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2020.04.16 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2020

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

Thomas Cole And The Destruction Of American Nature (Flyer), Alan Wallach

The Idea of Nature Public Lecture Series

Thomas Cole (1801-1848), today remembered as the “founder” of the Hudson River School, influenced two generations of American landscape painters. His followers- -Asher B. Durand, Frederic Church, Albert Bierstadt, among others--lauded expansion and material progress. By contrast, Cole lamented the destruction of nature that progress entailed. His paintings and writings, which celebrate a nature untouched by modernization, went against the mainstream opinion of his time. Today they seem prophetic.

Biophilia In Everyday Life, Olivia Duke

Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference

Mindfulness is an important practice in daily life that many have forgotten in our fast-paced consumerist society. When we are advised to be mindful, we tend in think that we don’t have the time or money for it – but really it involves simple and inexpensive choices. I found my own inspiration through Biophilia, a movement encouraging the reintegration of nature into daily life. Simply taking a moment to be grounded in your surroundings can drastically boost your mood. Biophilia encourages healthy living of both body and mind. Taking care of ourselves as well as our natural environment is vital …

Spartan Daily, April 15, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 33

Spring 2020

Scientia

From the Dean: Forward Motion; Strategic Plan Summary: Make No Little Plans; Alumnus Profile: Principled Prescription - William McDade is making medicine more diverse nationally: Living Our Mission: A Just World - For Mark Potosnak, concern for the environment isn't just a job, it's a moral obligation; One Peace at a Time: Psychology professors LaVome Robinson and Leonard Jason are working to prevent violence in schools; Impactful Inquiry: Real-world opportunities give undergraduate students a head start on their career paths; Lab Notes

Pengaruh Cuaca Terhadap Hasil Pucuk Teh (Camellia Sinensis L.(O) Kuntze) Klon Gmb 7 Pada Periode Jendangan Dan Pemetikan Produksi, Intan Ratna Dewi Anjarsari, Erdiansyah Rezamela, Heri Syahrian Khomaeni, Vitria Hapsari Rahadi

Jurnal Kultivasi

Banyak faktor yang berperan dalam peningkatan produktivitas tanaman teh, diantaranya adalah faktor cuaca, seperti peningkatan curah hujan dan pergerseran musim. Pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman teh pada musim kemarau terutama setelah tanaman teh dipangkas dan memasuki fase jendangan dan pemetikan produksi akan lebih baik bila air cukup tersedia dan suhu tidak terlalu tinggi, sebaliknya pada musim hujan hasil tidak terlalu tinggi dan rentan terserang hama penyakit namun kualitas teh cenderung baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh cuaca terhadap bobot basah pucuk, bobot kering pucuk, dan rasio pucuk peko burung pada periode jendangan dan pemetikan produksi. Percobaan dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan …

Optimasilisasi Waktu Fermentasi, Kadar Air Dan Konsentrasi Cu2+ Pada Produksi Lakase Trichoderma Asperellum Lbkurcc1 Secara Fermentasi Padat Batang Padi Dalam Reaktor Labu, Novia Sellyna, Miranti Miranti, Yuana Nurulita, Edy Saputra, Panca Setia Utama, Titania Tjandrawati Nugroho

Chimica et Natura Acta

Trichoderma asperellum LBKURCC1 adalah galur Trichoderma yang diisolasi dari tanah perkebunan cokelat di Riau yang mampu memproduksi lakase. Lakase merupakan enzim ligninolitik yang dapat mendegradasi lignin, sekaligus mengoksidasi senyawa fenol. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengoptimasi produksi lakase T. asperellum LBKURCC1 secara fermentasi padat (SSF) menggunakan batang padi sebagai penginduksi lakase, di dalam reaktor labu sederhana. Optimasi parameter fermentasi (waktu fermentasi, kadar air dan konsentrasi Cu2+)dilakukan menggunakan Central Composite Design (CCD) dengan Response Surface Methodology  (RSM). Hasil ANOVA menunjukkan bahwa model quadratik dipilih, dengan persamaan regresi Y= 64,19 - 6,71 X1 + 6,93 X2 - 15,65 X1*X1 - 7,11 X2*X2 - 15,40 …

Drinking Water Governance For Whom? An Institutional Analysis Of Rural Drinking Water Systems In New Mexico, Tucker Colvin

Geography ETDs

Rural community drinking water systems in New Mexico are facing many challenges, including a lack of personnel, deteriorating infrastructure, lack of funds, overly burdensome and confusing regulation, environmental concerns, and concerns over water rights. Governing agencies are creating vulnerability by making managers prioritize some issues and neglect others. Water systems designated a Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Associations are especially problematic because they are small and managed by volunteers but have as much regulatory burden as larger municipalities. I use the theory of institutional work to explain how an institution that was originally designed to help low-income and rural communities is …

Agenda, April 14, 2020, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Decision-Support System For Lid Footprint Planning And Urban Runoff Mitigation In The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of South Texas, Javier Guerrero, Taufiqul Alam, Ahmed Mahmoud, Kim D. Jones, Andrew Ernest

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

To address regional flooding in the United States, federal and state agencies are adopting strict drainage policies in any large-scale commercial development within the watershed boundary. The conventional approach of implementing a wet detention pond (WP) reduces the land cover and causes operation and maintenance challenges eventually. The present study developed a decision-support system (DSS) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas for optimal selection of Best Management Practices (BMPs) by substituting a portion of the WP footprint with three regionally promising low-impact development practices, namely, porous concrete pavement (PCP), bioretention (BR), and bioswale (BS). Source Load …

Thiết Kế Cho Gia Tài Nông Nghiệp: Cho Khu Tôi Ở Nu Ô Linh Đông - Designing For A Living Agricultural Heritage: For My Vietnamese Neighborhood In New Orleans East, Nguyệt Nguyễn

LSU Master's Theses

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Versgggailles in New Orleans East is home to one of the densest populations of Vietnamese outside of Việt Nam. Following the Việt Nam War in 1975, thousands of refugees fled the country and several hundred were resettled in this neighborhood. Over time, community members rooted in a sense of home through tangible and intangible means in the landscape. Elders grow vegetables, herbs and fruit from Việt Nam in yards and vacant lots. Neighbors and and amenities are within walkable distance. The Catholic church is a focal community hub. Language and tradition are practiced at the family and the community …

Assessment & Planning Workshop For The Geography, Gis, & Sustainability, Chelsie Romulo

Assessment Mini Grant Reports

The purpose of this project and requested funding was to support participation in the NAGT traveling workshop. The Dean’s office in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences approved use of funds to support the actual workshop, so the requested funding from the Assessment Mini-Grants program was to provide stipends and food for faculty and students in attendance. The overarching objective of the workshop was to facilitate the collaborative development of ENST curriculum, assessment, and planning. The following were workshop specific goals:

1. Evaluate and Revise ENST Student Learning Outcomes, including: Curriculum Mapping and Alignment with Institutional Learning Outcomes

2. Create a …

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Transformative Change In Rural Ethiopia: The Impact Of Small- And Medium-Scale Irrigation, Logan Cochrane, Anne Cafer

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural livelihoods in Ethiopia are vulnerable due to their reliance upon variable rainfall and the lack of access to irrigation. Irrigation coverage in the country is low, as the existing systems tend to cover state-run and commercial operations. There is significant potential for irrigation to play a transformative role in rural lives and livelihoods. Much of the evidence available in Ethiopia focuses upon technical studies of irrigation systems or impacts on households after gaining access to irrigation. This article highlights the causes and pathways of change. We focus on more financially-viable and environmentally-sound small- and medium-scale systems, versus the large-scale …

Florida Enviornment & Natural History: Business & Implementation Plan, Tomaro I. Taylor, Amanda Boczar, Meghan L. Cook, Jane Duncan, Andrew T. Huse, Matthew C. Torrence

Special Collections Reports & Documents

No abstract provided.

University Celebrates Employee Anniversaries, Retirements, University Communications

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Dairy Farming, April 11, 2020, Amelia Ayers

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Farming is a vital adaptation humans have made to support large populations of people. It is an ancient practice constantly changing over time. Today, up to 70% of water taken from rivers and groundwater goes to farming irrigation, and farming animals accounts for 65% of nitrous oxide emissions (Lenntech.com). With all of this unsustainability, it is important to look for other ways of farming that are less harmful to the environment. In talking with Sara Stucky on sustainability at her dairy farm, a few small changes can make a huge global impact.

Producción Lechera Sostenible, April 11, 2020, Amelia Ayers

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Farming is a vital adaptation humans have made to support large populations of people. It is an ancient practice constantly changing over time. Today, up to 70% of water taken from rivers and groundwater goes to farming irrigation, and farming animals accounts for 65% of nitrous oxide emissions (Lenntech.com). With all of this unsustainability, it is important to look for other ways of farming that are less harmful to the environment. In talking with Sara Stucky on sustainability at her dairy farm, a few small changes can make a huge global impact.

Backyard Wildlife Refuges In Albuquerque, Nm: An Urban Land Ethic In Practice, Laurel E. Ladwig

Geography ETDs

In the urban setting, biodiversity conservation requires intentionally creating spaces humans and wildlife can share. An urban land ethic can guide this process. Developing and practicing this ethic requires asking questions that consider approaches from multiple disciplines and avoid anthropocentric framing. Both More-Than-Human and Critical Physical Geography bring multiple knowledges into conversation to make complex realities visible. This project explores these fields of scholarship as guides for reconciling the needs of the land community.

Sharing familiar spaces creates opportunities for developing ethical relationships between humans, non-humans, and natural systems. Wildlife gardening creates habitat in our residential and community areas, providing …

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, April 9, 2020, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Uav-Based Remote Sensing Of Immediate Changes In Geomorphology Following A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood At The Zackenberg River, Northeast Greenland, Aleksandra M. Tomcyzk, Marek W. Ewertowski

Environment and Society Student Research

Two detailed geomorphological maps (1:2000) depicting landscape changes as a result of a glacial lake outburst flood were produced for the 2.1-km-long section of the Zackenberg river, NE Greenland. The maps document the riverscape before the flood (5 August 2017) and immediately after the flood (8 August 2017), illustrating changes to the riverbanks and morphology of the channel. A series of additional maps (1:800) represent case studies of different types of riverbank responses, emphasising the importance of the lateral thermo-erosion and bank collapsing as significant immediate effects of the flood. The average channel width increased from 40.75 m pre-flood to …

Climate Change Adaptation In Highland Ecuador: Intersections Of Gender, Geography, And Knowledge In Farming Communities, Dinka Natali Caceres Arteaga

Latin American Studies ETDs

This dissertation uses a feminist political ecology perspective to explore the socioeconomic impacts of climate change in Ecuador, especially but not limited to the agriculture sector. It is based on the use of mixed methods that allowed the participation and validation of the local population, surpassing their role as beneficiaries to co-authors of this research.

The significance of this study relies on the position the local population holds in the fields of human geography, under a community local-planning perspective, as they attempted to collaborate in the process of adaptation to climate change by presenting analysis and calculation of an index …

Our Local Dam, Cortez Yannie

Student Scholar Showcase

No abstract provided.

Once A Lake Now A Stream, Josh Desper

Student Scholar Showcase

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Bridge Sites On Freshwater Mussel Community Structure And Density, Holly Rundle

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Freshwater Mussels (family Unionidae) are one of the most imperiled group of species found in the United States. Construction activities, such as bridges, can affect sedimentation rates and local deposition, as well as the hydrologic flow of the stream. Since mussels are protected in Ohio, surveys must be done prior to bridge construction to determine the impact of the project on mussel resources. Our study used data from survey reports conducted in Ohio from 2013-2019 at bridge sites. We organized the data to determine mussel community structure and density directly underneath bridges compared to away from bridges. We found the …

Wangari Maathai, Tabitha M. Kanogo

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

Wangari Muta Maathai is one of Africa’s most celebrated female activists. Originally trained as a scientist in Kenya and abroad, Professor Maathai returned to her home country of Kenya with a renewed political consciousness. There, she began her long career as an activist, campaigning for environmental and social justice while speaking out against government corruption. In 2004, Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership of the Green Belt Movement, a conservation effort that resulted in the restoration of African forests decimated during the colonial era.

In this biography, Tabitha Kanogo follows Wangari Maathai from her modest, rural …

Front Matter, Vol. 80 No. 1

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Community Engagement Concerning Soil Lead Levels, Rachel Corsello

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Improvement And Pollutant Removal By Two Regional Detention Facilities With Constructed Wetlands In South Texas, Javier Guerrero, Ahmed Mahmoud, Taufiqul Alam, Muhammed A. Chowdhury, Adeniyi Adetayo, Andrew Ernest, Kim D. Jones

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

Stormwater runoff introduces several pollutants to the receiving water bodies that may cause degradation of the water quality. Stormwater management systems such as detention facilities and wetland can improve the water quality by removing various pollutants associated with the runoff. The objective of this research project is to determine the performance and efficiency of two major regional detention facilities (RDFs) with different designs and structures in reducing pollutants based on various storm events in McAllen, Texas. The two sites are the McAuliffe RDF and the Morris RDF; each site was incorporated with a constructed wetland with a different design and …

Using Historical Information And Data To Strengthen Planning For Environmental Protection And Management At Everglades National Park, South Florida, George Atisa

Public Affairs and Security Studies Faculty Publications

The early environmental conditions in many national parks fit the favorable description given to Everglades National Park (ENP) at the time of its founding that the park’s wilderness and ecological resources were “superlative in value.” With the understanding that wilderness does not mean complete human exclusion, this study examines the possibilities, interests, and difficulties associated with establishing the historical superlative state of the park’s resources as a target for current restoration efforts. The focus is specifically on ENP, as the park’s existence was considered justified only if its superlative and pristine wilderness conditions could be retained in the future. Data …

The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009—Imputed Governmental Tort Liability Immunity, Anthony Masino, Elizabeth Mccurry

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Anthony Masino, JD, CPA, is assistant professor in the Department of Accounting, Agribusiness, and Economics, College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC 29117.

Elizabeth McCurry, JD, MLS, is assistant professor in the Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, NC 28208.