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2025-04-17 Draft Of Hb 424, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Unofficial copy of House Bill 424 submitted to the Faculty Senate on April 17, 2025.

2025-05-01 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from April 17, 2025.

2025-04-17 Committee Feedback On Strategic Plan Results, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Committee Feedback on Strategic Plan Results and Prompts for Thought brought before the Faculty Senate on April 17, 2025.

2025-04-17 Comments Made At The Executive Committee Meeting On Hb 424, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Comments made at the Executive Committee Meeting on Kentucky House Bill 424 and submitted to the Faculty Senate on April 17, 2025.

2025-04-03 Student Government Association Resolution - Draft, Morehead State University. Students Government Association.

Faculty Senate Records

A draft resolution submitted by the Student Government Association to the Faculty Senate on April 4, 2025.

2025-04-03 Removal Of Diversity Statement, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A copy of the Faculty Senate Diversity Statement which was removed from the University's website by order of the institution's legal counsel on April 3, 2025.

2025-04-03 Faculty Regent's Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A report submitted by the Faculty Senate Regent to the Faculty Senate on April 3, 2025.

2025-04-03 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from April 3, 2025.

2025-04-03 Second Reading Of Hidden Documents Resolution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A second reading of a proposed resolution on hidden documents and administrative transparency submitted and discussed at the April 3, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

2025-04-03 Policy Review And Revision Process - Second Reading, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A second reading of the Policy Review and Revision Process submitted at the April 3, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

Addressing Significant Disproportionality In Special Education, Margretta G. Cottle-Hylton, Lori L. Ginn-O'Keefe

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Margretta G. Cottle Hylton and Lori L. Ginn-O’Keefe Garrison on April 2, 2025.

April 2025 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News, Kari Jones, Garrett King

Bulldog Alumni & Friends News

April 4

North Family Lecture & Friends of Crowder Lake Dinner

April 5

Crowder Lake Opening Day

April 9

Spring Football Game

April 10-12

52nd Annual SWOSU Rodeo

April 28

Everett Dobson Bulldog Golf Classic

May 9

SWOSU Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner

May 10

SWOSU Spring Commencement

June 7

SWOSU Football Legacy Golf Tournament

A Phenomenological Study Of School Staff Perceptions Of The Threat And Prevention Of School Violence, Rebecca Linton

Dissertations

My study addressed the issue of school safety and student mental health in schools in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify the concerns staff members had about the system and procedures used to track students’ mental health and how staff and students are kept safe within the school environment. The overarching research question for my study was: What are the perceptions of school staff regarding school safety and the support students with mental health issues receive? I used a quantitative research method for my study, collecting data through surveys of teachers and administrators. The survey …

El Campanario (Volume 1, Issue 2), St. Mary's University

Honors Program Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Navigating Recovery: Community College Student Journeys Through Collegiate Recovery Programs, Eric Scott Klein

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

There is an inherent regional need to support students in recovery, and often their demographics and lived experiences coincide with the student body of a community college. This is particularly salient to the segments of this population which concurrently suffer maltreatment due to other intersectional biases implicit in many health care and education-based systems inside the United States (Cole, 2009; Mance et al., 2010; Rosenthal, 2016). Community colleges are not doing enough to equitably support students in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) and help buoy their recovery capital (Appiah, 2021; Ashford, Curtis, et al., 2018; Association of Recovery in …

An In-Depth Analysis Of The Bellarmine University Student Athlete Experience, Mattingly E. Spalding

Undergraduate Theses

The goal of this thesis is to improve the student athlete experience at Bellarmine University through direct feedback from our current student athletes. By defining what parts of the student athlete experience they value most, Bellarmine can reflect on the support currently provided in these areas. Additionally, if it is concluded through the response that high valued areas are not being satisfied, Bellarmine can work to improve the support in these areas. Or, if there is abundant support in a low-valued area, Bellarmine could think to shift resources into a more needed concentration. Through the design sample, data was accumulated …

2025-03-27 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from March 27, 2025.

2025-03-27 Statement Of Purpose For An Onboarding Provost - 2nd Reading, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A second draft of a statement of purpose for an onboarding provost submitted and discussed at the March 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

2025-03-27 Policy Review And Revision Process - Draft, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A draft revisal of the Policy Review and Revision Process submitted at the March 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

2025-03-27 Draft Of Hidden Documents Resolution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A draft of a proposed resolution on hidden documents and administrative transparency submitted and discussed at the March 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

2025-03-27 Faculty Senate Standing Committees Members, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A membership list of the Faculty Senate Standing Committees presented at the March 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting.

2025-03-26 University Graduate Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., University Graduate Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Meeting minutes from the University Graduate Committee from March 26, 2024.

A Psychosociocultural Exploration Of Connection Among First-Generation Latina Undergraduates, Elizandra Sandoval M.S., Mary Dueñas Ph.D

Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference

Using a narrative inquiry, we explored the educational experiences of first-generation Latina college students and highlight opportunities for integrating their educational wisdoms in resource and service development. We center notions of critical consciousness to focus on how students’ language identity kept them connected to their home pedagogies in higher education.

2025-03-13 Statement Of Purpose For An Onboarding Provost - Revised Draft, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

A revised draft of a statement of purpose for an onboarding provost after discussions during the February 27, 2025 Faculty Senate meeting and submitted to the Faculty Senate on March 13, 2025.

Storytelling As Research Methodology And Pedagogy: Connecting The Researcher And Practitioner Through Narrative Inquiry, David Wolff

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

The most effective teachers are reflective teachers. Reflective teachers are curious about their pedagogy and their impact on student learning and often seek out opportunities to formalize their reflective process and share their stories about their teaching practices. Teachers’ knowledge is founded in their stories of experience (Ciuffetelli et al., 2011). The author positions themselves as the researcher in this autoethnographic narrative inquiry, or self-study. As the researcher, they use the narrative inquiry methodology to study themselves and explore the learning process of using storytelling in their Social Studies methods course in a Teacher Education program while exploring the research …

Measuring Perceived Stress Levels And Physiological Variables In Undergraduate College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Sarah J. Milner

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

This study aimed to analyze changes in perceived stress and physiological variables in undergraduate students over one semester. A quasi-experimental study was conducted using non-random convenience sampling with 30 undergraduate students enrolled in an Introduction to Stress Management class at a small, regional institution in the upper Midwest in the fall of 2022.

Data collection included the use of the Perceived Stress Scale (i.e., PSS-10) and stress physiological variables (e.g., heart rate, breathing pattern, respiration rate). Participants were surveyed three times using pre-, mid-, and post-treatment assessments but ultimately, participants’ pre- and post-treatment surveys were compared. Both descriptive statistics and …

Investigating Racial Attitudes In Higher Education Student Affairs Professionals Using The Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (Cobras), Cindy Boe

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

Abstract

While the literature has documented the existence of colorblind racism in college students and faculty members, data about student affairs professionals (SAPs) are not yet clear. The purpose of this quasi-experimental interventional single group research was to assess SAPs using the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS) to investigate whether colorblind racism is present within the culture of the student affairs profession. A pretest involved survey questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statements and actions within higher education and reactions to quotations from public figures about race and society. Following a brief self-reflection about racial identity and related access …

Teacher Decision Making In Guided-Reading, Brittany Worthen

Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children

Guided reading provides teachers the opportunity to support students in literacy learning. When planning for and implementing this instructional approach, teachers are required to make various in-advance and in-the-moment decisions that involve responding to students’ instructional needs through adaptive teaching. Grounded in sociocultural and social constructivist theories, this study was designed to understand teacher decision-making within the context of guided reading instruction.

This research was a collective case study aimed at providing a better understanding of the various decisions teachers make when teaching in a guided reading context. Findings pertaining to in-advanced decisions that emerged from the data can be …

Power Of Partnerships, Joni Meade

Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children

No abstract provided.

Enhancing University Retention Through Faculty/Staff Mentor-Mentee Relationships: An Interpersonal Communication Approach, Emma Catherine Richardson

Master's Theses

This study investigates the role of interpersonal communication in faculty and staff mentorship and its impact on undergraduate student retention, focusing on struggling students at Louisiana Tech University. With a national retention rate of 68.2% and persistent disparities among underrepresented groups, improving student retention remains a critical issue in higher education. The research addresses a gap in understanding how communication practices, such as active listening, empathy, and constructive feedback, influence mentorship effectiveness. Guided by Interpersonal Communication Theory and Social Support Theory, this qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews with 12 undergraduate students. Thematic analysis revealed key findings: mentors who demonstrated empathy, …