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A Makerspace For Grieving Students: An Exploration Of Memory And Making For Bereaved Students At The University Of Georgia, Lindsey H. Allison

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

With origins in grief counseling, conversations regarding continuing bonds have supported and encouraged a connection between the living and the dead as a means for processing loss. Some bereaved individuals turn to physical mediums, such as archiving the belongings of the deceased or creating original artwork, to remain connected to their loved ones and find peace in their wake. As student success librarians, we aim to view students holistically, acknowledging aspects of their identities that lay beyond the scope of their academic endeavors, including aspects pertaining to grief and loneliness. In order to help students develop and succeed at university, …

We Wrote The Book On That: Professional Development For Accessible Library Teaching, Katie Harding, Anna Flak

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

Incorporating principles of accessibility into library teaching practices, online learning objects, and library services is critical to fostering student belonging and student success. However, accessibility guidelines specific to academic library work are limited. In this lightning talk, we’ll describe how we embarked on a library initiative to develop an openly licensed book containing practical guidance for our library staff about how to incorporate accessibility in the many ways we work with students. This collaborative project engaged library workers from across departments in learning and writing about accessibility in libraries. We will describe the process of assembling a team, the writing …

Supporting Student Success Through Zines: A Librarian-Faculty Collaboration, Dominique Dozier, Christine Welter

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

In this lightning talk, we will share how two librarians- one instruction focused and one managing interlibrary loan collaborated with a faculty member for a class to support a zine assignment in an undergraduate course titled “Italy, Gateway for Cultures”. In the first phase, students wrote an academic paper (approximately 1,000 words, MLA style) responding to the question What makes someone or something Italian? Topics ranged from food and fashion to migration and the mafia.

For the second phase, students transformed their paper into a zine. We gave a presentation to the class early in the quarter on the concept …

Supporting Graduate Student Success: Designing An Orientation To Graduate Level Writing, Reading, And Citing Practices, Raymond Pun

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

When new graduate students start their programs, they may be unaware of the "hidden curriculum" of graduate-level reading, writing, and citing practices. As a result, they may struggle or feel unprepared with faculty's expectations. This lightning talk highlights how an education librarian created an online asynchronous orientation focused on graduate-level reading, writing, and citing practices in collaboration with teaching faculty. Attendees will learn how a collaborative learning program can empower graduate students to develop necessary skills to succeed in graduate school, and why they may consider offering such a program for their learners.

Reset Your Tabling Strategy, Katy Kelly, Zachary Lewis

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

Would you like to innovate a new approach to tabling? Tabling is an event format intended to foster brief engagement and information exchange between various campus representatives and a large group of people. This presentation will showcase a tabling strategy that delivers introductory library learning outcomes at a new student resource fair. Content, visuals, and a quick voting activity introduce students to belonging and choice at the library. Learn how to scale outcomes for tabling and adapt this model to your own student success goals.

These Hips Don’T Lie: Incorporating High Impact Practices Into Student Employment For Student Success And Retention, Elise Ferer

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

High Impact Practices (HIPs) have been identified as educational practices that benefit undergraduate students, especially those from traditionally underserved demographics. These practices can contribute to the success of all students. While not always recognized as a HIP, student employment has many of the characteristics of a HIP including expectations for performance, time and effort around learning, interaction and collaboration with others, feedback, and demonstration of competence among others. Many campuses are starting to emphasize student employment as a HIP and see it as one of the ways that we retain students and help them succeed.

In this presentation, I will …

Fun Reading, Study Breaks And Academic Support: The Perfect Blend For Building Sense Of Belonging, Kate Peterson, Lacie Mcmillin, Phil Dudas, Theresa Heitz

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

With budget cuts to school libraries, a decline in reading, and an awareness that students’ lived experience in libraries can range from warm fuzzy feelings to seriously negative emotions, we created a new blend of undergraduate services programming deliberately mixing fun with academic support to support post-pandemic students.

Cite Right: How A Pop-Up Help Desk Addresses Service Gaps, Nicholas D'Andrea, Amy Windham, Mia Mcgee

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

During the middle of the 2025 spring semester, we noticed two intertwined problems that required addressing: students were unaware of the full range of our services, and our lack of a reference desk reduced organic interactions with students. This lack of understanding and excess of physical distance, combined with other issues such as an individual's hesitation in approaching a librarian for help, presented us with obstacles to providing high-touch service. To overcome these obstacles, we launched a citation help desk the week before final exams. This alternative reference model created an approachable format where students could receive citation assistance and …

The Evolving Landscape Of Student Success: Emerging Strategies, Core Commitments, And Our Shared Responsibility, Tia Brown Mcnair

Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium

Student success in higher education is being reshaped by a rapidly shifting environment. This evolving landscape requires clearly defined core commitments with innovative strategies, evidence-based research, and cross-campus collaborations that not only promote student learning but also deepen engagement and belonging. This session will explore how institutions are adapting to these dynamic conditions through shared responsibility by rethinking traditional approaches, leveraging data and research, and fostering partnerships that center on student success and resilience. Participants will consider models of practice that prepare colleges and universities to meet the needs of today’s learners while positioning students for long-term success.

From Warning To Action: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Conflict Early Warning And Early Response Systems In Nigeria, Chukwudi G. Njoku

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

Violent conflicts continue to persist and escalate, with frequently changing dynamics in Nigeria. This is notwithstanding the existence of active conflict early warning and early response (CEWER) systems. While some of the CEWER systems have recorded some successes, gaps have been identified in their effectiveness, especially around how the early warning information are utilized for prompt response to prevent and mitigate conflicts. The study also identified a dearth of literature on the subject, highlighting the need for research on the effectiveness of CEWER systems in Nigeria. The study adopts a mixed research method which combines qualitative, quantitative and geospatial approaches. …

Peaceful Change Management: Cultivating Empathy And Curiosity To Foster Resilience And Trust In Healthcare, Erica W. Martin, Anne Kampa

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

The ongoing evolution of healthcare, driven by technological advancements, necessitates equipping leaders with human-centered approaches to change management. This proposal examines the current responses to change within healthcare environments, addressing the underlying mechanisms that contribute to success or breakdown and emphasizes the imperative need for adaptive strategies from change leaders.

A human-centered approach incorporating emotional intelligence, the ADKAR change management model, and peace-focused leadership, can mitigate potential conflicts and foster a trust-based work environment. This research explores the theoretical framework of positive peace, underscoring the pivotal role of leadership in enhancing relational dynamics and addressing communication barriers. By focusing on …

Black Women And Natural Hairstyles In Workspaces, Darnella Mcguire-Nelson Ph.D., Darnella Mcguire-Nelson Ph.D.

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

No abstract provided.

"Softening Heart," Song Lyrics, 1998, Bill Gessner

Bill Gessner Song Lyrics and Poems

Song lyrics for "Softening Heart" by Bill Gessner. Three pages of typed lyrics from a word processing program. The second page indicates that the end of the second page and the entirety of the last page are the original version of the song, before revisions. The second page also consists of chords for him to play on the guitar. His lyrics speak of his heart and how it is growing fonder.

Comity, Act Of State, And Interpretation Of Foreign Law: The Eleventh Circuit Missteps In Mcnab V. United States, Paul S. Vicary

Florida Journal of International Law

This Note will examine the conflict the Eleventh Circuit has created with other federal courts with regard to the degree of deference U.S. courts are to give to foreign countries’ interpretations of their own laws. Part II reviews the Lacey Act as well as the facts and decision in McNab v. United States. Part III reviews the act of state doctrine as well as the doctrine of international comity as the contexts for judicial deference. Part IV will analyze how courts have construed the degree of deference that is to given to other countries’ interpretations of their own laws. …

The Role Of International Law In The Abolition Of The Juvenile Death Penalty In The United States, Carly Baetz-Stangel

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The "Helping Hand" In Trade Agreements: An Analysis Of And Proposal For Labor Provisions In U.S. Free Trade Agreements, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro

Florida Journal of International Law

The purpose of this Article is not to argue in favor of protectionism or to shield domestic manufacturers and workers from foreign competition. Rather, it is to illustrate that the promotion of fundamental labor rights allows for fair competition for American workers and supports the right of international workers to enjoy the most basic threshold of workplace standards. U.S. workers and companies should not be pitted against foreign competitors who take advantage of their nation’s lack of or failure to enforce labor and employment laws—exploiting workers’ lack of bargaining power is not legitimate competition. If workers are not able to …

The Palestinian Constitution And The Geneva Accord: The Prospects For Palestinian Constitutionalism, Zaha Hassan

Florida Journal of International Law

The aim of this Article is to examine whether the provisions of the Geneva Accord, which for all practical purposes will likely determine the face and many of the structures and institutions of the State of Palestine, promotes the efforts at Palestinian constitutionalism, and by doing so, the cause of a just and lasting peace. In Part II, I will give a brief overview of the Palestine-Israel conflict in order to provide some context to the Palestinian draft constitution and the Geneva Accord. In Part III, I will analyze the provisions of the Gevena Accord that may impact upon Palestinian …

"The Technology Dog Ate My Job": The Dog-Eat-Dog World Of Offshore Labor Outsourcing, Mark B. Baker

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article specifically examines the legal implications of outsourcing, particularly in the high-technology sector. This Article will discuss the public debate on outsourcing and the relevant policy considerations in order to lay the groundwork for analysis of the legal aspects of this issue.

The inquiry at hand shall be as follows: first, recent legislation relevant to outsourcing at both the state and federal levels will be examined. Next, there will be a discussion on how far state legislators are permitted to regulate outsourcing without violating the Constitution, and the issue of implied and express preemption will also be analyzed. Next, …

Inconsistent Consistency: A Comment On Arrested Development Of The Federal Common Law Of Foreign Relations, Paul S. Ryerson

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Humanitarian Intervention: The Early Years, Nicholas Onuf

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Peace Innovation And Healing: A Design Justice Framework To Support Change Processes, Strengthen Relationships, Foster Trust, And Build Community, Michelle Helman

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

Many organizations aiming to achieve peace and health equity outcomes often focus their design processes and innovation efforts externally without addressing how their organizational culture can unintentionally reproduce the very harms they are trying to address. The purpose of this qualitative design research study is to explore the role of a design justice framework in piloting a Peace Innovation Project aimed at facilitating an organizational culture change process. Specifically, the study focuses on better understanding how integrating a design justice approach could support research collaborators to center equity and justice as core components in building a culture of peace and …

Discourse Markers In Conflict Management: A Literature Review, Erica W. Martin, Krystle L. Hunter

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

Discourse Markers in Conflict Management: A Literature Review

Discourse markers, often seen as fillers in conversation, are important for managing interpersonal conflicts. This literature review aims to show how these markers influence conflict dynamics, with implications for promoting peace and strengthening community relationships. By combining research from linguistics, communication studies, and conflict resolution, the review looks at how discourse markers function during three phases of conflict: initiation, escalation, and de-escalation. The authors aim to improve both theoretical understanding and practical approaches to engaging constructively in conflicts, enhancing cohesion within global and local communities through better communication.

Using a qualitative synthesis …

Setting Our Priorities Right: (Human) Security As Defined From The Bottom-Up, Zsófia Hacsek, David Curran, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Anna Gillions

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference

One of the most persisting challenges of the human security concept are to decide what issues should be prioritised, what resources should be used to solve them and by whom, and who bears responsibility for this process. In this discourse, it is crucial to involve voices from the bottom-up: UK residents whose lives are directly affected by the answers given to the above questions. Our research project, the Alternative Security Review, used a mixed-methods approach to find out what security means to individuals residing in the UK. We argue that their priorities should be taken into account in top-down decision-making …

"Carving Out An Identity For Itself": The Work Of Telos Over Forty Years, Elisabeth Chaves

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

My Telos: A Journal Of No Illusions, Ben Agger

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

What Is Federalism?: On Piccone's Late Political Philosophy, Robert D'Amico

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: A Retrospective On Telos, Scott G. Mcnall

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

Schmitt, Telos, The Collapse Of The Weimar Constitution, And The Bad Conscience Of The Left, Stephen Turner

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

The Editor, The Journal, The Project, Russell A. Berman

Fast Capitalism

No abstract provided.

Café Narcissism, Jamie Dangler, Mark P. Worrell

Fast Capitalism

The 1979 Cortland Conference marked a decisive shift in the adventures of Telos by opening up a debate on narcissism that would pave the way for later contests that, in turn, symbolize in the eyes of many, the errant swerve of Marxism and post-Marxist critical theory. In what follows we examine the vibrant theoretical community at Cortland during the late-70s and early 80s, revisit the conference itself, and reflect on the narcissism concept and its relationship to anti-capitalist struggle in a way that is both attuned to debates surrounding the 1979 conference as well as its ongoing relevance for critical …