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Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2018, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

April--1917, by H.C. Brearley..... p.2

Newly Acquired Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Collection..... p.3

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Ethel Bolden and the Ethel Martin Bolden Papers..... p.6

The University of South Carolina in the Great War..... p.16

Letter from the Dean of Libraries..... p.22

Graham Duncan Named to New Position..... p.22

Letter from the President..... p.23

Report from the Director..... p.24

USCS Annual Meeting, 2018..... p.25

South Caroliniana Library Commemorates the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention with Twitter Event..... p.28

Richard Theodore Greener Papers Now Available Online..... p. 30

Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesman..... p. 32 …

Factors Affecting Tvet Responsiveness To Youth Employability: Reflection On Practices Of Competency-Based Provisions In Arsi Zone Of Oromia Regional State, Endalew Fufa

International Conference on African Development Archives

With an increasing demand for qualified skilled workers in the area of technical services, Ethiopia now holds several colleges which provide education to technical and vocational education attendants joining after the completion of general secondary education. Yet, conditions related with entry capacity in the fields they are required to attend, depth of training, viability of placement and means of creating job opportunity after graduating from colleges could be traced as major bottleneck conditions encountering such a provision. So, it became very essential to investigate which factors affect the responsiveness of TVET to youth job creation in Oromia Regional State, with …

Establishing A More Effective Safmr System: The Cost And Benefits Of Hud's 2016 Small Area Fair Market Rent Rule, John Treat

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note analyzes the new HUD rule finalized in November 2016, which dramatically changed the structure of the Housing Choice Voucher program in select metropolitan areas. In August 2017, HUD suspended automatic implementation of the rule until 2020 for twenty-three of the twenty-four selected metropolitan areas, but in December 2017, a preliminary injunction was granted requiring HUD to implement the rule as of January 1, 2018. The rule as written changes the method for calculating the vouchers from using a metropolitan area-wide average to calculating a separate level for each zip code. Such a change could greatly deconcentrate poverty and …

Gentrification In Polk County, Iowa, Danielle Massey

Major Themes in Economics

This paper measures the extent of gentrification in Polk County, Iowa from 2000 to 2016. It also looks at the factors that may have contributed to that gentrification. Five of the 77 census tracts in Polk County show high levels of gentrification. Seven other tracts show moderate levels. I find that factors positively correlated with gentrification in Polk County include proximity to an historic district, proximity to a park or open space, and the percentage of total housing units that receive Low-Income Housing tax credits. Thus, the paper provides support for demand-side theories of gentrification.

Enrollment Report, Spring 2018, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Enrollment Reports (2004-2019)

Enrollment Report for Spring 2018 for Illinois state University

World Civilization I (Ga Southern), Hongjie Wang, Caroline Hopkinson

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Western Civilization I was created under a Round Eight ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Geography Colloquium | Rethinking Fountainbridge Honoring The Past And Greening The Future In An Edinburgh Neighborhood, April 6, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Cold-Air Trap Temperature Records Support Simple High-Density Air-Flow Mechanisms At An Appalachian Limestone Cave Entrance Sinkhole, J. Steven Kite, John Tudek

Sinkhole Conference 2018

Many Appalachian caves act as cold-air traps, widely open systems chilled by high-density cold air during chilly weather that evolve into density-stratified, nearly closed systems in warm weather. Like algific talus slopes, rock cities, and other cold-air traps in the region, these caves appear to function in accordance with a simple natural refrigeration model popularized by Balch (1900), in which circulation is dominated by static, thermally stratified conditions intermittently disrupted by sinking cold air. Crowder Cave, in Monroe County, West Virginia, hosts two separate cold-air traps in chambers contiguous to an entrance pit, a ~12,000 m3 sinkhole lined with 6 …

Lithology As An Erosional Control On The Cave Branch And Horn Hollow Fluviokarst Watersheds In Carter County, Kentucky, Andrew K. Francis, Eric W. Peterson, Toby Dogwiler

Sinkhole Conference 2018

Variation in rock erodibility controls the rate of surface development providing information on the landscape evolution. In fluviokarst systems, the contrast between carbonate and non-carbonate rocks may alter the topographic evolution of the system. In Carter County, Kentucky, the Cave Branch and Horn Hollow fluviokarst systems comprise limestone overlain and capped by sandstone. Streams in the watersheds illustrate erosional differences associated with lithology. Developing as a function of the rock erodibility, uplift rates, and stream power, longitudinal stream profiles provide a means to evaluate variability in denudation rates. Using the integral method of channel profile analysis, we examine if variation …

Linking Geology And Geotechnical Engineering In Karst: The Qatar Geologic Mapping Project, Randall C. Orndorff, Michael A. Knight, Joseph T. Krupansky, Khaled M. Al-Akhras, Robert G. Stamm, Umi Salmah Abdul Samad, Elalim Ahmed

Sinkhole Conference 2018

During a time of expanding population and aging urban infrastructure, it is critical to have accurate geotechnical and geological information to enable adequate design and make appropriate provisions for construction. This is especially important in karst terrains that are prone to sinkhole hazards and groundwater quantity and quality issues. The State of Qatar in the Middle East, a country underlain by carbonate and evaporite rocks and having abundant karst features, has recognized the significance of reliable and accurate geological and geotechnical information and has undertaken a project to develop a robust geotechnical relational database and prepare geologic and thematic digital …

Geochemical Comparison Of Karst And Clastic Springs In The Appalachian Valley & Ridge Province, Southeastern West Virginia And Central Pennsylvania, Emily Bausher, Autum R. Downey, Dorothy J. Vesper

Sinkhole Conference 2018

The Appalachian Valley and Ridge (V&R) Province extends over 11 states and is an essential water supply. The regional geology consists of more resistant clastic rocks, typically sandstones and mixed shales, which form the ridge tops and mountain flanks, and carbonate rocks that underlie the valleys. In this study, we report the geochemistry of different types of springs on and near Peter’s Mountain in Monroe County, WV. More than 250 springs have been mapped in the ~225 km2 study area on and adjacent to Peter’s Mountain. These data are compared with preliminary data collected from sandstone-sourced springs from central PA …

Csbs Kudos, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

-- Faculty Accolades
-- Retirees
-- Departmental News
-- Student Spotlight
-- Alumni Highlights

Deer-Vehicle Collisions In Kalamazoo County, Michigan: A Study Using Gis And Statistical Modeling, Alex Todd Laporte

Masters Theses

Kalamazoo County ranked 15th among 83 Michigan counties in 2015 with 917 deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs). With the white-tailed deer population on the rise, the chances of collisions are also more likely to increase. Most predictive models developed for wildlife-vehicle collisions are used for specific areas and have localized characteristics that are hard to apply to different locations and animal species. By analyzing Kalamazoo County’s specific land cover, weather, traffic, and time variables with locations of deer-vehicle collisions throughout the county, characteristics are identified distinguishing between areas of differing risk. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can locate areas with a high rate …

Spectral Discrimination Of Phragmites Australis At Different Phenological Stages In Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Trenton Benedict

Masters Theses

Michigan Great Lakes wetlands are among Michigan’s most significant bio-diversified ecosystems. One threat to this ecosystem is invasive species. Phragmites australis is one of these invasive species creating problems in the wetlands. Identifying Phragmites through satellite imagery creates difficulties in discriminating Phragmites from other vegetation accurately. This study used an ASD HandHeld 2 field spectroradiometer to identify the phenological spectral properties between Phragmites and cattails. The Euclidean distance was analyzed the spectral curves from the spectroradiometer to determine the separability between Phragmites and cattails. The largest Euclidean distance determined the best month to separate the spectral signatures of Phragmites and …

Comment On “Contingent Persistence: Continuity, Change, And Identity Inthe Romanization Debate” By Lara Ghisleni, Lee M. Panich

Faculty Publications

Ghisleni adds an additional voice to the growing chorus of archaeologists dissatisfied with conventional approaches to understanding the material evidence for intercultural entanglements. Particularly troublesome in this regard is the stubborn idea that continuity and change are two mutually exclusive trajectories initiated at the moment of contact. Such formulations lead to a priori assumptions about material culture that limit the ability of archaeologists to trace the complex relationships resulting from such encounters. In seeking to break down the dichotomous thinking that has pervaded the archaeological study of the Roman Empire and its local instantiations, Ghisleni offers an alternative that treats …

Turning To Political Violence: The Emergence Of Terrorism By Marc Sageman (Review), Zachary C. Shirkey

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Language In Cross-Cultural Interaction, Lacy Norton

Senior Honors Theses

Language and culture are connected. Because of this connection, people have a preferred language with which they have an emotional or cultural connection. In Latin American cultures, it is beneficial to speak to a person in their preferred language. Using a person’s preferred language as opposed to any other language will facilitate a deeper connection with that person, cross cultural barriers that may separate them, and be more effective when attempting to share the gospel.

Vertex: A Compendium Of Research And Design, Alberto De Salvatierra, Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Samantha Solano, Josh Vermillion, Attila Lawrence, Dak Kopec, Phillip Zawarus, Glenn Nowak, Eric Weber, Rafael Armendariz, Nancy J. Uscher

VERTEX Annual Publication

From the foreword: Vertex was organized to showcase some of the UNLV School of Architecture’s most prominent areas of strength. Our multidisciplinary design foundation program is the initial building block that instills in students an ethos of systematic inquiry through making. Appropriately structured processes of experimentation and production using a variety of tools and media help students develop significant spatial understandings through the sequential act of drawing and making. The spatial understandings developed in the design foundation, supplemented by a culture of inquiry through making that is cultivated in our design studios, prepare our students to creatively engage in a …

Linguistic Features Of Medical English For Curricular And Instructional Purposes, Yi Shi

Masters Theses

In China, medical English as a specific target language use domain has been of high need to Chinese doctors and college medical students. It is mainly used for publishing research articles in international medical journals and presenting at international medical conferences. For this reason, the study of linguistic characteristics of medical English will benefit Chinese doctors and medical students in their efforts to learn English in the field of medicine. Nevertheless, “medical English” is recognized as a concentration of study as part of the English major at some universities in China while in other colleges, medical students just learn generic …

To “Converse With The Most Excellent Men”: Classical Education, Cultural Capital, And The Formation Of A Ruling Class In The Antebellum South, Katherine E. Aberle

Honors Theses

Caroline Winterer writes in The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in Intellectual Life, 1780-1910that “Next to Christianity, the central intellectual project in American colleges before the nineteenth century was classicism.” Classics had been the heart of education among social elites in Europe and North America at least since the Renaissance, but the tradition would have particular importance in the American South. From such early planters as William Byrd II to such founding fathers as Jefferson and Madison, to planters at the end of the antebellum period, knowledge of classical languages and the history of classical antiquity was a …

Resilience In Context: How Cultural Factors Influence Migration Decisions Of Individuals In Flood-Prone Areas Of Coastal Louisiana, Brandon Champagne

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Tooth Wear In Contemporary Us And Non-Us Populations To Evaluate The Validity Of Use In Estimating Region Of Origin, Amelie Marie Juneau

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Disappearing Statehouse Bureaus: The Role Of Student Journalists In The Future Of Covering Government, Sarah Gamard

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Reconstructing Ancient Lives Using 3d Technology: A Case Study Of Pork And Doughboy Point, Belize, Jane Fiegel

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Global Studies Initiative Final Report: Geography 140, Brooke Ferguson

Global Studies Initiatives in Social Sciences 2017-2018

In this project report for the Global Studies Initiative at Parkland College, the instructor of Geography 140: World Geography reflects on how global issues focusing on the European Union, Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia were integrated into to the course curriculum, how they were received by students, and the likelihood of continued inclusion.

Gastrointestinal Helminth Prevalence In Lesser Scaup (Aythya Affinis) Wintering On Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Usa, Sydney Cottingham

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Book Proposal: Evangeline: A Murder On The Cajun Prairie, Jordan Lahaye

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Ritualistic Practice In Louisiana’S Labor Rooms, Carly Wayt

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Monarch, Philip Walzer (Editor)

Monarch Magazine

Spring 2018 issue of Monarch, the Old Dominion University Magazine.

Subtitled: Great Grads

The Soft-Path Approach For Sustainable Water Management: An Analysis Of Its Suitability In Abu Dhabi, Mariam Ahmed Sultan Al Suwaidi

Political Science Theses

In Abu Dhabi, rapid population growth, exponential changes in lifestyle, steady depletion of natural resources, and increased reliance on desalinated water require stringent water regulation regime to secure a sustainable water future. The government of Abu Dhabi, in an attempt to regulate water usage, introduced or increased water tariff, in 2015, but did not achieve much success in reducing water use. The purpose of this research is to analyze a possible alternative approach to sustainable water governance in Abu Dhabi – (the ‘soft-path approach’). This thesis outlines the water situation and need for sustainable water management in Abu Dhabi, discusses …