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Questions Regarding The Revised Grade Point Average Policy, Rebecca Kennerly Dec 2016

Questions Regarding The Revised Grade Point Average Policy, Rebecca Kennerly

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Downtime Procedures, Dustin Anderson Nov 2016

Downtime Procedures, Dustin Anderson

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Report On Pilot Sris, Rob Pirro Nov 2016

Report On Pilot Sris, Rob Pirro

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Status Of The Writing Qep, Rob Pirro Nov 2016

Status Of The Writing Qep, Rob Pirro

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Student Employment Policy, Lisa Abbott Nov 2016

Student Employment Policy, Lisa Abbott

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Faculty Input Regarding Activities In Which The University Expects Them To Participate In, James P. Braselton Oct 2016

Faculty Input Regarding Activities In Which The University Expects Them To Participate In, James P. Braselton

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Upcoming Project To Solicit Input For Library Electronic Subscription Adjustments, Russell Thackston Oct 2016

Upcoming Project To Solicit Input For Library Electronic Subscription Adjustments, Russell Thackston

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Unsatisfactory Teaching Evaluation For Late Grades, Scott A. Beck Aug 2016

Unsatisfactory Teaching Evaluation For Late Grades, Scott A. Beck

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Prior Learning Assessment Proposal, Dustin Anderson Aug 2016

Prior Learning Assessment Proposal, Dustin Anderson

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Study Abroad Faculty Salary Model, Kelly Berry Aug 2016

Study Abroad Faculty Salary Model, Kelly Berry

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Tasers On Campus, Michelle Haberland Aug 2016

Tasers On Campus, Michelle Haberland

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Campus Communication Plans For Carrying Guns Legislation?, Kathy Albertson Mar 2016

Campus Communication Plans For Carrying Guns Legislation?, Kathy Albertson

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Accessibility Of Older Campus Buildings For Handicapped Persons, Nan Lobue Mar 2016

Accessibility Of Older Campus Buildings For Handicapped Persons, Nan Lobue

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Attendance Policy For University Sponsored Activities, Errol-Anthony Spence-Sutherland, Student Government Association Mar 2016

Attendance Policy For University Sponsored Activities, Errol-Anthony Spence-Sutherland, Student Government Association

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Follow Up "Using Accumulated Sick Days Towards Retirement For Faculty Under Orp", Aimao Zhang Feb 2016

Follow Up "Using Accumulated Sick Days Towards Retirement For Faculty Under Orp", Aimao Zhang

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Athletic Budget Increases, Marc D. Cyr Feb 2016

Athletic Budget Increases, Marc D. Cyr

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Salary Increases For Promotion In Professorial Rank, Robert Costomiris Feb 2016

Salary Increases For Promotion In Professorial Rank, Robert Costomiris

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Attendance Verification Issues For Online Students, John Dyer Feb 2016

Attendance Verification Issues For Online Students, John Dyer

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


Importance Of Book Publishing At Gsu, Karl E. Peace Jan 2016

Importance Of Book Publishing At Gsu, Karl E. Peace

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.


2016-2017 Senate, Senate Committee, And University Committee Membershiip,, Georgia Southern University Jan 2016

2016-2017 Senate, Senate Committee, And University Committee Membershiip,, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Membership Lists

No abstract provided.


Globalization Of Higher Education In Malaysia, Isaac Taylor Jan 2016

Globalization Of Higher Education In Malaysia, Isaac Taylor

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

The purpose of this paper is to highlight how globalization and the development of knowledgebased economy is effecting the higher education system of Malaysia. This reflective analysis examined the policies and practices, in the higher education of Malaysia that internationalizes its higher education systems; the impact of globalization and the development of knowledge based economy; the cultural landscape of higher education in Malaysia towards globalization; and any international organizations or resources to identify/critique the impact of globalization of Malaysia’s higher education systems. As a result, quality assurance has been the key factor in promoting globalization in Malaysia Higher Education because …


Globalization Of Higher Education In Senegal, Ashley N. Morris Jan 2016

Globalization Of Higher Education In Senegal, Ashley N. Morris

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

This paper marks the changes that have taken place in the Senegalese higher education system. As Senegalese citizens and leaders have worked diligently to improve their economy and society as a whole, they have experienced a great deal of obstacles in moving forward. Throughout this process, education has been an important aspect to improving the economic and social development of the country. Included in this economic, social, and educational overhaul, higher education was a component that required a great deal of work. In order to contend in the global society, the higher education system needed to be reformed. This paper, …


Student Motivation And Intent To Take Online Courses, Ashley W. Cullum Jan 2016

Student Motivation And Intent To Take Online Courses, Ashley W. Cullum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Motivation Orientation Scale – Student Version (MO-SV) and Unified Theory of User Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) were used to predict to what extent motivation orientation impacts student intent to take online courses, to examine the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators of students that drive them to take online courses, to examine the relationship between motivation to take online courses and motivation to take face-to-face courses, and to determine if demographic variables influence behavioral intent to take online courses. A sample of 394 full-time and part-time students at a large, public, research university with an integrated health center in the Southeast …


Faculty Senate Minutes-2016 Jan 2016

Faculty Senate Minutes-2016

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Complex Dichotomies Of Student Affairs Practitioners' Perceived Competencies: A Quantitative Evaluation Of Self-Awareness, Jami K. Hall Jan 2016

The Complex Dichotomies Of Student Affairs Practitioners' Perceived Competencies: A Quantitative Evaluation Of Self-Awareness, Jami K. Hall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the perceived competencies and the perceived self-awareness of student affairs practitioners. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the two variables of competencies and self-awareness. The overarching research question for this study was: What is the relationship between self-awareness and perceived competencies for student affairs practitioners? This question was followed by two sub questions: To what degree, if any, does experience in the field as a student affairs practitioner predict one’s self-awareness of professional competencies? To what degree, if any, does job level/position in the field as a student affairs practitioner …


An Exploration Of The Impostor Phenomenon And Its Impact On Black Women Administrators In Higher Education In The South, Marian Muldrow Jan 2016

An Exploration Of The Impostor Phenomenon And Its Impact On Black Women Administrators In Higher Education In The South, Marian Muldrow

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Numerous studies document Black student and faculty underrepresentation in higher education and the obstacles blocking their access to the classroom either as students or as instructors. As Black women students work toward graduate degrees, Black women administrators are needed so these students can see their identity reflected in their academic leaders.

As a result, this study focused on the particular challenges that limit upward mobility to senior-level administrative positions and highlighted some of the obstacles and conflicts that arise when Black women pursue leadership positions at institutions of higher education. The highlighted historical events related to education, as well as …


Exploring The Connection Between Christian Colleges' Mission And Finance, Farrah Rachele Senn Jan 2016

Exploring The Connection Between Christian Colleges' Mission And Finance, Farrah Rachele Senn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Two main issues currently threatening Christian colleges include mission conflict and financial viability, and research suggests that there is a relationship between these two. However, current literature about the relationship between mission and finance is mostly qualitative in nature, either being case studies or observations of practice. This research set out to establish the nature of the relationship between mission fidelity and financial health using quantitative methodology. A survey instrument was used to quantify mission fidelity for 81 colleges in the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), a national organization of Christian colleges, using Benne’s (2001) Typology of Christian …


Deans Of Students’ Responsibilities In Campus Crisis Management, Patrice B. Jackson Jan 2016

Deans Of Students’ Responsibilities In Campus Crisis Management, Patrice B. Jackson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this descriptive quantitative study was to discover the responsibilities of the dean of students in managing campus crisis. The literature clearly identifies the dean of students as a member of the crisis management team (Benjamin, 2014; Zdziarski, 2001, 2006, 2016). However, a gap in the literature exists concerning the specific responsibilities of the dean of students in responding to campus crisis.

The five phases of crisis management as defined by PPD-8 are Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery (US Department of Homeland Security, 2011). In signing PPD-8, President Obama mandated all state and federal organizations develop comprehensive …


Georgia Journal Of College Student Affairs. Special Edition., Georgia College Personnel Association (Gcpa) Jan 2016

Georgia Journal Of College Student Affairs. Special Edition., Georgia College Personnel Association (Gcpa)

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

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Globalization Of Higher Education In Greece, John O. Lemay Iv Jan 2016

Globalization Of Higher Education In Greece, John O. Lemay Iv

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs

The current paper examines the system of higher education in Greece. This discussion incorporates details that describe a brief history of the system’s overall formation, an environmental snapshot of the country’s current demographics and economic situation as well as similar information for their overall higher education system. Also, details regarding how the Greek system of higher education is structured (for both the university and technological sectors) and situated within the country’s larger governmental system are considered. Next, the paper considers challenges that are currently being faced by the country and how they may impact their higher education structure and the …