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Feminism In Fracking: An Analyzation Of Women's Activism Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, Taya Godfrey
Feminism In Fracking: An Analyzation Of Women's Activism Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, Taya Godfrey
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Purpose: To discover what motivates women to be involved in anti-fracking activism as to encourage further female activism.
Project Focus, Anankan Thangaratnam
Project Focus, Anankan Thangaratnam
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
FOCUS addresses the social issue of trying to Mimic the same college and life experience for Autistic students as for non-Autistic students. Currently the issue is improving, but needs more Marketing to ensure every eligible student is Aware of it. The ideal state is for every Autistic Student achieve confidence and independence, And the world around them to be more Inclusive. I agree with FOCUS that this is A great way to do it, and with more funding and Marketing it can be achieved.
Residents' Opinions On Fracking In Utah, Kelsey Gale
Residents' Opinions On Fracking In Utah, Kelsey Gale
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release gas inside.
Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.
This can be a very controversial topic, especially in the Western United States where fracking is a major part of the economic growth of the states.
The public forms opinions both negative and positive regarding fracking in the state of Utah.
Studies have been done to discover the impacts, good or …
How Do We Treat Eating Disorder?, Jasmine Guanzon
How Do We Treat Eating Disorder?, Jasmine Guanzon
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Eating Disorder is a mental health disability that affects an individual’s physical and mental health. There are different types of eating disorder: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination, orthorexia and etc. The earliest documentation of an eating disorder diagnosis occurred between 12th and 13th century, since then, the number of cases for this illness continues to grow (Deans, 2011). A common misconception about eating disorder is that only women suffer from this illness, however, there were documented cases of men suffering from this disorder since 1888 (Strother, 2012). There are multiple treatments offered in order to reduce and …
Kids Killing Kids: A Look Into Mental Illness, Adolescence, And Mass Murder, Levi Cragun
Kids Killing Kids: A Look Into Mental Illness, Adolescence, And Mass Murder, Levi Cragun
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Violence in America has been on a decline since the 1990’s. Active shooters have seemed to be on the rise and ever present in the media (See Figure 1).
Society searches for the cause of these acts of violence. Typical answers to violence may not be sufficient to answering for violence on this scale. One hypothesis is mental illness.
Mental illness is not normally linked to violent behavior (Stuart, 2003). However, with differences in brain development and lack of literature, mentally ill adolescents may be an exception.
With this in mind, researchers ask the following questions; Are rates of mental …
Internet Use And The Transgender Experience: Does Social Media Have A Positive Effect On The Lives Of Transgender, Nonbinary, And Gender-Nonconforming People?, Llewynn Roberts
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
How does social media, along with other internet sites, effect the lives of transgender people?
The Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Melissa Wells
The Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Melissa Wells
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Childhood trauma, also known as Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs) can affect every aspect of a person’s life until the day they die.
Three Square, Emily Teliska
Three Square, Emily Teliska
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The social issue that Three Square addresses is food insecurity. Food insecurity occurs when people aren't able to secure enough food for a healthy diet and active lifestyle, at some point during the year.
Service Learning, Ken Wu
Service Learning, Ken Wu
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
We are facing many kinds of pollution as human progress with technology. For example, after the world is industrialized, we are facing the risk of global warming and air pollution. Also, The invention of the irrigation system cause desertification. While we are trying to find a replacement for fossil fuels, we created contamination along the way, we started affecting the wild lives around us and it is beginning to affect us.
Arbor View High School Marching Band, Mateo Rodriguez-Maldonado
Arbor View High School Marching Band, Mateo Rodriguez-Maldonado
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The social issue that the AVHS Band and the Band Boosters face is the lack of funding for the program. The Clark County School District has been reducing the budget of many schools in the past decade. This year, over $17.6 million has been cut from all high schools in the county and Arbor View has loss $579 thousand dollars in budget cuts (Forest 2018).
Community Service Trifecta, Vitoria Queiroz
Community Service Trifecta, Vitoria Queiroz
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The first Rebel Homecoming Festival was started to celebrate homecoming week. It was on Thursday right before the big game. The purposeof the festival was to bring all colleges together to celebrate UNLV as a whole. Girls on the Run is an non-profit program that strives to teach young women self-love and how to live a healthy life. They do this by running an afterschool program that focus on education and self-esteem building. At the end of the year the girls run a celebratory 5K run. The Boys and Girls Clubs is organization that offers a variety of afterschool programs …
Spread The Word, Janet Wu
Spread The Word, Janet Wu
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The goal for the organization is to make the children have their own library at home, especially for the elementary school kids. They can read and share their book to their friend and family. The organization hopes that third grade children can read because it is hard for them to catch out with other kid if they do not know how to read.
The Breakdown, Jada Campbell
The Breakdown, Jada Campbell
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The Breakdown team strives to be positive role models for our youth by educating them to overcome tobacco usage, peer pressure, societal norms, and environmental.
#Metoo Movement: The New Wave Of Feminism, Jannette Delgado
#Metoo Movement: The New Wave Of Feminism, Jannette Delgado
Sociology Student Work Collection
Every wave of feminism serves a different purpose based on the state of society and how it treats women from all backgrounds. This presentation shares a glimpse on how the socially media-driven #MeToo movement has impacted all social spectrums from Hollywood to the higher courts and why it has remained effective in and outside social media.
Project 150, Kyla Borja
Project 150, Kyla Borja
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project 150 addresses the issue of youth homelessness in the Clark County School District. Project 150 currently serves more than 6,000 disadvantaged high school students at 58 schools in Southern Nevada.
Tcmi Church, Rosa Gonzalez
Tcmi Church, Rosa Gonzalez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
TCMI has been working to stop hunger here in the Las Vegas community.
Spread The Word Nevada, Leonardo Gonzalez
Spread The Word Nevada, Leonardo Gonzalez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Spread the Word addresses the issue of literacy among children, in particular those who come from low income households.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, December 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, December 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter
In This Issue:
-- To our Community Members and Supporters
-- Rainbow Squad
-- Funding Applications Now Open!
-- Homosexuality & the Bible with Dr. Susan Hill
The Torch (December 2018), Crtp
The Torch (December 2018), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Description
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Recommended Citation
Baldwin, Brandon and Civil Rights Team Project, "Torch (August 2013)" (2013). Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter. 58. http://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/torch/58
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Shyla Ann Mariano
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Shyla Ann Mariano
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission invests in many relationships and expresses enough concern with root causes of poverty and hunger (Morton 21). LVRM provides many supportive services and strengthens their bonds with the people. In particular, the coordinators and workers would serve enjoyable food for anyone to eat and communicate with the people.
Spread The Word Nevada, Langyue Zhong
Spread The Word Nevada, Langyue Zhong
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Spread the Word Nevada makes sure every child in elementary school has books at home, so they could read and share books with their families and friends.
Feeding The Homeless, Doralee Nunez-Escamilla
Feeding The Homeless, Doralee Nunez-Escamilla
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada begun its concept in 1941 by Bishop Thomas K. Gorman. Decades later, it has formed into one of the largest, private, nonprofit, social service in the sate. They offer tons of services, helping those from infants to seniors.
Light The Hope Of Reading, Yingying Meng
Light The Hope Of Reading, Yingying Meng
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Spread the Word Nevada’s mission is dedicated to advancing childhood literacy within low-income communities by changing lives one book at a time.
Dash - Delivering & Serving Hope, Sayeda Zaidi
Dash - Delivering & Serving Hope, Sayeda Zaidi
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The mission of DASH is to help poor and homeless people by serving them free food. By making, packing, and delivering meals, students get to interact with poor people and get a glimpse of the plight of disenfranchised populations.
Volunteering With Project 150, Eric Gonzalez
Volunteering With Project 150, Eric Gonzalez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Student homelessness is a large problem, as the students’ financial hardships heavily affect their education. This ultimately ruins several opportunities that the average student usually has such as going to college or pursuing a career. Without their education, they are less likely to get out of their predicament. They also more likely to be exposed to dangerous activities, such as crimes and sex trafficking
Dash: Delivering And Serving Hope, Nicole Ross
Dash: Delivering And Serving Hope, Nicole Ross
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The main purpose of DASH is to reach out to the community with simple acts such as giving food, giving service, and helping those in need.
International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women, Otterbein University
International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women, Otterbein University
Social Justice & Activism
The UNiTE to End Violence Against Women campaign, led by UN Women, aims to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women.
Otterbein's Office of Social Justice & Activism held several events in support of this.
Finding Comfort In Discomfort: A Cross-Racial Dialogue On Race And Racism, Otterbein University
Finding Comfort In Discomfort: A Cross-Racial Dialogue On Race And Racism, Otterbein University
Social Justice & Activism
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Otterbein University Office of Social Justice and Activism present the Fall 2018 Symposium with Jim Mulholland and Cherie Bridges Patrick. Includes speakers stories, a reparations workshop and an implicit bias workshop.
Aging Farmers With Disabilities: From Ommission To Belonging, Elizabeth Depoy, Stephen Gilson
Aging Farmers With Disabilities: From Ommission To Belonging, Elizabeth Depoy, Stephen Gilson
Poster Presentations
This poster presents research investigating assets and unmet needs of aging farmers with disabilities, a diversity population that is often omitted from research, analysis, policy, and services. The session will detail the research and then, based on the findings, attendees will be guided through analysis and discussion of how AUCD can respond.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, November 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter, November 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services.
Gender & Sexuality Services Newsletter
In This Issue:
--Transgender Week 2018
--Iowa Queer College Conference November 30-December 1
--MBLGTACC, February 15-17, Wichita, KS