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Faculty Senate Monthly Packet February 2013, Portland State University Faculty Senate Feb 2013

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet February 2013, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The February 2013 Monthly packet includes the February agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held January 2013


From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson Feb 2013

From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Profile-Samantha Burridge Feb 2013

Profile-Samantha Burridge

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Atg Interviews Samantha Burridge, Managing Director, Palgrave Macmillan, Tom Gilson Feb 2013

Atg Interviews Samantha Burridge, Managing Director, Palgrave Macmillan, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Performance Asymmetries In Tool Use Are Associated With Corpus Callosum Integrity In Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes): A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study, Kimberley A. Phillips, J. Schaeffer, E. A. Barrett, William D. Hopkins Feb 2013

Performance Asymmetries In Tool Use Are Associated With Corpus Callosum Integrity In Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes): A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study, Kimberley A. Phillips, J. Schaeffer, E. A. Barrett, William D. Hopkins

Psychology Faculty Research

The authors examined the relationship of corpus callosum (CC) morphology and organization to hand preference and performance on a motor skill task in chimpanzees. Handedness was assessed using a complex tool use task that simulated termite fishing. Chimpanzees were initially allowed to perform the task wherein they could choose which hand to use (preference measure), then they were required to complete trials using each hand (performance measure). Two measures were used to assess the CC: midsagittal area obtained from in vivo magnetic resonance images and density of transcallosal connections as determined by fractional anisotropy values obtained from diffusion tensor imaging. …


Confronting Myths About Household Food Insecurity And Excess Weight, Edward A. Frongillo Jr. Feb 2013

Confronting Myths About Household Food Insecurity And Excess Weight, Edward A. Frongillo Jr.

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Water, Climate, And Social Change In A Fragile Landscape, William L. Hargrove, David M. Borrok, Josiah Mc C.C. Heyman, Craig E. Tweedie, Carlos Cabrera Ferregut Feb 2013

Water, Climate, And Social Change In A Fragile Landscape, William L. Hargrove, David M. Borrok, Josiah Mc C.C. Heyman, Craig E. Tweedie, Carlos Cabrera Ferregut

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We present here and in the companion papers an analysis of sustainability in the Middle Rio Grande region of the U.S.-Mexico border and propose an interdisciplinary research agenda focused on the coupled human and natural dimensions of water resources sustainability in the face of climate and social change in an international border region. Key threats to water sustainability in the Middle Rio Grande River region include: (1) increasing salinization of surface and ground water, (2) increasing water demand from a growing population in the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez area on top of an already high base demand from irrigated agriculture, (3) …


Grounded Theologies: ‘Religion’ And The ‘Secular’ In Human Geography, Justin K. H. Tse Feb 2013

Grounded Theologies: ‘Religion’ And The ‘Secular’ In Human Geography, Justin K. H. Tse

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This paper replies to Kong’s (2010) lament that geographers of religion have not sufficiently intervened in religious studies. It advocates ‘grounded theologies’ as a rubric by which to investigate contemporary geographies of religion in a secular age. Arguing that secularization can itself be conceived as a theological process, the paper critiques a religious/secular dichotomy and argues that individualized spiritualities presently prevalent are indicative of Taylor’s (2007) nova effect of proliferating grounded theologies. Case studies are drawn from social and cultural geographies of religious intersectionalities and from critical geopolitics.


How Customary Is Customary International Law?, Emily Kadens, Ernest A. Young Feb 2013

How Customary Is Customary International Law?, Emily Kadens, Ernest A. Young

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law Feb 2013

Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Morris Catalog 2013-15, University Of Minnesota, Morris Feb 2013

Morris Catalog 2013-15, University Of Minnesota, Morris

UMM Catalog

No abstract provided.


Wagner In The "Cult Of Art In Nazi Germany", David B. Dennis Feb 2013

Wagner In The "Cult Of Art In Nazi Germany", David B. Dennis

History: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Gut Passage By Binturongs (Arctictus Binturong) On Seed Germination, Christina P. Colon, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Feb 2013

The Impact Of Gut Passage By Binturongs (Arctictus Binturong) On Seed Germination, Christina P. Colon, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz

Publications and Research

Binturongs (Arctictis binturong) are the largest of Asian civets and, due to their highly frugivorous diet, are expected to play an important role in seed dispersal processes. To study the effect of binturong gut passage on seed viability, we fed 10 captive binturongs with fruits of longan (Dimocarpus longan), papaya (Carica papaya) and chiku (Manilkara zapota), collected the seeds they defaecated, and planted these to determine seed germination rate and time. Of the defaecated seeds, 90.4% passed through binturong gut intact in under nine hours, and 99.4% passed in under 33 hours. Chiku seeds had the highest germination rate (35.7% …


Illinois State, February 2013, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications Feb 2013

Illinois State, February 2013, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications

State: The Magazine of Illinois State University (1999-present)

Illinois State University alumni magazine


Speaking Politely, Kindly, And Beautifully: Ideologies Of Politeness In Japanese Business Etiquette Training, Cynthia Dickel Dunn Feb 2013

Speaking Politely, Kindly, And Beautifully: Ideologies Of Politeness In Japanese Business Etiquette Training, Cynthia Dickel Dunn

Faculty Work

In recent years, politeness theory has increasingly focused on speakers’ own conceptualizations of polite behavior, viewing politeness concepts as a type of language ideology. This article examines the construction of Japanese politeness concepts in the business etiquette training provided for new employees in Japanese companies. Drawing on participant-observation of business etiquette seminars offered by five training companies, it analyzes how employees are taught to show deference through appropriate honorific use, to speak in ways which are seen as kind or considerate, and to speak and move in ways the instructors define as ‘beautiful.’ The analysis demonstrates how etiquette training conflates …


Early Modern Absolutism And Constitutionalism, Kinch Hoekstra Feb 2013

Early Modern Absolutism And Constitutionalism, Kinch Hoekstra

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gendered Informality In Egyptian Beauty’ Salons Egyptian Female Manicurists Who Cannot Afford The Beauty Price, Hager Amer Feb 2013

Gendered Informality In Egyptian Beauty’ Salons Egyptian Female Manicurists Who Cannot Afford The Beauty Price, Hager Amer

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes the social world of beauty salons and the lives of Egyptian female beauty workers. Through an ethnographic analysis of the everyday interactions inside the beauty salons, this thesis presents the dynamics of labor relations and class formations. The aim of my research is to bring the social world of the salon into life. I hope to demonstrate a move away from the traditional studies of the beauty industry that highlight women insecurities about their bodies and their experiences in meeting the beauty standards. It is also not my intent to investigate the relation between physical appearance and …


The Diffusion Of Edublogs Among Educators In Egypt, Salma Hany Mohammed Omar Abdelrehim Feb 2013

The Diffusion Of Edublogs Among Educators In Egypt, Salma Hany Mohammed Omar Abdelrehim

Theses and Dissertations

This study gives some insight with regards to the diffusion of educational blogs among educators working in Egypt. Through the literature review the researcher establishes the importance of edublogs and gives examples of their use around the world, then goes on to answer questions about the reasons behind why edublogs are not being used by educators in Egypt. The research compares edublog adopters and nonusers by tackling three issues in the diffusion process. For the adopters, the study inquires about how they found out about the edublogs to see if it was traditional word of mouth as the diffusion of …


Categorizing Women: Gender And Social Media During The 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Sydney Winston Barnes Feb 2013

Categorizing Women: Gender And Social Media During The 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Sydney Winston Barnes

Theses and Dissertations

From February 2011 to July 2012, formerly suppressed political parties struggled to fill the political void post-Hosni Mubarak. While debates about Egypt's political future circulated, individuals as well as dissident factions employed various interpretations of women and their roles to symbolically represent their varying ideologies. Despite the significance and economic value women produce as citizens, many political actors regularly bracket their concerns as irrelevant to the affairs of the state. As a result, political actors have engaged with new strategic techniques to access the various politicized publics that marginalized subaltern groups. The most publicized approach during this time, involved individual's …


El Thawra And El Balad: Narratives Of Youth About Protest Participation And Political Subjectivity In The January 25 Revolution, Ola Galal Feb 2013

El Thawra And El Balad: Narratives Of Youth About Protest Participation And Political Subjectivity In The January 25 Revolution, Ola Galal

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis documents the narratives of a group of Egyptian youth about their participation in the 18 days of protest and analyzes their narratives in terms of reasons and meanings of taking part in such events. First, I analyze how these youth constructed their memory of the 18 days and produced a certain version of history. Second, I look at the meanings they ascribed to the Revolution through examining their narratives about why and how they participated in the 18 days and how such an experience changed their perception about and their desire for participating in collective action and politics …


Uap 5020: Historic Preservation, University Of New Mexico Feb 2013

Uap 5020: Historic Preservation, University Of New Mexico

Section 5000: Physical Facility Management

No abstract provided.


In Search Of The Self: Eastern Versus Western Perspectives, Derek C. Wolter Jan 2013

In Search Of The Self: Eastern Versus Western Perspectives, Derek C. Wolter

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

In analyzing a mythological work, a proper understanding of the nature of the self and its relation to the Cosmos is essential. Alan Watts, the late British philosopher, proposed that there were two great myths of the self—myth here not used in the sense of something false, but rather as a way of interpreting oneself and one’s reality. In the West, there is a dualistic conception of the self where there is a clear distinction between creator and created, and Man and the self is viewed as an artifact of creation. In the East, there is a non-dualistic conception of …


The Observer, Central Washington University Jan 2013

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for January 31-February 6, 2013. Vol. 93, No. 4.


The University Of San Francisco Fact Book And Almanac 2013, Alan Ziajka Jan 2013

The University Of San Francisco Fact Book And Almanac 2013, Alan Ziajka

USF Fact Book and Almanac

No abstract provided.


Ucc Minutes January 31, 2013, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee Jan 2013

Ucc Minutes January 31, 2013, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Utah Statesman, January 31, 2013, Utah State University Jan 2013

The Utah Statesman, January 31, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.


Minutes, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 31, 2013, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee Jan 2013

Minutes, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 31, 2013, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Pan American (2013-01-31), Karen Antonacci, Daniella Diaz Jan 2013

The Pan American (2013-01-31), Karen Antonacci, Daniella Diaz

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 69, No. 16


The Research And Engagement Academy: Advancing Faculty Scholarship And Partnerships Through External Funding Opportunities, Unh Communications And Public Affairs Jan 2013

The Research And Engagement Academy: Advancing Faculty Scholarship And Partnerships Through External Funding Opportunities, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


The East Texan, 2013-01-31, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jan 2013

The East Texan, 2013-01-31, Texas A&M University-Commerce

All Issues

A color copy of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.