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Paul C. Reinert, SJ,
Center for Teaching Excellence

White Papers
Focus on Teaching and Learning
Edition Two

Introduction
Welcome to the second edition of the Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence’s peer-reviewed publication, White Papers: Focus on Teaching and Learning. The White Papers Series is intended as a showcase for articles written by faculty and graduate students at Saint Louis University. Articles selected for publication focus on issues related to teaching and learning in higher education.

This second edition contains two papers: “Easing Our Pain: A Statistical Guide for Graduate Students” by Jana Hackathorn, Heather Thornton, Rachel Tennial, and LaMarcus Bolton, graduate students in psychology; and “Writing Letters of Recommendation: A Form to Help Students Help You, So You Can Help Them” by Scott Harris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice.


The Center staff wishes to thank the faculty members who served as peer reviewers for this edition of the White Papers for their careful review and thoughtful editing suggestions for all submissions.

The following faculty members served as reviewers.

Shawn Nordell, Ph.D. (chair)
Vincent Casaregola, Ph.D.
Cheryl Cavallo, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Fathman, Ph.D.
Benjamin de Foy, Ph.D.
Mary Rose Grant, Ph.D.
Brian Till, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Zeibig, Ph.D..

 

 

March 2009
Published by Saint Louis University’s Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence, Saint Louis, Missouri. Copyright remains with the authors of individual articles, except where noted.
Contact the Center of Teaching Excellence at (314) 977-3944 for more information or for a paper copy.

 

Last updated 04.01.09


 

 

The Articles

Easing Our Pain: A Statistical Guide for Graduate Students. ” Jana Hackathorn, Heather Thornton, Rachel Tennial, and LaMarcus Bolton

 

"Writing Letters of Recommendation: A Form to Help Students Help You, So You Can Help Them." Scott Harris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice.

 


 

 

 



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