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The Western Washington University Student Survey Series (Volume Two: Student Experiences and Perceptions)

Results from an early assessment report combining three surveys. Volume 2 looks at some non-academic issues such as income, plus students\u27 perception of advising and their majors

The Western Washington University Student Survey Series: Student Experiences and Perceptions

Preface to the WWU Student Survey Reports, Volumes One to Five The Surveys During Summer, 1986, Western\u27s Vice President for Academic Affairs requested that the Office of Survey Research, located in the Sociology Department conduct three inter-related surveys: A five year follow-up of 632 1982 Western graduates. A five year follow-up of 364 Individuals who attended Western but left In 1982 without graduating and remained out of Western for at least one year. A survey of 1280 seniors enrolled during Spring, 1987, who had completed at least 155 credits. A discussion of samples and research methods is included in Volume One of the reports based on these surveys. The purposes of these surveys are to provide information to faculty and staff concerning students\u27 background and orientations, to provide feedback about the relative quality and success of a Western education by asking about students\u27 experiences while at Western and their evaluations of Western, and to describe the quality of former students\u27 occupational and personal lives five years later. These issues are discussed for Western students as a whole, and, where appropriate, for students in each collegiate unit within Western, as well as for transfer versus natives, man versus women, and other background differences. The Organization of Reports The reports are divided into five brief volumes. Each of the first three focuses on one sat of measures. The fourth reviews the comments offered by students in response to open-ended questions about their experiences at Western. The fifth is a summary of the first four, written with the larger off-campus audience in mind. Each volume moves segment-ally from one topic to the next, keeping each section as free-standing as possible so that the reader can locate the issues of greatest concern and focus on the appropriate sections. This first volume, Western Washington University Students, begins with a brief review of our research method and then presents findings regarding students\u27 backgrounds, majors, educational careers (transferring versus entering Western as freshmen, timing of choosing a major, educational aspirations, graduation versus non-graduation), orientations to the value of university education, and reasons for choosing particular majors. Volume Two, Student Experiences and Perceptions, focuses on non-academic experiences such as sources of income and types of problems, students\u27 utilization and evaluation of advising services and of various campus services and facilities, students\u27 perceptions and evaluations of their majors, of General University Requirements, and of Western, overall

Autologous bone plugs in unilateral total knee arthroplasty.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare blood loss, declines in hemoglobin (HgB) and hematocrit (HcT) levels, and required homologous transfusions for patients who either had the femoral intramedullary defect left open or filled with an autologous bone plug during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hereby present our results of autologous bone plugs in unilateral TKA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on 55 patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) who had undergone unilateral TKA. Twenty six patients had the femoral defect filled with an autologous bone plug and 29 did not. Lateral releases and patella replacements were not performed. Drained blood was reinfused when appropriate. RESULTS: MEAN BLOOD LOSS AND MEAN BLOOD REINFUSED WERE SIMILAR FOR THE PLUGGED (LOSS: 960.8 ± 417.3 ml; reinfused: 466.7 ± 435.9 mL) and unplugged groups (loss: 1065.9 ± 633.5 ml, P = 0.38; reinfused: 528.4 ± 464.8 ml, P = 0.61). Preoperative HgB (14.3 ± 1.4 g/dL, P = 0.93) and HcT levels (42.2 ± 4.6%, P = 0.85) were similar across plug conditions. HgB and HcT levels declined similarly for the plugged (2.7 ± 1.2 g/dl and 7.9 ± 4.0%) and unplugged groups (3.0 ± 0.9 g/dl, P = 0.16 and 9.0 ± 2.6%, P = 0.16), respectively. Of patients, one in the plugged group and none in the unplugged group required homologous transfusions (P = 0.5). CONCLUSION: The autologous bone plug does not appear to reduce the need for homologous blood transfusions following unilateral TKA

Hospital admissions from a pediatric HIV care and treatment program in Malawi

BACKGROUND: The scale up of pediatric antiretroviral treatment programs across Sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade has brought increasing numbers of children into HIV care. This patient population requiring life-long care presents new challenges in the outpatient and inpatient settings. We sought to describe hospitalizations from a large pediatric HIV treatment facility to better understand the scope of the situation and identify areas for improved care delivery. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective case series of all HIV-infected and exposed patients <18 years enrolled at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, from October 2004-October 2010. Patients admitted to the hospital on or after the day of enrollment were included. Data were extracted from electronic clinic records. Analysis was done at the patient and admission level, as some patients had multiple admissions. RESULTS: Of 5062 patients enrolled in care, 877 (17.3 %) had 1137 admissions at median age 24 months (IQR: 12–62). 191 (21.8 %) patients had multiple admissions. A high proportion of admissions occurred in patients under two years (49.4 %), those within one month of clinic enrollment (32.9 %), those with severe immune suppression (44.0 %), and those not on ART (48.5 %). The frequency of primary admission diagnoses varied across these same variables, with malnutrition, pneumonia, and malaria being the most common. CONCLUSIONS: Illness requiring hospitalization is common in HIV-infected and exposed children and these results reinforce the need for a comprehensive care package with special attention to nutrition. Strengthened programs for malaria prevention and expanded access to pneumococcal vaccine are also needed. The high burden of admissions in children under 24 months and those newly enrolled in care suggests a need for continued improvement of early infant diagnosis and provider-initiated testing programs to link patients to care before they are symptomatic. Similarly, the high proportion of admissions in those not yet started on ART emphasizes the importance of rapid initiation of ART for eligible pediatric patients

The Grizzly, February 27, 1981

Police Involvement: Fraternity Pledging Marred by Bad Reports • Lewis Thomas Graduation Speaker • FCA Gearing Up for Special Olympics • Off-Campus Housing Explored by USGA • USGA Notes • Wickersham Outlines Fall Semester Senior Symposium • Departmental Focus: Romance Languages • Middle East: Soviet Rivalry Topic of Forum • Beta Sig to Sponsor Franken & Davis • Cafe International Opens Tonight • Bierprobe Taste-Testing a Big Success • Reborn Songfest Loses Appeal • IFC Dance Slated for March 20 • You See UC to Become Regular Friday Feature • Registration Delayed • Gifford Heading for Nationals • Lady Swimmers End Season at .500 • Basketball Shooting for NCAA Tournament • Aquabears Have High Hopes for MACs • Sweeney, DiMattia Take 1sts in Indoor Track • Women Hoopsters Enter Playoffs Looking for Titlehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1054/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, December 5, 1980

Work Study Pay Increased To Minimum Wage • Chemistry Department Victimized by Malicious Pranks • Holiday Vacation Marred By Campus Break-ins • Richter Outlines Campus Concerns • Petition Shows Strong Support for Greaseband Return • Alumni Committee for Pre-Med Consultation • Wismer Corner • 1980 at Ursinus: The Year in Review • Southern Bands \u27Rock\u27 Spectrum • Handel\u27s \u27Messiah\u27 to Be Presented Tomorrow • Songfest Tradition Revived • Women\u27s Basketball Lookin\u27 Good • Basketball Off to Slow Start • Football Ends Victorioushttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1049/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 23, 1982

Recurring Thefts Plague New Men\u27s Dorm • Final Forum Discusses Use of Photography in Space • Too Much Grass on Campus? • Letters to the Editor • Congress Puts Hold on Financial Aid Cuts • Reagan\u27s Change of Style • Vanities Well Received by Community • Hooters Reggae Keeps UC Jumping • UC Baseball Splits With Widener • Men\u27s Tennis Top Widener • Bear Blades Finish Season Strong • Women\u27s Tennis Head to MACs • Women\u27s Track Club Earns First Place • Temple Dumps Women\u27s Lacrosse • Men\u27s Lacrosse is on Trackhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1079/thumbnail.jp