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The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 12 - Dec 10, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 12 - December 10, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 11 - Dec 3, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 11 - December 3, 2009. 32 pages.

The Impact Of Third Places On Community Quality Of Life, Leo Wayne Jeffres, Cheryl Campanella Bracken, Guowei Jian, Mary F. Casey

Communication Faculty Publications

Older cities struggling with issues of survival focus on jobs and the economy, but competition requires all cities to pay attention to the quality of life that attracts residents. Creating such an inviting environment includes “third places” that foster community and communication among people outside of home and work, yet we have little empirical evidence that speaks to the subject, or their importance for a community’s quality of life. Here we report on a national U.S. survey that asked people to identify such places in their community, producing a wide variety of “third places” that ranged from the most popular …

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 10 - Nov 19, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 10 - November 19, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 9 - Nov 12, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 9 - November 12, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 8 - Nov 5, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 8 - November 5, 2009. 36 pages.

Library Impact Statement For Sus/Ecn/Com 108 Spaceship Earth

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course [program] proposal for SUS/ECN/COM 108 Spaceship Earth. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty members: Art Mead, Judith Swift.

Communicative Correlates Of Satisfaction, Family Identity, And Group Salience In Multiracial/Ethnic Families, Jordan Soliz, Allison R. Thorson, Christine E. Rittenour

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Guided by the Common Ingroup Identity Model (S. L. Gaertner & J. F. Dovidio, 2000) and Communication Accommodation Theory (C. Shepard, H. Giles, & B. A. LePoire, 2001), we examined the role of identity accommodation, supportive communication, and self-disclosure in predicting relational satisfaction, shared family identity, and group salience in multiracial/ ethnic families. Additionally, we analyzed the association between group salience and relational outcomes as well as the moderating roles of multiracial/ethnic identity and marital status. Individuals who have parents from different racial/ethnic groups were invited to complete questionnaires on their family experiences. Participants (N = 139) answered questions about …

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 7 - Oct 29, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 7 - October 29, 2009. 36 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 3 - Sept 24, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 3 - September 24, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N.6 - Oct 22, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 6 - October 22, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 75 - N. 2 - Sept 16, 2010

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 75 - Number 2 - September 16, 2010. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. N/A - Oct 8, 2009 - Winter Sports Preview

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number n/a - October 8, 2009 - Winter Sports Preview. 8 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 5 - Oct 8, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 5 - October 8, 2009. 36 pages.

Assess, Improve, And Share: Using Libqual+Tm To Provide A Quick And Easy Assessment For Accreditors, Administrators, And Users, Eric Forte

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Assessment in academic libraries is more important than ever as we strive to satisfy users, administrators and accreditation agencies, and present data to inform ongoing and future strategic directions. LibQUAL+TM yields a substantive set of quantitative and qualitative data that is relatively fast and easy to analyze, and is especially useful when significant skills and time to conduct meaningful assessment may not be present, such as in smaller academic libraries. Communicating the results and responses of assessment to stakeholders is a vital aspect of assessment and may in itself be indicative of the likelihood to enact positive change based on …

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 4 - Oct 1, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 4 - October 1, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 2 - Sept 17, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 2 - September 17, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 74 - N. 1 - Sept 10, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 74 - Number 1 - September 10, 2009. 20 pages.

Grades 3-5 Genres In Literature, Angela Imbriano

English

This is an English language arts lesson for grades three through five on studying genres in literature. Through this lesson students will gain an understanding of the literary elements of each genre, improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text in order to categorize. Students will also be able to identify characteristics of different genres, select genres that interest them, and be able to compare and contrast different works of literature with each other. This lesson spans over ten days and offers a variety of projects using a tic-tack-toe chart on three tiered levels where students can choose …

Lincoln's America 2.0, Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

For most people at the time, far from battles or capitals, the Civil War arrived in long gray columns of text. A new system of telegraph stations, railroads, and press organizations spread words with unprecedented speed and in enormous quantity. Reports form the battlefield poured out in brief messages and long torrents, editorials commenting on every event and utterance. Even generals and presidents understood the shape and meaning of the Civil War through print.

Using Communication To Cope With Loss, Paige W. Toller

Communication Faculty Publications

The death of a child is a devastating and life changing event. A child's death leaves parents struggling to somehow pick up the pieces of their shattered life and continue living. In the aftermath of their loss, parents are often surprised and disappointed to discover how difficult it is to talk to one another about their child's death. Likewise, parents may be frustrated to learn that they grieve very differently from their spouse. In many cases, one parent wants to talk a great deal about the child's death while the other does not. In addition, one parent may be more …

Patient Initiation Of Information: Exploring Its Role During The Mental Health Intake Visit, Ora Nakash, Sarah Dargouth, Vanessa Oddo, Shan Gao, Margarita Alegría

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

Objective: Describe the role of patients' initiation of information in patient-provider communication during mental health intake visits. Methods: One hundred and twenty-nine mental health intake visits of diverse racial/ethnic patients were videotaped. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and providers following each intake visit. We qualitatively analyzed the interviews to identify themes related to patients' initiation of information. We quantitatively analyzed the videos of the intake visits utilizing a checklist that identified whether the patient or the provider initiated the information exchanged. Results: Patient initiation of information affected providers' evaluation of the credence of the information, assessment of rapport and …

Persuasion In Contemporary Presidential Campaigns, Dylan Moore

Senior Honors Projects

Persuasion has been the foundation and objective of political campaigns since the first contested presidential election in 1796. While this foundation has not changed, the methods of persuading have undergone many changes over the years. Persuasion tactics of past presidential campaigns have used mediums such as print and television but it was not until the last two presidential elections that voters had the internet to supplement their decision-making process.

It is with the rise of the internet that we can see the greatest shift in contemporary campaigns tactics. Candidates’ websites serve as a “one stop shop” for voters to attain …

The Cowl - V. 73 - N. N/A - Apr 30, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 73 - Number n/a - April 30, 2009. 8 pages.

The Cowl - V. 73 - N. 19 - Apr 23, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 73 - Number 19 - April 23, 2009. 32 pages.

The Cowl - V. 73 - N. 18 - Apr 2, 2009

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 73 - Number 18 - April 2, 2009. 32 pages.

Gender Advertisements: Replication Of A Classic Work Examining Women, Magazines, And Facebook Photographs, Erica Lawton

Honors Projects in Communication

In 1979, Erving Goffman published Gender Advertisements, the seminal work in critiquing gender displays in advertising. Goffman noted seven major phenomena that demonstrated the cultural infantilization of women and their ritualized subordination in advertisements. This study, conducted in Goffman’s phenomenological tradition, investigates modern commercial advertisements to update Goffman’s work and determine the presence of a new phenomenon, the mechanization of women. Advertisements were collected and studied based on Goffman’s five coding categories: relative size, feminine touch, function ranking, ritualization of subordination, and licensed withdrawal. In addition, Facebook photographs were analyzed based on the same coding categories to find whether women …

Gender Advertisements: Replication Of A Classic Work Examining Women’S Portrayal In Magazines And Family Photographs, Kristen Brekne

Honors Projects in Communication

In 1979, Erving Goffman, produced the classic work, Gender Advertisements, in response to the era of feminism. Goffman then arranged his findings “with malice” into seven categories in order to demonstrate to others the apparent infantalization and subordination of women he saw present in advertising. My study is a replication of Goffman’s research designed to see if thirty years of feminism and cultural enlightenment have changed the way women are displayed in magazine advertisements. My method is grounded in phenomenology and like Goffman’s original, foregoes a random sample of advertisements in favor of a deeper understanding of the phenomenon in …

Icann, Cultural Imperialism, And Democratization Of Internet Governance, Brian Gailey

Honors Projects in Communication

Internet Governance has largely been managed by the United States government since its burgeoning in the 1990’s. The government has since entrusted and charged internet technical tasks and functions to ICANN. The organization along with the United States government has been the subject of heavy criticism for its inadequate international representation. Many interpret US hegemony over the internet as culturally imperialistic. The following paper explores the some of the advantages and disadvantages to multilateral Internet governance. Firstly, it will evaluate ICANN’s ability to both democratize their internal decision-making and internationalize the web by better serving foreign Internet end-users. Next, the …

Social Networking As A Communications Weapon To Harm Victims: Facebook, Myspace, And Twitter Demonstrate A Need To Amend Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act, Joshua N. Azriel

Faculty and Research Publications

The article discusses how social networking sites can pose a danger to victims of online offensive content. Part II provides an overall analysis of the dangers the Internet, especially social networking, poses to victims. Part III reviews Section 230 of the CDA, including the “Good Samaritan” provisions for social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Part IV analyzes three recent court cases that demonstrate how these social networking tools are used as weapons to harm victims. Part V concludes with a discussion of how the growing number of online incidents stem from social networking sites. It recommends that Congress …