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Building Currency: Crafting New Channels For Undergraduate Communication Programs, Vickie Shamp Ellis, Kaylene Barbe, Kalyn G. Fullbright

Administrative Issues Journal

University professional development funds, generally present for faculty, and often available for graduate students through grants or stipends, are seldom available to undergraduates. In this study, we assessed Giddens and Pierson’s (1998) structuration theory in terms of how a professional development fund for undergraduates can impact the lives of students, create new structures within the culture to foster scholarship, and celebrate role models. Specifically, we used action research to trace seven steps involved in one program’s effort to establish a direct funding channel for those wanting to contribute to the lives of undergrads. We demonstrated how the new funding channel …

Managerial Cognitive Moral Development And The Firm's Owners' Salience: Empirical Evidence, Aleksey Martynov, Sergey Logachev

Administrative Issues Journal

In this paper, we study the agency relationship between the firm's owners and managers. We apply the theory of Cognitive Moral Development (CMD) to answer the question: what factors affect salience of the interests of the firm's owners to the managers? Using a sample of Russian managers, we found that higher levels of CMD weaken the relationship between the owners' perceived urgency and the owners' salience and strengthen the relationship between the owners' perceived power and the owners' salience. We also found that managerial CMD is positively associated with the perceived legitimacy of the owners' demands to the managers. Our …

Professionalization Of Teaching In America: Two Case Studies Using Educational Research Experiences To Explore The Perceptions Of Preservice Teachers/Researchers, James E. Gentry, Credence Baker, Holly Lamb

Administrative Issues Journal

In 2013-2015, two faculty-led educational research studies were conducted, aided by five undergraduate preservice teachers/researchers (PSTR). Faculty-researchers designed a qualitative phenomenological-inquiry based methodology to examine the PSTR perceptions regarding their respective research experiences with faculty. Triangulation of the data was sought from narrative text interview transcripts and response essays by PSTR prior to and after each respective study. Using content analysis techniques and coding, five themes emerged. PSTR reported an interest in the educational research topic and the need for positive relationships with faculty research mentors to begin and remain active with a research study. The results indicated PSTR valued …

Advisory Board

Administrative Issues Journal

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Editorial Board

Administrative Issues Journal

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A Model For Online Support In Classroom Management: Perceptions Of Beginning Teachers, Credence Baker, James Gentry, William Larmer

Administrative Issues Journal

Classroom management is a challenge for beginning teachers. To address this challenge, a model to provide support for beginning teachers was developed, consisting of a one-day workshop on classroom management, followed with online support extending over eight weeks. Specific classroom management strategies included (a) developing a foundation based on relationships; (b) preventing disruptions with procedures and routines; (c) responding to disruptions and rule violations; (d) providing inclusion for students with special needs; and (e) resolving extreme or continuing conflicts. Participants in the study were beginning teachers at both the elementary and secondary levels. After completing the classroom management workshop, teachers …

Improved Student Outcomes In A Flipped Statistics Course, Laura Phillips, Mark Phillips

Administrative Issues Journal

Statistics is a required competency in numerous college majors, but students frequently approach the topic with anxiety. This paper describes an undergraduate statistics course that was "flipped," with most of the content delivery moved online and class time devoted to application and practice. Students were given a menu of learning tools from which to choose and were free to utilize as many or as few as they felt was appropriate, giving them ownership of their learning experience and the opportunity to tailor the course to their personal needs. The classroom experience included brief segments of lecture but consisted primarily of …

Citizenship Education In The United States: Perspective Reflected In State Education Standards, Rebekkah Stuteville, Helen Ikerd Johnson

Administrative Issues Journal

There is growing international concern about the lack of civic engagement among the youth in many nations. These concerns have sparked renewed interest in the quantity and quality of civic education in public schools in the United States. The objective of this study is to determine if the concerns about civic education are about the sufficiency of academic content related to civic education or if the concerns reflect a lack of consensus regarding the question of "What makes a good citizen?" To address this question, this paper examines state social studies content standards from five U.S. states to determine if …

Governance And Board Member Identity In An Emerging Nonprofit Organization, Jeffrey J. Aulgur

Administrative Issues Journal

Organizational effectiveness is a term without a single definition about the nonprofit community; it is difficult to define, much less measure, due to the wide disparity in that community. Inconsistency in the sector leads to an array of hypotheses in the literature addressing organizational effectiveness. Through a comprehensive examination of a single nonprofit organization, this qualitative case study examines the gap between the expectations of board performance by the nonprofit organization’s senior leadership and the board members’ self-perception of their governance role. The dominant self-perception of the board of directors is that their value as a governing entity is in …

Letter From The Editor—Discovery, Access & Archives: Responding To The Challenges Of Higher Education, Frederic Murray

Administrative Issues Journal

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If You Are Like Me, I Think You Are More Authentic: An Analysis Of The Interaction Of Follower And Leader Gender, Sandra Tibbs, Mark T. Green, Esther Gergen, Jared A. Montoya

Administrative Issues Journal

Within the empirical literature related to leadership, female leaders are regularly rated higher on dimensions such as being transformational and being effective. Some studies have found that gender plays a role in the follower-leader relationship, and this interaction can be assessed. An emerging model of leadership is authentic leadership. This article analyzed whether there was an interaction between the gender of the leader and gender of the follower when assessing how authentic leaders were. Female followers rated female leaders higher on authenticity than male leaders, while male followers rated male leaders as more authentic than female leaders. Implications for the …

June 21, 2016 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate June 21, 2016 Approved Minutes

Budget Fy 2016-2017, Swosu Administration

SWOSU Fiscal Year Budgets

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Budget FY 2017.

Submitted June 10, 2016.

06-03-2016 National Guard Leadership Program Coming Back To Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

An Oklahoma Army National Guard leadership program is coming back to the campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

05-31-2016 Six Area Students Heading To Miss Oklahoma Competition, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Weatherford area students will be represented at the Miss Oklahoma Pageant set for June 4-11 in the Tulsa Mabee Center.

05-16-2016 Swosu Chemistry Students Honored, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s chemistry banquet was recently held to recognize outstanding students from the 2015-2016 academic year on the Weatherford campus.

05-12-2016 Ramos, Kessler And Brooks Named Pharmacy Faculty Of The Year, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy faculty (Photo 1/left) Dr. Carrol (Les) Ramos and (Photo 2/right) Dr. Tiffany Kessler and Dr. Krista Brooks were named Teachers of the Year for 2015-16 by the senior pharmacy students.

05-11-2016 Swosu Students Named To Honor Rolls, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

A total of 1,321 students have been named to honor rolls at Southwestern Oklahoma State University for academic work during the 2016 spring semester on the Weatherford campus.

05-10-2016 Swosu College Of Pharmacy Seniors Win Awards, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy seniors were recently honored at a graduate recognition ceremony held on the Weatherford campus. All seniors were awarded their Doctor of Pharmacy hoods. Various senior awards were also presented to outstanding students.

Swosu One Hundred And Twelfth Annual Spring Convocation, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Graduation Programs

This is the program for the SWOSU One Hundred and Twelfth Annual Spring Convocation Exercises, held at the Milam Stadium on Saturday, May 7, 2016, 10:00 am. Opening Remarks were presented by President Randy L. Beutler.

Lighting The Way: Testing The Limits Of New Library Services, Jason Dupree

Faculty Articles & Research

The Media Studio is a stationary, work area for media production and post-production tasks. This space supports the curricular projects undertaken by students, designed to assist the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning with recording faculty lectures, and complement the service of providing multimedia equipment that circulates.

05-03-2016 Students Win Awards From Swosu School Of Business & Technology, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Everett Dobson School of Business & Technology recently held its annual honors reception on the Weatherford campus to recognize outstanding students in the school.

May 2, 2016 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate May 2, 2016 Approved Minutes

05-02-2016 High School Seniors Named To Swosu President's Leadership Class, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Fifteen high school seniors have been selected to the President’s Leadership Class for 2016-17 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

April 29, 2016 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate April 29, 2016 Approved Minutes

04-28-2016 Swosu Biology Honors Majors At Banquet, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Biological Sciences recently held its annual end-of-year banquet on the Weatherford campus.

04-25-2016 Swosu Pharmacy Student And Professor Selected For Scholar Award, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy student Vonya N. Streetz of Tulsa (Jenks) and faculty member Dr. Erin Callen were one of 85 student/faculty pairs from across the nation to be selected for the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars Program.

04-20-2016 Swosu Students Receive Awards From College Of Pharmacy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s College of Pharmacy recently held its annual honors and awards convocation on the Weatherford campus. Awards were presented to outstanding students in the college.

Swosu Research And Scholarly Activity Fair 2016, Lisa Appeddu

SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair Programs

Welcome to the Twenty-Third SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair! On display today are 117 presentations involving 187 student researchers, writers, presenters, and artists, and 45 faculty sponsors encompassing scholarly activity from the SWOSU School of Nursing and the SWOSU Departments of Art, Communication, and Theatre; Biological Sciences; Business & Computer Science; Chemistry and Physics; Education; Engineering Technology; Language and Literature; Music; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Psychology; and Social Sciences. In addition, there are poster presentations from the Western Technology Center Biomedical Academy.

03-29-2016 Swosu Faculty Selected For Proposal Development Awards, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

Four faculty members at Southwestern Oklahoma State University have been awarded proposal development awards from the university.