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The Impact Of A Neuroeducation-Based Wellness Curriculum On Generation Z: Implementing Mind-Body Connection, Natalie M. Capiro, Alexandra L. Gleason, Stefanie Powers

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Twenty-first century culture has a significant impact on the cognitive-psychological development of modern-day students. Cultural factors that contribute to this include the excessive use of technology, increased focus on higher academic achievement, more parental involvement, a sedentary lifestyle, and fewer in-person social interactions. Concurrently, the curricular emphasis on physical and mental wellness has been weak leading to a rise of mental health issues amongst adolescent students.

Ample research indicates that the social and emotional bodies of the brain are developing and functioning differently because of cultural factors and societal trends. It is crucial for educators to take a deeper look …

Student Perceptions Of A Customer Service Model In A For-Profit Higher Education Institution, Leonard J. Grinstead

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the impact on students of customer service-oriented behaviors exhibited by faculty members and student advisors in a single geographic segment of a large institution of higher education in the for-profit sector headquartered in the midwestern United States. A single-case case study approach was used in order to explore students’ degree of satisfaction with customer service experiences and the extent to which these impacted their decisions to persist toward graduation from the university. A survey approach with a questionnaire distributed by email was used in order to gather data from students for …

Factors Predicting Faculty Members’ Intention To Teach Online In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Obaid T. Alenezi

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Despite the benefits online education provides, some faculty still consider online teaching less effective than traditional teaching and are not convinced they want to be involved in distance education (Blin & Munro, 2008; Bolliger & Wasilik, 2009; Chen & Chen, 2006). In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the movement toward online education is slow and not promising due to several factors that may relate to faculty, learners, and institutions. The aim of this study was to investigate faculty members’ intentions to teach online at the University of Hail in KSA based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Additionally, …

Not Waving But Striving: Research Collaboration In The Context Of Stratification, Segmentation, And The Quest For Prestige, Blanca Minerva Torres-Olave, Ashley M. Brown, Lillianna Franco Carrera, Carlos Ballinas

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this article we examine the ways in which institutional stratification and academic labor segmentation contribute to shaping faculty collaborative activities. We draw on interviews from science and engineering faculty at two institutions in the United States to highlight how collaboration, as an essential form of academic labor, is shaped by institutional factors like resource stress and isomorphic pressures to fit the ideal of the “world-class” research-intensive university. The findings suggest that a university’s relative position in the institutional status hierarchy has a significant impact on the types of resources faculty seeking to establish collaborations can access and mobilize, thus …

Papers Of Frank Bateman Stanger Presidential Papers Arc 210-004 - Finding Aid, Ats Special Collections And Archives

Finding Aids

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Breath Practices For Survivor And Caregiver Stress, Depression, And Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder: Connection, Co-Regulation, Compassion, Patricia L. Gerbarg, Richard P. Brown, Chris C. Streeter, Martin Katzman, Monica Vermani

NYMC Faculty Publications

Does compassion itself benefit the healing process or does the activation of neurophysiological processes, from which the experience of compassion arises, trigger a cascade of physical and psychological changes that support health and well-being? Exploration of the neurological substrates of compassion reveals multiple healing pathways that can be activated by mind-body practices. Furthermore, these pathways affect physical health, emotion regulation, and how we perceive and relate to others.

Physiological states affect the capacity for empathy, compassion and understanding. A state of calm alertness based on sympatho-vagal balance may support such high-level prosocial functions. Evidence suggests that polyvagal-informed mind-body practices, particularly …

Signature Sustainability Earth Day Dish, Nancy Garmer

Evans Library Publications

Evans Library celebrates Earth Day each year in partnership with the Student Organization for Sustainability Action (SOSA) and the Student Government Association (SGA) as part of a week‑long schedule of campus events. The Library shares equal billing on Earth Week promotional materials and caps off the week with a Library After Hours event on Friday evening. Earth Day offers an important opportunity to collaborate with campus organizations and highlight sustainability initiatives taking place across the university. As a central academic and community space, the Library plays a vital role in supporting and promoting sustainability efforts, making Earth Day a prescribed …

Exploring Experiences Of Diverse Faculty With Diverse Students In Distance Education, Theresa West

Theses and Dissertations

This study aims to explore faculty’s experiences regarding teaching methods and student-teacher interaction. The interaction between the majority groups and diverse (minority) groups on the college and university campuses needs to be addressed in order for colleges to achieve the universal goal of education for all (Akombo, 2013). Such interactions can be achieved through a curriculum that fosters cultural perspectives within the college communities (Akombo, 2013). Due to the diversity and pluralism of educational environments, academic faculty must be able to discuss multiple cultural perspectives in the classroom (Akombo, 2013). For this reason, the Roger’s Diffusion of Innovation Theory will …

List Of Maker Competencies, Including Preamble And Acknowledgmentsmaker Competencies, Martin K. Wallace, Katie Musick Peery, Gretchen Trkay, Morgan Chivers, Tara Radniecki

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Maker competencies are the skills, talents and dispositions that one acquires or improves upon while problem-solving and working on projects in makerspaces or similar learning environments. However, while learners can develop any number of technology-specific competencies while working in makerspaces, dependent on the types of technology made available within the specific makerspace, this list of competencies is better defined as the higher-level, technology-agnostic, transferable skills and talents that one may acquire or strengthen when working in makerspaces. A quick review of the list of competencies will reveal no mention of 3D printers, Arduinos, or any of the other popular technologies …

The Important Role Of The Faculty Advisor In Credit-Bearing Internship Opportunities, Allison Goossens

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Much of the research that surrounds internships and other student experiential learning focuses on the student and the inherent benefits that they reap from such experiences. Much of this research is viewed through a developmental lens, examining how students benefit and in what conditions are conducive to the learning taking place. What is not widely noted is the work that the faculty advisors do to help facilitate that learning, ensuring that the experience is held to a high level of academic integrity. Here, the literature around this topic is explored and the importance of the faculty advisor and the role …

Empowering Faculty Using Distance Learning Mentoring Programs, Nicole Luongo, Sara T. O'Brien

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

This article discusses the value of developing mentoring programs for the empowerment of distance learning faculty. The paper describes various ways mentoring relationships enhance the development and teaching of distance learning courses. Distance learning faculty mentoring programs consist of a process where a more experienced faculty member assists a newer faculty member in developing a distance learning course. By creating and supporting distance learning faculty mentoring programs, higher education institutions can provide an efficient and valuable way for new distance learning faculty to gain empowerment as well as the skills and knowledge they need to teach online. This article asserts …

Access To Online Databases: Predicate For Faculty Research Output, Mercy A. Iroaganachi, Roland Izuagbe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the role of access to online databases as the basis for faculty research output in six universities (comprising two each of federal, state and private) in two Southwestern states in Nigeria. A descriptive research design guided the study. Multistage sampling procedures including purposive, stratification, randomization as well as proportionate sampling techniques were employed to select 339 faculty members who provided the data for the study. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Of the 339 copies of the questionnaires administered, 89 per cent were retrieved fully completed and found usable. The research questions that guided the …

What Are We Teaching Abroad? Faculty Goals For Short-Term Study Abroad Courses, Elizabeth Niehaus, Ashley Wegener

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

Based on survey data from over 400 faculty members who taught short-term study abroad courses, the purpose of this study was to identify the types of goals that faculty members have in teaching short-term study abroad courses and the relationship between faculty background characteristics (i.e., race, gender, discipline, and prior experience) and their teaching goals. By further understanding the goals that these faculty members have for their study abroad programs, we are better able to assess how these programs may or may not be meeting overall internationalization goals and then to use this information to assist faculty members and higher …

An Analysis Of African-American Faculty Experiences During The Tenure Process, Katrina M. Hubbard

Dissertations

Abstract

How faculty allocate their time among research, teaching, and service, and the perceived quality of that work determines whether faculty obtain tenure or are released from the university (Bellas & Toutkoushian, 1999; Link, Swann, & Bozeman, 2008; Price & Cotten, 2006). Prior research indicated that African-American faculty comprised 4.5% of the faculty at high-activity research institutions and 3.5% of faculty at very-high-activity research institutions (The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac 2016-2017, 2016).

The purpose of this study was to 1) document African-American faculty experiences during their tenure probationary period at PWI research institutions; 2) compare faculty experiences during the …

Acceptability Of Continuous Glucose Monitoring In Free-Living Healthy Individuals: Implications For The Use Of Wearable Biosensors In Diet And Physical Activity Research, Yue Liao, Susan Schembre

Kinesiology Faculty Publications & Presentations - Archive

Background: Wearable sensors have been increasingly used in behavioral research for real-time assessment and intervention purposes. The rapid advancement of biomedical technology typically used in clinical settings has made wearable sensors more accessible to a wider population. Yet the acceptability of this technology for nonclinical purposes has not been examined. Objective: The aim was to assess the acceptability of wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) device among a sample of nondiabetic individuals, and to compare the acceptability of a CGM between a mobile diet tracking app (MyFitnessPal) and an accelerometer. Methods: A total of 30 nondiabetic adults went through a …

2018 October 23, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, 2018 October 23

Results of the Call for Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies,  Fall 2018

2018 Faculty Excellence Showcase, Afit Graduate School Of Engineering & Management, Graduate School Of Engineering And Management, Air Force Institute Of Technology

AFIT Documents

Excerpt:

As an academic institution, we strive to meet and exceed the expectations for graduate programs and laud our values and contributions to the academic community. At the same time, we must recognize, appreciate, and promote the unique non-academic values and accomplishments that our faculty team brings to the national defense, which is a priority of the Federal Government. In this respect, through our diverse and multi-faceted contributions, our faculty, as a whole, excel, not only along the metrics of civilian academic expectations, but also along the metrics of military requirements, and national priorities.

October 18-20, 2018, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, October 18-20, 2018

Nurturing Faculty Buy-In For Top-Down Mandates, Emily K. Faulconer

Publications

Higher education is a bureaucracy. As such, colleges and universities require strong leaders but they also must have committed faculty members. Shared governance and transparency - arguably empty buzz words – have definitions that will vary based on who you ask. Despite the minefield, these terms are relevant when discussing change within academia.

2018 October 16, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, October 16, 2018

Results of the Call for Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies,  Fall 2018

Usu Faculty Member Brian Crookston Receives Young Professional Of The Year Award | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

Utah State University's Brian Crookston received the Young Professional of the Year Award from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials. Crookston is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Makerspaces Empowering Graduate Student Research, Morgan Chivers

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Graduate students are critical stakeholders for academic libraries. As libraries continue to reinvent themselves to remain relevant, spaces, services, and instruction targeted specifically for the needs of the graduate student community are essential.

Adjunct Faculty: The Silent Majority, Erin M. Hillstead Walton

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

The increase in use of part-time faculty, commonly referred to as “adjunct,” has shifted the academic workforce. Utilization of this populace has increased steadily over the past several years and is anticipated to continue this growth as colleges and universities seek cost-cutting measures in balancing their annual budgets. With this increase, however, comes unexpected consequences for the educators who fill these roles; often they are underpaid, overworked, and employed tenuously from term-to-term with no security in employment. This dissertation examines the adjunct faculty role; including what adjunct faculty need to be successful, versus what they have been provided to succeed …

2018 September 27, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, September 27, 2018

Results of the Call for Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies, Fall 2018

2018 September 6, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, September 6, 2018

Call for Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies, Fall 2018

Call For Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies, Fall 2018, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

Call for Nominations, Faculty Senate Committee Vacancies, Fall 2018

College Welcomes Newest Engineering Faculty | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

The College of Engineering at Utah State University is excited to welcome 11 new faculty members.

2017-2018, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Annual Report 2017-2018 Academic Year

Characterization Of Grain-Size Distribution, Thermal Conductivity, And Gas Diffusivity In Variably Saturated Binary Sand Mixtures, T.K.K. Chamindu Deepagoda, Kathleen Smits, J.R.R.N. Jayarathne, Benjamin M. Wallen, Timothy J. Clough

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Characterization of differently textured porous materials, as well as different volumetric porous media mixtures, in relation to mass and heat transport is vital for many engineering and research applications. Functional relations describing physical (e.g., grain-size distribution, total porosity), thermal, and gas diffusion properties of porous media and mixtures are necessary to optimize the design of porous systems that involve heat and gas transport processes. However, only a limited number of studies provide characterization of soil physical, thermal, and gas diffusion properties and the functional relationships of these properties under varying soil water contents, especially for soil mixtures, complicating optimization efforts. …

2018 Fall Faculty Conference: Our Place In A Global Society, Academic Affairs

Fall Faculty Conference

The 2018 Fall Faculty Conference features teaching showcases by Gwendolyn DeRosa (ESL), Erin Johnson (ESL), Jonathan Jonson (Art), Amanda Kline (Art), Chaz O'Neil (Art), Diane Ross (Education), Suzanne Schier-Happell (Religion & Philosophy), Kevin Svitana (Biology and Earth Science), and John Tansey (Chemistry).

Breakout sessions were led by Ryan Brechbill (Center for Career and Professional Development), Kristy Drobney (Academic Support Center) with Tahsha Harmon (Information and Technology Services) and Kera Manley (Disability Services) and Sarah Whybrew (Courtright Memorial Library), and Joan Monahan Watson (Director of Education, Digication).