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  • CommunityBridge: A Website for First-Generation and Underrepresented Student Success

    Creator:
    Marlen, Adrianna
    Abstract:
    Institutions of higher education are working to be more inclusive of underrepresented groups, including first-generation and low-income college students. Broadly, data show a significant population of diverse students are now entering higher education, but completion rates are comparatively lower than entry rates. To combat this, we need to evaluate ways...
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    accessible webpage. By consolidating sources of information that aids in the success of new students while

  • Steps and Strikes

    Creator:
    Scopatz, Shane
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    Steps and Stikes is an Environmental Arts and Humanities capstone thesis project taking the shape of an art film. The video layers contemporary dance with natural and industrial imagery on a foundation of personal narrative. It engages with contemporary environmental discourse as a choreographed essay, questioning why the environmental movement...
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    imagery on a foundation of personal narrative. It engages with contemporary environmental discourse as a

  • Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Hodges, Rodney J.
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    The black-footed ferret is a meso-predator within the Great Plains region of North America. Before the 1900s, black-footed ferret populations were self-sustaining in large ecological patches throughout the geographical range of the Great Plains. During the 1900s, various factors such as the systematic extermination of prairie dogs (the primary food...
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    -footed ferret populations. Incorporating data and information from peer- reviewed articles, personal

  • Evaluating the Student Retention Program of Oregon State University Using Vincent Tinto's Model of Student Departure

    Creator:
    Walker, Kellie
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    Retention, the ability of an institution to retain students through degree completion, is a major concern for most colleges and universities. The current first to second year retention rate at Oregon State University (OSU) is about 80% (OUS 2008; 2011). Currently the OSU Strategic Plan includes the goal of increasing...
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    and personal intervention programs available as early as possible in the student’s college career

  • Development of the project CROOS website : Laying the groundwork for the future of fisheries research

    Creator:
    Pugmire, Christopher M.
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    Fisheries researchers and the general public can greatly benefit from the rapid data sharing and collaborative research that is facilitated by the both the internet and modern digital technology. One of the pioneers of this new strategy of conducting and utilizing fisheries research is Project CROOS (Collaborative Research on Oregon...
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    webpage............................................................................. 30 6. Design

  • Indexing Web 2.0 Applications

    Creator:
    Mohan, Sumana
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    This project aims at implementing Indexing for Web 2.0 Applications. Ajax applications consist of a set of states which are generated by the user through actions such as click, focus, blur etc. events. By saving these DOM states we can index information obtained from dynamically generated web content. To prevent...
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    websites. Advantages of using Ajax includes 1. Allowing a webpage to request only the required content

  • The Public’s Perception of Fire Prevention and Communication in the Tonto National Forest

    Creator:
    Lindley, David
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    As the frequency and intensity of wildfires continue to occur in the West, so does the need for measures intended to improve firefighter safety; public safety; and the protection of property, resources, and wildlife. Furthermore, as human activity in the expanding Wildland Urban Interface increases, so does the need for...
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    (Fonseca, 2010). We often take our personal lives and privileges for granted until we hear the story

  • GradPlan : Create Your Program of Study with Ease

    Creator:
    Almeida, Jonathan Gregory
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    New MS in CS students in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science school at OSU are required to file their Program of Study by the end of their 2nd term. Many of them, especially international students, are in a totally new ecosystem, so they find it overwhelming to choose the...
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    Requirements’ webpage and the OSU course catalog. This was turning out to be a time-consuming process. For

  • Scoring Water Stewardship at Academic Institutions: A Water Resources Management Scoring Framework for Future Sustainability, Resilience and Innovation

    Creator:
    Shaver, Josiah J.
    Abstract:
    In the face of the global climate crisis, paired with current and future risks over water resources, the importance of effective water resources management cannot be overstated. However, there is a significant lack of specific metrics used to track water stewardship on a broad scale. Thus, in order to track...
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    stewardship categories. All of this information is required to be publicly available on a webpage hosted by

  • Experiencing Restoration-Focused Forestry

    Creator:
    Dwyer, Michael
    Abstract:
    The practice of modern silviculture on U.S. public lands has been stymied by a legacy of litigation and policy changes since the late 20th century. Forestry in the 1980s was focused on physical science strategies and failed to consider the social complexities of multi-use forest management. Emblematic of the challenges...
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    involves personal and interpersonal experiences, direct and indirect contact with an area setting