scholarly journals Timber Related Source Materials about Mississippi's Piney Woods: An Archival Survey of the McCain Library and Archives at the University of Southern Mississippi

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reagan Grimsley
Keyword(s):  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
The University ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Piney Woods

What's Going On

1979 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Jane Donnelly Gawronski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Curriculum And Instruction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Training Community ◽  
The University

Metric Education for Rural Southern Mississippi is being conducted by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the University of Southern Mississippi, under a grant from the United States Office of Education's Metric Education Program. The project seeks to provide inservice training in the metric system to elementary teachers in the rural counties of southern Mississippi and to involve those teachers in training community participants in its use. Further information may be obtained by contacting Jocelyn Marie Rees, MERUSM Director, Department of Curriculum and Instruction-Southern Station, Box 9224, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.

Authoring tools: a comparative study

ReCALL ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Tippett ◽  
Bridget Cook
Keyword(s):  
Authoring Tools ◽  
Authentic Material ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Multimedia Environment ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Source Materials

This article will demonstrate the methodology behind the way in which two quite different tools were used to complement each other. By using a variety of authentic source materials, and carefully integrating this material into a second year French course, the authors believe they have provided a rich source of material which other universities might well be able to exploit. The article will explain the advantages and disadvantages of some aspects of each of the tools, talk about the difficulty of overcoming common problems such as giving good feedback, adequately exploiting authentic material, and finish by presenting the results of their work on evaluating this material with students. Based on a case study in the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Dundee, the article looks at the problems involved in producing CALL material using two separate authoring packages. It explores the exploitation of authentic material in a multimedia environment, looks at the advantages and disadvantages of the tools used by providing a comparative evaluation, and discusses the complex problems faced by teachers in developing CALL and integrating it into their courses.

scholarly journals The USM campus climate survey: Findings and recommendations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamden K Strunk
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Multiple Viewpoints ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Research Consortium ◽  
The University

The present investigation of USM Campus Climate was commissioned by the University of Southern Mississippi in 2014, and has been conducted by the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). RISE is a multi-institutional research consortium with its origins at USM in 2013, and contributions to this report have come from multiple directors, research fellows, research associates, and student fellows of RISE. The data for this project were collected, managed, and have remained under the control and supervision of RISE personnel.We aim in this report to detail the reasons this inquiry was conducted, what we have learned from it, and what we believe are some reasonable recommendations based on the results. Throughout the process of completing this report, we have been in communication with multiple faculty, staff, and student groups to attempt to create a product that is representative of multiple viewpoints, incorporates information about ongoing and upcoming efforts, and that is fair in representing USM as an evolving, unfolding institution working to improve the experience for all students in an environment that is, at times, difficult due to political and financial realities.

scholarly journals A Superhero . . . in Person: Dav Pilkey’s Remarkable Visit and Message

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ellen Hunter Ruffin
Keyword(s):  
Early Morning ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
To Receive

On Thursday, April 14, 2018, I received an early morning text from an old friend. It said:Just wanted to share the below text with you. It came from my daughter, whose son was at the Dav Pilkey celebration yesterday . . . He is in the second grade and suffers from apraxia and dyslexia and is struggling to read. My daughter sent this to our family’s group text:“Today Tyler got to listen to Dav Pilkey [author of Captain Underpants] speak at USM [the University of Southern Mississippi]. He got a signed book. I know it’s the excitement of meeting him but tonight was the first time he picked up a book to read ‘just because.’ He read the whole first chapter.”Sometimes we forget that lives can be changed through the work we do. Thanks for bringing Dave [sic] Pilkey to Hattiesburg!That’s right. Author Dav Pilkey came to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and lives were changed. He was the honoree at the fifty-first Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, April 11–13, 2018, and he is the fiftieth individual to receive the silver medallion from USM. The first was Lois Lenski in 1969, so this tradition has a remarkable history.

scholarly journals The Polish Ethnographic Atlas: Research Achievements and Prospects

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pieńczak
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Source Materials

Abstract In 1998, the source materials of the Polish Ethnographic Atlas - collected over many decades with the participation of the Institute of History of Material Culture (a unit of the Polish Academy of Sciences) and several leading ethnological centres - were moved to the Cieszyn Branch of the University of Silesia (currently the Faculty of Ethnology and Education). It was then that Z. Kłodnicki, the editor of the PEA, came up with the idea to continue and finish the atlas studies. However, the work on fulfilling the PEA, the biggest project in the history of Polish ethnology, is still going on. Nowadays, the materials of the Polish Ethnographic Atlas constitute a precious, unique in the national scale, documentary base. For several years, a lively cooperation has taken place between the PEA staff (representing the Faculty of Ethnology and Education of the University of Silesia) and various cultural institutions, government and non-government organizations. The discussed projects are usually aimed at the preservation and protection of the cultural heritage of the Polish village as well as the broadly related promotion actions for activating local communities. The workers of the Polish Ethnographic Atlas since 2014 have been also implementing the Ministry grant entitled The Polish Ethnographic Atlas - scientific elaboration, electronic database, publication of the sources in the Internet, stage I (scientific supervision: Ph.D. Agnieszka Pieńczak). What is an integral assumption of the discussed project is the scientific elaboration of three electronic catalogues, presenting the PEA resources: 1) field photographs (1955-1971) 2) the questionnaires concerning folk collecting (1948-1952), 3. the published maps (1958-2013). These materials have been selected due to their documentary value. The undertaking has brought about some measurable effects, mostly the special digital platform www.archiwumpae.us.edu.pl. This material database of ethnographic data might become the basis for designing various non-material activities aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of the Polish village.

scholarly journals Culture of Lobotes surinamensis (Tripletail)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Saillant ◽  
Jason Lemus ◽  
James Franks
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Marine Aquaculture ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The University ◽  
Animal Care

The Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis, is a pelagic fish found in tropical and sub-tropical waters of all oceans. Tripletails are often associated with floating debris and make frequent incursions in bays and estuaries where they are targeted by recreational fishermen. In Mississippi waters the species is typically present during the late spring and summer season that also correspond to the period of sexual maturation and spawning (Brown-Peterson and Franks 2001). Tripletail is appreciated as a gamefish but is also prized for its flesh of superior quality. The fast growth rate of juveniles in captivity documented by Franks et al. (2001) and the excellent quality of Tripletail flesh both contribute to the potential of this species for marine aquaculture. In addition, the production of cultured juveniles would be precious to develop a better understanding of the biology, early life history and habitat use of Tripletail larvae and juveniles, a topic largely undocumented to date, through experimental releases and controlled studies. The culture of tripletail thus supports the Tidelands Trust Fund Program through improved conservation of natural resources, potential enhancement of fisheries productivity and potential development of a new economic activity on the Gulf coast producing tripletail via aquaculture. The Objective of this project was to initiate development of methods and techniques needed to spawn captive held tripletail broodfish and raise their offspring to evaluate their growth and development in captivity. In this report we will present the results of studies aiming to develop methods and protocols for captive spawning of tripletail and the first data obtained on the early development of tripletail larvae. A major issue that was encountered with tripletail broodstock development during the project lied in the difficulties associated with identifying the sex of adults caught in the wild and candidates for being incorporated in mating sets for spawning. This issue was addressed during the course of the project by examining the potential of a non-lethal method of hormonal sexing. The results of these preliminary investigations are presented in the third part of this report. All protocols used in the project were determined with the guidance of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM IACUC protocol number 10100108).

Preface

2012 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. vi
Author(s):  
Judit E. Puskas
Keyword(s):  
International Symposium ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Symposium Series ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Polymer Research ◽  
The University

The IUPAC International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP 2011), was held in Akron, Ohio 10-15 July 2011. We welcomed 165 participants from 18 countries. This was a "homecoming"-the symposium series was initiated by Prof. Joseph P. Kennedy in 1976. This biannual event travelled around the globe, and after 35 years it came back to the University of Akron, the global leader in polymer research. The symposium was co-chaired by Judit E. Puskas from the University of Akron and Robson F. Storey from the University of Southern Mississippi. It started with a mini-symposium honoring the honorary chair, Prof. Kennedy, with international leaders as speakers.The symposium covered a broad range of topics. A unique feature of the symposium was a session devoted to "rising stars" in the field of ionic polymerizations. This volume presents papers based on presentations from that session. We hope to see the rising stars as the next leaders in the field.Judit E. PuskasConference Co-Chair

scholarly journals Integration of sources in academic writing: A corpus-based study of citation practices in essay writing in two departments at the University of Botswana

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boitumelo T. Ramoroka
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
Citation Practices ◽  
The University ◽  
Source Materials

The ability to cite sources appropriately is an important feature of academic writing. Academic writers are expected to integrate ideas of others into their texts and take a stance towards the reported material as they develop their arguments. Despite this importance, research has shown that citation presents considerable difficulties for students, particularly non-native English speakers. Such difficulties include using citations effectively in writing and understanding them in reading, expressing one’s voice and signalling citations in writing so that there is a clear distinction between one’s ideas and those derived from source materials. This study investigates the types of reporting verbs used by students to refer to the work of others and the extent to which they evaluate the work of others in their writing. It draws from a corpus of approximately 80 000 words from essays written by students in two departments at the University of Botswana (Botswana). The findings show that students used more informing verbs, associated with the neutral passing of information from the source to the reader, without interpreting the information cited, compared with argumentative verbs (which signify an evaluative role). The results of the study underscore the importance of teaching reporting verbs in the English for academic purposes classroom and making students aware of their evaluative potential.

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