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F12rs Sgfb No. 5 (Snow), Griffin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A FINANCE BILL

To Allocate a Maximum of Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200) from the Student Government Senate Contingency Account to the Residence Hall Association to Fund the Snowing in the South Program

F12rs Sgfb No. 4 (Gbod), Beadle, Grashoff

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Finance Bill

To allocate a maximum of four thousand dollars ($4000.00) from the Student government Contingency account to fund the Greek board of Directors (GBOD) EMPOWER Leadership Program

F12rs Sgr No. 1 (Tsgfrc), Westbrook

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To create the Temporary Student Government Financial Restructure Committee

F12rs Sgr No. 3 (Athletics), Fias, Neal, Geymann, Hasty, Ardoin, Thompson, Mcmillan, Et Al

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To acknowledge and thank the Athletic Department at Louisiana State University for its ongoing contributions to the University.

F12rs Sgr No. 6 (Bomb Threat), Mcmillan, Ardoin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To thank the LSU Police Department, the LSU Emergency Operations Center, the Baton Rouge City Police Department, East baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, the FBI, ATF, the Department of Homeland Security, Dr. William Jenkins, Herb Vincent, LSU Parking, University Relations and all other individuals and agencies which aided in the emergency evacuation, response and the investigation following the bomb threat at Louisiana State University on Monday, September 17, 2012

F12rs Sgr No. 4 (Hurricane Isaac), Beard

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To thank the LSU students, faculty, and staff who volunteered prior to, during, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Issac, and to offer our condolences for all those who experienced a loss of life or property due to Hurricane Issac

F12rs Sgr No. 9 (Plus-Minus), Schwartzenburg

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To reaffirm LSU Student Government’s position of opposition toward the proposed Plus/Minus Grading System and to advocate for student representation in discussions on this topic.

F12rs Sgr No. 10 (Best Buddies), Schroeder

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To honor and recognize the members of the best buddies LSU chapter on their leadership and hospitable volunteer work

F12rs Sgr No. 13 (Stop Light), Arceneaux

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To thank the city of Baton Rouge and the State of Louisiana for installing red lights at the intersection of West Parker and Burbank.

F12rs Sgr No. 14 (Recycling), Cavell, Schwartzenburg, Swinburn

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To urge and request LSU recycling to Create more descriptive signage on the campus receptacles dedicated to recyclable materials that would properly display what can and cannot be recycled.

Chemical Weathering And Provenance Evolution Of Holocene-Recent Sediments From The Western Indus Shelf, Northern Arabian Sea Inferred From Physical And Mineralogical Properties, David R. Limmer, Cornelia M. Köhler, Stephen Hillier, Steven G. Moreton, Ali R. Tabrez, Peter D. Clift

Faculty Publications

We present a multi-proxy mineral record based on X-ray diffraction and diffuse reflectance spectrophotometry analysis for two cores from the western Indus Shelf in order to reconstruct changing weathering intensities, sediment transport, and provenance variations since 13. ka. Core Indus-10 is located northwest of the Indus Canyon and exhibits fluctuations in smectite/(illite. +. chlorite) ratios that correlate with monsoon intensity. Higher smectite/(illite. +. chlorite) and lower illite crystallinity, normally associated with stronger weathering, peaked during the Early-Mid Holocene, the period of maximum summer monsoon. Hematite/goethite and magnetic susceptibility do not show clear co-variation, although they both increase at Indus-10 after …

Fall 2012, Unh And The Peace Corps: Alumna Brittany Hill Is Building Bonds Of Culture And Friendship As A Volunteer In Moldova, Center For International Education, William Maddocks

UNH International Educator Newsletter

No abstract provided.

“The Honorable Order Of Flappers": A Historical Discussion On Defining The Flapper, Carolyn Dedeo

History & Classics Undergraduate Theses

The Greek pantheon has a particular relevance to America in the 1920s—driven by a lightning bolt wielding Zeus, industry and urban life flourished with the large scale introduction of electricity; Zeus’s jealous wife Hera wielded a power of her own as women gained suffrage with the Nineteenth Amendment; automobiles and telephones connected the country with the speed of the fleet footed Hermes; despite Prohibition, Dionysus orchestrated what became a seemingly endless bacchanalian romp.

In the most famous of Greek myths, three goddesses fell into a dispute over which of them was the most beautiful: the politically powerful Hera, the seductive …

Changing And/Or Funding Opeb Promises: A Typology Of Local Government Responses To Gasb 45 And The Realization Of Opeb Liabilities, Juita-Elena Yusuf, Thomas Musumeci

School of Public Service Faculty Publications

GASB Statement No. 45 addresses how governmental units account for employees' other post-employment benefits (OPEB), requiring government employers to replace OPEB reporting on a pay-as-you-go basis with an accounting of the cost of current and future benefits. This requirement and the resulting OPEB liability may prompt government employers to reconsider key questions regarding their OPEB provision. The size of the OPEB liability depends on both the benefit promises made to employees and the assets to fund these promises. We propose a typology that defines four approaches for governments to respond to GASB 45 and their OPEB liabilities. These approaches represent …

A Social Media Plan For The Ultimate Fighting Championship, Matthew Radmanovich

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Social media has revolutionized marketing and communication and has changed the way many organizations do business. In sports, it has facilitated fans getting closer to the action while allowing management to be strategic and more efficient with finite amount of resources. It has allowed sports to get in the business of “relationship marketing” (Gronroos, 2004). That is, when a game ends or a season comes to a close, social media allows for the fostering of long term relationships and continues to build a sense of community. The marriage of social media and relationship marketing cannot be overlooked. Whereas 30 years …

Modeling Photosynthesis Of Spartina Alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass) Impacted By The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Using Bayesian Inference, Wei Wu, Patrick D. Biber, Mark S. Peterson, Chongfeng Gong

Faculty Publications

To study the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on photosynthesis of coastal salt marsh plants in Mississippi, we developed a hierarchical Bayesian (HB) model based on field measurements collected from July 2010 to November 2011. We sampled three locations in Davis Bayou, Mississippi (30.375 degrees N, 88.790 degrees W) representative of a range of oil spill impacts. Measured photosynthesis was negative (respiration only) at the heavily oiled location in July 2010 only, and rates started to increase by August 2010. Photosynthesis at the medium oiling location was lower than at the control location in July 2010 and it …

Multi-Family Businesses — An Exploratory Study Of Trust And Intergroup Relations, Jerry Kudlats

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Multi-family businesses represent a rare phenomenon in the family business environment. With limited research to draw upon and intergroup theory suggesting multiple families that are in business together should be in constant conflict, this dissertation sets out to examine why some multi-family businesses are able to avoid or manage intergroup conflicts, and how multi-family businesses can work harmoniously. Utilizing a qualitative, grounded theory-influenced approach, the thesis develops a theoretical understanding that started with the data and then intertwined the empirically derived observations with the extant literature to formulate a model focusing on trust within and between families. The dissertation is …

Mother Is Supreme: A Memoir, Nneka M. Okona

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

A memoir-style work of creative non-fiction.

Writing Portfolio, Stephanie Sidney

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

A collection of essays.

Necroburbia, Sebastian Gregory

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The first 150 pages of novel set in an imaginary Houston suburb. It tells the story of two families connected by a murder that happened twenty-five years ago.

A Tempest In The Halls: Intersections Of Social Justice, Student Collaboration, And Devised Theatre, Jennifer M. Grazer

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

An increasing disconnection exists between students and schooling as these formal institutions continue to prioritize high-stakes testing and quantitative measures over the specific needs of individual learners. Drama attempts to interrogate spaces in all echelons of social and economic standing and seeks to bring together dichotomous perspectives in the spirit of irreverent collaboration. The narrowing of creative, synthesis, higher-order cognition in courses meant to be free-thinking and expressive signals a dangerous turn towards even more sterile subject matter in education. This qualitative study examined social justice in drama spaces by investigating student development and process in collaborative playwriting, as well …

Pay-For-Performance System In The Department Of Defense: A Case Study Of The National Security Personnel System, Kenneth P. Woods

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The National Security Personnel System was authorized at the request of Department of Defense (DOD), which complained of inflexibilities in the traditional federal General Schedule system, established under the classification Act of 1949. The department claimed that the traditional system was cumbersome even during normal peacetime operations; during wartime, when the system faced additional stresses, it was more problematic. Some of DOD’s concerns with the General Schedule system were also shared by other government agencies and officials who perceived that the system was defining jobs too narrowly and prescribing too many procedures for filling those jobs, limiting the ability of …

Comparative Analyses Of Mathematics Teachers' Efficacy Using Factor Analysis And The Rasch Model, Catherine F. Head

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Self-efficacy is a key piece of Bandura’s (1984) social cognitive theory and has been shown in previous studies to be a strong predictor of student achievement, motivation, collaboration, and teacher leadership. Teacher efficacy, in particular, is the belief a teacher holds about the capability to reach all students in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Hoy, 2000) and the Mathematics Teacher Efficacy Beliefs Inventory (Enochs, 2001) using both Classical Test Theory and Rasch Measurement analyses. Secondly, the study sought to compare the efficacy …

Poverty Reduction In Burundi: A Case Study Of The Effectiveness Of Foreign Aid, Josiane Mapango

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were officially established by the United Nations in 2000 following the adoption of the United Nations’ Millennium Declaration. The aim of these goals is to free humanity from extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease by 2015. By signing the Millennium Declaration, Burundi has pledged to improve policies and governance, and increase accountability to its citizens. Burundi relies heavily on foreign aid and has experienced a significant increase in aid flow in recent years; however, the high external assistance has not yet translated into high and sustainable growth rates and …

The Emersion Of Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies: A Case Study Of The Implementation Of Hybrid Organizations In Louisiana And North Carolina, Tim Falvai

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

A new business entity designed for social entrepreneurs to embrace is gaining acceptance in a number of states, including Louisiana and North Carolina. The new entity, the low-profit limited liability company (L3C), is a byproduct of the current two options of operating, as a traditional private company or a nonprofit organization, not being an ideal fit for the entities being established by social entrepreneurs.

Trying to take advantage of both options’ advantages, and reduce the limitations, L3Cs were created to afford the assurances found in the private sector while still delivering funding often found in the nonprofit sector. A common …

Gender Pay Gap In Public Organizations: An Analysis Of Trends In Pay Gaps Between Men And Women In Federal Agencies, Aisha Coore

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibited gender-based wage discrimination in the workforce specifically between men and women that had an identical skill set and were performing the same job. The gender pay gap has been an issue in the American workforce and particularly public administration as early as the 1800s, but has continued through the 1940s, 1950s and up to 2012. There are many different forms of pay gap or other names for the same issue, such as; the glass ceiling, sex discrimination, and comparable worth. Although each term has a different meaning, the outcome remains that women are …

Clandestine Partnerships?: The Link Between Human Trafficking And Organized Crime In Metropolitan Atlanta, Tara M. Tripp

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Since the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which directly criminalized human trafficking, research on human trafficking has significantly increased. While recent studies have analyzed trafficking legislation, characteristics of offenders and victims, and types of human trafficking rings, little data has been collected on human trafficking ties to organized crime. Therefore, this research explores human trafficking and its relationship to organized crime through an analysis of public court records. Specifically, the study includes the 20 federal human trafficking cases in metropolitan Atlanta indicted between 2000 and 2012. It was found that 80% of the 20 human trafficking …

An Insight Into The Wrongly Convicted: Going Beyond The Perceptions And Beliefs Of The Causes, Chermaine Cribb

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

This study examined the number of wrongful convictions that were exonerated from January 1, 2004 to September 1, 2012. Four hundred forty seven exoneration cases were examined to obtain the factors that contributed to wrongful convictions, the most common offenses related to wrongful convictions, the evidence that led to a new trial, and the outcome of the exoneration based on dismissal of charges, acquittal, or pardons. Interviews were conducted to obtain exoneration case representation criteria, challenges faced in handling exonerations, and the factors found that contributed to wrongful conviction cases worked on. This study revealed that the most common offenses …

Relationship Of A Healthy Work Environment To Retention Of Direct Care Nurses In A Hospital Setting, Ashlee P. Thomas

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Purpose: The anticipated nursing shortage supports the need for researchers to identify contributing factors that impact supply of direct care nurses. This study evaluated which elements of a healthy work environment were predictors of retention of direct care nurses in a hospital setting.

Design: A non-experimental descriptive predictive design was used.

Methods: Data were collected from a convenience sample of direct care nurses in an acute hospital in the southeastern United States using the Healthy Work Environment (HWE) instrument and the Anticipated Turnover Scale (ATS) in October and November 2012. Using multiple regression elements of the HWE …

How Caring Attitudes And Patient-Family Centered Care Beliefs Of Critical Care Registered Nurses Influence Family Members’ Perceptions Of Patient-Family Centered Care, Jennifer Shamloo

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Purpose: To examine the relationships between caring attitudes and PFCC beliefs of critical care nurses and family members’ perceptions of PFCC.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used.

Methods: One hundred and six critical care registered nurses and 76 critical care family members were recruited from a healthcare organization located in the southeastern United States. Data collection occurred from October 2012 to November 2012.

Results: Nurses reported a high level of caring efficacy and moderately high beliefs about PFCC principles. Family members reported a moderate level of PFCC needs being met. No statistically significant relationships …