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Students Gain First-Hand Experience At Mdwsa Summer Splash, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Advancements In Technology Empower Loss Prevention Professionals In Security Investigations, Alan Saquella

Publications

In recent years, the field of security investigations has witnessed a profound transformation, owing to the rapid integration of technology. Loss Prevention professionals have been at the forefront of this revolution, harnessing advanced tools and capabilities that have greatly enhanced their effectiveness in preventing and resolving criminal activities. This article explores how the use of technology, including drones, cameras, AI, video analytics, and intelligence software, has reshaped security investigations and how staying on the cutting edge of these advancements is crucial for the future of this field.

Leadership For The Future: Towards The Challenge Of Understanding Leadership In The Aec Sector, Roisin Murphy Dr, Rory Concannon, Oluwasegun Seriki Dr

Conference papers

The Irish Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector faces ongoing challenges relating to low productivity, digital adoption, sustainability, and innovation. Effective leadership is required to transform the sector to address these challenges and meet the future needs of society. However, there remains a lack of empirical evidence relating to leadership requirements, assessment, and development, in the context of the Irish AEC sector. As part of an ongoing study with the aim of developing resources to support leadership development, this research, conducted through a review of literature, examines how leadership is being assessed and explored in the AEC sector. The findings …

Study Protocol Of A Randomized Trial Of Stripes: A Schoolyear, Peer-Delivered High School Intervention For Students With Adhd, Fiona L. Macphee, Stephanie K. Brewer, Margaret H. Sibley, Paulo Graziano, Joseph S. Raiker, Stefany Coxe, Pablo Martin, Shauntal J. Van Dreel, Mercedes Ortiz Rodriguez, Aaron Lyon, Timothy Page

HCBE Faculty Articles

Background

Youth with ADHD are at risk of academic impairments, dropping out of high school, and dysfunction in young adulthood. Interventions delivered early in high school could prevent these harmful outcomes, yet few high school students with ADHD receive treatment due to limited access to intervention providers. This study will test a peer-delivered intervention (STRIPES) for general education 9th grade students with impairing ADHD symptoms.

Methods

A type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of STRIPES and explore the intervention's implementability. Analyses will test the impact of STRIPES vs. enhanced school services control on target …

2023-September-05-Pharmacy Career Exploration Day On Oct, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2023) – East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy is offering a free Pharmacy Career Exploration Day on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. 
 
Students can learn more about the wide variety of pharmacy careers available, as well as more about ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, a nationally recognized college of pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. The event will include a welcome from Dean Debbie Byrd, hands-on experiences, a chance to talk with student pharmacists and faculty, personalized admissions pathway information and campus tours. A free lunch will be provided. Parents are invited to attend …

2023-September-05-2023-Etsu's Prestigious Digital Media Program Aiding Area Schools.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

For schools within a day’s drive of East Tennessee State University, the university’s elite Digital Media Program – ranked No. 1 in the state for both animation and game design – provides creative opportunities. The program is offering STEM demos, taught by professionals associated with the department, to grades four through 12. And if the school is located in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia or Western North Carolina, someone from ETSU will travel there to teach the demo. “What we are offering these students and schools is truly incredible,” said Dr. Tod Emma, department chair. “Perhaps this will spark a …

Technology Acceptance Model(Tam) And Ai Hallucination Survey Dataset, Jared Hansen, Jeff Christensen, Paul Wilson

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This dataset came from the research paper “Understanding the antecedents, advantages, and mistakes of technology adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within consumers’ tourism decision-making processes” coauthored by the researchers. The project examines the integration of elements from the technology acceptance model, theory of planned behavior, and three new variables (AI prior general usage, AI familiarity, and AI hallucination potential) to prediction behavioural intention to use AI (ChatGPT) in making future tourism decisions.

Star Wars Parody: Lindenwood Students, Faculty, Alumni Collaborate On Show, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2023-September-05-Etsu Names New Education Abroad Director, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(Sept. 5, 2023)

From a historic partnership with Tennessee State University to a renewed commitment to international excellence, it has been a banner year for the East Tennessee State University Honors College and the Center for Global Engagement.   

Dr. Danielle Walters wants to keep the momentum going.  

Named the director of Education Abroad earlier this summer, Walters hopes to generate “a space on campus that fosters global citizenship and creates opportunities for students to explore and grow in their identity as a global citizen.”   

“Study abroad is a life-changing opportunity for students, allowing them to step outside of …

2023-September-05-Public Health Lecture To Feature Career Naval Intelligence Officer, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(September 5, 2023) – Dr. Erik Dahl, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School’s National Security Affairs Department, will present a lecture titled “Using the Intelligence Community to Prevent the Next Pandemic” on Thursday, Sept. 14, at East Tennessee State University.  

Dahl’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of ETSU College of Public Health’s Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series.  

The event will be held in ETSU’s newly renovated Lamb Hall, room 131, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Those interested can attend in-person or by Zoom. It will also be recorded and available for …

2023-09-05 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from September 5, 2023.

High-Speed Rail In The U.S. – Mode Choice Decision And Impact Of Covid-19, Jing Yu Pan

Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility

While high-speed rail (HSR) has achieved success in major cities in Europe and Asia, it is a new phenomenon in the US, and few studies on HSR in the US are available, especially from the users’ perspective. This study aims to fill the research gap by investigating the mode choice behavior in the Los Angeles and San Francisco corridor, where HSR may soon become a feasible option. The impact of COVID-19 was examined regarding how people view modes of domestic travel and how their views may change. The geographic locations of travelers and the possible HSR characteristics in the US …

The Culture & Practice Convergence: Looking For Ways Towards Sustainability, Miguel Paolo Paredes

Center for Business Research and Development

Thirty years ago, the Earth Summit gathering in Rio de Janeiro held host to world leaders, setting a blueprint for a more secure future by balancing economic growth and ecological necessity. Created for member states to cooperate in response to worldwide development issues, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) sought to address these challenges and achieved a global consensus on the priorities for a new development agenda (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Earth Summit, n.d.) As sustainability issues encompassed the whole of the planet, the summit provided a platform for member states to collaborate …

Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Controlled Substance Diversion Detection, Brian Cox, Alberto Coustasse, Craig Kimble

Management Faculty Research

In community and institutional health care sectors, artificial intelligence (AI) use is expanding. AI is being tapped broadly in operations, customer service, and scheduling, with major pharmacy chains such as Kroger, CVS, and Walgreens, already starting to implement AI applications in their pharmacies. So far, Kroger has begun to use AI for employee onboarding and training processes, CVS is applying AI in negotiations with suppliers, and Walgreens is using it to streamline vaccine scheduling. With these advances in major pharmacy chains, the next extensive application for AI has become clearer: diversion monitoring. Diversion occurs in health care settings when a …

Needle Exchange Programs And Their Impact On Hiv Incidence In West Virginia: Is It Working?, Amber Graves, Katie Duty, Thomas Norton, Alberto Coustasse

Management Faculty Research

The opioid epidemic has had a strong impact on West Virginia, due to various social, economic, cultural, and environmental hardships. To aid users, Needle Exchange Programs (NEPs) were created to exchange used needles for new sterile ones and provide awareness of treatment and rehabilitation options. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of NEPs in reducing HIV and Hepatitis C infections in West Virginia, and the subsequent decrease in healthcare costs. In 2018 and 2019, there was an HIV outbreak in Cabell County, with 85 cases requiring CDC intervention in 2019. This occurred after the county-run needle exchange was reduced. …

Perceptions Of Well-Being And The Economy In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska, Rebecca J. Vogt, Heather Akin, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Bradley D. Lubben, L. J. Mcelravy, Timothy Meyer, Steven A. Schulz

Nebraska Rural Poll

This year, rural Nebraskans are more pessimistic about their current situation than they’ve been in the past ten years. The proportion believing they are worse off than they were five years ago was 27 percent, up from the 21 percent last year and 11 percent in 2021. This is the highest level since both 2003 and 2009, when 28 percent believed they were worse off. This increase in pessimism was matched with a decrease in optimism. This year, less than onehalf (45%) of rural Nebraskans believe they are better off compared to five years ago, down from 50 percent last …

Impact Of Sex In Luxury Fashion Advertisements On Brand Attractiveness And Identification, Alyssa Dana Dana Adomaitis, Diana Saiki, Juan Del Pozo Severino

Publications and Research

Purpose

This study examined perceived brand attractiveness of and identification with fashion luxury brands given different levels of sexuality in advertisements. Sex in advertisements has become increasingly more common to generate attention and interest in fashion luxury products, with limited research on its influence on the consumer. However, the use of sexuality in luxury advertisements may counter the ethical expectations of brands by the current consumer in the United States.

Design/methodology/approach

A sample of 1,266 males and females completed a survey on brand attractiveness and identification after examining an advertisement of a luxury fashion product. Participants were assigned an advertisement …

Equity Fund Monthly Report, September 2023, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

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Fixed Income Fund Report, September 2023, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

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The Hr Connection, Georgia Southern University

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With Name, Image, And Likeness, College Sports Enters The Gig Economy, Sam C. Ehrlich, Joe Sabin, Neal C. Ternes

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the arrival of name, image, and likeness (NIL), the college sports labor market has distinctly taken on similar characteristics to the gig economy, with athletes able to earn extra compensation through external NIL-based independent contractor “gigs.” But with this comparison comes comparable issues, and scholarship and litigation examining and challenging gig economy structures have identified several legal and ethical concerns both individual to each worker and more broadly affecting labor markets. Building off this literature, we conceptualize the NIL phenomenon within the gig economy space, exploring the legal and ethical concerns that have plagued companies like Uber and applying …

2023 September, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications & Marketing.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for September of 2023.

Superior Performance Competencies Achieved Through Destination Imagination Experiences, James Ward, Yaprak Dalat Ward, Johnny Wells, Kimberly Bejot

Applied Business Faculty Publications

Today’s workforce not only requires specific content-area knowledge and skills achieved through formal education but also, and most critically, superior performance competencies including distinguishable behaviors. While formal education prioritizes easily detectable and measurable content-specific knowledge and skills, superior performance competencies such as cognitive, affective, and motivational skills remain secondary unless students engage in extracurricular activities in real-world settings. This qualitative study investigated the phenomenon of achieving an array of superior performance competencies through learning by doing, at one of the 2023 Destination Imagination events. This study marked the first fieldwork in which the principal researcher directly observed the event in …

2023-September-01-Caring For Ourselves While Caring For Others, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Professional caregivers, including health care providers, social workers and others, seem to have deep wells of strength and compassion for others. What happens when they experience burnout and fatigue?

“Caring for Ourselves While Caring for Others: Minimizing Burnout and Replenishing Empathy” is the topic of an upcoming virtual talk in the Resilience Presentation Series of the East Tennessee State University/Ballad Health Strong BRAIN Institute. The talk will be held Thursday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. via Zoom.

In this session, educator and resilience coach Nikita Gupta will help caregivers, service providers, educators and helpers reflect on burnout and compassion …

2023-September-01-Accomplished Poet Coming To Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

A Vanderbilt University professor and accomplished poet is coming to East Tennessee State University. 

The public will have two chances to interact with Major Jackson on Monday, Sept. 18.  

At 2 p.m. in the D.P. Culp Student Center, room 311, Jackson will take part in a roundtable discussion about poetry and writing. An audience question-and-answer session will follow. At 7 p.m., Jackson will read from his poetry in the Brown Hall Auditorium, with books for sale and book signing opportunities after both events.  

Jackson’s visit is part of the Black American Writer’s Series at ETSU. 

Major Jackson is one of …

2023-September-01-Appalachian Highlands Center For Nursing Advancement Holds Summit, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(September 1, 2023) – The Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement wrapped up a two-day summit on Friday that brought together key state and regional stakeholders to discuss and plan ways to strengthen the nursing pipeline across the region and the state.  

“The summit was a wonderful opportunity for us to share our vision and hear from key stakeholders as we refine our plan for the future,” said Dr. Holly Wei, interim director for the Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement and interim executive associate dean and chief nursing administrator with the ETSU College of Nursing.  

“I hope everyone left …

2023-September-01-Peak Fall Color Coming Soon In Highest Elevations, According To Etsu, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

From Roan Mountain and Mount Mitchell to Clingmans Dome and Mount LeConte, fall color is quickly increasing in the region’s most extreme elevations.  

“Colors move down in elevation as we progress through October,” said Travis Watson, East Tennessee State University’s campus arborist. “As for a drive through the mountains, the second and third weeks of October should be an excellent time.”   

Weather over the last six months has been mostly ideal for those who look forward to the parade of red, orange and yellow.    

“The consistent rainfall over summer combined with cool nights and sunny days as we move into …

2023-September-01-Find Etsu Swag At New Retail Spot At Greene Stadium, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

When fans enter William B. Greene Jr. Stadium tomorrow for the Buccaneer football home opener against Carson-Newman, they’ll have an exciting new place to snag some cool blue and gold gear. 

Bucky’s Treasure Chest will make its debut as the place where fans can purchase officially licensed T-shirts, ballcaps, key rings, ponchos, seat cushions and other items to show their ETSU pride .

Operated by the ETSU Bookstore and located just inside the main entrance to the stadium, Bucky’s Treasure Chest was created to increase the space for retail items and provide easy access to new gear for fans, …

2023-September-01-Neat Places On Campus, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Maybe you’re a first-year or new grad student at East Tennessee State University, or you just began your career as a professional here, and you’d like a nice place to read and reflect. Perhaps you live in the area and want a new place to take an evening walk. Maybe you’ve been around a while, but want to find a spot to learn something new. ETSU has you covered!

The ETSU campus has a wealth of neat spots that are a little out of the ordinary. Here are a few great places you might not have discovered yet:

Conifer Garden …

2023-September-01-Tackling Tb Both Medically And Socially, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Well before Handaa Enkh-Amgalan arrived on the campus of East Tennessee State University, her life had been marked by grave illness and skeptics – as well as profound triumph.

Author of “Stigmatized: A Mongolian Girl’s Journey from Stigma and Illness to Empowerment,” she has spent recent years leading projects and coordinating programs around the world aimed at a variety of topics, including for the International Rescue Committee, an international organization that responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

And this week, her expertise will be recognized on the world’s main policymaking stage: she will deliver opening remarks at the second …