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Civil Rights In A Desegregating America, Nicholas Stephanopoulos

Kreisman Working Paper Series in Housing Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Women's And Gender Studies Fall 2015, Chantal Kalisa

Women's and Gender Studies Program: Information and Materials

This year marks the end of my tenure as the Director of Women’s & Gender Studies. It has been has an honor and a pleasure to serve you. I am thankful to those who serve in many capacities in order to grow our program. Core and affiliate faculty are key in reflecting our committment to interdisciplinarity through their research, teaching, and service. I also thank campus community members such as those who run the Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Resource Center. They are dedicated to making women’s issues visible on campus, and also offer invaluable internship and professionalization opportunities for our …

Agriculture Of The Middle Participation In State Branding Campaigns: The Case Of Kentucky, Alicia M. Hullinger, Keiko Tanaka

Community & Leadership Development Faculty Publications

In the past decade, statewide agricultural branding campaigns have blossomed. Examining the case of the Kentucky Proud™ (KyP) program, this paper investigates the potential benefit of a state-level marketing strategy for the declining class of midsize farms, referred to as Agriculture of the Middle (AOTM). First, we discuss why AOTM farms are important to maintaining a viable agriculture structure. Second, we introduce the context of state branding and explain how KyP developed as part of the transition from highly tobacco-dependent agriculture. Using recent agricultural census data and a survey of KyP members, we compare the key characteristics between three sets …

Integrating Gardening As A Tool To Teach The Concept Of Sustainability To Elementary School Students, Hannah Cobb, Madisen Hasenauer

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s society. Society as a whole benefits from having an environmentally conscious citizen who can make an informed impact on social issues involving natural resources. As future educators, it is our responsibility to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to become an active part of repairing our planet. Research suggests that school gardens can be a powerful tool in promoting outdoor education, encouraging positive peer relationships, and building strong communities, while teaching sustainability concepts. I propose teachers who receive school support, collaborate with committed volunteers, and acquire access to the …

Acquiring English As A Second Language For Mexican American Students, Gabriela Rosas

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Acquiring English as a second language takes time, dedication and guidance from family, peers and most importantly from teachers. Many Mexican American students become effective bilinguals after they acquire English, while others slowly lose their native language. Through use of literature review, surveys and interviews to Mexican American college students and elementary teachers, this capstone examines how Mexican American students acquire English both at home and at school and find ways to improve their classroom learning experiences. Research reveals that the students’ language spoken at home determines whether they could be placed in a bilingual or English-only classroom. In addition, …

The Utah Statesman, October 1, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan

Life-Course Criminology And Desistance From Crime: What Consists Of A Good Marriage And Are The Effects Gender Specific?, Shawn P. Hunter

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Criminology is the science of studying crime on individual and societal levels. The area of life-course criminology seeks to understand how an individual begins in crime, persists, and eventually desists, and how desistance is achieved throughout the entire course of a person's life. Desistance may be accomplished through a number of ways within the confines of a marriage, from the cultivation of a strong marriage environment with strong attachments and commitments between spouses, to marriage simply functioning as the mechanism to replace one‟s previous deviant friends. While there is a large body of knowledge explaining how desistance is achieve through …

Podia And Pens: Dismantling The Two-Track System For Legal Research And Writing Faculty, Kristen K. Tiscione, Amy Vorenberg

Law Faculty Scholarship

At the 2015 AALS Annual Meeting, a panel was convened under this title to discuss whether separate tracks and lower status for legal research and writing (“LRW”) faculty make sense given the current demand for legal educators to better train students for practice. The participants included law professors, an associate dean, and a federal judge.2 Each panelist was asked to respond to questions about the “two-track” system—a shorthand phrase for the two tracks of employment at many law schools whereby full-time LRW faculty are treated differently than tenured and tenure-track faculty. The panelists represented differing views on the topic. This …

El Leñador, October 2015, El Leñador Staff

2015

El Leñador is an English and Spanish newspaper produced by Humboldt State University students. Our staff cover and provide news to Latinx and other diverse communities on campus and in Humboldt County. We are committed to providing relevant news and expanding the representations and stories told about people of color and other marginalized groups. Our work helps create more social, political and cultural diversity in local media.

El Leñador es un periodico en español y inglés producido por estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal de Humboldt. Nuestro personal cubre y provee noticias a la comunidad Latinx y otras comunidades diversas en …

Torch (October 2015), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Sjsu Erfa News, Fall 2015, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 29, Number 1.

Incorrectly labeled as Volume 28, Number 1.

The Isom Report - Fall 2015, Jaime Harker, Theresa Starkey

Isom Report

The official newsletter of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.

Faculty Achievements, October 2015, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.

Learning From “Dirty Jobs:” Reflection On Work In The Classroom, Nicola Blake

Publications and Research

This article will examine how the work environment presented through popular culture can enrich and extend ideas of work in a community college curriculum. The article presents the context and pedagogy of utilizing notions of “dirty jobs” in the classroom and highlights the discoveries made about theories of work in the process. Students documented these discoveries using three writing assignments. These scaffolded assignments created individual ethnographic responses to the key question: “What is Work”? By using meta-cognitive teaching practices and popular culture, students were able to use the guided writing activities to explore their individual notions of work, career, and …

Fall 2015, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

No abstract provided.

Cc: Connecticut College Magazine, Fall 2015, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Rehabilitation Or Retribution? Labeling Theory And The Sex Offender, Brian Beville

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Sex offenders have to register under sexual notifications laws that list their offenses online.Also,some sex offenders have had to go as far as placing signs in their front lawns,wearing global positioning system tracking devices,or have even had to displace to other living areas.

The Utah Statesman, October 1, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Chinese Internet Literature: Preserving Born-Digital Literary Content And Fighting Web Piracy, C. David Hickey

Journal of East Asian Libraries

This paper undertakes to define Chinese internet literature (CIL) and discuss the unique circumstances that make the subject of CIL content preservation so problematic. Copyright infringement and text corruption, in which the text is changed or adapted without author’s permission, are major problems in China. Text corruption mostly results from censorship or web piracy. A recently-developed type of anti-piracy scheme called “literary works fingerprinting” can protect the content of the works themselves, guarding them against plagiarism. If as many of the original CIL documents as possible are consistently archived and digitally fingerprinted, then the born-digital works that remain online will …

At A Crossroads: Midtown, Inc. 2005-2015, Amanda Rees, Caleb Ashburn, Cheltzie Brown, Eric Derhammer, Jessica Dixon, Kelsie Hughes, Rachel Knapp, Morgan Robinson, Anastasia Romain

Columbus Community Geography Center

Established in 2005, MidTown, Inc., a self-identified community development organization, celebrated its 10^th anniversary in 2016. After a decade’s work, the organization is presently reviewing its activities as it takes a moment to consider its future trajectory. To facilitate this process MidTown, Inc. partnered with Columbus State University’s Columbus Community Geography Center to support MidTown, Inc.’s efforts. In fall 2015, nine students in CSU’s urban geography course, taught by Dr. Amanda Rees, researched and completed this report including: Celeb Ashburn, Cheltzie Brown, Eric Derhammer, Jessica Dixon, Kelsie Hughes, Rachel Knapp, Morgan Robinson, Anastasia Romain, and C.E. Sturgeon. An online …

Politics After Macintyre, Philip E. Devine

Philosophy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter, Department Of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter: 2002-2015

Inside:

Page 2 Avera Health and Science’s 5th Year Celebration
Page 3 Harvest Table Food Drive — Round Two
Page 4 New Graduates Students
Page 5 Department to Host CHEM Ed 2017
Page 6 ACS Student Affiliate Chapter Activities
Page 7 Faculty and Staff News
Page 8 Publications & Grants

Longwood Magazine 2015 Fall, Longwood University

Alumni Newsletters & Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Revisiting An Integrated Health Informatics And Technology Curriculum Model, Bernard T. Han, Tracy L. Johnson, Kenneth D. Bobo

Transactions of the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement

The shortage of health information technology workforce is quite significant in the health industry. The traditional education approach may not be effective enough to train college students to be an HIT workforce that requires both academic knowledge and extensive hands-on experiences in both healthcare and information technology. This paper presents an Integrated Health Informatics and Technology Curriculum Model to collapse the campus boundaries between regional Intermediate School Districts, Community Colleges, and a Four-Year health informatics and information management program to support expedited education with sufficient hands-on experiences in health informatics and technology. This model has been pilot tested by the …

The Socializer-Fall 2015, Department Of Sociology

The Socializer

Fall 2015 Sociology departmental newsletter.

Nutrition And Education In An Urbanizing Nation, Molly Pritz

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Child malnutrition is a growing public health issue in Nepal, particularly in urban areas. Not eating enough, or not eating enough of healthy foods, can have life-long implications on development and cognitive ability. Because of its relevance to development within the country, many donor organizations and non-governmental organizations are working to promote child nutrition education programs. The purpose of this research is to investigate the implementation and structure of urban child nutrition educational programs involving treatment and prevention in Kathmandu, Nepal. Through qualitative interviews and field observations with three primary organizations, this research analyzes the patterns and disconnects between various …

Recursos Y Servicios Disponibles Para Personas Afectadas Por El Uso De Agroquímicos Tóxicos En Avia Terai, Chaco, Argentina / Resources And Services That Are Available To People Who Are Affected By The Use Of Toxic Agrochemicals In Avia Terai, Chaco, Argentina, David Andersen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Introducción: El Chaco es una provincia del norte de Argentina con los peores indicadores de salud y de menor ingreso. El estudio se desarrolló en Avia Terai, un pueblo que tiene cinco mil habitantes, está rodeado por cultivos que son fumigados con agroquímicos tóxicos y que tiene niveles muy altos de cáncer y de discapacidad. Muchas personas en Avia Terai trabajan con agroquímicos y viven cerca de los campos fumigados. La mayoría de las personas en el pueblo no tienen seguros de salud y usan el sector público. En el pueblo hay un Centro Integrador Comunitario (CIC), un hospital, dos …

Keywords, Fall 2015, University Of Mississippi Libraries

Keywords

No abstract provided.

Simon Says (Fall 2015), David Owings, Florence Wakoko-Studstill, Paul Luft, Jacqueline Radebaugh

Library Newsletters

In this issue:

• 20th Anniversary of GALILEO
• So Silent… So Deadly… So Final… Tarantulas!
• Library Assessment
• Collection Spotlight: Nursing Reference Collection
• New Electronic Resources
• Upcoming Library Events
• Upcoming Library Exhibits
• CSU Libraries Connected

Success And The Other[Ed] Woman: Examining The Persistence Of Female Students From Saudi Arabia, Dawn M. Winters

Dissertations

With the influx of international students on American campuses, it is imperative that universities seek solutions to unique challenges surrounding their retention. More specifically, because women from Saudi Arabia are accustomed to highly-structured gendered practices in their home country that diametrically oppose those in the United States, they represent a sub-group within a sub-group of the often-generalized international students. Relatively few studies have been conducted regarding the academic persistence of specific groups of international students. The goal of this narrative analysis was to examine the salutogenic aspects of the persistence of Saudi women using Vincent Tinto’s (1997) revised model of …