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Volume 45 - Issue 20 - Friday, March 26, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Volume 45 - Issue 19 - Friday, March 19, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Volume 45 - Issue 18 - Friday, March 12, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Analysis Of Binge Drinking Among Students At California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Jonathan Dally

Agribusiness

The perception of binge drinking among students is skewed to an extreme that provides an excuse for consuming excessive amounts of alcohol. Recent tragic events pertaining to binge drinking steer this study towards clarifying the clouded perceptions students have of alcohol consumption. It is important to understand variables that may affect understanding and decisions that lead to abusing alcohol. It is intended to present factors that can help prevent circumstances and situations that put students’ health at risk. The objective of this study is to assess the drinking habits of students who attend California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. …

Students Beliefs About The Benefits Of Travel And Leisure: A Qualitative Analysis, Corbie E. Smith

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

Millennial generation students are a growing market for the travel and tourism industry, yet tourism marketers lack research regarding travel habits and motivations for them. As a result, the travel and leisure industry have not been able to capitalize on this revenue stream. The purpose of this study was to explore the beliefs, motivations, and attitudes that millennial generation students have about the benefits of travel and leisure. Topics for the literature review included motivations and attitudes, and qualitative research. Essays on motivations and beliefs of travel and leisure were assigned in fall 2009 to the RPTA 214 class and …

Graduate One Acts (March 11-13, 2010), Undergraduate One Acts (March 18-20, 2010), Lindenwood University

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Graduate One Acts (March 11-13, 2010), Undergraduate One Acts (March 18-20, 2010).

Contemporary Memoir: A 21st-Century Genre Ideal For Teens, Dawn Latta Kirby, Dan Kirby

Faculty Articles

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. For the past 20 years, the authors have been reading and teaching literary memoir to students of all ages. In the mid-1980s, they began looking for ways to incorporate more nonfiction into their literature classes, hoping to find a fresh genre unflattened by instruction. They wanted to explore with students a genre that literary critics had not already overanalyzed and for which they had not created formulaic heuristics for student analysis. More than anything else, the authors wanted to find literary works that connected directly with students' lived experiences. …

Dit News, 1st.-31st. Of March, 2010, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Moody, Thomas Newton, 1938-2024 (Mss 287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Chiefly letters from Moody, a Franklin, Kentucky native, written to his parents while attending college at Southwestern at Memphis and the University of Kentucky, and while teaching afterward in Elizabethtown. Also includes letters of the family of Moody’s grandmother, Drucilla Jane (Harris) Short.

The Perspective Of Bullying According To Students With Asperger Syndrome, Ryan B. Barnick

Theses and Graduate Projects

This study examines the perspective of bullying according to students' who are labeled with Asperger syndrome. Bullying is a growing problem in our schools today that greatly affects a student's education and life. The results are traumatic and linger for extensive periods of time, greatly affecting the student's education both short and long term. For this study, I conducted my research utilizing an action research oriented framework. As part of my action research, I obtained and evaluated data utilizing the qualitative research and analysis methodology. Through in-depth interviewing, students shared their perspective on bullying. Data was analyzed and various themes …

Volume 45 - Issue 17 - Friday, February 12, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Dancescape Poster 2010, Winona State University

Dancescape Posters

A poster for the Winona State University Theatre and Dance Department's annual Dancescape. This is a poster for the Dancscape 2010.

Volume 45 - Issue 16 - Friday, February 5, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Connecting First-Year Students With The Library: Wayne State University's Initiative, Carrie F. Croatt-Moore, Judith M. Arnold

Library Scholarly Publications

The session reports on two institutional initiatives for connecting first-year students with the library. The first project, situated in a research university environment, Wayne State University, utilized technology to create a first-year webpage (http://www.lib.wayne.edu/sites/fye/) that brought together library information and resources with relevant university-wide services. The presenters begin with a demonstration of the webpage, discussing the impetus for the project, the literature review and other research that went into the design and development. They report on the findings of the usability studies conducted with the webpage. Using a think-aloud protocol reviewed by the university’s institutional review board, students completed a …

Anything Goes (February 25-27, March 4-6, 2010), P. G. Wodehouse

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Anything Goes (February 25-27, March 4-6, 2010).

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (February 18-20, 2010), William Shakespeare

Student Theatre Programs

Program for William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (February 18-20, 2010).

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

Dit News, 1st.-29th. Of February, 2010, Dit:Students Union

DIT Student Union

No abstract provided.

Volume 45 - Issue 15 - Friday, January 29, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Volume 45 - Issue 14 - Friday, January 22, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Volume 45 - Issue 13 - Friday, January 15, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

Study Seeks Students With Ieps, Ages 12 To 18, Center For Persons With Disabilities

Blog Posts

No abstract provided.

Volume 45 - Issue 12 - Friday, January 8, 2010, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

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

The Redwood, V.106 2009-2010, Santa Clara University

The Redwood

No abstract provided.

2010 Nsu Fact Book, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Fact Book

This 18th edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university's character, growth, and accomplishments. The 2010 Fact Book continues to provide narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and developments of the institution, Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats tp provide pertinent detail, and general trends highlighted.

Sustainability Of Future Professionals, Selma Alliex

Nursing Conference Papers

As educators it is our responsibility that we not only teach our students sustainability strategies but also practices to sustain them in a world that is ever changing. This study addresses the theme of this conference because it deals with teaching students strategies to equip themselves with practices that will impact on their role as professionals. This pilot study aimed to assess effectiveness of a 3 week self-care intervention program from the perspective of 3rd year nursing students at the University of Notre Dame Australia. The methodological approach underpinning the study was Descriptive and the students were engaged as active …

Parnassus 2010

Parnassus

The 2010 edition of the student literary journal, Parnassus, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

2009-2010 Modulus, Rose-Hulman Institute Of Technology

Modulus (Yearbooks)

2009-10 Yearbook for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 47803

Reveille 2010

The Kenyon Reveille

No abstract provided.

Academic Improvement In Elementary School Students With Movement And No Desks, Amanda Bailey

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

My project was designed to address the potential academic improvement through adding movement in an academic classroom setting. I believe that movement is crucial for a child to learn. To have the most opportunity for movement in the classroom a room with no desks would be best. For my project I created lesson plans that incorporated movement in the academic subjects, outside physical education classes. I also designed classroom layouts that provided more open space. I designed rooms that still have desks, but moved out of the way as well as classrooms that did not use desks at all. For …

2010 Ruby Yearbook, Lindsay Adams, Jonathan Edward Barber, Taylor Manferdini, Katie Callahan, Elizabeth Burns, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2010 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.