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Lsuhsc Facilities Daily Update: May 2010, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates: 2010

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates from May 2010.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

Lsuhsc Facilities Biweekly Update: May 2010, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates: 2010

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates from May 5 and 21, 2010.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

An Analysis Of Expenditures On Student Affairs / Services And College Student Retention At Four-Year Colleges And Universities In The United States, Jason Umfress

All Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between expenditures for student affairs / services and college student retention rates. Data reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Set (IPEDS) for the 2007-2008 academic year were used. Public and private-not-for-profit institutions in the United States that completed the IPEDS survey we included in the population and analysis.
A multiple regression analysis was conducted, controlling for institutional size, institutional control, institutional mission, institutional selectivity, and non-student affairs / services expenditures. The study found that expenditures for student affairs / services were a significant predictor of college student retention rates, …

College Football Players: The New Nontraditional Student, Michael Godfrey

All Dissertations

The focus on the collegiate careers of student athletes continues to grow within the community of higher education. As the focus has been centered on academic performance, a growing concern is evolving for the overall experience student athletes obtain in a higher education setting. As the focus on college experience gains momentum, higher education professionals must investigate why traditional stereotypes maintain their strength and the appropriateness of the expectations placed upon student athletes.
The purpose of the study is to gain understanding and insight into the relationship between athletics and academics for Division I football players in higher education. To …

Appreciative Advising From The Academic Advisor's Viewpoint: A Qualitative Study, Nancy G. Howell

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Appreciative Advising represents a revolutionary new approach to the field of academic advising. Based on Appreciative Inquiry, which was developed by David Cooperrider at Case Western Reserve University in the 1980’s, Appreciative Advising is also influenced by positive psychology, reality therapy, and strengths based advising. The Appreciative Advising model makes use of positive, open-ended questions and a the development of a reciprocal relationship between student and advisor to help students achieve their academic and career goals.

Pioneered by Bloom, Hutson, and He, Appreciative Advising is fully student centered and shows great promise in helping students from a wide variety of …

Understanding The Influence Of Strengths On The College Experience: A Qualitative Case Study Of Undergraduate Business Students, Jennifer A. Mostek

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this qualitative, interview-based study was to identify the way that students and advisors utilized knowledge about students’ strengths in college. Strengths were defined by StrengthsQuest, a product of The Gallup Organization. Five college students and three academic advisors from the business college at a large, public research university, representing various cultural backgrounds, family statuses and ages participated in the study. Student and advisor participants explored the influence of strengths on self awareness, confidence, relationships, academic matters, as well as future plans. Advisor participants also discussed the need for additional courses or integration of strengths-based education in existing …

The Impact Of Undergraduate Experiences On The Decision To Become A Student Affairs Professional, Jay A. Fennell

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This study explored the undergraduate experiences of student affairs professionals and how those experiences impacted their decision to enter the student affairs profession. The study explores how student affairs professionals perceived their undergraduate experiences and how this time in their lives impacted their career decision, their career path, the way they interacted with students as professionals and what they do as student affairs professionals to encourage students to enter the field. Three themes emerged in this study: (a) The importance of campus involvement, (b) mentor relationships, and (c) encouraging students to enter student affairs. The results of this study help …

Can Student Reflection Predict Academic Success And Clinical Performance In A Physical Therapist Education Program?, Jeanne L. Cook

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine if a predictive relationship existed between student reflection and student academic and clinical success as determined by student performance on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) and the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI). Secondary questions included whether higher and lower reflection scores would correspond with higher and lower NPTE and CPI scores respectively, and whether students’ reflection scores would increase between the first and fourth clinical internships. Journal entries were submitted by students from a physical therapist education program at a large North Central Region university over the course of two clinical …

A Study To Determine The Influence Of Student Status And Gender On The Learning Styles Of Freshmen Students, Ali J. Morris

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to compare the learning styles, as defined by David A. Kolb, of traditional freshmen students and non-traditional freshmen students to determine if there is a significant difference between them. The researcher also collected data to determine if there is a correlation between learning styles for gender and traditional/non-traditional student status.

Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI) was used as the survey instrument and was administered to all students in the sample. The stratified random sample population consisted of 550 students selected from the freshmen class and provided to the researcher by the Office of Institutional …

Ufa Aac Library Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, April 2010, Barbara Swartzlander

UFA AAC Library Sub-committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting report from the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee meeting at the University of New England.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Topper Transit Could Expand – Parking & Transportation
• Wadley, Emily. New Off-campus Housing Web Site in the Works – Apartments
• Day, Michelle. All the Rave: Students ry to Rebuild Rave Scene in Bowling Green – Rave DMZ, Emmett Stephens
• Simpson, Mandy. Fijis to be Chartered This Weekend – Phi Gamma Delta
• Duvall, Tessa. Students to Show Off Lunar Robots – Team Artemis, Engineering
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget Cuts
• Missed Deadline: Legislators Need to Get Act Together in Terms of Budget
• Weinzapfel, Rachel. Underaged Gambling …

Cu's Biggest Concert Of The Year Features Choirs, Orchestra On May 8, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

Administrative Response To I Am – Uri Unity In Difference Student Equity Conference 2010, Thomas Dougan

Student Affairs Digital Community Development

This is article is responding to several recommendations made by students who attended the student equity conference held this past February 2010 at Alton Jones. Students took this event seriously and made several positive recommendations to improve campus climate, improve inclusion and to celebrate diversity.

2010 April 28 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Oral History Interview With Pang Yang Hoong: Conceptualising Smu, Yang Hoong Pang

Oral History Collection

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, roles and responsibilities, risks, mission statement, business education, student recruitment, first day of classes, founding dean of School of Accountancy, strategy, accounting curriculum, employer engagement, internships, faculty research, achievements, challenges.

Biography:

Founding Dean, School of Accountancy, SMU, 2000–2014

Member of SMU start-up team

An SMU ‘pioneer’, Professor Pang Yang Hoong joined the start-up team for the new university in 1998.

She became the first dean of the School of Accountancy in September 2000. Accredited by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, the accountancy programme combines a broad-based education with internships at …

Oral History Interview With Janice Bellace: Conceptualising Smu, Janice Bellace

Oral History Collection

The interview with Janet Bellace covered: first involvement with SMU, collaboration with Wharton School, roles and responsibilities, first building, risks and opportunities, founding team, faculty recruitment, board of trustees, government relationship, groundbreaking for city campus, convocation, student interaction, student feedback, graduate placement, milestones, future of SMU.

Biography:

Board of Trustees, SMU, 2001–present
Founding President, SMU, 1999–2001

“Thank you, Janice!” read the front page tribute article of the October 2001 smuhub newsletter. It went on to describe some of Professor Janice Bellace’s contributions as consultant and then founding president of SMU. The article noted that when Janice arrived as president, “…there …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding budget, curriculum committees, wellness, enrollment management, sustainability, awards, students with disabilities, course evaluations, general education and distance education.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Wilson, Laurel. Tuition Hike Limited to 5 Percent
• Wilson, Laurel. Halftime Adjustments: Gary Ransdell Reflects as Administrative Changes Bring Transition
• Harris, Shakia. Regents Approve New Programs – Art History, Asian Religions & Cultures, Organizational Leadership, Water Resource Management
• Duvall, Tessa. Community Colleges Pledge to Improve Graduation Rates – Kentucky Community & Technical College System, KCTCS
• Kasnic, Dave. A Thousand Words – Nell Ferguson, Jamboree Barn, Rosine, Kentucky, Bluegrass
• Duvall, Tessa. Land Sale Approved for Greek Village – Regents, Planning, Design & Construction, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu
• Simpson, …

Faculty Observer, Michelle Haberland

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Wilson, Laurel. Ross Bjork’s Contract Approved – Athletics
• Duvall, Tessa. Recycled in Style: Earth Day Festival Draws More Student Involvement – Sustainability, Fashion
• Snyder, Kristen. Hot Rods Game to Help Autism Awareness – Baseball, Kelly Autism Program
• Kriz, Lindsay. Saudi Students, Faculty Put on Festival – International Students, Saudi Day, Saudi Students’ Club
• Harris, Shakia. Additions Planned for Kentucky Building – ARAMARK, Dining Services
• Tobin, Whitley. International Night Organizers Expect Higher Attendance – International Studies, International Students
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Censorship
• Can’t Touch This: Police Action …

April 23, 2010 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate April 23, 2010 Approved Minutes

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of WKU Board of Regents quarterly meeting. Agenda items include: art history degree, film degree, Asian Religions & Cultures degree, organizational leadership degree, water resources management degree, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Science & Technology Hall name change, naming opportunities, Chandler Memorial Chapel, property, Lee Florea, Ross Bjork contract, emeritus faculty, financial reports, WKYU-TV and WKYU-FM audits, and personnel actions.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, April 22, 2010, 2 P.M., Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, April 22, 2010, 4 P.M., Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting, April 21, 2010, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Duvall, Tessa. Parking & Transportation Sends Out Survey
• Demirjian, Hanna. Off & Dancing: Greek Week Starts with Song & Dance – Spring Sing
• Wilson, Laurel. Officials Plan without State Budget
• Wadley, Emily. Students Participate in Volunteer Week – ALIVE Center, WKU CAN-U
• Mollenkof, Bethany. A Thousand Words – BG Rockerz, Down Syndrome, Liza Tichenor
• Harris, Shakia. Board of Regents to Vote on Education Center – Green River Regional Education Cooperative, GRREC
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Students Heard – Big Red’s Hearing Aid
• A Good Spot to Park: …

Rescinding Paragraph 1 Of Section 312 Of The Faculty Handbook Requiring Final Examinations In All Courses., Robert Costomiris

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Notes From Faculty Governance Committee, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Lintner, Jonathan. Tailgating Policy Revised – Football
• Duvall, Tessa. What If Western Gets Shaken Up? – Earthquakes, Environment, Health & Safety, Emergency Management
• Kriz, Lindsay. Events Start in Restored Van Meter Hall
• Wilson, Laurel. Legislature Fails to Pass State Budget
• Carter, Caitlin. Students Start Competitive Academic Team on Campus – Academic Competition Club, Nick Conder
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Media & Image
• Image Is a Lot: Students Need to Be Aware of Online Behavior When Looking for Jobs – Social Media
• Schanie, Raymond. Voters Should be …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Apr 16, 2010, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.