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2017 Fall Faculty Conference: Telling Our Stories, Demonstrating Excellence In Teaching, Academic Affairs

Fall Faculty Conference

The 2017 Fall Faculty Conference featured teaching showcases by Kyriacos Aristotelous (Business, Accounting, and Economics), Phyllis Lynne Burns (English), Terry Hermsen (English), Mike Hudoba (Engineering), and Leesa Kern (Sociology, Criminology, and Justice Studies).

Breakout sessions followed.

Small In Size, Big In Promise, University Of Dayton

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A soon-to-be-patented postage-stamp-sized ceramic module developed in part by a pair of University of Dayton electrical engineering researchers is the catalyst for a startup company and high-tech manufacturing jobs in the region.

Working with Spectral Energies LLC on a $150,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase-1 grant, the duo — Guru Subramanyam, professor and chair of the electrical and computer engineering department, and Vamsy Chodavarapu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering — established Prixarc LLC to market the more affordable and reliable system for aerospace engine control and diagnostics. The new system will operate at higher …

Optical Refractive Index Sensing Based On High-Q Bound States In The Continuum In Free-Space Coupled Photonic Crystal Slabs, Yonghao Liu, Weidong Zhou, Yuze Sun

Go Open Fund Publications-Archive

High sensitivity (S) and high quality factor (Q) are desirable to achieve low detection limit in label-free optical sensors. In this paper, we theoretically demonstrate that single-layer and coupled bi-layer photonic crystal slabs (PCS) possess simultaneously high S and high Q near the bound states in the continuum (BIC). We theoretically achieved S > 800 nm/RIU and Q > 107 in refractive index sensing in the 1400–1600 nm telecom optical wavelength bands. We experimentally demonstrated an S of 94 nm/RIU and a Q of 1.2 x 104, with a detection limit of 6 X10 -5 refractive index unit. These sensor designs can …

Ud In The News Aug. 1-11, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton faculty shared their research and expertise on topics ranging from business to foreign affairs in national media outlets during the first two weeks of August.

The Associated Press quoted Human Rights Center Interim Executive Director Tony Talbott in a round-up of national experts explaining the tension between the United State and North Korea. More than 300 outlets across the country, including The New York Times and U.S. News & World Report, picked up the story.

Christian Kiewitz, professor of management, shared his research on defensive silence with The Academic Minute, a popular radio program that selects professors …

On The Academic Minute, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton Professor of Management Christian Kiewitz shares his research on defensive silence on the popular radio program The Academic Minute.

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Leadership And Management Are One And The Same, Neelam Azad, H. Glenn Anderson Jr., Amie Brooks, Oscar Garza, Christine O’Neil, Misty M. Stutz, Jenelle L. Sobotka

Pharmacy Practice & Administration

Defining the attributes of change catalysts within high functioning organizations, including the academic enterprise, is desirable. An understanding of these attributes within our academy may foster faculty interest and engagement in seeking administrative roles and serve to bolster succession planning within our schools. On one hand, there have been numerous publications teasing out the purported differences between leadership and management. On the other hand, does segregating these important characteristics based upon arbitrary distinctions do more harm than good? This commentary represents the work of a group of academic leaders participating in the 2015-2016 AACP Academic Leadership Fellowship Program. This work …

Ud In The News July 24-28, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina's column on the campus memorial to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a feature on the UD Sinclair Academy are among the national news highlights for the week of July 24-28.

Spina's column appeared in University Business, a leading magazine that reaches more than 75,000 higher education leaders across virtually every campus in the United States. The article on the UD Sinclair Academy is from Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, another leading national publication that "stands alone as the only source of critical news, information and insightful commentary on …

Knowledge And Perceptions About Zika Virus In A Middle East Country, Sohaila Cheema, Patrick Maisonneuve, Ingmar Weber, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Amit Abraham, Albert B. Lowenfels, Ravinder Mamtani

NYMC Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Zika virus, an emerging serious infectious disease, is a threat to persons living or travelling to regions where it is currently endemic, and also to contacts of infected individuals. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge about this new public health threat to persons residing in a Middle Eastern country.

METHODS: We conducted a survey at several international universities in Qatar to assess knowledge and awareness about this disease. An adapted version of the survey was also conducted using online channels from Qatar.

RESULTS: The median age of the 446 participants, was 25 years, 280 (63%) were …

Ud In The News July 17-21, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton researchers shared their expertise on law, politics and technology with national audiences during the week of July 17-21.

Significant news coverage included law professor Thaddeus Hoffmeister on the popular radio program The Academic Minute, a platform for professors from top universities across the country to share “groundbreaking research and how that research helps us understand and solve the big problems that matter to us all.” Produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, it airs in nearly 70 markets across the country. Inside Higher Ed, a leading website on higher education news, also shares the program daily.

Also this week, …

Nasa Funded Research, University Of Dayton

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Earthquakes in high mountain regions like the one that struck Nepal in 2015 can trigger large landslides that bury villages, flood rivers and block important international roads, resulting in catastrophic human and economic losses.

University of Dayton associate professor of geology Umesh Haritashya will study the conditions and triggers of landslides in the Himalaya and Karakorum mountains of southeast Asia under a new $1.17 million grant from NASA.

In The News June 24-30, University Of Dayton

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During the week of June 24-30, University of Dayton faculty and staff spoke to media about the Supreme Court ruling on the federal travel ban, terrorism and other topics.

Significant news coverage included mention of the $72 million University of Dayton Arena renovation in University Business, a news outlet geared to top-level executives in higher education, and a story on Cincinnati public radio WVXU-FM about engineering faculty support for an initiative to improve movement for toddlers with mobility issues. WVXU is heard in the greater Cincinnati area and southwest Ohio.

Ud In The News, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton faculty and staff spoke to media around the country this week about University initiatives for college affordability and sustainability, our research success, and other topics.

Go Baby Go!, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton husband-wife team, Tim and Megan Reissman, dedicated to developing assistive devices for people with mobility issues is helping bring a national initiative to the Miami Valley that will give toddlers the gift of movement.

Solutions For Common Good, University Of Dayton

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A new interactive website illustrates the full force of the University of Dayton’s standing as a major national research university.

Ud In The News, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton faculty spoke to media around the country on issues of law, safety and the environment this week.

Ud In The News, University Of Dayton

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From announcing the School of Business Administration's new dean to President Eric F. Spina's thoughts on University’s memorial to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., media in Dayton and across the country featured University of Dayton people and programs in the news.

Summer Research Program, Sally Jongsma

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Tintle Awarded $300k For Second Stats Textbook, Contributing Writer

The Voice

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I Would Teach It, But I Don't Know How: Faculty Perceptions Of Cultural Competency In The Health Sciences, A Case Study Analysis, Andrew J. Young, Michelle L. Ramirez

Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

This paper presents results from a survey of faculty perceptions of cultural competency training at “Health Sciences University,” a small, private university in a major city in the Northeastern United States. We found high levels of support among faculty for cultural competency training for students in bench and health sciences broadly, though data suggests that faculty are unsure how to effectively teach cultural competency and how to evaluate its effectiveness. Placing this data alongside literature exploring the lack of diversity and a “chilly climate” in STEM and health science disciplines for marginalized groups, we argue for 1) a need to …

Social Media Law In A Nutshell, University Of Dayton

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Social media posts can sink your chance for a fair and impartial trial, judge or jury, as well as influence investigations, according to a new book due out May 28 by University of Dayton law professor and social media law expert Thaddeus Hoffmeister.

2017 Great Expectations Spring Faculty Conference: Discovering The Life-Long Benefits Of General Education, Academic Affairs

Spring Great Expectation Faculty Conference

The 2017 Great Expectations Spring Faculty Conference feature a keynote speech by Dr. Richard Detweiler.

Rick. Detweiler is the president of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the founder of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance, a coalition of 29 universities from 16 countries working to strengthen education in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences.

His formative professional experience was time as a Peace Corps Volunteer on a small Pacific island, which led him to study social and intercultural psychology at Princeton University where he earned his MA and PhD. He began a faculty career at Drew University where …

Intersections Big And Small: A Review Of Three Projects That Merge Scholarly Communication And Information Literacy, Michelle Reed

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

The field of library and information sciences has seen an increase in interest related to the "intersections" of information literacy and scholarly communication following the publication by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) of a white paper that described the need for libraries to strengthen connections between these two critical areas of library outreach in higher education. It was reinforced by the publication of Common Ground at the Nexus of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy and followed by the development of "Two Paths Converge: Designing Educational Opportunities on the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy," a one-day …

Faculty Promotions 2017 | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

The College of Engineering at Utah State University extends its congratulations to seven newly-promoted faculty members.

Influence Of Faculty Status On Pedagogy And Student Services In Community College Developmental Courses, Nanette Berry

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates how the impact of part-time faculty status and full-time faculty status influences pedagogical practices and the incorporation of student services in developmental courses. Data from the 2014 Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement [CCFSSE] by the Center for Community College Student Engagement [CCCSE] was purchased by the researcher. Using a sample of 5,746 for the pedagogy variables and 6,297 for the student services variables, multivariate analysis of variance [MANOVA] findings suggest that part-time faculty reported using pedagogical practices in a developmental course at a higher percentage than full-time faculty. However, full-time faculty reported incorporating student services …

Pacific Review Spring 2017, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

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The Loop (Spring 2017), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Spring 2017 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.

Intersections Open House: What Are The Intersections Of Scholarly Communication And Information Literacy, And What Can They Do For You, Michelle Reed, Emma Molls, John Watts, Maryam Fakouri

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Scholarly communication and information literacy are dynamic and intersecting strands in librarianship. They not only reinforce each other, they also further the larger aims of students, faculty, librarians, and entire institutions. We will guide participants in uncovering core concepts of the intersections and reflecting how the intersections can strengthen various library initiatives. We'll provide examples of how the intersections bolster the messages of librarians in various roles. We will also describe how the Intersections workshop can move your professional goals from idea to reality. Finally, we'll have an open discussion about how the intersections can help you and your institution. …

On The Academic Minute, University Of Dayton

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University of Dayton faculty member, Susan Davies, shares her expertise on the popular radio program The Academic Minute.

Research Catalysts, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Hanley Sustainability Institute, will provide up to $500,000 to support faculty and staff research in science, technology, engineering and math the next two summers.