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The Curious Case of Construction: A Uniquely Built Wharf at Brunswick/Fort Anderson
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-06)
The waterfront area of Brunswick Town, a small but important transatlantic port on the Cape Fear River, was a major shipping and commercial center for southeastern North Carolina. The major export of tar, pitch, and ...
"War Is War, And I Must Carry Out My Duty": A Geospatial And Statistical Analysis of North Carolina's First World War Battlescape
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)
Although the United States was late to enter the First World War, the waters of the nation became a battlefield from 1917 onward. Ships operating along North Carolina's coast recurrently fell victim to the unrestricted ...
The Relationship Between Categorical Expenditures and Graduation Rates at North Carolina Community Colleges
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)
The public perception of higher education, the culture of that institution, and its value to American citizens is changing. Taxpayer demands to downsize costly government expenditures, including government subsidizing of ...
A Solar Farm in My Backyard? Resident Perspectives of Utility-Scale Solar In Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)
The power of the sun is recognized throughout history as one of the significant natural resources we can use here on Earth. Only recently, however, have we as humans managed to convert this resource into usable electricity. ...
Textbook Affordability Initiatives: Supporting Teaching faculty for Student Success
(2018-02-02)
In this roundtable discussion, we will discuss
the role of textbook affordability in student
success. Librarians from Joyner Library will
share their experiences with their textbook
affordability initiatives ...
Future Flood Risk Perceptions Following Hurricane Matthew: A Study of Eastern North Carolinians
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)
Floods are one of the most dangerous weather-related hazard events in the world. A flood event can develop quickly and cause catastrophic damage to life and property. Residents adequately preparing for floods can help ...
Patron preference for receipt
(2018-10-11)
During spring 2018 the Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Department had internal conversations about the desirability of continuing to print and give receipts for circulation transactions. Since various staff had differing ...
Characterizing Coastal Subenvironments with Modern Foraminiferal Assemblages: Bear Island and Bogue Banks, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-30)
North Carolina's coastline consists of an extensive barrier island system, with inlets acting as pathways for the exchange of sediment and water from estuarine and open ocean environments. Reconstructing past coastal changes ...
Shared Outcomes, Shared Practice: Evaluating an Instruction Program with One Assessment Technique
(2018-12-05)
Purpose: When it comes to instruction program assessment, we often define “program” as those common curricular experiences that students encounter during their academic careers, such as first-year seminars, composition ...