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The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

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Mendoza, James A.

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Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...

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research. I am grateful to Dr. Alex Sanchez, Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith, Dr. Paula Norby, and Dr. Janet
Modeling Forest Response to Changing Climate Conditions in Western North America

Creator:

Hawkins, Linnia R.

Abstract:

Forests play an integral role in the global carbon cycle, regulating the atmospheric CO₂ concentration by sequestering nearly one third of anthropogenic carbon emissions and storing carbon for centuries. Forest ecosystems are integrated into the culture, ecology, and economy of western North America, supporting wildlife habitat, local economies, recreation, and...

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water use efficiency (Norby et al., 2005). Increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations may indirectly