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Thomas J. Long School Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences Commencement, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Arts Integration: The Missing Link, Samuel G. Cochran

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many of our K-12 schools have experienced various challenges in order to narrow the achievement gap that addresses academic improvement for all students. Arts integration offers a foundation for learning that can improve student achievement. Teaching academic content through the arts provides students with opportunities to engage in 21st Century skills that promote critical thinking, collaboration, creativeness and communication. This project examines how arts integration can improve student learning outcomes and how teacher preparedness and ongoing support contributes to it being an effective framework for educators. The researcher was able to conduct observations and interviews with teachers and write and …

School Of International Studies, Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Conservatory Of Music, Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

College Of The Pacific And University College, Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Gladys L. Benerd School Of Education, Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

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School Of Engineering And Computer Science, Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

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Financial Wellness And Undergraduate Students, Kristin N. O'Donovan

BU Well

Liberal Arts Universities often include a core curriculum with the education provided to students. This core curriculum includes a variety of topics, separate from a student’s major, aimed at delivering a well-rounded education. However, one major topic seems to be missing from the core curriculum of many universities across the country: finance. Not only does this have implications to the financial wellness of undergraduate students, but the overall wellness of students as well. Undergraduate students face an increasingly difficult financial landscape with unique needs, and the financial decisions they make may have repercussions years or decades into their futures. Based …

When Meaningful Writing Reflects Vincentian Values, Michele Eodice, Anne Ellen Geller, Neal Lerner

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

In The Meaningful Writing Project – our study of over 700 seniors at three universities – students describe how education values are embodied in writing projects in and out of school. In brief, our results show that students find meaning when they are invited to tap into the power of personal connection, see what they are writing as applicable and relevant to the real world, imagine their future selves, immerse themselves in what they are thinking and writing about, and experience research for learning. In many cases, the experiences students reported are aligned with Vincentian values for higher education, namely …

English Language Instruction, Student Engagement, And Sustainable Practices In Rural Ecuador, Pablo J. Sanchez, Morgan R. Zajkowski

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

St. John’s University’s Vincentian Institute for Social Action aims to develop student commitment to social justice through required coursework, international travel, and community service. A strong theoretical foundation ensures that administrators and students are consistently reflecting on the dynamics of power and engaging with community members in an ethical manner. Our framework should continue conversations with the community about the value of foreign language education in their particular regional and global context and encourage students to see themselves as part of a sustainable process. Where many universities and organizations provide volunteer experiences similar in theory, we hope to improve on …

Lindenwood Fashion Show 2016 (May 7, 2016), Lindenwood University

Fashion Show Event Programs & Related Items

Program for the Lindenwood Fashion Show 2016 (May 7, 2016)

Identifying Influential Factors Of Student-Athlete’S Selection Process Among Ncaa Division Ii Baseball Players, Matt O'Brien

Leadership Education Capstones

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Technology On College Life, Tracy June Dye

Senior Theses

Ever since technology has boomed and cellphones have gone from phones to mini-computers, the effect of technology has been a hot topic in research. Students use technology for everything – from communication to school to entertainment. The times people spend on their phones and computers versus the time spent actually interacting with people seems to quickly be widening. The effects of technology can especially be seen in the college students today since these students are some of the first generation to grow up with almost complete access to technology. As a college student, these effects were of particular interest. Personal …

Ambivalent Sexism, Religiosity, And Perceptions Of College Majors As Masculine Or Feminine, Emily Boyles

Senior Honors Theses

This study sought to determine if college students view certain majors as masculine or feminine and if gender perceptions influence their choice of major and subsequent vocation. The methodology included analysis of predictive relationship between scores on the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI), the Ambivalence toward Men Inventory (AMI), the Revised Religious Fundamentalism Scale (RRFS), and a scale measuring perceptions of majors as masculine or feminine. A total of 492 college students from a large east coast Christian university participated in this study by completing an online survey. Based on the university’s degree offerings, 24 college majors were selected, and students …

Benefits, Challenges, And Recommendations For Implementing A Sustainability-Based Service-Learning Program At Utah State University: An Initial Assessment Of The Community Bridge Initiative, Julie Koldewyn

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Service-Learning is a method of teaching that allows students to learn course content by engaging in real world applications, which can enhance student learning and benefit communities. As populations increase, many communities struggle with the corresponding issues of sustainability. A program that could use student expertise to address these concerns would be beneficial for both students and communities. This mixed-methods study explored the benefits, challenges, and recommendations for implementing a sustainability-based service-learning program, the Community Bridge Initiative (CBI), at Utah State University (USU) in relation to community needs and student responses to being in program pilot classes. Pilot classes were …

The Impact Of Spiritual Mentoring Among African American Males At Eastern Kentucky University, Harvey Cozart

ATS Dissertations

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History Of Housewives In First-Year Composition And Effects On Students, Pay, And Pedagogy, Vera Lynn Lentini

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

This thesis paper reviews the history of women in the field of composition as a discipline, paying particular attention to the evolution of the role of the writing instructor. Today, first-year composition classrooms are staffed by a mostly contingent and female workforce, which is an ethical problem for writing programs and English departments. As in the larger workforce, service-oriented careers like teaching tend to be underpaid and characterized by deference to the experts, who are in the position of authority. While this scheme seems to have functioned for housewives and breadwinners in the 1950s, in today’s dual-earner couple it is …

Effects Of High Interest Opinion Writing Prompts For 5th Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Emily Theresa Stanton

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The purpose of this creative project is to examine the extent to which high interest opinion writing prompts for four 5th grade students with learning disabilities (LD) improve the planning, organization and structure of their opinion essays as measured by the total words they write on the topic (TWW) the number of correct writing sequences (CWS) the overall accuracy of their writing, and critical components of opinion writing (CCOW) in a timed writing sample when compared to low interest opinion writing prompts. Initially participants will select high and low interest writing topics using a prompt selection procedure. Given 50 potential …

Hispanics In The Academic Library, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

Based on a study of the students' own voices, outlined are responsive actions academic libraries can take to make Hispanic students feel more welcomed and comfortable. Since use of libraries is positively related to student retention, it is important that we understand our own students' experiences and recommendations.

• Invite resident hall staff to host library sessions
• Train and invite peer (other Hispanic students) tour guides for patrons
• Roaming reference service
• Bilingual brochures (separate ones for them and their parents)
• A poster that showed which staff have different languages

Volume 51 - Issue 21 - Monday April 18, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Honors Beacon, Issue 10, Spring 2016, Honors Program At Minnesota State University, Mankato

Honors Beacon

Spring 2016 newsletter of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Educational Outcomes Of Small-Group Discussion Versus Traditional Lecture Format In Dental Students' Learning And Skills Acquisition., Ana Arias, Raymond Scott, Ove A. Peters, Elizabeth Mcclain, Alan H. Gluskin

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

The aim of this prospective quantitative study was to compare the effect of different instructional formats on dental students' skills and knowledge acquisition for access cavity preparation. All first-year dental students were invited to participate in this study conducted during the four consecutive two-week endodontic rotation courses at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in spring semester 2015. Four alphabetically distributed intact groups of students were randomly allocated to two groups (n=70 each) that participated in either small-group discussion or a traditional lecture on access preparation. The first outcome measure was skill acquisition, measured by …

Noteworthy News - Spring 2016, Conservatory Of Music

Noteworthy News

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Living Glass, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton students and faculty transformed reclaimed stained glass windows from the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception into new works of art that communicate what the University’s Marianist identity and community mean to them. Living Glass: Sustaining Memory Through Light runs April 3 to July 20 in the Roesch Library first-floor gallery. It is free and open to the public.

Experiences Of 4th Year Nursing Students With Human Simulators In Their Transition To Practice, Eva Peisachovich

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

The study explores the experiences of 4th year undergraduate nursing students using standardized patient (SP) methodology as a form of experiential education (EE) in their transition to practice. Given that the nature of nurses' work takes place in diverse and complex care settings, the use and application of SP Methodology is essential in the transition to practice. Although SPs have been used in many disciplines to engage students in experiential learning it is a novice methodology in nursing education. Given the limited research studies associated with SP methodology …

Students, Let's Communicate Together On-Line, Kefiloe A. Maboe

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Open Distance Learning (ODL) institutions have adopted on-line technology to facilitate teaching and learning and to enhance interaction between the students-to-students, students-to educator, students-to-study material and students-to-ODL. Students are encouraged by the university to interact on-line by using the discussion forum and electronic mails. On-line discussion forum are critical in ODL because it allows people who cannot physically attend the educational institution to interact with each other. The purpose of the study was to determine how on-line interactive tools may be used to enhance students-to-students, students-to educator, students-to-study material and students-to-ODL interactions. Probability random sampling was used. Data was collected …

Implementing Health Coaching On A Rural College Campus, Cheryl Crisp

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how health coaching can become a part of the culture of a rural college campus.

Specific Aims: Describe ways in which students who are learning to become health coaches can assist faculty, staff, and students to make desired health behavior changes.

Method: Students enrolled in the Health Coaching didactic/practicum course invited interested members of the faculty, staff, and student body to join with them in this learning experience. Students learn health coaching skills and participating members of the faculty, …

Predicting Nursing Students Passing Of The Ati Comprehensive Predictor Examination, Kathleen L. Gilchrist, Shalise Pollock, Charles Collom

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this research was to determine if there were any correlations between the 2014 graduating nursing class and their Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) scores, taking remedial math or English; and failing the ATI Comprehensive Predictor Examination. The results may predict future success in the nursing program.

Resiliency Of Latino High School Students: The Impact Of External And Internal Factors, Diana Marie Lucero

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated factors promoting academic resiliency within Latino students at an urban high school in the Los Angeles area. The criteria of “on-track” to graduate served as the operational definition of academic resilience. A total of 92 students completed the survey. Of these, 57 were on-track to graduate and 35 students were “not on-track” to graduate. The California Healthy Kids Survey: Resiliency & Youth Development Module (WestEd, 2008a) was the instrument employed to obtain quantitative data using three external protective factors (caring relationships, high expectations, and meaningful participation) and three internal protective factors (social competence, autonomy and sense of …

Relationship-Based School & Classroom Management, Ryan Lucas, Matt Teegarden

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Participants will learn about the four roles of relationship-based classroom and school management in working with students of all ages. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on previous interactions with students (some that went well and some that didn't go so well), learn which role is their strength ("go-to" role), and identify the role with which they need peer support. This presentation is given lecture style with encouraged audience participation and includes plenty of laughter, practical applications, and"just-in-time" ideas to implement the very next day.