The Penn State child abuse scandal in 2011 left students, alumni, and even fans in a disarray of thoughts. Not only were Sandusky’s actions brutality and betrayal, but also those Penn State employees who failed to take further action when they knew about molesting, including Joe Paterno. There was coverage for days about this occurrence, even now,four years later, they are still broadcasting new information. In Frank Deford’s “Joe Paterno’s Legacy: Protect the Players at all Costs,” the sport columnist
The case of Jerry Sandusky was not handled well at all. To better elaborate, Mike McQueary did the correct thing by informing his boss right away; however law enforcement authorities should have instantly been notified instantly. For instance under the Educator Discipline Act, all educators are required too, with in 15 days, report any type sexual misconduct and sexual abuse or exploitation to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, n.d.). To go into more detail, educators
sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with minors, and endangering the welfare of minors. Several of the charges cover offenses that occurred between 1998 and 2002 when Sandusky was either the Defensive Coordinator for the Penn State University (PSU) football team or as a professor Emeritus with unrestricted access to the football program’s facilities (Freeh,
involve unethical practices and leadership failure. Furthermore, Jerry Sandusky was involved in a sexual abuse scandal against children. Moreover, this case caused many controversies due to high leader’s knowledge of Jerry Sandusky activities at Penn State University. Foremost, the unethical practices constituted in ruining the integrity of the institution. In addition, the institutional culture of the athletic department permitted in an unconscious way for these sexual abuses to continue. However,
The Penn State scandal affected many people. Many who worked for the University and many who weren’t affiliated with the college at all. All of the individuals affected by the incident are considered to be stakeholders. Although this incident impacted many individuals across the nation, the University resides in Pennsylvania, and the stakeholders include employees of the college, customers who attend various events at the college and the community it resides in (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2014)
Abstract In this experiment we replicated a study done by Bransford and Johnson (1972). They conducted research on memory using schemas. All human beings possess categorical rules or scripts that they use to interpret the world. New information is processed according to how it fits into these rules, called schemas. Bransford and Johnson did research on memory for text passages that had been well comprehended or poorly comprehended. Their major finding was that memory was superior for passages
In 2012, at the Pennsylvania State University, Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator was accused of sexual misconduct and sexually abusing a number of boys. These accusations were brought forth by more 10 (ten) different young men, all saying that he sexually abuse them when they were young boys. Let us start from the beginning by giving a little history on Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky. He was the assistant foot coach at Penn State University for 32 (thirty-two) year, this
ABSTRACT The design strategy for a skywalk at the Royal Oak Campus entails the use of ramps and steps rising to 5 meters and ramps having a gradient of 1:10.The skywalk will link the faculty parking and the college with a 3metres wide ramp,5 meters wide steps and a slab width of 6500 meters 500metres above the ground level with a building line on each side of 6 meters. Pedestrians and cyclists will use the proposed Skywalk it will be situated to allow pedestrians to cross Washington Avenue because
Since their inception in the 19th century, women’s colleges in the United States have faced significant challenges and undergone a multitude of transformations in their pursuit to educate women (Kratzok, 2010; Thelin, 2004; Turpin, 2010). In recent years, economic hardship has forced many women’s colleges to reexamine their identity and initial purpose, as rising costs and dwindling enrollments have led a majority to co-educate or close their doors entirely (Hursh & Wall, 2011; Kratzok, 2010). The
color is one of many college and universities around the country most at risk population. Institutions around the country are looking for innovating ways to keep this population engaged and enrolled. In order to improve retention and success rates of the male of color, administrators at Cuyahoga Community College created the Minority Male Initiative to provide high quality student support services to this population. The Minority Male Initiative at Cuyahoga Community College was created in the summer