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March 31, 2006 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate March 31, 2006 Approved Minutes

Minutes Board Of Directors Meeting: March 24, 2006, The Davinci Institute

Minutes and Agendas

Directors met in the Conference Room of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in Oklahoma City on March 24, 2006.

Computer Network Security And Arl Libraries, Deeann Allison, Scott Childers

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This article reviews current recommendations for computer security practices for staff computing, summarizes current practices in United States Association of Research Libraries and proposes further areas to explore.

Nebline, March 2006

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps Provide Ultimate Camping Experience for Youth
All-America Selection Vegetables for 2006
Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day
Hints for Starting Transplants
Red Flour Beetles
ewf needs volunteers
Household Hazardous Waste Collections for 2006
Don’t Get Trapped in a Smelly Situation
Pocket Gophers in Your Alfalfa? UNL Wildlife Researcher Needs Your Help!
Collection of Unwanted Pesticides, March 16
Diesel vs. Propane Irrigation Systems
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
Worried About the High Cost of Fertilizer?
Pollination Requirements for Tree and Small Fruits
Upcoming Acreage Insights Clinics
Type of Farm Enterprise and Crop(s) Produced
$tretch Your Food Dollar with Canned …

February 24, 2006 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate February 24, 2006 Approved Minutes

Nebline, February 2006

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Making Nutrition Education a Hands-On Experience for Youth
PUDDING CUP Recipe
PEANUT BUTTER BITES Recipe
YUMMY BUG Recipe
YOGURT PARFAIT Recipe
Private Pesticide Applicator Certification
Dormant Spray for Alfalfa Weeds
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
Crop Protection Clinic, Jan. 23
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
Boost Profits by at Least $20/ Acre Workshop, Feb. 15
Chemigation Certification Training
Fertilizing Crop Land with Biosolids Workshop, March 9
Dealing with Winter Flies
Beginning Beekeeping 2-Day Workshop
Be My Valentine? Consider these mating curiosities from the insect world...
Amazing Facts... About Honey and Honey bees
Household Hints: Rise and Shine with Clean Bed Linens
President’s …

January 27, 2006 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate January 27, 2006 Approved Minutes

Minutes Board Of Directors Meeting: January 20, 2006, The Davinci Institute

Minutes and Agendas

Directors met in the Library Conference Room of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in Oklahoma City.

Nebline, January 2006

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

30 MyPyramid Steps to a Healthier You
Guide to Growing Amaryllis
Winter Care of Houseplants
Managing Dust Mites
Urban Pest Management Conference
You Caught Your Mouse — How About Cleanup?
Beginning Beekeeping 2-Day Workshop
Private Pesticide Applicator Certification
Is Burning Wood an Economically Feasible Option?
Crop Protection Clinic, Jan. 23
Acreage-Tough Plants
The Physical Resources of the Acreage—Part 1
Upcoming Acreage Insights Clinics
Meet the Grain Group
Mock Frozen “Peach” Daiquiri Recipe
Sit Less, Move More!
Low-Cost Indoor Avenues to Fitness
Home Energy Checkup
Household Hints: Cleaning silver by electrolysis
President’s Notes — Janet’s Jargon
FCE News & Events
Rokeby …

An Environmental Scan Of Adult Numeracy Professional Development Initiatives, Renee Sherman, Kathy Safford-Ramus, Anestine Hector-Mason, Larry Condelli, Andrea R. Olinger, Nrupa Jani

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Age Matters: The Cognitive Strategies And Benefits Of Learning Among College-Degreed Older Adults, Bruce Campbell

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study explored learning among college-degreed adults who were 60 to 98 years of age. Its purpose was three-fold. It sought to describe what participants learned, the cognitive strategies they used, and the perceived benefits they gained from learning. Study participants included 35 adults with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Twenty were men and fifteen were women. All claimed to be active learners at the outset of the study. Descriptive research methodology was used for data collection. It consisted of interviews using both phenomenological and semi-structured questions and a focus group that elaborated upon interview results. Data indicated that: …

Activist Training In The Academy: Developing A Master's Program In Environmental Advocacy And Organizing At Antioch New England Graduate School, Steve Chase

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This curriculum action research study begins by raising the question of whether environmental studies programs within higher education should launch activist training programs for public interest advocates and grassroots organizers working for nonprofit organizations focused on environmental protection, corporate accountability, and social justice. Answering that question in the affirmative, the study then focuses on the theoretical issues underlying the creation of activist training programs within the academy, specifically within environmental studies programs, and reports on a case study of the successful development of a master’s program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing. The first section on theoretical issues focuses first on …

Workforce Investment Act Services: Effect On Dislocated Worker Reemployment, Martha A. Walker

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

The effect of WIA services on the gainful reemployment of Virginia's dislocated workers was explored using a mixed method, non-experimental, ex post factoresearch design. Analysis of variance with follow-up post hoc tests probed for statistically significant differences in hourly reemployed wage and weeks dislocated determined by (a) WIA service level, (b) impact of training, (c) characteristics of training completers and non-completers, and (d) impact of dislocated worker characteristics. Qualitative methods were used to search for trends and patterns defined by the perceptions of both dislocated workers and employers.

Between 2000 and 2004, Virginia's dislocated workers averaged 1.5 years of …