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Capturing the potential of supply chain education
July 01, 2011
Whether they want to get back to the basics, increase their firms' global presence, or more tightly intertwine their companies' end-to-end supply chain, today's supply chain professionals are turning to universities, professional associations, and consulting firms for the education required to achieve those goals.
Education providers are answering the call, combining new course offerings with convenient delivery methods to reach all corners of the supply chain profession. In this supplement, we'll look at what's new and "hot" in executive education in the supply chain space, look at what several schools are doing to make sure that they're meeting student needs, and give you insights about what's coming around the next corner.
Back to basics, please
With the national economy slowly improving and companies in recovery mode after a few tough years, more attention is being paid to the supply chain. Organizations are examining how well the supply chain is working, the role it plays in a firm's overall success, and any related deficiencies or gaps that need attention. "There's definitely a focus right now on getting 'back to the basics' with supply chain-related education," says Don Ratliff, executive director for Georgia Tech's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute in Atlanta.
"Companies want to make sure that their supply chain and logistics people understand basic inventory, transportation, warehousing, and supply chain strategy," Ratliff continues. "There's a lot less interest in the 'gee whiz' stuff that firms were asking for just a few years ago."
Credit the economic downturn with stoking that grassroots mentality, which is driving companies to develop leaner supply chains, for example. "We're still not quite past the economic downturn," says Ratliff, "so the focus is still on making sure a firm has the basic blocking and tackling down; lean falls under that umbrella."
Ratliff's team at Georgia Tech is also fielding a high number of company-specific queries right now. Most of the questions concern supply chain challenges that the firm is grappling with, with an eye on solving them through "live" continuing education (as opposed to online message boards or other virtual means). "In some cases," says Ratliff, "you really need to be able to sit down and talk these issues out face-to-face in order to get them solved."
Companies speak up
At the University of Tennessee's Global Supply Chain Institute in Knoxville, executive education programs are being adapted to meet the needs of the companies like Coca Cola, Procter and Gamble, Honeywell, and Amazon. "These firms meet on campus a couple of times a year," says J. Paul Dittmann, the institute's executive director. "Through those interactions, we hear a lot in terms of what they're looking for in their supply chain education."
One area that's getting a lot of attention these days is the global supply chain and how it's being supported through executive education offerings. "Most supply chains are global in nature," says Dittmann. "The question is, how many good educational programs are available to executives that need a strong learning component that's focused [specifically] on supply chain?"
The pickings are slim, according to Dittmann, whose group recently introduced a global supply chain executive MBA program to help fill that gap. And while multiple universities offer executive MBA programs, he says that this new offering was developed around the need to "carve out a niche in the global supply chain arena."
In developing the new program, the University of Tennessee once again turned to the 30 or so global supply chain executives active in the school's Global Supply Chain Institute, all of which had the opportunity to give their input into the program's design. "Using that input, we put together a supply chain curriculum with a strong global focus," says Dittmann.
The 12-month global program includes residencies in Knoxville as well as in Paris, Budapest, Singapore, and Rio de Janiero. "Students will spend five, one-week residencies on campuses around the globe, and receive instruction from international faculty," says Dittmann, who is bullish on the program's potential for attracting students. "We think there will be big demand for this."
Penn State University's Smeal College of Business is also seeing higher demand for global supply chain education, according to Skip Grenoble, executive director for the Center for Supply Chain Research in University Park. "Global opportunities for [companies] are definitely on the upswing and will continue to increase," says Grenoble.
To accommodate that trend both in terms of individual courses and for custom programs, the center this year will offer courses in Belgium, Prague, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Shanghai. The phenomenon works both ways in that Penn State is also hosting more international supply chain executives who come to the U.S. to learn the ropes.
"We also have a group of wholesale and retail junior executives from South Africa who are potential managers, and who are set to come through our program in a few months," adds Grenoble. "We're seeing more and more of that kind of international representation in our courses."
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The one major gift? We get to be in all of the locker rooms, getting a decent vibe on what's happening everywhere in town.
I'm not one to write analytical pieces about the Capitals new system, and I'm holding off on a Wizards piece until the team returns home from their life-invigorating road trip.
Sports blogger commander-in-chief Dan Steinburg got me thinking the other day when he penned this eloquent farewell to Michael Morse: who exactly are the fan favorites in Washington D.C. as we begin 2013?
Because I've been in every locker room and because I follow random D.C. fans on Twitter, I feel like I am at liberty to take a stab at this list.
The scale I'm using goes like this: 50-percent performance based, 40-percent personality based and 10-percent Twitter based. Enjoy.
15) Chris Cooley
Reputation: Sarcastic humor, fiercely loyal, optimistic, self-deprecating.
Favorite Moment: When he made the Redskins give him a case of beer in his new contract.
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Reputation: Apathetic, laborer, resilient, kind of boring.
Favorite Moment: The time he accidentally got a painful topical cream misplaced on his private parts.
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13) Jordan Crawford
Reputation: Unconcerned, in his own world, bizarre tendencies, biggest ball-hog in town.
Favorite Moment: Because he has "steez."
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12) Pierre Garcon
Reputation: Smiling, upbeat, dodged reporters when he was hurt, charitable.
Favorite Moment: When he accidentally admitted on Sportscenter that Kirk Cousins was starting against the Browns.
Why Number 12: He's got quite the following on Twitter and would be higher on the list if not for the eight games he missed. The Redskins only lost one game in which he played.
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10) Brooks Laich
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Favorite moment: When he changed a tire after a game seven loss.
Why number 10: His appearances on 106.7 The Fan's 'Sports Junkies' has increased his mass appeal over the years.
9) Ryan Kerrigan
Reputation: The most normal athlete in town, thoughtful, engaging, wise.
Favorite Moment: When he guest blogs on Redskins.com
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8) John Wall
Reputation: Nonchalant, lazy, socialite, still learning how to be a star
Favorite Moment: He parties like most 21-year-olds
Why number 8: If the Nationals and Redskins both missed the playoffs, Wall would be much higher on the list. But playoff berths breed loving sports fans. His return to the lineup has sparked the Wizards, but we'll see how long this recent surge can actually last.
7) Ian Desmond
Reputation: Outspoken, honest, leader, baseball historian
Favorite Moment: When he bought tickets and hung out with a kid who is battling cancer.
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Favorite Moment: When he told a group of young campers to "be as sexy as you can."
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3) Alfred Morris
Reputation: The most humble guy in town, always cheerful, generous with his time.
Favorite Moment: His notorious 1991 Mazda, nicknamed "Bentley."
Why number 3: Besides having the best season for a Redskins running back ever, Morris' name became a staple in the homes of Washingtonians for other reasons. His home run celebration, when he got attacked by a raccoon, when he wore a blonde wig, or how about his Halloween costume. Morris has embraced his role and the community has responded with an outpouring of love.
2) Gio Gonzalez
Reputation: Embraces attention with open arms, prankster, loving, insightful.
Favorite Moment: When he asked for a date on Twitter
Why number 2: He was the spokesperson was the Nationals historical 2012 pitching staff, and did every interview with a smile on his face. He talks a mile a minute -- unlike several other Nats -- and loves acting like a little kid. It's refreshing.
1) Robert Griffin III
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Favorite Moment: When he randomly showed up at a High School football game on a Friday night, no doubt making those kids dreams come true.
Why number 1: Good luck removing him from this spot, EVER. Even if the Nats win a World Series, RGIII is safe in this spot for the next 10 seasons.


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1. Rebounding. Miami can have some games where they're bad on the boards. Unfortunately, I don't see the Kings having a good game on the glass. It takes a team effort to do it, and I just don't think it will happen.
2. Get hot from 3-point land. I usually don't like watching offense where it's just a bunch of 3's, but I don't think the Kings have any other way to do this.
I'm not going to bother mentioning defense or keeping turnovers low. They're unlikely to happen.
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Beautiful. Somehow I feel I've experienced this before. Must be my imagination.
The little death or my drawing? :) There have been a few re-posts lately (I've stopped writing "re-post" on every description) but this isn't one of them.... and thank you for the compliment.
Beautiful piece :)
No, the former. Lame attempt at humor. I knew this was new work, and I think it's wonderful.
I wish I could paint! This is wonderful!
Thanks Bryan and Joy, I really appreciate your comments! And Geoffrey, I'm glad you actually were being cheeky - I wouldn't want to have been presumptuous:)
Good. And I'll echo what Joy wrote and raise the stakes: I think I'd give up my camera gear if I awoke one morning to find that I miraculously had a talent for painting. Well, I'd leave one little camera just in case. That whole "Flowers for Algernon" thingy might be in play...
love this! nice work, definitely with its own style
Goodness, count me in as a photographer who wishes they could paint! I admire your talent and work greatly, Heather!
This goes in my top favorites! Great composition and colors Heather!
Beautiful, as always! (have sent u the little present, and an email :D)
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Thanks Juan and VAU, I appreciate your comments:)
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Thanks Aaron! And I have to admit I've been having fun with the titles lately :)
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Thank you Sharon;)
these abstractions are very interesting. The titles are important in your work and they are part of the paintings, even more than other artists. Great !!!
Thanks Óscar! I almost always used to write something on them and the text served as the title but lately I've been wanting to leave them without text - but yes, the titles are still really important and I admit I do enjoy coming up with them. Incidentally, I have a few abstracts that are untitled still that I can't figure out what to call and I'm thinking of doing something fun like a print giveaway contest for the best title suggestion.... I just have to figure out how to admin it :)
Very nice indeed. Looks like this piece came very naturally to you.
Thanks Mat, this one did come to me a bit easier than some of the others:)
how have I not seen your work yet? it is magical, and so imaginative. I love it!
Thank you Felicia, I really appreciate it!
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Thank you Mono Ahn!
I just love the simplity of your painting. so much with so little.
Thank you Wood-n-Images :)
Not cute... not clever... not derivative...
Just amazing integrity and directness.
Thank you Heather!
Just amazing integrity and directness.
Thank you Heather!
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This is such a great image that I'm pinning it to my Pinterest public S6 favorites board with the hope that it will drive more traffic to your wonderful art!
striking colour, beautiful form.
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Beautiful, spare, eloquent. I really appreciate how clean and simple your canvases are. It really accentuates how bold and graceful your abstractions are. The titles make the pieces that much more intriguing. These are very nice.
very wonderful art, congratulations for your work!
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hope some of the Boston Locals could give me a few ideas,
I had booked a last miniute trip to Boston for myself for 2 nights, (during of which I got myself a ticket to the Bruins.Devils game in a weeks time. (center ice 7 rows up) always wanted to go, never got the chance to get time of work.
as ive never been any ideas of where i can go...my hotel in accross the street from the Garden. and I heard Sullys is a good place to go for drinks..anything else i can do in the area? decent resturants I can go to? something that a single guy could go out an entertain himself lol..it was spur the moment so was unable to get someone to come with me..i figure on game night, if im in my Bruins gear, then it shouldent be too hard to meet and converse with a few other fans, just no idea what else to do the rest of the time in there...any pre-game festivities?
up for any ideas......GO BRUINS, and GO PATS


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Wayne C. Horton, 90, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars, Iowa. His memorial service will be 11:00 a.m.Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Rejoice Community Church in Le Mars with Pastor Tony De La Rosa officiating. Family inurnment will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Akron, Iowa. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be after 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Thursday morning at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.
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Boys roundup: SA downs Capital; Nitro tops Ripley
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- St. Albans jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead en route to a 58-49 home win over Capital Tuesday in boys basketball.
Nathan McNeil led the Red Dragons (1-1) with 17 points, while Kevic Watkins added 16 and Taylor Clark 14.
Carrington Morris and Brad Grose both netted a team-high 14 points for the Cougars (1-3).
Also for the Wildcats (2-1), Trevon Taylor added 11 points and Hunter Ferrari 10. For the Vikings (1-2), Casey Smith scored 16 points and Chuck Sleboda 12.
Tyus Wood had a team-high 18 points for the Warriors (3-0), while Marcus Reed scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists. Jacob Kilgore exploded for 31 points for Timberwolves (1-2).
Ryan Meadows had 26 points for the visiting Tigers (2-1), while Hunter Walters chipped in 14 and Aaron Ferguson added 10. Zach Fisher netted 27 points for the Generals (3-1), who scored 15 points combined in the second and third quarters. Chris Turner pitched in 13 points for Winfield.
Jake Payne contributed 11 points for the Dots (4-1). Cody McClung and Austin Hill had 17 and 10 points, respectively, for Nicholas County (1-2).
Dylan Rich recorded 14 for the Bison (4-0). Aaron Krise was the lone Fayetteville player in double digits with 12 points.
Kenny Holton contributed 10 points and 10 boards for the AAA Panthers (2-3), who outscored the Tigers 19-5 in the third quarter to break open a close game. Mackenzie Martin scored 17 points for Chapmanville and Kenny Plumley added 14.
Anthony Maharie added 11 points for the Warriors and Austin Davis had 10. Jordan Elkins tallied 15 points for the Eagles (1-3).
Blake Brewer totaled 16 points for the Tide (3-2) and Cody Muncy had 14.
Austin Jordan led the White Falcons (1-2) with 15 points and Hunter Bradley chipped in 13. Max Carnahan had a game-high 29 points for Eastern.
The Pioneers (2-1) were led by Brett Queen with 18 points.
Jace Heller led all scorers with 20 points for Calvary and Alex Rhodes contributed with seven points and 12 rebounds.
Kade McCoy, Paul Holley and Tyler Burns each scored 11 points for the Wildcats.
For Roane (4-1), Jacob Neal was the leading scorer with 29 points.
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"No Limits" Racing at Texas Motor Speedway Leaves Michael Annett with 18th Place Finish
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Fort Worth, Texas (November 8, 2010) – Texas Motor Speedway's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge produced a middle-of-the-road day for Michael Annett and the No. 15 Germain Racing team. Fighting an ill-handling racecar that wouldn't respond to changes, Annett worked hard on the track to secure an 18th place finish in Saturday's race.
Despite a 35th place starting position, Annett worked his way just outside the top-20 in 21st on lap 38. The first of five cautions came out on lap 43. Reporting that his car was free through the corners, Annett came to pit road for service on lap 44. The No. 15 Germain Racing pit crew was on top of their game on pit road, moving the No. 15 Pilot Flying J Coffee Toyota Camry four spots, pushing Annett to 17th for the restart on lap 48.
Still battling a car that was aero tight and wouldn't turn in traffic, Annett made his second trip to pit road under the second caution on lap 82. This time losing three spots on pit road, Annett restarted 18th on lap 85.
Lap 140 brought the No. 15 Pilot Flying J Coffee Toyota Camry to pit road under green flag conditions for four Goodyears, fuel and air pressure adjustments to help free the car's tight condition. The third yellow flag soon came out on lap 147. Annett returned to pit road for four tires, fuel, track bar and air pressure adjustments. Back to green on lap 152, he restarted 16th.
Still fighting a challenging racecar, Annett reporting being loose in the center and tight off. The caution was back out on lap 184. Knowing that there would be only 10 laps to go on the restart and that the car wasn't responding to changes, crew chief Ryan Fugle did his best to help Annett with track position by opting to change only right side tires on the stop, advancing Annett to sixth for the restart on lap 190.
Unable to battle with cars that had four fresh tires, Annett was shuffled back to 17th when the yellow flag was brought back out on lap 197. Coming in one last time for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment, Annett was back on the track for a green, white, checkered flag finish. He earned a hard-fought 18th place finish in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge.
With only two races remaining, the Nationwide Series will head west to Phoenix International Raceway for the WYPALL 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional on Saturday. The 200 lap race will preview the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway that takes place on November 20. Tune to ESPN2 and MRN Radio for live coverage of the WYPALL 200 powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional beginning at 4 p.m. ET on November 16.
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Former Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones appears on ESPN's "Gruden's QB Camp"
After a couple years of brushing off questions about the Belldozer package, Landry Jones opened up to Jon Gruden on the most recent episode of ESPN's "Gruden's QB Camp," which aired Wednesday.
"Who is this quarterback?" Gruden asked.
"Blake Bell," Jones responded.
"How big is this dude," Gruden continued.
"Like 265, something like that," Jones said.
"So you come out of the game on the goal line, and they bring in the Belldozer. What's that like?" Gruden asked.
"It sucks," a surprisingly candid Jones answered with a chuckle. "I mean, you're glad your team's winning, but it sucks coming out of the game. That's for sure.
"It's like you going to a huge game, and you not coaching it. You wanna be in there when it counts.
Jones would usually acknowledge that, as a competitive person, he would prefer to remain in Oklahoma's games in short-yardage and goal-line situations, but his language was different with Gruden.
"It's just another thing the defense has to get ready for," Jones said. "If you like winning games, there's no better place than Oklahoma to win football games.
"But, I don't know, I wasn't too … I mean, yes, in a team aspect, you want to win football games, but as a competitor, you want to be in there winning football games. If that makes any sense."
Gruden spent much of the episode praising Jones' skills, but did press OU's former four-year starter into exuding more confidence.
Gruden, an ESPN personality and former coach of the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, listed off the quarterbacks Jones faced in college, like Robert Griffin III and Brandon Weeden.
"As a competitor you always think that you're better than them," Jones said.
Gruden wanted more.
"Come on, give me the goods, man," Gruden said to Jones.
"I think I am, but, as a quarterback, you always think you are," Jones said. "I think I'm better than RG3.
"RG3's game's a little different than mine, but I'm not gonna sit here and tell everybody that RG3 is better than me."
Gruden asked Jones what an NFL team would get if it drafted him.
"A competitor that wins, that has won a lot of football games," Jones said. "Proven over four years to win. In this business, in this time now, that's what we're here to do. No matter what it looks like, you want to draft winnners and you want to draft guys that know how to win games."


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KENNESAW, Ga. (WUSA9) - Here's an interesting perspective on the gun control debate. WUSA9 found a town where every household is required, by law, to own a gun and the ammunition to use it.
It's a community 25 miles northwest of Atlanta that put itself on the map in a most unusual way.
"We don't have shootouts. It's not a Wild West," said Lt. Craig Graydon of the Kennesaw Police Department.
Sunrise over Kennesaw, Georgia reveals a sleepy town of 30,000 and a landscape dotted with flags, American and Confederate. Gun ownership is a way of life here.
"I can kill somebody with this. I can really do some damage and hurt somebody," said Karen Sherrill, a lifelong Kennesaw resident. "If I hear somebody trying to break in, this will get loaded. If they want to come into my house, they're gonna get shot."
She's a big supporter of the town's law that requires every household to own a gun.
"Why you gonna break into somebody's house if you know they got guns in there and they could kill ya?" she asked.
"I was born with 'em, raised with 'em, just like any other tool," explained Dent Myers, a feisty 82 year-old shop owner with a pair of pistols holstered to his hips. He too is a staunch defender of the right to own firearms.
"I've got a right to eat oatmeal cookies if I want to, if you don't like them. I can eat chocolate. If you don't like chocolate, so what? Don't eat it. If you don't want a weapon, don't buy one. But don't tell me that I can't," he said.
Our random survey of Kennesaw residents found unanimous support for the law.
"I think everybody should be allowed to have a gun if they want one, as long as they're not crazy or anything," said Benjamin Shoaf, a Kennesaw resident.
Kennesaw's 1982 gun mandate was a direct response to a gun -ban- enacted a year earlier in Morton Grove, Illinois. That was later deemed unconstitutional, but Kennesaw's law is still on the books.
"It was not meant to be an enforceable law. The police department has never searched homes to make sure you had a gun," said Lt. Graydon. "It was meant more or less as a political statement to support citizens' second amendment rights to own firearms."
After the law went into effect in 1982, city leaders say they witnessed a 29 percent drop in crime. Over the last 30 years, the crime rate has remained low with just four gun-related homicides.
"Our crime rate is generally less than half the national average," added Lt. Graydon.
Over the years, Kennesaw has grown. And today, amidst the sprawling subdivisions and strip malls, gun control is still a sensitive issue.
"I've heard quite a few people talking about that and it would be a very ugly sight," said Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews. "There's a lot of people that are very, very passionate about their right to own firearms, any kind of a firearm."
Including an assault weapon? "Yes."
As the sun sets on Kennesaw, its residents are keeping an eye on the 2nd amendment and how Washington interprets it.
"I think if they change it, they're, you know, killing the Constitution. It's been that way forever," said Sherrill.
"No men anymore, there's no men. We have no leaders, no men. So we're just a wishy washy nation now and nobody's afraid of us anymore," insisted Myers.
Homeowners in Kennesaw who don't buy a gun are not punished. In fact, there are several exemptions, including religious objections, if someone is a convicted felon, has a mental illness or simply can't afford a weapon.


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Medicare Part D Benefit Update: 2011 Open Enrollment Period Set to Begin
November 2, 2010
On November 15, 2010, the open enrollment period for the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program will begin. This will allow beneficiaries to select a new Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) for the 2011 plan year. This open enrollment period runs through December 31, 2010.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers Medicare have already begun mailing the 2011 Medicare Handbook, as well as numerous notices for beneficiaries for changes coming in 2011.
These notices are all available on the CMS Part D website, including a search engine to research available plans for 2011 and compare how specific medications are covered on each plan.
Web links of importance:
Changes for "Dual Eligibles" and Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help) Recipients for 2011
Each year since 2007, as many as 1 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries that are either concurrently (dually) eligible for Medicaid, or are low-income, have been reassigned to different plans – or have been permitted to choose a different plan for the coming year. As many as 1/3 of dual eligibles in many states are beneficiaries living with people that live with serious mental illness. For 2011, fewer low-income beneficiaries will be forced through plan reassignment. While this is encouraging, the process of reassignment and ensuring continuity of care in the transition to uninterrupted coverage to new plans in January can be difficult.
Changes for "Dual Eligibles" and Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Beneficiaries
Of particular concern to NAMI are those low-income Medicare beneficiaries living with serious mental illness who are concurrently (dually) eligible for Medicaid or are receiving "extra help" known as "Low-Income Subsidy." These beneficiaries receive subsidies to afford drug coverage, limits on cost sharing and are NOT at risk of falling into the "doughnut hole" coverage gap.
Each year, all Part D plans submit bids to CMS that describe their benefits and their premium and cost-sharing structure. CMS determines benchmark plans - those plans for which Medicare will pay the full premium cost for beneficiaries receiving Extra Help - for any given region based on the bids of all plans in that region. A plan that was a benchmark plan one year may not be available as a benchmark plan the following year because its premium has risen above the benchmark, because it has changed its benefit structure to become an "enhanced" rather than a "standard" plan, or because it is terminating as a stand-alone PDP, or is part of a Medicare Advantage plan that has withdrawn from the market altogether.
Changes from the Affordable Care Act that Reduce Reassignments
Each year, CMS reassigns all those who are dual eligibles or receiving LIS that have not chosen their own plan and whose current plan will not qualify as a benchmark plan in the next year to new benchmark plans. For plan year 2010, such reassignments affected about a million beneficiaries. Two changes in the law have reduced the number of such reassignments for plan year 2011 to about 500,000.
First, the Affordable Care Act (the health care reform law) included a provision that changed the way the benchmark premium is calculated for Medicare Advantage plans. The law disregards rebates which, when considered, had allowed Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage to have artificially low Part D premiums, and thus to suppress the benchmark level. The method of calculation prior to this change resulted in the premiums of stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans - the only plans to which dual eligibles and LIS recipients are automatically assigned - often exceeding the benchmark.
A second helpful change in the Affordable Care Act directs CMS to allow Part D plans to voluntarily waive, for Extra Help recipients, any premium in excess of the benchmark premium, if such excess is "de minimis." Plans that voluntarily waive the excess premium under this policy are not eligible for auto-assignment of newly enrolled dual eligible and LIS recipients that have not chosen their own plan. CMS also will not randomly reassign beneficiaries to a de minimis plan, though CMS may reassign people to a de minimis plan if a PDP sponsoring organization offers a de minimis plan but not a benchmark PDP in a particular region.
Reassignments and Related Notices to Extra Help Recipients for Plan Year 2011
This week CMS will begin notifying beneficiaries that are being auto-reassigned to new PDPs with a two-page letter on blue paper and an attachment listing the zero premium plans in their region. The letter will have different content, depending on the reason the beneficiary is being reassigned. The following groups of beneficiaries will receive one version of this notice:
The notice sent to these individuals will identify three options:
The letter then refers the recipient to the list of zero premium plans attached to it.
The reassignments are conducted for individuals who meet the criteria on a single day in October when CMS makes the reassignments. CMS will not subsequently sweep enrollment lists for people who meet the criteria later.
Another blue letter from CMS will go to a different group of Extra Help recipients. This letter will also be sent in early November. It will go to:
The letter will inform individuals that their plans have withdrawn from Part D for 2011 and that they have two options:
Both groups receiving letters - whether for plan termination or loss of benchmark status – will receive additional blue letters from CMS in December in which CMS identifies which of the individual's drugs are covered under the plan to which she or he has been assigned. The requirement to send more detailed formulary information to subsidy-eligible individuals who are reassigned was added by the Affordable Care Act.
Part D plans that are taking dual eligibles and LIS upon reassignment will be required to meet a number of requirements with respect to drug coverage for these individuals. They must:
In addition, it is important to note that any dual eligible beneficiary that wishes to switch to a different Part D plan can do so, at no cost, at any time during 2011, so long as the plan is at or below the regional "benchmark" level.
Tips for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Subject to Plan Reassignment
Any dual eligible or LIS recipient that received the blue reassignment letter from CMS needs to first read it carefully and contact their new prescription drug plan as soon as possible – every Part D plan is required to maintain an 800 customer assistance number. It is critical to:
It is also critical that all physicians prescribing to the dual eligible or LIS individual be notified before January 1, 2011 of the plan switch. Likewise, the pharmacy that fills prescriptions for the dual eligible should be notified to see if they are part of the new plan's network.
Finally, it is STRONGLY recommended that refills of as many medications as possible be obtained in the final days and weeks of December 2010 to avoid problems at the pharmacy counter in the early days of January 2011 as enrollment in the new prescription drug plan in verified and new membership cards arrive in the mail.
CMS refers dual eligibles and LIS recipients that choose their own plan initially or who change out of the plan into which they are initially auto-enrolled as "choosers." Generally speaking, CMS does not re-assign choosers when their benchmark plan loses its benchmark status. As noted above, it does re-assign those whose plan is terminating. Choosers receiving the full subsidy who are in a plan that is not benchmark (either because it lost its benchmark status in a previous year or because it never was a benchmark plan) received a tan letter from CMS in June, reminding them of the amount of premium they are currently paying and of their opportunity to join a benchmark plan in which they would pay no premium. The letter includes a list of benchmark plans in the recipient's region.
Redeterminations of Eligibility for Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) or "Extra Help"
The letters described above are sent only to those individuals who satisfy the criteria for re-assignment and who are either a dual eligible or eligible for LIS (Extra Help) for 2011. Some Extra Help recipients will be subject to redeterminations of their eligibility.
Individuals who qualify for LIS (Extra Help) because they receive SSI, Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program benefit and who then lose their eligibility for the underlying program should have received a gray letter from CMS and the Social Security Administration in September explaining that they have lost Extra Help because of the loss of the other benefit and inviting them to apply directly for Extra Help. Or, if after the loss of the underlying benefit, they re-qualify for it, CMS will notify them that they qualify for LIS (Extra Help) again.
Alternatively, those who qualify for LIS (Extra Help) through a Social Security Administration (SSA) application, rather than through another program, may be subject to a redetermination of their eligibility. Those so affected should have already received a letter from SSA in September and should return it promptly to ensure continued eligibility if, in fact, they continue to meet the criteria.
Read all the letters from CMS.
October through December is a busy time for individuals with Medicare Part D and more so for those receiving Extra Help. Recipients should carefully read all letters received from their plans, from CMS and from SSA. Most importantly, recipients should:
Remember, every person who is reassigned has the right to change plans at any time.
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With winter at its height, many of us long for warm sunshine, turquoise seas and long drinks with colourful little umbrellas in them. Sadly, it's not always possible to take off when you want to, though. So how about doing the next best thing and bringing a touch of the tropics to your home to chase away the winter blues? I'm talking about buying an orchid or two.
It used to be orchids were considered luxury plants, slightly mysterious and a bit daunting to grow. These days, all kinds of mom-and-pop corner stores and big-box behemoths carry them, so with a bit of luck, you can pick up a nice plant for under $20. And guess what? Many of them bloom for ages and ages and are an absolute cinch to take care of. Take the beauty shown here: it's a Phalaenopsis cultivar I scooped up for $16.99. It's already been blooming for several weeks, and shows no signs of slowing down. I trimmed down the edge of its clear plastic pot, plopped it into an old grassy-looking Ikea container and dressed it up with a bit of moss to hide the edges.
Here's a tip: When you're shopping for an orchid, try to find one with lots of buds and not just open flowers; also, look for a plant with several flowering stems and not just one. I rootled around until I spotted this shy little beauty toward the back of a welter of lesser-quality plants.
As for care, I give mine a good long drink of lukewarm water under the tap, being careful not to wet the base of the leaves or let water sit in between them (this promotes rot and, according to some people, may even retard future blooms). Once the water runs out of the bottom of the pot, I slip it back into its container.
I let the plant dry out a bit between waterings–though not completely dry–generally it gets watered every five days or so, but it all depends on the conditions of your home. My phalaenopsis thrives in indirect light on the stone peninsula in my kitchen, and I keep my house fairly cool. You can feed your orchid and do extra stuff if you want, but I'm pretty lazy. And by the way, I have several orchids that have rebloomed for me with no fuss on my part–I don't trim down the stems after they finish flowering (except for any truly dead, dry, brown bits) and the new flowers have set on the old stems.
If you want to know more about different types of orchids–including fragrant types–and their care, check out my colleague Stephen Westcott-Gratton's excellent article on this website at canadiangardening.com/plants/indoor-plants/growing-orchids-indoors/a/2474.


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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Joe Kelly opened his bid for a spot in the St. Louis Cardinals' starting rotation with two hitless innings, and Adron Chambers hit a three-run homer in Friday's 8-8 tie against the Houston Astros.
Among three candidates to replace the injured Chris Carpenter in the Cards' rotation, Kelly walked one hitter in each inning.
Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma had two hits and drove in two runs each for the Cardinals, who have won five straight.
Chris Carter homered for the Astros, a fifth-inning drive off closer Jason Motte. Brandon Barnes and Brandon Lair also homered for Houston.
Houston starter Bud Norris struck out one and walked one in three innings, allowing Descalso's two-run single in the second.
With Houston trailing by two runs in the ninth, Brandon Laird homered off Victor Marte leading off and Rene Garcia singled with one out. After a throwing error by shortstop Ryan Jackson, pinch-runner Delino DeShields scored on Marte's wild pitch.
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MOC-FV Marching Band is off to the Rosebowl Parade!
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Well, it's happening, and for the second time! That's Steve Connell, director of The
MOC-Floyd Valley High School Marching Band, known as the "Flying Dutchmen." The band will be
one of twenty-one bands in the 2013 Rose Bowl Parade.
Mr. Connell has been the band director at MOC-Floyd Valley for 38 years and says it's taken
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traveling from overseas, and our neighbor, Sioux Falls will be represented. Some of those
schools have thousands of students, MOC-Floyd Valley has 420 students and 170 are in the
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tears, and excitement about going somewhere warm.
The signature of the Flying Dutchmen is their Dutch costumes and wooden shoes.
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than normal, depending on how big the wearer is. Five to ten thousand dollars is spent each
year on the wooden shoes, which are imported from Holland.
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I'm working on a print and play skirmish-level game set in a post-apocalyptic near future. The game uses a modular "battlemap" consisting of nine tiles. We're in the playtesting phase of the game, and I've done a good bit of work on the tiles. I thought I'd share a couple here. If there is interest, I can post all of them in higher resolution. I can also upload the images without the colored lines and symbols, which designate terrain type. Each of the tiles has either concrete or asphalt along the edges, so they can be rotated and placed alongside the other tiles for tons of different battlemap configurations. I have the first set of 18 tiles complete for this theme and I'm working on some other themes.
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Got my deer tag yesterday.
My deer tag showed up yesterday in the mail!! I am pretty pumped! I can't wait to get out and enjoy God's great creation!!
I'll be in the hills chasing elk during that time but will be back in time to hunt deer towards the end of the 125 season.
Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13
My deer tag arrived in the mail two days ago. I'm really pumped to be headed back into the mountains again. Mountain mulies are my favorite hunt.
Received my antelope tag purchased on July 10th leftover draw on monday of this week. My doe tag from the July 17th antelope leftover pool arrived in the mail today.


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Jelena Dokic's Aussie Open dream run is over.
The 25-year old, who became the "It Girl" of Australia with her inspiring run, was defeated by Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals 4-6, 6-4, 4-6. JD hit 54 errors against 29 winners and 8 double faults. Not gonna cut it. Dinara will now face compatriot Vera Zvonareva, who blasted Marion Bartoli, for a spot in Saturday's final.
JD refused to blame the left ankle she rolled in her previous match for the loss saying, "It was fine". She also told the press,
Like I said, it's been a great start to 2009. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I have to take all the positives and negatives out of today and really learn for the rest of the year about what I will do differently in a match like that. But, yeah, like I said, there's absolutely nothing to be disappointed about.Agreed - it surpassed anyone's expectations. Now the true test comes: can JD build on this momentum and stake her claim in the elite level of the WTA Tour? She showed the talent, skills, and fight to do it but it's a long season. Only time will tell.
PS - Is anyone else disappointed that we won't be seeing anymore of sexy coach Borna Bikic and his sick arms getting all emotional and excited?
*wears VERY sad face*
(image via Getty)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
PHOTO OP: JD waves off loss to Dinara in Oz quarterfinals
Labels: Australian Open, Jelena Dokic, photo op, tennis
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- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Damn! I know it was stretching it but I wanted her to win the whole thing. It is a very good start for her and I hope it doesn't end there. I really think (well I have my fingers crossed) that if she keeps it up she can win some titles this year whether it's a Slam or a smaller tournament.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Coco that picture is horrendously hilarious!ReplyDelete
>>Is anyone else disappointed that we won't be seeing anymore of sexy coach Borna Bikic and his sick arms getting all emotional and excited?<<ReplyDelete
What are you, nuts? ;) I'm DEVASTATED. No more hot, excited coach.
But I'm very happy for Dinara. Vamos, Safina! Go, you cute, little pixie-who-reminds-me-of-me-at-that-age!
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 1:55 PM
She definitely had her chances in this match, but I'm still proud of her for making the quarters. Stay positive, Jelena, and keep playing.ReplyDelete


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Channel: 29.2
Issue: Channel missing from HR-23 guide
When I run a scan with my AM21, it picks up 29.1 and 29.3 but there's nothing in the guide for 29.2. E-mailed zap2it.com to see if that would help.
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With the 72nd Map of the Week we continue in the borderlands town of Óðinn's House in the Kingdom of Slovania. This week we take a look at the Dark Temple. To most residents of Óðinn's House, this address is known as Elika's Boarding House. It is in fact a strange and evil temple that serves a non-deity. It is dedicated to the worship of and service to the dark draug Mýsing, the undead baron of Garndiskross in the ruins of the Æsir Empire to the north. Mýsing hopes to become a deity. His Dark Temples are intended to develop a base of believers and worshippers that will elevate him to godhood, although it's doubtful that a draug can become a deity. The Dark Temple in Óðinn's House is in its beginning stages, although you as the game master may choose to advance that stage by the time that your PCs reach the town. Current activities in the covert temple focus upon worship, training and research. For the latter purpose, the trainees have been snatching bodies of the newly dead. In Slovania, the old practice dating from Aleksandreska teachings is to bury the dead anonymously in the forests. This makes it relatively easy for the temple's trainees to dig up the dead and close the graves again without being caught. To achieve all the goals that Mýsing has set for it, the temple also will need to begin abducting live humans to perform anatomical research upon the victims. The temple already is fully set up to perform such work, but at this time, it has yet to begin. Elika and her followers may of course begin at the time your PCs arrive in town.
Key to the Dark Temple
Cellar Level
This level is the true heart of the temple where most of its activities take place. Only theoretical training in black necromancy takes place on the ground floor. The cellar can be entered only from the ground floor. As servants of the Darkness, the temple members do not illuminate this level more than is necessary. When they work here, they carry torches to provide the needed light. Other than that, only the stairway and the corridor to the prisoners' cells have permanent torch mounts.
1. Stairs from the Ground Floor.
2. Corridor to Prisoner Cells.
3. Seven Prisoner Cells. When the temple members begin abducting living persons for necromantic experiments, the victims will be held in these cells. Each cell has a wooden bunk, a bed pan and a water jug.
4. Body Vault. Snatched dead bodies are kept here. As one might expect, this chamber has an overwhelming, foul stench.
5. Unholy Temple. Elika and her followers perform their rites of worship to Mýsing here.
6. Laboratory. This is the area where the temple's followers perform their experiments upon the bodies that they snatch and where they will perform experiments upon the living.
Ground Floor
This level is divided into two sections. To the left or southwest is the kitchen and dining room area. These are the only areas where the house servant Valérie works or goes. She knows nothing of the temple's true nature. To the right or northeast are the quarters of Elika and Závi and the theoretical training area for black necromancy. Závi is a black necromancer member of the temple who is Elika's bed partner.
7. Main Entrance.
8. Stairway to Second Story.
9. Dining Room.
10. Kitchen.
11. Stairwell.
12. Door to Cellar Stairs.
13. Training Area. Theoretical training in black necromancy takes place here.
14. Chamber of Elika and Závi.
Second Story
This area is the dormitory of the temple's trainees.
15. Stairway to the Ground Floor.
16. Corridor.
17. Common Room.
18. Dormitory Rooms. Each trainee has a bed and a foot locker.
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The goal of the sociology major is to develop students' sociocultural imaginations to understand how, and to what extent, individuals' behavior is influenced by others in their society and those who share their culture. The objective is to have students apply the many theories in this paradigm to various social phenomena, such as conformity, deviance, family, stratification, prehistory, evolution, social welfare, cultures other than their own, and their own culture.
Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with a major in sociology will:
- Develop their sociocultural imaginations, that is, the ability to conceive the connections between individuals' behavior and the larger group(s) to which they belong;
- Develop their sociocultural eye, that is, the ability to perceive and measure the connections between individuals' behavior and the larger group(s) to which they belong;
- Understand the metatheoretical assumptions of the broad range of social science paradigms and develop the ability to perform an analysis of these theories;
- Recognize the variety of social and cultural traditions in our world.
Major in Sociology
A minimum of 30 semester hours is required, including:
SOC 324: Sociocultural Theory
SOC 408: Introduction to Social Research
SOC 409: Practicing Social Research
SOC 477: Sociocultural Analysis of Subcultures: Cults/Sects
Choose one of the following:
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 242: Cultural Anthropology
Choose one of the following:
SOC 321: Criminology
SOC 353: Introduction to Social Work
Twelve credits in elective courses are also required.
Minor in Sociology
A minimum of 18 semester hours is required, with at least nine at the upper-division level, or six semester hours at the upper-division level if SOC 324: Sociocultural Theory is completed.
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
- Semester: Fall
Semester hours: 3
Students examine the nature of the sociological perspective, macro- and micro-sociological theory, and sociological methodology and research. Society's social organization, social structure, social interaction, socialization, social institutions, deviance and social control, social stratification, ethnic and racial minorities, gender, the family, education, religion, and other topics from a sociological perspective are also explored.
- SOC 201 - Social Psychology
- Semester: Fall
Semester hours: 3
Students study the behavior of individuals as it is controlled, influenced, or limited by the sociocultural environment, social interaction, and basic interrelations of the individual, society, and culture. This course is designed to enable students to see themselves as both shaping and being shaped by their culture. Attention is also focused on inclusion and diversity. This course is cross listed with PSY 201.
Prerequisite: PSY 101
- SOC 242 - Cultural Anthropology
- Semester: Spring
Semester hours: 3
Students are introduced to anthropological analysis of human behavior. Topics will include a cross-cultural examination of the systemic relations among economic, social, political, and religious behaviors in various cultures.
- SOC 299 - Independent Study
- Semester: On Demand
Semester hours: 1-3
This course allows a superior student to devise and pursue independent study in an area agreed upon in consultation with, and supervised by, a faculty member. Students should be either a major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater.
- SOC 310 - Social Stratification
- Semester: Fall; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
Students examine the causes and consequences of the differential distribution of power, property, and prestige within social groups. Consideration is given to conservative as well as radical sociological perspectives on social stratification.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 242 or permission of the instructor
- SOC 321 - Criminology
- Semester: Spring; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
This course focuses on the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, including a historical survey of explanatory theories focusing on the economic, social, and psychological causes of criminal behavior and current methods of treatment, policy, and prevention.
Prerequisite: SOC 101
- SOC 324 - Sociocultural Theory
- Semester: Fall; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
A study of the historical development of the fields of anthropology and sociology with an emphasis on the contributions of both classical and modern social theorists in the development of key concepts in the study of social and cultural behavior.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 242 or permission of the instructor
- SOC 342 - Deviance
- Semester: Spring
Semester hours: 3
This course investigates deviant (normative and statistical) social behavior. A variety of psychological, economic, sociological, and anthropological theories are used to analyze the causes, consequences, and social responses to behaviors such as sexual violence, suicide, mental illness, illegal drug use, homosexuality, and heterosexual deviance.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 and SOC 242 or permission of the instructor
- SOC 353 - Introduction to Social Work
- Semester: Spring; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
This course will provide the student with a general understanding of the professional field of social work and social work practice. The roles and functions of the professional social worker, as well as intervention strategies, will be addressed. The course will also acquaint students with important historical developments in, and the evolution of, social work as a profession. Students will learn from a variety of social workers from many different fields of social work.
- SOC 384 - Evolution of Social Stratification
- Semester: Fall; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
The objective of this course is to muse about how the widespread modern phenomenon of social stratification originally evolved. While humans lived as egalitarian hunters and gatherers for 99% of their history, and all scientifically studied hunters and gatherers have an egalitarian social structure, no one knows how unequal power and wealth developed. How did societies in which having more than others or trying to tell others what to do were considered sure signs of insanity, change into stratified societies? This course explores ideas that chiefdoms, intermediate between tribes and states, hold some answers because they are the first to achieve non-kin-based organization with stratified power and wealth.
Prerequisite: SOC 101 and SOC 242 or permission of the instructor
- SOC 408 - Introduction to Social Research
- Semester: Fall; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
Students will complete the tasks necessary for conducting sociological research prior to the collection of data. Students will write a research proposal to include the development of a research question (hypothesis), a literature review of existing research on this topic, identification of a population for study, choice of two research methodologies for data collection, choice of analytical tools, and a statement of expected results. After successful completion of this course students will be prepared for SOC 409: Practicing Social Research.
Prerequisite: SOC 324
- SOC 409 - Practicing Social Research
- Semester: Spring; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
Students will complete an independent research project based on a research proposal. Data will be collected using two research methodologies and then statistically analyzed. Students will write a final report presenting the results of the research as compared to previous studies, a critique of the results, and suggestions for further work.
Prerequisite: SOC 408
- SOC 450 - Internship
- Semester: On Demand
Semester hours: 1-12
This course is a guided work experience in an already established place of business. The student must arrange the internship in agreement with the instructor and the Office of Career Services. The internship should relate to the student's major or minor area of study. Contract is required.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing
- SOC 477 - Sociocultural Analysis of Subcultures: Cults/Sects
- Semester: Spring; Alternate years
Semester hours: 3
This course uses sociology to examine a variety of historical and contemporary nontraditional groups in American society, such as the Oneida, People's Temple, Heaven's Gate, and Scientology. Students are expected to write a research paper using social science principles to examine a group or subculture not covered in class.
Prerequisite: one lower-division and one upper-division course in a related social science field: psychology, economics, or political science, or permission of the instructor; SOC 324 is recommended
- SOC 499 - Independent Study
- Semester: On Demand
Semester hours: 1-3
This course allows a superior student to devise and pursue independent study in an area agreed upon in consultation with, and supervised by, a faculty member. Students should be either a major or minor and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing