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FTT455
No full textA comprehensive exploration of fashion entrepreneurship; strategic plans for launching a fashion business; effective operational management; six-month merchandising plan; and fashion business plan development
HTR318
No full textA discovery of cultural tourism and world travel with an historical and societal context to include the economic and social impact on community, region and world trade, and geopolitical and cultural heritage understandings. An international travel opportunity for interested students occurs during the spring semester when this class is offered
HTR455
No full textApplication of advanced talent management and human resource concepts, evidence-based practices, leadership and problem-solving strategies cultivated by hospitality-tourism managers for an inclusive and competitive work environment. This is a designated writing intensive critical thinking course
The fight against red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii): Examination of the implementation and efficiency of intensive trapping and the winner-loser effect as management techniques
Full text linkAquatic invasive species are not native to a location and have negative impacts on their surrounding environments. Crayfish invasions have been documented worldwide, but none are as widespread as the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Red swamp crayfish currently are found in over 40 countries globally and are invasive on every continent, except Antarctica. Outside of their native range, impacts include reduced native crayfish abundance, loss of macrophytes, increased disease transmission, loss of native snails and other macroinvertebrates, and damage to dykes and paddies. Attempted management techniques for the red swamp crayfish include habitat modification, male sterilization via ablation, and mechanical removal, although none have led to complete eradication. Management techniques continue to be modified for increased effectiveness. Red swamp crayfish behavior assessments in invaded ranges may aid natural resource managers in making management tools more efficient.
Mechanical removal via trapping is the most common management technique for controlling red swamp crayfish populations. In the present study, an intensive trapping plan was implemented for a single invaded pond to assess it for effectiveness. Overall, 1,543 baited traps were set over 55 nights from July to November 2023. From these traps, 970 crayfish were collected, of which 8 were native calico crayfish (Faxonius immunis), one was a native White River crayfish (Procambarus acutus), and the remaining 961 were red swamp crayfish. Similarly, 2,535 baited traps were set over 97 nights from April to November 2024. From these traps, 1,172 crayfish were caught, of which 20 were native calico crayfish and 1,152 were red swamp crayfish. No white river crayfish were collected. Interaction between temperature and year was a significant predictor of catch per trap night (CPUE), declining from 2023 to 2024. Year was a significant predictor of crayfish carapace area, decreasing from 2022 and 2023 to 2024. A mark-recapture study was conducted in 2023 and 2024 using visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags and suggested that nearly 300 crayfish remain in the pond after 2023 and nearly 450 after 2024. These data suggest intensive trapping is decreasing the red swamp crayfish population. However, trapping has high costs and effort and trapping all year may not be feasible. Trapping only in the summer months when water temperatures are highest will yield the highest CPUE. Similarly, combining trapping with a biocontrol may result in an even further decrease in red swamp crayfish populations. Further research into red swamp crayfish behavior is required to obtain maximum effectiveness.
Behavior determines, in part, the outcome of most direct competition interactions. A win or loss by an individual in a competition can have major effects on its behavior in future competitions and resource acquisition, a phenomenon known as the winner-loser effect. The present study investigated the influence of winner-loser effects on interspecific interactions between a native crayfish species (Cambarus robustus) and an invasive crayfish species (Procambarus clarkii) and assessed the efficacy of incorporating winner-loser effects to manage crayfish invasions. Forty-nine big water crayfish (BWC) were trained through the winner-loser effect to obtain, or enhance, a winner profile. Overall, 88 trials ensued comparing behavior between trained and untrained BWC versus invasive red swamp crayfish (RSC). Of those trials, 46 were food competition trials and 42 were non-food trials. Both non-food and food competition trials found no difference in trial outcome between trained and random BWC. During non-food trials, BWC won most interactions with RSC, regardless of training profile state. However, during food competition trials RSC dominated BWC with acquiring the food nearly 100% of the time. These data suggest using the winner-loser effect is not a reliable management technique to enhance BWC competitive ability versus RSC
The State of the Field on Popular Culture Themed (PCT) Courses: Introducing the Journal of Thematic Instruction
Full text linkAs universities adapt to meet evolving student needs, popular culture themed (PCT) courses have emerged as an innovative approach that integrates media with academic theory to foster engagement, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary connections. PCTs use popular culture themes that are not directly related to the course content to teach the course content. Despite their growing use across diverse disciplines, from STEM to the humanities, there is a lack of cohesive understanding, consistent terminology, and empirical research on the impacts of PCT courses in higher education.
This paper reviews existing literature on PCT courses organized by discipline, highlighting representative pedagogical strategies, benefits, and challenges. It identifies gaps in empirical research and calls for rigorous studies to examine student and instructor outcomes. To support this emerging field, the Journal of Thematic Instruction is introduced as a dedicated venue for high-quality research and best practices on themed instruction in higher education. By bridging academic content with students’ lived experiences, PCT courses exemplify the potential to enrich learning, encourage inclusivity, and inspire meaningful intellectual exploration
Sound Canvas: A tool to create personalized and immersive soundscapes
Full text linkSound Canvas is a digital application developed to provide sound as a creative outlet, engaging, immersing, and making you feel good about the creative process. A few of the main objectives of this project include maximizing the potential of using sensory stimuli, particularly the sense of hearing, to witness growth in creative thinking and our overall subjective well-being. The tool aims to provide users with an interactive experience that uses sound as a trigger and focal point to increase involvement in the creative process. The outcome of this creative engagement will be a personalized soundscape that a user can resonate with purely because of the effort put into their unique creation, a creation that is not only novel but also accompanies immersion in the creative process
ENT401
No full textTechniques used to predict stress and strain caused by loads or other effects in structural members and machine elements, as well as in the use of analytical, numerical, and experimental methods to that end
EXE650
No full textExplores principles and practices of assessment for young children with disabilities, emphasizing culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate approaches. Examines screening, norm-referenced, and multi-dimensional assessments to inform eligibility, programming, and intervention. Considers family collaboration, legal frameworks, and best practices in assessment administration. Offered every spring semester
PSC497
No full textApplies skills and knowledge from PSC 203, 204, and 399 to either an intensive local internship or immersive program such as semester in the New York State legislature, SUNY- Brockport’s Washington, DC internship program, or SUNY Global Engagement Program in NY City. Contact department chair for information and application forms
The Study and Treatment of Luis Tomasello\u27s Atmosphère Chromoplastique No. 106
No full textLuis Tomasello’s Atmosphère Chromoplastique No. 106 (Acc.#K1964:22) is a large (39” x 39” x 3.4”) painted relief composed of a 15 by 15 grid of two hundred and twenty-five wood cubes affixed to a reinforced hardboard support. Tomasello (1915-2014) was born in Argentina and emigrated to France in the late 1950s, where this work was created in 1963. This painted relief is one of the earliest extant examples of Tomasello’s career-spanning Atmosphère Chromoplastique series and was acquired by the Albright Knox Art Gallery—now the Buffalo AKG Art Museum—only a year after its completion. The piece bears witness to a period of important evolution in both Tomasello’s visual vocabulary and the commercial manufacture of synthetic artist’s media in the twentieth century. The examination and technical study of Atmosphère Chromoplastique No. 106 revealed both aesthetic and structural condition concerns that were inconsistent with the artist’s original visual and conceptual aims: extensive misalignment of serial components, visual incongruity of historic replacements, and significant soiling and discoloration of white-painted surfaces. The ensuing treatment, particularly the cleaning of the white synthetic emulsion paint, engaged directly and deliberately with the balance between inherent material vulnerability and the surface qualities essential for the intended experience of the relief. Archival research, multiband imaging, and scientific analysis with x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), derivatized pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (py-GC-MS), and polarized light microscopy (PLM) were all essential components in the construction of a nuanced understanding of No. 106 that steered the conservation of the work