Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13757 Title Campus Gardens as an Answer to Food Insecurity and the Health and Well-being of College Students Creator Rick Tingle Date 6/15/2024 Type Text Language English Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2024, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. Abstract Food insecurity is a major concern on college campuses and has been known to affect student health and wellbeing and ultimately academic success. Campus Community Gardens (CCGs) have been found to be an answer to food insecurity by offering fresh vegetables and nutrition as well as healthy social connections. The purpose of this research is to explore successful methods of establishing a sustainable garden on a university campus. To find out what worked and did not work for these gardens, a review of successful working models from campus garden programs provided details on how that information might be applied to future garden programs. I used the Western Oregon University (WOU) Library database to find sources concerning food insecurity on campus relating to the health and wellbeing of students. These sources were reviewed and considered. The findings presented evidence explaining the ways in which CCGs can enhance student health and wellbeing by providing nutritious food at no cost. CCGs also offer an excellent opportunity for social interaction. Additionally, the importance of interdepartmental cooperation for program and social sustainability was identified, and the significance of community outreach and accessibility for garden activities was clarified. The results indicated that CCGs can be an effective medium for multidisciplinary cooperation, and therefore, program sustainability. The study is relevant because it offers insight into the elements necessary for the establishment of effective economic, environmental, and socially sustainable campus gardens so that Western Oregon University and other programs might benefit. This research offers significant findings relevant to the body of knowledge on this subject. Degree thesis Master of Science in Justice Studies Key Words campus community gardens, food banks, food insecurity Type thesis -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13299 Title It’s Not Just About the Art: Helping Students Become Active Learners Through a Culturally Responsive Arts Curriculum Creator Teresa L. Hire Subject culturally responsive teaching middle school visual art participatory pedagogy Date 6/17/2023 Type Text Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/03/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author by contacting the WOU Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Culturally responsive arts curriculum research in a racially/ethnically diverse Title I middle school arts classroom found that student engagement and participation increased after implementing lessons that connected to various cultural funds of knowledge. Connections to student background experiences included exploratory lessons on: planting seeds and visually documenting growth and transplanting seedlings to school garden; exploring Pacific Islander culture, patterns, and symbolism in Samoan tapa cloth designs with a survey of personal student identity; and hands-on exploration of form by using generational familiarity with Lego toys to create the illusion of 3D form on paper and digitally, as well as inventing and modeling new Lego pieces in clay. Increased engagement was documented in student sketchbooks, artistic projects, exit tickets, student reflections, and teacher observations. Literature in the field of culturally responsive teaching outlined by Geneva Gay (2000), and her five tenets, was used as the pedagogical framework to provide novel examples for teachers to implement in a middle school visual art classroom. In the closing reflection of the action research project, teachers will discover that a meaningful arts curriculum “is not just about the art”. Degree Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) Note Xiaopeng Gong Paula Booth Type Action Research Project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13096 Title New Kind of Sculpture Garden Creator Jerrie Lee Parpart Description A Physical Plant project on the south side of the Information Technology Center (ITC). Date 1/25/2013 0:00 Type article Identifier weekatwou/19 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 04/07/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Spatial Coverage Monmouth, OR -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12898 Title The Gut Microbiota of Helix aspersa Creator Parker Smith Michael Baltzley S. Boomer Subject microbiology gut microbiome metagenomics Description This poster was presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting held January 4-8, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. Date 1/4/2017 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier biology_studentpubs/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/09/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The Gut Microbiota of Helix aspersa. The gut microbiota plays an important role in the host organism’s well-being, contributing to the host’s immunity and metabolism. An individual’s total gut microbiota is dynamic, fluctuating in response to changes in diet and environmental stressors; however, a host often has a subset of gut microorganisms, known as the core gut microbiome, which is consistent among individuals in a population. To study the gut microbiota, we are using the common garden snail, Helix aspersa, as our model organism. In the past, culture-based studies have been used to identify bacteria from the gut of Helix aspersa raised on processed food sources, which can alter the gut microbiota. Little has been done using metagenomics to determine the natural gut microbiota or identify a core microbiome. We analyzed 16S bacterial diversity in the feces of wild-caught snails using high-throughput Illumina sequencing of the V1 and V2 variable regions. Our results show a gut microbiota dominated by Gammaproteobacteria, particularly members of genus Buttiauxella. This finding was notable in that several early culture-based studies identified this genus as snail specific. More recent DNA-based work has identified this genus at low levels in soil and water environments. Given these data, we assessed the microbial community present on the snail food source, confirming low levels of Buttiauxella and high levels of Pseudomonas. This finding suggests that Helix selectively uptake microbes from their food-source and/or avoid potentially harmful Pseudomonas. We are using FISH microscopy and plating techniques to study changes in the gut microbiota of individual snails in response to changes in their feeding regimen, and exposure to antibiotics or bacterial stressors. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Michael Baltzley;S. M. Boomer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11720 Title Comparison of specific leaf area of invasive and native blackberries Creator Valerie Sims Subject Rubus armeniacus Rubus ursinus invasive plant native plant Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2012 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2012-05-31 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/23 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2018, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author(s). Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Invasive species are known to have harmful effects on many ecosystems and show rapid growth and reproduction rates. One possible way for a plant to maximize its growth rate is to have a high specific leaf area (SLA) but few studies have looked at SLA differences in ecological and taxonomically related invasive and native species. In a common garden setting, I studied SLA differences between phylogenetically related invasive Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and native Pacific blackberry (Rubus ursinus). In both species area and weight of leaf blades were closely related and SLA was not different between the invasive and native blackberry. Also the results indicate that inclusion of the petiole, rachis and petiolule does not make the SLA data variable when compared to only the compound leaf blades. These results lead me to believe that there are other factors that may contribute to the success of invasive blackberries. Bibliographic Citation Sims, Valerie. "Comparison of specific leaf area of invasive and native blackberries." Poster presentation at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11511 Title River Bed Garden Creator Jerrie Lee Parpart Description The rock drainage garden on the west side of Education Building. Date 1/25/2013 0:00 Type article Identifier weekatwou/6 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 04/07/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Spatial Coverage Monmouth, OR -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7232 Title Working for Walpole: Restorative Spaces in the Progressive Era Creator Spencer M Welter Subject Progressive Era City Planning Reform Paternalism Industrialization Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/60 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/09/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In early twentieth century America, industrialization reshaped the physical environments Americans occupied, the ways they conceived of them, and the ways they believed they could use them. The corresponding urbanization leading up to and throughout the Progressive Era meant that growing communities would have to adapt to new social, economic, and political circumstances. Other historians have discussed these changes within American society extensively, but have spent much less time elaborating on how progressive reformers utilized designed spaces to respond to them. During this period, city planners and community leaders alike sought to access the design and implementation of “restorative” spaces to mitigate concerns stemming from the changes brought by industrialization. These spaces could be widened streets, town forests, parks, or other civic improvements that specifically addressed one or more perceived problems facing an industrialized society. The projects planned and produced by Charles S. Bird Jr. and city planner John Nolen in the small town of Walpole, Massachusetts exemplify the application of restorative spaces. Specifically, through an examination of the plans for the 1914 Neponset Garden Village, the 1916 establishment of the Walpole Town Forest, and the 1925 creation of Francis William Park, this paper investigates the rationale behind these spatial reforms. These carefully and pragmatically planned spaces would come to embody the optimism, community emphasis, and the social and political anxieties of Progressive Era reforms. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4758 Title Combating Comprehensive School Garden Program Implementation Barriers in High Need Areas Creator BillyAnn Stempel Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/189 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In recent years, school gardens have taken hold in education curriculum across the country. Research has found that though these programs are becoming more popular, they are often implemented in areas of higher socioeconomic class. Low-income school districts struggle to find staff with adequate time to develop school garden programs. This project will help to open the doors for more rural areas to host school garden programs. Through an analysis of current research, compilation of a resource bundle, and creation of a guidebook, this project will provide educators with the tools that are necessary to implement a well-integrated garden. Where higher socioeconomic areas might be able to afford a garden coordinator salary, lower socioeconomic areas will be able to utilize this toolkit to self-start a well-integrated program. I will be focusing on my hometown elementary school, Taft Elementary, as a model school. First, I will be gathering resources on outdoor classroom management, lesson and curricula planning, and a Text set for literacy integration. From there I will be designing guidebook that will contain tips for seasonal care of a garden in the harsh climate of the Oregon Coast, calendars for planting in the garden, and many more sources that teachers can use to implement a school garden program. I will also be analyzing current research on the topic to make well informed decisions about resources to include. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Adele Schepige Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4650 Title A Film Analysis of Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words, 5cm per Second, and Your Name Creator AJ Holmberg Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/186 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words, 5cm per Second, and Your Name have all been acclaimed as powerful films both in Japan and around the world. This project analyzes some of the filming techniques that Shinkai uses to make these films successful. The analysis centers on the themes of isolation, passage of time, and missed connections that occur throughout all three of the films. This project uses shots from the films to demonstrate how Shinkai uses certain filming strategies to accentuate these themes with the aid of the narrative and storyline. Initial analysis shows that Shinkai favors repetition of shots, montages, and long shots in these films. Further analysis could study the entirety of his works for similar themes and establish even more styles that remain consistent through his work. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Shaun Huston Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/3793 Title State Normal School, Nature Study, 1904 Creator Undetermined Subject City Park Field Lesson Flowers Howell House Nature Study Oregon State Normal School (OSNS) Roses Description Children and teachers outside at the edge of a large garden of flowers. Above the image is typed "STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Oregon." and underneath is typed "NATURE STUDY" "FIELD LESSON: Wild Roses." On the backside is handwritten "Present Location: City Park, In background - Howell-Huber home." Scanned image using the Ebson Expression 10000 XL as a tif image (1200 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 14428, height: 12428); then converted into jpg format Date 1904 Type Image; StillImage Identifier omeka/626 Rights No Copyright - United States: As of 05/08/2020, Hamersly Library believes this item is free of copyright under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/3727 Title Campus Community Garden in July 2011 Creator Undetermined Subject Campus Community Garden Western Oregon University (WOU) Description The Campus Community Garden on July 28, 2011 taken from the 3rd floor of the Hamersly Library. The garden was started as a service project and located to the North of the Hamersly Library. Volunteers plant, tend and harvest the product for themselves and the Campus Food Bank. Digital images taking as a jpg (72 dpi, pixel dimensions - width: 4224 height: 2376) Date 2011 Type Image; StillImage Identifier omeka/652 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/07/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/3484 Title Students in Campus Garden Creator Undetermined Subject Oregon College of Education (OCE) Students Description Two students, Betty and Dale, standing in front of a campus garden. Digital .jpg (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1500, height:1333) Date 1940~ Type Image; StillImage Identifier omeka/793 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/05/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2948 Title Jessica Todd Stands in the Cottage Creator Undetermined Subject Jessica Todd Oregon Normal School (ONS) The Cottage Description Dean of Women, Jessica Todd, stands in the covered porch of the Senior Cottage in the center of the photograph. In front of her is a garden box filled with plants, and behind her is the door to the inside of the building. Date 19uu Type Image; Still Image Format Photograph as a jpg image (600 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 2744, height: 2320) Identifier omeka/1784 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 04/09/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2771 Title Mrs. Martin's Home 1893 Creator Undetermined Subject Buildings Early Homes Monmouth Mrs. Martin Description Home of Mrs. Martin in Monmouth. Several individuals posing in garden. Date 1893? Type Image; StillImage Format TIFF File scanned at 600 ppi (24-bit color) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on an Epson 12000XL Photograph as a jpg image (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1500, height: 1185) Photograph as a jpg image (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1207, height: 1500) Identifier omeka/1837 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/28/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0 Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2644 Title WOU Community Garden 2011 Creator Undetermined Subject Community Garden Garden Service Volunteer Description Students and faculty volunteer to plant a community garden in 2011. The site of the garden was moved with the construction of the Richard Woodcock Education Center. The garden is now (as of 2022) behind the Old Education Building. Date 2011 Type Image; StillImage Format Photograph as a jpg image (72 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1262, height: 731) Identifier omeka/1898 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/28/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/2621 Title WOU Community Garden Students 2011 Creator Undetermined Subject Community Garden Garden Service Volunteer Description Students and faculty volunteer to plant a community garden in 2011. The site of the garden was moved with the construction of the Richard Woodcock Education Center. The garden is now (as of 2022) behind the Old Education Building. Date 2011 Type Image; StillImage Format Photograph as a jpg image (72 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1500, height: 843) Identifier omeka/1899 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/28/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1960 Title Erratic Granite Boulder Creator Undetermined Subject Boulder Granite Natural Science (NS) Description This large block of granite is a relic of the glacial period from three million years ago. Many of these erratics were ice-rafted down the Columbia River from floods caused by the break of a glacial dam in Idaho about ten thousand years ago. In 1905, the rock was moved from the west to the campus by wagon. Now the rock is located in the northeast corner of the garden in front of the Natural Science building. Date 1905 Type Image; StillImage Format Digital photograph as a jpg image (96 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 300, height: 225) Identifier omeka/1747 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated https://rightsstatements.org/page/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1651 Title Mermaid by Jan Zach Creator Zach, Jan Subject Art Art on Campus Dr. Anton Postl Jan Zach Monmouth Independence Community Arts Association Natural Science (NS) Oregon Arts Commission Sculpture Western Foundation Description Nine-foot tall aluminum statue. Cast aluminum This sculpture was donated by Dr. Anton Postl (WOU Professor Emeritus), the Western Foundation, the Monmouth-Independence Community Arts Association, and the Oregon Arts Commission. It is located in the garden along the east side of the Natural Science building. The sculpture is in the middle of the image. It is gray and tall. Behind it is a tree and the Natural Science building. Other trees and bushes line the outer edges of the photograph. Date 1986-06-10 Type Image; StillImage Format Digital .jpg (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1000, height:1500) Identifier omeka/1596 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 06/01/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1618 Title Fluid Movement Creator Anholt, Jill Subject Old PE (OPE) Oregon Percent for Art Peter Courtney Health and Wellness Center (HWC) Sculpture Art on Campus Description Four large bending steel structures jutting out of the ground. The accompanying plaque next to the sculpture reads, "'Fluid Movement' captures the power and joy of human movement. Like the mirrored surface of a lake on a calm day, each element becomes like water itself, reflecting the sky and expanging the space around it in an ever-enchanting way. Situated in this rain garden (storm retention basin), Fluid Movement supports the ideas inherent to this sustainable feature. The sculptural arms also reference the nearby swimming pool which was a central feature of Old PE prior to remodling."" Stainless steel mirror polished surface. Oregon Percent for Art. Located next to Old PE and the Peter Courtney Health and Wellness Center. Date 2011 Type Image; StillImage Format Digital .jpg (300 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 1500, height:1000) Identifier omeka/1604 Rights Copyright Not Evaluated: As of 05/28/2020, the copyright for this item has not been investigated by Hamersly Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1199 Title Community Partnership Through Transformative Justice: the Healing Project at the Oregon State Penitentiary Creator Miyuki Arimoto Melissa Buis Buis Michaux Subject Transformative justice Oregon State Penitentiary Healing Garen Project Publisher IGI Global Date 1/1/2020 Type Text Identifier fac_pubs/50 Language eng Abstract In the Foreword to Gerard Robinson and Elizabeth English Smith’s Education for Liberation volume on educational initiatives in prison, Newt Gingrich and Van Jones note that educational programs “do something powerful: they give hope and dignity to the incarcerated.” The authors wholeheartedly agree and while they recognize the importance of higher education programs that confer degrees and therefore credentials out in the free world, they find that education can be broadly understood in prison in ways that greatly enhance the hope and dignity of the incarcerated. In this chapter, they explore the creation of a Japanese-style healing garden at the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), a maximum security, 2,000-person male prison in Salem, Oregon. This prisoner-led initiative was a resounding success, despite all the odds against it, because it was animated by a philosophy of transformative justice that both prison administration and prisoners could believe in, and it embraced the need for meaningful and inclusive community partnerships. Page end 301 Page start 281 Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice --