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Religious Groups And The Freshman Experience, Tess Culton
Religious Groups And The Freshman Experience, Tess Culton
ISU Ethnography of the University Initiative
This study examined the benefits provided to first-year students by religious based organizations on university campuses, with an emphasis on the campus of Illinois State University. It also looked at the relationship between the university and these groups. Individuals involved with these groups, both freshmen and adults affiliated, were interviewed. There was also a great deal of observation of group meetings and discussion with university representatives.
Illinois State University’S Student Health Agenda, Cecilia Montesdeoca
Illinois State University’S Student Health Agenda, Cecilia Montesdeoca
ISU Ethnography of the University Initiative
This essay is a short study of Illinois State University’s (ISU) student health agenda. The study examines ISU’s perspective and approach on student health efforts, infrastructure of health departments on campus, and ongoing Health Promotion and Wellness programs and their impact on campus and in the local community. Methods used include interviews with faculty in the Department of Health Wellness and Promotion, ethnographic observations of peer-to-peer health promotion programs, review of Department of Health Promotion and Wellness sponsored materials, and health behavior data. The principle finding is that the University’s agenda and value of health reflects national cultural trends in …
A Look Inside The Freshman 15, Steven Kuhn
A Look Inside The Freshman 15, Steven Kuhn
ISU Ethnography of the University Initiative
This paper seeks to explore the factors that lead to freshman weight gain as well as the services the University provides to combat weight gain. This paper provides a detailed study through the perils of the freshman lifestyle.
Can The Effective Use Of Imagery In Marketing Publications Help Create A More Diversified Campus Community At Illinois State University?, Deanne Hamblin
Can The Effective Use Of Imagery In Marketing Publications Help Create A More Diversified Campus Community At Illinois State University?, Deanne Hamblin
ISU Ethnography of the University Initiative
Higher education management has shifted over time; replacing the democratic model with the business model. As a result, universities have incorporated extensive marketing campaigns to target students for recruitment. Unfortunately, the imagery used in marketing publications in these campaigns is not always effective in creating diversified campus communities. This publication will summarize the ethnographic study conducted in the fall of 2012 to assess Illinois State University’s use of imagery in their marketing campaigns to first year students. Surveys, observations, and a review of photographs used in publications over the course of Illinois State University’s marketing history will be discussed and …
Uplift And Blame: Minority Parents In The Discourse Of Professional Educators, Katie Mitchell
Uplift And Blame: Minority Parents In The Discourse Of Professional Educators, Katie Mitchell
Master's Theses - Sociology and Anthropology
This historical document analysis explores the professional discourse on minority parents in education during the Progressive (1900-1914), Post-Civil Rights/ESEA (1960-1974), and NCLB/Accountability Eras (1995-2009). Grounded theory was used to code and analyze 430 articles mentioning parents and/or home life from two peer-reviewed journals of education. Research questions asked which minority parents are of interest to educators in each era, how minority parenting roles are portrayed in the educational discourse, and why minority parents concern educators. Findings include a focus on immigrant parents in the Progressive Era and on African American and Hispanic parents in the Post-Civil Rights/ESEA and NCLB/Accountability Eras. …
Yes, But What Is It That You Do?, Amanda Rinehart
Yes, But What Is It That You Do?, Amanda Rinehart
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Despite carefully crafted job descriptions, e-science or data librarians find that there is little consensus on position responsibilities and required competencies. Consequently, these librarians tend to customize their positions around what their clientele require. Indeed, data “Curation Service Models [are] driven by user requirements”. Therefore, it’s not just about the data – it’s about the people. Specifically, it’s about the different cultures of user groups and librarians and how to communicate effectively across these groups. The “elevator speech” for a scientist might be quite different from the one for your librarian colleague. It’s no wonder that a recent survey of …
The Amazing Story Of Negro League Baseball, Chad M. Kahl
The Amazing Story Of Negro League Baseball, Chad M. Kahl
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Many have heard of the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson, but did you know about the East-West games at Comiskey Park? Know the Negro Leagues were one of the largest African-American businesses before the Civil Rights Movement? Know about the Chicago American Giants and the St. Louis Stars?
Food Insecurity In Bloomington-Normal: How A Grocery Cooperative Might Help Meet The Needs Of Low-Income Residents, Nichole Brants, Emma Healy, Raina Kirchner, Jeff Koch, Ben Mcnair, Aaron Tester, Ashley Toenjes,, Alex Trimble, Dave Warren
Food Insecurity In Bloomington-Normal: How A Grocery Cooperative Might Help Meet The Needs Of Low-Income Residents, Nichole Brants, Emma Healy, Raina Kirchner, Jeff Koch, Ben Mcnair, Aaron Tester, Ashley Toenjes,, Alex Trimble, Dave Warren
Community Project Design and Management Reports - Sociology
The purpose of this report is to understand the current food needs of marginalized community-members in the Bloomington-Normal area, to learn how Green Top Grocery may help improve food security among these residents, and to ascertain viable mechanisms to encourage involvement in the cooperative among a diversity of local residents. The findings are based on data from three focus groups and nine key-informant interviews conducted in the Bloomington-Normal community. Key findings most relevant to Green Top’s goal of encouraging a diverse membership include the following: Green Top may wish to use existing networks to build trust in the Bloomington-Normal community, …
Civic Engagement At Illinois State University & Milner Library, Chad M. Kahl
Civic Engagement At Illinois State University & Milner Library, Chad M. Kahl
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
No abstract provided.
Ethnic Diversity And Poverty: A Dynamic Panel Study Of Illinois Counties, Ambuj Neupane
Ethnic Diversity And Poverty: A Dynamic Panel Study Of Illinois Counties, Ambuj Neupane
Master's Theses - Economics
Ethnic diversity’s effects on factors of economic development have been studied widely in recent years. I expand upon this research by directly studying ethnic diversity’s effects on the poverty rates within the counties of Illinois, using a dynamic panel technique devised by Blundell and Bond (1998). My results are consistent with the noted effects in previous literature, and provide extra weight towards measures of fractionalization and polarization. I conclude with policy implications and limitations which require future research.
Fiscal Decentralization And Its Effect On Poverty Evidence From Panel Data On The Lower 48 American States, Nicholas Valaris
Fiscal Decentralization And Its Effect On Poverty Evidence From Panel Data On The Lower 48 American States, Nicholas Valaris
Capstone Projects-Economics
This study examines the effect of local and state fiscal autonomy on the poverty rate in the U.S. from 1980-2000. The findings are that the gap between own revenues and own expenditures, known as Vertical Imbalances, has an optimal level at which the negative influence on poverty is at its maximum. Shifts along the Vertical Imbalances curve towards the optimal value cause reductions in the poverty rate by hundredths of a percent. Convergence towards the optimal Vertical Imbalances value is still recommended as a reduction in poverty could be achieved by incurring little to no economic cost.
On The Removal Of Download Access To Grateful Dead Soundboards From The Live Music Archive, Jeremy Berg
On The Removal Of Download Access To Grateful Dead Soundboards From The Live Music Archive, Jeremy Berg
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
In November 2005, access to all recordings of Grateful Dead shows on the Internet Live Music Archive was abruptly discontinued. Over the next nine days, the band, their fans, and the Archive argued the matter on a nationwide stage, before a compromise on access was reached. The controversy touched on issues of copyright, ownership, and the effects of the Internet on making fan projects more widespread and organized than ever before. This case study traces the history of the controversy and its implications through primary and secondary sources and an original interview.
Struggling Against U.S. Labor's Decline Under Late Capitalism: Lessons For The Early 21st Century, Victor G. Devinatz
Struggling Against U.S. Labor's Decline Under Late Capitalism: Lessons For The Early 21st Century, Victor G. Devinatz
Faculty Publications-- Management
The three books reviewed in this essay provide meaningful contributions
and extensions to the crucial dialog on what is needed for U. S. trade union movement revival in an era of neoliberal globalization and increasing employment insecurity. What Andrew Battista’s The Revival of Labor Liberalism, Steve Early’s Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home, and Steve K. Ashby and C. J. Hawking’s Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement make painstakingly clear is that the renewal of the U. S. labor movement — if there is to be one at this time — …
Civic Engagement At Milner Library, Chad M. Kahl
Civic Engagement At Milner Library, Chad M. Kahl
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Learn how libraries are serving as safe and neutral places to promote engagement and civic discourse. Nancy Kranich, Chair of the American Library Association's Center for Civic Life Advisory Board presents an overview of civic engagement programs taking place in libraries today. Librarians from across the field will share specific examples of different types of successful civic engagement programming that can work for you.
Pride & Passion Exhibit Final Report, Chad M. Kahl, Jan Johnson
Pride & Passion Exhibit Final Report, Chad M. Kahl, Jan Johnson
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Milner Library hosted the Pride & Passion: The African American Baseball Experience exhibit from March 28 - May 11, 2012. This final report was submitted to the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
American Choral Music: 1870-1923 [Review], Anne Shelley
American Choral Music: 1870-1923 [Review], Anne Shelley
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
The digital collection American Choral Music: 1870 – 1923 is the product of a 2007 agreement between the Library of Congress (LOC) and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) to digitize and disseminate American choral music in the public domain. The collection seeks to represent an accurate and diverse sampling of American choral writing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Closures And Consolidation: Schools, Farms, And Population Decline In Rural Illinois, Eric Porter
Closures And Consolidation: Schools, Farms, And Population Decline In Rural Illinois, Eric Porter
Master's Theses - Sociology and Anthropology
This thesis reports the results of a year-long quantitative research project that examined the causal relationships between population loss, agricultural consolidation and school closures in rural Illinois—three primary facets of the overall decline in rural America. Conventional wisdom conceptualizes the following progression: a shifting U.S. economy from agriculture to manufacturing moved jobs to urban centers, which along with the reduced need for labor from industrialization in farming, caused out-migration from rural America; eventually this led to many rural schools closing due to dropping enrollment. However, it is hypothesized that these processes create exacerbating feedback loops. Specifically, loss of population leads …
International Political Economy Reference Sources: An Annotated Bibliography, Theodore C. Schwitzner, Chad M. Kahl
International Political Economy Reference Sources: An Annotated Bibliography, Theodore C. Schwitzner, Chad M. Kahl
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
International political economy is an emerging yet specialized field that combines political analysis with the study of markets, trade, and development. With the global economy having an interdependent effect on politics, environment, and society, and with several major economic events of the last 20 years, the authors perceived a need to provide a guide to the sources in this field. This paper seeks to address this issue. The authors identified resources using WorldCat and standard reference sources, such as American Library Association's Guide to Reference Books; the annual American Libraries’ “Outstanding Reference Sources” articles; American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) volumes; …
Theories And Models Of Student Development, Dallas Long
Theories And Models Of Student Development, Dallas Long
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Long’s chapter provides an overview of the theoretical models of student development that are most often used by student affairs professionals in their work. These theories guide student affairs professionals in developing programs and services, setting strategic goals, and interacting with students. Understanding these theories provides librarians with insight into the aims and values of the student affairs profession, a shared vocabulary for discussing student support efforts with colleagues, and frameworks for creating programs that encourage holistic student development.
Posters, Programs, And Perspectives On Democracy, Chad M. Kahl, Janet Paterson
Posters, Programs, And Perspectives On Democracy, Chad M. Kahl, Janet Paterson
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Kahl and Paterson provide an example of collaboration around a specific, one-time program that both units were interested in bringing to their university, in this case an art installation on the theme of democracy. Although the authors spearheaded the program, they tapped the expertise of colleagues in their units and across campus in order to accomplish their goals. Kahl and Paterson's work also serves as an example of combining active programming, in this case three lectures by campus faculty, with passive programming, an approach where professionals create exhibits or educational displays in a centrally located venue for students and others …
The Foundations Of Student Affairs: A Guide To The Profession, Dallas Long
The Foundations Of Student Affairs: A Guide To The Profession, Dallas Long
Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library
Student affairs is a large, complex area of campus operations and is comprised of many departments with professionals from a wide variety of educational backgrounds. Long provides a short history of the student affairs profession, followed by an overview of the departments in a typical student affairs division and the responsibilities and goals of the professionals in those departments. Long also describes the values that guide the work of student affairs professionals and the contemporary challenges they face.
Academic Freedom, Intellectual Diversity, And The Place Of Politics In Geography, Reecia Orzeck
Academic Freedom, Intellectual Diversity, And The Place Of Politics In Geography, Reecia Orzeck
Faculty Publications-- Geography, Geology, and the Environment
This paper examines the conservative critique of higher education in the USA. I argue, first, that the right's call for greater “intellectual diversity” in American higher education should be understood as an attack on the professional self-regulation and disciplinary autonomy that are central to academic freedom in this country. Second, I suggest that the right's politicization of politics in the academy brings to light the importance of our developing a vision of the university that accounts for rather than disavows the political nature of the work we do.