Dr. Hopkins Recieves Norden Teaching Award

The 2000 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Dr. Steven M. Hopkins. Chosen by a student vote, a recipient of the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award is recognized for his or her outstanding ability, dedication, character, and leadership in the classroom and the veterinary medical profession. As professor of Theriogenology at ISU CVM, Dr. Hopkins consistently embodies those qualities

Dr. Reece Retires from ISU CVM Faculty

When William Omar Reece received his DVM from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1954, he expected to enter private veterinary practice, as did 99% of his classmates. According to him, they knew very little about alternative veterinary careers except doing meat inspection for the government. He did not expect to get a Ph.D. and probably did not expect to be looking back at 33 years of a diverse and distinguished academic career at ISU CVM. He did not know then that his life would take this path, but I think I speak for the many others who have been fortunate enough to meet, work with, or be taught by Dr. Reece when I say, we are certainly glad that it did. When I spoke to Dr. Reece this spring about his 1998 retirement, he said he has no regrets

Looking for Leadership: The Search for a New Dean Continues

On July 1, 2000, Dr. Richard Ross stepped down from his duties as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine to fill his new role as dean of the College of Agriculture here at Iowa State University. Since October 1, Dr. Norman Cheville, formerly head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology, has been serving as interim dean of the college. Meanwhile, the university began its search for the right person to lead the College of Veterinary Medicine into the 21st century

Community college faculty job satisfaction: A network approach

This study addresses the question, \u27how do network dynamics and leadership behavior influence community college faculty job satisfaction?\u27 Using ORA\u27s dynamic network analysis (DNA) tools, this study investigates how network interactions relate to faculty job satisfaction, how beliefs about leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships relate to network interactions, and how beliefs about LMX relationships relate to job satisfaction. A faculty network is analyzed as a whole, then clusters are identified and analyzed using standard network measurements and a belief propagation algorithms. Results indicate that job satisfaction and perceptions of relationship with leaders are co-created within networks. Cluster which have high network density (tightly coupled) and clusters which have low network density (loosely coupled) have lower co-created realities of job satisfaction and perceptions of quality of relationships with leaders than clusters with moderate network density (moderate coupling). Network theory asserts that networks which have moderate density also respond more adaptively to internal and external challenges, are more creative, and allow for more appropriate flow of information into and out of the network than those with low or high density. In other words, clusters with moderate density are not only adaptive systems, but also that members of moderately dense clusters have high levels of job satisfaction and perceive high quality relationships with leaders. An additional finding is that larger, co-located clusters of agents are likely to have moderate network density. Agents within larger clusters are likely to have high job satisfaction and perceptions of high-quality relationships with leaders. Furthermore, this study offers a new approach to studying job satisfaction though the use of in-depth analysis of the co-created network conditions under which satisfaction occurs. Changes in satisfaction are projected through modeling using a belief propagation algorithm

An examination of the relationship between the acceptability and reported use of accommodations for students with disabilities by general education teachers and teachers\u27 sense of efficacy

Since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), originally passed as the Education for All Handicapped Students Act in 1975, a growing number of students with disabilities are receiving their education in general education classrooms. This movement has placed the responsibility of educating students with disabilities on general education teachers with support from special education teachers. One of the responsibilities that general educators now have is the provision of accommodations in their classrooms. Teacher efficacy, the belief in one\u27s ability to affect student learning, has been shown to be related to several classroom behaviors. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the acceptability and use of accommodations and teacher efficacy. An instrument, the Teacher Acceptability and Use Scale (TAUS) was developed to examine a teacher\u27s judgement of the acceptability of common classroom modifications designed to support students with disabilities within their classes. In addition, the instrument required teachers to report their current use of each modification. An additional scale, the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale was administered to measure the teacher\u27s belief in their ability to affect student learning. Survey data were obtained from 187 teachers of grades 1 - 5 in the state of Louisiana. A principal component analysis of the TAUS revealed a 6-factor structure for the acceptability subscale and a 4-factor structure for the reported use subscale. Data indicated a high correlation between the acceptability and reported use of instructional accommodations. These results appear to support previous research on acceptability of behavioral interventions as well as prior research on instructional accommodations. Additionally, the data support a moderate correlation between teachers\u27 sense of efficacy and the acceptability and use of accommodations

Causerie

I think everyone is amazed at how fast this semester has gone by. Hosting SAVMA Symposium 2001 was a great honor and an excellent opportunity to showcase Iowa State and all it has to offer. On the other hand, as most of the VM3\u27s and any of the students who were involved in the planning stages will tell you, it\u27s an unbelievable amount of work. It requires a huge cooperative effort and strong leadership on many levels. Fortunately, the present student body was more than up to the task

Almost fall

This work of fiction, which is the first part of a novel, seeks to investigate what happens to people who invent other people. By Experimenting with point of view, character, language and realism, the author examines her own voice as a writer. Through the fiction of the world she has invented, the author orients herself in the world of the tradition out of which she writes

Final report to the Anchorage Police Department

This brief report updates the previous report Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage to document some of the changes in the nature of sexual assault in Anchorage, Alaska from 2000 to 2003. From 2000 to 2003, the rates of reported sexual assaults in Anchorage continue to be significantly higher than national rates; most victims continued to be female, and almost all suspects male; over half of sexual assaults continued to occur in private residences; and the Spenard and Fairview community council areas continued to experience the highest numbers of sexual assaults in the municipality. However, from 2000 to 2003, some key changes in the nature of sexual assaults were observed. The number of forcible rapes and sexual assaults reported showed a steady increase; sexual assault victimizations increased particularly among Natives and Blacks, among persons younger than 15 years old and those aged 45 to 54 years of age; stranger assaults declined while non-stranger assaults increased; and sexual assaults occurring in the Downtown community council area increased by 144 percent. While this update provides a brief overview of some key changes in the nature of sexual assaults in Anchorage, it does provide enough information to assist in changing policy, and the information presented is now two years old. Ideally, a monitoring program would be developed in Anchorage to provide real-time empirical information about sexual assault and forcible rape to assist in efforts to fight these crimes.Acknowledgments / Executive Summary / I. Gravity Of The Problem: How Does Anchorage Compare Now? / II. The Current Study / III. Victim Information / IV. Suspect Information / V. Assault Information / Conclusion / Appendix A: Data Collection Instrument for 2002/2003 Updat