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Sneakers, Corporate Attitudes, And The Black Lives Matter Movement: An Interview With Sneaker Expert Sean Williams, Travis D. Boyce

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Cross Border Regional Planning: Insights From Cascadia, Francesco Cappellano, Kathrine Richardson, Laurie Trautman

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This analysis focuses on different levels of Cross-Border Regional Planning (CBRP) processes in the Cascadia borderland. The region is home to the business-led initiative ‘Cascadia Innovation Corridor’ (CIC), designed to foster cross-border economic integration. The CIC strives to build a global innovation ecosystem in Cascadia, including a new high-speed train to connect Seattle and Vancouver. This paper focuses on the scope of the CIC as a CBRP case. The authors evaluate engagement of city governments and coherency between different planning scales to determine whether the CIC has been addressing the major challenges that may prevent tighter economicintegration in Cascadia. The …

Expanding The Narrative: ‘Fashion, Style, Aesthetics And #Blacklivesmatter’, Travis D. Boyce, Lisa D. Lenoir, Winsome M. Chunnu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Racial And Social Justice At San José State University: Students Respond With Social Action, Scott Myers-Lipton, William Armaline

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Framework For Social, Behavioral, And Environmental Change Through Stakeholder Engagement In Water Resource Management, Weston M. Eaton, Kathryn J. Brasier, Mark E. Burbach, Walt Whitmer, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Morey Burnham, Barbara Quimby, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Hannah Whitley, Jodi Delozier, Lara B. Fowler, Amber Wutich, Julia C. Bausch, Melissa Beresford, C. Clare Hinrichs, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Heather E. Preisendanz, Clinton Williams, Jack Watson, Jason Weigle

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Incorporating stakeholder engagement into environmental management may help in the pursuit of novel approaches for addressing complex water resource problems. However, evidence about how and under what circumstances stakeholder engagement enables desirable changes remains elusive. In this paper, we develop a conceptual framework for studying social and environmental changes possible through stakeholder engagement in water resource management, from inception to outcomes. We synthesize concepts from multiple literatures to provide a framework for tracing linkages from contextual conditions, through engagement process design features, to social learning, community capacity building, and behavioral change at individual, group, and group network levels, and ultimately …

Extensible Embedded Processor For Convolutional Neural Networks, Joshua Misko, Shrikant S. Jadhav, Youngsoo Kim

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) require significant computing power during inference. Smart phones, for example, may not run a facial recognition system or search algorithm smoothly due to the lack of resources and supporting hardware. Methods for reducing memory size and increasing execution speed have been explored, but choosing effective techniques for an application requires extensive knowledge of the network architecture. This paper proposes a general approach to preparing a compressed deep neural network processor for inference with minimal additions to existing microprocessor hardware. To show the benefits to the proposed approach, an example CNN for synthetic aperture radar target classification …

Draft Article: Liberty Or License By Lloyd Binford, 1950

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Letter and article (copies) submitted by Lloyd T. Binford, President of the Memphis Board of Censors, Memphis, Tennessee, to Collier’s Magazine, New York, May 30, 1950. It was sent in response to a critical article in Collier’s on May 6, 1950, titled “You Can’t See That Movie”.

Program: Symphony Of Fashion, Memphis, 1954

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Program for "Symphony of Fashion", a benefit performance for the Memphis Sinfonietta conducted by Vincent de Frank with dramatic soprano Marjorie Lawrence, held at the Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, on October 19, 1954. Fashions were supplied by members of the Memphis Department Stores Association.

Vick’S Illustrated Catalogue And Floral Guide 1872

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"Vick’s Illustrated Catalogue and Floral Guide 1872", published by James Vick, Rochester, New York. The 64 page catalog is missing the back cover.

Our First Century, 1854-1954

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81-page book titled "Our First Century, 1854-1954" published by Temple Israel, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1954.

Program: Guys & Dolls, Memphis, 1959

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Program of the musical "Guys & Dolls" directed by George Touliatos at the Front St. Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, in July 1959.

Program: Memphis Civic Ballet, 1960

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Program of performances by the Memphis Civic Ballet of "Allegro Veneziana", "Astromythos", "Pas de Trois from Swan Lake Act I" and "Estampas" at Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, on March 24-26, 1960.

The Greenhouse, Vol. 1, 1944

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Vol. 1 of The Greenhouse, a compilation of items from Memphis Commercial Appeal columnist Paul Flowers' columns for 1944. The content includes some of Flowers' columns but also verses contributed by readers.

Ernie Pyle Articles On Commercial Appeal, 1939-1940

Publications

Mimeograph copies of five articles written by journalist Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) between December 28, 1939, and January 3, 1940, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper The Commercial Appeal. Between 1935 and 1942, Pyle was a roving reporter for Scripps-Howard who travelled the country writing human interest stories.

Woman's Life Magazine, Chicago, 1893

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Vo.1:1 of Woman's Life magazine published in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 1893. The magazine was advertised as "A Modern Journal Representing Woman's Work, Health and Home."

Memphis Business, 21:7, 1957

Other documents

Vol. 21, No. 7 of Memphis Business published by the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1957.

Sarah Bernhardt Program, Memphis, 1906

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Program from French actress Sarah Bernhardt's (1844-1923) matinee performance of "La Dame Aux Camelias" and the evening performance of "La Sorciere" on Wednesday, March 7, 1906, at Hopkins Grand Opera House, corner of Main and Beale, in Memphis, Tennessee. This was billed as the "Farewell American Tour of the World's Greatest Actress" that took her across the United States in 1905 to 1906.

Atlantis, Memphis, 1:3, 1969

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "Atlantis", a newspaper published by Love Incorporated, 1665 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, on November 3, 1969. Jim Godown was the publisher. Includes articles on the Beatles and the Family motorcycle club.

Navy Log, Aom, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Circa 1943

NATTC, Memphis, documents

Navy Log for the AOM (Aviation Ordnanceman) graduating class G-1 at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, Tennessee, circa 1943.

The Naval Reserve Aviation Base was established in June 1942 at the former U.S. Army training ground, Park Field. It became a Naval Training Station for Aviation Maintenance before being designated NATTC in early 1943. As a primary flight training center in World War II, six hundred to eight hundred aviation cadets trained at a time. The ground crew training facility was designed for ten thousand students. The entire complex, which included unpaved satellite fields in a fifteen-mile …

River City Review, Vol. 1:3, Memphis, 1971

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "River City Review", a monthly newspaper published in 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. The newspaper was published by James M. Godown and included articles on local music, record reviews, and interviews. This issue included an interview with Stanley Booth on the Rolling Stones, and articles on the Madison Avenue Sidewalk Art Festival, Overton Park Expressway, and Memphis theater.

Ramer High School, Purple And Gold, 1925

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Vol. 1:5 of the Ramer High School, McNairy County, Tennessee, student newspaper "Purple and Gold" published in April 1925.

Navy Log, Arm, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, 1943?

NATTC, Memphis, documents

Navy Log for the ARM (Aviation Radioman) graduating class R-15 at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, Tennessee, possibly in 1943.

The Naval Reserve Aviation Base was established in June 1942 at the former U.S. Army training ground, Park Field. It became a Naval Training Station for Aviation Maintenance before being designated NATTC in early 1943. As a primary flight training center in World War II, six hundred to eight hundred aviation cadets trained at a time. The ground crew training facility was designed for ten thousand students. The entire complex, which included unpaved satellite fields in a …

Armour Training Center, City Of Memphis, Circa 1963

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Illustrated brochure about the Armour Training Center, the fire and police training and communications facility operated by the City of Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1963.

Thunderbolt, U.S. Army 83rd Infantry Division, 1945

Other documents

Vol. 6, No. 27 of "Thunderbolt: Weekly Newspaper of the 83rd Infantry Division", Linz, Austria, published on November 3, 1945.

High School Bulletin, Memphis, Tennessee, 1908

Other documents

Vol. 3, No. 4 of "The High School Bulletin" a monthly magazine published by the students of Memphis High School in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 1908. A Memphis High School had existed since the latter 1870s but when a new building was constructed on the corner of Poplar and Yates in 1898, it became known as the Memphis High School. The school occupied the building until 1911 when Memphis Vocational High School took it over. Central High School became the other public high school in Memphis that year.

Straws, Louisville, 1881

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Vol. 1, No. 5 of "Straws" published in Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1881. Includes an article on James Davis Porter on page 4 along with another on John M. Lea.

A Program Evaluation Of One School’S Third Through Fifth Grade Instructional Practices, Yvette Edwards

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the instructional practices implemented by teachers using the State Standards were effective for instructing students in Grades 3-5 who were economically disadvantaged. The context of this inquiry was an urban elementary school in a large public school district in the United States of America. The need to implement an effective strategy to improve teacher instructional practices to improve student achievement using the State Standards was an issue in schools of the district under study with students who were economically disadvantaged. The need to meet the rigor necessary for students to obtain …

The Relationship Between Teacher Preparation And Attrition In The Teaching Field, Gerardo Trujillo

Dissertations

In this study, the researcher investigated the relationship between the preservice preparation and attrition in the field of teachers employed at Chicago Public Schools. The researcher administered a survey to teachers working in Chicago and its neighboring suburbs, and their responses revealed their perceptions about their preparation program and their real-world experiences in the classroom. The results indicated that new teachers need coursework in the areas of classroom management, social-emotional skill integration, and cultural competence. The expectation is that the findings will support the creation of a uniform policy for all universities to implement nationwide. Such a program could result …

Centrality Of Youth Engagement In Media Involvement, Yoshitaka Iwasaki

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Contextualized within the popularity of new media, youth engagement is a very important concept in the practice of public involvement. Guided by the current literature on youth engagement and media studies, this chapter examines the key engagement-related notions involving youth and media usage. Being informed by a variety of case studies on youth engagement through the use of media within various contexts globally, the chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges of engaging youth through media involvement. The specific notions covered in this chapter include (1) the role of “hybrid” media in youth engagement, (2) “intersectionality” illustrating the diversity of youth …

Narratives Of Disability And Displacement: Oral Histories Of The Lived Experiences Of Disabled Refugees, Jennifer Lynn Ward

Doctoral Dissertations

Disabled refugees are considered as the most marginalized group of all displaced populations. Disabled displaced people are at particular risk of violence, exploitation, and abuse. Additional barriers to accessing humanitarian assistance, education, health care, and other services exist for disabled displaced people. The purpose of this study was to collaborate with disabled refugees who have resettled in the United States and to create a space for their stories to be told. This research project explores the narratives of the lived experiences of disabled displaced people through the lenses of three theoretical frameworks: human rights, disability justice, and Critical Refugee Studies. …