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California State University, East Bay: A Strengths-based Examination of First-Year Student Retention at the Most Ethnically Diverse University in the Country
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)
California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) is one of twenty-three universities in the California State University (CSU) system and is a highly diverse, four-year, public university located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
Eastern Mennonite University: Promoting Community for a Diverse Student Population
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA. The institution enrolls 1,880 students; approximately ...
Perceptions of Academic Advising at Birmingham-Southern College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017)
Birmingham-Southern College, a small, private, liberal arts institution in Birmingham, Alabama, asked for an evaluation of their academic advising program. Anecdotal evidence, as well as the findings from a Vanderbilt ...
Reconnecting to Dyersburg State Community College: A Renewed Hope for Adult Learners in Tennessee
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)
Regarding adult learners Kasworm (2008) aptly stated, "learning is an act of hopeÓ (p. 27). Adult learners" (those classified as students over the age of 24) motivation for pursuing higher education is a story of hope in ...
Transformational Philanthropy in Academia: Fundraising Tools for Institutional Advancement
(2020-12)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the philanthropic impediments faced by institutional advancement departments. The transformational philanthropy project sought to understand areas that can maximize a University’s ...
IT Governance and Innovation: Driving Innovation in Higher Education
(2020-12)
The literature on IT Governance (ITG) suggests that it is a critical success factor to modern day institutions and drives innovation when used effectively. Effective ITG is a key step in transforming universities steeped ...
Demonstrating Resilient As A University
(2021-08-03)
This capstone project was created to answer the following question: How does a university respond to a crisis event? The focal site was Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, Missouri, and the lens through which ...
Prioritizing the Part-Time Professor: How Cultivating Community Impacts Adjunct Faculty Motivation, Participation and Performance. A Quality Improvement Plan for Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
(2021-08-09)
This quality improvement plan explores the adjunct faculty experience at the McDonough School of Business (MSB) at Georgetown University. At present, adjunct faculty participation is low in anything outside teaching their ...
Leading the Occupational Therapy Profession Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(2020-12)
Like many national professional organizations, the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) membership does not reflect the national demographics in terms of diversity. Throughout the years, the AOTA has published ...
Exploring the Skills and Competencies Required of Graduates of Master's of Leadership Programs to Succeed in the Workplace's "New Normal"
(2023-08)
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development in Nashville, TN, serves as the school of education for Vanderbilt University. The Leadership and Organizational Performance Program (LOP) and ...