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What Do College Students Have To Learn From The Amish?, Caroline Brock

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

This paper presents the results of a survey of college courses taught on the Amish. It is based on a series of interviews with instructors at other institutions of higher learning whose courses focus on the Amish, an examination of their syllabi, and analysis of student writing from the course I teach at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The survey was designed to ascertain the goals of professors who teach a class about the Amish and how they best achieve their course objectives. Secondly, the survey explored what attracts college students to a course about the Amish, and what prior knowledge, …

The Amish Project

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s performance of The Amish Project by Jessica Dickey.

Performed September 13-16, 2018 at the Mitchell Theatre.

In October of 2006, a gunman walked into an Amish schoolhouse…in this stunning tour-de-force, a single actress plays a host of characters in an Amish community devastated by that terrible tragedy. Jessica Dickey’s fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines Schoolhouse Shooting is a tale of redemption that forges a path of forgiveness and compassion in the aftermath of inexplicable violence. Featuring alum Morgan Morton(Turner ’16) and designed by all theatre alumni, this production is a unique experience for the …

Tetanus In An Unvaccinated Amish Woman After A Breech Home Delivery In Kentucky, 2016, Veronica Corcino, Anna Q. Yaffee, Maydelin Pecchio, Mary E. Powell, Forest W. Arnold

Journal of Refugee & Global Health

No abstract provided.

Amish Education In The United States And Canada, Mark Dewalt

Mark W. Dewalt

Here is a rich ethnographic description of Amish education in 21st Century America that describes how literacy, community, and accountability are key values in the Amish educational system. The author gives readers a succinct overview of Amish history and religious practice, and then explores the reasons the Amish began their schools and some of the struggles they had to endure as a result. The book provides an encompassing description of common teaching styles, curriculum, and textbooks, as well as detailed classroom glimpses of Amish schools throughout the United States and Canada.

The Grizzly, December 6, 2001, Anne Antanavage '04, Cornota Harkins, Quinn Dinsmore, Cara Nageli, Susann Sobolewski, Sarah Ewald, John Cicchetti, Sarah Napolitan, Julia Campbell, Katie Lambert, Kelly Gray, Fallon Szarko, Meghan Beck, Christine Ginty, Megan Restine, Eric Fiero, Frank Romascavage Iii, Greg Pellish, Bill Stiles, Susan Goll, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Students: Dancin' The Night Away • Celebrating the Holidays Around the World • Pomenti Wins World History Association / Phi Alpha Theta Essay Competition • US Economy Faces Economic Recession • Campus Residence Halls Compete in a Holiday Decorating Contest • Opinions: Wismer's Fantastic Harvest Moon Festival; Lancaster not Just for the Amish • Final Exam Schedule • Christmas Price Comparison: Lights, Cards and Wrapping Paper • How to Make Your Own Christmas Gifts • 'Twas the Night Before Finals • Fun Activities in Philly • UC Swim Teams Maintain Winning Streak Over Arcadia and Goucher • Women's Hoops …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Fall 1999), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Fall 1999 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Ursinus College Bulletin, Summer 1984, Sally Widman, Sandy Frank, Richard P. Richter, Roger P. Staiger, Margaret Brown Staiger, Alfred L. Creager

Ursinus Magazine (New Bulletin Series), 1969-1996

Business at Ursinus • California, here they come! • Ursinus who's who of Olympic field hockey • Hopeful • Helpful • Marketing of Ursinus • What you can do to help • Commencement: Leaving the garden of Eden • Faculty: Of cowboys and cactuses • Upperclass confidence: It comes with age • Staying out of the kitchen: West Indies style • Like father, like son, for better profit • Sweet & Sour poems: The farm family; Safely home • Two professors retire • Social spring for five groups • Alumna leaves $370,000 • Parents' Committee meets • Richter head of …

The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1969, Alan Gold, Robert Moore, Robert Barr, Judith Earle, Jane Siegel, Marc Hauser, Allen Faaet, Rudi Herman, Cris Crane, James Williams

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

YM-YWCA participates in community projects • Queen Linda Clarke crowned at 1969 Homecoming fete; IF Council disqualifies Tighe • Gustav Benrath addresses Founder's Day audience on early Ursinus history • Student actors sought for movie production • Heilemann named to inter-disciplinary post • Editorials: Forgotten weekends; Fraternity queen? • Focus: Phil Moore • Faculty portrait: Sandra Kerawalla • Letters to the editor: Schnoll vs. Ehrlich; Mother Van Horn; Congratulations; Campus Chest; Double standard; Open letter to President Helfferich • "No jag" • Spotlight: Bobbie & Charlie Lutz • Perspectives: Oct. 15 • UC Harriers streak broken by F & M …