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Ua7 Ored Quarterly Newsletter, Sadiq Shah

ORED Quarterly Newsletter

Connecting Knowledge with Businesses and Society to Promote Economic Growth and to Enhance the Quality of Life

Findit@Wmu, George Boston

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Community, Spring 2008, Office Of Communications And Marketing, Wright State University

Community

Twenty-six page issue of Community which was published periodically from 1996 through 2011. The magazine focused on news and events at Wright State University relating to faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university.

Seconds, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Seconds newsletter.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for April 1, 2008 meeting.

Intercountry Adoption In Guatemala: Implications Of The Hague Convention, Kathleen Smallwood

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The recent growing popularity of intercountry adoptions between the United States and Guatemala has increased opportunities for corruption. As a result, policies have been created in order to decrease instances of corruption. The current policy recently ratified by the United States is the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, which makes strides toward improving the situation, but at a cost. The anticipated ratification of the Hague in 2008 has led to a reduction in the number of adoptions between the United States and Guatemala and all adoptions ceased once the U.S. implemented the convention. This study analyzes current opinions concerning the …

Signs Of Faith, April 2008

Signs of Faith

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Paterson, NJ

Signs of Faith Finding Aid

Expanding Philanthropy’S Reach, Michael E. Swack

Economics

When New York’s F.B. Heron Foundation, a private, grant-making institution, was created, it had a mandate to invest assets and donate 5 percent of returns annually to help low-income people and communities to help themselves.1 The year was 1992, the cusp of one of the greatest economic booms in U.S. history. But as Heron’s asset base swelled, 5 percent for community work began to look insufficient to help the many Americans who were missing out on the boom. In a 1996 meeting, directors realized they were spending too much time reviewing a particular investment manager’s performance and too little time …

Subject Access Tools In English For Canadian Topics: Canadian Extensions To U.S. Subject Access Tools, Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Canada has a long history of adapting United States subject access tools, including the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the Dewey Decimal Classification, and the Sears List of Subject Headings, to meet the specific needs of Canadians. This paper addresses the extensions to these American tools for English-speaking Canadians. While the United States and Canada have many similarities, differences exist that require changing terminology and providing greater depth and precision in subject headings and classification for specifically Canadian topics. The major effort has been for Library and Archives Canada (LAC) systematically to provide extensions …

From Dover To Knysna: Educational Drama Transcends Cultural Boundaries, Anna Visciano

Inquiry Journal 2008

No abstract provided.

Nbc Peacock North Spring 2008, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Peacock North at 21 -- Chemotherapy Room to Be Built in Memory of Jerry Caruso -- Tim Russert Honored at Kennedy -- Luncheon Photos

Us Academic Libraries: Today’S Learning Commons Model, Susan Mcmullen

Library Faculty Publications

In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space.

Imag(In)Ing September 11: Ward Churchill, Frame Contestation, And Media Hegemony, Erika G. King, Mary Deyoung

Peer Reviewed Articles

This study analyzes the Denver Post’s reportage on the frame contest between the dominant narrative of the September 11 terrorist attacks set out by President Bush and a challenge to that narrative in an Internet essay by Professor Ward Churchill. The authors find that by refusing to interrogate Churchill’s sociopolitical argument, reducing it to the offensive rhetorical trope “little Eichmanns” he used to describe the victims of the attacks, and pillorying Churchill as a person and scholar, the Post assured his counterframe would not achieve parity with the dominant frame. The authors interpret this as an example of media …

Torch (April/May 2008), Amy Homans, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Google Docs: A Review, Cindy Judd, Ramirose Attebury, Julie George, Brad Marcum, Nicole Montgomery

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

Ever wonder how to get everyone together on the same page? Enter Google Docs.

Gatherings No. 41 Fall/Spring 2007-2008, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 41. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

The Future [Technology] Is Now: Part 2, Scott Garrison

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Marginalia No. 24, Merrill-Cazier Library

Marginalia

Issue Number 24: Spring 2008

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW DEAN OF LIBRARIES-Richard Clement has accepted job.

2008 COMMON LITERATURE EXPERIENCE SELECTION: “A LONG WAY GONE”-By Randy Williams & Noelle Call

EXHIBITION AT MERRILL-CAZIER LIBRARY: TWELVE VISUAL ARTISTS ENGAGE WITH THE WORK OF TWELVE POETS. [Rose Milovich]

GOT FINES? GIVE FOOD! A LIBRARY AMNESTY FUND-RAISER IS A SUCCESS. Reported by Vicki Read, head of Circulation.

GUEST SPEAKER: LEVI PETERSON, SPRING FRIENDS LECTURE MARCH 27TH- by Brad Cole.

THE LIBRARY WISHES TO THANK- Gail and Ned Weinshenker; Robert Malko; Allan and Kaye Steed; Jane Kennedy; Maren Jeppson.

NORTHERN UTAH SPEAKS AGAIN-Randy …

Lindenword, Spring 2008, Lindenwood University

LindenWord (2006-2011)

LindenWord was a publication for Lindenwood students from 2006 to 2011.

Meta-Analysis Of Alexithymia In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder., Paul A Frewen, David J A Dozois, Richard W J Neufeld, Ruth A Lanius

Psychology Publications

The authors present a meta-analysis investigating the prevalence of alexithymia in 12 studies encompassing 1,095 individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A large effect size was found associating PTSD with alexithymia. Effect sizes were higher in studies of male combat PTSD samples in comparison with studies of other PTSD samples. Clinical and research directions are discussed.

On The Topic Of Pseudoclefts, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

This paper presents arguments in favor of a pseudocleft analysis of a certain class of sentences in Malagasy, despite the lack of an overt wh-element. It is shown that voice morphology on the verb creates an operator-variable relationship much like the one created by wh-movement in free relatives in English and other languages. The bulk of the paper argues in favor of an inversion analysis of specificational pseudoclefts in Malagasy: a predicate DP is fronted to a topic position from within a small clause constituent. Moreover, it is shown that the same inversion occurs in equative and specificational sentences in …

An Outcome Evaluation Of Marble Retreat’S Psychotherapy Program, Scott Koeneman, Rodger K. Bufford

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

No abstract provided.

A Cold War At International Harvester: The Shachtmanites And The Farm Equipment Workers Union's Demise, 1946-1955, Victor G. Devinatz

Faculty Publications – Management

The Workers Party (WP)/Independent Socialist League (ISL), whose members were known as the Shachtmanites, obtained control of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 6 through the dominant Positive Action Caucus (PAC). The Shachtmaniteled PAC red-baited the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union (FE), the first time in U. S. trade union history in which a Marxist organization of the ostensibly revolutionary left aided in the destruction of a Communist Party USA-led union. Using Local 6 as the base from which to attack the FE, whose membership was concentrated in the Chicago-area Harvester plants, the PAC demonized Local 6's CPUSA-led caucus, …

Institutionalizing Community-Based Learning And Research: The Case For External Networks, Elizabeth Shrader, Mary Anne Saunders, Sam Marullo, Sylvia Benatti, Kathleen Maas Weigert

Sociology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Conversations continue as to whether and how community-based learning and research (CBLR) can be most effectively integrated into the mission and practice of institutions of higher education (IHEs). In 2005, eight District of Columbia- (DC-) area universities affiliated with the Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network engaged in a planning and evaluation exercise, applying a “rapid assessment” method to gauge baseline levels of CBLR institutionalization on each campus, envisioning progress in key areas, and proposing ways in which the CoRAL Network could achieve institutionalization goals. Aggregate analysis of the assessment data suggests several areas of similarity across extremely diverse university …

Directions - Spring 2008, Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Directions (Sterne Library, 1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Artist Ranking Through Analysis Of On-Line Community Comments, Julia Grace, Daniel Gruhl, Kevin Haas, Meenakshi Nagarajan, Christine Robson, Nachiketa Sahoo

Kno.e.sis Publications

We describe an approach to measure the popularity of music tracks, albums and artists by analyzing the comments of music listeners in social networking online communities such as MySpace. This measure of popularity appears to be more accurate than the traditional measure based on album sales figures, as demonstrated by our focus group study. We faced many challenges in our attempt to generate a popularity ranking from the user comments on social networking sites, e.g., broken English sentences, comment spam, etc. We discuss the steps we took to overcome these challenges and describe an end to end system for generating …

Artificial Transitive Fatty Acid (Tfa) Ban In Restaurants In Us Cities: Nyc-Doh Tfa Ban As A Model For Proactive Public Health Policy, Vidia S. Ramdeen

Master in Public Administration Theses

Today, restaurants, including all eateries that operate within New York City, as well as restaurants across the country, regularly use a rather large amount of an artery-clogging agent, commonly found within their vital ingredients. Artificial transitive fatty acid, or trans-fat as known to the consumer, is the target of the NYC Board of Health and Mental Hygiene, medical experts, and health conscious consumers, for permanent removal from all NYC restaurant menus by July 2008. Specifically, the NYC health code now requires that all establishments holding a NYC Health Department permit, including all restaurants, caterers, stationary hot and cold vendors, and …

Environmental Stewardship Of The Vermont Ski Industry And The Public's Willingness To Support, Karina V. Warshaw

Master in Public Administration Theses

No abstract provided.

Namaste 2008

Namaste: A Student Human Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

The Church Of The Not Yet—Right Now: The Roman Catholic Church And The Grassroots Movement For Women Priests, Victoria Rue

Faculty Publications, Social Sciences

No abstract provided.