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Library Services And Facilities In Higher Education Institutions In Pakistan: Satisfaction Of Patrons, Muhammad Shoaib, Rustum Ali, Arisha Akbar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper attempted to examine the academic library facilities and satisfaction of university library patrons at higher education institution in Pakistan. It is evident that library staff has also been trying their best level to facilitate the library users through different procedures in global south and global north. A quantitative study design had been opted to conduct a cross-sectional survey from two public sector university students of BS (4 years) programme. A structured questionnaire had been administered to measure the response 1275 library patrons sampled through proportionate random sampling technique. A pilot testing had been done to check the reliability …

Vickers Inducted Into Alabama Academy Of Honor, Mary Ashley Canevaro

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Winter Commencement, 2021, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the one hundred and eighty-fifth commencement at Marshall University.

2021-December-11-Congratulations Class Of 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Dec. 11, 2021) East Tennessee State University conferred more than 1,300 degrees during two Commencement Exercises earlier today in the Ballad Health Athletic Center.

Gayle Conelly Manchin, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), delivered the keynote address at 10 a.m., and ETSU faculty member Dr. Sean Fox, who won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, addressed graduates during the 2 p.m. ceremony.

The Class of 2021 included 1,054 undergraduate students and over 230 master’s candidates.   ETSU also conferred 96 doctoral degrees today.  Of the undergraduate students, 108 graduated summa cum laude, 142 earned magna …

2021-December-11-Congratulations Class Of 2021, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Dec. 11, 2021) East Tennessee State University conferred more than 1,300 degrees during two Commencement Exercises earlier today in the Ballad Health Athletic Center.

Gayle Conelly Manchin, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), delivered the keynote address at 10 a.m., and ETSU faculty member Dr. Sean Fox, who won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, addressed graduates during the 2 p.m. ceremony.

The Class of 2021 included 1,054 undergraduate students and over 230 master’s candidates.   ETSU also conferred 96 doctoral degrees today.  Of the undergraduate students, 108 graduated summa cum laude, 142 earned magna …

2021 Fall - Commencement Program, Office Of The Registrar, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Commencement Ceremonies and Programs

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University Faculty Experiences: Workplace And Personal Stress, Stress Management, And Coping, Whitney Matthews Gass

Theses and Dissertations

University faculty have work responsibilities and duties that encompass teaching, research (scholarship), and service and experience pressure from administrators, students, institutions, and disciplines. They also have expectations placed on them outside of their institutions by their families, peers, and communities. A gap exists in the literature regarding the workplace and personal stressors that university faculty experience including the coping strategies they employ to manage stress. This qualitative study utilized a general strain theory framework for guidance and modified informal conversational interviews with University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) faculty. Interview questions were about the lived workplace and …

Promoting Professional Development Through Appreciative Inquiry: Aiding The Transition Of College Student Employees As Emerging Professionals, Juleane Johnson

M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects

The purpose of this action research study aimed to identify how to better promote and support the transition as emerging professionals and elevate the professional development capacity of Sixth College Residence Life at the University of California, San Diego. The primary research question guiding these endeavors is: What role do I/our office play in the transition of student employees to emerging professionals? The secondary question is: How can I/our office collaborate to elevate professional development practices and capacity? Research participants took part through virtual interviews, virtual focus groups, and the completion of an online survey. The significance of my efforts …

62 Update: Email - List Of Approved Unifi Courses For Fall 2022 12-10-21, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

An email announcing the courses approved for inclusion in the general education program in Fall 2022. The approved courses were in an attachment to the original email.

Culture Change For Occupational Therapists On Safe Patient Handling And Mobility (Sphm): Advocacy For Sphm Policies For A National Organization., Guldana Alizakhova, Pam Kasyan-Howe, Kristin Domville, Lisa Schubert

Fall 2021 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Safe patient handling and mobility is an ergonomic approach consisting of policies, programs, and equipment to reduce WMSD and facilitate a culture of safety among patients and healthcare practitioners. Due to occupational therapy’s established role in ergonomics, practitioners are skilled to utilize SPHM to provide evaluative, consultative, preventative, and therapeutic services to patients while preventing WMSDs to healthcare practitioners. Despite OT’s contributions to SPHM, occupational therapy practitioners are not recognized as leaders in SPHM. To address this problem, in the Spring 2021 meeting, the AOTA Representative Assembly was presented a request for action by a taskforce that also recognized this …

2021-December-10-Winter Transformations A Reece Museum Update, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2021) – Upgrades to the Reece Museum’s main entrance, galleries, foyer and multipurpose room aimed at creating better experiences for the East Tennessee State University community and public are happening this winter. 

The main entrance is being renovated to repair infrastructure and make the museum more accessible to visitors. The galleries, foyer and multipurpose room will also see major changes as new displays and three new exhibitions are set to open in January 2022.

“This renovation to our main entrance is a welcomed upgrade for the museum that will help us better serve the campus …

I Never Gave Up' - Blazer Tenaciously Graduates With Honors After Setbacks, Brianna Hoge

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Running Her Own Race, Tolliver Graduates With Honors And Future Dreams As A Blazer, Alicia Rohan

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2021-December-10-Winter Transformations A Reece Museum Update, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2021) – Upgrades to the Reece Museum’s main entrance, galleries, foyer and multipurpose room aimed at creating better experiences for the East Tennessee State University community and public are happening this winter. 

The main entrance is being renovated to repair infrastructure and make the museum more accessible to visitors. The galleries, foyer and multipurpose room will also see major changes as new displays and three new exhibitions are set to open in January 2022.

“This renovation to our main entrance is a welcomed upgrade for the museum that will help us better serve the campus …

First Record Of Fungal Diversity In The Tropical And Warm-Temperate Middle Miocene Climate Optimum Forests Of Eurasia, Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

The middle Miocene Climate Optimum (MMCO) was the warmest interval of the last 23 million years and is one of the best analogs for proposed future climate change scenarios. Fungi play a key role in the terrestrial carbon cycle as dominant decomposers of plant debris, and through their interactions with plants and other organisms as symbionts, parasites, and endobionts. Thus, their study in the fossil record, especially during the MMCO, is essential to better understand biodiversity changes and terrestrial carbon cycle dynamics in past analogous environments, as well as to model future ecological and climatic scenarios. The fossil record also …

Engaged Social Media In Higher Education While Avoiding The Label Of "Striving", Jessica Nerren

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Striving has become a word laden with problematic meanings in the world of higher education. For instance, if a university is too aligned with business, or becomes overly selective, or deviates from original purpose or mission, then, at times, those actions are seen as striving (O’Meara, 2007). O’Meara (2007) defines striving as participation in efforts to improve status and prestige in line with the hierarchy. Allen (2021) echoes the problematic nature of this practice witnessed abroad, equating striving educational practices with neoliberalism, potentially overshadowing primary purposes of the institution, such as learning and teaching, or drowning out important parts of …

Open Educational Resources In History: A State-Of-The-Field Essay, Katherine Tsan

Publications and Research

History practitioners are making steady progress adopting, adapting and creating open educational resources. However, most historians do not have a holistic view of the materials that exist in the open sphere due to poor discoverability and professional standards that still hamper their uptake. This state-of-the-field article discusses the challenges and opportunities of engaging with history OERs as divided into three categories: 1) textbooks and teaching modules, 2) informational websites and interactive experiences, and 3) digital tools for collaborative research. The flexibility and adaptability of these resources, afforded by their open licenses, are key points in their prospects for longevity and …

December 10, 2021 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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International Engagement Weekly Newsletter, December 10, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of International Engagement.

Office of International Engagement newsletter

Inside this Issue:

--- Have a Great Break!
--- Winter Break Information
--- Free Winter Clothing
--- Congratulations to our Fall Graduates!
--- Immigration Tip

64 Update: Fall 2022 Unifi Courses By Learning Area, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A graphic showing the distribution of approved courses in the learning areas of the general education program for Fall 2022.

63 Update: Fall 2022 Unifi Courses, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The list of courses approved for the general education program for Fall 2022.

Systematic Collective E-Cheating In A Saudi Arabian Higher Education Context: A Case Study, Amel M. Shoaib, Khawla A. Zahran

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: The primary purpose was to investigate organized group cheating in a Middle Eastern institution during the shift to e-learning brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.

Method: The study explores the personal experiences of ten Saudi Arabian English as a Foreign Language program graduates in a higher education institution through in-depth interviews via qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis. The study was guided by Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior.

Results: A novel type of misconduct coined systematic collective e-cheating was identified and discussed. In addition, insights on the causes and types of e-cheating in a Middle Eastern context were provided. …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 9, 2021, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, December 9, 2021, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Linguistically Responsive Instruction In Corequisite Courses At Community Colleges, Heather B. Finn, Sharon Avni

Publications and Research

English Learners (ELs) attend community colleges at a greater rate than four-year schools, making community colleges primary sites of ESL education in American higher education. These institutions’ recent embrace of the corequisite structure – a pairing of a non-credit developmental course with a credit-bearing disciplinary content course in order to accelerate students’ progress in their coursework – has direct implications for ELs. As corequisites are enacted in a wide range of content areas, professors will need to attend to students’ language development in a wide range of disciplinary courses. This qualitative study applies Linguistically Responsive Instruction as a framework to …

Coronavirus Update 12-9-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to thank you all again for your commitment to the Pioneer Promise this semester. That commitment on the part of the entire community helped us keep the number of positive cases very low and avoid the kind of big spikes that some of our neighboring colleges and universities experienced.

Achieve Mental Clarity Through Mindfulness Meditation This Spring, Haley Herfurth

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Uab Music Students Secured Top Positions In The State's Young Artists Piano Competition, Staff

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2021-December-09-Mh Teacher Retention Project, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 9, 2021) – East Tennessee State University has received over $215,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services for an initiative known as “the Republic of the Marshall Islands Teacher Retention Project.” The grant proposal, written in part by Dr. Dawn A. Rowe, associate professor and interim chair to ETSU’s Educational Foundations and Special Education program, received nearly $1.25 million total in funding.

According to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Public School System (PSS), teachers with temporary and provisional licenses are leaving the profession at …

2021-December-09-Pmhnp Program Third In Nation, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 9, 2021) – East Tennessee State University’s online Post-Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program is ranked third in the nation by NursePractitionerOnline.com. 

ETSU’s PMHNP graduate certificate concentration offers a certificate for nurses who have completed a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. Its customized special studies program provides education and clinical training in the PMHNP role. Upon completion, graduates are eligible for the national certification examination.

Nearly 80 students are currently enrolled in ETSU’s PMHNP program, which has graduated 121 students since 2018.

The NursePractitionerOnline.com ranking of Online MSN Psychiatric-Mental Health NP …