Golden Gate University School of Law - Dean Frederick White

The Bay Area is home to several world-class law schools that produce terrific talent valuable to BASF and the legal community. In the last issue of San Francisco Attorney, we profiled Nell Jessup Newton, dean of UC Hastings College of the Law. We will continue our profiles of the deans of some of these law schools, featuring the great work they’re doing to train new attorneys

Eudora Welty\u27s Theatrical Sketches of 1948: Summer Diversion or Lost Potential? \u3cem\u3eBye-Bye Brevoort\u3c/em\u3e and Other Sketches

Eudora Welty is well-known for her many works of fiction and non-fiction, but not known for her works for the theater. In the summer of 1948 Welty moved to New York and wrote, in collaboration with another writer, a musical revue entitled What Year Is This? Only one of the sketches, “Bye-Bye Brevoort,” was ever produced. This and other sketches in the unpublished manuscript deserve to be studied alongside Welty’s other work. These writings provide a window into her love of New York, her vast knowledge of the fine arts, and the evolution of her writing styles. In January of 2010, a reading was staged at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, Atlanta, Georgia. Audience reaction indicates that these pieces, both songs and skits, deserve more attention

Analysis and feedback control of magnetic bearings with reference to flywheel energy storage.

Bibliography: leaves 132-136.In high speed applications magnetic bearings offer many potential advantages over mechanical bearings. The type of magnetic bearing most suitable for energy storage flywheels is selected and analysed for the purpose of designing feedback control loops. A nonlinear as well as a small signal linear model of the "current driven" magnetic bearing with unlaminated magnetic components is derived. Subsequently describing functions characterising the small- as well as large signal behaviour of the same bearing in the "voltage driven" mode, are obtained. It is shown that workable results are obtained for most practical situations by using linear systems theory, although the magnetic bearing is a nonlinear device. The describing function model enables the designer to identify the mechanisms leading to limit cycles under adverse operating conditions. Feedback control loops designed around the small signal characteristics produce practical results in the case of the "voltage driven" mode which are superior to that of the "current driven" case. An essential refinement, where energy losses and vibrations arising from rotor imbalance are eliminated, is described. A discrete time filtering technique is used. Two experimental models were built and fully tested in order to verify the above theoretical approaches

Student Retention in Higher Education: Effect of the Campus Fitness Center on Women

Of the 3.5 million first-time in college, full time students who began college in fall 2017, 74% returned for fall 2018, with 61.7% retained at their starting institution. Covid-19 has negatively impacted retention; in addition to normal attrition, one of every five students did not return to campus in fall 2020. Researchers have gauged both academic and social factors that positively influence retention and note the use of the campus fitness center (CFC) as one social factor; however, women are less likely to use the CFC, are one third as likely to exercise, and experience more numerous fitness obstacles and fewer fitness motivators compared to men. Women adjust less well to college than men, a situation which the CFC’s contributions to a sense of belonging and social benefits can mitigate. While research identifies overall best practices for CFCs, knowledge about CFC best practices with respect to women, which align with women’s needs for belonging and social benefits, is limited. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative exploratory multiple case study was to identify and analyze fitness areas on college campuses that deliver women-focused fitness that aligns with women’s needs for belonging and social benefits. The information derived from this study was used to create an initial framework for women-focused fitness areas. From this work, institutions of higher education can learn how to design and implement such areas to motivate women to use the CFC and potentially improve their retention

Linking gender differences in parenting to a typology of family parenting styles and adolescent developmental outcomes

This dissertation used data from a sample of 451 families living in Central Iowa to address four research questions. The first research question addressed gender differences in insight regarding one\u27s own parenting practices. Results provided evidence that neither mothers nor fathers have a great deal of insight in this area. The second research question focused on how mothers and fathers differ in their levels of various parenting behaviors. Results showed that mothers engage in more child monitoring. Mixed results for warmth and consistent discipline precluded drawing any conclusions regarding mother-father differences. Next, I focused on the ways in which mothers and fathers differ with regard to parenting style. Mothers were more likely than fathers to exhibit authoritative parenting. Both parents and children agreed that there is very little authoritarian parenting is rare, but that an indulgent style is very common. The third research question focused on ways in which mothers\u27 and fathers\u27 parenting styles combine to form family parenting styles. Observers were more likely to categorize both parents as authoritative than was the case for parents\u27 self-report or child reports. Over one-third of children reported that they had two indulgent parents and zero reported that they had two authoritarian parents. Only 1% of parents\u27 self-reports indicated that there were two authoritarian parents in the household. While the majority of families could be classified by using only the four Maccoby and Martin (1983) types, there was a significant minority that could not be classified, regardless of reporter. By including all of the most commonly occurring family parenting styles, the proportion of families included increased dramatically for each reporter. Finally, family parenting styles were used to predict child adjustment (e.g., delinquency, depression, school commitment). Consistent with previous research, authoritative parenting was associated with the most positive child outcomes. In the absence of two authoritative parents, having one authoritative parent paired with a non-authoritative parent produced better outcomes than combinations without an authoritative parent. Uninvolved parenting, especially on the part of mothers, was associated with the most negative child outcomes

Golden Gate University School of Law - Dean Frederick White

The Bay Area is home to several world-class law schools that produce terrific talent valuable to BASF and the legal community. In the last issue of San Francisco Attorney, we profiled Nell Jessup Newton, dean of UC Hastings College of the Law. We will continue our profiles of the deans of some of these law schools, featuring the great work they’re doing to train new attorneys

Redefining a Career in Law

An interview with Susanne Aronowitz from Law Career Services, published in San Francisco Attorney, Summer 2009, p. 17

Peace, progress and prosperity : a biography of the Hon. Walter Scott

This thesis is a biography of Walter Scott, first Premier of Saskatchewan. He was a populist and had a vision for the new province, the fastest growing province in the Dominion. Agricultural and educational institutions were created to serve this growing population. Walter Scott combined his ability to collect strong people around him with his talent to sense the public mood. Scott was a newspaperman, entrepreneur, land speculator, and distributor of federal Liberal patronage in the North-West before being elected to the House of Commons in 1900. By 1905, Scott became leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party and Premier. Contrary to currently held beliefs, this thesis argues that the four months between when Scott became Premier and the first election, the government was neither restructured nor was it rife with patronage. This was a time for campaigning. The political machine was built much later. After the 1905 election, the Scott government embarked on a program to build the new province's infrastructuresuch as the Legislative Building and the University of Saskatchewan. For Scott and his government, agriculture was the vital component in the fabric of Saskatchewan life. By including farm leadership in cabinet and creating a political climate founded on agriculture, Walter Scott built a power base that withstood the United Farmers' Movement that unseated governments in neighbouring provinces. During the First World War, which created a climate of social change in Saskatchewan, the Scott Government banned the bar and established female suffrage. This thesis also examines when Walter Scott first exhibited signs of mental illness. His health became a primary focus as he searched for a cure for depression. It will be argued that it was the battle with Rev. Murdock MacKinnon over minority rights in the school system that brought Scott's mental health to the point that he had to resign. After his death, the memory of Walter Scott faded. Yet his legacy of democracy, education and agriculture continue until today. The fruits of Walter Scott's labours continue to be harvested in Saskatchewan but few remember who planted the original seeds

Familial and Individual Risk Markers for Physical and Psychological Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among College Students

Dating violence (DV) is a prominent problem among college students that can result in harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Though much research has focused on physical DV, fewer studies have examined psychological DV. As such, the current paper compared early/familial risk markers (e.g., child physical abuse, witnessing parental violence, and maternal relationship quality) and individual risk markers (e.g., alcohol use, marijuana and prescription drug use) for physical and psychological DV among college students. Data were gathered at two large public universities using pencil and paper surveys (N = 1,482). Bivariate results revealed more risk markers for men (e.g., more child physical abuse, more frequent drinking, more close friends who drink and more marijuana and prescription drug use) compared to women. Multivariate results showed that familial risk markers were generally most important for explaining physical DV victimization and perpetration whereas individual risk markers were more salient for explaining psychological DV victimization and perpetration. Findings highlight the contribution of both early/familial and individual risk markers for understanding psychological and physical DV victimization and perpetration among college students