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Oral History With John Barry, Dan Royles

History Faculty Scholarship

Oral history interview with John Barry, who has served as Executive Director of the Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) since 2008. He was born in Endicott, New York in 1966, grew up in Vestal, and attended high school at Seton Catholic Central in Binghamton before serving in Germany with the United States Army during the early 1980s. When he returned to Broome County in 1987, some of his friends had been affected by HIV/AIDS and, while earning a degree at SUNY Binghamton, Barry became involved in mutual aid efforts to help people affected by the disease. He went to work …

Unlocking The Past: Chemical Cleaning And Xrf Analysis In The Restoration Of A Renowned Work Of Art, Crisencio M. Paner

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

This study presents the conservation and scientific analysis of a painting by Ang Kiukok, a prominent Filipino National Artist. The project emphasized preventive and restorative conservation, focusing on cleaning methods and pigment identification using X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis. The findings provide valuable insights for developing effective preservation strategies and enhance our understanding of the artist’s materials and techniques, thereby contributing significantly to the documentation and advancement of Philippine art history. Conservation trainees, under expert supervision, followed a structured restoration process. For initial cleaning, three standard materials were used: Vulpex (a non-acidic liquid soap), Artist’s Picture Cleaner, and purified beeswax. These …

Neurodivergent Peer Tutoring And Anti-Ableism: Two High Schoolers’ Lived Experiences While Working In A Neurodiversity-Based Writing Center, Daniel S. Harrison

The Writing Center Journal

Neurodivergence is naturally present in the writing center and most often recognized by labels like ADHD, autism, OCD, dyslexia, and so on. However, neurodivergent voices in writing center scholarship have been few and far between in postsecondary institutions (Babcock, 2017; Batt, 2018; Kleinfeld, 2023), and in the secondary writing center even less so. Therefore, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the personal, relational, and formative aspects of the lived experiences of two neurodivergent students through a critical disability theory lens as they provided writing consultations to their neurodivergent peers in a Mid-Atlantic, independent special education school. …

The Self-Identified Strategies Of Asynchronous Writing Tutors, Eric C. Camarillo

The Writing Center Journal

This study explores the self-identified strategies of asynchronous writing tutors, focusing on how they provide feedback in an online environment. The research addresses the underexplored area of asynchronous writing tutoring, which is often marginalized due to its perceived lack of interpersonal interaction. Through semi-structured interviews and screen recordings of seven writing tutors from three different institutions, the study identifies key strategies employed by tutors. These strategies include managing workloads, relying on intuition, building rapport with students, and seeking support from other tutors. The findings highlight the complexity and labor-intensive nature of asynchronous tutoring, emphasizing the need for thoughtful evaluation and …

Editors' Note, Sherry Wynn Perdue, Isaac K. Wang, Georganne Nordstrom

The Writing Center Journal

Editors' note for Writing Center Journal 44.1 (2026).

“We Are Writers At The End Of The Day”: Institutional Support, Accountability, And Community In Writing Groups For Faculty Of Color, María P. Carvajal Regidor

The Writing Center Journal

This article provides insight into how an accountability writing group for faculty of color supports faculty writers. It argues that targeted programming for faculty of color can serve as a modest anti-racist intervention into the white supremacist structures that often harm BIPOC faculty and their success in academia. Examining interview, survey, and registration data from a writing group for faculty of color, the article shows how the writing group functions as a counterspace, enabling participants not only to spend more time on their writing but to bring their full selves into an academic space and to form community. The article …

Systematic Review Of The Institutionalization Of Service Learning In Higher Education, Wilmer Hernan Cruz Gutierrez

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

An increasing number of universities are integrating service-learning (SL) to fulfill their social mission. However, sustainable institutionalization of SL remains a persistent challenge. This study identifies and analyzes the factors, actors, and strategies that drive and inhibit SL institutionalization in higher education. Using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic literature review analyzed 52 documents from seven academic databases (including WoS, Scopus, and ERIC). The findings were grouped into three sections: cultural (integration into institutional values/missions), process (articulation within teaching, research, and outreach), and structural dimensions (dedicated support entities). The results obtained reveal a reciprocal relationship where cultural alignment enables processual …

Front Matter

The Writing Center Journal

Front matter for The Writing Center Journal 44:1 (2026).

“Like Learning To Play Chess”: Relationality And The Development Of Interpersonal Communication Skills In Writing Center Consultants, Kara Poe Alexander

The Writing Center Journal

This study explores how writing center consultants develop interpersonal communication (IPC) skills through relational interactions during peer tutoring sessions. Grounded in the theoretical framework of relationality, which views learning as emerging through relationships, I analyze interviews with undergraduate and graduate consultants at a private R1 university. The findings demonstrate that one-on- one conferences foster a broad spectrum of IPC skills, including adaptability, listening, intercultural communication, asking questions, building rapport, giving constructive criticism, setting boundaries, empathizing, and patience. The development of these knowledge and skills is cultivated through collaborative, meaning-making interactions with writers. As such, writing centers emerge as dynamic, relationship-driven …

Back Matter

The Writing Center Journal

Back Matter for Writing Center Journal 44.1.(2026)

Convenience And Communication: Students’ Experiences In Synchronous Online, In-Person, And Asynchronous Consultations, Carolyn Wisniewski

The Writing Center Journal

Writing center tutorial modalities have proliferated in recent years, yet research has not kept pace. Students’ experiences in online writing tutorials remain understudied (Denton, 2017; Hewett & DePew, 2015). Better understanding students’ experiences across session modalities is critical to achieving an inclusive and accessible writing center (Martinez & Olsen, 2015). This study used a mixed-methods, comparative design to determine how students selected, experienced, and perceived the accessibility of synchronous online, in-person, and asynchronous modalities. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of 138 surveys and 22 interviews indicated students perceived each modality to provide effective writing support. They report selecting tutorial modality based …

Redefining Creativity: Exploring The Value Of Generative Ai In Art, Zaldy D. Duenas Iii

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Artificial intelligence (AI) has profoundly transformed human activities and industries, including education, business, healthcare, entertainment, and the arts. The creative and artistic sector, in particular, has been significantly impacted, giving rise to public discourse around AI-generated art, commonly termed "AI art ."Advances in generative AI tools have disrupted traditional artistic practices by enabling rapid and seamless image generation from text prompts. These emerging AI technologies have introduced various economic, legal, ethical, and philosophical debates surrounding creativity in AI-generated works. In line with this, this paper examines the implications of generative AI on art and creativity, posing the central question: "Can …

Si Gigi De Lana, Ang Viral Diva: Ang Pagtatanghal Ng Imahen Ng Lokal Na Diva Sa Panahon Ng Makabagong Midya, John Christopher C. Avelino

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Ang diva ay isang konstruksyong kultural at pangmidya na nagtataglay ng mga signipikasyon hinggil sa lipunan at panahong kanyang kinabibilangan. Tinalakay sa papel na ito ang pagtatanghal ng imahen ng lokal na pop diva sa panahon ng makabagong midya, gamit si Gigi de Lana (GDL) bilang pangunahing teksto. Gamit ang konsepto ng ideolohiya bilang teoretikal na lunsaran at intertekstwal na pagsusuri bilang pangunahing metodo, sinagot ng pag-aaral ang mga sumusunod na tiyak na suliranin: 1) ang konsepto ng viral diva; 2) ang pagtatanghal ni GDL sa mga katangian ng viral diva; at 3) ang papel ng teknolohiya ng social media …

Safeguarding Ephemeral History: The Librarian-Archivist As Steward Of Digital Cultural Heritage, John Louie Zabala, Minette Vinzon

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

This paper explores the critical role of librarians and archivists in preserving and ensuring access to our rapidly growing digital cultural heritage. In the face of technological obsolescence, data decay, and the ephemeral nature of online content, these professionals face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding our collective digital past. This paper delves into the unique challenges of preserving digital materials, including "bit rot" (data decay), file format obsolescence, and the ephemeral nature of online content. Ethical considerations, such as copyright, privacy, and the ethical implications of digitizing and disseminating sensitive cultural information, were examined. The paper highlights the crucial need for …

"Tabi-Tabi Po!": An Exploration Of Non-Mainstream Art Materials As Medium In Creating Lenticular Art On Philippine Lower Mythology And Cultural Values, Fernando R. Lacson Jr.

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Art functions as a dynamic medium through which cultural beliefs and values are continuously expressed and reinterpreted. Despite the richness of Philippine mythology, its integration into contemporary interactive visual art remains underexplored, presenting an opportunity to recontextualize indigenous narratives for modern audiences. The study focuses on three figures from local folklore—Nuno sa Punso, Tiyanak, and Diwata—and examines how their moral and symbolic attributes may be translated into experimental lenticular artworks. Guided by Functional Myth Theory and Interactive Aesthetics, the study utilizes a practice-based approach, treating artistic creation as both method and inquiry. The research involved the development of two-way lenticular …

Art In Laparoscopy: A Fun Way Of Training In Minimally Invasive Surgery, Michael Dennis I. Dela Paz

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

Paramount to the safety and efficiency of any surgical procedures warrants the enhancement of skills of the surgeon whether in training or practice. In minimally invasive surgery, one should inherently have excellent depth perception, consistent hand-eye coordination, and skillful use of the dominant and non-dominant hands to be able to perform operations with precision, efficiency, and safety. For most surgeons, sustaining or even improving these laparoscopic surgical skills through traditional drills would sometimes reach a point that it seems to be monotonous, and repetitive. Breaking away from the traditional skills will make the training and honing of minimally invasive surgical …

Tunograpiya: Creative Placemaking In The Sonic Ecology Of The Urban Green Spaces At The University Of The Philippines, Jerome Aizpuro Suplemento Ii, Clarissa Marie Borra Rodriguez, Anna Patricia Rodriguez Carranza

DLSU Arts Congress Conference Proceedings

As an answer to the clamor for green space while easing into the “new normal”, the University of the Philippines (n.d.) became more known to the public as “one of the remaining patches of greenery in the concrete jungle that is Metro Manila” they can visit. Using ubiquitous technology in human-nature interactions (Terzimehić, etal., 2021), Tunograpiya facilitates creative placemaking (Wyckoff, 2014) through an immersive experience of the University of the Philippines academic oval’s sonic ecology. The result of the project is a beta web application that lets the user experience a unique sonic environment of layers of sonic material from …

Dynamic Analysis Of The Role Of Border Area Teachers In Implementing The Deep Learning Approach Through Visual Mapping Assisted By Cousal Loop Diagram (Cdl), Siprianus Jewarut, Usman Usman, Rikardus Sehajun, Pramatatya Resindra Widya

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Bengkayang is one of the districts in Kalimantan Province. This regency is very special because it is located right on the border between Indonesia and Serikin Sarawak, Malaysia. The condition of the border area certainly leaves various challenges due to the area's location quite far from the city center and a fairly large area. This situation presents a very significant challenge in efforts to improve the quality of education and human resources of the community in the Bengkayang region. Based on the actual conditions in the field, various limitations were found, ranging from the lack of availability of educational facilities …

D2.09 Cultural Activity: Borges Posthumous Interview, Carlos Uncal, Courtney L. Self, Cristo Leon

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Descripción del evento: Actividad cultural transdisciplinaria que combina teatro, entrevista performativa e improvisación para presentar un encuentro imaginario con Jorge Luis Borges. La sesión inicia con una conversación guiada sobre literatura fantástica, mitología, filosofía, religión, historia y creación literaria. Posteriormente, el público podrá formular preguntas espontáneas y proponer palabras o frases que servirán como punto de partida para la improvisación de poemas originales. La actividad explora la relación entre interpretación teatral, participación del público, memoria cultural y creación colaborativa.

Event description: This transdisciplinary cultural activity combines theater, performative interviewing, and improvisation to stage an imagined encounter with Jorge Luis Borges. …

D2.08 Mesa Redonda B: Comunidades, Medios Y Mediaciones Culturales Del Rol, Laura Ivonne Quiroz Castillo, Nicolás Zielinski, Stefanía Hinze, Florencia Villalobos Pereda, Renata Belén Pereyra, Hellis Leiva, Pía Fricke, Andrés Aracena, Omar Patirro, Emiliano Ezequiel Klimbovsky, Felipe A. Alvarado Moncada, Vicente C. Campos Sepúlveda, Ingrid M. Sjolander Sobrino

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

La Mesa redonda B: “Comunidades, medios y mediaciones culturales del rol” reúne a panelistas cuyos trabajos examinan los juegos de rol como prácticas comunitarias, mediáticas y culturales en expansión. La sesión aborda cómo las comunidades roleras se organizan, se sostienen y se transforman mediante podcasts, narrativas transmedia, eventos, censos, mundos compartidos, prácticas de co-narración y procesos de reapropiación simbólica. En conjunto, las propuestas permiten analizar el rol no solo como juego de mesa o experiencia narrativa, sino como ecosistema cultural que produce vínculos, identidades, archivos comunitarios, lenguajes mediáticos y formas de participación colectiva.

Las intervenciones exploran, por un lado, la …

D2.07 Sesión De Ponencias 4: Memoria, Territorio, Decolonialidad Y Cultura Política, Diogo De Almeida Camelo, Alejandro I. Vargas Guzmán, Pablo López García, Fernando J. Nieto Reynaldos

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Cuarta sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 4.1. Diogo de Almeida Camelo.

Título: “World RPG: una categoría crítica para los juegos de rol del sur global”

Ponente 4.2. Alejandro Ikingari Vargas Guzmán.

Título: “El concilio del rey y DEFCON: simulación de modelos de democracia y relaciones entre estados”

Ponente 4.3.  Pablo López García.

Título: “Jugar la memoria: diseño de juegos de rol históricos como espacios de meta-colaboración en La Desbandá 1937”

Ponente 4.4.  Fernando José Nieto …

Mohammed Harbi : Un Historien De Talent, Un Homme Libre Aux Convictions Bien Trempées, Tahar Khalfoune

Journal of Amazigh Studies

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D2.05 Sesión De Ponencias 3: Archivo, Persistencia Y Metodología De La Praxis Rolera, Marcos O. Cabobianco, Carolina Ugarte, Lautaro Álamos, Flavio Damián Barale, Juan Bautista Solmonese, Julian Marcone, Cristo Leon, Felipe García Soriano, Daniel González Cohen

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Tercera sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 3.1. Marcos O. Cabobianco.

Título: “Canon, grabaciones, notas y recuerdos: 35 años de praxis lúdica”

Ponente 3.2. Carolina Ugarte, Lautaro Álamos, Flavio Damián Barale y Juan Bautista Solmonese.

Título: “Más allá de la mesa: persistencia narrativa y meta-colaboración en el rol expandido”

Ponente 3.3.  Julian Marcone y Cristo Leon.

Título: “Archival Reactivation: Inverting Post-Depositional Drift in Long-Duration Ludic Praxis”

Ponente 3.4.  Felipe García Soriano y Daniel González Cohen …

D2.04 Sesión De Ponencias 2: Diseño, Sistemas Narrativos E Interfaces Lúdicas, Tomás Paradela Campos, Nicolás Afanador Cubillos, Wolfgand E. Kook Camero, Francisco F. Gallego Escobar, Lucas Eliel Sosa

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Segunda sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 2.1. Tomás Paradela Campos.

Título: “Juegos de rol como sistemas de imaginación compartida: co-creación y prácticas transmediales en el diseño contemporáneo”

Ponente 2.2. Nicolás Afanador Cubillos y Wolfgand Enrique Kook Camero.

Título: “El jugador como avatar de sí mismo: proximidad, identidad y diagnóstico organizacional mediante juego de rol”

Ponente 2.3. Francisco Fernando Gallego Escobar

Título: “Resonancia narrativa: diseño de un sistema narrativo híbrido para un gamebook que integra el …

D2.03 Then & Now: D&D’S Long And Twisting Road, Robert J. Kuntz, Cristo Leon

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Keynote by Robert J. Kuntz, Three Line Studio, examining the long development of Dungeons & Dragons from its early design functions to its contemporary forms. The session reflects on continuity, transformation, authorship, play culture, and the evolving relationship between original role-playing practices and the modern RPG field. It will be presented in English.

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From Osbcurity To The Stage: A Stylistic And Pedagogical Exploration Of The Four Concert Etudes By Mikhail Bukinik, Luis Bernardo Castro

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This research examines Mikhail Bukinik’s 4 Konzertetüden (concert etudes) for solo cello through both a stylistic performance and pedagogical approach. Despite Bukinik’s historical presence as a cellist and composer, these specific works have fallen into obscurity and remain largely absent from the standard pedagogical and performance canon. The research has two primary objectives. The first is to reintroduce these works to the modern repertoire, focusing on dissemination and performance practice. This involves a stylistic analysis of the four etudes, culminating in a recorded live performance during the lecture recital and the creation of a professional studio recording to serve as …

Perbandingan Kesenjangan Perilaku Manusia Purba Di Wilayah Sulawesi Dan Flores, Kaylica Putri Kurniawan, Siti Oktavia Caroline, Nazwa Fariha Ramadhani

Multikultura

Wallacea, particularly the islands of Sulawesi and Flores, holds important archaeological evidence of the behavioral transition between Homo sapiens and earlier archaic hominins. This article aims to compare the behavioral gaps that occurred at two sites, namely Leang Bulu Bettue, Sulawesi, and Liang Bua, Flores. The results of the study indicate that Sulawesi and Flores have significantly different gap patterns, where at Leang Bulu Bettue there was a drastic change in substance, while at Liang Bua the opposite behavior occurred, where there was technological continuity from Homo floresiensis to early Homo sapiens with gradual behavioral changes. The results of this …

Pemikiran Kolonial Louis J.M. Feber Terhadap Islam Di Jawa Tahun 1911, Shafira Syifa Salsabila, R Achmad Sunjayadi

Multikultura

This study discusses Louis Jean Marie Feber’s (1885–1964) colonial views on Islam as written in In de schaduw der waringins (1922), focusing on the sub-chapter ‘De Mislukte Mekkagang’ as the main corpus. L.J.M. Feber was an engineer and the founder of the Catholic Party in the Dutch East Indies. Feber visited the Dutch East Indies in 1909 and worked in Java until 1920. He wrote In de schaduw der waringins (1922) based on his observations and experiences whilst in Java. Feber’s views on Islam on Java differed from previous Dutch missionaries. Feber did not focus solely on Islam …

Bahasa Politik Dalam Wacana Pidato Presiden Prabowo Subianto, Frista Nanda Pratiwi

Multikultura

This article examines political language in the speech discourse of President Prabowo Subianto. The data analyzed consist of transcripts of political speeches delivered between October 20, 2024 and November 29, 2024. The data were obtained from the official website setkab.go.id. The purpose of this article is to explain Prabowo Subianto’s use of language in his speeches within their social and political contexts. Using a qualitative descriptive method, the author presents the findings by referring to Norman Fairclough’s (2013) Critical Discourse Analysis theory, which comprises three levels of analysis. The results show that President Prabowo’s use of political language is influenced …

Benturan Norma Islam Dengan Kebijakan Karantina Terhadap Jemaah Haji Wanita Di Pulau Onrust (1912), Tano Susetyo Yoso, Fajar Muhammad Nugraha

Multikultura

Onrust Island is one of the islands in Kepulauan Seribu and served as a quarantine facility for Hajj pilgrims in the early 20th century. This study examines the conflict between Islamic norms regarding the practice of Hajj (the mahram and muhrim principle) and gender-neutral colonial health policies towards female Hajj pilgrims in quarantine on Onrust Island in 1912. The primary data used consists of Dutch colonial government reports from the archive Vervoer van personen en goederen over zee. De voorstellen tot voorziening in het beheer c.a. van de quarantaine-inrichting op de eilanden Onrust en Kuiper. 1909–1912. This study uses Kuntowijoyo’s …