Dissertations / Theses: 'University of California, Los'

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Desai, Krutarth. "California State University, San Bernardino Chatbot." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/775.

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Now-a-days the chatbot development has been moving from the field of Artificial-Intelligence labs to the desktops and mobile domain experts. In the fastest growing technology world, most smartphone users spend major time in the messaging apps such as Facebook messenger. A chatbot is a computer program that uses messaging channels to interact with users using natural Languages. Chatbot uses appropriate mapping techniques to transform user inputs into a relational database and fetch the data by calling an existing API and then sends an appropriate response to the user to drive its chats. Drawbacks include the need to learn and use chatbot specific languages such as AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language), high botmaster interference, and the use of non-matured technology. In this project, Facebook messenger based chatbot is proposed to provide domain independent, an easy to use, smart, scalable, dynamic and conversational agent in order to get information about CSUSB. It has the unique functionalities which identify user interactions made by their natural language, and the flawless support of various application domains. This provides an ample of unique scalabilities and abilities that will be evaluated in the future phases of this project.

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Ron, Francisco A. "CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO WiN GPS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/261.

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The objective of this masters project is to develop a working application for Android devices. This is an application intended to be used by CSUSB. It has its own database, which has information about most of the facilities on campus. There are many GPS applications on the market, however I chose to design and implement WiN GPS, short for Walking GPS, because it will allow the possibility of a personalized GPS for the school and for users should they choose to use it. In order to develop Win GPS it was necessary to research the available tools and to become familiar with the ones that were selected. These tools such as map application providers, i.e. Google-maps, integrated development environments, database managers, software development kits, and mobile device emulators were analysed and compared. Once the tools were selected. It was necessary to study, to become familiar with and to learn how to use them. Finally an application is developed and its main functions/code will be explained. This masters project will allow potentially Android developers to evaluate possible barriers, such as price and limitations of map applications providers, so they can make an informed decision.

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Smith, Jason Allan. "California Polytechnic State University Wind Resource Assessment." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2011. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/629.

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Wind resource assessment at California Polytechnic State University shows there is potential for wind power generation on Cal Poly land. A computational fluid dynamics model based on wind data collected from a campus maintained meteorological tower on Escuela Ranch approximately 5 miles northwest of campus suggests there are areas of Cal Poly land with an IEC Class III wind resource at a height of 80 meters above ground. In addition during the daytime when the campus uses the most energy there are large portions of land with annual average daytime wind speeds above 6.9m/s. These areas have been identified by analyzing the wind speed and directional data collected at the meteorological tower and using it to create the boundary conditions and turbulence parameters for the computer model. The model boundary conditions and turbulence parameters have been verified through comparison between data collected at Askervein hill in Scotland during the 1980’s and the results of a simulation of Askervein hill using the same model. Before constructing a wind farm for power generation, additional meteorological towers should be constructed in Poly Canyon to further confirm the wind resource prediction.

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Seagle, Edward Earl Jr. "Faculty Burnout In The California State University System." Scholarly Commons, 1985. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3362.

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Purpose. The purposes of this study were to determine: (a) to what extent does faculty burnout exist within the California State University (CSU) system; (b) the correlation between faculty burnout and various demographic factors; (c) the correlation of the measured variables of burnout as related to self-perceptions; and (d) the dimensions of burnout within the CSU system. Procedures. Full-time faculty from each of the 19 CSU campuses were surveyed. Two questionnaires were used to canvass respondents' feelings of burnout: (a) Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and (b) Faculty Feeling Survey. The number of responses analyzed was 370. Findings. Comparing the CSU faculty with MBI norms, CSU faculty scores indicated fewer feelings of being overworked, mentally exhausted, and experiencing ambivalence toward recipients of their services. Respondents' scores indicated slightly higher feelings of personal accomplishment as compared to the MBI norms. Comparing CSU faculty scores with various demographic data, the findings show no significant difference among the 19 campuses, department size, marital status, and the highest degree earned. Demographic variables which indicated significance were the job classification of Assistant Professor reporting the lowest burnout on both Personal Accomplishment subscales; tenure track faculty were less burned out and experienced higher personal accomplishment; newer faculty experienced lower burnout on Personal Accomplishment-Intensity subscale; females rated higher burnout on both Emotional Exhaustion subscales than males, yet more personal accomplishment. The 31 to 40 age group reported the lowest burnout on Personal Accomplishment subscales; Blacks indicated lower burnout on Personal Accomplishment-Frequency subscale; and faculty in their present job for five years or less demonstrated higher burnout on both Emotional Exhaustion subscales. Faculty with 6 to 10 years total teaching experience displayed higher burnout on Depersonalization-Frequency; faculty missing more work days reflected higher burnout on Emotional Exhaustion-Frequency; and the majority of faculty who had not taken a sabbatical revealed they were less burned out on the Personal Accomplishment-Intensity subscale than did those who had taken a sabbatical.

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Leon, David J., and Dan McNeill. "A Precursor to Affirmative Action: Californios and Mexicans in the University of California, 1870-72." Mexican American Studies & Research Center, The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624814.

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Briens, Elysa C. M. "Assessing Undergraduate Sustainability Knowledge at California Polytechnic State University." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2020. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2198.

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Sustainability education has become an important focus of many higher education institutions (HEIs), with the inclusion of many sustainability-related learning objectives for undergraduate students. As sustainability is a new, rising discipline, an increasing number of HEIs have made efforts to assess their teaching and learning effectiveness. However, most assessments fall short in determining the relationship between sustainability curriculum and the impacts on leaning outcomes. Therefore, this study aims to assess the impact of academic setting, specifically of a structured sustainability curriculum, on undergraduate sustainability knowledge, as well as analyze the implications of perceived barriers and opportunities to implementing sustainability into academics. Using California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) as a case study, this research emphasizes the results from an online sustainability knowledge survey administered to honors students who take a structured sustainability knowledge curriculum and general students who are not required to take any sustainability courses, but can elect to do so. The study reveals that honors students have significantly higher sustainability knowledge scores (SKS) after taking a structured sustainability curriculum, but also reveals that those post-curriculum SKS of honors students are not significantly different from that of general students after taking 3 courses. The results further indicate that honors students that take a 3-course sustainability curriculum do not score significantly higher than those that take a 1-course sustainability curriculum. However, general students that take 3 sustainability-related courses score significantly higher than general students who take 0, or 1 to 2 sustainability-related courses. These results suggest that unlike honors students, general students need to take a minimum of 3 courses in sustainability to achieve significantly higher SKS. The findings also show that the SKS of students do not significantly differ across colleges and that the SKS of students in the general population have the potential to improve, suggesting that additional sustainability education can benefit all students. Additionally, the analysis of student perceptions reveals that students support the integration of sustainability into existing courses, which can help address the main perceived barriers of time constraints, lack of course promotion, and lack of relevance to major. Ultimately, the results suggest that university-level decision-makers should focus efforts on integrating sustainability into existing courses, increasing the opportunity for all students to take at least 3 sustainability-related courses during their undergraduate experience. Such efforts would be a first step in developing sustainability education at an HEI and would help achieve significant improvement in undergraduate student SKS.

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Kansuntisukmongkol, Kulvadee. "Social and ecological dimensions of fallow dynamics in a Karen swidden cultivation system in Thailand /." For electronic version search Digital dissertations database. Restricted to UC campuses. Access is free to UC campus dissertations, 2004. http://uclibs.org/PID/11984.

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Reyes, Ginger Q. "Identified enrollment management practices in the California State University system." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3682381.

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This study focused on the California State University system's enrollment management activities. For schools in California who rely on state funds, managing enrollment has to be balanced with competing campus priorities, limited resources, volatile economic times, and the primary mission of the system which is serving students whose goal is to achieve a college degree.

Hossler and Bean (1990) defined enrollment management as the activities a campus conducts and how it organizes itself in order to influence student enrollment. Enrollment management components consist of marketing, admissions and recruitment, academic advising, career planning and placement, academic assistance programs, institutional research, orientation, financial aid, retention programs, and student services and activities (Hossler, 1984).

Individuals in leadership roles ranging from the presidents to administrators in various academic and student affairs areas were invited to participate in the study. A survey that inquired about campus enrollment management activities and perceived effectiveness of those activities was distributed through the campus system with support from the Chancellor's Office. Responses were received from each of the 23 campuses with a range of 1 to 6 respondents per campus.

A total of 90 surveys revealed the most prevalent enrollment management activities included the use of current students in the recruitment process, campus visits by prospective students, and the use of recruiters making visits. Also, the utilization of professional advisors in the advisement of students was used at a majority of campuses. Almost all the campuses had academic assistance programs in reading and study skills as well as used student tutors. Orientation activities were prevalent amongst all the campuses though student dropout follow-up, services addressing non-traditional students, and programs focused toward commuter students were found to be inconsistent amongst the campuses.

From this study, the following conclusions were determined. Certain components of enrollment management, such as recruitment and institutional research, could be standardized. Enrollment management components such as academic advisement and learning assistance must stay within the choice of campus so they can have the latitude to meet the needs of the students they serve. Enrollment Management activities focus on the goal of student retention and persistence

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Chu, Hsuan-Wen. "A Stormwater Management Model for California Polytechnic State University Campus." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1977.

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Developments that have been taking place on Cal Poly campus over the years have altered the natural hydrology of the area. Stormwater management practices could help reduce the impacts of these developments. Computer models can help to design effective and economical stormwater management solutions at a watershed scale. As such, the objective of this study was to develop a stormwater management model for Cal Poly campus. The model was developed based on the utility data obtained from the university and other watershed data available from open sources. Field surveys were conducted to address some anomalies in the utility data, and streamflow monitoring was performed. The model was calibrated using the streamflow data measured during this study. The calibration effort significantly improved the prediction accuracy of the model. The calibrated model was then used to analyze the hydrologic performance of implementing LID systems for two projects that Cal Poly plans to build. Permeable Pavements (PPs) and Bioretention Cells (BRCs) were the LID types examined. The LIDs were evaluated based on peak flow and runoff volume reductions they would achieve. The potential reductions were compared for current conditions and the proposed project if LIDs were implemented, and for inflows to the LIDs and outflows from the LIDs. The results indicate that implementing a PP system for the proposed student apartment at the current H-1 and R-1 parking lots and a BRC system for the proposed engineering project facilities at the current H-2 parking lots will significantly reduce peak flow and runoff volume. Overall, the developed model will help the university with the traditional stormwater management practices such as flood control and to identify effective LID practices for future developments. Limitations of the current model and recommendations on how to improve the model are also discussed.

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Thomas, Malcolm D. "Refraction Microtremor Analysis of Areas Surrounding California State University San Bernardino." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/120.

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The San Andreas Fault stretches for over 800 miles through California. Along the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, areas in close proximity to the San Andreas Fault Zone may be subject to site amplification of ground motion caused by seismic activity via wave propagation through the subsurface. These seismic hazards are being addressed via the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Faulting Zone Act and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Shear wave velocity of the subsurface has served as a proxy for ground motion amplification and is therefore a useful parameter to help analyze and reduce seismic hazards. Low shear wave velocities of the subsurface have been known to correlate with higher amplitude ground motion. This study focuses on refraction microtremor analysis (ReMi) of the subsurface in Northern San Bernardino; more specifically, areas encompassing California State University San Bernardino, in close proximity to the San Andreas Fault. The technique will resolve shear wave velocity values for the top 30 meters (Vs30) of the subsurface. This depth of investigation has proven to be an effective means in determining subsurface conditions. ReMi profiles were situated 0.25 to 2.0 miles away from the San Andreas Fault, and in some instances, strategically positioned next to housing developments and structures. Phase velocity dispersion curves were generated by processing ReMi seismic data and subsequently inverted to attain average shear wave velocity profiles with depth. The geologic units in the study area consist of very young wash deposits, young alluvial fan deposits and Pelonist schist deposits. These geologic units may be an indicator to how seismic waves behave in subsurface lithology. To highlight differences in Vs30 values across the project area, a microzonation map was constructed.

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Perez, Saviniano Samuel III. "Computer based training for new California State University, San Bernardino faculty." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1504.

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The project's goal is to develop training courseware for new faculty at California State University, San Bernardino. The courseware presents classroom learning scenarios and teaching strategies that support the construction of the faculty member's teaching and learning philosophy and a five year plan.

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Wall, Karen J. "ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR ACADEMIC DEANS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/156.

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Over the years, the academic dean position has evolved from mainly focusing on student matters to an emphasis on promoting quality teaching and academic programs. The dean’s role is comprised of academic and administrative duties and responsibilities, requiring working with various stakeholders. The complexities associated with reduced budgets, increased enrollment demands, guarantee of quality education, and expectations from the private and public sectors create a perennial need for strong, competent leaders. Attributes for those in the dean’s position have been described as being able to keep peace among various groups with competing priorities. Other abilities address the many internal and external pressures confronting the position, and the need to motivate, plan, and establish a shared vision for the college. Research has found academic deans traditionally advance from faculty to administration with few opportunities to train for the administrative leadership aspect, having trained and oriented predominately for academic careers in scholarship and teaching. In the absence of administrative training, academic deans have found they lack the breadth and depth of administrative leadership practices. This research study examined the essential administrative competencies and preferred professional development method for academic deans responsible for discipline-specific colleges within the California State University (CSU) system. The study employed a mixed methods research design for the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. The findings from the surveys and interviews revealed significant results for identifying essential administrative competencies, and preferred professional development methods for effective academic deans. A common theme that emerged was that their prior academic training and experience did not provide a significant amount of transferable skills. Interview results described serving on committees, working with mentors, training with immediate supervisors, and attending professional development programs as the methods selected for administrative development. Survey results identified hands-on experience, and attending seminars as the most preferred professional development methods for the majority of administrative competencies.

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Klaiber, Jeffrey. "Jacobsen, Nils. Mirages of Transition. The Peruvian Altiplano, 1780-1930. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1993. 481 p." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/121905.

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Kelley, Antoinette Cutler. "The prevalence of computer programming in teacher education coursework: A California State University profile." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/662.

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Martin, Janice Jo. "Long range planning at the University of California Riverside: A case study." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/934.

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Gonzales, Susanna Christine. "Graduate's perceptions of a Dean's Team course at California State University, Stanislaus." Scholarly Commons, 2012. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/85.

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The development of new teaching standards for the state of California directly affects the development of undergraduate teachers, their preparation for the educational field and their decision to remain teaching in the field of education. As a result, innovated curriculum has been developed to meet the new standards. One course in particular is the Dean's Team course at California State University, Stanislaus. This study analyzed perceptions of teaching and perceptions of effective behavior elicited by participating in the Dean's Team course, and enhanced the Dean's Team student's decision to continue a career in teaching. Statistical results of case study research (and emails), an interview and survey results suggest that pairing with subject matter and content standards in the college classroom improves student leader skills and abilities to teach effectively in the elementary classroom as well as influencing the decision to remain in the field of education (teaching). Developing and implementing a Dean's Team course within the Liberal Studies curriculum is a way to improve the learning, the future teaching experience of undergraduate students and their decision to remain in the field of teaching.

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Gillespie, Angela Marie. "Web templates: Unifying the Web presence of California State University San Bernardino." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/148.

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The internet is a major communication channel for universities. It makes sense to insure that a Web presence of a university is representative of the university's brand and is consistent throughout all Web sites within the university. This project researches and develops Web design tools that can provice standarized resources to Web designers, specifically for California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB).

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Kolanu, Hari Krishna. "Zero Net Energy Building| Feasibility study at California State University, Long Beach." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10251325.

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Zero Net Energy Buildings (ZNEB) are gaining popularity, and many governments want commercial ZNEB status in a decade from now. This project uses the energy consumption data of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to design a ZNEB system for the CSULB-Alumni Center. The campus energy data is taken and averaged by considering the number of buildings. Various Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) such as scheduled operation of equipment and advanced lighting were considered in designing the ZNEB Alumni Center. The ZNEB System building design is in two different configurations: 1) A system with solar Photo Voltaic (PV); 2) A system with solar PV and a Battery Energy Storage System. The Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) software simulates the ZNEB Alumni Center. Two configurations are compared in terms of payback and Net Present Value (NPV). The system with the highest NPV and early payback is considered the optimal system.

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Gutierrez, Masini Jessica Margarita. "Native American Indigeneity through Danza in University of California Powwows| A Decolonized Approach." Thesis, University of California, Riverside, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10935692.

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Since the mid-1970s, the indigenous ritual dance known as Danza has had a profound impact on the self-identification and concept of space in Xicana communities, but how is this practice received in the powwow space? My project broadly explores how studentorganized powwows at UC Davis, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego (UCSD), are decolonizing spaces for teaching and learning about Native American identities. Drawing on Beverly Diamond’s alliance studies approach (2007), which illuminates the importance of social relationships across space and time, as well as my engagement in these powwows, I trace real and imagined connections between Danza and powwow cultures. Today, powwows are intertribal social events organized by committees and coordinated with their local native communities. Powwows not only have restorative abilities to create community for those who perform, attend, and coordinate them, but they are only a small glimpse of the broader socio-political networks that take place throughout the powwow circuit. By inviting and opening the powwow space to indigeneity across borders, the University of California not only accurately reflects its own native student body who put on the event, but speak to the growing understanding of "Native American" both north and south of the United States border. Ultimately, I argue an alliance studies approach to historical ethnography and community-based methodologies in music research are crucial, especially in the case of indigenous communities, who are committed to the survival and production of cultural knowledge embedded in music and dance practices.

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Brett, Armand George. "Stages of affirmative action and diversity policy in the California State University system." Scholarly Commons, 1992. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2944.

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Demographic changes in California have made the goal of a more culturally diverse faculty extremely important to the future of higher education. Confounding issues associated with affirmative action policy seemed to be contributing to a stalling of progress. This study sought to identify a range of conceptions and approaches used in dealing with affirmative action and to assess the work of affirmative action directors regarding their dealings with faculty and the hiring process. Value conflict and political sensitivity discovered during preliminary research led to the use of a qualitative, key-informant, semi-structured interview approach with assurances of anonymity placed in the forefront. Interviews were conducted with five affirmative action directors and ten department chairs on five California State University campuses. The data were analyzed to develop categories then re-analyzed to test emergent theory. Four ideological stages associated with the evolution of affirmative action emerged from the data. This framework is used to organize the complex issues and show that some of the problem stems from divergent conceptions of affirmative action. Also found was a significant amount of miscommunication. Affirmative action directors did not seem sufficiently aware of the common ground they shared with faculty relative to solving the diversity problem. A range of sub-issues associated with the structure and culture of a complex university are also identified. These sub-issues illustrate three things: variations of purpose between affirmative action directors and faculty; views of affirmative action directors toward faculty; and a legitimacy problem which depends on the administrative placement of affirmative action directors, their administrative style and their credibility with faculty. The four stage framework helps to show that while faculty appear to be reconceptualizing quality to meet the diverse cultural needs of a drastically changing student clientele, affirmative action policy adjustments are failing to keep pace. For the purpose of minimizing conflict and streamlining transition, recommendations include changes in affirmative action directors' jobs. Also recommended is: use of the framework to study other universities; and alternation of the type of procedures used in this research with quantitative methods to refine the framework or develop others.

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Blakeslee, Amber. "Higher Education Financial Health - A Case Study of the California State University (CSU)." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/909.

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Higher education is in a challenging financial time. Overall, states are investing considerably less in higher education than they did a decade ago and students are paying significantly more in tuition and fees. Simultaneously, the higher education landscape is changing – changing in terms of demographics, modes of delivery, workforce needs, funding and cost structures, and perceptions of value. Almost every day there is a new media story about a college or university experiencing financial difficulties. With decreasing confidence from campus financial officers in the long-term sustainability of their institutions and campus closures expected to escalate in the coming years, there is a significant need to better understand higher education financial health so that colleges and universities can proactively address challenges as they arise. Research pertaining to higher education financial health, particularly with respect to public higher education, was found to be limited. This project, first explored the research and methods in use to measure higher education financial health. Then, utilizing the Composite Financial Index (CFI), the most widely adopted metric for measuring financial health identified during the literature review, addressed a research gap related to financial analysis in public higher education through conducting a quantitative analysis of the California State University (CSU) system. The CSU, the largest four-year public higher education system in the country, serves as an important litmus test for the higher education industry as a whole given its sheer magnitude in educating over 480,000 students each year and producing one out of every ten workers in California. In addition, leading indicators signal that California public higher education should be exceeding industry performance given that California is the 5th largest economy in the world during a lengthy period of economic growth, is one of only four states to invest more in higher education in 2018 than it did in 2008, and has the 7th highest tuition rate increases over the same time period. The quantitative analysis of the CSU consisted of a four-pronged approach: 1) Analyze system financial health over a 20 year period; 2) analyze campus financial health over a five-year period; 3) analyze the CSU’s CFI over a 20 year period in comparison to key variables - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate trends, CSU state funding changes, and CSU tuition rate changes; and 4) analyze campus CFIs with campus enrollment size. Overall, results indicate significant underlying financial concerns for the CSU and disaggregating the results by campus indicate even greater financial concerns at a campus level, reinforcing the notion that smaller campuses experience disparate financial impacts and are more susceptible to closure if left unaddressed. In addition, this research establishes correlations with key variables analyzed and outlines recommendations for future research to further validate findings and more closely identify causality. These findings reinforce the need for colleges and universities to develop a sense of urgency to proactively address the changes and challenges that are occurring, with greater use of strategic financial analysis needed to achieve transformation.

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Eichsteadt, James Eric. ""Shut it down" the May 1970 national student strike at the University of California at Berkeley, Syracuse University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison /." Related electronic resource:, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1342729141&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=3739&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Rocha, Sheilla Suzonn Meinyer. "The implementation of California's Senate Bill 1969 : a case study of one school district's approach to the staff development and alternative certification : a dissertation." Scholarly Commons, 1999. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/523.

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Varillas, Montenegro Alberto. "RUT HOUSE WEBBER, Formulistic diction in the Spanish ballad. University of California Press. Berkeley and Los Angeles. 1951 . (University 01 California Publications in Modern Philology, vol . XXXIV. núm. 2. págs . 175-278)." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/114162.

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Murray, Richard. "A comparison of interactive televised courses, and traditional face-to-face courses at California State University, San Bernardino." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2352.

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This study compares a face-to-face format of teaching with closed circuit interactive television courses offered to off campus students at California State University, San Bernardino. The study provides comparisons of student satisfaction and student performance between the two mediums.

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Dally, Jonathan. "Analysis of binge drinking among students at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo." Click here to view, 2010. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/agbsp/26/.

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Thesis (B.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2010.
Project advisor: Kerry Cochran. Title from PDF title page; viewed on Apr. 19, 2010. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on microfiche.

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Radney, Ron. "Predicting first-time freshman persistence at California State University, Bakersfield: Exploring a new model." Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2389.

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Institutions of higher education invest a significant amount of resources in recruiting, processing, and advising new students. When students leave the institution prior to graduation, the university loses considerable revenues. Therefore, it is important for colleges and universities to refine their student recruitment and retention strategies to avoid forgone revenues by predicting which students are likely to need particular types of support services (DeBerard et al, 2004). Current models of prediction utilize extensive surveys that are impractical to administer each term, and they do not adequately identify the broad range of student persistence categories needed in order to gain a greater understanding of persistence behavior (Davidson, 2005; Porter, 2000; Tinto, 1975). This study created a linear discriminant function to predict a broad range of persistence levels of first-time freshmen students at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), by identifying pre-enrollment and early enrollment student variables that existed within the database of the University. This information may be used to develop support service strategies to better assist incoming students predicted to have a greater probability of not persisting.

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Golden, Angela R. "BELIEFS ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSING PARENTS AMONG CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/506.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the beetles about substance abusing parents from California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) NEW students. The biases that human device professionals hold toward substance abusers have the potential to negatively impact clients' health, well- being, and access to services. Understanding future social workers ' biases towards substance abusing parents is key as these future professionals are likely to serve families impacted by substance abuse in their future roles. This quantitative study used a self-administered, online survey to assess the beliefs of foundation and advanced-year MSW students from CSUSB. In general, the findings suggested that students believed substance abusing parents had the abilities to effectively address their substance abuse issues and parent their children. Foundation and advanced year students expressed considerable agreement with each other in this regard, with only a few exceptions. These findings are limited by a relatively small sample size and by unknown reliability and validity of the survey instrument. However, the findings suggest that MSW students, at least at this university, hold limited biases towards substance abusing parents. Further research should address whether and to what extent these biases change over time and with professional experience after graduation.

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Reibson, Mary Wood. "A survey of multicultural counselor training courses in selected California State University system programs." Scholarly Commons, 1990. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3272.

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The study examined the perceptions of counselor trainees and faculty for multicultural training courses. It developed curriculum information, compared program enphases in the training categories of awareness, skills and knowledge, and explored training importance and opportunity. Professional guidelines were reviewed to identify the training expected from courses which prepared counselors to work with clients from diverse populations. Survey forms were developed and administered to trainees and faculty. The resulting data were analyzed by descriptive methods, primarily of mean scores and ranked preferences. The Kruskal-Wallace and Mann-Whitney interpretations of group differences were used to identify statistically significant variations in group responses. The Macintosh programs, EXCEL and STATVIEW 512+ were used to manage the survey data. The ASK model classification system, derived from the relevant literature, was created to identify and compare training categories of awareness, skills and knowledge emphases in the courses visited. Selected findings: (1) Two major ideologies were evident; training based on a strong general knowledge curriculum and training based on awareness and cultural contact. (2) There appeared to be a steady, sequential, slow movement from knowledge-only training through awareness opportunities toward skill-oriented cultural experiences. (3) There was little demand for ethnically diverse instructors, (although 9 of 11 instructors who participated represented groups other then Anglo) and great demand for ethnically diverse presenters. (4) There was agreement about the importance and training opportunities currently provided (more then 50% of the responses), Indicating general satisfaction with current training. (5) A pattern of responses emerged that indicated those who received the least diverse training and had the least cultural contact perceived themselves to be the most adequately trained and indicated little awareness of cultural concerns. (6) Conversely, those with the most diverse training, the most cultural contact and who indicated the greatest cultural concern, wanted even more training. (7) The multicultural course was perceived to be a very important part of counselor training. (8) The skills development component of training was provided at a minimal level in the multicultural training course.

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Mozoras, Abby. "The development of California State College in Coachella Valley." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1766.

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"The purpose of this study is A) to identify the criteria for establishing permanent off-campus facility for existing centers. B) To identify the number of students from College of the Desert (COD) who are planning to continue their education at the California State University, Coachella Valley Campus (CVC.) C) To determine whether a permanent CSU Campus in Coachella Valley will motivate students from College of the Desert (COD) to get their bachelor's degree locally. D) To identify the degree programs in which COD students are most interested-in. E) To determine whether ethnicity (Hispanic students are the target group) plays a role in the students' choice of degree program. For purpose of this study literature pertaining to development of California State University, San Bernardino, and development of CSU off-campus centers was reviewed. Two hundred and thirty one students attending the spring 1999 semester at College of the Desert provided the data for this study."

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O'Neill, Dawn. "Exploration of high-performing, high-poverty California elementary schools /." La Verne, Calif. : University of La Verne, 2003. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.garfield.ulv.edu/dissertations/fullcit/3096260.

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Huynh, Que-Lam. "Variations in biculturalism measurement, validity, mental and physical health correlates, and group differences /." Diss., [Riverside, Calif.] : University of California, Riverside, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1957318561&SrchMode=2&sid=1&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1269883705&clientId=48051.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009.
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Tognazzini, Neal Abram. "The conceptual foundations of moral resposability." Diss., UC access only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1871875181&sid=1&Fmt=7&clientId=48051&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009.
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Stewart, Shawna Lynn. "Charles C. Hirt at the University of Southern California| Significant contributions and an enduring legacy." Thesis, University of Southern California, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3564029.

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Dr. Charles Hirt and the Department of Church and Choral Music at the University of Southern California (USC) produced some of America's most successful choral conductors and administrators. Many of those students are conducting or administrating at the finest colleges and universities, secondary schools, churches, and community choral organizations in the nation. From the earliest moments of his career, Charles Hirt himself received a seemingly endless string of accolades. Always focused on the betterment and future of the choral arts, he was a "founding father" of significant choral organizations such as the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Choral Conductors Guild of California, and the International Federation of Choral Music. It was also his visionary mindset that served as a hallmark of his tenure at USC and arguably earned him the right to stand as an equal alongside the greatest of American choral conductors.

It is the aim of this study to examine Hirt's significant contributions to the University of Southern California and his legacy as it continues on in his students and the subsequent generation of choral leaders they generated.

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Ly, Jennifer M. C. P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "University anchor for urban development and community wealth generation : Berkeley global campus in Richmond, California." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103264.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.
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In 2012, the City of Richmond submitted a proposal and was selected to be home of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Second Campus. The elimination of more than $1.5 billion in federal funding halted the project, after which the Berkeley Global Campus concept was developed and introduced by the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) chancellor. The proposed Berkeley Global Campus is an international research and education hub that Richmond anticipates will anchor a revitalized waterfront district. The campus is an opportunity to build from the ground up a university campus that will also generate wealth for the local community. Richmond is grappling with challenges that are familiar to many cities: 1) how to enable redevelopment of a vacant, previously industrial site, and 2) how to shape a university-community partnership that facilitates deep economic impact in communities in areas including employment, local procurement, and housing. As UC Berkeley and the City of Richmond remain committed to realizing the vision for the university campus, this period can be utilized to articulate a deliberative and inclusive planning process building on the planning and collaborative infrastructure already in place. This thesis explores how the City of Richmond can help facilitate the university campus development and achieve social goals based on wealth creation.
by Jennifer Ly.
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Afreen, Tanjeem. "Experiences and Adaptations of Muslim Students on the Campus of California State University, Long Beach." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10978040.

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Based on ethnographic research conducted at California State University Long Beach, this thesis examines the adaptations that Muslim students make in both their eating habits and their forming of social connections in order to meet their specific religious requirements while attending university. The findings of this research are adaptation in eating halal according to student perception, limited halal food options on campus; religious reasons for maintaining a strict halal diet; varying student perceptions of the meaning of halal; the high price of halal food off-campus; students’ mixed feelings about eating non-halal food; and the effects of religion on making friendships and forming social connections with both Muslims and non-Muslims. This research explores adaptive strategies that the Muslim students employ, as well as these students’ attitudes regarding eating non-halal food on campus. This research provides valuable insight into how the university can best serve the needs of an under-served specific minority group on campus, and by extension, the needs of other potentially-underserved groups.

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Kyeyune-Nyombi, Elizabeth Mary Kalebu. "A communications audit for the Office of Enrollment Services at California State University, San Bernardino." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/495.

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Baker, Ryan R. "A Case Study Examining the Structure of the Event Process at California Polytechnic State University." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2019. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2030.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the structure of the event process on Cal Poly’s campus. An intrinsic case study method was used, and data were collected and analyzed using triangulation from three sources of information: documents, interviews, and participation research. Overall, the structure of the event management process on campus was found to be stable, but could use improvement. Cal Poly should consider establishing a specific, designated organization that would help centralize the event management process at Cal Poly. This organization could be in charge of training and updating event managers, approving events, monitoring volume of events on campus at a specific time, holding event managers accountable to following policies, and maintaining a website that would act as a hub for all event-related materials.

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Kilbert, Steven Michael. "A Microsimulation of Traffic, Parking, and Emissions at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2011. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/452.

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Traffic and parking congestion are significant issues at many universities nationwide. The delays experienced result in wasted time, money, and fuel for students, faculty and staff, not to mention the negative contributions to the environment. This paper quantifies the amount of vehicle emissions generated during an average morning peak hour in the university environment. Using VISSIM and CMEM microsimulation packages, a model is created for California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo to aggregate the collective transportation behaviors and practices of the campus and recognize the implications these behaviors pose on the transportation network as a whole. Reasonable estimates are generated for overall HC, CO, and NOx type emissions as well as fuel consumption. Scenarios are proposed which reflect the sensitivity of outputs to key input parameters. The findings of this research can be useful for future campus planning and the ideas can be extended to similar environments with traffic and parking problems such as business parks, corporate campuses, downtown districts, and special event venues.

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Munteanu, Radu. "Three essays on licensing university inventions." Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3268347.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007.
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Stover, Louise 1962. "A celebration without shadows: Ansel Adam's and Nancy Newhall's collaborations on "The Pageant of History in Northern California" and "Fiat Lux: The University of California"." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292016.

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Throughout the 1950s and '60s Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall collaborated on eight books devoted to photography. Two of these publications stand apart as books which were distinctly commercial in character. The Pageant of History in Northern California (1954), created for the American Trust Company of San Francisco, and Fiat Lux (1967), commissioned by the University of California, are linked by a number of interesting similarities. The ultimate function was identical--to create a work that would reflect the institution's commitment to the State of California. This essay will examine the character of Adams's photographs, Newhall's text, and their collaboration itself. It will explore the decisions and compromises Adams and Newhall were compelled to make between the requirements of the commercial commission and the preservation of their personal agenda of promoting photography as a tool of visual communication.

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Reichley, Tammy Louise. "Developing a culminating assessment for psychology undergraduate students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2095.

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Küeng, Christian Roulland. "California district-sponsored multiple subject teaching internship programs making the grade in alternative certification /." La Verne, Calif. : University of La Verne, 2002. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.garfield.ulv.edu/dissertations/fullcit/3073178.

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Luca, Sandra Guillen. "Formal Policy and Enacted Practices at Regional Public Universities: The Orientation and Practices of Recruitment Professionals at the California State University." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193895.

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This study examined the work experiences of individuals who perform recruitment activities for the California State University. Based at four campus settings, the objectives were to: 1) analyze the ways in which professionals regard and enact system-wide and institutional enrollment management policies; 2) explore their professional orientations in regards to college access; and 3) examine the congruence of system-wide and institutional formal policy and the perspectives of different groups of professionals.The analysis centered on two levels, the institutional and the ground level perspective. The principal data sources that informed the study were interviews and campus level and system-wide documents. To frame the data gathering and analysis, two theories were used to understand the perspectives of the set of professionals; the study modified the classic conceptualization of `street-level bureaucrats' (Lipsky, 1969) and latent social roles of professionals (Gouldner, 1954). For the broader organizational perspective, the study relied on institutional theory and academic capitalism in the new economy to offer context to the university's move to enrollment management. Findings indicate that professionals varied in how they enacted recruitment practices depending on the institutional context. So, while enrollment management practices are being implemented at the Cal State system, the extent to which the actions were strategic was dependent on the campus environment and the priorities of that university.

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Leak-Garcia, Janet Aree. "Genetic origins and the evolution of invasiveness of Cynara cardunculus in California." Diss., UC access only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=73&did=1924118031&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=7&retrieveGroup=0&VType=PQD&VInst=PROD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1270230178&clientId=48051.

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Herman, Charles R. "The Clarification of Proposition 209: Gauging the Impact on Native Americans at the University of California." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/123.

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Proposition 209 banned the consideration of race or ethnicity in admission decisions to the University of California (UC). The UC “clarified” their policy in 2008, recognizing that Native Americans enrolled in a federally recognized tribe enjoy a political status that enables them to be offered affirmative action, even when the consideration of race or ethnicity is banned. The Clarification led to a statistically significant surge in the Native American applicant share, acceptance rate, admit share, and enrollment share. Enrollment share increased by 56% from 2008 to 2010 at the UC, even as the three-tiered California system of higher education saw a 40% drop in Native American enrollment. The study also finds that Prop 209 shifted Native American students from the more selective to the less selective campuses. The results suggest that affirmative action is a strong determinant of both the number and the location of Native Americans at the UC.

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O'Leary, Melissa Kathleen. "Endocrinology Web-based tutorial for use at the California Polytechnic State University of San Luis Obispo." View online, 2001. http://srproj.lib.calpoly.edu/moleary.

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Checkis, Joshua M. "Creation and implementation plan for a sales engineering minor at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo." Click here to view, 2009. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/bmedsp/1/.

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Thesis (B.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009.
Project advisor: Karen Bangs. Title from PDF title page; viewed on Mar. 10, 2010. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on microfiche.

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Garza-Roderick, Jessie. "Barriers to advancement in higher education as perceived by women administrators in the California State University." Scholarly Commons, 2000. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2567.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the barriers to advancement as perceived by women administrators in the California State University, and to identify those barriers perceived as the greatest obstacles. A twenty-one item questionnaire was developed through a comprehensive review of the literature and sent to 400 full-time women administrators holding a management position within the California State Universities. Seventy-one percent of the questionnaires were returned. Questionnaire results indicate that eleven items were categorized as “moderately important to important” barriers to advancement. Ten items were categorized as “slight to moderately important” barriers to advancement. No item on the questionnaire was considered “not a barrier” to advancement by the participants. The most serious barriers women must overcome if they wish to advance in administration have to do with lack of geographical mobility, role conflict between career and family, absence of mentoring or other support system unfamiliarity in negotiating politics within the male dominated “ole boys” system, and exclusion from the informal communication network. Perceptions of barriers were examined from the perspective of women who held different positions in the administrative hierarchy. No statistically significant differences in perceptions were found among the different steps of the hierarchical ladder. Perceptions of internal barriers were correlated to age, marital status, number of years in administration, size of institution, career path for advancement, and ultimate position desired. The ultimate position desired was the only significant predictor. Perceptions of external barriers were not correlated to age, marital status, number of years in administration, size of institution, career path for advancement, ultimate position desired; participants perceived external barriers to advancement similarly. The study provides recommendations for practice and future research.

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Aceves, Esperanza Monica. "Food Is a Right| Student Perceptions of College Food Access Programming at a California State University." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10839607.

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The problem of food insecurity among students in higher education, specifically students who belong to historically marginalized populations, is a serious national problem that is under researched. While data are not being collected universally, higher education institutions are beginning to report on this issue. Research reflects that 1 in 5 California State University students is experiencing chronic food insecurity and 1 in 10 is reporting experiences of homelessness. Higher education colleges are beginning to address this problem by casting a net of resources like food pantries, meal donations on student cards from other students, emergency funds through grants, CalFresh outreach and enrollment (federally funded program known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and other campus-unique programming to serve hard-to-reach, vulnerable students. This study explores such services at a public California State University-Hispanic Serving Institution with the goal of understanding students’ lived experiences related to accessibility of food programming and resources in higher education. By exploring the perceptions of four students that are female who were food insecure related to their utilization of food programs directed at ensuring student food security, this study intends: (1) to explore students’ satisfaction with campus food programming, (2) to describe the participants’ knowledge of campus food programs and healthy food options, and (3) to explore the relationship between food programming and policies and the lived experiences of students. This study is important because oftentimes research is missing the unheard voices of students. By embracing students’ stories, researchers can learn of their real-life experiences. This allows for a greater understanding of the significance of food insecurity and its impact on students using food programs in higher education settings.

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