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Item Artists for life: a proposal to increase the retention of first-year undergraduate students in the Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance(2007-05) Scheckel, Beth; Adair, Aaron; Durham, GenevieveWhy do students abandon theatre or dance programs within or shortly after their first year of college? How does a department identify the factors that keep undergraduate students in the same major throughout their college careers? Once these factors are identified, how does a department implement improved strategies for retaining its students? How can a department, in conjunction with the university, best support undergraduate students to achieve a balance of success in academics, extracurricular activities, and personal matters? I propose a program for the Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance that will improve the retention of its first-year undergraduate majors through increased student knowledge of department policies and procedures; increased support from faculty, staff, and successful majors; and increased awareness and access of campus resources.Item How perceptions impact real estate decisions : an analysis of residential demand in Austin, Texas(2015-12) Fulmer, Kristen Alyse; Atkinson, Simon, Ph. D.; Wegmann, JacobThis thesis examines how social media trends create perceptions, which influence real estate decision-making within the Millennial generation, ultimately affecting their long-term investment and longevity in the city of Austin, Texas. To investigate the residential real estate market in Austin, specifically within the Millennial generation, I discuss decision factors with the residents and developers, known as stakeholders. By completing a mixed-methods analysis, I determine how Internet-based tendencies affect perceptions and economic realities of specific neighborhoods or the city, thereby affecting the residential real estate market as a whole. Approaching this research as a post-positivist, I hypothesize that the Millennial cohort is currently creating short-term demand for residential development with no long-term intentions of staying in the city. By discovering this future instability of sectors within the Millennial generation, especially in newcomers to the city, I question Austin’s plans, which seem to lack amenities to provide for this cohort’s residential longevity.