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I Love Ud, University Of Dayton

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The annual I Love UD campaign kicks off Monday to celebrate the University of Dayton community and encourage alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends to Learn. Lead. Share.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Volume 51 - Issue 16 - Monday, February 8, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Documenting 3rd Eye Music Festival In Jackson, Mississippi, Admin

Blog Posts

Here, second year graduate student Mary Blessey shares an audio project and original photographs from the 2015 3rd Eye Music Festival in Jackson, MS.

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Praise For Our Faculty In 'Princeton Review': 02-03-2016, Michael Yelnosky

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.

Female Student Veterans' Resiliency In Their Role Transitions, Michael Dennis Parise

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined female student veterans as they pertain to Schlossberg's Theory of Transition (1981), which asserts that many life events influence one’s ability to adapt when transitioning from one role to another in a linear fashion. The results of this study reveal that the participants viewed change not as a transition, but that they faced conflict from competing roles and stressors. Their attainment of their goals resulted from their ability to be resilient.

Disaster Preparedness : Need For Inclusion In Undergraduate Nursing Education, Susan Achora, Joy K. Kamanyire

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

With the increasing global frequency of disasters, the call for disaster preparedness training needs to be reinforced. Nurses form the largest group of the healthcare workforce and are often on the frontline in disaster management. Therefore, nurses should be adequately equipped with the knowledge and skills to respond to disasters, starting from their pre-service training to their in-service professional training. However, the inclusion of disaster preparedness education in undergraduate nursing curricula is minimal in most countries. The purpose of this article is to highlight the current state of nursing education and training in disaster management, both generally and in Oman. …

Return Graduates' Investment, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Princeton Review listed the University of Dayton among the best schools in the nation for academics, affordability and graduates’ career success in its new book, Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck.

In Pursuit Of Butterflies: Considering Methods For Breaking Open Our Students’ “Digital Cocoons” While Abroad, Morgan Keller

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Assessing Knowledge Of, And Attitudes To, Hiv/Aids Among University Students In The United Arab Emirates, Dalia Haroun, Ola El Saleh, Lesley Wood, Rola Mechli, Nada Al Marzouqi, Samir Anouti

All Works

© 2016 Haroun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Background: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic. In this context, risks and vulnerability are high as the epidemic is on the rise with evidence indicating significantly increasing HIV prevalence, new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. Objective: The aim of the survey was to assess …

Impact Of Class Size On Learning, Behavioral And General Attitudes Of Students In Secondary Schools In Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria, Taofeek Ayotunde Yusuf, C A. Onifade, O S. Bello

Journal of Research Initiatives

Poor performance of university undergraduate students has been traced to their poor academic performance and attitudes in secondary schools. There was concern over whether class size was responsible for this. Researches on the effect of class size on academic performance and achievement exist. The study was carried out to investigate the impact of class size on students’ attitude to studies using four (4) selected secondary schools in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. Possible effect of class size on the general, learning and behavioral attitudes were considered. Its impact was also correlated with effect of other possible factors. Questionnaires were administered to …

Champions For Justice & Public Interest Auction 2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Public Interest Auction

No abstract provided.

Highly Sought Grads, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Nearly all - 97 percent - of recent University of Dayton graduates report being employed, pursuing a graduate degree or participating in a service program within six months of graduation, according to an annual survey conducted by the career services office.

Volume 51 - Issue 14 - Monday, January 25, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Arts & Humanities News, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities News

• Rare Opportunity Helps Further Three Students’ Understanding of Hemingway, Pancake

Arts & Humanities News, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

• Rare Opportunity Helps Further Three Students’ Understanding of Hemingway, Pancake

Eurydice (January 21-23, 2016), Sarah Ruhl

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Eurydice (January 21-23, 2016).

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

The How And Why Of Mentoring, Alison H. Stankrauff, Tom Sommer, Michelle Ganz

Journal of Western Archives

Mentoring those in the archival field is critical to the development of any professional, or budding professional archivist. The mentoring relationship is one that has the potential to inform, nurture, encourage those on both sides of the relationship. This article explores that relationship and the frameworks that foster such mentoring programs. Discussed are mentoring to undergraduates, graduate archival program students, peer-to-peer mentoring of archivists at different institutions, as well as mentoring in the tenure process. This article is meant to be at once informative about such programs as well as offering guidance for those wanting to create a similar mentoring …

Volume 51 - Issue 13 - Monday, January 18, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Entrepreneurship In China, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Two undergraduates from a university in China will travel to campus and compete for $65,000 in cash prizes in the final round of the University of Dayton’s 10th annual Business Plan Competition on March 5.

Volume 51 - Issue 12 - Monday, January 11, 2016, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Leading Lawyers, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton School of Law is launching a new Leadership Honors Program, which includes a full-tuition scholarship for students selected for the program.

Awareness And Use Of Web 2.0 Tools By Lis Students At University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria., Eberechukwu Monica Eze

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims to investigate the level of awareness and use of Web 2.0 tools by Library and Information Science (LIS) students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The study adopted a descriptive survey method and questionnaire was used to collect data from 220 respondents. The results show that the LIS students of UNN are quite familiar with some Web 2.0 tools such as Social networking sites, Instant Messaging, blogs and Wikis, while, they are not familiar with tools such as RSS feeds, Podcasts, and social bookmarks. The study revealed that the most frequently used Web 2.0 tools are Facebook, …

Role Performance And Role Valuation Among Occupational Therapy Students In Norway, Tore Bonsaksen, Hildegunn Kvarsnes

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: The Model of Human Occupation describes roles as providing the person with a framework around which to organize daily occupations. Role performance and role valuation in young adults may be related to gender, but there are few research studies to date to support this view.

Methods: This study is a cross-sectional design using a sample of 87 occupational therapy students in Norway. We used the Role Checklist to assess the students’ performance and valuation of roles, and a variety of statistical procedures were employed in the analysis.

Results: Compared to the female participants, males performed roles in the community, …

A Resource Manual To College And University Academic Return For Young Adults With A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Rachel Gromek, Emily Hermanson

Occupational Therapy Capstones

Purpose: Reportedly, in the United States 75% of traumatic brain injuries that occur each year are referred to as mild (Centers for Disease Control Prevention, 2010). Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of disability each year with the highest prevalence being between ages 15-24 years (Willmott, Ponsford, Downing, & Carty, 2014). The greatest deficits experienced by college or university students with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are cognitive, psychosocial, and physical (Kennedy, Krause, & O’Brien, 2014; Marschark, Richtsmeier, Richardson, Crovitz, & Henry, 2000). The purpose of this project was to address the limited resources available to individuals with …

The Redwood, V.112 2015-2016, Santa Clara University

The Redwood

No abstract provided.

Perspectives Volume 4: Number 1, Winter-Spring 2016, College Of Health Care Sciences

Perspectives

No abstract provided.

The Great White Gazette Issue 32: Winter 2016, University Lower School

University School Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2016 Ruby Yearbook, Briana Keane, Rebecca L. Brown, Phoebe French, Romina Kalmeijer, Faraha Rathod, Taylor Manferdini, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2016 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Ready, Fire, Aim: How Universities Are Failing The Constitution In Sexual Assault Cases, Tamara Rice Lave

Articles

This Article looks critically at the procedural protections American universities give students accused of sexual assault. It begins by situating these policies historically, providing background to Title IX and the different guidelines promulgated by the Department of Education. Next, it presents original research on the procedural protections provided by the fifty flagship state universities. In October 2014, university administrators were contacted and asked a series of questions about the rights afforded to students, including the standard of proof right to an adjudicatory hearing, right to confront and cross examine witnesses, right to counsel, right to silence, and right to appeal. …