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Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 52, March 23, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

2014 Northwest Arkansas Report Card, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary Ritter

Education Report Card

Northwest Arkansas continues to lead the state of Arkansas in K-12 education. This report card presents a regional overview as well as key performance indicators for each district. Northwest Arkansas’ public school enrollment has increased 29 percent in the past decade, and our schools have enjoyed increased racial and ethnic diversity. The 15 districts and 3 charters in Northwest Arkansas are committed to preparing students for success in college and careers. Northwest Arkansas districts continue to pursue the goal of putting their graduates in position to be successful college students, and several of them are now working to establish specialized …

Minnesota’S Hot, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

2015 March 23 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Parenting For Emotional Growth: Now In The Jdc, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Parenting for Emotional Growth, a Textbook, Workshops and Curriculum for Students in Grades K Thru 12 is the result of a multi-disciplinary research project lead by Henri Parens, MD, a TJU Professor of Psychiatry. An intensive study of a group of mothers and their children over thirty-seven years lead to the development of these materials–designed for parents, caregivers, educators and mental health professionals– addressing how to optimize a child’s emotional development and health.

Encouraging Parent-Student Literacy Conversations: Hosting An Upper Elementary Family Literacy Event, Morgen Lehr, Lisa Remchuk

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore how a partnership might be forged between parents and teachers to develop the literacy skills of upper elementary school students in grades 3-5. The family literacy event used in this study consisted of two sessions held at the students' school. The first session was a parent-only learning experience, and both parents and students were invited to participate in the program's second session. The content of the family literacy event used in this study focused on encouraging critical, high-quality literature conversations at home to benefit students' literacy development. Teacher researchers collected …

03-23-2015 Swosu Faculty Selected For Proposal Development Awards, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2015

Two faculty members at Southwestern Oklahoma State University have been awarded Proposal Development Awards to enhance, as well as increase, scholarly activity on the Weatherford campus.

Cpgp Sops 2014-2015, Abdool Aziz

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda And Minutes, March 23, 2015

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Meeting held on, March 23, 2015.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, March 23, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

2015-March-23-Music Historian To Discuss Appalachian Responses To Environmental Crises, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-March-23-Farmers Market At Etsu Set To Kick Off New Season April 2, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Using Mentor Texts And The Writing Workshop With First Grade Writers, Kelly Turner

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact that using mentor texts in conjunction with the writing workshop would have on struggling first grade writers. A group of eight first grade students participated in the study. The participants had varying writing ability levels. During the study, the students were provided writing instruction with a variety of mentor texts during mini-lessons. After each lesson, the students were given between thirty to sixty minutes to write. The workshop sessions concluded with the students sharing self-selected writing pieces. This format was followed four days a week for the duration of four …

Georgia Southern Baseball Weekly Report – Week 6, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern Baseball Weekly Report – Week 6

Renaissance Kids 2015: Registration Open For Popular Summer Architecture Event

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Information and scheduling for the 2015 Renaissance Kids program is provided in this article. The annual Renaissance Kids program is a day camp for kids ages 5–15 hosted by the Andrews University School of Architecture, Art & Design (SAAD) that "offers a variety of hands-on projects to teach kids about the architecture of cities, buildings and other places."

Hebrew Bible Database Wins Award: Program Developed In Part By Andrews Faculty, Jenna Neil

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

"System for HEBrew Text: ANotations for Queries and Markup or SHEBANQ won the Best Digital Humanities (DH) tool or suite of tools for 2014. The system is produced by the Eep Talstra Center for Bible and Computer (ETCBC) and is powered by their database. One of the faculty members in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary’s Department of Old Testament worked on the program with several others." This article, along with recognizing an Andrews Seminary faculty member's work on developing the program, explains what the program does and how it can be used.

2015-March-23-‘Beyond Time’ Recital For Flute, Piano Features Wendy Stern, Emi Kagawa, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-March-23-Etsu Publication ‘Evoxe’ Wins Local, Regional Addy Awards, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

March 23, 2015: #1day1smc, Tenorio Wins Fellowship, Lu'au Cultural Night, Saint Mary's College Of California

SMC Bulletin 2013-2020

No abstract provided.

My News

My News (2014-2020)

• Archie Manning Tickets Still Available
• Georgia Southern Wins Honors at Southeast Regional Model Arab League
• Georgia Southern Quality Enhancement Plan Focuses on Writing
• Georgia Southern to Host Performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• Georgia Southern Museum to Open New World War I Exhibit

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, March 23, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Baseball Hosts Jacksonville Today At 6 Pm, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Baseball Hosts Jacksonville Today at 6 pm

Senior Spotlight: 20 Questions With Jordana Klein, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: 20 Questions With Jordana Klein

Waking Dormant Researchers: Student Co-Research As Writing Research Methodology And Pedagogy, Angela Renee Sheets

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the ways that students took up writing researcher skills, knowledges, and identities through a teacher-student co-research investigation of writing in an online writing research course. The following questions guided this study:

* How did literate activity occur in an online Composition as Critical Inquiry Course?

* What writing research skills, knowledges, and identities did the students take up and demonstrate as they participated in a co-research project?

The study also examined the efficacy of co-research as a methodology and pedagogy.

Chapter 1 reviews literature from the relevant English studies fields. Central topics include the rationale for writing …

Redefining Value: Alternative Metrics And Research Outputs, Sara Rouhi, William Gunn, Raychelle Burks, Kiyomi D. Deards

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Slides for a panel presentation on metrics of scholarly communication. Talks included are:

Practical Applications for Altmetric Data: Funding Requests by Sara Rouhi

Measuring Science by William Gunn

Outreach & Engagement (OE) by Raychelle Burks

What's My Impact? by Kiyomi Deards

Watch And Learn: A Documentary Exploring The Effects Of Video-Based Pedagogy, Chris Matthew Noel

Theses and Dissertations

This 20 minute film explores the use of hybrid lesson plans, those consisting of traditional in-class teaching and interactive video outside of the classroom. Using six voluntary Graduate Teaching Assistants as participants, the documentary follows the participants as they give their ideologies on teaching, perform either a traditional lesson plan or the hybrid lesson plan, and participate in a focus group to give their opinion on the perceived benefits or drawbacks of having hybrid lesson plans in the classroom.

Wmu Junior Spotlight, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Eagles Tame The Trojans, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Eagles Tame The Trojans

Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader, Improves To 6-3 In Sun Belt Play, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader, Improves to 6-3 in Sun Belt Play

Guidelines For Forensic Report Writing: Helping Trainees Understand Common Pitfalls To Improve Reports, Meghan E. Brannick

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

A forensic report is the primary work product of a forensic psychologist. The aim of a forensic report is to inform and influence the court. Unlike a clinical report, a forensic report influences the outcome of a legal conflict. This means that greater care must be taken in writing the report. The following errors (Grisso, 2010) were used to discuss best practices in forensic report writing: failure to answer the referral question, organization problems, language problems, mixed data and interpretation, inclusion of irrelevant data, over-reliance on a single source of data, improper psychological test use, failure to consider alternative hypotheses, …