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The Skills Gap In U.S. Manufacturing: The Effectiveness Of Technical Education On The Incumbent Workforce, Robert Michael Deal Oct 2017

The Skills Gap In U.S. Manufacturing: The Effectiveness Of Technical Education On The Incumbent Workforce, Robert Michael Deal

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis explores the skill sets of the current American workforce, the skills required in modern, technically advanced U.S. manufacturing facilities, and the multiple approaches postsecondary education has employed to bridge the gap between the two. Millions of dollars are spent each year educating and training the incumbent workforce without any definitive measure of whether the financial investment or effort is actually providing a return.

To illustrate, organizations typically require a projected return-on-investment (ROI) before committing funds to a project. However, the same approach does not seem to be applied when investing in human capital for the purpose of improving …


Integrating Liberal Arts Into Management Education, Singapore Management University Aug 2017

Integrating Liberal Arts Into Management Education, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Management education is too narrowly focused and should adopt an inter-disciplinary approach…or face an inevitable demise


Effective Chaperone Selection And Training For Enhanced Youth Experiences, Emily J. Anderson, Kelsey Roop, Stacey Macarthur Aug 2017

Effective Chaperone Selection And Training For Enhanced Youth Experiences, Emily J. Anderson, Kelsey Roop, Stacey Macarthur

4-H and Youth

This article identifies key strategies for selecting and training chaperones for youth programs. Although substantial research on volunteer core competencies and training exists, very little has been written to specifically address volunteers who serve in a chaperone capacity. We surveyed chaperones who had participated in an international youth development program to identify the most valuable personal characteristics of a successful chaperone and the most beneficial elements of a pre-event chaperone training program. The lists of these key characteristics and training topics can be used by Extension professionals in selecting chaperones and designing training opportunities for their own programs.


Bylaws Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln As Of June 1, 2017, Board Of Regents, University Of Nebraska Jun 2017

Bylaws Of The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln As Of June 1, 2017, Board Of Regents, University Of Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Preamble

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869, is part of the University of Nebraska system which serves as both the land-grant and the comprehensive public University for the State of Nebraska. The role of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as the primary intellectual and cultural resource for the State is fulfilled through the three missions of the University: teaching, research, and service.

Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 85 establishes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It defines the object of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as affording students, and the residents of the Nebraska, the means of acquiring a thorough …


Ua42/3/2 A Lasting Transformation, Wku Glasgow Apr 2017

Ua42/3/2 A Lasting Transformation, Wku Glasgow

WKU Archives Records

Program for A Lasting Transformation: Celebrating Progress at WKU Glasgow 1997-2017.


Beyond Greening: The Challenges To Adopting Sustainability In Higher Education., Catherine Hooey, Alicia Mason, James Triplett Apr 2017

Beyond Greening: The Challenges To Adopting Sustainability In Higher Education., Catherine Hooey, Alicia Mason, James Triplett

Faculty Submissions

It is common for colleges and universities to include sustainability in their mission statements and strategic plans. On many campuses, however, sustainability is associated with green practices only, rather than the comprehensive integration of social equity, economic, and environmental principles on which the concept was founded. Here, Hooey et al examine the obstacles to the comprehensive adoption of sustainability in institutions of higher education, in general, and to suggest a conceptual framework of a sustainability culture as one most appropriate for the more effective incorporation of comprehensive practices.


Rethinking Cooperative Extension In Southern Nevada, David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, Fatma Nasoz, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino Mar 2017

Rethinking Cooperative Extension In Southern Nevada, David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, Fatma Nasoz, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

Cooperative Extension is a partnership funded by federal, state, and county governments that extends University of Nevada services to Nevadans. As the original branch of Nevada’s land-grant institution, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has administered Cooperative Extension Service (CES) since the program’s inception over a century ago. However, as currently organized, CES has limited presence in Southern Nevada and it has not developed programming commensurate with Clark County’s tax contribution to the CES budget. We propose that CES in Southern Nevada be managed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As we show, UNLV is already the most …


University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact 2016-2017 Jan 2017

University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact 2016-2017

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Table of Contents

Front Cover......................................................................................... 1

Introduction ................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents ............................................................................................ 3

General Information

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Core Values (LEADERS) .................................... 6

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mission ....................................................... 7

The Missions of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ......................................... 7

Teaching.................................................................................................... 8

Research............................................................................................ 8

Service ............................................................................................ 9

Institutional and Professional Accreditations .....................................................10

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administrative Organization Chart .....................14

Student Credit Hours (SCH)

Total SCH: Fall Semester Since 1979 ........................................................15

Total SCH: Spring Semester Since 1993 .....................................................16

SCH by College and Course Level, Fall and Spring Semester, 5 Year Trend ....17

SCH by College and Course Level, Fall Semester, 5 Year …