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March 4, 2020 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: March 03, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

March

No abstract provided.

Students Give Sales Pitch For Favorite Nonprofit, Robert Lyons

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Junior Evan Knight had the winning pitch, sharing his support for PORT Health, an eastern North Carolina organization that provides services to help individuals overcome mental health disorders or substance abuse.

What Predicts Esports Betting? A Study On Consumption Of Video Games, Esports, Gambling And Demographic Factors, Joseph Macey, Brett Abarnabel, Juho Hamari

International Gaming Institute Faculty Research

The parallel media related to sports, gaming and gambling are expanding, exemplified by the emergence of esports and game-related gambling (e.g. loot boxes, esports betting). The increasing convergence of these phenomena means it is essential to understand how they interact. Given the expanding consumer base of esports, it is important to know how individuals’ backgrounds and consumption of game media may lead to esports betting. This study employs survey data (N = 1368) to investigate how demographics, alongside consumption of video games, esports and gambling can predict esports betting activity. Results reveal that both spectating esports and participation in general …

Pensacola Selected To Host 2021-25 Basketball Championships, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Pensacola Selected to Host 2021-25 Basketball Championships

A Practical Method For Assessing Lip Compression Strengthening In Healthy Adults, Takashi Abe, Zachary W. Bell, Vickie Wong, Robert W. Spitz, Ricardo B. Viana, Yujiro Yamada, Raksha N. Chatakondi, Jeremy P. Loenneke

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2020 by the authors. There is no practical and accessible assessment method to evaluate lip muscle compression strength. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the standard method (i.e., Iowa Oral Performance Instrument) and a practical method in healthy adults. In order to achieve our research purpose, ninety-eight healthy adults (18-40 years) completed lip compression strength measurements (standard method) and lip grasping performance tests using a standard recyclable plastic water bottle (practical method). In the overall sample, the mean and standard deviation for standard method and practical method was 26.7 (7.0) kPa and 255 (119) …

Hypothesized Mechanisms Through Which Exercise May Attenuate Memory Interference, Lindsay K. Crawford, Hong Li, Liye Zou, Gao Xia Wei, Paul D. Loprinzi

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In this paper we introduce a mechanistic model through which exercise may enhance episodic memory, specifically via attenuating proactive and retroactive memory interference. We discuss the various types of memory, different stages of memory function, review the mechanisms behind forgetting, and the mechanistic role of exercise in facilitating pattern separation (to attenuate memory interference).

Investigative Reports: What Are They Worth Before A Labor Arbitrator?, Harvey M. Shrage, Curt L. Hamakawa

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Exploring Career Maturity: A Comparison Of Student-Athletes And Non-Athletes At A Division I Institution, Walter Tarver, Iii

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This quantitative study compared the career maturity of student-athletes and non-athletes at a Division I university, and assessed career maturity differences among student-athletes. Super’s Theory of Career Development served as the theoretical framework, while the Career Maturity Inventory-Revised Attitude Scale (CMI-R/AS) was utilized to collect data. Student-athletes were found to exhibit lower levels of career maturity than non-athletes. Among student-athletes, males scored lower on career maturity than females. Additionally, those identifying more closely with their athletic identities, those with higher aspirations to play professional sports, those with stronger beliefs in the likelihood that they would play professional sports, and those …

Signalling Expertise In Sport Entrepreneurship: A Mixed-Methods Approach Using Topic Modeling And Thematic Analysis, Ted Hayduk, Brianna Newland

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Despite the recent importance of technological entrepreneurship to sport business, very little is known about the entrepreneurs who are actively defining this new landscape. And, given that effective communication is essential to a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem, it is important for investors to understand who sport entrepreneurs are and how they position themselves to the world. This will help create a sport business landscape that is receptive to new technologies and supportive of the entrepreneurs who champion them. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to illuminate how sport entrepreneurs communicate with potential investors. To do so, the paper employs a …

A Case "Fore" Buffer Zones, Natalie Bird, Nicholas Schlereth

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Golf tournaments are fun and exciting events because they allow for up-close interaction with players, but they also present a risk management concern. Professional golfers are not immune to hitting errant golf shots and a lack of buffer zones often results in spectator injury. The purpose of this paper is to examine how buffer zones can be enhanced or developed to protect patrons. Utilizing data from the PGA Tour, a model was developed to aid in predicting errant tee shots to enhance buffer zones.

An Examination Of Travel Effects On Performance Outcomes In Major League Soccer, Evan Gilbert, Jess Dixon, Todd Loughead

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The home advantage (HA) is a well-documented phenomenon across team sports, including association football (soccer). The effects of travel play a role in the HA, although the nature in which travel affects performance is still unknown. Match data from Major League Soccer (MLS) were used to investigate the role that crowd factors, travel, and team quality play in the HA. The results demonstrated the negative effect of a connecting flight by the visiting team on match outcomes. Also, in comparison to drawn matches, home team wins and losses increased when traveling east.

The Use Of Season Ticket Incentives In Major League Baseball, Kaitlin Poe, John Drea

Journal of Applied Sport Management

A study of Major League Baseball season ticket promotional incentives found that the most popular types of incentives provided to season seat holders (SSHs) were exclusive offers, complementary items, discounts, ticket options and services, and payment plans. Offering a payment plan to SSHs was positively associated with higher average game attendance. Payment plans were more commonly associated with teams with higher winning percentages over the past three seasons and with teams that filled a higher percentage of their stadium capacity. Teams that fill more of their stadium capacity were also found to offer fewer categories of season ticket incentives to …

Game Over? How Video Game Console Makers Are Speeding Toward An Antitrust Violation, Clayton Alexander

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

There has been a recent trend in the video game industry that console makers (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo) have been acquiring video game developers to make games solely for their console. With a surge of acquisitions, these three console makers have rapidly increased their market share of the console video game industry. But in doing so, have they started to run afoul of antitrust law? Do these three console makers now have enough market power to exert control over the video game industry like a monopoly? This article seeks to answer these questions, while also suggesting several steps that console …

2020: Dr. Corinne Daprano, Anna Rose Redgate

Women of UD: 2018 to Present

During Women’s History Month, the University of Dayton Women’s Center coordinates, as an experiential learning opportunity for students, an annual exhibit highlighting the contributions women have made at the University of Dayton. Theme for 2020: Women of Courage.

More Than Sport: A Case Study On Sport Diplomacy Within The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Caleb J. Mcneil

Experience Industry Management

Throughout society’s history and into today, sport continues to be at the forefront of leisure activities and the media. Those in the sports industry understand this constant attraction and therefore try to promote unity in terms of diplomatic, social and political relations. The purpose of this study was to examine the strategies implemented by Russia during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to promote sport diplomacy among athletes and fans. The researcher designed a case study examining the programs, marketing, and soft power strategies used by Russia during the Sochi Winter Olympics. The results indicate that Russia failed to capitalize on …

To Serve And Protect: Examining The Relationship Between Selling Alcohol In College Football Venues And Negative Fan Behaviors, Nels Popp, Archer Bane, Steven Howell, Barbara Osborne

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Currently, many university and college athletics administrators are weighing the decision to sell alcoholic beverages at on-campus sporting events. Prior studies have found negative behaviors related to binge drinking spike on college campuses during football gamedays. However, empirical research examining the effect of a policy change regarding the selling of alcoholic beverages in college athletic venues on fan behavior remains somewhat limited. The current study examined longitudinal campus police records at 12 institutions which have recently changed their in-venue alcohol policy. Results from the analysis confirm prior studies suggesting negative behaviors increase on home football game days. The decision to …

Network Competition And Team Chemistry In The Nba, William C. Horrace, Hyunseok Jung, Shane Sanders

Center for Policy Research

We consider a heterogeneous social interaction model where agents interact with peers within their own network but also interact with agents across other (non-peer) networks. To address potential endogeneity in the networks, we assume that each network has a central planner who makes strategic network decisions based on observable and unobservable characteristics of the peers in her charge. The model forms a simultaneous equation system that can be estimated by Quasi-Maximum Likelihood. We apply a restricted version of our model to data on National Basketball Association games, where agents are players, networks are individual teams organized by coaches, and competition …

Exploring The Essence Of Participation Of The Female Puerto Rican Basketball Athlete, Roberto Medina

Masters Theses

In Puerto Rico, little is known regarding how female collegiate and professional basketball players perceive and experience their playing participation. The population of girls playing basketball has experienced recent increases. However, the culture in Puerto Rico has yet to embrace the participation of female basketball athletes. Attempting to address the void in scholarly literature, this study explored female athlete participation perceptions in competitive basketball within the Puerto Rican sport culture. The investigation implemented a qualitative approach using a phenomenological methodology to form descriptive themes. Data was obtained from 14 female basketball athletes, of which 10 were student-athletes, and four were …

2020 March, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for March of 2020.

The Setonian, February 27, 2020, Seton Hall University

2020

No abstract provided.

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Intern Scholarship Program keeps student on track for NASCAR internship
• A new playing field: former athlete turned educational leader inspires students to be campus, community leaders
• Georgia Southern's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health secures $248,000 grant
• How four Georgia Southern students used jewelry to earn $5,000 scholarships
• Georgia Southern educational leadership faculty recognized for international award
• 'Godspell' next up in Main Stage Series at Performing Arts Center
• Center for Sustainability seminar series opens with former NFL player
• Baseball, men's tennis in full swing

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• How do prominent figures of black history impact you to do better today?
• SGA drafting new constitution after an election left the presidency vacant
• Student arrested for rape and aggravated assault at Cambridge apartments
• Hinesville adopts jail-free marijuana ordinance
• Gender and sexuality to be discussed at Courageous Conversations
• If you have an unpaid or low-paid internship, this scholarship is for you
• Black Women Empowerment Awards to honor eight Eagles
• Sexual Assault Response Team displays shirts around campus
• Know Your Health & Resources A Sex-Ed Learning Experience
• Choose Your Major
• What you missed in Georgia Southern Athletics The Weekend of Feb.21 …

A Preliminary Examination Of Sponsorship Motivations And Leveraging In Motor Sports, Carol L. Bruneau

AMTP Proceedings 2020

Sports sponsorships have become an increasingly large investment for many organizations. IEG (2018) has forecast that in 2018, total global sponsorship spending would be approximately $65.8 billion, with US sponsors contributing $24.28 billion. Close to 70%, or almost $46 billion, of total sponsorship spending will be directed towards the sponsoring of sports events, leagues, teams and individual sports personalities. This paper is a exploratory examination of sponsorships in INDYCAR racing based on participant observation over nine years of viewing INDYCAR races live and on television. Four specific sponsorship examples will be discussed to highlight sponsors’ motivations for sponsorship and how …

The Utah Statesman, February 25, 2020, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

2020 February 21 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

February 2020 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Being a black woman in the workplace
• Georgia Southern's radio station celebrates 45 years of operation
• “What’s worse than burning books?” Student group advertises with controversial signs
• GS Department of Music’s On The Verge series presents The Domino Ensemble
• Georgia Southern debuts new kinesiology laboratories in Hanner Fieldhouse
• Georgia Senate adds new restriction on distribution of vape products
• Performing Arts Center to show 1970s rock musical “Godspell”
• City Council approves addiction recovery residence zoning amid disapproval from neighbors
• Sexual Assault Awareness Week
• Aaliyah Garcia A quick conversation before a fight to Japan brings star Texas pitcher to Statesboro
• Baseball has …

The Impact Of Program Dominance On Student Interest In College Football, George W. Stone, Michael A. Jones

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Gender Differences In Ratings Of Importance Of School Physical Education And Recreation Programs, Paul J. Costanzo

Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings

No abstract provided.