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Educational Policies Committee Minutes February 5, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - January 8, 2026
• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Program Proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• Center for Civic Excellence
• Other Business
• Adjourn: 3:47 pm

Dynamics Of Identity And Trajectories Of Memory: Interdisciplinary Perspectives On Intangible Cultural Heritage And Artistic Creation In The Maghreb, Nadia Kaaouas

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

This volume offers a multidisciplinary exploration of social and cultural dynamics in the Maghreb, capturing the tensions between permanence and change. Through a cross-disciplinary approach combining linguistics, anthropology, and aesthetics, the authors analyze the relationship between tradition and modernity through the lens of temporal perception, the evolution of women's status in discourse and literature, and the production mechanisms of visual arts. This reflection highlights the transmission processes of intangible heritage and the emergence of new, sovereign voices within a social space in full transition.

Seeing Beyond The Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law, Matthew S. Erie, Mark Pollack, Wolfgang Alschner, Beth Simmons, Katerina Linos

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: On April 24, 2025, the International Law and Social Science Interest Group debuted at the ASIL Annual Meeting with a panel that posed a deceptively simple question: how can social science tools advance the work of international lawyers? Chaired by Chantal Thomas, the session brought together Matthew Erie, Wolfgang Alschner, Beth Simmons, and Katerina Linos— scholars who bridge doctrinal and empirical inquiry—to show how ethnography, computational text analysis, counterfactual inference, and mixed-method design can illuminate legal puzzles that doctrine alone cannot solve. The four short essays in this symposium provide parallel illustrations of this core theme: Erie’s ethnographic approach …

Perceptions Of Community College Faculty Regarding Online Student Engagement Challenges And Recommendations, Jana Allen-Bishop

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed through this study is that local community college faculty members struggle to develop student engagement in online courses. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore community college faculty perceptions about challenges with student engagement in online courses and recommendations for fostering that engagement. The conceptual frameworks for this study were Knowles’ theory of andragogy and self-directed learning, as well as Mezirow’s transformative learning theory. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight community college faculty members teaching online courses. Through open and axial coding the following themes emerged: faculty noted that their own technological …

The Story Of Documentary Film: Episode 1, “The Beginning", Sheila Nayar

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of The Story of Documentary Film: Episode 1, “The Beginning" (2026), directed by Mark Cousins.

Cover To Cover: Reviews Of New Books, Amy Boaz, Diane Hume George, Laurie Graham, Lea Simonds, Kathleen Veslany

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

What Goals? Which Point? Whose Purpose? A Critical Engagement With Sport Internalism, Francisco Javier Lopez Frias

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

In this article, I critique the dominance of internalism in sport philosophy and outline an alternative theoretical framework that integrates internal and external elements while striving to transcend the dichotomous language used to conceptualize sport. The analysis begins by claiming that internalism conflates three fundamental teleological aspects of sport: goals, point, and purposes. I argue that this conflation limits internalism’s ability to explain the complexity of sporting practices. By carefully distinguishing these elements, I illustrate their distinct roles in shaping sport and explore how they interact. I conclude by proposing that the alternative pluralist framework briefly sketched here enables a …

Good Newsletter February 3, 2026, Seattle University School Of Law Dean

GOOD NEWSletter

No abstract provided.

Program Review Report 2-3-26, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Ucc Minutes 2-3-26, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

About The Author: Madison Smartt Bell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

Snakebit, Connie Wieneke

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

About The Author: Madison Smartt Bell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

Snakebit, Connie Wieneke

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

Rocky Mountain National Park: How Might Future Warming Alter Visitation, National Park Service Of The United States

Rocky Mountain National Park

An executive report for the calendar year of 2017.

Mills, Enos; Mirror Lake; Harbison Ditch; Grand Ditch; Eureka Ditch: Lee, Jay; Holzwarth Ranch; Housman Ranch; Selak Ditches; Pole Creek; Elk Management; Fire Management; natural Resource management Plan; Maintenance Management System; Bear Lake; Sprague Lake; Wild Basin Ranger Station; Beaver Meadows; Alpine Visitor Center; Longs Peak; Wild Basin; Mill Creek; Bear Lake road; Fall River Road; Utility Area Historic District; Holzwarth Historic District; Timber Creek Campground; Cultural Resource Management Plan; Kawuneech Valley; Lily Lake; Baldpate Estates; Grand Lake Cemetery; Lawn Lake Dam; Cascade Dam; national Parks Service Acts; United States Reclamation …

Mountaineering In The Rocky Mountain National Park, Roger Toll, Robert Sterling Yard

Rocky Mountain National Park

Mountaineering in the Rocky Mountain National Park: Including a Map of the Park Circa 1917 and Various Photos

Yafo, Ha-Te‘Uda Ha-Aduma Street: The Military Finds / יפו, רחוב התעודה האדומה: ממצא צבאי, Alexander Glick

Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel

The excavation on Ha-Te‘uda Ha-Aduma Street in Yafo uncovered fourteen military items, including two cannonballs and twelve small-caliber bullets. A correlation of these finds with historical sources and with modern and eighteenth–nineteenth-century maps suggests that the military items uncovered in the excavation were related to one or more of the historical sieges of Yafo: the siege laid by Muhammad Beq Abu-Dahab in 1775–1776, during which a siege battery was constructed within the area of the present excavation; or Napoleon’s siege in 1799, whose batteries were likewise positioned within the excavation area.

Yafo, Ha-TeʻUda Ha-Aduma Street: The Glass Finds, Brigitte Ouahnouna

Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel

The excavation at Ha-Te‘uda Ha-Aduma Street in Yafo yielded about fifty glass items dating from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries CE. These include imported and locally produced medicine, cosmetic and beverage bottles, as well as bracelet fragments of common types that first appeared in the Mamluk period and remained in use through the Ottoman period and into recent times. The finds reflect a modest repertoire associated with local daily life at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Yafo, Ha-TeʻUda Ha-Aduma Street: Late Ottoman Porcelain And Ceramics, Anna De Vincenz

Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel

The salvage excavations on Ha-Teʻuda Ha-Aduma street in Yafo yielded a small Late Ottoman ceramic and porcelain vessel assemblage. Porcelain and hard-paste vessels were imported from Europe, whereas glazed earthenware vessels were imported from Europe and Turkey. Among the locally made vessels were Black Gaza Ware and other coarse ware vessels. Many roof tiles, complete and fragmentary, as well as bricks, were imported mainly from Marseille, France. Only a few smoking pipes and narghile were found; these were either locally produced or originated in Turkey.

Yafo, Ha-Te‘Uda Ha-Aduma Street: Remains Of The Al-Hureish Neighborhood From The Late Ottoman Period And British Mandate Era / יפו, רחוב התעודה האדומה: שרידי שכונת אל־הורייש משלהי התקופה העות'מאנית וימי המנדט הבריטי, Ayelet Dayan, Yoav Arbel

Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel

The excavation at the corner of Yehuda Ha-Yamit and Ha-Te‘uda Ha-Aduma Streets in Yafo uncovered remains dating to the eighteenth–twentieth centuries CE, including those of the late Ottoman and British Mandate neighborhood of al-Hureish. The earliest construction remains at the site, dated to the second half of the nineteenth century CE, suggest agricultural activity in the area or early residential structures with channels installed for drainage. This construction was later disrupted by a wall, possibly part of the eastern wall of the al-Hureish neighborhood, built in a subsequent phase. The main significance of the excavation was the al-Hureish neighborhood, founded …

A Fijian Barkcloth In The May Weber Ethnographic Study Collection, Delaney M. Bahns

Department of Anthropology

This report examines an object in the May Weber Ethnographic Study Collection, a barkcloth attributed to the Fiji Islands. The report discusses the attribution, as well as the distinction of the object as Fijian masi kesa. The report discusses the techniques used to make bark cloth, as well as past studies of bark cloth in the Pacific Islands. It also examines the gendered context of masi, as well as the issue of cultural intellectual property in recent uses of masi motifs for commercial purposes.

How Does Johnson & Wales University In Providence Combat Food Insecurity On Campus For Its Students?, Ava Zajczenko

Interdisciplinary Studies: Student Publications

Across the United States, an increasing number of people are becoming food insecure, and a part of this population are college students. With tuition, housing, books, and personal expenses, college students have a large financial burden placed on them when they enter college. Johnson & Wales University is a private university with a prestigious culinary program. With food being at the forefront of many students, professors, and chef instructors’ minds at JWU, this raises the question: How does Johnson & Wales University in Providence address food insecurity on campus for its students? JWU already has multiple resources that exist on …

Anty 101h.51: Anthropology & The Human Experience, Erin D. Rosenkrance

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 101h.Vh1: Anthropology & The Human Experience / Hamilton, Erin D. Rosenkrance

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Towards Customizing Principled Negotiation Based On Culture: A Differentiated Approach, Monique Carels, Yannic Anthony Ratt

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Negotiation is a common part of our lives. We often negotiate with our spouses about the monthly budget, with our children to complete chores or homework, and when trying to get a better deal on a pre-owned vehicle. The negotiation process encompasses various aspects that are carried out differently and are influenced by culture. Thus, negotiation becomes intercultural when it involves at least two parties from different cultural backgrounds trying to agree on mutual interests

Anty 133x.01: Food And Culture, David Garrett Kerr

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 101h.01: Anthropology And The Human Experience, David Garrett Kerr

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Ling 474.50: Historical Linguistics, Irene N. Appelbaum

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 414.01: Forensic Anthropology And Bioarchaeology, Elizabeth A. Bews

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Ling 574.50: Historical Linguistics, Irene N. Appelbaum

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.