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ONU\u27s Student Managed Investment Fund: Panel Discussion on the Club
No full textProfessor Douglas Nielsen will lead a panel discussion with the four Investment Club Officers on what the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) is, how it started, and what the Fund means for faith integration in the Investment Management industry. The officers will lead the discussion from questions by Professor Nielsen on these topics as well as provide an insight into the inner workings of the Club. This panel discussion will help provide why we exist as a Club, what our primary and secondary goals are, and how we navigated the global COVID pandemic
The Impact of Sustainability Education on College Students\u27 Meal Choices
No full textThe Impact of Sustainability Education on College Students’ Meal Choices
Authors: L. Henry, C. Anstrom; Olivet Nazarene University.
Learning Outcome: Recognize sustainability education is a useful method in raising awareness of the impact of meal choices on a personal carbon footprint.
Background: Animal products are known to have a higher carbon footprint than plant-based alternatives. Although it is difficult to measure individual awareness of the environmental impact of the diet, a food frequency questionnaire is an effective tool for measuring food consumed and relating food intake to environmental sustainability. An infographic can be a useful way to relay sustainability education.
Methods: A quantitative design was used to determine if an educational infographic addressing the carbon footprint of certain foods impacted food choices, values and beliefs about food. An online survey created by Malan et al. (2020) was administered to 2,660 students, 61 completed both surveys. Data collection was completed by administering one survey two separate times, four weeks apart. Surveys were coded to match the first and second responses. The educational intervention provided at the end of the first survey used an infographic from Our World in Data displaying the carbon footprint of different foods. A paired samples t test was done to compare responses from the first and second survey.
Results: No statistical significance in the difference of students’ meal choice before and after the infographic was found. However, individuals demonstrated a decrease in green leafy vegetables consumed (M difference= .6786, SE= .1857, t(3.7), p \u3c.001).
Discussion: Absence of statistical significance suggests that an infographic alone is not an effective educational intervention to impact the meal choice of college students. The results demonstrate a need for more in-depth educational efforts to impact meal choice, values, and beliefs about food.
Funding disclosure: none
Note: This poster was accepted to be presented at the Food and Nutrition Expo and Conference (FNCE, National Conference) in October 2022 in Orlando, Florida
In-Line Leak Detection
Get PDFDevelop and in-line leak detection system for the bottle packaging lines
PERICHORESIS AND MISSIONAL THEOLOGY: HUMANITY’S INVITATION INTO THE MISSION OF GOD
No full textJones-Nelson’s treatise addressing the theological concept of perichoresis as the intimate relationship, or dance, of the trinity; a relationship that allows humanity to both extend and fulfill the missio dei. Ms. Jones-Nelson’s writing reflects an ongoing engagement around a theology of the mission of God seen in other writings (see Didache 20:2 for additional writings
Dean G. Blevins, Ed. Introduction to Didache Vol. 21, N. 2
Believing in Love: Intellectual Humility and Well-Being
No full textPresents the results of research supported by the Hippenhammer Faculty Scholarship Fund
Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on Nonprofits’ Charitable Contributions
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed in 2017, significantly altered individual’s taxes for all filing statuses, notably increasing the standard deduction. By nearly doubling the standard deduction, it considerably decreased those individuals choosing the itemized deduction. Due to this, it may impact charitable contributions, a major source of nonprofits’ revenues. Prior studies projected a variety of stances regarding changes in giving levels due to the TCJA. This study attempted to determine the overall effect of the TCJA on nonprofits, as well as within the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) major groups Education, Health, Human Services, Public and Societal Benefit, and Religion Related.
Methodology
This study utilized paired t-tests to determine if a statistically significant positive difference in charitable contributions occurred post-TCJA. Additionally, ANOVA analysis was used to determine if the TCJA’s effects were widespread or more material to a selected segment.
Results
All t-tests performed evidenced no statistically significant positive difference in charitable contributions before and after the TCJA. All ANOVA tests were rejected at the 99% level of confidence, showing that there were statistically significant differences in charitable contributions between groups.
Conclusion
The findings of the t-tests are in alignment with prior research that indicated no change in overall giving as a result of the TCJA (Hodge, 2020). Though we failed to reject all of the t-tests, the Public and Societal Benefit tests displayed p-values less than .01, which may evidence greater contributions post-TCJA in that sector. Following the ANOVA analysis, post hoc tests identified one nonprofit within each NTEE group that received significantly greater contributions. These nonprofits were Teach for America, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Feeding America, The Rotary Foundation, and Samaritan’s Purse.
Keywords: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TCJA, charitable contributions, standard deduction, itemized deduction, charitable contribution deductio