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Language Study For Teachers Of Reading Edc 427, Joanna Burkhardt

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Facilitating Leadership Development Spc 420, Joanna Burkhardt

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Program Assessment And Evaluation Spc 530, Joanna Burkhardt

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Development And Fundraising Spc 535, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Fiscal Oversight And Budget Analysis Spc 540, Joanna Burkhardt

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Program Development For Nonprofit Leaders Spc 545, Joanna Burkhardt

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Capstone Project: Nonprofit Leadership Spc 550, Joanna Burkhardt

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Leading Ethically Spc 505, Joanna Burkhardt

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Influence And Persuasion In The Social Sector Spc 510, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Governance And Law Spc 515, Joanna Burkhardt

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Data Analysis Laboratory For Professional Leaders, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Strategy And Social Innovation Spc 525, Joanna Burkhardt

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Bis: Learner Designed Major, Joanna Burkhardt

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Elevating The Environment Through Artistic Expression, Becky Gumbrewicz

Senior Honors Projects

REBECCA GUMBREWICZ (Environmental Science and Management)

Elevating the Environment Through Artistic Expression

Sponsor: Judith Swift (Communication Studies, Coastal Institute)

Currently there are multiple areas of environmental concern that require not only scientific research but increased public awareness in order to motivate further action toward preservation of our environment or remediation of human impacts. To promote a broader perspective of the most effective ways to communicate science, this project offers the culmination of an environmentally-focused art showcase of student interpretations of science that one could posit elevated public perception of the environment. An integral part of conducting research is understanding how …

Charter School Performance In Rhode Island, Lena Vye

Senior Honors Projects

In the last few decades, there has been considerable debate over whether or not charter schools are beneficial to the American education system. Charter schools are given government funding, but they have independence from the established educational system. Charter school supporters argue that increased autonomy and innovation in teaching, as well as competition between schools, improves the quality of education. Opponents of charter schools argue that charter schools are not more effective than public schools. However, the research is mixed: some studies suggest charter schools perform better, some suggest they perform similarly, and some suggest that they perform worse than …

Juul Like It?, Kim Petit

Senior Honors Projects

Juul is the most prominent producer of e-cigarettes, devices that vaporize nicotine for inhalation. These devices were developed to deliver nicotine in a tobacco-free vapor as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. The Juul, in particular among other e-cigarettes, delivers a much higher concentration of dissolved nicotine than a standard cigarette. Although many smokers use Juuls as a method of quitting cigarettes, the overwhelming majority of Juul users are 15-21 years old and have never before used cigarettes, but now have unknowingly become heavily addicted to the nicotine contents. Research has found that 63% of Juul users do not know …

The Sociological And Humanistic Problem Of ‘Fake News,’ As It Applies To All Subjects, Including Scientific Research And Theories In The Public Sphere, Andrée Rathemacher, Amanda Izenstark

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

The main file available here contains the notes taken by student note-taker Kaleigh Miech during the Café Salon Discussion “The Sociological and Humanistic Problem of ‘Fake News,’ As It Applies to All Subjects, Including Scientific Research and Theories in the Public Sphere.” The discussion took place on January 17, 2019 as part of the University of Rhode Island 11th Annual Academic Summit. It was facilitated by Profs. Andrée Rathemacher and Amanda Izenstark.

Supplemental files include:

• An opening introduction prepared by the facilitators
• The official 11th Annual Academic Summit Program
• Café Salon Facilitator Guide

Academic Reading And Writing For Doctoral Studies Edp 600, Joanna Burkhardt

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First Year Pro-Seminar Edp 601, Joanna Burkhardt

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