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Anna Knight Southern Union Conference
Get PDFAnna Knight Southern Union Conference Assistant Educational, Y.P.M.V, and Home Missionary Secretary Letter
June 2, 1935
Professor J.L. Moran
Oakwood Junior College
Huntsville, AL
Dear Brother,-
I know you are busy but I sincerely hope you have been able to send out to all our teachers the announcement to the summer school, and that all is well. I\u27m doing all I can to get word to all, and line all of them up who should attend.
If the Lord permits I shall try and be there on time.
With best wishes for you and your family. I am
Sincerely Yours
Anna Knigh
Museum Wall of Anna Knight\u27s Early Years
No full textAnna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father, Newt Knight. The Anna Knight museum and collection was installed at Oakwood University during Alumni Weekend 2016 and is available for public viewing.https://ouscholars.oakwood.edu/anna-knight-image-gallery/1008/thumbnail.jp
Anna Knight Battle Creek Museum Display
No full textAnna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father, Newt Knight. The Anna Knight museum and collection was installed at Oakwood University during Alumni Weekend 2016 and is available for public viewing.https://ouscholars.oakwood.edu/anna-knight-image-gallery/1007/thumbnail.jp
Anna Knight Elementary School
No full textThe AK Elementary was build in 1960 under the administration of President G.J. Millet. The building was built to serve as a laboratory school for the elementary Education Department. It is named for Anna Knight who was the first Black SDA Superintendent of Education. Grades 1 through 8 were taught until 1986, when the enrollment became so large that some classes had to be taught in the new church building. The building is not currently being used due to an untimely fire that destroyed the building in 1989. A new $1million Elementary facility is being constructed. ld.php (1024×396) (oakwood.edu)https://ouscholars.oakwood.edu/anna-knight-image-gallery/1004/thumbnail.jp
Anna Knight Letter to Oakwood College 1970
Get PDFOakwood College
Huntsville, AL
December 17, 1970
Dear Co-Workers, Greetings;
This letter is unavoidably late, but it is the best that can be done.
My wish for you is a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, though this greeting may be late reaching you.
As I look back over our work during the past 48 years, I am grateful to the Lord for teh way He has led and blessed us.
On August 13, 1922, the summer school teaches in attendance then were organized into an association known as the National Colored Teachers of the Seventh day Adventists. The purpose was to help the school, then Oakwood Junior College, get a better water system. At that time the school had only one well, and, believe it or not, water was rationed. A city school teacher of Savannah, Ga, Mrs. R.A. Miller by name, was visiting our summer school with one of our church school teachers, Mrs. Margaret (Swedenburg). The latter was wo impressed with the school that she felt, that as a group of Seventh-day Adventist teachers, 35 in attendance, then, should organize, solicit funds and have and adequate reservoir installed that the school might have adequate water supply.
Plans were put into actions at once. Elder Byrd, a Bible teacher and manager of the print shop printed our By-Laws and Constitution, free of charge, for we had no funds then with which to operate.
Professor J.L. Tucker was then president of Oakwood. He and Elder C.B. Stevenson, secretary of the Colored Department of the General Conference made a plea to the General Conference for funds with which to install the water system...
Museum Wall Anna Knight\u27s Missions
No full textAnna Knight is the daughter of Newton (Newt) Knight of Jones County, Mississippi. The book and movie “Free State of Jones” and the article in the Smithsonian Magazine tell the story of Anna’s father, Newt Knight. The Anna Knight museum and collection was installed at Oakwood University during Alumni Weekend 2016 and is available for public viewing.https://ouscholars.oakwood.edu/anna-knight-image-gallery/1005/thumbnail.jp
THE IMPACT OF MARYLAND’S GLOBAL REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM ON PATIENT SATISFACTION: A ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
Get PDFAbstract The quality and cost of health care services have been of significant concern for many years for policymakers and healthcare leaders. New payment models such as the global payment model and the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey instrument were introduced to assess and improve the national healthcare system. However, the impact of the global payment model on patient satisfaction of care remains limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate if Maryland Global Payment Model impacts patient ratings of hospital care during and after the implementation of the model. The primary research question used for this study was how does patient satisfaction change after the implementation of Maryland’s global payment model? The research methodology used for this study was quantitative with a one-way ANOVA design. Secondary data from 42 hospitals were used to investigate the impact of Maryland Global Payment Model on patient satisfaction of care. Data were downloaded from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website and include the patient’s average satisfaction scores of their perception about hospital services. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test patient satisfaction of communication with nurses, communication with doctors, the responsiveness of hospital staff, pain management, communication about medicines, care transition, discharge information, overall hospital rating, and willingness to recommend the hospital. Although patient satisfaction scores of communication with nurses, communication with doctors, the responsiveness of hospital staff, pain management, communication about medicines, discharge information, and overall hospital rating trended positively during and post implementation of Maryland global payment mode, the only statistically significant difference was communication about medicines. The findings of this study can encourage healthcare professionals and policymakers to place a high value on the performance of health care providers and the development of new payment models that can positively impact patient satisfaction of care. Further research could expand the study to incorporate inpatient services provided at other states to reveal how a global payment model impacts patient satisfaction under a larger scal
Sustainability Strategies for Successful Small Businesses
Get PDFSmall businesses struggle to survive for longer than 5 years because owners lack knowledge of strategies to sustain financial capital. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners used to maintain financial capital to ensure survivability for longer than 5 years. The sample included 3 successful service-related small business owners located in the southeastern United States. Systems theory and the theory of entrepreneurship provided the conceptual framework for the study. Data collection involved face-to-face, semistructured interviews and a review of company websites and organizational documents. Member checking enhanced the credibility of the findings. Themes included personal preparation, customer services, and sustaining strategies. Findings may contribute to entrepreneurs\u27 and small business owners\u27 knowledge of financial strategies to sustain their businesses for longer than 5 years, which may benefit the overall wealth of the community by increasing employment opportunities, economic growth, and financial stability. Implications for positive social change include providing operation survival practices for new small business owners, business preparation skills, developing and maintaining internal and external customer service relations, and sustaining accessible financial capital
21st CENTURY HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE PERCEPTIONS ON FORMAL EDUCATION, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Get PDFThe new business context is prompting management to take a greater interest in the utilization of their organizations human resources. The growing role of a human resources (HR) executive is becoming more of a strategy-oriented business partner of the organizations top managers. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to evaluate whether colleges and universities, business organizations, and HR executives are preparing HR executives with the proper strategic and business skills needed to succeed in the 21st century. The study also examines the perceptions of HR executives as they relate to membership in professional HR organizations and the credibility of the HR professional certification. The findings revealed that the positive perceptions of HR professionals are improving in the educational institutions and business organizations. Colleges and universities, especially at the graduate level, are better preparing prospective HR professionals to become strategic partners within organizations by enhancing their business acumen and strategic management skills during the educational process. Organizations are also becoming more proactive in providing quality development and training in leadership, strategic management, and business acumen for the executive level HR professionals. Also, HR professionals are also becoming more involved in their own self-development through participation in professional HR organizations and the acquiring of professional HR certifications. However, HR professionals assert that their professional HR organizations can become more proactive in developing strategic management and leadership training for upper level HR professionals. This study is significant because it examined a comprehensive approach to HR development rather than focusing on one specific developmental activity
The First Sixteen Students
No full textThe first twenty students came in from April 3 to November 16, 1896. They came without a single necessity. The original sixteen were Frank Brice, George Graham, Ella Grimes, Robert Hancock, Etta Littlejohn (the mother of Elder Charles Bradford - ( he was a college junior in 1946), Mary McBee, Nannie McNeal, Charles Morford, Mary Morford, Thomas Murphy, Lela Peck, Daisy Pollard, Grant Royston, Samuel J. Thomas, Frances Worthington, Harry Pollard.https://ouscholars.oakwood.edu/student-enrollment-gallery/1003/thumbnail.jp