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Myrstol Is New Justice Center Director, Cravez N/A

Vols 31-36 (2014-2019)

Dr. Brad Myrstol is announced as the new director of the UAA Justice Center, and Pamela Cravez, editor of the Alaska Justice Forum, gives an overview of articles in the Spring 2018 edition.

April 2, 2018

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Getting In Each Other’S Way: Enlarging The Possibilities Of Sustainable Community Development Through Communication, Cecelia M. Long

Theses and Dissertations

The ultimate aim of sustainable community development is to produce, promote, and preserve community well-being. When community developers are unable to effectively articulate and actualize this aim, the individuals and communities they serve needlessly suffer, especially those in poverty circumstances, homelessness, and other forms of destitution. In this thesis, I explore the communication between organizational leaders, their collaborative partners, and participatory community members as a vital component of sustainable community development. This study addresses the lack of a comprehensive set of communicative strategies for community developers to produce sustainable change and well-being for all. I conducted twenty-five in-depth interviews with …

Vol. 35, No. 2, Stephanie Fortado

The Illinois Public Employee Relations Report

Where Do We Go From Here? Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Labor Legacy and the Current Attacks on Public Sector Unions, by Stephanie Fortado

Recent Developments

Afterschool Matters Spring 2018, National Institute For Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

Welcome from the Managing Editor of Afterschool Matters, Spring 2018

Wellesley College, home of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, has a significant connection to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, site of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. 1 page.

By Georgia Hall

Critical Friendship: Helping Youth Lift as They Climb Together

By Tanya G. Wiggins

Critical friendships can help youth build their own social capital and counteract negative messages from society and peers. 9 pages.

Youth-Led Participatory Action Research: Promoting Youth Voice and Adult Support in Afterschool Programs

By Yolanda Anyon, Heather Kennedy, Rebecca Durbahn, and Jeffrey M. Jenson

Participatory …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Cities, Government, Law, And Civil Society, Heidi Li Feldman

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contributions, Brides, And The Convergence Of Political And Criminal Corruption, Joshua S. Sellers

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 93, No. 3 | Spring-Summer 2018, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

Pranks & Traditions

Smokejumper Magazine, April 2018, National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper and Static Line Magazines

This issue of the National Smokejumper Association (NSA) Smokejumper Magazine contains the following articles: Do You Remember the B-25?; California 2017-The Thomas Fire Up Close and Personal; A Midair Collision Over the Methow; Remembering Stewart "Lloyd" Johnson; The Whetstone Ridge Fire-A Failure in Early; Detection and Attack; How Do You Stop Fires Under Our Current; Climate Conditions?; Volunteer Trail Work; Small World; Snapshots from the Past; Kyle Hoyt Receives Al Dunton Leadership Award; NSA Scholarship Program Expanded - Take Advantage!; Chris Wennogle Receives Al Dunton Leadership Award; Rescue 1952; The Jump List; Sounding Off from the Editor; Canadian Smokejumpers; Dawson …

Raps Sheet, April 2018, Retirement Association Of Portland State

RAPS Sheet: Monthly Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Cyclic Testing Of Reinforced Earthbag Walls, David Aguilar Rodriguez, Jeff Stein, Taylor Darby

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

Earthen construction is the most popular building method around the world. One particular building method, using earthbags, has shown promise in performing well against seismic activity. This project undertook the goal of developing a preliminary seismic response modification factor, R, to be used in the design of homes in seismically active areas. Two 4’ wide x 6’ tall x 1’ deep walls were cyclically loaded using a Three-Degree-of-Freedom (TDOF) Test Frame provided by Santa Clara University to determine the in-plane shear capacity of each wall. Testing revealed an average yield force of 419 lbs, an average ultimate force 1058 lbs, …

The Iliad, Jenny Yun

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

Riseing Issues In Iowa, April 2018, Uni Rise

RISEing Issues Newsletter

Covers topics related to the lives of refugees and immigrants of interest to UNI RISE (Refugee & Immigrant Support and Empowerment)

Classified Information: The Newsletter Of The Lloyd Sealy Library, Lloyd Sealy Library, Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

Reports and Publications from John Jay College

Classified Information was a publication that informed the College about Library services, personnel, upcoming events, new technologies, and available resources.

Career Corner: Fair For State Of Ohio Government Jobs, April 7, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 49.3: Spring, 2018, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Borders, Bans, And Courts In The European Union, Maryellen Fullerton

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Media Literacy: For Public Organizations, Nicole Aguayo, Jessica Green, Jeneba Kamara

Media Literacy: How the Era of Fake News Affects Public Service

The following document defines what media literacy is for public administration agencies, as well as explore the importance of media literacy to government agencies specifically. This document will also explore subject matter that includes media literacy in education, using media literacy to address social issues, the role that media literacy plays in changing the narrative of women’s presence and influence in public administration, and issues and resolutions that arise in media literacy. Utilizing scholarly articles in form of literature reviews, the information and analysis provided in the document will successfully illustrate the very important role that media literacy plays in …

Storytelling: For Public Organizations, Jeffrey Valcin, Brittany Wilson, Vivian Miley

Media Literacy: How the Era of Fake News Affects Public Service

By definition, storytelling is just that – one who tells or writes stories (Dictionary.com, 2018). Why is this an important aspect in the public sector? Simply because it is universal. Stories are generated on a daily basis from government employees, politicians, citizens, and, of course, the media outlets (Van Hulst, 2014). While the end result of each story may vary, it is critical that as an individual or organization in the public sector you have the tools and support to not only share your own story, but to do it in the most effective manner possible. A quote attributable to …

Rainwater Capture And Purification System For Rural Tanzania, Audrey Gozali, Nathan Miyashiro, Matthew Sasaki

Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses

The project was a rainwater capture and purification system for the Buturi community in rural northwestern Tanzania. Recent research indicates the northwestern communities in Tanzania will suffer greatly under the effects of climate change. Using this demonstrated need as impetus, the project created a long-term solution for water accessibility in a community of 57,000 villagers who currently live in extreme poverty. The team visited the Buturi community from March 24 to April 7, 2018 to install the project in the main village, the Makongoro village. The project installation took place at the Buturi Primary School and Community Center. Workshops with …

Ipulse: April 2018, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• April 2, 2018
• April 4, 2018
• April 6, 2018
• April 9, 2018
• April 11, 2018
• April 13, 2018
• April 16, 2018
• April 18, 2018
• April 20, 2018
• April 23, 2018
• April 25, 2018
• April 27, 2018: Special Celebration of the Arts Edition
• April 30, 2018

Role Of Floods On Sinkhole Occurrence In Covered Karst Terrains: Case Study Of The Orléans Area (France) During The 2016 Meteorological Event And Perspectives For Other Karst Environments, Gildas Noury, Jérôme Perrin, Li-Hua Luu, Pierre Philippe, Sébastien Gourdier

Sinkhole Conference 2018

The Loire River basin is regularly impacted by sinkholes because of its specific geological context, karstic limestone overlain by soft cover deposits. The intense rainfall event and the associated floods that occurred in this area in May and June 2016 triggered tens of sinkholes in a few square kilometers. At least 20 houses, one flood protection dyke of the Loire River and two highways were damaged by collapses. These events highlight not only the vulnerability of the area, especially in the case of a disastrous flood of the Loire River, but also the unexpected kinetics of the collapse process. Two …

Reforming The Summary Judgment Problem: The Consensus Requirement, Suja A. Thomas

Fordham Law Review

If one or more federal trial or appellate court judges disagree on whether summary judgment should be ordered, summary judgment can still be granted when an appellate majority finds in favor of summary judgment. The case will be dismissed, and a jury will not try it. Logically, however, should this occur? At least one judge has stated that a reasonable jury could find for the party against whom summary judgment has been ordered. In these situations where judges disagree on whether summary judgment should be granted, they often portray the case’s facts in very different ways—what I refer to as …

Linking Academic Excellence And Social Justice Through Community-Based Participatory Research, Lydia Voigt

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Naomi Yavneh Klos poses two questions for the NCHC community in her essay, “Thinking Critically, Acting Justly,” which appears in this issue of JNCHC: (1) how honors pedagogy/curriculum can engage the highestability and most motivated students in questions of social justice; and (2) how the honors curriculum can serve as a place of access, equity, and excellence in higher education. The University Honors Program (UHP) at Loyola University New Orleans has recently implemented several honors social justice seminars that have been experimenting with various approaches to these pedagogical, curricular, and programmatic questions. Violence and Democracy, an honors sociology/criminology seminar, not …

From Campus To Corporation: Using Developmental Assessment Centers To Facilitate Students’ Next Career Steps, Rick R. Jacobs, Kaytlynn R. Griswold, Kristen L. Swigart, Greg E. Loviscky, Rachel L. Heinen

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

introduction

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. —Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

Honors graduates have much to learn when transitioning into their first position after college. For instance, workplaces have an entirely different culture and set of expectations from undergraduate honors classrooms (Wendlandt & Rochlen). Furthermore, the skills they need to become successful employees or graduate students are different from those required of successful honors college students, with a greater emphasis on communication skills (Stevens) as one example.

Honors students are bright, curious, and hard-working (Achterberg), and honors programs give …

Salute To Faculty Scholarship 2018, Clark University

Faculty Works

A celebration of scholarship and other important faculty accomplishments at a social event in April. Typically this event takes place during the two hours prior to the last Faculty Assembly meeting of the academic year.

Living Water Church: Emergency Action Plan, Angela Hage

CUP Undergraduate Research

Fires, lockdowns, and active shooters are all too common in today’s world. In June 2017, a house in Waterbury Connecticut caught on fire while service was being held in the church adjacent to it (Stewart, 2017). In March 2018, a church in Mississippi was placed on lockdown while law enforcement officials used the grounds as a staging area during an active investigation (WAPT News, 2018). And in November 2017, a gunman opened fire inside First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Twenty-six people lost their lives, and many more were gravely wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in an American …

The Omaha Barometer, Eric Thompson

Bureau of Business Research Publications

The 2018 Barometer compares the economic performance and characteristics of the Omaha - Council Bluffs - Fremont metro with nine other metros to reveal strengths and opportunities for growth. Omaha continues to perform competitively when compared with these high-performing metros and has a strong advantage in entrepreneurship, business costs, and aspects of growth and quality of life.

Sociology 101 Introduction To Sociology Syllabus Spring 2018, Evelyn Reynolds

Sociology Courses

No abstract provided.