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Stella Moreno Collection Dedication And Poetry Reading. Poetics Without Borders/Poetica Sin Fronteras, Central Washington University, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, Anthony Geist, Antonio Sanchez, Xavier Cavazos, Andreina Delgado

Brooks Library Events

The readings will take place following the dedication of the Stella Moreno Collection. Dr. Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, Dr. Anthony Geist, Dr. Antonio Sanchez, Xavier Cavazos and Andreina Delgado will read from the collection.

February 28, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Misinformation And Malarkey: Strategies For Understanding What You're Reading, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

This workshop will unpack issues around misinformation, deep fakes, and other sources. Participants will leave with strategies and resources for knowing what’s news, and what’s not.

February 20, 2020 Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Central Washington University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes for the Meetings of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University

Journal Of Math Circles Reception, Central Washington University, Emilie Hancock, Brandy Wiegers

Brooks Library Events

Co-editors Emilie Hancock and Brandy Wiegers, both math professors at CWU, will premiere their new, open access journal, Journal of Math Circles.

Dean’S Report Library Advisory Council James E. Brooks Library February 2020, Central Washington University

Library Advisory Council for CWU Libraries

Report from the Dean of Libraries to the Library Advisory Council.

The Nutritional Status Of Children Living Within Institutionalized Care: A Systematic Review, Emily Delacey, Cally Tann, Nora Groce, Maria Kett, Michael Quiring, Ethan Bergman, Caryl Garcia, Marko Kerac

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Background. There are an estimated 2.7 million children living within institutionalized care worldwide. This review aimed to evaluate currently available data on the nutrition status of children living within institutionalized care.

Methods. We searched four databases (Pubmed/Medline, CINHAL Plus, Embase and Global Health Database) for relevant articles published from January 1990 to January 2019. Studies that included information on anthropometry or micronutrient status of children living within institutionalized care were eligible for inclusion. The review is registered on PROSPERO: CRD42019117103.

Results. From 3,602 titles screened, we reviewed 98 full texts, of which 25 papers were eligible. Two (8%) studies reported …

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes -02/05/20, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the April 6, 2016 regular meeting.

Editing, Grad School, Grants & More: How To Professionalize Beyond The Classroom, Central Washington University, Victoria Flanagan, Weston Morrow, Michel O'Brien, Katharine Whitcomb, Maya Jewell Zeller, Sarah Sillin

Brooks Library Events

Panel of graduate students and professors answer questions about grad school.

Blind Date With A Book 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Choose from out wide selection of staff picks, wrapped in brown paper with clues to the contents displayed on the front.

Notes From The Stacks, February 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.

Cultural Conversations January 2020, Central Washington University, Anahí Chaves Villegas

Brooks Library Events

Cultural storytelling event sponsored by Ellensburg Public Library, Brooks Library, and Office of Interational Studies and Programs. Held in the Hal Holmes Community Center. The speaker for this event is Anahí Chavez Villegas.

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes -01/15/20, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the May 4, 2016 regular meeting.

Game Night Winter 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Game night in the James E. Brooks Library with refreshments.

Welcome Back Cookies And Cocoa Winter 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Welcome table in the lobby of the James E. Brooks Library offering free cookies and cocoa and library information.

Central Washington University 2020-2021 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Central Washington University 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Finals Week Events Winter 2020, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Poster advertising the events held by the library for finals week, including Paws & Relax, Jazz & Crafts, Waffle Night, Pizza, Popcorn Bar, and music.

The Collected Works Of Richard Denner Volume 20, Richard Denner

High Mountain Valley Local Authors Collection Online Content

No abstract provided.

Winter 2020 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University

Notes from the Stacks: CWU's Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Direction Of The Play: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Sabrina Haesche

All Graduate Projects

The following documentation includes the conceptualization, research, implementation, and reflection of the entire production process of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST in February 2020. The documentation includes both character and visual production research, historical context and significance, as well as the evaluation of the play as a vehicle for speaking to the community of Moses Lake.

Footsteps Power Generator, Faisal Alonazi, Mohammed Aljohani

All Undergraduate Projects

This project was motivated by the need for a device that would generate electricity from human motion, especially footsteps. Electricity is a very important resource in our daily life. There are numerous sources from which generate electrical energy. The major sources of energy include but are not limited to coal, natural gas, petroleum, and nuclear energy. Most of these sources have adverse effects on the environmental inclusion such as air pollution; for example, from coal energy generation plants which then cumulatively leads to effects such as increase in rates of global warming. This project seeks to establish an environmentally friendly …

Mechanical Footstep Power Generator, Mohammed Saleh Aljohani, Faisal Alonazi

All Undergraduate Projects

Mechanical Footstep Power generator

By Author: Mohammed Aljohani

Abstract

Modern technology is focusing on newer and better sources of energy. Among the important areas are power generation methods since electricity has become part of our lives. Various researchers have conducted surveys to find out the feasibility of converting renewable kinetic energy into electricity. Some of the works done in the past emphasized the selection of suitable materials and power generation systems designs that appear complicated and expensive. To ensure there is cost efficiency and energy efficiency better power generation systems need to be embraced.

The footstep power generator is a …

Kanji Acquisition Techniques For L1 And L2 Japanese Studies, Amber Richardson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Kanji are ideograms, a morphographic system borrowed from the Chinese language and used in Japanese writing. 2,136 kanji are used in the average Japanese newspaper, required for academic certification and for expat job placement. A qualitative study was conducted to observe the optimum methods to learn and acquire kanji. Japanese native speakers who were educated by the Japanese school system grades 1 through 12 are classified as L1 or first language speakers. American students, L2 or second language speakers, must have been educated in the American education system grades 1-12. L1 speakers were students attending Central Washington University (CWU) study …

Effects Of Illness Type And Empathy Induction On Illness-Related Stigma In Undergraduate Students, Karlie Hill

All Master's Theses

The current study investigated if increasing empathy would decrease stigma toward populations with illness. One hundred and seventy-nine participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 1) sexually transmitted infections (STIs), 2) mental illness, or 3) cancer. Participants were primed with either a high-empathy prompt or low-empathy prompt. After reading the prompt, participants read a vignette detailing the experience of being diagnosed with the illness in their condition. Participants then responded to three stigma measures to assess their stigmatizing attitudes toward the person in the vignette with the illness. To test the experimental hypothesis, a multivariate analysis of covariance …

A Functional Analysis Of Recorded Pre-Contact Archaeological Sites On Lopez Island, Washington, Julia Kunas

All Master's Theses

Lopez Island, Washington has been the subject of archaeological study for over a century. Through an evolutionary archaeology framework, this thesis uses a functional analysis of recorded precontact sites on Lopez Island to determine how previous sampling and research strategies have influenced what is known about the island’s archaeology. Knowing what is currently known about the island’s archaeology shows how recorded sites can be further investigated to address regional Salish Sea research questions. I developed and applied a paradigmatic classification to 54 sampled sites from the Washington DAHP’s WISAARD database by their level of previous research, microenvironment, and archaeology. This …

Lithic Technological And Functional Variability Between Mesa And Riverine Environments In The Mid-Columbia River Basin, Josh Allen

All Master's Theses

This study develops a theoretically informed method and technique to compare variability between pre-contact riverine and hinterland Mesa archaeological resources of the mid-Columbian River Basin in Central Washington. To test the developed model, the study follows suggestions made by Dr. William Smith (1977:82) to “develop a testable hypothesis” using Mesa sites and other site types across environments with a more “sophisticated system for the classification of both artifacts and features.” Three sites (Mesa 06, 12, and 36) are compared to a riverine site (45DO673) to determine how the frequency of technological and functional traits of lithic stone tools and debitage …

The Belfast Boycott: Consumerism, Gender, And The Irish Border, 1920-1922, Katie Omans

All Master's Theses

The Belfast Boycott was a protest designed to dislodge loyalism in Northern Ireland, punish its adherents for perceived intolerance toward Catholics, and end Irish partition. The boycott was set off by the expulsion of several thousand Catholic workers from employment in Belfast in July 1920. A total boycott of all goods coming from Belfast was implemented by the Dáil in September 1920. Boycotting provided Irish nationalists with an alternative to violent retaliation that allowed for the participation of a wider segment of the Irish population. Boycotting allowed women, who were often marginalized by the political framework, an opportunity to make …

Investigating The Spatial And Statistical Dimensions Of Mortuary Choice In The Historical-Period Old City Cemetery In Roslyn, Washington, Sarah Rain Hibdon

All Master's Theses

The historical-period Old City Cemetery in Roslyn, Washington contains individuals from diverse social backgrounds and exhibits considerable variation in mortuary expression. As such, the Old City Cemetery offers a unique opportunity to explore potential differences in social group mortuary practices spatially and statistically. Using burials in Roslyn’s Old City Cemetery, this project developed a methods framework to assess mortuary practice through demographics, burial location, and monument/plot attributes. I tested correlations between demographics and mortuary expression using spatial-statistical cluster analysis (Ripley’s K-Function), spatial density analysis (Kernel Density Estimation), and non-spatial statistical significance assessments (Factor analysis and Pearson’s R), and identified …

Toadal Isolation: Genetic Connectivity Of The Western Toad (Anaxyrus Boreas) Along I-90 In The Snoqualmie Pass Area Of Washington State, Anneliese Myers

All Master's Theses

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were used to assess the genetic connectivity of western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) breeding populations along Interstate-90 near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. Sites north and south of the freeway were sampled during the breeding season of 2019. SNP loci were subsequently generated using the proprietary DArTseq^TM (Canberra, ACT, Australia) method. A total of 15,468 SNPs were used to calculate pairwise F_ST values and three distinct breeding populations were identified, two north and one south of I-90. All pairwise F_ST values between these sites were low (0.02) but significantly different from 0. The lowest pairwise …