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Determining The Feasibility Of Implementing A Beekeeping Cooperative In The Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Area, Courtney Luensman '12 Nov 2011

Determining The Feasibility Of Implementing A Beekeeping Cooperative In The Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Area, Courtney Luensman '12

Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a beekeeping cooperative in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area. Through the literature review, it is exhibited that honeybees play a very important role in the pollination of certain crops, but there has been a decline in honeybee population, which could result in possible crop reduction. My research was determining benefits and feasibility in the formation of a beekeeping cooperative. Through conducting interviews with beekeepers, farmers, cooperatives, and agricultural organizations, I have determined that there are significant benefits to be gained from the presence of a cooperative, although there are …


A Web Of Connections: The Role Of Social Capital And Trust In The Formation Of Virtual Organizations, Paige Erin E. Maynard Apr 2011

A Web Of Connections: The Role Of Social Capital And Trust In The Formation Of Virtual Organizations, Paige Erin E. Maynard

Honors Projects

Many community based agencies engage in collaboration in order to solve community problems no one organization can accomplish on its own. One such form of collaboration is the virtual organization. A virtual organization is an organization that relies on multi-party, co-operative agreements between structural, temporal, and sometimes geographic boundaries. Looking narrowly at virtual organizations on the community level is one approach which allows for better understanding of why and how community based collaboration takes place. The objective of this research is to examine the extent to which virtual organizations are utilized by community agencies while simultaneously understanding the role both …


An Assessment Plan Of The Sociology Program At Illinois Wesleyan University, Ashley Beadle, James Sikora, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

An Assessment Plan Of The Sociology Program At Illinois Wesleyan University, Ashley Beadle, James Sikora, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

In preparation for a North Central Accreditation campus visit in 2012, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology updated their student learning outcomes for majors and program goals and objectives for both disciplines. One part of the assessment centered on the faculty's evidence regarding their effectiveness as teachers in meeting program goals-objectives, and another part addressed present and alumni students' perceptions of their learning outcomes in their majors and general education. Accomplishing that assessment of the programs and student learning outcomes went through a number of stages, each examining a facet of the programs since 2002, the previous University accreditation visit. …


Stress, Spirituality, And Wellness: Changing The State Of Wellbeing Within A Public Health Paradigm, Bringing Integrative Therapies To The American Biomedical Industry, Kristin B. Robinson, Georganne Rundblad, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

Stress, Spirituality, And Wellness: Changing The State Of Wellbeing Within A Public Health Paradigm, Bringing Integrative Therapies To The American Biomedical Industry, Kristin B. Robinson, Georganne Rundblad, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No abstract provided.


A Web Of Connections: The Role Of Social Capital And Trust In The Formation Of Virtual Organizations, Paige Maynard, Meghan Burke, Faculty Advisor Apr 2011

A Web Of Connections: The Role Of Social Capital And Trust In The Formation Of Virtual Organizations, Paige Maynard, Meghan Burke, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Talking Masturbation: Men, Women, And Sexuality Through Playful Discourse, Geoffrey Evans-Grimm Apr 2011

Talking Masturbation: Men, Women, And Sexuality Through Playful Discourse, Geoffrey Evans-Grimm

Honors Projects

This study seeks to understand the relationship between talking about masturbation and masturbation as an everyday practice in the United States. This essay is arranged in terms of a number of overlapping sections that converge to offer a clearer interpretive context for a discussion of the results of the questionnaire and interview data. The first part of my essay is an attempt to make sense of the cultural history and to situate conceptions about masturbation and attempts to regulate it up to present day. Then, as a gendered talk, it is necessary to engage in a theoretical discussion of gender …