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As-997-25 Resolution To Establish The Academic Senate Graduate Committee, Academic Senate Graduate Education Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Resolves that the Academic Senate establish a standing Graduate Education Committee; and further resolves that the committee's responsibilities in the attached revision to the Academic Senate bylaws be adopted.

As-998-25 Resolution To Establish A Mutual Defense Compact To Protect Academic Freedom And Shared Governance In The California State University System, Executive Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Resolves that the Cal Poly Academic Senate calls on university leaders to work collaboratively to protect the integrity of our academic mission and communicate regularly and transparently about external threats to academic freedomand shared governance; and it further resolves that the Cal Poly Academic Senate urges the CSU Chancellor and Board of Trustees to establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact – with participation from CSU campuses, faculty senates, and the Academic Senate of the CSU (ASCSU) – that includes a shared legal and communications defense fund, a coordinated system-wide response to political interference, and a standing summit of CSU leadership, …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/6/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Multilevel Factors Influencing Perceived Barriers To Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Breast Cancer Patients At Medication Onset, Timothy Cocozza, Rita Smith, Ana Maria Lopez, Shari Rudoler, Rachel Slamon, Tingting Zhan, Jazmarie L. Vega, Minal Dhamankar, Aruna Padmanabhan, Suzanne M. Miller, Kuang-Yi Wen

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

Purpose: Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) significantly diminishes recurrence and mortality risks in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (BCa) patients. Nonetheless, suboptimal adherence and premature discontinuation during the initial year of treatment undermine these positive outcomes. This study aims to understand the potential diverse factors associated with perceived barriers to AET compliance at the onset of medication. Methods: We assessed perceived barriers to AET using the ASK-20 instrument for BCa patients initiating AET within 3 months. Our survey also included demographic variables (e.g., musculoskeletal symptoms) and clinical traits (e.g., medication type). Stepwise regression analyses were employed to elucidate the links between multilevel …

Simplified Control Of Neuromuscular Stimulation Systems For Restoration Of Reach With Limb Stiffness As A Modifiable Degree Of Freedom, Tyler R Johnson, Chase A Haddix, A Bolu Ajiboye, Dawn M Taylor

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Objective. Brain-controlled functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb has been used to restore arm function to paralyzed individuals in the lab. Able-bodied individuals naturally modulate limb stiffness throughout movements and in anticipation of perturbations. Our goal is to develop, via simulation, a framework for incorporating stiffness modulation into the currently-used ‘lookup-table-based’ FES control systems while addressing several practical issues: (1) optimizing stimulation across muscles with overlap in function, (2) coordinating stimulation across joints, and (3) minimizing errors due to fatigue. Our calibration process also needs to account for when current spread causes additional muscles to become activated. Approach. …

Washington State Bar Licensure Task Force Subcommittee On Ethics/Character Fitness Report And Recommendations, Brent Williams-Ruth

Seattle University Law Review Online

The Washington State Bar Licensure Task Force’s Subcommittee on Ethics/Character and Fitness (the Subcommittee) was created at the behest of Brent Williams-Ruth, the representative selected by the President of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA or the Bar) to represent the Board of Governors on the Bar Licensure Task Force. His interest in modifying the Character and Fitness process took root after meeting Tarra Simmons during her experience with the Character and Fitness Board. After the WSBA Character and Fitness Board recommended that Simmons’s application to sit for the bar exam be denied, the Washington Supreme Court reversed that recommendation …

Staff Education On The Importance Of Polypharmacy Management, Ronie Emmanuel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This DNP project was a staff education created to address the practice problem of staff knowledge deficit around polypharmacy management in an outpatient internal medicine clinic. Inadequate staff education and inconsistent use of validated tools contribute to medication errors, adverse drug events, and fragmented care, thereby increasing health care costs and patient risk. The practice-focused question was: Will staff education on the importance of polypharmacy management increase staff knowledge? The purpose of this education project was to implement and evaluate a targeted staff education program focused on polypharmacy risks, safe prescribing practices, and the application of evidence-based strategies, such as …

Elementary School Counselors Perceived Barriers To Service Delivery Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kimberly L. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Elementary school counselors are essential to shaping the foundation of academic, social, and emotional development of children which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ESCs were required to maintain the same level of engagement despite the pressing circumstances. No one has explored the lived experiences of ESCs as they faced extreme barriers and without this study, stakeholders would be ill-equipped to address their needs. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore ESCs perceived barriers to comprehensive service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Husserl’s descriptive phenomenological research approaches were used, including only ESCs who worked throughout the …

Crowdsourcing And Open Innovation For Strategic Planning At The National Defense University: A Case Study, Gregory M. Mcguire

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

It is important within strategic planning to conduct stakeholder analysis and provide stakeholder participation; however, this can be a problem for organizations with a large number of stakeholders. A gap in current research exists regarding the nuanced application of crowdsourcing and open innovation explicitly applied to stakeholder analysis and participation in public organizations’ strategic planning process. While the emerging ideas of open innovation and crowdsourcing can effectively reach stakeholders, their success in involving them has had limited evaluation. The purpose was to determine the extent to which open innovation and crowdsourcing can be used to involve stakeholders in the strategic …

Impact Of Pediatric Urgent Care Center Utilization, Deiandria Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Across the United States, the utilization of the emergency department for nonemergent conditions has gained the attention of public health officials, hospital administrators, and policymakers. Care in the emergency department comes with negative factors such as overcrowding, increased wait times, patient dissatisfaction, and higher costs. Urgent care centers offer viable, cost-efficient options for nonemergent care. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the use of a pediatric urgent care center for nonemergent conditions in relation to race for patients that live within 5 miles of the pediatric urgent care center. The Anderson and Newman model of health service …

Christian Church Leaders’ Perceptions Of Improving Their Congregations’ Self-Efficacy, Well-Being, And Membership, Joseph M. Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Declining church membership has reduced congregational engagement, and challenges in fostering self-efficacy and well-being have created significant concerns for Christian church leaders in the United States. Understanding how church leaders perceive and address these challenges is crucial for sustaining faith-based organizations and their impact on communities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the Christian church leaders’ perceptions of improving their congregation’s self-efficacy, well-being, and membership in Westchester, New York. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy and Seligman’s theory of well-being grounded this study. The participants comprised 10 Christian church leaders. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Through Braun …

Impact Of Ohio Senate Bill 265 On Infant Mortality Rate In Ohio, Lauren Crawford

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is a problem with the infant mortality rate among Black women living in Ohio. Despite programs such as the Ohio Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative and Celebrate One, the infant mortality rate among Black women continues to persist, and a rate disparity between White women and Black women remains. The purpose of this generic qualitative inquiry was to explore retail pharmacists’ behavioral beliefs and attitudes toward providing prenatal care as a reimbursed service in Ohio. Currently, no studies exist that explore retail pharmacists' behavioral beliefs and attitudes toward expanding their services to include prenatal care. Using Ajzen’s theory of planned …

Axl Promotes Inflammatory Breast Cancer Progression By Regulating Immunosuppressive Macrophage Polarization, Lan T H Phi, Yating Cheng, Yohei Funakoshi, Francois Bertucci, Pascal Finetti, Steven J Van Laere, Fang Zou, James P Long, Suguru Ogata, Savitri Krishnamurthy, James M Reuben, Jason M Foulks, Steven L Warner, Jennifer M Rosenbluth, Anil K Sood, Debu Tripathy, Naoto T Ueno, Xiaoping Wang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key promoters of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer. The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL is highly expressed in various cancer types, including IBC, but its role in TAMs remains unexplored.

Methods: We examined the effects of AXL inhibitor TP-0903 on tumor growth and tumor microenvironment (TME) component M2 macrophages (CD206+) in IBC and triple-negative breast cancer mouse models using flow cytometry and immunohistochemical staining. Additionally, we knocked out AXL expression in human THP-1 monocytes and evaluated the effect of AXL signaling on immunosuppressive M2 macrophage polarization and IBC cell growth …

The Role Of Polo-Like Kinase In Polarizing Germline Determinants In The C. Elegans Zygote, Amelia J. Kim

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Asymmetric cell divisions are essential processes across diverse organisms that give rise to two daughter cells with different cell fates, allowing to the generation of cell diversity. During these divisions, the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity is required to control the segregation of cell fate determinants along a polarity axis. Moreover, cell polarity must be coordinated with the cell cycle to ensure the precise spatiotemporal distribution of cell determinants.

In the C. elegans one-cell embryo, PAR proteins establish anterior-posterior polarity that directs the asymmetric segregation of cytoplasmic cell fate regulators. Following symmetry breaking, anterior PAR proteins (PAR-3, PAR-6, PKC-3) …

Re: Comment Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) (Non-Residential Parcels And Residential Daycares) (Dated February 26, 2025), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

What Is Your Why? An Exploration Of Why Teachers Remain In The Professsion At An Urban Elementary School In The South., Malikah Bennett

Dissertations

This qualitative research investigates the factors affecting teacher retention at a Title I elementary school in the Southern region of the United States, utilizing Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of motivation and hygiene as a framework. This study seeks to identify intrinsic motivators, such as recognition, professional growth, and a sense of purpose, as well as extrinsic hygiene factors like administrative support, work conditions, and compensation, to analyze their influence on teachers' decisions to remain in the profession. Data were gathered via semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 10 teachers, all possessing five or more years of teaching experience at Cardinal …

The Impact Of Focused Specific Phonemic Awareness Instruction On English Language Learners In The Kindergarten Classroom, Bethany Brewer

Dissertations

This study is about the impact of focused phonemic awareness instruction on English language learners in a Kindergarten classroom. The gaps in early literacy skills for students entering Kindergarten can create long-lasting deficits for students (NAEP, 2022). The purpose of this study is to determine if the engagement and performance of ELL students changes during whole group phonemic awareness and phonics instruction when taught specific skills in small group. The study took place in a Kindergarten classroom with students who have been identified as English Language Learners through ACCESS testing. This qualitative study used interviews with teachers to determine the …

Student Engagement In Ela Choice-Based Core Curriculum: A Case Study Of The Dramatic Writing For Film, Television, And Theater Course, Brian Thomas Clements

Dissertations

This paper describes a case study examining student feelings towards engagement in choice-based core ELA courses and teacher feelings towards student engagement specifically within the Dramatic Writing for Film, Television, and Theater course offered in the state of Georgia. The context of this study focuses on the impact that student agency, choice, and voice have on student engagement from their own perspective and how Invitational Education Theory connects to this impact and the course itself. The case study examines the course, its students, and teachers in two schools in a large, suburban metro Atlanta school district. Through interviews and observations, …

Using Iready To Support Math Intervention After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Marvin Prather

Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to research the use of iReady for assisting in growing MAP RIT scores at STEAM Elementary School. This study will use quantitative methods. An ex post facto research design will be used with a causal-comparative approach, which means that a study will investigate potential cause-and-effect relationships between variables by examining existing groups or conditions that have already occurred, without actively manipulating any factors, essentially looking at “after the fact” to see if differences between groups can be linked to a potential causal variable The study examined the effect of the i-Ready Math program on …

Unified Evaluation Of Real-World Iot-Based Federated Learning, Yi Gu

Master's Theses

Federated learning (FL) is a novel paradigm that enables the training of a global machine learning (ML) model across distributed devices by exchanging model parameters instead of raw data in the training process. Internet of Things (IoT) devices typically operate with limited resources, have weaker security protections, and are more vulnerable to potential thermal stress (TS). Current evaluations of FL are mostly conducted through simulations of multiple clients on a single device. However, there remains a gap in understanding how FL performs under TS in real-world, low-power IoT environments. Conformal prediction (CP) is an effective method for quantifying uncertainty in …

Fs Personnel Committee Agenda 2025-05-06, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Improving The Reproducibility Of Deep Learning Software: An Initial Investigation Through A Case Study Analysis, Nikita Ravi, Abhinav Goel, James C. Davis, George K. Thiruvathukal

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The field of deep learning has witnessed significant breakthroughs, spanning various applications, and fundamentally transforming current software capabilities. However, alongside these advancements, there have been increasing concerns about reproducing the results of these deep learning methods. This is significant because reproducibility is the foundation of reliability and validity in software development, particularly in the rapidly evolving domain of deep learning. The difficulty of reproducibility may arise due to several reasons, including having differences from the original execution environment, incompatible software libraries, proprietary data and source code, lack of transparency, and the stochastic nature in some software. A study conducted by …

Spartan Daily, May 6, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 164, Issue 41

New Suburbanism Learning From Suburbia, Gregory A. Sweat Jr.

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Why does current architecture not address suburban spaces? Suburban spaces are the bulk of what is seen in Atlanta Georgia; and are the most common lived space these spaces are known as Sprawl, this sprawl seen in Atlanta can be described as fragmented, contradictory, corporate, smooth, additive and ever expanding. Suburban spaces are also airy, convenient and it addresses the needs of our current societal needs. What happens when you embrace and intensify the junkspaces and non-places seen in suburbia? How do you live with the parking lot, the big box store and the strip mall? This thesis is about …

Living With Historic Architecture, Jenil A. Thornton

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

In recent decades, the awareness of history and heritage has permeated the state of our built-environment. In this line of thought, preserving, conserving, and restoring historic buildings have become a major approach in architecture. Further, with growing interests of a sustainable future, preservation, conservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse gives possible avenues for sustainable designs. Preservation is to create an environment to protect and prolong the buildings’ life, while Restoration is to preserve and reveal the aesthetic and historic value, the aura, of the space. Conservation is the combination of both preservation and restoration. Overall, they relate to interests in experiencing …

Raising Families, Restoring Communities Through Adaptive Re-Use Design: Housing For Single Parents In New York, Laila S. Smith

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

This thesis explores the transformative potential of adaptive reuse in addressing New York’s growing housing crisis, with a focus on creating affordable, high-quality housing communities for single-parent families in Yonkers. As the population of New York continues to rise, housing affordability remains a pressing issue, particularly for low- and moderate-income families. Over half of renters in the region are rent-burdened, spending more than 35% of their income on housing, which leaves limited financial capacity for essential needs such as childcare, healthcare, and food. Single-parent households are especially vulnerable, often struggling to find stable, supportive housing in safe and resource-rich neighborhoods. …

Blood Architecture : Designing A Hemophilia Treatment Center Through Biomimetic Principles, Melissa Da Costa Schmidt

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

This thesis explores how biomimetic principles drawn from the blood clotting process can inform the architectural design of hemophilia treatment centers, enhancing their efficiency, adaptability, and patient-centered care. By paralleling the phases of hemostasis—platelet aggregation, clotting factor activation, and fibrin stabilization—with spatial functions, the design proposes a layout where acute care areas are centrally positioned for rapid response, while rehabilitation zones support long-term healing, mirroring the reinforcement phase of clotting. Regulated movement and spatial zoning echo the precise control of clot formation, promoting accessibility, privacy, and reduced congestion. Architectural forms inspired by vascular networks, combined with the use of natural …

Mental Liberation, Jason A. Rosales

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Health is often prioritized for its physical aspects, yet the significance of mental health is frequently overlooked, despite its profound impact on someone’s overall well-being. Mental health is gradually becoming a less sensitive topic, particularly among young adults and teenagers, as they increasingly seek help. However, the current mental health institutions often fail to provide a safe and helpful environment for patients to prosper and recover.

These institutions are commonly described as jail-like or draining, lacking the uplifting and private atmosphere necessary for healing. Various factors contribute to these negative perceptions, including the absence of natural sunlight, cramped and suffocating …

Spatial Echoes, Joy Cherichel

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

This abstract critiques the limitations within the U.S. education system, arguing that its selective preservation of history often obscures crucial narratives, particularly regarding systemic racism. Focusing on the suppressed history of Oscarville and the expulsion of Black residents from Forsyth County, Georgia, in 1912, the proposal advocates for architectural intervention to combat this historical amnesia. The central research question explores how architecture can preserve and convey unbiased racial history to enhance education. The thesis posits that intentionally designed architecture can serve as a powerful and enduring educational tool, making it harder to ignore marginalized histories. To address this, the abstract …

Revitalizing Ahmedabad's Neighborhoods: Integrating Vastu Shastra-Mixed-Use Housing And Market, Jhanvi S. Patel

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Founded in 1411, Ahmedabad is rich in cultural and architectural heritage, exemplified in its traditional pols densely packed neighborhoods fostering a sense of community, shared identity, and architectural ingenuity. Now part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, these pols are deteriorating, facing overcrowded streets, aging infrastructure, and substandard sanitation. Despite these issues, many residents remain due to strong family and cultural ties. This project explores the potential of using Vastu Shastra, an ancient Indian construction science, to guide sustainable revitalization while preserving the city’s unique identity. It examines the integration of Vastu principles in improving waste management, ventilation, and sanitation …