...Kaitlin Verhagen Dr. T DATE \@ "MMMM d, y" September 7, 2014 Convocation Number 1 History of Gunnison “Some days are good days, some days are bad days, but there is never a day that I didn’t try my best”. From the beginning, the Gunnison Valley has been a source of education, work, and recreational activities. Tourists, students, and employers come from near and far to enjoy the amenities that Gunnison and Crested Butte has to offer. Western State Colorado University students make up 2,200 of the 5,892 people that live in the Gunnison Valley. In 1923 the two year “Normal” school switched over to become a four year university known as “Western State College”. Also in 1923, Western picked up the mascot of “the fawns”, to represent speed and agility that the school’s athletics represented. But since then, WSCU has changed the mascot to “The Mountaineers” with the colors Crimson and Slate. Crimson; to represent the Indian Paint Brush and Slate; the color of Sage brush that grew above the college. Western originally started out as a small teaching school, but it has done nothing but grow throughout the years. Today Western holds the record for the four year university with the highest elevation at 7,703 feet above sea level. Also for the largest collegiate letter that is currently placed at the top of the previously named “Tenderfoot Mountain”. Dr. John Johnson designed the “W” that stands at 450 feet tall and 16 feet wide. Shortly after the W was put on Tenderfoot...
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...English Comp 121 16 December 2010 The Freshman Fifteen More and more college students are suffering from effects such as the freshman fifteen. So much so, that 56% of college students are overweight, 48% of all college students complain of low energy and 25% of U.S. college students eat zero fruits and vegetables on any given day. So many people in today’s educational system do not realize how important the way students are eating is, and the negative effects that eating certain foods can have on their bodies and school work. Colorado Mountain College houses students at the Spring Valley Campus; subsequently, they supply a cafeteria with meals everyday. The food that is served in this cafeteria however, is potentially aiding to the freshman fifteen, overweight students, low energy levels, and the lack of fruits and vegetables in students’ diets. This problem is not only caused by what the cafeteria is ordering from their food provider (Sudexo), but it also is a direct reflection of what the students are demanding, or in most cases not demanding, to eat. Obviously, not every student should be stripped the right to eat pizza or to have a bowl of ice cream if that is how they want to eat. But the students that are choosing to pass on those foods and eat something of a wholesome, nutritious nature, are limited to what they can eat on a day to day basis. More healthy options should be offered in Colorado Mountain College’s cafeteria due to the dislike in the food served now...
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...Colorado Seminary (University of Denver) v. National Collegiate Athletic Association This action was brought by the University of Denver (“DU”) and several of its student-athletes to enjoin the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) from imposing sanctions against DU and declaring several of its hockey players ineligible. Colorado Seminary (Univ. of Denver) v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 570 F.2d 320, 321 (10th Cir. 1978), aff’d, Colorado Seminary (Univ. of Denver) v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 417 F.Supp. 885 (D.Co. 1976). Because DU refused to enforce the ineligibility of several of its hockey players despite the NCAA’s declaration of such, the DU hockey team was put on a two-year probation period, all DU athletic teams were unable to participate in post-season NCAA events and have its regular season games be televised, and the University was forced to forfeit its 1973 national title. 570 F.2d at 321. Plaintiffs claimed that the NCAA violated their due process and equal protection rights through its ineligibility declaration, however the trial court disagreed, denying Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in favor of Defendant’s, albeit with some conditions. 417 F.Supp. at 893, 900. Plaintiffs appealed the denial, but the 10th Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision and ultimately held that: the “students’ interest in participating in intercollegiate athletics did not rise to level of the constitutionally-protected property or liberty interest...
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...Running head: JEAN WATSON'S THEORY 1 Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring Robyn Waters NUR/403 August 29, 2011 Stephanie Merck JEAN WATSON'S THEORY 2 Abstract Jean Watson, professor, nursing theorist, developed her theory of Transpersonal Caring from her own experiences of nursing and information she received during her higher education years. Her idea was to bring attention to professional nurses. Nursing is becoming more interdisciplinary and involving. Watson's theory is centered to subjective inner healing and a person's experiences. These are achieved by carative factors. Carative factors is the caring process, not the curing process. Watson established ten carative factors. Along with these carative factors, Watson identified seven assumptions. Along with the assumptions, Watson describes the nurse's role. The primary nurse's role is to establish a caring relationship with his or her patient. This can be achieved by caring moments. Moments that transform the patient and nurse connecting them together. Watson classified human needs like Maslow classified his hierarchy needs. As a nurse I contemplate on how I provide my care. I am there to help my patient's meet their human needs. JEAN WATSON'S THEORY ...
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...Annotated Bibliography American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2012). Nursing faculty shortage. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/nursing-faculty-shortage This site addresses the need for nursing faculty by showing how vast the shortage is, what factors are influencing the lack of teachers, and the actions taken to increase nursing faculty. There are some excellent statistics, as well as hyperlinks to use for further referencing. The AACN is a trusted source in nursing today, and I could use some of this information in my paper without reservation. Drury, V., Francis, K., & Chapman, Y. (2008). Where have all the young ones gone: Implications for the nursing workforce. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 14(1). doi: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol14No1PPT03 Retrieved from http://gm6.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol142009/No1Jan09/ArticlePreviousTopic/YoungOnesandNursingWorkforce.html Three educators in Australia who identify and discuss the expanding nursing shortage on the undergraduate and graduate levels wrote this article. It shows how a lack of nursing instructors is directly influencing the need for nurses in the workforce. There are data regarding age and salaries, as well as a great list of resources for further study. The authors’ credentials are listed. I could use this article to show some of the recommendations to improve recruitment and retention in education...
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...would not be otherwise. Moreover, while reading “The Classics” I come across words that are no more commonly used. In addition, Books are a fantastic source of inspiration. Unlike fine art, architecture or travelling, books help me to create my own mental illustration for what I read on paper. And this is very important for a student like me. It has been scientifically proven that people learn faster if they plug in imagination. In a way, reading books makes us all artists and creators of our own mental cartoons, movies or illustration collections. This in turn keeps our minds constantly working which is extremely beneficial mainly for older people. Moreover, reading also helps me to reduce stress. Where I might have had a stressful day in college, a book can easily distract me. Especially fiction is fantastic for this. So why do I read? For all those wonderful reasons that have been given. With James Michener, I travel to Hawaii, Poland or Alaska, and learn so much. With books such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe, I learn, suffer, cry and my heart goes out with all those who were made slaves, of any race. When I read something I am stopped, the moment is stayed. I am alone, inside the world of the story. I can sometimes be there more fully than I can in my real life. It is...
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...Juvenile Offenders Paper Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime/CJS/221(BSGZ1HW7T1) August 31, 2015 Race v. Crime Early in this nation, crime was mostly blame on the poor, especially the ones that were new comers to America. It may appear dangerous because of the fact that many of these individuals came from different cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. In the late nineteenth century, each wave of immigration that brought newcomers were threatening a new crime wave. From the beginning, juvenile justice engage in class favoritism that resulted to poor children being process through the system while middle class children were excused. Poverty with dangerousness has continued until the present day. It is especially expressed with the fear of gang behavior and violence from African American and Hispanic poor children. A number of black males are committed to civility and law abiding behavior. Often they have a hard time convincing others of this, because of their skin color, age, gender, appearance and general style of self-presentation. However, young women of color, and the minority girls often grow up in the very different from those of the white females. Because of poverty and racism, which go hand in hand, these girls are force to participate in violence, drug abuse and physical abuse. They are also to be likely attracted to gang membership as well. Overall, female arrest rates tend to increase slightly compared to males. Juvenile Crime Percentage Rates ...
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...inspect the strictly off limits test site. Shortly before the scheduled explosion, Marvin and his girl friend, with exuberant defiance, clandestinely slipped into the site to scrutinize the layout and inaugurate it in an intimate manner. The dropping of the atomic bombs, the first on Hiroshima, followed by a second on Nagasaki, brought the war to a rapid conclusion. Marvin, along with numerous colleagues, continued to work at the research center in Los Alamos. However, with the cessation of hostilities came a relaxation of the frantic work pace maintained during the war. In the prime of their lives and with time for leisure activity, Marvin and other men from the research center engaged in frequent mountain climbing expeditions to the Colorado Rockies. This initiated Marvin’s lifelong passion for the...
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...Who is to Blame? What makes a student successful? Some would say success is based on the determination of the student or how well of an educator a teacher is. However, society is evolving and focusing on the family unit as being a highly influential factor in the academic career of a student. A person spends between 12-16 years of life in an academic environment. Researchers are examining various theories as to why students may or may not be in school and in furthering their education. However, many people are beginning to feel that the parents of a student are responsible for the academic success or failure of their particular student. One role that parents need to play in the success of their child is enforcing the lessons the child has learned in school at home. By doing simple things like going over the work and making sure the students fully understands the material, and by correcting his or her homework is a helpful way for the parent to enforce the school lessons. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company known as MetLife states “Nine in ten teachers and principals believe that strengthening ties among schools and parents is very important for improving student achievement.” Many parents do not take the time to review a child’s homework and by doing this simple procedure many parents would be able to help their child succeed better in school. Joyce Flood of the Illinois Board of Education spoke on a review of “The relationship between parent involvement...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction Overview of Organization The ABC Logistics Squadron is a consolidated logistics squadron providing supply, vehicle and readiness support to the ABC Wing, tenant units and agencies. The guiding principles utilized in the performance of the organization are as follows; a. Mission Statement: A military organization dedicated to providing logistical support to our Joint Service Community. b. Vision Statement: Provide quality service to our customers in support of their missions. c. Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork and Excellence. The squadron provides direction and management of base logistics processes related to cargo mapping, equipment, fueling operations, vehicle dispatch and deployment planning. The function of the squadron is to manage the overall supplies of the wing and effectively manage its inventories. It is a part of the Air National Guard, ABC Wing with over 150 personnel encompassing, active military, traditional guardsmen and civilians. Currently, I am the Logistics Readiness Officer who: a. Provides oversight of the internal storage and external shipping of logistics supply activities for the ABC Wing b. Is responsible for managing and staffing the Material Management Flight for the logistics supply and information sections c. Actively oversees and manages proper implementation of unit programs for supply and the issue of all mobility bag assets d. Administers procedures, programming and staffing of individuals...
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...Inexperienced Leadership | Chapter 1 Introduction Overview of Organization The Logistics Squadron is a consolidated logistics squadron providing supply, vehicle and readiness support to the Wing, tenant units and agencies. The guiding principles utilized in the performance of the organization are as follows; a. Mission Statement: A military organization dedicated to providing logistical support to our Joint Service Community. b. Vision Statement: Provide quality service to our customers in support of their missions. c. Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork and Excellence. The squadron provides direction and management of base logistics processes related to cargo mapping, equipment, fueling operations, vehicle dispatch and deployment planning. The function of the squadron is to manage the overall supplies of the wing and effectively manage its inventories. It is a part of the Air National Guard, Wing with over 150 personnel encompassing, active military, traditional guardsmen and civilians. The Logistics Readiness Officer who: a. Provides oversight of the internal storage and external shipping of logistics supply activities for the Wing b. Is responsible for managing and staffing the Material Management Flight for the logistics supply and information sections c. Actively oversees and manages proper implementation of unit programs for supply and the issue of all mobility bag assets d. Administers procedures...
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...Our class exercise was focused on the subject of Human papillomavirus (HPV). It has been defined as: ‘one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with the highest rates of infection observed among individuals aged 15 to 24 years’. HPV types 16 and 18 can ‘cause cervical, penile, and anal cancers’; whereas non cancer causing ‘HPV types 6 and 11 can cause genital warts. Some of the risk factors for HPV infections in men include: having multiple sexual partners, smoking and using condoms infrequently’ (Gerend & Barley, 2009, p. 58). However, according to the National Cancer Institute HPV can still be transmitted even when using condoms but ‘condom usage is associated with lower risks for cervical cancer’ (National Cancer Institute, 2010). ‘Genital warts are the most common viral sexually transmitted disease in the UK with 81,000 new diagnoses in 2005, and a 30% increase in the last ten years. HPV types 6 and 11 are also responsible for virtually all cases of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP)’ (Szarewski, 2009, p. 81). For the class research exercise my group carried out was to first find out the knowledge and understanding males had of HPV and assess their perceived risk of acquiring the disease. This question was chosen because we felt that there has been a lot of media attention given to HPV by the vaccine program aimed at only females. For example, a misleading article in the BBC was titled, ‘Gay men seek “female cancer” jab’ (Roberts, 2007)....
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...theories with models. Each one provides a different method for motivating individuals in the workplace. We also discuss how Myers-Briggs (MBIT) factors into motivation. Employees need motivation based on their psychological and physical needs according to Abraham Maslow, Fredrick Herzberg, and the use of Myers-Briggs to identify individual behavioral traits. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs According to Kendra Cherry, “Abraham Maslow was born on April 1, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York” (Cherry, n.d.). Mr. Maslow was the first of seven children. His parents were Jewish and moved from Russia. He was a rather lonely boy who spent his childhood reading books. Mr. Maslow thirsted for more in-depth knowledge so he went on to study law at the City College of New York. During his time there, he married Bertha Goodman his first cousin. During his studies at the University of Wisconsin, he decided to study psychology. He found a mentor named Harrow Harlow who later became his doctoral advisor. Mr. Maslow went on to earn three psychology degrees from the University of Wisconsin. The three degrees included: a bachelors in 1930, a master’s in 1931, and a doctorate in 1934” (Cherry, n.d.). The foundation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs involves having the lower needs met before working towards the higher needs (Michael, 2013). The lower needs are considered survival needs, which are essential to sustain life. Once these are met, an individual can strive towards achieving Self -Esteem or Self-Actualization...
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...Snowboarding in Powder Why I Chose My Topic The snow was coming down wistfully, covering the freshly groomed trails. The snow blankets the side of the mountain making for an amazing powder day. Snowboarding has been a hobby of mine since seventh grade. On the mountain is a place where I feel free, especially on a powder day. Every day after the mountain closes, they groom the trails for the next day. Sometimes it snows overnight and this creates a powder day because the accumulating snow goes over the groomed trails. I've ridden powder two times since I have been snowboarding, and both times happened to be in Winter Park, Colorado. What I Already Know Not many people in my family snowboard, just my uncle Mike and my step mom’s sister Jamie....
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...Counseling Theory of Larry Crabb Sandy La-Ree Trudgeon Liberty Theological University – Seminary A Paper Submitted to Assistant Professor Max Mills In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course in Theology and Spirituality in Counseling PACO 507 D02 LUO 201240 December 2012 About the Author Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Crabb Jr. has a PhD. In Psychology and has been writing books for over 35 years. He is a popular conference and seminar speaker, teaches Bible classes, and is the founder and director of NewWay Ministries. Since 1996 he has been the scholar in residence at the Colorado Christian University and currently serves as the Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors. He has a minor in speech therapy and philosophy of science from the University of Illinois where he obtained his PhD.. He and his wife, Rachel, live near Denver Colorado. Once Dr. Crabb suggested that should he ever write a book about himself, he will entitle it: “Sovereign Stumbling” as God has led him on a journey where he stumbled and God picked him up and carried him through with Sovereignty. Summary of Theory Dr. Larry Crabb is a very spiritual writer whom has integrated the psychological aspects of secular counseling with that of the Christian counselor in such a way that multitasking can be implemented by way of running everything past the Biblical principles presented in God’s Word. There are three types of counseling that are thought to be important...
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