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The Accelerator, Volume 1 Issue 2, Fall 2008, Christa Santos

The Accelerator

No abstract provided.

Fall 2008, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Start-Up Of A Giving Circle: A Case Study, Deborah Z. Strotz, Sarah M. Bigelow

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

Giving circles are a new form of philanthropy expanding across the United States. Diverse groups of individuals pool their funds and other resources to donate to individuals and organizations in need of assistance. They provide an avenue to increase civic engagement and participation in community. The purpose of this practicum is to conduct a case study evaluating the start-up process of a small group giving circle. Observations and analyses are based on four group meetings and individual telephone interviews.

The development steps established in the literature effectively guided the start-up of this new giving circle. The group processes demonstrated democratic …

Bs News

Building Services Engineering

No abstract provided.

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 02 - October 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about access to higher education, the new Venture Development Center, the growth of the university's Safety Awareness Program, the College of Management's new Finance Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

Local Foods: Estimating Capacity, David Timmons, Qingbin Wang, Dan Lass

Journal of Extension

While local food is enjoying new interest in much of the country, data revealing the extent of local food production and consumption are typically lacking. This lack of data has made it difficult to set local food goals and assess progress toward such goals. This article describes two methods for quantifying local food consumption and presents estimation results using national and state data. The local food indicators presented in this article can be easily estimated with publicly available data and represent low cost indicators of local food use that Extension professionals can use to assist clientele.

Unlv Magazine, Holly Ivy De Vore, Tony Allen, Barbara Cloud, Erin O'Donnell, Matthew K. Jacobsen, Gian Galassi, Michelle Mouton, Afsha Bawany, Shane Bevell

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Program In Comparative Legal Studies And Post Conflict Justice Introduced At Law School, Ann Gaudreux

Law School News Archive

No abstract provided.

Reflection On 2017 Lilly Conference In Traverse City, Holly Grieves

Academic Leadership Academy

The Lilly Conference in Traverse City offers sessions on enhancing group presentations and team projects, ideas for creation of service-learning opportunities, strategies for engaging millennial students in course content, training in innovative presentation platforms, methods of supplemental instruction and techniques to facilitate critical thinking in the classroom.

The Department of Occupational Therapy is in the midst of making significant curricular revisions as we transition rom a master’s degree program to an entry-level doctoral program. Attendance at the Lilly Conference assisted in the refinement of teaching methods for existing courses and contributed to the development of teaching methods for new course …

Learning And Living Green

News Releases

No abstract provided.

The Forum (Volume 38, Number 1), Valparaiso University School Of Law

Valparaiso Law School Forum

No abstract provided.

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 6, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.

Culture And Community Development In Higher Education, Arlene Goldbard

Imagining America

No abstract provided.

Navigating The U.S. Transition To Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges With Appropriate Legal Tools, John C. Dernbach

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Evst 225.01: Community And Environment, Neva Hassanein

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Umm Represented In Environmental Panel At State Fair Tuesday, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Lowell Rasmussen, David Fluegel and student Tynell Kocer, all representing the University of Minnesota, Morris, will be participants in The Environment and Great Outdoors Panel at the Minnesota State Fair August 26.

Strengthening The Capacity Of Helping Professionals To Provide Psychosocial Support To Communities Affected By Armed Conflict : The Evaluation Of One Program, Arden Elise O'Donnell

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored the transferring of skills, knowledge, and awareness of trainees in a Training-of-Trainers program in Northern Uganda, which was aimed at strengthening the capacity of helping professionals to provide psychosocial support to communities affected by armed conflict. Through the examination of a series of questionnaires administered to the trainees, this paper assesses how the direct transfer of knowledge and skills changed to awareness for trainees over time. This study also addresses how these findings contribute to a greater understanding of the model as well as suggestions surrounding the implications of the transfer of the model across the fields …

The Living And Spiritual Experiences Of Gay Men With Aids : An Exploratory Study, Jerry Dale Beene

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This research study will explore the experiences of ten gay men living with AIDS. Gay men with AIDS are a unique group in part because they are doubly stigmatized. Due to their sexual orientation, they have commonly experienced condemnation and marginalization, often from early on in their lives. My question for this study is: How does this particular group of men enduring this unique disease and treatment find and define their individual spirituality and sense of meaning as they face end of life issues? This qualitative research study used an exploratory, flexible methods design. I interviewed 10 gay men with …

Strong As The Weakest Link: Medical Response To A Catastrophic Event, Eileen Salinsky

National Health Policy Forum

Natural disasters and acts of terrorism have placed a spotlight on the ability of health care providers to surge in response to catastrophic conditions. This paper reviews the status of efforts to develop the capacity and capabilities of the health care system to respond to disasters and other mass casualty events. Strategies for adapting routine medical practices and protocols to the demands posed by extraordinary circumstances and scarce resources are summarized. Existing federal roles, responsibilities, and assets relative to the contributions of state and local government and the private sector are described, including specific programmatic activities such as the Strategic …

Bradford And Winthrop: Different Approaches To Colonial New England, Jeremy George

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Environmental historians usually discuss American colonists as if they were all the same. Thus, the Puritan communities that grew rapidly after John Winthrop's arrival in 1630 often overshadow the earlier Separatist colony at Plymouth, which leads to the assumption that all settlers acted in similar ways with regard to land use and the environment. By analyzing Bradford and Winthrop, it becomes possible to see a different picture of colonization in New England. It becomes evident that deforestation happened over time, and in spite of early resistance. It is also clear that colonial settlers viewed resources in different ways. The authorities …

Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (Stars): A Tool For Evaluating Campus Sustainability, Laura Matson

Sustainability Conference

STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System), is a comprehensive, voluntary, self-administered campus sustainability performance measurement tool. STARS strives to translate disparate sustainability indicators into a single metric that will enable benchmarking within institutions as well as comparisons across campuses. In this interactive panel discussion, representatives from diverse California colleges and universities will share their experiences using the pilot version of STARS.

Portfolio Pilot Program, Mark Maxwell

Sustainability Conference

The U.S. Green Building Council is transforming the LEED™ certification process to allow organizations with many buildings, like college/university campuses, to reduce the paperwork and cost of certification. UCSB, UCM, and CSULA are all involved in piloting these new approaches.

Creating A Better And More Sustainable Future: Key Directions And Actions, Debra Rowe

Sustainability Conference

Keynote Speaker - Closing Plenary

Number 2 - August 2008

Annual Report for the Institute for Global Citizenship

No abstract provided.

Ten Years Of Community Profiles In New Hampshire, Charlie A. French, Fabienne Lord-Fonesca

Natural Resources & the Environment

Through a program called Community Profiles, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension has helped 57 New Hampshire communities develop a vision for their future and mobilize local residents to act on that vision. The Community Profile process is based on the premise that communities must engage members in identifying and documenting common and deeply held values from which to craft a vision for the future if they are to build and sustain community vitality. The process also helps communities find new and creative ways to pursue that vision by leveraging resources within and outside of the community. These resources …

Acer Enews 08 August 2008, Acer

ACER eNews Archive 2001-2013

No abstract provided.

The Baysider : Vol. 8, Issue 6 - August / September 2008, Bayside Neighborhood Association

The Baysider

The Baysider (1999 - 2018) a community newspaper, published by the Bayside Neighborhood Association. Bayside is an inner-city Portland neighborhood flanked by Parkside, Back Cove, Downtown (a.k.a. Intown), and the East End. Feature articles focused on Bayside, though also included many city themes.

Impacts Of Social Network Structure On Knowledge Sharing In Open Source Software Development Teams, Y. Long, Keng Siau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The study examines the relationship between social network structure and knowledge sharing in Open Source Software (OSS) development teams. One hundred and fifty projects were selected from SourceForge.net using stratified sampling. Social network structure was measured by two indices: degree of centralization and core/periphery fitness. Knowledge sharing was measured from two aspects: the quality of knowledge sharing that is indicated by the helpfulness of messages and the quantity of knowledge sharing that is indicated by the number of messages. The results show that social network structure significantly affects the quantity of knowledge sharing. However, social network structure does not influence …

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2008.08, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Affairs

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

Design For Social And Environmental Enterprise, Clare Brass, Flora Bowden

DRS Biennial Conference Series

SEED Foundation undertakes action research to develop new, innovative ways for design to most effectively contribute towards sustainable development. The research that follows is not the result of academic investigations but rather, a culmination of 20 years direct professional involvement in the sector. By aligning current political goals with cutting edge design thinking and good business sense, this paper presents our ideas on how more designers can profitably solve social and environmental problems through their work. It specifically investigates how the still emerging discipline of service design, in dealing more with relationships and experiences than material objects, offers inherent social …