Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15148 Title One Very Determined Portuguese Man Versus The Entire European Union: Francisco Guerreiro, The European Union, and UAP Reporting Protocol Creator Hannah Burk Date 6/16/2025 Type text Identifier UFO_2026f Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words Francisco Guerreiro UFOs European Union Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15147 Title Are Technical Issues in Aircrafts a Calling Card for UAPs?: Aviation Safety and the Hypothetical Ability to Preemptively Locate a UAP Creator Lili Minato Date 6/16/2025 Type text Identifier UFO_2026e Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words aviation safety UFOs Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15146 Title Comparison of the Hudson and Belgium Waves Creator Henry Fonseca Date 6/16/2025 Type text Identifier UFO_2026d Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words Belgium UFOs New York Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15145 Title Looking for a Sign of Life: World War II's "Foo Fighters" Creator Claire McCann Date 6/16/2025 Type text Identifier UFO_2026c Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words Foo Fighters UFOs World War Two Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15144 Title Here Come The Men In Black, Are They Really The Galaxy Defenders? Creator Abigail Wallace Date 6/16/2025 Type text Identifier UFO_2026b Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words men in black UFOs Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/15143 Title UFOs: Papers by Western Oregon University Honors Students Creator Eliot Dickinson Description This series of papers by Western Oregon University students explore UFOs and UFO-related topics. Also inclided is the course syllabus for an honors class on UFOs taught at Western Oregon University in 2025, and guidelines for writing a paper about UFOs. Date 6/16/2026 Type text image;stillimage Identifier UFO_2026a Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/15/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Key Words UFOs open educational resources -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14783 Resource class dctype:Text Title Learning What I’ll Teach: Connections Between Language Acquisition and Community Creator Sophia E. Borgstahl Date 2025-08-15 Type Text Identifier honors20251215b Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 12/15/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract This experiential learning project came from my linguistics education to formulate a personalized Spanish learning plan tailored to my individual needs. As a student in WOU’s Teaching English as a Foreign Language program (TEFL), understanding Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory is incredibly important to adequately teach any language, so to further my understanding I wanted to experience SLA as a language learner. By undergoing the language learning process with Spanish, I understood L2 acquisition at a personal level and furthered my journey toward SLA expertise. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project Department or school name within institution Honors Note Robert Troyer Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14781 Resource class dctype:Text Title Preservando Tradiciones: The Influence of Charreria in Oregon Creator Camila Getzemani Villastrigo Campuzano Date 2025-12-15 Type Text Identifier honors_20251215a Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 12/15/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Mexico is a country famous for its culture, from the language, food and music that has become a part of mainstream US media. One part of this culture that often gets overlooked is its national sport, Charreria. This sport involves El Charro, a sportsman well-dressed wearing his iconic sombrero, who shows his dominance over horses and bulls. This is an examination of the history of charreria, particularly a focus on the sports presence in the state of Oregon. I want to look at why charreria isn't as well known as other Mexican events like jaripeos and bailes. I want to know what is being done or can be done to share the sport with a wider audience. The charro is an iconic figure in Mexican culture; it is widely recognized, yet how many people know who he is and what he stands for? I plan on accomplishing my goals in two main ways, through interviews and classic methods of research in both Spanish and English. These interviews will be with real charros and escaramuzas in the state of Oregon. I have access to many families and people who play an important role in the sports presence in Oregon, possibly in the United States. I also plan on doing a lot of research in both Spanish and English (using my bilingualism to its potential) to find the answers to all of my questions or at least the bigger ones. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project Department or school name within institution Honors Note Ricardo Pelegrin-Taboada Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14743 Title A Creative Mural on the History of Mexican Immigration to the United States Creator Jordan Kemper Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Image; StillImage Identifier honorstheses_091725h Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract One of the most prominent issues in American history is how the country deals with immigration. As a cultural melting pot, America has a long history of immigration with people from all over the world congregating in this one country. Very few of the people living here today came from Native American descent, as most of American ancestry comes from outside of the country, making it feel as though it is a much more freely flowing, but controlled, nation of citizenship compared to the rest of the world. It’s become apparent in recent decades that there’s been much more corruption and mistreatment surrounding border patrol that has led to an increasing rate of violence and injustice towards immigrants, largely from Mexico. While there should be laws around keeping immigration controlled and organized, I want to persuade the public to not support a response to illegal immigration of violence or dehumanizing treatment. I want to see in what ways I can show the human side of the issue in order to gain sympathy from the public. I don’t want this to be controversial, but rather raise a discussion that may make people think differently and more humanely on the topic. This is why I have decided to do an artistic mural for my project, as it can express these issues in a more powerful and unique way without seeming as though I am directly preaching to people. It could also be a form of representation for immigrants and have some of their stories being 4 heard. What ways could I inform and even persuade the public about immigration issues through a creative manner and my own stance on the topic that will also get people thinking about it and discussing it? This is a topic I’ve become passionate and informed about and wanted to express it in this creative project. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14742 Title Lost in Translation: Learning Disabilities and the LatinX Education Gap Creator Jaidah Anguelita Garcia Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier honorstheses_091725g Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The primary objective of this research is to investigate the educational challenges and support systems for LatinX students with learning disabilities and to propose legislative policies to address these issues. Despite federal protections such as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504, LatinX students with learning disabilities (LDs) remain undiagnosed, misidentified, and underserved due to cultural stigma, linguistic bias, and inadequate educator training. By applying theories of Critical Race Theory, Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, and Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, this research will analyze how intersecting factors such as race, language, socioeconomic status, and disability affect the educational experiences of LatinX students with LDs. This thesis will also review existing literature and identify disparities in diagnosis/identification, placement, and discipline. Drawing from personal experience and academic research, this thesis will propose culturally responsive educator training and increased funding for inclusive resources as legislative strategies to help promote equity in educational settings. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Kristen Pratt Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14741 Title How to Minimize Burnout as a Student Leader Creator Viviana M. Romero Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier honorstheses_091725f Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract In this action research project, the question of how to minimize burnout as a student leader will be explored. Burnout is almost a right of passage for many student leaders in this day and age. With some wearing their burnout status as a badge of honor showing how dedicated they are to their work. However, burnout is not something to be proud of. When burnout is left unchecked it can create many unhealthy coping mechanisms for students that lead to many different unhealthy behaviors that end up being very hard to unlearn as adults in the workforce. This thesis plans on defining burnout and how it affects student leaders, then moves on to create a list of approximately 10 ‘tips and tricks’ to help minimize and cope with burnout. I will also explore how the institutions themselves contribute to burnout in their student leaders and what they can do in order to minimize burnout. All from the perspective of a current college undergraduate student who has experienced burnout. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Ashley Hortman-Cooper Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14740 Title Eleanor Houk and Their Impact on Oregon History: Biography of an Indigenous Woman Creator Katie J Snyder Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier honorstheses_091725e Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Eleanor Houk made history in Oregon by becoming the first Indigenous woman to attend the University of Oregon. I will be using this thesis to explore how her culture and status as a minority could have affected her life through a combination of primary and secondary sources. I will be focusing on the different stages of her life and some of the different settings that would have affected her, specifically her time at two residential schools and her move halfway across the country as an orphan. I want to explore how this time impacted her later in life and her choice to become a teacher at the residential schools she was at for much of her childhood. Through this research I hope to expand the online platform – Oregon Women’s Consortium – to which his project was originally posted. The purpose of the Oregon Women’s Consortium is to shed light on the history of Oregon women who have been either ignored or under-researched. My project will provide a more thorough exploration of Eleanor Houk’s life story as well as the experiences she had because of her heritage. This will aid in creating a more complete history of important women in Oregon’s history. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Kimberley Jensen Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14739 Title The Influence of Nintendo Video Games on Creativity Creator Shane Pelinski Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Image; StillImage Identifier honorstheses_091725d Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract In this project, I will be looking into the connection between videogames and creativity, more specifically video games from Nintendo and how their games can have an impact on players’ creativity. Multiple Nintendo franchises such as the Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing bring their own unique ideas to the table that can encourage players to expand their own creative scoop. An important part of my thesis will be making my own creative art projects that will take inspiration from Nintendo games I have played. This will allow me to prove the idea that Nintendo can be influential on creativity. This project will include examination of three different Nintendo Switch games as well as articles that are linked to the idea that video games and creativity are connected. My goal is to show how Nintendo videogames are a great source of inspiration and do my own creative projects inspired by Nintendo games to further prove that. I believe this project will aid in my life goal to be a creative individual and perhaps inspire others to take inspiration from one of their favorite pastimes. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14738 Title Running on Empty: The Culture of Eating Disorders among Female Runners Creator Lindie M. Larson Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier honorstheses_091725c Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Disordered eating and eating disorders are serious mental conditions that can have significant physiological, psychological, and performance-related consequences, especially among female runners. This population is especially vulnerable to disordered eating and eating disorders due to cultural pressures and expectations within the sport which emphasize thinness and losing weight in order to improve performance. These pressures result in many female runners turning towards disordered eating behaviors to meet their coaches’ expectations and improve their times. However, these behaviors can have many negative consequences that affect not just their performance but their overall health as well. In order to combat and prevent this issue, it is important to raise awareness about disordered eating and its consequences among female runners and those who frequently interact with them, such as coaches, athletic trainers, and family. While prevention is preferable, early intervention and treatment are also essential for limiting the damaging effects of disordered eating and promoting a full recovery for female runners. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Emily Vala-Haynes Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14737 Title Graphic Growth: Creating a Comic for Young Adults Creator Aidan VanDyke Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Image; StillImage Identifier honorstheses_091725b Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2025, 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract I have created a fantasy, young adult, graphic novel for my thesis. The story explores the themes of self-discovery, expression, and improvement through the emotional journeys of the protagonists. Before working on the novel, I researched the genres and formats detailed at the beginning through various academic and informational books and essays. Now finished, a third of the book’s script has been written, along with half of those pages laid out. I have included a reflective essay on developing the novel, as well as the various artistic sources from which I drew inspiration. The goal was to create a story that teenagers can use to process thoughts and emotions they may be dealing with, as well as provide myself with a portfolio item that directly relates to my expected career. Department or school name within institution Honors Note Shaun Huston Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14531 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Political Complexities of Hunger: How Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Reflects a Larger Problem Creator Manning, Audrey M. Subject Yemen humanitarian crises Date 2022-06-03 Type Text Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 2025-06-24, this item is in copyright. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth M. Swedo Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14318 Resource class dctype:Text Title User-Friendly: A Collection of Poetry for the Internet Age Creator Jasper Beck Date 2024-06-27 Type Text Identifier honorstheses_080224b Language eng Rights 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The internet is arguably the most important cultural force in existence today. It fundamentally alters the way we perceive and interact with reality on a personal level. No one is more familiar with the effects the internet has on humanity than Gen Z, whose lived experiences as a chronically-online generation have gone criminally unnoticed by the artistic world. User-Friendly is a collection of eighteen original poems that aims to fill that gap in our cultural understanding of the internet. The collection deals with themes of internet addiction, information overload, and a deep emotional connection to the digital world, and the corresponding disconnect from the technocratic society that created it. The collection is followed by an extensive reflective essay that discusses the author’s creative process, philosophy, and artistic influences. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project Department or school name within institution Honors Key Words poetry internet Note Henry Hughes Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14316 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Monster Inside Her: A Look into Monstrous Femininity in Ari Aster’s Midsommar Creator Kellianna C Mikawa Date 2024-06-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier honors_0802a Language eng Rights 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. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Midsommar, a cultish horror film, serves as a portrayal of monstrous femininity, defined by Barbara Creed, which allows femininity to be wielded as a tool of empowerment. Attributes such as sexuality, motherhood, and nature that are condemned within the patriarchy are honored within the matriarchy. This analysis aims to illuminate the significance of female empowerment in film. Dani, the protagonist, who begins her journey with an unhealthy relationship while grappling with profound trauma, finds her peace inside the matriarchy. As she steps into her power and burns the bridge between her and the past, she embraces her monstrous femininity. The impact of Midsommar inspires women to reclaim what has been demonized, highlighting feminist issues and encouraging radical empathy. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project Department or school name within institution Honors Key Words Midsommar monstrous femininity horror films Note Tiara Good Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13789 Title Bites From the Past: Exploring the Culinary Significance of Family Recipes Creator Wyatt Smith Subject cookbooks food scholarship Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024n Language eng 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 scholarship is a field that has gone through much change since its origins, and its future can only be guessed. Knowing where our food comes from and how it connects us to the people of the past is not only an enriching activity mentally but can bring some solace and help us recognize that history is the study of people. Combining my two interests in culinary arts and history, this project will allow me to dive into the past and help recover my mom’s recipes from before she passed away. I will connect those recipes to the people of the past. This project will explore questions such as: What is food scholarship? How can we contribute to the field of food scholarship? How does the family cookbook contribute to food scholarship in meaningful ways? To answer these questions, I will examine texts on food scholarship, analyze early American cookbooks as forms of food scholarship, and ask and potentially answer questions about the future of food scholarship and cookbooks in our digital age. This project aims not only to recover recipes from my past but also to turn them into a primary source and piece of food scholarship to help others springboard their pursuits in the field. When I am done, I will have 10 recipes that not only stand on their own as meals but provide a small insight into the history of their ingredients; I will have a literature review on what food scholarship is today as well as what its future may look like, and I will conclude with a reflective essay on what I learned and what influenced me and motivated me in the creation of the mini-cookbook. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Kenneth Kirby Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13788 Title Windows Into Comfort: Exploring Mindfulness Through Art Creator Quinlan Wedge Subject illustration mental health art Date 6/17/2024 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier honors_073024m Language eng 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 As the climate changes, wealth disparity increases, and war and disease rage on, it can be easy to lose sight of the positive aspects of life. Because people endure these daily stressors, they require and deserve access to services, therapies, and activities that bring them comfort, security, and pleasure. With this project, I aimed to find an artistic endeavor that allowed me to make my own escape from the realities of the world into one of comfort, something that I could look at and instantly feel better, and I knew I could do that by combining two subjects that interest me: architecture and animation. I began this project by planning and designing the subject of the paintings: Studio Ghibli movies and windows. I chose three different window styles and three different scenes from Studio Ghibli movies that appeal to me. Next, I considered why I had chosen animated films and windows as my subjects and researched them both. I applied a psychological lens considering why windows are important, emphasizing their benefit on mental health, and I reflected on why I think animated films are valuable as well. Once learning enough about my subjects, I combined the window frames and the landscapes into three cohesive paintings. I designed and cut the wood shapes and painted them. After completing my works, I contextualized and reflected on my project. I have produced a collection of artwork that addresses both architecture and mental health and well-being. It is my hope that my work will show windows and animation from a more introspective mindset and inspire others to create their own comfort spaces through art. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Jodie Garrison Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13787 Title A Beginner’s Guide to Dropping Out of College: How to Pass a Science Class, Save Your Own Life, and Still Graduate in 13 Short Years Creator Nicholas Cooley Subject self-reflection Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024l Language eng 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 In this personal narrative, I discuss my experience as part of the Honors Program while attending Western Oregon University from 2011 to 2015. The first two sections are spent discussing the Honors core curriculum classes I took as a freshman and sophomore student. The Junior and Senior Year sections dive into the familial loss and personal struggles that impeded my ability to complete the Honors thesis project as I had originally imagined it. Finally, the paper concludes with a reflection on the lessons I learned from my time in Honors, how the relationships I formed have impacted my life positively, and what I hope to accomplish with my bachelor’s degree. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Gavin Keulks Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13786 Title Finding Balance in Motion: A Journey through Emotional Resilience with Dance Creator Mystie Johnson Subject dance mental health Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024k Language eng 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 Dance has always been a form of creative expression utilized for a variety of reasons, including the use of telling stories, emotional processing, and awareness. The way the body moves can create connections between the dancer and the audience, allowing for the telling of a story or emotions without words, as evidenced by various studies. Through this outlet, I created my own dance that presents the challenges and struggles of mental health. Due to the negative stereotypes of mental disorders, it is vital that people bring awareness to how debilitating and difficult they are to have. Each section of the dance represents a different mental health illness that I have, including Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD. Many previous dancers have showcased mental health through dance before, and I use some of these as my own inspiration. My goal is to have this dance stand alongside others as a way for people to both understand and sympathize more with people dealing with mental disorders. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Cynthia Garner Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13785 Title Why it is Never too Late to Lead How to Leave a Legacy at WOU in Less Than Two Years Creator Melly Burger Subject leadership Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024j Language eng 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 A literature review on leadership and a self-reflection on one student's leadership activities while at Western Oregon University. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Gavin Keulks Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13784 Title Strength Training as an Injury Prevention Method for Hip Injuries in Collegiate Female Endurance Runners Creator Kaitlyn Kruse Subject endurance running strength training Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024i Language eng 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 This thesis project will generate guidelines for strength training plans specifically designed for collegiate, female endurance runners with the goal of preventing common overuse injuries affecting the hip region. There is currently a great deal of research regarding strength training used within this population to improve performance and running economy, but there are far more gaps within the literature regarding how strength training can be used for injury prevention. I will begin my research by reviewing the current literature on hip-related overuse injuries within female runners, what potentially causes those injuries, and the current methodologies used for treatment and prevention. I will particularly focus on muscular weaknesses and imbalances within the hips that lead to overuse injuries, then I will research exercises/strength training methods that may be used to strengthen those areas. Based on this research, I will generate recommendations for strength training programs that female endurance athletes could employ into their training specifically as a method of injury-prevention. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Emily Vala-Haynes Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13783 Title Tri, Try Again A Wellness Journey Through the Lens of Training for a Triathlon Creator Ian Kincaid Subject triathlons wellness Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024h Language eng 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 To run a triathlon means one must have competency in the three individualized sports of biking, running, and swimming, and the stamina to perform these tasks one after the other. This paper will combine prevalent literature on the sport, including health benefits and concerns, best practices for individual sports, and notable training routines. In addition, this paper will discuss the author’s own fitness journey from complete novice to accomplished triathlete. Finally, it will discuss how the triathlon changed this author’s outlook on overall fitness and capability. Using both personal experience and peer-reviewed research, this paper aims to present the full scope of the sport in the modern day for a college student. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Brandon Claggett Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13782 Title Recommendations for the Monolingual Teacher: Instructional Strategies to Support Students who are Emergent Bilingual Creator Erica Guddat Subject emergent bilingual k-12 education Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024g Language eng 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 In the United States, the number of students who speak a primary language other than English, or students who are emergent bilingual, in classrooms is growing. There are many different models in place within schools used to support these students in acquiring English language proficiency and access academic content within the general education classroom, but these models are not standardized across schools, and some are more effective at supporting students that are emergent bilingual than others in providing an equitable educational experience for students. This thesis seeks to address this issue with a pedagogical approach by providing a thorough review of the models most commonly used to evaluate which method is most effective at supporting students in acquiring language proficiency while developing content knowledge. Although there are effective models in place, not all school districts can realistically implement them. To bridge the gap between equitable education and the models in place, this thesis also describes and models instructional strategies that can be implemented in the general education classroom by a monolingual teacher to provide the most equitable learning experience possible for all students. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Kristen L. Pratt Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13781 Title Departing the Monolingual Form of Instruction: Best Practices for Supporting Emergent Bilingual Elementary Students Creator Emily Schneider Subject emergent bilingual k-12 education Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024f Language eng 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 In schools across the nation, the population of emergent multilingual students is growing. These are students whose first/home language is something other than English and have the potential to further develop bilingual or multilingual skills. There are clear advantages to expanding one’s linguistic repertoire; however, it requires cultivating language development within the classroom to make this happen successfully. This project will seek to amass the most effective and far-reaching instructional approaches for serving emergent bilingual students in the elementary classroom. After contextualizing my project using the data from two Oregon school districts’ Lau Plan, I will use the Castañeda Standards to judge the effectiveness of current program models. An argument is made for why students’ first/home language should be integrated into instructional approaches and leveraged for the benefit of the student. This project will conclude the most effective methods of reaching emergent bilingual students within the classroom, regardless of a teacher’s ESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) training or certification. A digital toolkit aimed for streamlined implementation by educators is created, compiling the list of best practices found throughout this research process. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Jessica Dougherty Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13780 Title A Long and Winding Road: My Honors Journey Amidst Complications & Covid Creator Cora McClain Subject self-reflection Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024e Language eng 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 A self-reflection on one student's journey to graduation as an honors student at Western Oregon University. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Emily Plec Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13779 Title How can we spread the importance of wetlands to the youth of today? Creator Claire Rickis Subject wetlands middle school curriculum Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024d Language eng 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 Wetlands are, environmentally, very important, yet this is not common knowledge among the general public. A solution to the lack of knowledge of their importance is to perfect the teaching of wetlands to the youth, or to expand it as needed. In this thesis, I will address the question “How can we spread the knowledge of the unique importance of wetlands to our ecosystem to the youth of today?” Additionally, I will identify the three most important aspects of wetlands and develop lesson plans oriented for students in grades 6-8. The end result will be three lesson plans teaching the three most important aspects of wetlands to the ecosystem: their flood protection; the unique animals that live there; and the unique plants that grow there. I will explore why wetlands need to be taught to students, and the best methods of creating lesson plans to ensure that students of all learning levels can get the information. In addition, I will review existing wetlands lesson plans, survey their merits and faults, and compare and contrast existing lesson plans with my own to identify the best practices for wetlands pedagogy. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Phillip Wad Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13778 Title Beyond Birth Rates and Aging: Implications and Recommendations for Japan's Population Decline Creator Cami Ansley Subject Japan aging birth rates Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024c Language eng 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 Japan faces a profound demographic crisis characterized by declining fertility and population aging, which have significant implications for socio-economic stability. This work discusses the historical context, underlying causes, and extensive consequences of Japan’s population decline. Elements such as delayed marriage, workaholic culture, traditional gender roles, and prefectural migration are also explored. This research analyzes Japan’s policy responses to these factors, including family policies, immigration reforms, and public pension adjustments, comparing them with strategies utilized by other countries facing similar population challenges. This work aims to provide comprehensive recommendations for mitigating population decline while taking into account Japan’s unique cultural and societal landscape. Through a thorough investigation of past and current trends, this work seeks to contribute to the discourse surrounding financially and culturally sustainable demographic approaches and inform future policy-making efforts. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Miyuki Arimoto Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13777 Title Transgender Healthcare Access: Barriers and Impacts Creator Alex Michaels Subject transgender healthcare Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024b Language eng 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 Transgender healthcare is a heavily debated topic in our politics and media, with new legislation being passed for and against access at drastic paces. Using an autoethnographic research approach, I use my own lived experience as a trans person navigating the healthcare systems in my state to discuss some of the barriers and struggles of my community. To support and expand upon the autoethnographic portion of my work, I also draw from current literature and research. This thesis addresses topics of provider education, critical comments from care providers, care avoidance, gendered systems and health care records, pharmacy issues, insurance denials and related barriers, and relevant legislation. My work aims to provide context to social and structural barriers and to address the impacts those barriers have on human lives. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Margaret Manoogian Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13776 Title Combating Menstrual Period Poverty in the State of Oregon Creator Abby Schrunk Subject menstruation k-12 education Date 6/17/2024 Type Text Identifier honors_073024a Language eng 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 This paper was written in an attempt to explore and examine the causes of period poverty in the United States, specifically in the state of Oregon. This paper also delves specifically into how this issue affects students in Oregon and ways to alleviate the effects of period poverty, starting in schools. Drawing from global health reports, women’s health organizations, medical journals, and the Oregon Department of Education, this study points to both the pros and cons of current-day solutions to determine what has been successful in helping to manage the period poverty crisis as well as offering suggestions for improvements that could be made after taking data into account. It discusses period stigma, and how it directly relates to period poverty. It also presents a call to action, encouraging other states to consider implementing support that directly affects the decrease in experiencing the negative consequences of period poverty after analyzing best practices. It is concluded with personal connections and conclusions from the perspective of a newly licensed teacher reflecting on student impact. Degree Undergraduate Honors Thesis Department or school name within institution Honors Note Emily Vala-Haynes Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13608 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Impact of Studying Abroad on Language Acquisition Creator Skyler Hanson Subject study abroad language acquisition Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 As a student with former study abroad experience I can appreciate some of the many positives and negatives to learning another language through study abroad. In my opinion, studying abroad is one of the best ways to learn a second language because it immerses the learner in the language and surrounds them with lots of native speakers who can help with learning the language quickly and effectively. Language acquisition, host families, and active communication in a second language are all directly related to studying abroad and will all be examined through a variety of sources and studies. Language acquisition shows the academic advantages a person has gained from studying abroad because it indicates the capacity the person has to perceive and comprehend the language. In this experiential learning project, I will focus on my own experience studying abroad, comparing it with research from experts in the field. Studying abroad has such a large impact on language acquisition because the student is immersed in the language and culture, and because of that is able to experience benefits that will be highlighted through my own study abroad experience. Degree Honors Thesis Note Claudia Costagliola Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13607 Resource class dctype:Text Title Labeling In The Queer Community: Does it Cause More Harm Than Good? Creator Sharon Mann Subject identity exclusion Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Since the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015, there has been a paradigm shift in views from the LGBT community toward the usage of labels to define one's sexual identity or gender identity. Many factors could be behind why some individuals feel that labels are helpful and some do not, such as one's background. Factors such as socioeconomic background, ethnicity, cultural identity, gender, and even age can be attributed to the divide in viewpoints, which has, in turn, caused a divide within the community. This divide has caused debate over many topics within the LGBTQIA+ community, causing some individuals to feel excluded because of their views on label usage. This paper will examine the viewpoints within the LGBTQIA+ community toward the usage of labels. I will evaluate the extent of the discourse with the community, seeking to determine whether label usage is due to factors such as individuals' backgrounds or something else. Then I will use the evidence I have found from my sources to attempt to explain the main factors behind why people are so divided on the topic of label usage within the LGBT community. At the end of my paper, I hope to understand better and explain why some people find labels beneficial while others might find them harmful and what we can learn from those reactions. Degree Honors Thesis Note Dana Schowalter Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13586 Resource class dctype:Text Title Teaching Empathy Through Children’s Literature: A Birthday Party for Weasel Creator Savannah Jossi Subject conflict resolution children's literature Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text Image;Still Image 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, the tensions between opposing groups, whether political, ideological, religious, or otherwise, have grown increasingly more contentious. Any realist must accept that those with rival ideologies cannot agree on everything, however, that does not mean that they cannot strive for peaceful coexistence. This is a lesson that must be taught to younger generations if we ever hope to overcome these conflicts that divide us. The beginning of this journey is an increase in empathy, an endeavor which I will contribute to with a children’s book that teaches the importance of finding common ground with those whom it might seem most difficult to do so. This book will be based on research of empathy and the impact that children’s literature has on young minds. I will be designing characters and scenarios that will provide children with an example of a conflict that they may be able to recognize from their own experiences. The illustrations that I create for the story will not only support this storyline, but emphasize the emotional states of the characters so that readers are better able to empathize with their situation. My work will result in a picture book designed to exemplify to children how they can empathize with others and use that ability to resolve conflict. Degree Honors Thesis Note Marie LeJeune Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13585 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Ethical Implications of CRISPR/Cas Technology Creator Sabrina Sam Subject gene editing ethics Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 A fairly new and prevalent medical treatment is known as CRISPR/Cas, which utilizes enzymes to edit genes within a patient to help alleviate symptoms of a disease, or even cure it. These new ways of treatment are viewed as less harmful in the long run because there are fewer risks compared to traditional treatments of genetic larger diseases. However, the ethics behind this treatment are divided. Many believe there should be no gene-editing human intervention when it comes to treating diseases; others think it is a viable option for those who truly need it. In addition this technology is currently very expensive. This gives rise to ethical questions about the equity of its use and the fair access of this technique to all socioeconomic groups within our society. Furthermore, there are other potential unethical uses of this technology such as for personal enhancement or for the creation of designer babies (i.e. picking and choosing which features will appear in offspring) that have ethical implications. Degree Honors Thesis Note Patricia Flatt Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13584 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Roles and Responsibilities of Adults in Youth Extracurricular Activities Creator Neil Zimmerly Subject extracurricular programs child development Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 After-school activities have many confirmed benefits for students of all ages. Solid programs can help kids find lifelong passion or help them stay in the classroom. Unfortunately, not all programs are well run and the kids do not have the ability to change their environment. That means the responsibility for running an effective program for kids falls upon the adults in charge. Numerous studies have already shown the positive benefits of extracurricular programs. This thesis explores some of the ways that parents, coaches, mentors, teachers, and other facilitators can foster positive relationships with children and create an environment that encourages growth and development. Degree Honors Thesis Note Kenneth Carano Marcus Wenzel Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13583 Resource class dctype:Text Title Fewer Managers, More Leaders Creator Micah McLeish Subject management leadership Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 There are thousands of books and articles claiming to have the answers to the correct paths of leadership. My goal in this project has been to create a leadership portfolio that models what I have experienced and learned from others to be the best leadership qualities for a physical therapy business. I began by compiling and reading five core texts, focusing on the factors of leadership I identified as most important, including decisiveness, resilience, model leadership, and empathy. Besides these core texts, I gained insight from my own experiences and from discussing leadership values with people in positions of leadership at my jobs. These two channels of information culminate in a final section on future leadership opportunities and some concluding remarks on the ways – and mindset – that could help anyone become a great leader. Degree Honors Thesis Note Jeffrey Armstrong Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13582 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Relationship Between Mental Illness’ “Invisible” Phenomena vs. the “Visible” Disability: A Scientific Study Creator Mariana Contreras Subject discrimination mental illness Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 The study aims to determine if there are stigmas and/or discrimination elicited on individuals with a mental illness, a physical disability, or both, and to determine whether individuals face stigma and discrimination at the same level (frequency and amount). A prominent emphasis was placed on whether individuals will be more likely to have a bias toward something visible (physical disability) compared to something invisible (mental illness). There was a mean age of 22.61 (SD=7.15), and data was obtained from 55 individuals (41 females, 10 males, and 4 non-binary/third gender). The participants were randomly assigned to read a vignette with an assigned picture and then completed a “Perceptions,” “Social Attitudes,” and “Attitudes” Questionnaire. One-way ANOVA’s were used in order to conclude that there was not a significant difference in perceptions (stigma) & attitudes; F(3,49)=.184, p=.907; F(3, 49)=.356, p=.785. However, there were significant differences for the social attitudes questionnaires: F(3,27)= 4.021, p=.012. These findings suggest that there could be a decrease in stigmas and attitudes towards individuals with mental illnesses and physical disabilities in some areas while suggesting there are still negative social attitudes that need to be addressed in other areas. This study suggests that further research on their similarities and differences should be conducted to understand what stigmas individuals face, and how these stigmas can be tackled. Degree Honors Thesis Note Brent King Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13581 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Impact of the Language of Background Music on Information Retention Creator Mardee Willman Subject information retention music Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Previous studies on information retention in the presence of background music have been inconsistent and inconclusive. The purpose of the current study was to explore a niche in this research domain to determine if the language of the background music has an impact on the amount of information retained. I predicted that participants who listened to English lyrics would retain less information than participants who listened to Japanese lyrics (as the non-native lyrics will require less attention), and participants in both lyric conditions would retain less than participants in the no-lyrics condition. Participants (N = 82) were randomly assigned to listen to a music track with either English lyrics, Japanese lyrics, or no lyrics while reading a passage from “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott and then take a short quiz regarding what they read. The results did not support the predictions; no differences were found between the three conditions. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. Degree Honors Thesis Note Jaime Cloud Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13580 Resource class dctype:Text Title Consent and Divorce in Icelandic Law Codes and Sagas Creator Maddie Lehrer Subject divorce Iceland Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 The Icelandic sagas and law codes often complicate modern assumptions that Viking women had access to substantial social and political power. The Icelandic sagas shape modern understanding of medieval Icelandic tradition and law, including the institution of marriage. This institution built families, transferred wealth, and created alliances within Norse society. The sagas, written mostly in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, portray a different image of women’s roles than the eleventh-century Icelandic law codes. The tenth-century introduction of Catholicism influenced the writing of both the sagas and law codes, and the way women’s roles were defined within them. One way to explore this complication in the sagas and law codes is by focusing on marriage and divorce. Historians study the way Norse unions began and ended to understand women’s roles, positions, and dexterity within the marriages and betrothals in Viking age. This analysis discusses women’s rights in marital consent and divorce, using Icelandic family sagas, historical kings’ sagas, and Grágás, the first Icelandic law code. This analysis defines women’s roles in the process of consent and divorce in both law codes and Icelandic sagas, analyzes the discrepancies between the two, and explores the Catholic Church’s moral influence on divorce and consent. Degree Honors Thesis Note Elizabeth Swedo Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13579 Resource class dctype:Text Title Early Language Exposure: Impacts of Using Sign Language with Babies Creator Lindsay Brady Subject language acquisition sign language Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 This paper examines the impact of using baby sign language with young children in the United States of America. At this time, several studies have strongly encouraged parents to sign with their children due to the long list of potential benefits, whereas others have argued that this method produced no real or lasting impact. Incorporating research-based evidence, this thesis demonstrates how using baby sign language with children can be a useful tool while also clarifying to prospective parents that several of the benefits of this practice are not guaranteed. It also urges the inclusion of the Deaf community’s input on the matter–a perspective that is generally overlooked on this topic–due to this being crucial for implementing best practices while signing with children. Several concerns of gaps and limitations in the current research are raised, allowing for improvement in future research. Degree Honors Thesis Note Brent Redpath Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13578 Resource class dctype:Text Title Growth Through Leadership: A Leadership Portfolio Creator Kayley Arpaia Subject leadership Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 This thesis is a full account of my journey through leadership at an institution of higher education. It is an account of my highs, lows, and everything in between. I started my journey imagining myself as anything but a leader, and now I can’t imagine having not contributed to my campus community in that capacity. This thesis is for those who are interested in learning more about leadership and how it can impact your journey in college. It begins with reflections on some of the few important texts that I believe every leader should familiarize themselves with, moves through my time becoming a leader, and concludes with a look to the future. Every leader has a different path, just as every leader has their own unique leadership style. This thesis is in part, an account of me finding my own path, and within it, my own leadership style. This, however, does not mean I am finished. Each day I continue to learn, grow, and strive to better myself. I hope that this body of work finds you, and helps you to grow in your leadership, or at the very least gives you new insight on your own journey. Degree Honors Thesis Note Megan Habermann-Guthrie Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13577 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Relationship between Stress and Test Performance Creator Kaitlyn Duncanson Subject stress education Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Stress is a present factor in testing situations that hinders people's ability to perform. The present study sought to determine how noise stress affects test performance. It was hypothesized that, in the presence of stress, the participants' test performance would be different than when not in the presence of stress. Twenty-eight undergraduate students. To determine how stress affects test performance, participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. Either they took the Stroop Color-Word test with noise stress or no noise stress. Non-significant results were found when comparing the test scores between the two conditions, t(26)= -1.21, p>.05, d=.46. Similarly, non-significant results were found when comparing the stress scores between the two conditions t(22)=0.56, p>.05, d=.23. These results suggest that the noise stress was not high enough to affect test scores or that stress does not affect test performance. Degree Honors Thesis Note Jay Schwartz Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13576 Resource class dctype:Text Title ReNew Clothing: More than a Logo Creator Julianna Tinker Subject aesthetics branding Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 This thesis will explore the creation of a brand identity for a sustainable clothing and lifestyle company. Brand identity is a key aspect of success and a large portion of a brand's overall value. Along with the value of sustainable and ethical clothing production, this project will emphasize the value of design as a communication tool. The project will begin with a discussion on the research surrounding sustainability, visual communication, and branding. This will include looking at branding and design strategies of existing sustainable companies. Next, the project will feature development of the brand including name and concept. The creation of the brand identity will include the making of a logo, color palette, a business card, and an app mockup. Through the creation and development of these visual elements, this thesis will explore the importance of aesthetics, in the success of a company. I will conclude with a discussion and reflection of the design process. The outcome of this thesis is the creation of a sustainable clothing and lifestyle brand, as well as its brand identity. Degree Honors Thesis Note Tiara Good Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13575 Resource class dctype:Text Title Teacher Burnout: Central Causes and Preventative Measures Creator Emily Biamont Subject education burnout Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Discusses the main causes and preventative measures for teacher burnout in a public K-12 setting. Degree Honors Thesis Note Chloe Hughes Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13574 Resource class dctype:Text Title Experimental Plant Curtain’s Effect on Turtle Basking Creator Emil Ricci Subject habitat restoration turtles Description This paper was also presented as a coference talk, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/CZC1cFiB1_E Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Freshwater turtles have faced a variety of challenges including the loss of habitat and the loss of basking structures throughout urban landscapes. These urban areas can be restored with the addition of basking habitat and are highly valuable in urban areas with high visitor usage. This creates a potential conflict between effectively restoring basking habitat and possible disturbance of the animals. We examined this conflict and experimentally tested a potential resolution at the semi-urbanized Minto Brown Island Park, in Salem, Oregon. Examination of basking behavior of turtles (Red-eared Sliders, Northwestern Pond Turtles, and Western Painted Turtles) in response to human recreation in this park suggest that turtles may avoid sites with large numbers of people, raising the question whether basking structures currently being deployed could be improved to shield turtles from people. We determine the effect of a curtain of plants on the basking rates of turtles. Basking is a behavior that turtles exhibit where they exit the water and rest in the sun absorbing its thermal energy. It is integral to maintaining turtles’ thermoregulation. Other studies determined there was a correlation in the basking time of turtles with the presence of a wall of visibility between the turtles and predators. This was only ever seen in an observational system of study. In this study we experimentally modified basking structures at three different sites varying in number of recreationists. At each site we deployed two basking structures: a control structure based on the current structure design with an added floating ring of PVC, and an experimentally modified platform with plants (Carex and Juncus plugs) planted in the PVC ring, creating a blind. Use of the structures was quantified utilizing a camera monitoring system where images were taken every 15 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm between April 22nd and October 16th. We also remotely recorded light and temperature levels on the platform. The temperatures and light levels were not significantly different between the platform types. The planted platform was shown to have higher turtle presence across all sights compared to the bare platform. At one of the sites there was a high number of juvenile turtle sightings, with a significant association of juvenile turtles with the modified platforms. Overall the modified platforms had a significant association with turtle presence, suggesting that these platforms could be a valuable tool in ongoing efforts to restore habitats for threatened turtle species Degree Honors Thesis Note Gareth Hopkins Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13573 Resource class dctype:Text Title Becoming a Better Coach Through Leadership Creator Dustyn McKenney Subject coaching leadership Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Being a coach is a profession that requires great leadership abilities. Knowing what qualities and strategies make a good leader and how to utilize them can help coaches in their profession, as well as in other everyday aspects of life. En route to my future career as a coach, this project will help to explore questions such as: What lessons should a prospective coach learn? What practices lead to consistent and sustainable success, not just in sports but in life? In order to answer these questions, I will examine texts on leadership as well as my own experiences. It is important to understand that there are different leadership styles that are useful in different situations, so an array of leadership abilities is important. I will analyze different styles of leadership from motivational leaders and successful coaches, while also reflecting on the current successes and shortcomings of my leadership ability, and learning how I can adapt my leadership style to different situations. The aim of this project is to become a better leader now and in the future, along with gaining a better understanding of different types of leadership. When I am done, I will have produced a report on multiple leadership books, as well as a reflection on my past experiences as a leader, where I can examine my successes and shortcomings. Those two sections will help me create the final section, where I will discuss how my new leadership abilities will help me to be a better leader and coach in the future. Degree Honors Thesis Note Anna Mahony Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13572 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Relationship Between Strength and Cardiovascular Capacity: A Personal Wellness Project Creator Dane Kiger Subject wellness cardiovascular health Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 The relationship between strength and cardiovascular capacity is often counterintuitive. A focus on one will, generally, lead to a decrease in the other. There are sports, however, that require a balance between strength and cardiovascular endurance. Finding this balance is a very difficult and fragile task due to the differences in body type and function required for both of these fitness modalities. To explore the relationship between these two aspects of fitness, I will undertake a wellness training plan to uncover how to maximize my strength and cardio concurrently and efficiently. Since strength and cardio can counteract each other, there has to be a knowledgeable plan in place to increase both at the same time. This project will require outside research that will inform the best practices of my training plan. To implement a research-based training plan, I will need to discover the movements and time domains that will produce the most out of my cardiovascular and strength potential. This will require me to find the scientific basis behind strength training on its own, cardiovascular capacity on its own, and how they interact together. Along with this, finding examples of athletes, who have been successful in the fields of both strength and cardiovascular capacity, will provide real world examples for me to learn from. To physically test this information I will be competing in a real life CrossFit competition which tests both strength and cardiovascular capacity. This competition will begin on February 25, 2023, and go on for three weeks. There will be three to four workouts released over the three week period, and they will either test maximum output strength, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, or a mixture of these. The workouts are scored by measuring total weight, time completed, or reps completed. My scores from these workouts will be compared to the rest of the field, which is worldwide in scope. The top ten percent will move on to quarterfinals, and the top ten from quarterfinals will move on to semifinals. From this point, the most elite CrossFit athletes in the world move on to the CrossFit Games. This year I will be able to make it to quarterfinals, so my comparative data will be representative of the first two stages of this competition. My research-based training plan will hopefully put me on the right track to improve my strength and cardiovascular capacity and prepare me for success in this CrossFit competition. Will implementing the information of the research into my training benefit the results of my competition? If not, what are the reasons that things didn’t go as well as I had hoped? The goal is for this wellness project to give me insight into the relationship between strength and cardiovascular capacity and, subsequently, help me to improve at both aspects. Lastly, the results of the competition should allow me to make some final conclusions about this tricky relationship. This project should be able to shed some light on the relationship between strength and cardiovascular capacity so that they are no longer seen as counterintuitive, but as counterparts instead. Degree Honors Thesis Note Dave Plotts Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13571 Resource class dctype:Text Title Can Religion Negate the Validity of Morality? Creator Cheyenne Hamilton Subject morality religion Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 For this thesis I choose to look at moral motivation and how it can be tied to Christianity as a monotheistic religion. More specifically, I will analyze selected philosophical writings of Socrates, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant to determine whether or not (or to what extent) attributes in the Christine doctrine render the concept of moral decisions invalid. Does, for instance, the concept of an omnipotent and omnipresent God invalidate the idea of individuals being capable of “pure” morality – doing moral things for the sake of being moral versus to avoid possible divine punishment. This project will not be made up of specific hypothetical examples or situations; nor will I discuss specific types of people and the effect circumstance could have on the decision. Rather, the main focus will be whether, philosophically, the perceived threat of divine wrath is enough of a motivator to make a decision no longer moral in its own aspect according to the philosophical definitions of morality established by Socrates, Hume, and Kant. Degree Honors Thesis Note Ryan Hickerson Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13570 Resource class dctype:Text Title Removing Roadblocks For Families In Math Education Creator Britain Schneider Subject mathematics education Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 The importance of math in our everyday lives is evident in most things that we do, from calculating bills, to watching sports, to determining the amount of time it takes to complete a task. If these tasks require using foundational math skills then our question is, “How do we improve the connection between classroom instruction of mathematics and the home unit?” There are academic practices that teachers can use inside their classrooms which also translate to tools that they can send home to families to encourage partnership between classroom instruction and the home unit. Examples of these tools include family math nights that bring everyone together to partake in math activities, weekly letters home that inform parents of what is being taught in the classroom and give support for continued learning at home, and math games that help students see the joy in learning math wherever they are. This thesis will analyze how these mathematical practices for 8 year olds are important not only for teachers and families, but for school administrators, legislative leaders, and curriculum designers. Degree Honors Thesis Note Kait Hodgin Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13569 Resource class dctype:Text Title Gender Equality and Inclusivity In the Computer Science Field Creator Antonia Morales Subject gender equality computer science Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 Statistics show there are significantly fewer women in computer science careers. Based on the lack of women in this field, it is likely there is a stigma around women in computer science. Though there has been growth in the number of women pursuing the computer science field, this has not always been the case and the divide is still significantly large. This thesis examines the recent statistics, investigates the obstacles that women face, and highlights potential solutions to improving equality in this field. To understand the divide women face in computer science, learning what obstacles present themselves and when these obstacles occur can lead to a stronger comprehension of the problem at hand and how the raised solutions can work to close the gap. Once there is an understanding of these common obstacles, it is necessary to see how particular solutions can affect outcomes. Including real-life examples of the obstacles and experiences being discussed in research provides a stronger understanding of what it is like to be a woman in STEM and demonstrates the necessity of improving this field. By examining the past and present, this research can illustrate the importance of making computer science more equal and inclusive to all. Degree Honors Thesis Note Breeann Flesch Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13568 Resource class dctype:Text Title The Women’s War of 1929: Nationalism and Women in Nigeria Creator Amanda Larios Subject history Nigeria Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 The Women’s War of 1929 in Nigeria, a protest primarily conducted by indigenous women against taxation rumors, was an event that had a significant impact on the Nigerian colonial government and subsequent rising nationalism. Despite this, indigenous women have been woefully underrepresented in the historical narrative of Nigerian nationalism. This study has two aims: to argue that the Women’s War of 1929 was a catalyst for Nigerian nationalism, and to examine how these women have and have not been included in the narrative. This study employs court records alongside historiographic literature to achieve these goals, examining the evidence through a postcolonial and feminist lens. Some common trends in the historiography include: presenting women as significant actors in the War but not as influencers of nationalism; presenting the War as an expression of or catalyst for nationalism but diminishing the role that women played; and mentioning the War only as a footnote in nationalist histories, often without mentioning the women and/or referring to the event as an example of early colonial resistance rather than as an example of or catalyst for true nationalism. Degree Honors Thesis Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13567 Resource class dctype:Text Title Looking Into the Eyes of the Artist: A look Into Self Portraits Creator Aisia Carrillo Subject self portrait Date Jun-23 2023-06-15 Type Text 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 My interest in this project is something I have had for most of my life. I have always been interested in art and creating things that are unique to me. Unlike before, my parents greatly encouraged this interest because I had shown extreme interest in it. I took my first art class in middle school, and that was where I got a good idea of what I liked besides saying that I liked "art" in general. I liked drawing, specifically with a pencil. From there, I took more classes in high school that helped grow my interest in drawing and the different styles of creating pictures and images. To narrow down my interest in portraits that would come later in my first year of college where I made my first self-portrait. It was not something I was particularly proud of. However, it has been something that has driven this need to practice this ability and eventually create a piece I am proud to say is mine. Today I am currently an art major. I have taken many drawing classes to continue to practice drawing and hone my artistic skill. This class was my inspiration for following the idea of portraiture. I have found an interest in creating the human form as I see it before me, and a readily available model is one's self. As a person, I will constantly be changing as I get older, especially in my views of myself. By creating a self-portrait, I will have a piece that not only depicts me as I am today but will hold a piece of today's self to look back on in the future that will most likely not be able to be recreated. Degree Honors Thesis Note Gregory Poulin Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13463 Title Homeland Insecurity: Truman, Hoover, and Intelligence Creator Joshua N. Woods Subject Federal Bureau of Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency J. Edgar Hoover Harry S. Truman Date June 6, 2008 Type Text Paper Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 11/30/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by Joshua N. Woods. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at joshua.n.woods@gmail.com. IN COPYRIGHT Abstract The Cold War period in the United States was a tumultuous time of change, hampered by a spirit of fear and anxiety which came as a reaction to the violence of the Second World War. The change in leadership of the federal government at the end of the war disrupted the programs of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover once President Harry S. Truman founded the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in early 1946. Recently released FBI documents provide new evidence demonstrating how the relationships between these leaders affected the development of the intelligence community including the creation of the National Security Council (NSC). The uneasy relationship between President Truman and J. Edgar Hoover in the late 1940s and early 1950s provided checks and balances for both men whose goals included expansion of power for their individual offices. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger Kim Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13223 Title 2023 Academic Excellence Showcase Description Proceedings from the 2023 Academic Excellence Showcase. Date 2023-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes_2023_1 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/04/2023, 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12901 Title World War I and the Policing Power of the State Creator Clifton Eddie Date 6/13/2020 Type Text Identifier his/280 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of [mm/dd/yyyy], this item is in copyright, which is held by [copyright owner]. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author [add author name and contact information]. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract “World War I and the Policing Power of the State” analyzes World War I legislative power combined with inculcating hyper-patriotic propaganda and how these factors contributed to violations of First Amendment rights. A review of various primary sources from World War I, such as war-time legislative orders and federal government propaganda campaigns, demonstrates examples of how these violations exacerbated division within American society, leading to mob activity and a proliferation of extra-legal vigilantism. Citizen turned against citizen as vigilante organizations such as the federally endorsed American Protective League spread across the country, enforcing federal will. During World War I, zealous patriotism campaigned by wealthy, white American men, transformed the federal government into a powerful and autocratic force and through implementation of patriotic based policies, coerced Americans into a wave of vigilantism and at the very least, reinforced certain social turbulences such as classism and racism. World War I distinguishes an era in which a new U.S. wartime government used legislative power and patriotic propaganda to further establish centralized control. This was made possible through the indoctrination of the patriot, the inculcation of blind obedience and a pledge to 100% Americanism. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12900 Title Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582), A Unifier in the Late Sengoku Era Creator Gabriel Yanez Subject Sengoku Era Oda Nobunaga Japan Date 6/13/2020 Type Text Identifier his/279 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/13/2020, this item is in copyright, which is held by Gabriel Yanez. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Gabriel Yanez gyanez16@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History Note Bau-Hwa Hsieh -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12899 Title How to Teach Phrasal Verbs Using Conceptual Metaphors Creator Daniel Thom Subject This chapter is from the Honors Thesis "A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Phrasal Verbs " Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Identifier english_studentpubs/1 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/ Department or school name within institution eng Note Although ubiquitous in the English language, phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult constructions for English language learners to learn, as their meanings have traditionally been regarded as arbitrary and chaotic. However, recent developments in cognitive linguistics have shed light onto schematic motivations of phrasal verb meanings and thus present a number of pedagogical applications. The purpose of this handbook is to provide English language teachers with a foundation in the theory and pedagogical approaches to teaching phrasal verbs, using a cognitive linguistic framework. -- 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/12692 Title Alzheimer's Creator Erikson Karacheban Subject Alzheimer's disease Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/91 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 Alzheimer’s is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that affects every aspect of the effected individual’s life. Alzheimer’s acts by choking healthy nerve cells until they begin to die off, leaving the brain with empty pockets. This presentation addresses what Alzheimer’s is, the causes of Alzheimer’s, along with its diagnosis and treatment. It is important to discuss this disease as it not only affects those that have it, but equally affects family and friends of the diagnosed. Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12691 Title ±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine: Treating PTSD in The Modern World: A Groundbreaking Methodology for Spiritual Wellness and Neuroplasticity Creator Ashley A. Baxter Subject post-traumatic stress syndrome PTSD ±3 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine MDMA Ecstasy Molly Neuroplasticity Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/90 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 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious condition that afflicts millions of individuals in the United States. Its complexity has resulted in physicians struggling to effectively implement and maintain treatment. Emerging studies suggest that ±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or “ecstasy”, may prove beneficial in treating PTSD in combination with conventional psychotherapy. By acting on the 5-HT transporter in the brain, MDMA has been found to have positive effects on brain activity; encouraging neuroplasticity through the accumulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Integrating psychoactive drugs into polytrauma therapy will broaden our understanding of the components involved in maintaining wellness in the human psyche. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Warren Allen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12690 Title Age and Sex Estimation of an Unidentified Human Creator Jonathon Lewis Devin Lowrey Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2013 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2013-01-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/79 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 This project seeks to add to the profile of a currently unidentified individual and demonstrate techniques for assessing the sex and age of human remains. An inventory of the remains was conducted, accounting for skeletal condition and presence or absence of bones. Using previously accepted standard methods, the sex and the age will be assessed using metric characteristics: sternal length and long bone circumference, and non-metric characteristics: morphology of the sciatic notch and preauricular sulcus. A previous study of these remains used epiphyseal unions to narrow the age range to between 20 to 25 years (Lewis 2012). Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12689 Title Max: Writing Over Time Creator Rachel Gries Subject writing Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/77 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/ Note Robert Troyer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12688 Title The Nuremberg Laws and the Foundation of Nazi Scientific Experimentation 1941-45 Creator Jennifer Hight Subject Nuremberg laws Nazi scientific experimentation Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/76 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12687 Title The Effects of a Group Development Activity on Group Cohesion and Performance Creator Shannon Deyden Cassie Karn Morgan Perkey David Foster Subject group cohesion group performance Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/72 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/ Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Ethan McMahan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12686 Title Investigating Death Using Insects Creator Meghan Kendell Subject forensic entomology Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/71 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12685 Title The Assertion of English Royal Authority in the American Colonies: Sir Edmund Andros and the Domino of New England Creator Benjamin Lesh Subject English Royal Authority American Colonies Sir Edmund Andros New England Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/70 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12684 Title Cremations of Remains Creator Carmela Macedo Daisy Romero Julia Borovskiy Subject cremation decomposition Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/69 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 After attending this presentation, observers will be presented with the results of a study conducted to better understand the rate of decomposition through cremation by three different and readily available resources (wood, coal, and gasoline). This experiment’s objective is to confirm the results of studies that have already been conducted by other members of the forensic community as well as provide insight into which substances burn at a faster rate. As of now, there is a lot of information about the process in which flesh and bone are cremated, but little information on which substances burn at a faster rate. Understanding the fuel as it is tied to the rate of human decomposition will aid the investigator in estimating time since death in cases of attempted cremation. Three domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) legs were used in this experiment with both flesh and bone intact (“ham” section). After attending this presentation, observers will leave with new knowledge of which substance out of the three that were tested (wood, coal, and gasoline) cremate remains (in this case pig legs) at a faster rate. Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12683 Title Identifying Sharp-Force Trauma-Serrated vs. Non-Serrated Blades Creator Martha Kools Taylor Maddox Carlos Sanchez Subject sharp-force trauma serrated blades non-serrated blades Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/68 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 The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of techniques devised to identify characteristics of knives used to inflict damage on bone. According to the FBI’s Unified Crime Report, of the nearly 12,000 people murdered in 2014, over 1,500 were killed by sharp force trauma with cutting instruments. While much research has been dedicated towards understanding the different effects on bone caused by sharp and blunt force trauma, forensic anthropology is only beginning to differentiate between individual weapons. Currently, perimortem trauma associated with knives is understood to present as predominantly clean, linear puncture damage, rarely exhibiting radiating or concentric fractures; however, it has been observed that different types of knives create distinctive features. Thompson and Inglis (2009) found that fracture patterns from stab marks could indicate the use of either a serrated or non-serrated blade. To test this hypothesis, this study will measure stab wounds inflicted by a third party on the ribs of a domestic pig, and identify them as either serrated or non-serrated. An error rate will then be calculated to determine the overall precision of the technique. Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12682 Title Exploring Parkinson's Disease: New Areas of Research for Treatment and Prevention Creator Mary Kate Miller Subject Parkinson's disease Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/65 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12681 Title Geogebra: Dynamic Math Worksheets for the K-12 Classroom Creator Carlee Nelson Subject geogebra mathematics K-12 Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/64 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 What is Geogebra? 3 worksheets: Slope-Intercept Form Integer Addition Angle Classification Note Mary Bucy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12680 Title PT, SSP, and BC, Oh My! Creator Darcie Chin Cassie Owens Subject deaf blind Seabeck Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/63 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/ Department or school name within institution Deaf Studies/Professional Studies Note CM Hall -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12679 Title College Students' Response to the Death of a Loved One Creator Rachel Feldhaus Whitney Scovell Subject college students death grief Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/62 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/ Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12678 Title Zero-Sum Matrix Games Creator Robert Siewell Subject zero-sum matrix games Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/60 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/ Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Matthew Ciancetta -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12677 Title Communicative Competence, Academic Language, and ELD Creator Torah Skelton Subject ELL English language learner high school Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/58 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12676 Title The Rings of Saturn Creator Michelle A. Smail Subject Rings of Saturn Kurt Waldheim W. G. Sebald Winfried Georg Maximillian Sebald Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Image Identifier aes/57 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12675 Title Everyone Poops, But What's In It? Creator Parker Smith Subject excrement feces Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage. Identifier aes/56 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Michael Baltzley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12674 Title Active Learning Promotes Information Retention Creator Xiaopeng Gong Julie Cooper Subject active learning information retention Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/51 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/ Department or school name within institution Education Note Xiaopeng Gong -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12673 Title The Effects of Income During Childhood on Post-childhood Obesity Creator Sophia Damiani Stephanie Foster Sarah Niles Subject income obesity childhood post-childhood Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/50 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/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Amy Hammermeister-Jordan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12672 Title Music Therapy Project Creator Haley Morris Lilaah Jones Amanda Navolynski Audrey Drake Casey Stephens Kristen Case Subject music therapy Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/37 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/ Department or school name within institution Music Note Rob Winningham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12671 Title Visualizing Complex Functions Creator Edwin Ordex Casas Ben Cote Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/309 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Creating plots of functions with complex number inputs and outputs is quite different from functions with real number inputs and outputs. When plotting functions of real inputs and outputs, the horizontal axis can be used to represent the input and the vertical axis can be used for the output. The same cannot be done with complex functions. Complex numbers have two components whereas a real number has one. In this presentation, we will go over two methods to solve this issue and use these methods to aid us in understanding complex functions. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12670 Title The Mutual Importance of Intergenerational Relationships: Ties Between Grandfathers & Young Adult Grandchildren, a Dyadic Study. Creator Alysha Bramhall-Bellah Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/306 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 current study focuses on the intergenerational relationships between grandfathers and young adult grandchildren. This is done from the life course perspective to determine how the relationship has changed over time as young adult grandchildren enter into emerging adulthood. Closely examining influences of gender differences in role performance and perspective, protection of autonomy, and generativity and legacy within the dyad. Highlighting the importance of grandfathers in the lives of their young adult grandchildren and the impact they have on each other. Department or school name within institution Gerentology Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12669 Title The Hairy Ball Theorem and Other Hairy Situations Creator Corvette Berthold Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/305 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 For this research project a clear and concise definition of the Hairy Ball Theorem, also known as the Hedgehog Theorem, will be considered. This theory addresses the way combed vectors can be visualized by thinking of the hair on an individual’s head or the spines of a rolled-up hedgehog, and how there will always be a zero vector or a cowlick. Look into how the Theorem might interact with higher dimensions or with other shapes in 3-D. Covering how Hopf Fibrations might explain why the Hairy Ball Theorem always holds true. After looking at the proof the question will be posed, “How would manipulated vectors on a shape other than a sphere, specifically a torus or donut shape, behave?” This article is meant to get creative mathematical juices going and encourage us to question, “What if”. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12668 Title The Greatest Game Ever Played Creator Katherine Wallace Ben Cote Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/304 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 this presentation we investigate a variation of the combinatorial, impartial game of Nim that, in addition to selecting from one of two piles of stones on each turn, also uses a system of divisors to define what selections are possible. We begin with an overview, winning strategies, and a history. For games of Divisor Nim, we determine the amount in each pile, find the proper divisors of each value, and discover new winning strategies for this unique Nim adaptation. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12667 Title The correlation between statistics and winning an NBA Championship Creator Joseph Badege Ben Coté Date 2021-05-29 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/302 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 evolution of the game of basketball motivates fans and statisticians to ask questions such as what championship winning teams have in common, statistically. In this presentation, we compare and contrast the correlation of specific statistical categories of NBA championship teams from the 2009-10 season through the 2019-20 season. Using the programming language R, we manipulate and analyze the data using the Pearson correlation test. Analyzing the correlations between the statistical categories (e.g. points, rebounds, assists), we attempt to relate the findings to the rules and structure of basketball and investigate how the correlations vary for championship teams. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12666 Title Network Configuration Manager Creator Alex Decknadel Xue Bai Tim Ferrell Ted Beers Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/295 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Network administrators have to manually store switch configurations into text files and store old switch configurations in an archive. These administrators don’t know when someone changes something on their switches unless they manually check the configuration to see if a change has occurred. The solution automatically writes switch configurations to an online archive. This automates a manual task that doesn’t happen each time a configuration changes. It also notifies administrators when a change occurs on one of their devices, allowing them to accept or reject these changes. In addition, they can restore previous configurations if they so choose. This solution provides reliable automatic backups, versioning, the ability to revert unwanted changes to a known good state, and knowledge of the changes that happen in our environment along with when they happen. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12665 Title Project-Based Learning Creator Haley Willmott Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/293 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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/ Department or school name within institution Education Note Leanne Merril -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12664 Title Modoku Creator Jaquelyn Butson Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/291 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 For this research project we will explore a new variation of the popular mind game Sudoku that, much like the inspiration, will have its own set of specific rules for each block, row and column. We will start with an overview of Sudoku, as well as examples of the Latin Squares that inspired them. Then explore our new variation we have named Modoku, and prove, or disprove, its existence for any and all possible grids. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12663 Title Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Pediatric Primary Care Settings Creator Cheyanne Bumgardner Brooke Dolenc Nott Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/286 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 effects of a traumatic experience impact every aspect of an individual’s health. Specifically for children and adolescents, those impacts can be even more severe, especially for those without access to the resources and support necessary to engage in the healing process. Implementing trauma-informed care in pediatric primary care settings allows medical providers to address trauma and its array of physiological and psychological symptoms early and effectively. Research indicates this can be accomplished by facilitating conversations, building relationships, and initiating referrals to mental health services. Trauma-informed care can be implemented in strategic and cost-effective manners among both healthcare providers and their office staff, achieving a cohesive and integrated approach to care. Ultimately, the support provided through trauma-informed care improves long-term health outcomes for patients and reduces the need for high-cost and/or long-term interventions. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Dolenc Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12662 Title General Artistic Overview of IFS, Chaos Game, and Fractal Flames Creator Daniel Patterson Benjamin Coté Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/284 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Iterated Function Systems (IFS, for short), as they're known today, are a relatively new creation/discovery, being conceived and distributed in 1981. Since then, with the increase of technological efficiency in computer programming and processing, IFS based fractals have become relatively normal in terms of their appearance. How? Digital fractal based art. Through the chaos game, and fractal flames, it becomes possible to create unique pieces of digital art purely through programing and math. In this video, we will give a very brief overview of how the chaos game works, and its applications in creating works of digital art, as well as a brief overview of fractal flames, and their processes for creating art through math and programming. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Benjamin Coté -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12661 Title Frobenius Number Creator Christopher Olson Ben Cote Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/283 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 today's modern world of mathematics we find there are many unique open problems left to be solved. Today we will be looking at tackling one of these open problems. It is called the Frobenius Number. Although it is an open problem Mathematicians have been working on this problem for many years. We will be investigating the work of these mathematicians and try to extend their work to new ideas and try to form new general formulas and equations. This investigation takes the Idea of the Frobenius number and it's core elements from Number Theory and attempts to explain them and implement their uses into new areas of math Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12660 Title Frieze Patterns Creator Lilith Weeks Benjamin Coté Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/282 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Frieze patterns are two dimensional patterns that respect certain groups of symmetries and are repetitive in only one direction. In this presentation we will briefly see what a frieze pattern is in architecture/art and see how that compares to frieze patterns in mathematics. There are 7 frieze groups that all frieze patterns follow. They include: step, hop, spinning hop, sidle, spinning sidle, jump and spinning jump. We will also look at polygons with n sides and see how they are related to frieze patterns and their composition. There are three main types of friezes that we will focus on, Conway-Coxeter friezes, additive friezes, and NIM friezes. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Benjamin Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12659 Title Fractal Ferns Creator Cassondra Neff Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/281 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 this presentation, we will delve into the world of fractals. A form of mathematics that has long been studied, but only until recently has it had the name. When most think of fractals they think of the work of Benoit Mandelbrot, which we will touch on. However, we will mostly be working on the findings of Micheal Barnsley. More specifically, we will be using his creation of the Barnsley fern, which uses iterated function systems (IFSs), as a basis for generating a specific fern found in nature, the Western Sword fern. Along with IFSs, the Barnsley Fern uses matrices and affine transformations to generate the fern, something we will use in our process as well. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Coté -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12658 Title Development of an Exit Survey to Identify the Efficacy of Public Assistance in Polk County Creator Amanda Sanchez Daniel Vityukov Jessica Crocker Melanie Gardner Nick Castillo Noah Chaparro Paige Merritt Susan Parker Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/279 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Housing stability has been a critical issue, as expressed in the 2019 Polk County Community Health Assessment. The purpose of this Process Improvement Project (PIP) was to design and administer an exit survey to assess the long-term stability of clients who utilized services from the Polk County Family and Community Outreach (FCO) division. The exit survey was developed to meet several goals: to communicate client outcomes to funders to obtain grants, identify and improve unmet needs within the services offered, and to collect client experiences. The research was conducted on evidence-based survey design, the incorporation of incentives, the impact of public assistance on health and well-being, and the role of text messaging technology in health care interventions. Findings indicate that this assessment method displays a strong potential for FCO to analyze assistance effectiveness and adapt services to meet the current needs of their clients. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Holly Andreosky -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12657 Title Coloring Graphs from Knots Creator Brandon Amerine Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/277 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Knots and links can be categorized by invariants such as colorability. A knot is a three-dimensional object, so any two-dimensional diagram of that knot must consist of a set of crossings and set of strands that indicate the behavior of the three-dimensional object. Past authors have defined knot coloring using a system of equations at the crossings in the knot diagram. Since we can associate a knot with a strand adjacency graph, here we investigate whether a knot’s associated graph can be used to provide a non-algebraic version of colorability. We explore a couple different arrangements for a strand adjacency graph and the results that occur under several types of colorability. Along the way, we also take a look at cablings of knots and their distinctions from prime knots in these results. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12656 Title Circle Packings Creator Rosario Vargas Ben Cote Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/276 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 this research project we pick apart circle packings and in doing so we consider the history of major mathematicians who added insight. By providing definitions and background knowledge we seek to understand how to construct circle packings and we show what it means to be mutually tangent. In this presentation we will also take notice of related topics such as sphere packings and Ford Circles and touch on applications of circle packings that make them a useful tool. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12655 Title Building an Inclusive and Diverse Classroom Community Through Children’s Literature: My Capstone Project Creator Jacqueline Brown Ya-Fang Cheng Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/275 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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/ Department or school name within institution Education and Leadership Note Ya-Fang Cheng -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12654 Title Billable Creator Amber Courtright Karsten Collins Mercedes Ponce Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/274 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Our project creates an easy to use tool to organize bills and track ongoing monthly spending in comparison to available monthly income. Billable allows for the sorting of expenses by each month which allows the user to visualize how much money is being spent for the month. This platform assists in organizing bill information to prevent overdrafts and late fees that can accumulate over time. When a financial goal is set, the project assists in maintaining that goal by providing real time comparison of current spending against the user’s goal. Billable is not only a place to gather, organize, and track financial information, but it is also a way to enhance the user’s potential and ability to effectively manage their personal finances. Most importantly, Billable provides bill information and history in a centralized repository. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12653 Title Anxiety: How Childhood Trauma Leads to Anxiety Creator Mystie Johnson Brooke Dolenc Nott Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/273 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Anxiety disorders are the most common psychological disorders in America, with 18-19% of U.S. adults reporting an anxiety disorder in a given year. Anxiety can be impacted by a number of factors, but this research explores the connection between anxiety and childhood trauma as well as prevention strategies. Three research articles were analyzed specifically related to anxiety at the neurobiological level and the impact of early childhood trauma on adult anxiety. Findings indicate that the effects of childhood trauma are similar to the behavior and neurobiology of a person diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Trauma survivors may suffer from anxiety, abandonment/trust concerns, as well as an increased stress response. These neurological responses, if prolonged enough, can also lead to the development of an anxiety disorder. In order to assuage anxiety in trauma survivors, specifically in children, screening for trauma at younger ages to can help trauma responses from becoming anxiety disorders. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Dolenc Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12652 Title An Inspection of the Fibonacci Sequence and the Resulting Spirals Creator CHRISTA FENTON Ben Cote' Date 2021-05-29 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/272 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Fibonacci Sequence is a common mathematical phenomenon that intrigues both academics and intellectuals alike. It is known as a fun, numerical sequence that builds on itself to infinity. As it turns out, the Fibonacci Sequence is more than a quirky additive sequence, it’s a foundational component to several different branches of mathematics. It’s basic formula can be tweaked ever so slightly to produce Pell numbers, various metallic ratios, and Pisano Periods, just to name a few. The Fibonacci’s original formula famously produces the Golden ratio and Golden Spiral which people across the world claim to see in nature, art, and science. In this presentation we will show where the Fibonacci is famously found, along with lesser known places in mathematics. It will show that we aren’t seeing the Golden Spiral everywhere, that the maths and ratios are integral to each spiral we see, and what you are seeing may not be the spiral you’re looking for. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote' -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12651 Title Amicable Numbers Creator Saud Dhaafi Ben Cote Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/271 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 All numbers are interesting such as that zero is no amount while it is an even number, and the first perfect number is six, 1 is the first deficient number, and 12 is the first abundant number. An Amicable pair is a pair of two whole numbers, each of which is the sum of the proper whole number divisors of the other. This presentation will explore amicable pairs and provide a strong number-theoretic foundation for understanding the amicable pairs. Additionally, we focus on the contributions of Thabit Ibn Qurra and Euler on finding amicable pairs. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Ben Cote -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12650 Title A Mathematical Approach to Inventory Management at Client-choice Food Pantries Creator Josh Salsbury Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/270 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Traditional food pantry models give customers pre-arranged boxes of food that offer no or limited choice of the items received. Recent research indicates that the client-choice model, in which customers get to choose items in a grocery store-like setting, is a much more effective method of running a food pantry. However, there has not been scholarly research into the best practices for organizing and restocking items at client-choice pantries, which can significantly affect the quality and amount of food a customer has the opportunity to shop for. This research outlines a method of using common probability and statistics techniques to quantify the expected equity and risk of products expiring to find an optimal restocking method. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Leanne Merrill -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12649 Title Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Program Creator Kali Higgins Lecy Warren Brooke Dolenc Nott Date 2021-05-15 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/268 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Big Brother Big Sister program emphasizes the importance of providing a meaningful mentoring relationship to children who may not have the opportunity for one otherwise. Children benefit from a mentor invested in their future success but attaining a meaningful mentoring relationship is multi-faceted. This project examined two research articles about the Big Brother Big Sister program related to expectations and closure with mentoring relationships and the subsequent impact on youth. This analysis was also compared to the authors’ own experiences with mentoring. Findings indicated that youth and adults had different expectations regarding the mentoring relationships - with youth emphasizing self-sufficiency and “having fun.” The end of the mentoring relationship also played a significant role in the child’s life and perception of the program. The research shows a side of mentoring that is more implicit than just a cursory relationship, and these social interactions can be crucial to children’s growth. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Dolenc Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12648 Title 2021 Academic Excellence Showcase Welcome Video Creator Rex Fuller Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/267 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 A brief welcome message to WOU's 2021 Academic Excellence Showcase participants from WOU President Rex Fuller. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12647 Title 2021 Academic Excellence Showcase Welcome Video (Winningham) Creator Rob Winningham Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/266 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 A brief welcome message to WOU's 2020 Academic Excellence Showcase participants from WOU Provost Rob Winningham. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12646 Title 2021 Academic Excellence Showcase TRIO Welcome Video Creator Rex Fuller Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/265 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 A brief welcome message to WOU's 2020 Academic Excellence Showcase TRIO student participants from WOU President Rex Fuller. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12645 Title Navegando con las expectativas familiares y las responsabilidades universitarias: conflictos emergentes para las estudiantes latinas y sus padres Creator Sandra Cerda-Lezama Date 2020-05-28 Type Text Identifier aes/263 Language spa Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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/ Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Margaret Manoogian Alicia Ibaraki -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12644 Title Artist Presentation: Nelina Vargas Creator Nelina Vargas Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/246 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Western Oregon University undergraduate student Nelina Vargas presents select artworks from her fine arts portfolio. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12643 Title This is What Happens When You Play With Nukes Creator Danielle Durand Kaylee DeBolt Jacob Martin Subject nuclear nuke pollution radiation Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/151 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney, Philip Wade -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12639 Title Spring Dance on Pause Creator Dance Department Tim Cowart Subject dance Western Oregon University COVID-19 spring dance Description This performance was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/262 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This 20 min documentary features raw rehearsal footage and interviews with several of the choreographers from this year's Spring Dance Concert. For over 40 years the Dance Program at Western Oregon University has produced a performance of faculty, guest artist, and student choreography. This culminating event is called the Spring Dance Concert. Unfortunately, this year the dance concert was canceled due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. This film was directed and edited by the new head of the dance program, Timothy Cowart. It is dedicated to the talented dance majors, minors, and dance faculty members who worked for several months pouring their time, effort, and artistry into the endeavor. It serves as a window into their creative process and a testimony to their efforts. Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Tim Cowert -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12638 Title Swimming Towards Change Creator Nina Skeele Subject Ernesto “Che” Guevara Che Guevara Diarios de Motocicleta The Motorcycle Diaries film analysis Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/261 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Through semiotics, framing and marxist methods of analysis, this essay examines the heroic framing of Ernesto “Che” Guevara presented in the film Diarios de Motocicleta. The plot of the film follows the road trip Guevara takes with his friend Alberto Granado on an old motorcycle through South America. As they witness poverty and inequality across the continent, there are many instances where it would seem that Ernesto is beginning to form the communist ideologies which eventually guide him to be the face of revolution. The film downplays these ideologies by only commenting on classism through the use of material signs, which Ernesto overcomes physically rather than philosophically. This depiction of material problems with physical solutions creates a simpler situation for the audience to comprehend; one in which the morality of Ernesto is unquestionable, and his selflessness is emphasized through physical sacrifice. Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12637 Title Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation - Leila Holt Creator Leila Holt Subject art and design senior portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/254 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12617 Title The Genesis of Law: Changing Oregon's Marijuana Employment Policies Creator Gustavo Guerrero Subject marijuana legislation employment Oregon Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/248 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This video presentation explores the development of a research project aimed at finding a solution to an ongoing issue in Oregon, the lack of employment protections for legal consumption of both recreational and medicinal marijuana. The research dives into the problems caused by current marijuana employment law, steps other states are taking to address similar issues and steps previously taken by Oregon legislators to address this issue. Finally, the research illustrates the process and challenges of creating a comprehensive legislative report that clearly defines the problems rooted within the lack of employment protections and offers practical solutions that reflect legislative action taken in other states. The development of this project provides insight into the preliminary stages of the legislative process where the genesis of law, beginning as an idea, makes its transition towards becoming a sponsored piece of legislation. Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12616 Title Senior Design Portfolio Presentation Creator Adina Macavei Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/245 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Side presentation of senior design portfolio Hello! My name is Adina Christie Macavei, however, I mainly go by Christie. I'm currently a senior at Western Oregon University and graduating with a Visual Communication Design degree. Aside from being someone who produces art, I also consume it on a regular basis! It guides my everyday decisions and ultimately it has led me to become a graphic designer! Department or school name within institution Art Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12615 Title Cannabis at "Card Again Stationery" Creator Alexandra Quesada Andres Avila Ben Ruggles Christopher Linares-Espinoza Citlalli Castaneda Emily Balck Katarinna Hendricks Kourtney Sandidge Lea Sheldone Rio Cunningham Sarah Pitz Tawnie McAlister Subject improvisational theater improv comedy Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/241 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This is an improv comedy sketch that we created, rehearsed and filmed (mostly via zoom) for our class Acting for Camera II. The intention was to create content similar to popular improved-based sitcoms similar to The Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, Broad City, etc. Everyone in class participated in the group zoom call, then each student had to film something to further develop their character/s or the story in general. We had one guest actor. *WARNING: Adult language and drug references* Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Ted deChatelet -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12614 Title The Effects of Mentoring and Sex Differences on Perceptions of Academic Success in At-Risk Minority Youth Creator Sandy Cerda-Lezama Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/240 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Previous research on academic success shows a difference in achievement level between students who participated in school-based mentoring and those who did not receive mentoring. The purpose of the current study was to explore the effect that mentoring, and sex differences had on the perceptions of academic success in at-risk minority youth. It was predicted that participants would rate students with mentors as more likely to succeed academically in their future. It was also predicted that participants would rate female at-risk minority students higher in terms of future academic success compared to males if they had a mentor, as well as if they did not have a mentor. Participants (N = 29) were college students recruited at Western Oregon University through SONA. They were randomly assigned to read one of four scenarios of an at-risk minority youth’s life and rate their future academic success based on the resources that were provided to them. Results confirmed the prediction that at-risk minority students with a mentor would be perceived as significantly more likely to succeed academically in their future, but there was no significant difference in rating within the sex of the student. The implementation of the results in this study could positively influence parents, teachers, principals, representatives in school boards, etc., by giving them a message that all students can significantly benefit from mentoring independent of their sex. The finding that students who have a mentor are perceived as more successful is meaningful because research indicates that other’s expectations of individuals influences actual outcomes and behaviors. Past research suggests that youth may act as is expected for them to act. If at-risk minority youth are expected to be successful with a mentor, this indicates that the more mentoring provided for youth could be beneficial. Future research on the structure of mentoring programs that best fits the needs of at-risk minority youth, longer-term mentoring programs, and recruitment for more mentor volunteers is warranted. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Dolenc Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12613 Title Engaging in Growth Mindset through Photovoice Creator Sandy Cerda-Lezama Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/239 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Engaging in Growth Mindset through Photovoice Research has demonstrated that children and adolescents with a growth mindset are likely to challenge themselves more often, persevere when they encounter difficulties, and have a higher level of academic achievement compared to those with a fixed mindset. A growth mindset is believing one can develop skills and talents, and this mindset leads to several positive youth outcomes (Dweck, 2019). A fixed mindset means believing that intelligence and talents are simply fixed traits, and this mindset can create barriers for youth because of believing they are not capable of accomplishing certain skills and goals. (Clear, 2018). However, research proves it is possible to transform fixed mindsets into growth mindsets. A lack of empirical understanding on how youth articulate their understanding of growth mindsets as well as how the construct and mentoring might integrate exists. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to determine if and how mentoring could be used to increase growth mindsets in adolescents and to understand what a growth mindset means to adolescents in a mentoring context. The present study used a type of participatory action research known as Photovoice to investigate these relationships. This method of research employs techniques that can capture data derived from youth perspectives, with the idea that these perspectives can provide details of existing problems that face youth. The objective of Photovoice is to support the self-empowerment of participants by providing them with an opportunity to express their experiences and “speak” through photographs about issues that challenge them, to connect with others in their community, and advocate for change. Photovoice engages those who do not usually have a say in the decisions that affect their daily lives, such as middle school students, as a way for them to deepen their understanding of an issue. Because of Covid-19, we were unable to proceed with our research with the Talmadge Middle School and Western Oregon University Mentoring Program. However, using pilot study data, it was determined that youth saw the value of hard work to achieve a goal, as opposed to giving up, because the process was meaningful. Additionally, it was found that adults who do not listen or empathize with youths’ feelings were viewed as an obstacle to growth mindsets for youth. The use of Photovoice in a mentoring context engages adolescents in power-sharing research, creating a sense of belonging and empowerment that their perspectives are being heard, evaluated and, represented. Mentors can help children feel confident in their skills due to the guidance provided in the development of a growth mindset. Mentors play a unique part in this development because they can guide adolescent students to cultivate skills. This is important because the adoption and integration of a growth mindset has been shown to improve emotional, social, relational, and psychological well-being in youth. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Dolenc Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12612 Title Digital Hijinks Capstone - Project Roadtrip Creator Michael Caldwell Bradly Christensen Noah Castle Lijian Nian Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/237 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Have you ever asked yourself, “Hey, I want to plan a road trip- Google Maps is great for finding a route to take. There are event planning websites out there that allow me to organize the details….and even social media apps that keep me connected with my friends. Maybe I could invite them! I wish there were a convenient hub that wrapped all these features up together for me.” Well your wait has come to an end. Planning a road trip can be quite the hassle. After doing a great amount of research into similar web apps, we found that none of them took all these aspects and brought them together. Our project idea makes the lives of our users more convenient, and those who want to plan an intricate trip can now do so quickly and accurately. Our project, Roadtrip, combines trip planning and organization with social media features to allow our users to easily navigate the difficulty of creating a road trip from start to finish- while also integrating key social features to keep them connected. These features include: auto-generating an optimal route with the Ant Colony Optimization (ACS) algorithm; saving routes for future use; gaining access to details of different establishments along your route; and creating events- of which any user can join you on your trip; among many others. Here, we present a short video- meeting the team, demonstrating our progress so far, and discussing future visions. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12611 Title Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation: Emma Young Creator Emma Young Subject art student portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/236 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Emma Marie Young's Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12610 Title 2020 Academic Excellence Showcase Welcome Video Creator Rob Winningham Rex Fuller Subject Academic Excellence Showcase Western Oregon University Rex Fuller Rob Winningham Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/235 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 A brief welcome message to WOU's 2020 Academic Excellence Showcase participants from WOU President Rex Fuller and WOU Provost Rob Winningham. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12609 Title Parker Riser Art and Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Creator Parker Riser Subject art graphic design sculpture Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/232 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This is a presentation of my Art and Design portfolio from my time here at Western Oregon University. My work is often process based with notes of both classic and contemporary appeal. It spans across multiple mediums, both two and three dimensional. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12608 Title FODfinder Website Demonstration Creator Cassidy Bullock Gabriel Brehm Jensen Alquist Tanner Hill Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/229 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 FODfinder Video Demonstration Abstract Cassidy Bullock Gabriel Brehm Jensen Almquist Tanner Hill Millions of people in the United States suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome with symptoms triggered by what are known as FODMAPs. The presence of FODMAPs are not clearly shown on food labels and thus may be challenging to avoid. This video demonstrates a software solution developed by several undergraduates from Western Oregon University’s Computer Science Department to help people suffering from IBS more easily identify triggering foods. They have developed a web application that allows users to explore foods, both generic and from wellknown name brands, and determine whether they are suitable for their diet. The search is backed by the USDA database, and will display information about the foods’ ingredients and nutrition as well as a FODMAP ranking based on a proprietary algorithm. The application also allows users to dynamically label ingredients as high or low risk to allow for a more individualized experience. Users can create lists of foods which they can print to bring to the grocery store, and they can also view other users’ lists to foster a sense of community. Additionally, a mobile android application has also been integrated so that users can search for foods directly in the store and get a quick score for foods they're unsure about. From mobile, searching for foods is as easy as scanning a barcode while in the store to bring up details about that food. Because high risk foods are not labeled as having FODMAPs, the necessity for a solution is all the more crucial. This easy to use software solution fulfills the important role of helping people with IBS easily access specific information about foods and manage their symptoms. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12607 Title Addressing the Academic Achievement Gap Creator Rachel Bayly Subject academic achievement gap Oregon Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/226 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Research has shown that across the United States children from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are less academically successful in K-12 schooling than their peers from high-socioeconomic backgrounds. This achievement gap starts before birth, as children’s rapid early development is affected by their environments and later by their social interactions. Through a civic engagement project, I set out to analyze and propose changes to reduce the disparities in early experiences for children from low-versus-high-socioeconomic backgrounds. My original plan for this project, a book drive, fell through the cracks, as my research revealed that the root causes of the achievement gap cannot be addressed with simple solutions. Families today need serious financial and social support. My project morphed into advocacy for large-scale change through a showing of the documentary No Small Matter. This film draws viewers’ attention to the stress and hardship that millions of families face as they navigate economic instability and the United States’ bleak childcare landscape. It focuses on the potential that is lost for children experiencing high stress at such a crucial point in development, but No Small Matter does not leave viewers feeling hopeless. It spreads the message that by taking the early childhood education crisis head on, we can unlock every child’s full potential and propel ourselves to new heights. Through a documentary showing on WOU campus, I planned to bring that message, the conversation around it, and early childhood education problem solving to the WOU community. Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12606 Title D&D Tool Kit Website Creator Randy Caamal Ian Oberst Zaid Alsuwayyigh Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/225 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Many players of the popular tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons enjoy playing the game both in person and online, but the often archaic and specific nature of the game’s numerous rules have cost many players a large amount of time as they are forced to rifle through informational books whose pages often reach the hundreds in number all to find a tiny bit of data. While one can always use a designated website to find what one is looking for, our team seized upon the opportunity to build a website useful for not only making these resources easier to navigate, but also put that functionality alongside other useful tools for the running of the game. The D&D Tool Kit website is a tool kit that will provide useful tools and contain multiple visuals for the interaction of the user and the Dungeon Master. It will also contain visuals for the characters and enemies on the game board, allowing them to have more interaction with the website to create games, maps, and allow them to manage stats for their characters in a D&D game. Alternatively, if a viewer is only interested in searching for a specific monster, spell, or equipment for their session, we also provide easy access in order for them to enjoy the game in their separate environment. We give many viewers the opportunity and flexibility to enjoy D&D in their own way, and this was made for those who are interested to learn the game, have no fear and give it a try. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12605 Title Understanding Intergenerational Conflict Creator Sandy Cerda-Lezama Kennedy Concepción Adrian Manriquez Concha Guerrero Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/223 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Understanding Intergenerational Conflict This presentation will introduce findings of current research being completed here are Western Oregon University. The focus of the research is on patterns of conflict among Latinx that may come from cultural expectations. We will explore if the presence of conflict is perceived differently among those coming from a collectivistic culture and potential conflicts between emerging adults and parents. We discuss with students how these conflicts affect relationships and consequences that may emerge. As well as explore our ethnic cultural norms and experiences with conflict and non-family related issues and challenges. In addition to exploring possible conflicts the Latinx population may experience we will provide psychoeducation and coping skills that can support mental health when facing conflict. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Alicia Ibaraki -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12604 Title Trifles - A Silent Film Creator Kenzie Moore Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/222 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This silent film is based on the one act play, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. It highlights the main actions in the story in a different, yet intriguing way. As the film is a silent film, there is no audible dialogue, only instrumental music. Any essential dialogue is presented in hard-coded subtitles after the character speaks. Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Ted deChatelet -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12603 Title Peak Performance Creator Shay Green Megan Traeger Joe Collinsworth Sodara Y Subject exercise fitness personal training web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/220 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 For teams and coaches looking to bring their athletes' strength training performance to the next level, Peak Performance is designed to tailor a variety of workouts to the athlete, keep athletes and coaches on the same page about training, and help athletes and coaches set training goals and make plans to accomplish them. Peak Performance will provide continuous workout programs tailored to an athlete's specific needs and abilities, exercise tracking, and interfacing with FitBit watches to allow for a well-rounded strength training experience for all athletes. Unlike many other strength training apps that are bogged down with features and add-ons that are never used, our product strives to serve our customers in the simplest, but most effective ways; helping athletes achieve their goals and helping teams grow closer as they do it. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12602 Title Speaking of Creativity: How Language Usage Patterns Affect Group Creativity Creator Grant Hess Madison Hoffmann Morgan Montoya Gianna Young Subject creativity team creativity language usage patterns Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/219 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Teams regularly generate creative solutions to complicated problems. Little research, however, addresses the process of team creativity; in part, because of the difficulty in measuring creative processes within teams. Our research proposes to demonstrate that patterns of language usage occurring during team interactions can be used as indicators of creative behavior. Previous studies indicate that variation in creativity can be explained by linguistic features. This current study aims to replicate previous findings (Foster & Murfin, 2016) using the creative behaviors of problem finding/formulation; information gathering; ideation; and idea evaluation. Participants in 43, three-person groups completed two intellective, problem-solving scenarios, rank ordering objects for their importance. Verbal interaction was collected by video recording and transcription. Transcripts will be analyzed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) software (Pennebaker, Booth, & Frances, 2007). Relationships between coded creative behavior and linguistic patterns will be examined. Current progress and future directions will be discussed. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Jessica Murfin -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12601 Title Beyond the Tutor: Web Application Developed by Team Khronos Creator Victoria Rhine Brandon Linton Maksim Stoyanov Subject tutoring scheduling Computer Science Division Western Oregon University web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/218 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Computer Science is a challenging major for even the brightest students. We have learned from experience that seeking and accepting help is a key component to success. Luckily, the Computer Science Division (CSD) at Western Oregon University has created their own tutoring center where tutors and students can connect. We have the unique perspective of having a CSD tutor on our team. As this team member filled a timesheet with her pen and was asked again through online chat whether she tutored that day, she recognized a need. This is how Beyond the Tutor was born. We asked questions of ourselves as students, tutors, and visited with professors to gauge individual needs. Through continuous research, we identified services that would benefit the entire department. Beyond the Tutor is an information system that will provide online resources for students, a modernized system for tutors, and comprehensive insights for professors. For students, the system will display real-time tutoring availability, provide an efficient avenue for in-person and online tutoring sessions, and consolidate additional resources. For tutors, the system will alleviate the burden of personally relaying tutoring information to students by moving the process to an easy-to-use interface. Tutors will also benefit from digital time sheets to quickly and accurately log time worked. For professors, data collected through surveys they can create and send to students directly through the user interface will provide a better understanding of student needs both in real-time and over the long term through predictive analytics. Our goal is to provide a state-of-the-art resource for the Computer Science Division to assist in moving the program to a better future! Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12600 Title Petopia: Bettering Lives for People and Their Pets Creator Tricia Holman Joseph Tavares Corrin Moser Subject pets pet care web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/216 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 More and more, people consider pets to be a part of their family -- or at the very least, best friends who are counted among their “loved ones”. For some, pets are their only house-mates! Just like with human kids or senior loved ones, sometimes it’s difficult for those who work full-time to be able to do everything, every day, for their pets… but unlike with human loved ones, there really aren’t that many options for finding good, reliable, affordable caretaking assistance. For finding help with taking care of your human loved ones, probably the most well-known web application is Care (https://www.care.com/) where you can find caretakers for pretty much every set of needs your human loved ones may have. However, most web apps currently available for pet services -- the most well-known being Fetch (https://www.fetchpetcare.com/) and Rover (https://www.rover.com/) -- focus primarily on just dog-walking and basic pet-sitting. From personal experience, and from other pet owners I know, there can be lots of other things that need doing. Sometimes your pet needs medications while you’re at work. Or dropped off & picked up at the groomer’s, or taken to the vet for it’s shots, or some bloodwork. Maybe your senior pet needs to be let out and back in again more often while you’re at work. Maybe your pet with a health condition needs several small meals a day, or just watching over. There are lots of things beyond walking and basic sitting that pets and their owners need help with! Therefore, we wanted to create a pet caretaking services web app that: Was inclusive of all kinds of pets, Covered any type of caretaking needs a pet and their owner may have, Connected pet-loving individuals, to arrange to help each other out. Petopia is meant to not only help Pet Owners find reliable fellow pet lovers to help them with the caretaking and well-being of their pet(s) -- therefore bringing them peace of mind ... but also to give pet lovers the opportunity to have a fun and meaningful way to make some extra money doing something they enjoy, on their own schedules. We want to connect every type of Pet Owner to pet-loving Pet Care Providers, so that people and Pets can enjoy a better quality of life! Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12599 Title Glorious Enhancements Creator April DeSantis Yixuan Shi Jolaade Nwanze Subject Glory Facial web applications skin care recommendations Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/214 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Project Vision: To provide flexible and accessible software solutions to enhance online shopping experience within the shortest lead time. Introduction: Former Nike executive Alisia Ford has launched Glory Facial (https://gloryfacial.com/), a skincare company for women of color. The company launched Feb. 14. For now, Glory Facial's sales are exclusively online. Ford hopes to open a Portland popup store this year. She'd also like to open popups in Seattle and Los Angeles in order to deepen the company's relationships with consumers. Purpose Statement: Glorious Enhancement’s purpose is to improve response time between when a customer completes the initial skincare survey on the website and the “You’re skincare routine is here” response email, and ultimately finalizing the sale. Problem Statement: Glory Facial manually processes its orders and this results in delayed and late order processing and ultimately accumulated lead time. Glorious Enhancements solution integrates the different infrastructures used in order processing and delivery to drive efficiency and ultimately a great users’ experience. Business Needs: Glorious Enhancements’ solution enables the employees/owners of Glory facial to generate product recommendations with the aid of automated processes for both their surveys (individual products and skincare boxes) and product recommendations after customers answer a series of questions on the company's website. Product Overview: Glorious Enhancements accesses customer information, and make product recommendations within a matter of minutes, with the help of current existing affordable software solutions. Major Features: Glorious Enhancements integrating to the customer information database with the product database. Stakeholders: Employee, Customers, CEO, Customer support representative, Skincare consultant Budgetary Details: Find quick and easy solutions at a low affordable cost. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12579 Title Dehumanization Creator Emily Rabe Subject dehumanization out-groups preventative strategies Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/205 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This research explores the importance of studying the theory of dehumanization. Over six million people were subject to torture and killed during WWII; the theory of dehumanization provides a possible explanation for how people could commit such horrible acts toward another human being (Dawidowicz, 1981). Although extreme cases of dehumanization, like genocide, are not currently a frequent concern within the U.S., certain groups of people still experience dehumanization on a daily basis. By examining past research, it was determined that the act of dehumanization is a cognitive process that can be seen physically taking place within the brain. Harris and Fisk (2006) found that the cognitive reaction to dehumanized groups is demonstrated via exaggerated amygdala and insula reactions, which is consistent with past neurological research about the brain registering disgust. Various examples from research confirm the problem of dehumanization as a widespread issue. People from different ethnic groups, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people experiencing homelessness have all been found to be targets of dehumanization in the past and present. Due to the brain’s automatic response of registering disgust when presented with members of outgroups, there is little room left to empathize with members of those groups. Our ability to dehumanize has had many negative side effects within society, like discrimination and the development of an unwillingness to engage in helping behavior that could benefit members of outgroups (Haslam, & Stratemeyer, 2016). Given these costs, research regarding the prevention of dehumanization is necessary. Evidence exists to support the use of counter stereotypes and perspective taking as two effective methods to decrease dehumanization by promoting diversity and decreasing group bias (Prati, Vasiljevic, Crisp, & Rubini, 2015; Shih, Stotzer, & Gutiérrez, 2013). The prevention methods developed to decrease dehumanization could help to encourage individuals to support inclusive policies, help to dissuade discrimination, and promote diversity. Dehumanization is an individual cognitive process that in the past has contributed to mass murders such as the holocaust, and currently prevents people from empathizing with members of outgroups. Future research is essential to decrease the rates of dehumanization today. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12578 Title OK Bracket Manager Creator Ethan Black Jacob Malmstadt Ashlyn Santiago Zak Keipp Subject tournament bracketing scheduling web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/203 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 OK Bracket Manager is a web application designed to help streamline tournament event running, specifically for events with numerous brackets. The main goal of the system is to provide a consolidation of brackets from Challonge (and potentially other sites in the future) to minimize navigating page to page to check each bracket by itself, along with tracking competitor status across all of an events brackets, so that a competitor won't get called for when they're already somewhere else. This consolidation is accomplished by sending requests through Challonge’s API, meaning that changes on our site are also represented on the organizer’s Challonge tournament listings, meaning that details can still be checked and managed from a familiar space even if they want to use our service at times. This also means that other programs that are compatible with Challonge, for example data aggregation from tournaments to rank players, are implicitly compatible with the OK Bracket Manager. Further, the applications listing and search features allow tournament events to be found by visitors without logging in. This can help competitors locate events, and can also allow them to check up on the status of tournament details from our pages, such as the bracket progression, and standings. This helps competitors engage with the event and track math wins as they happen. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12577 Title Wolf Ride Overdrive Creator Cory Freitag Adrian Mattoon Philip Schmaltz Subject Wolf Ride Western Oregon University scheduling web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/202 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 We are Dev Team 4 of the Information Systems division of Computer Science and our Project is Wolf Ride Overdrive. Wolf Ride is a way for students of Western Oregon University to request the service of a ride to any destination inside of Monmouth and Independence. It was created as a way for students who wouldn’t feel comfortable at night to be able to request a ride service that Western Oregon University operates. The current service of requesting a ride requires making a phone call to a number associated with the Service, our project sought to create a new way to be able for students of all needs to be able to request this service besides the use of a phone. Wolf Ride Overdrive was born from this Idea that all students of all needs should be able to access the Wolf Ride service. Wolf Ride Overdrive can allow all students a new way of requesting the Wolf Ride service. We have done this by creating an online service for requesting a ride from Wolf Ride. Wolf RIde Overdrive can have students create an account where they can input their contact information, email and phone number, as well as their home address. With their account created and information stored Students can use the Wolf Ride Overdrive site to request a ride. Wolf Ride Overdrive can offer students the option of visiting predetermined locations to visit such as Hamersly Library, Werner University Center, as well as the neighboring grocery stores in the town. This provides them quick access to anywhere they would like to get to or be picked up from. Wolf Ride Overdrive can also be used to store the students home address for fast selection by the students. Should the students like to go somewhere beside the predetermined locations then they simply need to select the custom options on Wolf Ride Overdrive and the system can take in these requests instead. Once the ride has been requested Wolf Ride Overdrive can quickly notify the student by email that their ride was successfully submitted and that Wolf Ride will be there shortly to take them to their destination. Wolf Ride Overdrive can also send an email to the driver on duty informing them of who is requesting the ride and where they will want to be picked up from and where they would like to go. Wolf Ride Overdrive can also store all the information about the use of the Wolf Ride so that later a deep dive can be done on the usage of the Wolf Ride system. Wolf Ride Overdrive was created to bring all the Wolf Ride services and system under one location to allow for automated delivery of ride requests as well as storage of the use of the system without requiring a physical tracking system so information can be sorted and gone through quicker for analytics of the Wolf Ride system. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12576 Title Feminism Within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a Proposal for Thesis Research Creator Ally Chancellor Subject feminism Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormonism Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/200 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Feminism is a popular topic in today’s society, but religious women are often left out of it on the basis that one cannot be both religious and feminist. Even though they may not take part in the most obvious feminist actions as they continue to maintain traditional western family structures, they can still hold feminist beliefs and take other kinds of feminist actions. In my senior thesis I will be studying feminism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints using ethnographic research via first hand participant observation, both in person and online, in the Salem Young Single Adult Ward and within the community of young adult Church members active on Tumblr.com. I hope to see how these women who live or plan to live these more traditional western structures can still take feminist action in their daily lives. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Katherine MIller -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12575 Title Olivia Martin Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Creator Olivia Martin Subject art and design senior portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/198 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Olivia Martin (She/Her/Hers) presents selected works from her senior graphic design portfolio. Fueled by a soundtrack and a fondness for the late 60s and early 70s, she incorporate aesthetics of the past with contemporary design trends in order to create something that feels both current and familiar. This blended aesthetic is showcased through the use of geometric elements, simplistic illustrations and eclectic color palettes. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12574 Title Self-reported Concussion History Impacts Attentional and Motor Inhibition Creator Paige Bailey Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/197 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Concussions and their neurobehavioral consequences are a recent focus of media attention. Recent work suggests that individuals with a self-reported history of concussions experience heterogeneous deficits in several domains, including motor control, attention, and working memory (e.g., Howell et al., 2018; Hudac et al., 2018). Here, we investigated the interplay of attentional and motor inhibition by combining a singleton paradigm with 3D reach tracking. Participants reached to an odd-shaped target (e.g., circle among diamonds); on half of trials, a salient, task-irrelevant, colored distractor (singleton) was present. Results indicate that individuals with a self-reported history of concussion showed impairments in attentional suppression of competing response options. Importantly, this effect was independent of the presence of salient (i.e., prominent) distractors in the display, counter to what is commonly observed in the singleton paradigm. No differences were observed between neurotypicals and individuals with a self-reported history of concussion during reach planning, suggesting their inhibitory motor control remains intact. These results support suggest that goal-directed reaching may be a sensitive and robust measure to delineate underlying cognitive and motor processes that result from concussion. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note J. Dan McCarthy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12573 Title Astronomical Learning Creator Joshua Jacob Mauricio Robert Lochbaum Matthew Hibner Subject astronomy websites education middle school high school Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/193 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Our website, Astronomical Learning, is a site that is based around the goal of educating minds about all topics space related. Our primary target audience is a younger audience, between 11-17 years old approximately. Our content and design choices are designed towards a younger audience; however, we’ve also attempted to create a family friendly atmosphere that can be enjoyed by all ages. We have created a suite of administrator tools that aid in the maintenance of the family friendly atmosphere as well. Our website primarily consists of image driven and interactive pages that also double to deliver all sorts of information to the inquiring minds Our website contains information on topics ranging from space travel through NASA and SpaceX, different features of our solar system, to space as an infinite expanse. Visitors that wish to register an account will find themselves with access to additional features such as being able to post their own thoughts to the website via comments. Registered users will also gain points for completing different activities across the website to level up their personal badge. Providing both a fun and educational product has proved to be an interesting challenge, but through uses of vibrant and captivating imagery and plenty of user interactivity with the website, we believe that we have struck a fine balance. We have pleasant pictures and animations that should aid in captivating our younger audiences and help to hold their interest. On top of this, we also have features designed to stimulate and test learning. We have two types of quizzes, the first of which is simple single quiz questions that appear near the content on the appropriate page. Alongside this, we have a more standard quiz where visitors can flex their knowledge. We at MJR Software Solutions believe that through our tireless efforts of product research and product delivery, that we have created something which can truly captivate the minds of younger audiences and inspire them to thirst for the knowledge that we happily provide. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Becka Morgan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12572 Title Lily Odegaard AES Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation 2020 Creator Lily Odegaard Subject art and design senior portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/192 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Lily Odegaard (She/Her/Hers) presents selected works from her senior graphic design portfolio. Keeping the basic principles of design in mind as she approaches each new project, she strives to create stability through design, and works to effectively use hierarchies, and legible typography because she believes that clearly communicating messages is best done simply. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12571 Title Visual Communication Design Portfolio Presentation Creator Sarah Leibowitz Subject visual design senior portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/190 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Slide presentation of senior design portfolio. This presentation shows what skills I developed during my time in the Visual Communication Design program at WOU. My curiosity and playfulness results in work that is humorous and atypical in visual language. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12570 Title Katherine Schubert Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation Creator Katherine Schubert Subject graphic design senior portfolio Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/186 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Slide presentation of senior design portfolio. Developing creative solutions that enhance a clients’ impact on their community as well as strengthen the image of their brand fuels my passion for graphic design. My goal is to exceed expectations. I am a fast learner who can quickly develop effective and creative solutions to design challenges. I genuinely enjoy collaborating with clients and creative teams to provide exceptional graphic design, publishing, printing and marketing solutions. As an enthusiastic and professional graphic designer, I strive to provide a unique perspective regarding branding and visual communication strategies. My commitment to excellence and my dedicated work ethic drive me to constantly expand my skillset and knowledge. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12569 Title Career Development: Activities that Enhance the Skills of High School Students to Young Professionals Creator Madalyn Grieb Subject career development high school students Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/185 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 There are many obstacles on the journey of obtaining a high school diploma. In addition to taking various core and elective classes, high school students also need essential skills such as public speaking, writing a professional email, talking on the phone, writing resumes and cover letters, creating a LinkedIn, dressing professionally, networking, filling in applications, to become young professionals in the workforce. In the Oregonian, Betsy Hammond reports that “nearly 40 percent of Oregon high school grads don't go to college”. Then creating 40 percent of the Oregon population that will need help in building their professional profile for themselves sooner than many other high school students. According to the literature, one thing teachers can do to enhance their students’ transitions into the workforce is to implement the aforementioned activities in their curriculum. Along with building the stronger intrinsic motivation to learn how to apply the course material in their future endeavors. This will counteract the “extrinsically motivated students [that] may exert only the minimal behavioral and cognitive effort they need to execute a task successfully” (Ormond, 2015, p. 425). The objective of the current study is to review research studies on the topic, and make suggestions for teachers regarding what they can do to improve the next generation’s workforce by providing different ways to instill intrinsic motivation to help in their transition of becoming young professionals. A comprehensive review of the transition from High School students to young professionals will be conducted. Other relevant topics such as high school graduation rates and young adults in the workforce will also be examined. Department or school name within institution Education Note Xiaopeng Gong -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12568 Title Prima Creator Katherine Schubert Subject ballet animation art video Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Image; MovingImage; Sound Identifier aes/178 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. kschubert18@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Daniel Tankersley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12567 Title The Prehistoric West Creator Anna Mitchell Subject animation art video cowboy prehistoric Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Image; MovingImage; Sound Identifier aes/173 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. amitchell18@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Daniel Tankersley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12566 Title Increasing Cardiovascular Endurance and Weight Management in a College Student Creator Ricardo Manzo Subject cardiovascular endurance weight management health Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/171 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. rmanzo17@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Tom Kelly -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12565 Title The Seabeck Experience: DeafBlind Culture, Communication, and Guiding Creator Demeter Finch Kailee Rae Goodrich Subject DeafBlind Seabeck American Sign Language Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/167 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the authors. dfinch16@mail.wou.edu kgoodrich16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Deaf Studies/Professional Studies Note CM Hall -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12564 Title Overtime Creator Jacques Dupuis Subject animation art video science fiction Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type MovingImage; Sound Identifier aes/164 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. jdupuis18@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12563 Title Me!Me!Me! Creator Nell Danforth Subject dance animation TeddyLoid Daoko Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type MovingImage; Sound Identifier aes/162 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. ndanforth16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12562 Title Opioids: A Class of Drugs Too Powerful to Ignore Creator Alex Azorr Subject opioids opioid epidemic Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/159 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. aazorr13@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/12561 Title Stannates: The Creation of Tin Oxide Semiconductors and their Applications as Photocatalysts Creator Rachelle Austin Subject Stannates photocatalysts semiconductors tin oxide Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/158 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. raustin16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Feier Hou -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11947 Title Physiological Effects of Disrupted Circadian Cycles in Geranium oreganum Creator Chelsea Bitner Subject geranium oreganum circadian rythm cycle disrupted sunlight plants Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/99 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11946 Title Resource Navigation for Western Oregon University Students Creator Jennifer Beard Angela McNally Subject student awareness resources community Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/98 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 The purpose of this project was to create a tool to increase Western Oregon University student awareness of available community resources. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11945 Title The Impact of Artist Fame and Viewer Socioeconomic Status on Art Likeability Creator Ayers Christina Subject art socioeconomic fame likeability Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/97 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/ Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Jaime Cloud -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11944 Title Luminescence: Lighting the Invisible World of Crime Scenes Creator Jessica Alexander Subject luminescene crime scene forensics evidence Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/96 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11943 Title The Public Policy of the Peace Corps Creator Maddie Dohrer Subject Peace Corps public policy Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/92 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/ Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11926 Title Examining the Effects of Corrosive Household Chemicals on Bone and Tissue Creator Trish Dowell Subject Corrosive Household Chemicals forensic anthropology 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/9 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 In popular media, criminals attempt to dispose of their victims by using various chemicals to dissolve the corpses. This research investigates the effects of household chemicals on the degradation of bone. Vertebrae from a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) will be immersed into five corrosive agents: drain-cleaner, lye, bleach, ovencleaner, and cola. Tap water will serve as the control. Color, size, and weight of bones will be documented over time. I expect drain-cleaner, lye, and oven-cleaner to thoroughly degrade the bone, cola to cause mild degradation, and bleach and tap water to produce the least degradation. Bibliographic Citation Dowell, Trish. "Examining the Effects of Corrosive Household Chemicals on Bone and Tissue." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11925 Title Eclipse and Eye Safety Creator Marvel Davis Jessica Donahue Subject solar eclipse eye safety Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/89 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/ Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11924 Title Jovian Shadow Events Creator Landon Glynn Subject Jupiter Jovian Shadows Galilean Moons Portland (OR) Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/88 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/ Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11923 Title How the Indians Discovered Solar Eclipses Creator Taylor Hojnowski Alek Showalter Subject Indians solar eclipses Aryabhatta Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/87 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/ Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Laurie Burton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11922 Title Cultural Beliefs Regarding Solar Eclipses Creator Nicole Inman Subject solar eclipses cultural beliefs Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/86 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/ Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11921 Title 2017 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Identifier aes/85 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11920 Title Ancient Mayan Eclipse Predictions Creator Jose Angulo Makenna Cleaver Morgan Roan Subject Mayan calendar predictions eclipse Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/84 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 The Mayans were one of many Mesoamerican civilizations throughout the years 6000 B.C. all the way up to 1500 A.D. The Mayan civilization was developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador. Their lives revolved around the outer world, and because of this, they learned to calculate the earth’s rotation and were able to foresee the dates of eclipses almost as exactly as our calculations today. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Laurie Burton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11919 Title Egyptian Predictions of Solar Eclipses Creator Eva Batenhorst Joshua Omer Matt Strutz Subject Egyptians Ptolemy solar eclipse Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/83 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 Egyptian historians rely on tomb paintings, a variety of temple inscriptions, and a small amount of papyrus documents such as the Rhind Papyrus. It has been documented that the oldest known example of a sundial dates from Egypt ca 1500 BC, as depicted below. Egyptians introduced the earliest fully developed base 10 numeration system at least as early as 2700 BCE (and probably much early). Written numbers used a stroke for units, a heel-bone symbol for tens, a coil of rope for hundreds and a lotus plant for thousands, as well as other hieroglyphic symbols for higher powers of ten up to a million.Unfortunately, it is thought the majority of information regarding Egyptian mathematics was lost when the great library of Alexandria burned in 48BC. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Laurie Burton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11918 Title Everything's Spinning: Planetary Motion's Effect on Lunar Phenomena Creator Emily Carlston Subject planetary motion solar eclipses Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/82 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 Understanding the natural world is a key to sustaining life. Often our understanding does not go beyond what we can tangibly see and touch, with the Moon seemingly out of reach for many. Though the Moon holds a special place to those who enjoy the night sky, it does much more than just provide a picturesque view. The Moon affects the world around us in many ways during its lunar cycle, but how does it all work? The important details of this can be described using the concept of planetary motion that includes key aspects of the way the Moon and Earth interact. The concept of planetary motion can also explain how eclipses occur, the different types of orbit, and the fact that only one face of the Moon is ever visible from Earth. Eclipses, both solar and lunar, are shadows of planetary bodies such as the Moon and Earth. These shadows are created as they move past each other in space during their orbit. As complex as these ideas may seem, they are quite simple once broken down. Eclipses and other lunar phenomena will be explained in this poster using the concept of planetary motion. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11917 Title Solar Eclipses in Ancient China Creator Jazmin Chang Ashley Reardon Alec Smith Subject Ancient China solar eclipses Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/81 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 Chinese astrology began in the Shang Dynasty. (1226 BCE to 1161 BCE) The Chinese culture believed that solar eclipses were caused by a mythical dragon devouring the sun. It was also believed that eclipses in general told the future of the emperor. Due to this, predicting solar eclipses was deemed of the highest importance; so much so, that two astrologers were once beheaded because they failed to predict a solar eclipse. Astrologers not wanting to be beheaded used many methods and tools in order to try and accurately predict solar eclipses. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Laurie Burton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11916 Title Solar Eclipses in Ancient Greece Creator Zach Coblens Will Paige Ryp Ring Subject Ancient Greece solar eclipses Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2017-01-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/80 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 Solar eclipses are known for their beauty and almost twilight feel when witnessed in person. The sun is fully engulfed by the moon, leaving only a ring of what the sun used to be for only a moment. To the average Joe this might seem like an amazing spectacle that they can’t wait to tell their grandchildren. But, there is more to this event than just a huge space rock blocking light from a star. Throughout the history of the planet many scientists and mathematicians have worked to decipher the exact timings for this event in the past and even in the future. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Laurie Burton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11915 Title Estimation of Biological Age by Epiphyseal Union Creator Jonathon Lewis Subject Epiphyseal union forensic anthropology 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/8 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 Epiphyseal union is the secondary ossification of bone in juveniles and primary means of estimating age of subadult post-cranial remains. First an inventory was conducted of skeletal remains from a single individual, accounting for the skeletal condition as well as the presence or absence of bones. Then, using previously developed standards, the estimation of age was assessed through a system of scoring epiphyseal closure. Results will narrow the age range of the individual, which will expand our knowledge of the skeletal collection. It is also important that we respect the decedent by taking the time to know more about them. Bibliographic Citation Lewis, Jonathon. "Estimation of Biological Age by Epiphyseal Union." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11914 Title Exploring Alumni Stories Through Qualitative Research Creator Marsha M. Warren Danica J. Drapela Kyla N. Bredimus Jessica Y. Flores Cierra I. Henderson Tashawna Wright Kimberly A. Lanning Isabel R. Dryden Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2017 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/78 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 This presentation describes a project designed to connect current psychology undergraduates with alumni from the same program. Purposive sampling was used to recruit diverse alumni following different career paths (i.e., graduate school or straight to work), representing alumni who identified as first generation, nontraditional, Latina/Latino or as a student of color. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand alumni career paths and gather information about decision-making, barriers, supports, and advice for current psychology majors. Interviews were audio-taped and are currently being transcribed. Some alumni agreed to participate in an “Alumni Profile,” which highlighted specific alumni by name, shared details of individual’s specific story, and were made publicly available. The current presentation will share the experiences of the undergraduate researchers exploring qualitative research, learning about career options available after graduation, and benefits for current students. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Chehalis Strapp -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11913 Title Emergency! Creator Lauren Hiland Subject Emergency! software emergency services emergency information applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/75 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 With the Emergency! Application, users can easily access emergency medical information and local emergency services information, in order to always have a safety back-up plan. The Emergency! application is an information system that will provide step by step first aid instructions through WebMD and will keep its users updated with the closest emergency services available. This application will display instructions on how to give first aid, including CPR. This application will run continuously in the background on your device, tracking your location by GPS, and constantly updating the application with local emergency information. A separate page will store the users chosen personal emergency information. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Scot Morse -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11912 Title Employers to Students: 9 Lives Softwares Creator Lauren Hiland Matthew Stroud Ray Gottsch Subject 9 Lives Software employment students web applications Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/74 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 For employers who desire a different way to evaluate students as potential employees for their company. The Employer to Students application is a web application that will provide Oregon companies with a new way to assess local students for potential job opportunities. Along with using traditional tools such as job applications and resumes, Employer to Students will also allow companies to gather information such as contact information through the information provided in student's personal profiles. This gives companies a good perspective on potential student employees, and allows companies to assess which students they believe would be most beneficial to their company. Students will also be able to upload a resume to the site that will address their personal accomplishments, such as research experience, publications, or projects the student has participated in. A recruiter can send a student an email on an email forum, and a student can reply to that email. Unlike current job finders, Employers to Students will give companies the ability to post projects that students can work on. This will allow students a glimpse into the type of work a company takes part in, and will enable the students to test if their personal skills and interests fit a specific company's needs. This will also allow the companies to see which students have the skill sets they are looking for. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Scot Morse -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11911 Title Effective Use of Modern and Personal Media in the Classroom Creator Kye Jonson Subject social media Twitter classroom instruction Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/73 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11903 Title 2012 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Subject Academic Excellence Showcase undergraduate research Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2012 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2012-05-31 Identifier aes/7 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11902 Title Using Artificial Selection to Understand Orientation Behavior in Drosophila Creator Rachel Mendoza Mariah McKechnie Natalie Wallace Stephanie Torrez Michael Baltzley Kristin Latham Subject Drosophila artificial selection Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/67 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Kristin Latham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11901 Title Theater as the Bridge: Prosody and Theater Methods that Increase Reading Comprehension and Student Engagement Creator Doug Miles Subject reading comprehension reading motivation theater methods Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/66 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11900 Title Refocusing Students on Study Habits: Seeking Achievement Beyond Mathematics Exams Creator Esther Shephard Subject study habits mathematics Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/61 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11899 Title 2007 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2007 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2007-05-31 Identifier aes/6 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11898 Title Invasive Characteristics of Geranium Robertianum Creator Emma Signor Subject Geranium Robertianum Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/59 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11897 Title Groundwater and Climate Change Creator Ashley Thompson Subject groundwater climate change Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/55 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/ Department or school name within institution Geography and Sustainability Note Mark Van Steeter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11879 Title The Traditionalistic Culture: Suppressing Political Participation Creator Jesse J. Thompson Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/54 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11878 Title Econometrics: Ghosts of Economic's Past and Tidings of Good Cheer? Creator Khorben Boyer Subject econometrics Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/53 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/ Department or school name within institution Business/Economics Note Frederick J. Oerther III -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11877 Title The Effect of Health Insurance on Death Rates Creator Khorben Boyer Luke Schnee Subject health insurance death rates Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/52 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/ Department or school name within institution Business/Economics Note John Leadley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11876 Title 2008 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 29, 2008 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2008-05-29 Identifier aes/5 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11875 Title Digital Technology and a New Era for Archaeology: Cooper's Ferry, Idaho Creator Joshua L. Henderson Subject Cooper's Ferry Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/49 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 The field of archaeology has a longstanding set of traditional research methods. I argue in favor of implementing a new series of digital and three dimensional methods that will not only change how archaeology is conducted, but will open the door to invaluable new information that was previously inaccessible. This project draws on my experience at the 2015 Cooper’s Ferry field school conducted by Oregon State University. OSU is on the cutting edge of these new digital technologies, as they aim to discover new information about Western Stemmed Tradition peoples that thrived in the Great Basin around 13,000 years ago. The responsibility of our discipline is to tell the whole story of these early Americans. I argue that this can only be done with the use of digital and three dimensional technologies, as this will expose new information and further preserve the integrity of the sites and collections we study. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Robin Smith -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11874 Title The Effects of Dams on Climate Change Creator Brandon Pike Subject dams climate change Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/48 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 Dams play a major role in anthropogenic climate change, and not for the better. The reservoirs behind dams are a substantial and growing source of global methane (CH4) emissions, leading a number of researchers to question the net benefits of hydroelectric dams in the fight against climate change. Globally, this accounts for around 20 percent of human-caused methane emissions. This process is amplified in areas with large amounts of biomass, such as tropical and other lower-latitude areas where dams are being built at a quick rate (Keitel, Zak, & Hupfer, 2016). As we look for sources of clean and renewable energy to adapt to a changing climate, understanding the pros and cons of hydroelectric dams is crucial. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Mark Van Steeter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11873 Title An Examination of Vocal Fry as a Feminine Identity Marker Creator Alissa McAlpine Subject vocal fry identity markers Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/47 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/ Note Uma Shrestha -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11872 Title Self-Regulation Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Creator Sara Schneider Xiaopeng Gong Subject self-regulation children Autism Spectrum Disorder Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/46 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 Self-regulation is an important life-skill that children develop as they interact with their social environment and peers. A child's ability to self-regulate is a predictor of their school engagement, academic success, and peer acceptance (Jahromi, Bryce & Swanson, 2013). When teaching students with ASD, it is important to recognize and understand the deficits that may cause difficulties with self-regulation. This synthesis of current research studies provides educators with an overview of self0regulation deficits among children with ASD and strategies for helping students with ASD to self-regulate. Note Xiaopeng Gong -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11871 Title The Effects of Drought Stress on Squash Plants Creator Stephanie Foster Subject drought stress squash Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/45 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 With competition for water resources increasing drastically around the globe agriculturally, industrially, and domestically, it is paramount that stores are utilized sustainably and responsibly (Jury & Vaux, 2005). Understanding the mechanisms at work behind a plant’s response to drought stress is crucial before we can integrate effective strategies for combating reduced availability of water. Drought affects plants differently depending on their inherited adaptations and their ability to acclimate. Investigating how different plants respond may give a better foundation for development of hardy breeds, appropriate irrigation techniques, and climatic placement. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the varying physiological changes that may occur when squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) plants experience drought as opposed to a control group of squash plants. Factors measured include specific leaf area, minimum transpiration, minimum conductance, water potential, soil to apical meristem height over time, true leaf count over time, and dry biomass. Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11870 Title Commuting Pairs in Finite Nonabelian Groups Creator Tyler McAfee Subject commutativity non-abelian groups Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text Identifier aes/44 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/ Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Mike Ward -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11869 Title Developing Resiliency in Students Creator Janet Costello-Plummer Subject resiliency students Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/43 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11868 Title Lead Toxicity and Flint, Michigan Creator Adam Bishop Marvel Davis Patricia Flatt Subject lead toxicity Flint Michigan Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/42 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 In light of the recent events in Flint, Michigan this poster will review lead poisoning and its long term effects. We will be covering the multitude of sources of lead poisoning, the mechanisms by which lead does its damage, detection methods, treatment options, and limitations therein. The issues in Flint have highlighted the flaws in current acceptable detection procedures as well as brought to light the dangers of lead. Public concerns about clean drinking water have brought these issues to the forefront. Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Patricia Flatt -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11867 Title Pothole Pal – Interactive Infrastructure Tracking App Creator Jason Gersztyn Subject potholes tracking app Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/41 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 For individuals who want to report, avoid, or even correct potholes found on roadways, the Pothole Pal is an interactive mobile application that records the locations of potholes. Information is tracked in real-time as the car travels, using GPS tracking technology and an accelerometer. Each occurrence of a hazard will be pinged on a map and saved. This data will be displayed to the user in the form of an easy-to-read map. The app will be sure to not confuse dips and bumps with erratic driving. Unlike similar applications where potholes are reported manually, our product provides far more functionality and is practical for everyone. It encourages people to contribute, creating a safer, more efficient drive for all. Motorists will be able to locate potholes ahead of time. Governments will be able to see infrastructure issues and resolve them accordingly. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Mitchel Fry -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11866 Title Supporting Critical Thinkers Through Literacy: Using Literacy in Social Studies Classrooms to Support Higher-Level and Critical Thinking Creator Alexandra Greaves Subject critical thinking literacy social studies Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/40 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/ Department or school name within institution Education Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11865 Title 2009 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2009 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2009-05-28 Identifier aes/4 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11864 Title Brain Dance Creator Jay Hall-Schnurrpusch Subject brain development dance Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/39 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/ Note Sharon Oberst -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11863 Title Reading Motivation and Engagement in the High School English Language Arts Classroom Creator Jordan Collins Subject reading motivation engagement high school language arts Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/38 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/ Note Heitho Reuter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11842 Title U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War Creator Taylor Classen Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2016-01-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/36 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/ Note Eliot Dickinson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11841 Title 2015 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2015 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2015-05-28 Identifier aes/35 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11840 Title 2014 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Errata Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 29, 2014 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2014-01-01 Identifier aes/34 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11839 Title Effects of Salinity Stress from Deicing Salts on Brandywine Tomato Plants Creator Stephani Symanowicz Ava Howard Date 2022-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/331 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 4/14/2023, 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 at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Effects of Salinity Stress from Deicing Salts on Brandywine Tomato Plants Stephani Symanowicz Tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum, are glycophytic and lack adaptations to easily combat salinity stress. Under salinity stress internally the metabolism is impacted by biomolecule destabilization and protein conformational changes. Externally it causes physiological drought due to water being energetically unavailable, which leads to structural changes and decreased transpiration. Due to climate change increasing severe weather patterns and the possibility of deicing salts being used by counties as road management solutions, we wanted to investigate how deicing salts impact a crop plant. We studied growth, metabolic processes, and anatomy of six tomato plants under salinity stress using deicing salts and six tomato plants under normal conditions over six weeks. Salinity negatively impacted all growth measures (biomass, stem height and diameter) and leaf gas exchange rates (conductance, transpiration). Single leaf photosynthesis rate was not impacted, and salinity plants had greater specific leaf area (SLA) and a much darker green coloration. The higher SLA and coloration may be an adaptive stress response that minimizes whole plant loss of sugar production. These results could impact how farmers of the Willamette Valley advocate to county officials about road management solutions to snow and ice. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11838 Title How does the Environment of Human Remains Affect the Rate and Pattern of Decomposition? Creator Delaney Bishop Date 2022-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/330 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 4/14/2023, 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 at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Despite the general stigma around the topic, knowledge about decomposition is important because it can help provide important information to many fields of study. Decomposition is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter. Decomposition of human remains is a natural process that involves the breakdown of our tissues and cells after death. Decomposition is a complicated process that can be broken down into 5 stages which are autolysis (fresh), bloat, active decay, advanced decay, and skeletonization (dry remains). Because decomposition is such a complicated process, there are a lot of factors that can alter the rate at which the process proceeds. Some factors that can alter the rate at which human remains decompose are the climate in which they were left, individual characteristics, and shelter/coverings. In this talk, I explain the process of decomposition and how different environmental factors affect that process. Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Feier Hou -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11837 Title 2014 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 29, 2014 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2014-05-29 Identifier aes/33 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11836 Title Polk County Contact Tracing & COVID-19 Hotline Creator Emily Synegal McKenzie Fisher Rebecca Zharkoff Hannah McCallister Valeria Garibay Maravilla Kailey Knospe Date 2022-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/329 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 4/14/2023, 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 at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The Western Oregon University Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 Project is a partnership between WOU and Polk County Public Health Services that seeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and engage in outreach efforts in Polk County Oregon. The project offered contact tracing services until January of 2022 when a shift in pandemic management occurred. During this time, students in our project shifted to the COVID Hotline, an open resource for all members of Polk County to ask questions regarding guidelines, testing, vaccines, and other community resources. Throughout the contact tracing process, we monitored 6,757 total individuals, and since the hotline's creation, we have received 112 phone calls from residents in need of COVID-19 resources. Currently, four students are working on the hotline. This presentation will review the project's transition from contract tracing to the hotline, comparing and contrasting what these services provided to residents and our hope for the future regarding the pandemic and our collaboration with community partners. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Emily Vala-Haynes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11835 Title Improving Health Literacy in Third Grade Students at Gervais Elementary School (GES) Creator Stephanie Oseguera Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/328 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 4/14/2023, 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 at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Objectives: Low health literacy has been shown to lead to poor nutritional knowledge and behaviors, higher rates of obesity, increased emergency department use, and more medication errors. The objective of this study was to determine if implementing lessons on nutrition during class would increase health literacy in third graders at Gervais Elementary School. Methods: Three third grade classes (n = 44), were assessed for health literacy using the Adapted Newest Vital Sign. Prior to assessment, two classes were randomly chosen to be the intervention groups, and the remaining class was chosen to be the control group. After the screening assessment, two 30-minute lessons regarding how to read nutrition labels and follow MyPlate guidelines to create a balanced meal were implemented into the intervention classrooms. Afterwards, all students (n = 38) were re-screened with the Adapted Newest Vital Sign to gather post-intervention data and the data was analyzed. Results: After conducting both assessments, data were collected and analyzed in the form of a comprehensive bar chart. In the post-assessment, classes 1 and 2 were eliminated from the lowest scoring category and the highest category increased from 7 to 16. Implications: These results showed that health literacy can be improved significantly in third graders after just two 30-minute lessons on nutrition. Health lessons should be implemented in all K-12 grade levels to improve health literacy in students. Increased health literacy in children can lead to better health outcomes in adults. Keywords: health literacy, elementary school, third grade, nutrition, lesson plans, MyPlate, Newest Vital Sign. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Traci Rader -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11834 Title The Effects of Visuals on Levels of Animal Rights Support Creator Kayleigh Pierson Date 2022-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/327 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 4/14/2023, 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 at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Human perceptions of animal rights are largely controversial and depend on a number of personal and situational factors. Understanding what influences or enhances support for animal welfare will be crucial to expanding support for animals and taking steps to eliminate animal cruelty. This study looked specifically at the effects that different types of animal visuals had on young adult support for animal rights, in both male and female participants. Participants were asked to look at visuals of baby animals, visuals of adult animals, or no visuals before taking the 28-question Animal Rights Scale. Although this study did not find that visuals affected participants’ levels of animal rights support, it found that males and females varied significantly in their levels of support for animal rights. No interaction was found between visual type and gender. These results suggest that visuals of animals do not affect the support held by either male or female young adults for animal rights. Overall, the results of this study support prior research on gender differences in perceptions of animal rights, but more research is needed to determine if visuals can influence the way people feel about animals. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Jay Schwartz -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11833 Title 2022 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Date 2022-05-26 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/326 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11832 Title WOU Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 Project: Campus-Community Partnership to Prevent Disease and Promote Community Well-Being During a Global Pandemic Creator Megan M. Patton-Lopez Emily Vala-Haynes Jenny Leon-Perez Maddie Dirren Fabiana Palma-Vasquez Sarah Meyer Sonia Castaneda-Feliz Queenie Agbayani Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/325 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 WOU Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 project is a local example of how Academic Health Departments can serve as public health training sites for students of public health and address the public health needs of the local community. An academic health department (AHD) represents a formal affiliation between an academic institution and a public health practice organization, such as a local health department. The WOU Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 project team consists of WOU faculty in Community Health, recent alumni, undergraduate students, and Polk County Public Health. This session will review the outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned from a one-year health communication and contact tracing intervention in Polk County, Oregon. How can undergraduate students, faculty, and community partners build a network for student success and community well-being? We share our publicly available health communication campaign materials and discuss students’ perspectives on professional development and networking opportunities within the project. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11831 Title Art & Design Portfolio Presentations Creator Jonah Henderson Kasey Larson Marita Nash Erin Ross Carla Oberst Genevieve Hardin Sarah Westlund Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/324 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Every year graduating seniors in Art & Design are selected by the faculty to present their body of work. Each of the seven students will have approximately 14 minutes to present their portfolios. The presenters and schedule are as follows: 9am Jonah Henderson, 9:15am Kasey Larson, 9:30am Marita Nash, 9:45am Erin Ross, [break 10–10:15am], 10:15am Carla Oberst, 10:30am Genevieve Hardin, 10:45am Sarah Westlund. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy and Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11830 Title Carla Oberst Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Creator Carla Oberst Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/323 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11829 Title Artist Presentation: Sarah Rachel Westlund Creator Sarah Westlund Jodie Garrison Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/322 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11828 Title Sources of Community for Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Coping Study Creator Lynelle Bergman Kennedy Concepción Melissa Cannon Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/321 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals has been losing a sense of community and connectedness with others. In this presentation we discuss preliminary findings about the impacts on sources of community for older adult participants in the COVID-19 Coping Study, a national longitudinal study that aims to understand how the pandemic is affecting the mental health and well-being of older adults in America. We have been using a collaborative process to code and qualitatively analyze responses from a randomized subset of 500 participants. We will share overarching themes of sources of community that are important to older adults; how the pandemic has affected their engagement with and interactions in these communities; and feelings expressed by participants regarding what they value, miss, and find challenging about their communities during the pandemic. This study has implications for understanding the most important sources of community for older adults and how to better help support those who are struggling with loss of these sources during a crisis or emergency such as this pandemic. Department or school name within institution Gerentology Note Melissa Cannon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11827 Title PS447 Environmental Politics & Policy Zoom Presentations - Session #1 Creator Mary Pettenger Alexander King Tiffany Sullivan Pippa Justice Yazmin Hernandez Alvarez Arlette Tapia Lopez Clair Byrer Emily Creasy Jeronimo Flores Palafox Erin Anderson John Wells Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/320 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Over the spring quarter 2021, students from PS447 Environmental Politics and Policy have been researching a substantial environmental issue of their choice, defining a problem found within the issue, and devising and implementing an awareness campaign focused on a solution to the problem. During the Academic Excellence Showcase zoom presentation they will be presenting their environmental issue, creating awareness and proposing a solution for the audience. Students will present on a wide range of environmental themes such plastic waste, air pollution, deforestation and climate change. Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11826 Title PS447 Environmental Politics & Policy Zoom Presentations - Session #2 Creator Mary Pettenger Stefania Barragan Natalie Sanchez-Cortez Matt Worthy Alex Ped Liam Birr Sophia Klahn Maritza Gabriel-Ruiz Sandra Heaton Ana Becerra Julie Prado Esteban Ramirez Barraza Yousef Alsomali Leo Palacio Ben Cole Lilly Christopher Date 2021-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/319 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Over the spring quarter 2021, students from PS447 Environmental Politics and Policy have been researching a substantial environmental issue of their choice, defining a problem found within the issue, and devising and implementing an awareness campaign focused on a solution to the problem. During the Academic Excellence Showcase zoom presentation they will be presenting their environmental issue, creating awareness and proposing a solution for the audience. Students will present on a wide range of environmental themes such plastic waste, air pollution, deforestation and climate change. Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11825 Title Moving Community Through Dance Creator Jesse Johnson Garett Gangelhoff Ashleigh Bolling Chelse Gray Gabi Hamlin Anna Rose Deardorff Cynthia Garner Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/318 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 presentation of original screen dances and research-based projects, encompasses how the moving body can be a vehicle for poetry and commentary, exploring topics such as racism, community, remembrance, anatomy, physics, the natural world, physical and mental states of being, and formal abstraction. Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Cynthia Garner -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11824 Title The composition of aerial insect communities varies across habitats in an endangered oak ecosystem Creator shayla solomon Ava Howard Jeff Snyder Gareth Hopkins Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/317 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Insect communities are sensitive to changes in their habitat including light and moisture levels, and as such can be considered important indicators of environmental change. We studied the abundance, diversity, and composition of insect families within three contrasting habitats in a 100-ha endangered oak ecosystem in central Oregon in order to gain baseline knowledge of these communities and how they might change with habitat restoration. Sampled habitats included an open-grassy savannah, semi-open woodland, and a conifer-deciduous mixed forest. Approximately 500 insects were collected and identified in Fall 2019. There was no significant difference in the mean number or diversity of insects collected in the different habitats. However, there was a difference in the composition of insect communities, with mixed conifer-oak forests having significantly different types of insects than the relatively interchangeable savannah and woodland. This important baseline information will allow us to assess the success of our restoration efforts in this endangered ecosystem. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Gareth Hopkins -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11823 Title Freshwater Turtles in the Willamette Valley: An Investigation on Basking Behavior and Abiotic Factors Contributing to Turtle Presence Creator Summer Broome Jennifer Ringo Emi Ricci Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/316 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 There are three freshwater turtle species in the Willamette Valley: the native Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), the native Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata), and the invasive Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). These focal species were the center of a trail-camera-based investigation on basking behavior at four locations within Minto Brown Park in Salem, centered around research on basking structure usage, distribution, and identification of temperature and weather patterns which could predict turtle presence. Understanding basking behavior and presence of all turtle species is pertinent to the persistence of the native species, which are in decline. Through analyzing over 15,000 camera images, we found species-specific preferences for basking structure type, location, temperature and weather, which will all provide critical information for future management of both native threatened, and invasive turtles in our region. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Gareth Hopkins -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11807 Title Advancing Monitoring Infrastructure for Oregon’s Native Freshwater Turtles with Citizen Science Platforms Creator Svetlana Goloviznina Gareth R Hopkins Trent Farley Kelby Evans John Kirk Christian Morris Lucas Cordova Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/315 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Monitoring is a core component of conservation plans as well as an opportunity for local stakeholders to contribute. Our objective was to advance monitoring infrastructure for the protection of native, threatened freshwater turtles in the Pacific Northwest through the creation of a citizen science application. This was done by researching previous designs of citizen science projects over the past ten years and improving the platform based on recommendations by practitioners. Current platforms can be improved by better crediting the work of citizen scientists, improving communication between scientists and users, building in flexibility for scientists, and accommodating for disabilities through ergonomic design. This set the framework to design and build a new multi-platform monitoring application. The final product is a mobile and web application that embodies these concepts and is ready for user-testing in the summer, providing scientists with critical data to help monitor multiple species of conservation concern, while engaging the public in this important task. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Gareth R. Hopkins and Lucas Cordova -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11806 Title Trichome Density and Distribution in Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak) Creator Nichole Hernandez Ava Howard Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/314 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Trichomes are hair-like structures that extend from a plant’s surface and help protect the plant from herbivores and excessive water loss. Studying trichome density and distribution can provide insight to a plant’s response to drought stress and herbivore damage. We studied the trichome density of up to 20 leaves from each of 47 mature Quercus garryana (Oregon’s native oak tree). Trees were located in one of three habitat types: oak savannah, oak woodland, and mixed oak-maple-conifer forest. Preliminary results show bundles of four and two trichome clusters were present in higher amounts than bundles of three and single trichomes on the abaxial (lower) leaf surface in the savannah and forest habitat. A lower trichome density was observed on the adaxial (top) versus abaxial (lower) leaf surfaces. Our early results support the conclusion that trichome anatomy is highly variable between Q. garryana trees and may help to explain tree survival in different habitats. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11805 Title Cut It Out: Conversations with Professional Editors Creator Lars Soderlund Payton Wagner April Massoni Atalin Venegas Natalie Dean Sarah Austin Date 2021-06-04 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/313 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 We know what writers do, but what do professional editors do? Come to this session and learn how editors give shape and clarity to writing, and how they navigate the egos of their clients. The students in this session performed informational interviews with different types of editors, including people whose job is to review manuscripts and people whose job is not to review creative writing but to review important documents that will result in people dying or getting fired if they go wrong. Come to this session and learn about the power of words! Department or school name within institution English Studies Note Lars Soderlund -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11804 Title Unpacking our impact: teacher educators’ J.E.D.I. journey Creator Jaclyn Caires-Hurley Ya-Fang Cheng Jessica Dougherty Andrea Emerson Cindy Ryan Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/312 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 J.E.D.I. is an acronym that includes the goals of equity, diversity, and inclusion but intentionally places the need for justice first. In this session, faculty in the College of Education will discuss their racial justice journeys as teacher educators. Together, we will present why we engage in the work of encountering and dismantling racism including reflections on our personal processes of racial identity development. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for questions and collective sense-making on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work in teacher education. Department or school name within institution Education -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11803 Title WOU Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 Project: Contact Tracing Efforts Creator Queenie Love Agbayani Sarah Meyer Maddie Dirren Jenny Leon-Perez Emily Vala-Haynes Megan Patton-Lopez Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/311 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Western Oregon University (WOU) Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 Project is a partnership between WOU and Polk County Public Health Services that provides contact tracing and outreach efforts to Polk County, OR. Contact tracing is the process of notifying individuals of their exposure to COVID-19, encouraging them to get tested, self-quarantine, and monitor for signs and symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period. Contact tracing has been used in public health since the 1920s; it is an important strategy to limit the spread of communicable disease and connect affected populations with resources that promote well-being. Since September 1, 2020, our team of WOU Community Health majors has monitored 4,084 individuals. Our current team consists of 11 contact tracers, of which 7 are bilingual in Spanish. In total, 23 students have been part of the team since the inception of the program. This poster will review the process and importance of contact tracing in Polk County, while also reflecting on students' professional development. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Emily Vala-Haynes, Megan Patton-Lopez -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11802 Title WOU Community Health + Polk County Family Thrive Kits: Social Marketing Campaign To Prevent COVID-19 Among Latinx Families Creator Fabiana Palma Vasquez Sonia Castañeda Felix Karissa McClanahan Jenny Leon Maddie Dirren Emily Vala-Haynes Megan Patton-Lopez Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/310 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 WOU Community Health + Polk County COVID-19 Project is a partnership between Western Oregon University and Polk County Public Health Services that provides contact tracing and outreach efforts to Polk County, OR. During this pandemic, Latinx families have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. For this reason, our team has developed Family Thrive kits that follow health literacy guidelines and provide culturally appropriate information for families in English and Spanish. The purpose of the Family Thrive kit is to provide information and materials that encourage safe COVID-19 practices and family well-being. Information provided is tailored to the needs of families with children and focusing on several health issues and local resources. As of June 2021, we will have collaborated with more than 20 community-based organizations (CBO’s) and provided more than 2,246 kits to families throughout Polk County. We continue developing materials and building relationships with new CBO’s to raise awareness of COVID-19 prevention strategies. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Megan Patton-Lopez -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11801 Title 2013 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2013 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2013-05-30 Identifier aes/31 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11800 Title Track and Field’s Influence on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in the 1930s, Including the 1936 Olympic Games. Creator Neal R. Cranston Kimberly Jensen Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/308 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Neal Cranston HST 499 Senior Seminar AES Abstract Track and field in the 1930s provided a unique opportunity for athletes of all races, gender, and ethnicities to come together and compete on an equal playing field. This helped bridge the tension and divide that existed within segregated America but also showed the power that athletics has in highlighting common human characteristics. The evidence that will primarily illustrate this comes from a number of primary sources including six oral histories conducted by the United States Holocaust Museum as well as The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Archives. These interviews give a glimpse into what the 1936 Olympic experience was like for many of the athletes that did not receive the same level of recognition as their teammate Jesse Owens. The Pan American Games which took place in Dallas in 1937 highlighted some of the harsh realities of racism in the American South despite the meet promoters intentions of holding a “harmonious” track meet not centered around race.[1] Overall these sources will contribute to the field by highlighting track and field’s involvement in healing social divides far ahead of its time. [1]Dyreson, Mark. “The Original Pan-American Games? The 1937 Dallas Pan-American Olympics.” International Journal of the History of Sport 33, no. 1/2 (January 2016): 6–28. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11799 Title The Treaty of Versailles and the Rise of Nazism in Germany, 1918-1933 Creator Michaela Yonkman David Doellinger Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/307 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919), signed by the post-war German government and the Allies following the end of the First World War, laid out the conditions of defeat for Germany. The conditions were harsh, highly contentious, and met with near universal opposition by German political parties.[1] The most controversial terms were German disarmament, loss of German colonial holdings and territory gained during the war, reparations payments to the Allies, and accepting full responsibility for starting the war.[2] The shock of losing the war and the strict terms of Versailles delegitimized the new democratic government of Germany. The radical right spread conspiracy theories that Germany’s defeat and the terms of Versailles were the product of internal sabotage and betrayal by the new government. The Nazi Party exploited these theories and the hatred for Versailles in their propaganda to identify and create enemies of Germany, such as the Socialists, the Communists, and the Jews. [1] Theodore Abel, Why Hitler Came Into Power (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1938), 30. [2] “The Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919.” In The Nazi Germany Sourcebook. Edited by Roderick Stackelburg and Sally A. Winkle. New York: Routledge, 2002, 54-58. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11798 Title The Effects of Emotions on Decision-Making Creator Karissa Smith Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/303 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 study aims to examine the effects of emotions (anger, happiness, and control) have on decision-making and the researcher expects to find a difference. A total of eighteen participants completed the study with a mean age of 22.95 years old (SD=5.6). Ten of the participants were female, four were male and four were transgender. Participants viewed a brief clip to elicit emotion from a film selected from a list compiled by (Schaefer, Nils, Sanchez, & Philippot, 2010). Next, participants completed the PANAS Scale (Watson & Clark, 1994). Then patricians completed a seven-item questionnaire created by (Sirota & Juanchich, 2018) to assess decision-making. The results did not show a difference of decision made across the emotion conditions, F (2,15) = = 2.03, P>.05, n2= .24. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Chehalis Strapp -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11797 Title Terror in Soviet Industry: Tensions between Managers, Workers, and the Secret Police, 1930s Creator Brandon Parsons Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/301 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 “Terror in Soviet Industry: Tensions between Managers, Workers, and the Secret Police, 1930s” understands the nature of terror—a wave of arrests, purges, investigations, and death sentences in the Soviet industrial sector against management in the 1930s and contributes to the debate of who is responsible for the terror that was carried out. Behind the Urals by John Scott written in 1942, an American welder who worked in the Soviet Union, provides detailed insight on his experiences of working in Soviet industry: including terror, unsanitary housing conditions for workers, and the grueling workdays. Scott’s American industrial skillset earned him a well-respected position working in Soviet Industry. This source draws on the perspective of a valuable industrial worker who witnessed the terror of his supervisors and Scott’s personal discussion on how the secret police interrogated the managers within industry. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11796 Title Testing Tutor: Integrating an Inquiry-Based Learning Approach into Testing Pedagogy Creator Manuel Larios Jason Weber Sam Torris Nathan Camuso Jeffrey Carver Gursimran Walia Lucas Cordova Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/300 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Software testing is an inherently critical aspect of computer science education, however current pedagogical and industry tools lack inductive learning approaches which lead to trial-and-error behavior. Research into software testing pedagogy and the construction of a learning tool (Testing Tutor) is being developed in collaboration with University of Alabama and Georgia Southern University, made possible by an NSF grant. Testing Tutor will identify the testing concepts that are attributable to missing test cases and will provide feedback (via a customizable feedback engine) to correct test case deficiencies along with learning resources (textual and video). WOU’s research team is focused on building the subsystem to support the Python and C# languages, which WOU and many universities utilize in their curriculum. In addition, the team is developing a repository of assignments that will be shared with instructors at other institutions Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Lucas Cordova -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11795 Title 2010 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 27, 2010 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2010-05-28 Identifier aes/3 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11794 Title SOS: Send My Location Creator C. LeNarz Charles T Johnston Courtney L Kaplan Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/299 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 SOS Send My Location application is for anyone who goes somewhere that might pose danger so they can have a solution that, in case of emergency, generates their curated message and populates their messaging application with their specified contacts and sends their location. It helps a user feel safe in cases of emergency, since they can ask for help with the touch of a button and some initially provided information. There is also an option where the user chooses who they want as their emergency contacts, as well as the ability to enter a custom message to send. The application has user friendly features, which enable users to utilize the application with little to no instruction. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11793 Title Roomies Creator Magaly Diaz Blas Aurora Santos Joshua Weber Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/298 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 These days, many roommates operate on very different schedules and can sometimes have trouble communicating effectively. The overall goal of Roomies is to condense the various aspects of living with roommates into a single, easy-to-use platform that allows people to easily track upcoming bills, plan events, and communicate with each other. We hope that with our product, users will be much better equipped to handle the challenges that come with living together. Our idea stems from being college students ourselves, having lived with roommates and we took inspiration from our daily lives to bring the features in this project. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11780 Title Rebranding Religion: Religious Manipulation in 15th Century Castile Creator John Franzwa Elizabeth Swedo Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/297 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Increasing religious intolerance in Castile resulted in the expulsion of Muslims in 1502. However, just 50 years earlier Castile was known as one of the most religiously tolerant Christian kingdoms of Europe. Scholars have debated the reasons for the rapid shift in royal religious policy. But rather than asking why, here it is questioned how Castilian royalty used this Anti-Muslim shift to consolidate their power. This study focuses on primary source documents such as the “Capitulations of Granada” to answer this question. Created in December 1491, the Capitulations were a collection of decrees that guaranteed the protection of Muslims and their traditions following the surrender of the Muslim kingdom of Granada to the Christian kingdoms of Castile and Aragon. Detailed analysis of this document illustrates that a sudden negative shift towards Muslims did occur but asserts that this shift was deliberately shaped by the Castilian monarchy for political gain. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11779 Title Nazi Propaganda & The Beer Hall Putsch: An Examination of the Shift of Nazi Tactics for Political Propaganda from 1920-1933 Creator Martin Hainz Patricia Goldsworthy Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/296 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 served as a steppingstone for the Nazi party to gain national attention, and made the Nazis focus more on propaganda and activism than on revolution to gain political power. This poster examines an example of Nazi propaganda after the Putsch, analyzing the political essay “Why Do We Want to Join the Reichstag,” by Joseph Goebbels, published in April 1928 for the May parliamentary campaign. In this essay, Goebbels’s anticipated how the Nazis ran for the Reichstag and how the Nazis were a political party that was against the government. Goebbels’s essay highlighted the rhetorical shift the Nazis had embraced since the Putsch: from revolutionaries to political activist party. This poster demonstrates how Nazi propaganda and goals shifted after the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch, showing the Nazis more versatile propaganda tactics after 1923. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11778 Title Preserving Unity: the Threats of Catholicism and National Liberal Support of the Kulturkampf Creator Lillian Collver Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/294 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 My source is Vatican I’s “Dogmatic Constitution Pastor aeternus, on the Church of Christ,” which was released by the Vatican Council on 18 July 1870 and codified the doctrines of papal primacy and infallibility. The doctrine of papal primacy declares the pope as the supreme head of the Church, while the infallibility doctrine declares that when the pope speaks “ex cathedra,” he possesses divine infallibility to define doctrines concerning faith and morals.[1] The doctrines of primacy and infallibility made Catholics look like a threat to the German nation. Because Catholics were perceived as a threat, the German government initiated a Kulturkampf—literally “culture war”—to preserve German unity from the supposed disuniting threat of Catholicism. [1] “Vatican I’s Dogmatic Constitution Pastor aeternus, on the Church of Christ.” ewtn.com. Accessed 27 April 2021. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/vatican-is-dogmatic-constitution-pastor-aeternus-on-the-church-of-christ-243 Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11777 Title Protective Labor Legislation: How Oregon Attached Motherhood to Working Women Creator Chloe Miller Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/292 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 1913 the Consumers’ League of Oregon, published their “Report on the Wages, Hours and Conditions of Work and Cost of Standard Living [for] Woman Wage Earners” in support of the “Bill for an Industrial Welfare Commission.” The report’s data collection reflected the increased concern for women that left home and entered the workforce at the turn of the 20th century. To achieve the goal of protecting women, the Consumers’ League of Oregon adopted ideas of difference theory, which stated that men and women were fundamentally different and that women needed protection that men did not need. Protective labor legislation aimed to aid women workers in securing shorter hours, higher wages, and better working environments. While sex-based legislation served as the opening wedge for this protective reform, it also convinced both the state and federal courts that women would never be equal to men. Department or school name within institution History Note Kim Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11776 Title Middle Eastern Oil: A look at how the United States used Iran to gain oil exploits during the Cold War 1953-1979 Creator Michael Storagee Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/290 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 During the Cold War, oil played a huge role in fueling the US effort against the Russian expansion of communism. The Iranian Prime minister Mohammad Mossadeq wanted to nationalize Iranian oil, he was suspected by the US to attempt oil deals with the USSR and abandon the previous oil concessions with the West. Dr. Donald N Wilber, one of the head CIA writers for the US–UK joint coup against Iran wrote “Overthrow of Premier Mossadeq of Iran: November 1952 - August 1953”. The paper is written post events of the coup in 1954, it is a record of the involvement and the planning done by the United States in order to reinstall the pro-west Reza Shah monarch to guarantee the west oil concessions. The document written by Dr. Wilber shows that the United States manipulated Iran to secure oil in order to gain advantages during the Cold War. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11775 Title Geologic Setting of the Upper Nehalem Watershed Framework for Geomorphic Analysis and Habitat Assessment Creator Cristina Francisco Subject Nehalem watershed tectonic Oregon 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/29 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 The geologic setting of the Nehalem watershed is strongly influenced by the active tectonic associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone and Oregon Coast Range. Bedrock stratigraphy includes several formations ranging in age from Eocene up to middle Miocene, in addition to Quaternary terrace gravel and alluvium. Topographic lineaments in the Nehalem basin are associated with known fold structures, faults, formation contacts and/or resistant strata. Surficial geology is characterized by parent rock and soils formed through volcanic and depositional processes. Bibliographic Citation Francisco, Cristina. "Geologic Setting of the Upper Nehalem Watershed Framework for Geomorphic Analysis and Habitat Assessment." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Steve Taylor -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11774 Title Increasing Inpatient Autonomy Through Self-Administration of Medications (SAM) Creator Casi Healy Kevin Wyler Kelsey Dangaran Amy Goodwin Joseph Einri Marissa Aguilera Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/289 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Abstract The purpose of this poster is to highlight a Performance Improvement Project (PIP). The PIP addressed a recent increase in hospital readmissions for joint surgery patients related to medication mismanagement post-discharge. The objective was to propose a solution to reduce readmissions through increasing inpatient autonomy. Existing literature and current practice guidelines were reviewed. A standard survey was created and distributed to gather healthcare professionals’ opinions on areas of improvement. Additionally, the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) model was selected to provide a framework for the project. Evidence indicated the self-administration of medication (SAM) could address the aim of increased autonomy, including increasing the patient’s knowledge of medications. Previous SAM research studies have shown an increase in medication adherence. Increased medication adherence has a positive impact on hospital readmission rates. A SAM program proposal was designed as a test of change to be implemented in the virtual acute care orthopedic setting. If proven effective, the SAM program would be implemented hospital-wide. To implement this intervention, the authors recommend a three-leveled system of SAM, supported by an interdisciplinary team during the course of the patient’s hospital stay. Limitations included are the current COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining staff buy-in, and liability concerns. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Andy Middleton (middleta@ohsu.edu) -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11773 Title Improving Polk County Service Integration Team's Resource Sharing Creator Shelby Kidd Annalise Byrne Jessica Chittim Sarah Fakhoury Jamie Chenea Rachel Woolley Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/288 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Background: Polk County Service Integration (SI) collaborates with community partners to provide resources/information for individuals and families within the community. This collaboration includes a monthly newsletter to promote community resources, services, and events. Aim: The aim was to create a standardized submission tool for newsletter contributors to use to improve communication and promote resource utilization by community members. Methodology: This process improvement was structured using the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) model. The PDSA model allowed for reassessment of project needs, and multiple cycles were done to develop a comprehensive evaluation and recommendation for the SI newsletter process. One assessment completed was a survey of SI partners.Results: The focus of survey data was surrounding the partner's participation in submitting information to the SI newsletter. It revealed an overarching theme that partners do not feel they have relevant information to contribute. This thought represented the majority of respondents with a percentage of 68.3%. Discussion: Based on the results, we recommend implementation of the standardized submission tool. Through evaluation of results, it was found that users had difficulty with the submission process as a whole. With addition of the submission tool, these problems will be mitigated via guided questioning that will spark contribution ideas from the partners. To evaluate the continued effectiveness of the submission tool, participation of partners will be monitored. Implications: Implementation of the submission tool will begin January 2021. The implications of this are to ease the submission process for the SI coordinator and improve utilization of resources. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Rachel Woolley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11772 Title Improving Accessibility of Food Resources in Polk County Creator Kailee King Patrick Stone Katherine Helyer Sophia Tolento Courtney Roth Daniella Back Mario Rodriguez Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/287 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 This project sought to increase awareness regarding food insecurity and available food resources in Polk County to bridge the gaps of food availability for residents. The SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, results) model was used to facilitate change. Research on available food assistance agencies and Community Health Assessments (CHA) proved a greater need for available food resources throughout Polk County. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a need was identified for increased awareness and access of food resources. A survey of Polk County residents indicated a gap of knowledge regarding food bank and food pantry locations and a recurring trend of inaccessibility (Polk County Family and Community Outreach, 2020). Additionally, a majority of the surveyed residents responded that they would “absolutely use” a food box delivery service and indicated evening hour preference for accessing food banks and food pantries (Polk County Family and Community Outreach, 2020). Barriers to combating food insecurity included: pandemic restrictions, limited communication between food banks, and volunteer-run agencies that limited hours of operation. From this research it was concluded that Polk County residents would benefit from an increase in food resource availability with additional volunteers, extended hours of operations, communication between food assistance agencies, use of food delivery services, and more accessible marketing of the available resources. Keywords: food insecurity, food resources, food accessibility, Polk County, food bank, food pantry References Polk County Family and Community Outreach. (2020). Access to food in Polk County [Unpublished raw data]. Stavros, J. M., & Hinrichs, G. (2009). The thin book of SOAR: Building strengths-based strategy. Thin Book Publishing. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Rana Najjar; Patti Warkentin -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11771 Title Heathens to Christians: Exploring Norse Interactions with Anglo-Saxons and Notions of Medieval Identity Creator Antonia Scholerman Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/285 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Beginning in 793CE, for more than two and a half centuries, the Norse raided, traded, settled, and came to political power in England. One fundamental document, finalized in c. 886CE, that signified a shift in Anglo-Saxon society was the treaty between King Alfred of Wessex and the Norse ruler, Guthrum. This political agreement accommodated Guthrum and later Norse people in Britain because it established defined areas of Norse control. This treaty was a precursor to what came in the late tenth century: Danish rule over England as a whole. As the Norse continued their activities in the British Isles during the ninth through eleventh centuries, this foreign culture confronted the Anglo-Saxons’ sense of their own identity, especially as the Norse and Anglo-Saxon relationship developed from raiding to settlement and integration. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11770 Title Empowering Black & African American Students Using a Mentorship Program Creator Justin Davis Marnasha T Fowlkes-Cetz Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/280 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Memorial Middle School (MMS) has little support for their 22 Black/African American (B/AA) identified students, who encounter racism and discrimination inside and outside of the academic setting. We developed a mentorship program to provide representation and empowerment to the B/AA students who attend Memorial Middle School. We used the logic model to guide program implementation, performed a literature review, conducted a survey of students' perceptions and experiences, and met with key community stakeholders. The program is based within MMS and is partnered with the local Albany-Corvallis National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The program currently consists of five core team leaders, two mentors, and seven mentees. Characteristics of the program include being youth-centered, culturally tailored, having parental involvement and support, and ensuring mentors are trained and equipped for crucial conversations. The mentorship model incorporates a targeted and historical non-friendship model approach. Meetings will occur twice a month and during the academic school year, the option for a summer bridge program has been discussed. Implications for this program include being expanded to other schools within the Albany School District. Keywords: Black, African American, adolescence, mentor, mentorship empowerment, representation, racism Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Joshua Yoder -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11769 Title Feminist Self-Labeling & Attitudes Toward Women Creator Mycah Harrold Subject feminist feminism labeling 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/28 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 The word “feminist” brings with it an undeniably negative stigma, which could be even more accentuated by the world today’s women experience. The present study sought to explore the correlation between a woman’s choice to self-label as a feminist and her attitudes toward women. Participants reported how strongly they agreed with the statement "I am a feminist" and then completed the Attitudes Toward Women scale (Spence, 1972). It was hypothesized that self-labeling feminists would score significantly higher on the ATW scale. However, all participants reported pro-feminist scores, but only 30 percent also self-labeled. This suggests that women may still be apprehensive to associate with the word “feminist”; even if their attitudes reflect feminist ideals. Bibliographic Citation Harrold, Mycah. "Feminist Self-Labeling & Attitudes Toward Women." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Debi Brannan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11764 Title Communist Involvement in the French Resistance Creator Nicholas Werner Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/278 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 This presentation focuses on the memoir Outwitting the Gestapo by Lucie Aubrac in 1984 and translated in English in 1993. Aubrac was a communist-aligned individual in the French Resistance who fought against the German occupation. Outwitting the Gestapo written as her diary that is the account of her resistant activities from February 1943 til about February 1944. The important part of this account is her rescue of her husband and other resistance fighters from the Gestapo. Her husband was held captive by Klaus Barbie. Barbie was the head of the Gestapo in Lyons and is known infamously as the “Butcher of Lyons”. Aubrac successfully broke everyone out of prison, all the while being several months pregnant with their second child. This is connected to my project by showing firsthand how Communists were resisting and worked well with other groups. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11763 Title Response to Mild Cognitive Impairment: How to Run a Cognitive Rehabilitation Class Creator Ryan Miller Jesse Kopel Nehala Pullam Katie Mackor Kristoffer Molloy Chelsey Grigsby Amanda Graves Devan Buckingham Subject cognitive impairment gerontology Cognitive Rehabilitation Team Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2012 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2012-05-31 Identifier aes/27 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 Many older adults experience cognitive impairment that negatively affects their quality of life. Previous research has shown that the onset of dementia can be delayed by participation in cognitive stimulation programs that are designed to counteract these effects. Cognitive stimulation can even lead to improvements in cognition (e.g., attention, encoding, and working memory capacity). This presentation will describe how these classes are run and the benefits to one’s cognitive wellness. We will demonstrate a number of cognitively stimulating activities, as well as several activities recently developed and tested by the Cognitive Rehabilitation Team at Western Oregon University. Bibliographic Citation Pullam, N., Mackor, K., Molloy, K., Kopel, J., Grigsby, C., Miller, R., Graves, A., & Buckingham, D. "Response to Mild Cognitive Impairment: How to Run a Cognitive Rehabilitation Class." Group presentation at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Robert Winningham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11762 Title A Discussion of Fake Relics in the Early Eleventh Century: An Analysis of Guibert of Nogent and Rodolphus Glaber Creator Alexis Berkey Elizabeth Swedo Date 2021-05-27 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/269 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/2021, 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 Guibert of Nogent (c.1053-c.1124), a Benedictine monk, wrote On the Relics of Saints in 1119 C.E. Guibert broke up his treatise into three main books, each book connected to the overall theme of Guibert’s response to the church of Saint-Médard and their relic, a baby-tooth of Christ. Book I responded to Saint-Médard and discussed relic cults, Book II discussed the problems relating to the existence of relics and their connections to the Eucharist, and Book III attempted to debunk the claims of Saint-Médard. Overall, Guibert argued that a saint needed detailed written documentation for their relic to be a true holy relic. Guibert is one of two monks, another being the Cluniac Rodolphus Glaber (c.980-c.1046), whose writings help give a comparison between the two monks' view points that showed the similarities and differences of their reactions towards fake relics. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11761 Title Peace, Action and Conflict within the Baha’i faith Creator Cameron Ryals Subject Bahá’í Faith peace world peace Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Identifier aes/264 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This project seeks to understand peace as a concept, action and way of life within the Baha’i community in Salem Oregon. Baha’ism was founded in 1863 and spread across the world with its message of peace. The importance of the subject of peace within the Baha’i community not just as a concept, but as a way of existing and interacting in the world led me to my main research question: what does world peace look like to Baha’i and how do they plan to achieve it? Secondarily, what is the Baha’is relationship with other world religions, especially Abrahamic religions and how do they promote peace within the local community, more specifically with poor or disenfranchised people? The importance of the research lies in a better cross-cultural understanding of what peace is and how it operates. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Katherine Miller -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11746 Title Hiding in Plain Sight: Stigmatization of Emotional Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers at the Department of Public Safety and Training in Salem, Oregon Creator Sarah Meyr Subject police officer law enforcement official mental health emotional stress Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text Identifier aes/260 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This proposed study will examine the ways in which junior police officers perceive the stigma of emotional stress, and in turn how the stigma is perceived by more seasoned officers. Is the stigma all that stands in the way of officers accessing professional services to help them develop ways to cope with the stress accumulated in their official capacities? What, exactly, is at the root of the perceived stigma regarding professional counseling or the need to seek assistance? Drawing on personal observation and interviews with officers at the Oregon Department of Public Safety and Training, this study will explore the stigma related to seeking help, for the purpose of understanding the perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) regarding emotional stress from the standpoints of new officers as they begin their training and continue in their careers. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Isidore Lobnibe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11745 Title Comparing the Cognitive Screening Tools MMSE and SLUMS Creator Nehala Pullam Katie Mackor Kristoffer Molloy Jesse Kopel Chelsey Grigsby Ryan Miller Amanda Graves Devan Buckingham Subject MMSE SLUMS cognitive tests Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2012 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2012-05-31 Identifier aes/26 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 We compared the MMSE and SLUMS cognitive tests. The MMSE is the most widely used neuropsychology tests and dementia screening tools. The SLUMS is a newer and possibly better screening tool. Many practitioners have used MMSE scores to recommend treatment and they are unsure how these scores compare to SLUMS scores. Older adult participants in a variety of living environments were given both tests. Significant differences between test scores such that the MMSE scores were higher than SLUMS were found. The difference between MMSE and SLUMS scores as a function of educational attainment and other demographic variables will be discussed. Bibliographic Citation Pullam, N., Mackor, K., Molloy, K., Kopel, J., Grigsby, C., Miller, R., Graves, A., & Buckingham, D. "Comparing the Cognitive Screening Tools MMSE and SLUMS." Group presentation at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Robert Winningham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11744 Title Education Strategies that Promote Community Awareness about Geologic Hazards Creator Salvador Garcia Lopez Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/259 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Educating communities about geologic hazards saves lives while also reducing the fear and stress of living in hazardous areas and is an important tool within hazard mitigation frameworks. This study focuses on ways that local communities educate the populace about hazards that may impact their lives. By concentrating on two case studies representing different locales, one of the goals of this project is to compare educational strategies and gauge public perception of geologic hazards facing the community. One case study focuses on the towns that surround Merapi Volcano in Indonesia, while the other focuses on tsunami and earthquake preparedness in Seaside, Oregon. According to studies conducted around Merapi Volcano, many school children in the region have directly experienced hazards such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. However, when asked questions about what to do in certain situations involving hazards, many students showed confusion and uncertainty. The information that they were taught on geologic hazards was surficial, because the teachers had only been provided with minimal training on the subject. Feedback from both the students and teachers about the teaching and training they are receiving shows that the curriculum is somewhat effective, but there is still room for improvement. Teacher training programs should be guided by the most up-to-date scientific knowledge through coursework at universities and workshops led by professional organizations. While content about geologic hazards can be embedded throughout the curriculum and be taught as a recurring theme through a student’s grade school journey, there should also be focused content delivery taught specifically by science teachers in the school. The second case study focused on strategies for educating a variety of different demographics in Oregon coastal communities about earthquake and tsunami preparation. This study showed that there are many different approaches towards promoting hazard awareness, and factors such as age, language, educational level, and disabilities should be taken into consideration. The emphasis in many coastal communities in Oregon is on educating residents through community meetings. However, there is a lack of focus on educating tourists in the coastal areas in the Pacific Northwest. If a geological hazard occurs, tourists need to know where to go and simple signs directing towards safe zones would increase the hazard preparedness. Along with signs, coastal communities can deploy warning systems that notify people about an impending hazard and provide evacuation information. More widespread use of these types of education strategies and warning systems would be beneficial towards the safety of everyone in coastal areas. While many communities are being educated about the dangers that they could face from natural disaster events, the methods by which they are being informed can only prepare them to a certain extent. Geologic hazards are natural events that will always present risks for human communities, so it is best that we normalize conversations about these hazards so that when they do occur, fear does not overcome the training and preparation that can save lives. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeffrey Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11743 Title Seismic Hazard Assessment of Oregon: Analysis of Earthquake Resilience within State Wide Infrastructure and the Cost of Retrofitting Creator Curt Knott Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/258 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Earthquakes are an imminent threat looming over the Pacific Northwest. This threat is radically increased due to the lack of structural integrity of buildings in the region, especially in densely populated areas, and inadequate planning as to where buildings were constructed. It is critical that states such as Oregon and Washington retrofit or reconstruct existing buildings to reduce the risks associated with a potential major mega-thrust earthquake generated by the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Portland, Oregon’s largest city, is currently one of the most vulnerable cities in the US to a major earthquake. If a large earthquake struck the Pacific Northwest, Portland would be greatly affected because most of the buildings within the city were constructed before the state-wide building codes were enacted in 1973, and well before the first state wide seismic building codes (enacted in 1993). In an ideal scenario, reconstructing every building to be earthquake safe and up to code would be the plan. However, reconstructing the buildings of an entire city would be expensive, complicated, and extremely time consuming. For those reasons, this study focused on different retrofitting techniques and their costs, and the necessity for certain buildings to be reconstructed. Retrofitting costs were compared to the cost of demolition and reconstruction of old buildings, in order to determine the most economically viable course of action for preventing loss of life and minimizing structural losses in Oregon. Buildings are not the only type of infrastructure at risk, as bridges are also susceptible to being damaged during earthquake events. On the Oregon coast, many towns are connected both inland and to each other by bridges. Waldport is such an example, having all 3 of its major roads on bridges less than a mile out of town. According to Oregon State University, most of the coastal bridges in the state have a very high chance of collapsing and/or sustaining major damage, or being inundated with water due to a subsequent tsunami. The risk of infrastructure collapse (and potential loss of life due to collapse) and cost of retrofitting is the first portion of data being assessed. The second section of data being analyzed is the amount of people that would be incapable of moving to safety due to collapse or damage, and the access (or lack thereof) of emergency response services to isolated areas following a seismic hazard event. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeff Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11742 Title Assessing Tsunami Hazards and Developing Strategies to Minimize Risk Creator Taylor Hojnowski Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/257 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Tsunamis occur when infrastructure is at its most vulnerable, after an earthquake. One example that demonstrates this is the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami event. Many reinforced concrete (RC) buildings failed during the event and were lifted off their foundations. This occurred because entrapped air within these buildings allowed them to be more susceptible to buoyancy forces. In addition, soil liquefaction appears to have destabilized their foundations allowing them to be transported by the waves. Seawalls also failed, possibly due to suction pressure near the crown of the wall. The return flow of the tsunami caused further damage because roads and foundations had been undermined by soil liquefaction. Beyond the damage to buildings, nearly 16,000 people lost their lives. The staggering loss of life and massive amount of damage occurred in a country that was thought to have “invulnerable” buildings and other structures built specifically for tsunamis. The 2011 Japan event illustrates the scale of destruction that can occur from an earthquake and tsunami of this magnitude. Even so, there are ways to minimize damage and prevent loss of life. For example, in Japan, breakaway walls, windows, and doors allowed water to flow into buildings, keeping them from being lifted from their foundation. Shadow zones behind RC buildings, protected weaker structures from being destroyed. New strategies are currently being developed to help minimize death and destruction from tsunamis. Studies of tree distribution are being used to lessen the forces associated with tsunami waves. Stricter building codes, improved infrastructure design and planning, and other mitigation efforts can save lives and promote resiliency for communities that may face an earthquake and tsunami of the size and scope of the Japan 2011 event. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeff Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11741 Title The Intersection of Geoscience and Policy: An Examination of Local Geologic Hazard Mitigation Plans and State Policies in the Western United States Creator Maddie Peterson Subject geoscience public policy hazard mitigation plans state policies Western United States Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/255 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Pacific coast of the western U.S. is at risk from a range of geologic hazards, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis. It is becoming increasingly clear that hazard mitigation policies at both the state and local levels play a critical role in minimizing losses from natural disaster events. At the same time, the quality and execution of these policies by local governments vary widely within and between states. A primary factor limiting the effectiveness of many local policies is the absence of a solid factual foundation that incorporates geoscientific considerations in order to achieve policy goals. This study explores the role of local regulatory and developmental policies in protecting communities in the western U.S against geological hazards, with an emphasis on scientific foundations within local policies, and examines recommendations for improving hazard strategies. State and federal agency papers, local government reports, and a variety of professional journal articles serve as the basis for this analysis. The research suggests that state mitigation measures emphasizing pre-disaster policies have the potential to be most effective for minimizing losses and improving community resilience to recover from catastrophic geologic events. States with hazard mandates that lack clear enforcement powers for regional agencies, such as California, have a wider variation in local policy quality when compared to states that do, such as Oregon, whose detailed state mandate ensures that all jurisdictions must comply with stipulated hazard safety elements. States should aim to ensure that local jurisdictions are implementing both structural and non-structural mitigation measures. The effectiveness of mitigation strategies on the Pacific coast of the western U.S depends on the level of local and state collaboration. In particular, the effectiveness of local hazard planning reflects the quality and enforcement of state mitigation policies. Proactive policies instituted by local governments are an important tool for natural hazard mitigation and disaster prevention when done right. The variety of geological hazards on the west coast makes the mitigation policies of the region a useful framework for other areas of the U.S., with applications for developing physical and non-structural mitigation measures. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeff Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11740 Title Preparation and Mitigation Efforts for Volcanic Hazards in the Pacific Northwest Creator Nick Griffith Subject volcanic hazards Pacific Northwest preparation mitigation Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/253 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Volcanic eruptions represent one of the most serious geologic hazards facing the Pacific Northwest, with several volcanoes located within striking distance of the most highly populated areas in the region. This paper describes the hazards associated with these eruptive centers and discusses the best practices for preparing communities for potential eruptions and mitigating volcanic hazards. This study is based on data collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on volcanic systems such as Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier. Many other scientific organizations have studied analogous volcanic systems beyond the Pacific Northwest, such as the volcanically active island of Indonesia; where numerous populated areas lie in close proximity to active volcanic systems. A common misconception is that many of the volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest are dormant or extinct, but research shows that these systems are active. Further, these active volcanoes have significant populations living well within their mapped hazard zones. The lack of preparedness and understanding of the true state of volcanic activity in the region could be related to a lack of education, or to inaction on the part of local government agencies in preparing for volcanic hazards. With this being said, it is imperative for local governments to prepare for volcanic activity in the inevitable future. It would be in the best interest of these governments to work with schools to educate not just students, but communities as a whole on how to prepare for a major volcanic eruption. This would be most important for the Pacific Northwest, as this is one of the more volcanically active regions on Earth. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeff Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11739 Title Using GIS as a Tool for Mitigating Geologic Hazards and Managing Natural Disasters Creator Kyler Freilinger Subject GIS geologic hazards natural disasters Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/252 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 GIS is a versatile tool that has widespread application before, during, and after catastrophic geologic events. This research project analyzes results from three recently published case studies each corresponding to a point along the crisis response timeline. Planning for various geologic crises is critical, as demonstrated by Tran and others (2009), who utilized GIS to analyze risk factors and map flood hazards in Vietnam. GIS is also an invaluable tool for search and research activities during a natural disaster. These situations require quick response to ensure fast resolution, and GIS can be rapidly deployed through a four step progression in a search and rescue operation (Pfau and Blanford, 2018). In the aftermath of geologic crises, GIS can be deployed to help distribute and coordinate disaster relief efforts. Using Leon County, Florida as a study area, Horner and Downs (2010) used GIS to create a distribution network for relief efforts in the event of a hurricane. While GIS is best known for its widespread use in disaster management planning, it is also an important tool for rapidly responding to emergencies and for organizing post-disaster relief efforts. These studies demonstrate that GIS technologies are highly versatile before, during, and after geologic crisis events. As such, GIS should be viewed as an important strategy in geologic crisis hazard management. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeff Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11738 Title The Effects of Nitric Acid Rain on Sunflower Plants (Helianthus annuus) Creator Hannah Moshinsky Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/251 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Nitric acid rain is a product of nitrogen oxide, a greenhouse gas, when it reacts with water in the atmosphere. Studies of acid rain on Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, have found negative effects on plant growth, but those were a result of sulfuric acid rain. Sunflower sprouts were grown in a greenhouse beside a control group and watered with dilute nitric acid with pH3-4 and measurements were compared to the control group over the course of nine weeks. The significant differences were in stem height, midday leaf photosynthesis, midday leaf transpiration, and total shoot biomass. Had the study continues further there is evidence that a few more measurements would have become significant. Acid rain from the release of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere could have adverse effects on sunflowers and industries that rely on them in the future. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11737 Title Emerging Conflicts for Latina College Students and their Parents Creator Sandy Cerda-Lezama Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/250 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Emerging Conflicts for Latina College Students and their Parents Latinx population college attendance has substantially increased over the past decades (Krogstad, 2015). Typically, Latinx college students consider higher education achievement to honor parental efforts and to end generational poverty (Ceja, 2004; Jabbar, Serrata, Epstein, & Sánchez, 2019). However, there are risks for these students to drop out of college (Camacho Liu, 2011) and they often face significant responsibilities in their households. The relationships between emerging adults (ages 18-25) and their parents experience change and create the potential for conflict when adult children transitions into college and into adulthood. In this qualitative study and the focus of the AES presentation, we focus on the experiences of Latina college students who identified areas of conflict with their parents concerning: 1) family expectations conflicts with parents regarding time, labor, and family-focused responsibilities when pursing college degrees; 2) academic and career choice conflicts; and 3) dating, courtship, and marriage conflicts concerning expectations and practices. For this presentation, we focus on a subgroup of Latina perspectives concerning family expectations and related conflict and outcomes for relationship quality between parents and their daughters. Data analysis has begun and this presentation will outline preliminary findings and the ways that family expectations create conflict, are shaped by gender and cultural contexts, influence emotional and behavioral outcomes, and influence the parent – emerging adult relationship during this developmental period. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11736 Title Optimism and Performance of Novice ESOL Teachers Creator Elizabeth Conkey Natalie Nibler DeAnna Sturm 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/25 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 The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between gender, optimism and perceived teaching performance amongst novice ESOL teachers. Graduates from two hybrid TESOL programs (N=47) were sampled and surveyed. Optimism significantly predicted perceived teaching performance, t(43)= 3.17, p=.003, and there was marginal association between gender and perceived teaching performance, t(43)= -1.92, p=.06. Further analyses indicated that the mean ratings of teaching performance were significantly different between men and women F(1,45)= 5.12, p=.03. In sum, our results suggest that gender and optimism are factors in perceptions of teacher efficacy amongst novice ESOL teachers. Bibliographic Citation Conkey, Elizabeth, Natalie Nibler, and DeAnna Sturm. "Optimism and Performance of Novice ESOL Teachers." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Debi Brannan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11735 Title Reaching Toward an Understanding of Implicit Racial Bias Creator Darian DeMarce Yasmine Robles Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/244 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Reaching toward an understanding of implicit racial bias Darian Demarce*, Yasmine Robles* & J. Daniel McCarthy *Authors contributed equally Despite social progress, racial prejudice continues to be a pervasive issue. Self-reported (explicit) prejudice often underestimates the degree of negative racial biases due to the confound of social desirability. The Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee & Schwartz) is a popular measure in social-cognitive research to infer implicit biases that may otherwise be masked by self-reports. A criticism of the IAT, however, is that it fails to capture the contribution of multiple interacting cognitive subprocesses, including cognitive conflict and motor response inhibition. This study aims to examine implicit racial biases using a modified IAT: Participants will view photographs of African American and Caucasian faces and categorize them by race. Importantly, response boxes will be labeled congruent (e.g., Caucasian or Good) or incongruent (e.g., Caucasian or Bad) stereotypes. The time to initiate movements (latency) and deviation toward competing response options (reach curvature) will be calculated to delineate the contribution of response threshold adjustment processes and conflict monitoring, respectively. We expect that early stages of the racial categorization process will be impaired by stereotype-incongruent response categories for both ingroup and outgroup members, whereas this conflict will persist for outgroup members only during the later stage of reach execution (ongoing social conflict monitoring). These predictions are consistent with a neuroanatomical model implicating distinct contributions of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) – a region implicated in a diverse set of cognitive control processes (Shenhav, Botvinick & Cohen, 2013) – in the controlled guidance of reaching movements. These data will add to a growing body of literature using continuous reach tracking to investigate how these neural subprocesses contribute to cognitive control of behavior in across a wide variety of cognitive tasks. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Dan McCarthy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11734 Title Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation: Sophia Selleck Creator Sophia Selleck Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage; StillImage Identifier aes/243 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Art & Design Senior Portfolio Presentation Sophie Selleck Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11733 Title Stack a Deck by Shuffling Creator Keri Osborne Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/242 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Hidden amongst traditional card shuffling is the mathematical beauty known as the perfect shuffle. The perfect shuffle appears to be shuffling the cards, but when repeated a certain number of times, returns the cards to their starting order. Behind the perfect shuffle, each card follows a pattern that can be modeled mathematically and is quite fascinating. This poster will use the typical perfect shuffle, along with a few variations, to work on stacking a basic 52 card deck that starts in New Deck Order. The goal is to get a Royal Flush to the top of the deck by simply shuffling. Can it be done? Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11724 Title The Effects of Short-Term UV-B Exposure on Rubus spectabilis Creator Byron Bean 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/24 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 Most studies of UV exposure to plants have concentrated on the effects of long-term physiology. However, few studies in the literature have been conducted on observing the effects of short-term exposure of UV. The latter was addressed by using cultivars of Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) exposed to 15 second intervals up to 90 seconds total of UV exposure in a typical UV hood. Photosynthetic activity was then measured and compared to a control group. Of note, the maximum photosynthetic rate appeared to decrease by 19 percent despite the relatively short time of exposure. Photosynthesis did not decrease significantly with lower light levels. Bibliographic Citation Bean, Byron. "The Effects of Short-Term UV-B Exposure on Rubus spectabilis." Poster presented 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/11723 Title Artist Presentation: Sculpture and Ceramics Creator Kyle Doty Subject art sculpture ceramics Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/234 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 I will begin by reading a short excerpt from my artist statement and then I will continue by showcasing a few of my mixed media sculpture and ceramic work that I have finished over the last year as a Bachelor of Fine Arts student. I use elements of minimalism, abstract expressionism, and conceptual art languages in my work, along with yarn work, ceramics, and found objects. My concepts generally center around gender identity and gender creativity. I will describe why my chosen materials, techniques, and forms relate it to my concept work. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11722 Title Building Positive Peace Creator Steven Richmond Subject positive peace war world peace Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/233 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 At the end of WWI, world leaders thought they created a new wave of peace. After all, WWI was the “war to end all wars,” immediately after the war, the allied forces created unprecedented international agreements, like the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. With WWII, a much more devastating [conflict] emerging almost 20 years later, clearly these agreements did not "end all wars." Research has shown that the type of peace they were attempting to create was insufficient and positive peace should be considered as a viable means to create lasting peace. The difference between positive peace and normal peace is dramatic, both include the absence of violence, but positive peace goes much further. Positive peace incorporates nonviolence, compromises on both sides, and addresses the root causes of conflict. It is the best way to achieve sustainable world peace. Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11721 Title Predictors of Leader Effectiveness for College Undergraduates Creator Jesse Johnson Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text Identifier aes/230 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Very little research has examined factors associated with leader effectiveness within the college student population. Consequently, this study sought to identify predictors of leader effectiveness in college students. Data were collected from 154 students from a mid-sized college in the Pacific Northwest who were enrolled in one of nine different sections of a Psychology of Leadership course offered between the spring term of 2017 and the winter term of 2020. Students completed self-assessment questionnaires assessing both leader characteristics such as traits, strengths, values, philosophy as well as leader behaviors such as leadership style and conflict management. Some self-assessments were made both at the beginning and the end of the course to allow students to reflect on changes in their leadership in their final paper. Students evaluated their teammates effectiveness as a leader based on their performance on a community service project. The results showed that, with the exception of leadership philosophy, no self-reported leader characteristics were associated with leader effectiveness. In contrast, the trait of confidence as rated by others was positively correlated with leader effectiveness. Furthermore, variability in others ratings of confidence, persistence, dependability, and conscientiousness were all negatively correlated with leader effectiveness. Finally, leader behaviors related to developing an appropriate team climate, accomplishing the team’s task, and developing and maintaining good relations among team members were all positively correlated with leader effectiveness. Based on the findings, college students should focus their energies on becoming more proficient at key leadership behaviors as well as reducing stress to minimize variability in their behavior. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note David Foster -- 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/11719 Title EDUWheels Creator Natalie Legras Daniel Carter Kyler Dreyer Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; MovingImage Identifier aes/228 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 EDUWheels is a platform for students to coordinate ride sharing opportunities. The mission of EDUWheels is to connect students with safe and accessible transportation and help them share costs and lessen the environmental impact of traveling outside of their local campus area. Many students have a car and travel outside of the Monmouth-Independence area regularly, and some students would like to leave town for the weekend or a day trip, but don’t have access to reliable private or public transportation options. EDUWheels makes it possible for students to adventure out of town or visit family for the weekend, and allows others to lessen the cost of a trip they were already planning to take. EDUWheels allows drivers to offer rides, and passengers to reserve them. Drivers and passengers may offer or reserve rides based on their needs and preferences so that they can ride comfortably. To increase safety and security of passengers and drivers, all users will be verified with their @wou.edu email. This ensures that anyone using the EDUWheels platform is a student or staff of Western Oregon University. In the future, EDUWheels could be scaled and implemented at campuses throughout the United States. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Ted Beers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11718 Title The Year of the Cyber Athlete: Electric Boogaloo Edition Creator Matthew Duffy Subject card shuffling perfect shuffle mathematics Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/224 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 this video we will analyze some of the mathematics behind a card shuffling technique known as the perfect shuffle in a simulated casino environment. Specifically, we’ll examine an application that sets up three different online blackjack casinos each with different variations. The casinos will only use perfect shuffles to shuffle the deck before each hand of blackjack. Due to already proven theorems regarding perfect shuffles, this will enable us to determine all possible outcomes regarding winning and losing. (You don’t win every time!) This will then reveal to us the best strategies to maximize earnings over time in each casino, all while appearing as unsuspicious as possible. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11717 Title Examining Petrologic Linkages between Dacitic Ash-Flow Tuffs at Newberry Volcano through Textural and Compositional Analysis of Plagioclase Phenocrysts Creator Kara Fisher Subject Petrologic Linkages volcano Dacitic Ash-Flow Tuffs plagioclase phenocrysts 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/22 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 Textural and compositional analyses of plagioclase phenocrysts in volcanic rocks have been utilized widely to decipher magmatic processes, in particular magma mixing. The features of plagioclase phenocrysts can also be used to correlate separate but potentially related deposits in volcanic terranes. This study focuses on plagioclase phenocrysts from two dacitic ash-flow tuffs (Qdt and Qto) exposed on the east side of Newberry Volcano. To explore possible petrogenetic relationships between the tuffs, the phenocrysts were characterized in terms of occurrence, morphology, disequilibrium textures, and zoning patterns. Plagioclase crystals from Qdt and Qto display similar textural attributes but differ with respect to compositional zoning types. The textural similarities suggest that the tuffs are comagmatic, but the difference in zoning patterns implies separate eruptive events. Further detailed studies of plagioclase phenocrysts from these ash-flow tuffs will provide greater insights into magmatic processes occurring at Newberry Volcano. Bibliographic Citation Fisher, Kara. "Examining Petrologic Linkages between Dacitic Ash-Flow Tuffs at Newberry Volcano through Textural and Compositional Analysis of Plagioclase Phenocrysts." Poster presentation at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Jeffrey Templeton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11705 Title The 52 Card Shuffle (Among Other Things) Creator Riley Lamont Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/213 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 There are many ways to shuffle a card deck, but one particularly interesting way is what’s known as a perfect out-shuffle. Through this method of perfectly interlacing cards, several other strong connections arise. Beginning with predicting the path of a card in a deck and the number of shuffles it takes to return a deck to its original order, further explorations then emerge. These involve the use of units, computation, and finally delving into the repeating base 2 decimal expansion of a fraction. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11704 Title Reducing the Burden of Norovirus in Lane County Long-Term Care Facilities Creator Isabelle Simpson Stacey McGarr Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/211 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Norovirus outbreaks are common in long-term care facilities (LTCF) causing substantial financial burdens and poor health outcomes. Observations by Lane County Public Health stakeholders show a correlation between rapport with LTCFs and prompt outbreak reporting. Proper communication between Lane County Public health and LTCFs is difficult due to high turnover rates. The purpose of this project was to develop resources related to norovirus outbreaks for LTCFs, to increase knowledge of LTCF administrators about these resources, and to increase prompt reporting of norovirus outbreaks to Lane County Public Health. Based on feedback from public health stakeholders, three trial LTCFs were chosen to receive education using an adapted norovirus toolkit. During onsite visits, the trial LTCFs administrators provided feedback about barriers to promptly reporting outbreaks and updated contact information for the trial LTCFs was collected. Additionally, an educational webinar about norovirus was developed for future utilization by LTCFs for staff education. Recommendations include establishing norovirus training standards throughout Lane County LTCFs, continuously updating LTCF contact information, and developing a process for measuring prompt reporting of norovirus outbreaks. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11703 Title Keeping Unsheltered Families Together in Polk County Creator Tracy Sanchez Romero Rios Kimberly Castro Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/210 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This project’s aim was to increase family shelter capacity in Polk County by expanding shelter services to Monmouth, Independence, and Dallas. There are no family shelters in Polk County. A modified version of the SOAR and logic model was used to guide research and recommendations. The former builds on the strengths of current practices. The latter provides a visual diagram that illustrates how the intervention will meet the community’s needs. Family Promise provides homeless prevention services, transportation, life skills, food, shelter, and case management to all types of families in Marion County. Based on research, there was a total of 46 homeless students between the Dallas and Central school districts. Data also indicated there were at least 79 homeless families in Polk County. The research found a secure location that promotes family well-being, provides stability, a sense of normalcy, and improves family outcomes. Recommendations are to continue collaboration with Polk County Family and Community Outreach (FCO), Family Promise, Polk County Congregations, and host a community forum with community members, church leaders, Family Promise and FCO to obtain congregation support. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11702 Title Teaching Math More Effectively and Efficiently Creator Daniel Holmberg Subject mathematics education teaching methods student engagement Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/208 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 United States is struggling with teaching mathematics in school. Students don’t see the connection between math and the real world. Students are viewing math as a rigid set of rules instead of as a creative and exciting subject to explore. A few of the problems that are in traditional classrooms are: students having a fear of being publicly embarrassed, students memorizing methods instead of truly understanding the math , math problems not being relevant to students, and students not being engaged during class. A few methods and teaching strategies that can help solve these problems include: Gradual Release, Open Middle problems, and the 5 Practices of Discussion. By applying these strategies and tools to everyday math classrooms, math can become the intriguing and creative subject that it is meant to be. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11701 Title Perspective Taking, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior Creator Emily Rabe Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/207 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Abstract The risk of becoming homeless is a growing concern for both adults and the youth within the United States (Morton, Dworsky, & Samuels, 2017). The present study examined how the use of perspective taking instruction to induce empathy could be used as a promoter of prosocial behavior toward people experiencing homelessness. Past research has found evidence to support that asking an individual to consider what another person is thinking and feeling can lead to feelings of empathy, which can then motivate helping behavior (Oceja et al., 2014). Researchers have discovered a need for better suited resources for the growing homeless population, which include the ability of those working with the homeless to empathize and build connections with those they wish to help (Barman-Adhikari et al., 2016). Therefore, the present study hypothesized that participants given empathy inducing perspective taking instructions, versus objective perspective taking instruction, would indicate a higher likelihood of donating money (i.e., a prosocial behavior) to the homeless individual in the story provided. It was also hypothesized that those in the empathy group, versus the objective group, would donate more money, on average, to the homeless person in the story. The 42 participants were all psychology students at Western Oregon University who were recruited via SONA. The experiment was conducted via a survey administered online through Qualtrics. Participants were given one of the two perspective taking instructions, a short story to read about a homeless person, which was then followed by two questions in relation to likelihood of donating money and the amount willing to donate. The results indicated trends in line with the hypothesis, however, after performing an independent t-test it was discovered that neither result was significant: likelihood to donate money t(40)=1.142, n.s., amount of money willing to donate t(40)= 0.83, n.s. These findings suggest that further research is required to support that perspective taking instruction can effectively provoke prosocial behavior toward the homeless. Developing an understanding of ways to increase empathy toward the homeless, has the potential to improve current and future resources and aid in the effort to decrease the number of homeless individuals within the U.S. at any given time. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Brooke Nott -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11700 Title Number Talks Effects on Working Memory Creator Corvette Berthold Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/206 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Number Talks are a short guided educational method where students engage in meaningful conversations centered around interesting mathematical or numerical problems that are aimed at building number sense and flexibility. Participation in number talks can improve our students’ numerical reasoning, confidence, and their abilities in the collection, inception, and termination of information-processing functions such as encoding, storing, and retrieval from the long-term memory system. This is helpful to create fully inclusive classrooms since there are many common types of learning or emotional disabilities that affect a student’s working memory. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11699 Title Portfolios: Helpful or Hyped? Creator Anna Burkey Alyssa Jacobs Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/204 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 This project examined portfolio use among Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing (SON) Monmouth campus students. The aim of this project was to assess perceptions and utilization of portfolios among OHSU SON students. Previous research suggests that portfolios can be used as a repository to highlight achievements, demonstrate competence to employers, and can help prepare for job interviews. A survey containing both quantitative and qualitative questions was sent out to student cohorts, alumni, and OHSU faculty on perceptions of portfolio benefits and utilization of the portfolio. Results showed that over half of the students felt that the portfolio was not useful, nor did they see the benefits. Almost all the students surveyed did not update their portfolio each term. Alumni felt the current portfolio was beneficial only when curating a resume. Faculty felt that the portfolio could be valuable to students but could be better implemented. There is ample evidence to show that portfolios can be beneficial for undergraduate student nurses. Recommendations were made to implement changes to increase student perceptions of portfolio benefits and portfolio utilization. This includes providing students with an orientation dedicated to the portfolio, change the platform from Sakai to Google Sites, include the portfolio in course curriculum, and remind students to download content from Sakai at the end of each term. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11698 Title Lidar-Based Slope Models as a Guide for Geomorphic Mapping: A Case Study in the Upper Nehalem Watershed, Oregon Creator Riccilee Keller Subject digital elevation models LiDAR slope variance Upper Nehalem Watershed 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/20 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 Morphological changes on Earth’s surface can be observed using digital elevation models (DEM’s) produced by airborne laser altimetry (LiDAR) techniques. Bare earth LiDAR data at high spatial resolutions provides a tool for analysis of geomorphic surface features such as river channel patterns and landslide terrain. Surface expressions of topographic data yield insight into understanding the range of surface processes operating in mountainous watersheds. This study employs ArcGIS10 spatial analyst extension to examine and calculate slope variance in LiDAR-based elevation models of the Upper Nehalem Watershed. Empirical classification of slope values into three classes, (0-20, 20-70 and 70-90) assists with geomorphic mapping of active channels, valley bottoms, hillslopes and landslide topography. Landslides are of particular importance because they have potential to be hazardous, impact riparian habitat, and affect water quality. High degrees of slope variability and hummocky topography are indicators of either current or past landslide activity. Use of GISbased analysis of LiDAR elevation models to guide geomorphic mapping in the Nehalem Watershed. Bibliographic Citation Keller, Riccilee. "Lidar-Based Slope Models as a Guide for Geomorphic Mapping: A Case Study in the Upper Nehalem Watershed, Oregon." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Steve Taylor -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11697 Title 2011 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2011 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2011-05-26 Identifier aes/2 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11696 Title Using the Spectrum of Prevention Model to Design a Personal Sexual Health Kit Online Ordering System Creator Tracy Sanchez Romero Rios Emily Holdner Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/199 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Background: The majority of college students are sexually active, but nearly half are not using safer sex practices, such as consistent condom use. These un-safe practices potentially lead to unintended pregnancies and can increase rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and long-term sequelae thereof. Purpose: This project aims to apply the Spectrum of Prevention model to develop a proposed project for a Personal Sexual Health Kit Online Ordering System at Western Oregon University (WOU). Methods: Informed by a review of the literature related to STI prevention on college campuses, and discussion with national leaders in this field, we developed an intervention that uses the Spectrum of Prevention as a framework to support the implementation of a Personal Sexual Health Kit Online Ordering System. Outcomes: The developed intervention can be implemented on the WOU campus and can be used as a model for other universities seeking to decrease stigma around sexuality and improve the health of their students. Implications: By addressing the Spectrum of Prevention, this project works at all levels to reduce stigma around sexuality and sexual health. In addition, we expect to see a reduction in STI rates among college students on campuses implementing this intervention. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11695 Title Let's Talk About It: A Proposal STI Prevention Program Designed for Jefferson County, Oregon Creator Janeene Perry Alexandra Salter Maddie Dirren Kayley Kildea Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/195 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Let’s Talk About It: A Proposal STI Prevention Program Designed for Jefferson County, Oregon Janeene Perry HE 471 Health Promotion Program Planning, Winter 2019 The Let’s Talk About STI prevention program is designed to meet the unique needs of 15-24-year-old Native Americans residing in a rural Oregon community in Jefferson County. This proposed program aims to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, as well as increase knowledge of sexual health and wellbeing. The key components of the proposed program include a community wide kick-off event, education sessions, self-testing kits, community forums, and STI surveillance within the three-county region. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are communicable diseases that are some of the most reported infectious diseases, with elevated rates in rural communities. Almost half of the 20 million reported cases in the United States are among individuals in the 15-24-year age group. Jefferson county has the highest STI rates in the state of Oregon, for example, Chlamydia occurring 723.6 per 100,000 population, higher than the state average of 432.5 per 100,000 population. Research suggests that rates of infection increase in populations that live in rural areas and reservations where travel is required for medical treatment which influences the higher rates of infection among Native Americans. The overarching goal for the proposed program to build community capacity in Jefferson County by focusing on 3 specific objectives. (1) Engage community partners in informative community meetings throughout the program to gather information on barriers and facilitators to STI prevention and treatment; (2) Recruit 10 community partners to actively engage in STI prevention efforts; (3) develop local STI surveillance in the region by standardizing patient intake forms, and data collection methods. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Megan Patton-Lopez -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11680 Title Possible Orderings of a Deck Using Two Types of Shuffles Creator Heidi Benham Riley Lamont Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Image; StillImage Identifier aes/194 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 We analyze the effects of two different types of shuffling on a deck of cards. The number of possible orderings of the deck under these two types of shuffles is shown to be bounded by looking at the group structure formed by the two shuffles and by looking at various restrictions imposed by the shuffling types. One such restriction for even-sized decks is that if one card is a particular number of cards away from the top before shuffling, the card that is the same number of cards away from the bottom before shuffling will always be the same number of cards away from the bottom as the other card is away from the top after any amount of shuffles. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11679 Title The Relationship between Self-Perception of Math Ability and Math Performance Creator Jim Fitzgerald Subject self perception math ability math performance 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/19 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 In this study, I examine the relationship between the self perception of math ability and math performance. High school geometry and algebra II students describe how they perceive their own math ability, where they think math ability comes from, and how they feel other people (family, teachers and peers) perceive their math ability. The student responses are then compared to their academic performance. The results show that students who believe that others see them as having natural math ability have a high self-perception of their own math ability and perform better in mathematics. Bibliographic Citation Fitzgerald, J. (2012, May). The relationship between self-perception of math ability and math performance Poster session presented at the Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase, Monmouth, OR. Note Holly Eckles -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11678 Title Developing Sophisticated Reasoning Through Experiential Cognitive Dissonance Creator Leslie McLane Subject experiential cognitive dissonance secondary students reasoning Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/189 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, equilibration promotes increasingly complex forms of thought. When children encounter new events that they can interpret and respond to using either actions or thoughts (schemes), they experience equilibrium. Children assess schemes as they learn from experiences, modifying and forming new schemes through the process of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is when children can respond to and possibly interpret events in a way that is consistent with existing schemes, while accommodation requires modification or the formation of a new scheme (Ormrod, 2016). As children age, they increasingly meet situations in which their current knowledge is inadequate, causing a state of disequilibrium, or cognitive conflict. Children who are able to resolve this mental disharmony and move from disequilibrium to equilibrium, develop more advanced levels of reasoning (Ormrod, 2016). In the current study, we aimed to design a lesson plan with such a cognitive-developmental perspective to equip eleventh graders with proper mental tools for effective equilibration in class and throughout their lives. By crafting a controlled state of cognitive dissonance, tempered with humor to balance the potentially heavy cognitive load, students learn to recognize and constructively respond to the psychological phenomenon of disequilibrium. Practicing this evaluation of individual cognitive dissonance during the critical-thinking exercises prepares students in consciously processing assimilation and accommodation; specifically, in regards to how their knowledge could be narrow, flawed, or improved upon. Students identify how cognitive dissonance can hinder communication, debate, research, and understanding of complex topics or diverse perspectives when handled inappropriately. Department or school name within institution Education Note Xiaopeng Gong -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11677 Title Weapons of Mass Creation Creator Andrew Monterroso Subject math education student learning Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/188 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 What are math wars? Why do they exist? This is a disagreement created by those who decide how we educate students. With this ongoing war on math, we have undoubtedly created ways to improve our ways of student learning. In my poster, I will be introducing the effects on students from math wars and ways we can counteract them to benefit student learning. I will also be examining helpful tools like project-based learning, the communicative approach, and mixed-attainment grouping that we can use to improve student learning capabilities. Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11676 Title Sex Frequency and Perceived Relationship Quality Creator Niki Costello Subject sex sex frequency intercourse relationship satisfaction positive spousal attitudes Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/187 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Previous research indicates that couples who engage in sexual intercourse more frequently, experience higher levels of overall relationship satisfaction. This study measured perceptions of overall relationship satisfaction according to sexual frequency as a bystander. Participants read one of three stories which depicted a married couple who had one of 3 levels of intercourse frequency (i.e., level 1 = low sex frequency 4 times a month, level 2 = medium sex frequency 8 times a month, level 3 = high sex frequency 16 times a month) and rated the couple’s relationship satisfaction and level of positive attitudes on a Likert type scale (5 = extremely satisfied to 1 = extremely unsatisfied; 5 = extremely positive to 1 = extremely negative). A One-way ANOVA was conducted for relationship satisfaction and positive spousal attitudes. The hypothesis was partially supported. As predicted, the low sex frequency group was perceived as the least satisfied in the relationship (F(2,54) = 6.862, p = 0.003, ƞ2 = 0.2). There was no difference between the groups in perceptions of positive spousal attitudes according to sex frequency. These results suggest that people believe sex frequency to be important for overall relationship satisfaction, but that there is a drop off. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Dan McCarthy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11675 Title Trajectory of a floater kick: Video kinematics and influencing factors. Creator Sarah Texter Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/184 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world and it is still growing tremendously across people of all ages today. The goal of this research was to look at the history and manufacturing of the soccer ball since the beginning of its time in the early 1800s and the trajectory of a floater kick. A floater kick is when there is no spin on the ball. This is a difficult kick to attain due to aerodynamic drag and the magnus effect of a moving object. Another concept examined is the speed the ball travels at with no spin across a certain distance for a single participant. Additional concepts assessed in this study were the average velocity for one kicker across three segments and to see if a critical Reynolds number was reached in a floater kick. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Brian Caster -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11674 Title Improving Health and Wellness of Healthcare Staff Creator Paige McBride Maria McCarthy Subject healthcare staff health wellness Description This presentation was delivered on May 28, 2020 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2020-05-28 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/182 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 05/27/20, 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 Health care providers face a high prevalence of burnout, which can lead to substance abuse, suicidiality, and overall poor health outcomes. Mindfulness meditation can greatly reduce burnout in healthcare professionals when practiced regularly. A guided meditation mobile application can increase feasibility and utilization by healthcare professionals with varying schedules. The objectives of this performance improvement project was to increase knowledge of burnout and promote health and wellness. A needs assessment identified increased self-care as a health priority to reduce burnout, as well as staff interest in meditation as an intervention. A database search utilizing CINAHL, PubMed, and PsychInfo was conducted to identify evidence based meditation interventions. A performance improvement project focusing on individual utilization of the UCLA Mindful app and a resource brochure were designed and implemented based on evidence and feasibility. Barriers to addressing the subject of health promotion in order to prevent burnout include: varying staff schedules, varying health professions, and evaluation of behavior change. This poster highlights the process by which the interventions, education, and the introduction of a guided meditation mobile application were implemented. Department or school name within institution Nursing Note Rana Najjar -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11673 Title The Effect of Urban Evolution on White Clover (Trifolium repens) in Salem, Oregon Creator Tayler Tate Isaac Manju Subject White Clover Trifolium repens Salem Oregon Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/180 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the authors. tdtate17@mail.wou.edu, imanju16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard, Gareth Hopkins -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11672 Title Using MVPA analysis, does partner based grouping show an increase in physical activity? Creator Jordan Werner Subject moderate vigorous physical activity grouping strategies 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/18 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 A two week study done to analyze the potential change in physical activity during a given lesson through the variable of student grouping strategies. Using the moderateto- vigorous-physical-activity guidelines as the key assessment tool data was gathered to measure student physical activity levels. The differences in grouping strategies was the control week of allowing for student selected grouping while the proceeding week included instructor based grouping with the intent of mixing class social groups. Affective assessments were given halfway through the collection period to survey student opinion and predictions of activity levels and to see their views on grouping strategies used. Bibliographic Citation Werner, Jordan. "Using MVPA Analysis, does partner based grouping show an increase in physical activity?" Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Note Gay Timken -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11671 Title Major Historical Native American Federal Policy Creator Baily Tarabochia Subject Native American minorities reservations federal policy Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/179 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. btarabochia15@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11670 Title Highway to Masculinity Creator Never Retallack Subject masculinity supernatural gender roles Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text Identifier aes/177 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. nretallack15@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The essay analyzes Erik Kripke's television show Supernatural, in which gender roles and relationships, archetypes, symbolism, and the inner psyche function to both promote and challenge hegemonic masculinity. Several sources were used to support findings, including the complexity of gender roles, the effects of showcasing hegemonic masculinity, and what we learn from such depictions. Supernatural presents a strong, bonded relationship between two heterosexual men. This representation is important because of the archetypes that the main characters portray. Since it is impossible for one man to be a perfect man, the brothers Sam and Dean represent the juxtaposition of complementary masculinities. I argue that the show depicts the importance of a durable friendship and the complicated workings of grief and trauma but it also addresses the ways men are supposed to process these emotions. Thus providing us with a helpful guideline. Note Dana Schowalter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11669 Title Naturally and Humanly-Impacted Landscapes in Oregon Creator Brianna Potter Subject Oregon landscapes human-impact Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/176 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. bpotter16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This presentation reflects on landscape change through a geographic perspective that links human and physical components in the environment. The knowledge gained has helped with understanding how the Earth is continuously changing due to forces we sometimes can, but often cannot, control. Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11668 Title A Comparison of Politeness Strategies Among Native and Non-Native English Speakers Creator Antonia Perez Subject politeness English Non-Native English Speakers TEFL Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/175 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. aperez14@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11667 Title Climate Change and U.S. National Security Creator Owen Johnson Subject climate change national security Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/174 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. ojohnson18@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Political Science Note Mary Pettenger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11653 Title Nguvian: A Voiced, Antonymous Conlang Creator Mindy Mawhirter Sean Tellvik Subject Conlang language linguistics Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/172 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the authors. mmawhirter14@mail.wou.edu stellvik15@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Note Cornelia Paraskevas -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11652 Title God Hates You Creator Nova Kohnke Subject identity creative writing LGBT Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text Identifier aes/170 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. nkohnke18@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11651 Title Jocelyn Garcia: Art & Design Portfolio Presentation Creator Jocelyn Garcia Subject art drawing portfolio design Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/169 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11650 Title #BorderWall Creator Eric Frey Subject border wall interactive installation art immigration graffiti Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; MovingImage; Sound Identifier aes/168 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. efrey15@wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This interactive installation sculpture was erected between the Oregon Military Academy Building and the Richard Woodcock Education Center from October 29 through November 30, 2018. This installation is symbolic of both the US-Mexico Border Wall other border security walls, and provides an opportunity for the students of Western Oregon University and the surrounding community to interact with the art by utilizing graffiti to express their opinions of the international border wall proposed by the current administration. When erected outdoors, this symbolic wall is approximately 50 feet long and 8 feet high. Department or school name within institution Art -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11649 Title Fan Wang: Art Creator Fan Wang Subject art portfolio painting photography sculpture drawing printmaking Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/166 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. fwang17@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jodie Garrison -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11648 Title The Teutonic Order and the Baltic Crusades Creator Alex Eidler Subject Teutonic Order Baltic Crusades Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/165 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. aeidler14@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11647 Title Hellfire Preachin' Creator Natalie Dean Subject creative writing religion Jehovah's Witness childhood Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text Identifier aes/163 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. ndean17@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11646 Title Bozoome: How to Create Your Own Language Creator Cheyanne Bumgardner Subject language linguistics morphology word creation Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/161 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. cbumgarder17@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11645 Title The Government vs. The Free: A Textual, Discourse, and Political Analysis of A Scene from Across the Universe Creator Kalea Borling Subject Across the Universe the Beatles Vietnam War American Politics Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text Identifier aes/160 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. kborling16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Dana Schowalter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11644 Title The Effects of Color on School Performance Creator LaTasha Horton Subject color tests student performance 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/16 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 Color has a significant impact on people’s lives. It is a powerful communication tool and can be used to signal action, influence mood, and cause psychological reactions (Hemphil, 1996). Some teachers choose to print test on differently colored paper to prevent cheating but many studies have found an effect between colored paper and school performance. Previous studies have found that school performance was lower on test printed on colored paper compared to white paper. Specifically Skinner (2004) found that best performance was elicited by white paper. Using a between subject design, this study test the effects of color on school performance with pink, gray, and white paper. Bibliographic Citation Horton, LaTasha. "The Effects of Color on School Performance." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note Gale Lucas -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11643 Title Play Culture Over Five Decades Creator Malcom Archambault Subject children childhood play culture education Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/157 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. marchambault17@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Education -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11642 Title Bad Blood: A Crime Scene Investigator's Nightmare Creator Jessica Alexander Subject crime scene blood spatter blood pattern crime investigation Description This presentation was delivered on May 30, 2019 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth, OR). Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/156 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/16/2019, 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. jalexander16@mail.wou.edu http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11641 Title 2019 Academic Excellence Showcase Abstracts Creator Western Oregon University Date 2019-05-30 Type text Identifier aes/155 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/04/2019, 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 Abstracts for the 2019 Academic Excellence Showcase. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11621 Title 2019 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Date 2019-05-30 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/154 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/04/2019, 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 Proceedings from the 2019 Academic Excellence Showcase. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11620 Title 2016 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description Proceedings from the 2016 Academic Excellence Showcase at Western Oregon University. Date 2016-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/153 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 03/12/2019, 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11619 Title 2018 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Description Proceedings of the 2018 Academic Excellence Showcase at Western Oregon University. Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/152 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 03/12/2019, 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11618 Title Charles Dickens’ Corruption and Idealization Personified in Oliver Twist Creator Ellie Phillips Subject dickens corruption idealization oliver twist Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-02 Type Text Identifier aes/150 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/ Note Marjory Lange -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11617 Title Let's Bridge the Gap! Cross-Cultural Mentoring Creator Royce Carpenter Subject mentorship mentoring cross-cultural sign language diversity Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/149 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/ Department or school name within institution Deaf Studies/Professional Studies Note Elisa Maroney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11616 Title Interpreting in Church, Religious Settings and Beyond Creator Jennifer Kinnamon Subject church religion religious setting interpretation Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/148 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/ Department or school name within institution Deaf Studies/Professional Studies Note Elisa Maroney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11615 Title Facilitators and Barriers to Older Adults Engaging in Physical Activities Creator Elisa Moore Subject gerontology physical activity facilitation barrier aging mobility Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/147 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/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11614 Title Developing Self-Report Measures of Creative Process Behaviors Creator Avery Smith Caitlin Hochderffer David Foster Subject creative process self report measure psychometric creativity creative Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/146 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/ Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note David Foster -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11613 Title Rates of Decomposition by Sarcophagidae and Dermestidae Creator Ella Young Erik Hernandez Benjamin Phillips Subject decomposition rate sarcophagidae dermestidae soft tissue Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/145 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/ Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11612 Title The Effects of Larval Population Density and Social Interactions on Adult Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster Creator Nicholas Wanderscheid Eva Batenhorst Maria Franco Ramos Subject drosophila melanogaster fecundity larvae population density social interaction Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/144 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Kristin Latham-Scott; Michael Baltzley -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11611 Title Jorge Ramos Creator Stephanie Villalobos Subject jorge ramos mexico politics journalism activism author Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/143 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/ Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11610 Title Elizabethan Theatre and Clowns Creator Phoebe Thompson Subject elizabethan theatre clowns Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/142 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/ Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Michael Phillips -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11609 Title Rules of War: Chemical Weapons Creator Baily Tarabochia Subject war treaty chemical weapons prohibition hague geneva Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/141 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/ Department or school name within institution Public Policy/Administration Note Mary Pettenger, Mark Henkels -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11608 Title Alpha Ramble Creator Daniel Tapia Subject app mobile application alpha ramble game scramble scrabble Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/140 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/ Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Scot Morse -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11607 Title Why are Students So Apprehensive About Writing? Creator Justin Rush Subject aversion writing K-12 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/14 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 The research project explores the underlying experiences and causes behind the aversion many K-12 students hold toward writing. Consisting of a questionnaire, individual interviews, and a focus group, the study delves into students’ feelings and attitudes toward writing— allowing their voices to be heard, in the hopes of improving future writing instruction in schools. With the exorbitant amounts spent on writing remediation constantly climbing, student apprehension toward writing is a problem that must be addressed. This study seeks answers to this problem from the people who should know the most about it—the students. Bibliographic Citation Rush, J. (2012, May). Why are students so apprehensive about writing?. Poster session presented at the Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase, Monmouth, OR. Note Holly Eckles -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11606 Title Effects of Retreating Glaciers on Seasonal Water Availability Creator Makani Stormont Subject water shortage glaciers climate change streams fresh water water reservoirs Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/139 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/ Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11605 Title Preventing Veteran Suicide in Polk County, Oregon Creator Theresa Sterkel Tim Terkildsen Subject veteran suicide polk county oregon prevention veterans affairs mental health Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/138 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/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Patti Warkentin; Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11604 Title Seabeck: Service Learning Trip Creator Sean Stephen Subject deafblind service learning trip seabeck culture privilege disability Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/137 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/ Department or school name within institution Education Note CM Hall -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11603 Title Two Voices, One Trip: Queretaro Creator Kayla Searls Maidson Overholser Subject mexico teotihuacan mexico city Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/136 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/ Department or school name within institution Education Note Carmen Caceda; Bryan Dutton -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11582 Title Teaching Punctuation with Literature Creator Rachael Sawyer Subject punctuation literature pedagogy teaching public education Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text Identifier aes/135 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/ Note Cornelia Paraskevas -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11581 Title Naloxone: The Surgeon General's Answer to the Opioid Crisis Creator Jamie Rebman Subject naloxone surgeon general opioid opioid crisis overdose Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/134 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11580 Title Angela Davis: A Voice to Remember Creator BreAnna Rae Subject angela davis freedom activism oppression freedom Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text Identifier aes/133 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/ Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11579 Title Ice and Fire: An Analysis of Glacier-Volcano Interactions Creator Aaron Orr Subject glacier volcano interaction ice sheet hot spot stratovolcanoes apline mt. rainier Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/132 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/ Department or school name within institution Earth/Physical Science Note Melinda Shimizu -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11578 Title Effects of Off-Hand Constraint on Potential Free-Throw Accuracy Creator Colton Nelson Nick Oelrich Alfred Johnson Subject accuracy free throw off-hand constraint basketball shooting strap Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/131 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 The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the shooting strap instantly benefits athletes by significantly improving their technique, precision, and accuracy. The shooting strap is a product designed to help prevent the guide arm from interfering with the shooting arm as the shooting skill undergoes its process. The product is advertised as a tool for novice players that struggle keeping their guide arm/hand from pronating, interfering with the undergoing process of the shooting arm. Participants underwent three conditions (warm-up, strap, no strap) of 10 free-throw shots. Data collected during this study showed that there was no immediate benefit gained in precision during short term use. Data suggests the strap made the participant’s shots worse. Although the shooting strap may not be effective for short term use in increasing precision or accuracy, more studies need to be completed to determine if it has long term effectiveness in these areas. Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Brian Caster -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11577 Title Independence Heritage Museum Creator Lilly Miranda Subject museum collections exhibits storytelling Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/130 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 In rural Polk county the Heritage Museum of Independence preserves and displays over 175 years of history and maintains a connection to the local community through exhibiting surrounding community history to the broad public. Drawing upon participant observation and oral interviews I investigate how museums as institutions are influenced by the surrounding population and how the institution serves community needs through civic support and respect. As an entity funded by the city of Independence and supported by the Heritage Museum Society, this paper explores the Heritage Museum's mission and development of new ways in preserving the historical and cultural collections of oral history, art, and artifacts, which may not always fit appropriately with the museum's overall mission statement, donated by citizens of the mid-Willamette Valley. Interning for the Heritage Museum enhanced my appreciation for historical preservation. Collaborating with museum staff and society members, local support is rebuilt through special events such as the first annual birthday celebration, curation of a Native American exhibit, and a reestablished oral history project. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Kate Miller -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11576 Title Launching Language and Literacy Development Through Listening Creator Lauren Pangle Subject language development literacy audio books 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/13 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 To promote language development and literacy for my special needs students, I will audio record books so my students can listen to stories before they are used for whole group or small group instruction. The audio books will pre-teach vocabulary, model fluent and expressive reading, and guide comprehension. It is my hypothesis and my hope that by giving students the opportunity to interact with stories individually prior to interacting with them in a group setting; it will increase comprehension, vocabulary, language development, participation in group lessons, self-confidence and overall literacy development. Bibliographic Citation Pangle, Lauren. "Launching Language and Literacy Development Through Listening." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Note Chloe Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11575 Title How Water Affects the Rate of Soft Tissue Decomposition Creator Nathaniel Medeiros Haliegh Nagle Trey Morgan Subject water decomposition rate soft tissue Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/129 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 The rate of soft tissue decomposition is greatly affected by being submerged in water. The purpose of this research is to examine how water affects the rate of soft tissue decomposition. More specifically we will document differences between how pool water (containing chlorine), lake water, and salt water affect the rate of decomposition differently by submerging one domestic pig rib in each water source for an equal amount of time. One pig rib will be kept out of water to serve as the control for the experiment. We will be documenting the decompositional changes for each rib every week. Previous research suggests that just being in water, as opposed to buried in soil, alters the rate of decomposition because it allows for articulating joints to move in three dimensions. We want to investigate this further to see if different kinds of water will either speed up the rate of decomposition or slow it down. Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11574 Title Analyzing Leaders in the Technology Industry Creator Nicholas Marlas Sophia Dykast Emmitt Potter Leialoha Kekahuna Subject leaders technology industry leadership success Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/128 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 Students from BA 474 Business Leadership conducted a strategic leadership analysis of the Technology industry to determine what are some of the best leadership principles, qualities, skills, traits, etc. for senior leaders to be effective in this highly competitive and rapidly changing industry. Their leadership analysis included senior leaders from Airbnb, Microsoft, HP, and Uber. Department or school name within institution Business/Economics Note Paul Disney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11573 Title The Affects of Root Space Restriction on Helianthus annuus Creator Mekayla Malarkey Subject root root space restriction helianthus annuus crops plants Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/127 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 The plant root system functions in water/mineral absorption, food storage and anchoring for the plant’s shoot systems. When a plant is experiencing root restriction, it becomes more stressed. In this study, I aimed to investigate the relationship between root restriction and the physiological effects on Helianthus annuus; I hypothesized that H. annuus will experience reduced physiological function. Control plants (n=5) were grown in 7-Liter pots and root restricted plants (n=5) were grown in 9 cm pots. After four weeks of treatment with ample water and nutrients, a series of physiological and anatomical tests were performed. The root restricted plants had a decrease in both total leaf area and leaf area to mass ratio, but produced similar maximum photosynthesis rate per unit area as the control plants. The results of this study provided mixed results for my hypothesis, suggesting that the decrease in root volume negatively affects physiological and anatomical functions of the plant, but the plant is able to acclimate to the space it is planted in. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11572 Title Paranoia Creator Hannah Madland Subject paranoia app elimination framework api games image recognition Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/126 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 For people who want to play elimination-based live-action games, the Paranoia App is a mobile application that uses the Elimination Framework to host, join, and play in elimination-based games as well as updated their profile and view stats. Using image recognition, players will snap pictures of their targets which will be sent to the Elimination Framework for verification and new target assignment. Unlike current methods of playing elimination-based live-action games, Paranoia will remove the subjectivity that comes from a human moderator and human players determining a successful elimination as well as the need to carry around projectiles or physically tag your target. Department or school name within institution Computer Science Note Scot Morse -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11571 Title Connecting Students to Transformative Experiences Creator Karina Lopez Subject community internship program students professional development internship Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/125 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 As coordinator of the WOU Community Internship Program, I had the opportunity to work with WOU students and connect them with accessible academic and career relevant paid internships. Overseeing the program gave me the opportunity to strengthen my leadership skills by equipping interns with the support needed to be successful throughout their internship experience, as well as being a resource for them to grow professionally. I have improved my communication skills and expanded my connections within WOU Departments, which will help me in my future career aspirations. Note Kathryn Plummer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11570 Title Visual Communication Design Portfolio Creator Zhilin Li Subject portfolio design graphic design shilin li art photography animation Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/124 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/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11569 Title Visual Communication Design Portfolio Creator Peijie Lin Subject portfolio design graphic design peijie lin art Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/123 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/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11568 Title Antibiotic Resistance and Modern Agricultural Practices Creator Savannah Kumar Subject antibiotics resistance antibiotic agriculture bacteria microbiology Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/122 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/ Department or school name within institution Biology Note Sarah Boomer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11567 Title Comparison in Decomposition Rates in Freshwater and Surface Environments Creator Amber Knight Bailey Goodwin Elizabeth Diaz-Enriquez Subject decomposition rate freshwater surface environment Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/121 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/ Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11566 Title It Will All Be Over Soon Creator Byron Kimball Subject feminist feminism semiotics semiotic transsexual pornography Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/120 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/ Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Emily Plec; Dana Schowalter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11565 Title Putting Together the WOU Professional and Technical Writing Advisory Board Creator Byron Kimball Subject professional writing internship community internship program technical writing Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/119 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/ Note Lars Soderlund; Karina Lopez -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11564 Title The Drone Dilemma Creator Andrew Kelso Subject drone war on terror weaponized drone UAS unmanned aerial system Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/118 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/ Department or school name within institution Public Policy/Administration Note Mary Pettenger; Mark Henkels -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11563 Title Moodle User Guides Creator Benjamin Kahn Amy Spielmaker Subject open source moodle professional development user guide tutorial pedagogy Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/117 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/ Note Greg Zobel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11542 Title The Power of the Stars How Nuclear Fusion Could Power the Future Creator Ted Jones Subject fusion nuclear power energy Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/116 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/ Department or school name within institution Chemistry Note Arlene Courtney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11541 Title Classifying Regular Polytopes in Dimension 4 and Beyond Creator Brittany Johnson Subject classification regular polytopes dimension Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/115 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/ Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Leanne Merrill -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11540 Title Visual Communication Design Portfolio Creator Zhiying Huang Subject design portolfio graphic design environment Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/114 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/ Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11539 Title The Effect Video Games Have in Therapy to Treat Ailments in Children and Adolescents Creator Spencer Hart Danielle LaRocco Josh Spear Subject video games therapy children adoloscents child therapy learning disability cerebral palsy Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/113 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/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Amy Hammermeister -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11538 Title Visual Communication Design Portfolio Presentation Creator Margaret Harrington Subject design identity brand graphic design portfolio Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/112 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 As an inspired young designer, I spend a lot of my time questioning identities. Whether it’s my own identity or a clients, I have found solace in submerging myself into forming and developing engaging concepts and ideas. As a visual learner, I think of graphic design as the best form of problem solving - first concept, and then design. Throughout my design and sociology studies, I have developed in-depth methods of concept building through ethnographic and qualitative research to create brands, interactive media, illustrations, and beyond. I think a lot about human nature, sex and relationships, life and death, social problems and politics, and often reflect these ideas throughout my personal work. My interest in these subjects allows me to transform concepts, problems, and theories into visual solutions. Department or school name within institution Art Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11537 Title Sandy Peas: Can Pisum sativum Survive in Sandy Soil Creator Emily Gillett Subject peas soil sand sandy pisum sativum agriculture Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/111 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 As the world population continues to grow, we continue to expand the agricultural lands. Not every soil available is the most nutrient dense or ideally irrigated. It’s estimated that environmental stressors are increasingly contributing to the loss of crops (Macedo, A. F., 2011). Crops are needing to be grown in harsher environments than the ideal farmlands. Knowing what stressors a species can deal with and what will definitely destroy it can help farmers get more successful harvests in imperfect conditions. This experiment aims to test the resilience of pea plants (Pisum sativum) in sandy soil. If plants need nutrients to grow and maintain organs, then the lack of nutrients will inhibit growth by shorter height, lower leaf count, and more necrosis of leaves. Due to the nature of sand not holding water as well as typical soil may also lead to drought stress. In the experiments to follow, I looked at the possibility of both nutrient stress and drought stress affecting the growth, leaf count, water potential of the plants. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Ava Howard -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11536 Title Bigger and Better in Texas Creator Jessica Freeman Caitlyn Nakatsukasa Subject texas food bank houston recovery natural disaster relief recovery volunteer food insecurity Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/110 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/ Note Kathryn Plummer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11535 Title Sex Estimation Using Morphological Traits of the Skull Creator Elizabeth Salisbury Subject morphological traits forensic anthropology 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/11 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 Estimating the sex of an individual from skeletal remains can help in their identification. There are many methods that can be implemented to help assess the sex, but when only a skull is available, common morphological traits of the cranium and mandible can be used. Ten morphological traits were used to estimate the sex of the unknown skull. Using these ten characteristics, I was able to accurately conclude whether the skull came from a male or female individual. Bibliographic Citation Salisbury, Elizabeth. "Sex Estimation Using Morphological Traits of the Skull." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11534 Title Developing a Policy and Procedure Binder for the Polk County Resource Centers Creator Janine Egan Subject policy polk county procedure ohsu resource center Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/109 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/ Department or school name within institution Health/Exercise Science Note Angela Docherty -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11533 Title Improv in Dance Classes Creator Elizabeth Dunn Subject improv dance class forsythe contact steve paxton pedagogy Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/108 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/ Department or school name within institution Theatre/Dance Note Sharon Oberst -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11532 Title Venezuela in the News: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis Creator Sabra Duarte Subject venezuela news linguistics journalism presidential election reporting maduro Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/107 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/ Note Cornelia Paraskevas -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11531 Title "To the Tomb of an Unknown Friend" A Search for Missing Voices Creator Melanie Douville Subject cemetary chinese pioneer chinatown 1903 condemn oral history Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/106 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/ Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Kate Miller -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11530 Title Critiquing Feminism: A Trans Man Perspective Creator Aiden DeRoest Subject trans transman transmen gender equality feminism feminist Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text Identifier aes/105 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/ Department or school name within institution Communication Studies Note Dana Schowalter -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11529 Title Trauma to the Skull: How to Differentiate Bullet Type From Bullet Wound Creator Victoria Coe Jessica Alexander Jalen Mitchell Subject trauma bullet skull wound forensics forensic anthropology caliber guage Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/104 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/ Department or school name within institution Criminal Justice Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11528 Title "The Neighborhood is Changing" and Other Poems Creator Maria Cabrales Subject poem poetry spanish immigration immigrant bilingual gentrification Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text Identifier aes/103 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/ Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11527 Title S. O. S. Save Our Squirrels Creator Hailey Bushek Subject squirrels ecosystem threatened species food source urbanization Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/102 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/ Department or school name within institution Public Policy/Administration Note Mary Pettenger; Mark Henkels -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11526 Title Fantastic Topological Surfaces and How to Classify Them Creator Khorben Boyer Subject topological surfaces classification topology surface Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier aes/101 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/ Department or school name within institution Mathematics Note Leanne Merrill -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11525 Title The Dangers, Risks and Joys of Being Young Creator Kaitlin Boyer Subject poem youth religion sexual abuse poetry Description This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2018-06-01 Type Text Identifier aes/100 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 A collection of poems related to religion, sexual abuse and youth. Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11524 Title Dairy and Dairy Alternatives: Media Portrayal vs. Nutritional Facts Creator Megan Stinson Subject forensic anthropology dairy alternatives media 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/10 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 Many people use dairy alternatives in their everyday lives. In particular, society’s emphasis on low-fat, low-cal nutrition has created a huge desire for something other than milk in cereal, ice-cream, coffee etc., but are these alternatives actually healthier? In this project, I will examine the media portrayal of three major dairy alternatives, soy-milk, almond-milk, and rice-milk, and whether the nutritional truths, discovered through background research, back up the views and expectations of the consumer, as determined by a questionnaire. I will compare what people think is the healthiest with what the actual facts are. Bibliographic Citation Stinson, Megan. "Dairy and Dairy Alternatives: Media Portrayal vs. Nutritional Facts." Poster presented at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution Anthropology Note Misty Weitzel -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11523 Title 2006 Academic Excellence Showcase Proceedings Creator Western Oregon University Subject research university symposium undergraduate graduate Description This presentation was delivered on May 25, 2006 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth). Date 2006-05-31 Identifier aes/1 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11254 Title Zoot Suiters and Pachucos Creator Alyssa Penn Subject Zoot Suit Pachucos Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/370 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Alyssa Penn. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Alyssa Penn, karatepenn@hotmail.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11253 Title Young Ernesto Guevara and the Myth of Che Creator Dan Sprinkle Subject Ernesto Guevara Myth Che Date 6/6/2012 Type Text Identifier his/256 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11252 Title You Say You Want A Revolution: Slavery in Haiti and the United States in the Early 1800s Creator Owen Reutlinger Subject Slavery Haiti United States Revolution Saint Domingue Date 6/13/2019 Type Text Identifier his/270 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of [06/10/2019], this item is in copyright, which is held by [Owen Reutlinger]. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author [Owen Reutlinger at oreutlinger08@mail.wou.edu]. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This thesis will explore the remarkable success of the Haitian Revolution and its impact on slavery in the United States. The Haitian Revolution has been covered numerous times by historians and has sparked different themes, theories, and conclusions. One interesting angle is the white French plantation owners' overall role in the event. Their greed, cruelty, poor workforce management, and moral shortcomings contributed to the slave revolt, and the successful revolution shaped how the United States reacted and adapted its version of slavery. This paper examines what went wrong for the plantation owners while also considering what helped the slaves succeed. I argue that the plantation and slave owners inadvertently helped advance the revolution and when news of the Haitian revolt and refugees arrived in America, it ironically strengthened the pro-slavery views and policies in the United States in the early 19th century. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector, Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11251 Title Wrong Time? Wrong Place? Wrong Side? The Confederate Prison System Creator Patricia A Darling Subject Confederate prison Civil War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/287 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Patricia A. Darling. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11250 Title Women in Nazi Propaganda Creator Jonathan Moch Subject Nazi Propaganda Women Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/240 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11249 Title Without Bread or Work in the New Millennium: Effects of Argentine Economic Policy on the Crash of 2001 Creator Michael Granat Subject Argentina Argentine Economic Policy Crash 2001 Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/250 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11248 Title Winegrowing in Chile Creator Luke Martin Subject Wine Viticulture Agriculture Chile Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/388 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Luke Martin. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11247 Title Who Put the "Cuba" in the Cuban Missile Crisis Creator Gregory J. K. Garcia Subject Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis Date 6/10/2012 Type Text Identifier his/249 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11246 Title What Happened to the Radical Left in Mexico? Creator Dan Sprinkle Subject Mexico Politics Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/6/2013 Type Text Identifier his/365 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Dan Sprinkle. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Dan Sprinkle, dsprinkle08@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11245 Title United Fruit Company: The Banana Empire Creator Clinton Trimmer Subject Colonialism economics United Fruit Company Foreign Policy Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/301 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Clinton Trimmer. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11244 Title 'To The Dishonor of God': Religious Roots for Puritan Morality Laws During the Interregnum Creator Carter D Craig Subject Puritans Cromwell Interregnum Protectorate Morality Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/261 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract During the decade of the 1650s, England had no King or Queen. Instead, an increasingly monarchical parliamentary system of government reigned. This government was controlled by Puritans, a hardline sect of Protestant Christianity. Although they were a religious minority and their laws relating to morality were unpopular, the Puritans pursued these policies with religious zeal linking seemingly innocuous activities, such as cock-fighting or a may-pole celebration with the supposed evils of Catholicism. Legal documents such as “March 1654: An Ordinance for prohibiting Cock-matches” and “June 1657: An Act for the better observation of the Lord’s Day” ban activities based on associations with drinking and gambling, and then in a speech by Oliver Cromwell (1564), those activities are linked with Catholicism. This demonstrates the integral role religious thought played in Puritan laws. This project is the study of how one group with a radical vision of society used language to link domestic and foreign policy to Godliness and sin, despite a lack of popular support or resulting political gain. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11243 Title The Teutonic Order and the Baltic Crusades Creator Alex Eidler Subject Crusades Baltic Teutonic Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/273 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Alex Eidler. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Alex Eidler, alex@eidler.us. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract When people think of Crusades, they often think of the wars in the Holy Lands rather than regions inside of Europe, which many believe to have already been Christian. The Baltic Crusades began during the Second Crusade (1147-1149) but continued well into the fifteenth century. Unlike the crusades in the Holy Lands which were initiated to retake holy cities and pilgrimage sites, the Baltic crusades were implemented by the German archbishoprics of Bremen and Magdeburg to combat pagan tribes in the Baltic region which included Estonia, Prussia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The Teutonic Order, which arrived in the Baltic region in 1226, was successful in their smaller initial campaigns to combat raiders, as well as in their later crusades to conquer and convert pagan tribes. As an Order that focused on Eastern Europe and the Baltic, the Teutonic Order had to balance their relationship between both the papacy and other Christian kingdoms near the region, particularly the Holy Roman Empire. The Teutonic Order successfully balanced the support of the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy, to become a powerful theocratic state carrying out a mission of conquest and conversion in the Baltic region. Eventually the Teutonic Order, despite its success through the Baltic crusades, would eventually fail in the sixteenth century against a coalition of Mongol, Russian, and Turkish forces. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11222 Title The Templar Knights Creator Mark Rouska Subject Templar Knight Knights Templar Crusade Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/294 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Mark Rouska. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11221 Title The Tango Creator Michelle Haynes Subject Argentina Tango Dance Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/334 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Michelle Haynes. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11220 Title The State of Brazil Leading to WWI Creator Allan C Bacon Subject Brazil War World War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/5/2007 Type Text Identifier his/339 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Allan C. Bacon. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11219 Title The Shining Path Creator Michael Garrison Subject Peru Shining Path Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/356 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Michael Garrison. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11218 Title The Role of Oil Revenue and Politics in Delaying Industrial Diversity in 1970's Venezuela Creator Logan Gish Subject Oil Venezuela Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2002 Type Text Identifier his/363 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Logan Gish. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11217 Title The Role of Evita in Peron's Presidency Creator Monica Fleener Subject Argentina Eva Peron Juan Peron Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/358 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Monica Fleener. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11216 Title The Riurkid Dynasty's Relationship with the Orthodox Christian Church in Kievan Rus Creator David Siewell Subject Riurkid Dynasty Orthodos Christian Church Kiev Rus Kievan Rus Russia Date 6/11/2012 Type Text Identifier his/255 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11215 Title The Reagan Doctrine: A Narrow Avenue of Diplomacy in Nicaragua. Creator Ivan Garcia Hurtado Subject Reagan Foreign Policy Nicaragua Sandinistas Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/16/2004 Type Text Identifier his/316 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Ivan Garcia Hurtado. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11214 Title The Raid on Columbus, New Mexico: Pancho Villa's Vengeance or Something More? Creator Scott Wood Subject Pancho Villa New Mexico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/6/2001 Type Text Identifier his/322 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Scott Wood. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11213 Title The Progressive Era, the Depression, and the American Mental Institution System Creator Andrew Dobrowolski Subject Civic Medicine Asylums Mental Health Progressive Era Depression Era Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/262 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract The American Mental Health System in the United States was largely impacted in the early 20th century with the beginning of the Progressive Era, new approaches to rehabilitating and curing patients who were mentally ill, the rise of Psychiatry and the rise of the use of Mental Health Asylums, and the use of new treatments such as talking patients through their illnesses and using therapy methods to treat patients. Based on an internship at the Oregon State Archives, this presentation will examine the American Mental Health System in the Progressive Era through the Depression era. I have consulted patient files that look at life inside the Oregon State Hospital, how processes in the state archives work, and how specific cases from the files I looked at show the realities of asylum life during the Progressive Era. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11212 Title The Press and the Tet Offensive Creator Keith Gunter Subject Tet Offensive Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/288 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Keith Gunter. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11211 Title The Popularity of Argentine Tango Creator Mark Haner Subject Argentina Tango Dance Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/335 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Mark Haner. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11210 Title The Pioneer's Patron Creator Connor Edmonds Subject American Pioneer Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2003 Type Text Identifier his/325 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Connor Edmonds. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11209 Title The Need for Homefront Heroes: The Office of War Information And The Recruitment of Women Workers During World War II Creator Amy Stewart Subject War Women Workers Labor Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/2/1999 Type Text Identifier his/292 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Amy Stewart. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11208 Title The Mexican Revolution: The Women Forgotten Creator Kevin Saunders Subject Mexico Mexican Revolution Women Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/366 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Kevin Saunders. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Kevin Saunders, ksaunders12@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11207 Title The Mental Health Records of Progressivism from the Oregon State Hospital Creator Carliee M Leach-Provancha Subject Oregon State Hospital mental health Progressive Eugenics psychiatry Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/265 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract My active internship experience this Spring Term 2018 was with medical patients’ records from the 20th century Progressive era through to the Depression of the 1930s accessed from the Oregon State Archives. The records help to illuminate the existence of Progressive ideals to rehabilitate patients through institutionalization and rehabilitation and the new science of psychiatry. The sources and records show that the ideals of the Progressive reformers in Oregon fell short of the realities of the Oregon State Hospital. Using a Jane Doe file from the Oregon State Archives committed in 1921 and discharged in 1924 I use her personal experiences, through correspondence and nurses notes, to enlighten upon Progressive themes. Jane Doe’s file specifically illuminates where human rights were disregarded in the pursuit of Progressive attempts. My research also shows the pervasive terminologies and social ideologies, towards mental illness and healthy mating, that developed and still exist from the Progressive era. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11206 Title The Meaning of the Reliefs at the Temple of Abu Simbel Identifier his/81 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11205 Title The Legacy of Salvador Allende Creator Kelly Peterson Subject Salvador Allende Chile Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/346 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Kelly Peterson. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11204 Title The Legacy of Colombia's Hero: Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Creator Lindsey Kalin Subject Columbia Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/5/2005 Type Text Identifier his/350 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Lindsey Kalin. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11203 Title The Japanese in Brazil Creator Lucie Johnson Subject Japan Brazil Migration Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2005 Type Text Identifier his/351 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Lucie Johnson. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11182 Title The Irish Refuge: The Irish in Mexico and the Latin World Creator Brian D. Reese Subject Irish Ireland Mexico Migration Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 2/26/2013 Type Text Identifier his/367 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Brian D. Reese. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Brian D. Reese, bdr88@q.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11181 Title The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY): An Examination Creator Jason Corwin Subject Yugoslavia Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/2/1999 Type Text Identifier his/290 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jason Corwin. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11180 Title The Importance of the Expedition of Hernando De Soto in North America and its Historiographical Evolution. Creator Heather Hamilton Subject Hernando De Soto colonialism Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2000 Type Text Identifier his/300 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Heather Hamilton. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11179 Title The Impact of Mexican Cinema on the National Image and Spirit of Mexico Creator Stacy M Shell Subject Cinema Mexican Cinema Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/308 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Stacy M. Shell. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11178 Title The Impact of Chemical Weapons in World War I Creator Joshua M Shaw Subject Chemical Weapons World War War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2001 Type Text Identifier his/323 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Joshua M. Shaw. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11176 Title The First Black Republic Creator Mike Swinford Subject Haiti Haitian Independence Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/12/2004 Type Text Identifier his/304 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Mike Swinford. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11175 Title The Fall of the Brazilian Empire Creator Eric Peluschenko Subject Brazil Brazilian Empire Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/25/1999 Type Text Identifier his/297 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Eric Peluschenko. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11174 Title The End of an Empire: Pizarro's Conquest of Peru Creator Rhonda Baune Subject Pizzaro Peru Conquest Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2001 Type Text Identifier his/327 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Rhonda Baune. 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11173 Title The Economic Success of Porfirio Diaz's Presidency Creator Sarah Sprauer Subject Economics Porfirio Diaz Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/305 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sarah Sprauer. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11172 Title The Development of Chemawa: Analyzing the History and Purpose of Chemawa Indian School Creator Ryan Dowling Subject Chemawa Indian School Native American Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/5/2001 Type Text Identifier his/326 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Ryan Dowling. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11171 Title The Deported Mexican of the 1930s: A Social Response to an Economic Issue Creator Matt Lawyer Subject Mexico Deportation Economics Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/4/2013 Type Text Identifier his/371 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Matt Lawyer. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11170 Title The Cuban Revolution: Would It Have Started Without Fidel Castro? Creator Jacob Brown Subject Fidel Castro Cuba Cuban Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/378 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jacob Brown. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Jacob Brown, jbrown11@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11169 Title The Creation of a King: How Geoffrey of Monmouth Influenced the Story of King Arthur Creator Marcos Morales II Subject King Arthur Geoffrey of Monmouth Peredur Chivalry Marie de France Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/276 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Marcos Morales II. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Marcos Morales II at mmorales16@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1095-1155 CE) is one of the most influential writers on King Arthur. Prior to Geoffrey’s History of the Kings of Britain, there was little to no mention of the legendary king in early medieval historical texts. Geoffrey’s development of Arthur paved the way for future authors and storytellers to implement Integrate King Arthur in their work, developing and expanding the legend. This paper will utilize Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain and identify its influences in other Arthurian tales from the medieval period (eleventh century to sixteenth century) including Marie de France’s Lais, Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’arthur, and the Welsh folktale compilation, the Mabinogion. Analysis of these literary and historical sources demonstrates that other medieval authors used Geoffrey’s tale of King Arthur for political and social advancement when writing for nobility and also adapting and adding to the Arthur legend to fit their own cultural norms. Identifying how Geoffrey’s History of the Kings of Britain was adapted and spread is important in identifying what causes myths and legends to catch on and last well beyond the time of their creation. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11168 Title The Church in Argentinian Politics Creator Katie Keaton Subject Argentina Church Religion Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/333 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Katie Keaton. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11167 Title The Bracero Program and the Migration from Michoacán to Oregon: 1942-1995 Creator Martin Salinas Subject Bracero Program Michoacan Oregon Migration Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/259 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract Examines the Bracero Program and the decades after in a southwestern state in Mexico called Michoacán and looks at the unique historical migration patterns that links Michoacán to Oregon. Oral history interviews of Michoacán migrants who currently live in Oregon are an important component that will be observed in understanding the complicated migration patterns from Michoacán to Oregon. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11166 Title The Bolivian Revolution of 1952 Creator Daniel Van Winkle Subject Bolivia Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/6/2005 Type Text Identifier his/340 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Daniel Van Winkle. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11165 Title The Aztec Conquest: Surrender to God or Man Creator Rita Brubaker Subject Aztec Mesoamerica Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/286 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Rita Brubaker. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11164 Title The Amazon Rain Forest Creator Katherine Lankins Subject Amazon Rain Forest South America Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2007 Type Text Identifier his/332 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Katherine Lankins. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11163 Title The Accounts of the Falklands/Malvinas War and a Projection of the Future of the Islands Creator Luis A Loya Subject Argentina Falklands War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/389 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Luis A. Loya. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11142 Title The 1952 Bolivian Revolution Creator Hiromi Uera Subject Bolivia Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/341 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Hiromi Uera. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11141 Title Taishan and its Pilgrims Creator Jessica Strawn Subject Taishan China Pilgrim Society Chinese Mt Taishan Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/257 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11140 Title Stalin’s Collectivization: From an Idealistic View to a Defensive Stance, 1928-1934 Creator Kristopher Schendel Subject Stalin Collectivization Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/231 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11139 Title Social Environment Fostering Resistance: The Development of Candomblé in Brazil Creator Allison Thompson Subject Brazil Candomblé Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/381 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Allison Thompson. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11138 Title Slavery and the Caribbean Economy Creator Leslie Dooney Subject Slavery Caribbean Economy Barbados Jamaica Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/6/2004 Type Text Identifier his/317 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Leslie Dooney. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11137 Title Sendero Luminoso, Dias Obscuros: The Shining Path of Peru Creator Nelson Sigrah Subject Peru Shining Path Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/344 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Nelson Sigrah. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11136 Title Schießbefehl and the Issues of Retroactivity Within the East German Border Guard Trials Creator Keegan McMurry Subject Germany Honecker GDR FRG Guards Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/264 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract From 1961 to 1989, 327 people attempting to cross the border from East Germany to West Germany were killed while making the crossing. With the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and German reunification a year later, German courts began to address whether the border guards, their officers, or political leadership of the former East Germany should be tried for these deaths. If East Germany no longer existed, could West German laws be applied to these cases? This project examines this issue by examining trials that were conducted in the 1990s and the legal sources that examine this issue. Based on my research I argue that the trials, which were hastily organized, mistakenly went after the border guards instead of those that gave them, and broke the Reunification Treaty. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11135 Title Saint Augustine's Synthesis: A Brief Study of Early Christianity's Debt to Greek Philosophy Creator Ross Mailhiot Subject Saint Augustine Christianity Philosophy Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/283 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Ross Mailhiot. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11134 Title Restraint and Patient Agency: Institutional Control at the Oregon State Hospital in the 1920s Creator Hudson Kennedy Subject restraint therapy Oregon State Hospital mental health institutional control Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/268 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by . Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author, Hudson Kennedy at hak.football@gmail.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This thesis examines the experiences of female patients in mental health institutions in the early twentieth century using two patient medical files from the Oregon State Hospital in the 1920s as a case study. The two patient case files are examined for their content regarding the treatments given to patients in order to determine the rationale behind the treatments. This rationale would often cross the line between treatment and discipline. The treatments were chosen in reaction to the behaviors of the patients and were an attempt to control their bodies. The treatments examined are put into context with a comparison to the greater psychiatric medical field as presented by secondary scholarship. This scholarship includes the works of both medical historians such as Joel Braslow and social historians including John D’Emilio and Estelle Freedman. Through the examination of the two case files and secondary scholarship the therapeutic rationale of physicians is inspected. This thesis takes the narrative of two female patients from the Oregon State Hospital and orients them in the medical field of the period. An evolution of psychiatric treatment occurred from the 1890s through the 1950s and by analyzing the field in the 1920s this thesis presents a look at one point within this change. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen, Todd Shaffer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11133 Title Remembering The Challenger Mission 5l -L Creator Camber Brawand Subject Challenger NASA Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2000 Type Text Identifier his/282 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Camber Brawand. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11132 Title Reform, Revolution and Repression: The Rise and Fall of Salvador Allende Creator Sam Summers Subject Salvador Allende Chile Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/342 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sam Summers. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11131 Title Rastafarianism in Jamaica Creator Scott Bushbaum Subject Jamaica Rastafarianism Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/377 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Scott Bushbaum. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Scott Bushbaum, sbushbaum08@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11130 Title Radicals and Vigilantes: A Discussion and Comparison of Class Conflict in Everett and Centralia, Washington, 1916-1919. Creator Eben Pullman Subject Class Conflict Washington Vigilante Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/29/2000 Type Text Identifier his/328 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Eben Pullman. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11129 Title Racial Hatred Among Confederate Soldiers During the American Civil War: Murder and Atrocities Committed by the Soldiers as a Tactic of Intimidation Creator Clinton Jacobsen Subject American Civil War War Confederate Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2000 Type Text Identifier his/330 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Clinton Jacobsen. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11128 Title Puerto Rico: A Unique Place Creator Jonathan Tipton Subject Puerto Rico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/303 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jonathan Tipton. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11127 Title Protective Labor Legislation: How Oregon Attached Motherhood to Working Women Creator Chloe Miller Subject Women Labor Progressive Era Muller v. Oregon Date 6/11/2021 Type Text Identifier his/285 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 7/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Chloe Miller. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author cjmiller16@wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Increased focus on working conditions with the rise of women adrift leaving home to look for work at the turn of the 20th century led to a massive wave of reform in the Progressive Era called protective labor legislation. This legislation would aim to aid women workers in securing shorter hours, higher wages and better working environments, but ultimately was met with contention. To achieve the goal of protecting women, women’s organizations like the Consumers’ League of Oregon adopted the idea of difference theory which stated that men and women are fundamentally different, and took to the courts. This research showcases the importance of difference theory in the approval of women’s labor rights in Oregon and highlights that while protection was granted, it was at the expense of women’s identities as laborers. Sex-based legislation might have convinced the supreme courts that women deserved protection, but it also convinced the courts that women would never be equal to men. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11126 Title Projections of Complicity: Narratives of Rape Survivors in Wartime Bosnia, 1992-1995 Creator Jennifer Ross Subject Rape Survivor Complicity War Bosnia 1992 1995 Narrative Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/254 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11125 Title Porfirio Diaz and the Railroads of Mexico Creator David M. Price Subject Porfirio Diaz Mexico Railroad Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2013 Type Text Identifier his/369 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by David Price. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author David Price, dprice11@wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11124 Title Porfiriato Creator Jose J Sandoval Subject Porfirio Diaz Mexico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/309 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jose J. Sandoval. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11123 Title Pinochet Creator Craig Lockhart Subject Chile Pinochet Dictator Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2007 Type Text Identifier his/390 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Craig Lockhart. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Craig Lockhart, clockha@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11103 Title Pancho Villa and the Lord of the Skies: Narcocorridos in the Mexican Corrido Tradition Creator Sarah Goldsworthy Berry Subject Pancho Villa Narcocorridos Mexico Mexican Corrido Date 6/13/2011 Type Text Identifier his/238 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11102 Title Oregon's 1960s Woman Creator Melanie Pinard Subject Oregon Women 1960s Date 6/13/2011 Type Text Identifier his/241 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11101 Title Omitting the Numbers: How Estimates of Slave Trafficking from Mexico to the United States Have Disappeared from the Public Sphere. Creator Maureen Dean Subject Slavery Slave Trafficking Mexico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/11/2013 Type Text Identifier his/376 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Maureen Dean. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Maureen Dean, maureendianedean@gmail.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11100 Title Norway at War: The Great Resistance to the Nazis During World War II Creator Benjamin J Shook Subject Norway Nazi World War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/1999 Type Text Identifier his/293 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Benjamin J. Shook. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11099 Title New England Order A Discourse of the Society that Developed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Creator Christopher Malmberg Subject New England Massachusetts Bay Colony Society Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/251 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11098 Title NAFTA: Assessing the Decade of Hopes and Failures Creator Bret Cochrun Subject NAFTA policy foreign policy Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/319 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Bret Cochrun. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11097 Title Modern Architecture in Brazil: The New Capital of Brasilia Creator Ashley Barnes Subject Architecture Brazil Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/338 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Ashley Barnes. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11096 Title Misinformed but Well Meaning: "Ethnic Cleansing" and United States Newspaper Coverage of the Bosnian War From 1992-1995 Creator Brant Cheeley Subject Bosnia media newspaper United States Yugoslavia Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/269 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Brant Cheeley. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author, Brant Cheeley at bracheeley@gmail.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The Bosnian War and the atrocities that accompanied it headlined media sources around the world from 1992 to 1995. Journalists who covered the war later produced memoirs of their time within the region. These accounts influenced the views and language of other journalists who wrote for newspapers in the United States at the time. This can be seen through the development of common language among journalists, such as the term “ethnic cleansing.” This project examines articles from United States newspapers, from their early coverage of the conflict to their later efforts to encourage American intervention in Bosnia. These newspapers guided their readership to support an interventionist policy by the United States, which was realized in the Dayton Agreement. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11095 Title Mexico's Mormon Colonies: 1876 to Revolution Chihuahua and Sonora Farmers Creator Sean Waterbury Subject Mormon Mormonism Mexico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/364 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sean Waterbury. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11094 Title Mental Illness Ideologies and the Asylum: Individual Case Files from the Oregon State Hospital Creator Erika Dyer Subject Mental Illness civic medicine mental hospital Dr. Steiner asylum Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/266 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract The treatment and care of the mentally ill in the U.S. has been a topic that has been heavily criticized over the years because of the extreme abuses and lack of compassion that existed in society towards those who were mentally ill. During the Progressive Era and the Depression steps toward progress and reform were being taken and this included the concepts of civic medicine and new science. While steps were taken forward using these new ideas and modes of treatment there were still areas where steps backwards were taken such as in the Eugenics movement and patient abuse. My internship at the Oregon State Archives allowed me a closer look at the individual female patients’ records and gives an inside look at what life was really like in an asylum. These records show the popular beliefs and ideologies that existed regarding mental illness. The patient case files showed how civic medicine and psychiatry was being implemented to help care for the mentally ill and shows the areas where more reform was needed. Through my examination of these patients’ records the real story of what life was like living in the Oregon State Hospital from these patients’ perspective will be shown. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11093 Title Mental Hospitals and their Effect on Race and Gender in the 1920s Creator Dayna Ragasa Subject race gender mental illness Oregon State Hospital therapy Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/271 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Dayna Ragasa. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Dayna Ragasa at dragasa15@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Mental illness in the United States has been part of a complex history. Many details of mental hospitals and the treatment of its patients have been omitted from popular literature and media. These patients were subjected to harsh treatment and forced to undergo extreme therapies that doctors claimed would improve their condition. In particular, female patients were also affected by the events that occurred during the early twentieth century, namely World War I and the Great Depression, and the stigmas of race and gender that they caused. Mental illness remained an understudied topic for much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but historians in recent decades have taken up the task of studying mental illness and revealing mistakes and challenges of the past. This paper incorporates the work of these historians, such as Joel Braslow and Gerald Grob, as well as the examination of two female patient files from Oregon State Hospital in the 1920s. These patients and their institutionalization served as a reflection of society and how it affected the concept of mental illness during that time period. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11092 Title Making Tracks in Mexico Creator Katie Lane Subject Railroad train infrastructure Mexico Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/315 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Katie Lane. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11091 Title Machismo: Women Oppression? Creator Jessica Fregoso Subject Machismo Latin America Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/357 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jessica Fregoso. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11090 Title Los Vicos: A Profile of a Peace Corps Initiative in the Peruvian Andes Creator Jack Ingram Subject Peru Peace Corps Andes Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/298 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jack Ingram. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11089 Title Life Experiences of Mexican and Mexican-American Students: Migrant Education Program, Salem/Keizer School District Creator Anna I Munoz Subject Salem Keizer School District Migrant Education Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/29/2002 Type Text Identifier his/362 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Anna I. Munoz. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11088 Title Leadership During the Cuban Revolution Creator Leslee Moore Subject Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/312 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Leslee Moore. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11087 Title Leader of the Revolution; Pancho Villa Creator Andrea Bijan Subject Pancho Villa Mexico Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/379 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Andrea Bijan. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Andrea Bijan, abijan09@wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11086 Title Judah Benjamin: The Man and the Statesman Creator Neil Schaefer Subject Judah Benjamin Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2002 Type Text Identifier his/324 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Neil Schaefer. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11085 Title Juan Manuel de Rosas and His Life Creator Brian Sprague Subject Juan Manuel de Rosas Argentina Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2005 Type Text Identifier his/343 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Brian Sprague. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11064 Title Juan Manuel De Rosas Creator Jeff Neal Subject Juan Manuel De Rosas Argentina Buenos Aires Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2005 Type Text Identifier his/347 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jeff Neal. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11063 Title Japanese American Internment Camps: Resistance and Perseverance Creator Nicholas H Sieber Subject Japanese American Internment Camps Date 6/12/2020 Type Text Identifier his/281 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/12/2020, this item is in copyright, which is held by Nicholas H. Sieber. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Nicholas H. Sieber nsieber17@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This thesis examines the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II from the internees’ side, the side of the United States government and the general non-Japanese American population’s side. It examines three key aspects of internment from the Japanese American perspective: initial feelings of the camps and their conditions; the ways in which Japanese Americans maintained a traditional life during internment or, particularly in the case of Japanese American women, found new opportunities through internment to break with certain traditions; and how both age and gender played a role in their perception of events as well as their ability to resist internment. Oral history interviews with Japanese Americans who were interned provide the main primary source information. Military documents of camp examinations and newspaper articles show the racist climate of the United States during internment. Using these primary sources in conjunction with secondary scholarship from some of the most respected names in Asian American Studies, Roger Daniels, Linda Tamura and Valarie Matsumoto, who have all written extensively on the topic, a better understanding of the experiences Japanese Americans had in the internment camps can be gained. Japanese Americans resisted both racism and internment during this time. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11062 Title Jamaica: The True Culture Creator Rhyan Sonis Subject Jamaica Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/307 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Rhyan Sonis. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11061 Title Jacek Kuron: An Activist of Solidarity's Future Creator Brandon C Meredith Subject Poland Activism Kuron Activism Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/263 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract “Jacek Kuron: An Activist of Solidarity’s Future” In 1980, Solidarity became the first independent trade union in communist Poland. As an opposition movement in the 1980s, Solidarity promoted the rights of Polish citizens through working with the Polish Party-State. The work of Jacek Kuron laid the foundation for Solidarity through opposition movements in the 1960s and 1970s. Jacek Kuron started his activist career in graduate school where he released an “Open Letter to the Party” in 1964. In the letter Kuron accused party officials that they are not following a true communist agenda. Kuron’s activism later led to the creation of Committee for the Defense of Workers (1976) and eventually to Solidarity (1980). Many scholarly accounts of Solidarity mention Kuron briefly with accounts of him being an influential part of Solidarity and how he was an advisor for the group that used his experiences to direct how things needed to be done even from prison. This project focuses on the oppositional activities of Kuron whose moderate stance guided opposition movements towards a worker’s democracy. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11060 Title Insatiable Shipyards: The Impact of the Royal Navy on the World's Forests, 1200-1850 Creator Patrick Melby Subject Royal Navy Forest Britain Date 6/11/2012 Type Text Identifier his/252 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11059 Title Influence of Chilean Independence: From Napoleon to the Enlightenment Creator Jennifer Patterson Subject Chile Independence Napoleon Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/384 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jennifer Patterson. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Jennifer Patterson, jepatterson05@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11058 Title In Search of the Wild West: A Depiction of the Historical Gunfighter Creator Nick Murga Subject Wild West gunfighter American West Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2000 Type Text Identifier his/329 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Nick Murga. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11057 Title Immigrants, Mental Health, and the Oregon State Hospital Creator Andres Alvarez Subject Immigrants Oregon mental health Oregon State Hospital women Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/267 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/21/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Andres Alvarez. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author, Andres Alvarez: awalvarez16@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This Senior thesis examines the treatment and care of immigrants who found themselves within the confines of the Oregon State Hospital in the early 20th century. During the Progressive Era (1890-1920) there was a rise in the use of mental health institutions and along with it came patients from various backgrounds. Many patients were admitted either voluntarily or by others in good faith for recovery from their mental ailments. Others however, fell victim to mental institutions being used to work against marginalized groups during this time. Two case files show individual examples of immigrants who were put in the State Hospital in the early 20th century and display how they were treated within and without the walls of the hospital. With the support of secondary sources from scholars like Joel Braslow, Susan Burch, and John D’Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, practices within the Oregon State Hospital are analyzed. There is also an emphasized investigation on how mental health institutions operated against marginalized groups in the early 20th century. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11056 Title Ideological Conflict Between Jorge Luis Borges and Juan Domingo Peron Creator Keith Brown Subject Argentina Politics Jorge Luis Borges Juan Domingo Peron Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/336 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Keith Brown. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11055 Title How U.S. Ambition Put the World on the Brink of Nuclear War: A Comprehensive Look at the Cuban Missile Crisis Creator Cory Minick Subject Cuban Missile Crisis Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 2/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/313 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Cory Minick. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11054 Title Hiroshima: The Personal and Political Factors that Led to President Truman's Decision Creator Patricia Decock Subject Hiroshima War Nuclear Weapon Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2002 Type Text Identifier his/299 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Patricia Decock. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11053 Title Grenada Invasion Creator Sarah Rossos Subject Grenada Communism Invasion Caribbean Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/310 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sarah Rossos. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11052 Title Gender and the Salem Witchcraft Trials Creator Josephine Colburn Subject Gender Women Salem Witchcraft Trail Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/248 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11051 Title Following the White Line: Regarding the Involvement of the CIA in Nicaraguan Drug Running Creator Nicholas Tipton Subject CIA Nicaragua Drugs Foreign Policy Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/9/2004 Type Text Identifier his/302 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Nicholas Tipton. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11050 Title Falkland Islands War: After the Fact Creator Justin GaVette Subject Falkland Islands War Argentina Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/355 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Justin GaVette. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11049 Title Failure, What Haiti Prepared For, or What They Were Dealt Creator Drew A. Larson Subject Haiti Haitian Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/372 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Drew Larson. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Drew Larson, dlarson11@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11048 Title Eugenics In Practice at the Oregon State Hospital Creator Damon Solomos Subject Eugenics Oregon State Hospital mental illness Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/277 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Damon E. Solomos. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Damon Solomos at dsolomos17@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This paper explores the use of Eugenics and radical experimental therapies as societal control methods. Using patient case files from the 1920s at the Oregon State Mental Hospital, the story of two patients that were committed is explored. Each patient had treatment and, in some cases, abuses at the hands of the state institutions. In many cases treatment was used as control under the guise of cure. Using the works of social and medical historians to place context on the socially acceptable practices of the time, the paper builds an understanding of the state mental hospital. Through government files such as legislation, patient medical files, Eugenics Board of Oregon files, and death certificates, the patient’s life stories are recreated and explored. With insufficient staff, insufficient funding, and sever overcrowding of the state institutions, the need for control of patients became paramount. Treatments like Eugenics, hydrotherapy, and isolation and restraint became control measures hidden behind a veil of treatment and cure. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11047 Title Ernesto "Che" Guevara, His Impact on South America and the World Creator Mark Haner Subject Che Guevara Cuba Cuban Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/354 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Mark Haner. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11046 Title Emiliano Zapata and the Class of Revolutionaries Creator Curtis Holbert Subject Zapata Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/374 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Curtis Holbert. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Curtis Holbert, cholbert10@wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11045 Title El Camino Real: Commercial Trade Route to Santa Fe Creator Jodi R Harrison Subject El Camino Real Santa Fe Trade Date 1/1/2018 Type Text Identifier his/260 Language eng Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Abstract “El Camino Real: Commercial Trade Route to Santa Fe” The Royal Road of the Interior Land served as the sole trade and supply route to the frontier regions of New Spain for the better part of three centuries. The eighteenth century mission colony of Santa Fe was the northern terminus of El Camino Real. Caravan trade parties that traveled the near 1,600-mile route were the only means for buying and selling goods in Santa Fe. Native laborers were the backbone of the self-sustaining colony and manufactured numerous trade exports. The combination of Native American contributions and merchant trade on El Camino Real were the reasons for Santa Fe’s ultimate survival as a permanent settlement. I will be examining letters by two eighteenth century governors of New Mexico one of which provides requests and information on supplies needed to be sent overland for mission upkeep. Additionally, colonial era textiles provide an insightful example of commodities produced by Pueblo artisans for trade and purchase of needed imports. Sources from the Spanish and the natives provide some balance in contextualizing trade systems on El Camino Real. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11024 Title Diplomatic Relations between Russia, China and Mongolia: The Creation of the Mongolian People's Republic, 1881-1924 Creator Jeffery Pittsenbarger Subject Mongolia Soviet Union China 1881-1924 Mongolian People's Republic Date 6/12/2020 Type Text Identifier his/278 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/12/2020, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jeffery Pittsenbarger. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Jeffery Pittsenbarger at jpittsenbarger18@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Beginning with an agreement between China and Russia in 1881, Mongolia was faced with a series of unfair treaties that prevented them from becoming independent from China. This thesis examines the agreements and treaties made between China, Russia and Mongolia between 1881 and 1924 to illustrate how the Mongolian People’s Republic formed as a direct result of unfavorable diplomatic relations between the three nations. However, due to the wording of these agreements, Russia never acknowledged Mongolia’s autonomy from China making Mongolia's push for independence difficult to achieve. With China facing the Revolution of 1911, Mongolia seized independence only to be stripped of this independence by China in 1919. Key revolutionaries formed two groups that eventually merged in 1920 to form The Mongolian People's Republic. These revolutionaries went into Russia to find aid in pushing the Chinese out of their country again. In 1921, a White Army General Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg invaded Urga, driving out the Chinese. China refused to retaliate or act on the behest of the Mongolian people allowing the Soviet Union to act instead. In late 1921 the Soviet Union executed the Baron and liberated Mongolia from both China and Tsarist Russia in one act. With China unwilling to act, they had effectively ceded their influence over Mongolia to the Soviet sphere of influence in which the Soviet Union backed the establishment of the MPR in 1924. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11023 Title Developing the Final Frontier: Brazil and the Amazon Jungle in the 20th Century Creator Laura Soules Subject Brazil Amazon Rain Forest Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/3/2007 Type Text Identifier his/383 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Laura Soules. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Laura Soules, lsoules@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11022 Title Derek Walcott's Internal Conflicts & His Influence on Caribbean Culture, Individuality and History Creator Michael Soriano Subject Derek Walcott Caribbean Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/306 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Michael Soriano. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11021 Title Death Squads: The Hidden Killers of Colombia Creator Cullen Rance Subject Colombia paramilitary Alvaro Uribe Castano Corruption Date 6/10/2020 Type Text Identifier his/274 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2020, this item is in copyright, which is held by Cullen Rance. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Cullen Rance, crance17@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This thesis highlights the origins of paramilitary death squads in Colombia and further examines the background of their relationship with the military and government. In 1948, the assassination of liberal leader Jorge Gaitan led to a period of political unrest known as “La Violencia.” This situation jeopardized Colombia’s alliance with the United States, and American advisors recommended the creation of civil defense patrols to combat communism. Consequently, military forces allied to the government operated in rural Colombia against communist supporters. There was, however, little control over these troops, and its members committed multiple crimes, including mass murder. Those who stood against them, such as prosecutor Ivan Gomez, faced death threats and witnessed the assassination of colleagues, while corrupt justices and politicians did not intervene. Therefore, the close association between the Colombian government and the paramilitaries has resulted in the lack of prosecution of these death squads for their crimes. To approach this topic, I will use interviews with members of the AUC, which was the largest paramilitary group in Colombia, and Human Rights Watch reports. I will also look at works of many historians who examine how the Colombian military cooperates with paramilitaries, enables their crimes, and prevents their prosecution. Department or school name within institution History Note Ricardo Pelegrin -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11020 Title Cuban Missile Crisis Creator Timothy Berkey Subject Cuba Cold War Cuban Missile Crisis Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/380 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Timothy Berkey. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Timothy Berkey, tberkey11@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11019 Title Cuba Independence and United States Intervention Creator Ronnie Leslie Subject Cuba Independence Intervention Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/2004 Type Text Identifier his/314 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Ronnie Leslie. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11018 Title Confronting the Early Relationship Between the United States and Saudi Arabia Creator Alexandra Bell Subject Saudi Arabia U.S. Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/275 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Alexandra Bell. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Alexandra Bell at abell17@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Saudi Arabia has remained a staunch ally of the United States since 1945, the early days of the Cold War. The U.S. focused on Saudi Arabia as an ally in Southwest Asia mainly because of the U.S.’s need for oil in a modernizing world. But as the Cold War continued, Saudi Arabia served as a strong agent against the spread of Communism in the region. As the self-proclaimed Islamic leader to the Arab world, Saudi Arabia held, and continues to hold, significant influence over Arab nations in Southwest Asia. The U.S.’s promise of protection for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lasted through the Cold War, which insinuates that the U.S. planned to use its connection with Saudi Arabia to expand its influence over the wider region known as the Middle East. Letters between U.S. presidents and the Saudi Arabian monarchy, letters between the U.S. State Department and officials of Saudi Arabia, and Western newspaper articles covering Saudi Arabia between 1945 and 1953 are the main sources used to examine the relationship established between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. The U.S.’s intention in Southwest Asia was not only to stop the spread of Communism or protect American oil, but establish an authoritative presence in Southwest Asia through an alliance with Saudi Arabia. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11017 Title Communist Involvement in the French Resistance Creator Nicholas Werner Subject French Resistance Communism Date 12/30/2021 Type Text Identifier his/393 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 12/30/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Nicholas Werner. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Nicholas Werner by emailing him at Chickenlittle2006@msn.com http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11016 Title Communism in Chile Creator Kristy Holstein Subject Communism Chile Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/28/2005 Type Text Identifier his/353 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Kristy Holstein. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11015 Title Colonization of Cyrene: A Historiographic Perspective Creator Robert Richards Subject Colonization Cyrene Historiography Date 4/30/2011 Type Text Identifier his/242 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11014 Title Che Guevara: The Man Who Became a Myth. Creator Jessica Bottaro Subject Che Guevara Cuba Cuban Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/361 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jessica Bottaro. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11013 Title Che Guevara: Maoist or Leninist? Creator Phillip Myers Subject Che Guevara Maoism Leninism Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/387 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Phillip Myers. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11012 Title Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution Creator Timothy Husselbee Subject Che Guevara Cuba Cuban Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/373 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Timothy Husselbee. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11011 Title Carnival: The Party of All Parties Creator Jeff Oster Subject Carnival Celebration Party Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/385 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jeff Oster. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11010 Title Carlota, an Untold Story Creator Tim Devlin Subject Carlota Mexico Emperor Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/14/2013 Type Text Identifier his/375 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Tim Devlin. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11009 Title Brazil: From Monarchy to Republic Creator Janna Moser Subject Brazil Monarchy Government Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/348 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Janna Moser. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11008 Title Brazil and Racism: Examining the Unified Black Movement, 1970-2000 Creator Max Laine Subject Brazil Racism Afro-Brazilian Civil Rights Date 6/29/2022 Type Text Identifier his/391 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/29/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by Maxwell Laine. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Max Laine maxlaine175@gmail.com. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In 1978, two events changed the current understanding of race in Brazil. The killing of a Black worker who died while in police custody, and the dismissal of four black volleyball players because the manager didn’t want to inspire more Black players to join the team and lose white customers who were against the inclusion of Afro-Brazilians. These two events inspired the creation of the Unified Black Movement (MNU) a month after the events occurred, leading to the challenging of social apartheid which had been implemented by Brazilian society this day leading to an increase in Black Consciousness through the change of when Black history day was and an overall push towards racial equality through legislation changes made to the Brazilian constitution, that’s continued to this day. The Unified Black Movement ended up becoming the most influential black mobilization group since Brazilian abolition occurred in 1888. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11007 Title Brazil and Coffee Creator Josh Roll Subject Brazil Coffee Economy Politics Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2005 Type Text Identifier his/345 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Josh Roll. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11006 Title Bolivian Revolution Creator Sarah Crocker Subject Bolivia Bolivian Revolution Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/360 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sarah Crocker. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/11005 Title Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Argentina in the Second World War Creator Joshua M Hannan Subject Argentina World War II Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 1/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/289 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/21/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Joshua M. Hannan. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10984 Title Baseball in Latin America: Creating a Culture Around a Game Creator Aaron Davis Subject Baseball Latin America Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/8/2004 Type Text Identifier his/318 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Aaron Davis. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10983 Title Argentina's Immigration Legislation Creator Mindy Nichols Subject Argentina Immigration Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/5/2007 Type Text Identifier his/386 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Mindy Nichols. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Mindy Nichols, mnicho1@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10982 Title Argentina's Dirty War Creator Steven B Stone Subject Argentina War Dirty War Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/2/2007 Type Text Identifier his/382 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Steven B. Stone. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10981 Title Argentina Under the Military, 1976-1983 Creator Sarah Beisell Subject Argentina Military Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/4/2007 Type Text Identifier his/337 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Sarah Beisell. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10980 Title Archeology: Butting Heads and Losing Ground Creator Erica Meyer Subject Andes Archeology Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/349 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Erica Meyer. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10979 Title Analysis of Peter the Great's Social Reforms and the Justification of the Reactions from the General Public Creator Devan Walsh Subject Peter the Great Russia Tsar Reform Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/258 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10978 Title American Occupation of Mexico City Creator Trevor Prow Subject Mexican–American War Mexico City Occupation Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/7/2013 Type Text Identifier his/368 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/29/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Trevor Prow. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Trevor Prow, tprow12@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10977 Title American Incursion into Cuba: The Bay of Pigs Creator Robert Moore Subject Cold War Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/311 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Robert Moore. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10976 Title Actualization of Calvin’s Eucharistic Theology in Geneva Creator Austin Jones Subject John Calvin Reformation Geneva Eucharist Religion Date 6/10/2019 Type Text Identifier his/272 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/10/2019, this item is in copyright, which is held by Austin Jones. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author Austin Jones at ajones18@mail.wou.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This paper identifies the links between Calvin’s theology, as laid out in his exegetical, political, and administrative writings and the policies that he put in place during his tenure as preacher in Geneva. The process of actualized theology which occurred within the spheres of liturgical, sacramental, and ecclesiastical changes demonstrates a more direct link between Calvin and the construction of a religious community in Geneva than the Confessionalization thesis holds. The paper addresses the historiographical failings of both historians who have sought to politicize Calvin to suit modern ideological frameworks, and historians who have ignored the links between structural and theological adaptations that occurred during the Reformation. The paper looks specifically at the development of eucharistic theology by Calvin, and how that intellectual development shaped the sacramental customs of the Lord’s Supper and the liturgy surrounding it. Additionally the paper observes a connection between Calvin’s thought on reconciliation within the Bible, such as the process of on hands, and the approach Calvin had towards punishment and reconciliation of sinners and criminals within the Genevan community. This paper argues that the application of the Confessionalization thesis, whereby the state leads the process of confession building in a preceding movement towards Early Modern centralization, does not apply to the early Genevan Reformed church and the process of confession building was, instead, led principally by Calvin. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10975 Title A Means to an End: August von Haxthausen, Russian Serfdom and Emancipation in Nineteenth Century Russia Creator Daniel Pierre Subject Russia Russian Serf Serfdom August von Haxthausen Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/1/1999 Type Text Identifier his/296 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Daniel Pierre. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10974 Title A Marriage of Convenience: The Pre-War Relationship Between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union Creator Stephen Calkin Subject Germany Nazi Soviet Union Russia Pre-War Date 6/13/2011 Type Text Identifier his/236 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10973 Title A Fork in the Road: The Catilinarian Conspiracy's Impact on Cicero's Relationships with Pompey, Crassus and Caesar Creator Jeffrey Larson Subject Cicero Pompey Crassus Caesar Catilinarian Conspiracy Date 6/13/2011 Type Text Identifier his/239 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10972 Title [Salvador Allende] Creator Matthew Jirges Subject Salvador Allende Chile Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2005 Type Text Identifier his/352 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Matthew Jirges. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10971 Title "Women in the Zapatista Movement" Creator Adelina Chavez Subject Zapatista Women Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/11/2004 Type Text Identifier his/320 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Adelina Chavez. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10970 Title "Viva Villa!" Pancho Villa's Motivation for Anti-American Attacks Creator James Callahan Subject Pancho Villa Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 3/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/321 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by James Callahan. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10969 Title "If I Want Something, It Just Seems to Happen": Miles Davis and the Evolution of Modern Jazz in Post World War II Society. Creator Jamison A Johnson Subject Miles Davis Jazz Music Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/3/1999 Type Text Identifier his/284 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jamison A. Johnson. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10968 Title "Hoover Dam: The Events, Politicians and the Political Era That Inspired Its Construction" Creator Cody Allen Hull Subject Hoover Dam Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/30/2000 Type Text Identifier his/331 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/27/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Cody Allen Hull. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10967 Title "Descend, descend, and be damned throughout the ages.": Pope Gregory VII and the Dictatus Papae Creator Christopher J. Perkins Subject Pope Gregory VII Dictatus Papae Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/228 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10966 Title "Chilean Economic Expansion and the Effects of the Forest Industry on the Environment" Creator Andrew Erickson Subject Chile Environment Economy Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 5/31/2005 Type Text Identifier his/359 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/28/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Andrew Erickson. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/10965 Title "Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Reconstruction of the West" Creator Jeffrey R Prater Subject Abraham Lincoln Republican Reconstruction Description Access file scanned at 300 dpi (Black and White) using Capture Perfect 3.1 on a Canon DR-9050C in PDF format. Access file converted to 300 dpi (Black and White) .pdf with compression and textual OCR using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (2015 version). Date 6/3/1999 Type Text Identifier his/295 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/22/2021, this item is in copyright, which is held by Jeffrey R. Prater. 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7538 Title Mao Zedong's "Anarcho-Marxist" Vision Revisited Creator Caleb Yankus Subject Mao Mao Zedong Marxism Anarcho-Marxism Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/217 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7537 Title Marius' Mules: Paving the Path to Power Creator Mary Wright Subject Marius Rome Roman Empire Mules Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/216 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7516 Title The Jewish Question in the New Republic: 1919-1924 Creator Danile Wilson Subject Jewish Judaism Jews New Republic Weimar Republic Germany Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/215 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7515 Title Sic Semper Tyrannis: Justification of Caesar's Assassination Creator Jeffrey Allen Thompson Subject Caesar Assassination Rome Roman Empire Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/214 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7514 Title The Decline of the Tainos, 1492-1542: A Re-Vision Creator Cain Stoneking Subject Tainos Decline 1492 1542 Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/213 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7513 Title Livia Drusilla: Deciphering Between Traditional Views of Rome’s First Lady Creator Meagan Button Subject Drusilla First Lady Rome Roman Empire Date 6/6/2009 Type Text Identifier his/212 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7512 Title “A Passionate Folly”: Alexander Hamilton’s Impact on the Election of 1800 Creator Jennifer Patterson Subject Alexander Hamilton Election 1800 Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/211 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7511 Title Carl con Clausewitz's Military Theory An Examination Creator Michael Myers Subject Carl von Clausewitz Clausewitz Military Theory Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/210 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 Carl von Clausewitz (1780 –1831) stands out from other writers of military classics because rather than looking at war as purely a matter of mathematical theory of probability and calculation, he instead examines it critically seeing war also as a political instrument. To do this he, broke war down into its fundamental parts and recognized them all as necessary aspects to his theory. This is unlike many other military theorists such as Antoine Henri Jomini (1779-1869) who placed no emphasis on political goals. Clausewitz’s work was highly influenced by the Enlightenment and sought to examine warfare as a rational tool for political policy. Concerned with the political and military aspect, like Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), Clausewitz was addressing the concept of war as pertaining to a nation state or a political entity. Because of his grounding in Enlightenment values, Clausewitz examines war as a rational option in politics and not just a random act of human emotion. Thus his On War, though written in the early nineteenth century, continues to influence political and military leaders today because it remains an applicable study of the application of force between political entities, taking into account not just mathematical studies, but elements of human nature and the primacy of aligning political and military goals in war. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7510 Title Theoratic Centralism: The Politics of Boniface VIII During the Thirteenth Century Creator Phillip Meyers Subject Centralism Theocracy Theocratic Boniface VIII Boniface 13th Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/209 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7509 Title John C. Calhoun: A States'-Rights Nationalist Creator Bayard McLeod Subject John C. Calhoun States' Rights Nationalism Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/208 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7508 Title Museums and National Identity: The Case of the Parthenon Sculptures Creator Betsy McDonald Subject Museum Identity Parthenon Sculpture Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/207 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 controversy over ownership for the Parthenon Sculptures between Britain and Greece questions the role of museums, specifically the British Museum, in the promotion of national identity in the late twentieth century. An analysis of this controversy suggests that museums, while helping maintain a national identity, also promote a global identity, albeit inadvertently. This paper seeks to examine the interaction between nationalism and museums, with a view to assessing what significance the Parthenon Sculptures have in the British Museum. Additionally, it attempts to presents the Greek demand for the return of these sculptures in context of the opening of the new Acropolis Museum in June of 2009 in Athens. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7507 Title Augustan Propaganda: And Examination of the Ara Pacis Augustae Creator Richard Mansker Subject Augustus Propaganda Ara Pacis Augustae Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/206 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7506 Title Sword and Spirit: Bushido in Practice From the Late Sengoku Era Through the Edo Period Creator Joe Lovatt Subject Bushido Edo Sengoku Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/205 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7505 Title Sir Francis Drake in the New World 1577-1580 Creator Katherine C. Lankins Subject Sir Francis Drake New World Date 6/3/2009 Type Text Identifier his/204 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7504 Title The Positive Reawakening of Polish Nationalism Creator Nolan Kinney Subject Poland Polish Nationalism Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/203 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7503 Title Elizabethan Church Settlement: An Examination Creator Anna Keaton Subject Church Elizabethan Settlment Elizabeth I Christianity Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/202 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7502 Title Oversimplified Men: A Striking Comparison to Society in the 21st Century Creator Kristin Johnson Subject Charlotte Perkins Gilman Herland Feminism Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/201 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7501 Title The "War on Coca" in Peru: An Examination of the 1980s and 1990s U.S. "Supply Side" Policies Creator Kelsey Hutchinson Subject Coca Cocaine Peru United States Supply Side Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/200 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7500 Title Ancient Greek Hoplites and Their Origins Creator Jordan Wilde Subject Greece Greek Hoplite Military Soldiers Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/191 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 ancient Greek hoplites were heavily armed infantry soldiers, known for wearing extensive armor, carrying a large rounded shield, spears, and a sword. By looking at armor, weapons, tactics, and vases recovered from archaeological digs, along with literature of the time, such as Homer’s Iliad (ca. 700 B.C.)1 and Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles (ca. end of the late 8th century B.C)2, who and what a hoplite was can be defined. The scholarly consensus has been that eighth century B.C. is crucial in exploring the origins of hoplites. The eighth century sees a dramatic increase in population leading to the rise of city-states and hoplites. In this paper I am going to consider the evidence for the existence of hoplites during the eighth century B.C. and whether or not there is any evidence for their existence before this. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7499 Title Cuban Medicine Through the 1990s Creator Anthony W. Sutton Subject Cuba Medicine Healthcare Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/190 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7498 Title Torture and its Consequences in American History Creator Jeffrey Sawyer Subject Torture America United States Date 1/1/2008 Type Text Identifier his/189 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7497 Title Did Ancient Romans Love Their Children? Infanticide in Ancient Rome Creator Mindy Nichols Subject Rome Roman Empire Infanticide Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/188 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 Abandoned babies are not the thing of the past, it still happens today. Every couple of months one can turn on the news, open the newspaper, or get online and find that someone else has left an infant in a restroom, or by the side of the road, or on someone’s doorstep. Despite the Safe Haven laws in most states new mothers still leave their children in public restrooms to be found by a stranger, or left to die. Leaving infants somewhere they can be found is something that started thousands of years ago. This paper will focus on infants that were abandoned in the first centuries B.C. and A.D. in ancient Rome with a practice known as infanticide, also called exposure. It occurred often in the ancient world and there were many reasons why it happened. Parents endangered their children in this way because they loved their children, the ones they raised as well as the ones they exposed. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7476 Title Boniface VIII Creator Luke Martin Subject Boniface VIII Pope Catholicism Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/187 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. 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For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7474 Title Fort de Carlone, 1562-64 & Fort Raleigh, 1585-1590: Periphery Victims of Spanish Religious Intolerance Creator Joshua Duder Subject Fort de Caroline Fort Raleigh Religious Intolerance Spain Spanish Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/185 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7473 Title Theoderic the Great vs. Boethius: Tensions in Italy in the Late 5th and Early 6th Centuries Creator Sarah V. Coelho Subject Italy Theodric the Great Boethius 5th century 6th century Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/184 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7472 Title Don Juan de Onate's Prosecution for "Crimes and Excesses" in the Provences of New Mexico, 1614 Creator Rebecca Carlson Subject Don Juan de Onate New Mexico 1614 Prosecution Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/183 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7471 Title Ivan the Terrible: Centralization in Sixteenth Century Muscovy Creator Matthew Bond Subject Ivan the Terrible Muscovy Moscow Centralization Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/182 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7470 Title Woman Suffrage Movement in Oregon Creator Jessica Bertling Subject Women Women's Suffrage Suffrage Oregon Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/181 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7469 Title Paintings in Roman Pompeii: Differences in Public and Private Areas of the Home Creator Ashley Barnes Subject Paintings Art Rome Roman Empire Pompeii Date 6/6/2008 Type Text Identifier his/180 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7468 Title Leninism: Pathway to Dictatorship? Creator Michael Anderson Subject Lenin Leninism Dictatorship Socialism Marxism Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/179 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7467 Title The Pathenon Frieze: Viwed as the Panathenaic Festival Preceding the Battle of Marathon Creator Brain A. Sprague Subject Parthenon Frieze Panathenaic Marathon Battle of Marathon Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/178 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7466 Title Capitalism in the American West: The Dalles, Oregon Surviving the Boom and Bust Cycle Creator Austin Schulz Subject Capitalism The Dalles Oregon America West Date 1/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/177 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7465 Title Internment and the Economic Success of an Unwanted Minority Group Creator Jared Quinones Subject Internment Japanese Migration Immigrant WWII World War II Date 6/14/2007 Type Text Identifier his/176 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7464 Title In Grave Danger: How the United States Responds to Threats to the Nation Through Foreign Policy and Propaganda Creator Kelly Peterson Subject United States Foreign Policy Propaganda Date 6/16/2007 Type Text Identifier his/175 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7463 Title Paramilitaries, Propaganda, and Pipelines The NATO Attack on Kosovo and Serbia, 1999 Creator Francesca E. Morrison Subject NATO Kosovo Serbia Paramilitary Propaganda Pipeline Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/174 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7462 Title The Lost Legions of Augustus Creator Craig Lockhart Subject Augustus Caesar Rome Roman Empire Legion Lost Legions Date 6/10/2007 Type Text Identifier his/173 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7461 Title The Controversy of Constantine's Conversion to Christianity Creator Tyler Yung Laughlin Subject Constantine Christianity Conversion Date 6/15/2007 Type Text Identifier his/172 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7460 Title The Importance of Fashion in Early Modern England Creator Lindsay Kubin Subject Fashion England Early Modern Clothing Cloth Date 5/1/2007 Type Text Identifier his/171 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7459 Title The Making of Australian Federation: An Analysis of The Australasian Convention Debates, 1891, 1897-1898 Creator Eli Kem Subject Australia Federation Australasian Convention Debates Date 6/15/2007 Type Text Identifier his/170 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7458 Title Piracy in a Mercantilist Society Creator Brian W. Jacque Subject Piracy Pirates Mercantilism Date 6/14/2007 Type Text Identifier his/169 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7457 Title Bob Marley's Spiritual Rhetoric, the Spread of Jamaican Culture and Rastafarianism Creator Mark Haner Subject Bob Marley Jamaica Rastafarianism Date 6/16/2007 Type Text Identifier his/168 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7436 Title Broadcasting a Revolution: Radio Free Europe and the Hungarian Revolution Creator Derrick Handley Subject Radio Broadcast Revolution Hungary Hungarian Radio Free Europe Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/167 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7435 Title Peter the Great as a Constructive Revolutionary Creator Erin M. Fleener Subject Peter the Great Russia Tsar Reform Revolutionary Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/166 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7434 Title The Bastards of Batan: General Douglas MacArthur's Role in the Fall of the Philippines During World War II Creator Lahia Marie Ellingson Subject Philippines WWII World War II Douglas MacArthur Batan Date 6/8/2007 Type Text Identifier his/165 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7433 Title Rome's Bloody Nose. The Pannonian Revolt, Teutoburg Forest and the Formation of Roman Frontiers Creator Nolan Doyle Subject Rome Roman Empire Pannonian Revolt Teutoburg Forest Date 6/15/2007 Type Text Identifier his/164 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7432 Title Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Female Body Creator Sarah Crocker Subject Women Medicine Chinese Traditional Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/163 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7431 Title Expansionism and Religion: The Fatal Flaws of the Aztec Empire Creator Kevin O. Collins Subject Aztec Empire Expansionism Religion Date 6/7/2007 Type Text Identifier his/162 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7430 Title Culpability and Concealed Motives: An Analysis of the Parties Involved in the Diversion of the Fourth Crusade Creator Chris Breyer Subject Fourth Crusade 4th Crusade Crusades Date 6/15/2007 Type Text Identifier his/161 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7429 Title The Timber Industry and Its Effects on the Pacific Northwest Creator Ron Vorderstrasse Subject Timber Industry Pacific Northwest PNW Date 6/14/2006 Type Text Identifier his/160 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7428 Title Akhenaten's Religious Revolution Creator Matthew Jirges Subject Akhenaten Religion Revolution Egypt Pharaoh Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/159 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7427 Title "We are the friends of reform; but that is not reform": The Conflicting Ideologies of Abolitionism and the Labor Movement in the Antebellum United States Creator Kristoffer R. Standish Subject Abolition Abolitionism Labor Movement Slavery Date 1/1/2006 Type Text Identifier his/158 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7426 Title Unabashed Patriotism: How Thomas Mann Came to Embrace the Weimar Republic Creator Scott Seidler Subject Thomas Mann Weimar Republic Weimar Date 6/9/2006 Type Text Identifier his/157 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7425 Title The Rise of Muscovy Creator Jeffrey L. Neal Subject Muscovy Rus Kiev Russian Kievan Rus Moscow Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/156 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7424 Title Westerns: Creating the American West Creator Janna Moser Subject Westerns West America Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/155 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7423 Title An American Response to the European Revolution of 1848: John C. Calhoun v. the Reformists and Revolutionaries Creator Travis Alan Moore Subject Revolution 1848 European John C. Calhoun Reformists Revolutionaries Date 6/9/2006 Type Text Identifier his/154 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7422 Title Charlemagne: A Frank Analysis Creator Robert Moore Subject Charlemagne Imperialism Frankish Empire Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/153 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7421 Title Terrorism: A Journey of Self Recognition and Overcoming Taboo Creator Cory Minick Subject Terrorism Date 1/1/2006 Type Text Identifier his/152 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7420 Title Women and the California Gold Rush Creator Kimberly McKeever Subject Women Gold Rush Gold California Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/151 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7419 Title Augustus Caesar and the City Plebs: How the Commoners of Rome Found Prosperity Under Augustus Creator Mat Leslie Subject Augustus Caesar Rome Roman Empire Pleb Plebians Commoners Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/150 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7418 Title The 2nd Jewish Revolt: Cassius Dio Revisited Creator JP Johnson Subject 2nd Jewish Revolt Second Jewish Revolt Rome Roman Empire Cassius Dio Jewish Revolt Uprising Date 1/1/2006 Type Text Identifier his/149 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7417 Title The Propaganda of Augustus Caesar How Peace, Power, and Stability Was Achieved During the Age of Augustus Creator Kevin P. Jeffries Subject Augustus Caesar Propaganda Rome Roman Empire Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/148 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7396 Title Mark Antony: A Revisit of the Civil War of 84-31 BC Creator Justin Jacobs Subject Mark Antony Civil War 43-31 B.C. Rome Roman Empire Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/147 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7395 Title From Side Eddies to Main Stream: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504 Sit-ins Creator Emily K. Holmes Subject Rehabilitation 1973 Sit-in Section 504 Rehabilitation Act Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/146 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7394 Title Pope Gregory VII: A Church Reformer Creator Katie Gray Subject Church Catholic Catholicism Pope Gregory VII Date 6/14/2006 Type Text Identifier his/145 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7393 Title Fidel Castro and the Economic Dependence Cycle in Cuba Creator Andrew Erickson Subject Fidel Castro Economic Dependence Cuba Economics Economy Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/144 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7392 Title Women and Baseball? Creator Jessica Coltrin Subject Women Baseball Date 6/16/2006 Type Text Identifier his/143 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7391 Title The Rise of Ethnic Nationalism in the Former Socialist Federation of Yugoslavia: An Examination of the Use of History Creator Daniel Ryan Van Winkle Subject Nationalism Ethnic Nationalism Yugoslavia Socialist Federation of Yugoslavia Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/142 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7390 Title The 1947 Constitution of Japan: the Process of Democracy in Japanese Society Creator Hiromi Uera Subject Contitution 1947 Japan Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/141 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7389 Title Merovingian and Carolingian Empires: An Analysis of Their Strengths and Weaknesses Creator Ambera Tolbert Subject Merovingian Carolingian Empire Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/140 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7388 Title Osama "The Terrorist": A Shifting Silhouette Creator Jonathon Tipton Subject Terrorism Osama bin Laden Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/139 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7387 Title Women's Inequality in the German Democratic Republic: The Discrepancy Between Socialist Rhetoric and Daily Practice Creator Liz Saufley Subject Women Germany Socialism Socialist German Democratic Republic Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/138 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7386 Title Petticoats to Trousers: True Womanhood and California Gold Rush Women Creator Sarah Rossos Subject Women Gold Rush Gold California Date 6/2/2005 Type Text Identifier his/137 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7385 Title Return of The Judeans Creator David Meek Subject Jewish Revolt Rome Roman Empire 2nd Jewish Revolt Second Jewish Revolt Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/136 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7384 Title Romanization and Ancient Iberia: Religion and Ideology Creator Lindsay McNeill Subject Rome Roman Empire Iberia Religion Date 5/3/2005 Type Text Identifier his/135 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7383 Title Women and Unions During World War Two: How Social Climate Affected Women's Labor Participation in World War Two Creator Soshana Loos Subject Women Unions WWII World War II Labor Union Date 6/2/2005 Type Text Identifier his/134 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7382 Title Hadrian's Second Jewish Revolt: Political or Religious? Creator Ronnie Leslie Subject Hadrian Jewish Revolt Roman Empire Rome Uprising Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/133 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7381 Title Vikings in the East: Scandinavian Influence in Kievan Rus Creator Katie Lane Subject Russia Rus Kiev Scandinavia Vikings Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/132 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7380 Title Aztec and Hawaiian Beliefs of Returning Gods: How They Influenced the First Encounter with the Europeans Creator Lucie Johnson Subject Hawaii Aztec Colonization Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/131 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7379 Title Where Was the First Amendment? Trials Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts During WWI Creator Kathryn Harrocks Subject First Amendment 1st Amendment Espionage Act Sedition Act WWI World War I Date 6/2/2005 Type Text Identifier his/130 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7378 Title The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and Its Effects on the United States Military Creator Jennifer George Subject Influenza Flu 1918 Pandemic Spanish Flu Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/129 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7377 Title The Mexican-American War and Its Effects Creator Justin GaVette Subject Mexican-American War Date 5/16/2005 Type Text Identifier his/128 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7356 Title The Significance of the Coronation of Charlemagne Creator Monica Fleener Subject Coronation Charlemagne Carolingian Holy Roman Empire Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/127 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7355 Title Olmecs: Where the Sidewalk Begins Creator Jeffrey Benson Subject Olmec Olmecs Mesoamerica Date 1/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/126 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7354 Title Neolin and Tenskwatawa: A Comparison of Two Nativist Prophets Creator Ashley Neonta Bell Subject Neolin Tenskwatawa Delaware Shawnee Native Americans Prophet Date 6/1/2005 Type Text Identifier his/125 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7353 Title The CIA, Contras, and Crack: The Foreign Policy Scandal That Wasn't Creator Nicholas Adam Tipton Subject CIA Contras Cocaine Crack Contra Nicaragua Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/124 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7352 Title Pope Pius XII and the European Conflict Creator Paul Angove Subject Pope Pius XII Europe Conflict World War II WWII Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/123 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7351 Title "Unlawfully and riotously assembled in the City of St. Louis:" The Workingmen's Party's Role During the Great Strike of 1877 in St. Louis Creator James Callahan Subject Workingmen Party Great Strike 1877 St. Louis Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/122 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7350 Title Roman Iberia Architecture in the Presence of Cultural Change Creator Katie Tipton Subject Rome Iberia Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/121 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7349 Title Athenian Ambitions & The Delian League Creator David A. Shewey Subject Greece Delian League Athens Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/120 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7348 Title "She Left America:" Hilda Satt Polacheck, Jewish Assimilation, and the Role of the Settlment House Creator Toni Kelly Subject Assimilation Judaism Jewish Americans Settlement House Hilda Satt Polacheck Immigration American Immigrants Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/119 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7347 Title The Navajo: A History of Continued Adaptation and Survival Though the Arrival of the Uranium Mining Industry Creator Jessica Ferguson Subject Navajo Native Americans American Indians Uranium Mining Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/118 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7346 Title Jews in the Former Habsburg Empire: Josph Roth, Franz Werfel, and the Concept of Nationalism in Interwar Europe (1918-1938) Creator Jennifer A. Cournoyer Subject Habsburg Nationalism Judaism Austria-Hungary Austria Interwar Date 6/10/2004 Type Text Identifier his/117 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7345 Title NAFTA: Assessing 10 Years of Failure Creator Bret Cochrun Subject NAFTA Trade Agreement Free Trade Date 6/2/2004 Type Text Identifier his/116 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7344 Title Sex and Lots of Erotic Art to Prove It: The Erotic Art of Pompeii Creator Heath Wellman Subject Art Sex Erotic Art Pompeii Rome Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/115 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7343 Title The Contradictory Mandate of the National Park Service: Crater Lake National Park's Distinctive Position Creator Kristin Williams Subject National Park Service Park National Crater Lake Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/114 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7342 Title Truman: The Man Behind the Cold War Creator John H. T. Watkins Subject Truman Cold War Harry S. Truman Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/113 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7341 Title The Influence of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Formation of the Cold War; 1946-1949 Creator McKenzie Powell Subject CIA Cold War Espionage Central Intelligence Agency Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/112 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7340 Title Beyond Original Intent: The Reinvention of the Everson Ruling by Constitutional Historians Creator Kalah A. Paisley Subject Everson Ruling Religion Separation of Church and State Supreme Court Everson v Board of Education Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/111 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7339 Title The Southern Way of Life and Planter-Class Women’s Perceptions of the Civil War Creator Erin Nickolson Subject Civil War Women South Confederacy Gender Feminism Gender Roles Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/110 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7338 Title On The Brink of Nuclear Destruction Creator Tim Melcher Subject Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Atomic Energy Commission Porject Plowshare Atoms For Peace Date 1/1/2003 Type Text Identifier his/109 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7337 Title 100 Percent Americans: 100 Percent Americans: A Hard Proven Fact Creator Jesse Light Subject World War II WWII Internment Japanese Japanese Americans Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/108 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7316 Title The Evolution of Tactics: A Moral Look at the Decision to Target Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet Creator Brian S. Kittel Subject World War II WWII Japan Yamamoto Date 1/1/2003 Type Text Identifier his/107 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7315 Title The Good War and the Bad Peace: Conscientious Objectors in World War II Creator Bonnie Keady Subject Conscientious Objectors World War II WWII Pacifism Nonviolence Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/106 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7314 Title The Importance of Midwives and Healers, From Martha Ballard to Mary Peterson: An Examination of the History and Cultural Significance of Midwifery and Healing in Native, European and American Societies. Creator Elizabeth Gifford Subject Midwives Midwifery Healing Medicine Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/105 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 Midwives have played an important role in the lives of women for thousands of years. In the past they have been depicted as witches and wise women that were often feared and revered by those in need of their special powers. Every society has sought the skilled hands of a midwife and healer to provide comfort in times of birth and in sickness. My interest in the history and cultural significance of midwifery stems from curiosity in its ancient and its modern practice. By examining past and present examples and by comparing this important phenomenon between cultures historically, it is my understanding that there are more similarities than differences in the practice of midwifery. The differences may lie in the social, spiritual and taboo aspects of childbirth among various cultures. And those differences may involve technique, which may vary world wide. Other factors entail the status of women within a specific culture, but that these differences do not affect the similar relationship in the practice of midwifery. Further, that Western medicine historically has been more of a foe than a friend to midwifery as a matter of course and that today the two appear to be more collaborative than they have been in the past. I seek to demonstrate this later on in this study. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7313 Title U.S. PROPAGANDA DURING WORLD WAR II: ITS IMPEMENTATION, PORTRAYAL, AND IMPACT ON WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE OREGON FARMFRONT Creator Ellie Enos Subject America United States World War II WWII Propaganda Oregon Farming Women Feminism Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/104 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7312 Title Paradigm Piracy: The EZLN and the Quest to Categorize Creator L. Benjamin Cushing Subject EZLN Zapatista Zapatista Army of National Liberation Mexico Chiapa Date 5/28/2003 Type Text Identifier his/103 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7311 Title Paranoia and Popular Culture in Cold War America Creator Sam Burton Subject America United States Cold War Paranoia Popular Culture Date 6/4/2003 Type Text Identifier his/102 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 What this paper will discuss is how paranoia mixed with conspiracy theories came to dominate this period in American history. With this we see a dramatic rise in the amount of UFO sightings. Science fiction tales of the time period helped to push this along. Thereby it worked its way into every part of post-World War II society. Why did this happen? What were the elements that gave birth to this phenomenon? This paper will aim to show that paranoia caused by the Cold War environment worked to create these aspects of popular culture. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7310 Title The Nicaraguan Revolution in a Cold War Context Creator Michael John Anderson Subject Latin America Cold War Revolution Nicaragua Date 6/16/2003 Type Text Identifier his/101 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7309 Title Gender in Colonial America: Women and Witches Creator Holly Hartman Subject Colonial America women witch gender bias roles Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/70 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 During the late seventeenth & early eighteenth century in Colonial & English America, the roles men expected of women followed a strict guideline. Those guidelines kept women in certain boundaries. Women had no defined legal identity as an individual. Women grew to resent being repressed socially and legally with the constant law changes restricting the liberties permitted to their gender. Their only outlet was gossip, allowing them to have a degree of control over their own lives and the lives of others. The fine nuances found within idealistic womanhood could contribute to the tensions generating suspicions among the female gender. Freedoms of speech permitted to women could be considered a catalyst of the Salem Witch trials in 1692. The results of the Salem trials proved the greatest preventive of any future outbreaks in the court system. After Salem, the law realized the errors made during Salem, and pardoned the victims of the afflicted girls’ cruelty. Evidence from various trials and writings of the time period during the late seventeenth century show a gender bias, due to the records being kept by men, and the legal proceedings being led by men. The authorities, judges, and jury were made up of males. It could be considered that that were very few writings which display the experiences of Colonial-era women. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7308 Title Roanoke and Jamestown: A Comparative Analysis Creator Vanessa Hancock Subject Roanoke Jamestown Virgina England Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/72 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7307 Title Erythrean Sea Trade: The Origin of Rome’s Contact with China Creator Joshua Hall Subject Erythrean sea trade Rome China Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/71 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 It is a common view that direct contact between the Western world (meaning the world of Western Europe) and that of the Chinese did not occur before the fourteenth century AD. The exploits of Marco Polo, and other explorers of his day, have overshadowed the feats accomplished in the classical world. However, a little known account, given in the Hou-han-shu [The Annals of the Later Han Dynasty], records that in AD 166 a Roman embassy reached the imperial Chinese court. Western scholars have cast doubt over this account, few outright denying its accuracy, while others dismiss the importance of the embassy. In light of modern scholarship on ancient south-east Asia, however, this paper will establish the legitimacy of the embassy by examining the trade between the Roman Empire and the East. This paper seeks to examine Chinese records within the historical frame of Indo-Roman trade with a view to establish its legitimacy and explain the purpose of the embassy and ascertain the route it travelled. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7306 Title Bartolome de Las Casas Revisited Creator Amber Ferris Subject Bartolome de Las Casas Dominican Order 16th century indigenous human rights Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/73 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 Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas in 1492 opened a whole new world to the Europeans. The discovered land held new resources, new territory, and new peoples. Conquistadors were enthralled by the lure of gold and territory. But the Spanish government and colonists faced the problem of the nature and status of the people that already inhabited these lands. Were they to be treated as equals, serfs, or slaves? Were they even really people? The answers to these questions were complex and unclear. The Spanish crown made many laws regarding how the natives and colonists should interact, however, much of this legislation was ignored by colonists and conquerors. Most of the colonists were more than happy to exploit the natives, but some religious orders opposed this exploitation. One of the most outspoken defenders of indigenous rights was the Dominican Order. An especially tenacious Dominican defender of natives' rights was Fr. Bartolome de Las Casas, who campaigned for native rights during the early and mid-sixteenth century. As this paper will show, Las Casas’ championship of indigenous rights was shaped by his European heritage. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7305 Title Augustan Rome: The Transformation of the Eternal City Creator Brandon Button Subject Rome Augustus transformation Roman Republic Octavius Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/74 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Lowe Benedict -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7304 Title Marius’ Military Reforms and the War Against Jugurtha Creator Ryan Brown Subject Rome Gaius Marius military reform war Jugurtha Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/75 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 Gaius Marius is responsible for developing the Roman Legion into what it is known for today. Not only did his reforms but also his conduct & tactics as a commander paved the way to victory over Jugurtha and future foes. By considering the claims of rival commanders during the war, Q. Caecilius Metellus (ca 160 BC – 91 BC) and L. Cornelius Sulla (c. 138 BC – 78 BC), it can be determined whether or not Marius truly deserved credit for the victory because each one of them played key roles in Jugurtha’s defeat. Marius’ reforms, while they significantly improved the Roman military, they would also cause dissent within the Roman nobility and eventually bring an end to the Republic. Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7303 Title Uranium Mining on Navajo Lands Creator Sarah Beisell Subject Uranium Mining Navajo Lands Native Americans Cold War Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/76 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 Since the discovery of the new world there have been conflicts over, and exploitation of, the Native Americans, their lands and their resources. First were the conflicts over living space and access to the land. By the 1830’s, with the discovery of gold and other precious metals on Indian lands, the forced relocation of the Native peoples west of the Mississippi began. Since then there have been waves of prospectors, mining companies and government-funded corporations looking, and finding, valuable natural resources within Indian Territory all over the country. Finally, after the Native Americans had been relocated on seemingly worthless lands in the west, another precious resource was found, uranium. With relocation no longer an option because the American population had now surrounded the Indians and their lands it was decided that mining for this dangerous resource would have to take place despite the Indian populations’ presence. The results of uranium mining shattered the health of Navajo miners and their families and drastically contaminated their environment. This paper will examine the environmental and biological effects of uranium mining during the Cold War on the Navajo peoples in the American southwest as well as the continuing efforts to reclaim their environment in the wake of the United States’ drive towards nuclear superiority. Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7302 Title “Fat Man”: Modern Nuclear Thought on a Tactical Weapon, 1970-2005 Creator Beau Backman Subject Nuclear weapon 1970-2005 modern thought Fat Man Japan Date 1/1/2009 Type Text Identifier his/77 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Narasingha Sil -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7301 Title The Propaganda of Vespasian Creator Jennifer Wright Subject Ancient Rome Emperor Vespasian propaganda military Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/78 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 reign of Emperor Vespasian began after his military victory in the civil war of 68-69 A.D., he claimed the imperial throne without the majority of the senatorial elite's support, and needed to legitimize his right to rule in order to secure his position. Political propaganda promoted his military victories, advocated his humble origins, popularized that he had brought peace to Rome, and earned him favorable accounts in the writings of the historians he funded. Sculptural propaganda promoted Vespasian's military victories, expressed his noble virtues, depicted how he began the Flavian legacy, how he distanced himself from Emperor Nero, demonstrated the efforts the Flavians had made for their people, and endorsed the peace he had brought to Rome. Through these efforts, Vespasian legitimized his sovereignty through a political and sculptural propaganda campaign to win the approval of the Roman Senate and people. Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7300 Title Roman Woman, Culture, and Law Creator Heather Faith Wright Subject women Ancient Rome culture law bath Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/79 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Benedict Lowe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7299 Title The Power of Virginity: The Political Position and Symbolism of Ancient Rome’s Vestal Virgin Creator Kathryn Ann Wagner Subject virginity Ancient Rome Vestal Virgin women Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/80 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 Vestal virgin has forever been an image of a woman draped in white priestly garments, carrying herself with an air of purity and near divinity. The Vestal's image is one that has captured the imagination of writers, painters, sculptures and scholars for centuries. However this near divine woman is more than what she appears. The Vestal was more than a virgin; she was the daughter, mother and priestess of Rome herself. Behind this "glamorous" image is a strong, influential, pious and powerful woman who has sacrificed her sexuality and familial ties for not just the service of the Goddess Vesta but also to reap the rewards that such devotion sowed. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the many faces behind the Vestal virgin, and how she achieved not only political power and honor but ritually forged the sacred familial protections on a grand scale -the protection of The Empire at large. Department or school name within institution History Note Benedict Lowe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7298 Title The Meaning of the Reliefs at the Temple of Abu Simbel Creator Mary Katrina Shank Subject ancient Egypt reliefs temple Abu Simbel pharaoh Date 9/15/2009 Type Text Identifier his/81 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Benedict Lowe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7297 Title Stalin’s Collectivization: From an Idealistic View to a Defensive Stance, 1928-1934 Creator Kristopher Schendel Subject Five Year Plan Stalin Soviet Union Collectivization Date 12/31/2009 Type Text Identifier his/82 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7276 Title Voter Registration The Role of Female Leadership within the Civil Rights Movement: Septima Clark and Fannie Lou Hamer Creator Toni Rush Subject voter registration women civil rights movement Septima Clark Fannie Lou Hamer Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/83 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7275 Title The Extinction of Bison Culture Creator Austin Marshall Preller Subject extinction bison culture 19th century American West Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/84 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7274 Title Bittersweet Independence: The Influence of the United States on Cuba’s Independence Creator Samantha Nordstrom Subject Cuba independence revolution 19th century Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/86 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7273 Title Nationalism, Human Rights and John Paul II: The First Papal Pilgrimage to Poland, June 1979 Creator Kira Noble Subject Nationalism Human Rights Pope John Paul II Poland Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/87 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7272 Title The Heterogeneous Cristero Identity Creator Zachary John Mintzer Subject heterogeneous Cristero Mexican Revolution Catholic church Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/88 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7271 Title Voluntary Food Conservation: The United States Home Front in WWI Creator Hannah Marshall Subject WWI food conservation voluntary Allies Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/89 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7270 Title “Say Uncle” Reagan Doctrine and Nicaragua Creator Jordan L Kasler Subject Reagan Doctrine Nicaragua revolution Communism Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/90 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 On Friday October 16, 1981, President Ronald Reagan wrote in his personal diary, “Central America is really the world’s next hotspot. Nicaragua is an armed camp supplied by Cuba and threatening a communist takeover of all of Central America.” For the next eight years as Commander-in-Chief, this mindset would shape his perspective on the small Third World country about the size of North Carolina. The Administration’s policies, actions, and attitudes toward Nicaragua and other perceived hostile nations became known as “Reagan Doctrine.” The defeat of the Nicaraguan Revolution became the “cornerstone of the Reagan Central American policy and the test case of Reagan Doctrine.” This paper offers an analysis and critique of the effectiveness of Reagan Doctrine in Nicaragua. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7269 Title Julius Caesar’s Invasions of Britain Creator James T Holmes Subject Julius Caesar Britain invasion Gaul Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/91 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 55 B.C., Julius Caesar was actively involved in a campaign against the native peoples of Gaul. The Gallic rebels had proven to be a challenge to the invading Roman armies which Caesar led from 58 to 52 B.C. However, in the midst of this conflict, Caesar made the unusual decision to turn his attention to a new locale, Britain. With one campaign currently underway, we must ask ourselves; why would Caesar turn his focus elsewhere when it wasn’t an imminent threat? What did he hope to accomplish by this action? What after-effects did Caesar’s campaign have on both Britain and Rome respectively? Caesar’s invasions in 55-54 B.C. had a dramatic effect on shaping the histories of both the Roman Empire and the Isle of Britain. His operations influenced the world in many different ways; economically, politically, and socially. Through the course of this paper, I shall attempt to identify what Caesar’s rationale was for invading and what he achieved based on Caesar’s own writings in conjunction with the archeological and historical evidence gathered through secondary sources. Then, I will analyze and compare the results of the invasion that Caesar believes he accomplished with modern historians’ views to determine the successfulness of his campaign. Along with challenging Caesar’s point of view concerning the Romano-British incursion, I will closely examine the impact of the Roman Empire on Britain society and vice versa. Department or school name within institution History Note Benedict Lowe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7268 Title Temperance and Beyond: The Oregon Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and Progressive Reform During the First World War Creator Sarah B Hardy Subject temperance Oregon women christian WWI Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/92 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7267 Title Small Town Attitude Creator Scott Hagensen Subject small town attitude liquor alcohol law Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/93 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7266 Title “In the Name of Almighty God” Gregory VII and the Investiture Controversy Creator Samuel Dollarhide Subject Gregory VII Investiture Controversy God Catholic Church Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/94 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7265 Title Food and Dining in Etruscan Funerary Ritual: Foreign Influence and Cultural Exchange Creator Stephanie di Bona Subject Etruscan funerary ritual cultural exchange food dining Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/95 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 late eighth to early fifth centuries BC were a time of cultural growth in Etruria, fueled by a growing economy and active maritime trade. This time is generally considered to be the time when the Greeks imported much of their culture to the Etruscans and gave Etruscan culture its distinct Hellenistic cast. Since excavations have been carried out on only a very few Etruscan settlements, this influence is instead most noticeable in burials where foreign elements have been found, including imported dining wares and painted banquet scenes with plenty of Greek elements. The presence of these elements has in the past been interpreted as the Etruscans allowing facets of Greek civilization to overtake their own. However, as Bruno D’Agostino states, “...in the ancient Mediterranean world the moment of death is the occasion on which the community tends to make explicit its own system of values...” and funerary images are the society’s own descript ion of itself. Thus, as shown by their own burials, the Etruscans absorbed cultural elements from Greece and the Near East and adapted them for use with their own traditions. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7264 Title Transformation: Twilighting Forks Creator Alexandra Chapman Subject Twilight Forks WA Washington transformation Date 1/1/2010 Type Text Identifier his/96 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7263 Title “The Role of Marius’s Military Reforms in the Decline of the Roman Republic ” Creator Andrew White Subject Marius military reform Roman Republic decline Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/97 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 Gaius Marius’ military reforms caused more problems for the Roman Republic than any enemy of Rome ever could. Marius’s reforms were created to strengthen the Republic by professionalizing Rome’s military, but instead the political impact of the reforms had long term consequences that helped contribute to the decline of the late Roman Republic. In this paper the decline of the Roman Republic refers to the weakening of the Senate’s authority over Rome’s military and generals. The reform with the biggest impact was the opening up of the military to the capite censi or landless poor. In passing this reform Marius opened up the military to Rome’s largest class, but it created problems for the Republic, in the form of what to do with the men once they retired from active duty. Marius believed that he solved the issue of what to do with the retired men, when he made a deal with the Senate to give his troops plots of land on retirement. Instead of fixing the problem, Marius opened the door for other generals to use the giving of land to manipulate their troops into supporting their political ambitions. Department or school name within institution History Note Alaric Trousdale -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7262 Title China’s One-Child Policy: The Party’s Rationale and the People’s Response Creator Emma Thomas Subject China one child policy response Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/98 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 China’s One-Child Policy has been scrutinized by many people from different countries since it was established by the Chinese Communist government in the late 1970s. The outside countries see only the fact that a husband and wife are allowed to have just one child and not the crisis that the Chinese government wanted to alleviate. Since this subject tends to be presented in different written works with a biased perspective, it can be difficult for an outsider to get a true understanding of the policy. People do not see what events in China’s history may have been the reason for the establishment of the policy, what China’s government wanted to gain from the policy and how it has changed China’s population for (what seems to be) the better. The One-Child Policy prevented economic problems for the people of China because a large number of the people were persuaded to follow the policy. Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7261 Title From Out of the Earth: Water, Maize and Caves in Ancient Maya Myth and Religion Creator Clara Scillian Kennedy Subject Ancient Maya myth religion maize water caves Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/99 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 Before the conquest of Central America by the Spanish, and before the Aztec empire came into its prime, the Maya dominated the Central American landscape. This civilization stretched from what is today southern Mexico, down through modern day Guatemala, Belize and parts of Honduras. Contrary to popular belief, these people were not a homogeneous group, but various separate city-states with their own political systems and agendas. However, most of these distinct groups seemed to have a good deal in common, namely their religious rituals and beliefs. Polytheistic to a large extent, the ancient Maya had a religious system that modern readers may see as confusing and illogical. They worshiped gods who were at the same time male and female, young and old, associated with both peace and war, and who resided in stones, trees, food and mountains. Though the importance of these gods and locations of worship varied from city-state to city-state, through out the Maya area a great deal of importance was given to three things: caves, water and corn (maize). Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7260 Title “Alexander the Great: A Lesson Taught by Roman Historians” Creator Jaxon Saunders Subject Alexander the Great Rome roman history Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/100 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 image of Alexander the Great, “according to the many legends he was a king, a hero, a god, a conqueror, a philosopher, a scientist, a prophet, a statesman, and a visionary.” This is the story of Alexander the Great that is taught. The deeds of valor are truly awe-inspiring to those who take them at face value. Alexander is seen as a man who broke the mold. Libraries have been devoted to the study of Alexander. However, over the past sixty years scholars have become divided about their understanding of such a figure. There is one school of thought that still sees him as an inspirational leader. There is however a new story that is being explored, one that tells of a bloodthirsty man, always in search of the next battle, constantly putting himself and others in danger. Department or school name within institution History Note N/A -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7259 Title Red Cross: Results of Service Creator Travis Robinson Subject Red Cross service Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/69 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7258 Title The Growth of Labor Relations during World War II: A Comparison of Henry Kaiser and Henry Ford Creator Amanda Cirillo Subject labor relations World War II Henry Kaiser Henry Ford Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/68 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/ Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7257 Title Eugenics and Racial Hygiene: The Connections between the United States and Germany Creator Nicholas Baker Subject eugenics racial hygiene Nazis World War I World War II Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/67 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 During the 1910s-1930s eugenics movement, communications zipped between the German and American eugenicists; this movement was directed towards better breeding in human beings to weed out the unfit who were supposedly plaguing society. Most research has predominantly focused on the eugenics movements within individual countries and not the interplay between them. Through letters, pamphlets, propaganda, and research conducted by eugenics organizations, my research explores the contact between movements and focuses on the exchange itself. A pamphlet produced by the Human Betterment Foundation entitled best illustrates the exchange of ideas. It was created in 1934, and argued in favor of the advantages and benefits of sterilization of unfit individuals. The Nazi journal viewed this survey as evidence that the more information people had about sterilization, the more likely it was that they would support it. This source supports my overall argument that the eugenics movement exchanged information on the international front and adapted information for local publics. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7236 Title Sin, Salvation and the Medieval Physician: Religious Influences on Fourteenth Century Medicine Creator Chloe Buzzard Subject The Black Death Medieval Medicine Medieval Religion Christianity Islam Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/66 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 During the outbreak of the Black Death in the fourteenth century, medieval medical theories were tested. With an unknown disease wiping out populations globally, physicians sought to explain and combat the plague through religion and medicine. Scholars have recognized disparities in medical responses across cultures in relation to religion, without exploring the root theological cause of these differences. My research focuses on variances between Christian and Muslim physicians’ reasons for the disease by examining the religious doctrine, namely the Qur’an, the Hadith literature, and the Bible along with medical treatises, plague tracts, and first-hand accounts of the plague from the fourteenth century. Through analysis of these sources, some of the major differences that come to light are the presence of plague in religious literature, the significance and practice of prayer in religion, and finally, the rejection and acceptance of the theory of contagion. Most importantly, however, each of these differences can be tied back to the notions of sin and salvation that existed in both religions. This underlying similarity suggests although the basis of medical knowledge in Muslim and Christian society came from classical Greece and Rome, use of that knowledge differed, signifying that it was each religion’s concepts of sin and salvation that varied the medical response. Ultimately, this research helps to clarify the religious influences on medicine during the medieval era and shows the progression of the medical field from classical antiquity to the fourteenth century across the religions of Islam and Christianity. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7235 Title Concerning Peasants: The Underlying Cause for the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 Creator Dylan Vosti Subject Peasants Revolt Late Medieval England Peasants' Revolt of 1381 Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/57 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 English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 is a pivotal moment in Britain’s history. The complaints of the peasantry during the revolt would echo through the following centuries. The chronicles of Jean Froissart, Henry Knighton, Thomas Walsingham, as well as the Anonimalle Chronicle recorded the events before, during, and after the uprising and gave sometimes conflicting interpretations of the Revolt. Analyzing these chronicles and other medieval documents, historians have developed their own idea explanation of the motivations of the Peasants’ Revolt ranging from social, to political, to economic, or to religious incentives for rebelling—or some combination of these factors. With an issue as complicated as the Peasants’ Revolt, these motivations were likely to have been heavily intertwined. It is the goal of this paper to piece various chronicles, court cases, and labor legislation together with the secondary scholarship of other historians and show the underlying tensions of the Peasants’ Revolt: a drive for economic security. Although the common people reacted to a variety of religious, political, social and economic concerns during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a quest for economic security was an underlying motivation for people of all social and economic statuses. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7234 Title Reforming 'the Sacred': Standardization of Church Space in Laudian England (1633-1641) Creator Ashley Fierstadt Subject Charles I William Laud England church reform Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/58 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 break from the Catholic Church and the formation of the Anglican Church of England in 1547 resulted in a tumultuous eighty-year period of redefining church doctrine. In the 1620s, the Church of England recognized that it still lacked cohesion and sound doctrine; thus, King Charles I (r. 1625-1649) and Archbishop William Laud (1633-1641) sought to bring the diverse ideas and sects of Christianity together under one unified church. Other historians have touched upon the concept of sacred space in England during this period; I argue that debates of sacred space are embedded in these attempts at unifying the Anglican church’s theological identity. Laud, largely inspired by the theology of Dutchman Jacobus Arminius, reintroduced the notion of the “beauty of holiness” to the Church of England; however, many who were steadfast in their Protestantism feared Catholicism was coming back. Drawing upon the Church of England’s visitation articles and injunctions, sermons, and personal writings of Laud, many of the changes occurring concerned the standardization of physical space and sounds appropriate for church services. Organ music, psalm and hymn singing returned to churches – unsettling many Puritans who relied solely on preaching from the Bible. The largest controversy ensued over the placement of the communion table and the reintroduction of altars. After years of instability, the Church of England's highest authorities desired to develop a stronger, reformed theological identity specifically through the standardization of physical space and the soundscape, demonstrating the struggles of a kingdom seeking church reform yet divided by religion. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7233 Title Character, Crafts, and Physique: American Men and the Meaning of Masculinity in World War I and Its Aftermath Creator Keegan G Le Bleu Subject United States World War I Gender Masculinity U.S. Army Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/59 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 the immediate aftermath of World War I, many Americans were asking questions about what masculinity meant in the context of military service to the nation. American painter Herbert Andrew Paus’s poster “The United States Army Builds Men. Apply Nearest Recruiting Office,” (1919) published by the Niagara Lithograph Company, shows a golden-colored U.S. soldier with his eyes fixed on a globe, surrounded by three distinct figures labeled, and representing, character, crafts, and physique. These three virtues were necessary qualifications for being a soldier, and innate characteristics of American manhood. By applying these three virtues as models for American masculinity in World War I and its aftermath in America, this paper examines their application to subjects such as shell shock, venereal disease, race and eugenics, and post-war reconstruction. Historians have analyzed these characteristics of masculinity in World War I, but have not articulated it by using these three categories, namely character, crafts, and physique. This paper will look not only at the use of this model of masculinity during the war itself, but will also look at where these ideas came from prior to the war, as well as how these ideas played out in the aftermath of the war. This paper will highlight some of the inconsistencies found among these characteristics, as well as the overall breakdown of the model as a whole through its application in WWI-era America. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- 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/7231 Title The Power of Nine: Federalists, Antifederalists, and Natural Law Synthesis in the Ninth Amendment Creator James Masnov Subject Constitutional History Intellectual History Early American Republic Ratification Federalists and Antifederalists Natural Law Ninth Amendment Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/61 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 the 1780s, the framers of the U.S. Constitution imbued the United States system of government with crucial Natural Law-based safeguards. Both Federalist supporters of the Constitution and Antifederalists who opposed ratification championed such protections. Each faction expressed both misgivings over the concentration of power in unaccountable bodies and apprehension regarding majoritarian impulses. Both camps framed their arguments through a philosophy of Natural Law. The result of this Natural Law synthesis was the Ninth Amendment, which sought to address the reservations of both parties by establishing that the American people retained unenumerated rights. Though scholarship concerning the Ninth Amendment exists in the realm of political science and legal theory, this work expands the historical scholarship on the amendment by addressing its Natural Law context and assessing the amendment's legacy of recognizing and protecting unenumerated rights. Department or school name within institution History Note Christopher Cocoltchos -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7230 Title Violence in Algeria: From Colony to Independent Nation Creator Ryan D Steele Subject Algeria War French Empire Decolonization FLN Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/62 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 From November 1st, 1954 to March 19, 1962, the French-Algerian War was one of the bloodiest struggles of decolonization in modern history. Why was this struggle so violent? By investigating the violent colonization techniques used by the French military which resulted in 850,000 Algerian deaths and the French social and political policies that placed the Algerians at the bottom of the social hierarchy, this thesis shows how the actions by the French during the colonial era led to the rise of Algerian resistance movements. This would eventually cause the violence in the French-Algerian War in order for the “last to become the first.” Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7229 Title Proposition 187: California's Fear of Immigration Creator Tyler Larsen Subject Proposition 187 California Nativism Politics Economy Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/63 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 1994, the state of California was still recovering from an economic recession that most of the United States had already pulled itself out of. In that same year the 36th governor of California, Pete Wilson, was running for re-election against his democratic opponent. A ballot initiative was put forward called Proposition 187 by the state legislature. This proposed proposition was introduced as the “Save Our State” initiative to prohibit undocumented immigrants from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other social services through citizenship screening. This law was in effect for three days as it was blocked by an injunction in court and it was never fully enforced as it was later declared unconstitutional; however, it demonstrated an entire state’s willingness to target a subset of the population that’s purpose was to separate Hispanics socially, economically, and physically from the white population. The motivations to approve this law did indeed have a racist element; however, it was only one irrational fear of immigrants among other more important factors such as nativism, economic difficulties, and politics. This thesis challenges the notion that Proposition 187 was passed because of solely racial motivations to recognizing the more significant factors that led to its overwhelming support by Californians and how it was used for political gain. Proposition 187 and Pete Wilson’s campaign became synonymous and demonstrates how a minority can be used as a scapegoat for political gain by preying on concerns of crime and the economy rooted in nativism. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7228 Title The White Rose’s Resistance to Nazism: The Influence of Friedrich Nietzsche Creator Katilyn R. Kirkman Subject The White Rose Friedrich Nietzsche World War II Resistance Nazism Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/65 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 White Rose was a non-violent resistance organization founded by students in Munich during the Second World War. Many scholars argue that religion influenced the group the most, but an analysis of their leaflets and correspondences highlights the influence that Friedrich Nietzsche had on the organization. Members of the White Rose, particularly Hans and Sophie Scholl, solidified their commitment to opposing Nazism by reading and discussing Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche’s ideas shaped the foundational beliefs of the White Rose, including their belief that Germans could no longer ignore the crimes of the Nazi State. From 1942 to 1943, the White Rose anonymously distributed leaflets in Germany in an attempt to reach out to the German people and open their eyes to Nazi atrocities. By analyzing these leaflets, as well as journal entries and letters from the Hans and Sophie Scholl, it becomes quite evident that Nietzsche’s ideas on the “Good and Evil Dichotomy”, the “Herd Mentality”, the “Higher Man”, and “The Shadows” are prevalent within the organizations writings. Through these ideas the White Rose attempted to use their leaflets to empower the German people to see where Hitler fit in the “Good and Evil Dichotomy”, break from the “Herd Mentality”, find their “Higher Man”, and escape from the suffocating grasp of “The Shadows” to free not only themselves, but Germany as a whole. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7227 Title God and Revolution:Religion and Power from Pre-Revolutionary France to the Napoleonic Empire Creator Alexa Weight Subject French Revolution Religion Politics Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier his/64 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 1789, the advent of the French Revolution led to the shift in political power as the Catholic Church and French Monarchy ruled Pre-Revolutionary, or Ancien Regime France was replaced by a new, revolutionary government. The fall of Catholicism as the official religion of France, however, did not stop religion as an central component for political power. The creation of new religious groups and thought produced a secularized revolutionary religion, the “Cult of the Supreme Being,” Which increased political power by using liturgical rites and festivals to gain popularity with the French public. With Napoleon’s rise to power in a coup d'etat in 1799 , the Napoleonic Empire continued the political trend of using religion for power with Napoleon’s alliance with the Catholic Church, which politically validated his claim to power. Despite the existence of three very different and distinct political entities from pre-revolutionary France through the Napoleonic Empire, the French state depended upon religion and its liturgical structures for the consolidation of political power through the use of religious ceremonies and language. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7226 Title French vs France: Vichy Government Attempts to Save the Empire Creator Jennifer R Roberts Subject Vichy France Decolonization French North Africa French Indochina Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/56 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 French State, Vichy France, had a large impact on global politics during and after its inception and fall from power. The impact this World War II government would have on decolonization is discussed with a focus on Indochina, and French North Africa. Analyzing Vichy policies both in continental France and in the colonies, the focus on nationalism, patriotism, and 'return to a better times' sentiment drove a wedge between the 'French' people creating a epidemic of decolonization around the world. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7225 Title Giving Voice to Silent Destruction Creator Michelle A Smail Subject World War II Germany W. G. Sebald Literature Historical Philosophy Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/48 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 German author W. G. Sebald (1944-2001) studied how historical methodology contributed to this alienation of various groups, particularly World War II Germans, and the consequences of that alienation so that he could develop and use historical countermeasures in his own writing. Sebald’s unique approach advocated for a genre of history that moved beyond narratives of nations, eras, victims, and perpetrators to promote constructive discussions with an awareness of their relevance to the present. Sebald’s refusal to ignore any part of the past resulted in his life-long study of what he called a conspiracy of silence in Germany, regarding the destruction of World War II and the Holocaust, a concept that reached the international multi-century scale in his popular and scholarly works. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7224 Title The Irish Theology: Formation of Celtic Christianity in Ireland (5th to 9th Century) Creator Emma M Foster Subject Ireland Christianity 5th Century 9th Century Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/49 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 conversion process of Ireland resulted in a culture that reflected both its pagan, Celtic roots and the new Christian ontology. From the fifth to ninth century, Ireland’s learned elite began to be converted to Christianity and created the early monastic settlements that shaped how Christianity was introduced. The interactions between the early Irish monastic founders and the pre-Christian Irish influenced the ways in which early monasteries were established and why Christianity was introduced the way it was. By establishing the Christian faith on the basis of Irish learning, the early church worked with the learned men to establish a written vernacular language and develop an education system. This paper explores the way in which those education centers produced Irish myths, hagiographies and illuminated manuscripts, preserving the pre-Christian past within the Christian era. Ultimately, the two cultures adapted to each other, through varying levels of incorporation regarding different aspects of society, creating a culture which was both Christian and native to Ireland. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7223 Title Peron, Argentina and the Nazis Creator Daniel Correa Subject Nazis Argentina Ratlines Peron ODESSA Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/50 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 This paper will focus on the escape routes taken to Argentina, which often included secretly transporting Nazis across the European continent to different checkpoints before the could escape to the Americas. The paper will also examine the contacts that Perón maintained in Europe to assist him, as well as the Nazis, Perón himself targeted for their expertise. Finally, this paper will examine Perón’s motives and whether they were selfish or if they were to benefit Argentina. Secondary sources alluded to ultra-secret organizations established during World War II that are credited with getting Nazi war criminals out of Europe and into foreign countries as well as providing jobs for them. Perón and the Argentinean government were responsible for secretly importing, employing and protecting Nazi war criminals in effort to gain the scientific and technological intelligence. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7222 Title Head of State: An Exploration of Developing Concepts of Kingship as Portrayed in the Severed Heads of Medieval Literature Creator Emily Walley Subject Heads kingship saints folklore Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/51 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 Literature is a valuable resource for historical research, and literary analysis of motifs across genres produced at a similar time and place in history. The motif of the talking severed head that appears in both the genres of Celtic folklore and hagiography produced during the latter half of the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain can give insight to both medieval conceptualizations of the body and developing ideals of kingship in Britain. Other qualities attributed to severed heads in both Celtic folklore and medieval religious writing, such as lack of decay, demonstrate the presence of divine power that has remained in the head after episodes of decapitation. This association of divinity, as well as the similar protective purpose of the severed heads in each genre, reflects the shifting ideals of kingship at this time in Britain. Although the consideration of these two genres together has caused much debate in past scholarship, the broader knowledge gained by careful comparison of the qualities, symbolism, and roles of severed heads both mythology and hagiography reveals foundational concepts of Anglo-Saxon society that provide context for future historical study. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7221 Title The Assertion of English Royal Authority in the American Colonies and Royal Revenue: 1651-1701 Creator Benjamin Lesh Subject Massachusetts English Trade Policy English Colonial Policy Royal Authority Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/55 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 English royal colonial policy began to take shape after the end of the English Civil War and the Interregnum in 1660. The English crown implemented a series of policies aimed at centralizing monarchical rule over the American colonies in order to utilize potential revenue sources from the colonies. Parliament was unwilling to grant the king new taxes, so the monarchy needed to find new sources of revenue to utilize. This research analyzes English trade legislation and English colonial policies as they pertain to the generation of royal revenues and the direct administration of the American colonies. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7220 Title Technology and Strategy: The War in Vietnam Creator Isaac Keister Subject Vietnam helicopters technology Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/52 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 From the Battle for the Ia-Drang Valley in 1965 to the final withdrawal from the American Embassy in Saigon in 1975, the helicopter was an integral part of American forces strategy in the Vietnam War. The focus of this study is to view the helicopter as a tool of military strategy, more than a piece of hardware. My thesis is that the helicopter enabled the search-and-destroy war waged by American forces against the North Vietnamese forces. This is part of the overarching theme which we see developing in American military history during the post-WWII era: an over reliance on technology to wage wars, often to the neglect of strategy. This article details the adoption of the helicopter by the US Army, explores how air-mobility played a role in the Vietnam War, and ultimately offers perspective on the relationship between technology and strategy in the modern era. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7219 Title The Violent Revolution: Nationalism and the 1989 Romanian Revolution Creator Allan Chet Emmons Subject Nicolae Ceausescu Romanian Revolution Nationalism Transylvania Bessarabia Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/53 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 This paper attempts to find connections between Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu’s brand of Nationalism and the violent government reaction to protesters in 1989. It examines how the territories of Bessarabia and Transylvania led Romania to hold negative opinions of the other members of the Warsaw Pact and the Hungarian minority within Romania. In addition, it examines the distrust that cropped up between Romania and the other members of the Warsaw Pact following the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. A mixture of distrust of minorities and the other members of the Warsaw Pact led to the violent government reaction to the 1989 Revolution. Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7218 Title The Nuremberg Laws: Creating the Road to the T-4 Program Creator Jennifer V Hight Subject Nazi Eugenics Nuremberg Laws Medical Experimentation T-4 Program Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier his/54 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 On September 15, 1935 the Nazi party announced a new series of laws codes that legally cemented the principles of Nazi ideology: The Nuremberg Laws. The Nuremberg Laws were composed of three parts. One, the “Reich Citizenship Law” revoked the status of Jews as legal citizens and created the framework the Nazis would use to persecute by defining what it meant to be German or Jewish; later the laws were expanded by the Nazis to label minorities as non-German citizens. The “Laws of the Protection of Hereditary Health” stated that anyone the Nazis deemed as carrying inheritable diseases would be forced to undergo sterilization. The “Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor” outlawed marriage between Germans and Jews. These laws established a foundation for a eugenics program that the Nazi doctors performed on inmates in T-4 centers and later in concentration camps from 1939 to 1945. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7217 Title American Citizen or Internal Enemy: Reasons Behind the Creation of the Japenese-American Interment Camps Creator Konner Monk Subject Japanese-American Internment Camps Pearl Harbor Racism Nativism World War Two Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/47 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 While the bombings of Pearl Harbor were a factor leading to the creation of the Japanese-American Internment Camps, it was not the sole factor in the creation of these camps. More importantly Japanese-American internment camps were a continuation of the social relations the American public had towards this group. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7196 Title Silencing Lord Haw-Haw: An Analysis of British Public Reaction to the Broadcasts, Conviction and Execution of Nazi Propagandist William Joyce Creator Matthew Rock Cahill Subject Lord Haw-Haw William Joyce Radio propaganda WW II Nazi propaganda British Fascists British Fascisti Sir Oswald Mosley National Socialist League Reich Broadcasting Company Black and Tans Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/46 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 This paper focuses primarily on British public reaction to the Nazi radio propaganda broadcasts of William Joyce during World War II. More popularly known as Lord Haw-Haw, Joyce, an American-born British Fascist, raised in Ireland and England who came to embrace Nazism, moved to Germany in 1939 where he was employed as the English voice of Hitler’s vision. Utilizing archival materials gathered from dozens of newspapers of the period and historiographical contributions from authorities on the subject, this study follows British public reaction to Joyce from his earliest broadcasts to his eventual capture, trial and execution by hanging in 1946. While vehemently anti-Semitic, and the to the British a reprehensible traitor, his broadcasts were never shown to have inflicted any substantial damage to the Allied war effort, hence the continuing controversy surrounding his execution. While this paper does not offer moral or ethical conclusions regarding Joyce’s career and eventual conviction, it does invite the reader to consider this particular case and its broader implications concerning political and judicial decisions as influenced by war and its aftermath. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7195 Title Pulling the Strings: The Influential Power of Women in Viking Age Iceland Creator Kendall M. Holcomb Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/45 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 Icelandic women during the Viking Age managed households, raised their children, tended to the animals, and wove the cloth, along with a host of other duties overlooked by their male counterparts. These women were the unacknowledged strength within their societies. Through an examination of the culture that surrounded female Vikings in pre-Christian Iceland, historians present a more thorough understanding of the roles that these women played. This is especially evident in the study of female influences employed within pre-Christian Icelandic society. The women of Viking Age Iceland exercised power through their management of household and familial interactions, maintaining influence within a publicly male-dominated society. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7194 Title Manipulating the Medieval Past: Convivencia and the Politics of Religious Identity Creator Gregory Baker Subject Convivencia Historiography Medieval Iberia Spain Religion Coexistence Politics Identity Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/41 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 This paper examines the idea of la convivenica - a historiographical term which refers to the complex relationships between Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities coexisting in the medieval Iberian Peninsula - and explores its popularity as a historical narrative in the recent past compared to previous narratives of Spanish history. Analyzing its relevance to various political agendas both past and present, this paper argues that questions of religious tolerance and identity that lie at the heart of la convivenica have been manipulated since the medieval period itself to suit various political interests throughout history. Department or school name within institution History Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7193 Title Zoot Suit Riots and the Role of the Zoot Suit in Chicano Culture Creator Rebecca Grizzle Subject Zoot Suit Riots Zoot suits Chicano culture US History Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/42 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/ Department or school name within institution History -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7192 Title Forgotten Bravery: The San Patricio Battalion and the Irish Experience Creator Brian D. Reese Subject US-Mexican history Mexican-American War Irish history Nativism Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/40 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 San Patricio Battalion was a group of predominantly Irish immigrants who defected from the United States Army and went to fight for the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War. The reasons and motivations involved in the men's defection, which include nativism and the large component of anti-Catholicism, that was largely present and practiced in the U.S. during that period and beyond, will be discussed. The important Irish history and heritage of these men, along with results of this unique event and gradual recognition of the San Patricios' narrative also will be analyzed. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7191 Title Tricolor and the Union Jack at Sea: How the French Revolution Decapitated Napoleon's Navy and Thereby Ruined His Ambitions Creator Dominic Annen Subject Napoleonic Wars Napoleon French Navy French Revolution Horatio Nelson Battle of the Nile Battle of Trafalgar Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/43 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 An examination of the failures of Napoleon's Navy. Using primary and secondary examination, this paper answers the question of why Napoleon's Navy was such a spectacular failure during the Napoleonic Wars. The paper contends that the French Revolution destroyed the experienced admiralty and thereby doomed the French Navy to failure. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7190 Title Social Implications of the Eruption of Mount Saint Helens Creator Jordan Sterling Subject Mount Saint Helens Washington Oregon Eruption Identity Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier his/44 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 his paper looks at how the environment was damaged from the eruption and how this damage initially hurt the identities of Washington and Oregon. The identities will be defined by examining the high value products that Washington and Oregon are known for such as their crops, animal products, and tourism. Just as the environment recovered, so did the identity of Washington and Oregon. Because of the way the eruption of Mount Saint Helens occurred, the identity of Washington and Oregon actually became stronger. Department or school name within institution History Note Bob Reinhardt -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7189 Title Prostitution and the Contagious Diseases Acts in 19th Century British Colonies Creator Katria Hiersche Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/31 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 Contagious Diseases Act allowed the British government to arrest anyone who was thought to be a prostitute and perform unauthorized, and oftentimes non consensual, medical tests on them. Despite the confidence the British government felt while backing up the Act, there has been plenty of evidence to show that the spread of disease actually increased while the Act was in place, and declined sharply after the repeal in the late 19th Century. Many different organizations were created to put a stop to the unfair treatment against women, such as the Woman’s Club and the protests put on by Josephine Butler, despite the fact that the women were known or suspected prostitutes. This paper will explain how discriminatory the Acts were towards the citizens of Natal Africa, India, and the British Isles, more specifically the women who lived in these places. The Contagious Diseases Act was designed to aid in the health and well-being of the colonial population from these specific countries. The creation of the Contagious Diseases Act was contrived to address the health of the British soldiers rather than the women who were being infected as well. As a consequence, the Act also blurred the lines between social classes and racial domesticity in the British Isles, which will be addressed throughout this thesis. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7188 Title The Lion Looks West: Change in the Welsh Marches During the Last Half of the Eleventh Century Creator David M. Price Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/32 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 change with the coming of the Normans to the Welsh Marches was not as encompassing as scholarship indicates, based on primary source analysis. Castles and leadership in the Welsh Marches did indeed change, yet the economy continued to be fluid and semblances of nationalism scholars attribute to the last half of the eleventh century have been distorted. While a glimpse of the countryside and a history book will shout the word "CASTLES", there is more to the Norman arrival, to the people who lived in the region of the Welsh Marches, and to the Welsh, than simply the construction of new castles. Aspects such as the day to day lives of the inhabitants, the economic impact, the social structure, and the concept of nationalism in the Welsh Marches cannot be assumed to change based only upon the concept that with new overlords comes change to all aspects of life. The relevance of this endeavor is to better understand life in the Welsh Marches rather than attach the epithet "change" to what occurred with the arrival of the Normans, accomplished through analysis of surviving chronicles and administrative records as well as current scholarship done on the region. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7187 Title 20th Century North African Colonial History: A Look at Gender and Race through the Cultural Lens of Isabelle Eberhardt Creator Stacy Elizabethann Roberts Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/33 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 This thesis will examine the life of one European immigrant, Isabelle Eberhardt, and how she challenged the expectations to which European women were held. Eberhardt was born in Geneva in 1877 and died in Algeria in 1904, her life and writings are important because they demonstrate the ways in which she and other Europeans interacted within the context of gender and race in the colonies. These expectations were both formally and informally expressed in the colonies and Europe itself, and include traditional dress, creating a traditional European household which included marrying another European, keeping the social hierarchy, and promoting European moral codes. The lifestyles of women, like Isabelle Eberhardt, came as a result of a new liberation. For many women the colonies provided many freedoms that were not available to women in Europe. These liberations included access to the new religion, culture, and a new social freedom which can be seen in the mobility both socioeconomically and physically that the colonies permitted. For Eberhardt, her complicated family life allowed her to act however she wished to in Algeria and other European women could travel throughout the country without being stopped and have access to different cultures and religions that the women in Europe did not enjoy. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7186 Title FIRE: Agent of Change Creator Richard A. Galvin Subject Self immolation protests social media Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/34 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 Self immolation protests have been used over the course of history for expressions of personal protest and religious persecution, but more recent ones have been focused on political protest and been chained to revolution as in Tunisia. Even in the face of constant harassment and repression, Mohamed Bouazizi was a compassionate man. He chose to react with violence on no one but himself in response to the harassment he had experienced all his life. Having used every channel of complaint available to him and receiving no respite from his woes, Mohamed Bouazizi self immolated. Social networks are not a new thing, but the addition of social media to social networks is, and the incredibly visual image of his burning as well as video of violent reaction from security forces on the very first protests by his friends and family were uploaded to Twitter and Facebook and told the story in an almost minute by minute accounting of the beginnings of a revolution. Without the social media component there would not have been a Tunisian revolution for there would have been no Twitter to upload a photo to, nowhere to share the picture that was taken of Bouazizi’s self immolation. Like no other revolution before it social media was the tipping point, and the peaceful Tunisian uprising that began as a small protest in the city of Sidi Bouzid had begun. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7185 Title The Farmers’ Tool: Changing Values of Rural Oregon Granges in Benton County: 1938-1948 Creator Curtis Holbert Subject Grange Patrons of Husbandry Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/35 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 As the United States moved from the Great Depression into World War Two, and then emerged as a leading global military and economic power in the Post War era, the Grange and its members experienced a transformation of their political and social values. The priorities of the agricultural industry shifted from the economic hardship of the Great Depression to supporting the war effort and maintaining superiority during and after World War Two. The Patrons of Husbandry, as a community institution, experienced a shift in political and social values from liberal concerns and social critiques to espousing conservative ideals such as fervent nationalism, familial and religiously based morality, and defending American society as the ideal status quo. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7184 Title The Monroe Doctrine: Openly Defensive (1800-1824) Creator Tate Sanders Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/36 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 Imperialism has been an oft used word to describe the United States’ role in the world. Concerning American foreign policy throughout its history, two overall camps have formed; one sides with identifying imperialistic tendencies on the part of America and the other argues this is overblown, even nonsense. One flash point is the Monroe Doctrine and its implications, with the former camp using it as a case study for early American imperialism and the other arguing it was created to defend American interests and ideals, while attempting to prevent European encroachment in the Western Hemisphere. When looking at the Doctrine after its original declaration, an argument can be made of its use in America’s expansion of influence, particularly during the early twentieth century (i.e., the Roosevelt Corollary). In regards to the actual Doctrine however, this is a fairly myopic view, totally discounting the time in which the Monroe Doctrine was written and declared to the world, which was very defensive and idealistic in nature. This reasoning can be supported with several points. The Founders, including President Monroe, had broken away from an imperial power and were against imperialism. Europe was in the midst of great upheaval, still recovering from the Napoleonic Wars and threatening liberal institutions. Latin America was aflame in revolution, shaking off the yolk of Spain, potentially finding Europe back at their doorstep. There was plenty of reason for the Monroe cabinet to feel defensive, rather than imperial, about American ideals and interests leading up to 1823. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7183 Title Leading Ladies: A Study of Queenship and Identity through Conquest Creator Rose Thormahlen Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/37 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 study of medieval women is often viewed with a qualitative purpose. Scholars seek to define the medieval woman as either empowered or oppressed, and within the medieval timeframe, as either more or less so than their predecessors. The year 1066 is seen as a turning point by many for the female narrative; it was the year of the Norman Conquest, which brought with it new schools of thought and manners of life. Rather than attempting to qualify the lives of women as either good or back, the question of medieval women can be approached by asking how they were able to navigate their lives and the changing world around them. This is best examined through the lives of queens because they are the most visible from an historical standpoint. Conquest mentality from the point of view of the conquered forced queens to become more active in the shaping of their identities for political survival and success. Through the lens of conquest, which reveals and sharpens this pattern, Queens Emma, Edith, and Mathilda II were all able to shape their own identities, but because of the uncertainty of conquest, their identities were also shaped for them by others. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7182 Title Tenting on the Old Campground: A Social History of the U.S. Regular and State Volunteer Troops in the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865 Creator David Plett Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/38 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 the annals of the American Civil War, the regular U.S. Army has not been the focus of historical works until very recently, which is surprising in light of the noble and honorable service it rendered during the 19th century, without thanks or praise from the society it protected and served. After being scattered across the American frontiers for decades, the U.S. Army’s infantry, by far the largest branch, was consolidated into one solid division within the 5th corps in 1862. Instead of being separated from each other and having to rely on themselves for support, they now fought as never before, with approximately 10,000 men of the regulars fighting as one, providing a dramatic contrast to the 90,000 volunteers enrolled in the Army of the Potomac. Professional soldiers fighting and dying together, a solid core and reserve for the rest of the army to form around and take inspiration from, an inspiration that would give us an apocryphal quote from a 5th corps volunteer: “For two years the regulars showed us how to fight like soldiers, in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg they showed us how to die like soldiers.” Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7181 Title Napoleon: The Warrior Unmasked Creator Drew A. Larson Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/28 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 United States expansion, Latin American independence, and the legal equality of Frenchmen, in some degree are all attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. Contrary to popular belief Napoleon did more than just conquer much of Europe; he left a lasting impression on the world beyond his military prowess. Napoleon will not be examined as a warrior, but rather this thesis will deal with Napoleon as a man who changed the world. This thesis attempts to debunk the widely held notion of Napoleon as solely a military leader, or a simple emperor. It brings to light Napoleon’s involvement in France, and upon the world, that ensured Napoleon a lasting legacy. This lasting legacy was not built solely by Napoleon’s military career, but also by the politician from within. This thesis shows Napoleon’s diversity, as he should be known for something more than just a warlord. Most importantly it gives depth to Napoleon and the events that he partook in that otherwise would be meaningless military achievements to people of the Common Era. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7180 Title “There is No Law Here”: Vigilantism, Militarism, and Metropolitanism in Coos County, Oregon 1912-1913 Creator Zachary W. Jones Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/29 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 Coos Bay region on the southern Oregon coast has long been known for its rural landscape, pitting a lush river valley against a backdrop of old growth forests that have proved to be a lucrative enterprise for those interested and daring enough to harvest them.1 Beyond its abundance of rich resources, the region is also situated on the deepest natural harbor on the Oregon coast, making it a prime location for the exportation of its valuable natural resources. This modest timber region grew from its humble origins as a shelter for the castaway sailors of the military ship Captain Lincoln2 to its coming of age at the end of World War II as the purported “lumber capital of the world.” In between this nearly hundred year period (1851-1946) the Coos Bay region experienced the pains of being blessed with abundant natural resources, in addition to succumbing to the corporate capitalist greed that surrounded and exploited every thriving timber village that aspired to be more than simply the dependents of profit-hungry investors. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7179 Title Women’s Air Force Service Pilots: They Were Equal To Men in Training and Skill Creator Vic Caudillo Subject air force women Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/30 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 During World War II (1941-1945), the United States manufacturing industry produced products for the war effort in extraordinary numbers. In the aircraft industry alone planes were built at such an alarming rate that manufacturers were rolling pursuit aircraft (P) or fighters, and bombers (B) at one an hour to a total of 13,738 P-40’s, 14,686 P-51’s, 12,692 B-17’s just to name a few. The Air Force2 needed skilled pilots to fly them from manufacturing plant to various Air Force bases. One group of pilots that would assists in this ferrying venture was the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). From 1942 through 1944 these women in training and knowledge, were equal to their male counterparts. Their ability to ferry any aircraft that was manufactured came because of two enterprising women, Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love. Even though these two women had an important part in getting the WASPs off the ground, the key ingredient to the success of the WASPs was their military training. During the twenty-four months that the WASPs were operating, they went through various training changes. At first because of the large amount of flying hours required the first set of women had only minimal military training depending on their experience. Then in 1943 the demand for more pilots reduced the required flying time for WASP applicants thus implementing a military structured training school just as the men. This revamped training included a ground school that included theory of flight, engines, navigation and instruments plus other subjects. They also had to increase their flying time on military aircraft starting with primary trainers (PT), then to basic trainers (BT), and finish with advanced trainers (AT). This additional training meant that the women would be in training for approximately four months to seven and a half depending on the time of entry to training. Because of this training the WASPs would be the equivalent of their male counterparts in ability to handle military aircraft. However not all writers chose to concentrate on training when writing about the WASPs. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7178 Title Titanic and the People on Board: A Look at the Media Coverage of the Passengers After the Sinking Creator Andrea Bijan Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/27 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 Titanic was originally called the ship that was “unsinkable” and was considered the most luxurious liner of its time. Unfortunately on the night of April 14, 1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank early the next morning, losing many lives. The loss of life made Titanic one of the worst maritime accident in history. Originally having over 2,200 passengers and crew on board only about 700 survived; most of the survivors being from the upper class. Press from all over the United States covered the story to inform people of what had happened. Newspapers such as the East Oregonian, Morning Oregonian, and the Oregon City Enterprise, explained the event in a perspective that there was a greater loss in the first class because of the elite men that did not survive the sinking. Newspapers addressed many heroic acts done by the first class men on the night of the sinking that gave the society the impression that they went down with the ship in honor and as true gentlemen. The media coverage of the sinking depicts the economic and political elites who went down with the ship in a heroic manner and portrayed them as it was their honor and duty to sacrifice themselves in order to save women and children. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7177 Title Education Prescription and Disregarded Side Effects: Gilded Age Education Reform in Oregon Creator Sarah M Pearson Subject Gilded Age Education Oregon Native Americans Monmouth R.M. Smith Oregon Normal School Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier his/26 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 This paper looks at education reform with a focus on Oregon during a tenuous time period of U.S History, from around 1850 through the turn of the century; the Gilded Age. Oregon’s upper and middle classes perceived themselves as the moral, and intellectual ideal in a time of transition and destabilization of American society following the Civil War and leading up the Progressive era. Many of which saw education reform as their responsibility. These perceptions coupled with racism and classism to transform positive intentions into conditions of paternalistic control and resulted in many communities having to cope with an education system pulled out of their hands over a relatively short time period. Using primary source materials, including newspapers, letters, and government documents, this paper looks to recreate the dialogue and analyze the true nature of the reforms through a number of different community perspectives, including: Native Americans, African Americans and rural Oregonians. The argument fits into the wider educational history to help understand how U.S education developed into its current manifestation. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7156 Title Engineering Modernity: The Aswan Low Dam and Modernizing the Nile Creator Travis Cook Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/24 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 completion of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902 was trumpeted by British policymakers and engineers as a great engineering feat and triumph over the forces of the Nile River. The Dam symbolized a break from traditional irrigation methods that had sustained people in the Nile River Valley for millennia and symbolized a new era of international relations for Egypt. Successors of the Aswan Low Dam have included a number of alterations to the original and the construction of the Aswan High Dam seven km upriver in the 1960s. The Aswan High Dam has garnered much attention from critics of modernization theory, environmentalists and proponents of the Dam alike. However, much of the social and environmental issues that are debated in the historical discourse surrounding the Aswan High Dam were present throughout the history of its antecedent. Understanding the social and environmental issues involved with the construction of the first Aswan Dam provides an example of the potential impacts of large-scale environmental programs on the people who inhabit the areas where they are pursued. Ultimately, the construction of the Aswan Low Dam was the product of British colonial administrators, informed by Orientalist and modernist biases, whose predilections of the value of damming the Nile left them overlooking the social and environmental impacts of this engineering project, which would be repeated sixty years later and continue to have implications for the people who inhabit the Nile River Valley and surrounding bioregion. Bibliographic Citation Cook, Travis. "Engineering Modernity: The Aswan Low Dam and Modernizing the Nile." Department of History capstone paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7155 Title Queenship: A Study of What it was to be a Queen in Europe during the 11th-16th Centuries Creator Alyssa Penn Subject Queenship concept of motherhood heirs women Europe century Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/16 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 This paper examines the role of queenship in the medieval and Early Modern era, and attempts to prove that women could rule without the aid of a man. Bibliographic Citation Penn, Alyssa. "Queenship: A Study of What it was to be a Queen in Europe during the 11th-16th Centuries." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7154 Title The Importance of Patronage during the Premature Reformation: Comparison of John Wyclif and Jan Hus Creator James E O'Neil Subject John Wycliffe Jan hus Medieval Heresy Church History Religion Patronage Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/15 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 John Wyclif and Jan Hus were two medieval theologians who concerned the majority of their work attempting to improve the Christian religion. They were labeled as heretics by the Catholic Church. Different levels of patronage played an important role regarding in the success/ failure of Wyclif and Hus. Wyclif did not die as a heretic and was only officially labeled as such after the condemnation of Hus at the Council of Constance. Hus on the other hand suffered because his lack of patronage and was burned at the stake as a heretic. Bibliographic Citation O'Neil, James E. "The Importance of Patronage during the Premature Reformation: Comparison of John Wyclif and Jan Hus." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Alaric Trousdale -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7153 Title Nazi Propaganda: The Theme of Work and Workers in the Pre-Power and Post-Power Years Creator Stephen H Kingsborough Subject Nazis Propaganda Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/17 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 Nazi Party in Germany used propaganda in order to secure support both locally and internationally. This paper focuses on their posters and the theme of work and workers in these posters. Comparing the time periods before the seizure of power in 1933 and after the seizure of power, but before the beginning of the war in 1939. Bibliographic Citation Kingsborough, Stephen H. "Nazi Propaganda: The Theme of Work and Workers in the Pre-Power and Post-Power Years." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7152 Title Technology and Adaptation in Logging Creator Jeremy D Rosenblad Subject timber technology economy adaptation Pacific Northwest steam donkey bull donkey lumber mechanization logging. Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/18 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 Between 1880 and 1917 there was a dramatic shift in technology with the coming of mechanization. This dramatic process, which started just after the end of the American Civil War, in a Period of Transition (1870-1880) would continue to gain speed with the Period of Rapid Advances (1880-1900) in technology all the way to the start of the First World War with the Rapid Proliferation of Technology (1900-1917) into everyday life. As a result of these shifts loggers, mill owners and their respective associations that represented them and the logging industry as a whole, in the Pacific Northwest, were increasingly able to adapt to an increasingly changing economy and market. Bibliographic Citation Rosenblad, Jeremy D. "Technology and Adaptation in Logging." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7151 Title Nature's Use: Language and its Use in the Writings of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot Creator Matthew E Whitbeck Subject Nature language John Muir Gifford Pinchot transcendentalism forestry national parks Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/19 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 This paper looks at the roles that language had in the writings of John Muir, the father of American national parks and Gifford Pinchot, the father of American forest conservation. By looking at their views and uses of language we can gain a better understanding of the environmental movement both during their lifetimes and as it stands today. Bibliographic Citation Whitbeck, Matthew E. "Nature's Use: Language and its Use in the Writings of John Muir and Gifford Pinchot." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7150 Title “Rural America Is ‘On The Front’”: Rural Civil Defense In The Midwest And Northwest During The Cold War Creator Kate Claussen Subject Rural Civil Defense Rural Americans Cold War Civil Defense Midwest Northwest Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/20 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 Facing the constant threat of an atomic attack from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the United States established civil defense policies of fallout shelters and evacuation from target centers, to protect Americans in the event of an attack. Both of these policies benefited urban and industrial Americans, where public shelters were common and evacuation routes could move the population out of a city. For rural Americans, however, these polices demanded that they took a more active approach to civil defense. Rural landscapes were often designated as gathering centers for urban evacuees, and farmers were expected to provide their urban neighbors with food and shelter. Likewise, private instead of public fallout shelters promoted to rural Americans to take on a personally responsible for the protection of their family, crops, and livestock from nuclear fallout. This paper will analyze the rural civil defense policies established by the federal government and the ways that rural regions in the Midwest and Northwest incorporated these policies into their state and local civil defense measures. Bibliographic Citation Claussen, Kate. "“Rural America Is ‘On The Front’”: Rural Civil Defense In The Midwest And Northwest During The Cold War." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7149 Title The Nuremberg Trial: Robert H. Jackson and American National Autonomy Creator Josiah Liedkie Subject Nuremberg International Military Tribunal Robert H. Jackson London Charter London Agreement London Conference crimes against humanity crimes against the peace war of aggression exceptionalism London Charter Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/21 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 London Charter was drafted August 8, 1945 and instated The International Military Tribunal to convict representative leaders of the Nazi regime for various crimes committed during World War II. Although the trial is generally seen as a step forward in international relations, it actually serves as an example of U.S. reservations to subject itself to international scrutiny. This essay focuses on the development of the London Charter with an emphasis on Robert H. Jackson and the key role that he played in both the drafting of the charter, as well as throughout the trials. Bibliographic Citation Liedkie, Josiah. "The Nuremberg Trial: Robert H. Jackson and American National Autonomy." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7148 Title Michelin: the Phoenix of French Modernity in the Twentieth Century Creator Zachary R Hammond Subject Michelin Tires Modernity France Phoenix Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/25 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 This article looks at the cultural and economical effects of the Michelin Tire Company during the twentieth century. It analyzes the role that Michelin played in reinventing Frances culture as a center for sophistication and modernization. This paper looks at the aspects of modernity in colonialism and French nationality as well as the Michelin Tire Company's fight to rejuvenate the nation's cultural notions of travel and leisure. From their humble french beginnings to their international corporation this thesis shows the Michelin Tire Company's role in modernizing France to its new founded glory. Bibliographic Citation Hammond, Zachary R. "Michelin: the Phoenix of French Modernity in the Twentieth Century." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7147 Title Neoliberalism and the Mapuche Creator Chandler E Miranda Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/22 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 Mapuche Indians are the largest indigenous group in Chile and they account for nearly ten percent of the country’s total population. The Mapuche have struggled with land usurpations since the end of the nineteenth century. The most difficult of these struggles came from neoliberal economic policies of the Military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). Laws such as Decree Law 2568 that dissolved Mapuche communal land and divided it up into individually held land titles. With the return of democracy in 1990 the Mapuche had hope that Pinochet era policies would disappear. This hope was realized in 1993 when Indigenous Law 19253. Harmful aspects of Decree 2568 were repealed by the Indigenous Law, but the ideas and polices have continued to be use by the Chilean government. Under the pretext of promoting civilization, the neoliberal legal framework allowed for usurpation of ancestral territory resulting in the destruction of entire communities, and repression of any protest to industrial projects. Bibliographic Citation Miranda, Chandler E. "Neoliberalism and the Mapuche." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7146 Title The Final Countdown: On the Historiography of the Usage of Language in 1000 A.D. Creator Steven F. Wonser Date 1/1/2013 Type Text Identifier his/23 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 A historiographical analysis on the language used in apocalyptical writings, focusing primarily on the works of Rudolfus Glaber, Wulfstan of York, and Ademar of Chabannes. Bibliographic Citation Wonser, Steven F. "The Final Countdown: On the Historiography of the Usage of Language in 1000 A.D." Department of History senior seminar thesis paper, Western Oregon University, 2013. Department or school name within institution History Note Alaric Trousdale -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7145 Title The Growth of Pentecostalism in Brazil Creator Maureen Dean Subject Brazil Pentecostalism inequality Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus democracy CEBs Liberation Theology Catholicism GINI Index SWID Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/14 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 This study of the Growth of Pentecostalism in Brazil found that as the country grows more developed and richer, the spread of Pentecostalism quickens. Many scholars have found a correlation between poverty and Pentecostal growth. By contrast, Maureen Dean discovered that as absolute poverty in Brazil decreased, converts to Pentecostalism increased. She used both the GINI and SWID indices to measure inequality. She then looked at the case of the United States and found a similar trends. In the 1960s Brazil was a center for the growth of converts to the Theology of Liberation. There was a proliferation of Catholic Based Communities (CEBs) as Catholic Church leaders worked to organize peasants to solve their socioeconomic problems. But the CEBs have shrunk and the Pentecostal churches have grown. A parallel growth of income inequality has occurred during the same period. Bibliographic Citation Dean, Maureen. "The Growth of Pentecostalism in Brazil." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7144 Title Patriarchy, Paternity and Paternalism in Early Twentieth Century Chilean Labor History Creator Travis Cook Subject Chile Labor Patriarchy Paternity Paternalism nitrates illegitimacy Codigo Civil de 1857 Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/13 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 This study compares labor histories of Chile, pointing out that some stress the importance, mining, others urban work, and still others, the role of women. It also looks at the problem of illegitimacy and the problems for children born out of wedlock to establish paternity under the Civil Code of 1854. Both secular and Catholic orphanages prepared children for domestic work. Importantly as well, the study examines the roll of women in the Chilean labor movement. Bibliographic Citation Cook, Travis. "Patriarchy, Paternity and Paternalism in Early Twentieth Century Chilean Labor History." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7143 Title 9/11/73: The "Chilean Way" to Socialism Hits a Dead End Creator Greg Garcia, Jr. Subject Salvador Allende Chile Socialism Unidad Popular Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/12 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 Salvador Allende and his political coalition hoped to change Chile's social and economic system through peaceful means. This paper analyzes why opposition groups protested new policies while other groups used violence to disrupt and later overthrow Allende's government. Included among the latter are the Chilean military and U.S. intelligence agencies. The paper also examines Allende's death and compares conflicting versions of this tragedy. Bibliographic Citation Garcia, Greg Jr. "9/11/73: The "Chilean Way" to Socialism Hits a Dead End." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7142 Title Afro-Brazilian Religious Suppression in 1920s and 1930s Rio de Janeiro Creator Brittney Teal-Cribbs Subject Brazil African Religion Rio de Janeiro suppression Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/11 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 This paper shows how academics and the Brazilian government suppressed Afro-Brazilian religions in Rio de Janeiro in the 1930s. Both United States and French anthropologists had a role in developing attitudes toward Afro-Brazilian religions. They corresponded with race attitudes about whitening the Brazilian population. Whereas prominent United States anthropologists often evidenced negative attitudes toward these religions, the French presented a much more positive perspective. These new attitudes created an environment for greater tolerance to religions formerly persecuted. Bibliographic Citation Teal-Cribbs, Brittney L. "Afro-Brazilian Religious Suppression in 1920s and 1930s Rio de Janeiro." Department of History Capstone paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7141 Title The Battle for the Legality and Legitimacy of Ayahuasca Religions in Brazil Creator Jennifer Ross Subject Ayahuasca Brazil religion Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/10 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 This study examines the legal battles of the three Ayahuasca religious groups. Once founded in Brazil, they waged a long campaign to gain freedom by the government to practice their beliefs. The three groups are: Santo Daime, Barquinha, and União do Vegetal (UDV). This work also provides the historical background of each group, its principal beliefs and rites, and the social status of its members. Extensive references and bibliography are included. Bibliographic Citation Ross, Jennifer. "The Battle for the Legality and Legitimacy of Ayahuasca Religions in Brazil." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7140 Title The Harem: Looking Behind the Veil Creator Diane M. Huddleston Subject harems travel writing orientalism european hegemony romance novels repression of women Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/9 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 European travel writing about Middle Eastern countries became a popular genre in the 1700s and into the early 1900s. When European male writers were not permitted access into the part of Eastern households known as harems, they became suspicious and wrote sexualized descriptions of harems in their travelogues, based on Western hegemonic views and male fantasy. These claims refuted by European women who were permitted into the harems and wrote their own, more accurate observations. Their writings evolved into harem literature and became a women-dominated genre. However, while dispelling the male sexualized fantasy of harems, the women’s writings had a tendency to promote other concepts of Western constructed Orientalism, centering on the perceived repression of Eastern women. European women focused on perceived repressions of Eastern women by their men, and ironically seemed unable (or unwilling) to see their own repression and the hypocrisy constructed by the men of their own Western culture. European women also infused their own fantasies back into Eastern travel literature, which originated from the stories from Arabian Nights. These fantasies of the magical Orient were the bridge between travel/harem literature and what was to become the desert romance novel in the early 20th century. These novels, while entertaining and sexually liberating to women at that time, continued to promote stereotypes of latent Orientalism and objectify Western women as well. Bibliographic Citation Huddleston, Diane M. "The Harem: Looking Behind the Veil." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7139 Title The Gaucho: Contradictions and the Construction of a National Symbol Creator Helen Chaffee Subject gaucho Argentina Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/8 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 This paper examines the use of the gaucho as a symbol of national identity in the works of four early twentieth-century Argentine intellectuals—Ricardo Güiraldes, Luis Bayón Herrera, Ezequiel Martínez Estrada, and Alberto Ginastera—arguing that contradictions were inherent in their representations of the gaucho. These contradictions include presenting a picture of the gaucho which conflicts with history, differing interpretations of the gauchos‟ role in the moral life of the nation, and diverging visions of the role of European influence and modernization in Argentine society. Bibliographic Citation Chaffee, Helen. "The Gaucho: Contradictions and the Construction of a National Symbol." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2011. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7138 Title American Merchants and the Chinese Coolie Trade 1850-1880: Contrasting models of human trafficking to Peru and the United States Creator Austin Schultz Subject human trafficking Chinese Coolie Trade Date 1/1/2011 Type Text Identifier his/7 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 involvement of American merchants in the Chinese coolie trade which was at its height from 1850 to 1880 was inextricably linked to both the Peruvian guano trade and the growing demand for cheap labor in the United States. The discovery by English merchants of significant deposits of guano on the Chincha islands off of the coast of Peru in the early 1820's began a period of immense wealth as merchants realized the potential use of guano as fertilizer for European farmers. Bibliographic Citation Schultz, Austin. "American Merchants and the Chinese Coolie Trade 1850-1880: Contrasting models of human trafficking to Peru and the United States." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2011. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7137 Title Corruption, the Reforms of Francisco de Toledo and the Backlash of Indio Social Changes in Sixteenth & Seventeenth Spanish Peru Creator Jeffrey Benson Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/5 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 A closer look at the colonial practices of the Spaniards in Peru and the increase of political power through the reforms of Francisco de Toledo and how that indirectly influenced social changes within the Indio caste system. Bibliographic Citation Benson, Jeffrey. "Corruption, the Reforms of Francisco de Toledo and the Backlash of Indio Social Changes in Sixteenth & Seventeenth Spanish Peru." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7116 Title The Beat Generation: They Were Hipsters Not Beatniks Creator Diane M. Huddleston Subject beat generation beat poets nonconformists beatniks white negro obscenity anti-intellectuals Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/4 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 tragedy of the Beat Generation is that it was misunderstood, and the media perpetuated this misunderstanding, either out of ignorance or on purpose. The media, in trying to explain what the Beats were about, got it wrong and promoted a simplified, inaccurate stereotype that obscured their philosophy and minimized their contributions to literature and culture. The Beats identified with the hipsters of that time, but were transformed into cartoon characters called beatniks which became a juvenile fad that was not taken seriously. Bibliographic Citation Huddleston, Diane M. "The Beat Generation: They Were Hipsters Not Beatniks." Department of History seminar paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7115 Title Portland Banking and Newspapers Creator Duke Morton Subject financial crisis newspaper Portland aes Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/6 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 Several newspapers provided both information and advise to the citizens of Portland and Oregon during the financial crisis of 1907. One of the tasks taken up by the newspapers was to explain the circumstances and origins of the credit and cash shortages in Oregon, a second was to provide a projection for the course that events would take, and a third was to editorialize. A careful reading of the articles and editorials of The Oregonian, The Daily News, and The Oregon Journal show distinct perspectives aligned with opposing political and economic interests. Bibliographic Citation Morton, Duke. "Portland Banking and Newspapers." Department of History Capstone paper presentation at the Academic Excellence Showcase, Western Oregon University, May 31, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7114 Title Food, Farm, and Industry Creator Toni Rush Subject aes Oregon Pure Food Act Oregon Food Oregon Farms Oregon History Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/1 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 This paper evaluates Oregon's interpretations of the Pure Food Act and looks at the history of the Pure Food Act on both the national and regional level. By looking at the newspapers of Oregon's rural and urban regions, one can learn a lot about the opinions of these cities on the topic of the Pure Food Acts of 1906 and 1907. Bibliographic Citation Rush, Toni. "Food, Farm, and Industry." Department of History Capstone paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7113 Title The Negotiation Between Ethnicity and Language in German-Immigrant Hip-Hop Creator Brittney Teal-Cribbs Subject aes German Hip-Hop Minority Hip-Hop Hip Hop German-Turkish German Youth Culture Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/2 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 Throughout Europe, hybrid youth cultures continue to form and morph as global migration creates minority enclaves in urban areas. Music plays a large part in the transformation of this culture for Germany's large Turkish population. Participation by both sides in the German hip-hop scene has created a type of transculturation in which aspects of both cultures are preserved. Hip-hop was first transformed in Germany by white artists whose lyrics more closely resembled traditional soft rock. Today, the immigrant populations have appropriated this uniquely German form of hip-hop to discuss deeper issues of race, poverty and violence that transcend racial stereotypes. Bibliographic Citation Teal-Cribbs, Brittney L. "The Negotiation Between Ethnicity and Language in German-Immigrant Hip-Hop." Department of History Capstone paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note Patricia Goldsworthy-Bishop -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7112 Title The Poorhouse: Institutionalization of the Poor Creator Diane M. Huddleston Subject aes poorhouses poor farms poverty progressive era reforms institutions welfare Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier his/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 poorhouse was America’s early welfare institution. This article focuses on the early history of the poorhouse used as a punitive measure to deter poverty and later reform attempts during the Progressive Era. However, it soon became clear that reform efforts could not deter or control the socioeconomic conditions that were driving poverty at that time. This article also looks at society’s early beliefs about poverty and its causes, how those beliefs changed over time, but still remained a contentious topic for many. Bibliographic Citation Huddleston, Diane M. "The Poorhouse: Industrialization of the Poor." Department of History Capstone paper, Western Oregon University, 2012. Department or school name within institution History Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7111 Title The Impact of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt Creator Alexandra Bell Subject Napoleon Bonaparte Egypt Date 7/22/2021 Type Text Identifier pat/9 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 1789 the French Directory authorized Napoleon Bonaparte to invade Egypt, thus introducing Egypt to modern French civilization. At this time Egypt was still ruled by the Mamluks who served under the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire with little to no interference from the far away Porte. As explained by Jeremy Black, neither the Directory nor Napoleon were overly concerned with making enemies of the dying Ottoman Empire: “Napoleon assumed that the Turks could be intimidated or bribed into accepting the French invasion…”1 . This adverse view of the Porte demonstrates the typical Western behavior and stereotypes towards Muslims and Middle Easterners as weaker than or less than European powers. The French invasion of Egypt cemented already prevalent stereotypes in both the Middle East and the West into the modern era. These stereotypes alongside the Porte’s inability to protect Egypt from invasion “proved” to the West that they were easily able to take territory from the Ottoman Empire and framed this imperialism as re-building civilization that lapsed under Ottoman rule. France’s attempt to colonize Egypt would ultimately fail due to Napoleon’s deplorable actions in Egypt and his false claim to authority despite no military support coming from the Directory (as a result of the blockade set into place by the British and Porte alliance). Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7110 Title The Space Between Love and Hate: Coexistence During Convivencia Creator John Franzwa Subject Convivencia Iberian Peninsula Muslims Christians Date 6/9/2021 Type Text Identifier pat/8 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/ Note David Doellinger -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7109 Title Social Activism & the NSDAP: A Force of Radical Change in Germany Creator Martin T Hainz Subject History Politics Social-Activism Nazi Party. Date 6/11/2020 Type Text Identifier pat/7 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 paper examines how the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) used social activism, usually perceived as a force for social change which was adopted by a radical party. The examination of the NSDAP is due to the lack of conversation about the NSDAP during the 1920s. In this paper, it will examine this growth of the NSDAP, by analyzing primary sources of Nazi propaganda, agendas, and the Beer Hall Putsch as well as its subsequent trial due to its failure. The NSDAP became the stage of Nazism in Germany, over time becoming the Nazi Party society knows today; furthermore, they used social activist tactics, and revolution to gain public support eventually seized power of the government in 1933. The importance of this research is to show how a political party can use social activism as a force of change but not necessarily as a force for good. Furthermore, it is to give an understanding to why the Germans in the 1920s were slowing be persuaded to support the NSDAP overtime, by evaluating how people may be persuaded to join a radical party due to economical and national problems with their state. Therefore, when we see political parties in our day, we need to evaluate their motives and agenda. Note Elizabeth Swedo -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7108 Title 2013 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference Program Creator Phi Alpha Theta Date 4/1/2013 Type Text Identifier pat/6 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7107 Title Stalin, Party of One? : A Look at Domestic Political Resistance to Stalin’s Collectivization Policies Creator Travis Cook Subject Stalin Date 4/1/2013 Type Text Identifier pat/5 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 Joseph Stalin embodies the idea of a totalitarian dictator influenced by few and challenged by none. This view of Stalin’s role in Soviet history has proven incorrect in many respects since the fall of the Soviet Union and the opening up of Soviet archives to scholars around the world. The event that most demonstrated the lack of homogeneity within the Soviet government and the persistence of resistance to Stalin’s complete authority is the forced collectivization of agriculture. Soviet collectivization was an ambitious plan and for Stalin one of the most controversial policy initiatives he would pursue. Ultimately, the documentary record reveals that the agricultural policies that Stalin endorsed, which led to full scale collectivization, were not the product of a monolithic government ran by Stalin, but rather were contested at nearly every stage of development from 1928 through 1934. Bibliographic Citation Cook, Travis. “Stalin, Party of One? : A Look at Domestic Political Resistance to Stalin’s Collectivization Policies.” Paper presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, Portland, Oregon, April 4-6, 2013. Note John L. Rector -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7106 Title 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference Program Creator Phi Alpha Theta Subject PAT Phi Alpha Theta Regional Date 4/1/2012 Type Text Identifier pat/1 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7105 Title Disappearing Act: Argentina During The Dirty War Creator Greg Garcia Subject detention centers Argentine Dirty War Date 4/1/2012 Type Text Identifier pat/4 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 A brief historical outline and analysis of the detention centers set up by the Argentine government. Bibliographic Citation Garcia, Greg. “Disappearing Act: Argentina During The Dirty War.” Paper presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, Spokane, Washington, April 12-14, 2012. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7104 Title Beyond Wilderness Creator Duke Morton Subject wilderness American history environment Date 4/1/2012 Type Text Identifier pat/2 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 topic of the paper is wilderness and the idea of wilderness. The introduction presents an outline of the concept of wilderness in the American West, with particular attention to the role of the government in defining wilderness. The relationship of John Muir with the Roosevelt administration is described in reference to the city of San Francisco and its successful requisitioning of the Hetch Hetchy watershed. The argument is made that although an ideal of wilderness devoid of human contact has been promoted by preservationists, the role of humans play in the realm of wilderness cannot be discounted. Attempts to segregate wilderness and human activity, although intended to protect diversity of life, have in fact been part of a project which essentially and ultimately has led to environmental degradation and diminishing diversity. Traditional concepts of wilderness must be modified, incorporating more human participation, if the trends toward increasing degradation and diminishing diversity is to be slowed. Monumental projects reintroducing modern society to the biosphere must be launched in order to move beyond wilderness. Bibliographic Citation Morton, Duke. “ Beyond Wilderness.” Paper presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, Spokane, Washington, April 12-14, 2012. Note Max Geier -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7103 Title Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: A Free Drama Program for Students and Adults in the Community of Monmouth/Independence (Project Analysis) Creator Jeremiah Price Subject theater Maurice Price Western Oregon University Description 2018 Finalist Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Identifier maurice/14 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 Back in September, after having seen a great need in my community for arts programs for students and adults, I set out to put on a theatre program and direct a musical in the community. Ihad worked with my students at local churches and schools that were looking for creative outlets,but whose parents could not afford to have them participate in local theatres or choirs. I alsoencountered teachers, pastors and other working adults whose work schedules would not allow them the flexibility to participate with local programs. The goal was to raise enough money for the production that cast members would not have to pay dues to be apart of it, and coordinate the schedule so that busy adult s with careers could also participate. This was going to be a significant challenge, but after raising money in the fall and securing a couple of churches with open schedules, I felt that I had a realistic and measurable goal that I could accomplish over the period of a couple of months. Department or school name within institution eng -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7102 Title No More Pay for Play Creator Moises Mendoza Medina Subject club soccer Maurice Prize Western Oregon University Description 2018 Award Winner Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Identifier maurice/15 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/ Department or school name within institution eng -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7101 Title Let's Make College Happen: Para Adelante el Futuro Creator Mayra Mendoza Cristina Garcia Toche Subject first generation college students high school students higher education Description 2017 Finalist Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Identifier maurice/16 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 As first generation college students, we have experienced several obstacles that have made higher learning harder to achieve. In our project, we wanted to create awareness to motivate high school students to continue their education, especially undocumented students. We are very passionate about human rights and are strong believers in equal opportunity which is why we wanted to focus our project on education. We wanted to combine our passions and motivate those high school students who believe they do not have a chance or do not have the right tools or support to apply for college. One of our goals was to provide resources to high school students, giving them first hand advice from current first generation college students, and assisting them with seeking scholarship opportunities. Our plan was to create an open workshop at a high school and share our resources. We also planned on doing a family workshop so families can attend and learn about our survey results. Throughout our project, we encountered several hurdles. However, the results that we collected influenced us to create a video where we can share with high school programs. This video can be used as a resource for high school students and families in the future. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7100 Title CaN Center Community Organization Creator Tami Montemayor Subject church collaboration Maurice Prize Western Oregon University Description 2017 Finalist Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier maurice/11 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 My initial proposal was to engage these three, culturally diverse churches and build collective impact on a specific neighborhood. One of the churches in a CaN Center. This is a church sponsored after school program in collaboration with Salem Leadership Foundation. I did approach each of the nonprofits with my ideas of intentionally engaging this particular neighborhood’s families through community based events. Each church is supportive and willing to meet for a combined potluck. When I began my project, I first consulted with my advisor and strategically began with a system in mind to really evaluate all participant’s learning. My shortsightedness is that my measurement tool is centered around actually getting the three, non-profit congregations together for a pot-luck. This gathering is scheduled to happen on June 11th, 2017. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7099 Title DREAMers Awareness Project Creator Juan Navarro Sandy Estelle-Bazaldua Subject Dreamers Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA undocumented students Latino community service learning Western Oregon University Description 2017 Finalist Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier maurice/10 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 Our purpose is to work from the very core of the Latino community. We will go into our local high schools: Central High School and Salem-­‐Keizer School District. Sometimes, for students who are first generation and have no prior knowledge of what it takes to go to college, the process can be intimidating and discouraging. We will place all the helpful tools we’ve received from meetings, mentors, clubs, etc. in one insightful presentation which we can follow up with one to one mentoring. We want to be that source of insight that we wished we could’ve had back when we were younger; it only takes one person to propel a student into higher education. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7098 Title Building Bridges for Health, Education & Hope – Nepal Creator Ranjit Kayastha Subject bridge construction Gorkha Huldingbesi Nepal service learning Western Oregon University Description 2017 Finalist Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier maurice/12 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 Transportation and communication stand among the most crucial aspects of the human life. Safe transportation has become a great challenge in most local and urban communities in Nepal due to the poor infrastructural equipment available. Over the years, the people living within and around the mountains have experienced tremendous difficulty in crossing the flooded rivers to various destinations including schools and workplaces. The lack of appropriate and safe means of going over the dangerous rivers has resulted in increased suffering and developmental challenge for the local population. The main concentration of this research is to outline and analyze a research project conducted in the region to determine solutions to the lingering transport problem. The current government has made efforts to mitigate the problem and risks that people face in trying to cross the mountainous terrain to various destinations. One of the development ideas has been the tween, which has proved very risky especially for children, women and the older adults. The focus of this research undertaking was, therefore, to establish a safer means of transport across the hills that would promote education, health and give the people new development prospects. The innovative idea would involve installation of a suspension bridge to help the residents of Gorkha Huldingbesi district to access services such as education, medical facilities and work in Dhading district. The suspension bridge will provide a financially viable and safe transport for the communities to make gainful interaction to develop education, health and general standards of living. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7097 Title Personal Training for a Campus Recreation Setting Creator Cassidy Bek Subject personal training college students service learning Western Oregon University Description 2017 Award Winner Date 1/1/2017 Type Text Identifier maurice/13 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 objective of my project was to find a way to implement personal training into Western Oregon University’s Health and Wellness Center. Personal health and wellness is a huge part of my life. I share my passion through the fitness classes I teach, working at the Health and Wellness Center, and studying Exercise Science with a minor in Health. Being a part of a college campus gym setting, I witness many students struggle to move out of their comfort zone. With no personal trainers on staff, students are left to experiment with weights, machines, and other exercise routines which may cause an injury, or give up all together because they feel discouraged. A need exists for a systematic program of fitness instruction that is available to all interested students. I strongly believe by providing resources to students they may feel more comfortable in the gym setting, and be more inclined to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Teaching students to live in good health while in college is important. It will hopefully promote a better quality of life after school. Major health implications due to lifestyle is a huge issue in our country. We can help prevent this by educating our students through private mentors for more individualized assistance with their health fitness goals. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7067 Title #BELIEVESURVIVORS Creator Ashley Baxter Subject victim blaming Maurice Prize Western Oregon University Description 2016 Award Winner Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier maurice/8 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/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7066 Title Preventing Mass Shooting Through Cooperation of Mental Health Services, Campus Security, and Institutional Technology Creator Ranjit Kayastha Subject mass shootings mental health services campus security institutional technology Maurice Prize Western Oregon University Description 2016 Finalist Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Identifier maurice/9 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 After the frequent mass shootings in the United States, researchers and authorities are trying to figure out what are main reasons behind these incidents that are becoming more and more frequent. In this paper, three of the preventive methods will be discussed. They are – mental health services, campus security and institutional technology. Some research questions are prepared and interviews are taken to answer these questions. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7065 Title Project LOVE Creator Karlie Holmgren Subject Self-love Project LOVE Western Oregon University Description 2015 Finalist Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier maurice/7 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 Project Love was a four day campaign, held on the Western Oregon University campus, that promoted the idea of self-love through simple acts of kindness and words of encouragement. Karlie Holmgren describes the project and the steps she took to bring Project Love to Western Oregon University. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7064 Title UnWasted Creator Joshwa J. Salvador Subject Food insecurity Hunger Food banks Food waste programs Western Oregon University Description 2015 Award Winner Date 1/1/2015 Type Text Identifier maurice/6 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 After witnessing a full pan of Chicken Parmesan being thrown in the garbage, Joshwa Salvador initiated a program to donate unused food from Western Oregon University (WOU) Retail Dining to the WOU Food Bank. This paper traces Joshwa's efforts to institute a food (un)waste program at the University and the obstacles he encountered during the process. Along the way, Joshwa discovered fifty-nine percent of his fellow students face hunger or “food insecurities” and a decline in academic performances correlated with those issues (Patton- López et al., 2014). -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7063 Title Peer Support: The Peer Support Movement and the Future of Mental Health Care Creator Amy Shutz Description 2014 Finalist Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier maurice/5 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 Research paper on the history of the peer support movement as related to mental heath beginning in 1908. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7062 Title Speak Louder: Gaining Support and Visibility for the GLBTQ Community Creator Nawwal Moustafa Hillevi Johnson Description 2012 Award Winner Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Identifier maurice/4 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 For the past five years, Western Oregon University's Werner University Center has housed the Stonewall Center, a resource center for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer community members. Our intentions in the Maurice Undergraduate Initiative Prize Competition were to gain more visibility and adequate space for the GLBTQ community at Western, as well as to encourage members of the community who support the GLBTQ community to put a small symbol in their window of their car, home, dorm window, or other space. We recorded this experience through a documentary, fundraising, and a student support petition. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7061 Title L.E.A.D. (Learning, Engaging, Achieving, Diversifying) Creator Maria Vargas Sylvia Garcia Description 2014 Award Winner Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier maurice/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 Undergraduate students Maria Vargas and Sylvia Garcia created a network named L.E.A.D., whose purpose was to encourage and support more woman leadership in the Western Oregon University campus and community, as well as in the various career fields that the participants are pursuing. The project included a conference, bi-weekly meetings, mentoring, and job shadows. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7060 Title Positively Impacting the Lives of Others (Mexico Service Trip) Creator Jessica Yarely Flores Description 2014 Finalist Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier maurice/2 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 Undergraduate student Jessica Yarely traveled to Mexico on a volunteer trip to impact the lives of local families with the help and supplies from friends and family. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7059 Title Student Short Film Festival at Western Oregon University Creator Nathaniel Dunaway Description 2014 Finalist Date 1/1/2014 Type Text Identifier maurice/1 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 Final analysis report on the work involved in creating the inaugural Student Short Film Festival on the Western Oregon University campus. The student sought to give an outlet to the students of WOU whose passion for film has largely gone unnoticed and unurtured. He sought to give the directors and videographers the opportunity to present their hard work to a real-­life audience and to experience the electricity of seeing their short films on the big screen. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7027 Title A History of the Book: Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet Creator Alyssa Adams Anna O. Funk Richelle McDaniel Alissa McAlpine Meghan Link Jennifer Hight Kristin Eck Robin Roemer Reina Morgan Julia Grabhorn Audrey Jones Braden Shribbs Keelie Daquilanto Janel Chandler Sarah Ellen Pettigrew Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/1 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 written word is arguably one of the most powerful tools available to mankind. This book analyzes the history and social impact of written language from the oldest known writing systems to the rise of electronic media. Bibliographic Citation Adams, Alyssa; Chandler, Janel; Daquilanto, Keelie; Eck, Kristin; Funk, Anna O.; Grabhorn, Julia; Hight, Jennifer; Jones, Audrey; Link, Meghan; McAlpine, Alissa; McDaniel, Richelle; Morgan, Reina; Pettigrew, Sarah Ellen; Roemer, Robin; and Shribbs, Braden, History of the Book: Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. (2015). CC BY-NC Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7026 Title Chapter 15 - The Future of the Book and the Slow Book Movement Creator Sarah Ellen Pettigrew Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/16 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 This chapter reflects on the themes presented throughout the book in a modern light. It looks to the future and examines various attitudes toward reading in electronic forms as opposed to traditional print media. Bibliographic Citation Pettigrew, Sarah Ellen. "The Future of the Book and the Slow Book Movement." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7025 Title Chapter 14 - The Electronic Book as a Disruptive Technology Creator Janel Chandler Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/15 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 This chapter examines the introduction of electronic book and the Internet in terms of the impact that their inception has had on the literary field. Bibliographic Citation Chandler, Janel. "The Electronic Book as a Disruptive Technology." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7024 Title Chapter 13 - The Genre Creator Keelie Daquilanto Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/14 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 This chapter discusses the rise of specific genres in the 20th century and the impact thereof on how the general public viewed reading and literacy. Bibliographic Citation Daquilanto, Keelie. "The Genre." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7023 Title Chapter 12 - Revolution of Printing Technology and the Development of Paperbacks Creator Braden Shribbs Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/13 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 This chapter explains the invention of the linotype and monotype machines, and the resulting rise in paperback publishing. Bibliographic Citation Shribbs, Braden. "Revolution of Printing Technology and the Development of Paperbacks." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7022 Title Chapter 11 - Developing Printed Forms of Fiction Creator Audrey Jones Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/12 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 this chapter, various incarnations of printed fiction books such as dime novels and mass-produced books are explored in terms of their influence on social structure and attitudes toward literacy. Bibliographic Citation Jones, Audrey. "Developing Printed Forms of Fiction." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7021 Title Chapter 10 - The Path to Present-Day Libraries Creator Julia Grabhorn Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/11 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 This chapter explores the different types of libraries that surfaced in the 19th century, as well as the effect that this unprecedented access to written materials had on society. Bibliographic Citation Grabhorn, Julia. "The Path to Present-Day Libraries." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7020 Title Chapter 09 - Publishers and Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Roles Creator Reina Morgan Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/10 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 This chapter discusses the establishment of clear roles for writers, printers, and publishers. It also compares the early systems of royalties and copyright with those in practice today. Bibliographic Citation Morgan, Reina. "Publishers and Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Changing Roles." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7019 Title Chapter 08 - Mechanization of the Printing Press Creator Robin Roemer Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/9 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 This chapter explains the various forms through which the printing press evolved, as well as the larger impacts of this new, faster means of spreading information. Bibliographic Citation Roemer, Robin. "Mechanization of the Printing Press." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7018 Title Chapter 07 - Evolution of the Codex Creator Kristin Eck Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/8 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 This chapter covers a shift in purpose for the book itself in the 18th century. As literacy rates soared, the book became accessible to people of varied social classes, and this chapter examines the effects of this change on the social environment. Bibliographic Citation Eck, Kristin. "Evolution of the Codex." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7017 Title Chapter 06 - Voltaire: An Example of Enlightenment Censorship Creator Jennifer Hight Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/7 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 This chapter establishes Voltaire as a case study for censorship during the Enlightenment, discussing his life and the disruptive power of his published works. Bibliographic Citation High, Jennifer. "Voltaire: An Example of Enlightenment Censorship." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7016 Title Chapter 05 - Censorship Creator Meghan Link Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/6 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 This chapter explores the rise of censorship as a response to the advent of the printing press, as well as the disruptive power of those who continued to distribute their publications despite efforts to censor their work. Bibliographic Citation Link, Meghan. "Censorship." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7015 Title Chapter 04 - Printing as a Catalyst for Social Revolution Creator Alissa McAlpine Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/5 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 This chapter discusses the printing press and its contribution to the standardization of the English language, as well as the significance of mass communication in the social turbulence of the 16th and 17th centuries. Bibliographic Citation McAlpine, Alissa. "Printing as a Catalyst for Social Revolution." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7014 Title Chapter 03 - The Spread of Knowledge via Print Creator Richelle McDaniel Subject history of the book disruptive technology disruptive innovation Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/4 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 this chapter, the advent of printing is examined in relation to its impact on the religious and scientific communities. Bibliographic Citation McDaniel, Richelle. "The Spread of Knowledge via Print." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC. Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7013 Title Chapter 02 - From Scroll to Codex: New Technology and New Opportunities Creator Anna O. Funk Subject history of the book disruptive technology Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/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 This chapter discusses the shift from writing on scrolls to codices, with emphasis on the cultural influences of this change, especially in the religious sector. Bibliographic Citation Funk, Anna O. "From Scroll to Codex: New Technology and Opportunities." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7012 Title Chapter 01 - The History of Early Materials Creator Alyssa Adams Subject history of the book disruptive technology Publisher Western Oregon University Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Identifier history_of_book/2 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 This chapter explores some of the earliest writing materials and systems with a particular focus on the use of clay tablets, papyrus, bamboo, and silk. Bibliographic Citation Adams, Alyssa. "The History of Early Materials." Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet. 2015. CC BY-NC Department or school name within institution Library Location Monmouth, Oregon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7011 Title Determining Whether Drosophila melanogaster Have an Innate Directional Preference Based on the Ambient Magnetic Field of the Earth Creator Rachel L. Mendazona Marian McKechnie Natalie Wallace Stephanie Torrez Michael Baltzley Kristin Latham Subject Drosophila melanogaster magnetoreception 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/2 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 status of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism for behavioral and genetic research makes it an attractive candidate for investigations of the genetic basis of magnetoreception. There are two main hypotheses for how animals detect Earth-strength magnetic fields. One hypothesis is that animals use magnetite, which forms long chains and serves as a magnetic dipole, while the other hypothesis is that animals have a light-dependent magnetic response utilizing cryptochrome. Several studies have found that Drosophila can orient to Earth-strength magnetic fields using a mechanism consistent with a cryptochrome-based magnetoreceptor, but the specifics of the findings have varied. For example, two studies found that Drosophila have an innate directional preference, while two studies found that Drosophila need to be trained in order to have a directional preference. Additionally, one study found that only male flies orient to magnetic fields, while the other studies found that both male and female flied orient to magnetic fields. To help resolve the conflicting results of these studies, we aimed to determine if Drosophila melanogaster have an innate directional preference and if orientation differs between males and females. We used a sequential Y-maze housed within a Faraday cage, the purpose of which was to block out any radio frequency (RF) fields that mat affect the choices of the flies. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Michael Baltzley;Kristin Latham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/7010 Title Using Artificial Selection to Understand Orientation Behavior in Drosophila Creator Mariah M. McKechnie Rachel L. Mendazona Secilia Torrez Natalie E Wallace Michael J Baltzley Kristin Latham Subject Drosophila artificial selection orientation behavior 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/1 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 Several studies suggest that the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster can use magnetic fields for orientation1-4; however, the responses to magnetic fields are not consistent across studies and experiments investigating the mechanism of magnetoreception rely on magnetic fields that are at least 10 times stronger than the magnetic field of the Earth5-6. We are attempting to determine whether Drosophila have the ability to detect Earth-strength magnetic fields by running flies through a progressive Y-maze and then selectively breeding the flies based on their choices in the maze. There are two main hypotheses about the mechanism of magnetoreception in animals. The first is based on the use of magnetite, which forms long chains and serves as a magnetic dipole and has been found in organisms such as bats7. The other hypothesis is based on a light-dependent magnetic response utilizing the cryptochromephotoreceptor8. While the predominant hypothesis is that fruit flies use cryptochrome to detect magnetic fields1-6, experimental results have shown that most invertebrates use magnetite or both magnetite and cryptochrome. Department or school name within institution Biology Note Michael Baltzley;Kristin Latham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5167 Title Young People Are Always On Their Phones: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Texting Creator Sydney Culpepper Subject sociolinguistics cell phones Date 10/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/151 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 Since the invention of texting in the 1990s, it has become a vital tool of interaction used by people all over the world. Texting is a unique form of communication because it uses written language to emulate aspects of spoken language through the usage of textisms – emoticons, abbreviations, acronyms, and more. It is these textisms that have been the cause of much hysteria and concern over the future of the English language, and most of the focus has been put on the biggest proponents of texting: young people. This senior thesis reviews the history of standardization in writing and research on texting to investigate the linguistic purpose and function of textisms. I surveyed members of my community to learn patterns in usage of and attitudes toward texting with a focus on demographics and claims against texting, with the goal to assert that texting is an incredibly innovative form of language that enhances, rather than degrades, English. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5166 Title Years In Honors: A Personal Reflection of My Time Spent in the Honors Program and How it Influenced My Life Creator McKenzie Brendle Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/232 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5165 Title Writing a Novel: The Process and its Implications in Teaching Creator Merry Fuller Date 5/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/37 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 For elementary teachers especially, the writing process is an important element in the classroom. It has multiple parts and is taught throughout the year at every grade level. Thus far, I had very little writing instruction from a teacher's perspective. We took science and geography classes to learn much more than we would ever teach in the classroom. We learned the ins and outs of linguistics and language acquisition, so that we could better understand the process of reading and writing. Due to this knowledge, I am better prepared as a teacher because I can approach education from a vantage point in the subject, rather than learning the material as I teach it. I want to teach writing from that same high vantage point. The purpose of this research is to see writing from the perspective of a writer, not just a student or educator. What factors do writers take into account? How do real writers write, outside of school standards? How does the writing process look when it's used i n an authentic way, not the processed steps it is often taught in? This is what I explored, so that I could teach writing from a more authentic perspective. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scott Carter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5164 Title Working in Harmony: The Process of Writing Music and Lyrics for a Musical Creator Crystal Hanson Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/41 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note William Whitley Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5163 Title Wolfie Round-Up: A Pilot Program to Assist Students with Staying Connected To WOU Creator Raynie A. Ehret Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/261 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 A common goal amongst many different universities is to attain a higher retention rate from their students. This project will particularly focus on trying to achieve this goal at Western Oregon University, making it so more students will continue pursuing their degree at WOU. As a Western Oregon University alum, I have first-hand experience with recognizing the need for a program that Western can offer to students. Due to the common retention goal amongst the collegiate world, there is a plethora of information that discusses the psychology surrounding why students are hard to retain - this dissertation will only cover the information that directly relates to the community, geography, and population that is most similar to Monmouth, Oregon. We will start by discussing current and recent past practices that WOU has proposed to retain students, we will also examine what another university, Eastern Washington University, which is a peer institution to WOU and what their current methods/data on retention techniques are, then we will discuss the data dilemma that may cause lack of true information that could impact how well techniques are doing. At the end of this discussion, you will be able to view a PowerPoint that goes over the details of a newly developed pilot program named, “Wolfie Round-up''. I have composed this pilot program to have a sole focus on achieving a higher retention rate for Western Oregon University in conjunction with other methods that WOU is current by providing Western students with more accessible resources, informational sessions that allow new and current students to have a personal relationship with different members of the WOU community, and 4 specifically identify most aspects that the university has to offer that their students can take advantage of during their time. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Megan Habermann-Guthrie M.S. Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5162 Title William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelites: Artistic Aims, Worldview, and Influence on Nineteenth-Century Culture Creator Anna Olivia Funk Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/94 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 This work seeks to study and clarify the aesthetic tenets and goals of Pre-Raphaelitism, one of the most significant artistic movements of the nineteenth century, in its formative years from 1848 to 1853. The Pre-Raphaelites rebelled against established artistic styles and methods, seeking instead to accurately depict nature and create art that conveys profound intellectual and spiritual ideas through its literary and religious themes. This project focuses particularly on William Holman Hunt, one of the founding members of the group, and argues that there exist important connections between his worldview, which is defined and discussed, and his art, of which three paintings are analyzed. The present work also examines the Pre-Raphaelites' influence on nineteenth-century British art by outlining the popular styles of the time and comparing these to the Pre-Raphaelites' work and principles. As evidenced in the work of their contemporaries and later artists, this small group of avant-garde artists transformed the art of their own era and beyond. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael Freeman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5161 Title Why College? Making the Decision Creator José R. García Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/21 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 A four year college degree may be one of the largest investments a person can make in their lifetime in terms of the time, effort, and money. Making this personal investment may be life-changing, which is why it is so important that one take the decision making process to attend college seriously. This study sought to investigate how and why students decide to pursue an undergraduate college degree. Undergraduate students were surveyed with a series of questions in hopes of acquiring a better understanding of what factors they take into account in their decision making process. The hypothesis was that students do not engage in a comprehensive college decision making process as they should. Results indicated that most students believe to have dedicated an appropriate amount of time and effort investigating their options and making the decision to pursue a college degree. Implications of this study suggest that most students are satisfied with their decision to attend college; however, a low percentage of the undergraduate students surveyed considered alternatives to attending college right after graduating high school. Further and refined research studies are proposed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dean Braa Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5160 Title Why Art Matters in an Increasingly Analytical World: Artistic Means of Communicating Scientific Concepts Creator Kayla Baker Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/196 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 Historically, through the combined forces of scientists and artists, there have been periods of revolutionary discovery and growth in the sciences. However, in today’s society, science and art are often considered separate disciplines and in some instances are even seen as conflicting areas of study. This review examines the current debate of STEM vs STEAM in primary educational settings and the lack of scientific literacy in the United States today, as well as important research on how art can combat public disinterest in scientific research and policy. It discusses the importance of science based art, and the renewal of artistic and scientific collaboration. The artists statement and explanation will review the process of taking a scientific publication and creating three art pieces: a visual art piece, a written art piece, and a movement art piece, all based on the publication “Jellyfish extract induces apoptotic cell death through the p38 pathway and cell cycle arrest in chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells”. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Karen Haberman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5159 Title Whole Foods: Making a case for real nutrition Creator Alexandra Vandenberghe Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/141 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 Whole food consumption is a topic that is not significantly discussed in everyday culture. Whole foods have positive impacts to physical and mental health as well as to the environment. This thesis will explore the many benefits of whole foods, support a need for change, and persuade the reader to engage in a whole foods diet. This scholarly article will compile vast information from other researchers to examine the current whole foods situations around the globe, provide scientific confirmations behind the need for change, give recommendations for altering present habits, and will confront any pre-existing contradictions. The outcome of this thesis will be a text that is suitable for a reader with or without knowledge of nutrition to find usable and beneficial in making educated choices regarding nutrient intake. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Thomas S. Kelly Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5158 Title Whitewashing of the Stonewall Riots Creator Sam Stageman Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/137 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 Roland Emmerich’s film Stonewall was met with criticism for supposedly “whitewashing” the Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ community’s history. These critics stated that the riots had been begun by transgender women of color and Emmerich’s film made it appear that a white cisgender man started the riots. This papers determines if these criticisms were justified by reviewing historical accounts of the Stonewall Inn and riots, studying notable people associated with the riots, and analyzing the film itself. These findings are then analyzed through a queer theory lens to determine the message of Stonewall. It was ultimately determined that while Stonewall did have a number of inaccuracies, it did not necessarily warrant all the criticism it received. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note CM Hall Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5157 Title What's the Subjunctive, Again? Preparing English Speakers for Learning Spanish Creator Emmy Lou Pearl Olsen Subject language acquisition Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/13 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 Fostering communicative competence goes far beyond throwing students into conversation groups. A communicative approach to language teaching involves using authentic language from the very beginning of instruction, presenting real or at least plausible language tasks, and focusing on use of language not on specific grammatical function. What this tends to mean for a classroom is much less time spent on explicit grammar instruction and more time spent on students “getting their hands dirty” and exploring the language for themselves. For all the shifting away from constant grammar lessons in second language teaching, there is still a time when some of the fine inner workings of grammar must be explained. This type of grammar instruction requires that teachers and students engage in “metalanguage,” the vernacular or language used to talk about language. This is where my project fits into the scheme of second language Spanish instruction. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note David Hargreaves Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5156 Title What’s in an Essay: A Study of International Student Writing Growth over Two Terms Creator Amber Rynearson Date 7/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/235 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 Academic language is a specific variation of language that is marked by its own grammatical features. It is one register, or specific variation of language characterized by certain types of vocabulary and grammatical structures; others include fiction writing, news writing, spoken language, magazine writing, etc. All of these registers differ both grammatically and lexically. In order to become proficient in a specific type of writing, one must become familiar with using the different rules and guidelines (both spoken and unspoken; the conventions) of that type of writing. For academic writing, which is learned over time, writing growth can be observed in various ways, such as through vocabulary usage, thematic development, use of nominalizations, use of non-finite clauses, use of prepositional phrases, and use of embedded clauses. This growth can be observed over time through a writer increasing in the number of appropriate grammatical choices based on the discipline or style they choose to write in; the more advanced syntax they use, the more they’ve grown in their writing ability. Many of these aspects of writing are difficult for native speakers to grasp, more so for non-native users of English. This is because academic language has to be learned by all- it is no one’s native language. The following project seeks to investigate change and growth in specific areas of academic writing (such as vocabulary, thematic development, lexical density, and reading level) of international students throughout twenty weeks (two terms) and chart their improvement. Further, the study will connect the various aspects of writing growth with self-reported survey data inquiring about the student’s own beliefs on what constitutes good academic writing, and how they feel about their own writing and 5 language growth. This survey allows for connections to be made between the areas in which students produced the most growth and the grammatical features they see as most important. It also allows a glance into their self-confidence when producing their second language, which is a crucial aspect of success in a second language. This project will be based in both quantitative and qualitative data sets and will utilize corpus software and manual analysis. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5135 Title Vietnamese Water Puppetry: The Practical Development of the Structure and Form Creator Amanda Vander Hyde Subject water puppet Vietnam water puppetry puppetry history Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/155 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 My senior honors project is building a water puppet myself using traditional methods. These methods refer to Vietnam’s history — specifically how and why this form, particularly the structure, was created and has been preserved in such a way. I will need to examine the theatre practice of Water Puppetry in Vietnam, looking at the structure of these puppets and how that structure has been developed from the Vietnamese people’s way of living — whether religious, political, or practical — and use that to inform my design. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scott Grim Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5134 Title Video Game Music and Task Performance: Experiment and Review Creator Whitley Harrel Subject Video games video game music n-back test task performance cognitive task memory Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/227 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 This study was an examination of the impact video game music may have had on the performance of a difficult cognitive task. Participants listened to music selected from the video game “Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” while simultaneously playing the 2-back version of the N-back test. Participants were split into four groups, video game player listening to battle music, video game player and town music, non-player and boss music, and non-player and town music. The task was administered on a computer and results were measured by percent correct. Scores were analyzed with a two by two ANOVA with no significant difference found. This leads to the conclusion that video game music does not have an impact on the performance of a mentally difficult task. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Brent King Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5133 Title Using Children’s Books to Teach Mathematics Creator Laura White Date 9/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/147 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 One way for teacher to maximize time in the classroom is to combine language arts and mathematics when teaching, which causes several benefits for both teachers and students. One effective method of this is to use children’s storybooks to expand students’ understanding of each subject. An examination of current examples of storybooks that combine both of these subjects resulted in determining the most effective books which can be used in a classroom setting. This information was used to create a unit for fourth grade students to learn both mathematics and language arts by reading and examining one of the storybooks, then having students their own stories which used their knowledge of fractions. Through this students were able to practice both their language arts skills and their mathematics knowledge at the same time. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5132 Title Unsustainable and Unsupported: Connecting "Islands" of Federal Title IX Guidance, Campus Adjudication, and the Need for Holistic Care and Hope in an Era of Rape Culture Creator Jennifer Romadka Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/211 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 Sexual assault is extremely prevalent on college campuses, with an estimated 25% of college women reporting that they have experienced some form of sexual assault (Beaver, 2017). With federal and state policies written around trying to support adjudication regarding sexual assault, independent task forces created, and entire university departments dedicated towards helping assault survivors, it seems that this problem should be alleviated. Critics argue that university departments are biased and not doing their job in order to protect schools, or that policies are written in order to erase so many experiences from receiving help. Academia looks into the psychological effects of trauma on post-secondary students and analyses endless sets of data in order to find trends related to various policies, yet the same problem seems to keep creeping up. As of yet, there hasn’t been a comprehensive look at how these policies and their affected college departments are connected. This thesis dives into the world of Title IX and sexual assault policy from the lense of sexual assault resource and Title IX staff members on Oregon Public University campuses. Through researching federal and state policies and the guidance that the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force provides to Title IX and sexual assault resource departments on university campuses, I was able to perform interviews with various staff members about how they are able to implement policies. Through latent thematic analysis of these interviews, I found that Title IX and sexual assault resource departments are severely unsupported and working in a way that is unsustainable. My conclusions lead me to suggest that it is unethical to create policies that focus on trauma without using holistic verbiage and providing necessary and adequate resources. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dana Schowalter and Aislinn Addington Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5131 Title Understanding the Syrian Revolution Through Nontraditional Art Creator Julie Wallace Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/142 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 my thesis, I will explore the Syrian Revolution through the nontraditional arts that are being produced. I will be focusing on several different modes of creation, including street art, digital art, comics and cartoons, and installation. Social media is the primary tool for artists working in Syria to distribute their work, so I will also be discussing the importance of social media, both as a means to publish their work and also spread their message. I will answer the following questions: what role does street art and other nontraditional mediums play in the revolution? What are the artists’ purposes and intents when creating such pieces? How is social media relevant to the revolution? The answers to these questions and more will help to legitimize nontraditional arts, not only as examples of art themselves, but also as a means of communication. I hope to shed some light on the Syrian Revolution by looking at the war through the lens of an artist. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael Freeman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5130 Title Understanding the Reading Wars: The Incorporation of Phonics in the Elementary Classroom Creator Joshua W. Nelson Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/246 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 Education practices over the years have continuously been changed and developed for the better. One area of elementary education that can still be advanced is reading, through the integration of phonics to young readers. Reading has been taught in a whole language approach1, but studies suggest that explicit instruction in phonics, which takes advantage of students' phonological awareness, is a better way to teach reading. Although the science of reading (explicit instruction in phonics) has been shown to be beneficial for students, it is still not the common practice across the country. At best, teachers combine explicit phonics instruction with whole language instruction, which is an approach termed balanced literacy. In the project I will investigate the ways in which the Oregon state-adopted textbooks align with the science of reading but also meet the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS, outcomes for reading. In addition, in order to see how reading instruction is enacted in the classroom, I will observe teachers and, if needed, informally interview elementary principals. The final product will be a guidebook for teachers who are not familiar/comfortable with a sense of reading (explicit phonics instruction): it will include foundational concepts on children's phonological development and reading instruction as well as three lesson plans based on best practices recommended by experts in the field. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5129 Title Understanding Heroin Addiction from the Life Course Perspective Creator Kayli Fisher Date 7/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/36 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 Heroin and other opiate dependence is a disease that affects the user, interpersonal relationships, and the surrounding community. Due to societal stigmatization of heroin addiction, it can be difficult to help the wider community see the need for more effective intervention and prevention efforts. The purpose of this study was to better understand risk factors of dependency by examining the life courses of individuals who have been through addiction, treatment, and are currently in recovery. Early childhood experiences, specifically parental abuse and social rejection, combined with substance abuse as a model for coping, were found to be influential in the development of addiction. Social support and self -awareness during and post -treatment were effective components of sustaining recovery. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Margaret Manoogian Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5128 Title Twitter as Consciousness-Raising: An Analysis of the 2017 #MeToo Movement Creator Erin Worley Date 1/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/253 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 Sexual assault and harassment have always been a societal taboo. Individuals who have shared their experiences with sexual misconduct in the past have been heavily shamed and ridiculed, which prevented a lot of individuals from sharing their experiences, out of a fear of being labeled a liar, or worse. However, sexual assault and harassment are not uncommon in society, and the #MeToo movement allowed the discourse surrounding these issues to be brought to the forefront of society. This thesis sought to analyze the discourse within and surrounding the 2017 #MeToo movement, ignited on Twitter by actor and activist Alyssa Milano. To do this, I developed a comprehensive background to the movement, including a discussion surrounding the concept of consciousness-raising groups and the historical context of such groups. I analyzed select tweets from both Milano and other prominent Twitter accounts from October 15, 2017, which I separated into four key themes. Also included is a discussion surrounding the lack of intersectionality within the movement, and why that is ultimately harmful to the cause. In addition to the inherent importance of speaking out against the occurrences of sexual assault and sexual harassment, this thesis explores the use of social media as digital consciousness-raising groups, with a specific focus on the social media site Twitter. This thesis has determined that Milano was able to create a Twitter consciousness-raising group, as well as discussing how the #MeToo movement represents social media’s contribution to creating social change. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dana Schowalter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5127 Title Trend Analysis of Depression and Anxiety in College Students Creator Katarina Smith Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/109 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 The purpose of this thesis is to determine what factors are contributing to the growing trend of depression and anxiety on college campus. Each section will explore a questioned topic as it relates to depression and anxiety among college students. The first section focuses on the idea that students are unaware of the trend. Data from a 2014 American College Health Association study will be used to demonstrate this assumption. The next section addresses depression and anxiety and the sub-disorders most associated with college students. Each disorder is explained through clinical descriptions and concrete examples are provided. The final section focuses on concerns related to availability and access of mental health services including funding and resource allocation. I also provided a Western Oregon University specific example to show how accessibility impacts the trend. Through my research, I identified all of these factors as major forces driving the increase in mental health issues among college students. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Molly Mayhead Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5126 Title Tobacco Use on College Campuses: Should Smoking Be Banned? Creator Hayley Dickinson Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/12 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 Millions of people continue to use tobacco products, despite the well-known adverse health effects that they cause to the human body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. The trend in tobacco and smoke-free college campuses is a step towards decreasing the use of these dangerous, habit forming products. Research also shows that there are no safe levels of secondhand smoke, therefore, preventing exposure is a key component to a healthy campus community. Although there are many different reasons for these programs, and many different approaches to implementing these programs, it is important to understand the highlights and the difficulties of these policies on college campuses. This thesis works to explore and explain the positive and negative aspects of college campus tobacco-free policies in the United States while working to highlight and reiterate the dangers of smoking and its effect on the surrounding community via secondhand smoke. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Siobhan Maty Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5125 Title To Honor Our Elders: Exploration of Elder Abuse in Long-Term Settings Creator Noelle A. Haury Date 7/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/279 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 Older adults living in long-term care settings seek support as they age. Due to their health concerns, they may be vulnerable to elder abuse and neglect. As older adults continue to live longer and the Baby Boomer generation reaches older adulthood, elder abuse will only continue to increase and adversely affect older adults living in both long-term care and home settings. This thesis explores the causes, instances, and interventions of elder abuse in long term settings. Understanding elder abuse and neglect is paramount towards effectively addressing it and creating innovative interventions and preventative strategies. Those who experience elder abuse have many negative health- related outcomes. An examination of the types of abuse and neglect occurring in long term care settings in addition to the risk factors, training practices of employees, and suggested interventions provide a better understanding as well as a foundation for potential interventions supporting older adults as they age with health needs. This exploratory qualitative research study included interviews with five professionals working in settings that have equipped them with an understanding and expertise of elder abuse and neglect in these settings. Results suggest that agency efforts, workplace culture, and resident risk factors greatly affect the occurrence of elder abuse in long-term care settings. These findings revealed areas of improvement and potential pathways towards tackling elder abuse and neglect. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Margaret Manoogian Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5124 Title Tissue Engineering: Proposed Graft for Aortic Aneurysms Creator D-Dré Déani Wright Date 1/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/209 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 The aorta is the main vessel exiting the heart, providing oxygenated blood to the systemic circulatory system. Because of its close proximity to the heart, the aorta must withstand and absorb high pressures. Not surprisingly, one of the most common problems associated with the aorta is due to this high-pressure environment, that being an aortic aneurysm. An aortic aneurysm is a rupture in a portion of the aortic wall that can potentially lead to death. To repair an aortic aneurysm, there are two surgeries, open chest surgery and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), both of which insert stent grafts into the aorta to exclude the aneurysm. Complications can arise from either of these techniques or the stent graft used for repair. An autologous native vessel would be best in mimicking the native aorta, but given the current and near-future research, a biological stent graft could reduce the complications associated with the current procedures and stent grafts. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Arlene Courtney and Michael LeMaster Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5123 Title Through Her Eyes, Into Her Story: A musical album Creator Caitlin Healy Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/217 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dirk Freymuth Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5122 Title There’s No Place like Home: Or is there? Study Abroad Reentry Creator Kelsey Gray Subject psychology Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/8 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 2012, The Institute of International Education (IIE) reported that U.S. student participation in study abroad has more than tripled over the past two decades (IIE, 2012). During the 1990’s, U.S. students studying abroad grew from 50,000 in 1985 to 140,000 in 2000. Despite changes in foreign relations and the American economy, the popularity of study abroad has continued to grow (IIE, 2012). Study abroad has been on the rise for many years because it holds many benefits for students. A semester, year, or any segment of time in a different culture can impact a student’s worldview, cultural understanding, and their scope of experience. As this experience has become more common, study abroad has become a topic of interest in the psychology field. Study abroad includes many complex psychological processes; this research will focus on the activity of reentry into one’s home culture as a focal point to examine several of these processes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Victor Savicki Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5121 Title Therapeutic and Health Benefits of Horse-Human Interactions Creator Chelsea Wiley Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/143 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 With completing this thesis, I hope to achieve an answer that could potentially help numerous people with their recovery from tragic events or progress in their life overall. Horseback riding has been suggested to help special needs children and adults connect better with people and help them communicate their needs and wants, not only with people, but with the horses as well. I would want to further confirm the effects that it has on people since it can potentially help particular individuals, such as individuals with autism. Not only can individuals with disabilities benefit from therapeutic horseback riding, but patients recovering post-traumatic stress disorder and other disorders can benefit from this since it can help with communication, fine motor skills, and muscle memory. This project will include statistics and information on therapeutic horseback riding through the use of many already established therapeutic riding centers to show the effects that this therapy has on its participants. It will also include public opinions and a government bill to show the relevance that this therapy has to the general population. Interviews and literary research will help to formulate a business plan that can allow therapeutic horseback riding to bring the fullest potential to the people that partake in this specific type of therapy. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Carla Johnson Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5120 Title Thematic Tension between Trauma and Triumph in Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Creator Vanna Dejeu Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/91 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 This thesis explores the commentary on humanity that is described throughout Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. Close examination of the patterns of behavior, speech, and respective traumas of the main characters in the series was utilized to decipher the regenerative themes presented through each character’s ongoing struggle to overcome their psychological wounds. This thesis introduces ideas about what it means to be human and how one can bear the weight of such an existence. It is my greatest hope that this work influences individuals to reflect on their own experiences in an effort to become more at peace with themselves. By extension, I hope to increase the level of interest in Japanese animation by depicting the degree of intricacy of which this medium is capable. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Henry Hughes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5119 Title Their Farm, Your Table: Sustainability of Small Farms in the Willamette Valley Creator Rachel N. Worley Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/254 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 Whether walking down a grocery aisle or strolling through a farmer’s market, everybody eats, which means everybody shops. Oregon’s Willamette Valley is thick with small farms that grow everything from raspberries to rutabaga, but is locally grown produce worth the hype? Despite this rich agricultural area, many people lack knowledge about the importance of local farms, the ways they operate, and how they can be supported. This project explores what it means to farm small, and whether being small is the same as being environmentally friendly and sustainable long-term. Along with research contrasting conventional, organic, and sustainable farming techniques there are editorials on three local farms, and a handful of recipes that can be made using their produce. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mike McGlade Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5118 Title Theatrical Interpreting: An Explanation of the Process Creator Chloe Hansen Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/15 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 The curtain is down; you can hear the rustling of the waiting audience in the darkness as the lights slowly dim. With the rise of the curtain, you step into the spotlight, inhale a nervous breath, and proceed to interpret the words expressed by the actors you accompany on stage. Honestly, this picture is something not all people in the field of interpreting have been able to experience, but it is something that the author of this paper has only recently learned to be a life changing experience. This paper will explain the process of theatrical interpreting and what it entails to complete an interpretation of a play. To do this, the author will provide a step-by-step process of interpretation that is required for interpreting play. In addition, the author will reflect on a personal experience of going through the theatrical interpreting process for this thesis. This reflection will include a transcript of the interpreted play with translation, an observation of a professional interpretation of the translated play, an interview with two of the interpreters, and a write up of the overall experience. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Pamela Cancel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5117 Title The Treaty of Versailles and the Rise of Nazism in Germany, 1918-1933 Creator Michaela Yonkman Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/255 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 This project explores the way in which the Nazi Party used the Treaty of Versailles, which laid out the Allies’ terms of defeat for Germany after World War I, in their propaganda before 1933. The First World War had disastrous effects on Germany. The volatile conditions of post-war society created many roadblocks to recovery and left millions feeling alienated and disconnected from the newly established democratic government. The Treaty of Versailles was incredibly unpopular and factored into much anti-government propaganda during the interwar years. In my research I analyzed Nazi publications, speeches, and member testimony from 1918-1933 and discuss how the Treaty was politicized by the Party to fit their agenda. I found that the Nazi Party used the Treaty to build their movement by identifying people or groups who had caused Germany’s collapse and to justify the purging of those elements. Through the extreme rhetoric of violence and conflict the Nazi Party also used the animosity toward the Treaty of Versailles to create their own set of cultural values for Germany to rebuild the national community and restore Germany as world power. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note David Doellinger Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5116 Title The Theories Informing Literature Circle Implementation Creator Hillary Mills Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/60 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gavin Keulks Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5095 Title The Search for Self: Childhood Interiors and Identity in Contemporary Young Adult Literature Creator Paige O'Rourke Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/64 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 accordance with philosopher Gaston Bachelard's interpretation of literary interiors as the cosmoses one creates through inhabited space, this thesis focuses on a narrow yet thorough investigation of how interiority reflects the transformative journey of characters within contemporary children's literature of the Western world. Such interiors are used to compelling effect within the bildungsromane of contemporary youth fiction, with the sanctuaries and prisons depicted throughout such novels linked to the various stages of the protagonists' journeys toward self-actualization (i.e., one's realization of, and movement toward, his or her potential). In particular, three popular young adult series combine the hero's journey with literary interiority in highly compelling ways: The Chronicles of Narnia (1950-1956) by C.S. Lewis, the Harry Potter series (1997-2007) by J.K. Rowling, and The Hunger Games trilogy (2008-2010) by Suzanne Collins. The protagonists of these works undergo a transformational journey – the quintessential theme of coming-of-age literature – with the trajectory of their quests definable through the interiors they encounter and the significance of the perceptions regarding both self and community that they gain from their experiences within those interiors. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kit Andrews Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5094 Title The Potential Conflict between Forensic Ancestral Identification and Societal Interpretation in America Creator Jerielle Raibley Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/67 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kristin Latham Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5093 Title The Physical Space of the Classroom and its Impact on Creativity Creator Samantha Gallagher Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/126 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 This thesis will address the impact of the classroom environment on the creative thinking of elementary learners. Using extensive research, the following writing will address factors such as physical space, flexibility of the classroom, desk arrangement, resources, curriculum, hierarchy of systems, and range of activity/subjects. For example, the proposal will give strategies as simple as switching the arrangement of the room or where the students sit, but also suggest changes to the system of public education as a whole. In our current education system, there is something about the way children are being taught and what they are being taught that is discouraging originality. As a nation, we understand that creative thinking is often difficult to find. My interest in this topic grew from a concern about the lack of emphasis in our classrooms on creativity and its importance. If we cannot value creativity, then we will lose the potential of new ideas and discoveries as well as the ability to use critical thinking and problem solving. These are all essential skills for our society, and they need to be addressed for our upcoming generations. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jennifer Schulze Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5092 Title The Nuremberg Laws: Creating the Road to the T-4 Program Creator Jennifer Hight Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/99 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 On September 15, 1935 the Nazi party announced a new series of laws codes that legally cemented the principles of Nazi ideology: The Nuremberg Laws. Written by Bernhard Loesener and Wilhelm Stuckart, the Nuremberg Laws were composed of many parts and this paper will focus on two specific sub-articles. One, the “Reich Citizenship Law” revoked the status of Jews as legal citizens and created the framework the Nazis would use to persecute by defining what it meant to be German or Jewish; later the laws were expanded by the Nazis to label minorities as non-German citizens. The “Laws of the Protection of Hereditary Health” stated that anyone the Nazis deemed as carrying inheritable diseases would be forced to undergo sterilization. The “Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor” outlawed marriage between Germans and Jews. These laws established a foundation for a eugenics program that the Nazi doctors performed on inmates in T-4 centers and later in concentration camps from 1939 to 1945. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note John Rector Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5091 Title The Music Experience: Phenomenology in Music Education Creator Aleisha Douthitt Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/124 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 Music is a powerful part of our world. It touches our daily lives and surrounds us more than we even realize. It connects us to others, builds culture, and is appreciated by many. Music has been taught in schools for many years and is a part of many memories of students from elementary school. Music is full of theory. From the note names and sounds, rhythm and beats, time signature…the list of theoretical aspects goes on and on. Although these components are the measurable forms of music, these are not what people remember and what makes music powerful. It is the combination of all of those components created into a musical song that creates power. The way music makes people feel and what they experience is what sets music apart and makes it a staple in culture. Our education system is highly influenced by behavioristic theories. Behaviorism tells us that learning is quantifiable and measurable. We see in our education system music being taught and placed under behaviorism, which is not a place that it fits. Music is not based on theory or logic but on emotion and experience. There has been a great deal of research done on the way that we experience the natural world and the ways that these experiences shape us as people. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dana Ulveland Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5090 Title The Linguistics of Sexual Assault: How the Dissonance of Individuals’ Perpetrator Expectations and The Ordering of Information Effects Perceptions of Sexual Assault Creator Magen Boegli Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/205 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 This study was an investigation into the framing of sexual assault cases and how media may sway the opinions of the public through their choice use of language to describe the case. Most commonly we see stories present victims’ irresponsibility along with characteristics of the perpetrator that are inconsistent with societal stereotypes of assaulters. This may influence the public's perceptions of justice and accuracy of the statements made about the crime. The researcher hypothesized that by using paradoxical language around the assaulter and ordering information so victim’s irresponsibility is presented first, there would be lower perceived perpetrator responsibility responses. Participants for this study included seventy undergraduate students at a mid-sized university in the pacific northwest. In Condition A, participants read an article where victims irresponsibility was presented first and included paradoxical language surrounding the perpetrator. In Condition B, the case was presented so that victim testimony and evidence was presented first and lacked any language about the perpetrator’s life outside of the reported assault. After reading one of these framings of the same assault, participants took a short survey designed on a Likert scale to examine perceived perpetrator and victim responsibility along with perceived accuracy and justice of the case. Two of the presented fifteen questions yielded statistical significance. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Deborah Brannan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5089 Title The Influence of High Fructose Corn Syrup on the Diabetes Epidemic Creator Lisa Martini Date 5/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/55 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 Over the past 30 years, the amount of high fructose corn syrup consumed in the United States has increased. During the same period the diabetes and obesity epidemic ha s emerged and risen to an all -time high. These epidemics are taking large tolls on the individual and on society. The compelling data showing the same upward trend of high fructose corn syrup, type 2 diabetes and obesity can hardly be ignored as many researchers try to uncover the link. Many have stated that the increase in high fructose corn syrup, especially that from soda pop, has lead to the obesity epidemic and from there led to the diabetes epidemic. However, high fructose corn syrup could be directly leading to the diabetes epidemic or the two diseases could be so intertwined that the sweet syrup is causing both to occur. A large extent of research has been done in the area, but no strong evidence has been uncovered to show how the three are related. Much more research, especially on humans in the long -term, is needed to help find more answers. In the mean time, governmental bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the presidential body need to make stronger effort s to reduce the amount of Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or obesity. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Tom Kelly Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5088 Title The Imposter Phenomenon and Anxiety among Pre-Service TESOL Teachers Creator Keelie Daquilanto Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/33 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 The purpose of the current study was to evaluate anxiety, preparedness and attitudes of pre -service TESOL teachers participating in a Health Literacy Learning program. More specifically the study analyzed the Imposter Phenomenon (IP) and Teacher Anxiety (TchA). Data were gathered using the NSST Imposter Scale, and the Teacher Anxiety Scale. Participants consisted of 15 pre -service TESOL teachers (12 females, 3 males). Results revealed significant differences in examining the influence of IP on confidence about teaching competence t (13) =2.91, p =.01, and marginally significant results when examining the influence of IP on anxiety about lesson presentation t (13) =1.04 p =.05. No significant results were found in influences of gender on IP or anxiety, or level of experience on anxiety, p =ns. Future research should examine IP and anxiety among teachers in general, as well as gender differences. Additionally differences among TESOL instructors and general K -12 teachers. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Debi Brannan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5087 Title The Importance of Self-Care for ASL/English Interpreters Creator Rachel Gordon Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/129 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 American Sign Language/English Interpreters may experience many different injuries including emotional, mental and physical injuries by interpreting. Without the use of self-care these experiences may lead to more serious conditions that may cause an interpreter to leave the profession. This thesis will name some of the injuries that might happen while interpreting including Emotional, Mental and Physical. It will also list different ways that self-care can help prevent those injuries from occurring as well as look at a few different techniques for self-care that will hopefully help an interpreter prevent or reduce the risk of experiencing these kinds of injuries while working in the profession. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Erin Trine Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5086 Title The Importance of Reading with Children Creator Olivia M. Geisler-Wagner Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/243 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 This project looks at how many people are actually reading with their children outside of school and deeply assesses the benefits that reading brings to a child’s life that carry into adulthood. Durham’s Partnership for Children (2016) conducted a study that shows only 46% of parents are reading with their child every day at home. More than half of families are not receiving the benefits of reading with their child that include decreases in behavioral outbursts, increases in fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Researchers have done many in depth studies that isolate and look for specific variables that show the benefits of reading, such as brain scans while viewing books or animations, or measuring the amount of words children know by the time they get to kindergarten, or analysing how intervention with good reading and parenting practices helps children thrive in the aforementioned areas. This project synthesized information from multiple sources and research projects into a brochure for parents to gain a more holistic view of the benefits of reading at home with their children. Taking multiple research papers and translating them from scientific language into everyday language helps parents to quickly read and understand the plethora of benefits their child would receive from being read to and with throughout their adolescence. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5085 Title The Impact of World War I on American Women’s Fashion Creator Bethany L. Haight Subject fashion clothing Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/16 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 Learning about influential events, such as World War I, that surround changes in dress can provide the context needed to understand why these changes occurred in the first place. Prior to discussing contemporary influences it is important to consider antecedent factors. While the entire history of clothing and fashion could be discussed, this work will focus on the most relevant years, the decade that preceded World War I. While this is due in part to its immediate association with the time in question this decade also marked the end of a century-long standstill in the Western fashion industry. Consequently, analyzing just this short period in history provides a depiction of fashion standards in the century before as well. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Sandra Hedgepeth Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5084 Title The Impact of Artist Fame and Viewer Socioeconomic Status on Art Likeability Creator Christina Ayers Subject Socioeconomic Status Fame Visual Art Date 12/31/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/179 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 Previous research on fame and likeability has been focused primarily in the field of advertising with some related research in the music industry, but little has been done in regard to visual art. Socioeconomic status (SES) has been explored in terms of art participation but has not been explored in relation to the reception of art. The purpose of the current study was to explore the effects that artist fame and viewer SES have on the rating given to a piece of visual art. I predicted that high SES participants would give higher ratings to high fame artists than low fame artists or with no artist information. For low SES participants, I predicted they would give lower overall scores than those with high SES, and that their highest scores would be for low fame artists. Participants (N = 90) were randomly assigned to one of the three artist fame conditions and rated the same painting on multiple scales. Results did not show any main effects but a trend for an interaction was found between viewer SES and artist fame, such that high SES participants gave their highest ratings to high fame artists while low SES participants gave higher ratings when given no information and to low fame artists than to high fame artists. This trend supports the conclusion that individual differences impact the way in which creative mediums are perceived. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5083 Title The Future of Fossils: The Evolution of Paleontological Research in the Modern Age Creator Hannah Moshinsky Date 10/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/256 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 Dinosaurs are awesome. They hold a special place in everyone’s childhood, and new discoveries in what they looked like and how they lived and might have behaved are exciting news. It’s more common to come across an article unveiling a new fossil as opposed to novel breakthroughs in understanding the paleobiology of these organisms. Although discoveries in the research field are less widespread than field discoveries and new dig sites, even though the datapool of fossils grows every year, new advances in technology allow for new analytical methods to study these fossils. Researchers are now able to test a wider range of more specific hypotheses. Scientific understanding of dinosaurs and how they lived has not progressed as rapidly as would be expected in the new digital age given the abundance of fossils to study. Paleontology is commonly thought of as digging in the field, piecing bones together in a museum, and analyzing morphological characteristics of bones to describe new species. With the new digital age and the development of many distinctions within helpful fields, such as histology, how people think about paleontology and the ways it’s explored can be expanded from just dig sites to include the laboratory setting where even more discoveries happen. Within the professional world of paleontology, there is a lot of discourse over how the field is changing, integrating new technologies, and adapting to be more efficient to researchers in the future. However, amateurs may not be aware of this discussion. My project is designed to investigate what the modern paleontologist does, articulate obstacles the field currently faces, address the plausible solutions that are being, or can 4 be, integrated into the field, and finally to create an online resource for aspiring paleontologists. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Drs. Amy Harwell and Gareth Hopkins Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5082 Title The Evolution of Queer Representation in the Young Adult Genre Creator John Goldsmith Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/96 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 Beginning in 1969, the queer young adult fiction genre has attracted an increasing number of readers. Many critics, however, have noted large problems in the genre, fueled by themes of homophobia and fear, which hindered rather than advanced normalized queer representation. Since the late 1990s, a growing number of books have worked to eradicate these stereotypes and offer a greater range of possibilities for diversity and celebration of queer identities. This thesis will examine three novels that made large contributions to the advancement of queer representation across the young adult genre. The works are discussed in historical and critical contexts—particularly queer theory— and through my own experiences as a gay man and student of literature. Although these novels are not perfect, I believe each book has made a significant positive contribution to the portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities across young adult literature. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Henry Hughes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5081 Title The Effects of Social Media Usage on Disordered Eating Behaviors: An Experimental Study Creator Taryn Anne Wilson Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/258 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 Social media has become a large part of the entertainment industry. A majority of adolescents report using social media on a daily basis. With such widespread use, it is important to examine the effects of such usage on mental health. Research has shown that there may be a link between social media usage and mental health complications, such as disordered eating behaviors and anxiety. However, past research has its limitations. Most studies analyze the effects of using older platforms, such as Facebook. Instagram is a newer platform and the largest photo sharing application to date. Little research has examined potential links between using Instagram and the user’s body esteem and disordered eating behaviors. In the current study, participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. The first condition, the control, had participants randomly assigned to watch a short three-minute video of someone browsing the internet. The experimental condition had participants watch a three-minute video of someone scrolling through an Instagram feed with public accounts. There were 12 participants, 9 females and 3 males. The majority of participants were white. Immediately following the viewing, participants answered a body esteem questionnaire. An independent t-test was conducted at the conclusion of the study. The participants who viewed the video of an Instagram feed reported higher levels of body esteem issues (M = 3.99, SD = .26) than those who viewed the THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS 4 video of Internet browsing (M = 3.68, SD = .29). The mean differences between the two conditions failed to be significant, t(10) = 1.94, p < .081, r^2 = .27. Considering the large r value, a large effect size exists, but this study did not detect it due to the small sample size. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ethan McMahan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5080 Title The Effects of Rhythm Versus Visual Images on Working Memory Recall Creator Sarah Hughes Subject rhythm working memory mnemonics Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/203 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 the current study, the researcher aimed to examine the interaction between the independent variable of mnemonic modalities (visual images versus auditory rhythms) and working memory recall. Previous research indicates that information encodes better when presented with rhythm compared to a no-rhythm condition. This suggests that rhythm acts as a mnemonic, or a memory aid. However, across the numerous studies on rhythm and memory, rhythm’s effectiveness on memory retention has not been compared to the effectiveness of more commonly used mnemonics, such as images. The researcher hypothesized that the auditory rhythm condition would produce better working memory recall compared to the visual images condition. Participants for this study included 11 undergraduate students at Western Oregon University. In Learning Condition A, participants learned ten words in Estonian and their associated English meaning, paired with images related to each word shown. In Learning Condition B, participants learned the same list, paired with a rhythm. After a short distraction, participants in both conditions were asked to recall the English meanings. The difference between the two conditions was significant, t(10) = 3.184, p < .05, supporting visuals as the better mnemonic device, leading the researcher to fail to reject the null. Future research should include more participants. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Melissa Cunningham Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5079 Title The Effects of Peppermint and Orange Aromas on Mood and Task Performance: A Research Study and Process Narration Creator Reina Morgan Date 5/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/61 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 The purpose of this study is to determine if peppermint and orange aromas can improve mood and task performance. The participants for this study were 26 female and 11 male students (Mage = 22.05 years, SD = 5.00). This study utilized a mixed design. Participants complete d practice GRE questions while being exposed to peppermint, orange, or no scent. Pre and post mood were measured using the Quick Mood Scale (Woodruffe -Peacock, Turnbull, Johnson, Elahi, & Preston, 1998) and task performance was measured based on responses to the GRE questions. Exposure to peppermint and orange was not found to improve the cheerfulness component of mood F (2, 34) =.19, p>.05, ?²=.19, or task performance F (2, 34) =.15, p>.05, ?²=.01. Based on the effect size for this study, aromas could potentially be used in the workplace to improve mood but further research with more participants is needed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Chehalis Strapp Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5078 Title The Effects of Multiple Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Task Difficulty on Cognitive Function Creator Josephina Losco Subject Cognitive Deficits Mild Brain Injury Speed of Processing Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/161 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 Previous research regarding mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) indicates that even one mTBI can result in long-term cognitive deficits in memory, speed of processing, and attention. This study further investigated this research with the hypothesis that, after controlling for other influences of cognitive functioning, individuals with 2 or more mTBI would perform more poorly on a battery of cognitive tests than individuals with 0- 1 mTBI. It was further predicted that the effect of task difficulty on speed of processing would be influenced by the number of mTBI participants experienced... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud; Joel Alexander Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5077 Title The Effects of Color Preference on Word List Recall Creator Aubrey Fear Subject Color recall color preference short term memory Date 5/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/92 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 The current study hypothesized that the group allowed to choose a color from a list will recall more words from a word recall list than the group that is assigned the color black. 50 non-colorblind participants (9 male) with a mean age of 22.5 (SD= 6.40) were recruited from a University subject pool, and offered extra credit in a psychology class in exchange for their participation in this study. The word list (20 five-letter words) was gathered from braingle.com, a site with numerous memory lists and activities. The independent variable, color, was manipulated between black and a color selected by the participant. The dependent variable was the number of words from the list that the participant could recall. If a significant positive relationship is found between preferential color and the number of words recalled, it would indicate that using a preferential color for studying may yield better tests scores as compared to those who study in the standard black color. The results calculated with a 2 sex x 2 group factorial design revealed no significant difference between the experiment and control groups. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Joel Alexander Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5076 Title The Effect of Labels Related to Hearing Loss on Implicit Attitudes toward Deafness Creator Sarah Lundquist Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/132 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 The present study sought to determine whether exposure to various labels about hearing loss has an influence on implicit attitudes about deafness. It was hypothesized that the term “hearing impaired” would elicit a more negative attitude than the terms “deaf”, “hard-of-hearing”, or no label. Thirty Western Oregon University students participated (males=11, females=19; mean age=20.67 years, SD = 2.19). Eleven participants indicated that they had a relationship with someone who is D/deaf or hard-of-hearing, and four students had taken one or more American Sign Language (ASL) courses in the past. Participants read a vignette created by the researcher containing one of the previously mentioned labels associated with deafness, and then completed an Implicit Associations Test to measure implicit bias with regard to deafness (Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998). The results failed to reveal a significant difference between implicit bias of any of the groups, one-way between subjects ANOVA F (3, 26) = .018, p = .997, η² = .002, implying that exposure to deaf-related labels in a vignette likely does not influence implicit attitudes about deafness. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Chehalis Strapp Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5055 Title The Dream of a Million Girls: Empowerment, Feminism, and America’s Oldest Pageant Creator Stephanie Magee Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/244 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 The Miss America Program has been an American dream since its initiation in 1921. What began as a Beauty Pageant hosted in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall quickly formed into the scholarship organization it is now. From burning bikinis to obtaining a bachelors, Miss America has been the target of criticism and hate. Through this thesis I will use the methods and practices of autoethnography to create a specific analysis of how we view Miss America in relation to feminist theory. When a scholar writes in the form of autoethnography… “they retrospectively and selectively write about epiphanies that stem from, or are made possible by, being part of a culture and/or by possessing a particular cultural identity. However, in addition to telling about experiences, auto ethnographers often are required by social science publishing conventions to analyze these experiences” (Ellis, 2011, sec. 2, par. 4). This thesis incorporates the four vital steps of autoethnography to combine my experience with the Miss America organization and academic critique relevant to the themes I identify. These four steps include: (1) purposefully critiquing cultural practices, (2) making a contribution to existing work, (3) embracing vulnerability with the intention of enticing critique, and (4) creating a reciprocal relationship with the audience to evoke response. By using autoethnographic analysis I will discern patterns of cultural experience evident by artifacts and then describe these patterns using facets of storytelling (Ellis, 2011), and I will give voice to my personal experience for the purpose of pursuing sociological understanding (Wall, 2008). Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dana Schowalter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5054 Title The Distribution and Abundance of Aquatic of Macrophytes Between Nearshore and Farshore Transects at the Harriman State Park of Idaho Trumpeter Swan Wintering Ground, 1988-2015 Creator Jessica L. Freeman Date 12/31/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/182 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 Trumpeter Swans, Cygnus buccinator, are native to North America and the largest waterfowl species in the world. This study was designed to determine the abundance and distribution of aquatic macrophytes in one of the most important wintering grounds that serve as a winter food resource of Trumpeter Swans: Harriman State Park of Idaho. Within five sampled river sections, I sampled 20 transects, and approximately 320 point intercept frames. Total percent cover for nearshore transects among all four years was 72.57%, whereas total percent cover for farshore transects among all four years was 74.58 %. The top three species composing this coverage remains the same between both nearshore and farshore transects; Zannichellia palustris, Elodea canadensis, and Potamogeton pectinatus (stuckenia spp.). I found significant differences in species composition and total vegetative cover between nearshore and farshore transects. Species composition differences included bare ground, Potamogeton pectinatus (stuckenia spp.), Rannunculus aquatilis, and Zannichellia palustris. Bare ground was significantly higher within nearshore transects, as was Zannichellia palustris. Contradictorily, I found significantly greater cover in the farshore transects for Potamogeton pectinatus (stuckenia spp.) and Rannunculus aquatilis. Species composition between sections and years differed over time. In 2012, I found greater bare ground coverage in section D compared to 1988, 2011, and 2015. This may be due to increased spring river discharges carrying and depositing greater sediment loads into the section. These results allow for important implications to be made regarding food availability for swans during the winter months when the top layer of the river freezes from the shore to the thalweg. Favored swan foods like Zannichellia palustris may be unavailable when ice-covered, whereas Elodea canadensis, Rannunculus aquatilis and Potamogeton pectinatus (stuckenia spp.) may be available during the early winter, even as reduced river discharges increase river icing across the entire river channel. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jeffrey W. Snyder Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5053 Title The Dancing Classroom Creator Jenny Barnes Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/24 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 The modern classroom often requires alternative teaching methods and modified lesson plans of the core curriculum in order to reach and teach all students. Incorporating creative dance and movement into the classroom may provide students, especially those with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, an alternative teaching method and a constructive outlet for their often restless energies. This thesis is an exploration of how creative dance and movement can be integrated with elementary - leveled lesson plans in the area of life science organ systems and how that influenced student learning and satisfaction with lessons for all students and, for children with ADD and ADHD, their ability to focus on lesson content. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marita Cardinal Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5052 Title The Complications of Philosophy: Fortune, Happiness, Evil, and Free Will in Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy Creator Allison Glasscock Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/40 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ryan Hickerson Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5051 Title The Challenges and Prospects of Using Forensic Body Farms as a Forensic Science Tool in Oregon Creator Delaney N. Bishop Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/271 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 Despite what others may think, people still do have a way of speaking after their death, and often they have a lot to say; it just takes special people with the patience and training to hear them. What are they trying to tell us? That all depends on the environment they are in and how they got there. Even when a human is unable to speak anymore, they can still give information to scientists such as how long they have been dead or what could have caused their death. Just like how different crops grow in different environments, organic material decomposes in different ways in varying environments; in this case, the organic material will be cadavers. Currently, scientists are studying the decomposition process of cadavers that have been generously donated to science in a variety of environments. Scientists who study this type of decomposition do so at locations known as forensic “Body Farms” or Forensic Anthropology facilities. Many different environments can be observed at forensic body farms such as cadavers partially submerged in water, encased in concrete, or fully exposed to the elements. They also have cadavers that have been autopsied and not autopsied in order to explore all variables. The eight locations in the United States are spread out across the Eastern and Central portions of the continent, meaning that there is no location in the Western part of the continent. The closest location to the Western part of the continent is the Forensic 6 Investigation Research Station located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Even then, it is still roughly 1,020 miles away from San Francisco, California (Map Data), 1.050 miles away from Portland, Oregon (Map Data), and 1,110 miles from Seattle, Washington (Map Data). An ideal location for a “Body Farm” would have a diverse climate and be located in a location that is easy enough to access for those that need to access it but also secluded enough to not be interfered with by other people. Oregon has a very diverse climate that would expose the subjects of a forensic body farm to different elements that they would not be exposed to on the Eastern side of the United States. Such as different temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind, other climatic factors and more. My main goal for this project is to explain to readers the opportunities that opening a forensic body farm could become within reach for the scientific, law enforcement, and other communities. If one was to be opened in Oregon, it would be the only forensic body farm located on the West side of the Rocky Mountains. Along with providing general knowledge of what a forensic body farm is, I want to identify the stigma that surrounds “Body Farms” and explain how despite the challenges that can be faced it would be valuable if a location was created in Oregon. To combat the poor picture that comes to mind when the words are brought up, people need to understand that things decompose 7 differently in varied environments and see the facility as a scientific need. The cadavers donated to forensic body farms cannot be seen as people, they need to be seen as scientific tools. I want to address any concerns that may arise from a project such as this and explain ways of handling them constructively to help people understand the uses of “Body Farms.” Decomposition is not something that should be thought of as the “end” for the remains of a human after death, information can still be obtained from said decomposition and be valuable to fields of research that are beneficial for the future. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Pete Poston Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5050 Title The Birthing Effect Creator Shantell Guyton Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/97 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 the United States obstetric care is the most common used provider method for prenatal and labor services currently. Often women are not aware of the various options they may have, or that they have an option other than an obstetrician at all. This thesis explores the various options that women have for their prenatal and childbirth care. As the use of midwives becomes more common, the benefits of their care are being explored. This thesis takes an in-depth look at the benefits and risks of four types of pregnancy-related care providers (obstetricians, midwives, doulas and birthing partners) and discusses why women should consider using a midwife for their pregnancy-related care. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Siobhan Maty Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5049 Title The Authenticity of Hula in Japan Creator Gianne Shelby Pabustan Subject hula Date 4/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/148 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 The purpose of this thesis project will be to investigate Hawaiian culture’s emergence— through hula specifically—in Japanese culture and how Japanese culture has adapted to it. Specifically, this project will focus on whether hula in Japan remains pure and close to its Hawaiian roots rather than transformed. Hawaii and Japan are both island cultures, but differences have developed in how hula is portrayed, whether it be more for the entertainment aspect or the cultural aspect. In hula, numerous performance elements symbolize aspects of Hawaiian culture: from the formation of the dancers (representing working together in a community) to the dancers’ adornments (representing a goddess, an island, or even the subject of the mele, or song, itself). Research on Hawaiian and Japanese cultural similarities, such as similarities in spiritual mythology, will reveal the factors that contribute to the continued popularity of hula in Japan. Similarities and differences in hula being taught in Hawaii versus being taught in Japan, such as commercializing hula into an industry, will also be evaluated. Insight from well-recognized kumu hula, or hula teacher, Shane Kamakaokalani ‘Maka’ Herrod, who teaches both in Hawaii and Japan, will also be used to have an inside perspective on how hula hālau, or hula schools, in Japan differ from those in Hawaii. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Darryl Thomas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5048 Title The Arctic Avengers: Investigating, Developing, and Implementing Community Engagement Strategies for Polar Bear Conservation Creator Erica Elizabeth Wills Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/114 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 Over the period of 1950 to 2010, the observed global average surface temperature increased from 0.6°C to 0.7°C. In their Fifth Assessment Report, released in November 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) determined that more than half of this observed temperature increase was caused by an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations from anthropogenic forcings—the consequences of which are seen incontrovertibly in the Arctic ecosystem. Since satellite observations began in 1979, the rate of decrease in Arctic sea ice extent—which has decreased every season without fail—was in the range of 3.5% to 4.1% per decade; it has most rapidly decreased during the summer, in the range of 9.4% to 13.6% per decade. The apex predator of the Arctic ecosystem, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), is one of several creatures whose survival depends entirely upon the existence of sea ice. The polar bear has long been used as the captivating poster child of climate change to encourage conservation efforts. However, despite the widely known realities of climate change, there still appear to be significant barriers that prevent individuals from taking sustainable actions on a daily basis. What strategies, then, are needed to foster community engagement efforts that confront and eliminate that disconnect? I address this query through an in-depth examination of scholarly research, a review of survey data from individuals within the field of polar bear-conservation, and the implementation of a grassroots conservation project. My findings lead me to propose a two-pronged approach to successfully tackle those perceived barriers: the provision of (1) evidence of one’s sustainable habits having a positive effect, and (2) simple tools to help maintain one’s sustainable habits. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark Henkels Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5047 Title Technology and Strategy: The War in Vietnam Creator Isaac Keister Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/100 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 From the Battle for the Ia-Drang Valley in 1965 to the final withdrawal from the American Embassy in Saigon in 1975, the helicopter was an integral part of American forces strategy in the Vietnam War. The focus of this study is to view the helicopter as a tool of military strategy, more than a piece of hardware. My thesis is that the helicopter enabled the search-and-destroy war waged by American forces against the North Vietnamese forces. This is part of the overarching theme which we see developing in American military history during the post-WWII era: an over reliance on technology to wage wars, often to the neglect of strategy. This article details the adoption of the helicopter by the US Army, explores how air-mobility played a role in the Vietnam War, and ultimately offers perspective on the relationship between technology and strategy in the modern era. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note John Rector Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5046 Title Teaching the Discipline of Western Philosophy According to its Own Values and in Reference to Pedagogical Research Creator Nick Denning Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/262 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 This essay begins with two assumptions, and throughout tries to remain honest to them. First, that the Discipline of Western Philosophy, and pedagogy too, have certain intrinsic values. And second, that when a philosophy professor teaches, their teaching should be informed by the values of philosophy and the research that has been done on pedagogy. It would be somewhat strange, after all, if philosophy were taught unphilosophically or unpedagogically. Those are my assumptions. This paper is dedicated toward answering what the values of Western Philosophy are, how current practices break them, and what a philosophy class would look like if it were philosophically and pedagogically inspired. This paper is both critical and constructive: it critiques how philosophy is generally taught, and constructs an alternative. My goal, this essay’s goal, is to convince its reader that the proposed alternative is valuable — an improvement upon how things stand today, both because of its philosophical roots and pedagogical acuity. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ryan Hickerson Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5045 Title Teaching Strategies for the High School Math Classroom Creator Tabitha McAfee Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/56 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 As technology, social interactions and diverse cultures grow; teachers are faced with the challenge of creating informative, relevant and interesting lesson plans for the current generation. While this thesis started out as a creation of two unique lesson plans, it turned into a journey through different teaching methods and the theories that back those methods. This thesis highlights two teaching strategies: Inquiry-Based Learning and the use of Real World examples. These methods can be applied to most middle school or high school mathematics classrooms. Two lessons are given as examples of these teaching methods. A Cryptology lesson introduces students to c lock arithmetic and relates it to encrypting and decrypting codes. In addition, a Geometry lesson focuses on the relationships between similar and congruent triangles. Both lessons use the Inquiry -Based Learning method and Real World applications to actively engage students in what they are learning and thus, give them the opportunity to create meaningful learning experiences. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cheryl Beaver Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5044 Title Teaching Loving Math Creator Daniel Woolf Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/220 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Laurie Burton Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5043 Title Teaching Children to Learn, Not to Test Creator Mary Rice Date 12/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/106 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 The theory of Experiential Learning states that children develop knowledge and skills through experiences outside of the traditional classroom setting. The knowledge gained from these experiences is more long lasting and more enjoyable to students than the traditional rote memorization approach. The focus of my thesis will be to analyze the theory of Experiential Learning in a first grade classroom during my year in the Education Program at Western Oregon University. I will be designing lessons around principles founded by John Dewey, the father of experiential learning, to teach a Science unit in a first grade classroom. The science unit will focus on the life cycle and structure of insects while implementing hands--‐on learning opportunities at a first grade level in compliance with the state--‐ adopted Next Generation Science Standards for First Grade Science. The lessons will also seek to enhance the personal interest in the subject area. I plan to implement these lessons in a first grade\ classroom in the Dallas School District during my year of student teaching. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marcus Wenzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5042 Title Tax Implications of Recreational Marijuana Creator Sofia LeVernois Subject recreational marijuana Date 12/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/120 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 The recent legalization of recreational marijuana in eight states has raised the question on what will occur when tax season arrives. The federal government has figured out ways for distributors of medical marijuana to legally claim the income on their taxes, but what about in states that have legalized recreational marijuana? This thesis project will be focusing on what is being done to prevent distributors in states that have legalized the drug for recreational use from being arrested for selling marijuana. States have put laws into place to hopefully protect their distributors, but even if a state has created protection laws, distributors are not safe against the federal laws. This paper focuses on marijuana’s history and the various uses the drug had before being placed on the Schedule I Drug List. The paper continues to discuss the long standing political platform, known as the War on Drugs, and how it has impacted the usage and distribution of marijuana. Break downs of federal policies show that banks and credit unions can have bank accounts for recreational distributors through the Cole Memo and the FinCEN. These documents can help those states that have legalized the drug recreationally to create a stepping stone in taxation of marijuana sales. With the idea of recreational marijuana being so new, government officials and the public are waiting to see what happens. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Anna Mahony Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5041 Title Tales of Ungdar: Prophecy of the Eldests Creator Aaron Dull Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/34 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jeremiah Oxford Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5040 Title Taking Offense: An Exploration of Racist, Misleading, and Problematic Language in Textbooks Creator Hevin N Robertson Date 12/31/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/181 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 This thesis explores perceptions of racist language used in three secondary education social science textbooks. It will look at a textbook from each of the three main publishing companies in the United States. Included in this research is one very controversial textbook that recently came under fire for racist language. The sections in textbooks and their recent adaptations depicting American enslavement will be studied, as it is a topic that is underrepresented in American textbooks. This project will focus on identifying racist, misleading, and problematic language in textbooks and begin to delve into the potential effects of language utilized in secondary education history classrooms. Racism is a topic that is difficult to measure or quantify, therefore experts in the field will be deferred to in order to define perceived racism and other major definitions necessary for this thesis. By analyzing and comparing the language used in these textbooks, attention will be drawn to potentially silent or hidden racism. Also, an intent of this thesis is to inform people that racism is not always hateful or obvious in design. The main aim of this thesis is to draw attention to any racist, misleading, or problematic language found, explain why it may be racist, and discuss the potential impact of the language to people who perceive racism in the textbooks. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ken Carano Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5039 Title Support for Students: Best Practices for Creating a Website with Resources for Western Oregon Students, Current and Future Creator Rylie L. Horrall Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/259 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 this thesis, I will be providing research on the best practices for a website, and the implementation process for a website for Western Oregon University students that compiles both online materials they may use frequently in addition to relevant WOU-related resources. Students can struggle to find resources for writing papers, projects, etc., or could have a difficult time trying to navigate life as a WOU student and staying up-to-date with things going on at the university, so a website that’s easy for students to figure out and access the things they need would be beneficial. This could be things ranging from style guides for writing to social media pages related to clubs and organizations. WOU has a page similar to this called the WOU Portal, which serves as a reference or guideline for the website as mentioned. In addition to research on implementation tactics, graphics and icons displaying the previously mentioned design tactics will be shown, along with a web page mock-up. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lucas Cordova Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5038 Title Super-size to Super-small: McMansions, Tiny Houses, and applied New Materialism Creator Brianne Moodie Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/190 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 Every object that humans encounter contains its own unique history—from the location that it was sourced from to the hands that shaped it. There is a branch of philosophy that gives credence to the inanimate, New Materialism. I have taken the principles of this school of thought and applied them to two kinds of residences: the McMansion and the Tiny House. Currently these structures are most often judged on the basis of sustainability, livability, or visual coherence. However, these subjective standards for judgement do not bring a viewer any closer to being able to explain how the residence styles function. New Materialism will provide a consistent toolkit to use when encountering architecture, a practice that honors the space more than subjective judgements have the capacity to. I chose to introduce these structures before applying New Materialism to them; having a grasp on the unique personality of each space will lend strength to the New Materialist argument that all objects shine with potential. This work closes with two short explorations of the quiet ways in which are spaces are alive. By the end of this thesis, I hope to impart an appreciation and awe for the mundane, the under-appreciated, and the over-hyped. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lars Söderlund Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5037 Title Super Fish Quest: A Video Game Creator Melissa Wiener Date 6/2/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/87 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 Video game design isn't just coding and random number generators. It is a complex process involving art, music, writing, programming, and caffeine that should be approached holistically. The entire process can be intimidating to the uninitiated programmer, which is why I've written an all-inclusive guide to game design. With the creation of my own original video game, Super Fish Quest, as a model, I analyze each part of the design process, discuss the technical side of programming, and research how to raise money and publish a game as an independent game developer. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scot Morse Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5036 Title Student Veteran's Perceptions of Campus Support Creator Ashley Heeter Subject veterans students student veterans wellbeing campus services Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/156 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 College poses many challenges to the average population, however, there are additional challenges for different populations. For example, completion rates of nontraditional students are 33.7% (New, 2014), and for student veterans there are additional barriers to completing their college degree. Despite a variety of obstacles, veterans who were active duty after September 2001 have college completion rates of 51% (Cate, 2014). With this in mind, this exploratory study examined student veterans from Western Oregon University (WOU) overall wellbeing (moods, satisfaction with life, social integration) in association with the campus services and culture. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Debi Brannan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5015 Title Spokesmen for Speechless Sufferers: An Analysis of Trauma and Division in World War I Poetry and Vietnam War Protest Music Creator Nicole Caldwell Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/202 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 This project analyzes how trauma and social protest have affected the lives and works of World War I poet, Wilfred Owen, and protest songwriter, Pete Seeger. Both were influential in their time, and their compositions powerfully express the themes of trauma caused by the horrors of war, and they demonstrate the social divide arising out of disillusionment. This thesis also includes my own poetry (see appendix). This allows me to better connect with the artists who have come before, and perhaps inspire other writers to come forth and share their experiences. The project offers close examinations of Owen’s poetry and Seeger’s Vietnam War era protest songs, concerning both the writers’ arguments and connections to their personal and social trauma in the 1910s and 1960s-io0s. This thesis reminds readers of the importance of poetry and music in helping people overcome the worst evils and devastations of war and how Owen and Seeger accomplished this not just during their lives but also after their deaths. These artists left a powerful legacy spanning wars and generations, times of hate and times of love. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Henry Hughes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5014 Title Slaughterhouse Zoo: A Novel Creator Sean Martinez Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/245 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 The relationship between animals and humans has always been complicated. Today, society uses zoos as a method of protecting endangered species while also educating people about them. While zoos do a lot of good for preserving animals, there have been instances in the past of some zoos unintentionally, or intentionally, harming them. Therefore, I wrote Slaughterhouse Zoo, a novel that will explore themes in animal rights, acceptance of change, and morality. The novel features protagonist Dylan Alderbridge, a passionate animal lover who is also cynical towards people, as he becomes suspicious of the Nirmala Zoo’s intentions. He aims to get to the bottom of his speculations and take down the corrupt zoo from within by becoming an intern. He later discovers that the zoo has been mistreating and abusing its animals. Through this fictional story, I hope to shine a light on misunderstood animals, as well as show how zoos can be crucial to helping people understand animals better. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lars Söderlund Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5013 Title Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Creating the Script for a New Musical Creator Alysse Parker Date 5/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/65 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ann Bliss Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5012 Title Signed Language Interpreting in Healthcare Settings: Who is qualified? Creator Patricia Desrosiers Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/123 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 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 requires medical facilities to provide auxiliary aids, including interpreters, to all patients who need them to ensure that they have the same level of access to effective communication as those without disabilities (National Association of the Deaf [NAD], n.d.). However, without a national certification for signed language interpreters who work in healthcare settings, that law is hardly enforced, which is problematic. Multiple communication breakdowns have resulted from: family members and friends taking on the role of an interpreter; an interpreter not being provided; medical facilities hiring unqualified interpreters; and controversial use of video remote interpreting (VRI). These negative experiences have also led to many Deaf people being less inclined to seek medical care and routine appointments. Ultimately, the lack of access to qualified interpreters has affected the general health of the Deaf community. The goal of this thesis will be to examine the need for a national medical specialization certification for signed language interpreters. The research and findings are presented as a meta-synthesis of the existing literature on the topic. The thesis will also provide suggestions for how that certification could be implemented, and the training programs necessary to equip interpreters for the specialization certification. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Vicki Darden Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5011 Title Should Standardized Testing Be Required for College Acceptance? Creator Maddie Little Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/266 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 Is standardized testing a valid method to determine the acceptance or denial of a high school student into an educational institution? This thesis is a scholarly essay that examines the unintended consequences of requiring SAT or ACT scores for educational institution admittance. This project explores other methods for colleges and universities to use as a way of determining whether or not a student should be accepted or denied into the institution. Specifically, in my project, I researched the reasonings behind using standardized test scores as a primary method for determining the admittance of a student, the unintended consequences of requiring standardized test scores, and different options educational institutions can use to weigh the acceptance or denial of a student. The goal of this project is to synthesize existing research on this topic for college/university educators and administrators, who have yet to be informed about the drawbacks of requiring standardized test scores for institutional admittance. In order to address these points, I have conducted a meta-analysis of current, published research regarding standardized tests and college admissions. I have discovered that there are multiple unintended consequences of the SAT and ACT such as racism and socioeconomic bias. I have also researched other methods educational institutions can use to determine admittance such as becoming test- optional and interviewing potential students. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Alicia Wenzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5010 Title Shock and Awe: Surprising Revelations on Cognition Creator Jacob Martin Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/193 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 Surprise is a fundamental, yet by definition unpredictable element of life. In the current experiment, the aim is to explore if surprise will have some form of statistically significant effect on cognitive performance. Participants consisted of io students from a northwestern university, the average age of participants was 19.3 (S = .io56). Materials include a Hexbug Fire Ant remote controlled robot, two tests of cognitive ability, a demographics form, a debriefing form, and an informed consent form. Participants first read and signed the informed consent. The robot was kept out of sight of participants. Subjects completed two tests with the pen on the desk. In the experimental group, the robot would suddenly be wheeled out from its hidden location before taking the test. After, subjects completed the demographics form and were debriefed. Participants were scored on the number of questions answered correctly. Participants who did receive a surprise had a slightly higher score (M = 1io.25, SD = .5) than individuals who did not (M = 15.33, SD = 2.52). The mean difference was not significant, t(5) = .186, p > .05, d = 0.511. The results do not support the hypothesis. This suggests that the treatment had no effect on participants. However, this study had multiple limitations. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Debi Brannan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5009 Title Shattered Green: A Novel Creator Kaitlin Weider Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/195 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 My thesis takes the form of a fantasy novel. In it, a girl is teleported to medieval times the night before her eighteenth birthday. I’ve always enjoyed fantasy and medieval stories, and I wanted to write one where a main focus was on the characters and their relationships. While I created an entire world for the majority of the novel to take place in, I also worked to create a variety of primary, secondary, and background characters to make the world feel more authentic. In my novel, the main character has to deal with missing friends and family and what to do when she finds them again. She has to come to terms with her own history and personality and mesh that with her new circumstances. While there are still aspects I need to rework, as I would like to self-publish my novel in the future, I pushed myself to make the manuscript the best it could be. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Katherine Schmidt Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5008 Title Sharing Stories: Insights on the Holistic Experiences of Latino ELLs Creator Wendy Bryant Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/28 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 Through interviewing local students, this thesis seeks to understand the experiences of Latino English Language Learners (ELLs) in high school. National research and test results suggest that Latino ELLs are both failing and being underserved in a number of categories, including school completion with “the highest rates of drop out among all students” (Edl, Jones, & Estell, 2008, p. 39). These findings are also substantiated by the testing statistics reported at state and local levels. By interviewing six students who are directly affected by changing policies and testing approaches, this study will discuss and give voice to the academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal experiences of these students. Furthermore, their accounts will be compared to national research and findings to begin telling part of the story of language learners in the state where I reside: Oregon. These stories are a powerful resource for educators seeking to better understand the needs and experiences of their students. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Karie Mize Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5007 Title Sense of Belonging: A Korean American Adoptee’s Return to South Korea Creator Diedra Cates Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/32 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 Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, over 150,000 South Korean children have been adopted by American and European families. Those in the U.S. are often referred to as KADs or Korean American adoptees. Utilizing participant observation and interviews conducted in South Korea, I examine how Confucian ideology, which stresses consanguineal relations, has directly affected the ways in which the Korean government and society view KADs and adoption and, consequently, shape the expectations placed upon KADs in a Korean context. I argue that KADs experience identity confusion and identity reconfiguration in the search for a sense of belonging in a country that has historically been ashamed of them. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Isidore Lobnibe Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5006 Title Selection of a Directional Preference in Drosophila melanogaster Creator Eli Zachary Date 7/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/115 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 Diverse organisms, including birds, sea turtles, lobsters, and sharks have been shown to use Earth-strength magnetic fields to navigate. We have examined whether the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has a directional preference and if this preference has genetic underpinnings. In order to answer these questions we designed a Y-maze in which each fly makes 10 sequential choices to go North or South. To breed a population of North-seeking flies, we recorded the distribution of flies exiting the maze and selected the Northern-most 20% to give rise to the next generation. We used a similar protocol to breed a population of South-seeking flies. Our data showed that wild-type Drosophila do not have a distinct innate preference for either North or South. Moreover, after 12 generations we did not produce a population of flies with a distinct directional preference. As a positive control we ran a similar experiment to look at phototaxis. Our data showed that flies exhibit positive phototaxis and after 12 generations of selective breeding we have produced a strain with a decreased phototaxic response. These experiments will be continued for 15 generations. Our findings will contribute to a better understanding of the magnetic orientation behavior of Drosophila. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kristin Latham and Michael Baltzley Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5005 Title Second Language Acquisition: An Exploration of Effective Pedagogies Creator Lisa Rogers Date 6/2/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/69 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gianna Martella Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5004 Title Seasonal Effects on the White Blood Cell Percentages of Lower Invertebrates Creator Michael Petrovich Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/66 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Irja Galvan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5003 Title Science and Values on the High Desert: Dams and Irrigation on the Deschutes River, Oregon Creator Zander E. Albertson Date 5/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/19 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 More than a century of irrigation water withdrawals, reclamation, and the construction of the Pelton-Round Butte hydroelectric complex have altered the Deschutes River in central Oregon. An examination of these human impacts in the Deschutes Basin finds the geomorphic and hydrologic impacts downstream of the hydroelectric complex to be less substantial than typically expected, while irrigation water withdrawals in the upper basin remain a serious issue. Mitigation and restoration efforts have achieved success in the larger context of the status quo of water rights and water use in the American West, though much work remains before anadromous fish reestablish a presence in the Deschutes Basin. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark M. Van Steeter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5002 Title Salem: The City of Fog -- A Novel on Activism and Conformity Creator Cheyan Swan Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/252 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 Salem: The City of Fog is a speculative fantasy novel set in the American 1950’s, the plot revolving around the era’s heavy themes of conformity. The story is driven by protagonist Kella Flynn, a young woman trapped in a strict career and limited by a misogynistic society. She clings to safety in the face of a government and culture that would happily set her aflame for any misstep they can blame on “witchcraft,” and she is only to coaxed to act outside her own interests following unusual circumstances. While writing this novel, I set out to engage in critical discussions on activism and the many gray areas within it. When a world undoubtedly needs to change, as one powerful groups thrives off the exploitation of others, the activists within must question what counts as justice. Where do they, and we, draw that moral line? Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lars Söderlund Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5001 Title Safe Routes to Monmouth Elementary School Creator Rachel Schneider Subject walkability built environment physical activity Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/170 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 The present study is an assessment of the built environment--defined by C.H. Williams (2007) as physical or manmade features such as sidewalks, street lights, traffic, and parks that impact physical activity--of the Monmouth Elementary School walk zone and a discussion of its influence on physical activity levels. This study aims to address the following questions: (1) how walkable is the walk zone of Monmouth Elementary School and (2) what areas are most and least suited for walking? Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marita Cardinal; Gay Timken Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5000 Title Running Efficiency Program for the Recreational Runner Creator Brennan Noonan Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/216 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 Running. The most natural and physical athletic ability that has been a part of our ancestors’ culture for generations upon generations. The sport of running is a mere pastime that seems to be taken up when there is no other exercising option available or appealing. However, for those that have found great joy in the art of running and racing, there is an abundance of knowledge available to the public on every possible aspect of how to improve running performance. The science behind how the body moves oxygen, stores glucose, burns calories, and biomechanically functions while running is immensely vast. Yet, each person is individually different. No two people are the same when it comes to stride, or better yet, running efficiency. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a resource that could compile all the helpful information out there and crunch it down into a manageable and easily understandable template? Improving overall fitness and avoiding injury is as simple as it gets for running basics, but what does the average recreational runner do to prevent injuries before they happen? How can basic training exercises be incorporated into a running routine to help increase longevity? If injury is already present, what can the athlete do to aid in a quick recovery and proper healing, all while staying motivated? The plethora of knowledge is out there and available, all the information needs now is a well-structured and properly designed template. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Hautala and W. Jeffrey Armstrong Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4999 Title Retirement Investing T hrough Target Date Funds: Traveling along the glide path towards prosperity Creator Samuel Thompson Date 6/3/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/81 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gavin Keulks Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4998 Title Research Based Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics and Improving Math Attitudes Creator Anny Hope Sheie Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/108 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4997 Title Representation in Children’s Literature: An Analysis of Disability in Picturebooks Creator Rebecca J. Tew Date 7/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/233 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 my project I will be analyzing how physical disabilities are portrayed in children’s literature. Specifically, I will be doing a content analysis of four picture-books that have won the Schneider Family award, which is given to books that embody the disability experience for child or adult audiences. Using the guided questions from the article “Beyond the Medal: Representations of Disability in Caldecott Winners,” I am going to determine if the characters with disabilities are portrayed in an ableist way. Appropriate representation is important for marginalized people, including people who have disabilities. Providing picturebooks that embrace disability rather than marginalize it has a positive impact on all children in a classroom. The goal of my project is to create an understanding of the importance of non-ableist representation of characters with disabilities in picturebooks. After using the article to analyze the picturebooks, I will use the picturebooks that represent disabilities in an appropriate way as the basis of lesson plans to use in an elementary school classroom. The lesson plans will be centered around the importance of inclusion and lead to a discussion with students about why it is important to learn about people that might be different from them. I hope that my lesson plans will be useful in my own future classrooms, and potentially the classrooms of other educators too. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4996 Title Religious Roots for the Puritan Morality Laws During the Interregnum Creator Carter Craig Subject puritan morality law language protestant catholic christianity parliament politics England 1650s Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/157 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 During the decade of the 1650s, England had no King or Queen. Instead, an increasingly monarchical parliamentary system of government reigned. This government was controlled by Puritans, a hardline sect of Protestant Christianity. Although they were a religious minority and their laws relating to morality were unpopular, the Puritans pursued this policies with religious zeal linking seemingly innocuous activities, such as cock-fighting or a may-pole celebration with the supposed evils of Catholicism. Legal documents such as “March 1654: An Ordinance for prohibiting Cock-matches” and... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Elizabeth Swedo Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4975 Title Rehabilitative Methods and Their Corresponding Recidivism Rates: A Qualitative Analysis across Select U.S. States Creator Claire A. Graves Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/273 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 The present study aimed to identify rehabilitative programs at correctional facilities in Alaska and Oregon. This research also sought to identify obstacles and aids in the rehabilitative efforts at these facilities. It was hypothesized that reintegration programs would be perceived as the most effective type of rehabilitative program and that a lack of funding in prisons would be the greatest obstacle to the rehabilitative process. After reaching out to correctional facilities in multiple states, three key stakeholders in Alaska and Oregon were interviewed. Results indicated that no specific type of program was consider more effective over others. Rather, all programs were considered necessary to provide individualized treatment to all adults in custody. Furthermore, the greatest obstacles to rehabilitation at these facilities were difficulties motivating offenders to take advantage of treatments and understaffing. Further research should explore various ways to empower and motivate offenders to utilize rehabilitative programing. Keywords: incarceration, rehabilitation, recidivism, inmates, offenders, adults in custody Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4974 Title Rediscovering Roots: the South Africa of literature post-colonization Creator Heidi Wilson Subject cultural identity literature South Africa Date 12/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/11 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 The focus of this thesis is to examine the effects of colonization on the development of cultural identity within South Africa. My approach is to look at prominent authors who are widely recognized as writers who illustrate the ongoing quest in South African for identity through literary work. The novels contain common themes and portrayals of the interactions between the races as well as the overall growth of the characters and their communities. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kit Andrews Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4973 Title Recognition Algorithms for 2-Tree Probe Interval Graphs Creator David Avery Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/90 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 This thesis focuses on looking at a particular set of graphs and recognizing if a given graph has certain properties that would make it belong in this family, here called 2-tree Probe Interval Graphs. For these graphs, we create an algorithm to run on a coded script that recursively runs criteria through an input graph from its matrix representation to check the 2-path, and will output either a success that our graph is a 2-tree Probe Interval Graph, or failure if it is not. After the creation of this algorithm, a complexity analysis for the algorithm will be developed, as well as the implementation of di_erent search criteria to hopefully reduce the complexity by some polynomial factor. The recognition for our set of graphs follows to the conceptual idea that triangles are built upon each other in a fashion of adding one vertex and two edges to a previous triangle in the graph. Each new triangle is added to an existing triangle and recursively builds the graph where the new vertex neighbors strictly two vertices with an existing triangle, creating a recursively de_ned 2-path. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mathew Nanity Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4972 Title Queer (In)equality: an In-depth Look on Discrimination Towards the LGB Community Creator Trevor Ross Date 5/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/4 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 Table of Contents: A History of Discrimination Against LGB People ; Military Personnel and the LGB Spectrum ; Police Brutality and LGBT Human Rights Violations ; Workplace Discrimination and the LGB Identity ; Homelessness in LGB Adolescents ; Marriage Equality: The Comprehensive Solution; Closing Remarks. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note CM Hall Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4971 Title Quantification of Aspartame in Diet Sodas Creator Alyssa Adams Subject aspartame Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/89 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 Aspartame is an artificial sweetener much like high fructose corn syrup but is synthetically made compared to being derived from a naturally occurring compound. Many diet beverages and foods contain this chemical since it is about 200 times sweeter than regular table sugar and contains very few calories. Some people with a hereditary disease cannot metabolize the phenylalanine resulting from the breakdown of the aspartame. This, and potential health risks, have caused widespread controversy regarding the FDA approval of aspartame. I have used High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to quantify the amount of aspartame present in Diet Coke and Diet Pepper. I investigated how elevated temperatures can cause aspartame to become unstable and breakdown into potentially toxic chemicals. These findings will promote the labeling of actual amounts present in each drink, similar to how caffeine is labeled. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Rahim Kazerouni Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4970 Title Quality of Life Among Jamaican Women: Trends Over the Past Two Decades Creator Amanda Lehman Subject Jamaica women quality of life gender health Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/154 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 While advancements have been made in Jamaica that allow for growth in multiple social and economic sectors, this does not necessarily extend to society’s treatment of women. Moreover, some aspects of the country’s evolution lag behind, especially in the field of women’s health. This thesis examines several facets of what make up women’s quality of life. These include the history of women in Jamaica, traditional gender specific attitudes pertaining to sex, healthcare practices, and the significant presence of violence in the country. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Vala-Haynes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4969 Title Priority Registration for Student-Athletes at Western Oregon University Creator Antoinette Gowen Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/187 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 This thesis attempts to gain understanding of the unique position of student-athletes. Student-athletes across the country are often academically and athletically successful while facing unparalleled challenges. The goal is to inspire institutional change in the form of enacting priority registration for eligible student-athletes. Priority registration can be a way to limit some of the challenges and facilitate student-athlete success. After analyzing academic literature on college studentathlete challenges and options for support, there are clear gaps in literature on the effects of priority registration for student-athletes. WOU student-athletes, faculty, and staff provided feedback regarding their thoughts and opinions on priority registration for student-athletes. A proposal for implementing priority registration for WOU student-athletes before the Faculty Senate resulted in an endorsement from the committee and approval from the university president. Universities can facilitate student-athlete achievement through educating and raising awareness of student-athlete challenges, providing resources, and implementing strategies such as priority registration to help student-athletes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Vala-Haynes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4968 Title Preparing for the Game, Eating for Life: A Review of the Female Athlete Triad and Nutrition Deficiencies Amongst High Level Athletes Creator Juliana Marlaine Cameron Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/241 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, nutrition has become a topic of extensive discussion. There are books, blogs, television segments and more; the list goes on and on. Each individual has an opinion, perspective, diet, or goal. We all need to eat to fuel our bodies for everyday activities. This is an important concept for everyone to understand, but essential for athletes. To meet the high physical demands, athletes must feed themselves in a way that best fuels their bodies to perform. As a volleyball athlete, I have experienced firsthand the difficulty of developing sustainable eating habits. Female athletes are not only trying to perform athletically, but many also deal with social pressures and body image. In my own experience as a player and coach, volleyball-specific nutrition information is not easily accessible to anyone, especially young players. Without correct information, girls are more likely to develop unhealthy habits. To better understand the proper eating habits necessary for female athletes, we must investigate the barriers and consequences of inadequate nutrition. Resources must become available for athletes and coaches, to promote and develop eating behaviors that are sustainable, which will result in higher performance and better overall health. By examining proper volleyball nutrition and various barriers to implementation, this paper contributes to the larger discussion of health and sports nutrition. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mr. Jacob Roark Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4967 Title Post-Mortem Opioid Detection: Proposed Solution Creator Kian B. Horton Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/268 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 The purpose of this research project is to explore gaps in forensic toxicology techniques and information surrounding post mortem events. Focusing on opioid detection in the human body will further detection limits and identification after death. This research serves to break down the detection, separation, and identification of new designer drugs while combating the common challenges drug analysis faces. This project will explore the naturally occurring chemicals found in our body when living, the breakdown of chemicals in the body post mortem, and the detection of foreign compounds post mortem. It is beneficial to the identification of people, along with reconstruction of the events leading up to death. Relying on previous research, I will build on the gaps in post mortem opioid detection and analysis to suggest ways to improve this research, utilizing my extensive knowledge from chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and introduction to toxicology. The end result will encompass detection techniques and alternative solutions to detecting novel opioids in the human body after death. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Patricia Flatt Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4966 Title Possible, but Ethical? A Bioethical Investigation of Medical Manipulation, Emerging Technologies and Moral Consequence Creator Krista Harrington Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/42 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 The scope of medical practice is rapidly advancing due to the technology boom that has occurred over the last twenty years. Procedures that were once thought impossible are now possible, causing ethical debates between multiple disciplines. This study specifically focused on human enhancement technologies (HET's) and how professionals in the medical field evaluate them on an ethical basis. It was hypothesized that participants would be generally in favor of using human enhancement technologies as therapeutic tools but would be against their use as enhancers. In order to determine this, 106 medical and scientific professionals from Oregon and Washington participated in an online survey. Results were subjected to statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel software. It was demonstrated that participants were significantly in favor of HET's when used for therapy but were not in favor of their use as enhancers. Participants also felt that a new ethical code specifically designed for HET's should be implemented. How the attitudes of medical and research professionals are shaped with regard to HET's will undoubtedly influence their future use and acceptance. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Warren Allen Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4965 Title Portfolio Optimization: A Modeling Perspective Creator Camarie Campfield Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/31 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 Investing is critical in the business world and is an avenue to make profit for many. Making the decisions of what to invest in involves intricate mathematics in order to reduce risk. We investigate portfolio optimization, which is a branch of economic and financial modeling that typically has the goal of maximizing an investment's expected return. We explore a linear programming approach to a decision model for a first time investor. Our results are compared to our expectation and different outcomes are computed based on adjusting our models used for calculating rates of return and failure rates in order to best capture reality. We then explore how changing our constraint of confidence in our investment affects the distribution of the model. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Matthew Nabity Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4964 Title Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Health, the Brain, and the Human Diet Creator Justin Karr Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/49 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 Omega -3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (n -3 PUFA) are essential for human health and development. N -3 PUFA researchers have linked n -3 PUFA deficiency to several leading causes of American deaths ( Kung, Hoyert, Xu, & Murphy, 2008 ), including cardiovascular disease (Oomen et al., 2000), cancer (Ge et al., 2002), cerebrovascular accidents (Iso et al., 2001), diabetes mellitus (Gillen, 2005), and Alzheimer's disease (Morris et al., 2003). Developmentally, r esearchers have reported that infants with higher n -3 PUFA intake s perform significantly better on developmental tests compared to infants with lower n -3 PUFA intakes (Carlson et al., 1992; Daniels, Longnecker, Rowland, & Golding, 2004). Additionally, n -3 PUFA have been observed as efficacious in treat ing and preventi ng mood disorders ( Stoll et al., 1999; Williams et al., 2006 ), attention deficit disorder ( Gadoth, 2008 ), and autism ( Amminger et al., 2007; Bell et al., 2004). In this study, we investigated the cognitive benefits of n -3 PUFA on healthy, college -aged individuals. Participants completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed to measure n -3 PUFA. Low n -3 PUFA consumers (n=31) and high n -3 PUFA consumers (n=32) completed three cognitive assessments: a digit -span test, a Stroop Test, and a Trail Making Test. A series of t -tests and ANOVA tests indicated that there were no significant differences in the above cognitive measures as a function of self -reported n -3 PUFA intake (i.e., high or low). These results could have derived from participant error in reporting n -3 PUFA intake. As well, the FFQ scoring could have misattributed the n -3 PUFA values of certain foods. Though these results indicate that there were no cognitive benefits associated with high n -3 PUFA consumption, the cognitive benefits of n -3 PUFA require more research across populations of different ages. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gavin Keulks Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4963 Title Polyploidy and Water: Relations Traits in Rubus Creator Tori Crumrine Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/204 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 Unlike many other organisms, plants have the ability to survive and even thrive with more than two sets of chromosomes, known as a condition called polyploidy. How this impacts the physiology of those plants is convoluted and needs further study. In my attempt to relate polyploidy to various water relations traits, I completed pressurevolume curves on plants within the blackberry family, Rubus Subgenus Rubus with ploidies ranging from 2-10. As supported by many previous studies, stomatal anatomy characteristics did vary significantly with ploidy. I also found that nighfme, but not daytime, water potential showed significant variation due to ploidy. There was not significant variaioon due to ploidy in any of the pressure-volume measurements studied. Addiioonal collecioon of gas exchange data would provide more insight into these results. These studies will begin to fill a knowledge gap that currently exists in plant physiology. Addiioonally, results from this research could aid current agricultural dilemmas, such as feeding the growing human populaioon in a changing climate. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ava Howard Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4962 Title Playing with Permutations: Examining Mathematics in Children’s Toys Creator Jillian J. Johnson Subject stacking ring tower Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/10 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 John P. Bonomo’s and Carolyn K. Cuff's paper How Do You Stack Up? a mathematical problem was posed. This question was regarding a common children’s toy known as a stacking ring tower. The problem the authors addressed came as a result of a common occurrence: the event that not all of the rings are placed on the tower in the “proper” order. When the rings are placed on the tower in a variation of that “proper” order, some of them will inevitably stick over the top of the tower. The problem the authors decided to tackle was to find the average number of rings that stick over the top of the tower when examining all possible placements of the rings. The authors found a solution and proved their solution to be true within their paper. At the beginning of this project, it was my goal to solve the same problem independently of Bonomo and Cuff, and then to compare my results with theirs. I ended up taking a very different approach, but in the end, my work ended up corresponding with theirs. In my paper, I will explain my thought process and my methods for solving this problem. I will guide the reader through my strategies and explain how they did (or did not) work out for me. We will begin with some basic definitions and explanation of the problem in greater detail, and then commence with my research. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cheryl Beaver Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4961 Title Pick Me, Pick Me: The Theory and Construction Behind the Conference Proposal Creator Heidi Ramp Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/68 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Margaret Artman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4960 Title Physical Activity in The Elementary Classroom Creator Ashley Templeton Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/138 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 It is clear that physical activity affects the body and helps us to become healthy and physically fit, but there is an increasing amount of research being done suggesting that the benefits of physical activity stretch much farther than building and toning muscles. During physical activity, the brain is influenced in ways that have the potential to improve academic success among elementary school students. The purpose of our thesis was to analyze the research that has been done on the effects of physical activity on the brain by creating this literature review that helps determine how physical activity can be utilized in the education system. We then took that information and compared it to our theories so that we could better understand where current issues lay and how they might be addressed as we enter the teaching profession. Based on our research, we developed a pedagogical theory of best practice which we can now put to use in our future teaching careers. To conclude this thesis, we have included ways for teachers to implement our findings through activities such as brain breaks, teaching strategies and school wide fitness programs, so that our research benefits more than just our own classrooms. Our goal is to impact the lives of as many students as we can, in the area of physical education. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Katherine Farrell Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4959 Title Persuasion in the Millennial Era: A Case Study of KONY 2012 Creator Lauren Hebing Subject Kony 2012 persuasion millennial viral media viral marketing internet social media marketing Date 6/15/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/165 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 On March 5th, 2012, a video titled Kony 2012 was posted to YouTube by the nonprofit charity, Invisible Children Inc. (Invisible Children). Founder and director Jason Russell was the face and voice of the video which focused on indicted war criminal, Joseph Kony, and his rebel army, the LRA. The film quickly rose to stardom, reaching 100 million views in six days (Bopp, 2012). The sudden and intense spotlight led to scrutiny from professionals on the topic who proved the cause was not as legitimate and politically up to date as the video claimed. This pressure led to a very public mental-breakdown for Russell and a steep decline for Invisible Children as a whole... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Frank Nevius Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4958 Title Perón: the Ascent and Decline to Power Creator Annelise N. Marshall Subject Argentina Peron political ideology Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/17 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 Juan Perón was the democratically elected president of Argentina from 1946 until he was deposed by a military coup in 1955. He remained in exile for almost twenty years before being reelected in 1973. At different times the Argentine people considered him a crusader for social justice, a tyrant, or a savior. Today Peronism, the political ideology based on Perón’s principles and policies, still fluctuates in popularity, and this project seeks to communicate a fuller understanding of how political ideologies and politicians themselves cycle in and out of popularity through study of Perón. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note John Rector Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4957 Title Perception of Mobile Mental Health Apps: Examining the Functionality and Perception of Mental Health Apps Creator Avery M. Lucas Date 7/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/229 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 Awareness of the importance of mental health is growing rapidly in modern society; however, the rates of depression, anxiety, and stress have also grown exponentially. In recent years, there have been tremendous strides in mental health apps on mobile devices; yet, very little research has been done to determine if mobile apps could help the general population decrease mental health issues. Considering new health-related devices, most of the recent developments concern symptoms relating to physical exercise. Devices targeting proper mental health care are not nearly as well known. This honors senior project reviews the findings of recent empirical studies as well as review the user-reviews of specified mental health apps. An experimental study was also conducted on people’s perception of mental health apps being used as a primary form of treatment for people who may suffer from minor mental health issues. This paper (1) collectively evaluates and compares the perception of mental health apps and (2) overviews the effects of using mental health mobile apps as a way to decrease stress, depression and anxiety symptoms to improve mental well being. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dan McCarthy Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4956 Title Perceived Task Difficulty and Procrastination in College Students Creator Max Hebing Subject Procrastination Task Difficulty Students College Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/98 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 The present study examined the potential effects of task difficulty on the level of procrastination in college students. I hypothesized that an increase in the perceived difficulty of a task would increase procrastination. Participants were randomly separated into two groups. While both groups took the same “test”, each group received a different description of the test prior to being sent the link through e-mail. One group received a description of an easy task, while the other group received a description of a difficult task. Procrastination was measured as time taken to initiate the test (Time A), time taken to complete the test (Time B), and Total Time. Time A was significantly longer for participants in the “difficult” group, t(41)=-2.286, p=.027, r^2=.1182. Total Time was also significantly higher for this group, t(41)=-3.028, p=.039, r^2=.1903. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4935 Title People of WOU: A study of the perception of diversity at Western Oregon University Creator Nathan Tew Subject diversity visible attributes invisible attributes Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/110 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 The purpose of my study is to address the perception of diversity on Western Oregon University’s campus. Many publications define the diversity of student populations using only visible attributes including race, age, and gender. With those types of definitions for diversity, Western Oregon University (WOU) could be seen as a predominately young, white and female university, since these groups make up the majority of the student population. However, there are many other ways diversity can be defined, looking at individuals based on invisible attributes, including sexual orientation, geographic origin and socioeconomic class, which cannot be seen on a surface level. Diversity is an essential and beneficial piece for any institution of higher education and provides people with different views that are varied from their own. Just like one cannot judge a book by its cover, it’s hard to truly describe an individual or a group if only specific visible attributes are used. It is important both visible and invisible attributes are used when defining an individual. In order to determine the perception of diversity WOU has to offer, I interviewed 12 students attending Western Oregon University and asked them three questions: How would you describe a typical Western Oregon University student? How would you define diversity? Do you think Western Oregon University is a diverse university? These questions guided my exploration of the perception of the diversity among Western Oregon University’s students. I compared their responses and perceptions to the perception commonly shared by publications, in which diversity is primarily focused on visible attributes such as race, gender, and ethnicity. The student responses could be used to help determine strategies and ways to continue promoting diversity at WOU, which will benefit students in their pursuit of higher education for years to come. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marcus Wenzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4934 Title Pedagogy of Teaching History: Comparing the Chronologic and Thematic Approaches Creator Daniel J. Tew Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/14 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 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a monotone history teacher lectures in a room full of adolescents who show no interest at all in the topic. Unfortunately this is not an isolated instance of teaching history. History teachers are plagued with the stereotype of being dry and boring. While other contents adjust to accommodate students, the majority history tends to be taught in the typical fashion (Laufenberg, 2011, p. 1). A teacher lectures and students absorb information by taking notes. If students are really “lucky” there will be a break from lectures and instead will be able to enjoy a lengthy historical documentary. What can be done to change the ways that history can be taught? Perhaps the approach the teacher takes to teaching can impact the way students respond to the content. Classes typically taught with this lecture style tend to teach history as a timeline (Olson-Raymer, 2011). Teachers start with one event or date and move forward throughout history. An alternative approach further examined in this paper is a thematic approach where a teacher instead selects meaningful themes for students to explore in great detail. While other methods exist outside of these two approaches, the traditional chronological approach is contrasted to the thematic approach to determine if there are ways to alleviate the disinterest students have in history. Advantages, disadvantages and sample lesson plans are used to dissect these approaches to determine their effectiveness for use in the history classroom. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ken Carano Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4933 Title Pay for Performance on Quality of Health Care Justified Transition? Creator Trevor Roush Date 6/3/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/70 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Todd Strumwasser Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4932 Title Painting With Data Creator Tristan Knope-Jenkins Date 5/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/51 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 At the bit level there is no difference between a number, and image, a word, or a sound, they are all binary strings. I plan to find the parts that say that "this is a picture or this is a text file" and write a program that gives us the power to change how we experience that data. Dependent on what my research turns up as to the way file types (mp3, jpg, txt) are encoded; I will either change the files at the byte level or create an arbitrary system to translate data into other mediums. Once this program is complete I will open source the project so that it is available for anyone's use. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Becka Morgan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4931 Title Oregon Grey Wolf Reintroduction, Conservation and Management Evaluation Creator Karin Traweek Date 6/2/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/83 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Karen Haberman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4930 Title Oral History, Women, and Institutional Space in Twentieth Century America Creator Brianna Williford Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/144 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 Women have lived much of their lives in institutionalized spaces. These spaces, such as capitol buildings and schools, are owned and regulated by the government. To explore women’s access to institutionalized spaces in the mid/late twentieth century, I have analyzed five oral history interviews. These are all with and/or about Maurine Neuberger, Karen Jensen, and Linda Stonecipher. I share pieces of their stories. Oral Histories exhibit a direct and personal recounting of the ways in which American society has regulated women’s access to institutional spaces, and how some attempted to surpass the expectations placed upon them. All these oral histories exhibit some of the ways the women were separated from men, and treated differently than men as students, athletes, and professionals. Because of separation by gender, many sports became uniquely male or female, think football versus field hockey. Neuberger in the 1920s, and Jensen and Stonecipher in the 1970s, all studied Physical Education. Into at least the 1970s, most men’s P.E. programs had separate, newer buildings, and women were taught with completely different educational philosophies. Directly opposing men, women’s athletic and academic programs focused on non-competition and non-commercialization. All three women worked in industries dominated by men (coaches, educators, Jensen was an athletic trainer, and Neuberger a politician). My unique oral histories contribute to the current research by adding more voices and stories to the larger discussion of women in sport and institutional space, both popular scholarly discussions today. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kimberly Jensen Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4929 Title Online Education for K-12, the Growing Job Market: Are Education Majors Ready? Creator Kathryn Kopel Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/101 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 Innovation as well as a desire for more may be seen as twin influences in the field of education today. Out of this dichotomy online education for grades K-12 has emerged. Its many forms include everything from “flipped classrooms” to online classes or homework that supplements conventional classrooms to completely online charter schools (Wolk, 2011). Just four years ago there were already state-wide virtual charter schools in 20 states. These schools were often funded through rulings by state legislatures (Watson, 2008). There is also a growing concern over whether the majority of teacher candidates will need to be ready to use online supplements or even to teach entirely online (Natale, 2011). Future educators may need to be skilled in meeting the needs of students through the online medium, which may or may not be substantially different from the skill set needed for a physical classroom. How does a teacher candidate become qualified to teach online effectively? What are universities doing to prepare undergraduate and graduate students for teaching online? What do administrators and principals of online schools look for in their teachers? What do the teachers themselves have to say about this new facet of the education job market? What about the views of the students themselves in how effective online teachers meet their needs? This study offers an overview of literature on virtual or online schools. Additionally, action research was conducted to interview various contributors to online education, including teachers, administrators, and college professors. The results of surveys and interviews conducted with hiring staff on online schools, online teachers, and university faculty of online education training in Oregon’s public education system are analyzed and reported as well. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4928 Title On the Issue of Reproducibility in Psychology and a Model Replication Study Creator Taylar Boyer Subject Mate Poaching Friendship Reproducibility Date 12/31/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/184 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 The purpose of the present study is to replicate as closely as possible the study titled “Friendship as a Relationship Infiltration Tactic during Human Mate Poaching” (Mogilski & Wade, 2013). The purpose of the replication was to further explore the well documented lack of replications within psychology, and to provide a template for how to improve this issue. The authors of the original study sought to determine how friendship affected the success of someone trying to infiltrate a romantic relationship. They hypothesized that a person would be more likely to successfully steal the mate of another if the poacher was friends with their target mate, rather than acquaintances. When the poacher/poached were friends previous to the attempt, it was hypothesized that the poacher would incur fewer costs (e.g., physical retaliation from the poachee). Participants were given one of four vignettes to read then asked to rate the poacher’s likelihood of being successful and incurring future costs. Data was analyzed using a 2(sex) x 2(friendship) Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Overall, the replication study provided supporting evidence for all but one hypothesis. However, only the first (regarding success rate) was replicated successfully in that it was the only statistically significant result that overlapped with the original study. The implication of these conflicting results shows the importance of replication within psychology. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4927 Title Nullification of The CSI Effect Through Exposure at Critical Points in The Trial Process Creator Amanda M. Mooney Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/277 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 The present study sought to determine how briefing a jury on the CSI Effect would influence the verdict. It was hypothesized that those briefed on the CSI Effect would find the defendant guilty, while those not briefed would find the defendant innocent. One hundred sixty-three undergraduate students were recruited via SONA and were compensated with course extra credit for their participation. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions (no briefing, briefing before forensic testimony, and jury instructions briefing). A one-way ANOVA test was run and no significant results were found between the three conditions, (f(162)=0.5954), n.s.. These results suggest that there is no nullification effect to briefing a jury on the CSI Effect; however, due to the many limitations of the study an effect may be present that was not found in the current study. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Misty Weitzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4926 Title Newton’s Method and Chaotic Behavior Creator Aubrey Manculich Date 10/1/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/207 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 This project will explore why, when using an iterative algorithm, specifically Newton’s Method, to solve nonlinear equations, certain functions can be observed to behave predictably while others behave chaotically. In attempting to answer this query my project will elaborate on what Newton’s Method is and how its used as well as demonstrate that Newton’s Method itself behaves predictably via mathematical proof. In this context, I will examine real-valued functions with solutions then introduce complex-valued functions. Following a proof of Newton’s Method for complex functions, the project will compare the behavior of these complex-valued functions with the previously mentioned real-valued functions. The project will examine the convergence behavior of Newton’s Method when analyzing complex-valued functions and determine if the behavior is chaotic. Upon observing this chaotic 4 behavior, my project will seek to find complex functions that do not exhibit chaotic convergence behavior. Subsequently, I will analyze my discoveries and discuss their implications. As of yet, there has been no comprehensive study of iterative methods in the context of solving complex valued equations. Ultimately, my project will produce an analytic discussion of the behavior of several functions within Newton’s Method along with computational experiments. From this process we might find some distinguishing factor that determines whether behavior will be predictable or chaotic. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Matthew Nabity Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4925 Title Necessary or Outdated: Are Post-9/11 Changes to U.S. Police Forces Still Justifiable? Creator Alex Stemm Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/278 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 Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, many changes have been made to the U.S. police forces. These modifications have stirred a lot of controversies among the general public, especially because some groups argue that individual freedoms have been overlooked to give U.S. police more power to prevent crime. Previous research has studied the effect of militarization on the police-community relationship and has determined that the militaristic appearance and tactics of police has, in some studies, resulted in unfavorable public perceptions. The goal of the present thesis project is to evaluate how the police have altered their approach to law enforcement after 9/11 and if those changes are still necessary based on the effectiveness of militarized policing. In doing so, I will have compiled thoughtful analysis on the topic and contribute several recommendations that I believe will aid further research in this area of study. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mari Sakiyama Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4924 Title More to the Story: A Multifaceted View of Vicarious Trauma as Applied to the Profession of Sign Language Interpreting Creator Cheyanne J. Bumgardner Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/275 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 Vicarious trauma is a serious issue for signed language interpreters. Education, training, and support related to vicarious trauma are often provided to other practice professionals who engage in trauma work. This paper addresses these practices in relation to the profession of sign language interpreting. Exposure to emotionally-charged and traumatic situations has been shown to result in symptoms of vicarious trauma, and findings of the current literature demonstrate that vicarious trauma significantly impacts interpreters. The author aims to take a closer look at the current literature on vicarious trauma as applied to the interpreting profession, as well as provide an analysis of the current approaches to managing vicarious trauma. The author addresses why vicarious trauma occurs, preventative education and training, and post-traumatic care. The author features some of the risk factors associated with an interpreter’s likelihood of experiencing vicarious trauma, as well as some of the preventative education and training and post-traumatic care techniques currently employed by interpreters. Following, the author emphasizes recommendations from the research for the interpreting profession to utilize in supporting its practitioners as they navigate this issue. These recommendations aim to assist interpreters in their goal of producing work of the highest standard while also reducing their risk of experiencing vicarious trauma while on an assignment. Finally, the author shares personal reflections from her perspective as a student of sign language interpreting. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Erin Trine Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4923 Title More than Human: A Critical Evaluation of the Intersection of Character and Theme in Mike Mignola's Hellboy Creator Bonnie Wells Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/18 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 At his core, Hellboy is defined by his choices and his humanity. According to The Hellboy Companion “Hellboy's potency as a character comes from [his] moral foundation, this contrast between his origins and his aspirations” (10). At once, Hellboy exists as a protector of humanity against the monsters of old and as a monster himself. He is biologically both human and demon, born for the purpose of bringing on the start of the apocalypse. Before this can be realized, though, he is adopted and raised by a human parent. His human identity comes to represent choice and free will, while his monstrous heritage represents a predetermined fate and an inescapable nature. This nature versus nurture conflict is played out in several ways in the series, especially in Hellboy's identity as a hero. In this thesis I will show how Hellboy is a heroic character aptly suited to current social and cultural trends through literary analysis of the overarching plot and in the nature versus nurture theme central to his character. Additionally, I will explore how the character of Hellboy influences his world and how he is influenced by his world through the force and will of greater powers. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kit Andrews Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4922 Title Mental Health in Collegiate Student Athletes Post-Injury: Triangulating Services at Western Oregon University Creator Grace V. Knapp Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/221 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 Collegiate student athletes are in a vulnerable age group for many mental health concerns, and many athlete-specific stressors such as injury heighten these conditions. In addition to the physical ramifications of injury, student athletes often experience psychological reactions to injury such as depression, anxiety, identity loss, disordered eating, and substance abuse. To support the needs of injured student athletes, the NCAA Mental Health Best Practices guide states that student athletes should have easy access to mental health care providers of multiple disciplines through a cohesive network of coaches, the athletic department, athletic trainers, team doctors, and certified counselors working together for the athlete’s wellbeing. Consequently, my thesis aimed to investigate ways to triangulate these sources at Western Oregon University (WOU) to better support the needs of student athletes following injury. To achieve this goal, I compiled peer-reviewed literature on mental health in collegiate student athletes post-injury, interviewed members of the athletic department, athletic training staff, and counselors at the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC), and made recommendations to the University regarding policies and procedures they can implement to better support the needs of injured student athletes at WOU. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Vala-Haynes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4921 Title Mental Health in College Athletics: Healing through Community Creator Allyson Maria Drury Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/242 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 Collegiate student-athletes must navigate a combination of athletic and academic demands, which poses unique challenges and stressors that distinguish them from their non-athlete counterparts. Because of these major differences, student-athletes’ needs are not necessarily met by programs designed for the general college student. In this thesis, I review growing research on the distinct mental health needs of student-athletes as well as programs that best support them. I also present results from informational interviews with both athletic staff and student-athletes to gain a more thorough understanding of the specific needs and desires of the Western Oregon University Athletic Department. Results indicate that there are common times of increased stress, shared desires for added support, and influential individuals in student-athletes’ lives. More support is needed to assist student-athletes in coping with the immense stress of these unprecedented times. Considering the combination of findings from recent studies and responses from interviews, the WOU athletic community would benefit from the designation of an athletic representative within campus counseling staff, ongoing mental health education opportunities for coaches and athletes, and more cross-team, community events. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Vala-Haynes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4920 Title Medical Botany in the Treatment of HIV and AIDS Creator Carolee Buck Date 8/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/20 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Bryan Dutton Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4919 Title MEAN Web Application Development with Agile Kanban Creator Jared Petersen Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/105 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 I spent one year developing a project management web application in order to gain a better understanding of the software engineering process. The software was built on a technology stack of MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, and Node.js which is more commonly referred to as the MEAN stack. The experience has exposed me to a new set of tools, software practices, and engineering principles that have left me with a deeper understanding of what it means to be a software engineer and the incredible amount of time and work that is involved in designing and implementing a full-scale software application. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scot Morse Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4918 Title Mass Incarceration: How the War on Drugs Created Today’s System of Social Control Creator Brian Walton Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/85 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Stephen Gibbons Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4917 Title Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13): The Imminent Threat Inside Our Borders and Throughout the Continent Creator Mary Kathryn (Katy) Barlean Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/9 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 For the past decade, citizens, governments, and scholars alike have expressed ongoing concerns about the increasing rates of violent crimes committed by drug traffickers, organized criminal groups, and gangs within the United States and Central America. The gang Mara Salvatrucha, familiarly known as MS-13, arguably presents the largest threat to national and regional security. The gang’s relatively recent emergence, growth, and expansion has raised serious concern. The criminal group is responsible for a multitude of crimes that directly threaten the welfare of citizens and state security from the suburbs of Washington D.C. to slums in Central American. This gang’s coast-to-coast presence plagues cities and communities across the United States, claiming territory in at least 42 states. MS-13 now claims 10,000 members in the U.S. and 70,000 Latin American members across the entire American continent (FBI 2008). The U.S. government’s concerns about gangs have heightened with the increasing growth of MS-13, both in membership and sophistication. Congress maintains an interest in crime and gang violence in Central America, as well as the related activities of the U.S. branches of MS-13 within our borders. Central American governments, the media, and some scholars have attributed a significant proportion of violent crime plaguing the region to the recent globalization of U.S. gang culture. This thesis provides a current overview of the threat posed by MS-13, as well its historical origins and evolution as a criminal organization. The first half analyzes the birth of the gang in Los Angeles in the 1980s and the political factors contributing to MS-13’s continental migration south over the past two decades. American criminal deportations play an important role in the transnational nature of MS-13 and will be analyzed. Many blame U.S. deportation policies for the globalization of the gang and fueling the current gang epidemic in Central America. Subsequently, the context in which the gang operates within Central America, specifically in El Salvador is examined. Many scholars and government officials agree that the suppressive policies enacted by Central American states, specifically the Mano Dura (“hard hand”) laws have failed at countering both MS-13 membership and its associated crime and violence. The latter half of this thesis focuses on the evolution of U.S. policy responses, at the international level, enacted to address the security implications posed by MS-13. The concern of this thesis is not whether the U.S. government is responding but rather if its responses are designed and implemented thoughtfully so that the limited funding is allocated effectively. Policy-makers in the U.S. and Central American are struggling to find the right combination of suppressive and preventive policies to combat MS-13. Most analysts agree that a more comprehensive, regional approach to the sophisticated gang is necessary to prevent further escalation of the problems created by the gang’s illicit activity. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark Henkels Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4916 Title Luminance Creator Ella Young Subject novel writing lgbtq+ genre fiction fantasy fiction Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/158 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 For my thesis I decided to go the creative route and write a novel. There is a definite lack of LGBTQ+ genre fiction for young adults being written, and so I wanted to add to this slowly growing literary niche. The plot of my book follows sixteen-year old Ji, a botanist from the snowy planet of Pan Ku, millennia after Earth’s destruction. It covers themes of racism, immigration, rebellion, and acceptance while still being an engaging read. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Henry Hughes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4895 Title Logarithmic Spirals and Insects Creator Kaylee Church Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/118 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 The logarithmic spiral, also known as the growth spiral, is an interesting form in mathematics that happens to be very applicable to the natural world. We explore the structure of this curve, and how this spiral can be used to model the flight pattern of a moth. Specifically, we investigate assumptions used to construct models for insect flight. Analysis of these underlying assumptions gives insight into possible improvements to and limitations of specific models. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Matthew Nabity Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4894 Title Location of Pheromone Production and / or Expression in Red-sided Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) Creator Molly Geranio Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/95 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 Pheromones play a central role in chemical communication. Previous research has examined pheromone production in many insect species, but little is known about pheromone production in vertebrates. Previous pheromone research has occurred using the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, as a model system but it remains unclear where the female sexual attractiveness pheromone, the primary pheromone utilized by this species, is being produced. Snake skin epidermis cells have shown to be important in the production of skin lipids and regulating the permeability of the skin, and thus could play a central role in pheromone production and / or expression. This study measured the thickness of the top three epidermal layers in the skin of female red-sided garter snakes throughout the hibernation period. Of the three layers analyzed, the beta keratin layer was the only layer found to show a significant difference in thickness across the sampling periods. For this layer, I observed a decrease in thickness throughout hibernation, supporting a potential role for this layer in pheromone expression in the epidermis for this species. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael P. LeMaster Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4893 Title Lived Experiences of Disability: Two Life Stories Creator Madison Adrian Subject disability pedagogy self report lived experience Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/167 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 This thesis will focus on the lived experiences of two individuals diagnosed with a specific disability and their families. Both individuals present disabilities in different ways: one has a physical disability (Cerebral Palsy) and the other has both a cognitive and physical disability (Down syndrome). Throughout this case study research, the families of these two individuals will be interviewed on a variety of questions including question stems... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Maria Peterson-Ahmad Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4892 Title Literature, A Window to Understanding: Using Children’s Books to Process Loss Creator Kaiana E. Bradley Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/214 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 This thesis explores how literature can smooth the process of grief. Specifically, it focuses on the loss of pets through the shape of a children’s book with a target audience of children ages two to six. The book is designed to be used with children as loss occurs in their life to provide them with a new lens to learn about what has happened. The book contains back matter for the adult to review to learn about loss and children, and it will also provide discussion starters to open conversations between the adult and the child. The goal of this book is that as the characters find understanding and hope, the children reading it—or having it read to them—will be able to experience the same sense of calm following what could be a traumatic experience. The second piece to this project is a written reflection following the composition of the children’s book which explores the writing process. There is also an expository section which discusses similar resources and research which guided the choices made in the production of this children’s book. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4891 Title Literacy Support For Children With Autism Creator Angela Haslam Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/43 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 For many years, children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders were often a mystery to both doctors and researchers. While exact causes are unknown, there are a variety of ways to lead these children down a successful educational path. Starting at a young age, treatments and educational approaches can support healthy and productive lifestyles, and enhance learning in the classroom. While many people who are autistic excel in art and other creative subjects, without proper instructional techniques, becoming a proficient reader can be a great challenge. This study explored the benefits and drawbacks of existing reading techniques and strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders. The researcher implemented the strategies, as well as developed some new ones as a result of the experiences working with Matthew*, an eleven-year-old child with autism. Developed and implemented lesson plans through trial and error in order to discover what worked most effectively. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cindy Ryan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4890 Title Listening In: The Work We Do Now - A Conversation Analysis of Power Dynamics Between Podcast Hosts Creator Kristin Norman Subject podcast gender power dynamics linguistics sociolinguistics Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/164 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 This project analyzes conversations between men and women podcasters in a contemporary work setting. I specifically analyze questions, attention getting strategies, interruptions and overlaps, minimal responses, and the use of statements. These fundamental linguistic features are essential to conversation analysis and relevant to understanding the distribution of power within a conversation. The frequency and rate at which these specific linguistic features occur is recorded in each individual podcast and the results are compared. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4889 Title Linear Independence in Function Spaces Creator Ariel Setniker Date 6/5/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/72 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scott Beaver Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4888 Title Light: Emotion in Painting Creator Elaina Glasscock Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/128 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 As viewers, we are often unaware of the lengths that an artist goes to in selecting how they will portray their subject matter. While there is certainly value in appreciating paintings at a very involuntary level (letting yourself respond to a piece without inhibition from a cultivated knowledge base), there is also an argument to be made for understanding why our emotions are affected by a composition and, in the specific case of this thesis, by the sort of light (manifested in terms of color and value) that is used in a composition. This thesis project is an exploration into the nature and influence of lighting in the composition, and subsequently the mood, of paintings. The primary focus of this exploration will be a series of nine paintings (each of which will seek to present its viewer with a strong sense of its mood). In order to support and expand this, I will also be pursuing a short analysis of the series and a discussion of some of the theory and movements of art that have been particularly concerned with light throughout the relatively recent history of painting. The joining of these components is, in essence, a sampling of the use of light in art. The goal of this guide is to introduce its reader to a greater degree of understanding of the relationship between the use of light in painting and the emotions that they take away from it, which can be understood regardless of their previous level of acquaintance to art. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael Freeman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4887 Title Legendary: Was King Arthur a Living Hero or a Popular Legend? Creator Emily Walley Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/84 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 Despite being a well -known figure in Western culture, the historical evidence for King Arthur is very small, and scholars have not even been able to identify a specific person as the historical Arthur. New information concerning Arthur on three basic details - the dates of significant events of his life, his ancestry and close family members, and the area of Britain in which he was militarily active - would be extremely useful in identifying the mysterious historical figure that Arthur has become. This paper examines multiple sources related to the existence and identity of Arthur, approaching the topics in a roughly reverse chronological order, evaluating first what is most historically certain before analyzing aspects of Arthur that are more contested. While little information regarding Arthur's lineage and location in Britain was discovered, a combination of several elements of the Arthurian tradition and various textual sources resulted in a new timeframe for Arthur's life, based on the dates of two of Arthur's major battles. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Elizabeth Swedo Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4886 Title Learning About Language: A Teacher’s Guide Creator Erin Roan Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/191 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 Academic language, while a key component of language arts education and Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, is often poorly understood by educators. Academic language and its norms must be taught explicitly in language arts classrooms in order for students to be proficient writers of academic genres and for testing purposes. This project provides a literature review on academic language instruction and writing instruction at the secondary level. The guidebook for academic language includes several lesson plans to assist educators in teaching academic language and its features. The features of academic language are outlined using authentic Texts that teachers can use in their own classrooms. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4885 Title Knowing Your Student Power: Reclaiming Full Autonomy Over the Student Incidental Fee Creator N. J. Johnson Date 10/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/281 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 Student governments of universities and community colleges were created and recognized in order to uplift student voices and represent the best interests of their student body. Associated student governments are also an integral component to the concept of shared governance, where students, faculty, staff share influence in the decision-making process with administration. Influenced by factors such as the culture and current events of a campus, student bodies and student governments can take on a surprisingly wide range of goals and initiatives. Regardless of what issue the student body has identified as a worthwhile cause, student governments must be aware of and equipped to use a variety of tools to successfully advocate for their vision. This thesis walks student leaders through a real-world case study of a student government who successfully fought for autonomy over the student incidental fee after that had been infringed on by University Administration in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This case study is written by the student body president who led these efforts and provides strategic commentary and lessons learned throughout the recount of his experience. No matter what your student government is fighting for, this thesis aims to equip leaders with versatile tools and advice that can be applied to any issue of student interest. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Megan Habermann-Guthrie Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4884 Title Knitting in 21st Century America: The Culture and Ideology of Knitting Groups in Rural Oregon Creator Robin Roemer Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/136 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 Knitting has existed since the Middle Ages, and continues to thrive well into twenty-first century America. Why do people continue to knit, and why do knitters form themselves into social groups? This senior thesis investigates these and related questions in order to understand the culture of knitting and how knitters keep the practice alive. Drawing on participant observation and oral interviews, it further examines the identities knitters construct as members of knitting communities in rural Oregon, the differences in the craft based on the knitting practices employed, the materials and the patterns used, the gender ideologies of learning how to knit, and the role of online interactions. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Isidore Lobnibe Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4883 Title Kinesthetic Teaching Strategies for Adults in a Lecture Setting Creator Rowan Cheney Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/121 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 Kinesthetic teaching is a beneficial way for adults to learn and retain new information, but is not commonly used by instructors. The purpose of this project was to compile and discuss a list of kinesthetic strategies to help instructors facilitate learners’ ability to engage and focus on the learning material during presentations. The list of strategies was split into three sections: strategies that can be put into place by the learner, strategies used by the presenter without any specific learning outcomes, and strategies that are used by the presenter with specific learning outcomes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Hautala Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4882 Title Keep in Touch: A Comparative Analysis of Visual and ProTactile American Sign Language Creator Alissa McAlpine Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/133 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 Human communication is an immensely complex system that varies widely across geographic regions, age groups, and cultural identities. Tactile signed language systems, which have been widely adopted by many members of the DeafBlind community, have been a relatively new introduction to the linguistic study of signed languages. This research examines the current literature on the unique features of ProTactile American Sign Language (PTASL) in terms of its linguistic structure, turn-taking elements, and methods of back channeling in contrast with the same features of Visual American Sign Language (VASL). These linguistic differences have historically led to the description of PTASL as a dialect of VASL (Collins, 2004). However, since the inception of ProTactile in the early 2000s, progressively more unique structures have been adopted in tactile discourse, which have led to the consideration of PTASL as a language distinct from VASL (Edwards, 2014a). In accordance with these claims, I have examined research conducted on casual use of PTASL among native users in a search for connecting patterns and commonalities. In this paper, I explore the unique characteristics of PTASL in relation to progressive language change with a direct focus on the implications thereof for interpreters working within the DeafBlind community. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Elisa Maroney Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4881 Title Julius: A Study of Hitchcockian Film Creator Marissa J. Thompson Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/7 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 Alfred Hitchcock was a massively influential director in the horror and suspense genres of film, and much of his work is still today considered iconic. His style of directing is easily recognizable by his fans and has often been imitated in other films. I became intrigued by Hitchcock while I was studying abroad in England, where I took film classes that introduced me to some of his work. I watched many of his films on my own, outside of class, and began to recognize similar elements between his different films. In an attempt to create an homage of sorts to Hitchcock and to learn more about filmmaking and screenwriting, I wrote a “Hitchcockian” screenplay adaption of Daphne du Maurier’s 1933 novel, Julius. Hitchcock already adapted three of du Maurier’s works to film: Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, and The Birds. Julius runs much in the same vein as Rebecca, a period piece with a dark mood and constant tension lurking behind every action and line of dialogue. Neither Julius nor Rebecca is much of a thriller, but instead a suspenseful mystery as a secret or truth is slowly revealed. My hope for this project is that it carries on Hitchcock's legacy, as other writers and directors have done, in today's world. I want to remind audiences of a time when fear could be invoked through the subtlety of dialogue and simple images, rather than through gore or loud noises. Overall, I hope to pay tribute to Hitchcock, in a way, by writing a script for a film he might have directed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Shaun Huston Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4880 Title Interpretative Works of the d-Sup Protein within the Tardigrade Genome Creator Jenny N. Rooper Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/248 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 Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic creatures that happen to have extreme radiotolerancy. Because of this, they are able to withstand the most extreme conditions. This radiotolerancy has been pinpointed to the d-Sup protein and has thus instigated experimentations into the limits and availability to genetically splice this protein and its functions have been tested. Through analysis and critique of these studies, I have created art pieces to express the scientific research and findings. Each piece varies in scientific data, alongside media and size. This results in an assemblage of works that will successfully express scientific research and findings in a visual mode. It is fair to note that the current global pandemic of Covid-19 has halted some of this artistic expression and presented obstacles that were not always overcome. Because of this, there’s limitation on wholly finished pieces—further explained in the body of this project. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Greg Poulin Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4879 Title Interactive Whiteboards in the Elementary Classroom: Efficacy and Funding Creator Audrey Hebing Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/131 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 New and changing implementations of technology in educational facilities are providing further opportunities and tools for teachers. However, controversy exists over whether or not there are academic benefits to utilizing these tools, as well as the degree of those potential benefits or detriments. Additionally, not all facilities and educators have access to the same equipment, as not all schools receive the same amount of funding. My thesis topic will focus on a specific educational tool, the interactive whiteboard, in the elementary classroom. I will be working with preexisting research and studies to compare and contrast the current literature on this subject. The purpose will be to not only analyze the efficacy of interactive whiteboards as a teaching tool, but also to look at the disparity that could arise in the quality of education between financially disadvantaged schools and more financially prosperous schools if the interactive whiteboard is indeed truly beneficial in the classroom. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marcus Wenzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4878 Title Innate Magnetic Directional Preference in Drosophila melanogaster Creator Natalie Wallace Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/113 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 The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is commonly used to understand genetic and behavioral mechanisms. This study is testing whether Drosophila have an innate directional magnetic preference based on the Earth’s ambient magnetic field. The flies were tested using a sequential Y-maze that was housed within a Faraday cage to block out any radio frequency fields. Half of the trials were oriented so that north was to the left and the other half with north to the right. The results for male and female flies were analyzed separately given that male flies have been shown to show a significantly stronger magnetotactic behavior than the females. The average vial exit point for males (N/R = 4.9 } 0.2; N/L = 4.9 } 0.2) and females (N/R = 5.2 } 0.2; N/L = 4.7 } 0.2) were not significantly different from each other (p > 0.1) or from the expected value (p > 0.9). While this study reveals no innate directional preference in Drosophila, or a significant magnetic orientation behavioral difference between male and female flies, to the Earth’s ambient magnetic field, it opens up many avenues for future research of magnetic orientation behavior in Drosophila. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kristin Latham and Michael Baltzley Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4877 Title Initiating and Improving Business Relations in Serbia: Analysis and Recommendations Creator Natasha Bogdanovic Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/200 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 The purpose of this project is to create a model for the effective initiation and improvement of business relations in The Republic of Serbia. Using Serbia as an example, different economic and cultural values will be analyzed to determine the suitability and benefits of doing business in this market. I will discuss what has been trending politically and economically in Serbia, neighboring countries, and the European Union (EU) to help fill an existing information gap. This information will be published in the interest of producing a comprehensive paper that is relevant for domestic operations, foreign investment opportunity, businesses with individual overseas assignments, or interests in expanding operations. This will include recommendations for improvement and demonstrate characteristics of the current environment for businesses that are interested in expanding their global presence to Serbia’s unique market. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Paul Disney Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4876 Title Initiating and Improving Business Relations in Serbia: Analysis and Recommendations Creator Natasha R. Bogdanovic Date 12/31/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/183 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 The purpose of this project is to create a model for the effective initiation and improvement of business relations in The Republic of Serbia. Using Serbia as an example, different economic and cultural values will be analyzed to determine the suitability and benefits of doing business in this market. I will discuss what has been trending politically and economically in Serbia, neighboring countries, and the European Union (EU) to help fill an existing information gap. This information will be published in the interest of producing a comprehensive paper that is relevant for domestic operations, foreign investment opportunity, businesses with individual overseas assignments, or interests in expanding operations. This will include recommendations for improvement and demonstrate characteristics of the current environment for businesses that are interested in expanding their global presence to Serbia’s unique market. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Paul Disney Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4855 Title Individual Perceptions of Disabilities In the General Education Classroom Creator Chloe P. Furlong Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/274 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 The purpose of the present study was to examine individuals’ immediate responses and perceptions when faced with presuming children with disabilities performance levels in a general education classroom. The participants consisted of 96 college students attending Western Oregon University and who were enrolled in at least one college course during the school year. Seventy-six students identified themselves as female, 16 identified as male, and 3 identified as nonbinary, with the average age of participants being 18-22 years, and the standard deviation being σ = 0.66. Forty-eight percent of participants identified themselves as having a White ethnic background, whereas 32.67% identified with having a Hispanic background. The participants were sampled from a website called SONA Systems. Using the Qualtrics survey creation tool, all participants were provided with two short vignettes about children in a general education classroom that they were asked to read. Following each vignette, participants were asked to answer six survey questions, twelve questions in total, regarding the vignette they just read. The results revealed that individuals believe children with disabilities will perform poorly in a general education classroom without the presence and assistance from special education teacher aides, but will perform better with such aides in the general classroom. This research will aid in revealing individuals' 6 perceptions of students with disabilities engaging socially and learning in a general education classroom. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cindy Ryan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4854 Title Independent Game Development: The Making of Paze Creator David O'Rourke Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/63 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gavin Keulks Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4853 Title Increasing the Power: The Role of the Vice Presidency Before and After Dick Cheney Creator Evan Sorce Date 5/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/75 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 The Office of the Vice Presidency has always been a strange position. It is the only position in the U.S. government that is part of two different branches, the executive and the legislative. Traditionally, the Vice President's role has been to do nothing except wait for the President to die. John Adams, who was the nation's first Vice President, once said of the office of the Vice Presidency, "M y country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived". In fact, the office has been so unimportant historically that it has been vacant 15 times (Bauman p.1). Over time, the office of the Vice Presidency has evolved and developed into the position it is today. The Modern Vice President not only serves as an advisor to the President on domestic and foreign policy, but also acts as the presidential liaison to Congress. The Vice President also serves on, and in some instances chairs, many key committees in the U. S. Government. The office has gone through three distinct eras that fundamentally changed the position from the role that the founding fathers envisioned to the modern Vice Presidency. The entity that is the modern Vice Presidency has created a problem that would have been unheard of 100 years ago. Since the Office of the Vice President has gained so much power in the last few decades with Vice Presidents such as Richard Nixon, Walter Mondale, and Dick Cheney, there is now the possibility of actually having executive officers that are so powerful they become a co-president; something that the founders of our country never intended. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark Henkels Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4852 Title Increasing Adequate Social Interactions Among People With and Without Disabilities Creator Meghan Link Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/53 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 Individuals with disabilities share the same desires as people without disabilities to develop personal independence and experience a rewarding social life. However, people with disabilities often go without the opportunity to satisfy social needs as a result of isolation. The purpose of this conceptual thesis is to address this issue by exploring what research has been done in order to design a study to identify current attitudes towards people with disabilities and satisfaction of life. Results indicate t here is a need for integration program s in order for social skills to allow individuals to comfortably interact with people without disabilities. It is necessary to incorporate people with and without disabilities in order to provide the opportunity for interaction to potentially decrease feelings of isolation through increased social interaction. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Amber Feist Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4851 Title Implementing Multiple Learning Styles into Elementary School Classrooms Creator Jenae Nelson Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/62 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 A young student's experience within their early years of schooling can determine their overall attitude towards education. These experiences can either positively or negatively affect what choices the student makes in their future academic endeavors. More often than not the students who are struggling to understand the material get lost in large class sizes where they don't get the necessary instruction to meet their learning needs. In my thesis I aim to explore the advantages of creating lesson plans for second and fourth graders that incorporate multiple learning styles to better fit the needs of the students, despite growing class sizes. Research in the implementation of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences and the effects of these styles on improvement and understanding will give every student an equal opportunity to have an intellectually positive school experience. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark Girod Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4850 Title Identity Issues Seen in Asian-American Adoptees: The Impact of Homeland Tours Creator Lucia F. Breeden Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/267 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 A common issue seen within the adoptee community is their identity. This thesis will explore how international adoptees, specifically Asian-American adoptees, often feel uncertain about their identity when it comes to ethnicity and belonging to a certain group. It will also focus on how this could change or be enhanced when adoptees visit their home country. This project will look at different stories of adoptees who have struggled with identity issues found in different scholarly resources focusing on this issue along with personal interviews and stories from other adoptees that I have met. Some of these people have returned to their home country, some have not. With these stories, identity issues can be analyzed and the idea of identity changing after visiting one’s birth country can be evaluated. In the end, I will write a section telling my own personal story of being an Asian-American adoptee in Oregon, the identity issues I have encountered, and what my trip back to China was like. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Maureen Dolan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4849 Title How to Teach Math More Effectively and Efficiently: Engaging Students In the World of Math Creator Daniel E. Holmberg Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/272 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 The United States is struggling with teaching mathematics in school. Students don’t see the connection between math and the real world. Students are viewing math as a rigid set of rules instead of as a creative and exciting subject to explore. A few of the problems that are in traditional classrooms are: students having a fear of being publicly embarrassed, students memorizing methods instead of truly understanding the math , math problems not being relevant to students, and students not being engaged during class. A few methods and teaching strategies that can help solve these problems include: Gradual Release, Open Middle problems, and the 5 Practices of Discussion. By applying these strategies and tools to everyday math classrooms, math can become the intriguing and creative subject that it is meant to be. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cheryl Beaver Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4848 Title How to Create an Accent Without Really Trying Creator Selena Lee Ausmann Moreno Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/219 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 This project will explore the creation of a fictitious accent, similar in process and results to Constructed Languages or Conlangs, as they have been termed and the documentation of the process by using methods typically employed by linguists like Nick Farmer and David J. Peterson in creating their Conlangs, such as Belter from the dystopian science fiction show The Expanse and Dothraki from the high fantasy series Game of Thrones. Belter serves as an excellent example of my end goal: while it is its own conlang, it has three different levels with each becoming increasingly affected, with the lightest affectation coming across as an accent that, on television, does not necessitate subtitles for its audience. Nick Farmer built the language by pulling from several languages and their structures and phonologies instead of starting from scratch and creating his own. Following this idea, I will create a sound system that will borrow from existing languages and are able to be “plugged in” and substituted for sounds in the “Standard American Dialect.” From that, I will create a step by step workbook in the style of David Allen Stern’s Acting with an Accent Series to guide other people with a working knowledge in the International Phonetic Alphabet in successfully being able to adopt the accent. My purpose with this project is twofold. The first to produce a fully functioning accent that can be replicated and distinguishable from other real-world accents. The second is to demonstrate how multiple distant cultures can come together into one 4 product. Similar to the Belter Conlang created by Nick Farmer for a fictitious demographic to show their diverse and far flung roots, my accent will act as a possible destination as people and accents become more interconnected and explore the intentional and unintentional effects of blending dialects. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note David Janoviak Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4847 Title Hispanic Advertising and Higher Education: Using Advertising to Encourage Hispanic Enrollment at WOU Creator Leslie Martinez Subject advertising Spanish Hispanic higher education Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/166 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 Advertising is a powerful tool meant to sway a consumer’s decision to use a product or a service. Typically, this is regarded as negative, but I propose using this tool to encourage aspirations of higher education among currently underrepresented youth with the goal of encouraging undergraduate enrollment at WOU. This thesis examines the current state of higher education among this group and the challenges they face. It also looks at how WOU has historically targeted this demographic and dedicated its services to their success. Lastly, it explores advertising theory in the higher education space and in order to create a custom Mock Campaign for Western Oregon University’s potential use. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note David McDonald Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4846 Title Highly Mobile Students in the Elementary Classroom Creator Bailey Hough Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/48 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Diane Wood Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4845 Title Higher Education, Critical Pedagogy, and Nontraditional Students Creator Marina Sikora Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/74 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 Critical pedagogy is a way of teaching and learning that allows people to think critically about society, have an active role in their own learning, and to apply it to the real world. Recent studies suggest that nontraditional students are more likely to accept critical pedagogy in the classroom than traditional students. Interviews with professors and students at a public university also suggest that older students are more likely than younger students to be in favor of critical pedagogy. Students and professors seem to be comfortable with some aspects of critical pedagogy. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Peter Callero Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4844 Title Heathens to Christians: Exploring Norse Interactions with Anglo-Saxons and Notions of Medieval Identity Creator Antonia L. Scholerman Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/251 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 The Viking Age lasted from approximately the 8th century CE to the 11th century CE, and throughout this period Norse people raided, traded, settled, farmed, and came to political power in the British Isles. Due to Norse culture being predominantly oral rather than written, there is limited documentation of early Norse activities by the Norse themselves. For most of this period, surviving records about Norse activity in Britain come from the Anglo-Saxons. Because a lot of early Norse interactions in the British Isles were raids on Christian monasteries, these Anglo-Saxon accounts painted the Norse as merciless murderers who wanted to punish Christians. However, this perception of Norse intent was inherently distorted and was clouded by misconceptions. As Norse people began to settle in Britain, these interactions fundamentally changed, and emerged from this continued contact was new conceptions of Anglo-Saxon and Norse identity. This research project explores the changes in Anglo- Saxon perceptions of identity as they confronted Norse identity through continued interactions with them. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Elizabeth Swedo Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4843 Title Health Risks Involved with Prolonged Sitting: Spreading Awareness to College Students Creator Jordyn Watanabe Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/194 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 This thesis is about the health risks involved with prolonged sitting. Our bodies are designed to move, and research has shown that sedentary lifestyles increase health risks. In addition to type 2 diabetes, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases, sedentary lifestyles can lead to premature mortality. Often times a sedentary activity such as prolonged sitting is overlooked, when in fact, sitting for long periods of time has a negative effect on health. The goal of this thesis is to research and spread awareness about the health risks involved with prolonged sitting to the students of Western Oregon University. In order to spread awareness, I have created and displayed posters supported by flyers throughout campus with information from my research on the topic. The posters address sedentary lifestyles as a problem and display what a sedentary lifestyle looks like. The flyers discuss the problem of prolonged sitting and potential solutions. Although there are posters and resources that already exist on the topic of sedentary lifestyles, I have created resources specific to the college student population in order to be more effective in spreading awareness to them. This is a widespread problem with serious consequences, yet simple fixes. This is an attempt to spread awareness to a population that includes individuals at a critical point in life who may not be informed about this issue. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note William J. Armstrong Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4842 Title Health Effects on Women from Systematic and Organized Violence in the Middle East: How Humanitarian Organizations ca Creator Richelle Nicole McDaniel Date 9/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/149 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 Altruism, service and giving back are emphasized frequently in the United States today. One such way to participate is to donate money, resources or time to humanitarian aid organizations who can effectively utilize those resources to help those in need. However, humanitarian aid organizations and the general public are often only aware of general medical needs of the targeted population without much knowledge on gender specific health problems that arose from pre-existing patriarchal social structures (Mazurana, 2013). Systematic and intimate violence targeting women is one way patriarchal structures are maintained, particularly in the Middle East. These forms of violence often cause many health complications in women that are unaddressed by both healthcare institutions of those countries and by humanitarian aid organizations. The purpose of my thesis project is to bring awareness of these unaddressed health complications women face in the Middle East as well as propose some ideas of how to address them to both humanitarian aid organizations and to the general public, who donate to these organizations. I will accomplish this by composing a scholarly literature review of how violence effects women’s health and what humanitarian aid organizations can do to treat these complications with the resources they have. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Patricia Flatt Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4841 Title Grammatical Madness: A Step Away from Formal Instruction Creator Olevia McKay Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/103 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 the international context of concerns surrounding standards in writing, this Honors Thesis addresses the role of grammar in the teaching of language awareness and writing. It considers both historical and current perspectives on knowledge about language. This thesis argues that there has yet been a critically research link on how language instruction is supported in the common core and the knowledge requirements of teachers. The rationale behind this study lies in exploring the between traditional pedagogical approach to language and the language requirements required by the current education standards, the Common Core. Through research spanning from Australia to the United States, I will explore how this disconnect came to existence and what steps can be taken to close the gap between teacher knowledge of language and their understanding of the required language skills of their students. Currently students are falling short of achieving the stepping blocks established by the state adopted standards largely due to misconceptions about what knowledge of language is required. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskavas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4840 Title Glass People: Backwards, A Novel of Discovery Creator Sean R. Tellvik Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/218 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 I chose to write a novel for my project to explore a creative avenue. Many writers have portrayed alternate, magical worlds, but perhaps the most well-known example is Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland. But what happens when the magical world is even less magical than the real world? I wanted to answer that in my novel, Backwards, the first book of the Glass People trilogy. The book centers around Ava, a soul trapped in a mirrored version of the real world called the Noviscope. She stays connected to the living world through her newfound friend, a second grader named Lucy. As Lucy discovers that the Noviscope is a real place, she takes her chances following Ava down the rabbit hole, only to learn it is not a friendly place for a seven-year-old. Through Backwards, I aimed to explore how human relationships adapt and grow out of isolation. At the same time, I experimented with the narrative possibilities of a character who is removed from another character’s life while simultaneously omnipresent in it. In the reflective essay on this project, I discuss many aspects about the novel’s creation and what I discovered in the process of committing it to the page. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Katherine Schmidt Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4839 Title Give Me a Break: A Study of the Gap Year Creator Sophia Wellons Date 6/2/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/86 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 The Gap Year is a period of time taken away from formal education to pursue experiential learning and self discovery. The present study sought to investigate and understand how the Gap Year fits in to the American high school and university contexts. High school counselors and university students were interviewed and surveyed in order to understand if the Gap Year is part of the post high school plan discourse. Results indicated that counselors and students had a positive attitude towards the Gap Year; however, academic discussions of it remained limited. Implications of this study suggest that a Gap year may be a worthy post -high school option to discuss, and it is perhaps an indication of a new life stage, Emerging Adulthood. Further research including longitudinal and case study data was proposed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Sriram Khe Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4838 Title Fostering Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom Creator Malia Allen Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/239 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 this modern-day world, we have an immense amount of information that we can access right through our technology. The power and speed of technology have created a world where information changes quickly, and new ideas can be distributed and adapted almost instantaneously. It has also resulted in inaccurate and misinformation which has to be sorted through and questioned critically (Murawski, 2014). Today it is so important that students learn critical thinking skills, so they can be both the inventors and the critics of the new information being put out. Yet with this issue arising, change still has not come. Organizations and initiatives that are involved in education reform (National Center on Education and the Economy, the American Diploma Project, the Aspen Institute) have brought attention to the need for students to think and/or reason critically. Content that once had to be drilled into students’ heads is now just a phone swipe away, but the ability to make sense of that information requires thinking critically about it. My thesis aims to address this problem by integrating the development of critical thinking into a Common Core-based literacy unit. I have created a literacy unit that will develop students’ critical thinking while still covering the required 5th grade Oregon Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. The central focus and learning objective in the unit all align with each other and the ELA state standards as well. These lessons use the concept of discrimination to engage students with the content as it is an authentic issue that can affect many of them. The main purpose of my project is to provide an example unit to show that a 6 classroom teacher can align the development of the critical thinking skills with common core standards they must teach. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4837 Title Fostering an Understanding of Childhood Anxiety Through Picturebooks: Children’s Literature as a Tool for Emotional Regulation Creator Elizabeth C. Chapman Date 10/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/280 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 This thesis provides an understanding of pediatric anxiety and provides a tool for students to learn about their emotions and how to regulate them. In early stages of adolescence, the effects of mental illness may have already begun to take effect or are beginning to develop. As a child goes through their early life without learning how to express and handle emotions in a healthy way, these effects can worsen. It has been shown that children greatly benefit from social and emotional learning in school as well as learning about mental illnesses early on to develop tools to monitor and aid in the regulation of emotions. As a child, I suffered from an undiagnosed anxiety disorder, and I would have benefited greatly from learning about emotions and knowing that the way I felt was manageable and not something to be pushed to the side. I created this book with children like me in mind, who think that it is “normal” to be nervous and scared all of the time and have no idea what to do with their overwhelming emotions. In my project, I will navigate the understandings of adolescent mental health and use this understanding to author and illustrate a children’s picture book centered around a little girl learning how to handle her generalized anxiety disorder through discovering tools and language to manage the symptoms she experiences. The completed book functions effectively in and out of a classroom as a tool for children to understand anxiety. This project also includes a reflection on the process of creating this book and the contextualization of this book in the genre of pediatric mental health issues and children’s literature. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marie LeJeune Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4836 Title Food Allergies and Identity Construction in Young Adults Creator Darynn S. Lung Subject food allergy adult food allergy identity self-perception inequality Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/206 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 The role of food allergies in the process of identity construction is understudied in adult populations. Past research has explored the mental/emotional, social, and physical impacts of food allergies in children; however, less is known about adult experiences. Regardless of age, individuals with severe allergies must modify their behaviors to prevent reactions and comfortably navigate life. As evidence suggests a connection between childhood food allergy and self-perception, it is unknown if these attitudes and behaviors contribute to their construction of adult identities. There is much to discover regarding the manifestation and development of allergic practices in adults, as well as the social influences responsible for them. This study aims to examine how self-reported perceptions of allergy-specific experiences relate to identity construction in food-allergic young adults. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Aislinn Addington and Peter Callero Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4815 Title Female Director Takes Hollywood by Storm: Is She a Beauty or a Visionary? Creator Courtney Richardson Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/107 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 The purpose of this project is to understand how gender affects perceptions of film director Kathryn Bigelow and her work. It is no secret that there are not many female directors in Hollywood and more often than not female directors are associated with romantic comedies and other “women’s” films. What makes Kathryn Bigelow unique among her demographic is that she makes action movies and war films which are typically considered to be men’s genres. As a female lover of film it is interesting to me to look at how Ms. Bigelow and her work are received and how that may differ from how male directors who operate within the same genre are viewed. Award-winning film-director Kathryn Bigelow is unique as a focus for a study on gender affected perceptions because she is a very prominent figurehead in the directorial industry, an industry that is almost entirely male. I have chosen Kathryn Bigelow as the focus for this among the few other successful female directors because she is arguably the most successful female director (being the only won to win both best director and best picture) and because she makes action films unlike the majority of her counterparts. By looking at a few of her films in addition to articles, interviews, reviews, and other media, I hope to find the various ways in which how she is viewed by society is gendered. In my research I will be looking for things such as: industries not accepting her ideas because she is a woman and questions and comments about her appearance rather than her films or ideas. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Shaun Huston Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4814 Title Felt with the Heart: A Domestic Student’s Journey with International Students Creator Jethna S. Korecki Subject international students Date 12/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/150 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 No matter the country of destination, international students are well documented for their extra challenges they face as university students. Over the years both successful students and challenged students have been studied as to why they struggle. This Honors thesis is meant to document the perspective of a domestic student who lived and worked with mostly undergraduate international students for over three years. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Troyer Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4813 Title Familiarization Creator Joshua Steen Leisner Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/116 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 this paper, a rational God is defined as being constructed with two components: a mode of reason, and a certain exoteric religion. Firstly, with regard to the former, within the confines of reason or the intellect, there are several intellectual or rational or more broadly speaking plenty of rational modes or ways, including when it comes to familiarizing oneself with God. This involves idea, concept, grasping, state of mind, phenomena, and other modes where the mind consciously and intellectually discerns. This thesis will primarily address God through the rational mode of conception, or concept. Note that this selection amongst modes of reason is completely arbitrary. Secondly, with regard to the latter, within the confines of religious traditions, there is even more diversity than there is regarding modes of reason, again including and this time especially when it comes to familiarizing oneself with God. But for the definition of exoteric itself, it more so has to do with the beliefs and practices, the rituals and the stories—the culture, so to speak—of a certain religion, such that without the specifically religious culture the religion would lack an exoteric component and would not technically be a religion. For the purposes of this thesis, a Judeo-Christian God has been selected as the religious lens through which an examination will be conducted. This selection is not arbitrary at all: such a religious lens when it comes to God has an outstanding prominence in the world. Therefore, with regard to the means of reason, God’s familiarization via a Judeo-Christian concept of God will be addressed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ken Kirby Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4812 Title Extensions of Cayley-Sudoku Constructions Creator Kady Hossner Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/47 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael Ward Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4811 Title Exploring the Artistry of Stage Management Creator Joceline Wynn Date 5/2/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/88 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Scott Grim Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4810 Title Exploring Interiority in Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice Creator Bailey Thompson Date 10/1/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/230 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 As an author, Jane Austen has remained hugely popular with audiences worldwide ever since her death over two hundred years ago. Her novels—charming, thought-provoking, and witty—have showcased numerous heroines whose unique personalities recommend them to a wide variety of readers. This exploration, in particular, focuses on the inner lives of Anne Elliot and Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonists from Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice. Through utilizing writing techniques such as free indirect discourse in these novels, Austen was an early pioneer in crafting characters whose innermost thoughts were accessible to her readers. In order to explore the development of these characters’ inner lives, I constructed a framework with which to examine the moments where they display characteristics of interiority. From analyzing instances of characters seeking solitude to them showing regret about past attitudes, items in this framework provide a structure that helps me to examine how these characters’ respective moments of interiority endear them to Austen’s readers. This analysis aims to encourage a broader discussion regarding the portrayal of characters’ interior lives in novels and the impact that such portrayals can have in forming connections with readers. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Thomas Rand Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4809 Title Experiential Education: Teaching Elementary Mathematics With a Deweyan Framework Creator Amy Keithley Date 5/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/50 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 the current educational climate in America, standardization is the driving force. Across the United States school districts are facing severe budget cuts which, when paired with legislature such as the No Child Left Behind Act, are creating a learning environment void of creativity and spontaneity. John Dewey, the father of progressive education, believed that learning should not be marked by rote memorization, but rather should aspire to actively engage students in experience and learning that erased boundaries between subject areas and integrated daily life practices. This thesis addresses the question of whether or not it is possible for a typical classroom teacher in the public elementary school setting to implement an experiential education framework into academic curriculum through the administration of a mathematics unit. Using the backdrop of art, music, and cooking, students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to authentically use fractions. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Steven Wojcikiewicz Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4808 Title Examining the History of Forest and Fire Management: A deeper look at how the Milli fire affected the Sisters Oregon community Creator Morgan Williams Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/226 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 Forest management is an ever-changing process. With new research and technology, forest management has dramatically changed over the last few decades. In 1995, 16% of the US Forest Service’s budget was devoted to firefighting, in 2015 it was more than 50% of the budget, and estimates say that it could be as much as 70% of the budget by the year 2025 (Struzik, 238). This raise in cost is due in part to the lengthening of wildfire season. Over the last 40 years, the average fire season in the US has gone from 23 days long to an average of 116 days (Davis, p. 92). This compilation will review important literature related to forest management, explore fire management based on differing geological areas, assess how forest fires impact communities using the 2017 Milli Fire as an example, and interview professionals in the field of forest and fire management all in hopes to bring awareness, prevention, and increased social responsibility to readers. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark VanSteeter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4807 Title Ethical Standard for Stockbrokers in the United States: An Ethical Analysis of the Suitability and Fiduciary Standards Creator JulieAnne Ohashi-Sides Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/222 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 The everyday investor enters the investment world with an inadequate understanding and knowledge of the market. More often than not, these retail investors turn to the expertise of financial intermediaries, such as stockbrokers or investment advisors. This paper will investigate the relationship between principal and agent as it pertains to the financial service industry. More specifically, the current ethical obligations that dictate stockbrokers’ practices will be examined and compared to proposed reforms. In the United States brokers have a legal and ethical requirement to recommend only “suitable” investments to their customers. This standard generates numerous conflicts of interest between brokerage firms and the customers they serve; the products that pay the highest commissions for the broker, may not be the best investment options for the customer. Currently, there are proposals to raise the standard to a fiduciary duty of care, in which recommendations are solely in the best interest of the client. In part one of this thesis, there will be a focus on the analysis of brokerage firms’ revenue streams and apparent conflicts of interest. This section will also look at the historic development of both suitability and fiduciary standard, as well as briefly discuss the current legislative development of ethical standards in the investment industry. In part two of this thesis, focus will be directed to the role of ethics in finance as a whole. Here, an analysis and comparison of various ethical theories and debates will be highlighted; primarily stemming from the neoclassical economic rationale of ethics and variations of agency theory. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Anna Mahony Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4806 Title Empathy and Environmental Education: The Role of Zoos in Conservation Creator Ellen M. Moore Date 7/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/234 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 Facilities such as zoos, aquariums, natural history museums, wildlife refuges, and more have been implementing environmental education programs with the intention of educating visitors on topics including conservation, natural history, and being better stewards of the environment. In zoos, programs like these have been implemented as early as the 1950s (Hancocks, 2001). However, research on the effective methods of behavior change for the environment is few and far between, and may not always be taken into account in the development of some zoo education programs. This project will attempt to bridge this gap through an analysis of current research on empathy and pro-environmental behavior change. I will develop an improved day camp curriculum for incoming fifth grade children to not only teach them about animals and the environment, but to inspire pro-environmental behavior change within the children, based upon the research I conduct. I will be focusing on the Oregon Zoo as my model, because I have been involved at the Oregon Zoo for over eight years, and know the grounds extensively. With this background knowledge of the individual animals living in the zoo, I will be able to intertwine classroom activities with grounds tours and other animal experiences. Interpreting living collections is what attracts, inspires, and enables people of all ages to act positively for conservation (Esson & Moss, 2010). The end result of this project will include a literature review, a new curriculum that could be 5 implemented at the Oregon Zoo, along with activity resources for camp, and a bonus activity that could be done by any Oregon Zoo visitor. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gareth Hopkins and James Dawson Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4805 Title Emmanuel Ringelblum's Warsaw Ghetto Archive and the Uprising of 1943 Creator Sara Madden Subject Emmanuel Ringelblum Warsaw Ghetto Holocaust Oneg Shabbat Uprising passive resistence active resistence Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/172 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 Emmanuel Ringelblum was a Jewish historian who lived in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. At the start of 1939, Ringelblum came to a realization that the history of the Jewish nation must be recorded. Within the Ghetto, he assigned himself the task of recording as much information about the Holocaust as he could. Along with a group of archivists, Ringelblum created the Oneg Shabbat (O.S.) Archive with the intention of educating future generations about what the Nazis had done. Shortly after the completion of the archive in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising occurred. This revolt... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note David Doellinger Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4804 Title Embracing The Quiet Ones: Strategies for Teaching Introverted Students in the Elementary Classroom Creator Madelyn Russell Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/249 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 Over the last two centuries, the urbanization of American society and subsequent alterations in patterns of daily life have caused a shift in preference toward qualities associated with extroversion. Referred to as The Extrovert Ideal, the promotion of extroversion has impacted the American K-12 school system as well, creating educational settings ill-suited for introverted students and the way in which they learn. Although statistics surrounding the exact number of introverted individuals in the population remain inconclusive, many studies indicate that one-third, and up to one-half, of the population is introverted; inevitably, an educator will teach introverted students every year. This project seeks to explore ways in which introverted students in the elementary grades can be supported by their teachers. After contextualizing the conversation — providing the history of introversion as a psychological concept, an overview of modern Western perceptions of introversion, and a picture of the typical introverted student—a description and analysis of current educational trends in light of the needs of introverted students will follow, examining Cooperative Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, Gamification, and Social Emotional Learning. The project concludes with a series of recommendations for differentiating the strategies with introverted students in mind, along with several additional recommendations, and an open letter to educators and parents of introverted students about implementing the topics discussed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4803 Title Elementary Education in Finland and the United States Creator Julia Grabhorn Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/130 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 Education is a part of society that affects everyone; it has to thrive in order for future generations to succeed in taking our place. For this reason, it is often debated how to best construct an education system that will be most effective. Through this debate comes the need for reform to morph education systems to fit the changing times and the fluctuating educational needs produced by the progression of time. By identifying Finland as a leading nation in the education world and as something to strive for, we can compare it to the underperforming education system of the United States to explore where the differences lie and how they impact student success rates as shown on the Programme for International Student Assessment. Before diving into educational variations, we look first at a whole picture view of the two countries to gain an idea of the societal context in which to analyze the dissimilarities in their education systems, as well as a background of the ideological fundamentals that form the foundation of their school structures. After gaining a deeper understanding of the social features and common beliefs surrounding education, the reform movements and current education systems of the two countries will be compared side by side, leading up to the identification of areas of Finnish success that can be modified to meet the needs of the United States. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Hautala Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4802 Title Effects of the Asperger Label Creator Cierra Henderson Subject asperger's syndrome Date 12/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/119 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 The current study examined the Asperger label and compared differences in affect, cognition, and behavior towards an individual with Asperger’s when a person knows the individual has Asperger’s and when they are unaware. It was predicted that when the diagnosis is known there will be more negative attitudes towards the individual with Asperger’s. It is also predicted participants will have more positive attitudes if they have experience or knowledge with Asperger’s or autism. There were 39 participants from Western Oregon University. Twenty-six were female and 13 were male (Mage=22.4, SD=6.56). Participants read a short profile that described an individual with Asperger-like behaviors and social encounters. The Multidimensional Attitudes Scale of Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities (Findler, Vilchinsky, &Werner, 2007) was used to measure negative affect, cognition, and behavior. Results concluded that when the Asperger label is unknown, there are significantly higher negative effects and significantly more negative behaviors. Negative cognition was higher for those who did not know the label, but the statistic did not reach significance. Regression analyses were ran to examine if experience had an association with affect, cognition, and behavior, but did not reach significance. These results show that knowing a person’s disability may create a better understanding of behaviors and, therefore, less negative attitudes towards the individual. Having experience with Asperger’s or autism does not associate with higher attitudes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ethan McMahan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4801 Title Effective Strategies for Preventing Recidivism Among Juveniles Creator Amanda McMasters Date 6/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/58 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 This paper will discuss recidivism among juveniles, primarily aged 12 -18 years old, and evaluate which methods best prevent recidivism. I will begin with the multiple nationwide definitions of recidivism and which is most appropriate for this thesis, before moving on to explore the different methods and programs used by juvenile probation officers. This paper will discuss programs such as "Scared Straight" and anger reduction groups and their effect on reducing recidivism rates. Restorative justice will also be examined and whether or not the emphasis should be placed on rehabilitation or punishment in the field of juvenile justice. I will also be examining the effectiveness of practices in the juvenile department such as risk assessments and EPICS, which is Effective Practices in Community Supervision. Ultimately, I hope to produce a research paper that shows rehabilitation, rather than punishment, is more productive in reducing juvenile recidivism than severe punishment. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Rich Robison Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4800 Title Effective ESOL Practices: Are ESOL Teaching Strategies Accessible to Non-ESOL Endorsed Teachers? Creator Camille E. Rickis Date 4/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/247 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 There is a lot of research and recent knowledge regarding how Emergent Bilinguals (EBs) can best be taught content-based material and the English language in their K-12 schooling; however most of this knowledge is being taught only to ESOL endorsed teachers, bilingual teachers, or other ELD specialists who work with EBs directly. The truth is that every single teacher will have an EB in their class at some point in their career, and for most teachers that will be many more than just one student. I want to explore how the existing strategies that are known to be successful are being used by teachers who do not have training in ESOL and whether they can be made more accessible and seem more possible for these teachers who do not have a background in second language education. To do this, I will first examine what these most current strategies are. Through this examination, I am going to determine where the strategies can be modified to be accessible and realistically implemented by teachers who have less experience with ESOL or bilingual education. With these modified strategies, I will create the Sheltered Strategies Toolkit, a website that will show examples of how these tools can be implemented in the mainstream classroom. The Sheltered Strategies Toolkit will make it clear how the modified instructional methods can be put to use by all teachers, and will give me invaluable experience and knowledge as I gain a deeper understanding of the effective ESOL practices and how they can be used in my own future classrooms. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jessica Dougherty Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4799 Title Eating and Emotions: The Effect of Dark Chocolate and Apples on Mood Levels Creator Clarissa Toplar Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/140 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 The current study looked at the short term and long term effects of consumption of dark chocolate versus apples on mood levels. There were 36 participants, 26 female and 10 male with a mean age of M = 20.25 and SD = 2.65 years. Using a 7-point Likert-type scale, participants were asked to rate a series of items that pertained to their current mood scaling from (1) meaning not at all to (7) meaning very strongly (Macht & Dettmer, 2006). For the first day, participants recorded their mood levels after consumption of either chocolate, apples, or water at four intervals: 1, 5, 30, and 60 minutes after eating. For the next two days, participants recorded their mood levels at 30 and 60 minutes only. Using a mixed factorial ANOVA, short term results were not statistically significant, indicating that palatability had no effect. Then, using a second mixed factorial ANOVA, long term results showed a significant result for time (F(1) = 5.713, p < .05, η² = .023). This result shows that moods, regardless of food, decreased over time. There were no significant results for the time by group interaction for long term effects. These results indicate that dark chocolate and apples do not differentially affect mood level over time. However, data trends suggest that with more participants, a significant effect may be seen, but further research is needed. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Ethan A. MacMahan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4798 Title Dropping the Lowest Score: A Mathematical Analysis of a Common Grading Practice Creator Rosie Brown Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/27 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 A common grading practice among educators has been to drop low test, quiz, or homework scores to help students in their classes. Although there exist simple cases in which it is easy to determine which scores should be kept and which scores should be dropped, there are many more complex cases that require an algorithm to solve. I will be discussing different ideas for how to easily determine the best set of scores to keep, why some methods do not work, and will go into detail about an efficient algorithm. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4797 Title Dressed for Disaster: An Advocacy for Sustainability in a Fast Fashion World Creator Margaret L. Kassebaum Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/264 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 It’s not uncommon to hear that major steps need to be taken by 2030 before the effects of climate change become irreversible. The clothing production industry is a major contributor to these problems. This project focuses on sustainable fashion. After giving a brief background on the climate crisis, it analyzes what fast fashion is doing in terms of the harm it has on the environment, focusing on common negative practices in clothing production. The discussion then turns to the environmental impacts of sustainable fashion, examples of business strategies, various sustainable clothing brands, and methods in clothing production that can sustain the environment. The last topic is the positive aspects of building a sustainable fashion brand. The desire is to continually highlight the positives of making clothing design and production sustainable to encourage companies to follow suit. The end goal is to provide a compelling argument as to why a company should integrate sustainability into its business. In order to make the greatest impact on various fashion companies, they may be sent the end product created in an effort to communicate a way for them to be more environmentally friendly while reducing the research that the companies would have to do as much as possible. The goal of this is to make the incorporation of sustainability easier for companies. Although it is unrealistic to expect to overhaul any company's production methods with this work, the hope is that this research can enact some positive change in the world. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Plec Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4796 Title Discrimination and Hate Crimes against the Trans Community Creator Sarah Pettigrew Date 1/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/117 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 The transgender community is a small subculture within the LGBTQ community that has endured a lot of discrimination from a predominantly cisgender society. Cisgender is a term used to describe people who identify with the sex they were assigned at birth, and transgender is a term used to describe people who identify with a gender different from the sex they were assigned at birth. This research will examine the history of the oppression that this community has faced with a focus on the current situation and an outlook for the future. Literature on the topic will be reviewed as well as a discussion of current legal changes affecting trans people. The goal of this paper is to bring to light a community that is not well-understood and to expose the oppression that occurs within it. The ambition of this paper is to raise awareness, with the hope of reducing future oppression and discrimination towards trans and gender non-conforming people. Although many of those in the LGBTQ community share these experiences and feelings, those who are not a part of the transgender community may not be fully aware of the injustices they experience. The purpose of this paper would be to inspire a discussion of the complexities of gender and how living authentically can come with a price. Ultimately, the goal is to bring awareness to this serious issue, and to inspire change in areas of oppression and marginalization in the United States. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note CM Hall Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4775 Title Devising A Show From the Ground Up: Things We (never) Learned in Sex Ed Creator Lindsay R Spear Date 7/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/236 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 Only 24 U.S. states, plus DC, mandate sex education. That’s less than half of the country. When the members of Portal Theatre, including myself, shared our own personal experiences with sex education, we found one thing in common: we were all unprepared. We were unprepared for sex, queer sex, consent, sexual health like menstration, STI’s, and yeast infections, etc. We all found there was something in our sex education that was lacking. To respond to the poor sex education of the United States, and in various countries around the world, we decided to share our experiences by creating a play. The play explores seven different topics in sex education; periods, first time having sex, sex educators, masturbation, abstinence, consent/assault, and bad sex advice. Using a variety of different theatrical styles, the two actors, Lindsay Spear and Phoebe Thompson explore how their sex education in school failed them in sometimes funny sometimes dramatic ways. This play will inform, entertain, and address the real experiences of people affected by bad sex education, to which the majority of the US is affected by. By analyzing the process of creating this show and touring it across different Fringe Festivals in Canada, I will break down the creative process of devising and building a show from the ground up. I will explain the process of researching, writing with other people, and the hardships of the creative and touring process. Throught this play and reflection, I hope this thesis encourages you to look into the sex education system in your own country, or gives you the courage to create your own show on a topic you are passionate about. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kent Neely Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4774 Title Developing Open Source Alternatives to Proprietary Software Creator Howard Passmore Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/135 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 The invention of the smart phone has provided people the ability to share information instantly. One major development in the last decade is the ability to report problems such as potholes, malfunctioning lights, broke street signs, or graffiti in real time with exact GPS coordinates from a smartphone. Many cities and towns have contracted out to companies to build mobile apps that allow their citizens to report problems wherever they are. These applications often come at hefty prices. The focus of my thesis will be to develop an open source version of a reporting app that is being sold by SeeClickFix Inc. This will allow towns, cities, businesses, and colleges to adopt a real-time issue reporting application while minimizing costs. I will also discuss why adopting open source software can be beneficial. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mitch Fry Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4773 Title Developing Female Self-Efficacy For Middle School Mathematics Creator Stephanie Shields Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/73 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Rachel Harrington Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4772 Title Demystifying the Performance Authentic: Translation, Preference and the New Aesthetic Creator Christopher McFetridge Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/57 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 Judgments of performance art are often contingent upon a notion of Authenticity. What we mean by authentic, however, is not readily accessible. An exploration of proposed authenticity-theories can help reveal the merits and impediments contained within those theories--and may ultimately suggest an Authentic-metric. However, such an analysis leads, counter intuitively, to the jeopardization of the term. We can suggest, in virtue of our analysis, that formal inconsistencies within the Authentic-metric promote a more elusive aesthetic discourse than otherwise necessary. By endorsing direct aesthetic discourse we can remove the obscured lens of Authenticity and begin encountering works as they are truly presented. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Mark Perlman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4771 Title Delving Into Dance and Gender Creator Nancy Sorensen Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/76 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Sharon Oberst Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4770 Title Delaying Dementia Through Mental Stimulation: A Service Learning Project Creator Emily Parker Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/104 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 The goal of this project was a simple one: to create a mental stimulation focused activity program with the goal to delay the onset of dementia in the elderly. The incidence rate of new dementia cases in our country is increasing due to the large amount of people nearing the age of retirement. This means that more people are at risk of the disease than ever before. Dementia is becoming a major public health concern due to the intense effect it has on society, the patients, their family, and their friends. The mental health of our seniors is becoming just as important as their physical health. Dementia affects the brain in ways that are not yet fully understood. We do know that mental stimulation plays an important role in slowing the development of cognitive impairment diseases such as dementia, and can have as big of an affect as physical activity, a healthy diet, and genetics.1 Care facilities do their best to address all aspects of health for their residents. Some even go as far as to have specialists on hand to attend to specific needs such as a nutritionist, care physician, or an activities coordinator. Unfortunately not as much attention is given to the cognitive health aspect of health yet. Quality senior care has always been important, but as the average age of our population continues to increase, the need for a dementia prevention program increases as well. This project includes information and statistics on dementia, the effects it has on those afflicted, and on society as a whole. This information was used to create a dementia prevention program in a senior care facility with a collection of mental stimulation based activities such as jewelry making, painting, board games, and card making. By getting seniors involved in craft-based activities, their brain has to work differently in order to complete the task at hand. This type of stimulation is important to maintain mental health by having a positive effect on brain functioning. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Emily Vala-Haynes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4769 Title Deaf Representation in Mainstream Film: How a community should be portrayed Creator McKenzie Wolfe-Webb Date 10/1/2021 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/257 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dana Schowalter Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4768 Title Dawn: Creating Positive, Affirmative Gaming Experiences Creator Jessica M. Bailey Date 6/1/2022 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/270 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 There are few video game experiences that encourage and reward positive behavior and thinking. With this project, I aim to create a video game that will encourage players to temporarily cease negative thought patterns and engage them in new and positive behavior- building mechanics. This will include personalized messages of self-affirmations, which have been proven to boost mood and improve thinking patterns within the brain. Taking research into account, Dawn will seek to provide a thoughtful and interactive interface reflective of healthy social behavior, becoming a unique experience seen rarely in the online gaming community. While interacting within a virtual environment, players are invited to create their own positive affirmations and have the option of sharing them with the world via an online interface. The goal of this project is to create a virtual space and video game where players may be able to escape negative thoughts and will be given a place where they can think positively, clear their mind, and simply relax. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4767 Title D&D 5E Mass Combat Simulation Creator Aidan Ohnemus Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/185 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 Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, as well as many tabletop RPGs in general, struggles with very large scale combat encounters. Mechanics are either changed to make it more suited to the increased scale, affecting the game balance in the process, or an entirely different game is used to represent the combat. This paper outlines the process undertaken to create a program that simulates combat encounters in 5th Edition D&D at a scale normally unfeasible without changing the game’s mechanics. I compare my program and its goals with the solutions that come closest to it, including alternate rulesets, virtual tabletops, and a balance testing program. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Tad Shannon Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4766 Title Custom Locks: Counting the Combinations Creator Christopher Tasner Date 6/5/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/79 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4765 Title Crime Analysis: The History and Development of a Discipline Creator Michael Stevenson Date 6/5/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/77 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Terry Gingerich Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4764 Title Creative Synthesis: Collaborative Cross Disciplinary Studies in the Arts Creator Ermine Todd Date 6/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/82 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Daryl Thomas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4763 Title Compassion versus Criminalization: Is Portland Setting an Example of How to Help the Homeless? Creator Olivia DeJanvier Subject homelessness policy public policy compassion criminalization Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/169 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 Across the United States there is a homeless epidemic sweeping the nation. Although there is more and more research being done on how to control homelessness, no one city has been able to accomplish this difficult task. Most cities across the nation have been trying to control homelessness by initiating laws that make it very hard to be a homeless resident in the city. Examples of these anti-homeless laws are sleeping bans, seizing of person property, and citing people for feeding homeless residents. One city in the United States that is taking a different approach is Portland, Oregon. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Dean Braa Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4762 Title Cómo Se What: The importance of the reading/writing connection for English Language Learners in the middle school language arts classroom Creator Danielle Buffington-Tebon Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/29 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Cornelia Paraskevas Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4761 Title Commuting Pairs in Groups and Associated Probabilities Creator Tyler McAfee Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/102 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 My area of research focuses on a _eld in mathematics called group theory. More speci_cally I will look at commutativity of pairs of elements in particular groups and the probabilities associated with them. My thesis will have both general and speci_c sections. This will allow me to generalize commutativity and more importantly, the probability associated with commuting pairs, before applying those generalizations to speci_c groups. Two groups will be focused on primarily, namely the dihedral groups and the matrix group GL(2; Zp). My hope is that my work will be presented in a manner that allows mathematicians to obtain a better understanding of the theory involved. I will represent the theory with mathematical proof, both adapted from other papers and original ones as well. I enjoyed studying group theory previously and am looking forward to diving deeper into its application. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael Ward Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4760 Title Community-Based Policing and the Mentally Ill Creator Nicole Miller Date 1/1/2012 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/59 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Stephen Gibbons Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4759 Title Common Core Math: A Guide Creator Stephanie J. Eaton Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/5 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 The state of Oregon has been realigning, reformatting, essentially re-creating its educational math standards every few years for over a decade. For today’s parents, this not only means that an entirely new system is being used to teach their children math than when they went to school themselves, but that their children are learning a completely new way of looking and dealing with math altogether. The progression of alterations made to standards has led to a more content-oriented curriculum, which aims toward deeper student understanding of the same math concepts taught years ago. Current standards point their focus away from rote memorization of integer operation facts (e.g. times tables), and toward mastery comprehension of the “why” and “how” of mathematical reasoning. Students are being taught to become mathematical thinkers rather than mechanized reiterators. According to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), academic content standards are “statements of what students are expected to know in particular subjects and be able to do at specified grade levels” (ODE, 2010, p.1). These expectations provide teachers with a general guideline to which they orient their lessons throughout the year, and which they use to assess student learning. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- 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/4757 Title College Students’ Feelings and Sex Differences When Having Children with Disabilities Creator Austin Gehrett Subject parenting college learning disabilities Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/127 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 The current study analyzed how college students responded to the idea of having a child under different scenarios. The hypotheses were that females would react more positively than males to having a child and that individuals would react more positively to having a child when thinking about healthy children as opposed to children with learning disabilities. Additionally, an interaction hypothesis was made which stated that female responses would be more negatively affected by thinking about children with learning disabilities than male responses. The experiment was set up for participants to view a video of parents interacting with their children. The children in the videos were either healthy or diagnosed with learning disabilities. Afterwards, participants rated how much they looked forward to parenthood. Data was analyzed with a 2 x 2 Analyses of Variance. No main effect for sex or video viewed was found nor was an interaction effect found. Implications from this study were discussed such as how females and males view parenthood similarly in college and how strongly opinions about parenthood are formed in college students. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Jaime Cloud Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4756 Title Coding in the Classroom Creator Sierra J. Fresh Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/212 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 The 21st century has been characterized by rapid growth in technology and computer science. With this shift, computer science curricula have not always been introduced in the classroom at a similar pace (Yadav, Hong, & Stephenson, 2016). With the overwhelming amount of curriculum that needs to be taught and lack of resources at the district level, adding non-required curricula such as computer science and coding to the schedule can be difficult. There simply is not enough time in the day to teach it all. This project bridges the gap between computer science curriculum and the classroom, by showing how it overlaps with the Oregon Common Core State Standards. I have created a unit that teaches coding to fifth graders. It includes specific learning objectives aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. These lessons teach coding using a scaffolded approach based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. This project provides teachers with a small unit for their fifth-grade class that will teach coding and that aligns with the standards that are required to be taught, which brings the computer science and elementary mathematics education worlds together. The existing resources to teach coding lack alignment to Oregon Common Core State Standards, so the goal of this project was to add alignment in order to make teaching computer science curriculum accessible for the classroom teacher. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Rachel Harrington and Breeann Flesch Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4735 Title Chronic Pain: Physiological Foundations, Psychological Effects, Common Treatments, and New Directions Creator Janel Chandler Subject chronic pain treatments effects psychology physiology Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/159 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 Acute pain is categorized by a length of 3 to 6 months, is directly related to soft tissue damage, and gradually resolves as the injured tissues heal. Chronic pain is defined as any pain lasting longer than 12 weeks. Over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and the health care costs and productivity losses approach $635 billion annually (Institute of Medicine Committee on Advancing Pain Research and Education, 2011). The lack of clear quality standards for ethical/legal use of opiates, the presence of individuals abusing the system, and the lack of updated, and involved public policy make finding a doctor willing to treat chronic pain quite difficult... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Sara Budge Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4734 Title Chicano English in Children’s Literature Creator Katie Nance Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/134 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 Language is an integral part of our day-to-day lives; it is the way we express ourselves, the way we relate to others, and the way we meet our basic needs. However, for speakers of nonstandard dialects of English in America, language can be complicated. Many American students who fall into this category are taught, explicitly or implicitly, from a very young age, that the way they speak is different, wrong, and should be changed. With the growing number of Hispanic Americans currently in the United States, there is a nonstandard dialect which is becoming increasingly relevant: Chicano English. However, there seems to be a gap between the number of speakers of Chicano English in America, and the frequency with which this dialect is represented in literature, specifically within children’s literature. Following the recommendations of several online sources and academic experts, more than 50 children’s books that reportedly contained representations of nonstandard dialects were selected as a representative sample for initial screening. This preliminary analysis revealed that only twelve of the books actually contained representations of nonstandard dialects. Subsequent detailed analysis determined which nonstandard dialects including Chicano English were represented in this sample of children’s literature as well as the frequency with which these dialects were present. The results showed that no representations of Chicano English were found in the children’s books that were studied; however, the dialect was present in some young adult literature which was added to the analysis for comparison. The implication is that the Chicano English dialect may be considered less established and/or less prestigious than other nonstandard dialects of American English. The research and analysis, outlined below, show evidence of this, as well as potential explanations for this gap between the number of speakers of this dialect, and the lack of its representation in children’s literature. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert A. Troyer Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4733 Title Characterization of the Female Attractiveness Pheromone in the Red-spotted Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus Creator Rachel Hermanson Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/45 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 Pheromones are chemical cues used to communicate between individuals within a single species. Previous work with reproductive pheromones in lower vertebrates has focused on the red -sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. Studies have shown that this species has a female attractiveness pheromone that elicits courtship behavior in males. Chemical analysis of this pheromone suggests that the composition of the female attractiveness pheromone varies among garter snake species. This study conducted trailing experiments to investigate whether methyl ketones contained in the skin lipids of red -spotted garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus, are responsible for eliciting male trailing behavior ; hypothesizing that these cues, as observed with the red -sided garter snake, serve as the sexual attractiveness pheromone for this species. Males snake were tested on a y-maze with four different treatments: 1) a blank maze, 2) trails laid down by male red -spotted garter snakes, 3) trails laid down by female red -spotted garter snakes, and 4) trails composed of methyl ketone extracts from female red -spotted garter snakes. Males were found to actively trail both female trails and methyl ketone extract trials, supporting the role of methyl ketones as the sexual attractiveness pheromone for this species. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Michael LeMaster Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4732 Title Changes in the Willamette Valley: The Creation of a Preliminary GIS of Oregon's River Water Quality Creator Aaron Orr Subject Willamette Valley GIS Oregon River Water Water Quality Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/152 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 The current system for rating river quality by the Department of Environmental Quality is the Oregon Water Quality Index (OWQI), which condenses key issues down to a number for simple review and analysis. This breakdown provides an easily identifiable and comparable rating for any observed river. However, in oversimplifying the health of streams, this index score falls short in the task of capturing hydrologic systems as dynamic systems in terms of river health. With GIS, all of the components that go into the OWQI can be displayed, both validating the index scores each river is given and providing a map that allows users to actively track the state of each river on an annual temporal scale. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Melinda Shimizu Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4731 Title Celebrating a Centennial: The Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Multi-Media Public Interest Campaign Creator Tayleranne Gillespie Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/39 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Molly Mayhead Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4730 Title Caught in the Web: The Importance of Ethical Computing Illustrated via an Exploration of the Online Recruitment of Women and Girls into Sex Trafficking Creator Ruby Tidwell Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/111 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 As people around the world increasingly migrate online to open communication, share information, and exchange money, goods, and services, the extensive power and possibilities offered by the Internet have never been more apparent. While enriching many lives in unprecedented ways, the Internet has also introduced new opportunities for harmful practices such as seen within the realm of modern slavery, and particularly within the sex trafficking industry. The goals of this thesis are to understand the ways in which traffickers utilize the Internet to recruit women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and to explore the vital role of technologists in creating safer online spaces. Social media platforms, employment opportunity pages, and the deep Web are areas of vital importance in these considerations, and they will be given particular attention here. The Internet has played a role in entrapping many of the tens of millions of people currently enslaved around the globe, but it is also providing the framework to recover victims as well as identify responsible parties. This thesis will analyze the online recruitment of women and girls into the sex trafficking industry to allow for a clearer understanding of the dangers and possibilities that technology has introduced, with the hopes of contributing to the larger humanitarian goals of combatting human trafficking and creating safer and more mindful software products and systems. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Sriram Khé Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4729 Title Cancer Research: A Quest for a Cure Creator Alyssa Palmer Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/22 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Kristin Latham Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4728 Title Bullfighting: At What Cost should Culture be Preserved? Creator Olivia Larene Read Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/23 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/ Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Patricia Giménez-Eguíbar Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4727 Title Building a Cast of Clones: Examining Stanislavski’s Theories in the Context of Maslany’s Performances in Orphan Black Creator Sarah Cotter Date 6/1/2017 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/122 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 This thesis examines the theories explicated in Stanislavski’s second acting text, Building a Character, as they are utilized in the creation and continued manifestation of Tatiana Maslany’s seven different clone characters in the first season BBC America’s drama, Orphan Black. The paper begins by exploring the historical contexts of both Stanislavski’s System and Orphan Black before narrowing in focus to discuss the ‘outward-in’ approach of external character creation, its importance and relevance in the field of acting, and its application in Maslany’s performances. Stanislavski’s basic concepts of external characterization as realized through an actor’s stylistic, physical, vocal, and tempo-rhythmic choices are discussed, with examples of practical application drawn from specific scenes of Maslany’s work in Orphan Black. Intentional aberrations and breaks from Stanislavski’s theories are discussed, as are a number of curious manipulations of these theories based on the inherent medium, premise, and circumstances of the given drama. The essay concludes by examining the prevalence of these theories in Maslany’s work, arguing that these often-undervalued avenues of external character exploration are more important to character manifestation than the inner psycho-technique for which Stanislavski is often remembered. Mastery and manipulation of these theories are what enable masterful, distinct, specific, honest, and living performances, like those given by Maslany in Orphan Black. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note deChatelet Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4726 Title Bridging Generation Y: A Commentary on the Financial Development of Young Adults in the New Millennium Creator Sheridan R. Bailey Date 6/1/2014 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/6 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 this thesis, I will explore beneficial financial literacy standards that should be applied to Generation Y students and will attempt to explain why all of them are truly vital for financial survival or overall well-being in this new Millennium. Through this commentary, I will develop a pyramid containing six fundamental rules that will assist with one’s financial future. Thirdly, I will create a basic website that will act as a technological module to help with the overall education of the site’s viewers; on it, there will be the six rules formatted as a pyramid and a compilation of resources to help the viewer out with basic finance. Through all of these parts, it is my hope that I help facilitate and create the desire within an individual to learn all that they can in order to help their future and prevent minor financial mishaps. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Tom Burrell Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4725 Title Blood of the Iron Woods: A Graphic Novel Exploration of the Modern Gothic Horror Experience Creator Lauren Sundvall Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/198 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 “Blood of the Iron Woods” is a creative thesis in which I explore not only my own fascination with the horror genre, but to also address the difficulties of familial relationships, and how characters evolve in situations where there is no right choice. While this project initially began as a fantasy novel, I quickly changed over to horror, where I felt as though I would be able to contribute to the overall academic discussion on the genre. A lot of time, hard work, frustration, excitement, and lessons learnt went in to this project, and I am proud of what I have been able to accomplish despite the difficulties I have faced in these past two years. This project addresses the concept of visual communication within the Gothic horror genre as well as the deeper genre conventions and themes that make Gothic horror what it is. This research has resulted in a complete analysis of my creative inspirations, and full review of the current literature on this topic, a full narrative outline, and a partial storyboarding of the graphic novel over a two-year period. “Blood of the Iron Woods” is the tale of three sisters who travel into the woods to escape for a while after their father’s death. This thesis will address all the core components of the horror genre, how we experience and enjoy horror, and why Gothic horror is so relevant to today’s youth. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lars Söderlund Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4724 Title Blindfolded for Science: An Integration of Dance as Therapy for Visually Impaired or Blind Individuals Creator Karisa Merrill Subject therapy dance blind visually impaired Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/163 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 Sight is used by our brain as a connecting bridge between other sensory input and stimuli from the world. Since humans are visual creatures, we heavily rely on vision to interact with our environments. Because of this role, impaired vision can diminish a person's confidence in movement, introducing an increased fear of falling ultimately impacting posture. Previous research suggests that these limitations can be overcome through the use of Dance/Movement Therapy, a current form of psychological therapy. Although beneficial to the mental health of participants in the American Dance Therapy Association, the physical effects... Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Karen Haberman Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4723 Title Blasphemy: A Romantic Comic about the Devil Himself Creator Jessica N. Brenner Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/215 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 The tendency for societies to organize themselves around contours of sameness and difference leads naturally to social constructions of "us versus them." Individuals are primed to identify with the groups to which they belong, and thus intellectually classify those unlike themselves as "the other." Our social inclination toward "othering" is intractable and ubiquitous across cultures. It breeds conditions of chronic inequality and marginality, reinforcing the ethos of xenophobia that perpetuates and undergirds human atrocities such as war, slavery, and genocide. Through a creative project — a webcomic entitled Blasphemy — I address and illustrate how othering behavior can manifest in the world. Armed with the knowledge that powerful lessons can be gleaned from the arts, the goal is to raise awareness of othering and its deleterious impacts on individuals, and the wider society. Blasphemy co-mingles narrative and visual image in a long-form, serialized webcomic leveraging my study of art and psychology and engaging my own yearning to lessen the suffering of those who find themselves marginalized or targets of discrimination. As is common practice in webcomic production, each update will advance the story until the full story arc reaches its satisfying conclusion. Given the length and nature of Blasphemy as a complete narrative published in series, the full execution of the project logically spans beyond the time scope of this thesis. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Gregory Poulin Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4722 Title Black, Red, and Gold Creator Amanda Clarke Subject novel Germany world war ii wwii Oregon Date 6/1/2018 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/153 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 My thesis takes the form of a creative historical/contemporary novel that gives a new perspective on a time often thought of simply as “Nazi Germany,” as well as the culture of Germany in a more modern setting. There are two plotlines that run throughout this work. The first plotline follows Sydney Baumann, a seventeen year old girl from Pendleton, Oregon, and her struggles with culture shock, the struggles of learning a new language, and the changes she makes as a person. The second plotline focuses on the character Audrey Baumann, between the years of 1938 and 1941, as she attempts to escape the NSDAP governed Germany at the start of World War II. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Katherine Schmidt Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4721 Title Bilingual Physical Education Creator Macy Bothman Date 6/1/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/26 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 lieu of obesity rates rising and the increase of native Spanish speaking people in the United States the importance of learning a second language and maintaining a physical active lifestyle cannot be undermined. The population of Spanish - speakers is increasing every year and it has become a coveted privilege to learn a second language at an early age. People of all ages fluent in more than one language are considered better prepared and qualified for living in this globalized society. In addition, obesity rates have been rising as young adults and children are not receiving the physic al education and activity they need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The hours spent in school are short for providing a quality education inclusive of a wide - range of information. Many schools have begun to combine subject areas, using an interdisciplinary approach, in order to cover all of the content expected. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching is when “two or more subjects are integrated with the goal of fostering enhanced learning in each subject area” (Barton et al. , 2000 , p. 20 ) . Physical Education class is an excellent time to acquire knowledge from other content areas, as neurogenesis , the development of new cells, is happening and the whole body is engaged in learning, especially for second language acquisition. This project combines Spanish and physical education by providing a framework for a horizontal curriculum that integrates Spanish immersion and physical education in order to create a dynamic environment for the learning and application of both second language and fundamental motor skills. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Maria Dantas-Whitney Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4720 Title Beowulf the RPG Creator David Hawes Date 6/1/2010 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/44 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 As the recent 3D movie rendition of Beowulf proves, the Anglo -Saxon epic is still in the minds of storytellers even over a thousand years after the first scops recited it. Recently in human history, video games have appeared as a form of storytelling. In particular, the role-playing game genre particularly suits epic stories, and thus would be an ideal carrier for the themes and adventures which have made Beowulf stand the test of time. Thus, this thesis seeks to create a faithful adaption of Beowulf. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Henry Hughes Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4719 Title Benefits of Foreign Language Instruction Creator Angelica Strickland Date 6/1/2011 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/78 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 There are many benefits to teaching a foreign language, for example Spanish, to elementary school students in the United States. There are forty five million Hispanics who speak Spanish as a first or second language and there are six million Spanish students and there is an increasing need for United States citizens to be bilingual. Teaching students a second language will also he lp to increase the influence of the United States politically and economically. This paper will look at how foreign languages are typically taught to students i n the United States, and how the English language is taught to students in Europe. It will also explore the cognitive benefits to teaching foreign languages to younger students through research from educational journals and texts concerning bilingual education. The many benefits of teaching elementary school students a foreign language in public schools should persuade school districts to incorporate mandatory foreign language classes. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Carmen Caceda Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4718 Title Becoming Stardust Creator Susannah M. Doepken Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/210 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 David Bowie is easily one of the most famous musicians who created a lasting impact with a musical career spanning over five decades. Born on January 8th, 1947 as David Robert Jones, his climb to fame was not easy, nor was his fight for stardom and his struggle with sanity through addiction. Key moments in his life had a profound impact on the music he created at the time, and his life and music cannot be easily separated from each other. Through this two-act play, I will take the audience through an array of pivotal moments in David Bowie’s life, examining just how much those moments influence the music created at that same time. It examines the messy and intricate relationships he held with people, influencing themes and personas that he created which became monumental in music history. This play will span from moments as a young adult who is searching for fame, a successful star with strained relationships and addiction problems, and a retired musician looking to create for no one but himself. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Lars Soderlund Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4717 Title Application of the Dynamic Systems Theory to the Elder Population Creator Arden Murakami Date 6/30/2019 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/188 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 For this project, the Dynamic Systems theory (DST) of motor performance was applied specifically to the elder population, and set of exercise plans for walking and finger utensil usage were researched and manipulated. The most common individual, environmental, and task constraints seen in elders were designed to create a recommended set of movement plans to help maintain motor performance for each skill. With the average age constantly increasing in the United States, more people are living longer, meaning that people must be able to maintain their motor performance for longer periods of time, to ensure continued mobility. The set of movement plans was separated into three categories based on the individual, environmental, and task constraints seen in the majority of situations. There are recommendations of how each constraint can be manipulated, so the constraints that apply most to an individual can be used to produce the most efficient movement. This can be beneficial for many elderly people because it can act as their personal mobility plan to improve and enhance motor performance. It can also help benefit younger people as it can be used as a proactive way to transition into a new stage of life. It is hoped that creating these movement plans will give elders more options to enhance their motor performance to maintain mobility. Additionally, by basing the movement plans on the DST, awareness can be raised about its effectiveness, so that more people can understand and apply it to various aspects of their lives. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Robert Hautala Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4716 Title Anything is Pawsable: The Connection Between Breed and People's Perception of Service Dogs Creator Francesca Holborn Subject service dog Pitbull disability Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/208 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 Compared to other animals, dogs appear to have the most excellent ability to understand humans’ nonverbal communication and social cues (Lucidi, Bernabo, Panunz, Villa, & Mattiolo, 2005). Service dogs provide a variety of different services and emotional support to their handlers. Additionally, specific breeds of service dogs must have distinct qualities, be particular sizes, and have specific temperaments to do their jobs adequately. Service dogs are defined in the ADA as any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. To most of the population, basic knowledge about service dogs is not well known, and few researchers have focused on service dogs regarding the knowledge individuals have and the specific types of service dogs used by people with disabilities. Without this basic knowledge, people are unsure of the proper ways to interact with service dogs. My goal was to survey a sample of the population to examine their prior knowledge about service dogs, and then ask them to rate three different breeds of dogs (Yorkshire Terrier, Golden Retriever, and Pitbull) on their ability to be a service dog. With the hope to bridge the gap between the increasing number of service dogs being used and the knowledge that comes along with interactions between individuals with and without service dogs. There were significant differences between each dog breeds. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Deborah Brannan Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4695 Title Anyone Can Lead: A Workshop for Individualized Leadership Discovery Creator Rachel Bayly Date 4/1/2020 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/224 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 The traditional leadership paradigm recognizes a narrow group of people as possessing the capability to be leaders. Specifically, educated white heterosexual males are overrepresented in leadership positions, and characteristics traditionally expected of leaders come more naturally to that demographic. This narrow paradigm is problematic, because it creates barriers to leadership for individuals who do not identify as educated, white, heterosexual, or male. Moreover, it does not acknowledge leadership as diverse and malleable. Individuals who do not identify with the characteristics acknowledged as leaderly by the tradition paradigm, but who have potential to be strong leaders tend not to seek leadership roles. Undergraduate college students who seek to create altruistic change, but lack the identities associated with the traditional leadership paradigm have much to gain from a paradigm shift toward a more inclusive idea of leadership. This thesis seeks to address this issue and opportunity through developing a leadership workshop focused on instilling the belief that leadership should be fit to the individual, not the other way around. The Anyone Can Lead workshop, developed through this project, creates a space for diverse undergraduate students to reconceptualize leadership. The workshop is built on the values of servant leadership and guides participants in discovering the unique version of leadership that will allow them to create positive change. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Aislinn Addington Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4694 Title Antibiotics: A Vital Aspect of Medicine Turned Public Health Concern Creator Stephanie Torrez Date 6/1/2016 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/112 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 Since their discovery, antibiotics have been a critical asset to medicine. They are responsible for saving lives and treating infections that could have been damaging or life-threatening in their absence. In short, we have become dependent on antibiotics. Now, however, antibiotic resistance in microbial infections has caused antibiotics, our “miracle drugs”, to diminish in their effectiveness. This, in turn, has the potential to greatly impact the health of the entire human population. Aspiring to become a doctor concerned with both the health of the general public and myself, I seek to understand this issue in its entirety and aim to produce a resource so that others can do the same. Through the use of scientific articles and other scholarly materials, I will examine, analyze, and compile research to determine what has caused antibiotic resistance, and what can be done to prevent it from worsening. It is crucial that we understand the seriousness of this issue and the role it plays in our lives. By creating a resource that thoroughly explains the different aspects of antibiotic resistance, ranging from its origins and current antibiotic resistant infections to strategies that may help stop it, I hope to provide an opportunity for the general public to become aware and well-informed about this issue. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Bryan Dutton Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4693 Title Answering the Question Why: The Theoretical Foundations to Instructional Choices in a Middle School Mathematics Class Creator Alyssa Schmidt Date 6/4/2013 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/71 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 all public middle schools in Oregon, students are required to complete a yearlong mathematics course. And while middle school marks a time of transition and development for many students, it also marks an important transition in mathematics. Every student in the district will transition from general mathematics courses into domain -specific courses, and it is critical that both teachers and students ask the question, "Why?" in order to facilitate meaningful learning. As a teacher, the answers to this question should inform every aspect of one's practice. These answers should not only be defined by a personal philosophy of teaching, but they should also be informed by and evident of theories of learning in their application. In order to defend my own teaching practices, this thesis is a presentation of my personal philosophy of teaching, as informed by learning theories, followed by a detailed analysis of how my teaching practice was evident of these theories in application. Specifically, this analysis examines a sixth grade mathematics unit that I planned and taught to 28 students within the Salem -Keizer School District. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Rachel Harrington Gavin Keulks --