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Economics Of Swine Production: A Case Study At Morehead State University's Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Caroline Adkins, Allie Dick, Vijay Subramaniam

2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

Morehead State University's Derrickson Agricultural Complex (DAC) offers students hands-on experience in livestock management and classroom learning. The swine program focuses on efficient production, herd health management, and sustainable feeding practices. It emphasizes three stages of piglet development: farrowing, weaning, and finishing. The DAC conducts research on economic sustainability and profitability of swine production, refining management strategies, and optimizing herd performance. These efforts align with Morehead State University's mission to promote innovation and best practices in modern livestock production.

The Practice Of Screen Printing, Olive Adams, Jacob Lee, Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido

2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

Students at the Claypool-Young Art Building have been eager about learning screen printing for years but have not had the opportunity because of the absence of a permanent screen print professor and class. To curb this, junior art student Olive Adams was employed as an Undergraduate Research Fellow to both learn the processes of screen print and letterpress and to reinvigorate the interest in the medium. In addition, the teachings of mentor Jacob Lee have given Adams a thorough understanding and appreciation for the medium, strengthening her range as an art student.

Impacts Of Business Management Literacy On A Small Business In A Developing Third World Country, Lisa Abrampah, Amberlee Bailey, Prince Boateng, Jordan Richmond, Dylan Williams

2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

This project investigates the importance of cultural empathy, practical business strategies, and effective leadership in the context of global business development. By integrating these elements, the project aims to address the unique challenges faced by a small business in Bauchi State, Nigeria, offering targeted support in areas like marketing and financial management. Students involved in the project engaged in monthly, culturally informed interactions with the business owner, adapting their strategies in real-time based on ongoing feedback and research into effective business management in similar contexts. The research highlights a small welding business in Bauchi State, Nigeria, a region that faces …

Developing A Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Workshop Series For Faculty: Empowering Student Learning And Healing At Grand Valley State University, Hayley F. Wilson

Masters Projects

Higher education institutions (HEIs) face increasing student populations affected by trauma, presenting significant barriers to academic success and emotional well-being. Between 40% and 84.5% of college students have histories of trauma (Forster et al., 2019; Smyth et al., 2008), while approximately half experience trauma during their first year of enrollment (Galatzer-Levy et al., 2012). Exposure to trauma disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students, further compounding educational inequities (Portell, 2019, as cited in Gunderson et al., 2023). Although trauma-informed care (TIC) has emerged in applications within education, formalized professional development opportunities for faculty to implement trauma-informed pedagogy …

How High School Athletic Directors In Southwest Michigan Paths Differ, Lily Browning

Honors Theses

The world of athletics continues to grow at a rapid rate, athletic directors are at the forefront of the sporting world particularly in high school athletics. So, how does one begin a career in athletic directing. The traditional path has been being a teacher or coach at the school and then moving into the administration portion of athletics. However, that is not the case for everyone and that is why the findings of this study are important to the field. There are not certain paths that get you to the job quicker than others in the world of athletic directing. …

Do Individuals With Mental Illness Engage In More Violence Than Others?, Kaley E. Rajewski

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

The stigma of mental illness that remains prevalent in our society has direct ties to the idea that mental illness and violence are interrelated. Regardless of data, the public perception of mental illness can and does include a preconceived notion of violent tendencies. Research has examined why these perceptions exist and whether they are valid. Research has evaluated various groups from both the general public and groups of individuals suffering from various levels of mental illness. Examinations in the public perception included location, age, economic status, sex, and race. Examinations in the mental health field evaluated different types of mental …

Empowering Rural Communities: Unlocking Potential Through The Online Rural Economic & Community Vitality Graduate Certificate, Daniela Mattos

Cornhusker Economics

In today’s evolving economic landscape, rural Nebraska stands at a crossroads. While communities face challenges like population decline, job loss, and infrastructure needs, they also have enormous potential for growth, innovation, and resilience. The key to unlocking this potential lies in skilled, passionate leaders ready to shape the future.

The Rural Economic & Community Vitality (RECV) Graduate Certificate offered 100% online by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Agricultural Economics, provides a powerful platform to do just that. This 12-credit, no-prerequisite program is designed for individuals eager to create real, lasting impact in rural communities—whether you're already working in …

April 16, 2025 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Sjsu Erfa Board Minutes, March 3, 2025, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

SJSU ERFA Minutes

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes

March 3, 2025

Imsaloquium 2025 Event Booklet, Student Inquiry And Research (Sir)

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

Cover designed by Aimanohi Imoukhuede, IMSA student,

Welcome to IMSAloquium, our annual, school-wide celebration of learning! This booklet contains abstracts for over 225 outstanding projects conducted by IMSA students in the 2024-25 academic year. The topics range from biomedical research to artificial intelligence, from history to the social sciences, and from business to entrepreneurship

Interrelationships Of Maternal Characteristics In Hair Sheep, Rachel Bell, Alyssa Howard, Rickalyn Rayburn, Elena Verdecchia, Madison Werner, Flint Harrelson, Patricia Harrelson

2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

Since the spring of 2022, the MSU sheep flock has been an Innovation Flock for the Sheep GEMS project, led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The GEMS project is a multi-breed, national project evaluating longevity of ewes within flocks. Our part as a participant in the project involves collecting and sending raw data which is compiled into 1 very large data set. The research discussed here uses our preliminary data from the 2022 through 2025 lambing seasons collected from our Katahdin ewes (n = 57; 1-6 years of age). Collected data included fecal egg count (FEC), body condition scoring (BCS), …

Sammie Slusher: The Price Of Freedom, Bryce Fletcher, Dawson Helton, Ty Ledford, Adrian Mandzy

2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations

This presentation was a public history project completed in the fall of 2024 for Junior Seminar (HST-380-502). This project was completed by Dawson Helton, Bryce Fletcher, and Ty Ledford. The project was a part of The Impact of World War II in Eastern Kentucky Collection. Our project, in particular, was titled Sammie Slusher: The Price of Freedom. The project consisted of a poster and a PowerPoint presentation covering the life and military service of Magoffin County native and Silver Star recipient Staff Sergeant Sammie Slusher. The university printed a physical poster, and digital copies of both the poster and PowerPoint …

Engaging The Community Wellcore Series: How A Belmont Honors Collective Tackled The Problem Of The Perceived Lack Of Engagement With Belmont Students Volunteering In The Local Nashville Community., Katelyn Anziano, Ella Buettner, Emerson Carrigan, Karolin Hanna, Lauren Watts

SPARK Symposium Presentations

As part of their Honors College requirement, students are required to take Project Planning and Execution classes during their junior year where students utilize “team-based, problem-solving learning strategies coupled with individual research and application”. This year, a group of five female Honor students formed a small group they coined the “Caring Catalyst Collective”. The group perceived a lack of engagement from Belmont students with volunteer opportunities in the Nashville community and beyond. To combat this issue, they sought for tangible ways to inspire a boost of engagement of Belmont students with local Nashville non-profits and organizations, in addition to helping …

Power Of Play, Roqaua H. Feron

SPARK Symposium Presentations

This presentation explores the Power of Play in speech therapy, focusing on how games and storytelling enhance language development. By incorporating familiar stories and pretend play, speech-language pathologists can spark greater engagement and expression in students. Drawing on research that highlights the cognitive and communicative benefits of play-based learning, this study is supported by observations of a middle school child working with a speech pathologist. The findings suggest that integrating playful, narrative-driven activities can significantly support language growth and confidence in young learners.

Algebraic Topics For Future Middle School Teachers, Leonard Van Wyk

Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Faculty Scholarship

This text contains algebraic concepts relevant to the middle school mathematics curriculum. Topics include the basics of number theory, functions, linear systems, matrices, and polynomials.

What Are Considerations, Challenges, And Successes Of Urban Elementary School Leaders When Designing Academic Multi-Tiered System Of Supports Infrastructure?, Andrew Scoles

Graduate Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative research answers the question, “What are considerations, challenges, and successes of urban elementary school leaders when designing academic Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) infrastructure?;” and the sub-question, “How does school leadership develop a consensus on academic MTSS practices?” This research gathered insight on the importance of the consensus process in customizing MTSS practices to a school’s unique needs and in avoiding the caveats of a one-size-fits-all approach. As a result, the key recommendation is schools need to reach a unified consensus on explicit MTSS practices for clarity and quality control to be most efficacious. This process was not …

Melanin Pedagogy: Black K-12 Public School Educators' Intention To Stay In Or Decision To Leave Teaching, Erin M. Mason

Theses and Dissertations from DePaul University

The statistics related to the small number of Black teachers in U.S. K-12 public schools are alarming. Drawing on critical race theory, this qualitative phenomenological research study examined the lived experience of eight current and former Black teachers and their decisions to either stay in or leave the K-12 public school classroom. The findings of this study point to reasons why Black teachers have contemplated leaving the classroom or made the decision to remain. Out of the eight Black participants, three decided to terminate their career as a classroom teacher. Although experiences of barriers were shared, all of them concluded …

Experiences Of School Based Agricultural Educators At The Middle School Level, Kayla Gossett

Honors Theses

A middle school (MS) agricultural education program is the starting point for many students to explore agricultural industries and occupations associated with food, fiber and natural resources (National Council for Agricultural Education, 2002). “Middle school is an important time in the development of agricultural education students and plays an important role in increasing agricultural literacy in our society,” (Jones, Doss, and Rayfield, 2020). MS agricultural programs have been recognized since 1988 (Golden et al., 2014), yet there has been minimal research regarding these programs. This phenomenological study explored the experience(s) of School Based Agricultural Educators or SBAEs and examined how …

We Speak Life Into Their Language: Black Educators’ Approaches To Linguistic Justice In Urban Secondary Ela Classrooms, Lakeisha A. Davis

Dissertations

This study explores how Black educators navigate linguistic justice, deficit thinking, and stereotypes in urban secondary English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, it examines how teachers affirm Black Language (BL) while balancing the demands of White Mainstream English (WME) in academic spaces. Findings reveal that although educators employ culturally affirming strategies, they face challenges from restrictive language policies and standardized assessments. To counteract these barriers, they adopt negotiation practices that support students’ linguistic and cultural identities. From these findings, the study proposes Dynamic Linguistic Uplift (DLU)—a new theoretical framework that illustrates how Black educators sustain BL …

The Importance Of Developing Social-Emotional Skills In Early Childhood, Jaren Whitney Phillips

Masters Projects

Abstract

This proposal explores the importance of developing social-emotional skills at a young age and the impact it can have on a child’s short-term and long-term success. Social-emotional skills can be developed in the classroom on a daily basis. Teachers can do this by providing a supportive, safe, and caring classroom environment that influences learning and providing opportunities for students to practice and apply their social emotional skills in different settings and situations (Zins et al., 2007; McClelland et al., 2017). Teachers need the proper training on how to effectively implement and embed social-emotional skills in the classroom in all …

Supporting First-Generation College Students Experiencing Imposter Syndrome, Jaydenn R. Knepp

Masters Projects

This project explores the relationship between imposter syndrome and academic performance in first-generation college students (FGCS), proposing a peer mentorship program as an intervention. Grounded in Kolontari et al.’s (2023) sponsorship model and Stoller’s (2021) integration of Chickering’s (1969) and Sanford’s (1966) theories, the program focuses on mentor selection, training, structured activities, and ongoing support to build self-efficacy and a sense of belonging. A key component of this solution is the implementation of horizontal peer mentorship, which encourages reciprocal, collaborative relationships between mentors and mentees. FGCS mentors are trained to address imposter syndrome firsthand, with activities like self-affirmation exercises and …

The Branch Waitlist Project, Addison E. Youngkin

SPARK Symposium Presentations

The problem that we have found is that The Branch has a limited number of English education classes, as well as limited numbers of teachers and other opportunities for students to engage and learn. The waitlist for the English learning classes is about 150 students long, and this study will explore a way to provide students with helpful resources for everyday life while they are waiting to get into actual classes. This will be done through research about the topics that students struggle the most with in their everyday lives. Our specific objectives include providing those within the waitlist with …

Spectrum, Volume 54, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: FSL Hosts NFL Greek Week - From Chatbots to Classrooms: SHU’s New AI Minor - Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Induction - Sacred Heart’s Club For Hope - Honoring Audrey Niblo - Women’s Track Running Through Records (Again!) - Pioneers Pursue Playoffs

Enhancing Social Studies Instruction Through Professional Development: Strengthening Skills In Source Evaluation, Erin Golaboff

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Professional Development As Your Responsibility: A Mixed Method Reflection, Jody Amy

Undergraduate Research Conference

This study examines the impact of professional development on enhancing social studies instruction through two professional development sessions: "Making Time for Elementary Social Studies" by lnquirED and "Teaching Global Issues in a Controversial Election Year" by the Council of Foreign Relations via edWeb. Using both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods, the research assesses the applicability and effectiveness of these sessions in fostering inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and effective classroom discussions. Findings highlight the value of structured pacing guides, inquiry-driven strategies, and non-partisan resources in supporting educators' professional learning and improving social studies pedagogy. This endeavor was a beneficial practice for …

Learning Theories Within Classrooms, Katie Friedrichsen

Undergraduate Research Conference

Questions •What learning theories are most beneficial to teacher candidates? • Are learning theories being utilized in classrooms? •Should theories be taught in college classes?

Automatic Weather Observing System, Amielia Beam

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Building Compassion And Connection: A Case Study Of Humane Education Through Middle Level Book Club Experiences, Kennedy Barnhouse

Undergraduate Research Conference

This case study explores the impact of a humane education-focused book club on middle level students' understanding of humane education principles and solutionary thinking. The study found that participation in the book club increased students' understanding of humane education and boosted their confidence in addressing societal challenges, suggesting that book clubs can effectively foster empathy, ethical reasoning, and social responsibility in middle level students.

Jmer Volume 13 Full Issue, Senior Editor

Journal of Multilingual Education Research

No abstract provided.

Awareness And Attitude Towards Climate Change Of Cycle 2 And Cycle 3 Students In Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Hana Abdelrahim Hamdan

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

Understanding and addressing climate change is a critical area of knowledge that students must grasp and integrate into their educational journey. This study investigates climate change awareness and attitudes among Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 students in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The main purposes of this thesis are to identify the student’s overall level of awareness of climate change, examine their attitudes toward climate change, identify the relationship between students’ awareness and attitudes toward climate change, and assess the impact of student's educational level and gender on their awareness of climate change. The present study uses a mixed methods …