UNG Linguistics Symposium

UNG Linguistics Symposium Program

The University of North Georgia and the UNG Linguistics Club are pleased to present the 4th Linguistics Symposium, an in-person conference held at the University’s Dahlonega campus on November 2, 2023.  Funded by a UNG Presidential Innovation grant and the UNG Linguistics Club, this one-day event showcased undergraduate and early graduate research in linguistics. In addition to refereed student panels and posters, the event featured two plenary talks from professors working in linguistics and education.

2023 October 1 Bi Monthly Update

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Using historical thinking strategies for improving elementary students’ content knowledge and attitudes towards social studies. 

Land and Labor Initiative

The twelve-week model of the traditional police academy is a prevailing subject of reform debate, cited as an inadequate model of training which lacks sufficient education on modern-day policing. In response to the growing need for change in law enforcement training, the University of North Georgia’s Public Safety Academy (PSA) was founded in 2015 as the United States’ first-ever, four-year police academy where individuals earn basic law enforcement certification concurrent with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. In its seventh year of operation, the PSA stands as a trailblazer for a new age of police training. Since the program’s inception, law enforcement agencies and universities across the United States have reached out with interest in beginning four-year police academies at their institutions. However, the PSA recognizes a new challenge not previously seen by traditional academies: a pattern in withdrawal rates during the first two years of PSA membership. Because the PSA is the first academy of its kind, no established research exists on identifying specific attrition factors unique to the four-year police academy. This research project establishes preliminary research and data on PSA recruit-initiated withdrawal rates by collecting survey responses and identifying methods for retaining its current members over four years. It also forms the basis of a continuing project and future steps towards addressing those factors that specifically contribute to PSA attrition rates. Findings indicate the potential existence of PSA-specific attrition factors, which may affect its lower graduation rates compared to traditional academies. The results also highlight possible solutions to address the attrition factors of community and engagement, supported by data from students who have voluntarily withdrawn from the program, current students, and graduates of the PSA program.

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The Four-Year Police Academy: An Examination of Attrition Rate Patterns in the University of North Georgia's Public Safety Academy

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Land Acknowledgement Initiative

Persons with visual impairments have two main options for independent mobility, a long white cane or a guide dog (GD). Previous research indicates this population has decreased physical activity across all age groups, correlating to higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Barriers to mobility, such as independent walking, have been demonstrated to be a significant secondary pathway to increased mortality among visually impaired persons over the age of 50.  Few studies report on how either of these mobility aids affect the metabolic demand of ambulation and no research exists exploring the use or validity of a functional exertion test for individuals with visual impairment under usual mobility. The aim of this study was twofold: 
1) to compare the metabolic demand of ambulation with a long white cane to that with a GD; and 2) to assess the use of the six-minute walk test in the visually impaired population.  

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UNG Linguistics Symposium Program

UNG Linguistics Symposium

2023 October 1 Bi Monthly Update

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Using historical thinking strategies for improving elementary students’ content knowledge and attitudes towards social studies.

Land and Labor Initiative

The Four-Year Police Academy: An Examination of Attrition Rate Patterns in the University of North Georgia's Public Safety Academy

2023 August 1 BiMonthly Report

Land Acknowledgement Initiative

Metabolic Cost of Ambulation by Visually Impaired Subjects Using Selected Mobility Aids: A Case Study

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