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Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The "Mirror" reflects controversial image -- Sacred Heart rolls out the red carpet -- Chapel inspires new winter traditions -- SHU celebrates the holiday season -- Cernera re-elected second time as president of IFCU -- Obama plans to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan -- The key to surviving finals stress free -- Students abroad return with more than just souvenirs -- Farewell to our graduating seniors, a few last words -- Some SHU students won't be home for the holidays -- Holiday season provides temporary increase in available jobs -- SHU welcomes all faiths -- Be greener than …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: 'Nothing Lasts Forever' -- Mycoskie: A walk in someone elses shoes -- Junior Allegra DeVita to star in opera 'Alcina' -- Hopes for parking garage diminished -- So you think you can't dance? -- The GRE's: ruining lives, wasting time -- No meat, but wheat? Hardships of a vegan -- The price of high tuition -- Ryan-Matura who? -- He Said / She Said -- Rihanna speaks out about domestic abuse -- 'Boondock Saints' sequel satisfies ten years later -- Latino comedian spices up the late-night lineup -- DVR: Busy students' best friend or neglected technology? -- Duhamel's …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Homecoming reunites old friends and classmates -- 11 people killed and 29 injured at Fort Hood Military Base -- Students and faculty jailed and bailed -- New program aids teachers in Holocaust education -- Art gallery celebrates 20th anniversary -- Student senate looks to gain student attention -- Entrepreneur makes a difference worldwide -- Jail N' Bail: A great event for a great cause -- Jury duty: to postpone or not to postpone? -- Soo... how 'bout them Yankees in the World Series? -- Reality TV proves to be student's guilty pleasure -- He Said / She Said …

Secondary Education In The United States: What Can Others Learn From Our Mistakes?, John H. Bishop , Ferran Mane, Michael Bishop

John H Bishop

Secondary schools are the least successful component of the U.S. education system. Students learn considerably less than in other industrialized nations and dropout rates are significantly higher. This paper provides an explanation for this failure, describes the standards based reforms strategies that many states are implementing to attack these problems, and evaluates the success of these efforts.

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Students busted for underage drinking at Bravo -- Former Steelers Coach Cowher speaks -- Red light in front of Sacred Heart may hold up more than just traffic -- Stratford Cat Project Emergency Fundraiser -- Nursing students make effort to heal Jamaica -- Public Safety hosts Jail N' Bail to help Special Olympics -- Halloween: 5 reasons its the greatest holiday -- Women get 'strike fit' in order to strike back -- Advertising campaigns use 'sex sells' as marketing strategy -- 'Howwwwwl'oween: Not just for humans -- He Said / She Said -- 'Paranormal' movie gives suspense upon …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Spirit groups perform on red carpet in NYC -- Families gather together at SHU -- Ira Joe Fisher lecture 'joins the conversation' -- Lights, camera, action, T.A.P.? -- SHU terminates test scores for admission -- Steelers' former coach comes to Sacred Heart -- Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize -- Pet peeves, Liz's skeeves -- October: think black, orange, and...pink? -- Students choice: Weighing in on professors and classes -- He Said / She Said -- 'Let the wild rumpus start' -- Late-night host admits to scandal -- Get Reel: Movie review of the week -- Jon and Kate's …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Rio takes the rings -- Greek life fall rush comes to a halt -- SHU students go nuts for Nutella fundraiser -- Exercising in groups may better mental health -- "Trust and Satisfaction with the National News Media" -- Yellow Ribbon Program gives back -- 'Pave paradise, put up a parking lot' -- Student says... Health care debate misguided and misinformed -- Secondlife.com: creepy tool or cool for school? -- GREs, graduate degrees, and additional fees: are they worth it? -- Stay away from the juice! SHU students frown upon steroid use -- He Said / She Said …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Follow the light -- Tracy Kidder: Enlightening students with experiences -- The Fray concert: Event Recap -- Darfur lacks education for children -- Nation crazed over health care -- Senior year: Not such an easy ride after all -- Letter to the editor: No contraception rule poses concern for students on campus -- Local businesses provide off-campus activities -- Marketing workshops help students win in the job competition -- Students encouraged to practice their spirituality -- He Said / She Said -- 'Music and Action' opens eyes to activism -- Has another Disney good girl gone wild? -- …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Sacred Heart student thinks thrifty -- Campus violence hits home -- Fall lecture series released -- Amazon kindles a new idea to retrieve textbooks -- Campus recycling program is expanded with new RVMs -- Ali's Angels: A student's saving grace -- Fulbright U.S. Student Grant provides students with a unique opportunity -- Has the 'swine' flu reached SHU? -- 2.5 years, worth the wait -- Work-study jobs prove convenient and fulfilling -- Name that tune: Songs gain popularity through hit TV show -- Texting while driving sends mixed messages to drivers -- He Said/She Said -- Maroon 5 …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Chapel to be ready by end of September -- Reconstruction of Sacred Heart -- Price to print increases due to budget cuts -- Threat of swine flu pandemic on the rise -- Dwindling economy no match for financial aide -- Breaking Ground: New student center in the works -- SHU welcomes new priest to campus -- Renovations improve campus, not student opinions -- Rising prices of textbooks cause students to search for alternatives -- Traditional vs. online classes -- He Said/ She Said... -- You Can Never Say Never -- Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibit gets 'comical' -- …

School Reform That Matters, Michael Johanek

Michael C Johanek

A "loving critic" of the U.S., Dean Kishore Mahbubani at the National University of Singapore, suggests that "American society could ... fail if it does not force itself to conceive of failure." Our "first systemic failure," claims Mahbubani, is "groupthink." evident in our collective inability to challenge the "manifest nonsense" from financial sector officials years ago. Today, "the belief that American society allows every idea to be challenged has led Americans to assume that every idea is challenged. They have failed to notice when their minds have been enveloped in groupthink."[1] Might this apply to our ideas about school reform? …

The Production Of Political Discourse: Annual Radio Addresses Of Black College Presidents During The 1930s And 1940s, Vickie Leverne Suggs

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

The social and political role of Black college presidents in the 1930s and 1940s via annual radio addresses is a relevant example of how the medium of the day was used as an apparatus for individual and institutional agency. The nationalist agenda of the United States federal government indirectly led to the opportunity for Black college leadership to address the rhetoric of democracy, patriotism, and unified citizenship. The research focuses on the social positioning of the radio addresses as well as their role in the advancement of Black Americans. The primary question that informs the research is whether the 1930s …

Pacific Review Fall 2009, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 2009-2010, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science

Miscellaneous

Catalog for the Graduate program from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary for the listed academic year.

From Laboratory To Library: The History Of Wayne State University's Education Library, Suzan A. Alteri

Library Scholarly Publications

The Education Library at Wayne State University has a long and storied history. From its beginning at the Detroit Normal School to its final merger with the general library, the Education Library has been at the heart of not only Wayne State University, but also in the development of the College of Education. This paper chronicles the history of the library, and the people who created it, from its very beginning to its final place among the volumes of the Purdy/Kresge Library.

Interview With President Ray Ferrero, Jr. - President And Chancellor, Ray Ferrero Jr.

Oral Histories of Nova Southeastern University

President of the Bar Association, law school, President, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, DeSantis, Alvin Sherman, Goodwin Trust, Alex Schure, NYIT, SACS, Morton Terry, Southeastern, Stephen Feldman, Ovid Lewis, Allied Health, Osteopathic, Dentistry , George Hanbury, Guy Harvey Institute, Brad Williams, scholarships, Pell Grants,Campus expansion, Undergraduate enrollment, Joint use library, Broward County

Interview With President Stephen Feldman - President, Stephen Feldman

Oral Histories of Nova Southeastern University

Western Connecticut State University, Nova board, Horvitz administration building, Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Frank DePiano, Oceanography, law, business, Abe Fischler, psychology, Ray Ferrero, David Rush, dental school, university school, Southeastern merger, Arvida, Roy Rogers, campus beautification, Bill Horvitz, John Santulli, Hurricane Andrew, Leslie Brown, Bob Steele, John Scigliano, Vice President of Technology, Gold Key Society, Steve Goldstein, Jack LaBonte, Dan Marino, oral school, Miami Dolphins, Morton Terry, Ovid Lewis, Abe Fischler Center for Education, Arnold Melnick, pharmacist, optometrist, a physician, Ray Ferrero, Space Center, Huizenga School of Business,

Parsing The Plagiary Scandals In History And Law, Arthur Austin

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “In 2002 the history of History was scandal. The narrative started when a Pulitzer Prize winning professor was caught foisting bogus Vietnam War exploits as background for classroom discussion. His fantasy lapse prefaced a more serious irregularity—the author of the Bancroft Prize book award was accused of falsifying key research documents. The award was rescinded. The year reached a crescendo with two plagiarism cases “that shook the history profession to its core.”

Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin were “crossover” celebrities: esteemed academics—Pulitzer winners—with careers embellished by a public intellectual reputation. The media nurtured a Greek Tragedy —two superstars …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 22, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Mr. SHU 2009 is crowned -- New common core grant -- Free Printing gets cut by IT department -- Video games pose as possible addition for students -- Darfur survivor tells his story at SHU -- The Internship Section -- School year comes to an end, summer brings possibilities -- Advice gets passed along from seniors to incoming freshmen -- Rave of the week: Spectrum staff reflect on their past four years -- He Said/ She Said... -- MAX Exhibition bigger, better than ever before -- LiLo looking for love on eHarmony.com? -- Indie folk duo Chris and …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 21, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Budget to be expanded for increase in financial aid -- Tug o' war -- Popular prof departs from honors program -- SHU awareness of STDs -- Special celebration Earth Day '09 -- Sorority helps all girls feel like princesses -- Are college reunions becoming an event of the past? -- Graduating seniors anticipate life after Sacred Heart -- Rant of the week: Viewers of reality show misjudge family -- He Said/ She Said... -- Haunting in Connecticut not the true story -- Summer festivals for all music lovers -- Courtney UnLoved as incident is publicized -- Boulder band …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 20, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: 50 Cent: Out of the club, into the Pitt -- Laptop program to become extinct -- Plan to grant students more financial aid in the works -- International students add diversity to campus life -- Past and present students give back to SHU -- Economy affecting life after college -- Feathers fly high for International Pillow Fight Day -- Breaks no longer thought to be a week-long party, but a week-long rest -- Rave of the week: McCafferty's fans consider book series to be "perfect" -- He Said/ She Said... -- Compassion's the celebrity fashion -- Pet Buffet …

Pacific Review Spring 2009, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Mexican American Identities And Histories In Children’S Picture Storybooks: Thinking Critically, Thinking Diversely, Scott A. Beck

Georgia Educational Researcher

Each year increasing numbers of Mexican-heritage students are served by teachers with little knowledge of the history and diversity of the Mexican American community. This article introduces teachers to Mexican American history and diversity while taking a useful and critical look at children’s picture storybooks regarding Mexican-heritage peoples in the U.S. Ideas in the article regarding how to select, compare and contrast these picture books in the classroom will allow teachers to learn about their Mexican-heritage students, counter prejudices and stereotypes, and more effectively reach out to build academic and personal connections with these students.

From Silent Film To Youtube™ : Tracing The Historical Roots Of Motion Picture Technologies In Education, Chareen Snelson, Ross A. Perkins

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article traces the historical roots of YouTube™ and online video to examine it within the context of educational motion picture history. The current state of online video is discussed first followed by a thematic analysis of the history of educational motion pictures from silent film to YouTube. The historical literature reveals recurring themes and issues, which include: (1) the intrinsic advantages of motion picture technologies, (2) differing opinions about the benefits of film and video, and (3) access and equipment issues. Previous historical accounts fall short of addressing how these themes connect to online video. The potential future of …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 19, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Bogus Bonuses -- Kilbourne: Body image advocate -- Online program launched to ensure campus safety -- Celebrities influence student actions -- Expert shares diary of famous Catholic intellect -- March mandatory laptop check a must for students -- Coed rooming, a growing trend among some colleges -- Rant of the week: Brand name of coffee influences students' purchase -- He Said/ She Said -- Model behavior not seen at "ANTM" auditions -- Cast of "Gossip Girl" faces real life drama -- Mileyworld.com makes it up to fans -- President takes on "Tonight Show" -- Spill on ski trail …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 18, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: The 'Wolf of Wall Street on the prowl -- Lecture schedule is jam packed this spring -- Crash on Park Ave constitutes concern -- Best Buddies organizes a 'quest for booty' -- Lawmakers propose bill to raise tax on gas in CT -- Students question job availability for the summer -- Campus tours lead the way in student enrollment -- Rant of the week: St. Patty's Day celebrated, but not appreciated -- He Said/ She Said... -- Nonsense boys: jamming out and dreaming big -- Bachelor's last minute change upsets viewers -- New viewers find themselves "Lost" -- …

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 17, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Storm hits SHU -- Illnesses sweep SHU campus -- Stamford to be first in Conn. to ban Trans fats -- SCP felines on Fairfield University campus -- NYU students protest to have their voices heard -- Students surrender their personal info on Facebook -- Professors and students weigh in on grades -- Senior Mystery Trip ranks well with seniors -- Students offer suggestions for future SHU speakers -- Rave of the week: 'Twilight' book series considered to be a must-read -- He Said/ She Said... -- New NBC lineup features some familiar faces -- The 'Girls Next Door' …

Righteous Commitment: Renewing, Repairing, And Restoring The World—Wangari Maathai And The Green Belt Movement, Jennifer Lara Simka Kushner

Dissertations

This Africentric historical inquiry introduces Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and internationally renowned Kenyan activist, as a visionary adult educator and leader of the liberatory environmental movement -The Green Belt Movement. The Movement addresses decades of mis-education through culturally grounded adult education activities that help communities understand the linkages between environmental degradation and poor governance, and educate people to participate in democracy.

The study describes Maathai’s philosophy and how it informed her leadership of environmental, political, and social change. The African philosophical framework of Maat, and the principle of serudj-ta (repairing, renewing and restoring the world) provide a …

Gold. History, Metallurgy, Culture, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

Spectrum, Volume 25, Issue 16, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Help comes 'Straight from the Heart' -- Pres. Cernera addresses University -- SHU housing vs. Eckart Street Apartments -- Web site redefines the way the world reads news -- Wall street rock star to speak of his stock sham -- Wildfires burn down under, students still safe abroad -- Student Safety: Alert system keeps SHU at ease -- Master's degree to be offered in nutrition, fall 2009 -- Chapel's construction works toward completion -- Letter to the editor -- He Said/ She Said... -- Grammy's leave audience buzzing weeks later -- Joaquin Phoenix checks out on the set …