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TutorUP
Get PDFTutor UP is a mobile-friendly web application to help connect University of Portland students with peer tutors. Our goal is to make academic aid more accessible for students who find themselves needing more assistance than on-campus resources and professors can provide.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1000/thumbnail.jp
Mindfulness Promoting Blood Pressure and Stress Reduction in a Northwest Priest Community
Get PDFLiterature exploring burnout and stress among clergy is well-established, but recent research suggests this population may face higher risk for chronic comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease. A northwest priest community approached a local school of nursing requesting blood pressure screening and health promotion through nonpharmacologic interventions. The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on blood pressure (BP) and stress over a time period of eight weeks. Pre-treatment and post-treatment scores and BPs were compared and yielded a statistically significant improvement. Findings from this project inform the nurse practitioner’s care of individuals looking for cost-effective nonpharmacological treatment of hypertension
Port of Portland Pump Station
Get PDFThis project focused on the preliminary design of a pump station.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1024/thumbnail.jp
Old and new
No full textMedium: Pen and watercolors on paper.
Description: Waldshmit and Dundon-Berchtold Halls at University of Portland.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/thaynecovert_exhibit/1002/thumbnail.jp
Running with scissors...while laughing all the way to the Banksy
No full textMedium: Wood, scissors, servos, stepper motors, Arduino motor controllers, chromed steel, 300 psi air tank.
Dimensions: 48 x 24 x 6
Before class in October 2018, a student showed me a video of Banksy, the British contemporary artist, using a remote control to activate a motor embedded in a picture frame. The contraption shredded one of his paintings just seconds after it was sold at Sotheby’s auction house for 25.4 million.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/pitzer_exhibit-2/1004/thumbnail.jp
Inferno
No full textMedium: Ink and acrylic on watercolor paper
Dimensions: 11 x 14https://pilotscholars.up.edu/franco_exhibit/1010/thumbnail.jp
Flowers III
No full textMedium: Acrylics
Dimensions: 12 x 16
Description: Part of a large collection of paintings featuring views of Tom Hosinski\u27s garden.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/ghyselinck_exhibit/1013/thumbnail.jp
A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Female College Students’ Perceptions of Factors that Influence Retention in Engineering Majors
Get PDFThis mixed-methods study identified factors and explored experiences that influenced the retention of women in engineering majors. This research contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of retention, specifically analyzing pre-college and college factors associated with Kerby’s conceptual framework that contribute to the development of critical engineering agency.
A survey was utilized to identify factors influencing the retention of female engineering majors in relation to male engineering majors. In addition the survey provided a way to conduct more purposive sampling for the qualitative piece of the study. Semi-structured interviews elaborated on the survey results and provided indepth insights into the topic through listening to student stories.
The pre-college and college factors and experiences combined to show the development of critical engineering agency over time and how that development influences women’s retention in engineering majors. Through the survey and interviews, the importance of representation and classroom/program climate on the retention of women in engineering majors is apparent and provides implications for practices to be implemented by high school and college administrators and faculty
First Principles: Designing Services for First-Generation Students
Get PDFFor many first-generation college students, traditional academic culture and structures can create barriers to their engagement on campus and academic success. To ensure that academic libraries are not also presenting unnecessary challenges to these students, first-generation needs and expectations should be important considerations in library service and facility design initiatives. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary literature review and a survey of high school counselors’ experiences advising first-generation students, the current study identifies common needs and challenges of first-generation students and provides correlated recommendations for how libraries can best equip themselves to meet those needs