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President Mahony Recognized With Academic Achievement In Sport And Entertainment Award, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2018

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mahony is the first university leader in the United States to hold a Ph.D. in sport management, the main factor that led Florida State University’s Dean of the College of Education Damon Andrews to nominate him for the award.
• The president traveled to Columbia on Nov. 15 to accept the award, which recognizes a scholar whose research and/or teaching has made a significant positive impact in the fields of sport, entertainment or venue management.

Curricular Changes Proposed For 2019-2021 Morris Catalog Pt. 3, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Predicting Thrill Seeking Behavior, Matthew I. Keane

Honors College Theses

Extreme sports, sports characterized as involving speed, height and danger, have become an increasingly popular pastime around the world and have grown into a $250 billion industry. As a result of the inherent risks of taking part in these extreme sports, the most common participants are thrill seeking, risk taking, and often reckless. Known as the type-T personality type, these extreme sensation seeking individual’s constantly seek out new experiences that will stimulate their mind and frequently find their thrill by participating in extreme sports. The goal of this study is to determine various factors that will influence an individual’s thrill …

Mynews, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Georgia Southern University announces $5 million gift to the College of Business
• Georgia Southern students change the world through volunteering
• Department of Biology researchers use DNA to monitor endangered species
• Georgia Southern team awarded more than $750,000 for teacher development grant
• Georgia Southern University to host 32nd annual Southern Conference on Children
• Georgia Southern alumnus, Perot Museum of Nature and Science unveil virtual reality app
• Georgia Southern, Ocean Exchange announce winner of annual BIG Pitch Award
• Follow Georgia Southern on Snapchat!
• On-Campus News
• In the Media

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for November 15-21, 2018. Vol. 111, No. 8.

Autophagy And Aging: Maintaining The Proteome Through Exercise And Caloric Restriction, Kurt A. Escobar, Nathan H. Cole, Christine M. Mermier, Trisha A. Vandusseldrop

Faculty Articles

Accumulation of dysfunctional and damaged cellular proteins and organelles occursduring aging, resulting in a disruption of cellular homeostasis and progressive degen-eration and increases the risk of cell death. Moderating the accrual of these defunctcomponents is likely a key in the promotion of longevity. While exercise is knownto promote healthy aging and mitigate age‐related pathologies, the molecular under-pinnings of this phenomenon remain largely unclear. However, recent evidencessuggest that exercise modulates the proteome. Similarly, caloric restriction (CR), aknown promoter of lifespan, is understood to augment intracellular protein quality.Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved recycling pathway responsible for thedegradation, then turnover of cellular proteins …

Hawks' Herald -- Nov. 15, 2018, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

Females Serving As The Head Coach Of Competitive Elite Male Sports, Christian Hensley

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Student-athletes’ Perceptions of females serving as the head coach of competitive elite male sports

Recent coaching employment of Becky Hammon and Kathryn Smith in the NBA and NFL inspires the discussion of the potential of witnessing the first female head coach hired in men’s professional basketball and football. Despite the presence of female leaders in many business and political realms, there still seems to be lack of gender equality in the employment of female administrators and coaches in the male dominant sports. This study investigate how women were perceived as an ideal head coach candidate in a male dominant sports …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern’s online master’s in sport management named one of the most affordable

• Savannah Wind Symphony opens season with concert on Armstrong Campus

• Georgia Southern alumnus, Perot Museum of Nature and Science unveil virtual reality app

• Georgia Southern University announces outstanding $5 million gift to the College of Business

V. 86, Iss. 8, November 9, 2018

Archway (1946-2020)

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Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation Announces Hiring Of Consultant To Review Game Day And Donor Experience, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation Announces Hiring of Consultant to Review Game Day and Donor Experience

The Chanticleer, 2018-11-08, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Hawks' Herald -- Nov. 8, 2018, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

November 7, 2018 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The Echo: November 2, 2018, Taylor University

2018-2019 (Volume 106)

World War One remembered – Zondervan hosts community readers – COS student make physical objects – Taylor Trojans brace for competitive season – Volleyball heads to Crossroads Quarterfinal – Weekly Preview – Scoreboard – Athletes of the Week – Campus police impact students – Twenty-five Taylor students intern with NFL Colts – Q Union event asks questions, highlights hospitality – First round results are in – Do not fear the beard – Taylor University Survival Guide – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Weekly Crossword -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Take the time to reflect with poetry and music – …

Daily Eastern News: November 02, 2018, Eastern Illinois University

November

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Women's Basketball Media Guide 2018-19, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Sport Soundtrack: Sport, Music & Culture -- Nasss Conference Program 2018, North American Society For The Sociology Of Sport

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Programs

No abstract provided.

Women In The 2018 Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games: An Analysis Of Participation, Leadership, And Media Coverage, Emily J. Houghton, Lindsay Pieper, Maureen Smith

Human Performance Department Publications

The published report provides the most accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date examination of the participation trends among female Olympic and Paralympic athletes and the hiring trends of Olympic and Paralympic governing bodies with respect to the number of women who hold leadership positions in these organizations. It is intended to provide governing bodies, athletes, and policymakers at the national and international level with new and accurate information with an eye toward making the Olympic and Paralympic movement equitable for all.

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Wilson Serves as Guest Speaker for USA Basketball

• Georgia Southern Named One of the Most Affordable Sport Management Master’s Degrees

Why Women Want To Play Sports: Identity, Culture, And Motivation, Linda M. Johnston, Karen Weatherington

Peace and Conflict Studies

This paper is part of a series of research dedicated to specific issues uncovered in sports-for-peace programs. Other research has focused on cross-cultural issues, for example. In this research project, the authors were interested in how to encourage the inclusion and promotion of women in all sports around the world. The authors sought to discover who encouraged the women to play competitive sports, how long they had been playing sports, the barriers they encountered when playing competitive sports, and how they felt about identifying as sportswomen at the higher levels of competition. The authors used an on-line anonymous survey instrument …

Cirt News - November 2018, Center For Instruction & Research Technology (Cirt)

CIRT News

This issue contains the following articles:

Faculty Spotlight: Using Open Educational Resources in Classes

Director's Message: Textbook Affordability Initiatives at UNF

Upcoming Events

Digital Thinking: Office 365

Best Practices Online: Accessibility Checklist for Canvas

Canvas News

New in CIRT

Spectrum, Volume 41, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Red Sox win world series -- Destiny Africa children's choir at SHU -- Hate-fueled crimes -- SHU hoops madness -- Grand re-opening of the Peak Creamery -- Tramps Like Us come to campus -- Men's rugby compete in conference championship -- Field hockey heads to MAAC tournament -- Wrestling team looks towards season opener -- Men's club ice hockey skates into season

Boundary Crossing Ahead: Perspectives Of Entrepreneurship By Sustainability Educators In Higher Education, Ld Wyness, P Jones

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

The study provides a novel investigation of university sustainability educators and evaluates their knowledge and perspectives of entrepreneurship through the theoretical lens of communities of practice. This study offers key insights into how entrepreneurial education can positively impact upon sustainability educators behaviours and practices. This study explores, through a UK and European semi-structured survey of sustainability educators, three key research questions. Firstly, how an entrepreneurial or an enterprising approach contributes to solving sustainability problems? Secondly, the extent to which sustainability education programmes in universities are making reference to enterprise/entrepreneurship? The study found that sustainability educators had mixed, but predominantly negative …

October 26, 2018 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Hawks' Herald -- Oct. 25, 2018, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, October 23, 2018, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Assessment Of Swimming And Survival Skills: Is Your Programme Fit For These Purposes?, Paolo Di Paola Ba

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.

A Journey Through Mindset Of The Ice And The Adventure To Cape Horn: Ireland Medal Ceremony Invited Address, Nuala Moore

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Challenges Facing The First Responder In Water-Based Incidents: Workshop, Patrick Buck Ph.D., Remt

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

No abstract provided.