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Ursinus Magazine, Winter 2016, Brock Blomberg, Wendy Greenberg, Elizabeth Shimer Bowers, Beth Rubino, Hugh R. Clark, Meredith Goldsmith, Jennifer Cohen

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

What winter break? • It's an honor for alumnus DeSimone '86 • Finding founders • Three times a champion • Pomp and circumstance • It's an honor for wrestling's Racich • First course for restaurateur • Best in financial analysis • Community collaboration • Bear pride • Quarterbacks • NBC cites alumnus as innovator, game changer • Lost and found • She gives fitness studio a one-two punch • My morning with Tom Dixon '07 (One memory at a time) • Ganging up on cyberbullies • Building your brand • Burning question: Why did China recently change its one-child policy …

Teaching Innovation: Equipping Students To Overcome Real-World Challenges, Jamye Foster, Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong

Faculty Publications

© 2016 The Author(s). Business students beginning their careers find that they must innovate to solve nebulous problems, work in interdisciplinary groups and environments, and effectively communicate their knowledge to colleagues and clients with diverse backgrounds. Addressing this, researchers devised a flipped classroom cross-disciplinary (CD) client-based project (CBP), in which two different business classes, containing students from two different fields, worked together on a semester-long project. The project aimed to address three areas in which students tend to be weak as they attempt to begin their careers: innovativeness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world experience. The flipped classroom CD CBP was centered …

The Role Of Simulation-Based Learning Environments In Preparing Undergraduate Health Students For Clinical Practice, Brennen Mills

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Experiential learning (EL), whereby students are able to integrate theory with practice, is an essential component of learning for health professionals. Traditionally, EL in the health education context has been achieved through clinical placements (CPs) that see students ‘apprentice’ in real clinical settings. The literature suggests there are a number of factors that diminish a student’s ability to learn in such environments, including limited opportunities to practice, being confined primarily to observation roles as opposed to participate in tasks, being exposed to skills/procedures outside their level of learning/understanding, and institutional learning objectives being secondary to workplace goals. Simulation-based learning environments …

Combining Content-Based And Eap Approaches To Academic Writing: Towards An Eclectic Program, Rosemary Joy Allen

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Over the past decade, Australian universities have experienced an exponential increase in the enrolment of fee-paying overseas students whose preparation for tertiary studies may differ significantly from that of local students. Despite English language proficiency requirements, there is some concern that international entry tests do not adequately measure the complex features of university writing; an important concern given that student success is heavily dependent on their mastery of academic writing. As a result, many international students require additional support structures. Until the present, debate about the most effective way to meet the diverse needs of English as an Additional Language …

Case Study: Moral And Ethical Decisions Some Students Make Pursuing Their Doctoral Degrees From Accredited For-Profit Universities, Anne Pinchera

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this case study is to identify issues some doctoral students face in obtaining their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from accredited for-profit colleges and universities. The three participants attended for-profit universities in the past five years and failed to obtain their doctoral degrees. Data collection is through an initial demographics survey, qualification survey, vignettes, and the interview itself. Data analysis from the Coding Manual for Qualitative Research by Johnny Saldana is used to analyze the data collected from problems doctoral students encounter in pursuit of their doctoral degree (Saldana, 2013). The theoretical foundations for this project come …

Dual Enrollment: An Integration Strategy For College Persistence And Achievement Among First-Generation Students, Alisha Carey

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Educational and political leaders across the nation seek to create a more educated population in order to compete in a global technology-oriented society and to increase earning potential of workers. Colleges and universities are currently seeking ways to increase persistence and achievement in order to produce more college graduates. Georgia’s ACCEL program provides funding for dual enrollment programs that exist to support earning college credit while in high school. This study explored one Georgia university’s persistence and achievement among first-time first-generation college students who participated in dual enrollment programs. First generation students are more likely to withdraw from college enrollment …

Biography Of Gil Villagran, Gil Villagran

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Biography of Gil Villagran

Graduate Student Peer Mentoring Programs: Benefitting Students, Faculty And Academic Programs, Beth Boehm, Amy J. Lueck

English

Peer mentoring—students mentoring other students—is an area of increasing interest for scholars and administrators of graduate education. The range of activities that constitute peer mentoring is vast, but includes providing insights into the departmental culture, guidance through major program milestones, psychosocial support, and friendship (Kram and Isabella 1985; Grant-Vallone and Ensher 2000). While most students are assigned a faculty advisor or mentor, the perspectives of peer mentors who may be only a year or two ahead of the mentee are valuable in different but powerful ways (Kram and Isabella 1985). While it is most common to talk about peer mentors …

Uno Website Nsfp 2016 Orientation Guide, Uno New Student & Family Programs

Student Support

An illustrated overview of the resources offered by UNO to students in the academic year 2016-2017. UNO has cracked the code to being successful in college, and with so many caring and supportive faculty, staff, and other students committed to your success, there are only three simple things you need to do: Connect. Take Care. Get Help.

Uno Website Nsfp Orientation, Uno New Student & Family Programs

Student Support

The orientation webpage for new UNO students.

Uno Website Nsfp Uno Success Academy, Uno New Student & Family Programs

Student Support

A webpage of UNO's Success Academy for students, including information about signing up for the program.

The UNO Success Academy serves as an entry point for a select group of first year students at UNO. During this program, students will set a foundation for future success through a wide-range of meaningful activities. By the end of the program, students will have developed foundational college-level skills while making connections with faculty, staff, other students, and our campus as a whole.

Uno Website Enrollment Management Placement Exams Information, Uno Enrollment Management

Student Support

Frequently asked questions webpage for UNO students seeking information about placement exams.

At UNO, placement exams may need to be taken prior to registering for an English, Math, or Foreign Language course. Placement exams are designed to help ensure that you are in the correct courses based on your academic skill level. Use the Quick Links to find out more.

Uno Website Academic Advising Center Pre-Health Information, Uno Academic Advising Center

Student Support

When you hear the term "pre-health," you may think about physicians or nurses, but there are many other occupations in health care to consider. These resources can help you explore your options.

Uno Website Cfam Speech Center Homepage, Uno Speech Center

Student Support

The UNO Speech Center assists all UNO students, faculty and staff in preparing oral presentations and/or incorporating them into their courses. The center is part of the College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media's School of Communication.

Uno Website Acdc Academic And Career Development Center, Uno Academic And Career Development Center

Student Support

We facilitate academic and career success and career development with resources and services for academic and career exploration.

Uno Website Cis&T Computer Science Learning Center Homepage, Uno Computer Science Learning Cemter

Student Support

The Computer Science Learning Center (CSLC) offers peer-based assistance to several other CS core courses through peer tutoring and review sessions. The CSLC serves all UNO students taking these courses free of charge. Students seeking to work with a tutor only need to come to the center; no appointment is necessary for most of these core courses.

Uno Website Dept. Of Mathematics Math Lab, Uno Department Of Mathematics

Student Support

The UNO Math Lab at the University of Nebraska Omaha combines state of the art technology with traditional lectures and one-on-one tutoring to give our students a learning experience that meets their individual needs.

Uno Website Criss Library Kaneko, Uno Criss Library

Student Support

Describes the circulation policies, technology and software, periodicals and databases available at the KANEKO-UNO Library.

Uno Website Criss Library Homepage, Uno Criss Library

Student Support

Displays the homepage of UNO's Criss Library.

Uno Website Information Services Homepage, Uno Information Services

Student Support

Information Services supports most of the major computer systems on campus including email and Blackboard, as well as the campus network and telecommunications.

Uno Website Information Services Teaching And Technology Center, Uno Information Services

Student Support

The Technology Center (TTC) is located in Kayser Hall room 538 and is staffed by instructional designers from the IS Academic Partnership for Instruction (API) team. The goal of API and the Teaching and Technology Center is to inspire, encourage, and support UNO faculty/staff who integrate technology into teaching to make learning more dynamic for students.

Uno Website Center For Faculty Excellence Academic Partnership For Instruction (Api), Uno Center For Faculty Excellence

Student Support

The Academic Partnership for Instruction (API), a division of Information Services, provides instructional technology support by offering both pedagogical consultations and hands-on technology training. On July 1, 2016 the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and API combined to create a new matrix-ed organization for faculty support at UNO.

Uno Website Center For Faculty Excellence Homepage, Uno Center For Faculty Excellence

Student Support

The mission of the Center for Faculty Excellence is to advance instructional excellence, facilitate professional success, and foster faculty leadership through a collaborative approach, supporting the goals of UNO as a premier university.

Uno Website Oasa Academic Learning Communities, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs

Student Support

An Academic Learning Community (ALC) is a group of students who learn together. Students take coursework together, participate in projects with one another, and work to build learning in a particular area.

Uno Website Orca Students, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Student Support

A webpage describing a list of programs offered to students by the UNO Office of Research and Creative Activity.

Uno Website Acdc College And Career Success, Uno Academic And Career Development Center

Student Support

The College and Career Success course is a 12 week, two-credit hour, hybrid course that will enhance your potential for success in college and provide opportunity for academic and career exploration. College and Career Success focuses on three primary themes: student sense of self, student as a learner, and developing linkages with the university community and career plans after UNO.

Uno Website Orca Centers And Institutes, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Student Support

Multi-disciplinary and intercampus organizational entities have become increasingly important for pursuit of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's (UNO) mission. Such multi-departmental organizational entities may organize faculty and programs for numerous purposes.

Uno Website Oasa Student Life, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs

Student Support

This is a webpage which highlights four aspects of student life: wellness, achievement, involvement, and inclusion.

Uno Website Coe Clinical Practice, Uno College Of Education

Student Support

The capstone experience for teacher candidates in the College of Education is clinical practice (student teaching). Clinical practice is a candidate's opportunity to apply their learning and demonstrate their readiness for the classroom.

Uno Website Art And Art History Uno Art Gallery, Uno Department Of Art & Art History

Student Support

Opened in 1992, the UNO Art Gallery is a professional exhibition spaces consisting of two large galleries (1,500 square feet) and a Hexagon gallery (675 square feet) plus adjoining offices, a kitchen, and a storage facility.