20 Nov
2014
20 Nov
'14
11:19 p.m.
I am totally OK with this -- we need the information! Helga
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Helga Van Miegroet
Professor, Wildland Soils and Biogeochemistry
E-Mail: helga.vanmiegroet@usu.edu
Utah State University
Department of Wildland Resources
Logan UT 84322-5230
Phone: +1 (435) 797-3175
Fax: +1 (435) 797-3796
On 11/20/2014 3:26 PM, uwhenboard@lists.dixie.edu wrote:
> Greetings Wonderful UWHEN Board Women,
>
> Our fearless leader Shirlayne asked if I would forward the email below
> to you as she is in Morocco (and why am I sitting in Orem, Utah?!)
> without reliable email support. Shirlayne and I are both supportive of
> granting permission to Rebecca Thomas, a Ph.D student researching
> women’s perceptions of work-family enrichment experiences influencing
> higher education leadership culture, to conduct her dissertation
> research study with members of UWHEN (volunteers only.)
>
> Would you please let Shirlayne know if you are supportive of sending a
> request for volunteers from Rebecca Thomas to your individual campus
> listserv groups? Clearly we would let Rebecca know she would have to
> have any willing volunteers contact her as we do not share our
> institutional listservs with any outside groups. Once we hear from you
> we will let Rebecca know which institutions are willing to participate
> in disseminating her request.
>
> Sending thanks for all the good work you do on your campuses and with
> the board. Best Thanksgiving wishes to all.
> Kathie
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Rebecca Thomas <rthomas75@capellauniversity.edu
> mailto:rthomas75@capellauniversity.edu>
> *Date:* November 16, 2014 at 2:33:32 AM GMT
> *To:* <squayle@dixie.edu mailto:squayle@dixie.edu>
> *Subject:* *Requesting Permission to Conduct Dissertation Research
> Study with Utah Women in Higher Education*
>
> Ms. Shirlayne Quayle
> State Coordinator, Utah Women in Higher Education
> Dear Ms. Quayle:
>
> As a graduate learner at Capella University, I am requesting
> permission to conduct my dissertation research study with members of
> your state association of the American Council on Education (ACE)
> Women’s Network. My dissertation is titled “Exploring women’s
> perceptions of work-family enrichment experiences influencing higher
> education leadership culture: An exploratory qualitative inquiry” and
> is being carried out under the direction of my mentor, Dr. Marilyn
> Harris. For my research participants, I will be recruiting women
> working in U.S. higher education in administrative or academic
> positions who have children in the home under the age of 18.
>
> The purpose of the study is to explore women’s perceptions of how
> their work-family enrichment experiences influence the higher
> education leadership culture.Work-family enrichment is the concept
> that an individual’s work and family roles benefit and improve one
> another. The primary activity will be collecting data by interviewing
> volunteer association members by telephone. I also request to provide
> materials promoting this research which would be distributed to your
> state association members to ask for their participation.These
> materials are provided for your review including the Informed Consent
> Form that each volunteering participant will need to sign and return
> to me.
>
> This project has received initial approval from Capella University’s
> Institutional Review Board (IRB), which has reviewed my study and
> research plan to ensure adequate protection of participants. I am now
> seeking permission from select state associations to obtain full IRB
> approval. My anticipated start date for the research study is November
> 17, 2014, and I expect that data collection for this study will last
> no more than two months. Any data collected will be kept confidential.
> In accordance with Capella University policy and best practices for
> ethical research, neither participants nor sites will be identified in
> any report of my findings or in my published dissertation. I will
> provide a copy of the aggregate results from this study upon your request.
>
> If you have any concerns about this request please contact me at the
> phone number listed below. If you are willing to grant permission for
> this research study, Capella University’s IRB requires this permission
> to be communicated in writing on the organization’s letterhead and
> signed by an authorized representative. I am providing a template for
> this site permission letter to assist you in creating this document.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rebecca Thomas
>
> Capella University Ph.D. Candidate
>
> Telephone: 423.360.2251 tel:423.360.2251
> rthomas75@capellauniversity.edu mailto:rthomas75@capellauniversity.edu
>
> *___________________________________________________*
>
> *Shirlayne Quayle *| /Dixie State University/
>
> Assistant Director, Employer Relations | Career Center
>
> Adjunct Faculty | Honors Leadership
>
> Chair | Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN) / State
> Coordinator, American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network
>
> (435) 879-4736 |squayle@dixie.edu mailto:squayle@dixie.edu |
> www.dixie.edu/career http://www.dixie.edu/career
>
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