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Building Foundations: The Role of Communication and Onboarding in Academic Advising Training
No full textProjects Exploring the Constructs of Space and Time
No full textProjects Exploring the Constructs of Space and Time
Moderator: Dr. Shaalein Lopez
An Inquiry into Stellar Class and Stellar Activity
Samuel Salvador & Brian Vargas, College of DuPageFaculty Sponsor: Joseph DalSanto
Stellar Chemistry: Unraveling Mysteries Across the Cosmos
Kyle Enkhzul, Harper College
The Crumbling of Time
Lucille Sugarman, College of DuPageFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Raul Barre
Perceptions of Justice: A Service-Learning Project Collaboration Between Art and Criminal Justice
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How Personal Growth is Related To the Big 5 Personality Traits
No full textThe Big 5 personality types represent the framework of personality research. Two of the 5, agreeableness and neuroticism, are very polar. Agreeableness has been studied to describe how warm, friendly, and tactful a person is. Neuroticism is the tendency toward anxiety, self-doubt, and negative feelings. One person can be described by either of these personality types at any given time. Personal growth is one of the 6 features that define successful aging. Having higher levels of neuroticism and/or agreeableness has the most influence on a person’s future time perspective (FTP). Future time perspective (FTP) describes the way people consider the future. FTP is negatively associated with higher levels of neuroticism, and positively associated with higher levels of agreeableness. The higher levels of personal growth indicate better FTP. Better FTP represents future-oriented goals and outlooks. Personal growth can be promoted in later adulthood, under the appreciation of positive developmental changes and healthy boundaries with others. In the past, this was often overlooked and thought of as being something defined in early to mid-adulthood, but research finds that personal growth can be increased at any point in life, even in later adulthood. It is important to look into agreeableness and neuroticism because much of a person\u27s personal growth outlook can be defined by their personality
Full STEAM Ahead
No full textThe American education system is facing a crisis of unprecedented scale, with teacher morale at an all-time low, student disengagement on the rise, and a sharp decline in education majors over the past decade. These issues directly threaten national security and economic stability, and they are further exacerbated by limited resources and inequitable access to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education. As STEAM industries advance rapidly, many school systems lack the budget and infrastructure to provide equitable opportunities for educators and students, a challenge that is especially acute in underserved communities. A significant factor contributing to this crisis is the preparation gap among K-5 teachers, who are often responsible for introducing students to foundational STEAM concepts despite not being required to hold degrees in STEAM-related fields. Many educators enter classrooms with minimal training in science and mathematics education, often limited to one or two methodology courses during their degree programs. When professional development is offered, it frequently focuses on how to use the latest purchased science kit rather than fostering deep, hands-on engagement with STEAM concepts. This lack of comprehensive training can lead to hesitation and fear in implementing rigorous, inquiry-based STEAM instruction. The Full STEAM Ahead initiative addresses this systemic inequity by providing equitable opportunities in STEAM education, building teacher skill sets, increasing educators\u27 confidence, and closing racial equity gaps in access and opportunities. Through 40 hours of immersive, hands-on STEAM training, educators will earn continuing professional development hours or a certificate from an accredited higher education institution. Participants can choose from flexible program options, including a two-week summer intensive, weekend sessions, or evening courses. Following their training, teachers will apply their knowledge by working with student cohorts at their respective schools for an additional 40 hours, ensuring that students benefit directly from high-quality, equitable STEAM education. This initiative aims not only to transform classroom practices but also to foster thriving, STEAM-literate communities
A Rose by Any Other Name: Establishing the Evolutionary Origin for a Unique Reproductive Organ
No full textThe bursa copulatrix is an organ found within the reproductive tract of female butterflies and moths. The bursa presents as an outcropping of the reproductive tract and possesses teeth-like structures. It acts to accept and digest the complex male ejaculate and is intricately linked to the battle over female remating rate, fecundity, and paternity. Multiple insect species possess a similar organ, though parallels had not been previously established. Despite some of the female-specific organs possessing the same name and others their own unique classifier, it was unknown whether these organs stemmed from a single evolutionary origin or whether they represented convergent traits. We examined the scientific literature to determine whether there was evidence for the existence of a bursa-like organ within the female reproductive tract for each family of insects. These classifications were then used in an ancestral state reconstruction analysis and identified multiple possible evolutionary origins for the bursa across insects. These results can be used to predict the functions and characteristics in the understudied systems and to make large-scale conclusions about the patterns of female-mediated reproductive outcomes