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Discovering God's Missional Heart, Esther Jadhav

Syllabi

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Foundations Of Development, Stephen Bailey

Syllabi

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Seminar In The History Of Interpretation, Lawson Stone

Syllabi

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Trends And Issues In World Christianity, Lalsangkima Pachuau

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Family Systems Theory, Georgina Panting

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The Impacts Of Brookings Health System On The Economy Of Brookings County And Rural Health In South Dakota, Weiwei Zhang

Center for Rural Vitality and Community Well-being Project Reports

Project Overview:

Located in Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings Health System (Brookings Health) is a vital economic and healthcare hub, providing crucial employment and access to care. This assessment provides a comprehensive evaluation of the profound impacts of Brookings Health on the county economy, and the accessibility and affordability of healthcare services to rural populations in the surrounding areas. Rural community hospitals serve as foundational drivers of local economies. Their operations necessitate a substantial local workforce, encompassing a wide array of positions from clinical to administrative, representing a considerable labor expense. Indeed, numerous hospitals rank among the premier individual employers …

Professional Development Meeting 1, Jacqueline Smith

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Christian Ethics, James Thobaben

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Foundations Of Development, Stephen Bailey

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Theology And Spiritual Formation, Stephen (Steve) Martyn

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Climate-Induced Redistribution Of People Is Not Inveitable, Ingird Boas, Harald Sterly, Carol Farbotok, Mike Hulme, Hélène Benveniste, Kerilyn D. Schewel, Giovanni Betini, Marion Borderon, Roman Hoffmann, Kees Van Der Geest, David Durand-Delacre, Jan Selby, David J. Wrathall, Andrew Baldwin, Ailín Benítez Cortés, Kaderi N. Bukari, Simon Bunchuay-Peth, Simona Capisani, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Ruben Dahm, Camelia Dewan, Huub Dijstelbloem, Sonja Fransen, François Gemenne, Michele Dalla Fontana, Dorotha Hilhorst, Monica V. Iyer, Maggi W H Leung, Bishawjit Mallick, Kasia Paprocki, Meg Parsons, Patrick Sakdapolrak, Alex De Sherbinin, Farhana Sultana, Tearinaki P P Tanielu, Merewalesi Yee, Caroline Zickgraf

Geography and the Environment - All Scholarship

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The Art Of Compassion: How Viewing Art Affects Prosocial Intentions, Melissa Dolese

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Art functions as a communicative medium that evokes emotion and fosters social connection potentially motivating prosocial behavior. Grounded in theories of elevation and social cognition, this research investigated whether viewing art, regardless of its thematic content, would influence compassionate intentions toward individuals across varying relational distances (self, friend, stranger). The studies also examined if the types of imagined compassionate actions, categorized by expressive modalities (Chapman’s Love Languages, Gestures of Kindness, and Hedonic Pleasures), varied with relational closeness. Study 1 found that compassion-themed art influenced compassionate intentions toward strangers, with artistic communication predicting these intentions more strongly than explicit compassion messaging. …

Program Review Report 9-2-25, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

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Opting Out: Over-Alerting And Warning Fatigue In The Era Of Wireless Emergency Alerts, Jeannette Sutton, Michele M. Wood

Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity Faculty Scholarship

While warning fatigue is commonly described among emergency management practitioners as a problem due to over-alerting, which leads to opting out, there has been limited research to define these concepts in a systematic manner that can inform policymaking around public alerting strategies, especially as they relate to Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). In this study, we draw from semi-structured interviews with emergency managers and open-ended responses from surveys with emergency managers and members of the public, to develop definitions of “over-alerting” and “warning fatigue” and to identify the conditions that cause the public to “opt out” of WEA messages. We conduct …

Ucc Minutes 9-2-25, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

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Icc Agenda 9-2-25, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

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Approved Courses 9-2-25, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

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Twenty-First Century Church Planting, Philip Meadows

Syllabi

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Research Methods In New Testament Interpretation, Fredrick Long

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Factors Contributing To The Demographic Cliff: More U.S. Women Of Childbearing Age, But Fewer Have Given Birth, Kenneth M. Johnson

Carsey Publications

In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than would have been expected given fertility patterns prior to the Great Recession, up from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. There are 4 million more women aged 20–39 than in 2006, but 7 million fewer have given birth. The shift in fertility patterns has resulted in 11.8 million fewer babies in the past 17 years.

Fertility rate declines were greatest among women under 30, where childless rates increased the most. Childless rates increased modestly among …

Seminar Two: Communicating To And For The Church, Lenny Luchetti

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The Malditas, The Filipinas, And The Azkals: A Socio-Onomastic Examination Of Nicknames Used For The Philippine Women’S And Men’S National Football Teams, Satwinder Rehal, Inez Z. Ponce De Leon

Department of Communication Faculty Publications

Nicknames in sports can serve a wide range of social and semantic functions. Assigning nicknames to athletes and teams can allow fans to identify with them. Such names can also become symbolic resources that fans and teams turn to when asserting their identity. Nicknames in sports come to convey varied meanings and interpretations understood within a set of contextual properties. This paper fills an empirical gap and investigates nicknames of national sports teams used in Southeast Asia. The investigative focus is on the nicknames of the Philippines men’s and women’s national football teams. Employing Leslie and Skipper’s socio-onomastic framework, this …

Community Empowerment For Strengthening The Local Economy Based On Cultural Heritage In Kampung Tudong, Pontianak City, Siti Fatimah, Egy Abdi, Winda Chelsea Meisari

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Kampung Tudong, located in Bansir Laut Subdistrict Pontianak City represents a local community that has successfully revitalized its cultural heritage through a traditional product called Tudong (a protective cover) made from mengkuang leaves that has existed since 1915. This product not only serves a functional purpose for the local community but also symbolizes cultural identity and has become a driver of the local economy across generations. The establishment of Kampung Tudong was driven by local residents’ concern for social and economic conditions and their independent initiative to build a craftsman village for Tudong production. This study employs a qualitative approach …

How Subversive Is Shipping Really? An Analysis Of Heteronormative Elements In Same-Sex Relationships Focused On German-Language Anime And Manga Fan Fiction, Saskia Dreßler

Proceedings from the Document Academy

This study investigates whether German-language fan fictions featuring lesbian and gay characters within the anime and manga domain can be regarded as genuinely queer. It situates these fan works within the specific traditions and practices of German fandom. Employing qualitative content analysis, the research examines two prominent fandoms, Naruto and Sailor Moon, focusing on the presence of heteronormative narrative patterns in fan fiction with queer protagonists. The study analyzes which aspects of the original media are adapted and how these adaptations shape the portrayal of queer identities. Furthermore, fan comments are examined to assess the extent to which readers …

The Life Of The Arabic Language, Its Merit, And Means Of Its Development In The Thought Of Muhammad Al-Khadr Hussein, Mohammed Aburahme

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

The present article aims to explore Mohammad Al-Khadr Hussein’s thoughts regarding the virtue of the Arabic language and methods for its development. Hussein is considered a model pioneer linguist of Arabic during a significant stage in modern times. By employing the linguistic views stated in his essays, he played a reformative role in politics, sociology, Arab culture, and within the Arabic Language Complex. It is concluded that Hussein firmly believed in the language's contribution to the Arab nation’s life, Pan-Arab unity and security, and its influence on human civilization. Arabic enjoys a unique ability to cope with modernity, due to …

Literary And Artistic Property Rights Between Regular Courts And Administrative Courts: A Comparative Study Of Jordan And Egypt, Noor Al-Hindi

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study addresses literary and artistic property rights within the context of the ordinary and administrative judiciary, focusing on the legal framework for the deposit of these rights under the Jordanian and Egyptian Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection Laws. The research findings indicate that legal deposit is an obligation of the rights holders of the work to submit a copy of the published work to a government authority. In Egypt, the rights holder is required to submit a licensing application to the General Department for the Control of Works, accompanied by certain data. The department is responsible for maintaining records …

The Role Of Youth Centers In Jordan In Promoting Political Participation Of Its Members From Their Perspective, Renad Al-Jundi

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the role of youth centers in Jordan in promoting the political participation of their members from their perspective. The research population consisted of 1,339 male and female members of youth centers. The "Social Survey" methodology specifically, the descriptive and analytical approach—was employed, using a sample of 300 respondents drawn from members in the city of Amman. A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool, and data analysis was performed using SPSS. Results indicated that youth centers play a "medium role" in political upbringing, political knowledge, and political activism. Additionally, statistically significant differences were found …

A Travel Ban Is Nothing New: Moral Panic, Moral Entrepreneurs, And Immigration Policy, William F. Danaher, Debaleena Ghosh

The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology

The U.S. travel ban on Muslims was part of a historical pattern to curb immigration. In this paper, we take a historical-comparative approach to analyze two cases: The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Muslim Ban. We show how moral panics fueled by moral entrepreneurs led to immigration policies banning both groups and how historical events were important in the process. In the Chinese case, cultural stereotypes and competition with other immigrant groups led to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. In the Muslim case, 9/11 led moral entrepreneurs to associate all Muslims with terrorism, setting the stage for moral panic and …

Item 1: Syllabus: Advocacy In Action: Civic Engagement Through Social Sciences, Natascia Boeri

Natascia Boeri, Advocacy in Action: Civic Engagement Through Social Sciences

This course introduces students to civic engagement and advocacy through a social sciences framework. Students will explore how social change occurs, analyze sociopolitical structures, and develop practical advocacy skills. A key component of the course is a hands-on social action project.

Item 2: Assignment 1: Polarization, Identity, And Democratic Voice, Parakh Hoon

Parakh Hoon, United States Government

This capstone assignment invites students to critically analyze the 2024 US election cycle using civic and policy lenses. Students examine voting outcomes, campaign strategies, demographic shifts, and broader public engagement trends. They submit recommendations for political parties and policymakers based on historical patterns, political behavior research, and public opinion data. Students may choose their output format (e.g., essay, infographic, podcast) and optionally use generative AI, accompanied by a structured AI Use & Reflection Report. The assignment is designed to integrate civic reasoning, historical context, and action-oriented political learning.