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Community, Art, And Hope: Writing, Public Humanities, And Community-Engaged Learning In East Dayton, Maureen (Molly) Keane-Sexton

High-Impact Experiential Learning in Practice: Pedagogical Essays Guided by the PIRA Framework

Maureen (Molly) Keane-Sexton is a principal lecturer in the Department of English.

This reflection documents a community-engaged partnership with the Mosaic Institute in East Dayton, where students created public art while applying writing instruction, Catholic Social Teaching, and PIRA-guided reflection.

Ethical Community Engagement And Leadership Development In A Community-Partnered Course, Joy Kadowaki

High-Impact Experiential Learning in Practice: Pedagogical Essays Guided by the PIRA Framework

Joy Kadowaki is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work.

This essay describes a semester-long, community-partnered leadership project in which students collaborated with Five Oaks residents to co-create neighborhood storytelling tools grounded in ethical community engagement and PIRA.

From Simulation To Fabrication: Integrating Fluid Power Theory And Hands-On Laboratory Design, Sean Cahill

High-Impact Experiential Learning in Practice: Pedagogical Essays Guided by the PIRA Framework

Sean Cahill is a faculty of practice in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology.

This report examines the integration of simulation and hands-on laboratory work in fluid power systems, showing how ELIFF-supported equipment strengthened alignment across preparation, immersion, reflection, and assessment.

Mini Case Study: Vertically Integrated, Community-Engaged Engineering Design, Beth Hart, Allison Kinney

High-Impact Experiential Learning in Practice: Pedagogical Essays Guided by the PIRA Framework

Beth Hart is a principal lecturer in the School of Engineering. Allison Kinney is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

This case study highlights a vertically integrated, community-engaged engineering project with United Rehabilitation Services, where students across course levels designed assistive solutions using human-centered design and the PIRA framework.

Where The Children Were: Why Rural North Dakota Families Defied Compulsory School Laws (1900-1920), Kendra Hoff

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Through archival letters between rural parents and state officials, this zine tells the story of how compulsory schooling laws collided with everyday life on the North Dakota prairie. It reveals that children's absences from school were often acts of necessity and negotiation rather than neglect or defiance.

The Weight Of Expectations, Camille Peck

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Discover the struggles men and husbands faced during the Great Depression in North Dakota, under intense social pressures from their wives and society as a whole.

Farmers & The Nonpartisan League In North Dakota, Jasper Thompson

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This zine covers the turbulent and short lived relationship between North Dakota farmers and the Nonpartisan League. It includes the NPL's rise to power as well as the backlash they received, which led to their eventual downfall in the state of North Dakota.

Illness, Isolation, And The Fight For Dignity In 1930s North Dakota, Ali Thykeson

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Behind the Walls of San Haven explores life at North Dakota's tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1930s. Through patient letters, archival photographs, and historical research, the zine reveals how medical practices, public attitudes, and state policies shaped the experiences of those confined to the institution. It highlights the human stories behind San Haven and the reforms that emerged from its challenges.

A Look Into A Volunteer Soldier's Time, Phoebe Burke

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Going through the journal from Adam S. Mischel, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and his experiences. This man was a volunteer who chose to leave North Dakota to go and fight for his country.

Liberty Cabbage: William Langer And The Anti-German Movement In Schools During Wwi, Gabe Blumer

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This zine tells the story of the experience for North Dakota's German-American population during WWI, in particular, the school aspect. It also heavily focuses on William Langer and his efforts to both compromise and protect German-Americans.

What Caused Families In Rural Areas Of North Dakota In The Early 1930'S To Not Send Their Kids To School, Caden Fritz

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Family poverty, Farmstead labor, school distance, and cultural traditions caused families who lived in rural areas of North Dakota to keep their kids out of school in the early 1900's. As a result, it interfered with state school laws.

When Wheat Failed, Oil Beckoned: Rural Desperation And New Dreams In Depression-Era North Dakota, Gavin Finck

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This zine explores how economic desperation during the Great Depression reshaped the attitudes of North Dakota farm families, leading them to view oil development as a potential path to survival and long-term stability. By combining scholarly research with primary-source context, it highlights how personal hardship, state leadership, and broader economic forces converged to transform oil from a speculative curiosity into a serious alternative to failing agriculture.

Working Laws Affecting North Dakota Women, Lauryn Edwards

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

After the passing of House Bill 186 in the state of North Dakota, women's working hours were cut back. This change brought challenges to the state and to businesses across North Dakota as well.

Asylum On The Prairie, Christain Smith

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

Asylum on the Prairie is a short history zine that examines the rise, abuse, and eventual reform of the Jamestown State Hospital, revealing the contradictions at the heart of early American asylums--institutions founded on care but shaped by neglect and stigma. Tracing the hospital from its 1885 opening through the 1937 scandal and later deinstitutionalization, it highlights how systemic failures persisted until public outrage forced change. Ultimately, the zine reflects on Jamestown as a cautionary example of how vulnerable populations can be failed without accountability and humane oversight.

History Hawks A North Dakota History Zine: An Assessment And Story Of Reactionary Sentiment In North Dakota During The Late Progressive Era, John Neil Romfo

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This zine looks at reactionary sentiment towards the NPL/socialist movement in North Dakota from 1916-1920. To convey this, a fictional story inspired by real letters and evidence comprises most of the zine.

North Dakota's Children's Homes & Foster Care During The Great Depression, Signe Svendsen

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This zine explores the experiences of children placed in North Dakota's children's homes and foster care systems during the Great Depression. As poverty, unemployment, and family instability increased, many children were separated from their families, revealing how economic crisis reshaped child welfare in the state, and how this affected families.

Communication Between North Dakotan's And Their Government, Harrison Nuelle

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This historical analysis follows the story of a fictional character, Dan Barnes. Dan Barnes is a combination of three real people and their struggles during the Great Depression in North Dakota. We see his letters with Governor Langer, and also get some background information on how the Great Depression hit North Dakota. The purpose of this story is to highlight the dialogue that was had between North Dakotans and their elected officials.

Consolidated School Advocates During The Progressive Era, Tyler Wahl

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

This is a Zine about consolidated school advocateds during the progressive era. North Dakota had a couple of issues with their schools including attendence and poor teachers and consolidation sought to fix this.

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine, Lillian Webb

History Hawks: A North Dakota History Zine

A glimpse into the lives of single or widowed mothers of North Dakota during the Great Depression, and the struggles that they faced.

The Diamond, Feburary 6, 2026, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Sioux County Residents Rally to Protest Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota; Atrium Spends Thousands on Silverware and Dishes Replacement; The Early Graduation Experience at Dordt
• Politics: The Mystery Behind "Havana Syndrome"; Iran Engulfed in Protests; Trump & Greenland
• Feature: Dr. Kari Sandouka - From United Space Alliance to Classrooms; Best Day Ever - Where Coffee & Ministry Meet; Turning Water into Energy - Evangelist Bryce Crawford Launches Christian Energy Drinks; Contemplating the Cosmos - Cosmologies Offered as Core Capstone Course; Dordt Students on the Hunt for Internships
• News: No Ropes, No Problem - Alex Honnold …

Shaping Tiny Futures: Exploring Plagiocephaly Prevention In A Level Iv Nicu, Alejandra Lozano, Mia Charles, Mimi Ngo

2025

No abstract provided.

Nahuatl Club | Conversational Nahuatl Practice, Language Learning Center

LAII Events

Join the Nahuatl Club for conversational Nahuatl practice at the Language Learning Center.

"Do We Really Want To Go There? 2025 Fulbright Japan Iea Seminar And Japanese Perceptions Of Study Abroad, Linda Melville

LAII Events

Join the Fulbright Association New Mexico for an active exchange of ideas led by Linda Melville, UNM Director of International Student & Scholar Services and the recent recipient of the International Education Administrators (IEA) award. Lunch will be provided!

RSVP here by Friday, January 30, 2026.

Translations Playbill, Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Playbill and Promotions

The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Translations by Brian Friel

February 5 - 8, 2026

Director, John Garrity

Costume Design, Maxine Wheelock

Sound Design, Stuart Holland

Voice & Dialect, Megan Chang

Scenic & Lighting Design, Carl Gudenius

Intimacy, Erin Joy Schmidt

Properties Design, TDF Production Team

Cast: Hugh - Ricky Waugh; Manus - Andrew Auclair; Owen - Luke MacDonald; Jimmy - Alan Santee; Doalty - Anthony Maldonado; Yolland - Jack Cormier; Lancey - Gabriel Joseph; Maire - McLain Ward; Bridget - Julia Lawson; Sarah - Isabel Sullivan

Translations Poster, Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Playbill and Promotions

The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Translations by Brian Friel

February 5 - 8, 2026

Issue 479 February 5, 2026, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

Featured Articles: "Thacker Mountain Radio Returns, Announces TV Deal."; "British Scholar Ponders Why the Blues Still Matters. Tom Attah blends performance and sociology."; "The View From The Balcony: Notes in My PhoneXII."

The Indiana Statesman, February 5, 2026, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

Dignity Grows is on the rise, battling Period Poverty in the U.S.; Ardell Sanders appointed Indiana State University Chief of Staff; Fall in love with language at the Romance Languages Spelling Bee

Assignment Of Smp And Cmc Vicarages, February 5, 2026, Richard Marrs, Joel Fristche

SMP Call Day

Assignment of SMP and CMC Vicarages, February 5, 2026

Providing Reference Services On Complimentary, Alternative And Traditional Medicine, Emily Roberts, Leah Everitt

Posters and Presentations

With increasing public debate on complimentary and alternative medicines (CAM) library workers of all stripes need to be empowered to provide reference services on these topics.

Participants will leave this session with knowledge of relevant consumer health tools and resources on CAM. Open access resources will be emphasized. They will be able to offer patrons instruction on evaluating the relevance, accuracy and usefulness of information on these topics.

Presenters come from The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center where they provide instruction on these topics to health sciences students in pharmacy, nursing, and allied health programs.

Pro-Tip For Pro-Calcitonin: Fill It Up Or Miss The Mark​, Megan Dones, Yenci Marquez, Reese Parrish, Sanam Mistry

2025

No abstract provided.