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Institutionalizing sustainability in community colleges : the role of the college president

Creator:: Williams, Peter G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to describe and improve understanding of the meaning of institutionalized sustainability and the role that a college president plays in institutionalizing sustainability on a community college campus. The following questions guided the research: (a) What does it mean to have sustainability “institutionalized” at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interpretive social science and the research method was case study. This study involved visiting three

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Creator:: Gordon, Ryan Patrick
Abstract:: Intact sagebrush communities in the Great Basin are rapidly disappearing due to invasion of non-native plants, large wildfires, and encroachment of pinyon pine and juniper woodlands. Land management options include the use of prescribed fire, grazing, herbicides and mechanical treatments to reduce the potential for wildfire and restore plant communities....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: restoration and public trust in agencies to carry out these options in three urban and three rural regions

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Creator:: Strom, Stephen L.
Abstract:: Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: period between 1984 and 2009. As the largest of the three major administrative units (MAUs) in the

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Creator:: Jarvis, William Todd
Abstract:: With 97% of the world’s freshwater resources stored underground, the connection between groundwater resources to the metrics of space, scale and time common to the geographic study of natural resources has not been extensively investigated by geographers. While nearly 240 transboundary aquifers are mapped across the world, a potential “tragedy”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: aquifers that store groundwater and respond differently to intensive exploitation, or the three

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Creator:: Ajaz, Warda
Abstract:: The last decade has seen a drastic interest in microgrids throughout the world. Even though this trend might seem to be just another technological solution in the energy sector, it is a part of a greater transition from a centralized energy system to a more decentralized one. However, unlike most...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: illustrate that even though the electricity regimes in all three case study states are facing some

Experiences of medical students on a rural health track : a narrative inquiry

Creator:: Mitchell, Phillip
Abstract:: The shortage of physicians serving rural communities is well documented. To address the rural shortage, medical schools have developed extracurricular programs, called rural health tracks, with an intent to foster medical students’ interest in serving rural communities. While there has been some research about the effects of these tracks, almost...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: exclusively in rural settings during clinical training rotations (years three and four). Analyzing 30 years

Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

Creator:: Runberg, Damon
Abstract:: The spread of invasive species into the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States poses a serious threat to the valuable forest resources of the region. Many insects and diseases that are a threat to these forest resources can be transported inside firewood. When campers transport their firewood across borders...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Vermeij (1996) identified three stages for the spread of invasive species: arrival, establishment, and

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

Creator:: Symmes, Melissa
Abstract:: The management of the Northern Rocky Mountains (NRM) gray wolf population is a longstanding controversy that has fueled generations of political and cultural turmoil in the American West. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, wolves were eradicated from the West for the threat...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: represented an economic opportunity to settle an “untamed” wilderness in which western homesteaders advanced

Marine protected areas : Gathering stakeholder input via an internet-based survey

Creator:: Demirdjian, Renee
Abstract:: Conservation efforts have been increasing in recent years to help preserve threatened coastal and ocean resources. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool to protect and conserve ocean resources. The MPA Center was established to take the lead in developing a framework for a national system of MPAs. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: committee: Dr. Jim Good, Dr. Mark Hixon, and Dr. Brent Steel. All three have helped shape my knowledge and

The Impact of Rural Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility

Creator:: Tanner, Andrew M.
Abstract:: Deforestation and loss of soil fertility are two forms of environmental degradation with global importance. Theories of environmental degradation commonly cited in public and academic discourse have historically emphasized the role of human populations and national economic development as being the primary drivers of environmental damage. This thesis utilizes quantitative...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Neumann's work "Imposing Wilderness", which examined the effects of establishing nature preserves in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Institutionalizing sustainability in community colleges : the role of the college president

Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Experiences of medical students on a rural health track : a narrative inquiry

Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

Marine protected areas : Gathering stakeholder input via an internet-based survey

The Impact of Rural Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility

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