Faculty Workplace Engagement

Gallup and Inside Higher Ed collaborated to measure employee engagement among college and university faculty members using Gallup’s employee engagement, or Q12, items. Inside Higher Ed supplemented these items with questions measuring satisfaction with certain aspects of jobs that are unique to faculty members. Some of the questions the study addresses include:

How do employee engagement levels compare among tenured versus nontenured faculty, part-time versus full-time faculty members, professors at private nonprofit versus public institutions, and by other demographic groups?

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Young OLD MAN

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Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I’m a lot like you were.

Old man look at my life,
Twenty four
and there’s so much more
Live alone in a paradise
That makes me think of two.

Love lost, such a cost,
Give me things
that don’t get lost.
Like a coin that won’t get tossed
Rolling home to you.

Old man take a look at my life
I’m a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that’s true.

Lullabies, look in your eyes,
Run around the same old town.

To be safe than sorry

Article VI of the US Constitution states in part “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” Accordingly, President Obama has said that to have a religious test for Syrian refugees coming to the Unites States would be un-American. No one is proposing positions of high office for the refugees who our government defines as people fearing persecution on account of “race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.” So religion is clearly a component of the refugee test.

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DAESH is the new ISIS

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According to Arabic translator Alice Guthrie, who explains in a previously published Free Word article... "There has been a concerted effort by several senior global politicians to give a new name to the group known as ISIS, or Islamic State, IS or ISIL. That new name is ‘Daesh’. If you've followed coverage of this attempted official linguistic sea change, you'll have gathered that the new name, although it’s just an Arabic acronym equivalent to the English 'ISIS', apparently mocks them, and thus drives them to threaten taking violent retribution on anyone who uses it.

Mexicans Leaving US

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More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have migrated here since the end of the Great Recession, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of newly available government data from both countries.

The same data sources also show the overall flow of Mexican immigrants between the two countries is at its smallest since the 1990s, mostly due to a drop in the number of Mexican immigrants coming to the U.S.

Broken Heart Death?

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The NFL star who spent 12 seasons with the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears and is best known for his Hail Mary pass against Miami while playing for Boston College in 1984 lost both his parents today.

Doug Flutie's parents passed away within an hour of each other after being married for 56 years. His father, Dick, had been ill and died of a heart attack in the hospital. Less than an hour later, Dick Flutie's wife, Joan, suddenly had a heart attack and also passed away.

Flutie says "They say you can die of a broken heart and I believe it,"

Meteoric Lightshow

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The Leonid meteor shower, an annual mid-November treat, is set to peak today and tomorrow.

Estimates range from seeing a few meteors up to dozens per hour at the peak. As with most meteor showers, the best time to watch the Leonids is usually between midnight and dawn.

Those in the Southwest will likely have the best view, as clouds from a sprawling storm will likely obscure the show in much of the central and northwestern U.S., Much of the East Coast should have "fair" visibility.

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight Tonight: What to Expect https://shar.es/15MWsi via @SPACEdotcom

Environmental Security

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More than 140 high-level experts from 50 countries and 20 international organizations attending the conference, details a series of steps for improving the implementation and enforcement of environmental laws and encouraging close collaboration.

All types of environmental crimes were addressed during the two-day (16 and 17 November) conference, including wildlife trafficking, the illicit timber trade, illegal fishing, pollution crime and the illegal dumping of waste.

Java ~ Cafe Benefits

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Researchers have found even more evidence that coffee can be good for you. People who drink regular, moderate amounts of coffee are less likely to die from a range of diseases, from diabetes to heart disease.

The cutoff seems to be around five cups a day, and even decaf coffee helps, the team at Harvard University's school of public health found.

But even heavy coffee drinking doesn't appear to offset the damage caused by smoking, they report in the journal Circulation.

6 Unique Ways To Drink Coffee https://youtu.be/ooUAVHJAcyk via @YouTube

Los investigadores han encontrado más pruebas que tomar café puede ser bueno. Las personas que beben cantidades regulares, moderados de café tienen menos probabilidades de morir a causa de una serie de enfermedades, desde la diabetes hasta enfermedades del corazón.

El punto de corte parece ser alrededor de cinco tazas al día, e incluso el café descafeinado ayuda, el equipo de la escuela de la Universidad de Harvard de la salud pública su encuentra.

Pero incluso el consumo de café pesada no parece compensar el daño causado por el tabaquismo, según informan en la revista Circulation.

International Education Week

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As we celebrate the 16th Annual International Education Week, a joint initiative of the US Department of State and Department of Education. As noted on the Department of State website, International Education Week is "an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide" and helps us to prepare for "a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States."

Given the recent and tragic events in Paris, the importance of initiatives such as International Education Week is underscored. At its core, International Education is about the building of bridges between people and cultures for mutual understanding, discussion, and dialogue.

CITY IMAGES hopes that all of you will be able to encourage each and every student to participate, and look forward to growing our International Education Week in the coming years and appreciate your continued support.

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