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Music Professor Performs Wagner In Hong Kong: Charles Reid Plays Role Of Froh, Jenna Neil

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Charles Reid, the associate professor of voice and voice area coordinator at Andrews University, spent a week in Hong Kong to perform one of four operas from Wagner's "Ring Cycle" with the Hong Kong Philharmonic in China. This article details Reid's experience.

51st International Food Fair: Put The World On Your Plate On March 29, Jenna Neil

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Details about the annual International Food Fair, 2015.

A Message From The President: Response To Student Movement Opinion Piece, Niels-Erik Andreasen

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

(Former) Andrews University President Niels-Erik Andreasen send an e-mail addressing a controversial opinion article about Black History Month in Andrews University's newspaper, the Student Movement.

Learning By Leading: Using Social Work Month Planning As Task Group Engagement, Abby M. Foreman, Erin Olson

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Deans List Fall 2014: Total Of 549 Students Qualify

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Dean's List for Fall 2014

Medicine For The Cause Of Peace: Israeli Doctors Treating Syrians To Present At Andrews

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Two Israeli doctors came to speak at Andrews University. The doctors, although they are Israeli, treat wounded Syrians in war zones. They shared their mission and experiences.

Respiration: Breathing Between The Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke

SURGE

How rare are we, who brandish Black and Male identity, in Academia?

In the past two weeks, I have been reminded of my Black maleness in a multitude of ways. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in a dialogue about Internalized Oppression at Diaspora House. Strong women of color discuss this issue while I work to stay respectful and non-oppressive in this space. I sat alone, subordinate in number, in each of my classes, where I am often the only one of my race and class. My race-gender circumstance is a matter of fact to me. How does this Black …

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V7n7, March 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- Media and Social Media
-- RodCon 2015
-- Canada and U.S. Symposium

“I’M Trying To Get My A”: Black Male Achievers Talk About Race, School And Achievement, Quaylan Allen

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This study seeks to challenge deficit views on Black male education by highlighting the perspectives of academically successful Black males in a secondary school setting. Employing interpretive qualitative methods, I present the narratives of academically successful Black males, emphasizing their reflections on race, school and academic achievement. In particular, this study highlights the educational dispositions and expectations of Black males, including the influences of their support systems on their academic trajectories. One support system comprised of parents, including the academic expectations held of their sons as well as their racial socializing practices. Another support system included their teachers, particularly those …

Winona Currents Magazine, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university. The cover theme is: Ending Gender-Based Violence.

Lister Hill Letter - March 2015, Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Letter (2011-2015)

No abstract provided.

Une Library Services Quarterly Report March 2015, Une Library Services

Quarterly Reports

Highlights of accomplishments of the University of New England's Library Services department.

2015 March, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for March of 2015.

Breathing Life Into Information Literacy Skills: Results Of A Faculty-Librarian Collaboration, Divonna M. Stebick, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Margaret E. Flora, Joseph W. Miller

Education Faculty Publications

When an education professor and a reference librarian sought to improve the quality of undergraduate student research, their partnership led to a new focus on assessing the research process in addition to the product. In this study, we reflect on our collaborative experience introducing information literacy as the foundation for undergraduate teacher education research. We examine the outcomes of this collaboration, focusing on the assessment of the process. Using a mixed methods approach, we found that direct instruction supporting effective research strategies positively impacted student projects. Our data also suggest that undergraduate students benefit from not only sound research strategies, …

Losing Oneself And Manufacturing Bureaucracy In Contemporary Elite American Higher Education [A Review Of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation Of The American Elite & The Way To A Meaningful Life, By William Deresiewicz], Jesse Swan

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Commentary about higher education can seem confused and wrongheaded. There are many reasons for this, but a common problem is that the general topic is usually poorly specified. One of the great virtues of William Deresiewicz’s description of the defilement of American higher education and of his proposals for its purification is that Deresiewicz’s description and proposals are concentrated on his cogently specified topic: the effect of elite education, specifically traced to the admissions process of the most exclusive American universities, on the people subjected to it. Much flows from Deresiewicz’s humane consideration of the topic, including a discussion of …

Creating Audience And Environment-Friendly Research Guides: Findings From A User Study, Jessica Alverson, James Lefager, Jennifer Schwartz, Amelia Brunskill

Staff Publications - University Libraries

Like many libraries, our institution had relied on a one-size-fits-all model for our subject research guides without considering the various audiences using our guides, or the different contexts in which students encounter those guides. Learn about our user study that explored how students use these guides, and where they fit into the actual research process. We will discuss how we engaged librarians and created a new model that balances diverse research needs and expectations.

What Stick Figures Tell Us About Irish Politics: Creating A Critical And Collaborative Learning Space, Sharon Feeney, John Hogan, Paul Donnelly

Articles

This paper focuses upon the interpretation of freehand drawings produced by a small sample of 220 first-year students taking an Irish politics introductory module in response to the question, ‘What is Irish Politics?’ By sidestepping cognitive verbal processing routes, through employing freehand drawing, we aim to create a critical and collaborative learning environment, where students develop their capacity for interpretation and critical self-reflection. This is because the freehand drawing technique, as part of a critical pedagogy, can generate a more critical and inclusive perspective, as visual representations permit us to comprehend the world differently, and understand how others also see …

Reference Resilience: Balancing Sustainability With Customized And Effective Research Support, Jennifer Adams, Laura Hibbler

Staff publications

As we see fewer "walk-up" questions at the reference desk, our librarians faced difficult questions about how best to focus research support for Holy Cross students. While so-called 'ready-reference' information is now available online, the expanse of information on the Internet combined with the increasing complexity of tools like research databases, pointed to a need for a different kind of research assistance which is more in-depth and focuses on effective search strategies. For many libraries, including ours, this calls for shifting our priorities and hours from traditional time at the reference desk to other, more-personalized activities such as meeting with …

The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

Take a walk through the herb gardens of history and find out what our ancestors knew (and thought they knew) about herbs and their uses for medicine, beauty, and even love. The presentation compares ancient beliefs to current scientific evidence and reveals the places where they intersect.

#Handsonlearning: Lessons From Student "Takeover" Of Csb/Sju Social Media, Tiffany Clements, Kelly Berg

Forum Lectures

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, CSB and SJU communication students "took over" CSB/SJU institutional profiles on Instagram and Vine for six weeks in the spring of 2014. Students in the Communication Department's New Media Applications and Analysis course planned, prepared and shared photos and video for their assigned profile. Groups were responsible for setting goals for their takeover, creating a profile of a target audience and applying lessons learned about effective branding through visual communication.

In this presentation, Associate Professor Kelly Berg and CSB/SJU Social Media Specialist Tiffany Clements discuss learning outcomes from the collaboration and takeaways for future Communications and …

Music Festival Concert & More: Music Department Holds Three Concerts

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Andrews University Department of Music hosted 3 free events in March, 2015.

Imagining Jesus In The Modern Age: Constantine Authors "Jesus Of New York"

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Andrews University professor, Greg Constantine, talks about his book, "Jesus of New York". Constantine takes the stories of Jesus in the Bible and retells them in a new way, set in the modern age.

School Of Education Receives Distinctions: Three Honors Awarded, Jenna Neil

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

The School of Education (SED) received several recognitions and approvals, including excellent faculty and staff, recognition for the science division, recognition for Andrews students' top scores on the state teaching exam, and recognition for an average pass rate of 95.8 percent for Andrews elementary and secondary education graduates, with a 100 percent pass rate on content exams in English, reading, history, chemistry, secondary mathematics, Spanish, elementary education, English as a second language, language arts (elementary), integrated science (elementary), visual arts education and music education. .

Two "Selma" Screenings On Campus: Andrews Honors Black History Month

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Two showings of the movie "Selma" were featured on the campus of Andrews University. A Tuesday forum followed the film: "Selma, The Movie: What it Means Today" featuring Paul M. Buckley, assistant vice president and inaugural director for the Butler Center at Colorado College. Buckley would provide "vision and leadership to advance and support issues of diversity, inclusion and equity."

Artfest 2015 Begins This Week: High School Students Invited To Explore Art & Design, Becky St. Clair

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

Andrews University’s Department of Visual Art & Design hosts their first-annual, weekend-long ArtFest. Details of the ArtFest are provided in the article.

The Impact Of Unionization On University Performance, Mark Cassell, Odeh Halaseh

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This study examines faculty unions’ impact on the organizational efficiency and effectiveness of public four-year institutions of higher learning. The article theorizes the causal connections between faculty unions to higher education performance. The study also presents results of a cross-sectional time series analysis and a cross-sectional analysis of higher education performance using data from the Department of Education’s Integrated Post Secondary Data System (IPEDS) spanning more than two decades and over 430 public universities and colleges. We find support for the view that unionization improves organizational efficiency and effectiveness. At the same time the research raises important methodological and substantive …

From Ivory To Babel To A New Foundation, Richard Boris

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

During my 12 years at the NationalCenter for Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, I observed with increasing frustration the inability of administration and faculty leaders—union and governance—to fully grasp, analyze, and find pathways out of public higher education’s current existential crisis.

My many years of observing leaders of public higher education lead me to the inescapable conclusion that together the leaders share a culture that shorts strategic planning, thinking, and boldness and instead favors ad-hoc, incremental acceptance of the ever-changing, slimmed-down state of affairs. The rarified bubbles of presidential cabinets and union boards symbiotically promote policies that, …

Leadership Partners In Brazil: International Cohort Met Last Month, Jenna Neil

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

"In January, 50 participants from the South American Division attended an intensive session of the MA in Leadership program in Brazil. This program is a partnership between Andrews University and Brazil Adventist University." This article provides an account of the highlights.

Peter Thiel’S Unsatisfying Critique Of Higher Ed, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Trio Concert: Violin, Cello, Piano On Valentine's Day

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

The Howard Performing Arts Center announced a Valentine's Day 2015 concert, presenting Carla Trynchuk on the violin, Chi Yong Yun on the piano, and Stephen Framil on the cello.