrigée Chez Les Catholiques En France Et En Irlande Ultramoderne, Jean-Christophe Penet

Journal of Franco-Irish Studies

No abstract provided.

Brendan Behan’S France. Encounters In Saint-Germain-Des-Prés., Jean-Philippe Hentz

Journal of Franco-Irish Studies

No abstract provided.

Crisis, Hope, And The Life Of Poetry, Catherine Gander

Ruke Blog

No abstract provided.

The Alestle - Vol. 66 No. 8 - 10/03/2013, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 66 No. 8

Meditation: Should A Cardiologist Care?, Stephen Olex, Andrew B. Newberg, Md, Vincent M. Figueredo, M.D.

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Meditation refers to a family of practices that may share many similarities, but can have differences in underlying methods and goals. Religious and spiritual associations are common but are not requisite for meditation practice and it should be recognized that the basis of many if not all practices is the training of the brain and body, a process that appears to have profound effects on both structure and function. In recent decades there has been interest regarding the effects of these ancient practices on the cardiovascular system, as meditation has intuitive appeal for benefit in this area. Though there is …