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Volume 50 - Issue 25 - Friday, May 8, 2015, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Interfaith Baccalaureate, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2015 Lavender Graduation, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Huntsman Students Win Top Honors At Pbl National Leadership Conference, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Huntsman students Josh Shelhamer, McKell Nelson, Glen Tonge, and Benjamin McCulloch traveled to Chicago this summer to showcase their business talents.

Embedded In His Being, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Ramon Estévez, better known as Martin Sheen, became a graduate of the University of Dayton Sunday morning, saying he was "deeply moved" by the ceremony honoring him for a lifetime of humanitarian action that, at the same time, fulfilled his father's dream for him.

Volume 50 - Issue 24 - Friday, May 1, 2015, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Risk Perception Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Healthcare Related Majors At The University Of Rhode Island, Iman Aberra

Senior Honors Projects

Objective: To determine risk perception of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in health orientated majors at the University of Rhode Island and if perceived risk is significantly different in those who have trouble affording nutritious foods.

Methods: An email was sent to an academic advisor for the doctorate of pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy, kinesiology, pre-professional health studies, nutrition, and health studies programs at the University of Rhode Island. Pre-pharmacy was included in pre-professional health studies. An additional email was sent to a professor in the nutrition department. The advisors and the nutrition professor then sent out an email with the …

Grad Student Guest Post: Sophie Hay On Answering The Career Question, Admin

Blog Posts

As the school year comes to a close, a grad student guest post from first year Southern Studies M.A. student Sophie Hay. "But, what do you want to do after your M.A. degree?" The heart-sinking question so many grad students dread.

A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Koru: A Mindfulness Program For College Students And Other Emerging Adults., Jeffrey M Greeson, Michael K Juberg, Margaret Maytan, Kiera James, Holly Rogers

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Koru, a mindfulness training program for college students and other emerging adults.

PARTICIPANTS: Ninety students (66% female, 62% white, 71% graduate students) participated between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.

METHODS: Randomized controlled trial. It was hypothesized that Koru, compared with a wait-list control group, would reduce perceived stress and sleep problems, and increase mindfulness, self-compassion, and gratitude.

RESULTS: As hypothesized, results showed significant Group (Koru, Wait-List)×Time (Pre, Post) interactions for improvements in perceived stress (F[1, 76.40]=4.50, p=.037, d=.45), sleep problems (F [1, 79.49]=4.71, p=.033, d=.52), mindfulness (F [1, 79.09]=26.80, p

CONCLUSIONS: Results support the …

Lu Fashion Show 2015 (May 1-2, 2015), Lindenwood University

Fashion Show Event Programs & Related Items

Program for the LU Fashion Show 2015.

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Students Receive Research Award

African American Female Engineering Students' Persistence In Stereotype-Threatening Environments: A Critical Race Theory Perspective, Stacie Lesure Gregory

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

African American women are grossly underrepresented in engineering. Despite their low representation in engineering colleges, some are able to persist and earn their degrees. This qualitative study sought to better understand the strategies 10 African American women employed to help them remain resilient in engineering degree programs. For this investigation, there was an underlying assumption that African American women who persist in engineering must contend with stereotype threat. Stereotype threat is a psychosocial phenomenon in which people in stigmatized social categories fear confirming negative stereotypes about their group.

Ten African American female women who have persisted in engineering degree programs …

Congratulations, Southern Studies M.A. Defenders!, Admin

Blog Posts

Southern Studies graduate students all look forward to the day they emerge triumphant from the little blue room in Barnard Observatory after defending a thesis or internship. The blue room is now named in honor of Dr. Charles Reagan Wilson, professor emeritus of Southern Studies and history and committee member on at least as many committees as he has church fans.

Eleven Years Of Data On The Jefferson Scale Of Empathy-Medical Student Version (Jse-S): Proxy Norm Data And Tentative Cutoff Scores., Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to provide typical descriptive statistics, score distributions and percentile ranks of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Medical Student version (JSE-S) of male and female medical school matriculants to serve as proxy norm data and tentative cutoff scores.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The participants were 2,637 students (1,336 women and 1,301 men) who matriculated at Sidney Kimmel (formerly Jefferson) Medical College between 2002 and 2012, and completed the JSE at the beginning of medical school. Information extracted from descriptive statistics, score distributions and percentile ranks for male and female matriculants were used to develop proxy norm data and …

Students Talk About Gender And Race Within The Classroom, Amanda Lucock

Media and Communication Studies Honors Papers

This study attempts to gain a better understanding of students’ experiences and perceptions of conversations about gender and race in the classroom. Specifically, this study focuses on issues and concerns that arise in the course of talking about gender and race. There were over 20 hours of classes observed, eight one-on-one in-depth interviews, and over three hours of recorded classroom conversations. Through my analysis, I found that students used several devices, including storytelling and attacking, to speak about these taboo issues within the classroom.

Volume 50 - Issue 23 - Friday, April 24, 2015, Rose Thorn Staff

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

Neither Tinker, Nor Hazelwood, Nor Fraser, Nor Morse: Why Violent Student Assignments Represent A Unique First Amendment Challenge, William C. Nevin

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Article will both (1) explore a subset of violent student speech cases that could rightly be considered under Hazelwood if only the student expression bore the sign of official school sponsorship and (2) argue for the creation of a new standard based on Hazelwood to govern non-sponsored curricular speech. Furthermore, this new standard would operate much like the current Hazelwood analysis with one key distinction: where student speech is curricular and non-sponsored in nature, the only options available to school administrators would be those representing pedagogical counter-speech. Punitive discipline, such as the suspension seen in Cuff, would not be …

Spring Dance Concert (April 23-25, 2015), Lindenwood University

Student Dance Programs & Brochures

Event program for Spring Dance Concert (April 23-25, 2015), Lindenwood University.

Making Waves, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton electrical and computer engineering department has been making waves with initiatives to improve student learning outcomes.

Fourteen Green Elephants, University Of Dayton

News Releases

We're working on sustainability solutions. At this time of year, we measure results in tons.

Preempting Performance Challenges: The Effects Of Inoculation Messaging On Attacks To Task Self-Efficacy, Ben Jackson, Josh Compton, Ryan Whiddett, David R. Anthony, James A. Dimmock

Dartmouth Scholarship

Although inoculation messages have been shown to be effective for inducing resistance to counter-attitudinal attacks, researchers have devoted relatively little attention toward studying the way in which inoculation theory principles might support challenges to psychological phenomena other than attitudes (e.g., self-efficacy). Prior to completing a physical (i.e., balance) task, undergraduates (N = 127, M_age = 19.20, SD = 2.16) were randomly assigned to receive either a control or inoculation message, and reported their confidence in their ability regarding the upcoming task. During the task, a confederate provided standardized negative feedback to all participants regarding their performance, and following …

Cfp For Sfa's Grad Student Conference On Food & Pop Culture, Admin

Blog Posts

The Southern Foodways Alliance is hosting a Grad Student Conference on Food and Pop Culture September 10-11, 2015. Two paragraph (200 hundred words or less) abstracts are due May 25. All the details below. Pop Goes the Corn: 2015 Graduate Student Conference on Food and Pop Culture. Presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Graduate School at the University of Mississippi.

Reckless Abandonment? Explaining Congressional Hispanic Caucus Support For The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, Elizabeth C. Reynolds

Politics Honors Papers

When No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was signed into law in early 2002, many hoped the legislation would help reduce achievement gaps among traditionally underperforming populations. For Hispanic students specifically, however, NCLB has contributed to educational inequality, school segregation, and high drop-out rates in major ways. Given these outcomes and trends, it is surprising that members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and other Hispanic American interest groups overwhelmingly supported NCLB despite potentially being able to anticipate how the law would hurt Hispanic students. The political environment of 2001 left members of the CHC with few options other than to …

Volume 50 - Issue 22 - Friday, April 17, 2015, Rose Thorn Staff

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

Pericles (April 17-18, 23-25, 2015), William Shakespeare

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Pericles (April 17-18, 23-25, 2015)

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

By God's Grace, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Sean Ferguson, the 23-year-old marketing major struck by lightning, has been transferred to a hospital near his home and is beginning a lengthy and difficult recovery, according to his family.

Utah State University Entrepreneurs Among Utah's Best, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

The past month has been a busy and profitable one for a few Utah State University student entrepreneurs who have competed for money and investment in entrepreneurship competitions.

Prayers For Sean, University Of Dayton

News Releases

More than 100 University of Dayton students, faculty and staff gathered in Chaminade Chapel Thursday evening to pray for Sean Ferguson, a 23-year-old senior marketing major from Pittsburgh who was struck by lightning Wednesday night, to come together as a community and to offer comfort to his family.

Perspectives On Peace, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The final series event of the spring semester - 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the Kennedy Union ballroom - features playwright, actor and professor Anna Deavere Smith and her brand of theater that highlights community, character and diversity in America.

Volume 50 - Issue 21 - Friday, April 3, 2015, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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