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The Benefits of Recreational Sports
No full textRecreational sports have many benefits for all students, especially first-year students. My lesson demonstrated al that Cortland has to offer for playing recreational sports and how students can get involved.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/cor101posters/1014/thumbnail.jp
Embracing and Cultivating your Inner Health
No full textThe topic I chose to teach was “Embracing and Cultivating your Inner Health” My presentational lesson was based off several factors and experiences that are commonly seen in college students that can lead to struggles internally. According to Health Minds Study, who conduct surveys across campuses nationally through 350,000 plus students found that “More than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem.” (Abrams, 2022) The college experience is different for everyone; hardship and obstacles are expected in this journey. But these common struggles should not justify the intense cases of mental stress and anxiety. As a result, mental health becomes a health concern that becomes invisible to the eye. According to The Clay Center for Young Minds, an online educated resource found that “College students may worry about a “black mark” on their academic record. They also worry that a psychiatric disorder will be judged negatively by peers or faculty. And finally, there is a real lack of sound information about the nature, course, and treatment of psychiatric disorders.” (Abdu-Glass et al, 2017) College students are faced with various areas that are vulnerable to being hit with unexpected change but are expected to handle these life altering moments with a form of grace. The normalization of this does not help the case. The goal of my lesson was to create conversation and find common grounds we share that should not always be faced alone.Research Reference - Abrams, Zara. “Student Mental Health Is in Crisis. Campuses Are Rethinking Their Approach.” Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1 Oct. 2022, www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/mental-health-campus-care. Abdu-Glass, Eliza, et al. “The College Mental Health Crisis: A Call for Cultural Change – Part 2.” MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, 8 June 2023, www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/college-mental-health-crisis-call-cultural-change-part-2/. Bryant, Jessica, and Lyss Welding. “College Student Mental Health Statistics: Bestcolleges.” BestColleges.Com, 15 Feb. 2023, www.bestcolleges.com/research/college-student-mental-health-statistics/#:~:text=References-,How%20Many%20College%20Students%20Experience%20Mental%20Health%20Conditions%3F,moderate%20to%20serious%20psychological%20distress.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/cor101posters/1029/thumbnail.jp
How to be a Leader: College Edition
No full textBeing a leader is a quality I have always strived to possess while growing up, as its virtues are authentic and admirable which I believe allows one to flourish into a prosperous, lucrative adult. A leader seeks purpose in life and strives for success, while inspiring, motivating, and supporting others, all of which display honor and integrity (Eby). When transitioning into college, I found being a leader to be especially prevalent in my life more than ever before. Being a first-generation college student, I had so many questions that I wanted answers to, so I had to be courageous and speak up when navigating through my first year of college.The purpose of this lesson was to present the value of being a leader, as well as how to become one, as you never know who may be silently struggling and could use a helping hand (Tracy). Leadership can be identified by a variety of characteristics one may possess, all of which work towards establishing supportive relationships and environments. It was my goal to educate students that leaders are not born, but rather are made, resulting from your surroundings and mindsets (Tracy).https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/cor101posters/1015/thumbnail.jp
Getting to Know Your Campus Resources
No full textThe topic that I covered for my first lesson was Getting to Know Your Campus Resources. I chose this topic because I thought it would benefit the students transitioning from high school to college. This can be a very overwhelming time for students, and they do not know yet about all the resources that SUNY Cortland provides. My goal was to help the students in any way I could to make their transition less dramatic. I also picked this topic because I think I would have benefited from this as a freshman.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/cor101posters/1040/thumbnail.jp
Odorant Binding Causes Cytoskeletal Rearrangement, Leading to Detectable Changes in Endothelial and Epithelial Barrier Function and Micromotion
Get PDFNon-olfactory cells have excellent biosensor potential because they express functional olfactory receptors (ORs) and are non-neuronal cells that are easy to culture. ORs are G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), and there is a well-established link between different classes of G-proteins and cytoskeletal structure changes affecting cellular morphology that has been unexplored for odorant sensing. Thus, the present study was conducted to determine if odorant binding in non-olfactory cells causes cytoskeletal changes that will lead to cell changes detectable by electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS). To this end, we used the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), which express OR10J5, and the human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells, which express OR2AT4. Using these two different cell barriers, we showed that odorant addition, lyral and Sandalore, respectively, caused an increase in cAMP, changes in the organization of the cytoskeleton, and a decrease in the integrity of the junctions between the cells, causing a decrease in cellular electrical resistance. In addition, the random cellular movement of the monolayers (micromotion) was significantly decreased after odorant exposure. Collectively, these data demonstrate a new physiological role of olfactory receptor signaling in endothelial and epithelial cell barriers and represent a new label-free method to detect odorant binding
A Country that Hates the Skin You Wear (2023-2024)
Get PDFThis remix example uses poetry to convey information on civil rights activist, Fred Korematsu, who challenged the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans in internment camps in WWII. Alongside the poem is a brief summary statement on Korematsu’s history to contextualize the poem and offer the reader an additional way to engage with the remix.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/rhetdragonsremix/1003/thumbnail.jp
ACE Newsletter March 2023
No full textAccess to College Education Program Newsletter March 2023https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/academicprograms/1028/thumbnail.jp
Three-Point Takedown: How Wrestling Literature Fails To Address The Sport’s Biggest Problem
Get PDFIn very recent times, one of these sports-related issues that I found myself interacting with in meaningful ways was the issue of weight cutting in wrestling, with a particular focus at times on the issue of weight cutting in high school wrestling. Weight cutting is essentially the losing of a notable amount of weight in a short amount of time, typically for a short-time purpose. Weight cutting’s prevalence in wrestling can probably in part be traced to its inclusion of a weight class structure -- since wrestling splits its athletes up into weight classes for safety and fairness purposes, wrestlers can find themselves trying to attain or maintain a specific weight. A weight class structure in an activity does not inherently mean that a weight cutting issue will come about in that activity, but because the weight class structure has led to wrestlers trying to wrestle at weight classes lower than their natural weight in order to bring a strength advantage to that lower weight, the issue of weight cutting has become very prevalent in wrestling. This concept that cutting weight is a strategy wrestlers can use in order to wrestle at a weight class where they will be stronger than their opponents has become such an accepted part of wrestling that the likelihood is most people within wrestling would recognize weight cutting as a part of the sport’s DNA. Unfortunately, this is a very troubling fact. Weight cutting is a strategy that comes with a lot of difficulties, risks, and danger, as any person who tries to lose a notable amount of weight in a short amount of time is sure to feel negative effects in doing so, and those negative effects are only amplified by the intense physical and mental toll that the sport of wrestling asks from its wrestlers. These negative results of weight cutting can be physical, such as dehydration, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and cramping, and mental, such as decreased alertness, decreased concentration, confusion, irritability, and moodiness. Frankly, all of these negative results can increase in severity depending on the severity of someone’s weight cut, or on the severity of how one’s body and mind reacts to the weight cut. In extreme cases, Smith, 6 weight cutting has led to instances of people passing out, bodies going into shock, and most unfortunately, death. As such, the risks and dangers of weight cutting are too much for it to be such an accepted part of wrestling, especially when it comes to high school athletes, as no adult should feel the need to put their body and mind through what weight cutting asks them to do, let alone an adolescent student-athlete who is not fully developed and already dealing with all of the challenges of adolescence
President\u27s List, Fall 2023
Get PDFFall 2023 President\u27s List.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/presidentslist/1014/thumbnail.jp
IPO Newsletter, January 2023
Get PDFNewsletter of the International Programs Office including information for study abroad, international students at SUNY Cortland, and contact information.https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/intlprograms/1013/thumbnail.jp