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Executive Committee & Cabinet Minutes October 2017, Uno Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official minutes of the Faculty Senate Executive Council Meetings at the University of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO) for Academic year 2017-2018. Minutes are not posted until officially approved by the Executive Council at the following meeting. Minutes are archived yearly within the UNO Library Archives.

School Of Applied Sciences Welcomes New Faculty, Sarah Sapp

University of Mississippi News

New faces bring wealth of analytic expertise and diverse cultural backgrounds

Anger Without Agency: Exploring The Experiences Of Stress In Adolescent Girls, Elin A. Björling, Narayan B. Singh

The Qualitative Report

Although a great deal of research has measured stressful life events and stress-related symptoms in adolescents, little research has qualitatively examined the experience of stress in teens. The purpose of this study was to utilize thematic analysis to explore how teen girls described their experiences of stress. Thirty-one girls, ages 14–18, were recruited for a study examining stress and stress-related symptoms. As part of this study, they participated in an open-ended, qualitative interview about their personal experiences of stress. Themes included the mind of stress, emotionally shutting out others, and “growing out of it.” The overarching finding was that all …

The Call To End Conscription, Commission For Justice And Peace

End Conscription Campaign

A pamphlet with the statement by the South African Catholic Bishops Conference explaining its call to end conscription.

Unh Research Finds U.S. Children Growing Up In Smaller Families, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Carsey Perspectives: Children In United States, Both White And Black, Are Growing Up In Dramatically Smaller Families, Tony Fahey

Carsey Publications

In this perspectives brief, author Tony Fahey presents novel findings on how much smaller family sizes are among children in the United States today, particularly African American children, than they were fifty years ago. Using data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series from the U.S. Census and the Current Population Survey, he reports that the average African American child was one of 6.53 siblings in 1960 and today is one of 3.18. Because smaller families may enable parents to devote more resources to each child, these trends raise the so-far unrecognized possibility that the fall in children’s family size, …

Identifying The Concerns Of The Divorced Woman And Impact On Health, Cynthia Blum

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This poster will describe relevant literature and ongoing data collection of a case study of a divorced woman in the appeals process. The impact on health concerns from stress related to financial outlay, day-today concerns, and protracted settlement will be shared.

Unh Research Finds U.S. Children Growing Up In Smaller Families, Erika Mantz

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Diocesan Self-Insurance Programs: The Philadelphia Approach, John P. O'Dea

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Lessons From The Field: Culturally Competent Support For Family, Friend And Neighbor Caregivers In Seattle, Mergitu Argo, Hueiling Chan, Christina Malecka

Occasional Paper Series

Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) and Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) both have many years of experience working with Seattle/King County's immigrant communities. ReWA and CISC participate in an initiative to support family, friend and neighbor caregivers and promote the value of kith and kin care. They have learned valuable lessons about culturally respectful, empowering, and meaningful support and communication with caregivers. This paper highlights the nine most important factors they have found for creating a culturally inclusive support program for family, friend and neighbor caregivers.

Family, Friend, And Neighbor Care: Crib Notes On A Complex Issue, Toni Porter, Shannon Kearns

Occasional Paper Series

Before the 1996 federal welfare reform, home-based childcare was either overlooked or looked down upon. Since then, there has been a flurry of research investigating kith and kin childcare - which makes up approximately 73% of child care in the U.S. This essay provides insight into who provides home-based care and the quality of that care.

The Indiana Statesman, October 2, 2017, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Homecoming weekend set for Oct. 20-22; Indiana State 2016 statistics released; 'What the Fork' teaches dining etiquette to students

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 2, 2017, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC September and Annual Report
• Honors Program Annual Report
• Parking Committee Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Annual Report

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet October 2017, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The October 2017 Monthly packet includes the October agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held June 5, 2017.

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, October 2, 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Looking At Justice Through A Lens Of Healing And Reconnection, Annalise Buth, Lynn Cohn

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.

Panel Discussion: Expanding Our Conception Of Justice

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.

Postpartum Rns Influence Through Action: Empowering Patients To Identify Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders, Kathryn M. Giddens, Ellen K. Fleischman

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders occur in 10-20% of women but are often not identified and treated. Through an evidence-based practice project, an educational intervention was implemented for patients and staff. Results were measured, indicating the effectiveness of the intervention. This process can be applied to other areas of nursing.

Collaboration In Teaching The Application Of Ethics In Maternal-Newborn Nursing, Carole A. Mckenzie, Rory A. Mckenzie

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A unique approach to teaching undergraduate nursing students ways to present unbiased evaluation of ethical dilemmas were employed by collaborating with a high school debate program. Content was provided on presenting both sides of an issue and used that content in a class project with improvement in class project grades.

The New Americans, Callie Carr

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, Week Of October 2, 2017, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of October 2, 2017. The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Social Capital And Hospital Readmission Of Older Adults, Sheryl Emmerling

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of three manuscripts exploring the concept of social capital and hospital readmission of older adults. The first manuscript provides a review of the literature evaluating studies that measure the relationship between social capital and health, healthy behaviors, and access to and utilization of healthcare resources. Further research focusing on testing various types of individual social capital and their relationship to key outcomes including hospital readmission is needed.

The second manuscript is a description of the Social Capital and Health Framework that can serve as an outline for assisting nurses and other healthcare providers to consider older …

The Rider (2017-10-02), Jesus Sanchez

The Rider Archives

Vol.3 No.6

Flipping The Roles: Analysis Of A University Course Where Students Become Co-Creators Of Curricula, Graziano Cecchinato, Laura Carlotta Foschi

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Educating Occupational Therapists In The Use Of Theory And Evidence To Enhance Supervision Practice, Melanie J. Roberts, Deborah Fitzgerald, Matthew Molineux

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

This paper describes the implementation of a unique learning experience aimed at enhancing the quality of supervision practice in occupational therapy at the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service. The package was designed by experienced occupational therapy educators based on adult, blended, and flipped learning approaches with content developed following administration of a standardized tool and semi-structured interviews. The learning package focused particularly on the logistics of supervision and the use of occupational therapy theory and evidence with supervision. The training for supervising therapists included a workshop and pre and post workshop learning activities. This collaborative research approach to designing …

Master’S Of Occupational Therapy Student Perceptions Of Creative Thinking Across The Academic Program, Angela K. Boisselle, Mary F. Baxter

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

This study was part of a larger study to describe how master’s of occupational therapy (MOT) students define and perceive their own creative thinking across the academic program. This study involved a cross-sectional quantitative study based on the self-reflective creative thinking surveys completed by the MOT students at Texas Woman’s University (N = 136). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to reduce a large number of variables by finding which variables are redundant and measuring the same construct. The PCA resulted in three new components accounting for 68% of the variance. Three ANOVAs were conducted to explore possible differences in …

Psychometric Properties Of The Make My Day Tool To Assess Perceived Performance Of Children’S Daily Activities, Liron Or, Tsameret Ricon

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: No instrument with strong psychometric qualities exists to measure occupational performance in young children through child-reporting. We investigated the reliability and validity of the Make My Day (MMD) tool for children aged 4 to 7 years and their parents.

Method: We administered a demographic questionnaire, the MMD, and two other tools having similar objectives to a sample of 75 typically-developing Jewish-Israeli children aged 4 to 7 years and their parents. For internal consistency, we pooled the data with those from our earlier study involving 62 typically-developing Arab-Israeli children.

Results: The MMD exhibited acceptable to good internal …

Research Digest - October 2017, Division Of Public Health Sciences, Department Of Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

Newsletters from the Division of Public Health Sciences

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Macro Social Work Education: An Exploratory Study Of Educators And Practitioners, Katharine M. Hill, Christina Erickson, Linda Plitt Donaldson, Sondra J. Fogel, Sarah M. Ferguson

Faculty Authored Articles

Social work graduate education is responsive to and reflective of larger environmental forces, including economic and job market trends, regulations by diverse organizations, and student interests. A national online survey of macro social work educators (n=208) and macro social work practitioners (n=383) explored their perceptions of the intersections between these forces and graduate social work education. Findings indicate that while there remains a consistent level of support for and inclusion of macro social work within MSW programs from both groups, macro practitioners identified a concurrent experience of negative perceptions, attitudes, and experiences toward macro social work education while in their …

Faculty Senate Report, October 2017, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.