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2014 Strategic Enrollment Plan, Eastern Illinois University

Criterion 1 Documents

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Turning The Tide, Michael Sharp

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Tens of millions of sharks each year suffer excruciating deaths to supply the global demand for shark fin soup. Consumers, governments, and corporations are generating momentum to end this ecologically devastating practice.

Uni Grad Student News, V9n3, January 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- Upcoming Events
-- Graduate Student Profile: Jamie Minnaert-Grote
-- Graduate Faculty Profile: Dr. Rebecca Burkhardt
-- Graduate Alumni Profile: Ashlea Ahrenholtz
-- 7th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Fast Approaching
-- Current and Former Education Graduate Students Collaborate with Faculty on Publications and Presentations
-- Graduate Students Accepted for "20th TESOL Arabia Conference"
-- Thesis and Dissertation Spring Deadlines
-- Academic Learning Center Services for Graduate Students
-- Graduate College Staff and Contact Information

2014 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Uno Office Of Academic Affairs

Community Engagement Award Applications

Program Purpose: The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. The Honor Roll is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s strategic commitment to engage millions of college students in service and celebrate the critical role of higher education in strengthening communities. The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge is a parallel national initiative that was launched in 2011, based on recommendations from President Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Administered by The White House …

Sla P-16 Initiative, Volume 4, Issue 2, Spring 2014, University Of Nebraska Omaha, Service Learning Academy

SLA Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Retrospective, 2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries

Retrospective

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Child Abuse Reporting Policies In A Substance Abuse Treatment Hospital, Helene Photias

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of aging in place between seniors living in residential homes in the community and seniors residing in independent living senior communities. A cross-sectional, quantitative research design and simple random sampling (SRS) strategy was used for this study. Results: 458 responded to a researcher developed likert scale survey. The sample was generally Caucasian/White (n=408, 89.1%), evenly divided between males (n=227, 49.6%) and females (n=224, 48.9%), and between the age of 65 to 74 (n=259, 56.6%). A significant difference was found between those living alone in a residential home and those living …

Improving Efficacy In And Across The Intermediate Care Area (Ica) Team, Jennifer O'Neil Bsn, Rn, Emma Branca Bsn, Rn

Posters

PURPOSE •Improve staff efficacy through improved communication, management of daily workflow and allocation of work assignments •Better meet patient needs •Promote patient safety •Improve patient and staff satisfaction

Nontraditional Reentry Women In Community College, Mary E. Miles

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study explores the experiences of ten nontraditional women who reenter a community college after a prolonged departure. Experiences are examined through the lens of Tinto’s Theory of Institutional Departure, as well as Deci and Ryan’s Self Determination Theory. While there is strong desire for educational attainment, early college experiences lack the focus of a defined educational goal and institutional knowledge about basic services. Return to community college results not only from changes in the life course, but a strong commitment to the goal attainment of a college degree. Current college experiences are positive with regard to both academic …

Black Gold And The Dark Underside Of Its Development On Human Service Delivery, Kenneth Flanagan, Thomasine Heitkamp, Randall C. Nedegaard, Dheeshana S. Jayasundara

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This paper examines perceptions of human service workers regarding their employment experiences and adaptations in oil-impacted rural communities in the Upper Missouri Valley of North Dakota. This study is part of larger pilot project designed to better inform health and human service professionals and elected officials about the nature of human service delivery systems in boomtowns. Qualitative methodologies were employed to analyze information gathered by interviews conducted with 40 human service workers. Both individual interviews and focus groups were conducted. Study findings indicate that the impact of oil on the human service network is complicated. Human service workers in the …

Book Review: Daughters And Granddaughters Of Farmworkers: Emerging From The Long Shadow Of Farm Labor, Jaclyn Adrian

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Daughters and Granddaughters of Farmworkers: Emerging from the Long Shadow of Farm Labor Barbara Wells 2013 New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press 220 pages Paperback: $25.16 ISBN-13: 978-0813562858

Makayla, Shawn Fawson

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Poem.

Contemporary Rural Social Work - 2014 (Volume 6, Number 1)

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Contemporary Rural Social Work - Fall 2014 (Volume 6, Number 1)

Full issue

"Student Collective" Yearbook 2013-2014, George Fox University Archives

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Football Game Program 3 2014, George Fox University Archives

Football

Football Game Program 3 2014

Football Game Program 4 2014, George Fox University Archives

Football

Football Game Program 4 2014

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper, October 29, 2014, George Fox University Archives

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of George Fox University.

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper, December 8, 2014, George Fox University Archives

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of George Fox University.

The Big Shift: How Vcu Libraries Moved 1.5 Million Volumes To Prepare For The Construction Of A New Library, Ibironke Lawal, Patricia Selinger, Barbara Anderson

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Abstract

Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries (VCUL) has been faced with serious space problems for more than a decade. Initiatives to correct this include the digital shift. VCUL’s new policy stipulates that journal subscriptions should be electronic only, wherever available. Where publishers offer both print and online for the same price, the library donates the print instead of keeping them on the shelves. Replacing print series with the electronic version as they become available is another ongoing practice. Added to these is moving infrequently used or superseded materials to storage as a continuous activity. All these were short‐lived measures until now. …

A Multi-Site, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Clinical Trial To Evaluate The Efficacy Of Buspirone As A Relapse-Prevention Treatment For Cocaine Dependence, Theresa M. Winhusen, Frankie Kropp, Robert Lindblad, Antoine Douaihy, Louise Haynes, Candace Hodgkins, Karen G. Chartier

Social Work Publications

Objective—To evaluate the potential efficacy of buspirone as a relapse-prevention treatment for cocaine dependence.

Method—A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 16-week pilot trial conducted at six clinical sites between August 2012 and June 2013. Adult crack cocaine users meeting DSM-IVTR criteria for current cocaine dependence scheduled to be in inpatient/residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for 12–19 days when randomized, and planning to enroll in local outpatient treatment through the end of the active treatment phase were randomized to buspirone titrated to 60 mg/day (n=35) or to placebo (n=27). All participants received psychosocial treatment as usually provided by the SUD treatment programs …

Parental Strain, Mental Health Problems, And Parenting Practices: A Longitudinal Study, Alicia Borre, Wendy L. Kliewer

Psychology Publications

Although poor parenting practices place youth living in under resourced communities at heightened risk for adjustment difficulties, less is known about what influences parenting practices in those communities. The present study examines prospective linkages between three latent constructs: parental strain, mental health problems and parenting practices. Parental victimization by community violence and life stressors were indicative of parental strain; depressive, anxious, and hostile symptoms were indicators of parental mental health; and parental knowledge of their child’s activities and child disclosure were indicators of parenting practices. Interviews were conducted annually for 3 waves with 316 female caregivers (92% African American) parenting …

Practice Patterns Of Equine Assisted Psychotherapists, Haley Gresham

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

Modeled after Doherty & Simmons’ (1996) study on the practice patterns of marriage and family therapists, this project explored similar questions about equine assisted/facilitated psychotherapists who are members of two main certification organizations, EAGALA and PATH Intl. An Internet survey distributed to equine assisted/facilitated practitioners across the country explored demographic information of the clinician, their clients, and their typical work setting. Equine assisted/facilitated psychotherapy is a growing field and gaining an understanding of the current position of the field allows for growth in areas that are currently underdeveloped within this sector of the mental health field.

Disseminating An Evidence-Based Course To Teach Self-Management Of Auditory Hallucinations, M Buffum, Robin Buccheri, L Trygstad, G Dowling

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

This multi-site project extended course dissemination of the 10-session Behavioral Management of Auditory Hallucinations Course to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health outpatient settings. The VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) model and Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovations served as the theoretical framework. The course was taught to mental health professionals using teleconferencing, electronic media, and monthly conference calls across 24 VA mental health outpatient sites. Twenty course leaders provided feedback. One hundred percent reported being better able to communicate with patients about their voices and 96% reported improved understanding of the voice-hearing experience. Thirty-three course participants …

Trauma And Violence Exposure Among Asian American And Pacific Islander Children, Dhara Thakar Meghani, Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Asian American Psychological Association

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Differences Between Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders: Rural Social Work Implications For Prevention, Assessment And Treatment, Susan M. Ryan, George S. Leibowitz, Jeanne M. Nauheimer, Paul Force-Emery Mackie

Social Work Department Publications

This literature review examined nine quantitative research studies published between 1992-2013 that compared children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to identify: (a) the differences between these children (e.g., intellectual, behavioral); and (b) the diagnostic tools that may be used to distinguish between them, thereby providing a differential diagnosis. Special focus was placed on rural treatment implications. These studies revealed differences between the intellectual, executive functioning, adaptive behavior, motor, and behavioral skills of children with FASD and ADHD. This review identified neurodevelopmental assessments used in these nine research studies that appear to support learning …

Fact Book 2014-15, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Beyond The Big House: Making The Transition To Life After Prison, Kelsey Brewster, Paula Sorrentino, Mina Hailemariam

VA Engage Journal

As the cost of imprisonment climbs, overcrowding in correctional facilities proves to be a major concern. The Virginia Department of Corrections spends an average of $24,380 per inmate annually (VADOC, 2013). The burden of recidivism puts strain on the state budget due to the steady increase in inmate population. Without proper resources and support, released inmates will likely face health, financial, and social barriers, forcing many to revert back to criminal behavior. There is ample evidence to suggest pre- and post-release programs can reduce criminal behavior and aid offenders in their transition back into society. This article summarizes the current …

Spontaneous/Radical Remission Of Cancer: Transpersonal Results From A Grounded Theory Study, Kelly A. Turner

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This grounded theory study aimed to collect hypotheses for spontaneous or radical remission (RR) of cancer, which is a remission that occurs without medical treatment, or with medical treatment considered inadequate to produce the remission. Interviews were conducted with 20 RR survivors and 50 non-conventional healers from 11 countries. Results showed that three underlying beliefs emerged: 1. Cancer thrives under certain conditions; 2. Illness represents blockage; and 3. A body-mind-spirit interaction exists. Six factors believed to be possible causes of RR also emerged: 1. Diet change; 2. Deepening spirituality; 3. Increasing happiness; 4. Releasing suppressed emotions; 5. Taking supplements; and …

Transpersonal Healing: Assessing The Evidence From Laboratory And Clinical Trials, Marilyn Schlitz

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Transpersonal or distant healing intention (DHI) is one of the most commonly used forms of complementary and alternative healing. While it is popular, its efficacy is uncertain and the mechanism of action unclear. This article provides an overview of both the laboratory research and clinical trials of DHI, summarizing the state of the field. There appears to be support, based on controlled laboratory studies, for a transpersonal dimension to DHI. Results of randomized, controlled clinical trials are more equivocal. While results do not offer clear evidence to support DHI as an evidence-based modality, this provocative field reveals important epistemological and …

Dispatches From Grant - Fall 2014 - Volume 2 Issue 4, Ulysses S. Grant Association

“Dispatches from Grant” Newsletter

In this issue:

• Editing Grant's Memoirsby John F. Marszalek
• Grant in Mississippi by John F. Marszalek
• New Face at the Grant Library by Meg Henderson
• A Ball, a Beard, and a Bulldog by Meg Henderson
• Restoring Grant's Detroit Home by Meg Henderson
• In Brief: News from USGPL
• The Canadian Connection by Keith Cross
• Student Workers at the Grant Library and CPRC by Bailey Powell
• Board Member Profile: Interview with Edna Greene Medford by Meg Henderson
• The Organizations Behind USGA's Publications by John Marszalek