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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 97, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period April 25 - May 5, 2022.

• Murray, Debra. Anything But Common - Helm Library
• Anderson, Alexandria. If We Want Something Now, We Can Get Something Now - Hookup Culture
• Donnelly, Rose. The Expectation to Find Your Person in College
• Murray, Debra & Jake Moore. College Heights Herald to Change Print Format
• Our Year in Review
• Eenisse, Lynda. From Houchens-Smith Stadium to the NFL: The Story of Devon Key & Kristen Dadisman

Nevada Economic Development And Public Policy 2022-2026: A Sustainable Future For All Nevadans, The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West

Policy Briefs and Reports

This report evaluates economic development efforts in the State of Nevada since the 2011 publication of Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada; assesses demographic and economic trends for Nevada and its regions; examines how state and federal actions since the onset of COVID-19 can position Nevada and its regions to address long-standing economic, educational, and social deficits; and offers policy recommendations to be implemented in the next four years to facilitate a sustainable future for all Nevadans.

Strength, Beauty, And Resilience: The Impact Of Self Reflection & Exploration Of Memory On Postmodern Feminist Educators, Inside And Outside The Classroom, Maryjo M. Rosania-Harvie

Education Doctorate Dissertations

This study utilizes an autoethnographic methodology, informed by narrative inquiry, to explore the impact of memories on feminist educators. The participants in the study included two of the researcher’s former colleagues and one former student. The study's goal was to examine how the relationships between researcher and participant and the memories they shared impacted them as educators; in the process, the concept of authenticity in educators was examined in relation to the research and the participants’ feminist and postmodern approach. The researcher collected qualitative data through interviews, personal journals, timelining, and an epistolary writing exercise to define authenticity and explore …

Uab's Casey Weaver Elected To Prestigious National Academy Of Sciences, Staff

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Open Research: From Thought To Deed, Aisling Coyne, Yvonne Desmond, John Donovan

Other

Openness as a concept in scholarly communication is gaining increased traction with more and more universities and research institutes adopting the concept. But is it just a concept or even worst an aspiration? Open is difficult both politically and in practical terms and how many institutions actually move into the action and implementation phase? TU Dublin has achieved considerable success with open access to publications using the institutional repository Arrow@TUDublin. However, now we want to move into the implementation phase and become an open research university. Simultaneously we are involved with a project for the European University of Technology to …

Addressing Lgbtq Health Risk And Resilience In The Southeast, Hannah Echols

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A Leadership Journey: How Advising Shapes An Institutional Culture, Jacquelyn Jones, Melissa Welker, Jonikka Charlton, Janna Arney

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

Although we know advising can be conceptualized as a critical component of an integrated and comprehensive student success strategy on a campus, it is often difficult to implement. This chapter will provide a case study of the development and execution of a leadership initiative at an American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) institution to transform advising in service of the goals of student equity and success. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's advising model grew out of a convergence of a handful of key momentum points including strategic planning processes and the use of emerging data surrounding …

Resiliency In The Shadows Of The Ivory Tower: Examining The Strategies Utilized By Undocumented Students To Succeed In Higher Education, Estefany Paniagua-Pardo M.Ed

Masters Theses

Undocumented students experience uniquely distinctive barriers in their pursuit of postsecondary education. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which undocumented students make meaning of their lived experiences by examining the various dimensions of their educational journey outside of the broader legal and political context. The study specifically highlighted undocumented student stories to investigate the strategies used by individuals to survive, persevere, and navigate institutions of higher education. Rooted in Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth Model, this qualitative study used semi-structured interview methodology to unveil the ways in which undocumented students utilize numerous and intersecting forms …

Apply For Fellowship To Explore Careers In Technology Transfer, Commercialization, Staff

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Hawks' Herald -- May, 5, 2022, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

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The Moderating Role Of Partners’ Education On Early Antenatal Care In Northern Ghana, Paschal Awingura Apanga, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, James Kotuah Sakeah, Ayokunle Olagoke, Olufemi Ajumobi

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Background

Early antenatal care (ANC) is essential for improving maternal and child health outcomes. The primary aims of this study were to 1) estimate the association between partners’ education attainment and early ANC, and 2) determine whether partners’ level of education modified the relationship between mothers’ education, mothers’ age, planned pregnancy, employment status and early ANC.

Methods

Data were obtained from a cross-sectional study conducted from April to May 2021 among 519 mothers with a live birth in the past year in the Nabdam district in the Upper East Region in northern Ghana. Generalized estimating equations were used to assess …

Finding Their Chrysanthemum: Linguistic Representation In Children's Literature, Marielena Zajac

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Children in America today struggle with finding themselves in the books they read due to societal expectations. From an early age, children are dictated on the correct way to speak and write in “American,” which can leave children and their home languages feeling unseen and dismissed. To help further the conversation and promotion of linguistic diversity in American society, this capstone analyzes dialectal representation in children’s books, with a heavy focus on attitudinal linguistic principles rather than prescriptive mechanics. The secondary research explores current literature and resources that discuss literacy acquisition in adolescents, trends in dialects in America, and childhood …

Active Collections, Passive Collecting: Revitalizing Library Displays To Diversify Collections & Increase Student Engagement, Erin A. Sulla, Wendy Lee Spaček, Bridgette Flamenco, Elizabeth Kuykendall

Library Scholarship

After a year of limited outreach and collection development activities due to COVID, staff and librarians at one university revitalized their library displays to both address gaps in the collection and increase student engagement with monographs. By activating the collection through monthly themed displays, librarians have increased holdings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, thus improving representation on the shelves. Participants will discover how active displays that incorporate both academic and recreational holdings can serve a dual purpose as collection development and outreach activities, making the most of limited funds for monograph acquisitions. Attendees from academic and public libraries should …

2022-May-05-Jenny Lockmiller, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 5, 2022)  – Jenny Lockmiller has been named director of University Career Services at East Tennessee State University.

The director oversees a wide range of services for ETSU undergraduate, graduate students and alumni. This includes career planning, internships and experiential learning, job searches and employment opportunities. The office of career services maintains strong relationships with national and local employers, and advances ETSU’s goal of fostering economic development in the region.

Lockmiller has been with ETSU since 2017 where she initially served as the director of Workforce Operations before advancing to Title I Career Services director for …

University Of South Dakota Faculty And Student Perspectives On Sustainability Education, Morgan A. Hughes Mrs.

Honors Thesis

The concept of sustainability is taught and understood in multiple ways, and how one perceives sustainability is likely to affect how they engage with the field. This thesis research focuses on sustainability faculty and undergraduate students at the University of South Dakota and how they perceive sustainability education. I conducted semistructured interviews to determine faculty and student perspectives regarding sustainability, sustainability education, and the undergraduate sustainability curriculum at the University of South Dakota. There are many different ways to approach sustainability such as content knowledge, systems thinking, and an interdisciplinary approach. Overall, the perceptions of sustainability education from the participants …

Religious Sexual Minorities, Belongingness, And Suicide Risk: Does It Matter Where Belongingness Comes From?, Samuel J. Skidmore, G. Tyler Lefevor, Rachel M. Golightly, Eric R. Larsen

Psychology Faculty Publications

Sexual minorities (SMs) experience a unique set of stressors as a result of their minority status that can lead to adverse mental health outcomes, including increased suicidal ideation (SI). A sense of belongingness—particularly in sexual minority communities—has been shown to buffer these outcomes. It is less clear, however, how belongingness in communities that hold heteronormative values may relate to SI. The present study fills this gap through an analysis of data from 602 SM members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (CJCLDS; “Mormon” church). We examine how minority stressors and religiousness are related to SI for SMs …

2022-05-05 Faculty Senate On Webex, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting broadcast on WebEx from May 5, 2022.

2022-05-05 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from May 5, 2022.

Quality Assurance, Meet Quality Appreciation: Using Appreciative Inquiry To Define Faculty Quality Standards, Ann M. Morgan, Rebecca L. Jobe, Juli K. Konopa, Lyda D. Downs

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: This study outlines the journey of an online university to evaluate faculty performance standards, key performance indicators, and systems for quality assurance using an appreciative inquiry summit model. The study reveals the power of quality appreciation as an approach that elicits a shared vision for quality definitions and standards and serves as a historical marker in the higher education shift from data-driven faculty performance approaches to strengths-based, inclusive methods.

Method: The retrospective business case outlines one university’s 2018 Appreciative Inquiry Summit, 5D (define, discover, dream, design, destiny/deliver) approach, resulting deliverables, lessons learned, and conclusions.

Results: The summit and subsequent …

Statutory Provisions Governing Special Education: A Guide For Beginning Special Education Teachers, Hannah Sagvold

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Special education law is complex and ever-changing. Despite receiving a formal education, beginning special education teachers often lack the knowledge of these policies and procedures, as well as any updated provisions relating to these laws (Brookshire & Klotz, 2002). In order to provide a legally compliant education to all students, teachers must be held accountable for the proper implementation of these laws (Sanders, 2011). Current research suggests that a large majority of teachers overestimate their knowledge of special education law, when in reality, a significant knowledge gap exists (Sanders, 2011 & Horner, Mrachko, O’Connor & Yasik, 2020). It is imperative …

An Analysis Of Non-Comparison Based Sorting Algorithms, Jacob M. Gomez, Edgar Aponte, Brad Isaacson

Publications and Research

Sorting algorithms put elements of a list into an order (e.g., numerical, alphabetical). Sorting is an important problem because a nontrivial percentage of all computing resources are devoted to sorting all kinds of lists. For our project, we implemented two non-comparison based sorting algorithms from pseudocode and compared them to various comparison based sorting algorithms. The two algorithms have their advantages and disadvantages as well as their unique features. We found that Radix Sort (which is a modified version of Counting Sort) was the most efficient of them all.

Compare How Students Performed And Attendance Before, During, And After Pandemic Waves, Peber Dejesus, Rohini R. Mattan, Ralph Lauren Ocampo

Publications and Research

Covid-19 is a global pandemic that affected many people that includes students from all different parts of the world. In this case, the research would focus on the Radiologic Technology and Medical Imaging program students at New York City College of Technology, who must do hands-on learning in order to accomplish the experience required for the degree.

One of the hardest obstacles that radiologic students must go through are the ones that are unable to be online. One example of those required classes would be the Clinical Rotation. It is mandatory for the radiologic student to go to a required …

Design Game-Based Learning: Playtesting A Thesis, Micheal Lewis, Kimberly Ramgopal, Cindy Veliz

Publications and Research

Design game-based learning helps students understand interdisciplinary studies as they write a research paper. This presentation explores our use of game design in a team-taught interdisciplinary language and technology general education course. We are students majoring in computer engineering technology, computer systems technology, and construction management and civil engineering technology. Our focus on design allowed us to create tabletop games to playtest our theses and showcase our original ideas.

Feeding And Swallowing Disorders In 100 Children With 22q11.2 Syndrome, Jana Ghulmiyyah

Research Days

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Background: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is the most common microdeletion syndrome. The syndrome includes a wide range of variable features including congenital heart disease, palatal abnormalities, immune deficiency and learning difficulties. Otolaryngologic manifestations include hearing loss, characteristic facial features and laryngotracheal abnormalities. A few studies have reported dysphagia as a common feature of this syndrome however little is known about the specific feeding and swallowing difficulties that occur in children with 22q11DS.

Objectives/Goal: The aim of the study is to identify the frequency of feeding and swallowing disorders in a large cohort of pediatric patients …

Evaluation Of A Modified Pre-Medication Algorithm For Non-Emergent Intubation In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lilah Melzer

Research Days

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Background: The use of pre-medication for elective non-emergent intubation in neonates and infants has been suggested to minimize physiologic instability, decrease oral/pharyngeal trauma and decrease time and attempts to successful intubation. A pre-medication algorithm including the use of Fentanyl + Atropine was modified to include a higher dose of fentanyl with addition of muscle relaxant and benzodiazepine in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare first attempt success of intubation pre- vs post-modification of the pre-medication algorithm.

Methods: This is a single site retrospective chart review. …

Inpatient Outcomes For Children Receiving Empiric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Coverage For Complicated Pneumonia, Sophia Hackman

Research Days

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Background: Pediatric community acquired pneumonia is responsible for an estimated 124,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States, with up to 40% of hospitalized children subsequently developing a complicated pneumonia (i.e., effusion/empyema). Children with complicated pneumonia commonly require increased numbers of procedures, have exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics, and have prolonged hospitalizations. While the prevalence of pneumonia has overall declined with childhood vaccination, the number of children with complicated pneumonia has remained stable. Current guidelines do not adequately address antibiotic management of pediatric complicated pneumonia specifically when to utilize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) coverage, likely contributing to …

Supraclavicular Neck Mass In A 14 Month Old Boy, Jana Ghulmiyyah

Research Days

Background: Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor arising from embryonic fat cells in children younger than 3 years of age. They rarely present in the neck and usually do not have spindle cell appearance. We therefore present a case of neck lipoblastoma with review of the literature.

Case Description: We present the case of a 14-month-old male who presented with 1 month history of a right supraclavicular neck mass that was enlarging gradually. On physical exam, it was non tender, mobile with no overlying skin changes. Patient did not have any respiratory distress. A fine needle aspirate (FNA) showed spindle …

Diagnostic Features And Clinical Outcomes Of Children With Tubulointerstitial Nephritis And Uveitis Syndrome (Tinu), Christian Oliveros

Research Days

Background: Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome is an inflammatory disease that affects the kidneys and eyes. TINU is rare, but likely under-recognized due to variable clinical presentation, nonspecific symptoms, and lack of universally accepted diagnostic criteria. The optimal treatment approach in children with TINU remains unknown.

Objectives/Goal: The purpose of this case series is to contribute further knowledge to this rare disease by describing disease features and treatment response of patients with TINU treated at a single center.

Methods/Design: A retrospective chart review was performed of children diagnosed with TINU at a single tertiary care children’s hospital since January …

Development Of Medical Alert Cards Using Structured Data To Assist In The Management Of Children With Anorectal Malformation, Cloaca, And Cloacal Exstrophy, Ninad Prasade

Research Days

Introduction: Anorectal malformations (ARM), including cloaca and cloacal exstrophy, are a rare collection of congenital disorders of the distal hindgut resulting in lifelong anatomic and functional impairments. Children with ARM may often have other congenital anomalies in the VACTERL association (vertebral, anorectal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal, limb), leading to anatomic variations and prior surgeries that require consideration in diagnosis and management. Patients with these conditions may have multiple presentations to the healthcare system. Understanding emergencies specific to these conditions can enable patients' families and providers to quickly recognize important anatomic variations and initiate care management.

Aim: Our study aimed to …

Outcomes Of A Quality Improvement Project: Implementing Trauma Informed Care In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Jennie Godwin

Research Days

Problem Statement/Question: Will providing Trauma Informed Care (TIC) education to physicians in a large Level IV NICU increase their uptake and implementation of TIC practices?

Background/Project Intent (Aim Statement): The experience of being hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is recognized as a traumatic stressor to both the infants and their families. Physicians working in the NICU experience indirect traumatization and are at risk for burnout. Trauma Informed Care (TIC) can increase effectiveness of healthcare delivery, ensure that staff, policies and procedures do not cause unintentional harm, promote staff resilience, and improve the overall quality of the patient …