scholarly journals Promoting a Culture of Engaged Scholarship and Mentoring Junior Faculty in the Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Process at a ‘Teaching First’ University

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Lisa Krissoff Boehm ◽  
Linda S. Larrivee
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Collective Bargaining Agreement ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
State University ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Community Projects ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

This paper analyzes the processes and outcomes involved with mentoring junior faculty in the reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) process at a comprehensive state university and creating a culture supportive of engaged research. Although the university in this case study is governed by a collective bargaining agreement that prohibits the development of new written policies on RPT, the deans and other academic leaders can promote significant change through cultural means. The article will examine: the place of engaged scholarship within the reappointment, tenure, and promotion processes of the university; the university’s commitment to a cross-institutional research approach; the mentoring of faculty conducting innovative community projects; the university’s recent strategic plan initiative funding of collaborative cross-college and community projects; partnership with the city of Worcester’s Department of Public Health on applied scholarship related to five domains of public health currently establishedas the focus of efforts by the city and the region; and the innovative CitySpeak devised theater project. At this state university, strong leadership helped support a deepening culture of engaged teaching and scholarship and helped faculty negotiate the road of RPT.

scholarly journals Proportional cancer incidence according to selected sites: comparison between residents in the City of S. Paulo, Brazil: Japanese and Brazilian/Portuguese descent

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Maria Pacheco de Souza ◽  
Sabina Léa Davidson Gotlieb ◽  
Moacyr Lobo da Costa Júnior ◽  
Ruy Laurenti ◽  
Antonio Pedro Mirra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Reference Period ◽  
School Of Public Health ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Japanese Descent

The percentual distributions of selected sites of cancer cases according to origin, sex and age are compared. Data were obtained from the Registry of Cancer of S. Paulo (School of Public Health of the University of S. Paulo, Brazil). The reference period for inhabitants of Japanese descent was 1969/78 and for those of Brazilian descent, the period was 1969/75. Standardized Proportionate Incidence Ratios (SPIR) with approximate 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) were evaluated using age specific Incidence Ratios of S. Paulo, 1973, as standards. The results agree with findings of previous works on mortality, but show different patterns according to origin. The well known fact that some sub-groups of a population may be different from the overall group is once again brought to the fore. Attention should be drawn to the differences detected for stomach, skin and prostate, in males, and for stomach, skin, cervix and uterus in females.

scholarly journals Doxiadis and the ideal dynapolis: The limitations of planned axial urban growth

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (415-417) ◽  
pp. 316-330
Author(s):  
Ray Bromley
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
State University ◽  
Planning History ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
International Planning ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The author is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he directs the Masters Program in Urban and Regional Planning. He is a member of the World Society for Ekistics (WSE), the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, the International Planning History Society, and many other professional and scholarly associations, and he has served as a consultant with the United Nations, UNICEF, USAID, and various projects funded by the World Bank and AID. His research and publications focus on: the history of ideas in planning and community development; metropolitan and regional development policies; the revitalization of old neighborhoods; disaster avoidance and relief; and, micro-enterprise development. The text that follows is a revised and extended version of a paper presented at the WSE Symposion "Defining Success of the City in the 21st Century," Berlin, 24-28 October, 2001.

scholarly journals Turning a Corner: Kansas State University Seeks to Meaningfully Address Green Building and the Sustainable Use of Energy and Resources on Campus and in the Broader Community

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-66
Author(s):  
Lee R Skabelund ◽  
R. Todd Gabbard ◽  
Barbara G Anderson ◽  
Benjamin L Champion
Keyword(s):  
Operations Research ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Student Life ◽  
State University ◽  
Life Curriculum ◽  
Kansas State University ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

Kansas State University (KSU) is a land-grant institution, with nine colleges and 23,000 students. The 668-acre main campus is located within the City of Manhattan, Kansas, which has a population of approximately 45,000. Through a bottom-up process the university has been seeking to integrate sustainability in student life, curriculum, operations, research, and engagement.

scholarly journals Association “Psychological Support for Muslims”, The Bashkortostan Branch, future Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 397-402
Author(s):  
Gulnaz V. Balyagova ◽  
Oksana S. Baturina
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Target Group ◽  
State University ◽  
Muslim Youth ◽  
On Line ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The article comprises a report about the opening in the city of Ufa (Bashkortostan, RF) of the Bashkortostan Branch of the Association «Psychological Support for the Muslims». The Branch is affiliated with the University centre «Theology» of the Bashkir State University (Institute of History and Public Administration). It also comprises a survey of the series of work-shops held on the 23th - 24th of March 2018 in the Bashkortostan Branch of the Association «Psychological Support for the Muslims». These workshops were aimed to establish ways and methods of how to enhance the resistance and provide psychological support within the target group of the Volga Muslim youth against messages spread via diverse media (wireless, on-line, etc.) by religious extremists.

scholarly journals Tackling the ‘death’ of brick-and-mortar clothing retailers through store atmospherics and customer experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Etuhole Angula ◽  
Valencia Melissa Zulu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Store Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The threat of online shopping propels brick-and-mortar retailers to innovate and design their retail atmosphere to create unforgettable shopping experiences to compete effectively and retain customers. The study firstly identifies store atmospherics factors that enhance the shopping experience and secondly explores the hypothesized relationships between store atmospherics dimensions (lighting, music, layout, and employee interaction) and customer experience. Furthermore, the effect of customer experience and repurchase intention is also explored. A self-administered survey was used, and data were collected from 390 respondents who visit physical clothing stores regularly in the City of Johannesburg in South Africa. The survey results were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for descriptive statistics. Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) was utilized for the path analysis. The findings reveal that only store layout, lighting, and employee interaction are essential elements in creating pleasurable customer in-store experiences (β = 0.163, p = 0.05; β = 0.207, p = 0.01; β = 0.293, p = 0.001). It is also evident that consumers perceive music to be less effective in enhancing their shopping experiences (β = 0.048, p = ns). Moreover, the results show that enriching customer experiences stimulate repeat purchases (β = 0.745, p = 0.001). The findings demonstrate that innovating the store environment should be based on shop layout, illumination, and employee contact to create appealing experiences. This study contributes to consumer and retailing services literature. Acknowledgment This study is based on the research supported partly by the University of the Witwatersrand Chancellor’s Female Academic Leaders Fellowship.

scholarly journals Engineering and Engaged Scholarship at Penn State Part II: The Existing Ecosystem

2014 ◽  
pp. 114-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H Colledge
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Student Organizations ◽  
State University ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Deep Knowledge ◽  
The Core ◽  
Penn State ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University

The objective of engineering education is to educate students who are ‘ready to engineer’.  This implies that students should be broadly prepared with not only deep knowledge and understanding of the technical fundamentals, but also the pre-professional skills required to be successful in the engineering workplace of today and tomorrow1.  Part I of this paper includes a brief rationale and need for ‘Engaged Scholarship’ and the inherent need for a robust ecosystem to support it.  Part II details the existing curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular efforts which form the core for the engaged scholarship ecosystem in the College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.  Curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for students are detailed.   Part III provides an overview of how this assortment of minors, certificates, programs, courses, and student organizations is being integrated and institutionalized into a strategic mission for the University.

scholarly journals Assessing the Readiness Level of Don Honorio Ventura State University - College of Computing Studies Towards the Implementation of Blended Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Aileen P. De Leon ◽  
Eden D Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
State University ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Readiness Level ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
The University

  Blended learning (BL) emerged abruptly when global pandemic affected the education system. Significant changes are brought by this model where it optimizes the instructional resources and upscale the quality of learning. This study focused in determining the level of readiness of the state university encompassing the domains of blended learning by stating its pedagogical condition and limitations. As a result, the researchers aim to identify strategic programs that can help the university implement BL effectively. The study combined both quantitative and qualitative research approach where the foremost used descriptive research to describe the characteristics of students and teachers, as well as their perspective towards BL. The latter discussed further the implications of implementing BL through an in-depth interview. The survey was administered to 110 students and 30 teachers, while the interview was conducted to 3 groups. Results indicated that students are in the Intermediate level in terms of ICT skills, while teachers are found to be in the Expert level. The high percentage of stakeholders having ICT skills and means brings a positive perspective towards BL. Moreover, the university’s initiatives to employ BL through academic and administrative capability-building activities and programs, recognition of different roles to be assumed by the key stakeholders and operational guidelines were the key indicators of the readiness of the university.

scholarly journals Rewarding Community-Engaged Scholarship: A State University System Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Saltmarsh ◽  
John Wooding
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
State University ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
State University System ◽  
Community Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Core Mission ◽  
University Of Massachusetts ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Policies

The need for new and revised structures to reward new forms of scholarship is being examined nationally and globally. It is also being examined on campuses that make up the University of Massachusetts system, all which are classified by the Carnegie Foundation for Community Engagement. This paper reports on the collective exploration by the five campuses of the University of Massachusetts to understand whether the existing academic policies sufficiently and appropriately rewarding community engagement and publically engaged scholarship enact the core mission of the University of Massachusetts to effectively generate knowledge, address social issues, and fulfill its academic and civic purposes.

scholarly journals The Search for Forms of Interaction between Technical Institutes, Regional Authorities and the Industries in the 1920s-1930s (by the Example of Ekaterinburg - Sverdlovsk)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-717
Author(s):  
Vasily Sukhikh ◽  
Serghey Vazhenin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
University Development ◽  
Original Intention ◽  
Technical Institutes ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Regional Authorities ◽  
The City

In the 1920–1930s the Ural industries and regional authorities were in need of qualified economists and engineers, which resulted in establishing in Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) its own university, technical institutes, and the Ural Branch of the USSR Academy of Science. The article reveals the reasons of failures in technical institutes’ development and the mistakes in training of economic specialists. The educational organizations and scholarly institutions faced the lack of funding from national and local authorities, whose intention was to make the process cheaper and faster, which resulted in disrupting operation of technical institutes and decreasing the quality of the students’ training. Such attitude on the part of the authorities became the crucial factor for the crises of higher education in the city. Poor communication with the local industry, ideologically based restrictions in teaching of economic disciplines, as well as separate reporting lines of technical institutes, higher education establishments and scholarly institutions also negatively affected the situation. The article proves that the best solution for the city could have been establishing a single research and education center at the State University, which was the original intention of its foundation in 1920. The lack of funding and inconsistent policy of the national and local authorities have led to abandoning the initial program of the university development. Only in 2019, they returned to the program at a new level, when they started to establish a research and education cluster at the Ural Federal University.

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