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Uab Medicine First In Alabama To Offer Scarless Ablation For Thyroid Nodules, Alicia Rohan

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Uab Part Of Nationwide Study On Parkinson's Disease, Alicia Rohan

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An Examination Of Research Agency And Its Practical Applications, Abeni El-Amin Ph.D.

Management Faculty Publications

The goal of this evaluation is to offer instructive practice on how to improve researcher agency. Indicated are how the literature review is an investigative process providing context to research studies and overall scholarship. Further, practical connection exhibits how exceptional research skills improve the body of information, structure, and quality needed to investigate global issues. Researchers provide a comprehensive analysis of phenomena to convey conceptual, theoretical, and empirical analysis of studies. Further, substantive feedback from collaborative research teams allows for corroboration and a refined final product. Likewise, the content of a research study must align to reflect objectivity and continuity. …

Building Capacity To Alleviate Poverty Through National Service: An Evaluation Plan Guided By Community Partner Perspectives, Laura E. Martin

eJournal of Public Affairs

This paper explores how a national service program, the Mid-South VISTA Project (MSVP), impacts community partner organizations through capacity building activities. MSVP is housed at Mid-South University and extends the community-engaged activities of campus units and while building capacity at partner organizations. The project considers dimensions of nonprofit capacity building, navigating the community-campus partnership process, and the legacy of the VISTA program. The data presented here are part of a larger case study of how programs housed at MSU’s community engagement center impact community partner organizations. Findings from interviews with fifteen VISTA supervisors guide the development of an evaluation plan …

Assessing And Improving Political Learning And Engagement On College Campuses, Catherine A. Copeland, Leah Murray

eJournal of Public Affairs

The American Association for State Colleges and University’s (AASCU’s) American Democracy Project (ADP) and the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE), located at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, formed a three-year partnership to pilot a process for fostering institutional change to advance political learning and engagement on college campuses. The multidimensional approach to collecting information, deploying dialogues, and crafting interventions provided insight into the necessity of generating institutional support for civic engagement initiatives.

This article reviews the goals, plan, and process of this three-year, multi-phased initiative. We weave throughout the results of multi-stage evaluations of …

Feature: The American Democracy Project, Catherine A. Copeland

eJournal of Public Affairs

For the ADP Feature section of the November 2021 issue

Sr 21-22-13 Ucc, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Recommendations

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Sr 21-22-12 Bapc, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Recommendations

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Full Time Faculty Handbook, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

Revised, Approved by the Board of Trustees on December 3, 2021.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation Of Alabama Exceeds $1.2 Million Investment In Alabama-Based Research, Adam Pope

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Bring Your Children To Explore New Words Through Song, Movement, And Creativity, Staff

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2021-December-03-Imls Grant Funded, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2021) – East Tennessee State University received nearly $100,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as a sub-awardee, led by faculty member Dr. Alissa A. Lange, who is an associate professor with the Department of Early Childhood Education and director of the Early Childhood STEM Lab.

The grant is part of the IMLS 2021 National Leadership Grants for Museums program, which aims to support projects that address the need to strengthen museum services for the American public. The grant in total awarded $941,787 in funding for a coalition led by the …

December 3, 2021 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Hill Named Director Of Diversity And Inclusion For Graduate Medical Education, Kendra Carter

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Hudl Strategic Analysis, Jessica Swanson

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Hudl is a cutting-edge company that assists with the filming, distributing, and recording statistics for more than 40 sports. The sports, at the high school, college, and even professional level, consist of football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and many others. Growing since its founding in 2006, Hudl now has more than 2,400 employees across 20 countries. To analyze the external environment of the video-sharing industry, a PESTEL analysis and a Porter’s Five Forces analysis were completed. These analyses found that Hudl was a unique case because they are in a very niche portion of the industry and take up a large …

International Engagement Weekly Newsletter, December 3, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of International Engagement.

Office of International Engagement newsletter

Inside this Issue:

--- Good Luck on Finals!
--- Student Wellness Services De-Stress Days
--- "It's a Wonderful Life" Film Screening
--- Weekly Coffee Hour
--- Visit the Amana Colonies with OIE
--- Ethnic Student Promoters is now accepting applications for the Spring semester
--- Free Winter Clothing
--- UNI's Interactive Digital Studies
--- Immigration Tip

December 3rd, 2021 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate Minutes

2021-December-03-Imls Grant Funded, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2021) – East Tennessee State University received nearly $100,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as a sub-awardee, led by faculty member Dr. Alissa A. Lange, who is an associate professor with the Department of Early Childhood Education and director of the Early Childhood STEM Lab.

The grant is part of the IMLS 2021 National Leadership Grants for Museums program, which aims to support projects that address the need to strengthen museum services for the American public. The grant in total awarded $941,787 in funding for a coalition led by the …

The Effects Of An Authentic Collaborative Project On University Directing Students’ Learning Experiences, Nur Hilyati Ramli, Safia Najwa Suhaimi, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan

The Qualitative Report

This phenomenological study reports an authentic collaborative project between students of acting and directing (AD) and students of Teaching English as Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in University Sains Malaysia (USM). The project, which is integrated and infused with features of authentic learning and creative drama education, aims to provide the AD students with new learning experiences that are authentic in nature and that focuses on their abilities to direct a full theatre performance. Using qualitative data collection methods (i.e., online reflections and open-ended items), the study identified and determined six meaningful learning experiences that the 29 AD students gained: …

Academics’ Understandings Of The Literacy Needs Of International Graduate Students, Edwin Creely, Raqib Chowdhury, Jane Southcott

The Qualitative Report

This article critically explores the understandings about the English academic literacy needs of international graduate students from the perspective of academic teaching staff in a Faculty of Education at a large Australian university. Research suggests that international graduate students for whom English is another language, on coming to English speaking countries, acquire English academic literacies as part of a complex set of academic competencies needed for successful graduate study. In this study, 16 academic teaching staff participated in focus groups and revealed their understandings and practices about academic literacies in the context of their experiences of working with international graduate …

Uab Researcher Shines Light On A Rare Disease That Causes Developmental And Intellectual Delays, Anna Jones

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The Echo: December 2, 2021, Taylor University

2021-2022 (Volume 109)

Silent Night game returns to Taylor University — PeRT adapts policies to low cases, vaccine mandates — Marion Health Network adds new location in Gas City — New chain restaurants coming Upland area — Global Need-to-Know — Diving into business with TU Shark Tank — Robin Perry: Residence hall cleaning with meaning — Missing the big picture — The self-fulfilling prophecy of a single story — Parking lot assignments — The pressure of Christianity — A student perspective on dating at a Christian institution — Seniors lead the next theatre production — An origin story as good as ‘The Incredibles” …

Coronavirus Update 12-2-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

By now, we are sure you have heard about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. It originated in South Africa or Europe, and the first U.S. case has been identified in California.

2021-December-02-Rotc Cadets Will Be Commissioned Dec, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2021) – Cadets in the Army ROTC Program at East Tennessee State University will be commissioned as second lieutenants at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the Carnegie Hotel on Friday, Dec. 10.

Col. Brent A. Clemmer, a recipient of the prestigious Silver Star, will be the guest speaker. Clemmer, who has served throughout the world from Korea to Afghanistan, is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s degree in defense analysis. He is a recipient of the Purple Heart. 

The two ETSU cadets who will be commissioned on Dec. 10 are: 

Benjamin …

2021-December-02-Rotc Cadets Will Be Commissioned Dec, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2021) – Cadets in the Army ROTC Program at East Tennessee State University will be commissioned as second lieutenants at a 10 a.m. ceremony at the Carnegie Hotel on Friday, Dec. 10.

Col. Brent A. Clemmer, a recipient of the prestigious Silver Star, will be the guest speaker. Clemmer, who has served throughout the world from Korea to Afghanistan, is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s degree in defense analysis. He is a recipient of the Purple Heart. 

The two ETSU cadets who will be commissioned on Dec. 10 are: 

Benjamin …

2021-December-02-University School Achieves Reward Status 2020-2021 School Year, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

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2021-12-02 Annual Evaluations Resolution, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate resolution regarding Annual Evauations required submitted on December 2, 2021.

2021-12-02 Faculty Senate Regent Report, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Report made by the Faculty Regent to the Faculty Senate on December 2, 2021.

2021-12-02 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from December 2, 2021.

2021-12-02 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from December 2, 2021.