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The Equation, Spring 2008, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

College of Science and Mathematics Newsletters

This 4 page newsletter discusses various happenings within the College of Science and Mathematics. It begins with a letter from the dean, and continues on with news, events, alumni news, and other community news.

Profile: The Importance Of Place, University Relations

Profile (1996-)

Those of us who live in Morris are reminded of the pull of "place" every time we face the juxtaposition of rural and urban--when we move from the Morris rush-minute at Fifth and Atlantic to the 494 rush-hour of the Twin Cities. We are reminded of place every time we are called on to explain to our urban friends what it is people do here. In this sense--in the lack of knowledge of the rural and how rich our lives are here--Morris and its environs take on a kind of exotic, unknown, "other" quality. To those who have never left …

Sustainable Portland: Implementation Series 1, New England Environmental Finance Center

Climate Change

When the Sustainable Portland Task Force Report was released in November 2007, under the leadership of Mayor Jim Cohen, Portland Councilor Kevin Donoghue had the idea that students at the Muskie School of Public Service might be able to help implement recommendations from the report. It may have helped that Kevin was himself a graduate of the Community Planning and Development Master’s program at the Muskie School, but it was a good idea nevertheless. He approached Professor Sam Merrill in the CPD program, who spoke with the new Mayor Ed Suslovic about a possible partnership between the City and the …

Green Neighborhood Standards From A Planning Perspective: The Leed For Neighborhood Development (Leed-Nd), Elissa Black

Focus

The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) national system became the country’s prominent promoter of green design practices. In expanding their approach towards environmental sustainability, the GBC is now developing standards for neighborhood development. In this essay, Elissa Black discusses these important issues and their implications for planning practice, giving us a hint of the master’s project she is currently developing.

Premier, Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Gian Galassi, Judy A. Nagai, Angela Sablan, Roy Jones, Brian Soulé, Michelle Mouton

Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College

No abstract provided.

Environmental Perspectives: Spring 2008, Environmental Law Program

Environmental and Energy Law Perspectives

No abstract provided.

Portland State Library Newsletter; Spring 2008, Portland State University Library

Library Newsletters

In this issue: Your Success is Our Goal; Government Information; Meebo - Instant Messaging; Access to Dissertations; RefWorks; New Hours and Exhibits and Events

Kahn Chronicle: Spring 2008, Smith College, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute

Kahn Chronicle

Table of Contents:

The Kahn Institute "On the Road"
Announcements
Spotlight on Students
Interim Reports: Sustainable Houses, Homes and Communities; Undergrounds Underworlds
Spring 2008 Short-Term Projects
Updates on New Project Forms
Spotlight on Faculty
A Word From the Director

Institutional Servant Leadership: A Catalyst For Urban Community Sustainability, Brian Grizzell

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Servant leadership is a growing practice that calls for community leaders (politicians, clergy, and educational centers) to be more pragmatic and lead others by serving them. Inspired by principles of religion, servant leadership implies that true servants make true leaders (Greenleaf, 2002, 21). They must be flexible in their approach and responsive to the needs of those they serve. Servant leaders must also provide a fresh outlook based on their past experiences and contribute to society by meeting its demands in an earnest effort. Exhibiting such behavior definitely may have a positive impact on others; thus inspiring them to do …

Globalism From An African Perspective: The Training Of Lawyers For A New And Challenging Reality, Winston P. Nagan, Marcio Santos

UF Law Faculty Publications

This paper deals with the definition and implications of globalism generally and for African interests in particular. Its focus is on globalism as a cluster of social, economic, and political forces contesting for the controlling paradigm of international relations and international law. The article underscores the general issue of globalism's impact on the well-being of the international community. It also considers the impact of globalism on the U.N. Charter, and, in particular, the role of the United Nations in international economic order. The connections between globalism and society are considered as part of the changing character of war and political …

The Virtue Of Judicial Statesmanship, Neil S. Siegel

Faculty Scholarship

Some of America's most important judges have emphasized or embodied the practice of judicial statesmanship. Yet from the examples they set, it is not particularly clear what judicial statesmanship is or why it matters. In this Article, I conceptualize the elusive phenomenon of judicial statesmanship, and I defend statesmanship as a core, if under appreciated, dimension of judicial role.

I argue that judicial statesmanship defines a virtue in the role of a judge. Statesmanship charges judges with approaching cases so as to facilitate the capacity of the legal system to legitimate itself over the long run and with respect to …

Forum, Volume 32, No. 1, Spring 2008, Florida Humanities Council, Barbara O'Reilley

FORUM: The Magazine of Florida Humanities

Contents: Letter from the Director -- Humanities Alive! -- Leaving the Fast Lane Behind -- Seeking a Sense of Community -- Where Everyone Knows Your Name -- Savoring Florida -- Place Making -- Discovering a City's Soul -- Florida Views -- The Town that Nurtured Zora

Reclaiming Querencia: The Quest For Culturally Appropriate, Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development In Norther New Mexico, Kristina Gray Fisher

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 08 - April 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles onthe University's annual Community Breakfact and Quinn Awards presentation, the gains made by women leaders (featuring Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons), Massachusetts' first ever anti-hunger summit (featuring Governor Deval Patrick), a forum on racial and ethnic tensions, and other news from UMass Boston.

The International Market, Globalization And Nafta: If Food Is Life, Why Have We Allowed It To Become So Dirty?, Abigail Dym

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

No abstract provided.

Usd Magazine Spring 2008, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Contents; Editorial License; Letters to the Editor; Around the Park; Torero Athletics; A Flair for the Dramatic; Garden is a Verb; Point of View; Alumni Update; Campaign Corner; Class Notes; USD Reflection

Getting To Know Lents: A Thematic Atlas Of Healthy Eating And Active Living, Allison Adcox, Marina Carter, Allen Davis, Jonathan Gray

Asset Mapping: Community Geography Project

This project was made possible by Portland State University spring and summer capstone students 2008 in conjunction with Community Health Partnership: Oregon’s Public Health Institute. This atlas describes some of the work of the Lents neighborhood Healthy Eating Active Living initiative, which is directed by Noelle Dobson of the Community Health Partnership, Oregon’s Public Health Institute. Created through a lens of healthy eating and active living, this atlas is intended to describe the historical richness and importance of the Lents community and exhibit significant projects and programs in the area.

Extension's Role In Facilitating Collaborative Initiatives: Direct Marketing Farm Products On The Internet, Jessica Bagdonis, Joan S. Thomson, Craig Altemose

Journal of Extension

Using the Internet to direct market farm products provides multiple opportunities for producers to expand their existing businesses. Most often, these initiatives are undertaken by individual businesses. However, recent efforts in Central Pennsylvania suggest ways in which Extension can facilitate collaborative initiatives to direct market farm products online. In addition to increasing the profitability of small producers, collaborative marketing efforts can also contribute to sustainable community outcomes. Inherent in our discussion is the assumption that the principals of facilitating collaborative initiatives to direct market farm products online can be used to facilitate collaborate initiatives in other programmatic areas.

Organizational Complexity In American Local Governance: Deploying An Organizational Perspective In Concept And Analytic Framework Development, Charles David Crumpton

Dissertations and Theses

Organizational complexity is a distinguishing characteristic of local governance in America's urban areas. Organizationally complex arrangements among jurisdictions, agencies, and private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations are frequently involved in the production and delivery of local public goods and services in the United States. In this dissertation study the author seeks useful explanations regarding emergence, operation and consequences of organizational complexity found in local public economies in the United States. The study draws on the author's professional practice and researcher experience and organizational theory to develop a conceptual platform for better understanding local public sector organizational complexity. The conceptual platform is …

March 13, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the March 13, 2008, meeting of the University Senate. 22 pages

Ua23 Alive Center Going Green!, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.

Opportunities For Engaging Minorities, Dallas D. Owens Dr.

Articles & Editorials

Five aspects of minority community engagement in national security issues were examined: two concerned engagement in specific minority communities (Muslim and Latino), one a “field” of engagement (public health), one a traditional type of engagement (military service), and one a prerequisite for successful community engagement (effective leadership). The five aspects included (1) dynamics of engaging the growing Latino community, with emphasis on police department best practices to include Latino concerns and participation in community security; (2) participation of the Muslim community in planning for and response to natural disasters and terrorism threats; (3) providing public health services to all at-risk …

Housing Finance Review: Analysis And Proposals, United Kingdom: Hm Treasury

Documents

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 07 - March 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles on the University's emergency notification system, the visit of a high-lever delegation from Indonesia to UMass Boston's College of Public and Community Service, Black History Month events, a symposium on Native American heritage, the efforts of community members to promote science education, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences' Helene Fuld Scholarship Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

Umm To Track Sustainability Via Stars, University Relations

Campus News Archive

UMM has been selected to participate in the pilot phase of a rating system for sustainability in higher education called STARS—Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System.

Environmental Studies Major Is Option For Umm Students Next Fall, University Relations

Campus News Archive

A new interdisciplinary major will be available next fall for students who choose to attend the University of Minnesota, Morris. The new major in environmental studies will complement the renewable energy and sustainability initiatives that are already in place or in progress at UMM.

Do Local Economic Development Programs Work? Evidence From The Federal Empowerment Zone Program, Matias Busso, Patrick Kline

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper evaluates the impact of Round I of the federal urban Empowerment Zone (EZ) program on neighborhood level labor and housing market outcomes over the period 1994-2000. Using four decades of Census data in conjunction with information on the proposed boundaries of rejected EZs, we find that neighborhoods receiving EZ designation experienced substantial improvements in labor market conditions and moderate increases in rents relative to rejected and future zones. These effects were accompanied by small changes in the demographic composition of the neighborhoods, though evidence from disaggregate Census tabulations suggests that these changes account for little of the observed …

Brownfields And Brac: A Surprising "Compatibility", Joel B. Eisen

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

With One Stroke Of The Pen: How Can Extension Professionals Involve Developers And Policymakers In Creating Sustainable Communities?, Mark Hostetler, Pierce Jones, Michael Dukes, Hal Knowles

Journal of Extension

Residential developments have a huge impact on natural resources, and sustainable or "green" communities are beginning to be built throughout the United States. Ultimately, with one stroke of a pen, developers, planners, and policymakers determine how a community will look and feel for many years to come. To interface with this non-traditional audience, we have created a new program called the Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC ) at the University of Florida. Through our experiences, we discuss the importance of partnering with developers, planners, and policymakers, and techniques to create resource-efficient communities.

Faculty Newsnotes 2008 No. 402, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.