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Flag Fever: Adoption Of New State Flags, Brian Craig

The Guardianship Journal

Several states are experiencing flag fever, and it just might be contagious. Minnesota and Utah adopted new state flags that took effect in the first half of 2024. After years of debate, the new Utah state flag officially took effect on March 9, 2024. The Minnesota state flag officially became law on May 11, 2024, replacing a controversial flag that some people called racist and ugly. Other states are also considering new flag designs. Many states still incorporate their “seal on a bedsheet” designs that are difficult to distinguish from other states and lack good attributes for flag design. The …

Queering ‘Common Sense’: Using Critical Discourse Analysis Of Lgbtq+ Book Bans In Florida Public Schools To Unmask Heteronormativity, Talia Zito, Nicole E. Morse

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Historically, censorship of LGBTQ+ content in education has been rooted in socio-political efforts to marginalize non-heteronormative identities. However, even those who oppose censorship tend to frame their arguments around concepts like “age-appropriateness” and “protecting children.” Our Critical Discourse Analysis examines formal challenges to And Tango Makes Three in one Florida school district in 2022 to show how these concepts are deployed on both sides of the debate. The book, depicting a same-sex penguin couple raising a chick, faced objections under Florida’s HB 1557, a law designed to restrict discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Ultimately, the picture …

Graphic Design | Kelcy Williams, Kelcy Williams

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Abdul Bashiru Yussif, Abdul Bashiru Yussif

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Tara Holbrooks, Tara Holbrooks

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Laney O'Neal, Laney O'Neal

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Brittani Myers, Brittani Myers

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mahmud

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Graphic Design | Brandon Smith, Brandon Smith

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Graphic design entry for 2025 Student Symposium

Bassoon Studio Recital: February 18, 2025, Galina Kiep

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

February 18, 2025

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Blue Momma, Why Are You So Blue: A Trauma-Informed Theological Approach To Systematically Oppressed Black Mothers In Memphis, Tennessee, Valerie Houston

Doctor of Ministry

This dissertation discusses the effects of systemic oppression on the well-being of Black mothers in Memphis, Tennessee. It posits that systemic oppression causes trauma that negatively affects Black motherhood and familial stability. Research shows that maternal mental illness may negatively affect child development, behavior, and cognitive and socio-emotional development.³ Black literary history has revealed the importance of Black mothers for family development.⁴ It has shown how Black mothers used religion to support themselves emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually during times of travail.⁵ This work theorizes that a trauma-informed theological approach will liberate Black mothers in Memphis, Tennessee, from …

Podcasting Towards Togetherness: Utilizing Podcasts To Improve Departmental Camaraderie And Well-Being, Michael Petrauskis, Colleen Gutman, Rosemarie Fernandez

Journal of Wellness

Introduction: Physician burnout is on the rise, and this is of particular concern in emergency medicine. Burnout is associated with medical errors, adverse events, poor professionalism, and litigation. A sense of community can build engagement and mitigate workplace stressors on well-being. Emergency physicians may have trouble connecting due to the nature of shift-work and various practice settings. Communication technology, and particularly podcasting, has the potential to help overcome these barriers and positively impact relatedness and well-being.

Approach: We developed an inward-facing podcast, “The ER Break Room” within the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida. Through the …

Convocation Recital: February 18, 2025, School Of Music,

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 18, 2025

Tuesday Morning

11:00 a.m.

Deacon John C. Lockett, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Elementary Italian Ii, Monica Rossi-Miller

Open Educational Resources

Italian II aims at increasing the student's ability to use basic forms of oral communication in Italian through constant use of the everyday idiom. Carefully graded practice in reading and writing supplement the conversational aspects of the course. We will cover the second half of Italian Espresso 1 that is, chapter 7 through chapter 11, and the accompanying chapters in the workbook. We also will work on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, oral comprehension, conversation, spelling and writing. Speaking, oral comprehension, and conversation will be
emphasized.

Italian Culture Through Film, Monica Rossi-Miller

Open Educational Resources

Introduction to important themes of Italian culture by viewing and analyzing
representative Italian films from the post-World War II era to the present. Topics examined include: the Italian family, how World War II has shaped contemporary Italian culture, Italy as a country of emigrants and immigrants, and an examination of religion and the Catholic Church.
This is a Writing Intensive course conducted in English, and all films have English subtitles.

A Writing Intensive Course Specifically is a designated course sections that—in addition to providing the established disciplinary-oriented student outcomes—incorporate approved instructional strategies and course assignments designed to enhance students’ writing …

Culture Of German Speaking Countries, Monica Rossi-Miller

Open Educational Resources

LG401 FNET is a 3 hours, 3 credits course with ENGL101 as a pre or co-requisite. It is an upper level course, however, no previous knowledge in Cultures of German speaking Countries is required, nor any knowledge of German language. The focus will be on cultures of countries in which German is an official language such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It fulfills 2A of the Common Core, WI (Writing intensive) requirement and Humanities elective.

Description: Students will be exposed to and discuss cultural developments in German-speaking countries including their role in the European Union. They will read …

David Garrison, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Modern Languages, College Of Liberal Arts, David Garrison, Kathy Morris

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

In this February 17, 2025 oral history interview conducted by Kathy Morris, David Garrison reflects on his thirty-year career as Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Wright State University. He discusses the growth of the Modern Languages Department, his service as chair, his work as a translator and interpreter in the Dayton community, and the practical value of language study.

Student Senate Meeting Minutes February 17, 2025, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes for February 17, 2025.

02.17.2025 Ored Connect, Liz Williamson

ORED Newsletter

SOP Research Day

Resilience, Joshua Liashenko

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Once a ubiquitous framework for assessing the capacity for recovery, perseverance, and success in the face of adversity, resilience has been met with growing critiques in its application. As a frequently used “pretty word” within health disparities research, resilience has come to signify how at-risk communities overcome hardship in ways this work argues overdetermine their labor, activist potential, and existence. This critique examines resilience through the lens of ethnographic research conducted among transgender and nonbinary healthcare providers who provide gender-affirming care within their communities. As a marginalized community experiencing transphobia and increasing structural barriers to life-affirming and life-saving healthcare, trans …

Betty Jean Evans

African American Funeral Programs

Ms_Betty_Jean_Evans.pdf - Funeral program for Betty Jean Evans

Mr. Laney Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

Handwritten Obituary for Mr. Laney Mincey

Nettie Nelson

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Nettie_Netson.pdf - Funeral program for Nettie Nelson

Breaking Boundaries: A Critical Trans Framework Analysis Of Anti-Transgender Sports Policies In Education, Tori Porter, Briana A. Savage, Dresden June Frazier

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This policy analysis examines the impacts of anti-transgender sports legislation on K-20 transgender students through a critical trans framework. We investigate how anti-transgender laws enforce gender norms and intersect with other forms of oppression, such as racism and ableism, affecting multi-marginalized transgender students in sports and limiting access to a well-rounded education. Epistemic injustice is revealed, as these policies disregard transgender students' experiential knowledge and involvement in decision-making processes. Findings indicate that anti-transgender sports policies impact students at individual, institutional, and cultural levels, perpetuating discriminatory practices and reducing access to gender-affirming spaces and supportive adults. We argue for inclusive, evidence-based …

Reviewing Online Serials Subscriptions To Ensure Access In An Academic Library, Janice Schuster, David Bernardo

Library Faculty and Staff papers

Providence College is a Catholic, Dominican, liberal arts institution of higher education and a community committed to academic excellence in pursuit of the truth, growth in virtue, and service of God and neighbor (Providence College Mission Statement, 2013). The college has 4,900 FTE undergraduate, graduate, and School of Continuing Education students. The Phillips Memorial Library collaborates with college and affiliate partners to provide patron-focused information and knowledge resources, services, and facilities. (Phillips Memorial Library at Providence College Mission Statement, 2015).

Schuster, J. G., & Bernardo, D. (2025). Reviewing online serials subscriptions to ensure access in an academic library. Journal of …

Museum Funding As Critical Practice, Camille-Mary Sharp, Samantha Summers

Visual Arts Publications

While museums face an unprecedented amount of public backlash over their financial partnerships with donors and sponsors from harmful industries, the administrative practices of funding and fundraising remain understudied in museum scholarship. Responding to growing polarization between museums and stakeholder groups like artists, activists, and cultural workers, this article highlights findings from recent interviews with museum professionals about their funding-related practices to explore how professional perspectives can enrich current debates over ethical funding. Despite the structural difficulties posed by neoliberal museum models and government austerity, we argue that museum studies can work towards improving the field’s financial challenges by considering …

Winter Concert: February 16, 2025, Mark Grizzard, Tim Fredstrom, Andrew Bruhn

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 16, 2025

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Three Walks Along Wascana Creek, Ken Wilson

The Goose

"Three Walks Along Wascana Creek" recalls the author's walking along Wascana Creek in Regina, Saskatchewan, in June 2021.

One Of These Things: A Poetic Exploration Of Waste And Discordant Objects, Brittany Ellsworth

The Goose

In this narrative essay, I present my thoughts and concerns about the physical waste I encounter on my adventures in my hometown of Corner Brook, NL. I also introduce and differentiate between garbage and my proposed concept of discordant objects and how these objects have inspired my poetic and creative writing practice. The essay concludes with a poem and photograph of one such discordant object.