Reimagining the Delivery of International Student Services During a Global Pandemic: A Case Study in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 102831532110527
Author(s):  
Yovana S. Veerasamy ◽  
Ravichandran Ammigan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Student Services ◽  
International Student ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Virtual Mode

The COVID-19 global pandemic caught the United States and the rest of the world ill-prepared, and many institutions of higher education continue to wrestle with unprecedented challenges to provide effective support services to their students. This paper examines how a mid-sized university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States reimagined the delivery of services to its international student population at the onset of the health crisis. The study employed a qualitative method and a case study research design to describe, from an institutional perspective, the shift from a traditional in-person service model to a virtual mode of support for international students as a result of campus closures and a switch to remote learning. Based on the findings, the authors offer five key considerations that can be crucial in effectively delivering International Student Services in an online environment. Implications for international educators and support staff are discussed.

scholarly journals Managing Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Agility and Collaboration Toward a Common Goal

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masumi Ueda ◽  
Renato Martins ◽  
Paul C. Hendrie ◽  
Terry McDonnell ◽  
Jennie R. Crews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
The United States ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Face ◽  
Snohomish County

The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States was reported on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. At the epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and University of Washington are at the forefront of delivering care to patients with cancer during this public health crisis. This Special Feature highlights the unique circumstances and challenges of cancer treatment amidst this global pandemic, and the importance of organizational structure, preparation, agility, and a shared vision for continuing to provide cancer treatment to patients in the face of uncertainty and rapid change.

scholarly journals International Law and Humanitarian Intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Role of the United States

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402091953
Author(s):  
Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Ogunnowo ◽  
Felix Chidozie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Syrian Civil War ◽  
Syrian Conflict

This article interrogates the legality of American interventions in the Syrian conflict. The Syrian civil war stands as one of the most controversial conflicts of the 21st century, owing to the mass destruction of lives and properties and the multiplicity of interventions which have created numerous strands of the conflict. The United States as one of the intervening powers has shown support for the rebel forces geared at toppling the Assad government. The research adopts the qualitative method and utilizes the case study research design. The research makes use of secondary data as derived from academic journals, books, book chapters, newspapers, and so on and analyzes these data through the use of thematic analysis. The findings of the study reveal that the interventions of the United States are not legal. The study also finds that the United States possesses certain strategic interests in the Syrian conflict which it aims to achieve.

scholarly journals Strategi Penyiaran Remotivi Dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Terhadap Produk Halal (Studi Kasus Pada Strategi Penyiaran Remotivi Dalam Video Mendadak Halal Di Media Sosial Youtube)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jamilah Nur Halimah ◽  
Bahrudin M. Ag ◽  
Nase Saepudin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Video Production ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Message Delivery ◽  
Delivery Methods

ABSTRACT The video entitled "Mendadak Halal" has moderated the YouTube social media community to share argumentative ideas with each other in their comments column. This study aims to develop knowledge about communication strategies in topic selection, orderly message, and the use of selected message delivery methods. The researcher used a case study research that examined more about the video production of Remotivi institution. This research is based on the assumption of a communication model, namely the S-M-C-R model of David K. Berlo, an expert of communication science from the United States. The results of the study point out: a. Choice of topics in Remotivi is done because Remotivi wants to select and filter out social issues that are being considered and it is suspected that there are irregularities in them b. The packaging of messages carried out by Remotivi was made by formulating the points elaborated beforehand with in-depth research. c. The method of delivering messages carried out by Remotivi is an approach strategy to communication. His approach uses messages that are not only informative but also persuasive. The steps to deliver the message made by Remotivi are, first, by moderating, the second with discussion. Keywords: Strategy; Remotivi; Halal; Model S-M-C-R. ABSTRAK Video yang berjudul “Mendadak Halal” telah memoderasi masyarakat media sosial youtube untuk saling menyampaikan gagasan yang argumentatif di kolom komentar milik mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan pengetahuan mengenai strategi komunikasi dalam pemilihan topik, pengemasan pesan, dan penggunaan metode penyampaian pesan yang dipilih. Peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian studi kasus yang mengkaji lebih dalam soal lembaga dan produksi video milik Remotivi. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada asumsi sebuah model komunikasi, yaitu model S-M-C-R David K. Berlo pakar ilmu komunikasi dari Amerika Serikat. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: a. Pemilihan topik di Remotivi dilakukan sebab pihak Remotivi ingin memilih dan menyaring isu sosial yang tengah menjadi perhatian dan diduga terdapat kejanggalan didalamnya b. Pengemasan pesan yang dilakukan oleh Remotivi dibuat dengan merumuskan poin-poin yang dielaborasi sebelumnya dengan riset yang mendalam. c. Metode penyampaian pesan yang dilakukan oleh Remotivi merupakan strategi pendekatan kepada komunikasi. Pendekatannya menggunakan pesan yang tidak hanya bersifat informatif tapi juga persuasif. Langkah-langkah penyampaian pesan yang dilakukan Remotivi adalah, yang pertama dengan memoderasi, yang kedua dengan diskusi. Kata Kunci: Strategi; Remotivi; Halal; Model S-M-C-R.

scholarly journals Emergent Cultures of Activism: Young People and the Building of Alliances Between Unions and Other Social Movements

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mijin Cha ◽  
Jane Holgate ◽  
Karel Yon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Young People ◽  
Labor Movement ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
The United Kingdom

This article considers emergent cultures of activism among young people in the labor movement. The authors question whether unions should reconsider creating different forms of organization to make themselves relevant to new generations of workers. Our comparative case study research from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom—where young people are engaged in “alter-activism” and unions have successfully recruited and included young workers—shows that there is potential for building alliances between trade unions and other social movements. The authors suggest that emerging cultures of activism provide unions with a way of appealing to wider and more diverse constituencies.

scholarly journals Higher Vaccination Rate Predicts Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission across the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacky Au
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vaccination Rate ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Peak Viral Load ◽  
One Year ◽  
To Receive

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began proliferating widely throughout the world in late 2019/early 2020, creating a global pandemic and health crisis. Although vaccines became available to the public approximately one year after the onset of the pandemic, there still remains much hesitancy surrounding vaccination even two years into the pandemic. One key concern comes from reports of breakthrough infections among the vaccinated that show comparable levels of peak viral load as the unvaccinated, calling into question the ability of vaccines to slow or prevent transmission. Therefore young, healthy individuals who are at low risk of serious complications themselves have little incentive to receive a vaccine that they are not convinced will protect others around them. To address this important concern, this article analyzes COVID-19 incidence in the United States as a function of each state's vaccination rate. Results show that states with higher percentages of fully vaccinated individuals report fewer new cases among the remaining unvaccinated population. These data add to accumulating evidence that COVID-19 vaccinations can indeed slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, and are an important tool in society's arsenal to put this pandemic behind us.

A Comparative Analysis of the Cyberattacks Against Estonia, the United States, and Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 108-125
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Boyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Student ◽  
Original Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Cyber Warfare ◽  
Unpublished Paper ◽  
National Boundaries

This comparative international case study of cyber warfare provides a context for considering the evolution of cyber technologies as elements of hybrid warfare capable of creating confusion, disrupting communications, and impacting physical infrastructure (such as power grids and satellite-based communications and weapons systems). Expanding an unpublished paper recognized by the ASIS Foundation in its 2012 international student writing competition concerning global security, which compared the cyberattacks against Estonia in 2007 and the United States in 2012, this study re-examines and updates the original data in a broader analysis that primarily includes the cyberattacks against Ukraine during the 2013-2015 conflict, but also considers other incidents on the timeline of digitization. The study shows how cyber warfare, first reported in the 1990s, has become an integral component of war today for both state and non-state actors who use zombies and robot armies to penetrate national boundaries and firewalls via satellites.

Qualitative Methods for Testing the Theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
Rosemary A. Kelanic
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
The United States ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Study Research

This chapter explains the qualitative case-study-research design, with particular emphasis on why the cases chosen constitute strong tests for the theory. The book examines in depth eleven distinct cases across four great powers: the United States, Britain, Germany, and Japan. In combination, the cases span roughly one hundred great-power years. The setup of the cases is to compare the theory's predictions of which anticipatory strategy the state should select, given the values of the independent variables, with the strategy it actually adopted. Historical outcomes that match the theory's predictions count as evidence supporting the theory. If the outcomes contradict the theory's predictions, they count as evidence against the theory. The chapter then outlines the policy-decision process one should observe policymakers engaging in if the theory is correct.

A Comparative Analysis of the Cyberattacks Against Estonia, the United States, and Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 1214-1231
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Boyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Student ◽  
Original Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Cyber Warfare ◽  
Unpublished Paper ◽  
National Boundaries

This comparative international case study of cyber warfare provides a context for considering the evolution of cyber technologies as elements of hybrid warfare capable of creating confusion, disrupting communications, and impacting physical infrastructure (such as power grids and satellite-based communications and weapons systems). Expanding an unpublished paper recognized by the ASIS Foundation in its 2012 international student writing competition concerning global security, which compared the cyberattacks against Estonia in 2007 and the United States in 2012, this study re-examines and updates the original data in a broader analysis that primarily includes the cyberattacks against Ukraine during the 2013-2015 conflict, but also considers other incidents on the timeline of digitization. The study shows how cyber warfare, first reported in the 1990s, has become an integral component of war today for both state and non-state actors who use zombies and robot armies to penetrate national boundaries and firewalls via satellites.

Postal delivery disruptions and the fragility of voting by mail: Lessons from Maine

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 205316802098143
Author(s):  
Michael C. Herron ◽  
Daniel A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Postal Service ◽  
United States Postal Service ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Vote By Mail

Since the onset in early 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, mail-in voting rates in states that have held elections have surged, presumably reflecting the fact that voting by mail is a relatively safe mode of ballot casting during a public health crisis. Matters of health notwithstanding, postal delivery disruptions can place mail-in ballots at risk of rejection on the grounds of lateness. With Maine as a case study, we show that, in the past four general elections, over 10% of vote-by-mail ballots arrived at local elections offices either on Election Day itself or one day earlier. Moreover, of the vote-by-mail ballots most vulnerable to postal delivery disruptions, a greater share of them were cast by unaffiliated voters and Democrats than by Republicans. Our results highlight the fragility of voting by mail in light of concerns about the reliability of the United States Postal Service. While existing research shows that the opportunity to vote by mail is neutral with respect to partisanship, our results highlight an aspect of mail-in balloting that nonetheless has a partisan hue—the extent to which vote-by-mail ballots are vulnerable to mail delays.

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