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Underemployment In Urban And Rural America, 2005-2012, Justin R. Young

Carsey Publications

Author Justin Young reports that underemployment (or involuntary part-time work) rates doubled during the second year of the recession, reaching roughly 6.5 percent in 2009. This increase was equally steep in both rural and urban places. By March of 2012, underemployment was slightly lower in rural places (4.8 percent) compared to urban places (5.3 percent). Prior to the recession, however, underemployment was slightly higher in rural America. Workers under age 30, as well as women, black, and Hispanic workers, continue to experience higher levels of underemployment. Underemployment is strongly linked with education, with the least educated workers experiencing higher rates …

Underemployment Persists Since Recession, With Youngest Workers Hardest Hit, Lori Wright

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

Scis News 11/8/2012, Slutzker Center For International Services

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

Elections and Homecoming at SU.

Life Of The Scholar Program Set For Nov. 14 At Gardner-Webb, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Life of the Scholar (LOTS) program at Gardner-Webb University will present “Bottom-Up Thinking About Sustainable Communities” with guest speaker Shannon Binns on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Ritch Banquet Hall, located in the Dover Student Center. Binns is the founder and executive director of Sustain Charlotte (N.C.), a nonprofit organization helping to advance a region-wide sustainability movement by serving as a catalyst for change. The mission of Sustain Charlotte is to inspire, inform, and facilitate a holistic and collaborative approach to building a vibrant and sustainable future for the Charlotte metropolitan region.

Scis News 11/2/2012, Slutzker Center For International Services

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

International Education Week 2012 events.

Women Empowerment And Community Development Through Ecotourism, Katherine S. Barry

Capstone Collection

Eco-tourism is generically and broadly considered to be a trendy topic for the privileged traveler to obtain an “authentic cultural experience”. This paper aims to disprove common misperceptions and present failures the system has created. Eco-tourism is an over-exploited and under-utilized tool in the field of sustainable development. Many resorts and “cultural” tours dominant, while local people suffer economically, social and environmentally. However, in the far-reaches of the Kakamega rainforest, there is group that is filling the environmental, social and economic gap in the field of sustainable tourism. They are the Isecheno Women’s Conservation Group, empowering and educating women to …

International Partnerships: A Model For Educational Organizations, Wesley Hickey, Janice A. Achtem, Joyce Nuner

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Opportunities exist for faculty and students within educational leadership preparation programs to participate in international initiatives within developing countries. One way to do this is through collaboration with organizations that already have an established presence in the country. Working within these organizations provides opportunities for learning and research for the educational leadership program. If done well, such work also helps host organizations meet their mission and goals. An understanding of effective behaviors in international partnerships may benefit educational leadership programs that develop these types of service opportunities. The behaviors mirror the scholar-practitioner philosophy, of which some prominent educational leadership programs …

Vincentian Pragmatism: Toward A Method For Systemic Change, Scott Kelley Ph.D.

Vincentian Studies

Scott Kelley creates the term Vincentian Pragmatism and defines it as “Vincent [de Paul]’s way of proceeding . . . [it is] an integrated and holistic way of knowing that is capable of systemic change.” He writes, “Vincentian Pragmatism must also inform the way we engage, identify, explore, interpret, and decide in response to the complex systems that exacerbate poverty. It must unite action and contemplation.” Kelley identifies questions we must ask to pursue Vincentian epistemology and explains how Vincent developed it from his own experience. The process of overcoming our biases and forming a Vincentian worldview is also examined. …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 11, October 29, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Monk’S Bread: The History Of The Commercial Bakery At The Abbey Of The Genesee, Tim Davis

Northeast Popular Culture Association

Throughout the long history of the Cistercian Order each foundation would attempt to become self sufficient by establishing an industry which was linked to the life of the monastic community. Not only did this practice encourage independence from the mother-house but also discouraged overdependence upon assistance from the secular world. The Abbey of the Genesee was founded in 1951 as an offshoot of Gethsemani Abbey (home to the famous Thomas Merton). These early Trappist communities were among 10 others in the United States that had their roots in most strict observances within the Cistercian order. The Genesee monks chose several …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2012-10-26, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The headline article for this issue is "The College of Wooster celebrates family weekend," featuring some information on the event and an itinerary. Another article looks at "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week in Wooster," which boasted a week of better sustainability on campus, including presentations and sustainable dining options. Viewpoints look at the upcoming 2012 presidential election. The Features page focuses on local elections in Wooster and Wayne County, along with voting information. In Arts and Entertainment, the Voice looks at new displays at the College of Wooster Art Museum Ebert Hall and an interview with comedians Jamil Abu-Wardeh and …

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Scis News 10/25/2012, Slutzker Center For International Services

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

Great ways to have fun at Halloween fun with SU!

Path Dependence And Community Development In South Carolina, 2012 October 23, Jonathan Keisler

Publications

No abstract provided.

Scis News 10/18/2012, Slutzker Center For International Students

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

New dates announced for additional SCIS travel seminars during holiday season.

Planetarian Identity Formation And The Relocalization Of Environmental Law, Sarah Krakoff

Florida Law Review

Local food, local work, local energy production-all are hallmarks of a resurgence of localism throughout contemporary environmental thought and action. The renaissance of localism might be seen as a retreat from the world’s global environmental problems. This Article maintains, however, that some forms of localism are actually expressions, appropriate ones, of a planetary environmental consciousness. This Article’s centerpiece is an in-depth evaluation of local climate action initiatives, including interviews with participants, as well as other data and observations about their ethics, attitudes, behaviors, and motivations. The values and identities being forged in these initiatives form the basis for timely conceptions …

Ay 2012/2013 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2012-10-17, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

It Takes A Community: Civic Life And Community Involvement Among Coös County Youth, Justin R. Young

Carsey Publications

This brief explores the extent to which Coös County youth are involved in a variety of civic-related activities, with particular attention to the demographic and attitudinal factors associated with such participation. Author Justin Young reports that approximately 75 percent of Coös County youth report involvement in at least one type of civic-related activity. The types of activities varied by year in school. Eighth grad¬ers were more involved in 4-H, Scouts, church groups, and community center events, while twelfth graders volunteered more often and participated in community-service clubs. Forty percent of youth volunteered within the past year, and a third are …

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 17, October 15, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 08, October 15, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Montana Kaimin, October 11, 2012, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Jackson Creek Mitigation Bank: Benefits And Challenges Of An Urban Mitigation Bank, Daniel Johnson, James B. Atkins, Quinton Epps

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2012 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Water Research, Policy and Management

Examining The Impact Of Pau Jacaré (Piptadenia Gonoacantha) Growth On Soil Fertility In The Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, Aleksandra Ponomareva

Environmental Analysis Program Mellon Student Summer Research Reports

The Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil is an area of astounding diversity in both flora and fauna, taking its place among the top five “biodiversity hotspots” in the world. However, in the past 40 or 50 years the area has been increasingly threatened by the presence of humans – approximately 93% of the Rainforest has disappeared as a result of exploitation (Turner 2004). Unsustainable farming practices, as well as logging, cattle ranching and mining activities have caused soil infertility, water depletion, erosion and destruction of ecosystems. This project examines the effects of the Pau Jacaré, Piptadenia gonoacantha, tree on soil health …

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 15, October 8, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Ssc And Environmental Studies Speaker, Katherine Filippo

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Otter Realm, October 4, 2012, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Leading the Next Generation: Cal State Monterey Bay students attend the 2012 Student Leadership Conference -- What You Otter Be Doing October 4 - October 17 -- $1.7 Mil. Grant for Electric Trolley: Electric Trolley Comes to MST, Promoting a Green, Sustainable Community -- Project Green Challenge: Teens Turning Green -- In California ...We Trust? Gov. Brown Vetoes Trust Act -- McNair Grant -- Military-Friendly Campus -- Becoming American: Immigrant Students Acquiring Citizenship Status -- El Camino a la Ciudadania -- Advising Goes to the Top: Library will house Academic and Career Advising Center -- New Career Adviser: Rhonda Mercadal-Espinosa: …

Weekly News Digest 10/03/2012, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

In this issue:

● Midwest Philosophy Colloquium Returns to Morris

● Piano Solos Will Accompany Sculpture Installations in The Enchanted Garden Preludes

● Morris Rises 68 Places in Washington Monthly Rankings

● Coach Dan Magner Becomes the Winningest Women's Soccer Coach in Morris History

Ay 2012/2013 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2012-10-03, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Researchfanshawe Magazine Special Edition 1, Leslie Mcintosh, Dan Douglas

ResearchFanshawe Magazine

No abstract provided.