Browsing by Subject "Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development"
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Item Advancing the Ascent into Higher Education: An Exploration of College Access Programming(2020-03) Jenkin, Ann E.Item State of Public Sector Pension(2012-04-18) Ganbaatar, KhaliunThe following research is about the retirement plans in the past, the changes that have occurred, and the predicted changes that will happen in the future. Also, it includes studies of how the roles of unions impacted public pensions and how it changed over time. It has examinations of what has been written on public sector pensions in the U.S. and a brief introduction and history of pension plans. There are collections of data on the generosity of state pension plans (i.e. pension formulas). The goals of gathering information on public sector pensions and collecting the formulas by state was to find out the differences of pension plans by state and looking overall at what scholars think about future U.S pension plans.Item STEM Stories: Underrepresented Minority Students Attending Predominantly White Institutions(2020-03) Jehangir, Rashne; Stebleton, Michael; Collins, Kelly; Bartlett, MorganUndergraduates from underrepresented minority (URM) backgrounds face a myriad of challenges and opportunities as they explore career pathways, particularly in the competitive and “chilly” world of STEM. For this presentation, we focus primarily on understanding more about how students experience mentorship and engagement in research. To investigate and gain insight into these phenomena, the researchers interviewed 35-45 students across two institutions, one small, private liberal arts college and one large research institution. Students shared what makes a research experience positive and meaningful, strategies they use to navigate developing and balancing identities they hold, and what impact mentoring interactions have on their experience in STEM. Building community, engaging in programming, the quality of student-staff interactions among others emerged as important themes from student interviews. If we as practitioners are serious about fixing the “chilly” climate of STEM fields and increasing retention of URM students, this is an area of research and practice that deserves institutional attention.