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Traditions Of Eloquence: The Jesuits And Modern Rhetorical Studies [Appendix], Cinthia Gannett, John Brereton Dec 2015

Traditions Of Eloquence: The Jesuits And Modern Rhetorical Studies [Appendix], Cinthia Gannett, John Brereton

Religion

This groundbreaking collection explores the important ways Jesuits have employed rhetoric, the ancient art of persuasion and the current art of communications, from the sixteenth century to the present. Much of the history of how Jesuit traditions contributed to the development of rhetorical theory and pedagogy has been lost, effaced, or dispersed. As a result, those interested in Jesuit education and higher education in the United States, as well as scholars and teachers of rhetoric, are often unaware of this living 450-year-old tradition. Written by highly regarded scholars of rhetoric, composition, education, philosophy, and history, many based at Jesuit colleges …


Back To The Future: Student Time Period Analyses, Jordan Barge, Sarah Ebert, Anna Gaskin, Renay Gladish, Quinn Hamilton, Morgan Hanson, Hannah Markham, Mark Mclean, Callie Smith, Bertha Vega, Shelby Watkins, Jamie Weihe, Jillian Whitney Dec 2015

Back To The Future: Student Time Period Analyses, Jordan Barge, Sarah Ebert, Anna Gaskin, Renay Gladish, Quinn Hamilton, Morgan Hanson, Hannah Markham, Mark Mclean, Callie Smith, Bertha Vega, Shelby Watkins, Jamie Weihe, Jillian Whitney

Student Publications

This newsletter began with the Fall 2015 Honors English class. These students were challenged to initiate research over a topic they thought was interesting and show how it related to our campus, Stephen F. Austin State University. It is our hope that this cumulative research will help readers look at SFA a little differently.


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University Nov 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Gov. Dannel Malloy proposes raising the age of juvenile responsibility --SHU participates in The Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership, or VITAL, a program that works to provide healthcare and mental health support for returning veterans, while also helping them adjust to college and university lifestyles --Club Spotlight: SHU Sailing --SHU students compete in Federal Reserve Bank Challenge --New app, RydeHopper, is a ride sharing platform exclusive to college affiliates in Connecticut --"Twelfth Night",Theatre Arts newest program --SHU's band program --Ponging for Hunger brings athletes out for a good cause --Cross country teams compete at Northeast Regionals without injured …


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University Nov 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Pioneer purchase means big things -- Distressed children and infants international conference -- Civility lecture series -- SHU reacts to Spring Valley officer incident -- A dangerous habit, texting and driving -- Workouts with soul -- Unexpected changes to spring mission trips -- SAAC provides voice for student athletes -- Football drops third straight after loss to Duquesne


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University Nov 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Jack Welch College of Business named on Bloomberg's Best Business Schools of 2015 -- Sacred heart reacts to News 12 neighbor complaints -- SHU hosts writing workshop for student veterans and their families -- SHU responds to Halloween sexual assault on student -- Professor Jonas Zdanys named poet-in-residence -- New health-conscious grocery store opens in Fairfield -- SHU announces new American History Minor -- Gifford inducted into broadcasting and cable hall of fame -- Woman's gold ties for third at ST.Johns Invitational -- Fencing team prepare for a big season -- Wrestling team starts season


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University Oct 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Sacred Heart welcomes families for 25th annual family weekend --Graffiti walls and chalk are all part of a new gallery display located in SHU's Edgerton Art Gallery --Perspectives: Is Sacred Heart getting too big? --Poet's corner --Graduate Student Spotlight: Meaghan McGann --Veteran Spotlight: United States Marine Corps Sergeant Nicholas Quinzi --Deborah Noack named Director of Communications --Theatre Arts Program is preparing for their newest Little Theatre musical, “They’re Playing Our Song” --Men's rugby looking to win championship --Strength & conditioning coaches keep athletes primed to perform --Men’s and women’s basketball teams took part in the annual ‘SHU Hoops …


Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History Oct 2015

Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

As the only Ph.D.-granting department int he Humanities in the entire state, the History Department at the University of Maine plays a crucial role training humanists who staff cultural organizations throughout the state, including all other UMS campuses, and many faculty and staff positions at UMaine. The October 16 Lecture will bring an expert to campus to speak about the Morrill Land Grant act and how it transformed US values for the modern era.This lecture is a keystone in CLAS and UMHC programming for the Homecoming Weekend, and it will be followed by a CLAS alumni and friends reception at …


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Sep 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Launch of the new School of Communication and Media Arts (SCMA) --The State Board of Education has put SHU's teacher-training program on probation for the next three years --Interview with Conn. Senator Richard Blumenthal --Syllabus week --Red, White and SHU was the first of many themes selected for Sacred Heart’s senior pub night this year --Holy Grounds Cafe grand opening --Digging Through the Directory: Joseph Alicastro --Interview with FTMA Film Festival Maverick Award recipient, actor Richard Kind --2015 FTMA Film Festival --Interview with SHU and "'Saturday Night Live'' alumnus Kevin Nealon --SHU students work at New York Fashion …


Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Sep 2015

Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Interview with New York Times #i Best Selling Author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed --The SHU women’s vocal quartet, also known as UnFOURgettable, will no longer be a group on campus due to the lack of an accompanist --Online Startup Connecting College Students with Odd Jobs --Navigating freshman year: tips and tricks from seasoned SHU students Melanie Vollono and Giovanna Gatto --Spectrum editorial board 2015-2017 (portraits) --Get to know the Greek societies on campus --College student Kaitlyn Kreitzman keeps her life in balance with yoga --Report on fifth annual Presidential Gala --Blogger of the week: President Petillo --Inside …


The Genesis Of The Graziadio School Of Business And Management: A Little Department At A Small Liberal Arts College Transforms Into A Nimble, Notable School At A Dynamic, Expanding University, Edward Rockey Sep 2015

The Genesis Of The Graziadio School Of Business And Management: A Little Department At A Small Liberal Arts College Transforms Into A Nimble, Notable School At A Dynamic, Expanding University, Edward Rockey

GSBM Faculty Scholarship

At Pepperdine College, during the mid-1960’s, a small Department of Business Administration and Economics, with only three full-time faculty members and two “Auxiliary” faculty, began to grow into what is now known as the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. This document about the beginnings of what became GSBM does not attempt to be an exhaustive history. Covering the period of the mid-1960’s and then the 1968- 78 deanship of Donald R. Sime, it focuses primarily on such aspects as: The school’s energetic, entrepreneurial dynamics; its remarkable growth in a short period of time; and its distinctive …


Class Notes, Georgia Southern University Aug 2015

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

CLASS Notes (2009-2017)

No abstract provided.


Class Notes, Georgia Southern University Jul 2015

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

CLASS Notes (2009-2017)

No abstract provided.


Oral History Interview With Ruth Chiang: Growing Smu, Ruth Chiang Jul 2015

Oral History Interview With Ruth Chiang: Growing Smu, Ruth Chiang

Oral History Collection

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, first batch of SMU students, student creed, CIRCLE values, student community service, finishing touch program, career services including OnTrac, internship, graduate employment service, Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career Centre.

Biography:

Director of the Office of Student Life and the Office of Career Services, SMU, 2000-2015

Ruth has a Master Degree in Communications Management from the University of South Australia; a graduate Diploma in Business Administration from NUS and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Economics from Singapore University. She is also an accredited administrator of personality inventories like MBTI, DISC, MAPP, Proscan, …


Christian Reformed Church Christian Education, Scott Culpepper May 2015

Christian Reformed Church Christian Education, Scott Culpepper

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

One of seven articles written by Scott Culpepper for the book Encyclopedia of Christian Education, George Kurian and Mark Lamort, editors. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 3 volumes (xxxv, 1630 pages). ISBN: 9780810884922.


Baylor University, Scott Culpepper May 2015

Baylor University, Scott Culpepper

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

One of seven articles written by Scott Culpepper for the book Encyclopedia of Christian Education, George Kurian and Mark Lamort, editors. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 3 volumes (xxxv, 1630 pages). ISBN: 9780810884922.


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University Apr 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Dancing with Heart -- SHU at Watermark Health Fair -- What students know about the 2016 election candidates -- Class of 2015 commencement speakers announced -- SHU bone marrow drive -- Mr. SHU contestants -- Shoe collection for Bridgeport schools -- Club football to start inaugural season


Teaching History With Google Earth, Joseph Jasper Apr 2015

Teaching History With Google Earth, Joseph Jasper

Student Work

Utilizing technology to teach subjects like history or geography can be more challenging than for other subjects. However, Google Earth is a tool that has an opportunity to create an interactive and visual experience that can be used instead of or in conjunction with a more traditional PowerPoint presentation. In this session, I will explain and demonstrate some ways in which I have explored using this tool in a classroom in order to have that more valuable educational experience, along with the results and reactions of its use.


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University Apr 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Relay for life -- President Petillo's blog -- Education students partner with local school -- Love your melon charity group at SHU -- Gymnastics growing as a team -- Do athletes mind concussions


Interview Of Stuart Leibiger, Ph.D., Stuart E. Leibiger Ph.D., Gina L. Bixler Apr 2015

Interview Of Stuart Leibiger, Ph.D., Stuart E. Leibiger Ph.D., Gina L. Bixler

All Oral Histories

Stuart Eric Leibiger, Ph.D. was born in 1965 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the youngest of four children. He spent all of his life along the northeastern seaboard of the United States. He was raised in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before settling in the Delaware Valley. He joined the La Salle University history department in 1997 after working at Princeton University for a time. Shortly after being hired as assistant professor or history at La Salle, Dr. Leibiger adapted his dissertation into his first book Founding Friendship: …


Interview Of Margaret Mary Markmann, Ph.D., Margaret Mary Markmann Ph.D, Alexander P. Rowan Apr 2015

Interview Of Margaret Mary Markmann, Ph.D., Margaret Mary Markmann Ph.D, Alexander P. Rowan

All Oral Histories

Dr. Markmann was born in 1948 at the Anderson Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia. She was the fourth of eleven children born into a household of her mother, her father and her grandparents. She grew up in Philadelphia and has lived in the area for her entire life only leaving once after she completed nursing school. During her childhood her extended family lived nearby, her grandmother lived down the street and her Aunt and Uncle lived in the opposite direction. Her father was the direct descendent of Irish immigrants who settled in South West Philadelphia and lived in Southwest Philadelphia …


From Forgotten To Fought Over: Neoliberal Restructuring, Public Schools, And Urban Space, U. Aggarwal, Edwin Mayorga Apr 2015

From Forgotten To Fought Over: Neoliberal Restructuring, Public Schools, And Urban Space, U. Aggarwal, Edwin Mayorga

Educational Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University Mar 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: University of Oklahoma scandal -- The faces of SHU; student ambassadors -- Woman's studies minor at SHU -- Professor brings the blues to Red's


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University Mar 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Martire building open -- Men's rugby goes to Ireland -- Delta Tau Delta participates in white ribbon campaign -- Kappa Delta's shamrock the runway -- Hockey making huge strides despite loss -- Equestrian team making most of success


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University Mar 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: New course, introduction to wine starting next fall -- Can news anchors be trusted -- Campus life leadership awards -- SHU wins healthy workplace award -- New club aims to spread smiles -- Students widening horizons through online publications -- The Chainsmokers come to SHU -- Basketball making strides despite loss -- Woman's basketball stumble in first round


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University Feb 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Student philanthropy week -- Pioneer leadership program -- Blown transformer causes campus blackout -- Capella group from Cuba visits SHU -- Woman's lacrosse looking for strong season -- Baseball looks to recapture conference title


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University Feb 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Interview with New York Yankees first baseman -- SHU welcomes new member to Campus Ministry -- Find your inner author with creative writing minor -- SHU takes on Murph challenge -- Reducing your carbon footprint at SHU -- Fashion club gives new opportunities to students -- SHU winter guard going to nationals -- Fencing team captures 6th in NEC conference


Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Feb 2015

Spectrum, Volume 34, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Reflecting on the Boston Bombing -- Advocacy, awareness and action committee -- New SHU culinary club -- The Oakdale theater a community staple - Snow cancellations -- New exhibit in Art and Design gallery -- Men's basketball sweep pair of weekend games


20150211.3: Department Of History, 1775-1988, College Of Liberal Arts Feb 2015

20150211.3: Department Of History, 1775-1988, College Of Liberal Arts

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the History Department at Marshall University from 1775-1988. Items were received in 2015 and include notable materials from Dr. Moffat's reflections upon a trip to Europe in 1973, history department announcements, faculty publications, and other historical documents/stories likely used for courses. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.


Syllabus: Introduction To Permaculture, Lisa Depiano Jan 2015

Syllabus: Introduction To Permaculture, Lisa Depiano

Sustainability Education Resources

The Permaculture Design Course is a three-credit course that offers students a foundation in permaculture history, ethics, principles, design process, and practical applications. The framework behind the theory and practice of permaculture is rooted in the observation of natural systems. By observing key ecological relationships, we can mimic and apply these beneficial relationships in the design of systems that serve humans while helping to restore the natural world. This course trains students as critical thinkers, observers, and analysts of the world(s) around them, and then goes on to provide students with the tools needed to design for inspired and positive …


Parasitism Revealed: On The Absence Of Concession, Ann G. Winfield Jan 2015

Parasitism Revealed: On The Absence Of Concession, Ann G. Winfield

Education Faculty Publications

An examination of the role of ideologies from the past in shaping educational thought, action, policy and practice in the present. Takes the position that inequality is an expression of a fundamentally parasitic relationship forged during the 17th century colonial push and cemented institutionally in the early 20th century by a progressive version of social Darwinist thought known as eugenic ideology. Considered are the roles of historical disciplinary limitations, memory, and the co-optation of the language of social justice in perpetuating a racist, classist, hierarchy in education that has been bearing fruit for nearly two centuries. Warns against uncritical use …