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Interview With Mary Margaret Stewart, March 13, 2014, Mary Margaret Stewart, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Michael Birkner continued his interview with Mary Margaret Stewart on March 13, 2014, covering her decades-long career at Gettysburg College, starting under the administration of Willard Stewart Paul in the 1950s and concluding in the 1990s. Topics covered include her academic activities, relationship with other members of the faculty, and thoughts on the college administration over the years.

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral …

The Invisible Composition Classroom: The Reciprocity Of Face, Identity, And Politeness, Pennie L. Gray

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the role of face and identity as they arise in a first year composition classroom. Using the illuminating theoretical framework of linguistic politeness theory, new understandings of the social interactions in the composition classroom are unveiled. Specifically, through an analysis of the politeness strategies that students use during the peer review process, it becomes clear that students prefer to temper their critique of others' work rather than openly criticize that work. Additionally, students offer far more positive feedback than their peers' work perhaps merits, minimize the revision work they suggest, and downplay their own authority over each …

Learning To Practice Leadership For Social Justice: An Autoethnography, David S. Martin

Theses and Dissertations

Some students in schools are served well, whereas others are not. Students traditionally marginalized in schools are students of color, students whose native language is not English, students who receive free and reduced-price lunches, and students with an individualized education program. On nearly all measures in all schools, there exists a persistent achievement gap. The role of leadership in schools can be an important piece in addressing the achievement gap. Traditional leadership has focused on managerial skills such as efficiency, charisma, heroism, decisiveness, and confidence. Another form of leadership exists that can serve to lessen or eliminate the achievement gap: …

The Grizzly, February 27, 2014, Dave Muoio, Deana Harley, Shawn Hartigan, Larissa Coyne, Evan Hill, Caroline Sandberg, Caitlin Tillson, Jonathan Vander Lugt, Keon Jerry, W. Robert Crigler, Jarrett Field '14, John Carty, Austin Fox

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Second Ricochet Production Revisits the CIE Questions • New Program Mandates Additional Community Involvement on Campus • Reception to Take Place on Final Week of Brian H. Peterson Exhibit • Woodstock to Present her Research in News Consumption Lecture • Reputation of Bomberger's Heefner Pipe Organ Growing • Jewish Studies Lectures Continue • Ursinus Alumnus Takes on the NFL • Opinion: Great Progress, But We're Not There Yet!; Straight Wealthy White Guys Deserve a Say Too • Winter Olympic Games Come to a Close • Wrestling, Women's Swimming Best in Conference

The Grizzly, February 20, 2014, Dave Muoio, Caroline Sandberg, Brian Thomas, Amanda Frekot, Larissa Coyne, Evan Hill, Deana Harley, Karch Connors, Olivia Z. Schultz, Jordan Breslow, Austin Fox, Dana Feigenbaum, Jonathan Vander Lugt, John Parry

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Student Senate Assembled After Reimert Party Ban • Ursinus to Hold First Musical Combining Three Departments • Professors Determine Class Cancellations • More Than 300 Students Attend Job Fair This Year • Professors Return to Campus Life • Heavy Snowfall no Match for Facilities; Ursinus Remains Open • Student Response Counts When Hiring Faculty • Opinion: Supply Chain is Our Biggest Food Risk; Michael Sam Shouldn't Need a Press Conference • Record-Breaking Career for UC Swimmer • Large Freshman Class Will Help Baseball Bounce Back • Winter Sports End Regular Season on High Note

The Grizzly, February 13, 2014, Dave Muoio, Jonathan Vander Lugt, Briana Mullan, Caroline Sandberg, Deana Harley, Shawn Hartigan, Evan Hill, Caitlin Tillson, Brian Thomas, Karch Connors, Elijah Kineg, John Parry, Kevin Medina, Austin Fox

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Annual Job, Internship and Networking Fair Brings Potential Employers to the Ursinus Campus • International Medical Corps Representative to Speak This Wednesday • History Department Holds Nazi Regime Lecture • ZBS Group to Perform in Valentine's Day Improv Workshop • Recycle Mania Returns to UC • Students Bring Composting to Lower • Wismer Music Open to Input • TLI Reps to Visit Hong Kong • Opinion: Smartphones Make Communication a Chore; The Endgame of Piracy is Product Placement • Men's Lacrosse Boasts Strong Senior Class • All-American Football Player Announces He is Gay • Winter Sports Regular Season Coming to …

"A Home For Poets": The Emergence Of A Liberal Curriculum For Elementary Teachers In Victorian Britain, Christopher Bischof

History Faculty Publications

In this article I explore student culture beyond the classroom to argue that there existed an informal liberal curriculum which embraced a general spirit of intellectualism and the pursuit of a wide range of knowledge dealing with the human condition and the state of society. I also offer a new reading of the formal curriculum at training colleges by examining the formal curriculum alongside student accounts of their experiences of it, student responses to assignments, commonly used textbooks, and educationalists’ discourses about teachers’ training. While acknowledging that the formal curriculum emphasized rote memorization and was narrow, I argue that there …

The Grizzly, February 6, 2014, Dave Muoio, John Parry, Caroline Sandberg, Kristen Costello, Evan Hill, Olivia Z. Schultz, Deana Harley, Brian Thomas, Jordan Breslow, Derrick Falletta, John Carty, Dana Feigenbaum, Austin Fox

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Reimert Party Suspension Sparks USGA Meeting About Safety Risks • Career Department Clarifies Post-Grad Placement Data • Representative Will Discuss Drexel's Graduate Programs • Wismer Sanitation Revisited • Auntie Anne Shares Pretzel Wisdom with U-Innovate! • CIE Hits the Road for UC Graduates • Summer Mentors to Continue • Opinion: Ursinus Drug Policy Should Adhere to the Law; Multilingual Education Should be Considered • Blowout on Super Bowl Sunday • Krasna Chasing 1000, Succeeding in Classroom • Men's Basketball Breaks Losing Streak; Wrestling and Women's Swimming Remain Undefeated

Liberal Arts Inspired Mathematics: A Report Or How To Bring Cultural And Humanistic Aspects Of Mathematics To The Classroom As Effective Teaching And Learning Tools, Anders K H Bengtsson

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This is the report of a project on ways of teaching university-level mathematics in a humanistic way. The main part of the project recounted here involved a journey to the United States during the fall term of 2012 to visit several liberal arts colleges in order to study and discuss mathematics teaching. Several themes that came up during my conversations at these colleges are discussed in the text: the invisibility of mathematics in everyday life, the role of calculus in American mathematics curricula, the "is algebra necessary?'' discussion, teaching mathematics as a language, the transfer problem in learning, and the …

Fearless: Professor Hakim Williams, Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams

SURGE

With his consistently energetic and enthusiastic personality, his progressive teaching methods using discussion and debate in the classroom, and his desire for his students to develop more comprehensive understandings of the problems facing education in a global context, Dr. Hakim Williams fearlessly uses his passion for change and justice in education to enlighten his students, sharpen their critical thinking skills, and change their outlooks on the future. [excerpt]

Volume Cxxxi, Number 12, January 31, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, January 30, 2014, Dave Muoio, Deana Harley, Kristen Costello, Larissa Coyne, Caroline Sandberg, Evan Hill, Shawn Hartigan, Pearl Steinberg, Dom Roher, Briana Keane, Austin Fox, John Carty

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Sexual Misconduct Numbers in Security Report Explained • Live Feed From Ritter Stirs Debate • Colleges Soon to Consider the Impact of MOOCs • "Non-Traditional Careers for Psychology Majors" • School Spirit on the Rise • First Salinger Read-a-Thon Brings "Holden" Back to Ursinus Campus • Culture Shock: Returning to UC • Opinion: Drug Policy's Punishments are Too Harsh; Netflix Streaming is Hogging our Resources • As Olympics Near, Controversy Grows • Super Bowl: Fierce Competition, Big Personalities • Winter Recap: Wrestling, Women's Swimming Shine

Lawrence President, Provost Issue Statement Opposing Academic Boycotts, Lawrence University

Press Releases

In response to calls by several academic associations for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions because of that country’s occupation of Palestinian territories and restrictions on Palestinian students and scholars, Lawrence University President Mark Burstein and Provost and Dean of the Faculty David Burrows have jointly issued the following statement.

“A central principle of a liberal arts education is the ability to discuss differing opinions in an environment that supports the exchange of ideas and the learning that comes from that exchange. At Lawrence we have supported this value of discourse since our founding 167 years ago.

“The longer we …

Good Research (Literally) Pays: The Library Prize For First-Year Research, Amanda Y. Makula

Library and Information Science: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works

The Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research recognizes an outstanding research paper written by a first-year Augustana College student for a class in the Liberal Studies or Honors sequence. The award promotes students’ active engagement in the processes of library research and encourages them to synthesize library research skills with the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills developed in the Liberal Studies First Year (LSFY) sequence.

2014 Ruby Yearbook, Phoebe French, Haley Brush, John Schoell Jr., Kristen Aichele, Rebecca L. Brown, Sam Cermignano, Megan Bolash, Ayesha Contractor, Rachel Glick, Ian B. Rand, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2014 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

2014 Celebration Of Inquiry Program, Coastal Carolina University

Celebration of Inquiry

11th Celebration of Inquiry, March 31-April 3, 2014. Theme: The Human Spirit: Overcoming Adversity to Accomplish Greatness. 6th Annual Undergraduate Research Competition abstracts and schedule are included in the program.

Full-Year Sabbatical Award 2014-2015: Furthering Liberal Arts In Indonesian Higher Education, Judith Puncochar

Awards

A rigorous study of the liberal arts with student-centered andragogy is absent in Indonesian higher education. A strong participatory democracy, such as the Indonesian democracy, may require skills engendered by the study of liberal arts and associated opportunities for students to practice skills for dialogue, constructive debate, and potential problem analysis. My sabbatical application postulates that the study of liberal arts in Indonesia will lead to higher levels of critical thinking in college students, higher quality of teachers in local schools, and better citizenship in Indonesia and the world. The Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) invited me to work as a …

Lawrence University Course Catalog, 2014-2015, Lawrence University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Analysis Of Factors Affecting Honors Program Completion Rates, Hallie Savage, Rod D. Raehsler, Joseph Fiedor

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

One of the most important issues in any educational environment is identifying factors that promote academic success. A plethora of research on such factors exists across most academic fields, involving a wide range of student demographics, and the definition of student success varies across the range of studies published. While much of the research is devoted to looking at student performance in particular courses and concentrates on examination scores and grades, many authors have directed their attention to student success in the context of an entire academic program; student success in this context usually centers on program completion or graduation …

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council, Volume 15, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2014 (Complete Issue)

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Forum on Honors for Sale

Forum Articles

Gary Bell

Benjamin Moritz

Lisa Avery

Sam Schuman

Jeffrey A. Portnoy

Destenie Nock, Justice Plummer, Ashleigh R. Wilson, and Michael K. Cundall Jr.

Annmarie Guzy

Barbra Nightingale

Brian C. Etheridge

Research Essays

Ted M. Brimeyer, April M. Schueths, and William L. Smith

Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd

Hallie Savage, Rod D. Raehsler, and Joseph Fiedor

Kate Wintrol