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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 15, 2021, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Approval of Minutes – October 18, 2021
• University Business
• Education Policies Committee
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Annual Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Annual Report
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report
• USUSA Annual Report
• Old Business
• Code 401 Track Changes | Clean 1st Reading
• Code 402 Track Changes | Clean 1st Reading

Audacious Hope: The Inauguration Of Vincent D. Rougeau, 2021, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Audacious Hope: The Inauguration of Vincent D. Rougeau
Relive the three-day celebration of the College's 33rd president and the events that surrounded his installation as Holy Cross' first lay leader. From faculty symposium to fireworks, dive into the photos and words that accompanied three historic days in October 2021.

From the Chair of the Board of Trustees
“The Character and Vision of Vincent D. Rougeau”
By Richard “Rick” Patterson ’80

“Global Engagement and Democratic Citizenship” Faculty Symposium Keynote Address
A transcript of the speech presented by Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University

What is Holy Cross’ Role, Responsibility …

Daily Eastern News: November 15, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Paroimia: Brusantino, Florio, Sarnelli, And Italian Proverbs From The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries, Daniela D’Eugenio

Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures

Proverbs constitute a rich archive of historical, cultural, and linguistic significance that affect genres and linguistics codes. They circulate through writers, texts, and communities in a process that ultimately results in modifications in their structure and meanings. Hence, context plays a crucial role in defining proverbs as well as in determining their interpretation. Vincenzo Brusantino’s Le cento novella (1554), John Florio’s Firste Fruites (1578) and Second Frutes (1591), and Pompeo Sarnelli’s Posilecheata (1684) offer clear representations of how traditional wisdom and communal knowledge reflect the authors’ personal perspectives on society, culture, and literature. The analysis of the three authors’ proverbs …

Disability And Impairment Of The Hand: Trauma Analysis Of The Erie County Poorhouse Cemetery, Sydney Layne, Katherine Gaddis, Jennifer Byrnes Ph.D.

Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters

Hands are one of the most frequently used parts of the body and, as such, are historically and intrinsically linked to daily functioning and the ability to work. Thus, the bioarchaeological analysis of hand bones can prove to be a useful resource in evaluating the lived experiences of past peoples. The current study analyzes antemortem hand trauma observed in individuals exhumed from the Erie County Poorhouse Cemetery (1851-1913), located in Buffalo, New York. In doing so we investigate patterns of trauma distribution and subsequent severity of impairment of the hand. These impairments are then used as a window into the …

Beauty, Real Or Apparent: Christian Kings, Muslim Artisans, And The Development Of An Imperial Image Through The Silk And Horticulture Industries In Sicily. (Ca. 1090-1190), Casey K. Brown

History ETDs

In the wake of the Norman conquest of Sicily in the second half of the eleventh century, the Mediterranean island housed a diverse collection of Greek, Latin, and Muslim communities. Norman kings chose Palermo to become the seat of Latin-Christian Sicilian government for its productivity and strategic location and included the island into the complex world of self-fashioning politics and exchange. For Sicilian and ‘foreign’ Muslims alike, the imperious pose Roger II and his successors held created a precarious balancing act between the real and imagined worlds of Sicily. The content of this thesis is primarily concerned with the impact …

Anthropocentrism: More Than Just A Misunderstood Problem, Helen Kopnina, Haydn Washington, Bron Taylor, John Piccolo

The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE)

Anthropocentrism, in its original connotation in environmental ethics, is the belief that value is human-centered and that all other beings are means to human ends. Environmentally-concerned authors have argued that anthropocentrism is ethically wrong and at the root of ecological crises. Some environmental ethicists argue, however, that critics of anthropocentrism are misguided or even misanthropic. They contend: first that criticism of anthropocentrism can be counterproductive and misleading by failing to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate human interests. Second, that humans differ greatly in their environmental impacts, and consequently, addressing human inequalities should be a precondition for environmental protection. Third, since …

The Potential Role Of Zambian Public Libraries In Actualizing The Global Climate Change Agenda, Pailet Chewe Mr., Boniface Banda Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Globally, public libraries are considered key partners in the fight against climate change. Yet, little is known about the explicit contribution of Zambian public libraries in actualizing the global climate change agenda. To address this gap, the authors investigated the role of public libraries in the climate change agenda. The objective was to establish the role of public libraries in combating climate change and its impacts. Using a survey method, a purposive sample of 100 participants was targeted. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences while qualitative data were coded and analyzed thematically. The results …

Implementation Of Human Rights Certification As A Request For Human Rights Protection To Workers In The Fishery Industry, Tito Pramudita

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

The responsibility of the state is one of the important keys in the life of the state, one of which is in labor matters. In its implementation there are several records of violations of human rights in the Indonesian Sea, namely Trafficking in Persons, Forced / Slavery Labor, Child Labor, Overtime and the absence of health insurance. Research Objectives To analyze regulations in Indonesia regulating the protection of human rights for workers in the fishing industry in Indonesia and Fisheries Human Rights Certification contained in the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 35 of 2015 has effectively provided …

Legal Corpus Linguistics And The Half-Empirical Attitude, Anya Bernstein

Journal Articles

Legal writers have recently turned to corpus linguistics to interpret legal texts. Corpus linguistics, a social-science methodology, provides a sophisticated way to analyze large data sets of language use. Legal proponents have touted it as giving empirical grounding to claims about ordinary language, which pervade legal interpretation. But legal corpus linguistics cannot deliver on that promise because it ignores the crucial contexts in which legal language is produced, interpreted, and deployed.

First, legal corpus linguistics neglects the relevant legal context—the conditions that give legal language authority. Because of this, legal corpus studies’ evidence about language use perversely obscures and misstates …

"We Support You... To An Extent": Identities, Intersections, And Family Support Among First-Generation Students In A School Of Social Work, Miranda Mosier

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Family support is a critical part of college student retention. Given the strength of parental educational attainment in predicting access and persistence among college students (Choy, 2001), some have questioned the capacity for families to support first-generation college students. Family support may be especially critical for first-generation college students, who value interdependence more highly than continuing generation students (Stephens et al., 2012). This paper centers the perspectives of first-generation students in a school of social work and their experiences of family support. Focus group conversations were analyzed using the Listening Guide/Voice-centered relational data analysis (Brown & Gilligan, 1992). My interpretations …

Facilitating Heuristic Evaluation For Novice Evaluators, Anas Abulfaraj

College of Computing and Digital Media Dissertations

Heuristic evaluation (HE) is one of the most widely used usability evaluation methods. The reason for its popularity is that it is a discount method, meaning that it does not require substantial time or resources, and it is simple, as evaluators can evaluate a system guided by a set of usability heuristics. Despite its simplicity, a major problem with HE is that there is a significant gap in the quality of results produced by expert and novice evaluators. This gap has made some scholars question the usefulness of the method as they claim that the evaluation results are a product …

Exploring Women’S Oxytocin Responses To Interactions With Their Pet Cats, Elizabeth A. Johnson, Arianna Portillo, Nikki E. Bennett, Peter B. Gray

Anthropology Faculty Research

Background. Extensive research has evaluated the involvement of the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) in human social behaviors, including parent-infant relationships. Studies have investigated OT’s connection to human attachment to nonhuman animals, with the majority of the literature focusing on domestic dogs (Canis lupis familiaris). Utilizing what is known about OT and its role in maternal-infant and human-dog bonding, we apply these frameworks to the study of human-domestic cat (Felis catus) interactions. Methods. We investigated changes in salivary OT levels in 30 U.S. women of reproductive age before and after two conditions: reading a book (control) and interacting with their pet cat. …

The Heritagescape Of The Egyptian Natural Lakes, Magdi Ahmed Ragheb Koutkat

Student Theses and Dissertations

It is well-established that the ancient Egyptian civilization is water-based and derives its core cultural heritage assets from the country’s natural heritage constructs. Despites the scholarly studies on the Egyptian Natural Lakes (herein referred to as ENLs), from both natural and cultural perspectives, 1) these studies lack integration between the natural and cultural components of the ENLs, 2) the environmental studies do not provide continuous evolution of the ENLs, and 3) the cultural studies hardly touch on the role of the ENLs in the Egyptian civilization, which has not been thoroughly understood. This study investigates how far the ENLs were …

Preserving A Catholic Community: The History Of St. Anthony's Catholic Church In Weiner, Arkansas, Mary Jean Sitzer

Student Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores the creation, and development of the cultural landscape of Catholics in Weiner, Arkansas, as a means to interpret and preserve the heritage of the people of the region’s religious and Germanic heritage and how that has shaped this part of the state. The dissertation focuses on the development of a plan for the historical preservation and interpretation of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church along with three buildings, to serve as the centerpiece for these heritage preservation activities. This potential historic district includes four physical elements: the church building built in 1935, the parochial school for religious education which …

Privies As Portals: A Ceramic And Glass Bottle Analysis Of A Late 19th Century Household Privy In Ellenton, Fl, Shana Boyer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis uses ceramic and glass bottles recovered from a privy feature at the Gamble Plantation site to examine the manifestations of Victorian ideals and health practices of a wealthy white family living in Florida’s “pioneer” landscape. Through the analysis of these artifacts this thesis aims to understand the archaeology of status and consumption while evaluating how class can impact consumer behaviors. Artifacts for analysis were collected in the 2017 and 2018 field seasons using the systematic sampling method which led to the discovery of the privy feature at the end of the 2017 season. From the privy to the …

"Theology" In The Public University, Sarah T. White

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Recent studies have suggested the transformative potential of “theological” inquiry anddiscourse in religious studies, particularly, in furthering religious literacy and peace building initiatives through greater understanding of “other”. Yet, “theology” is a relatively new academic approach to peace building and conflict studies and is still marginalized to a large degree in secular universities. Vigorous inquiry into the intrinsic value and potential role of “theological” inquiry and discourse in secular academics, as well as possible pedagogical strategies, are worthwhile and necessary towards achieving the wider aims of the secular university. To those ends, this paper presents a broad survey of the …

Population And Income Differences Of Metro Atlanta, Andrew Anderson

Symposium of Student Scholars

POPULATION AND INCOME DIFFERENCES OF METRO ATLANTA

Abstract

This study examined the population and median income among Asian, Black, and White residents within the immediate Metropolitan Atlanta area. The objective of this project was to determine differences in population and income within these counties, determining if there were any notable disparities. The information studies population and income numbers from 2019 of the U.S. Census via the American Community Survey. The areas of focus are Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties. The population data is represented on a Dot Density map which plots a dot for every 3,000 individuals of …

Georgia Power Plants, Grayson Nardone

Symposium of Student Scholars

With the growing population in the United States, the need for public knowledge of Georgia’s energy generation is going to be important in future planning of energy infrastructure. The purpose of this study is to show the location of energy-generating plants and show which fuel source each power plant utilizes. Georgia has over 60 power plants scattered around the state. The different fuel sources that Georgia utilizes are natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and biomass. This study will examine the difference in energy output between the different fuel sources of the power plants. The United States Energy Information Administration provides …

Flooding In Charleston, Ella Hilliard

Symposium of Student Scholars

Flooding continues to be a problem in many coastal towns. This project is meant to serve as a guide for citizens in the Charleston area who are interested in buying a house and determining whether they are prepared to live in flood-prone areas. For this purpose, two maps were created based on data collected by the City of Charleston. The first map identifies the Flood Factor Score for areas with above-average housing costs in the Charleston area. Using FEMA flood zones, the Flood Factor Score identifies areas prone to flooding in the near future. The second map focuses on evacuation …

Daily Eastern News: November 11, 2021, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Library Perspectives, Issue 65, Fall 2021, Friends Of The Oberlin College Libraries

Library Perspectives Newsletter

This issue includes a message from Valerie Hotchkiss, Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries, and items about Shirley Moody-Turner and P. Gabrielle Foreman, gifts from Don L. Mennel and the Sato Family, the Ward E. Bailey, Sr. Family Collection, Graduate Library School Scholarship winners, and much more.

November 11, 2021, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

A. Bely And D. Joyce: To The History Of Creative Parallels, Kim Oleg Aekseevich, Nazira Mukhitdinova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The article traces the connection between Russian and European literature, which is manifested in the General trend towards updating the worldview at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. the principles of portrait characterization are studied in the novels of A. Beliy and J. Joyce, within the framework of the theory of receptive aesthetics.

Phraseological Anthropocentrism As An Integral Object Of Scientific Study In Linguistics, Iroda Mamarasulova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article expands the concept of "anthropocentrism" in linguistics based on the data obtained. The author analyzes the movement of phraseological arrangement of adjective (subjective) lexemes from the point of see of anthropocentrism in terms of dialect and its marvels. Anthropocentrism was shaped as a course that aimed to approach dialect and its marvels from the viewpoint of the human factor. The rise of anthropocentric introduction is related with a deeper study of man in science, the method of portraying etymological movement in conjunction with the identity figure. Anthropocentric consider of dialect implies to appear the mentality of a specific …

Ethno-Demographic Data In The Population Censuses Conducted In Uzbekistan As A Scientific Historical Source, Saodat Abdurashidovna Toshtemirova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article analyzes ethno-demographic data, their study and, in turn, is based on population censuses. Historical aspects of ethno-demographic data in population censuses are presented. This article study the importance of censuses as a historical source, the importance of ethno-demographic data for highlighting the history of the population in such lists is emphasized.

Spartan Daily, November 10, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 36

Center Sponsors Theatre Of War Event, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

The University of Mississippi's Department of Classics and Office of Veteran and Military Services is using the lens of ancient Greek literature to explore the emotional and social tension between soldiers and the societies that send them to war. The Veterans Day event, presented in partnership with Theater of War Productions, is designed to help veterans and other people confront and understand issues that often remain hidden.

Comparing Genetic Variation Among Latin American Immigrants: Implications For Forensic Casework In The Arizona- And Texas-México Borderlands, Briana T. New, Bridget F.B. Algee-Hewitt, M. Katherine Spradley, Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Cris C. Hughes, Bruce E. Anderson, Marek E. Jasinski, Joanna Arciszewska, Grażyna Zielińska, Maria Szargut, Sandra Cytacka, Andrzej Ossowski

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

The humanitarian crisis on the United States-México border is a long standing and evolving crisis in which nearly 8,000 deaths have been reported in the last two decades. These deaths are largely distributed across the Arizona-México and Texas-México border regions where demographic trends for immigrants attempting to cross into the U.S. have shifted dramatically. The demographic change and volume of immigrants seeking shelter in the U.S. presents new challenges for the forensic practitioners entrusted with the identification of individuals who lose their lives during the final segment of their journey. Within this Border context, the present study investigates how genetic …

Virtual Communities Of Anglo And Spanish Migrants In Chile. A Multiple Case Study, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Yanko Pavicevic

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

This article characterizes and analyzes the development and construction of virtual communities of Anglo and Spanish migrants living in Chile. We selected some of the most popular and active sites among them and analyzed hem using virtual ethnography methods and discourse analysis in its textual and contextual dimension, as well engaging with the discourses of its creators. The socialization process that occurs in these communities is oriented towards sharing experiences and accomplishing objectives in common among the members, like meeting other migrants and locals, learning a language and obtaining useful information about the country of current or future residence, among …