Helping Sophomores Succeed offers an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of the common challenges that arise in a student's second year of college. Sponsored by the University of South Carolina's National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience® and Students in Transition, this groundbreaking book offers an examination of second-year student success and satisfaction using both quantitative and qualitative measures from national research findings. Helping Sophomores Succeed serves as a foundation for designing programs and services for the second-year student population that will help to promote retention, academic and career development, and personal transition and growth. Praise for Helping Sophomores Succeed "Lost, lonely, stressed, pressured, unsupported, frequently indecisive, and invisible, many sophomores fall off the radar of campus educators at a time when they may most be seeking purpose, meaning, direction, intellectual challenge, and intellectual capacity building. The fine scholars who focused educators on the first-year and senior transitions have done it again?a magnificent book to focus on the sophomore year!" ?Susan R. Komives, College Student Personnel Program, University of Maryland "For years, student-centered institutions have front-loaded resources to promote student success in the first college year. This volume is rich with instructive ideas for how to sustain this important work in the second year of college." ?George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor and director, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research "A pioneering work, this brilliant text explores in practical and meaningful ways the all but neglected sophomore-year experience, when students face critical choices about their major, their profession, their life purpose." ?Betty L. Siegel, president emeritus, Kennesaw State University? "All members of the campus community?faculty, student affairs educators, staff, and students?will benefit from learning about the unique challenges of the second college year. The book provides research and best practices to help educators and students craft an integrated, comprehensive approach to helping second-year students succeed." ?Marcia Baxter Magolda, distinguished professor, Educational Leadership, Miami University The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience® and Students in Transition supports and advances efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education by providing opportunities for the exchange of practical, theory-based information and ideas.
Jennifer Kavanagh; Megan McKErnan; Kathryn Connor; Abby Doll; Jeffrey A. Drezner; Kristy N. Kamarck; Katherine Pfrommer; Mark V. Arena; Irv Blickstein; William Shelton; Jerry M. Sollinger
The report contains two analyses. First, the authors examine the cause of a Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breach of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System Inc. 1A major defense acquisition program. Second, they document a methodology to assess the performance of an acquisition portfolio. The methodology included identifying objectives, selecting data and metrics, and analyzing visualizations of portfolio performance.
This is the companion guide to "Beyond the Sale-for Real Estate Agents." It summarizes the main points in the book and offers valuable coaching tips to help you engage in meaningful conversations, ones that will lead to powerful results for your agents.Written by a master business/real estate coach and the accomplished manager of one of the top residential brokerage offices in Boston, this companion guide was designed for you to use when working with your agents on the exercises in "Beyond the Sale." It includes an overview of the coaching process and more than twenty coaching tips to help you enhance your skills both as a manager and as a leader. If you are working with a group or with a team on "Beyond the Sale, " or you want to learn practical tips to become a better coach, this book is a must
This is the book that you didn't know you've been waiting for "Beyond the Sale is a comprehensive guide that will tell you exactly what you need to do to not only build a solid, referral-generated business, but to create a fulfilling and satisfying personal life..." writes Cheryl Richardson, NY Times bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life. Written by a master business/real estate coach and the accomplished manager of two top residential brokerage offices in Boston, Beyond the Sale-for Real Estate Agents-How to Create a Great Business and a Life You Love brings together practical strategies and long-time wisdom about goal creation with the latest research on topics such as time management, self-care, and accountability. These are key subjects for people who want to enjoy a fulfilling life, with accompanying business success.The book engages the reader, step-by-step, in a self-reflective process that reveals values, strengths, interests and goals; it then shows one how to design a personalized action plan around these.Included in the book are ways to Find your purposeCreate a vision and a plan for your business and for your lifeCreatively market your business in ways that work for you. Maximize your time and take time for yourself when you are at your busiest Set boundaries with clients and othersCreate an intimate relationship (if that's what you want)Make it all happen. Plus, seven keys to success from top-producing agents and a wealth of inspiring anecdotes and real-world examples. Although written for practicing real estate agents, Beyond the Sale is applicable for other audiences, including therapists, attorneys, wealth managers and solopreneurs-anyone who wants to grow their business and also have a great life.
The Oslo Process of September 1993 to January 2001 ultimately brought about a permanent break in American Judaism's traditional wall-to-wall support for any Israeli government. Drawing on extensive new sources, Rubin analyzes what this meant for the American and Israeli Jewish communities—critical constituencies in past and future negotiations.
The Oslo Process of September 1993 to January 2001 ultimately brought about a permanent break in American Judaism's traditional wall-to-wall support for any Israeli government. Drawing on extensive new sources, Rubin analyzes what this meant for the American and Israeli Jewish communities—critical constituencies in past and future negotiations.
Describes the use of the Real Frequency Technique for designing and realizing RF/microwave amplifiers and circuits This book focuses on the authors' Real Frequency Technique (RFT) and its application to a wide variety of multi-stage microwave amplifiers and active filters, and passive equalizers for radar pulse shaping and antenna return loss applications. The first two chapters review the fundamentals of microwave amplifier design and provide a description of the RFT. Each subsequent chapter introduces a new type of amplifier or circuit design, reviews its design problems, and explains how the RFT can be adapted to solve these problems. The authors take a practical approach by summarizing the design steps and giving numerous examples of amplifier realizations and measured responses. Provides a complete description of the RFT as it is first used to design multistage lumped amplifiers using a progressive optimization of the equalizers, leading to a small number of parameters to optimize simultaneouslyPresents modifications to the RFT to design trans-impedance microwave amplifiers that are used for photodiodes acting as high impedance current sourcesDiscusses the methods using the RFT to optimize equalizers made of lossy distributed networksCovers methods and examples for designing standard linear multi-stage power amplifiers and those using arborescent structuresDescribes how to use the RFT to design multi]stage active filtersShows the flexibility of the RFT to solve a variety of microwave circuit design problems like the problem of passive equalizer design for Radar receiversExamines a possible method for the synthesis of microwave antennas using the RFT Microwave Amplifier and Active Circuit Design Using the Real Frequency Technique is intended for researchers and RF and microwave engineers but is also suitable for advanced graduate students in circuit design. Dr. Beneat and Dr. Jarry are members of the editorial board of Wiley’s International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering. They have published seven books together, including Advanced Design Techniques and Realizations of Microwave and RF Filters (Wiley-IEEE 2008), Design and Realizations of Miniaturized Fractals RF and Microwave Filters (Wiley 2009), Miniaturized Microwave Fractal Filters—M2F2 (Wiley 2012), and RF and Microwave Electromagnetism (Wiley-ISTE 2014).
Digital communications plays an important role in numerical transmission systems due to the proliferation of radio beams, satellite, optic fibbers, radar, and mobile wireless systems. This book provides the fundamentals and basic design techniques of digital communications with an emphasis on the systems of telecommunication and the principles of baseband transmission. With a focus on examples and exercises, this book will prepare you with a practical and real-life treatment of communication problems.
Microwave and radio frequency (RF) elements play an important role in communication systems, and, due to the proliferation of radar, satellite and mobile wireless systems, there is a need for the study of electromagnetism. Each of the nine chapters of this book provides a complete analysis and modeling of the microwave structure used for emission or reception technology, providing students with a set of approaches that can be used for current and future RF and microwave circuit designs. The authors emphasize the practical nature of the subject by summarizing the analysis steps and giving numerous examples of problems and exercises complete with solutions, making this book theoretical, but also experimental, with over 16 microwave problems. This approach has produced a coherent and practical treatment of the subject. The book has grown out of the authors’ own teaching and, as such, has a unity of methodology and style. It provides basic knowledge of microwave and RF range and is intended for microwave engineers and for advanced graduate students.
Jari Auvinen muutti Kotkan Karhulasta äitinsä perässä Ruotsiin 12-vuotiaana. Koulu ei liiemmin kiinnostanut, mutta työnteon Ruotsissa Jerry-nimellä tunnettu Jari oppi varhain. Merimiestä tai rekkakuskia Jarista ei tullut, sen sijaan hänestä tuli kauppa- ja rakennusmies, kuparinviejä ja työvoimavärväri. Kavereilleen, Jerryn pojille, hän on aina ollut ehdottoman lojaali, yhteiskunnan asettamille säännöille ei niinkään. Seikkailut hämärän rajamailla ovat vieneet Jerryn milloin Viroon ja Venäjälle, milloin taas Brasiliaan ja Espanjaan. Kuolema on väijynyt ympärillä alituiseen, mutta lapsena omaksuttu varuillaanolon taito ja mummolta saadut elämänohjeet ovat pelastaneet.
"Jerry" by Jean Webster offers a charming glimpse into the lives of Americans abroad in Italy. This witty and engaging novel explores themes of friendship, romance, and the experiences of contemporary women navigating new cultures and personal connections. Through humorous observations and relatable characters, Webster crafts a story that resonates with its timeless portrayal of human relationships. This meticulously prepared print edition allows readers to rediscover the delights of this classic work of fiction.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
"Jerry" by Jean Webster offers a charming glimpse into the lives of Americans abroad in Italy. This witty and engaging novel explores themes of friendship, romance, and the experiences of contemporary women navigating new cultures and personal connections. Through humorous observations and relatable characters, Webster crafts a story that resonates with its timeless portrayal of human relationships. This meticulously prepared print edition allows readers to rediscover the delights of this classic work of fiction.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Do you believe in spells so tragic? Introducing Jerry, the magic so nifty. With a tummy that sags and a scent quite quirky, An ear that's been nibbled, and a neck that's wobbly... He might not seem like a hero at first glance, But with magic abounding, just give him a chance
They were four complete strangers from all different walks of life: an aging con artist with a debt to repay; a HIV-positive junkie looking to get her life back on track; a two-strike loser seeking honest work; and a morbidly obese single father with a debt of gratitude. Whatever their backgrounds, whatever their reasons, fate brought them together at the apartment of the one common bond they all shared: a charismatic, semi-notorious, small-time hood named Jerry. Fate works in strange ways What begins as a chance meeting among this quartet of peculiar protagonists quickly evolves into a quest of Grail-like proportions involving a cat-and-mouse game with both terrorists and the FBI, all while attempting to discover the meaning of the contents of a strange, tin box.
