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Newsletter Item Regarding Chalking, Nca Self-Study Committee

Criterion 2 Documents

No abstract provided.

Massive Open Online Courses (Moocs) And Other Digital Initiatives, Kenneth C. Green

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Forget basketball and March madness. Aside from always pressing financial issues, it is “MOOC madness” that has emerged as the topic du jour at a growing number of American colleges and universities. Indeed, in boardrooms all across the country, people are grappling with what the advent of MOOCs—massive open online courses—means to their institutions.

"Traditional" Faculty: How Can We Help?, Alan Trevithick

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This handout is a blog entry by Dr. Alan Trevithick, originally posted on cryingliberalelite.blogspot.com

2013 Conference Program

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This document is the program of the 40th annual conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.

Eng 5091-001: The Call Of Stories: Introduction To Narrative Theory, Daiva Markelis

Fall 2013

No abstract provided.

Eng 5005-001: Graduate Seminar, C Wharram

Fall 2013

No abstract provided.

Examining Historical (Mis)Representations Of Christopher Columbus Within Children’S Literature, John H. Bickford

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Effective teaching, while supplemented by best practice methods and assessments, is rooted in accurate, age-appropriate, and engaging content. As a foundation for history content, elementary educators rely strongly on textbooks and children’s literature, both fiction and non-fiction. While many researchers have examined the historical accuracy of textbook content, few have rigorously scrutinized the historical accuracy of children’s literature. Those projects that carried out such examination were more descriptive than comprehensive due to significantly smaller data pools. I investigate how children’s non-fiction and fiction books depict and historicize a meaningful and frequently taught history topic: Christopher Columbus’s accomplishments and misdeeds. Results …

A Bigger Splash: Enhancing Discoverability Of Theses Via Digital Commons, Todd Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Eng 2009g-051: Race, Age, And Gender In "Coming Of Age" Narratives, Tim Engles

Summer 2013

No abstract provided.

Graduate Alumnus: Outstanding Graduate Alumni Awards - Class Of 2013, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University

Graduate Alumnus

Since 1951 Eastern has offered advanced study

with master’s programming. Since that first

offering thousands of students have earned

graduate degrees, and EIU graduate alumni

have changed the world we live in. In 2005

EIU celebrated more than 50 years of graduate

education by honoring 50 graduate alumni

as Outstanding Graduate Alumni. That same

year the Graduate Alumni Advisory Board was

created and met for the first time. Since those

initial 50 honorees, the Graduate Alumni

Advisory Board, the Graduate School, and EIU’s

graduate programs have continued to honor

the achievements and accomplishments of our

graduate alumni every year.

Daily Eastern News: March 08, 2013, Eastern Illinois University

March

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Birds, Burials And Sacred Cosmology Of The Indigenous Beothuk Of Newfoundland, Canada, Todd Kristensen, Donald Holly

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

The Indigenous Beothuk of Newfoundland disappeared as a cultural entity in the early nineteenth century. Prior to this, the Beothuk had few direct interactions with Europeans, and those that occurred were generally of a hostile nature. As a result, very little is known about Beothuk religious life. Drawing on available ethnohistoric records, an analysis of burial site locations and funerary objects, we offer an interpretation of Beothuk sacred cosmology that places birds at the centre of their belief system.

Daily Eastern News: January 09, 2013, Eastern Illinois University

January

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Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014, Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois Catalog Bulletins

This Catalog lists available courses for the 2013-2014 term.

The Yuma Territorial Prison Cemetery: Cold Cases Of Grave Importance, Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D., Gary S. Foster

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Cemeteries, via grave markers and burial records, usually offer sufficiently scant data to enable a reconstruction of the communities they represent, but cemeteries of total institutions, here, the Yuma Territorial Prison, often yield even less data. With only the variables of ethnicity, sex, prisoner number, date of death, and cause of death, prison conditions were reconstructed for the 111 who died during the prison’s operation (1876-1909), and likely for the other 2,958 who were incarcerated there. First, prisoner number had a high, positive correlation with year of death, indicating that those who died in prison did not live long after …

History @ Eiu ( January 2013), History

History at Eastern

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog, Eastern Illinois University

Primary Documents of Eastern Illinois University

No abstract provided.

America's Music: A Film History Of Our Popular Music From Blues To Bluegrass To Broadway, Booth Library

America's Music: Exhibit Booklet

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 11 - April 6, 2013

About the Exhibit

America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from

Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway brought together scholars, musicians, students and community members to gain new perspectives on American music, culture and history. The program featured screenings of documentary films on six uniquely American genres: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ‘n’ roll, and mambo and hip hop. Scholars will gave presentations to contextualize the films and led discussions following the screenings.

Additionally, the programs included performances, panel discussions, …

America's Music, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries of performances and supplemental exhibits can be found on the AMERICA'S MUSIC exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 11 - April 6, 2013

The Economic Deterioration Of The Family: Historical Contingencies Preceding The Great Recession, Michael D. Gillespie Ph.D.

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

The “Great Recession” in the United States exposed contradictions between the economic wellbeing of families and capital that developed in the decades prior to this latest downturn. Using social structure of accumulation theory, a qualitative institutional analysis, and quantitative time-series models, this article investigates historically-contingent relations between the nature of public assistance, family economic deterioration, and capital accumulation. To sustain the circuit of capital, I argue that the family propped up economic growth first through public cash assistance and then through private expenditures, the latter of which lead to the economic deterioration of families dependent on unprecedented levels of debt.

Lab Roster 2013, Booth Library

Rosters

No abstract provided.

His 5420 : Slavery, Race And Diaspora In The Americas, History

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Conceptualizing Identity As Performance In Young Adult Dystopian Literature, Kelly F. Franklin

Masters Theses

Young Adult Literature has historically been read as a genre that encourages singular identity formation. Scholars have argued that this literature inspires young adult readers to find their true identity by showcasing characters in the process of identity construction. However, when read through the lens of performance theory - a vast field that encompasses many disciplines such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, literature and theatre - it becomes evident that YAL actually encourages the formation of multiple roles and identities. This genre features characters trying on new roles, casting assigned roles aside, and assuming new identities to best suit their settings. …

A Soldier's Home, Andrew O. Mclaughlin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Diversity Training: A Mixed Methods Approach To Evaluating A Residence Life Staff Training Program, Alex Dresen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Feminist Science Fiction Of The 1970s, Mia Tapella

Undergraduate Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Eiu 4114g : Senior Seminar: Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies In Matters Of Culture, Sociology And Anthropology

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Wst 2309g : Women, Men, And Culture, Women's And Gender/Sexuality Studies

Approved Course Proposals

No abstract provided.

Service Learning And Social Justice: A Qualitative Study Of International Service Learning And Students' Perceptions Of Social Inequality, Sara Boro

Masters Theses

Using qualitative methodology the researcher analyzed the perspectives of students on service trips taken to Haiti by the Newman Catholic Center in (1) educating students about social injustice and (2) cultivating a desire for students to advocate for social change. Overall participants were impacted by their experience in Haiti. Participants articulated a deeper awareness and understanding of social inequality and of their own privilege. Participants also communicated a commitment to continue service, change their career plans and change their lifestyles. Student development occurred in three phases including pre-departure, experience, and re-entry. Engaged preparation, reflection, consequential connection, and human connection were …

Are You In Or Out?: Qualitative Study On Factors Associated With Minorities' Decisions About Organ Donation, Jennifer Yvonne Cannon

Masters Theses

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHH; 2011) has declared that the need for organ transplant in minorities is disproportionately high compared to Caucasians. Of the minority groups represented in the United States, African-Americans are the largest group in need of organ transplantation (USDHH, 2011) and, this group spends more time on the donor organ waiting list than any other minority group (Moore, 2007). The purpose of this study was to explore what factors affect organ donation decision making for college students from ethnic minority groups. In addition, the study looked at mistrust in the medical community …