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Ted Ownby On The Resonance Of The Charles Wilson Fund, Admin

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Ted Ownby on the Resonance of the Charles Wilson Grad Student Support Fund Dear Friends, I encourage you to make a donation to the Charles Reagan Wilson Graduate Student Support Fund. The fund will support research projects for University of Mississippi students studying the American South. Charles Wilson taught History Department graduate students who teach all over the country. In fact, he taught several students who became professors and sent us their own students. He taught hundreds of undergraduates in classes on Southern Studies, Southern History, and Southern Religion. Charles Wilson taught so many Southern Studies graduate students that the …

Celebrating The Arts, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A celebration started to welcome the University of Dayton's new president in 2003 now enters its 14th year of wowing audiences with the talents of students in art, music, dance and theatre.

'Evening With Michael Pollan', University Of Dayton

News Releases

Michael Pollan, sustainable food advocate and author of four 'New York Times' best-sellers will cap the University's Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the RecPlex.

Being The Change, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has enlisted prospective students to dream big about the future even before stepping foot on campus.

Become A Legal Public Servant, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton School of Law and the Master of Public Administration program are accepting applications for the new three-year joint juris doctor-master of public administration program that will start this fall. It's the only joint JD-MPA program in southwest Ohio.

City Farming, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute and partners East End Community Services, Mission of Mary Cooperative and the Twin Towers neighborhood are taking the first step in transforming a former Dayton Public School site into an urban farm and green space.

The Liar (April 14-16, 2016), David Ives

Student Theatre Programs

Program for The Liar (April 14-16, 2016).

To view the photos from this production of The Liar, please click here.

Guest Post By Sophie Hay For Recently-Admitted Grad Students, Sophie Hay

Blog Posts

If you've recently received an offer to join the Southern Studies M.A. program at the University of Mississippi, huge congratulations are in order! Well done on your success! I'd like to take this opportunity to offer you a big warm welcome on behalf of everyone at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

A Tasty Renovation, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A $7 million renovation will transform outdated dining areas in Kennedy Union into three "micro-restaurants" and a café-bakery offering expanded food choices, longer hours, hot breakfasts and significantly increased seating.

Assessing Student Self-Perception Of Confidence In The Evaluation And Treatment Of The Neurologically Involved Across The Lifespan, Kristen Barta, Megan Flores

Physical Therapy Collection

PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to investigate student confidence in the evaluation and treatment of a person with a neurological condition through the use of Patient Oriented Integrated Neurological Treatment (POINT) labs. We hypothesized that POINT labs would significantly improve students' confidence in evaluation and treatment this population.

METHODS AND MATERIALS: As part of their curriculum, physical therapy students at the University of St. Augustine are required to participate in POINT labs during their Neuromuscular III and Pediatric PT classes. The POINT labs are divided into an adult and pediatric section, in which the students evaluate …

Teaching For Transformation: A Tool For Christian Teachers, Rachel Vanden Hull

Master of Education Program Theses

This qualitative research study examined the Teaching for Transformation framework and looked at whether Teaching for Transformation strategies equip teachers to be prepared in nurturing students’ faith and their role in the Kingdom story. Previous literature has shown a need for more emphasis on faith in the curriculum in Christian schools. Literature also shows the need for a framework that will equip teachers in empowering students to become responsive disciples. Teachers were interviewed and surveyed to gather information for this study. Teachers were able to give examples of student work by using the Teaching for Transformation framework, and they were …

Zephyr: The Seventeenth Issue, Zephyr Faculty Advisor, Megan Totten, Melissa A. Destefano, Sarah Fleischmann, Shannon M. Cardinal, Alanna Sachse, Cassidy Bayen, Gabby Price, Sarah Hoover, Nick Letourneau, Anna Laskorski, Josh Powers, Will Drury, Kristen Brannen, Anthony Berube, Morgayne Nash, Trish Alling, Tyler Meunier, Emmie Travers, Heather Smith, Olivia Madore, Deanna Mansfield, Pilar Mendoza

Zephyr

This is the seventeenth issue of Zephyr, the University of New England's journal of creative expression. Since 2000, Zephyr has published original drawings, paintings, photography, prose, and verse created by current and former members of the University community. Zephyr's Editorial Board is made up exclusively of matriculating students.

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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Family Factors And School, Michael Pierce

Honors Theses

One of the most overwhelming issues at Eastern Kentucky University is academic retention. In 2013, Eastern had a four-year graduation rate of 23.5%. Each university has a goal to keep academic retention as high as possible. EKU has one of the highest rates of enrollment from students of the Appalachian region, an area of Kentucky that is diverse both ecologically and culturally than other regions of the state. EKU is also known among its students for being a “suitcase school,” a college or university that is active Monday through Friday, but is quiet on Saturday and Sunday due to students …

Living Glass, University Of Dayton

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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.

The Social Maladjustment Exclusion: Leaving A Category Of Students Behind And The Problem With State And Judicial Interpretation Of Congressional Intent, Carolyn Mason

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Since its inception in 1975, controversy surrounding the Social Maladjustment Exclusion has plagued its understnding. This paper delves deeper into the controversy and explores jurisdictional and nationwide patterns in the judicial interpretation of the social maladjustment exclusion. This analysis further demonstrates how the evolving interpretation of social maladjustment is out of touch with the needs of vulnerable youth in our schools and society, and may be based, in large measure, on a small group of non-representative plaintiffs.

New Lowes Street Housing, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton will take another step toward its goal of housing all undergraduates in University-owned housing when construction begins this summer on an $11-million, four-story apartment building in the south student neighborhood.

Penentuan Tingkat Kesulitan Teks Berdasarkan Pengetahuan Dunia Siswa, Nurul Shofiah, A. Syukur Ghazali, Nurchasanah Nurchasanah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The aim of this study that describes the shape of the world's knowledge and comprehension levels of students, the text of which is based on knowledge of the world and the knowledge of the world's fifth grade students, as well as differences in students' understanding of towns and villages. This research data in the form of text that is already the world based on knowledge of internal and external students. The text of three text based world knowledge internal and external students, as well as the text of the outside world's knowledge of students. The results showed that the elementary …

Family Farm Conversation Between Sacks And Students, Howard Sacks

Interviews

Professor Sacks speaks to Kenyon College students about the course and about living in a rural community. The students discuss how their involvement in the Family Farm Project altered their perspectives on farm life.

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 …

Volume 51 - Issue 19 - Monday, March 21, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

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.

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 …

Clinical Performance Evaluation Tool Assessment: Faculty And Student Perceptions, Christopher P. Kemnitz

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to present the results of a qualitative assessment on the use of the Clinical Performance Evaluation Tool, a QSEN based clinical evaluation tool for nursing students. Perceptions and attitudes of students and faculty having used the tool during medical surgical rotations will be discussed.

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, …

Results From A Longitudinal Nursing Specific Undergraduate Student Satisfaction Survey Across A Canadian Collaborative Nursing Program, Laurie Freeman-Gibb, Beverley L. Jones, Janet E. Raiger, Selina Rehman

Biennial Convention (CONV)

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

Student satisfaction has been associated with later professional attitudes, career commitment, retention in the field of nursing, and more engagement as alumni of our institutions. 1-4. Assessment of student satisfaction in nursing is complex in that we must assess in-class theory courses, clinical practice, and services provided by the faculty as a whole. 2. Evaluation of all aspects of nursing education is challenging, as most university and college based programs standardized evaluations do not fit well with the multiple domains within the nursing curriculum. This issue has been …

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 …

Self-Esteem, Locus Of Control And First-Time Pass On The Nclex-Rn For Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Pamella Ivey Chavis

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive, and correlational research design was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, locus of control, and first-time pass on NCLEX-RN of nursing students graduating in the classes of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 enrolled in baccalaureate programs at two HBCUs in the southeastern region of the United States.

Methods: The study used a quantitative descriptive correlational design to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, locus of control, and first-time pass on NCLEX-RN among nursing students graduating in the classes of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 enrolled in baccalaureate programs at two HBCUs …