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The Battle Over Wastewater Between Woonsocket And North Smithfield, Melissa Prosky
The Battle Over Wastewater Between Woonsocket And North Smithfield, Melissa Prosky
Staff and Faculty Journal Articles
From 2012-2017, the communities of Woonsocket and North Smithfield engaged in a protracted dispute concerning wastewater disposal. For thirty years, the two jurisdictions had maintained a signed service agreement. Following its expiration, however, Woonsocket imposed a new host fee on North Smithfield. Woonsocket needed to upgrade the facility in order to comply with mandates from the RI Department of Environmental Management. Over the next five years, leaders from both jurisdictions vociferously fought over the new fee. At the same time, leaders within communities experienced their own divisions. This case study highlights the challenges that decision makers faced in both communities. …
V. 83, Issue 5, October 29, 2015
V. 83, Issue 4, October 15, 2015
Archway Commencement Issue, May 2014
Archway Commencement Issue, May 2014
Archway (1946-2020)
2014 Archway Commencement Issue
Archway Commencement Issue, May 2013
Archway Commencement Issue, May 2013
Archway (1946-2020)
2013 Archway Commencement Issue
Archway Commencement Issue, May 2012
The Potential Use Of Mobile Communication In The Classroom, Daniel Calkins
The Potential Use Of Mobile Communication In The Classroom, Daniel Calkins
Honors Projects in Communication
The emergence of technology into higher education has drastically altered the nature and quality of learning experiences. Over the past twenty years, the advancement of technology and the evolvement of computer hardware and software have shifted the needs and expectations of students and faculty in performing their educational duties. Recently, demands among higher educational communities have centered on the need for increased mobility with regards to technology. In the fall of 2008, a number of schools, namely the University of Maryland, Freed-Hardeman University, and Abilene Christian University, issued mobile hand-held devices to a group of incoming students in an effort …
A Phone Of One's Own: Texting At The Bryant University Reference Desk, Laura Kohl, Maura Keating
A Phone Of One's Own: Texting At The Bryant University Reference Desk, Laura Kohl, Maura Keating
Library Staff Publications, Presentations & Journal Articles
Librarians take great pride in their continuous efforts to be accessible to their patrons. By summarizing the “Text a Librarian” program at the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library at Bryant University, this article highlights the many ways reference librarians and their services have evolved. This article takes you on a journey through their “eureka moment” to the phone plan and purchase, implemented guidelines and policies and ultimately, their “texting success”.
Archway Commencement Issue, May 18, 1985
Archway Commencement Issue, May 18, 1985
Archway (1946-2020)
1985 Archway Commencement Issue