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Entitlement-Minded Workers More Likely to Claim Bosses Mistreat Them, New UNH Research Shows

Employees who have a sense of unjustified entitlement are more likely to say that their bosses are abusive and mistreat them than their less entitlement-minded coworkers, according to new research from UNH.
The research was conducted by Paul Harvey, associate professor of organizational behavior at UNH, and his research colleagues Kenneth Harris from Indiana University Southeast, William Gillis from the University of South Alabama, and Mark Martinko from the University of Queensland. It is presented in The Leadership Quarterly journal in the forthcoming article “Abusive Supervision and the Entitled Employee.”
The researchers found that employees who had higher levels of entitlement were more likely to claim their managers were abusive. The researchers also found that when they compared the responses of employees supervised by the same manager, entitled employees were more likely to report higher levels of abuse from their managers, even when their less-...

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UNH Manchester Offers “Family Matters” Lecture and Film Series

UNH Manchester will offer a free lecture and film series titled “Family Matters.” The series will explore the challenges NH families face as they negotiate the realities of everyday life. Through lectures, panel discussions, and films, the series examines key issues including education, immigration, addiction, and violence.
“Family Matters” will feature leaders from a variety of public, private, non-profit, and community organizations who will create a safe, respectful, and welcoming forum for productive conversation about these topics. Through discussion and dialogue, series participants will explore best practices for addressing these challenges.
This series begins in October and runs through December and is free and open to the public. Funding is provided by the Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation. All lectures in the series will be held in the 3rd floor auditorium.
Free parking is available after 5:30 p.m. in Arm’s Lot, behind UNH Manchester. Events will be...

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Graduate Student Receives Switzer Environmental Fellowship

Jessica Veysey, a student in UNH’s natural resources and Earth system science Ph.D. program, received the Switzer Environmental Fellowship. Credit: Courtesy of Jessica Veysey.
Graduate student Jessica Veysey has received the Switzer Environmental Fellowship, a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation that recognizes the achievements of environmental leaders and their potential to drive positive change.
Vesey, from Pepperell, Mass. and Newmarket, is a doctoral candidate in the natural resources and Earth system science Ph.D. program. She was one of 22...

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Did you know that UNH Media Relations has several Twitter feeds where you can find out about UNH news?
UNH Media Relations works with local, regional and national media to tell the university's stories and connect journalists with faculty experts. It disseminates news releases to members of the media and responds to media inquiries.
Our main Twitter feed is @UNHNews. We post a lot of great information here, including all of our news releases. For those interested in news about the social sciences at UNH, follow @UNHSocialSci. And if you’re interested in the hard sciences at UNH, follow @UNHScience. Campus Journal also has its own Twitter feed, @UNHCJ. Never miss another CJ story.
We’re always interested in learning about what is going on at UNH. To learn more about what kinds of stories we write and where our news is disseminated, visit http://www.unh.edu/news/getting-the-word...

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Dean of Paul College to Return to Research and Teaching

Dan Innis, dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, has informed university administrators that he will step down as dean Nov. 1, 2013. A professor of marketing, Innis came to UNH in 2007. During his tenure as dean he helped secure the college’s largest ever gift of $25 million and oversaw the building and opening of a new business school, the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.
“The new business college is already transforming the university’s graduate and undergraduate business education,” said Provost Lisa MacFarlane. “It is a giant step forward for our students, allowing us to expand our capacity in business programs from 1,700 to 2,500 students. Dean Innis was an integral part of making it happen. We are grateful for his commitment to our students and for his six years of service.”
Innis...

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Film Screening Promotes Active Aging

John and Brad Tatum, 88- and 90-year-old swimmers
It’s one of life’s great inevitabilities: every minute of every day, we’re all getting older. Next week, celebrate aging as the UNH Center on Aging and Community Living and UNH Health Services mark National Active Aging Week with a free screening of the award-winning documentary film “Age of Champions.” The viewing, on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., is in MUB Theater II; it will be followed by a panel discussion with older active adults.
“This is an opportunity to discover...

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ROC USA President Named Carsey 2013 Social Innovator of the Year

Paul Bradley talks with community leaders at the 2012 NeighborWorks America Community Leadership Institute in Orlando, Fla.
Credit: ROC USA/Mike Bullard
Paul Bradley, ’86, president of ROC USA LLC, has been named the Carsey 2013 Social Innovator of the Year. Bradley will be honored and presented his award at the New Hampshire Social Business and Microfinance Forum Monday, Sept. 30, UNH.
The Carsey Social Innovator of the Year Award recognizes a New England business leader with a demonstrated commitment to social innovation and business. Social innovators combine the passion and purpose of...

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UNH Welcomes Pulitzer Prize Winner and LBJ Biographer Robert Caro Sept. 27

Pulitzer Prize winner and author Robert Caro, who has written extensively on the life and presidency of President Lyndon B. Johnson, will give the inaugural Rutman Distinguished Lecture on the American Presidency at UNH Friday, Sept. 27.
The lecture "Fifty Years Ago: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and November 22, 1963" will be held at 7 p.m. in Richards Auditorium, Murkland Hall. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to limited seating capacity. Register at http://cola.unh.edu/history/robert-caro.
“No one has provided a more penetrating, deeply researched, and illuminating portrait of President Lyndon Johnson and the times in which he lived than Robert Caro. His brilliant four-volume study of Johnson's rise to power and LBJ's impact on American...

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Policy In Progress Aims to Protect Children Attending UNH Programs

A draft of a policy that addresses kids participating in UNH programs was presented to the PAT Council last week and will be discussed at the monthly meeting of the OS Council today. It will also be shared with other UNH governance groups and councils during the next few months.
The draft, titled “UNH Policy for the Protection of Minors” aims to provide a secure environment for children attending university programs.
“Adopting and implementing a successful university wide policy is imperative in establishing a safe environment for any youth that are here in our community,” the draft reads.
UNH brings upwards of 30,000 youth under the age of 18 to campus each year. Having this many children either in day camps or staying overnight for various sports camps and academic programs requires careful program planning, policy and training for employees and program managers.
A working group that includes child safety experts in UNH’s...

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President Huddleston Authors Essay on Elevating Sustainability for Online Publication

President Mark Huddleston is one of 10 university presidents who contributed to the 2013-2014 edition of “Presidential Perspectives”, a higher education leadership series, now in its eight year, written by college presidents for college presidents.
This year's theme, "Elevating Sustainability Through Academic Leadership," addresses how colleges and universities can support environmental stewardship initiatives while incorporating sustainability into their curriculum.
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Class Has Students Crafting for Babies, and for Credit

In the Thompson School of Applied Science Human Relations 201 class, Mary DeTurk teaches students to knit baby caps. The students have partnered with the New Hampshire Children’s Trust to raise awareness of shaken baby syndrome.

Students in a general social science course at the Thompson School of Applied Science have aligned with the New Hampshire Children’s Trust to help prevent shaken-baby syndrome – and they’ve taken up hooks and needles to do so. Participating in the Trust’s CLICK for Babies...

New Lecture Series Launches with Discussion on Deepwater Horizon Spill

Larry Hamilton, professor of sociology and senior fellow at the Carsey Institute
When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in April 2010 and released nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, UNH researchers responded by sharing their expertise with the government, the media, and the scientific community. On Monday, Sept. 23, they’ll bring their perspectives to the public at the inaugural event of the Faculty Research Excellence Seminar Series.
Seminar: Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Monday, Sept. 23, 4 – 6:30 p.m., Squamscott Room, Holloway Commons. A reception will follow.
Speakers:
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Issues and Ice Cream Series Resumes Sept. 19 with Child Obesity Prevention Discussion

The Issues and Ice Cream discussion series returns Sept. 19 with a conversation about youth and child obesity prevention at 12:30 in MUB rooms 338-340.
Issues and Ice Cream is a monthly discussion series where UNH and Cooperative Extension faculty, specialists, students and special guests come together to discuss pertinent topics and opportunities for collaboration.
At the Sept. 19 event, panelists will discuss what has become a critical societal issue, childhood obesity, and what university and statewide partners are doing to help prevent it.
“Although obesity rates have declined slightly in recent months, there is still a long way to go with families, youth, communities and policies before there is any long-term and sustained changes in obesity rates,” said Debbie Luppold, professor for UNH Cooperative Extension, the sponsor of the event.
Speakers include Semra Aytur of UNH Health Management and Policy, Cheri White from the New Hampshire Department of...

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Interstellar Winds Buffeting Our Solar System Have Shifted Direction

This image shows the nearest interstellar gas clouds around the solar system, including the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC) and G Cloud, along with positions of neighboring stars in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The arrow shows the sun's motion relative to neighboring stars....

Governor, Executive Council Receive Thanks, Recognize Excellence During Meeting at UNH

Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Executive Council held their regularly monthly meeting on the UNH campus today and university officials took the opportunity to offer thanks for their work to restore state funding for higher education. The restoration made it possible for UNH to freeze in-state tuition for two years, a move students celebrated at the meeting with a reverse commendation.
Led by student body president Bryan Merrill, the students shared the commendation for the governor’s work, noting that it was the first time in 25 years there was a tuition freeze.
“This is a great step in the right direction on what we believe must be an ongoing path towards a stronger University system,” read the commendation. “If our state and our school continue in this direction, this university can be an increasingly powerful driver for a New Hampshire economy and workforce that are both nationally and globally competitive.”
President Mark Huddleston also addressed the group...

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