UNCW Seahawk stories: 70 years of excellence

In partnership with the StarNews, it is with great pleasure that we bring you this special keepsake of our university's 70th anniversary. We are so happy to have this opportunity to share the stories of just a few Seahawks who have made UNCW what it is, then and now

Hooking mortality of reef fishes in the snapper-grouper commercial fishery of the southeast United States

A widely used management regulation in the grouper-snapper fishery of the Southeast United States is the use of minimum size limits. This approach assumes that under the size limit fish caught and returned experience minimal post-release mortality. However visible signs of decompression injury due to the expansion of gas within the swim bladder when fish are hooked and reeled quickly to the surface suggest potential mortality. Mortality rates of fishes that are caught and released are unknown. This study examined mortality rates and decompression injury in below or just legal sized red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens), red grouper (Epinephelus morio) and scamp grouper (Mycteroperca phenax) caught on hook and line then caged and returned to the water. The major objective was to determine mortality of these fishes on release. Secondary objectives were to look at the relationships between depth and mortality and size and mortality. The project was done in federal marine waters offshore of North Carolina in 1999 and 2000 in depths ranging from 33.6 – 54.8 m. Mean mortality rates were conservatively estimated as 33% for E. morio, 39.5% for M. phenax, 30.35% for R. aurorubens, and 42.9% for P. pagrus. There were positive trends between depth and mortality in P. pagrus and M. phenax and depth caught was a significant factor in the mortality for R. aurorubens. Length was found to have a marginally significant positive correlation with mortality in P. pagrus. These results cast doubts on the use of size limits as an effective management tool for the snapper/grouper fishery. Various species-specific regulations and techniques are discussed as well as an ecosystem-based approach as an alternative to size limits for management of the snapper-grouper complex

A “Despised” “Semi-Profession”: Perceptions of Curricular Content Relating to Gender and Social Issues among 1993 MLIS/MLS Graduates.

Describes a survey of graduates from master's in library and information studies programs concerning social responsibility and gender issues and the treatment that these subjects received in their classes. Results are discussed that indicate that librarians and library education are less progressive than commonly depicted, and a copy of the survey is appended

Differences in variability of color of stimuli on the child's habituation of attention and on his performance of a cue-related task

"The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different color combinations on length of attention, as measured by eye fixation habituation and amount of information gathered from stimuli, as determined by two cue-related tasks. Four treatments represented simulated environments of high saliency, low saliency, combination high and low saliency, and a control group. Subjects were assigned to one of the four groups with equal numbers of each sex and of high and low mental ages as measured byPeabody Picture Vocabulary Test. High mental age was arbitrarily designated as five years, and below that point mental ages were considered low.

Depression in college students : analysis of activity preference and comparison of treatment approaches

The first goal of this study was to determine whether depressed and non-depressed college students could be discriminated on the basis of both the quantity and quality of reported everyday activities. Results of a multivariate discriminant analysis demonstrated that with the Inclusion of a large number of activity variables depressed students can be differentiated from non-depressed students. The second goal of the study was to compare the effectiveness of different therapy techniques in alleviating the reported depression of college students. Two behavioral treatment groups, a Reinforcement Training group which attempted to increase skills in audience behavior and a Programmed Activities group which attempted to directly manipulate the depressed individual's environment into a potentially more reinforcing one, were compared with two other treatment approaches, a Problem Ventilation group, which discussed current personal problems, a Childhood Experiences group which discussed early experiences and depressed and non-depressed No-Treatment control groups on measures of depression and activity preference. Results of the analyses showed that all of the depressed groups reported equivalent reductions in depression at the end of the study

Experiences of racial microaggressions, relational mentoring, and social connectedness among doctoral students of color within counselor education programs

In educational systems, students of color experience oppression and subtle forms of racism (i.e., microaggressions), often directed towards them by their peers and faculty in the program (Gildersleeve, Croom, & Vasquez, 2011; Kohli & Solorzano, 2012; McCabe, 2009; Sue, Lin, Capodilupo, Torino, & Rivera, 2009). As a result, students of color experience discomfort, self-doubt, exhaustion, and isolation (Gildersleeve et al., 2011; McCabe, 2009). Further, race related experiences (such as microaggressions) in academia have been noted to impact an individual’s social connectedness (or sense of belonging) with peers, faculty, and the academic program (Clark, Mercer, Zeigler-Hill, & Dufrene, 2012; Solorzano, 1998; Suarez-Orozco et al., 2015). There is a need to quantify the impact of racial microaggressions on social connectedness in a heterogeneous sample that can be generalized to students of color in higher education, and more specifically to doctoral students of color in Counselor Education (CE). As doctoral programs recruit more students of color, we must strive to examine the dominant discourse that inadvertently oppresses students of color in academia, specifically the important role of mentoring in fostering social connectedness in CE programs. The purpose of this study was to address the gap in literature on the prevalence of racial microaggressions in CE programs and to examine how racial microaggressions and the moderating role of mentoring by one’s advisor/dissertation chair could impact doctoral students of color’s social connectedness within their academic program. A descriptive, correlational design was utilized to examine this impact of racial microaggressions and the buffering relationship of relational mentoring on social connectedness. Relational Cultural Theory (RCT; Miller, 1976, 1986) was the theoretical framework used to boundary the relationship between racial microaggressions and social connectedness because it explained the overall negative impact of racial microaggressions on social connectedness. Results from this study indicated that racial microaggressions do exist in CE programs and negatively impact the social connectedness of doctoral students of color within their academic department. Further, relational mentoring by a dissertation chair/academic advisor did buffer this impact of racial microaggressions on social connectedness. The results provide important outcomes for counselor educators and CE programs as we strive to promote diversity, equity, recruitment, and retention of doctoral students of color. Implications for counselor educators, doctoral students, and researchers are discussed based on the results of the study

The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image: A Survey of Stereotype, Status, and Gender Perceptions

Although the literature of librarianship is replete with personality studies, which purport to link the psychological characteristics of librarians with problems of stereotype, professional image, professional status, and occupational prestige, most assume that the only negative Image is that associated with the female stereotype. Only rarely have feminist studies challenged the assumptions upon which such claims are based, due to the fact that men's studies in the field have been virtually nonexistent. This article reports the results of a survey of male librarians relating to the existence and nature of the male professional stereotype, and the impact of social expectations and gender-related work issues on the attitudes of male library and information professionals. Because male librarians are rarely studied as men, it was necessary to design an exploratory instrument. Although categorically ranked responses provided indicators of general attitudes towards gender-status issues, open-ended comments revealed a greater diversity of attitudes than had been previously supposed. The study illumines an unexplored area of research in the field, and establishes the need for further qualitative research in the area of gender studies in librarianship

Predictors of coparenting quality among first time parents during toddlerhood

"This study examined individual, parenting context, and child characteristics associated with mothers' and fathers' perceptions of coparenting after accounting for the prenatal marital relationship among first-time parents. Seventy-eight mothers and forty-nine fathers participated by completing a variety of questionnaires during the prenatal period and again at 6 and 16 months after the birth of their first child. Multiple hierarchical regressions showed that for mothers, positive and undermining coparenting was primarily a function of prenatal marital functioning. For fathers, the parenting context and child characteristics predicted positive and undermining coparenting even after accounting for prenatal marital functioning, which was also a significant predictor. How parents interact with one another in their marriage before the infant's birth may set the context for whether they are able to create a positive coparenting relationship in the future. Implications for future research and intervention efforts are discussed."--Abstract from author supplied metadata

Atlanta's Female Librarians, 1883-1915

It is commonly assumed that female librarians at the turn of the century lacked autonomy, were paid less than their male contemporaries because the male establishment was exploiting them, and served in their librarian roles largely as cultural adornments. The evidence presented in this study suggests that in Atlanta, Georgia, at least, female librarians of the period dominated in library affairs; discrepancies in pay occurred along regional rather than gender lines; and Atlanta librarians and graduates of the Atlanta Library School seemed to move easily from librarianship into marriage without resort to feelings of guilt or "betrayal." Other distinguishing regional attitudes are noted in the correspondence of the School and serve as cautionary tales against wholesale revisionism

Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression

Our ability to use words as we see fit is perhaps the primary measure of our intellectual freedom. Otherwise, we would live in a dream world, largely unexpressed. We form hierarchical classifications of value, create laws by which we function as societies, interpret law and custom, and make decisions that in turn are justified by ethical and moral understandings through words. This essay discusses words and their changing meanings over time as they have referred to sexual orientation and gender expression, and how language generally engages intellectual freedom. How humans have designated meaning by symbols and signs is one of the enduring objects of study