ISU researchers Will Barratt and Mark Frederick created the University Learning Outcomes Assessment, also known as the UniLOA, which measures self-reporting on areas employers, professors and others deem critical.
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College Try: ISU educators turn to sports, Greek system in developing students
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Oh man, Sackalot is gonna have a field day here.
I am calm and collected when it comes to the UniLOA. The research that Mark and Will are doing is important and valuable. Regardless of who wants to ignore it, the fact remains that they are finding that involvement in an organization or a structure (such as a sports team) leads to good outcomes for students. It is not necessarily a specific organization (such as a Greek Organization) but the structure that exists within the organization and the peer relationships that come from it that lead to those outcomes. Fraternities happen to already intrinsically have this in place. So the sense of belonging, the sense of being a part and feeling of companionship coupled with the structure that persists within a fraternity are shown to lead to strong outcomes, increased development, etc. This study doesn't suggest that someone that is not Greek or does not participate on a sport team will not be or is not successful, it suggests, as any study does, that outcomes trend in a specific way due to variables. The variables in this case are the fact that students that are Greek or on sports teams have shown stronger, quicker and higher development.
So for those of you that want to attach it, want to say that it is BS or not a proper study...understand that all the authors are saying is that involvement "can" and is show to, lead to higher development. It is not saying that if you were not or do not join an organization you are a failure. But you can't deny this...students that join an organization are far more likely to persist, far more likely to graduate and far more likely to become productive.
So for those of you that want to attach it, want to say that it is BS or not a proper study...understand that all the authors are saying is that involvement "can" and is show to, lead to higher development. It is not saying that if you were not or do not join an organization you are a failure. But you can't deny this...students that join an organization are far more likely to persist, far more likely to graduate and far more likely to become productive.
That was much more tame than I expected. You're losing your edge, Sack.
Maybe you should start a "series" of what pisses you off about ISU. If the people there never hear this stuff, it'll never get fixed. I, for one, have been guilty of posting my (virtually) unedited thoughts on ISU, and it really is cathartic...:wordyo:
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Listening to Sack talk about ISU is always really interesting. I find it hard to believe that he couldn't find a job there when he was looking. Then again, a lot of folks there are resistant to change and stuck in the "we've always done it this way" mentality so he wouldn't be well recepted. He has more passion for Indiana State than most school employees I've met save a few.
Lets not forget that I pissed in my own cornflakes...I called people out, stated my honest opinions and refused to accept the status quo...all things that lead to a lack of interest in a person seeking a job.
Series isn't a bad idea...boda, lets talk about this the next time you actually answer your phone....
I actually turned it on and charged it the other day.