Prospectus, November 12, 1980

WINTERTIME CAN MEAN MUCH MORE THAN SNOWDRIFTS AND STUCK CARS; Letter to the editor: Scott apologizes, Student services looking to fill positions; Cancer Society Challenge: Can you quit for a day?; Parkland Bookstore stocked with all kinds of goodies for Christmas; Burnham has new tape on Toxic Shock; Reaching Out Series discusses violence; C-U Community Theatre moves to PC; Spring Semester Course Reservation set for November 17-December 2; Classifieds; Did You Know That...?; PACT to present Talking with Children About Death ; Student inaction reflects lack of self-interest; On The Cover: Winter--skiing, warm fires, cool drinks, and good friends; Barry Manilow awes crowd of all kinds; Commodores will prove to C-U audience they shouldn\u27t be taken for granted; Dirty Weekend describes Van Halen to a tee; PCFers hear Creation vs. Evolution ; Snyder to appear as Women\u27s Movement leader; NFC Central up for grabs; U of I gymnastics team faces Japan All-Stars; Pi Sigma Iota to sponsor road rally; PC to host Chautauqua short courses; Spikers end season; Fast Freddy Contest; Naturals upset Swags in IM final game; Look out! this week is the toughest; Cobras face Lincoln in rare morning game; Cobras basketball: \u27You won\u27t get bored\u27https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1013/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, March 4, 1981

STAERKEL SPEAKS TO NEWS REPORTING CLASS: DECLINING ENROLLMENTS AFFECTING COLLEGES; Brown critical of court system.; Photo contest; Austin stimulates crowd; Letters to the Editor: Student responds to draft issue., Women disagree with Barnes, Student against draft, Ah-hah! Widloski makes mistake, But! Widloski believes she is right; Classifieds; Alender is ramblin: Appaloosa debuts first album; Merrick mesmerizes Assembly Hall Audience as the \u27Elephant Man\u27; Lems appears at Parkland March 10.; Ingrum, Baiot recieve scholarships from IHIA; WPCD Top 30; What are you doing for break?; Cobras rip Olney in Section; ROTC offers Financial Aid Program to students; Scoreboard; Parkland hosts NJCAA Region IV meet.; Cobras trounce Danville, advance to state; Quigley wins Fast Freddy contest; It\u27s do or die; Ingrum does it all for Cobras; Cobras upset by Lincoln Trail; Fast Freddy Contest; Games this weekhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1981/1025/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, February 25, 1981

MARIJUANA LEGALIZED? DIFANIS SAYS YES.; PC ROTC program big success with 500% increase; \u27Woman to Woman\u27 Workshop tonight at 7 p.m.; Week in Review: World, Nation; Letters to the Editor: Student feels strongly towards draft, Ah hah! Widloski makes first mistake; 1st Ms. Parkland; EMT holds workshop on tornadoes; Student Government notes; BSA tells us of their week of events; Deering speaks at PACT.; Diane Propst and Cancer: Dying is Not Dead; Did you know that..?; Student Government Presents: Michael Spiro; Holbrook puts on a sparkling performance; Reggae music popular; The Tavern to be presented at Parkland this weekend; Child Abuse becomes more of a problem in C-U area.; Do you want a cute pup? There is a place where you can find one.; Women\u27s Forum presents Toxic Shock ; Circle K always willing to help society; Classifieds; Photo contest offers great opportunity; Cobras whup Kaskaskia; Illness hits Cobra women: lose badly to Vincennes; Bench Warmer: Cobra confidence shows!; Cobra track team finish second in state; Good teams in spotlight; Cobras trounce Kaskaskia; Dunson, Pratt spark late game rally: Cobras edge Kankakee; Fast Freddy Contest; DeYoung the master this weekhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1981/1026/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, October 1, 1980

HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE YET? REGISTER THE PAINLESS WAY--ON CAMPUS; Election \u2780: The man behind the woman; Handicrafts taught to senior citizens; Got a pet peeve, gripe, or opinion? Write PROSPECTUS\u27 editor!; MMWW gives calendar of topics; Make Christmas gift decorations now; Student Government will hold O.RG.I.I. in Lounge; Record Enrollment: Fall enrollment sets new record; Activities set for Society; Insurance offered; No overdubbing results in very, very good record; Letters to the editor: Student wants late breakfast; Our Mistake!; Urbana student wins PC faculty wives\u27 $200; Park district has youth fall classes; Give Blood Today; Science You Can See: The chemistry of photography; Parkland student reps needed for committees; New officers named for Parkland\u27s PATH; Children\u27s art exhibit to be Oct. 4, 9-9, Market Place Mall; Arts activities and events need co-sponsors; PLATO proves very popular; Peptic ulcers October 7 topic; PCF to hear Christian teachers; Need it? Financial aid still available; CPA Accounting Careers Conference to be Nov. 15; Classifieds; Football/tennis intermurals begin; Champaign Park District organizes basketball league; PC Datebook; Jeff Dodson places second in LT gold invitational; Women\u27s V-ball record upped; PC baseball player wins; Gal Friday tries predicting; Fast Freddy Contesthttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1019/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, February 4, 1981

12 RUNNING FOR POSITIONS IN STU GO.; Severns speaks to Community News Class; Sign up for student insurance; $1.50 a gallon? Ouch!: Instructiors discuss oil de-regulation; Everything you always wanted to know about participating in class!; Did you know that?; The Ice Capades \u27celebrates\u27 at the Hall Feb. 10-15; Muddy Waters: Is he the father of Rock n\u27 Roll?; Media 1000$ catches Parkland\u27s eyes!; Ramblin\u27...; Classifieds; Homer has big celebration for their hero: Paul Lewis; 11 Amendments to Stugo Constitution; 250 enrolled in Learning Lab.; It\u27s Susan B. Anthony\u27s b-day!; 42 donated at the Blood Drive; Images getting ready to hit the presses.; Women\u27s team boosts record to 19-1; Cobras beat arch-rival Lake Land; Dunson slam takes game into overtime: Cobras upset No. 1 Kankakee in double OT; Women beat Cavaliers; Softball practice begins Feb. 9; Geoff Ray wins FF competition; Fast Freddy Contest; Collins, the perfect leaderhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1981/1028/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, May 7, 1981

SPEECH TEAM 11TH RANKED; National Forensics Top 20; C of C V-P, Neils predicts downtown area will change; Overcast and Snyder receive award; Co-Editors named for 1981-82; Barnes looks back on his Parkland experiences; Letters to the Editor: Student criticizes review; Classifieds; Our mistake! Stugo candidate got platform in on time; Convocations Wants You!!; Now is the time to get married; More letters to the Editor: New Stugo senator, Jackson appreciates support; Schumacher\u27s final notes...; Trail, Hillary win in close Stugo election last week; Trail expresses gratitude for the voters; Be kind to animals ; Japan King of bicycle road; Motocross bikes good for kids; Rogers, Gayle at Assembly Hall May 13.; Off Broadway: Dynamic, Aggressive; Gayle not living under Lorett\u27s shadow now!; Piloting not as easy as you may think!; Drug problem is going to get worse. ; Art Thesis Exhibit disappointing; Latin may be on its way back; Parkland secretaries enjoy the good life; Model Rockets popular; RWS\u27S help each other; PC offers one-day driving course; Ramblin\u27: Alender\u27s rambles are over; Rundgren just changing with the times; Do you want hard rock...?; Frazier, Turpin part of Senior May Fest; Here\u27s the 1981 Prospectus staff; CIRS has the info on day care; Did You Know That...Some Superstitions; \u27Recent rains still not enough\u27: Burwash; Barkstall appalled by Atlanta slayings: Urban League director says blacks are still discriminated against; Are we running out of natural resources?; Get out your horses for PC\u27s Horse Show; Parkland Happenings: Spring concerts feature Irving Berlin; Awards Banquet a success!; Winning Intellectual Freedom Essay; A child\u27s world is important throughout all stages; Dental classes named for \u2781-82; Final Examinations -- Spring, 1981; Cobras bow to Lake Land; Patrick to Tennessee; Softball team beats Danville; ...beat Lincoln Land three; Letter to the Sports Editor: Student upset; Walder wins final Fast Freddy; scoreboard; Baseballhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1981/1017/thumbnail.jp

Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy

The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to coupling mesoscale models to microscale models for the use case of wind energy development and operation. Several coupling methods and techniques for generating turbulence at the microscale that is subgrid to the mesoscale have been evaluated for a variety of cases. Case studies included flat-terrain, complex-terrain, and offshore environments. Methods were developed to bridge the terra incognita, which scales from about 100 m through the depth of the boundary layer. The team used wind-relevant metrics and archived code, case information, and assessment tools and is making those widely available. Lessons learned and discerned best practices are described in the context of the cases studied for the purpose of enabling further deployment of wind energy.</p

Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences

The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) increased accountability pressure in U.S. public schools by threatening to impose sanctions on Title 1 schools that failed to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) in consecutive years. Difference-in-difference estimates of the effect of failing AYP in the first year of NCLB on teacher effort in the subsequent year suggest that, on average, teacher absences in North Carolina fell by about 10 percent, and the probability of being absent 15 or more times fell by about 30 percent. Reductions in teacher absences were driven by within-teacher increases in effort and were larger among more effective teachers