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Program And Abstracts Celebration Of Student Scholarship, 2008, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Program and Abstracts Celebration of Student Scholarship from April 7-12, 2008

Allan Bérubé: A Visionary Historian, John D'Emilio

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

I first met Allan in the spring of 1979. In the two preceding years, in the time he carved out from the odd jobs that kept him afloat, he had systematically pursued leads from Jonathan Ned Katz's Gay American History, in the process amassing his own trove of queer historical documents. One thick line of research especially delighted him. To his surprise, 19th-century San Francisco newspapers ran extended stories, amounting at times to almost mini-biographies, of "women who passed as men."

Gay And Lesbian Studies In Brazil: A Field In Construction, Berenice Bento

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Traditionally, sexuality studies in Brazil have been organized around ideas of normalization. Specialists in the field have been trained to observe and comment on behaviours that did not conform to the imperatives of heterosexuality. Gender was polarized and hierarchical, and gained meaning from the idea of separate, complementary sexes. Heterosexuality gave meaning to human existence and reproduction, and every other kind of sexual expression was measured according to the rule of heteronormativity.

Why We Can't Sleep, Gayle Greene

Scripps Faculty Publications and Research

Can't sleep? Well you're not alone, especially among women. A 2007 poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that 67 percent of women frequently experience sleep problems and 29 percent use some type of sleep aid at least a few nights a week. Other surveys have consistently found that nearly half again as many women as men complain of insomnia.

Vol. 10 No. 1 Esr Review, Esr Review

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

Academic Assessment At Lindenwood University: 2007-2008, Lindenwood University

Reports & Self-Studies

No abstract provided.

Economic Development At A New Level, Ned C. Hill

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

Education A Powerful Asset For Single Mothers, Richard J. Mcclendon, Julie Humberstone

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

No abstract provided.

What Is Economic Self-Reliance?, Paul C. Godfrey

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

Editor's Note: This issue begins our third year under the banner ESR Review. ESR stands for economic self-reliance, and we have published a number of themed issues addressing particular issues of development and self-reliance. When I first became involved in this project, my task was to define what we mean by economic selfreliance and to create a theory-based model of how individuals and families can become more self-reliant. The next four issues will center on the different elements of the model. This issue focuses on the role of human capital in economic development and self-reliance.

Macalester Today Spring 2008, Macalester College

Macalester Today

No abstract provided.

Cultural Times, Multicultural Center

Newsletters

Black Liberation Month

Social Justice Summit

Asian Pacific Heritage Month

California Big Time & Social Gathering

Africa Unveiled

The Opinion – Volume 21, No.6 April 2008, William Mitchell College Of Law

The Opinion

Selected Table of Contents

• Interview with Thomasin Franken / Johansen, Kate
• It's Probably Worth it After All / Crandall, Allison
• An appearance of impropriety: The Opinion endorses nobody / Hogan, Mike
• All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Law School / Gruenhagen, Stephanie
• 2008 SBA Candidate Statements

Editorial Board

Crandall, Allison; Abramovich, Irina; Aamot, Gregg; Vang, Nou

Wku Scholar, Office Of Sponsored Programs, Western Kentucky University

WKU Scholar

No abstract provided.

Volume 14, Number 2: April/May 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The vice provost for University Libraries examines library initiatives that support diversity.

Page 2 - Women’s rights ignored in many countries, says former judge at The Hague.

Page 3 - Former U.S. Rep. Nancy L. Johnson continues efforts to improve health care in U.S.

Page 5 - Conference marks new degree in African American studies.

Page 6 - Survey of students’ studying needs done at regional campus libraries.

Page 7 - Marshall and Levy research grants available at Dodd Research Center.

Cc: Connecticut College Magazine, Spring 2008, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Toward A Libertarian Reconstruction Of Neoclassical Welfare Theory, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

Many libertarians, especially those inclined toward the Austrian school of economics, counter the market-failure justification for government intervention by denying any legitimacy whatsoever to the neoclassical concept of efficiency. But properly interpreted, neoclassical efficiency, rather than providing an open-ended justification for all sorts of government intervention, provides one of the most powerful and comprehensive objections to government coercion in general.

Southern Register. 2008.2 (Spring 2008), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

No abstract provided.

Impulse, Kyle Johnson, Cindy Rickeman

Impulse (Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Publication)

Features:
[Page] 2 Department of Defense research: An alternative power technology project is part of a $7.8-million DoD grant awarded to the college.
[Page] 4 Weapons wear and tear: A storage room has been renovated to do fatigue testing on military weapons.
[Page] 6 Staying at State: An increasing number of alums are finding there is no place like their alma mater to get an advanced degree.
[Page] 8 Record enrollment: Math, mechanical engineering, and construction management are among the programs helping to push the college to record enrollment.
[Page] 10 A new home: Fund-raising has not finished, but …

Combating Educational Inequalities: Afro-Brazilian Youth & The Bahia Street Project, Kimberly Menendez

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In her article entitled “Inequity and Human Rights of African Descendants in Brazil,” Lucila Beato insists that Afro-Brazilian rights are violated everyday. Those who experience this violation the most are Afro-Brazilian, or Black, women who are considered to be at the bottom of the social hierarchy. These women are a double minority who are condemned for being both Black and women. Many women, as do men, drop out of school early in life in order to help their families, who live below the poverty line and struggle to make ends meat. Many girls turn to prostitution, pornography, and even sexual …

The Path Of The Arrow: The Evolution Of Mongolian National Archery, Eric X. Brownstein

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The Mongolian bow, once the cornerstone of the largest empire in the world, has gone through changes in almost every period of history. At present much of its past glory has been lost to people even in Mongolia and while it technically remains as one of Mongolia’s three national sports it is of much less prominence than the other two, wrestling and horseback racing. Archery has become detached from its strong history and the sport finds itself in danger of extinction. The reasons for this are complex but can often be attributed to various archery associations which are run in …

Romancing Dahalo: The Social Environment Of Cattle Theft In Ihorombe, Madagascar, John Mcnair

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In 1990 a woman named Nancy, a Peace Corps worker in southern Madagascar, received a marriage proposal from a man she did not know. It was Easter Monday, a national holiday for the Malagasy, and the man had been drinking; his proposal included a dowry of a very substantial number of cattle, an animal of tremendous cultural and material wealth in this part of Madagascar. Nancy—not knowing the man—declined.

The man was what is known there as a dahalo, a cattle thief, and took this rejection as a serious blow, especially given the magnitude of his offer. It was known …

The Exchange At Halesi: A Sacred Place And A Societal Context, Ethan Gohen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Halesi is a small, but growing village located in the Khotang District of Eastern Nepal. In many ways it is rather normal. As is typical in this area of Nepal, its inhabitants are mainly Rai Hindus, although there is a substantial community of other Hindu castes as well. Less typically, there is a small, but very important Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Halesi. The reason for this monastery is even less typical still. In the rocky terrain around Halesi there are many caves. But in the central rocky, tree covered hillock of Halesi bazaar there is one cave of particular importance. …

Diary Of The Hijab, Monica Ek

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

To understand the position the veil has within modern society and examine the perspective of women. It is also to understand and know the reasons for wearing and not wearing the hijab and the opinions of women about it. To study the respect issues associated with hijab, by actively wearing and not wearing; expectations and treatment on the streets. Interviews, observations and participant observations were methods to study.

Simon Says (Spring 2008), Reagan Grimsley, Paula Adams, Roberta Ford, Callie Mcginnis, Michelle Jones

Library Newsletters

Inside this issue:

• CSU History Showcased in Digital Collections
• Expanded LIBR 1105: In Full Swing
• African American Read-In
• 2008-2013 CSU Libraries Strategic Plan
• Columbus State University Archives Receives Conservation Bookshelf
• Library Staff Development Day: Road Trip!
• Libraries Host Rite of Passage Convocations
• Georgia Depository Meeting
• Midland Middle School Tour
• Collection Analysis for a Trimmer Figure
• New Faculty/Staff
• WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text
• Faculty Research Forum Series 2008: Seven Faculty Present their Research Findings

'Hussel,' 'Bussel' And 'Kussel,' Or, Using Google Books To Stalk The Elusive Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Teaching & Learning Matters, Spring 2008, California State University, Monterey Bay

Faculty Focus

Uses and Benefits of Freewriting and Low Stakes Writing -- Social Justice Symposium Engages Faculty in Key Questions -- Online Pedagogies and Best Practices Teaching Cooperative, Co-Sponsored with CAT -- First Year Students Teaching Cooperative Makes Recommendations -- How People Learn: Three Key Concepts from Research -- Recent Faculty Scholarships and Professional Activities -- Mid-Semester Evaluations Make the Rest of the Semester Better -- EEA Grants Awarded Fall 2007 -- TLA New Faculty Program -- TLA Spring Faculty Development Activities

Curriculum Committee Minutes April 1, 2008, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on April 1, 2008.

The Learning Profiles Of Hostos Community College Students, Christine Mangino

Touchstone

One hundred sixty-six students took the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS) and were included in the analyses of learning styles preferences. The following is a description of the Dunn and Dunn Model and our students’ learning styles.

Touchstone Volume 1.1 (Spring 2008), Hostos Community

Touchstone

No abstract provided.

Service Learning E-News - April 2008, Parkland College

Service Learning Newsletter

No abstract provided.