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Starting and Sustaining Meaningful Institutional Research at Small Colleges and Universities: Theory and Practice
No full textThe focus of this volume is on the work of Institutional Researchers in a small college or university (SCUs) setting. At an SCU, the goal of the IR office is to balance the bureaucratic tendencies of data-driven decision making with the need for collegiality and collaboration. Drawing on numerous examples, it illustrates how IR professionals can leverage their positionality within the institution to design data flows to answer questions by serving as convergent thinkers, connecting disjointed systems and requests. This volume: identifies the challenges that small IR offices face reinforces the idea of collegiality as a defining feature of small IR offices discusses several principles for using data about teaching and learning explores the effects of low response rates in survey data and the effects of nonresponse bias demonstrates the importance of collaborative efforts in enacting change proposes a model of policy development focused on student success presents an effective model of SCU IR office developmenthttps://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/books/1011/thumbnail.jp
How to Draw Funny Faces
No full texthttps://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/cardcatalog/1052/thumbnail.jp
The History of Western Civilization
No full texthttps://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/cardcatalog/1055/thumbnail.jp
Second Nature: Hamilton College and the Natural Environment
Get PDFThe following histories explore the boundaries between the human and natural environment on Hamilton College’s campus. They were written for the Environmental Studies course “Interpreting the American Environment” and incorporated site visits and consultations of the historical record in order to better understand familiar places on Hamilton’s campus. Through this research, the contributors identified the human imprint on natural places and located nature in the built environment.https://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/books/1012/thumbnail.jp
Designing a Microfluidic Sorting Network with Heat Treated Plastic
Get PDFA microfluidic device is necessary to sort nanodiamonds based on their luminescence. We explored utilizing the repeatable shrinkage of heat treated Shrinky Dink (polystyrene) sheets in an effort to find an easier, cheaper alternative to the traditional photolithography process. Our work found encouraging results but the plastic’s capabilities must be further studied to decisively determine its usefulness.https://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/posters/1000/thumbnail.jp