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Part 3: Heads Carolina, Tails Somewhere Else, Dragas Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

From 2021 to 2024, Hampton Roads grew more quickly and created jobs at a faster pace than the previous decade. Even after accounting for the impacts of inflation, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), wages, and incomes were higher than 2019. The region’s economic performance relative to other metropolitan areas, however, has left much to be desired. One reflection of Hampton Roads economic performance has been the continued outmigration of residents to other locales in the Commonwealth and, in some cases, other states.

Part 1: Change Is The Only Constant: The Economy Of Hampton Roads, Dragas Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

We discuss how the region’s economy performed in 2024 and provide an assessment of the prospects for growth in 2025 and beyond. Rapid and significant changes in trade, immigration, tax, and expenditure policies will impact the economy of the region, state, and the nation in the coming years in unforeseen ways. We can, however, leverage historical data and experience to make informed judgements about the state of the regional economy and how it may fare over the coming year.

Part 6: Reflections On The State Of The Region Report, Dragas Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University, James V. Koch

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

In this chapter, Dr. James V. Koch, founding Director of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, reflects on the first 25 years of the State of the Region: Hampton Roads report. Dr. Koch provides insights on where the report has impacted the region. He also asks what the future may hold for the report.

Measures Of General Intelligence And Risk For Alcohol Use Disorder, Ananya Aengula

VCU's Medical Journal Club: The Work of Future Health Professionals

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a medical condition that involves an individual having an impaired ability to control their alcohol usage. To understand the factors that contribute to this disorder, researchers wanted to investigate the relationships among General Intelligence (IQ), Educational Attainment (EA), and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). They arranged an observational cohort to assess IQ levels and the development of AUD in 573,855 Swedish men and 5,424 individuals from the United States. Ultimately, their results indicate that lower IQ levels are strongly associated with an increased risk of developing AUD later in life. They concluded that low IQ and …

The World Is My Oyster: Restoring Nature, Inspiring Minds, Antonia N. Ferguson

High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025

Through Service Learning: Marine Conservation and Restoration, I was a co-leader for UCF STEM Day under the theme “Oyster City Safari.” Our team designed interactive games and crafts to teach two groups of 25 elementary students about oyster reef restoration. Students acted as oysters and reef animals, transforming fragmented reefs into whole ones to demonstrate how restored reefs support biodiversity. They also played a species-matching game and created oyster shell necklaces and crowns. These activities encouraged them to see the value of oyster reefs and inspired future stewardship of the environment. I also contributed to seagrass restoration by assisting Coastal …

Divng Deep: Inspiring Young Scientists Through Ocean Exploration, Chloe Lowman, Mia Sims

High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025

What started as a simple lesson plan grew into an unforgettable journey of inspiring young minds to explore the mysteries of the deep sea. The goal of our service-learning project was to spark curiosity and make a meaningful impact on our community by inspiring the next generation of young scientists. We designed and taught an interactive marine science lesson for fourth graders at Rainbow Elementary School, diving deep into the fascinating world of the ocean’s darkest zones. Through hands-on games, creative crafts, and lively discussions, students explored how extraordinary adaptations help deep-sea creatures survive where sunlight never reaches. We wanted …

Facilitation Of Historic Preservation In Parramore, Aiyana Gross

High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025

The Parramore Speaks project is an initiative hosted by the UCF Public History Department designed to give agency back to the resident’s of Parramore by putting the preservation of their history back into their hands. Through a collaborated with the City of Orlando, RICHES and the PHC Internship, I had the unique opportunity to be a part of a team dedicated to preserving and sharing the endangered local histories of communities located here in Central Florida. I worked personally with the oral interviews and transcriptions for individuals such as Reggie McGill, Alzo J. Reddick, Walter Hawkins and Paul Perkins, tirelessly …

Navigating The Way To Colonoscopy Completion: A Quality Improvement Study, Jessica Duncan

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Abstract

Background: Colonoscopies are a highly effective method of colorectal cancer screening, yet their value is hindered by frequent last-minute cancellations and patient no-shows. The absence of a consistent, evidence-based pre-procedural education tool to address patient-level barriers remains a critical gap in healthcare delivery.

Local Problem: At a hospital-based medical practice in Kane County, Illinois, 7% of colonoscopy cancellations occur last minute, primarily due to preventable factors.

Methods: This quality improvement project compared last-minute cancellation and no-show rates between a control group receiving standard care and an intervention group provided with enhanced education and regularly scheduled follow-up contact through patient …

Westminster University: Program Profile, Richard Badenhausen

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Founded in 1875, Westminster University, formerly Westminster College, is a comprehensive, private, four-year liberal arts institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. Westminster has a student body of 1,287, including 319 graduate students; roughly 51% of the student body comes from outside of Utah. Approximately 30% of students identify as U.S. students of color and 63% as female. In addition to over 40 clubs and organizations, the university sponsors 17 intercollegiate NCAA Division II teams. Westminster employs approximately 111 full-time faculty and 185 full-time staff and boasts an intimate learning experience with an 8:1 student/faculty ratio and an average class size …

Southwest Baptist University: Program Profile, Jodi Meadows

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Founded in 1878 as Southwest Baptist College in Lebanon, Missouri, Southwest Baptist University (SBU) is now located in Bolivar, Missouri. SBU is a private, faith-based liberal arts university whose academic offerings include eighty-one majors, forty-four minors, four master’s degree programs, one graduate certificate program, and three doctoral programs. In fall 2024, SBU had 2,101 undergraduates enrolled across four campuses and 608 graduate students. Minority students comprise 16% of the student population, and 65% of enrolled students are female. Thirty percent of the students live in residence halls; 73% of the students are Missouri residents. The faculty-to-student ratio at SBU is …

Kennesaw State University: Program Profile, Michelle Miles, Rita L. Bailey

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Founded in 1963, Kennesaw State University (KSU) has grown rapidly from a junior college to a doctoral-granting comprehensive university of nearly 45,000 students. Situated in the northwest suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, KSU is now one of the 50 largest public institutions in the U.S. and has been classified as a Carnegie R2, a doctoral research institution with high research activity. Although KSU originally served a commuter student population, its average undergraduate student age has steadily decreased and, according to the most recently published KSU Factbook (2024–2025), is currently 21.4 years. KSU’s student body is evenly balanced between male and female …

University Of Missouri–St. Louis: Program Profile, Kimberly Baldus

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is a large public research institution located in a diverse metropolitan region. The university has approximately 16,000 students, including over 9,000 on-campus undergraduates; the student-to-faculty ratio is 19:1. In fall 2023, on-campus minority enrollment was 40%, and 75% of undergraduates received aid. UMSL is part of the University of Missouri land-grant system and is classified as RU-H (high research activity) and as a Community Engaged Campus by Carnegie rankings.

Grand Rapids Community College: Program Profile, Michael Schavey

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), Michigan’s first community college, was established in 1914 and is focused on offering traditional liberal arts and occupational pathways, adult education courses, and skilled training courses and apprenticeships. Academic offerings include twelve Academic Pathways, eight degree programs, and several certificate programs. GRCC had 11,777 students enrolled in fall 2022; 72% are part-time, 57% of enrolled students are female, 40% of the student population are from underrepresented groups, and 72% of the students are considered in-district residents of Kent County.

University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Program Profile, Amy M. Shapiro, Brian J. Ayotte

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth) is a comprehensive, regional campus of the University of Massachusetts system. It is a Carnegie-classified doctoral university of high research activity located in the South Coast region of the state, close to Cape Cod and between the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. The university offers 61 undergraduate majors, 88 minors, 42 master’s degree programs, 17 doctoral programs, and 43 graduate-level certificate programs. These programs are spread across five academic colleges: Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Charlton College of Business, Visual and Performing Arts, and Nursing and Health Sciences. There are also two graduate-only …

Strategies And Structures For The Honors First-Year Seminar, Anton Vander Zee, Trisha H. Folds-Bennett

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Introduction to Honoring the First-year Seminar: Exploring High-impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors (Lincoln, Nebraska: National Collegiate Honors Council, 2025).

False Awakenings, Stevie Knauss

Theses and Dissertations

This paper discusses the boundary between dreams and reality, and offers some unconventional techniques for discerning the difference. It describes Knauss’s various performance rituals developed around a case study that traces the genealogy of a ringtone. This study attempts (and fails) to use cultish thinking as a means of deprogramming and poisonous distraction as a cure for attentional assault.

Give Your Data A Glow-Up: Data Visualization With Tableau For Non-Programmers, Rachel Blume, Cameron Nielsen

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

A well-designed data visualization can be a huge boost in effectively communicating your research findings. Tableau is the most popular, most powerful software for creating custom visualizations from complex datasets without requiring coding skills. This hands-on workshop will walk you through the basics of getting your data loaded into Tableau, choosing the right chart or graph type to best show off your findings, and customizing the results to look professional and aesthetically pleasing.

Assessment As Change Management: Facilitating Consensus, Decision-Making, And Culture Change Through A Scaffolded Approach To Ils Review And Selection, Joe Lasure, Lindsay Ozburn, Alex Sundt, Liz Woolcott

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Like many academic libraries, Utah State University Libraries have had a long and complex relationship with our integrated library systems (ILS). After migrating to SirsiDynix’s Symphony ILS from their older Horizon system in 2009, the Libraries moved to Innovative Interfaces Inc.’s Sierra platform in 2012. These back-to-back migrations not only created frustration and fatigue amongst library staff, the decision-making processes that led to the migrations were also flawed and lacked genuine staff involvement. This resulted in problems during the implementation stage, such as workloads being inadvertently shifted from one unit to another. Understandably, this bred some long-standing resentment towards the …

The Effect Of Participation In A Place-Based Engineering Learning Experience On Engineering Career Aspiration Of Nebraska’S Rural Students: A Mixed Method Study, Samereh Soleimani Babadi

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Masters Project Reports

This study investigates the influence of a place-based, hands-on engineering learning experience on rural middle school students' engineering career aspirations, using Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as a framework. Employing a mixed-methods approach, we explored how these localized learning experiences shape students' career goals through socio-cognitive factors such as self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goals, and interest. Quantitative analysis of pre- and post-activity surveys revealed significant increases in career aspiration scores, particularly among students from farming backgrounds and female students with initially lower expectations. Path analyses indicated that self-efficacy and interest were the strongest mediators between Place-based learning and engineering career aspirations. …

Thomas Oord On “The Death Of Omnipotence”: “Not Born Of Scripture”, Dwight D. Swanson

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Multiple Cultures Yet One Witness: Revelation’S Interaction With Surrounding Cultures And Its Implications For The Chinese Mission Through The Concept Of Tian (Heaven), Shishou Chen

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Petrine Communities’ Social Status And The Cause Of Suffering In 1 Peter, Sophia H.Y. Huang

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

John Wesley’S Mission Of Spreading Scriptural Holiness: A Case Study In World Mission And Evangelism, Laurence W. Wood

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Susan Fogg: An African American Woman In The Radical Holiness Movement, Robert A. Danielson

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Grice, Daniel N. - Biography, Bates College

All Bates People Files

No abstract provided.

2025 Agenda And Acts Of Synod, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Redeemer University, Ancaster, ON: Rev. Stephen Terpstra, president; Rev. Ken Benjamins, vice president; Rev. Joshua M. Christoffels, first clerk; Rev. Gary van Leeuwen, second clerk

Cinema 4d: Ui Y Conceptos Básicos, Raquel Ávila Muñoz

Ilustración

Apuntes elaborados por Raquel Ávila Muñoz para la asignatura "Ilustración y gráficas animadas" del Máster en Ilustración de UDIT–Universidad de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología.

Render No Fotorrealista Con Cinema 4d, Raquel Ávila Muñoz

Ilustración

Apuntes elaborados por Raquel Ávila Muñoz para la asignatura "Ilustración y gráficas animadas" del Máster en Ilustración de UDIT–Universidad de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología.

Harmony, Samuel Oberon Soto

Grado en Diseño Audiovisual e ilustración

Este proyecto propone la creación de un libro de concept art que, a través de diversas ilustraciones, presenta un universo en el que, tras la extinción de la Tierra, los ecos de nuestra música continúan viajando por el espacio-tiempo, influyendo en las sociedades, tradiciones, entornos y personajes de un planeta distante. Así, los lectores se adentran en el mundo de Harmony, un planeta dividido en cuatro regiones, cada una inspirada en un género musical específico: música clásica, jazz, pop y rock. A lo largo de sus páginas, llenas de cautivado - ras historias transformadas en obras de arte, este libro …

Puertollano, Desde La Raíz, Irene Casenave Cardona

Grado en Diseño Audiovisual e ilustración

“Puertollano, desde la raíz”, es un proyecto que busca abordar la despoblación que sufre una de las localidades más emblemáticas de Ciudad Real. Un pueblo minero, rico en cultura y tradición manchega que se enfrenta a la pérdida de relevancia y prestigio que tuvo en épocas anteriores. Este proyecto quiere abordar un estudio de las épocas más prósperas de la ciudad y quiere impulsar una campaña de apreciación cultural que abordará toda la historia minera e industrial. Asimismo, se trabajará en el desarrollo de una nueva identidad mediante la estrategia de la marca ciudad, que responderá a las necesidades de …