scholarly journals Development and Integration of an Instructional Garden in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis P. Stimart
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Maintenance Management ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The University

The Allen Centennial Gardens are instructional gardens managed by the Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Twenty-two garden styles exist on the 2.5-acre (1.0-ha) campus site with a primary focus on herbaceous annual, biennial and perennial ornamental plants. The gardens are used for instruction mostly by the Department of Horticulture and secondly by departments of art, botany, entomology, landscape architecture, plant pathology, and soils. Class work sessions are limited due to the gardens' prominence on campus, high aesthetic standards, space restrictions, and large class sizes. Undergraduate students are the primary source of labor for plant propagation, installation and maintenance; management; and preparation of interpretive literature. Work experience at the gardens assists students with obtaining career advances in ornamental horticulture. Future challenges include initiating greater faculty use of the gardens for instruction and creating innovative ways to use the gardens to enhance instruction.

scholarly journals A Collaborative Effort toward an Integrative Web Portal at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e27084
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Leith
Keyword(s):  
Web Design ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Temporary Employee ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Environmental Specimen ◽  
Database Program ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The University

The University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison's five main natural history collections (Anthropology, Entomology, Geology, Herbarium, and Zoology) have joined together to begin digitizing our collections and disseminating information online via an integrated web portal. This two-year project, currently beginning its second year, is the result of a UW2020 grant, "Development of the Wisconsin Integrated Biodiversity, Human, and Environmental Specimen Portal." The first objective of the grant is to initiate, or assist with current, digitizing efforts within each collection. This step includes photographing, inventorying, and/or cataloging specimens and either entering new records or updating existing records in collection-specific databases. The remaining objective is to design and implement a web presence (in the planned format of a web portal) to allow the ability to search a limited number of fields from all of the collections' databases. This step, currently still in the planning stages, involved hiring a temporary employee to liaise between all of the collections, perform the web design, and write the background scripts to pull needed data from each collection's database program. This presentation will outline the grant goals and progress to date by each collection, although the primary focus will be on the successes and limitations in the Anthropology collection.

scholarly journals Theory to practice: Canalside Studio, a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Taylor ◽  
Damian De Luca
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Small Computer ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to look at the experiences of university academic staff setting up a small computer games studio to provide work placement opportunities for undergraduate students and the supporting role of industry. Design/methodology/approach – The case study uses sense making to explore the boundaries between “simulated” and “real” work in an educational setting. Findings – For students and teachers to work together in a commercial setting, relationships have to be reconstructed. Teaching focusses on developing the individual and personal attainment, the work environment prioritises the team so that organisational and business needs are met. Differences in culture and working practices between industry and academia and the organisational constraints of a university, present challenges for academic staff engaged in enterprise. Research limitations/implications – The authors recognise the limitations of a single institution case study and intend further investigation into factors around employability, enterprise education and the availability of work experience for students studying in the creative technologies including experiences in other institutions. Practical implications – Practical experience and business knowledge gained through the studio development process by the student and staff, has informed the curriculum through the introduction of team-working modules. The studio provides a unique interface between the university and games industry partners. Originality/value – The study shows the value of a university-based games studio in providing work experience for students and enhancing employability and provides insights into university/industry partnering.

Raising Global Leaders in Science and Engineering Under Trilateral Collaboration

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Honda ◽  
Hephzibah Kumpaty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Leadership ◽  
Indian Institute ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
The University

This paper discusses on how globalization affects industry, business and engineering practice, and what kind of education is considered and attempted at selected high schools and colleges to raise global leaders from the United States, India and Japan. Case studies for selected schools in the United States, India and Japan are also presented. In particular, details on the participation of undergraduate students in an integrated, global research culminating in global leadership and outlook with specific examples from the ongoing collaboration of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India are presented to corroborate the beneficial effects of globalization. With the goal of effectively raising global leaders in science and engineering fields, the authors propose a scheme for the trilateral collaboration between the U. S., India and Japan, with a focus on difference in education, characters of the peoples, and preferred models of global leaders among these nations.

From Orthodoxy to Pluralism: A Postsecondary Curricular Reform

1988 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Zita
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Cultural Pluralism ◽  
Curricular Reform ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The University ◽  
Intense Debate

The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota requires all undergraduate students to complete at least two courses which have a primary focus on Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American, and/or Chicano cultures. This U.S. Cultural Pluralism Requirement, as it is called, was adopted in 1985 after two years of intense debate. In this article, the considerations that went into the shaping and ultimate adoption of this requirement are recounted and analyzed.

scholarly journals From tradition to landscape architecture – Planting design concept using perennials and bulbs

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-108
Author(s):  
Zsolt Székely-Varga ◽  
Timea Hitter Buru ◽  
Alex-Peter Cotoz ◽  
Erzsébet Buta ◽  
Maria Cantor
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Traditional Patterns ◽  
The University

Abstract “Tradition and Modernity”, two aspects the University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca lives by. The current paper presents a case study analysis of a landscape architecture design, combining tradition with modernity. Through the use of traditional Transylvanian patterns, this concept design is based on the use of different plant species and flowering periods. It measures 500 sq. m and is situated on the campus of the UASVM. Today, there is an increasing interest for bulbs and Lavandula species in landscaping. This is the reason why Lavandula is popular in the design concept presented below. Designed with the use of Romanian traditional patterns and specific colours, two types of ornamental plants are combined: perennials and bulbous plants. This proposal attempts to provide a way of approaching the Romanian landscape, specific to the region it belongs to.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Education and Previous Work Experience on Business Creation in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Omobola Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Coefficient Estimates ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
The University

The study examined the effects of entrepreneurship and previous work experience on business creation in Nigeria among students of Ekiti State University. The research adopted a descriptive of survey research. The total population for the study was 9250 gotten from the various registries in all the faculties of the university. The sample size for the research was 400 through the Taro and Yamane (1992) model. Result of the regression estimation revealed that coefficient estimates of 0.287 and 0.631 with the probability values of 0.493 and 0.142 for entrepreneurship education and prior work experience exert a positive impact on business creation among undergraduate students of Ekiti State University. The result reflects that increase in the level of entrepreneurship education and prior work experience will trigger a corresponding increase in the level of business creation among students of Ekiti state university to the tune of 0.287, 0.631 in terms of business creation score. Based on the discoveries and the analysis conducted in the study, it can be concluded that entrepreneurship education with prior work experience only contributes mildly to business creation among undergraduate student in Ekiti state. Prior exposure to the world of business encourages undergraduate students to create a business of their own.

Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Graduate Admissions Criteria in Psychology

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1107-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R. Cashin ◽  
R. Eric Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Faculty Advising ◽  
School Students ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Psychology Majors ◽  
Admissions Criteria ◽  
Graduate Admissions ◽  
The University ◽  
Admissions Process

36 undergraduate psychology majors from the University of Wisconsin—Platteville completed a questionnaire by listing what they believed to be relevant criteria in the admissions process for graduate school. Students subsequently rank-ordered by importance each of the criteria they generated. Their list of criteria was similar to those of previous studies; however, the relative importance of the criteria differed substantially between the present study and previous ones. Faculty advising students about graduate school may want to use this information to help students better understand the graduate school admissions process.

Some Biological Applications of High Voltage Electron Microscopy

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 298-299
Author(s):  
Hans Ris
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Chromosome Structure ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Good Resolution ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
High Voltage Electron ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

The High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin has been in operation a little over one year. I would like to give a progress report about our experience with this new technique. The achievement of good resolution with thick specimens has been mainly exploited so far. A cold stage which will allow us to look at frozen specimens and a hydration stage are now being installed in our microscope. This will soon make it possible to study undehydrated specimens, a particularly exciting application of the high voltage microscope.Some of the problems studied at the Madison facility are: Structure of kinetoplast and flagella in trypanosomes (J. Paulin, U. of Georgia); growth cones of nerve fibers (R. Hannah, U. of Georgia Medical School); spiny dendrites in cerebellum of mouse (Scott and Guillery, Anatomy, U. of Wis.); spindle of baker's yeast (Joan Peterson, Madison) spindle of Haemanthus (A. Bajer, U. of Oregon, Eugene) chromosome structure (Hans Ris, U. of Wisconsin, Madison). Dr. Paulin and Dr. Hanna are reporting their work separately at this meeting and I shall therefore not discuss it here.

Ultrastructural characteristics of sporidia of Ustilago

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 786-787
Author(s):  
Patricia N. Hackney
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Type System ◽  
Tube Formation ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ustilago Hordei ◽  
Silene Alba ◽  
The University

Ustilago hordei and Ustilago violacea are yeast-like basidiomycete pathogens ofHordeum vulgare and Silene alba respectively. The mating type system in both species of Ustilago is bipolar, with alleles, A,a, (U.hordei) and a1, a2 (U.violacea) at a single locus. Haploid sporidia maintain the asexual phase by budding, while the sexual phase is initiated by conjugation tube formation between the mating types during budding and conjugation.For observation of budding, sporidia were prepared by culturing the four types on YEG (yeast extract glucose) broth for 24 hours. After centrifugation at 5000g cells were either left unmated or mated in a1/a2,A/a combinations. The sporidia were then mixed 1:1 with 4% agar and the resulting 1mm cubes fixed in 8% gluteraldehyde and post fixed in osmium tetroxide. After dehydration and embedding cubes were thin sectioned with a LKB ultratome and photographed in a Zeiss 9s transmission electron microscope or in an AE1 electron microscope of MK11 1MEV at the High Voltage Electron Microscopy Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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