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Sac Outreach Bulletin 2009, The South Asia Center

Newsletters from the South Asia Center

No abstract provided.

Forum, Volume 33, No. 1, Spring 2009, Florida Humanities Council, Barbara O'Reilley

FORUM: The Magazine of Florida Humanities

Contents: Letter from the Director -- Humanities Alive! -- Creating a New Vision for Paradise -- Do What's Right for our Children -- Students Need More than Academics -- Universities are Key to the Economy -- A Shift to High-Level Jobs is Crucial -- Our Environmental Emergency is Now -- Reading Florida -- Rethink Land Use, Energy Sources -- Smart Growth Helps Build Community -- Realizing Strength in Diversity -- Savoring Florida -- So Many Residents, So Few Floridians

Review Of The Aesthetics Of Resistance, By Peter Weiss, Lars Gustaf Andersson

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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Peter Weiss (born 1916 in Germany, dead 1982 in Sweden) has a truly cosmopolitan biography. As the son of a Jewish manufacturer of Hungarian descent and a Swiss actress Weiss had German as maternal tongue, but was in fact a Czech citizen, and lived his childhood and youth in Poland as well as in Germany and Great Britain. In 1939 he migrated to Sweden - following his parents - and finally became a Swedish citizen in 1946. He wrote several books in Swedish, and was also, during the 1950s, active as an experimental filmmaker in Stockholm, acknowledged by …

Muscogiana Vol. 20(1), Spring 2009, Gary S. Sprayberry

Muscogiana

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An Imaginary Negro In An Impossible Place?: The Issue Of New Mexico Statehood In The Secession Crisis, 1860–1861, Mark J. Stegmaier

New Mexico Historical Review

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The Compass Rose Vol. Xxiii, No. 1, University Of Texas At Arlington Library Special Collections & Archives

The Compass Rose

The purpose of The Compass Rose is to raise awareness of Special Collections' resources and to foster the use of these resources. The newsletter also reports significant new programs, initiatives, and acquisitions of Special Collections. The issues included here are scans of print newsletters from the 1990s and 2000s. Current issues and posts of The Compass Rose can now be accessed on the UTA Libraries Compass Rose Blog.

Why Urbanists Need Religion, Joshua D. Ambrosius

Political Science Faculty Publications

This essay summarizes a conference paper presented at the October 2008 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The paper was reviewed by several leading scholars.

The 2008 Federal Intervention To Stabilize Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, W. Scott Frame

Documents

Describes the sources of financial distress at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, outlines the measures taken by the federal government, and presents some evidence about the effectiveness of these actions

Cie Lecture Series, Spring 2009, Center For International Education

NH International Seminar

Joel Hartter

UNH Department of Geography

February 18, 2009

"Baboons and Farmers: Impacts of Imposed Conservation in a Forest Park Landscape in Africa"

Louis Tisa

UNH Dpeartment of Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

March 11, 2009

"Global Issues Require Global Collaborations: Understanding Plant-Microbe Interactions with Worldwide Practical and Ecological Relevance"

Lu Yan

UNH Department of History

April 15, 2009

"More than International Relations: Cross-Cultural Interactions between China and Japan, 1895-1945"

Steve Bornstein

UNH Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

May 6, 2009

"Assessing Changes in State Fragility during the Globalization Era"

Brigitte Bailey, Associate Professor Of English, College Of Liberal Arts, Travels To England, Brigitte Bailey

Faculty Travel Reports

Professor Brigitte Bailey traveled to England in July to attend a conference she helped organize on "Transatlantic Women: Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers in Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe," and to present a paper on her own research.

Panel Discussion: Specialized Courts: Lessons From The Federal Circuit, The Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy 2008 National Lawyers Convention

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.

Trademark Arbitration: A First Rate Change For A Second Life Future, Boris Shapiro

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

No abstract provided.

Facilitating A Successful College Experience: Increasing Graduation Rates Using A Global Village Approach To International Student Retention, Nancy Sanders

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

In today’s global economy, attracting and retaining international talents is not only the goal of business, but also the goal of institutions of higher learning. In a competitive world, keeping the best of the best must be a priority for all stakeholders. The Office of International Student Retention Services (OISRS) at Kennesaw State University is interested in evaluating the satisfaction of the international student population with regard to its services and programs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate international students’ opinions of the OISRS and to expose possible areas for service improvement.

Historically, the OISRS has focused on …

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 08 - April 2009

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes  articles about the Robert H. Quinn Community Breakfast and awards, the enrollment process for transfer students to the university, Camp Shriver at UMass Boston, the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation's recognition of the Urban Scholars Program as a grant recipient, the university's recently launched YouTube channel, and other news from UMass Boston.

Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing The Evolving Character Of Modern Conflict, Frank Hoffman

Strategic Forums

America’s ongoing battles in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted limitations in our understanding of the complexity of modern warfare. Furthermore, our cultural prism has retarded the institutionalization of capabilities needed to prevail in stabilization and counter-insurgency missions.

Editor's Introduction, Alan Clinton, John Sundholm

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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This special issue of Reconstruction began with a feeling of both exhaustion and excitement. The exhaustion concerned our feeling that there has been an excessive amount of theorizing about the historical avant-garde that takes rather traditional forms. The most exciting prospect for us, by contrast, was the feeling that marginalized tradition of the “critical avant-garde" as practiced by figures such as Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, and Walter Benjamin is now, more than ever, ready for a sustained exploration. This issue intends to be a small part of that exploration, one that realizes that the lessons of the vanguard …

2009 Friends Of The University Of Montana Herbarium Newsletter, Peter Lesica, David Dyer

Newsletters of the Friends of the University of Montana Herbarium

Flora On-line Project Nears End / Peter Lesica -- Activities -- Notes from the Board / Marilyn Marler -- MONTU People: Albert Finley / Dave Hanna -- MONTU News Briefs -- 2009 Friends of the UM Herbarium Annual Meeting -- Donald E. Brink and Lillian M. Mayer / Joe Elliott -- Meet the Herbarium's Student Employees / Dave Dyer -- Limestone and Plant Geography in Montana / Peter Lesica

Differing Effects: The Resource Curse In Seperatist Conflicts, W. Scott Miller

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

Despite considerable research on the relationship between natural resources and civil wars, minimal investigation has been conducted regarding the effects on separatist conflicts. Previous literature in the field has recognized seemingly different effects, but none have focused on these differences. Using 10 cases, this study fills the gap in the research. The observable results support the idea that the potential effects are unique to separatist conflicts and not civil war in general. Such results demonstrate the variety of mechanisms through which a variable can generate observable changes.

Admiralty And Maritime Law Articles Published In Non-Maritime Law Journals (2008), H. Kumar Jayasuriya, Melanie Oberlin

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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Visual Impairment And Eye Care Among Older Americans: Secondary Analysis Of The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Brfss), Amy L. Freeland

Dissertations

The aim of this three-paper format dissertation is to explore three topics relevant to public health and vision loss. The three papers are independent studies, yet build upon each other by first describing the population of people aged 40 years and older in the United States in terms of visual impairment, diagnosed eye disease/injury, and their use of eye care, and then next exploring the factors that influence eye care use for both the general population and the subpopulation of people with diagnosed diabetes. The first paper provides a state-level examination of the characteristics of people aged 40 years and …

Cognitive And Social Help Giving In Online Teaching: An Exploratory Study, Joan Whipp, Rebecca A. Lorentz

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

While literature suggests that college students may be less reluctant to seek help in online rather than traditional courses, little is known about how online instructors give help in ways that lead to increased student help seeking and academic success. In this study, we used theories and research on learning assistance and scaffolding, teacher immediacy, social presence, and academic help seeking to explore through a cross-case study design how three online instructors differed in their use of cognitive and social supports and how those differences related to student perceptions of support, help seeking, and performance. Primary data sources included all …

Need For International Business Concepts In The Curriculum, David Seeley Jr.

International Journal for Business Education

With the continued increase in international business, business education has an obligation to reflect this trend. There are two methods for incorporating international business concepts into the curriculum: infusion and creation. Ideally, this obligation would be completed with a standalone course in international business. However, it can also be accomplished through incorporating international business concepts into current curriculum. Business programs need to include international aspects into the curriculum to help the students understand the economy in which they live.

The Nutrition Elite: Do Only The Highest Levels Of Caloric Knowledge, Obesity Knowledge, And Motivation Matter In Processing Nutrition Ad Claims And Disclosures?, J. Craig Andrews, Richard G. Netemeyer, Scot Burton

Marketing Faculty Research and Publications

This study examines the role of the highest levels of caloric knowledge, obesity consequences knowledge, and motivation to search for nutrition information in the processing of relative nutrient content claims in advertisements, such as “half the calories” or “half the fat,” for products relatively high in total calorie levels. After controlling for the impact of demographics, dietary habits, body mass index, relative ad claims and disclosures, perceived weight gain risk, and other variables, the authors find curvilinear (quadratic) effects for caloric knowledge, obesity consequences knowledge, and motivation to search for nutrition information on intent to buy an advertised, high-calorie snack …

Terrorism Law Report, 2009 Spring, St. Mary's University School Of Law Center For Terrorism Law

Quarterly News

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Vol 53 #5, Judy Zelenski

MPLA Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Focus, 2009, Spring, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Enslaved Revolutionaries : Constitutional Rhetoric Of Eighteenth-Century Irish And American Patriots, Jacob Keith Johnson

Honors Theses

Following years of escalating tension, the thirteen American colonies crossed the threshold over to armed revolt, declaring a war for independence from the British in 1776. Restrictions placed upon the colonies and failed attempts at a compromise drove American patriots to initiate and execute a republican revolution that redefined their status from subsidiary colonies to independent nation. During this time, Ireland found itself in a unique situation, in an ambiguous status stuck between colony and nation. Desires for greater participation in Britain’s mercantilist economy and demand for Ireland’s legislative independence led to a revolutionary period orchestrated by an opposition group …

It's All Happening At The Zoo: Children's Environmental Learning After School, Jason A. Douglas, Cindi Katz

Publications and Research

Pairing dynamic out-of-school-time (OST) programs with zoos can encourage young people's relationships with and sense of responsibility for animals and the environment. The project presented in this article, Animal Rescuers, gave the authors the opportunity to examine how such a pairing can work. OST programs enable learning in settings that are generally unavailable during school time (Honig & McDonald, 2005). They provide space for collaboration among students, teachers, and others such as program visitors or outside educators. Taking advantage of the flexibility, location, and educational playfulness of an OST setting, the authors worked intensively with a small number of 10-12-year-old …

Global Competency In Hospitality Management Programs: A Perfect Recipe For Community Colleges, David Jonathan Beer

Dissertations

Globalization is redefining and transforming interactions between people all over the world. Although nations differ in their level of globalization, it is critical in this day and age that nations foster global competency in their citizens and students. Education is one key area in developing and promoting global competency. For the United States, creation of a dynamic workforce, both domestic and abroad, is imperative if America is going to compete in a global society. Students who have a diverse and knowledgeable view of the world, can communicate in another language, and can exhibit cross-cultural adaptability, will be able to efficiently …

The Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner At The Master's-Degree Level: Is It Necessary?, Michele Leonardi Darby

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

The article reflects on the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) curriculum proposed by the American Dental Hygienists' Association at the master's degree level. It is stated that dental hygienists and ADHPs can collaborate with other health care professionals for contributing towards the advancement of quality health care to the most vulnerable populations. It is mentioned that preparation at the master's degree is a logical pathway to the expanded scope of practice.