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Leadership And Ethics Analysis Of Liuzhou City Museum, Yicheng Qin

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character (SILEC) is an academic department to develop and promote ethical leadership among individuals and organizations through education, service and applied research. SILEC leadership changed recently while a new interim executive director brought in a leadership style that is transformational and supports the team concept. The strategic plan of FY2009-2010 demonstrates SILEC will devote more efforts to courses development.

By using leadership and ethics knowledge to analyze Liuzhou City Museum (LCM), I emphasize attention to grow ethics culture in effective stewardship and create accountability mechanism to reduce ethics risk. And I also use …

Internship In Information Technology Service, Weiqiang Li

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

This spring semester I had the opportunity to do my internship in department of Information Technology Service (ITS) in KSU. I interned in the Computer Lab which is one division of ITS.

The purpose of my internship is to demonstrate the ability to apply what I have learned from the classroom to an actual work experience. The analysis of the theory taught in classroom and its application in practice also is showed in the internship paper.

My internship paper was mainly composed of there parts: description of internship, policy analysis in ITS, and recommendations. The first part was the description …

Are Men Healthcare Executives More Successful Than Women Healthcare Executives?, Tina Chumley

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

The purpose of this study is to collect data from healthcare executives in hospital settings throughout the State of Georgia with a licensed bed capacity of 100 beds and greater in order to determine whether male executives are more successful than their female counterparts. Despite interest in this issue, there is no good answer to the question on how long pay disparity will continue between men and women healthcare executives.

The study provides insight that may help answer the question, and also supplies new information on why the disparity still exists. Data for healthcare executives were obtained through a self-administered, …

Application Of Project Management In Isep Promotion, Yanhong Li

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

I chose my Internship at the Institute for global initiatives (IGI) department of Kennesaw State University. During the January 5 to April 3, I have interning in the Office of international Services and programs (OISP).OISP is the core of IGI. My supervisor was Michele B. Miller. She is the Program Specialist & Exchange Coordinator. This year Ms. Miller has began a promotional campaign to promote the exchange student Program, especially the ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs). My job was to help her strengthen ISEP management. I accomplished this through class presentation and promotional tables at the student center of KSU. …

Federal Pay-For-Performance Reform And Organizational Discrimination: Lessons, Impacts, And Guidance For The Future, Stephen R. Goddard

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Those closest to the field of public administration, either through scholarly or practitioner roles, know very well that pay systems within the federal government are in dire need of new ideas. The General Schedule was established 60 years ago with the passage of the Classification Act of 1949. Since that time, the federal pay system has done quite well in establishing internal fairness and equality for workers within its purview. Starting in the 1970s, however, the General Schedule has fallen under increasing criticism for its failure to provide federal workers with an incentive to do better work or take on …

How American Government Promotes Small Business: Lessons For China, Shengjun Luo

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

After I finished 300 hours intern in Small Business Development Center (SDBC), I found that governmental associate is necessary and useful for small business. Below is my finding about how American government, especially during Bush’s Administration, helps small business. The paper includes: 1) Legislation and the special stimulus plan. 2) Service through Small Business Administration (SBA). 3) Priorities for small businesses in governmental procurement and 4) Disaster assist and special programs. After that, I provided Chinese small business department with nine suggestions that I developed from the knowledge that I learned in the United States.

Strategic Development Program At Tapestri, Inc., Cecilia Fly

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Working under the supervision of the Programs Director, and in conjunction with the rest of Tapestri staff, I worked to create a Strategic Development Program that laid the foundation to address current and future communications, public relations, and fundraising needs.

This included:

• Creating and implementing a detailed Development Plan, including public relations and communications initiatives in support of each component of the plan

• Assisting with grant writing and grant research. Create and maintain a detailed grant calendar.

• Working with web designer to revamp website and take advantage of internet fundraising potential.

• Producing promotional materials (newsletters, brochures, …

Sino-Us Comparison Of First Year Programs: Kennesaw State University Vs. Lushan College Of Guangxi University Of Technology, Shujie Liang

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

First-year programs play a key role for first-year students’ successful transition to higher learning at Kennesaw State University. The Department of First-Year Programs runs these programs very well and has a strong national reputation. The Department was built in 2007 but the relevant first-year programs have been performed close to 20-year.

Lushan College of Guangxi University of Technology, which is a new local college formed under the Chinese higher education reform in 2005, also runs first-year programs for first-year students.

This paper combines the writer’s internship experience in the Department of First-Year Programs at Kennesaw State Department and work experience …

Promoting Business: A New Outlook For The City Of Kennesaw, Melissa Rollins

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

According to the United States Census Bureau Kennesaw is one of the fastest growing cities in Cobb County (2000). Advancements in education and demographics have strikingly changed over the past 25 years allowing Kennesaw to surpass national, state, and regional increases since 1970. According to its website, per capita income is higher in Kennesaw, attributed to a higher household income (2009). In 2007, Kennesaw was elected in Family Circle as one the “Best Towns for Families”. The results were determined in part on the blend of affordable housing, good jobs, top-rated schools, and wide open spaces. Families have increased their …

Getting On Track: Consolidating And Streamlining Positions At Clark County, Elaina Bhattacharyya, Kevin Cerny, Craig Christiansen, Elizabeth Muto

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

For more than a decade, Clark County, Nevada was the fastest growing county in the nation and its government (and government services) rapidly expanded in an attempt to keep pace with the ever-increasing needs of County residents. In 1996, Clark County Human Resources (CCHR) endeavored to improve its managerial efficiency by reducing its number of position classifications and succeeded in collapsing some 1100 job classes down to 500. As the population boom continued well into the new millennium, the County was operating largely from a reactive position and experienced yet another spike in classifications; this time reaching 765 job classes …

Epa’S Role In Promoting Water Efficiency, Mary Ann Dickinson

Publications (WR)

The Alliance for Water Efficiency is pleased to appear before you today to offer views on activities and programs to improve water efficiency throughout the United States. We are a North American non‐profit organization, composed of diverse stakeholders with significant experience in water conservation programs and policies. Our mission is to promote the efficient and sustainable use of water, to promote cost‐effective water efficiency measures that will reduce wasteful consumption, reduce the need for additional drinking water and waste water capacity, and provide multiple energy, economic, and environmental benefits. And in that mission, we work closely with staff at the …

March 2009 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

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In The Immigration Spotlight: Detention, Immigrants' Citizen Children, Patricia Zapor

Postville Project Documents

Catholic News Service article from Mar. 27, 2009: A pair of reports released in March lay out some of the data behind efforts seeking changes in immigration policies, long before Congress gets around to considering another comprehensive immigration bill.

Health Care Workforce Issues And Access To Care: Assessing The Present And Preparing For The Future, Fitzhugh Mullan

Health Policy and Management Congressional Testimonies

Summary of Testimony Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, March 24, 2009

• Improving access to health care in the United States will require modifications in the structure of the U.S. physician workforce, the foremost of which will be the construction of a strong primary care delivery base.
• There are over 800,000 practicing physicians today or 280 physicians per 100,000 people. This represents a greater physician density than Canada (210) and the United Kingdom (250) but a density less than France (340) and Germany (350).
• The distribution of physicians in the U.S. heavily favors urban …

U.S. District Court Directs Fda To Reevaluate Previous Plan B Decision, Susan F. Wood, D. Richard Mauery

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Judge Edward R. Korman of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, issued a decision today (Mar. 23, 2009) in the case of Annie Tummino et al v. Frank M. Torti, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The case involved plaintiffs' claims that the FDA, in deciding that Plan B, known as emergency contraception or the morning-after pill, be made available over-the-counter (OTC) only with age restrictions, was unduly and inappropriately influenced by pressures from the White House among other factors.

Daylighting Strategies For U.S. Air Force Office Facilities: Economic Analysis Of Building Energy Performance And Life-Cycle Cost Modeling With Monte Carlo Method, Sang M. Lee

Theses and Dissertations

The U.S. federal government maintains more than 500,000 facilities in the United States and around the world, most of which are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to produce electricity. Within the federal government, the Department of Defense (DOD) spends over $2.5 billion per year on facility energy consumption which makes them the largest single energy consumer in the United States. Therefore, federal energy conservation goals focus on aggressively reducing energy consumption by reducing the energy demand at the facility level within the next 20 years. Daylighting is a passive solar energy strategy at the facility level that leverages load avoidance …

Dynamic Modeling Of The Economic Impacts Of A Terrorist Attack Using A Radiological Dispersion Device, Christopher B. Ledford

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to model the dynamic economic influences associated with an attack using a radiological dispersion device (RDD). Specifically, this thesis seeks to identify the variables associated with the total economic impact to the local community where the attack occurs and gain better insights into how local, state and federal entities can employ various policy decisions to bring the system under control within the first year of recovery. Of primary interest to the research is the problematic behavior of exponential economic impact and how the final accumulation of fiscal cost can be reduced. Using a system …

An Overview Of Major Health Information Technology, Public Health, Medicaid, And Cobra Provisions Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Melissa M. Goldstein, Taylor Burke, Phyllis Borzi, Lara Cartwright-Smith

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

A detailed side-by-side analysis of the individual components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), signed into law on February 17, 2009. One of the most sweeping pieces of economic legislation ever enacted, ARRA not only provides hundreds of billions of dollars in new health and health care spending but also makes comprehensive reforms in health law and policy, particularly in the area of health information law, including health information technology (HIT) adoption and health information privacy.

Parental Competencies Of Juvenile Probationers And Adherence To Curt Sanctions And Recidivism Rates, Amy Cook

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory study was to further investigate the notion of parental competencies through the use of the Juvenile Offender Parent Questionnaire as previously developed by Rose and colleagues (2004). The parent questionnaire was administered to 88 parents of juvenile probationers placed on probation in a Virginia county. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed an eight-factor solution: parental exasperation, parental resignation, mistrust of the juvenile justice system, shame over parenting efficacy, parental monitoring, fear of the child, parent perceptions of child’s exposure to violence, and anger towards child. Regression analyses indicate that parental exasperation and parental resignation were not significant …

Workforce Issues In Health Care Reform: Assessing The Present And Preparing For The Future, Fitzhugh Mullan

Health Policy and Management Congressional Testimonies

Summary of Testimony Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D. Before the Senate Finance Committee March 12, 2009

• Health Care Reform will require modifications in the structure of the U.S. physician workforce the foremost of which is the construction of a strong primary care delivery base.
• There are over 800,000 practicing physicians today or 280 physicians per 100,000 people. This represents a greater physician density than Canada (210) and the United Kingdom (250) but a density less than France (340) and Germany (350).
• The distribution of physicians in the U.S. heavily favors urban areas. Metropolitan areas have 2-5 times as many physicians as non-metropolitan …

The Hybrid Counterinsurgency Strategy: System Dynamics Employed To Develop A Behavioral Model Of Joint Strategy, Ferdinand Maldonado

Theses and Dissertations

Since the recent focus on the Global War on Terror, both military and civilian theorists have begun to “relearn” the intricacies of counterinsurgency warfare. We face difficult challenges when confronting non-state actors that tend to attack in the time between conventional battles and the establishment of stable governments. This research compares and contrasts current counterinsurgency strategies (Hearts and Minds and Cost Benefit Theory) by applying System Dynamics to provide insight into the influences and emergent behavior patterns of counterinsurgency systems. The information gained from the development of the models and from their simulation behaviors is used to construct a System …

Tls Newsletter Volume 1, Edition 3. March 2, 2009, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society

Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter

Inside the Newsletter: In the Know--Blutz about LITS. Professional Spotlight on Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. FYI: Relay for Life a Cure in Motion. Important Spring dates. Meet the Newsletter Committee. Gent to Know TLS Secretary Michael Bivins.

The Cresset (Vol. Lxxii, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

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Community Health Centers In An Era Of Health System Reform And Economic Downturn: Prospects And Challenges, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

This Policy Brief examines the role of health centers in the U.S. health care system, assessing their current and future roles in an era of both great promise and challenge. On one hand, government is poised perhaps more sharply than any time in nearly a generation to undertake a comprehensive effort at national health reform, addressing not only coverage but also access, quality, prevention, and the reinvigoration of primary health care, particularly for populations who face the highest health risks. On the other hand, the nation is facing the most severe economic recession in years, with lower income families and …

Vaccines And Autism: The Evidence And The Law, Alexandra M. Stewart

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

A potential link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism was dismissed by a federal vaccine court in February 2009. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the findings demonstrate a lack of medical evidence for any association, while Autism Speaks, a patient advocacy group, said questions remain about potential risks for certain subgroups.

Other legal actions are pending as the scientific and patient advocacy communities debate the need to conduct further research on the vaccine-autism link. Meanwhile, public health advocates worry that continuing concerns about the safety of vaccines may depress the population immunization rate. A small rise …

How Is The Primary Care Safety Net Faring In Massachusetts? Community Health Centers In The Midst Of Health Reform, Leighton C. Ku, Emily Jones, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin, Sara J. Rosenbaum

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Massachusetts' landmark 2006 health reform legislation sets an important precedent for national reform. Initial evaluations have demonstrated the law's success in dramatically expanding health insurance coverage and health care access, but less is known about its effects on community health centers, which serve one of every 13 residents and one in four low-income residents. This analysis evaluates the experiences of health centers with the Massachusetts reforms, using administrative data to examine finances and patient enrollment in addition to the qualitative results of in-depth interviews conducted during site visits in August 2008 and the results of a short survey of health …

Retiree Health Vebas: A New Twist On An Old Paradigm: Implications For Retirees, Unions And Employers, Phyllis Borzi

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

This issue brief provides an overview of stand-alone Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association trusts, through which employers have been able to rid themselves of future obligations to pay retiree health benefits in exchange for making a significant payment to designed to approximate the projected cost of these benefits. The paper include three case studies, including the VEBAs at the Big Three automakers.

Torch (March 2009), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

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Evaluation Of The Dc Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years, Patrick J. Wolf, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Brian Kisida, Lou Rizzo, Nada Eissa, Marsha Silverberg

School Choice Demonstration Project

he District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, passed by Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. As part of this legislation, Congress mandated a rigorous evaluation of the impacts of the Program, now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation of the impacts 3 years after families who applied were given the option to move from a public school to a participating private school of their choice.

The Effect Of Milwaukee’S Parental Choice Program On Student Achievement In Milwaukee Public Schools, Jay P. Greene, Ryan H. Marsh

School Choice Demonstration Project

This paper examines evidence on the “systemic effects” of expanding school choice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is home to one of the nation’s largest and longest-running school choice programs. If there are systemic effects from expanding school choice we should be able to see them in Milwaukee. This paper also introduces a novel method for analyzing systemic effects. Taking full advantage of student-level data, we develop a new measure of those effects based on the extent of voucher options that each student has each year. The idea behind this measure is that school systems face greater competitive pressure to serve …