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Session 2: Meeting Norbert: Then And Now, Fr. Andrew Ciferni, Rosemary Sands

Gateway's Pilot Year

This plenary session will begin with an MC-narrated 20 minute powerpoint/video presentation followed by a panel discussion. The ppt/video images will highlight the most important events in the life of Norbert relative to the students being here at SNC (conversion, peacemaking, etc.). Panelists will then conversationally share stories of their experiences around these themes - e.g. when have you radically changed direction in your life or how have you worked to bring people together across difference? We will end with a challenge to the students to take the spirit of Norbert into their lives.

The Song (Does Not) Remain The Same: Re-Envisioning Portraiture Methodology In Educational Research, Spirit D. Brooks

The Qualitative Report

This conceptual paper explores how portraiture methodology re-envisioned was used in an educational research project with white teachers. What qualifies as authentic voice and an appraisal of how portraiture and auto-ethnography hold up against the critique of voice-centered research made by Lather (2009), Mazzei and Jackson (2012a) and English (2000) are discussed in the context of the author’s personal narrative journey to the use of portraiture methodology. Next, the trail blazing methodological contribution portraiture makes by allowing an expansion of creative research methods in education is discussed.

Rwu Professor Earns Lifetime Achievement Award For Work In Marine Aquarium Industry, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Associate Professor of Marine Biology Andrew Rhyne has earned the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Award for helping to shape the aquarium hobbyist trade.

Summer Experiences Both On And Off Campus, Juan Siliezar

Featured News Story

A look at what six RWU students did over their summer.

The Impact Of Testing Context Of Computer-Adaptive High Stakes Testing On The Performance Of Elementary Students Of Poverty, Curtis R. Wilson Iii

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of testing context, on the academic performance of third-grade students, with a particular interest in schools of poverty. Testing context is the use of technology as a tool in computerized-adaptive standardized testing, students’ technology skills, and the adequacy of school computer lab facilities. Using a causal-comparative design, the researcher examined 54 northwestern elementary schools, ranging in classification from “not applicable under Free Meal by Direct Certification” (low poverty schools) to 95% applicable (high poverty schools). The study found a positive relationship between teachers’ rating of testing conditions and the performance …

Hear Us Roar, August 25, 2017, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

Students: Professors, I Wish You Would.., Norman Eng

Publications and Research

What do students wish they could tell their professors about their instruction but never do? Read their unvarnished responses in this eye-opening post.

Gec Meeting Minutes For Aug 25, 2017, General Education Committee

General Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

2017-August-25-Distinguished Faculty Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

August 25, 2017 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 25, 2017 Approved Minutes.

August 25, 2017 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

2017 State Of Iwu Address, Eric Jensen

Remarks and Messages

No abstract provided.

New Biomedical Engineering Grants Aim At Heart Failure And Resistant High Blood Pressure, Jeff Hansen

Browse All News

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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, August 25, 2017, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

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Discovering The Leader Within: An Autoethnophenomenographic Study Of Mindfulness In Educational Leadership, Alyssa Fraser

Educational Studies Dissertations

This qualitative study combined autoethnographic and phenomenological methods to examine a researcher-leader’s attempt to cultivate cognitive, relational, and emotional capacities through regular mindfulness practice, and how the cultivation of such capacities aligns with the enactment of leadership. The interrogation of lived experience and self-analysis was entered with the intention to better understand the promise of mindfulness as a resource for the development of educational leaders. This study explored the perceived connections between mindfulness practice and the enactment of educational leadership by examining internal and external perspectives of an individual leader’s practice. Methods of self-observation, including both interval and occurrence recording …

Full Circle: A Portraiture Study Of Three Successful Indigenous Educators And Community Leaders Who Experience Personal Renewal In Their Practice Of Cultural Restoration, Kathrin W. Mccarthy

Educational Studies Dissertations

This qualitative inquiry uses the narrative methodology of portraiture to explore how the experiences of three successful Native educators and community leaders can contribute to the adult learning and development literature. In portraiture study the researcher uses diverse methods of gathering data, including interviews, observations of participants, and participant artifacts to co-construct a story of each participant’s life. Participants’ portraits were analyzed using well-established adult learning theories including Erickson’s developmental lifespan concept of generativity, Lave and Wenger’s concept of situated learning and communities of practice; Wlodkowski’s concepts of motivation and culture; Belenky and her colleagues’ conceptions of voice as development; …

The Echo: August 25, 2017, Taylor University

2017-2018 (Volume 105)

Freshman Edition

Community education opportunities – Renovations complete – Welcome Taylor University Class of 2021 – The heart of Upland – The Mediterranean marvel – Summer albums to elongate the season – Four “Dos and Don’ts” of the Dorm Room – Choosing a Church – Traditionally at Taylor – Welcome to the Taylor Experience – Men’s lacrosse has their leader – Trojans kick off season with positive attitude – Athlete of the Week

Sunday Music Series...Smso: Angel's Song, Andrews University

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Stretching The Circle: First-Generation College Students Navigate Their Educational Journey, Nicole Zervas Adsitt

Dissertations - ALL

This dissertation is a qualitative study that explores how first-generation college students experienced their educational journey in a private four-year institution of higher education. Using data from in depth interviews with 19 first generation college students from three private four year institutions, this study looked at how participants made sense of race, class, gender, and Socioeconomic Status (SES) as it intersects with their first-generation status as part of their lived experience within a private educational setting. It also examined how first-generation students traversed the borders and margins of different communities as they pursue higher education and the kinds of cultural …

The Transnational Narratives And Struggles Of Afro-Caribbean Immigrant Women Teachers In New York City School Districts, Kimberly Natalia Williams Brown

Dissertations - ALL

Between 2001 and 2003, 1500 Caribbean teachers were recruited to teach in New York City’s low income and primarily immigrant/student of color school districts. Using ethnographic research methods through interviews, observations, focus groups, and document analysis, this dissertation documents the narratives of 10 Afro-Caribbean Immigrant women teachers. Using feminist and critical race theory (CRT) lens’, the researcher explores the experiences of Afro- Caribbean immigrant women teachers recruited to teach in New York City as an entry point to situate Black, immigrant, and professional experiences in an urban city in the United States of America. Through this research, race, gender, immigrant …

Mestizaje Ideology As Color-Blind Racism: Students' Discourses Of Colorism And Racism In Mexico, Yvonne Perez Lopez

Dissertations - ALL

This study will open the discourse on inequity and its maintenance through colorism in

Mexico. The largest percent of the population is a mixture of indigenous and Spanish

descent. This is where racism via colorism occurs. Considered only as one group,

mestizos of a lighter skin color have more resemblance to being of white Spanish descent

and therefore are accepted over mestizos of darker skin color, who have a resemblance to

indigenous people. Racism is scarcely documented in Mexico. It is systematically

embedded in political, cultural and economic practices; and therefore limits democratic

and inclusive practices for all. Working with …

Perceived Teacher Preparation For Managing Parental Involvement In Parochial High Schools In A South Louisiana Catholic Diocese, Susan T. Crochet

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the perceived level of preparedness for managing parental involvement and the source of that preparation among secondary teachers in parochial high schools in a south Louisiana Catholic diocese. The target population of the study was secondary parochial school teachers in Louisiana. The accessible population was secondary parochial high school teachers in one Catholic Diocese in south Louisiana. Data were collected using a survey design. Key findings indicate that most of the participants held a bachelor’s degree and that most obtained their preparation for dealing with parental involvement on their own …

Learning Connections Inventory: Making Major Decisions Among Undeclared Students, Raven Alexis Holloway

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential relationship between the Learning Connections Inventory (LCI) and the career and academic exploration process of undeclared students at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey. I examined if the LCI has predictive value in assisting undeclared students in the career exploration process as well as the attitudes of selected Rowan University professors and administrators towards the use of the LCI in the career and academic exploration process. The study investigated the statistical relationship of learning styles, as defined by the LCI, had on academic major selection. Data on the LCI scores and …

Where Do Students Get Their Money From?, Rebecca Vukovic

Teacher infographics

The OECD programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2015 examined 15 year old students’ financial literacy skills. This infographic compares the main sources of income for students from Australia, with the average from participating OECD countries.

World-Renowned Molecular Immunologist To Speak At 2017 David E. Wells Memorial Symposium, Uab Heersink School Of Medicine News

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No abstract provided.

New Business Certificate Prepares Uab Students To Fill Workforce Gaps, Staff

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No abstract provided.

Summit To Educate Primary Care Providers In Alabama On Hiv And Prevention, Staff

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No abstract provided.

State Launches Serious Infectious Disease Network, Staff

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No abstract provided.

Understanding Artistic Mathematics, Justin Wilder

Featured News Story

Students take complex math functions and map them using 360-degree photos.

Session 1: Transitions, Cristi Burrill, Jennifer Nissen

Gateway's Pilot Year

This session will introduce the program and allow students to get to know one another. Students will begin thinking about habits they would like to form at St. Norbert. Activities have been intentionally selected to allow students to work independently, get to know a small group of their peers and talk with a partner.