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Sharing Your Why: The President\u27s Welcome
No full textPresident Birx will kick-off the academic year with a welcome address followed by a series of stories featuring students, faculty, and staff on why Plymouth State University is the place they\u27ve chosen for their education, work, and pursuits
Creating Cluster Curriculum
Get PDFThe Curriculum Committee would value your input on the questions about Cluster Curriculum that we\u27ve spent much of the summer thinking about--including developing cluster codes, additional types of cluster courses, and development/approval processes for cluster curricula. Come join the discussion and be part of the decision making about the templates we need for cluster curriculum. We encourage faculty and cluster leaders to bring your curricular ideas, questions, and initiatives, to help us identify what you need in terms of codes, forms, processes, etc
What’s on Your Mind?
No full textJoin PSU President Donald Birx and Provost Robin Dorff for an open forum discussio
The Relationship Between Coping Skills and Burnout in International School Principals
No full textThis study investigated coping strategies that predict the frequency of three dimensions of burnout in international school principals. Prior research has established that many principals feel overloaded, overwhelming levels of stress, and emotional exhaustion. Research has also shown that many principals also feel low levels of professional accomplishment and job satisfaction. Principals who experience chronic stress struggle to be effective leaders, which directly impacts student learning. In this study, a diverse group of international school principals was surveyed using the Coping Strategies Inventory Short Form (CSI-SF) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Educators Survey (MBI-ES). Responses from 117 principals were analyzed using multiple linear regression in order to determine whether the frequency of using coping skills can predict the frequency of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment in a sample of international school principals. Responses indicate that international school principals report infrequent levels of depersonalization and frequent levels of personal accomplishment. Findings suggest that problem-focused engagement coping skills, which include problem solving and cognitive restructuring, have a statistically significant predictive relationship with a reduction in the frequency of depersonalization. Findings also suggest that problem-focused disengagement coping skills, which include problem avoidance and wishful thinking, have a statistically significant predictive relationship with an increase in the frequency of personal accomplishment. These findings may inform international school principals and principal trainers of best practices in supporting principals to reduce the frequency of burnout. Implications for principal training are discussed
Domain of One\u27s Own: Personal Websites for Faculty, Staff and Students
No full textPlymouthCreate, Plymouth State\u27s Domain of One\u27s Own project, offers personal domain names and web spaces to faculty, staff, and students. At this workshop, learn how PlymouthCreate encourages the creation, development, and ownership of digital identities and receive hands-on training to begin building your own website. This is a repeat of the University Days Session
Stormy Weather Image 043
No full textThe performance of Stormy Weather was a very successful collaboration between faculty and students in meteorology, education, theater, dance, and art, as well as general education students. The performance ended to a standing ovation from the audience, and much positive feedback from community members.https://digitalcommons.plymouth.edu/stormyweather_gallery/1042/thumbnail.jp
Stormy Weather Image 006
No full textThe performance of Stormy Weather was a very successful collaboration between faculty and students in meteorology, education, theater, dance, and art, as well as general education students. The performance ended to a standing ovation from the audience, and much positive feedback from community members.https://digitalcommons.plymouth.edu/stormyweather_gallery/1005/thumbnail.jp
Stormy Weather Image 072
No full textThe performance of Stormy Weather was a very successful collaboration between faculty and students in meteorology, education, theater, dance, and art, as well as general education students. The performance ended to a standing ovation from the audience, and much positive feedback from community members.https://digitalcommons.plymouth.edu/stormyweather_gallery/1072/thumbnail.jp