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A New Model To Explore Non-Profit Social Media Use For Advocacy And Civic Engagement, David Chapman, Katrina Miller-Stevens, John C. Morris, Brendan O'Hallarn

School of Public Service Faculty Publications

Non-profit organizations are actively using social media platforms as a way to deliver information to end users, yet little is known of the internal processes these organizations follow to implement this tool. We present a case study of one non-profit organization, Blue Star Families, Inc., that is actively engaged in advocacy and civic engagement. We offer a new model to explore non-profit organizations' use of social media platforms by building on previous models and frameworks developed to explore the use of social media in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Kss 5215 : Legal Aspects Of Sport, Kinesiology And Sports Studies

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Scholarly Thrusts In The Journal Of Sport Management: Citation Analysis, Amy Chan Hyung Kim, Packianathan Chelladurai, Yu Kyoum Kim

Global Sport Business Journal

To provide objective evidence for continued discussion of the body of knowledge in the field of sport management, this study reconstructed the knowledge structure through bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Sport Management (JSM) articles between 1997 and 2012. To be specific, this study employed citation analyses of articles published in the JSM to disclose the central themes, concepts, and methodologies. The results revealed that while the quantitative methods were prevalent during the entire period, structural equation modeling and qualitative methods emerged as new investigative methods in the later period (2004-2012). Content wise, articles in sport marketing were more cited …

Overrating Bruins, Underrating Badgers: Media, Bias, And College Basketball, Daniel N. Hawkins, Andrew M. Linder, Ryan Larson, Jonathan B. Santo

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Why are some teams perennial darlings of sports journalists while other talented squads get overlooked? Each week during the NCAA basketball season, the Associated Press releases a ranked poll of the top 25 teams. By comparing the preseason and postseason rankings, we construct a measure of how much sports journalists who respond to the poll overrate (or underrate) college teams relative to their actual performance. Using this metric for the 115 NCAA schools that have appeared at least once in the opening or final AP poll in the last 25 years, we examine a range of institutional characteristics that may …

Religiosity, Spirituality, And Quality Of Life Among Selected University Students, Abby Austin Kreitlow

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Objective: College marks a time of transition and self-exploration. Quality of life can be enhanced or diminished throughout this experience. The objective of this study was to identify the level of religiosity, spirituality and quality of life and identify if there was a relationship between a person's level of religiosity and spirituality and quality of life.

Participants and Methods: The sample group, consisting of 548 Midwestern university undergraduate students, completed the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (SWBS) and the Ontological Wellbeing Scale (OWBS) in the spring semester of 2015.

Results: Findings indicate that Midwestern university students have a moderate sense of spiritual …

Feeding Two Birds With One Scone? The Relationship Between Teaching And Research For Graduate Students Across The Disciplines, Joanna Gilmore, David M.G. Lewis, Michelle Maher, David F. Feldon, Briana E. Timmerman

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

We surveyed over 300 graduate students at a Southeastern research university to increase our understanding of their perceptions of (a) the connection between teaching and research, (b) the means by which integration occurs, and (c) the extent to which teaching and research contribute to a shared skill set that is of value in both contexts. We also examined differences across disciplines in the perception of this teaching-research nexus. Overall, findings indicate that graduate students perceive important relationships between teaching and research, and they point toward opportunities for administrators to promote teaching and research integration.

Spring Commencement, April 26, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

2014-15 Georgia Southern University Basketball Roster, Georgia Southern University

Men's Basketball Records

• 2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Ipulse Policies And Style Guide, Stefanie Powers

Lynn University Digital Press Books

This multi-touch book manual provides an overview of newsroom policies and procedures, and additionally offers a comprehensive summary of specific writing and broadcast guidelines. The iPulse staff is expected to be familiar with and comply with all provisions of the document as students that produce and publish iPulse, television and radio news stories, and related advertising content. The multi-touch book will be used by students enrolled Applied Media and Advanced Multimedia Journalism, which are required core courses for all students in the College of International Communication. Courses: COM 310 and COM 314

Lynn - 2015 Annual Edition, Lynn University

Lynn Magazine / LYNN

Main Stories:

• College reimagined
• A sanctuary for all
• Perpers help Lynn stay focused on the future

What If The Ncaa Was A State Actor? Here, There, And Beyond, Terri Peretti

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fixing Enforcement And Due Process Will Not Fix What Is Wrong With The Ncaa, Donna A. Lopiano

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

2015 Baseball Media Guide, University Of South Florida. Athletic Communications Office, Lindsey Morrison, Tom Zebold

Baseball Media Guides

The media guide for the University of South Florida's (USF) 2015 men's baseball season. Included are sections on the roster and schedule for the season, coaches and staff, player biographies, a 2014 season review, program records, program history, and USF Athletics media information. The Bulls finished the season with a 34-26-1 record.

Undergraduate Catalog

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Support Networks During The Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Experience, Stephanie M. Mazerolle, Stephanie Clines, Christianne M. Eason, William A. Pitney

Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Publications

Context: The graduate-assistant position can be a highly influential experience because it is often the first time novice athletic trainers (ATs) are practicing autonomously.

Objective: To gain an understanding of how graduate-assistant ATs (GAATs) perceive professional socialization and mentorship during their assistantships.

Design: Semistructured phone interviews. Setting: Graduate-assistant ATs in various clinical settings.

Patients or Other Participants: Twenty-five GAATs (20 women, 5 men) studying in 1 of 3 academic tracks (postprofessional athletic training = 8, athletic training-based curriculum = 11, non-athletic training-based curriculum = 6). Median age was 24 years.

Data Collection and Analysis: Phone interviews were digitally recorded and …

Street Fights: Corporate Social Responsibility And A Dragway's Attempt To Reduce Illegal Street Racing, Amanda E. Greene, Andy Dotterweich, Gary Lhotsky, Jason Davis

ETSU Faculty Works

This study sought to explore a professional sport venue’s use of Corporate social responsibility (CSR) to promote positive social change, by addressing illegal street racing, through events designed for community participation. This study specifically looked at public dragracing events, titled “Street Fights,” held at a professional dragway. The purpose of this study was to 1) examine drivers’ awareness of the event’s social responsibility initiatives with Street Fight events and 2) determine if these initiatives are promoting behavioral changes in drivers. Drivers at Street Fight events were surveyed (n=77, 60% response rate) on their levels of awareness of the venue’s social …

Challenges, Changes, And Opportunities In Ngb Coach Education From 2003-2015, Anna Swisher, Andy R. Dotterweich

ETSU Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Bgsu Football Media Guide 2015, Bowling Green State University. Department Of Athletics

Football Media Guides

Media guide for Bowling Green State University's 2015-2016 football season.

Ncaa Division I Athletic Directors: An Analysis Of The Responsibilities, Qualifications And Characteristics, Glenn M. Wong, Christopher R. Deubert, Justin Hayek

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Acculturation Of International Student-Athletes, Alexandra L. Frawley

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This research project was conducted in order to investigate the current recruitment and assimilation processes experienced by international-student athletes at an NCAA Division I university, and to identify ways to improve those processes. The investigation was conducted through in-depth interviews with seven international student-athletes. The ages of these participants ranged from between 18 and 22 years old, 1 and 3 years of attendance at the University, and consisted of 5 females and 2 males. The participants play a variety of different sports, and each had a unique country of origin. The analysis revealed language, dietary changes, and social support are …

Nothing For Money And Your Work For Free: Internships And The Marketing Of Higher Education, Mara Einstein

Publications and Research

American universities have significantly increased their marketing expenditures over the last decade. The high cost of education, reductions in government funding, and precipitous declines in the traditional college-aged population (18-21 year olds) are some of the key factors forcing universities to be more aggressive with the promotional techniques they use to attract prospective students. In this competitive marketplace, schools promote the attributes they believe will be most compelling to high schoolers and their parents, including academics, sports, campus life, and careers. Tied into this last factor is the promotion of internship opportunities. While some of these hands-on experiences lead to …

2015-2016 Graduate Catalog, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2015-2016 graduate catalog for Morehead State University.

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2015-2016 undergraduate catalog for Morehead State University.

Athletic Compensation For Women Too? Title Ix Implications Of Northwestern And O'Bannon, Erin E. Buzuvis

Faculty Scholarship

The NCAA has been relying on Title IX requirements to defend its polices prohibiting compensation for college athletics; it argues that paying athletes in revenue sports, coupled with the commensurate obligation under Title IX to pay female athletes, would be prohibitively expensive.

As a response to the NCAA’s argument, the Author seeks to advance two positions: first, that Title IX would, as argued by the NCAA, require payment of female athletes using some measure of equality; and second, that it is not Title IX that renders the prospect of athlete compensation cost prohibitive, but rather, the fact that college athletics …

Antecedents Of Job Satisfaction And Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Among Agency-Hired Blue-Collar Contractual Workers In The Philippines, Merilou G. Lomoya, May B. Pingol, Mendiola Teng-Calleja

Psychology Department Faculty Publications

The employment of contractual workers in the country has been an ever growing reality as companies continue to achieve flexibilization and cost efficiency. Despite their increasing number, research that focuses on contractual workers’ attitudes and behaviors as well as the factors that elicit these remains little. This quantitative study examined job characteristics, rewards and recognition, and training and development as predictors of job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) among 159 agency-hired blue-collar contractual workers within Metro Manila. Although the identified antecedent variables were found to be correlated with both job satisfaction and OCBs, only job characteristics and training and …

President’S Annual Report, Jean E. Bartels

Office of the President: Annual Report (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Golf League Recruitment And Retention, Melissa J. Davies

College of the Pacific Faculty Reports

The purpose of this research was two-fold. First, the research sought to establish the primary information sources utilized by golf league participants prior to joining the league to determine participant recruitment strategies. The second purpose was to explore the relationship between participants’ basic psychological need satisfaction and the type of motivation the participant felt toward the golf league. Together, information obtained from this study provides golf associations and golf directors in Canada valuable information that could aid in designing golf leagues, which both attract and retain members. Increased participation can help to provide consistent financial gains for the golf clubs, …

U.S. Collegiate Athletics: International Student Athletes Recruiting Process, Evelyn S. Jara

Theses and Dissertations

The pressure to win has grown as a result of the billions of dollars invested in collegiate athletics and the increasing national media attention, and coaches and administrators are searching for an athletic edge (Wieberg, 2008). There are a limited number of American athletes that have the skills to impact the collegiate level. Competition to attract the top domestic players is high, so coaches turn to larger, international recruiting arenas with less competition (Riley, 1997). The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulates collegiate Sports in the United States, which is the only place in the world that provides the opportunity …

"Is That Me I See On The Tv?" An Analysis Of The O'Bannon Decision, Zachary S. Beal

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

2015-2016 Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog, Lindenwood University

Course Catalogs

Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog