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Teaching And Learning Law And Business: An Open Resource Tool, John O. Sonsteng, Willow Najjar Anderson, Michael Carlson, John Edell, Alexander Koch, Samuel Mccollough, Hannah Mohs

Faculty Scholarship

This dissertation examines the impacts of business law education through a multi-layered review of surveys, data, and literature. The authors examine what law schools across the country offer, explore research conducted in partnership with the Minnesota and American Bar Associations, and provide a systemic review of the relevant literature. The data shows attorneys resoundingly do not believe law school coursework prepared them adequately for the business of law.

Despite the practical changes that have been made to law school education since the 1960s to the present, there is still a disconnect between what law schools say they will provide and …

Taxonomic Resolution Affects Host-Parasite Association Model Performance, Tad A. Dallas, Daniel J. Becker

Faculty Publications

© 2020 Georg Thieme Verlag. All rights reserved. Identifying the factors that structure host-parasite interactions is fundamental to understand the drivers of species distributions and to predict novel cross-species transmission events. More phylogenetically related host species tend to have more similar parasite associations, but parasite specificity may vary as a function of transmission mode, parasite taxonomy, or life history. Accordingly, analyses that attempt to infer host-parasite associations using combined data on different parasite groups may perform quite differently relative to analyses on each parasite subset. In essence, are more data always better when predicting host-parasite associations, or does parasite taxonomic …

Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race And American Identity, Andrew Sluyter

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Informe Tecnico De Los Trabajos De Campo Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Cerro San Isidro, Valle De Nepeña, Costa De Ancash -- Temporada 2019, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Equality At The Cemetery Gates: Study Of An African American Burial Ground, William A. Engelhart

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

In Charlottesville, Virginia, the University Cemetery serves as the final resting place of many of the most prominent community members of the University of Virginia. In 2011, the University planned an expansion. During archaeological research to this end, sixty-seven previously unidentified interments, in both adult and child-sized grave shafts, were discovered on the proposed site of expansion, to the northeast of the University Cemetery. Further archival research revealed that “at least two late nineteenth century references note that enslaved African Americans were buried north of but outside the enclosed University, in an adjacent wooded area.” In one, Col. Charles Christian …

The Effects Of Attending Annual Professional Conferences On The Personal Development Of International Faculty, Lee Nabb, Fujuan Tan

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Especially given the current emphasis on internationalization and globalization, international faculty members constitute an important part of the overall faculty of higher education in the US and abroad. Personal as well as professional well-being is important in retaining international faculty. While annual professional conferences, by design, support and enhance professional development, little information exists as to the effect they have on personal development of international faculty members. This qualitative study was designed to provide foundational information on which to build further research as to the impact attending professional conferences have on the personal development and well-being of international higher education …

Columbus State University Honors College: Senior Theses, Fall 2020/Spring 2021, Abigail Abernathy, Micah Arnholt, Joshua Butler, Ashlyn Dewberry, Vivian Duncan, Shannon Eshman, Macy Frazier, Bailey Gaines, Meenal Joshi, Brenna Kincaid, Taylor Lewis, Molli Mcginnis, Elijah Neundorfer, Erin Perry, Grace Pippas, Elise Rhinebolt, Caitlin Schwartz, Tatseyana Taylor, Lyndi Whetzel

Senior Theses from the Honors College

This is a collection of senior theses written by honors students at Columbus State University during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.

Titles:

- "Comparison of Histological Techniques to Determine Intersex Prevalence and Severity in Testes of Largemouth Bass *Micropterus salmoides) and Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) From the Chattahoochee River, U.S.A" , by Abigail Abernathy

- "The Applications of Space Syntax Theory and Depthmap Technology to Problems of Race and Income Inequality in Midtown, Columbus ,GA" , by Micah Arnholt

- "Utilizing the Dalcroze Method in the Secondary Choral Classroom" , by Joshua Butler

- "A Tale of Two …

Ending The Spanish Exception: Explaining The Rise Of Vox, Ethan J. Vanderwilden

Honors Theses

The “Spanish Exception” refers to Spain’s lack, until recently, of a populist right-wing party. Vox became the first party to the right of the conservative PP to win seats in a regional election in 2018 and in general elections in April and November of 2019. Vox is currently the third largest political party in the Spanish parliament, bringing an end to Spanish exceptionalism. This thesis addresses the rise of Vox through a conceptual framework of political opportunity structure. The framework allows for multiple explanations to account for Vox’s sudden breakthrough. I argue that opportunities present in 2018 and 2019 at …

Measuring Differential Forest Growth In The Sheepscot River Headwaters With Bitemporal Lidar, Soren Denlinger

Honors Theses

In recent years, lidar has proven itself as a forestry tool capable of accurate, large- scale inventories. Lidar has even shown utility in multitemporal analysis and growth assessment, given high-resolution or small-scale point clouds. However, lidar’s efficacy as a multitemporal tool with relatively low-resolution, large-scale datasets is comparatively unknown. In this study, I compared forest in Midcoast Maine bitemporally, with publicly available datasets from the years 2007 and 2012. Specifically, I compared differences in growth characteristics of riparian, wetland, and upland forests. Although the 2007 dataset (created for geomorphological research) and the 2012 dataset (statewide, general-purpose) possess varying point densities …

The “Humanitarian Mystique:” Tracing The Rhetoric And Politics Of Aid In Southeast Asia From The Age Of The Civilizing Mission To The Present, Elizabeth M. Holland

Honors Theses

In contemporary Western popular culture, humanitarian action often serves as the ultimate expression of altruism, compassion, and moral obligation. This research historicizes humanitarianism to understand the assumptions that underlie its affective appeal. Oversimplified narratives of aid work frequently fail to acknowledge the historical and geopolitical context in which this work occurs. I argue that humanitarianism, as both a discursive tool and code of practice, makes visible some legacies of the ‘civilizing mission’ – the ideology used to justify colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An exercise in comparative history, this research consists of three spatially and temporally …

"They Shall Be A Kosmos:" Alexander Von Humboldt And The Ecopoetics Of Walt Whitman, Benjamin Theyerl

Honors Theses

Places the naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt's proto-ecological ideas in conversation with Walt Whitman's poetry to show how the poet developed an ecopoetics in conversation with the natural sciences of his time, with specific attention to Von Humboldt's theory of the "kosmos" - by which Whitman's poetic persona self-identified. These recognitions are combined with how Whitman's idealized version of the American poet as a “kosmos” creates a political ecology in Whitman’s work, placing his ecopoetics into environmental discourses that resonate from their origin in the nineteenth century to our present ecological moment today.

Social Studies Instruction And Integration, Morgan Wood

Masters Theses

Social studies education has been on the decline for many years. With a big part of the blame on standardized testing, it’s important to find ways to utilize the growing reading instructional time to make connections to history. This research utilized a variety of primary sources in social studies lessons. This allowed for the teacher to be able to meet many different standards across content areas in one lesson. Student motivation and engagement was heightened through cross-curricular lessons. The research conducted was completed in a small, rural school; one limitation being there were only 15 students included in the research. …

Values-Based Recruitment: Recruitment Strategy Effectiveness On Gaining Generation Z Matriculation, Alexandra Thompson

Masters Theses

This study investigated the values of Generation Z students that matriculated at a rural mid-sized mid-west institution. Further, this study examined what recruitment strategies were effective in gaining this populations matriculation and the intersection of values and recruitment strategy effectiveness. A quantitative method was utilized with a mixed model approach. Participants included students that were born between 1995 and 2010 that were enrolled during the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters as first-time first-year students. Findings indicated that this population values Honesty, Hard-Work, Personal Growth, Financial Fulfillment, and Education. The most effective recruitment strategies to gain matriculation were indicated to …

A Comparative Study Of The Influence Of Credential Attainment On Employment Outcomes In Rural And Urban Localities, Carrie S. Douglas

Theses and Dissertations

The significance of credentials has heightened considerably in recent decades with numerous federal and state policy initiatives aimed at increasing credential attainment. Various public workforce programs support these efforts, including the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which provided training to job-seekers from 1998 through 2015. Scholars point to human capital theory to explain how education investments yield economic gains. Screening, signaling, and credentialist theories provide a framework for examining the ways that credentials are used in labor markets. The literature on rural labor markets suggests that conditions are very different from their urban counterparts, with significant challenges existing in terms …

Spooky Stuff, Petra A. Szilagyi

Theses and Dissertations

A real imaginal exploration of the aesthetics of the supernatural.

Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake: Differences Between Rural And Urban Privately-Insured Population, Mesnad Alyabsi, Jane L. Meza, K. M. Monirul Islam, Amr Soliman, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

Earlier studies investigated rural-urban colorectal cancer (CRC) screening disparities among older adults or used surveys. The objective was to compare screening uptake between rural and urban individuals 50-64 years of age using private health insurance. Data were analyzed from 58,774 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska beneficiaries. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between rural-urban and CRC screening use. Results indicate that rural individuals were 56% more likely to use the Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) compared with urban residents, but rural females were 68% less likely to use FOBT. Individuals with few Primary Care Physician (PCP) visits …

Volume 12.1 Complete Issue

Journal of Applied Sport Management

File includes front matter, six articles, and back matter.

Safety And Security On Campus: Annual Security And Fire Safety Report 2020, University Of Minnesota Morris

Safety and Security Report

No abstract provided.

Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Anthropology Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Geography Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Geography Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

International And Comparative Politics Master's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's International and Comparative Politics Master's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

International Studies Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's International Studies Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Urban Affairs Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Urban Affairs Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Social Science Education Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Social Science Education Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Political Science Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Political Science Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Political Science Baccalaureate Degree Annual Program Outcomes Assessments, 2019-20, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Annual Program Outcomes Assessments - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Political Science Baccalaureate Degree program for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Social Science Education Baccalaureate Degree Annual Program Outcomes Assessments, 2019-20, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Annual Program Outcomes Assessments - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Social Science Education Baccalaureate Degree program for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Is The Emperor Still Far Away? Centralization, Professionalization, And Uniformity In China's Intellectual Property Reforms, 19 Uic Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 145 (2020), William Weightman

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

As China’s rapid economic growth continues to slow, the Chinese Communist Party now seeks to promote innovation as the engine of future development. With this new economic agenda, reforms to China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) regime have emerged as a key policy domain as China attempts to build market-supporting institutions and improve law enforcement capabilities. By reviewing the legal frameworks supporting specific judicial reforms and through non-randomized, semistructured field interviews with lawyers, IP officials, and industry representatives, this article analyzes how China’s evolving legal institutions are increasing central control in the IP adjudication process, building judicial professionalism, and ensuring uniformity …

V.1 Winter 2020, Center For Arts & Language, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

v.1 is a publishing platform for the ongoing work, ideas, discussions, debates, and aspirations of students at the Rhode Island School of Design. The Winter 2020 issue contains articles on cultural touchstones, family memories, reality tv in paradise, and cultural artifacts in Italy, along with student creative writing.

The Southern Front: Gay Liberation Activists In The U.S. South And Public History Through Audiovisual Exhibition, David Hooper Schultz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project expands upon the historical work done in the master’s thesis “The Carolina Gay Association, The Southeastern Gay Conferences, and Gay Liberation in the 1970s South,” and builds on its work through an examination of public history’s impact for LGBTQ+ southerners. The audiovisual exhibit, both physically and online, investigates queer southern activism within the context of the Carolina Gay Association and its subsequent conferences, the Southeastern Gay Conferences. The public history work uncovers how activists remember their own involvement within the organization and how they were connected to national conversations surrounding gay liberation. The photography portion of the project …