What might a graduate student in our applied Master's program ask about this game?
Has the number of students arrested for public intoxication and/or the amount of misbehavior at games declined since students have been restricted to pre-game drinking in the Pit?
How effective have programs such as “Up All Night”, “Fall Fest”, and “Spring Fest” been at recruitment and retention? reducing binge drinking among college students? reducing block parties and other alternative public drinking avenues?
Is the new policy for distributing tickets to football games a “success”?
Have new policies (i.e., increased penalties) and practices (i.e., increased police presence) reduced the number of couch burnings in student areas?
How satisfied are fans (students, faculty, staff, and alumni) with the cost and quality of current concession services?
Here is a sample of the types of employment our graduate students are finding once they complete our program.
James Herbert Noonan is currently a data analyst for the FBI in Clarksburg, WV. He wrote a thesis titled: Federal Highway Spending and Economic Growth in Appalachia.
Beth L. Taylor is employed at the National Center for Health Research in Washington, DC. Her thesis was titled: The Impact of Age on Political Participation in West Virginia.
Adam D. Baus is employed at the Office of Health Services Research at West Virginia University. He is also pursuing his MPH at WVU. His thesis can be viewed at: SENSITIVITY OF STATE AID ALLOCATION TO MEASURES OF NEEDS AND RESOURCES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
John Robert Edalgo wrote a thesis titled: Action Research Analysis of the Forces Affecting Farmer Participation in a West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. He is currently employed as a state extension agent in Florida.
Michael G. Cina is a Supervisory Survey Statistician at the Boston Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. His thesis is titled : THE EFFECTS OF POSTINDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT CONFIGURATIONS ON FATHER-CHILD INVOLVEMENT IN URBAN FRAGILE FAMILIES.
The program also serves as a good foundation for students who may later choose to pursue advanced professional or doctoral studies. The following is a sample of students who completed their MA degree in our program and have chosen to advance their graduate studies:
Amy Marie White wrote a Masters Thesis titled: Conventional Beliefs, Involvement in Conventional Activities, and Delinquency: A Test of Social Control Theory. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Charles Thomas Walter is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Sociology at Virginia Tech University. His Master’s Thesis can be accessed at the following link:
Testing the Efficacy of Children's Health Insurance Program: A Study of Enrollment History and Disenrollment in West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program
Mark Barney is completing his law degree at West Virginia University’s School of Law. He wrote a Masters thesis titled: The Effects of the Gifted Program Screening Process on the Self-Concept and Academic Achievement of Students