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Nieuwoudt, W. L. "WATER MARKET INSTITUTIONS: LESSONS FROM COLORADO." Agrekon 39, no. 1 (March 2000): 58–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2000.9523567.
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Theobald, Rebecca B. "Internationalization: Institutions, People and Programmes in Colorado." Journal of Geography in Higher Education 32, no. 2 (May 2008): 205–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098260701731199.
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Seaman, Scott. "Collaborative Collection Management in a High-density Storage Facility." College & Research Libraries 66, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.66.1.20.
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This case study reviews selected collection management issues encountered in a collaboratively managed high-density remote storage facility. In 2000, four Colorado institutions—the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and the University of Denver—opened a shared high-density storage facility. This mix of public and private institutions agreed to collaborative collection management, including a nonduplication policy and the granting of direct access to stored materials for nonparticipating institutions through a statewide union catalog. Ownership of stored materials, selection of items for storage, operational management, and online and physical access proved to be challenging policy issues requiring committees, patience, and compromise to resolve.
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Staeheli, L. A. "Restructuring Citizenship in Pueblo, Colorado." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 26, no. 6 (June 1994): 849–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a260849.
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The terrain of local democracy in the United States is shifting. Structural changes in the economy and political institutions threaten the social rights of citizenship and the standing of individuals in the polity. In this paper, I examine political activism at the local level as a response to the changing nature of citizenship under economic and political restructuring. Interviews with residents of Pueblo, CO, are used to evaluate the ways in which citizens respond to restructuring. I argue that residents of Pueblo may be successful in the short term in using their activism to respond to the new opportunities and needs created by restructuring. However, the inability of residents to create linkages among members of social groups may ultimately limit their ability to forge a new progressive politics out of restructuring.
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Hartini, Sri. "Complaint Management Analysis variabel anteseden dan Konsekuensi: Studi Eksplorasi." Jurnal Manajemen dan Bisnis Indonesia 3, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): 237–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.31843/jmbi.v3i2.82.
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Goal of this research is a model of complaint handling strategy on health care institutions for the quality of service. The specific targets to be achieved are: the identification of attributes essential health services, identify performance attributes of health services, idenfifikasi complaint regarding health care received by the public, the media used in the delivery of the complaint and the complaint handling process health-care institutions. Exploratory qualitative research design used with in-dept interview to determine the behavior of the public complaint related to health care institutions and attributes of the expected public health services. To determine the relationship between variables based on qualitative research results in previous studies. model of service quality expected by society and complaint handling are ideal to create excelent service in health care institutions. The result are 4 proposition.
Key words : complain handling,service excellent,layanan kesehatan
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Dlova, Vukile, and Ogochukwu Nzewi. "Developing and Institutionalising Supply Chain Management Procedures: A Case Study of the Eastern Cape Dept of Roads and Public Works." Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review 2, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/apsdpr.v2i1.40.
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This article presents findings from a case study research in the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works. It systematically investigates why public institutions fail to implement their Supply Change Management (SCM) policies and procedures. The article provides a clear context for the researchand explains why policies and procedures are vital for organisations. It also illustrateshow policies and procedures are a meansto effective supply chain systems and describes the research method, population and sample. Findings based on the set outcriteria for good institutionalisation of policies and procedures showed that although SCM policies and procedures areprovided to employees and they were aware of the existence of theseinstruments, there was very little participation of employees in the development and review of these policies. Based on the findings of the research, a key recommendation is that practitioners, are involved in the day to day implementation of the SCM process in public institutions, should also be involved in the development processes of SCM policies and procedures. The research also argues that for public institutions to be effective and efficient, clear departmental guidelines should be simple and straight forward language should be used so as to avoid different interpretations by implementers. These two critical points will contribute to the effective and efficient development and institutionalization of SCM policies and procedures in government institutions.
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Hubbard, Mark A. "Institutions of a Horticulture Curriculum at College of the Ozarks." HortScience 30, no. 4 (July 1995): 901D—901. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.30.4.901d.
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College of the Ozarks is a private, liberal arts college in southwestern Missouri, and the Agriculture Dept. has recently begun instituting a variety of horticulture courses in an effort to meet the increasing student interest in horticultural science. The objective is to educate and train students in the horticulture fundamentals and specific production areas (advanced courses). Also, the College is in the process of constructing teaching and demonstration gardens to be used in conjunction with classroom instruction. These gardens will include a plant materials collection and horticultural crop production areas. Additionally, as the College requires that students work part-time at any of several work “stations” on campus, students have the opportunity to gain experience in landscaping or in production greenhouses on campus. Currently, the college has 10,000 ft2 of greenhouse space that is operated for the purposes of producing plants for campus landscaping, maintaining a ≥6000 orchid collection, and producing plants for seasonal sales. The college intends to integrate the classroom instruction, experiences in the teaching gardens, and the required work experiences to provide students with a complete horticultural education. Comments and suggestions for this budding endeavor are highly sought after.
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د. محمود بن عبدالله المحمود, د. محمود بن عبدالله المحمود. "Associate professor of applied linguistics Applied Linguistics Dept., Arabic Linguistics Inst., King Saud University." journal of King Abdulaziz University Arts And Humanities 28, no. 13 (May 7, 2020): 199–235. http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/art.28-13.7.
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In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the concern of the Arabic language is reflected in the Saudi language policy, which is displayed in all aspects of decisions, programs, projects and public life. The Kingdom’s development process has facilitated significant improvements at all levels, which enhances the need for continuous review of the language policy to ensure that it is achieving its goals. The current study seeks to discuss Saudi language policy in general, with a specific focus on Arabic language decisions, by utilizing an integrated approach, consisting of questionnaire and interview with a sample of administrative leaders in the Kingdom. The study seeks to discuss the ideology underlying Saudi language policy, as well as views on its nature, effectiveness, impact and implementation challenges; it also proposes a framework to build a Saudi language policy aimed at preserving previous achievements and achieving future aspirations. The study demonstrates the existence of social, cultural and linguistic ideologies that support the policies related to the Arabic language, such as considering it as a basic component of the political entity, a major part of the national identity; it also identifies concern for Arabic in the linguistic landscape, along with its centrality in the educational system, and the keenness of linguistic purification. The results also showed the participants’ agreement on the clarity of the decisions on language, as well as its comprehensiveness, need for development, and the extent to which individuals and institutions exhibit a weak awareness of it. Also, it reveals the existence of some problems that prevent its implementation, which are related to the decisions themselves, the procedural processes, or the administrative institutions. The study also provides suggested methodological recommendations to build the desired language policy, which proceeds from a research base and builds on current achievements.
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Duncan, David R., David Hammond, Jim Zalewski, John Cudnohufsky, Wojciech Kaniewski, Mike Thornton, Jeffrey T. Bookout, Paul Lavrik, Glennon J. Rogan, and Jennifer Feldman-Riebe. "633 Field Performance of “Transgenic” Potato, with Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle and Viruses." HortScience 34, no. 3 (June 1999): 556E—557. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.34.3.556e.
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After more than 10 years of research, Monsanto scientists have developed improved seed potatoes that are protected from serious pests, including insects and disease. The first commercial products resulting from this effort were NewLeaf ® potatoes derived from `Russet Burbank' and `Atlantic' parents. The NewLeaf® product was commercialized in 1995 and contains a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis (variety tenebrionis) (B.t.t.). for the production of the Cry3A protein. Potatoes expressing this gene are completely protected from the Colorado potato beetle (CPB) and need no additional chemical protection for this insect pest. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have all determined that these potatoes are the same in safety and nutritional composition as any other `Russet Burbank' and `Atlantic' potatoes. These potatoes have also been approved by Health Canada, Agri-Food Canada and Agriculture Canada and by Japan and Mexico for food use. Commercial growers across North America have experienced outstanding performance while growing NewLeaf® potatoes 3 years in a row. This level of performance is the result of stable, nonsignificant differences in expression of the Cry3A gene. The stable performance, also, is a result of an effective insect resistance management program based on maintaining CPB refuges near NewLeaf ® fields, reducing CPB populations, and monitoring for CPB surviving exposure to NewLeaf® potatoes. In 1998 NewLeaf Y®), conferring resistance to both CPB and potato virus Y, and NewLeaf Plus®, conferring resistance to CPB and potato leafroll virus will be commercially released.
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Catanzaro, C. J., C. L. Fenderson, and R. J. Sauve. "Consolidation of Agricultural Programs at Tennessee State University." HortScience 31, no. 4 (August 1996): 650d—650. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.31.4.650d.
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The Dept. of Agricultural Sciences currently offers degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate programs in Plant Science, Animal Science, and Rural Development were consolidated within the Dept. of Agricultural Sciences in the late 1980s due to the declining number of graduates. However, no personnel turnover or course changes occurred due to consolidation. Enrollment at the undergraduate level has doubled within the past 5 years. Student enrollment for Fall 1995 included 127 undergraduates and 31 graduate students. Graduation figures projected for 1995–96 include 26 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. Horticulture and Agronomy are now two of the concentrations available for the BS degree in Agricultural Sciences, and Plant Science is an option for the MS degree in Agricultural Sciences. Presently in the plant sciences there are approximately 30 undergraduates and 20 MS students. Faculty and professional staff affiliated with the Cooperative Agricultural Research Program are encouraged to submit teaching proposals to the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program, a USDA-funded competitive program for the agricultural sciences. Awards enable grantee institutions to attract more minority students into the agricultural sciences, expand institutional linkages, and strengthen education in targeted need areas. The Grants Program supports teaching projects related to curricula design, materials development, and faculty and student enhancement. Current teaching grants address graduate and undergraduate education in molecular biology and undergraduate education in soil sciences.
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Grant, Michael, and Marshall Smith. "Quantifying Assessment Of Undergraduate Critical Thinking." Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC) 15, no. 1 (July 26, 2018): 27–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/tlc.v15i1.10199.
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Enhancing students' critical thinking capabilities stands as the top goal of undergraduate education, according to faculty from many universities. We assessed the change in critical thinking skills with a sample of 176 students enrolled at either the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) or Colorado College (CC) by employing the Critical-thinking Assessment Test (CAT) developed with collaboration and support from the National Science Foundation. Students' critical thinking progress was compared by assaying skills during the first and last weeks of the term in classes that expressly emphasized: (1) critical thinking, or (2) civic engagement, or (3) where, according to the class instructors, neither was a point of major emphasis. CAT scores improved significantly for students at both institutions, in different categories of class types, and over the dramatically different lengths of terms (3.5 weeks at CC vs 15 weeks at UCB). Our research contributes to an understanding of changes in critical thinking as part of the undergraduate experience. We demonstrate that the CAT instrument can be an effective tool for assessing critical thinking skills across very different institutions of higher education.
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Heikkila, Tanya. "Coordination in water resource management: the impact of water rights institutions." Water Policy 5, no. 4 (August 1, 2003): 331–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2003.0020.
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This paper considers how water rights laws can shape the ways water providers coordinate when devising conjunctive water management programs. Conjunctive water management is a particularly useful tool for analyzing water management coordination because it involves certain physical and organizational complexities that may facilitate the need for coordination. It takes advantage of the natural storage capacity of underground aquifers for the storage of surface supplies during high flow seasons, allowing for recovery of those supplies when surface flows are limited. This paper compares conjunctive management programs across Arizona, California and Colorado. It identifies the distinct types of coordination associated with conjunctive water management programs across these states and shows that these forms of coordination depend upon the larger institutional setting governing rights to water resources.
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Garvin-Doxas, Kathy, Michael Klymkowsky, and Susan Elrod. "Building, Using, and Maximizing the Impact of Concept Inventories in the Biological Sciences: Report on a National Science Foundation–sponsored Conference on the Construction of Concept Inventories in the Biological Sciences." CBE—Life Sciences Education 6, no. 4 (December 2007): 277–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.07-05-0031.
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The meeting “Conceptual Assessment in the Biological Sciences” was held March 3–4, 2007, in Boulder, Colorado. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and hosted by University of Colorado, Boulder's Biology Concept Inventory Team, the meeting drew together 21 participants from 13 institutions, all of whom had received National Science Foundation funding for biology education. Topics of interest included Introductory Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology, and the Nature of Science. The goal of the meeting was to organize and leverage current efforts to develop concept inventories for each of these topics. These diagnostic tools are inspired by the success of the Force Concept Inventory, developed by the community of physics educators to identify student misconceptions about Newtonian mechanics. By working together, participants hope to lessen the risk that groups might develop competing rather than complementary inventories.
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Fitlayeni, Rinel, Marleni Marleni, and Elvawati Elvawati. "Strategi Organisasi Informal Menjaga Persistensi Pasar Tradisional di Kecamatan Padang Barat." MIMBAR, Jurnal Sosial dan Pembangunan 31, no. 1 (June 8, 2015): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v31i1.1106.
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The focus ofthis study is to examine the Strategy Informa Organizations Maintaining Persistence of Traditional Markets. This is due tothe marketis animportant institution in economic institutions. In addition, the market serves to bring together the economic actors. The market also serves as an economicmeans of providing a barometer of the economy in the area of income generation. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive type. Informants in this study is determined by means of intentional (purposive). Data collection techniquesin this studyis the observation, collection of documents (writings) and in-dept interview. From the results ofthe resilience oftraditional market research can not be separated from the role ofthe actor, especially traders. Through informal traders by establishing Organiasai. The strategiesthey doamong other things, (a) streng then social networks among the sellers; (b) increase social networks with consumer; (c) increase solidarity.
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Mumme, Stephen P., Oscar Ibáñez, and Suzanne M. Till. "Multilevel governance of water on the U.S.-Mexico border." Regions and Cohesion 2, no. 2 (June 1, 2012): 6–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/reco.2012.020202.
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This article examines the state of binational multi-level water governance along the U.S.-Mexico border. Drawing on the well known multi-level governance (MLG) typology advanced by Hooghe and Marks (2003), the article pro files the Type I and Type II binational water institutions and programs now in place along the U.S.-Mexico border and examines their role in solving recent binational water disputes. The article shows that Type II MLG institutions make a modest contribution to the resolution of recent water conflicts on the Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers, enriching capacity for achieving cooperative and sustainable solutions in U.S.-Mexico border water management. Supporting and strengthening the new Type II MLG water management institutions is likely to facilitate greater binational cooperation in managing internationally shared water resources along the U.S.-Mexico border. Spanish Este artículo examina el estado de la gobernanza multi-nivel (GMN) binacional del agua a lo largo de la frontera México-Estados Unidos. Utilizando la tipología ampliamente conocida de Hooghe y Marks (2003), el texto per fila las instituciones binacionales del agua y sus programas Tipo I y Tipo II que se encuentran a lo largo de esta frontera, y examina el rol que juegan en la solución de recientes disputas binacionales por el agua. El artículo muestra como las instituciones Tipo II de GMN realizan una modesta contribución a la solución de recientes conflictos del agua en los ríos Grande y Colorado, enriqueciendo la capacidad para lograr soluciones sustentables en base a la cooperación para el manejo del agua. El apoyo y fortalecimiento de nuevas instituciones de manejo de agua Tipo II de GMN probablemente facilitará una mejor cooperación binacional en la administración de recursos hídricos compartidos a lo largo de la frontera México-Estados Unidos. French Cet article fait état de la gouvernance multi-niveaux (GMN) et binationale de l'eau le long de la frontière entre les États-Unis et le Mexique. Ce e recherche s'aligne sur la typologie bien connue de la gouvernance multi-niveaux proposée par Hooghe et Marks (2003). Elle décrit les types I et II des institutions binationales de l'eau, ainsi que les programmes actuellement réalisés le long de la frontière américano-mexicaine, tout en examinant leur rôle dans la résolution des conflits binationaux récents portant sur l'eau. L'article montre que les institutions multiniveaux de type II apportent une modeste contribution à la résolution des conflits récents au sujet des fleuves Rio Grande et Colorado, avec pour conséquence que la gestion des eaux transfrontalières entre les États-Unis et le Mexique voit un renforcement de ses compétences pour apporter des solutions coopératives et durables. Encourager et renforcer les institutions de gestion de l'eau de nouveau type II de la gouvernance multiniveaux est à même de faciliter une plus grande coopération binationale en termes de gestion des ressources aquatiques internationales, le long de la frontière entre les États-Unis et le Mexique.
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Fuchs, Joseph Robert, Jeffrey William Fuchs, Joshua M. Hauser, and Marilyn E. Coors. "Patient Perspectives on Religiously Affiliated Care in Rural and Urban Colorado." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 12 (January 2021): 215013272110121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211012158.
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Introduction Religiously affiliated healthcare organizations play an important role in the delivery of care in the United States. There is a gap in the literature regarding patients’ attitudes toward receiving care at these institutions, especially in geographically diverse populations. Methods In this two-site pilot study, we conducted a written survey of 141 adult primary care patients at non-religiously affiliated clinics in rural and urban Colorado. Demographic information, measures of religiosity and spirituality, and opinions regarding religiously affiliated care were collected. Results 73.3% and 69.6% of patients in rural and urban counties, respectively, had no preference as to the religious affiliation of their care. However, patients in the urban county (24.1%) were more likely than those in the rural county (8.3%) to prefer care that was not affiliated with any religion. Conclusions This study suggests that concerns such as proximity to care and patient/provider relationships may be more important to patients than the possible religious affiliation of a healthcare organization. This work is a first step in better understanding patients’ attitudes toward religiously affiliated care in urban versus rural settings.
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Lubińska-Tomczak, Mirela. "The state of family assistance profession in Poland. Conclusions from own research." Praca Socjalna 35, no. 5 (October 31, 2020): 99–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.4428.
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This article is about the profession of the family assistant and complexity of their work environment. In the framework of the empirical research attempts were made to answer questions regarding cooperation of family assistants with the supported families and with the employees of aid institutions, such as police officers, coordinators of family foster care, educational and judiciary professionals and social workers. They also sought to identify and depict the mutual relationships among the social groups, to define the socio-occupational position of family assistants and how they perceive their work. The empirical research carried out within the qualitative methodological framework in the Province of Opole. The research sample included 111 respondents. The applied technique was the in-dept interview, relying on three different interview questionnaires, one per each group: family assistants, assistance services, and supported families. The collected empirical material was subjected to content analysis and numerous conclusions were drawn.
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Kartika, Siska Ayu. "E-Learning as a Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: A preliminary study on College Students." Procedia of Social Sciences and Humanities 1 (January 30, 2021): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/pssh.v1i.21.
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There is a dilemma of accepting the new educational system, that we know as “e-learning” by students within educational institutions. We have to replace face-to-face education with distance education in response to the COVID-19. This form of distance education, e-learning, differs from conventional education: being suddenly, unreadily and forcefully implemented. This study examined and assessed the impact of e-learning to college students, during pandemic. An online survey was conducted amongst some college students in the Mechanical Engineering Dept, at Universitas Balikpapan using a purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The result of this study has confirmed the positive of direct effect variables (attitude, affect and motivation; perceived behavioral intention (ease of use technology, accessibility and cognitive engagement). This study suggests relevant parties to the education system, to improve the implementation of e-learning systems.
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Lostroh, C. Phoebe. "Keeping It Real: Substantive Learning on a Short Calendar." CBE—Life Sciences Education 6, no. 4 (December 2007): 285–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.07-05-0024.
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Many institutions offer courses that last less than a quarter and are a student's sole academic responsibility for that short term. There is an unfortunate and incorrect perception that such short classes cannot be used to teach substantively. At Colorado College, we teach all of our courses in 3.5 wk, including majors' courses in molecular cell biology and related fields. The article presents strategies for exploiting short terms as excellent venues for deep learning in the biological sciences.
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Powers, Ráchael A., Catherine Kaukinen, and Michelle Jeanis. "An Examination of Recidivism Among Inmates Released From a Private Reentry Center and Public Institutions in Colorado." Prison Journal 97, no. 5 (September 1, 2017): 609–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032885517728893.
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In this study, we examine comparative rates of recidivism for Colorado inmates released from a private reentry center and public facilities. Using a sample of 6,102 inmates released from 2008 to 2012, we measure overall recidivism and recidivism for a new crime. Applying a quasi-experimental methodology, we find that overall rates of recidivism are comparable. Prior to matching, 46.8% of the treatment and 61.3% of the comparison group recidivated, and the difference is statistically significant. However, after matching on relevant covariates, the difference was reduced to nonsignificance. In contrast, those released from the private facility are more likely to return to prison for a new offense. Approximately 14% of those in the private facility committed a new crime compared with 9% prematching and 8% postmatching. Despite these modest differences in the rate of recidivism, the overall time to return to prison is comparable between the groups.
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Magennis, Ann L., and Michael G. Lacy. "Demography and Social Epidemiology of Admissions to the Colorado Insane Asylum, 1879–1899." Social Science History 38, no. 1-2 (2014): 251–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2015.18.
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This paper analyzes admissions to the Colorado Insane Asylum from 1879 to 1900. We estimate and compare admission rates across sex, age, marital, occupation, and immigration status using original admission records in combination with US census data from 1870 to1900. We show the extent to which persons in various status groups, who varied in power and social advantage, differed in their risk of being institutionalized in the context of nineteenth-century Colorado. Our analysis showed that admission or commitment to the Asylum did not entail permanent incarceration, as more than half of those admitted were discharged within six months. Men were admitted at higher rates than women, even after adjusting for age. Marital status also affected the risk of admission; single and divorced persons were admitted at about 1.5 times the rate of their married counterparts. Widows of either sex were even more likely to be admitted to the Asylum, and the risk increased with age. Persons in lower income/lower prestige occupations were more likely to be institutionalized. This included occupations in the domestic and personal service category in the US census, and this was evident for both males and females. Foreign-born men and women were admitted at, respectively, twice and three times the rate of their native counterparts, with particularly elevated rates observed among the Irish. In general, admission to the Colorado Insane Asylum appears to differ only in a slightly greater admission of males when compared to similar contemporaneous institutions in the East, despite the obvious differences in the Colorado population size and urban concentration.
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Mullinix, Mark K., and Paul Tvergyak. "066 A MODEL FOR REFORM OF UNDERGRADUATE HORTICULTURE EDUCATION: THE WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT PROGRAM." HortScience 29, no. 5 (May 1994): 437d—437. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.29.5.437d.
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Horticulture departments have been experiencing a decline of students studying pomology and the tree fruit industry suffers from a shortage of horticulturists. Wenatchee Valley College responded to the tree fruit industry's request to develop an undergraduate pomology program. The program has an industry advisory committee, is industry oriented and emphasizes the art and the science of deciduous tree fruit production. Industry and field-based instruction is a significant component of the curriculum. The fruit industry funded the development of two laboratory orchards totaling 53 acres. Industry satisfaction and student placement is high. Wenatchee Valley College's success motivated the industry to encourage the Washington State University Dept. of Horticulture and Wenatchee Valley College to join in an educational partnership. The Washington Tree Fruit Program was implemented in 1993. It is the state's first educational program cooperatively developed by two state institutions of higher education and boasts 55 degree-seeking students. The articulated curriculum has many innovations and represents a significant departure from traditional undergraduate pomology curricula.
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McIntosh, John. "The Second Jurassic Dinosaur Rush." Earth Sciences History 9, no. 1 (January 1, 1990): 22–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17704/eshi.9.1.6282582245666570.
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The first great North American Dinosaur Rush, begun in 1877 and precipitated by the Marsh-Cope rivalry, was followed by an even greater second Dinosaur Rush, begun just before the turn of the century. The two major principals involved were H. F. Osborn of the American Museum of Natural History in New York and W. J. Holland of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, but a number of other institutions were also involved, among them the Field Museum in Chicago and parties from the Universities of Wyoming and Kansas. The old Marsh sites at Como Bluff, Wyoming and Garden Park, Colorado were reworked with great success, but many new quarries were also opened, among them, those in the Freezeout Hills and eastern slope of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming and the Grand Junction area in Colorado, but most importantly at the two greatest North American Jurassic dinosaur sites: The American Museum Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming and the Carnegie Museum Quarry at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah.
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Gerlak, Andrea K. "Regional Water Institutions and Participation in Water Governance: The Colorado River Delta as an Exception to the Rule?" Journal of the Southwest 59, no. 1-2 (2017): 184–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jsw.2017.0010.
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Peek, Lori, and Krista Richardson. "In Their Own Words: Displaced Children's Educational Recovery Needs After Hurricane Katrina." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 4, S1 (September 2010): S63—S70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2010.10060910.
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ABSTRACTObjectives: Children may experience psychological, physical, and educational vulnerability as the result of a disaster. Of these 3 vulnerability types, educational vulnerability has received the most limited scholarly attention. The 2 primary objectives of this research are to describe what forms of educational support displaced children said that they needed after Hurricane Katrina and to identify who or what facilitated children's educational recovery.Methods: This article draws on data gathered through participant observation and interviews with 40 African American children between the ages of 7 and 18 years who relocated to Colorado with their families after Hurricane Katrina.Results: In the first year following Hurricane Katrina, more than 75% of the children in the sample experienced a decline in grades. In subsequent years, the children reported greater satisfaction with their schools in Colorado and their overall educational experience. The children identified their teachers, peers, and educational institutions as playing the most significant role in their recovery.Conclusion: Through offering a child-centric perspective, this study expands prior research on postdisaster educational recovery.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2010;4:S63-S70)
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Mardiana, Dina, and M. Taufiqi Rahman. "AKTUALISASI MODERASI KEBERAGAMAAN DI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN BERCIRI ISLAM: Studi pada Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) di Kabupaten Malang-Jawa Timur Indonesia." Jurnal Visi Ilmu Pendidikan 13, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/jvip.v13i1.42200.
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The theme of religious moderation is increasingly important to study in line with the emergence of anxiety about strengthening intolerant, extremist, and radicalism-terrorism movements in several educational institutions in Indonesia. This research aims to examine the actualization of religious moderation values (read: Islamic moderation) of teachers at SMP Aisyiyah Boarding School and SMP Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Malang. Therefore, this research uses a qualitative approach to the type of case study research. Methods of data collection are carrying out through observation, in-dept interview, and documentation of the two research locus. At the same time, the data analysis used the interactive Miles-Huberman model. This results showed that teachers' religious moderation actualizes in two ways. First, the pathway formal-curriculum through the learning planning tools which are explicitly stated in the Learning Implementation Plan (RPP), as well as through extracurricular activities guided by teachers to students, namely scouts and student council; Second, is the pathways hidden-curriculum manifested in a pattern of habituation from teachers to students through an organizational culture that is run in schools, especially in the aspect of shared basic assumptions from the students
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Breviglieri, Gustavo Velloso, Guarany Ipê do Sol Osório, and Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira. "Understanding the emergence of water market institutions: learning from functioning water markets in three countries." Water Policy 20, no. 6 (October 12, 2018): 1075–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.119.
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AbstractMarkets for managing natural resources have existed for many decades and have gradually made their way into the mix of discourses on water policy. However, there are not many established water markets functioning worldwide and little understanding about how and why water markets emerge as allocating institutions. In order to understand the dynamics of the evolution of water markets, the experiences of selected cases with relatively mature water market systems were analyzed, namely: the Murray–Darling Basin in Australia; the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and the transfers between the Palo Verde and Metropolitan Water Districts in the USA; and Spain. We found that formal markets emerged in water scarcity situations where water rights already existed and were sometimes exchanged informally. Water markets have not always moved to reduce transaction costs, as some of those costs were necessary to achieve societal goals beyond economic efficiency. There is a significant difference between the idea of water markets as proposed by economic theory and actual practice in the water sector. As institutions, markets are humanly devised rules embedded in a social and political context and do not always lead to efficient or effective solutions for the management of resources.
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Seaman, Scott. "Estimating Salary Compression in an ARL Institution: A University of Colorado at Boulder Case Study." College & Research Libraries 68, no. 5 (September 1, 2007): 388–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.68.5.388.
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Salary compression is the narrowing of the pay differentials between people in the same job but with widely varying years of experience. Within academics, the most commonly asserted cause for salary compression is that of a labor shortage. When institutions compete in a job market with more vacancies than candidates, salaries for vacant positions increase faster than salaries for filled positions. As resources are directed at recruiting new hires rather than annual merit increases, productive senior staff find themselves earning similar salaries as new hires. While this has been common in disciplines such as business, nursing, and engineering, there is also anecdotal evidence that the conditions may have existed for this to happen in librarianship during the late 1990s. This case study defines salary compression, reviews the context in which it may arise, and discusses those conditions in which compression may be beneficial or may be detrimental, and examines the statistical tools used to detect evidence of compression within an organization. Multiple regression analysis is used to determine if there is evidence of salary compression among the librarians at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Pande, S., and M. Ertsen. "Endogenous change: on cooperation and water availability in two ancient societies." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 18, no. 5 (May 14, 2014): 1745–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1745-2014.
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Abstract. We propose and test the theory of endogenous change in societal institutions based on historical reconstructions of two ancient civilizations, the Indus and Hohokam, in two water-scarce basins, the Indus Basin in the Indian subcontinent and the lower Colorado Basin in the southwestern United States. In our reconstructions, institutions are approximated by the scale of "cooperation", be it in the form of the extent of trade, sophisticated irrigation networks, a central state or a loosely held state with a common cultural identity. We study changes in institutions brought about by changes in factors like rainfall, population density, and land-use-induced water resource availability, in a proximate manner. These factors either change naturally or are changed by humans; in either case we contend that the changes affect the stability of cooperative structures over time. We relate the quantitative dimensions of water access by ancient populations to the co-evolution of water access and the socioeconomic and sociopolitical organizations. In doing so, we do not claim that water manipulation was the single most significant factor in stimulating social development and complexity – this would be highly reductionist. Nonetheless, we provide a discussion with the aim to enhance our understanding of the complexity of coupled human–hydrological systems. We find that scarcity triggered more complex cooperative arrangements in both Indus and Hohokam societies.
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Ramaswami, Anu, Deborah Main, Meghan Bernard, Abel Chavez, Anita Davis, Gregg Thomas, and Kathy Schnoor. "Planning for low-carbon communities in US cities: a participatory process model between academic institutions, local governments and communities in Colorado." Carbon Management 2, no. 4 (August 2011): 397–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.4155/cmt.11.34.
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Witkowsky, Patricia, Kathryn Starkey, Grant Clayton, Martin Garnar, and Ashley Andersen. "Promises and Realities: Academic Advisors' Perspectives of Dual Enrollment Credit." NACADA Journal 40, no. 2 (October 1, 2020): 63–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.12930/nacada-19-24.
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Dual enrollment (DE) is a common method for high schools to offer postsecondary preparation, exposure to college-level expectations, and, potentially, college credit. Some dual-enrollment students enter college with 24 semester hours. Upon matriculation, these high-credit DE (HCDE) students present unique challenges to college academic advisors. This study examined the experiences of these advisors by utilizing semi-structured interviews with academic advisors from Colorado who work with HCDE students. Advisors frequently had to address implications of DE credits on time to graduation, degree planning, potential costs savings, and tradeoffs with on-campus experiences. Implications include the need for four-year institutions to better communicate with high school students and counselors and to improve planning for the complexities of HCDE students.
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Auld, D. L., M. J. Cepica, and C. B. McKenney. "566 Barriers Encountered in Establishing Effective Distance Education Programs." HortScience 35, no. 3 (June 2000): 493D—493. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.493d.
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Distance education is an area of rapid expansion in higher education today. Unfortunately, the development of distance education efforts, like all new programming, is fraught with numerous barriers. Frequently, technological advances precede internal policies necessary to support these activities, and because of the nature of distance education, concerns over expense, workload, intellectual property, conflict of interest and teaching methodology may impede progress. Funding distance education efforts also requires long-term vision and commitment. It is essential that a clear vision, including identification of existing needs and benefits, be developed before equipment and personnel are secured. Finally, some distance education efforts by their nature involve collaboration between other institutions of higher education. These schools may view participation in these programs as opportunities for their advancement or possible encroachment on their educational market. Establishing strong relationships is essential for ultimate success. At Texas Tech Univ., the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources along with the Dept. of Plant and Soil Science have committed to the development and implementation of distance education as an educational tool providing enrichment and access to high-quality programming for its on campus and place-bound students. Some of the success stories as well as the frustrations behind these efforts will be discussed.
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Farrell, Shannon, Catherine Cranston, and Jeffrey Bullington. "Embracing INTO: Library Plans and Campus Collaboration to Serve an Increased International Student Population." Collaborative Librarianship 5, no. 2 (2013): 101–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.29087/2013.5.2.06.
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Universities are using private recruitment agencies to fast-track internationalization initiatives and realize tuition-based revenue increases. Colorado State University (CSU), with this dual aim of increasing the proportion of international students on campus and generating income via out-of-state tuition, signed a contract with INTO, a British organization that works to recruit international students to attend partner institutions from countries across five continents. International students, although not a homogenous population, as a whole do bring unique challenges. Our study examined how both campus and the library could prepare for the expected large influx of international students. Seeking to understand the INTO model and the effect it would have on campus, particularly in terms of resource planning, we conducted a series of interviews with INTO staff, librarians at other U.S. INTO institutions, and CSU faculty and staff who would interact most substantially with the INTO population. Various campus departments have made significant preparations to prepare for the growing INTO population, and we identified several steps that the CSU Libraries could take to better serve these students, including enhancing existing services and fostering new campus collaborations.
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Garrick, Dustin, Lucia De Stefano, Fai Fung, Jamie Pittock, Edella Schlager, Mark New, and Daniel Connell. "Managing hydroclimatic risks in federal rivers: a diagnostic assessment." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 371, no. 2002 (November 13, 2013): 20120415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2012.0415.
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Hydroclimatic risks and adaptive capacity are not distributed evenly in large river basins of federal countries, where authority is divided across national and territorial governments. Transboundary river basins are a major test of federal systems of governance because key management roles exist at all levels. This paper examines the evolution and design of interstate water allocation institutions in semi-arid federal rivers prone to drought extremes, climatic variability and intensified competition for scarce water. We conceptualize, categorize and compare federal rivers as social–ecological systems to analyse the relationship between governance arrangements and hydroclimatic risks. A diagnostic approach is used to map over 300 federal rivers and classify the hydroclimatic risks of three semi-arid federal rivers with a long history of interstate allocation tensions: the Colorado River (USA/Mexico), Ebro River (Spain) and Murray–Darling River (Australia). Case studies review the evolution and design of water allocation institutions. Three institutional design trends have emerged: adoption of proportional interstate allocation rules; emergence of multi-layered river basin governance arrangements for planning, conflict resolution and joint monitoring; and new flexibility to adjust historic allocation patterns. Proportional allocation rules apportion water between states based on a share of available water, not a fixed volume or priority. Interstate allocation reform efforts in the Colorado and Murray–Darling rivers indicate that proportional allocation rules are prevalent for upstream states, while downstream states seek reliable deliveries of fixed volumes to increase water security. River basin governance arrangements establish new venues for multilayered planning, monitoring and conflict resolution to balance self governance by users and states with basin-wide coordination. Flexibility to adjust historic allocation agreements, without risk of defection or costly court action, also provides adaptive capacity to manage climatic variability and shifting values. Future research should develop evidence about pathways to adaptive capacity in different classes of federal rivers, while acknowledging limits to transferability and the need for context-sensitive design.
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Tignor*, Milton E., Gene A. Giacomelli, Tracy A. Irani, Chieri Kubota, Margaret J. McMahon, Sandra B. Wilson, and David A. Heleba. "Multimedia Instrument for Greenhouse Education: Establishing Potential Clientele." HortScience 39, no. 4 (July 2004): 809D—810. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.39.4.809d.
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Currently, in the United States, the greenhouse industry covers more than 15,000 acres and is supported by a diverse number of firms with employee expertise that includes greenhouse manufacturing, engineering, irrigation, horticulture, IPM, sales, marketing, and business management. The growing greenhouse industry continues to be in need of highly trained undergraduates that have mastered an amalgam of scientific and business concepts necessary to be competitive in today's agricultural marketplace. Using a multidisciplinary approach we are creating a multimedia instrument for utilization in a variety of greenhouse related courses. This instrument ultimately will be available on the web for anyone to access. To ensure that our vision matches need, we have reviewed the courses offered throughout the United States at 1862, 1890, and 1994 land grant institutions. Course information collected includes; college, Dept., title, level, description, website (if available) and instructor e-mail (if available). Interestingly, there are at least 84 courses offering some aspect of greenhouse science in the U.S. Most are offered in Colleges of Agriculture or Engineering, but are housed in 17 diverse Dept.s. Examples include Dept.s of Horticulture; Agronomy and Horticulture; Agricultural Biosystems and Engineering; Plant, Soil, and Entomological Science; and Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape & Parks. This information will be utilized to focus the instructional design phase of the multimedia instrument, to contact current course instructors for feedback, and to frame future development of the resource.
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Bohr, Adam D., Doug F. Aukerman, Kimberly G. Harmon, Russell Romano, Theresa D. Hernández, Niki Konstantinides, David J. Petron, et al. "Pac-12 CARE-Affiliated Program: structure, methods and initial results." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 7, no. 2 (May 2021): e001055. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001055.
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Sport-related concussion has garnered increasing scientific attention and research over the last decade. Collegiate student-athletes represent an important cohort in this field. As such, the Pac-12 CARE-Affiliated Program (CAP) was formed in 2017 as a regional hub of the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) consortium. CAP is multisite, prospective, longitudinal study that aims to improve student-athlete health by identifying factors associated with concussion incidence and recovery and using this knowledge to inform best clinical practices and policy decisions. CAP employed a staggered rollout across the Pac-12, with the first four institutions enrolling in fall 2018. After receiving institutional review board (IRB) approval, these institutions began consenting student-athletes to share clinical concussion and baseline data for research purposes. Athletes completed baseline testing that included a medical questionnaire, concussion history and a battery for clinical concussion assessments. Concussed student-athletes were given the same battery of assessments in addition to full injury and return to play reports. Clinicians at each university worked with a data coordinator to ensure appropriate reporting, and the Pac-12 Concussion Coordinating Unit at the University of Colorado Boulder provided oversight for quality control of the data study wide. During year 1, CAP consented 2181 student-athletes and tracked 140 concussions. All research was conducted with the appropriate IRB approval across the participating Pac-12 institutions. Data security and dissemination are managed by the Presagia Sports Athlete Electronic Health Record software (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and QuesGen Systems (San Francisco, California, USA).
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Dressler, Virginia A. "The state of affairs with digital preservation at ARL member libraries." Digital Library Perspectives 33, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 137–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-08-2016-0030.
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Purpose Digital preservation is a term that is a bit of an enigma to many people both in and out of the digital arena, but it will undoubtedly be important in an increasingly all-digital world. The underlying work relating to digital preservation is essential to the long-term care of digital media, but who is charged with addressing this type of work, and can policy serve to structure and also reflect this complex concept? The main point of interest for this study is to examine existing digital preservation policies at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions and analyze the content of the policies. The purpose will be to determine if these policies are able to provide a robust framework for true digital preservation work at this point in time. First, an introduction is made to provide the structure of the study and background. Next, a literature review is provided, followed by an outline of the methods and results of the study, and finally a conclusion with recommendations for future research. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of digital preservation policy at ARL institutions is conducted, with recommendations provided for further research. Findings This study was an attempt to highlight the current state of digital preservation policies, reviewing both the positive elements and the shortcomings of policies at ARL member institutions. The call for policies made for this study resulted in finding that 32 (26 per cent) ARL institutions currently have a digital preservation policy in place, from the institutions that responded (58 per cent response rate). In total, 23/40 institutions without a current policy indicate there is, or will be, work to complete a policy within the coming year (2016-2017). A call can be made at this time for more in-depth research and analysis of the policies for further inquiry. Both effective (University of Houston, University of Florida, York University) and ineffective (Colorado State University, University of Texas, Virginia Tech) digital preservation policies were discovered during the course of the study, with many policies falling somewhere in the middle. Many institutions provided a good template for digital preservation but lacked details for how this work would be addressed and who would be completing such work. Research limitations/implications Limited to ARL member institutions at the time of the study (January 2016). Originality/value There is currently a gap in analysis and research of digital preservation policies. This is an area of active policy creation for many institutions, and it will likely be a growing area for researchers to examine.
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Gibbs, Reginald L., John M. Dodd, Anton Hecimovic, and Elia Nickoloff. "Managed Care Administrators' Opinion of Vocational Reahbilitation Services." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 27, no. 1 (March 1, 1996): 42–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.27.1.42.
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Rising health care insurance premiums have forced many businesses and institutions to examine cost-cutting measures to lower health care costs. Managed care is one measure that has become widespread throughout the United States. The problem was to learn how managed care administrators view the role and purpose of vocational rehabilitation services in their organizations and if these services will lower short-term and long-term use. A survey was sent to the administrators of fifty managed care organizations in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Twenty of the fifty administrators responded to the survey. Results show that only one of the managed care organizations offered vocational rehabilitation services to their enrollees. The results also show that three responded that short-term use and ten responded that long-term use of managed care programs would be reduced if vocational rehabilitation services were offered.
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Johnston, M. Andrew, Rolf Aalbu, and Nico Franz. "An updated checklist of the Tenebrionidae sec. Bousquet et al. 2018 of the Algodones Dunes of California, with comments on checklist data practices." Biodiversity Data Journal 6 (June 14, 2018): e24927. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.6.e24927.
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Generating regional checklists for insects is frequently based on combining data sources ranging from literature and expert assertions that merely imply the existence of an occurrence to aggregated, standard-compliant data of uniquely identified specimens. The increasing diversity of data sources also means that checklist authors are faced with new responsibilities, effectively acting as filterers to select and utilize an expert-validated subset of all available data. Authors are also faced with the technical obstacle to bring more occurrences into Darwin Core-based data aggregation, even if the corresponding specimens belong to external institutions. We illustrate these issues based on a partial update of the Kimsey et al. 2017 checklist of darkling beetles - Tenebrionidae sec. Bousquet et al. 2018 - inhabiting the Algodones Dunes of California. Our update entails 54 species-level concepts for this group and region, of which 31 concepts were found to be represented in three specimen-data aggregator portals, based on our interpretations of the aggregators' data. We reassess the distributions and biogeographic affinities of these species, focusing on taxa that are precinctive (highly geographically restricted) to the Lower Colorado River Valley in the context of recent dune formation from the Colorado River. Throughout, we apply taxonomic concept labels (taxonomic name according to source) to contextualize preferred name usages, but also show that the identification data of aggregated occurrences are very rarely well-contextualized or annotated. Doing so is a pre-requisite for publishing open, dynamic checklist versions that finely accredit incremental expert efforts spent to improve the quality of checklists and aggregated occurrence data.
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Pillar-Little, Elizabeth A., Brian R. Greene, Francesca M. Lappin, Tyler M. Bell, Antonio R. Segales, Gustavo Britto Hupsel de Azevedo, William Doyle, Sai Teja Kanneganti, Daniel D. Tripp, and Phillip B. Chilson. "Observations of the thermodynamic and kinematic state of the atmospheric boundary layer over the San Luis Valley, CO, using the CopterSonde 2 remotely piloted aircraft system in support of the LAPSE-RATE field campaign." Earth System Science Data 13, no. 2 (February 9, 2021): 269–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-269-2021.
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Abstract. In July 2018, the University of Oklahoma deployed three CopterSonde remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) to take measurements of the evolving thermodynamic and kinematic state of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over complex terrain in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. A total of 180 flights were completed over 5 d, with teams operating simultaneously at two different sites in the northern half of the valley. A total of 2 d of operations focused on convection initiation studies, 1 d focused on ABL diurnal transition studies, 1 d focused on internal comparison flights, and the last day of operations focused on cold air drainage flows. The data from these coordinated flights provide insight into the horizontal heterogeneity of the atmospheric state over complex terrain. This dataset, along with others collected by other universities and institutions as a part of the LAPSE-RATE campaign, have been submitted to Zenodo (Greene et al., 2020) for free and open access (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3737087).
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Pande, S., and M. Ertsen. "Endogenous change: on cooperation and water in ancient history." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 10, no. 4 (April 17, 2013): 4829–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-10-4829-2013.
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Abstract. We propose and test the theory of endogenous change based on historical reconstructions of two ancient civilizations, Indus and Hohokam, in two water scarce basins, the Indus basin in the Indian subcontinent and the Lower Colorado basin in Southwestern United States. The endogenous institutional change sees changes in institutions as a sequence of equilibria brought about by changes in "quasi-parameters" such as rainfall, population density, soil and land use induced water resource availability. In the historical reconstructions of ancient civilizations, institutions are proximated by the scale of cooperation be it in the form of the extent of trade, sophisticated irrigation network, a centrally planned state or a loosely held state with a common cultural identity. The "quasi-parameters" either change naturally or are changed by humans and the changes affect the stability of cooperative structures over time. However, human influenced changes in the quasi-parameters itself are conditioned on the scale of existing cooperative structures. We thus provide insights into the quantitative dimensions of water access by ancient populations and its co-evolution with the socioeconomic and sociopolitical organization of the human past. We however do not suggest that water manipulation was the single most significant factor in stimulating social development and complexity – clearly this has been shown as highly reductionist, even misleading. The paper cautiously contributes to proximate prediction of hydrological change by attempting to understand the complexity of coupled human-hydrological systems.
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Bradford, Kent J., and Marc A. Cohn. "Seed biology and technology: At the crossroads and beyond. Introduction to the Symposium on Seed Biology and Technology: Applications and Advances and a prospectus for the future." Seed Science Research 8, no. 2 (June 1998): 153–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0960258500004062.
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The papers in this special section ofSeed Science Researchare products of a symposium on Seed Biology and Technology: Applications and Advances, held in Fort Collins, Colorado, on 13–16 August, 1997. The symposium was convened as a cooperative effort of Regional Research Project W-168 within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative States Research, Extension and Education Service (CSREES) system. Regional Research Projects are authorized by the Hatch Act, which established the Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) system in the United States (US Code). This is a system in which land-grant institutions in each state conduct research and education programmes relevant to agriculture, the environment and society. Regional Research projects are a mechanism ‘for cooperative research in which two or more State agricultural experiment stations are cooperating to solve problems that concern the agriculture of more than one state.’ Such projects ‘can provide the solution to a problem of fundamental importance or fill an important gap in our knowledge from the standpoint of the present and future agriculture of the region’
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Chandrasekar, V., Yoong-Goog Cho, D. Brunkow, and A. Jayasumana. "Virtual CSU-CHILL Radar: The VCHILL." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 22, no. 7 (July 1, 2005): 979–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jtech1745.1.
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Abstract The Virtual CHILL (VCHILL) system makes it possible to transfer the educational and research experience of the Colorado State University dual polarization radar to remote locations over the Internet. The VCHILL operation includes remote control of radar and display of radar images, as well as the ability to locally process high-bandwidth radar data transferred over data networks. The low-bandwidth VCHILL operation allows the distant users to access the archived and real-time data estimated at the radar site and simultaneously display them on their local systems. A parallel receiver was developed exclusively for the high-bandwidth VCHILL. End-system architectures were designed to accommodate the demands of the high-bandwidth VCHILL operations in real time. A graphic user interface was also developed with the objective of easy installation and usage at various end-user institutions. The VCHILL not only expands the education experience provided by the radar system, but also stimulates the development of innovative research applications for atmospheric remote sensing. The VCHILL is being used by several universities for research and education.
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Li, Xiang, Kevin McDowell, and Xiaotong Wang. "Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos." Reference Services Review 44, no. 3 (August 8, 2016): 324–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rsr-10-2015-0044.
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Purpose This paper aims to describe librarians’ efforts in reaching out to international students through vernacular language videos at both the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Oregon. The videos were created to help international students familiarize themselves with the new library environment and to stimulate their interest in the future exploration of library resources and services. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the challenges of providing effective support to international students in the early stages of their academic life in the USA, explains the rationale for using vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students, outlines the factors considered in designing the videos that helped achieve the outreach goals and reviews promotion needs and assessment methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the videos. Findings Using online videos in native languages as a means to extend the reach of the libraries to international students is seen as useful and practical. Feedback from students and library colleagues shows positive reaction to the videos and provides encouragement for further outreach efforts to international students. Practical implications The strategies and experiences detailed here are easily adaptable to other institutions of higher education committed to developing outreach programs for international students. Originality/value The novelty of this case study is the librarians’ sophisticated thinking in developing vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students. The video project presented in the paper can function as an inspiring example for institutions preparing for the expected large influx of international students.
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Urciuoli, Bonnie. "Jennifer Dickinson, James Herron, Laura Kunreuther, Mandana Limbert, Ellen Moodie, & Penelope Papailias (eds.), Linguistic form and social action. (Michigan discussions in anthropology, 13.) Ann Arbor: Anthropology Dept., University of Michigan, 1998. Pp. 283." Language in Society 29, no. 4 (October 2000): 583–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0047404500214048.
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As noted in this volume's Introduction by two of the editors, Jennifer Dickinson and Mandana Limbert, their collection displays work by students, alumni, and faculty of the University of Michigan Linguistic Anthropology Program, founded in 1991. The program's nature and development is evident in the coherence of the contents of the book, which consistently address the nature of the connections of immediate, ethnographically detailed (micro-level) deployment of linguistic form with the (macro-level) processes, institutions, and structures that frame such deployment as linguistic action. The essays generally fall into three categories: those focusing on a single speech event, those dealing with linguistic ideology, and those examining the ways in which language structure influences the form taken by social action. All these are framed by contemporary work on participation frameworks, on contextual structure and process, on dialogic emergence of meaning, on indexicality, and on linguistic ideology as cultural process played out in linguistic action. Stressing the emergent nature of structures and the continual, complex processes of indexical creativity, the authors develop in various and connected ways the linguistic ecology frame, as initiated by Einar Haugen and developed in much contemporary work in linguistic anthropology.
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Evans. "Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education: A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development in Colleges and Universities." Sustainability 11, no. 19 (October 7, 2019): 5526. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11195526.
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Sustainability studies educators in colleges and universities must identify and teach the knowledge, skills, and abilities their graduates will most need to advance sustainability while confronting perhaps the most serious, sweeping, and integrated set of challenges humanity has ever known. Using a rigorous grounded theory and hermeneutics based analysis/synthesis of the relevant literature, this study articulates and describes in depth a set of five competencies for the sustainability field and suggests potentially effective pedagogies for teaching them. Findings in the areas of both competencies and pedagogies for sustainability education imply the benefits of integrative, active, collaborative, and applied approaches to curriculum development and teaching—approaches that directly involve students in learning and practicing transdisciplinary engagement in service to sustainability. The Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies program at Colorado Mountain College serves as an example of how the articulated competency framework is being applied to evaluate and enhance curriculum and learning outcomes. The competency framework and pedagogical recommendations offered may also serve as roadmaps for educators at other institutions who prepare graduates to address the pressing challenges of sustainability evident in communities, nations, and the world.
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Preuss, Michael, Eric Sosa, Jason Rodin, Jorje Ramos, Christine Dorsett, and Chenoa Burleson. "Competence of Faculty, Staff, and Administrators in Hispanic Culture: Evidence from Three Surveys of Personnel and Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions." International Journal of Research in Education and Science 6, no. 2 (March 30, 2020): 202. http://dx.doi.org/10.46328/ijres.v6i2.877.
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Survey data were gathered from college and university faculty, staff, and administrators at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) regarding Hispanic culture and Hispanic students as part of an NSF-funded investigation that focused on the characteristics and programming of HSIs as well as the background and experiences of their students. Two surveys of students were also conducted. A minimum of 44 HSIs in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado were represented in the 393 usable responses gathered from faculty, staff, and administrators. Fourteen HSIs in New Mexico and Texas were represented in student survey data gathered in 2018 and three in north Texas in a survey completed in 2019. Responses from 213 Hispanic students were isolated from the 2018 student survey and 307 from the 2019 data. This material was used to verify and expand on the findings from the survey of faculty, staff, and administrators. A consistent and strong difference of opinion was found between Hispanic faculty, staff, and administrators at the HSIs and their non-Hispanic peers regarding information available to higher education professionals about Hispanic culture, the elements of Hispanic culture, and the characteristics and background of Hispanic students. Survey responses of Hispanic students confirmed, at many points, that the perspective of the Hispanic faculty, staff, and administrators was accurate. It appears, based on this information, that the non-Hispanic employees at the HSIs were less well informed about Hispanic culture and a major portion of their student population than would be desirable. The findings, while from the south-central United States, can inform multiple academic and support services at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and other colleges and universities as they include information about how Hispanic culture is understood by Hispanics, detail gaps in competence regarding Hispanic culture among faculty, staff, and administrators at HSIs, and describe characteristics and the cultural orientation of Hispanic students attending the HSIs in the sample.
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Putri, Yuchi Elchika, Ahyuni ., and Endah Purwaningsih. "PENENTUAN LAHAN PERTANIAN PANGAN BERKELANJUTAN (LP2B) KOMODITI PADI SAWAH DI KABUPATEN DHARMASRAYA." JURNAL BUANA 1, no. 1 (September 3, 2017): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/student.v1i1.53.
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This research have purpose to got information and about 1) Determination of Agricultural Land Sustainable Food (ALSF) at Dharmasraya .2) Distribution land of Determination of Agricultural Land Sustainable Food (ALSF) at Dharmasraya. This research is quantitatif descriptive approach, sampling technique is done by total sampling. By making the whole area in the Dharmasraya regency as samples. The data which used is secondary data obained from related institutions in this research is using methode of overlay and logic Boolean. The results of this research Determination of Agricultural Land Sustainable Food (ALSF) at Dharmasraya indicated that the land which can be recommended area potential land for agricultural landuse is type of wetlands in Dharmasraya regency is the land which has a (number) deemed for land characteristics that a total of 10 types of characteristics. The criteria of land characteristics is land with few rough material, the rocks in surface few till medium, rainfall (Q) which 0<Q<60, good drainage, the small level of erosion, the level of inundation: none, small, medium, and heavely, diverse organic content, the dept of soil is quite middle and deep, the soil acidity quite acid to quite alkhalis (5,6-8,5 Ph), slope <8, and both rock a well. Determination of Agricultural Land Sustainable Food (ALSF) at Dharmasraya regency also supported by basic infrastructure such as land located in the area of technical irrigation. Distribution land of Determination of Agricultural Land Sustainable Food (ALSF) at Dharmasraya regency with a total area of 4.123 hectares. Spread on the several subdistrict at Dharmasraya regency area of such as Timpeh subdistrict area of 1.717 Ha, Pulau Punjung subdistrict area of 760 Ha, Koto Salak subdistrict area of 36 Ha, Sitiung subdistrict area of 749 Ha, and Koto Baru subdistrict area of 861 Ha.
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Wilson, H. C. "The Marginalization of Disaster Response Institutions: The El Nino Experience in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador20013R.S. Olson et al.. The Marginalization of Disaster Response Institutions: The El Nino Experience in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Colorado, USA (Special Publication No. 36): Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Centre, University of Colorado 2000. 44 pp. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards (in English) or http://www.crid.or.cr (in Spanish)." Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 10, no. 2 (May 2001): 110–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2001.10.2.110.3.
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Stollman, Jennifer A. "America's Financial Future, Civic Engagement." PS: Political Science & Politics 43, no. 02 (April 2010): 343–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096510000259.
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Institutions of higher learning reflect the philosophies, environments, and resources of their location. Fort Lewis College sits in the San Juan Mountains, a part of the Rocky Mountain chain in southwest Colorado. Throughout its history, the College has successfully transformed itself to suit the needs of its students. Flexibility is demonstrated in frequent changes in focus, curriculum, student population, and programming. Founded as an agricultural high school in 1911, the College transitioned to a two-year college in 1927, implemented an agricultural and mechanic two-year degree program in 1933, assumed junior college status in 1948, and finally, in 1962, became a baccalaureate degree–granting institution that centered its educational objectives around a liberal arts philosophy. Additionally, the College's diverse faculty and student population impact the curriculum and programs. Students of differing classes, ethnicities, regions, and faith traditions share intellectual and physical space. Presently, the student population is just under four thousand, and there are approximately two hundred tenure or tenure-track faculty. Eighteen percent of the student population is native, representing over 125 different nations, but principally the Navajo nation. These statistics require the College to adjust its curricular objectives to suit the intellectual levels and goals of its students.