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Utah State University Commencement, 2021 – Brigham City Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

2021 Commencement Ceremony for the Brigham City Campus of Utah State University.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, April 30, 2021

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on April 30, 2021

A Look Into Transition Programs For First Year Students With Disabilities In Higher Education: How To Create A Transition Program To Support Student Success, Gillian R. Lazzarini

Masters Projects

Students with disabilities face a myriad of challenges to persistence and success in higher education (Weis et al., 2016). This is largely caused by the fact that there are different laws and policies that govern secondary education and higher education, which can result in an adverse impact on transition services for students with disabilities. Therefore, this project analyzes the transition from secondary education to higher education for students with disabilities and looks at transition programs as a tool to support student success. Students with disabilities often have issues building community, navigating support services and accommodations, as well as practicing self-advocacy …

Approved Programs, April 27, 2021, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Agenda, April 27, 2021, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Deactivation Me6301 And Me6297, April 27, 2021, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Ucc Minutes 4-27-21, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

An End To Inhumane Detention: Washington Must Ban Private Detention Centers And Strengthen Protections For Detained Immigrants, Ariana Headrick

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Spirituality Among ‌College‌ ‌Students‌ ‌With‌ ‌Physical‌ ‌Disabilities:‌ ‌A‌ ‌Phenomenology‌, Andrew Clinton, Victoria Truhe, Alexa Posa, Hannah Mullins, Tessa Hansen, Elizabeth Canby Sites, Marilyn Gadomski

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

The Issue Of Unemployment Among People With Disabilities, Angelina C. Pagano

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

The rate of unemployment for people with disabilities continues to rise greatly above that of people without disabilities. The issue seems to be exacerbated by employer biases and concerns which are not supported in the face of evidence. A lack of employer education on disability related subjects causes this misconception among both employers and the public as a whole. To resolve the underlying problem of miseducation, an increase in the self-identification of people with disabilities is necessary to provide researchers with data to assist in the formation of a revised curriculum.

The Validation Of The Self Advocacy Skills Inventory Beta, Richard Aaron Chapman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study is meant to explore the psychometric properties of The Self-Advocacy Skills Inventory Beta. The Beta is a measurement of self-advocacy skills for individuals with different disabilities. This dissertation presents the results of a confirmatory factor analysis, as well as an examination of reliability of the Beta as well as its scales. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the theorized factor structure of The Self-Advocacy Skills Beta did not fit the data. However, the Self-Advocacy Skills Inventory Beta is measuring self-advocacy skills reliably. Implications for counseling education and future development of The Self-Advocacy Skills Beta are …

The Career Path Of A Correctional Treatment Specialist, Elizabeth Mcavoy

Criminology Student Work

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 4 March 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Create a Student Money Management Center.
• Create a Community Development Economics Minor.
• Change the CIP Code for the BS Aviation Technology- Professional Pilot degree from 49.0102 to 49.0101.
• Discontinue the Computer Science MS Plan C degree program.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Update
• New Curriculum Committee Chair Appointment

Sustainable Return To Work Following A Musculoskeletal Disorder: Courses Of Action For Supervisors, Iuliana Nastasia, Marie-France Coutu, Romain Rives, Jessica Dubé, Sarah Gaspard, Audrey Quilicot

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les troubles musculosquelettiques (TMS) demeurent un problème majeur de santé au travail dans les pays industrialisés. Les conséquences de l’incapacité au travail représentent un fardeau important pour les travailleurs et leurs familles, mais aussi pour les organisations. Même si plusieurs études sur l’incapacité au travail soulignent le rôle important du superviseur dans le contexte de différents programmes de retour au travail, peu se sont intéressées spécifiquement au rôle de celui-ci, à ses responsabilités ainsi qu’à ses actions pour faciliter la réintégration des travailleurs qui ont eu une blessure musculosquelettique reliée au travail.

L’objectif général de cette étude est de proposer …

Black Effect: Black Students' Experiences In Cacrep Master's Programs At Hbcus, Angelia M. Lomax

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

African American students’ experiences in graduate programs at predominately White institutions (PWIs) have been explored in previous research. Said experiences were described using the following constructs: underrepresentation, invisibility, isolation, lack of support, and silence. There is minimal research that focuses on Black students’ experiences at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), where the environment was reported to be welcoming, nurturing, and supportive. This study adds to the literature by exploring the lived experiences of African American students in CACREP-accredited master’s counseling programs at HBCUs, with critical race theory (CRT) as the theoretical framework. After being identified as eligible based on …

The Politics Of The Hero's Journey: A Narratology Of American Special Education Textbooks, Elise Assaf, Jennifer James, Scot Danforth

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This paper explores introduction to special education textbooks in order to illuminate how they portray the social and political work of special educators, especially in relation to disabled students and adults. This study analyzed five leading special education textbooks used in university teacher education programs using traditional methods of discourse analysis, including line-by-line coding and language-in-use with valuation. The analysis and coding tracked story plot components and characters associated with five phases evident in the narrative structure of a hero's journey: (1) the call to adventure, (2) supernatural aid, (3) threshold guardians, (4) trials and tribulations, and (5) the return. …

Ucc Minutes, April 27, 2021, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 4 March 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Create a Student Money Management Center.
• Create a Community Development Economics Minor.
• Change the CIP Code for the BS Aviation Technology- Professional Pilot degree from 49.0102 to 49.0101.
• Discontinue the Computer Science MS Plan C degree program.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

• Claudia Radel has become the new Department Head for Environment and Society.
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Update
• New Curriculum Committee Chair Appointment
• Worked with the Provost and had discussions regarding a new chair for the Curriculum Committee.
• Matt Sanders as the new chair.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Communication Intensive Outcomes - Rubrics - Narrative
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Updates
• Educational Policy Committee Chair Nominations

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, April 1, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Communication Intensive Outcomes - Rubrics - Narrative
• EPC/Curriculum Handbook Updates
• Educational Policy Committee Chair Nominations

Comparison Of First-Year International Students’ Adjustment To College At The Undergraduate And Graduate Level, Odunola Oyeniyi, Robert L. Smith, Joshua C. Watson, Kristina Nelson

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Collaboration As Locus For Information Literacy Teacher Knowledge Development, Juval V. Racelis, Daniel Neal, Margaret Bean

Collaborative Librarianship

Research on collaboration in information literacy curriculum has yielded insights into the opportunities and challenges surrounding efforts to establish sustainable teaching models. Few studies, however, have examined the ways in which these teaching partnerships enrich the knowledge base of instruction librarians and faculty. This paper examines the pedagogical knowledge development of two instructional librarians and one composition instructor in the collaborative teaching of information literacy skills in a composition course. The three instructors share ethnographic accounts recounting the iterative process of developing curriculum to meet the needs of their first-year students. The curricular innovations, including online modules, multiple instruction sessions, …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, March 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 4 February 2021 Minutes

Program Proposals

• Offer a Nail Technician Certificate of Proficiency.
• Change the name of the Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resources to Community and Natural Resources Institute.

Semester Course Approval Reviews

Other Business

• Curriculog was shut down on March 3 and will be reopened the first week of July.
• Unanimous approval of the updated course descriptions.
• Look at updating the Curriculum/EPC handbook.
• A Curriculum Committee chair will be voted on in the April 2021 meeting.

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, March 4, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

• Curriculog has been shutdown and will reopen the first week of July.
• A small working group has been put together to look at updating the Curriculum/EPC handbook.

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 1, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Monthly Report – February 4, 2021
• HR Policy 311: Setting Expectations and Managing Performance
• HR Policy 321: Respectful Workplace
• Research Data Management Librarian
• Parking Committee Annual Report
• Sustainability Council Annual Report
• Faculty Concerns Regarding New Faculty Startup Funding Rules

Seventh Edition Of Apa Style: A Foundation For Advocacy In Counseling, K. Elizabeth Mcdonald, Amber Cook

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Counselors-in-training are asked to write in a professional voice using APA style but rarely make the connection between the writing style and therapeutic or advocacy work. While the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Publication Manual presents didactic rules on form and style, it is not intended to provide professional context for the purpose of the adoption of the style. This manuscript draws parallels between the seventh edition of APA’s writing style and the four domains outlined in the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (Ratts et al., 2015) and concludes with a concise writing resource.

Training Needs Of Counseling Trainees In Corrections: A Survey Of Clinical Directors, Frank Dicataldo, Brett Dejesus, Don Whitworth

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

As the mental health treatment needs of adults and adolescents within the criminal justice system has garnered increasing attention, the training of mental health professionals has increasingly focused on serving individuals in forensic and correctional settings. We surveyed 55 clinical directors of mental health programs in forensic and correctional settings in a New England state. Respondents reported that Clinical Mental Health Counselors (CMHCs) broadly participated in assessment, treatment and supervision within these programs. Counseling experience emerged as the most important knowledge/experience domain for prospective job applicants and CMHCs were rated as providing a large share of the treatment within these …

March 4, 2021: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the March 4, 2021, meeting of the University Senate. 50 pages

Virniecia Green-Jordan (February 19, 2021), Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation

Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings

Cathy Gudis interviewed Virniecia Green-Jordan, a woman with a rich history in the Perris area. Green-Jordan began the interview with a discussion of her history in activism as well as her family history. After going over her time in the Watts Riot, Green-Jordan talked about her educational background and being in a middle-class Black family. When asked about the pockets of success within the local African American population, the interviewee mentioned several families who owned homes or had businesses. She also spoke about her time in grade school where she had been a good student and how she failed to …