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2021 August University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 109th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on August 7, 2021.

1994 August University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 82nd commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Pyramid on August 14, 1994.

1993 December Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Winter convocation of the 82nd commencement of the Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Pyramid on December 18, 1993.

2022 May University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 110th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on May 7, 2022.

2022 December University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Fall convocation of the 111th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on December 11, 2022.

2022 August University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 110th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on August 6, 2022.

2023 May University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 111th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on May 6, 2023.

2023 August University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 111th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on August 5, 2023.

2023 December University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Fall convocation of the 112th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on December 17, 2023.

2024 May University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 112th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on May 4, 2024.

2024 August University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program from the Summer convocation of the 113th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on August 3, 2024.

2025 May University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 113th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on May 10, 2025.

2026 May University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 114th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on May 9, 2026.

2025 December University Of Memphis Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Fall convocation of the 114th commencement of the University of Memphis at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the FedEx Forum on December 13, 2025.

Historical Howard University Periodicals, Sonja Woods

University Archives

No abstract provided.

Prediction Models For Willingness To Support Private And Government Space Ventures: A Regression Study, Danita Baghdasarin, Sheri Hashemi, Scott Winter, Stephen Rice

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Public opinion is critical to the future of United States (US) space ventures as it can affect factors such as funding and legislation. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence the American public’s willingness to support both private and government space ventures. A set of 15 possible predictors were identified via a review of similar articles and surveys, including demographic information, social media and news consumption behaviors, offline activity, and opinions about space ventures. A total of 638 adults from the US participated in this study via Amazon ® Mechanical Turk ®. A multiple regression analysis …

Multiple-Role Perspective On Assessing Teaching Ability: Reframing Tvet Teachers’ Competency In The Information Age, Jun-Feng Diao, Juan Yang

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

In the information age, technology has changed people's lives as well as working and learning styles. The teaching competency of vocational teachers’ is facing new challenges. Based on the modernization of vocational education, "Internet + Vocational Education", and "reform of teachers, teaching materials and teaching methods", the study intends to enrich the research on vocational teachers’ teaching competency theoretically by establishing the framework, criteria and assessing instrument. In practice, the study aims to provide benchmarks and tools for the diagnosis and assessment of vocational teachers’ teaching competency. Furthermore, the study wishes to provide guidelines for vocational teachers' professional development and …

Tracking School-To-Work Transition Among The Youth In The Philippines, Futoshi Yamauchi, Marites Tiongco

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This paper examines wage variations and turnovers using a unique tracking survey data of Filipino youth who were initially sampled at Grade 6. The analysis also uses mathematics and English test scores at Grade 6 to proxy for cognitive abilities. The empirical results show that returns to education and ability increase with labor market experience and occupational upgrading. The study highlights the importance of academic achievements, measured by both years of schooling completed and academic test scores, in upgrading occupations of youth to realize higher returns in the labor market, even though many youths often start with irregular and undesirable …

Modeling The Effects Of Religious Belief And Affiliation On Prosociality, Luke Galen, Ross Gore, F. Leron Shults

VMASC Publications

To what extent do supernatural beliefs, group affiliation, and social interaction produce values and behaviors that benefit others, i.e., prosociality? Addressing this question involves multiple variables interacting within complex social networks that shape and constrain the beliefs and behaviors of individuals. We examine the relationships among some of these factors utilizing data from the World Values Survey to inform the construction of an Agent-Based Model. The latter was able to identify the conditions under which - and the mechanisms by which - the prosociality of simulated agents was increased or decreased within an "artificial society" designed to reflect real world …

Computational Decision Support For The Covid-19 Healthcare Coalition, Andreas Tolk, Christopher Glazner, Joseph Ungerleider

VMASC Publications

In the early months of 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus took the world by surprise, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused significant loss of lives and challenged the sustainability of our health care systems. In mid-March, it became obvious that government and communities had to react immediately. Under the lead of the Mayo Clinic and The MITRE Corporation, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition (C19HCC) was established as a coordinated public-interest, private-sector response. The coalition brought healthcare organizations, technology firms, nonprofits, academia, and startups to support supply chains, inform coordinated social policies, and provide data-driven insights to protect people and preserve …

Drag Magazine: A Study Of Community, Olivia Austin

Departmental Honors Projects

This research aims to understand the trans/drag community and its relationship to political activism and the lesbian and gay community in the 1970s and early 1980s. I aim to answer the following questions: How did Drag perceive the relationship between the gay/lesbian community and the trans/drag community? How did Drag function in the trans/drag community? How did Drag benefit its readers? Transgender individuals and drag queens were at the forefront of activism in the1960s during the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot and the Stonewall Inn Riots. Recently, there has been more attention to the critical transgender activism by Marsha P. Johnson and …

The Formation Of Identity Narratives Within Racialized Space, Eva Alphonse

Departmental Honors Projects

Evelyn Alphonse and Dr. Ryan LeCount, Department of Sociology, Hamline University 1536 Hewitt Ave, St Paul, MN, 55104

Previous research has made it clear that neighborhoods shape individuals’ experiences, perceptions, and identities. Past studies on neighborhood stigma focused primarily on the perception that communities of color and their residents are dangerous or disadvantaged. Another smaller body of work explored how living in criminalized spaces affects residents themselves. This research primarily looked at how neighborhood stigma has materially affected residents, such as through decreased job opportunities. The present study expanded on the previous literature by investigating how living in stigmatized spaces …

The Public Administrator’S Role In Public Art Collaborations: A Case Study Of Public Art In Minnesota Communities, Kurtis Ulrich

School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

The public Administrator’s Role in Public Art Collaborations:

A Case Study of Public Art in Minnesota Communities

By Kurtis G. Ulrich

Hamline University 2021

This study focuses on the planning and implementation of public art in small cities, and the public administrator’s role in public art collaborations within that context. The research highlights the public administrator’s role in public art collaborations and analyzes how public art projects are implemented and sustained in small cities. The study methodology relies on the qualitative case study method to describe the subjective real-world experiences of city managers in public art collaborations within three …

Acknowledging And Affirming University Students’ Linguistic And Cultural Capital In An Education Course, J. Joy Esquierdo

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications

In order to effectively prepare K-12 teachers to serve linguistically and culturally diverse students, it is vital to provide opportunities for them to develop their intra- and intercultural understandings. This paper describes how a faculty member designed and delivered a teacher preparation class centered on culturally relevant approaches. Students enrolled in this course completed assignments that were designed to guide them through an intracultural reflection to then expand their understandings to an intercultural context. Considering the students’ diverse linguistic and cultural experiences, assignments and projects provided opportunities for them to recognize their linguistic and cultural wealth in order to build …

Uncovering An Alternative Social Structure To Social Dominance: A Blend Of Ethnography And Community Based Participatory Research, Andrew A. Fox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated social structures that are alternative to the prevailing assumption of Social Dominance Theory (SDT), which is that all human interaction is based on social hierarchies. The implications of social dominance impact health at an institutional, interpersonal, and intrapersonal level. The intersection of these levels of social dominance cause health disparities that perpetuate gaps between populations. This study explored one community organizing group who is challenging social dominance by creating alternative social structures. The methods of this study included Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Arts Based Research (ABR) as ways to generate middle-range theorizing and attempt to …

Covid-19 In Correctional Settings: How Has The Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Prison Policies And Conditions?, Marissa Tepper

Capstone Showcase

Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the public has been advised to isolate and quarantine from one another. These social distancing practices have also been applied to institutions such as schools, universities, businesses, and even prisons. Within prisons, officials have been working with the medical community to determine the best course of action to contain the spread of the virus. The current proposed policies for prisons to contain COVID-19 are decarceration or medical isolation. However, in the medical community, there is some concern with implementing medical isolation in prisons. Under supervision of the prison officials, medical isolation could become …

Fp-21-24 Marital Experiences In The U.S., 1996 & 2018, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-21-23 Young Adults In The Parental Home, 2007-2021, Adrianne R. Brown

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between School Shootings And Gun Acquisition Rates, Sun-Il (Sun) Moon

Honors Papers

In this paper, I seek to understand how communities respond to tragic events involving violence, exploring the relationship between school shootings and gun acquisition rates. Using National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as a proxy for firearm acquisition rates, I estimate an event study framework, finding that gun acquisition rates increase by up to 32% one month after a school shooting compared to firearm acquisition rates one month before a school shooting. Furthermore, I supplement my analysis by using Google Search data on firearms. Additionally, I stratify my analysis by the four census regions and whether a school shooting …

Impact Of Race, Tracking And Advanced Course Experiences On Self-Esteem, Identity And Access To Higher Education Among Students Of Color, Katharine A. Ware

Honors Papers

This paper contributes to existing research on race, educational experiences, access to higher education, and self-esteem. Through fifteen in-depth interviews with Oberlin students of color, I investigate the impact of tracking in high school experiences as it relates to self-esteem and identity. Additionally, I examine how these experiences, along with educational support, affect access to higher education. Three major findings emerge. First, during late elementary school/early middle school, students are assessed, grouped by presumed abilities, and placed in specific, racialized educational tracks. My participants described a train analogy in which the advanced track train leaves the station in early middle …