scholarly journals Realizing the Full Potential of Orientation as a Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Prior ◽  
Drake Hankins ◽  
Miranda Gillilan
Keyword(s):  
Student Leaders ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Single Event ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
First Semester ◽  
New Family ◽  
New Students ◽  
Event Model ◽  
Approach Orientation

The COVID-19 pandemic forced our institution to question how we deliver information to new students.  Prior to the pandemic, our students attended an in-person, day-and-a-half orientation program in the summer before their first semester. With the transition to a virtual program format, our institution identified the most critical information delivered in our single-event model and converted that one event to a more purposeful process, complete with pre-orientation modules, a live virtual event, and post-orientation modules. This article shares specific details about the steps taken in the transition to a three-phased orientation experience, outlines the final product of each phase, and discusses future implications for our practice. Specific emphasis is placed on individualized program elements for students, new family and guest programming, and the work of student leaders in a virtual format. Finally, we share advice for professionals and lessons learned that will impact how we approach orientation in the future as we establish a philosophy of orientation as a process, not a program.

A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Design and Execution of Modifications, Refurbishments, and Beyond for Existing Nuclear Power Plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omid Malekzadeh ◽  
Matthew Monid ◽  
Michael Huang
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Cad Models

Abstract Three-Dimensional (3D) CAD models are utilized by many designers; however, they are rarely utilized to their full potential. The current mainstream method of design process and communication is through design documentation. They are limited in depth of information, compartmentalized by discipline, fragmented into various segments, communicated through numerous layers, and finally, printed onto an undersized paper by the stakeholders and end-users. Large nuclear projects, such as refurbishments and decommissioning, suffer from spatial, interface, and interreference challenges, unintentional cost and schedule overruns, and quality concerns that can be rooted to the misalignments between designed and in-situ or previously as-built conditions that tend to stem from inaccessibility and lack of adequate data resolution during the transfer of technical information. This paper will identify the technologies and the methodology used during several piping system modifications of existing nuclear power plants, and shares the lessons learned with respect to the benefits and shortcomings of the approach. Overall, it is beneficial to leverage available multi-dimensional technologies to enhance various engineering and execution phases. The utilization and superposition of various spatial models into 3D and 4D formats, enabled the modification projects to significantly reduce in-person plant walkdown efforts, provide highly accurate as-found data, and enable stakeholders of all disciplines and trades to review the as-found, as-designed, and simulated as-installed modification; including the steps in between without requiring significant plant visits. This approach will therefore reduce the field-initiated changes that tend to result in design/field variations; resulting in less reliance on Appendix T of ASME BPVC Section III, reduction in the design registration reconciliations efforts, and it aligns with the overarching goal of EPRI guideline NCIG-05. Beyond the benefits to design and execution, the multidimensional approach will provide highly accurate inputs to some of the nuclear safety’s Beyond Design Basis Assessments (BDBA) and allowed for the incorporation of actual design values as input and hence removing the unnecessary over-conservatisms within some of the inputs.

scholarly journals Emergence of Three Dimensional Printed Cardiac Tissue: Opportunities and Challenges in Cardiovascular Diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin B. Charbe ◽  
Flavia C. Zacconi ◽  
Nikhil Amnerkar ◽  
Dinesh Pardhi ◽  
Priyank Shukla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Cardiac Tissue ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heterogeneous Material ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing, was developed originally for engineering applications. Since its early advancements, there has been a relentless development in enthusiasm for this innovation in biomedical research. It allows for the fabrication of structures with both complex geometries and heterogeneous material properties. Tissue engineering using 3D bio-printers can overcome the limitations of traditional tissue engineering methods. It can match the complexity and cellular microenvironment of human organs and tissues, which drives much of the interest in this technique. However, most of the preliminary evaluations of 3Dprinted tissues and organ engineering, including cardiac tissue, relies extensively on the lessons learned from traditional tissue engineering. In many early examples, the final printed structures were found to be no better than tissues developed using traditional tissue engineering methods. This highlights the fact that 3D bio-printing of human tissue is still very much in its infancy and more work needs to be done to realise its full potential. This can be achieved through interdisciplinary collaboration between engineers, biomaterial scientists and molecular cell biologists. This review highlights current advancements and future prospects for 3D bio-printing in engineering ex vivo cardiac tissue and associated vasculature, such as coronary arteries. In this context, the role of biomaterials for hydrogel matrices and choice of cells are discussed. 3D bio-printing has the potential to advance current research significantly and support the development of novel therapeutics which can improve the therapeutic outcomes of patients suffering fatal cardiovascular pathologies.

Well Testing to Full Potential: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for High Rate Wells

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Hollaender ◽  
Yakov Shumakov ◽  
Ozgur Karacali ◽  
Bertrand Theuveny
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Well Testing

scholarly journals Use and users of the Minrva mobile app

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Interface Design ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
First Year Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Content Type ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
New Students ◽  
Application Programming

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate new undergraduate student library engagement in the Minrva mobile app during the months of May 2015 through December 2015. Design/methodology/approach This research investigated what parts of a mobile app new students were using in their first semester after downloading the app. The quantitative study used application programming interface log analysis to better understand what parts of the app new students use in the mobile app. Findings By undertaking this study, the author has a better understanding about what students are finding useful within the app and what tools are not being used by this cohort in their first semester. Originality/value The value of this research is in helping system designers and first-year experience planners know what mobile support tools students are finding useful in their first semester. Implication for mobile interface design based on module popularity are discussed.

“I Know That I Should Be Here”: Lessons Learned From the First-Year Performance of Borderline University Applicants

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Covarrubias ◽  
Ronald Gallimore ◽  
Lynn Okagaki
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Test ◽  
Underrepresented Students ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Year ◽  
Summer Bridge ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Bridge Program ◽  
High School Grades ◽  
Campus Diversity ◽  
And Performance

At many higher education institutions, admissions decisions often rely on standardized test scores and high school grades; yet, they are less reliable predictors for applicants falling slightly below cutoff points, what we call borderline applicants. Since borderline applicants are often from underrepresented backgrounds and diverted to 2-year institutions, this may potentially jeopardize efforts to increase campus diversity. Using a mixed-methods approach, two studies investigated an “admissions experiment” designed to increase campus diversity by admitting 34 borderline applicants into a summer bridge program. Study 1 compared program participants’ performance to two comparison samples of regularly admitted students ( N = 912). Compared with a matched sample, borderline students performed better after the first semester and comparably after the first year. Study 2 identified program components that helped or undermined participants’ college adjustment and performance. Results suggested several program improvements that might enhance underrepresented students’ performance and experiences on 4-year campuses.

Key Events in Student Leaders' Lives and Lessons Learned from Them

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie I. Sessa ◽  
Brett V. Morgan ◽  
Selin Kalenderli ◽  
Fanny E. Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Student Leaders ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Key Events

scholarly journals Replicated spectrographs in astronomy

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary J. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Astronomical Instruments ◽  
Very Large Telescope ◽  
Small Fields ◽  
Future Technologies

AbstractAs telescope apertures increase, the challenge of scaling spectrographic astronomical instruments becomes acute. The next generation of extremely large telescopes (ELTs) strain the availability of glass blanks for optics and engineering to provide sufficient mechanical stability. While breaking the relationship between telescope diameter and instrument pupil size by adaptive optics is a clear path for small fields of view, survey instruments exploiting multiplex advantages will be pressed to find cost-effective solutions. In this review we argue that exploiting the full potential of ELTs will require the barrier of the cost and engineering difficulty of monolithic instruments to be broken by the use of large-scale replication of spectrographs. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the soon to be commissioned MUSE and VIRUS instruments for the Very Large Telescope and the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, respectively. MUSE employs 24 spectrograph channels, while VIRUS has 150 channels. We compare the information gathering power of these replicated instruments with the present state of the art in more traditional spectrographs, and with instruments under development for ELTs. Design principles for replication are explored along with lessons learned, and we look forward to future technologies that could make massively-replicated instruments even more compelling.

scholarly journals Building Youth Infrastructure: Early Lessons From the Youth Systems Collaborative

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 74-99
Author(s):  
Clare Ignatowski ◽  
Rachel Blum ◽  
Pia Saunders Campbell ◽  
Ricardo Perez-Pineda
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Systems Change ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Systems Mapping ◽  
Change Efforts

In recent years the international youth development field has increasingly acknowledged that purposeful action at the systems level is critical for achieving positive outcomes for youth, sustainably, equitably, and at scale. In 2018 a group of international organizations formed the Youth Systems Collaborative, a community of practice whose aim is to promote international learning on youth systems change efforts. Building from the collective learning of this group, this paper offers a framework for understanding how widespread and sustained positive youth development outcomes can be achieved in low- and middle-income countries. Five enablers that advance systems change are presented: stakeholder collaboration; vision and goals; systems mapping; data, evaluation, and learning; and capacity development, as well as 4 domains within which system change occurs: policies, services and practices, norms and mindsets, and resource flows. Each of these 9 dimensions is illustrated with lessons learned from both U.S. and international youth systems change efforts. The paper concludes with a call to action for diverse system actors to apply these lessons as they support youth to reach their full potential.

scholarly journals Developing Orientation Leader Training Using Appreciative Inquiry

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvester Gaskin ◽  
Maia Williams
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Collective Wisdom ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Training Cycle ◽  
New Students ◽  
Leader Training ◽  
The University

In an attempt to revamp the orientation leader training process, Towson University began using appreciative inquiry (AI) with student leaders to both plan and conduct skilldevelopment workshops. Originally crafted as an organizational development tool, AI served as a powerful way to use the collective wisdom of student leaders and built upon their desires for a more impactful training cycle to create a learning environment that was responsive to new leaders’ needs and provided the skills needed to support new students coming to the university.

scholarly journals Virtual clinical activities: Lessons learned with first semester nursing students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Krysia Warren Hudson ◽  
Sandra Marie Swoboda ◽  
Mishiko Redd ◽  
Melissa Diane Hunter ◽  
Nancy Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Schools Of Nursing ◽  
The Impact

Background and purpose: As COVID 19 impacted schools of nursing, the impact of clinical training was immediate. Students were removed from clinical sites but clinical training was necessary to continue the education of nursing students at all levels. Select virtual clinical experiences were substituted for in person clinical experience to reinforce foundational nursing skills.Results: Implementing virtual clinical activities proved to be a challenge for schools of nursing. Finding, structuring and managing activities that foster key foundational concepts for novice student nurses is imperative.Conclusions: Management of virtual clinical activities, via a SIM Center, is key in providing foundational experiences via simulation for the novice nursing student. Substituting structured virtual clinical days, with expert clinical debriefing, can provide an adequate clinical experience.

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