Analysis of Arkansas Fur Harvest Records - 1942-1984: II. Species Accounts

Fur harvest records were maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on the following 16 furbearers: badger, beaver, bobcat, eastern spotted skunk (civet), coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, red fox, red wolf, river otter, and striped skunk. These harvest records were analyzed for each species in terms of mean pelt price and numbers of pelt sold by region (Ozark Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, Gulf Coastal Plain, and Mississippi Delta) per year. Historical or biological influences important in interpreting species accounts are presented

Analysis of Arkansas Fur Harvest Records - 1942-1984: III. Harvest-Price Relationships

Correlation and linear regression analyses between mean annual pelt price and total harvest of 13 Arkansas furbearer species between 1965 and 1983 were performed for state and regions (Ozark Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, Gulf Coastal Plain, and Mississippi Delta). Statewide, strong correlations (r \u3e 0.80) were identified for bobcat (Felis rufus), coyote (Canis latrans), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), mink (Mustela vison), nutria (Myocastor coypus), opossum (Didelphis virginiana), and raccoon (Procyonlotor). Moderate correlations (r = 0.55 - 0.79) were identified for eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), river otter (Lutra canadensis), and striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Nonsignificant correlations (r \u3c 0.468) were shown for beaver (Castor canadensis) and long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata). Regional differences were noted for each species

Western Washington University Library Survey Series, Fall 1996-97: Returning and Entering Students

Section One: Returning Students INTRODUCTION At the request of the new University Librarian, Western\u27s Office of Survey Research (OSR) and Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing (OIART) worked with the library\u27s faculty and staff to conduct a series of surveys focusing on library resources and services. Drafts of this report were reviewed by library personnel and their comments and insights were extremely valuable. These surveys were intended to provide a base of information to help guide an in-depth assessment and planning effort aimed at improving Western\u27s library. Indeed, Western Washington University Libraries: Organizational Directions and Major Strategies: 1998- 2003 was published December 31, 1997, a strategic plan which utilized, among other sources of information, the findings found in this report. The library\u27s strategic plan is available in hard copy through their main administrative offices, and on-line via the Western Libraries home page (http://lis.wwu.edu!screens/ mainmenu.html). During Fall quarter, 1996, surveys were conducted of faculty, administration/staff, returning undergraduate and graduate students, newly-entering undergraduate and graduate students, the library faculty and staff, and community library users. Section One of this report presents the find¬ ings of one of these surveys: returning undergraduate and graduate students. Section Two presents the findings from the survey of newly-entering students. Returning students completed an extensive survey, with questions concerning their use and evaluation of library holdings, facilities and services, and recommendations for changes to the library. This report summarizes basic findings from the returning student survey. Three notes of mention are: Students responding late in Fall quarter, 1996, were reflecting on their previous experiences at Western-during Spring, 1996, for some questions, and at any time as Western students for other questions. This timing has two important implications. First, we know from previous research at Western that Spring use of the library is considerably lighter than in other quarters. Second, the library use described in this report is no doubt somewhat out of date. Library technology is changing rapidly, as is students\u27 access to computers with which to engage new library technology. The students in this survey are reporting on library use in Spring, 1996 and before. Two: Although Western\u27s library system includes some satellite holdings, the largest being the music library, the great majority of use is of Wilson Library. For convenience of expression, this report adopts the convention of referring to the Western library while recognizing the existence of plural holdings. Three: This report is intended to provide information as background to strategic planning efforts by the library staff, faculty, and administration of Western. This creates a natural division of labor between this report and the planning bodies that will use it: this report provides concrete empirical observations with little comment, and planning bodies will interpret these and other observations within the WWU context, as a basis for planning recommendations. With this in mind, this report is written with a minimum of interpretation or discussion

Western Educational Longitudinal Study: Baseline of Freshmen entering Fall, 2003

Baseline report with data from WWU\u27s first WELS survey on first-time, in-coming freshmen. Includes frequencies, figures, WELS goals and objectives, survey administration procedures, data quality, and analysis of qualitative findings from WELS freshmen focus group

Western Alumni, Class of 2003 - Spring 2004 Survey Findings

During Spring Quarter of 2004, a random sample of recent graduates of Western Washington University were mailed a survey asking about their current work and educational pursuits, expectations, and their experiences at Western. The survey replicated items from previous surveys conducted on a biennial basis. This report provides the distribution of their responses on each of the survey items. In all, 527 alumni responded to the survey out of 1340 for a 39% response rate. (Respondents were sent a pre-survey notification letter, followed by the survey, a reminder and a second survey if they’d not yet responded.) Respondents tended to have earned better grades at WWU (3.24 vs. 3.12 for non-responders), be Caucasian (82% versus 72% of non-responders) and be female (66% vs. 50% of non-responders)

Perceptions of Subtle Gender Discrimination, Hostility, and Sexual Harassment among Senior Women Faculty at Western Washington University

A web survey of senior women faculty looking into perceptions of subtle gender discrimination, hostility and sexual harassment

WWU Faculty Survey Concerning Semester versus Quarter Schedules

Should Western change to some form of semester system? At the request of the Faculty Senate, this question, among many others, was asked of Western faculty in the Faculty Survey Concerning Semester versus Quarter Schedules, administered by the Office of Survey Research and analyzed in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing. This Focus publication reports findings from that survey, conducted during the fall quarter of 1995

Student Demand for Extended Library Hours

The goal of this brief issue of Focus is.to report our findings concerning the relative student demand for various possible extensions of library hours. Western\u27s libraries have received requests and suggestions concerning the extension of library hours. The need to balance service to Western students against the cost of extending Wilson Library\u27s operating hours called for additional information. At the request of the Acting Director of Libraries, Marian Alexander, the Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing and the Office of Survey Research undertook a brief survey to examine the likely value to students of various possible additions to library hours. More precisely, a special set of items was in our most recent survey (see Methods below) That survey did not provide a representative sample of Western students and should not, therefore, be taken as a completely accurate gauge of demand for different additions to library hours. However, the survey is adequate to give a useful approximation of the student body\u27s relative valuation of the alternative library hour expansions put forth in the survey

Western Washington University Library Survey Series, Fall 1996-97: Faculty and Staff and Administration

INTRODUCTION Section One: Faculty At the request of the new University Librarian, Western\u27s Office of Survey Research (OSR) and Office of Institutional Assessment and Testing (OiART) worked with the library\u27s faculty and staff to conduct a series of surveys focusing on library resources and services. Drafts of this report were reviewed by library personnel and their comments and insights were extremely valuable. These surveys were intended to provide a base of information to help guide an in-depth assessment and planning effort aimed at improving Western\u27s library. Indeed, Western Washington University Libraries: Organizational Directions and Major Strategies: I998- 2003 was published December 31, I 997, a strategic plan which utilized, among other sources of information, the findings found in this report. The library\u27s strategic plan is available in hard copy through their main administrative offices, and on-line via the Western Libraries home page(http://lis.wwu.edu/screens/ mainmenu.html). During Fall quarter, surveys were conducted of faculty, administration/staff, returning under¬ graduates with more than 120 credits, returning graduate students, newly entering undergraduate and graduate students, the library faculty and staff, and community library users. Section One of this first technical report presents the findings of one of these surveys: the survey of Western Faculty members. Faculty completed an extensive survey, with questions concerning their own use and evaluation of library holdings, facilities and services, perceptions of the library\u27s ability to serve student needs, recommendations for changes to the library, and recommendations regarding a variety of library policy questions. This report summarizes basic findings from the faculty survey. Two notes of mention are: Although Western\u27s library system includes some satellite holdings, the largest being the music library, the great majority of use is of Wilson Library. For convenience of expression, this report adopts the convention of referring to the Western library while recognizing the existence of plural holdings. Two: This report is intended to provide information as background to strategic planning efforts by the library staff, faculty, and administration of Western. This creates a natural division of labor between this report and the planning bodies that will use it. This report provides concrete empirical observations with little comment, and planning bodies will interpret these and other observations within the WWU context, as a basis for planning recommendations. With this in mid, this report is written with a minimum of interpretation or discussion

Western Educational Longitudinal Study (WELS) Transfer In Transition: Students Who Entered as Transfers in the Fall Quarter, 2005, Surveyed at the End of Fall Quarter, 2005

This report presents findings from the end-of-fall-quarter, 2005, transitions survey for transfers