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Rethinking Eco-Justice Within A Biophilic Framework: A Rejoinder, Donald J. Burgess

Donald Burgess

I commend Professor Bowers for alerting us to the important role that current ecological crisis plays in the social justice issues centered on class, race and gender. Bowers’ persuasive reframing of social justice issues in terms of eco-justice left me wondering if part of the problem lies in our human species’ aloof disregard of nature. Many of us spend far too little time hearing, seeing and building relationships with the birds, plants and animals that share our immediate environment. Mueller’s rejoinder to Bowers’ rethinking of social justice helped me visualize a naturalist’s keen attention to the natural world ...

A Student-Created, Open Access, Living Textbook, Sualyneth Galarza, Sarah L. Perry, Shelly Peyton

Shelly Peyton

Textbooks are expensive, updated infrequently, and rarely used effectively by students. We discuss here a way for students to create the textbook for the course, helping them feel ownership over the course material. This Wiki-based, student-created textbook is online free for use, widely accessible by all, and editable during the course of and as topics evolve. This type of textbook format is particularly well suited to upper-level electives on topics that are rapidly emerging. We have nucleated a student created textbook here, fully online and open access, for two upper elective courses in chemical engineering. Wikis offer an easy-to-learn platform ...

Loose Photographic Prints, 1970s-1980s, Communications & Marketing Office

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Latina School Leadership: Breaking The Mold And Rising To The Top, Velma D. Menchaca, Shirley J. Mills, Filomena Leo

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

For this qualitative research study, interviews with two Latina school leaders revealed their journeys to leadership. The theoretical framework used was Latina critical race theory, feminist theory, and counter storytelling. Identified themes were strong supportive mother, fervent faith, humble beginnings, mentors, intelligent, and challenges not obstacles. These guiding themes serve as a path for Latinas who aspire to public school leadership positions.

The Evolving Role Of The State Education Agency In The Era Of Essa And Trump: Past, Present, And Uncertain Future, Joanne Weiss, Patrick Mcguinn

CPRE Working Papers

No abstract provided.

1771 - Carta Reducida Del Oceano Asiatico, Ó Mar Del SúR, Que Comprehende La Costa Oriental Y Occidental De La Península De La California, Con El Golfo De Su Denominacion Antiguamente Conocido Por La De Mar De Cortés

Pre-1824 Maps

The 1771 chart was drawn by Miguel Costanso, royal engineer for the Kingdom of New Spain, who accompanied the 1769 expedition led by Captain Gaspar de Portola to establish a settlement at Monterey Bay previously discovered by Sebastián Vizcaino in 1603. The chart depicts the Pacific Ocean, the entire eastern and western coast of the California peninsula, the Sea of Cortez, and the coasts of North America, from the isthmus that connects this peninsula with the mainland to the River of the Kings (R de los Reyes), and from the Colorado River to the Cape of Corrientes.

Ouachita Students Honored, Published In Journal Of Essays, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University’s Department of Language and Literature honored students on Aug. 30 for having their essays chosen for publication in its annual Assayers journal.

Assayers 26 is the 2017-2018 edition of the journal. Students submit their essays to the Department of Language and Literature each year for a panel of judges to read and rank their work. The journal allows students to share their ideas, experiences and research with the university community. The journal is used as a teaching tool in writing classes at Ouachita, and winning writers receive cash awards.

Inferential Style, School Teachers, And Depressive Symptoms In College Students., Caroline M. Pittard, Patrick Pössel, Timothy Lau

Patrick Pössel

Depressive symptoms affect around half of students at some point during college. According to the hopelessness theory of depression, making negative inferences about stressful events is a vulnerability for developing depression. Negative and socio-emotional teaching behavior can be stressors that are associated with depression in school students. First-time college freshmen completed the Cognitive Style Questionnaire (CSQ), Teaching Behavior Questionnaire (TBQ), and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). While completing the TBQ, participants reported on a teacher from prior education to college. Multiple regression analysis found significant effects of the independent variables (four teaching behavior types, inferential style, and interactions ...

Delivery, Facilitas, And Copia : Job Market Preparation And The Revival Of The Fifth Canon., Joseph Turner

Joseph Turner

This essay argues that English Studies departments should implement training programs in oral delivery strategies for graduate students seeking tenure track employment. A sample a 13-week training program, modeled on elements of classical rhetorical pedagogy, can help students develop and refine stills in oral delivery necessary for academic job interviews.

The Representations Of Lgbtq Themes And Individuals In Non-Fiction Young Adult Literature, John H. Bickford Iii

John Bickford

Social Justice Through Citizenship Education: A Collective Responsibility, Sara Winstead Fry, Jason O'Brien

Sara Winstead Fry

Existing research suggests that preservice elementary teachers tend to believe “good” citizens are people who follow laws and help others rather than people who embrace a more active model of citizenship that includes working to improve society. The authors propose that this trend results from a self-perpetuating cycle of passive citizenship that develops in part due to state curriculum standards and school experiences which focus on transmitting knowledge rather than preparing students to be active agents of change. The article presents the results of action research conducted in a teacher preparation course; the research was designed to investigate the impact ...

Assessment Of Student Learning Using Augmented Reality Grand Canyon Field Trips For Mobile Smart Devices, Natalie Bursztyn, Andy Walker, Brett Shelton, Joel Pederson

Brett E. Shelton

In searching for ways to improve undergraduate success in introductory geoscience courses, the importance of experiential learning in engaging students has become clear—and in geoscience, that is encapsulated best by field trips. However, as general education class sizes increase, so do the cost, liability, and difficulty of running a field trip. A solution for economically and conveniently bringing kinesthetic field experiences to a broader audience lies in the integration of technology through mobile-device games, apps, and augmented reality (AR) field trips. We report here an examination of learning gains at five colleges after intervention with augmented reality field trips ...

Ouachita Students Produce "The J.R. Eldridge Show", Addy Goodman, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

With the kick-off of the first Arkadelphia Badger football game Sept. 1, Ouachita Baptist University students entered their 23^rd season of producing the high school football coach’s show.

This year’s show is hosted by Caleb Byrd, a sophomore mass communications, Spanish and political science triple major from Little Rock, Ark., and produced by Kevin Barnard, a senior mass communications major from Hot Springs, Ark. The J.R. Eldridge Show features highlights from each Badger game until the end of their season.

1828 - Cote Nord-Quest De L'AméRique Reconnue Par Le Cap. Vancouver

Pre-1824 Maps

Map published in France in 1828 depicting the West Coast from Bodega Bay, California, to El Rosario, Baja California as described by Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy during his exploration of this region in 1793. The map shows vessels' tracks and depths by soundings. The two inset maps of Port of San Diego and entrance to the Port of San Francisco show relief by hachures; depths by soundings.

Ouachita Cited As Top Private University In State, Ranked Among "Best For The Money" Nationally, Trennis Henderson, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Earning recognition as the top private university in Arkansas as well as being listed nationally among “Best for the Money” universities, Ouachita Baptist University continues to be ranked among the nation’s top universities by Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today/CollegeFactual.com and Niche.com.

This year’s state and national rankings for Ouachita include being:

• Ranked as the No. 1 private university in Arkansas by Niche.com. Ouachita also was cited as the top university in the state by Niche in several other categories, including best liberal arts college, best Christian college, best small college ...

The Advent Of University-Level Packaging Scholarship: The Time, The Place And The People, Diana Twede, Laura Bix

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

In 1952, Michigan State College (MSC), now Michigan State University (MSU), was the first university in the world to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging. Other universities had previously offered related courses like canning (as part of a food science degree) or military packaging (in wartime), but MSU was the first to propose packaging as its own academic field of scholarship.

Other universities followed, sharing faculty and curriculum models developed at MSU. As a result, graduates’ careers in packaging now have a higher professional status, and universities play a key role in developing our international community of packaging ...

A Word From The Writing Center (September 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Center (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Tip: Sentences that start with the word there
• Communication Skills Workshop Series: Communicate Like a Pro: Think like a...

Commuter Students And Involvement Theory, Yamesha Woodley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to better understand the involvement patterns of commuter students at Rowan University. The study examined their levels of involvement and gathered information regarding their attitudes on the holistic collegiate experience at the institution. This study also examined links between a commuter's physical proximity to the main campus and their subsequently reported frequency of participation in various areas of campus life. The study examined the levels of involvement of the subjects and their satisfaction with areas of campus in order to gain insight on commuter satisfaction surrounding the student experience.

Previous research had not ...

Online Education Is Faulty And Needs Reform, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

Online courses have become very popular – and very controversial – for many reasons. In the fall of 2014 there were 5.8 million students taking online courses, with 2.85 million taking all of their courses online. Originally being offered by for-profit institutions, now a number of public colleges and universities are offering them under a number of premises, such as making higher education more accessible, the belief that offering on-line courses is cheaper than in person and that they provide an easier way to learn.

Yet, it has been the common wisdom that students consistently perform worse in an online ...

2017-09-11 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for September 11, 2017.