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Course Management System Best Practices For Accessing Library Resources, Casey Duevel, Nat Gustafson-Sundell

Library Services Publications

Faculty want course readings to be conveniently posted within D2L, but posting PDFs on D2L is illegal in many cases and might accidentally lead to the loss of online resources provided by the library. In this session, we’ll explain these issues and suggest best practices for sharing articles and chapters with your students.

Ouachita Responds To Professor's Article, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

In response to Associate Professor Tully Borland's article published earlier today on TheFederalist.com about Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, Ouachita Baptist University affirms that it does not endorse political candidates or condone sexual assault.

Rasheed Al-Arami Honors Portfolio, Rasheed Ahmed Abdurabu Al-Arami

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Rasheed Al-Arami's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Jonathan W. Smith Honor Portfolio, Jonathan William Smith

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Jonathan W. Smith's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Parker Scott Honor Portfolio, Parker Steven Scott

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Parker Scott's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Muna Omar Honors Portfolio, Muna M. Omar

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Muna Omar's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Sarah Aldrich Honors Portfolio, Sarah Anne Aldrich

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Sarah Aldrich's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Katelynn Malecha Honors Portfolio, Katelynn Louise Malecha

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Katelynn Malecha's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Stephanie Peterson Honors Portfolio, Stephanie Rose Peterson

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Stephanie Peterson's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Jacob Tschann Honors Portfolio, Jacob Capra Tschann

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Jacob Tschann's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Jaci Ullrich Honors Portfolio, Jaci Danielle Ullrich

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Jaci Ullrich's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Research Briefs: Exploring Metacognition & The Feeling Of Knowing Among Undergraduate Students, Georgia Southern University

Research Briefs (2012-2019)

• Exploring Metacognition & the Feeling of Knowing Among Undergraduate Students

Tyler Keller Honors Portfolio, Tyler James Keller

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Tyler Keller's honors portfolio captured in November 2017.

Ouachita Students Honored, Published In Journal Of Essays, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Language and Literature honored students on Aug. 30 for having their essays chosen for publication in its annual Assayers journal.

Assayers 26 is the 2017-2018 edition of the journal. Students submit their essays to the Department of Language and Literature each year for a panel of judges to read and rank their work. The journal allows students to share their ideas, experiences and research with the university community. The journal is used as a teaching tool in writing classes at Ouachita, and winning writers receive cash awards.

[Review Of] Pedagogues And Protesters: The Harvard College Student Diary Of Stephen Peabody, 1767-1768. Edited By Conrad Edick Wright., John R. Thelin

Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation Faculty Publications

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Ouachita Students Named To Spring 2017 President's List, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Approximately 300 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the President’s List for the spring 2017 semester.

To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours.

Ouachita To Host Called 2 Ministry Retreat For High School Students On July 28-29, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Have you sensed a call to Christian ministry? Are you interested in learning more about diverse ministry opportunities?

Ouachita Baptist University is hosting a Called 2 Ministry Retreat on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29 on Ouachita’s Arkadelphia campus. The unique two-day retreat is designed for high school students who sense God has called them into some area of vocational ministry or are interested in exploring the various areas of ministry available in today’s world.

The two-day retreat is co-sponsored by Ouachita, The Prestonwood Network, Cross Church School of Ministry and the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Keynote speakers include Jarrett Stephens, …

Ouachita Students Present Research To State Legislators At Stem Posters At The Capitol, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

A group of 10 Ouachita Baptist University students and three faculty members participated in the annual STEM Posters at the Capitol event held recently in Little Rock. They were among 110 undergraduate students who presented at the event, which highlights undergraduate research in natural sciences and math to elected state officials.

Dr. Detri Brech, professor of dietetics, as well as Dr. Nathan Reyna and Dr. Ruth Plymale, associate professors of biology, accompanied the students, who presented seven posters to high school students, other undergraduate students and professors, the media and Arkansas government officials at the capitol in Little Rock. Fifteen …

Ouachita Students Named To Fall 2016 Dean's List, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

A total of 377 students at Ouachita Baptist University were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. The students will receive a certificate of recognition from Ouachita and will be included in the “National Dean’s List” for 2016-17.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must compile at least a 3.5 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours.

Ouachita Baptist University, a private Christian liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, is ranked among “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report and among …

Allison Maleska Honors Portfolio, Allison Spanier Maleska

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Allison Maleska's honors portfolio captured in February 2017.

Natalie Moses Honors Porfolio, Natalie Marie Moses

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Natalie Moses' honors portfolio captured in February 2017.

Hailey Gorman Honors Portfolio, Hailey Rose Gorman

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Hailey Gorman's honors portfolio captured in February 2017.

Trisha Walker Honors Portfolio, Trisha Kathleen Walker

Honors Capstone Portfolios

Trisha Walker's honors portfolio captured in February 2017.

An Educational Intervention To Improve Pharmacy Student Empathy For Patients On Hemodialysis, Laura K. Sjoquist, Stephanie M. Cailor, Logan Conkey, Brandon Ng, Rachel M. Wilcox, Emily Laswell

Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

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Integrative Experiences Through Modeling And Simulation Of Mechatronic Systems, Mileta Tomovic, Cynthia Tomovic, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Cheng Y. Lin, Nan Yao, Petros J. Katsioloudis

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Learning is integrative lifelong process which requires continuous refreshing of old material and learning new material. This principle holds also for student experiences during their undergraduate studies. Students learn new material throughout their studies, and they may or may not have opportunity to use the material in different context and at different levels. As a result some of the acquired knowledge may be forgotten by the time student graduates or it may not be placed in the context of the overall program outcomes, thus material presented may not seem to have relevance to student's career. An effective method to address …

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Mbsr) In Reducing Stress In Nursing Students: An Integrative Review And Toolkit, Donna J. Petko

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: Across the country, nursing students are experiencing alarming amounts of stress. While stress is a common phenomenon, it has been shown to negatively impact nursing student performance and general health. One solution to this issue is mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Reported effects of MBSR include stress reduction; mindfulness; improvements in self-esteem; increase in general health; a decrease in anxiety; and an increase in empathy. Because MBSR is not widely included in nursing curricula, students are not learning stress reduction techniques needed to manage daily stress. Purpose: To address this gap, a DNP project was implemented at a university site. …

Longitudinal Assessment Of Changes In Cultural Competence And Health Literacy Knowledge In Pharmacy Students, Aleda Chen, Stephanie M. Cailor

Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

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Longitudinal Assessment Of Student Pharmacists’ Perceptions And Confidence In Research And Evidence-Based Practice, Stephanie M. Cailor, Aleda Chen, Mary E. Kiersma

Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pursuing The "Half Empty Question": Biology Undergraduates' Differential Engagement In A Brief Relevance Writing Intervention, Ting Dai, Avi Kaplan, Ying Wang, Jennifer G. Cromley, Tony Perez, Kyle R. Mara, Michael Balsai

STEMPS Faculty Publications

Whereas relevance-writing interventions have shown effects on students’ achievement, a persistent finding is that interventions benefit students with low, but not high, outcome expectancies—a phenomenon that Schwartz et al. (2016) termed the half empty question. In the current mixed-methods study, we investigated the role of undergraduate students’ patterns of engagement in a relevance-writing intervention and their relations to biology course achievement. Ninety-six students who were administered four relevance writing assignments were found to manifest two patterns: Students who completed at least 50% of the intervention in a timely manner outperformed those who completed less-then-50% or completed it late, regardless of …

Implementing Peer-Review Activities For Engineering Writing Assignments, Stacie I. Ringleb, Orlando M. Ayala, Jennifer Kidd

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Professional engineers spend a considerable portion of their day writing, yet disciplinary writing skills are not addressed in many engineering courses. This study investigates peer review as a mean to enhance student writing in engineering courses. Students completed formative peer reviews using an online peer review system for a group project in a fluid mechanics course (with online and face-to-face sections) and for an individual writing assignment in a senior capstone class in mechanical engineering. A university-wide rubric for disciplinary writing was used to assess student writing performance on interim and final assignments completed over the course of a semester. …