Campus Administrators Research Articles

Controversial Cartoon at Central University

This fictional case study provides a summary of events that took place at Central University after the campus newspaper published a controversial political cartoon mocking media coverage of the killing of an unarmed Black man. The cartoon and lack of administrative response led to the formation of a student activist group. The case highlights the conflict some campus administrators perceive in protecting student expression, which may harm other students’ feelings of safety and belonging. Discussion questions and suggested class activities are included.

Administrator Support for the Development of Culturally Responsive IEPs in Times of Anti-DEI Climates

With the increase of anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion educational policies and guidelines at local school boards and state-level agencies, campus administrators have seen an increase in complex situations as they concentrate their attention on supporting the educational needs of students from marginalized communities, including those with disabilities. This article utilized a case study focusing on challenges administrators face as they seek to support culturally responsive Individualized Education Plan (IEP) development for students with intersections of disability status, race/ethnicity, and other marginalized identities while also following revised local, state, and federal policies.

Transforming Educator Growth: Professional Development at Tribhuvan University

Professional development is an inevitable facet of our life. The study aimed to explore the teachers’ professional development at Tribhuvan University. To achieve the objective, I used explanatory sequential design under mixed-methods research. The data were collected from 30 teachers of a constituent campus of TU using a set of questionnaires as a research tool. The findings reveal that more than 55% teachers strongly agreed with the importance of academic degrees for better classroom performance. Less than half of them were satisfied with their reading, and writing position. Similarly, many teachers (93%) were not satisfied with their research position. More than 90% teachers have published general articles, but only 10% teachers published their academic books. Many teachers come to the classroom with full preparation; they talk to their colleagues about their issues and professional pursuits, support one another in taking professional actions, and insist on taking professional actions with the campus administration. Different strategies such as reading and writing, achieving a higher degree, doing action and mini-research, writing articles and books, attending workshops and seminars, networking, and self-monitoring are the key strategies for their professional development. The present study can be equally beneficial not only to university teachers but also for to the teachers who wish to develop their teaching career in one hand and writers, researchers and trainers on the other.

Safe Sex and the Debate over Condoms on Campus in the 1980s: Sperm Busters at Harvard and Protection Connection at the University of Texas at Austin.

During the 1980s, college students in the United States helped to destigmatize the distribution and use of condoms. They shifted their aims from preventing unwanted pregnancy to stopping the spread of sexually transmitted infections including the newly identified acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Two student-led initiatives to deliver condoms after hours at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the University of Texas at Austin show regional and temporal differences in sexual mores as awareness of AIDS increased. These male students adopted a non-pharmaceutical intervention to prevent pregnancy and disease in the context of increased marketing of Trojan® brand condoms. Interviews with co-founders reveal how the students grappled with backlash from family members and campus administrators less enthusiastic about their popularization of condoms. Co-founders described how media attention affected their college experiences and how condom companies changed campus culture. Overall, large non-pharmaceutical companies such as Trojan® and small condom-resellers such as those at Harvard and the University of Texas at Austin reshaped cultural norms around safe sex as awareness of AIDS grew between 1985 and 1987.

Cardiometabolic Risk in a University Community: An Observational Study.

The highest prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors has been associated with obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and elevated blood pressure due to high workload and work stress. This study aimed to analyze the cardiometabolic risk and lifestyles among the health sciences university academics and campus administrators at a private university in Spain. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2018-2019 academic year by the Nursing Department, using a self-administered questionnaire and face-to-face assessments of anthropometric variables related to cardiovascular risk in university personnel. The variables measured included sociodemographics, cardiovascular risk history, comorbidities, toxic habits, Mediterranean diet adherence, physical exercise, psychosocial stress, and physical, anthropometric, and analytical data. Cardiovascular risk was categorized into relative (<40 years), absolute, and vascular age (>40 years). Among the 101 participants, 61.4% were women, with a mean age of 41.3 years ± 9 years. The smoking prevalence was 21.8% (68.2% women), 27.7% were sedentary, and 51.0% adhered to the Mediterranean diet, with higher adherence among the academics. Emotional risk was present in 32.7% of the participants. A prior diagnosis of hypertension was significantly more frequent in the men (15.4%) compared to the women (3.2%). The blood pressure measurements were mostly optimal across both genders and professional groups, but the proportion of hypertension grade 1 was significantly higher among the academics (10%) compared to the administrators (4.5%) and among the men (11.1%) compared to the women (5.9%). The absolute cardiovascular risk among the university employees was generally low, but the men exhibited a more moderate risk compared to the women. It is necessary for the university to promote health within its community, with the Nursing Department playing a key role in health promotion and research.

Could Knowledge of Borderline Personality Disorder Benefit College Campus Mental Health?

Borderline personality disorder is a common, treatable condition that usually presents in late adolescence or early adulthood. Patients with borderline personality disorder are disproportionately represented in many clinical settings. Early identification and intervention of borderline personality disorder could help address the current mental health affecting young adults. College and university mental health settings have an opportunity to identify borderline personality disorder and to help guide students and families to appropriate treatment. College-based clinicians also have a role in educating campus administrators who may have little or no familiarity with standard borderline personality disorder symptoms or the trajectory of the disorder.

Security Analysis of Web-Based Academic Information System using OWASP Framework

A The Academic Information System plays a crucial role in efficiently managing student, faculty, and campus administration data. However, system security needs to be a primary concern as it is vulnerable to cyber attacks. This research aims to analyze the security of the Academic Information System at the Muhammadiyah Business Institute Bekasi. The research method used is a comprehensive security analysis based on the OWASP framework. The study includes identifying potential vulnerabilities, penetration testing, and system improvement recommendations. Testing is conducted through simulated attacks based on the OWASP-released security risk list (OWASP Top Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Risks). The analysis results indicate that the system is vulnerable to Broken Authentication due to weak passwords, Sensitive Data Exposure due to URLs pointing to direct directories, and Security Misconfiguration due to open protocols. Furthermore, in CVSS scoring, SQL Injection scored 2.6 (Low), Broken Authentication scored 4.8 (Medium), Sensitive Data Exposure and Security Misconfiguration scored 5.3 (Medium), Cross-Site Scripting scored 2.0 (Low), while XXE, Broken Access Control, Insecure Deserialization, Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities, and Insufficient Logging and Monitoring scored 0.0 (No Vulnerability). Recommendations for future system improvements include regularly updating the system to prevent new security vulnerabilities, tighter server configurations, and routine system monitoring to promptly anticipate suspicious activities.

Barriers to and Benefits of Mental Health Services in College Students with and without Depression, Anxiety, and Hazardous Alcohol Use

ABSTRACT College students are at risk for mental health concerns and hazardous alcohol use, yet few access services. We examined perceived barriers to and benefits of mental health services utilization (MHSU) among college students with and without symptoms of depression, anxiety, and/or hazardous alcohol use. Second-year students (n = 756; 63.4% female, 76.3% White non-Hispanic) were asked about depression, anxiety, alcohol use, and perceived barriers to and benefits of MHSU. Approximately 20% of students reported depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and/or hazardous alcohol use. About 40% of students with mental health symptoms and 25% of students engaging in hazardous alcohol use reported MHSU. Cost was the most cited barrier (89.1%), while improved mental health was the most cited benefit (97.7%). Compared to males, females had greater odds of reporting cost, lack of insurance, and not knowing where to go for help as barriers and increased communication as a benefit. Students reporting depression or anxiety symptoms endorsed more barriers than students without symptoms, specifically discomfort sharing feelings with another person, wanting to handle problems on one’s own, and lack of insurance. Campus administrators and counseling centers may benefit from understanding specific perceived benefits and barriers among students to develop strategies for outreach.

Food insecurity among college students: Administrators’ perspective

Objective: An estimated 21% to 58.8% of U.S. college student populations experience food insecurity (FI)—that is, limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Ameliorating this FI requires the involvement of college administrations. This study seeks to explore campus administrators’ understanding of—and support for—students who experience FI. Participants: Thirty administrators at a university on the West Coast participated in semi-structured interviews. Methods: All interviews were transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were analyzed using the grounded theory approach. Results: Though participants understood the concept of FI, the majority underestimated the scope of the problem and didn’t believe it had been treated as a priority. They identified competing resources and concerns, along with other factors like low awareness, as barriers to addressing FI. Conclusion: Although administrators were aware of the existence of FI on their campus, this study’s results allude to the importance of providing further necessary FI education for administrators.

The Role of Administration and Supervision in Improving the Success of Achieve the Vision and Mission Goals of Higher Education at Pertiba Pangkalpinang University

The research method used is qualitative with a descriptive approach which is a study to determine facts with appropriate interpretation to recognize phenomena that accurately describe the characteristics of the phenomena that are occurring. The research results show that higher education administration has a significant role in facilitating effective supervision practices by coordinating communication between higher education management, lecturers and support staff, providing necessary resources, and facilitating training and professional development for supervisors. It is hoped that this research will provide insight for educational practitioners and other related parties regarding the importance of the role of administration and supervision in higher education environments in improving the quality of education through effective administration and supervision practices. This research aims to investigate the role of campus administration in encouraging effective supervision practices. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with campus administration staff, supervisors, lecturers and leaders at Pertiba University. The research results show that the Pertiba University campus administration has a significant role in facilitating and coordinating effective supervision practices. Factors such as good communication, accurate data management, and a deep understanding of the needs of higher education institutions are key in creating an environment conducive to effective supervision practices.

Do Socialization Tactics Used By College Students Predict Perceived Social Support For Physical Activities Among University Students After COVID 19?

This study examines the relationship between social support and socialization tactics in university students' participation in physical activity (PA) and also evaluates these interactions after the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants of the study consisted of university students between the ages of 18-27. Personal information form, social support scale for physical activity and socialization tactics scale were used in the study. The data of 291 participants were included in the study. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis in SPSS 22. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that gender, athlete background and educational tactics were associated with parental support for PA (F(9,274)=4.292, p=0.000, adj R2=0.12). There was a association of peer support and having an athletic background with using educational tactics and participating in socialization processes with social tactics (F(9,274)=7.903, p=0.000, adj R2=0.21). The research findings revealed that the increase in parental and peer social support in physical activity participation is realized with the effect of sportive background and educational tactics. Since educational tactics play a decisive role, organizing the campus environment in a way that encourages physical activity participation may have a significant effect on the perception of peer social support. The research shows that sporting background, educational tactics and campus environment are effective for increasing participation in physical activity. Therefore, educators and campus administrators should develop various strategies to support university students' physical activity habits.

Revisiting the small-world property of co-enrollment networks: A network analysis of hybrid course delivery strategies

Infectious disease outbreaks bring new challenges to campus operations at institutions of higher education (IHEs). At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a precaution against COVID-19 transmission on their campuses, many IHEs shifted to entirely remote courses in the Spring 2020 semester. As these institutions prepared for the Fall 2020 semester, their administrations evaluated the extent to which remote courses should continue. While remote courses may reduce the number of students who interact on campus and thus mitigate the risk of disease spread, there may be academic and financial downsides. MethodologyUsing de-identified enrollment, course schedule, and student profile data from the Fall 2019 semester at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), we construct a co-enrollment network, which is a representation of student connections through courses. In this co-enrollment network, we observe the small-world property in which the average path length among reachable student pairs is short and nearly all students are connected to each other in the main component of the network through multiple independent paths. We also observe high connectivity between different majors. Then, we apply various hybrid instructional mode strategies to this co-enrollment network and use network connectivity and in-person instruction metrics to compare these strategies from health and academic perspectives, by their impacts on various groups of students, and based on the trade-off between reducing network connectivity and delivering in-person instruction. ResultsAlthough these strategies result in reduced network connectivity, they do not remove the small-world property. When comparing the strategies in terms of reducing network connectivity, we find three different strategy types to be the most favorable. Even under these strategies, the percentage of students with in-person courses that could be exposed rises quickly with initial infection rates. When comparing the strategies in terms of delivering in-person instruction, the most favorable strategies select a fixed percentage of courses for each subject to be delivered remotely. We then consider the impacts of these strategies on various groups of students to evaluate if there may be disparate impacts across these groups. In general, we find that strategies with more remote courses result in less disparate impacts on network connectivity and in-person instruction across these groups. In addition, we generally see less in-person instruction for lower-level students (i.e., first-year students and sophomores) compared to upper-level students. Regarding the trade-off between reducing network connectivity and delivering in-person instruction, the only strategy that is dominated under all scenarios in this study is the 1000s and 4000s only strategy, which keeps only the 1000- and 4000-level (i.e., first-year and senior level, respectively) courses in-person. The reason for this is that even though the university offers less in-person instruction due to this strategy's large quantity of remote courses, this strategy results in more connected networks because the 1000- and 4000-level courses tend to be large in size, the 1000-level courses are highly central, and the first-year students and seniors have high connectivity. ImportanceBy quantitatively comparing network connectivity and in-person instruction for these various strategies, campus administrators can weigh the physical health, academic performance, and mental health of students, along with the financial well-being of their academic institutions when responding to infectious disease outbreaks.

“Activism is welcome as long as it’s peaceful”: athletic administrators’ perspectives on college athlete activism via stakeholder theory

The purpose of this study was to examine athletic department administrators’ perceptions of student-athlete activism via Stakeholder Theory. Since 2012, the United States has witnessed a resurgence of activism within sport, college sport including. While collegiate athletes’ point of views have been studied, college athletic administrators’ (e.g., an Athletic Director) point of view is missing. The researchers interviewed senior level athletic administrators utilizing Stakeholder Theory to identify key stakeholders athletic administrators find salient when a college athlete engages in activism. Results are broken down into sub-themes highlighting stakeholders with power (coaches, communications, campus administrators, and high-level campus leaders), legitimacy (proactive culture of accepted activism, personal investment, and type of activism), and urgency (public protest, real-life events of socio-cultural importance, and the athletes). This study’s importance lies in the practical benefit it provides athletic administrators and other stakeholders surrounding an athletic department as it relates to collegiate athlete activism.

Practices of Semester System Master's Program at Mahendra Ratna Campus Tahachal

The purpose of the study is to analyze the practices of semester system master's program at MRC, Tahachal. Semester system effectiveness and success depend upon its implementation practices. The qualitative case study research design is used in this study. Teachers, students, the assistant campus chief, department heads, and non-teaching personnel involved in this program were the research participants. The research site was MRC, Tahachal. The tools used for gathering information for the study were interviews, general observations, and document analysis. I have used a qualitative methodology to examine and interpret the data, which includes editing, summarizing, organizing, classifying, and drawing conclusions. The study concludes that the current implementation practice of semester system has been partially implemented. Most students don't continually engage in the teaching and learning process in the classroom. Regarding the semester system program, neither the teachers nor the students are happy. The roles and responsibilities of the department and campus administration have not been carried out to the anticipated level of expectation. The efficacy of the internal assessment system has been lacking. The dean's office and its duties are not perceived as being more beneficial to the semester system's implementation. Since the main stakeholders have not actively engaged in the semester system program's activities, they ought to routinely and cooperatively participate in developing the campus's teaching and learning environment. Stakeholders generally agree that the semester system is beneficial when applied in its intended spirit.

Technology and Discipline: Examining the Use of Apps for Classroom Behavior Management

Background/Context: In thousands of classrooms throughout the United States and internationally, behavior management apps have become an integral part of schools’ discipline machineries. Such apps are designed to help teachers enforce rules, especially when it comes to rewards and punishments within school token economies. To understand how these apps are beginning to shape and reshape schooling, research is needed that sheds light on the values and beliefs underpinning their use. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze three schools’ discipline practices involving behavior management apps. Our two research questions focused on the paradigms underpinning schools' discipline models and on the influence of these paradigms on schools’ app uses. Our investigation is informed by the scholarship on classroom management, as well as key concepts from Foucault’s (1977) Discipline and Punish. Research Design: This qualitative, comparative case study drew on data gathered at three urban schools. In total, 34 interviews were conducted with campus administrators and teachers. Within-case portraits described paradigms and practices at each school, and cross-case analyses addressed patterns across the schools. Findings: Schools’ behavior app uses were underpinned by differing school discipline paradigms. Although all three schools saw behavior apps as fostering orderly classroom environments, schools’ practices were underpinned by differing sets of values and beliefs (e.g., accountability/social control; neoliberalism; positivity and fun). In this way, the look and feel of app practices, and, ultimately, schools’ overarching discipline systems, also varied. Conclusions: This study examines a widespread, yet understudied, educational technology. By problematizing the values and beliefs underpinning teachers’ behavior app practices, the present study invites scholars and practitioners to question how rewards, punishments, and relationships manifest in schools. In doing so, it highlights opportunities to join with students, parents, and other stakeholders in broader conversations about schooling and discipline.

EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS FOR COST AND TIME EFFICIENCY ON THE BONDOWOSO POLIJE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PROJECT

The problem in the implementation of the Bondowoso Polije Campus Administration Building Project is the limited cost and time available. With a 5 (five) storey building design with a reinforced concrete structure, each floor of which has an area of 240 m2 with a total floor area of almost 1440 m2, this building is a fairly complex building, in terms of the function of the building itself. The contract value of physical work amounted to Rp. 5,599,873,601.60 and was carried out within 120 days or 18 weeks. This research method uses Earned Value Method. From the analysis, results and discussion of the Bondowoso Polije Campus Administration Building project, the main conclusion is that there are variations in cost and time during the project period, with the lowest value of Cost Variation reaching (-)Rp 228,191,016.04 in week 7. Although the Cost Productivity Index (CPI) showed positive and negative variations, with a low of 0.672 in week 7, the Time Productivity Index (SPI) was always &lt; 1, reaching a final value of 0.663. The estimated cost (EAC) to complete the project is IDR 5,993,156,919.70, while the estimated total work time (EAS) of the project is 20.543 weeks. Overall, the project is expected to experience a delay of 2.543 weeks and a cost loss of Rp 393,323,318.10.

COST AND TIME ANALYSIS USING EARNED VALUE METHOD IN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CONTRUCTION PROJECT AT POLIJE CAMPUS

Implementation of construction projects often faces delays in work completion. Delays in project completion that exceed the time limit specified in the contract cause losses both from the contractor as the executor and the assignor. Project implementers pay more attention to the cost aspects incurred and often ignore the time control of project implementation so that project implementation often experiences delays in work. The purpose of this study is to analyze the time efficiency carried out by the provider from the beginning of the work, during monitoring, to the end of the project implementation. And estimate how much it costs from the start of work, when monitoring until the project is completed using the Earned Value Method. From the analysis, results and discussion of the Bondowoso Polije Campus Administration Building project, it can be concluded that the project work time exceeds 2,543 weeks for the total work and will experience a loss of Rp 393,323,318.10 from the reduction of the total contract minus the total financing. Therefore, the construction management proposes to shift the work schedule to work that does not require the achievement of the main construction. In addition, the contractor should communicate to the assignor of the Administration Building project to increase the duration of the administrative building construction project work. And participate in finding alternative suppliers of the main material without having to wait for the vendor to get the material needed.

Attitudes Towards Bachelor of Mountain Tourism Management (BMTM) Program Among the Students of Janapriya Multiple Campus, Pokhara

Attitude is the personal perception, beliefs and behaviour towards a particular object, person, thing or event. In psychology, an attitude refers to a set of emotion, belief, and behaviour toward a particular object, person, thing or event. The four years BMTM program is an autonomous program of JMC which is developed to serve the needs of the bright young students who have completed +2 level of education and are looking for a career education in entrepreneurship. The main objective of the study was to compare the attitude of girl and boys students toward the BMTM program of Janapriya Multiple Campus. Necessary data were collected through Likert scale questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed with mean, standard deviation, chi-square test through SPSS-20. The collected data related to students’ attitudes towards BMTM program of JMC revealed that most of the students have positive attitude towards the program. There is no difference between male and female students towards the BMTM program. Majority of students had no proper knowledge about the program. Campus administration and policy makers should concentrate on the publicity of the importance of the program for its sustainability.

Existing Classroom Teaching Practices in Janamaitri Multiple Campus, Kuleshwar

The present study has conducted with the main objective to access the classroom teaching practices by the teachers. It has followed the personal status of the teachers as well as the practices of effective classroom teaching. It was based on observational descriptive research design with quantitative nature. The study was conducted on Janamaitri Multiple Campus and the full-time faculties with in the campus. The purposive sampling technique was applied to select the 30 faculties including of 20 male and 10 female faculties. The direct class observation was applied to collect the data and information with major components for effective teaching learning activities. The study concludes that there is normal gap between male and female teachers in teaching profession, most of the teachers were in the middle age group, most of the male teachers had only master level of education except female teachers, most of the teachers had excellent teaching experience from ten to twenty-five years and all most all the teachers had salary as a main source of personal income. Some teachers got regular teaching training in their respective subjects, only few teachers had followed the structured lesson plans and strategy during teaching learning, some teachers had followed traditional methods of teaching and materials during teaching and most of the teachers had managed the classroom properly during teaching learning activities. The regular training and refresher program regarding of modern teaching techniques should be conducted by the campus administration for their respected teachers. Regular monitoring and discussion session with teachers, students and administration should be conducted for improvement.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic experiences on college drinking via mental distress: Cross-sectional mediation moderated by race.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to stress, anxiety, and depression among college students, with heightened distress tied to greater drinking for some individuals. Emerging research suggests that these associations may differ across race, but few studies use adequate samples to examine this, particularly among college students, an at-risk population for both heavy drinking and mental distress. Specifically, pandemic-related stressors and mental distress may be higher among Black students than White students. The current study examined: (1) whether mental distress cross-sectionally mediates the association between pandemic-specific stressors and drinking and (2) whether race (Black or White) moderates these associations. A cross-sectional online surveyof 400 college drinkers (43% White, 28% Black) in fall 2020 assessed pandemic-related stressors (e.g., losing a job, contracting COVID-19, changed living situation), mental distress (stress, anxiety, depression), and drinking (past-month drinking, perceived changes since the start of the pandemic). Cross-sectional mediation models indicated that financial stressors and social distancing were linked to greater quantity and frequency of past-month drinking through greater mental distress. For perceived changes in drinking, only financial stressors were linked to drinking greater quantities and drinking more often (compared to pre-pandemic levels) via mental distress. Moderated mediation models among students identifying as White or Black revealed that changed living situation was a robust stressor across race. Financial stressors and social distancing were linked with greater distress only among White students, whereas essential worker status was a protective factor against distress only among Black students. Select stressors were linked to increased drinking through greater mental distress, with differential risks across Black versus White students. Findings suggest campus administrators should focus on connecting students with resources (e.g., counseling centers and health promotion offices) during times of distress.