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Who Can Change the World?
Authors: Daniels Catherine
Published: August 2022

A life-long commitment to the public good has  led me down many paths and helped me learn the lessons which have guided me through higher education. The process of conducting my independent international research project was a process of learning, thinking I knew everything, recognizing I actually knew very little, and then setting off to learn more. Partnering with community members and organizations allowed me to conduct meaningful research which presents a case for actively including marginalized community members in conservation and sustainable resource management efforts.
H.Y.P.E. (Homewood Youth-Powered and Engaged) Media: Empower Youth to Change Their Community’s Narrative
Authors: Stephenson Maia
Published: August 2022

This paper evaluates how disruption impacts community-building and the learning process within the context of black girlhood. While delving into the complexities of black girls utilizing digital literacies in order to cultivate a community system that affirms their place of being in the world, I seek to understand how black girls can adapt to their surroundings when attempting to maintain their existence while they are faced with constant opposing forces. Through traditional means of ethnographic research such as conducting interviews, taking note of observations, keeping documentation as well as utilizing teacher-research methodologies and receiving direct data from the participants themselves, this paper highlights how one group of Black girls communicate their thoughts and ideas about their experiences in order to facilitate change.
Our Connection to the Greater Community During a Time of Global Crisis Through Mutual Aid Work
Authors: Li Raissa , Sophie Schoeni  , Kiran Ahmad
Published: August 2022

This paper describes our internship experiences with Newton Neighbors, a mutual aid group based in the greater Boston area. Throughout our time with Newton Neighbors, we have gained in experience in community and public health work. This involved completing tasks such as conducting a community needs assessment, distributing health information, and evaluating the impact of the mutual aid work. We have reflected on our experience and learned a variety of lessons such as community mobilizing efforts are able to support public health efforts, increasing accessibility to public health information is essential, diversity in privilege exists in wealthy communities, and diverse women role models in leadership are significant for inspiring and leading young female public health professionals.
Little Tokyo: History, Memory, and Community Change
Authors: Toyama Kaitlin
Published: August 2022

“Meanings of Community in Little Tokyo” is a report created through collaboration with the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) – a community development corporation – and a class in the Department of Critical Theory and Social Justice (CTSJ) at Occidental College – CTSJ: 257: Critical Praxis: Voice, Memory, and Community Transformation. Through a series of sixteen interviews with business owners, residents, and individuals from community organizations, this research aims to paint a picture of the Little Tokyo community’s collective voice. In light of continuing and future redevelopment of the area, developing a comprehensive understanding of the experiences and views of one of Little Tokyo’s most vital assets– its people – is a piece of a larger effort to document the landscape of the neighborhood at the outset of major changes that are set to occur.
Being With
Authors: Liu Joy
Published: August 2022

Every year in the few weeks before summer vacation, the question that fills the spacebetween the mad dash of term papers and final exams is “What are you doing this summer?” Thestandard responses range from “I’ll be in New York doing investment banking”to “I’m spendingmy summer in DC as an intern on Capitol Hill” or “I’ll be in Vietnam building schools”. When Iwas asked this question, I also had my stock answer. Last summer it was “I’ll be in Kenyaresearching childhood immunizations”. This summer it’s“I’ll be in India working on neonatalmortality”. Sometimes I embellish it with more details about the Non-GovernmentalOrganization that I was working with or the amount of interviewing that I will have to do. Othertimes, I don’t. Either way, most of the time, my response produces a reaction of vagueadmiration followed by some enthusiastic words about what a great time I will have or howselfless I am. Often this will be complemented with a casual, off-handed, “it’s so great thatyou’re out to save theworld”. On these occasions, I try to work up the courage to say what Ireally feel, that I don’t have the capacity to save anyone. More than anything else, I am goingthere to learn. Somehow, that answer sounds lazy compared to the prestigious internshipsorresearch projects that are described by my peers. As a result, I usually nod and mumblesomething along the lines of “Not really” before turning the topic to what they will be doingwithout much additional thought about the nature of the conversation that just transpired.
One-Way Street
Authors: Du Emily
Published: August 2022

I was working for the Center of Documentary Studies at that time in Community Programs, and we were invited to be a part of some of the very initial meetings, but it became very clear that a lot of work needed to be done before anyone was going to do any documentary work.

'Why are you taking that picture? What ar you going to do with that?' 

This and again that, 'We're tired of students coming into the neighborhood, taking what they need for their research, and leaving...'

'What happens to what they would do for us? How does that positively impact our community?'

These words were spoken in an interview with Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project and "Face Up," a collaboration between Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies and the local Durham community aimed at celebrating the life of Durham-native and activist Pauli Murray while promoting solidarity between residents of different neighborhoods and also between residents and the university.
Organizing in the Somali Community: The Implementation of a Tenant's Rights Program for Minnesota's Somali Renters
Authors: Praska Joe
Published: August 2022

Minnesota is home to the one of largest refugee populations in the United States (Batalova 2006) and, according to Singer and Wilson (2007), Minnesota is home to the largest metropolitan area for Somali resettlement. Since civil war broke out in the late 1980s in Somalia, over one million Somalis have been displaced as refugees throughout the world, a majority coming to the U.S. (CIA 2010). As of 2005, up to 35,000 Minnesotans identified as being of Somali descent (Gillaspy 2004). However, key members of the Somali Community, as well as Donald Yamamoto, principal deputy for the State Department’s Africa Bureau, dispute these figures and claim the national and local population figures are significantly higher and steadilyincreasing (Stratis Health 2012).
Tools vs. Textbooks: Comparing the Impact of Alternative Break Trips and Classroom-Based Learning
Authors: Wendel Annie
Published: August 2022

Mixing and pouring concrete for the foundation of a house in Tijuana, Mexico is not your typical college spring break experience. Neither is hiking through fair trade coffee co-ops in Nicaragua or weatherproofing trailer homes on a Lakota American Indian reservation in South Dakota. However, students on college campuses across the country have increased opportunities to participate in and develop leadership skills on these Alternative Spring Break (ASB) programs.

While students often return home saying, “The trip changed my life!” there is a need to examine what elements make the experience transformational and if the same learning experience can be transferred to students in a classroom environment. The purpose of this studyis to examine the learning outcomes of student participants in a Providence College ASB program compared to students in classroom-based instruction with a focus on intercultural service and global citizenship. Interviews of pre- and post-trip participants were analyzed usingfive different learning objectives defined in the course curriculum to identify what program elements were most effective in achieving student learning. Participants showed differences in cognitive and psychological outcomes, demonstrating the importance of both traditionalclassroom-based and experiential learning as well as the benefit of developing students as coeducators both in and out of the classroom.
A Reflection on Service Learning, Public Leadership, and Social Change
Authors: Coiley Gwendolyn
Published: August 2022

During my four years at Mount Holyoke College, the Community-Based Learning Program (CBL) has given me the unique opportunity to connect with different communities in the area around my college campus known as the Pioneer Valley. These experiences have had a profound impact on the way that I see myself in the world, my academic and personal interests, and my goals for the future. Doing meaningful work in the community and reflecting on what it means to provide service has made me much more aware, critical, and interested in the social challenges our society faces today. My desire to make a positive and lasting impact in people’s lives has grown significantly during my time at Mt. Holyoke, much of this growth taking place in CBL classes and Fellowships. I have learned about privilege, poverty, racism, elitism, and many other societal and structural inequalities that are and will continue to be my driving force in advocating for those who are disadvantaged by the intersecting systems of oppression.
Witnessing the Power of Environment at Norris Square
Authors: Jones Catherine
Published: August 2022

As we sit on the wooden benches, the students and I feel our torsos squiggle up the wall with the Crayola green vines, our heads in the canopy reading about dinosaurs and dragons. Under the tumultuous palm leaves, blue butterflies, red parrots, and spotted jaguars, lies peace. The students and I share a common bond, as we grow and learn and laugh together in the jungle. Everyone who joins our class seems to feel at ease, too. It’s from the mystical power of the jungle, or better yet, it’s the power of Norris Square Neighborhood Project. It’s the power of environment.
Building Up a Community by Empowering Disadvantaged Youth
Authors: De Quattro Sophia
Published: August 2022

“The first impression is that Marin is a wealthy community, but if you dig in, you find a significant population of poor families here. And there is a very big need to address them.”                                                                  – Michael Watenpaugh, Superintendent of San Rafael City Schools

When you enter the grounds of Marin County Community School (MCCS), you see security patrolling the premises. The students may be on probation, house arrest, or have general behavior issues deemed unfit for regular public school. High-risk youth in Marin County generally are referred to MCCS, an alternative education facility, in hopes of providing the student a second chance to earn a high school diploma and a better future. MCCS, located in San Rafael, California provides an educational program geared towards intensive instruction in English/Language Arts and Mathematics with a focus on developing pro-social skills through the integration of services that address an array of issues such as mental health, aggression, substance abuse, and occupational programs. MCCS partners with many social behavior programs in order to establish a better learning environment.
Service-Learning in Dartmouth Public Schools
Authors: Miller Jacob
Published: August 2022

Service-learning is a proven teaching and learning method that increases student success. This proposal for the Dartmouth, MA school district serves as a case study and example for how other districts can implement service-learning. First, I introduce service-learning as a pedagogy, leading into a discussion about the issues surrounding learning engagement and citizenship. I finish the piece with challenges, two policy alternatives with a final recommendation, and a discussion around lessons learned. Service-learning has proven benefits to the school and its community. This recommendation and research done for the Dartmouth Public Schools can be used as a national example for how college students in service-learning courses can assist school districts in adopting this pedagogy.
Ethics for the Common Man: A Personal and Structural Approach for Those Living As, Amidst, and Alongside the Homeless Population
Authors: Smiley Calleja
Published: August 2022

In contemporary American society, we find ourselves divided into one of two categories: the housed and the homeless. How do we go about erasing this division and bridging this gap? What ethical principles should we stand behind? Do we turn to personal charity, religious missions, or politics? Are some ways to engage and support the homeless community more effective than others? There is not one correct way to address homelessness, because it is a multifaceted national and global issue. Every attempt, however, must contain both aspects of critical reflection and practical service. Every successful attempt should approach from a structural and individual standpoint, strive to create an environment that fosters virtue, and treatthe homeless as humans with dignity. If this is done, both groups will be able to engage in a deep, mutual form of hospitality that has transformative results for all.
The Best-Dressed Man at FOCUS
Authors: Davies Erika Grace
Published: August 2022

“This is Chester, the best-dressed man at FOCUS.” I was introduced to Chester on my first day volunteering at FOCUS Pittsburgh by Miss Cheryl, who is second-in-command at FOCUS. FOCUS is located in a two-story duplex in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. The Hill is mainly populated by low-income black families, and the crime rate is high. The median income is less than $15,000 (Damewood 2011). In 1950, the city of Pittsburgh displaced 1,239 black families and 312 white families to build the Mellon Arena in the heart of the Hill (Bauder 2014). The neighborhood still has not recovered from this economic loss and is only now beginning to see the rewards promised in exchange, like the Shop ’N Save that just opened on Centre Avenue. Before the Shop ’N Save, the Hill District was a food desert, a poor, urban area lacking quality fresh, whole food.
Preconception Peer Educators: Spreading the Word
Authors: Kashem Zerin
Published: August 2022

Service learning gives students an invaluable opportunity to engage with community members outside of the classroom, allowing them to establish networks within the community. They actively participate in the community and then apply their experience to their personal and academic development. Students address a real need of the community and during this process they enhance their social skills and civic responsibility.
Education Reform Trenton Prevention Policy Board Education Subcommittee
Authors: Ziminski Devon
Published: August 2022

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Building Critical Consciousness through Community Engaged Learning
Authors: Hussain Naveeda
Published: August 2022

An experience is not necessarily inherently valuable in and of itself, but becomes so because of the meaning the individual involved in that experience is able to make from it. The Community Engaged Learning (CEL) program at the University of Toronto gives students the unique opportunity to implement and build upon the theoretical knowledge learned in class through practical experiences. Students intern with various community-based organizations on social justice initiatives. These internships are complemented with bi-weekly seminars where students develop theoretical grounding in social justice concepts and are given a space to discuss, decompress, and reflect on what they have learned through their experiences.
Supporting Embedded Public Workers: Avoiding the Discrepancy between Public Representations and Educational Realities
Authors: Vasco Valentina Barrera
Published: August 2022

Over the course of the last few decades, there has been a powerful movement among colleges and universities that advocates for the commitment to positive civic engagement with local and global communities. From helping students comprehend how their majors can be used to improve society, to creating an educated and civic-minded electorate, the benefits of integrating public service into higher education are unquantifiable (Butin and Saud 2013, 89-90). Also, in ideal situations, local and global communities are receiving an immense amount of support from students. Thus, most institutions of higher education have been supportive of this movement, recognizing that their faculty and students can play a critical role in social change. For example, various service-learning curriculums have been developed and implemented by faculty members around the country, and they have now incorporated service work into a variety of disciplines. Some other initiatives include the development of university centers fully devoted to establishing partnerships between students and local community organizations (Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service 2015). Among other methods, this is one way universities have focused on encouraging students to perform volunteer work. However, while many universities have successfully inspired students to take on a civically engaged role in their communities, some universities have not been able to fully adapt to the movement of civic engagement. The reason for this short-coming is that despite their accomplishments in committing students to public service, some of these universities, as entire institutions, have failed to recognize, understand, and embrace core engagement principles.
Military Youth & Young Adult Resiliency
Authors: Grant Kaylee B. , Kramer Kami N. , Michael Amber L. , Palmatier Claire E. , Pizzi Leanne R. , Quinlan Molly C. , Reichardt Amber L. , Riopelle Julia L. , Rose Maureen F.
Published: August 2022

Nursing students formulated the Military Youth and Young Adult Resiliency program to promote resiliency in an emerging adult military associated population.This population exhibits high-risk behaviors leading to poor health outcomes. Assessment included a literature review, key informant presentations, and a questionnaire. Results documented need for resiliency training focused on coping skills.Training was given to 28 JROTC members using discussion, interactive activities, and distribution of community resource cards. Evaluation questionnaire showed improvement in identification of positive coping skills and community resources, as well as self-promotion of resiliency. Intervention had a positive impact on participants and improved self-perception of resiliency.
Service-Learning Experiences in Study Abroad: Reflections on the Role of Autonomy and Academic Research in the Transformation of Perspectives
Authors: Lyons Abigail
Published: August 2022

There is overwhelming evidence to support the value of service-learning experiences in terms of its ability to transform the individual (Carrington and Selva 2010; Parker and AltmanDautoff 2007; Trilokekar and Kukar 2011). Similarly, academic scholarship focused on study abroad also heralds the transformative potential of these experiences. Kiely (2004) highlights the“transformational event” in college students’ lives that “forever change their sense of self, lifestyle, connection to others, view of global problems and purpose in life” (5). Combined, study abroad and service-learning experiences have tremendous potential to alter a student both cognitively and affectively.
The Service-Learning Scholar Model: Maximizing Impact by Improving Communication and Student Voice in Service Learning
Authors: Voorhees Emily
Published: August 2022

Service learning traditionally follows a paradigm in which the student acts not only as the service provider, but is also tasked with connecting the experience back to course objectives (Furco 2003, 14). Acting as the service providers puts students in direct contact with the community partners, and oftentimes means that a large amount of communication responsibilities falls to the student. Despite the large amount of leadership responsibilities inherent to the student’s role in the service-learning relationship, the student is the only member of the service-learning relationship that has no formal leadership position. The instructor is in charge in the classroom, and the community partner is in charge at the service site. Students areinformally in charge of conciliating the objectives of both parties; however, they receive no formal leadership role. Most institutions that offer service-learning courses adhere to this traditional model, and therefore most research regarding service learning analyzes this specific model exclusively (Cooper 2002, 29). Thus, the majority of the issues that have been associated with service learning are issues identified by research on the traditional model.
Invisible Disabilities and Community (Re)integration Post Brain Injury: A Case Study
Authors: Ramakrishna Ramya
Published: August 2022

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major public health epidemic. An estimated 5.3 million Americans, or 2.3% of the population of the United States, currently live with disabilities resulting from TBI (Thurman et al. 1999). TBI that requires hospitalization has long-term consequences for an estimated 37% of survivors (Whiteneck et al. 2004), with disabilities typically manifesting in four spheres: physical, cognitive, emotional, and social (Junqué et al. 1997). The condition can alter how an individual perceives, thinks, and communicates with others (Dahlberg et al. 1997). Common effects of brain injuries include headaches and dizziness (Alexander 1995), deficits in memory and concentration (Van Zomeren and Van den Burg 1985), as well as chronic pain (Lahz and Bryant 1996), and fatigue (Cantor et al. 2008). Comorbid psychiatric illness, particularly depression and anxiety, are common sequelae after TBI (Jorge et al. 1993).
Harmony and Healing: A Community-Based Research Project
Authors: Clymer Deborah
Published: August 2022

I was first introduced to Ruth at the start of the semester. She was sleeping in her recliner in the hallway of the Grove Manor Nursing Home. Activities Director Sandy McConnell asked if she would like to meet me. She gave me a vexed look and said, “No I wouldn’t. Go away.” I nervously backed away from the chair. Sandy whispered, “Ruth is perfect for the project. I think the music could really help her.” Sandy informed me that Ruth had severe dementia and it affected her personality in such a way that caused her to be physically and verbally aggressive towards others. I was nervous to continue meeting with Ruth. However, I agreed with Sandy. If playing music could help her then we had to try it.
Working In "The Zone": Reflections on Community Partnerships in North Minneapolis
Authors: Klein Joseph
Published: August 2022

The City of Minneapolis suffers from severe racial disparities. While Minneapolis is often trumpeted nationally as an affordable, thriving metropolitan area and an economic success story, those narratives are not the day-to-day reality for many residents of the city. Decades of institutionalized racism, intergenerational poverty, and exclusionary practices such as redlining have caused dramatic disparities between white people and people of color. Many of these disparities occur spatially, with North Minneapolis–a predominantly Black, low-income area– having poorer outcomes than the mostly white neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Compared to the city as a whole, for example, the Northside of Minneapolis experiences lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and higher rates of unemployment than the rest of the city. The Metropolitan Council (the Twin Cities’ regional government) designated the Northside as a “racially concentrated area of poverty,” which indicates that more than half of the residents are people of color and more than 40 percent of residents have family incomes less than 185 percent of the federal poverty threshold. City officials, nonprofit organizations, and community leadersare working to resolve these disparities. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges was elected in 2013 on a platform of racial justice and closing the city’s educational achievement gap. In 2015, North Minneapolis was designated a Promise Zone, which is a sign of the federal government’s investment in North Minneapolis. In addition to these policy-driven solutions, community leaders are working directly on the ground to fight against racial disparities and close the achievement gap on the Northside.
Experiential Learning: Redefining the University Experience
Authors: Schreiber Anna , Crocker Kaitlyn , Ali Ayah
Published: August 2022

What do gingerbread men and college students have in common? Similar to gingerbread men, many of us have spent a large part of our educational careers following the standard “cookie cutter” method of teaching, forcing redundancy and using little imagination. However, a new educational method that attacks this mundane routine has seen scalable implementation in universities over the past few years. This method, called experiential learning, forces students to push their limits and think outside of the box, throwing the cookie cutter methods out the window. Unlike the “monkey see, monkey do” approach some instructors take, experiential learning teaches students invaluable skills through hands-on experience. Rather than attempting to mold every student to the same standard shape, this method directs students to become naturally interested in learning, getting the most out of their educational experiences. Many students lacking this experience fall below the standards most employers expect in the dynamic, fast-paced world we live in. Having the ability to learn on your feet without instruction is a skill any student should have before entering the professional workforce.
Service Learning Through the Looking Glass: Shifting Grasps on Service Learning Reality from the Rearview Mirror
Authors: Wagener Bonny
Published: August 2022

Service learning is a rapidly growing program that assists students in the comprehension of course materials. This technique allows students to learn about a subject both in a traditional classroom setting and through community-based research, or through serving at a site that provides valuable information which helps exemplify the concepts of a particular course. I first became acquainted with the service learning program at Oglethorpe University when I enrolled in BIO 224–Cancer Biology. This course, and many others like it, focus on how service complements and enhances conceptualization of course material, which helps students to achieve a better understanding of the subject matter. This alone would have been an effective learning experience, but it turns out that, for me, service learning in BIO 224 had an unanticipated benefit. While at Oglethorpe, I participated in athletics, the Center for Civic Engagement program, and the University’s Biology and CORE course programs. While these seemed like separate activities to me at the time, it later became clear that they were in fact interconnected. My service learning experience within the Cancer Biology course provided me with the opportunity toreflect on past experiences of seemingly separate learning and service opportunities, which, in turn, allowed me to make an intuitive connection between the services I rendered and the themes presented in my college courses. Therefore, I discovered that service learning not only has the traditional classroom approach, but it also has an unconventional intellectually driven approach that is possible through reflecting on past experiences.
Improving Nutrition in Immigrant Youth
Authors: Sovronec Travis
Published: August 2022

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Impact of the Pittsburgh Admissions Collaboration Program in Low-Income Middle School Students of Higher Achievement
Authors: Detweiler Isadora Carnaval
Published: August 2022

Pittsburgh Admissions Collaboration Program (PAC) is a partnership between Pittsburgh Public Schools, the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), and the University of Pittsburgh. The program offers mentoring, college programming, and university tours beginning in middle school. This program has partnered up with Higher Achievement, an after-school academy program for low-income middle school students, with the goal of closing the opportunity gap and increase enrollment in higher education. The hypothesis of this research is that the partnership of Higher Achievement with PAC will greatly increase the exposure of these students to college by providing them the opportunity to attend motivational lessons on a college campus. This research evaluates the impact of this new partnership through pre- and postprogram surveys and observation of the mentoring sessions.
Educational gaming and afterschool students' science and drug prevention knowledge and attitudes: A program evaluation report for HTF community drug prevention coalition conducted by Truman State University Student Research Team
Authors: Cichon Taylor , Lasser Ben , Dunseith Nicole , Sas Angela , Baer Hailee , Bylina Haley , Long Marissa
Published: August 2022

The Heartland Task Force C2000 Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition in rural Northeast Missouri purchased laptops for a local afterschool program and enthusiastically conducted a novel intervention for substance abuse prevention education. A digital educational game focused on science and drug prevention knowledge and attitudes was delivered on the laptop computers to at-risk elementary students in the school district’s afterschool program. After hour-long sessions for one day every week for six weeks, results of pre-post knowledge and attitude surveys noted the game neither significantly changed participants’ knowledge of science and drug prevention nor attitudes toward science and drug prevention. Results of the present evaluation study were inconsistent with other studies using technology in the classroom, possibly due to program delivery in the less formal afterschool setting. Because elementary students’ attitudes toward drug use become more pro-use as they get older, consistent teaching about science and anti-drug education both during and after school is needed.
Reflections on Community-Based Research
Authors: Bullard Samuel
Published: August 2022

During a science class in a Midwestern middle-school, a group of students gathered around a computer monitor and listened to a story from one of the students’ parents describing the use of plants in their culture. Once the video ended, the teacher asked the student to translate the story from Somali and explain what their parent said. Excitedly, they explained the various ways that herbs and spices are ground into medicinal teas. In situations like this, students find themselves in unique but infrequent engagements to science curriculum which allow the free expression of cultural and personal values. A pedagogy of reciprocity is often composed of these fleeting moments - brief, subtle transfers of knowledge from parents, to students, to teachers, and so on. Such a strategy would aim to help students rewrite their schema of what ‘knowledge’ really is, a fluid, dynamic product of people’s interactions, rather than a static unit of a formal structure gatekept by the academically credentialed.
Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematics: Analysis of Newport News Fire Department
Authors: Sims Daniel , White Kali , Pilsch Jonathan , Christenbury Ashley
Published: August 2022

In efforts to improve their overall efficiency, Chief Rogers, our community liaison with the Newport News Fire Department, challenged us to help his staff find more efficient ways to analyze the data regarding their response times to structure fires around the city. Through our partnership with the fire department our group was tasked with analyzing structure fire data from 2013-2018 in order to find a possible connection between fire response times and community factors. In particular, our goal was to characterize the efficiency and effectiveness of the Newport News Fire Department as a whole as well as the individual districts or stations; automate the process of compiling and analyzing the data to help the fire department perform calculations more quickly; and analyze how the development of Tech Center has affected response times as well as how new developments in Newport News will potentially impact the Newport News Fire Department.
Sincere Engagement: My Time at the Lexington City Office on Youth
Authors: Freibert Hannah
Published: August 2022

Pairing community engagement with reflective practice enables students to develop a thorough and passionate understanding of their communities. Theorists specialized in service-learning find that students’ educational attainment is greatly enhanced when individuals invest emotionally into their studies (Eyler and Giles, 1999). Thoughtful community engagement creates an outlet to make genuine connections and formulate real-world applications to complex issues. The following is a thoughtful exploration of the benefits of reflective practice in community-based learning through one student’s experience of service in Lexington, Virginia.
FORTIFIKASI SNACK PRALINE CHOCOLATE DENGAN MIKROALGA LAUT Spirulina platensis PADA PRODUK OLAHAN CHOCOLATE DI KELURAHAN MANGUNHARJO, KECAMATAN TUGU, SEMARANG
Authors: Widianingsih  , Retno Hartati
Published: August 2022

Mikroalga Sprulina platensis adalah salah satu mikroalgae dengan kandungan nilai nutrisi yang sangat baik, sehingga direkomendasikan sebagai pakan fungsional.  Salah satu aplikasi yang dapat diterapkan adalah melakukan fortifikasi pada olahan snack praline chocholate yang banyak disukai masyarakat.  Metodelogi yang diterapkan pada program pengabdian ini adalah penguatan KUB ISMA di Kelurahan  Mangunharjo, Kecamatan Tugu, Kota Semarang. Selanjutnya dilakukan alih teknologi pada pembuatan snack praline chocholate dengan fortifikasi tepung mikroalga Spirulina platensis. Keserious para anggota KUB ISMA dalam mengikuti alih teknologi akan sangat membantu dalam aplikasi di masyarakat Kelurahan  Mangunharjo.
PERAN ORANG TUA TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN PENYEBARAN PENYAKIT DIFTERI PADA ANAK
Authors: Agus Wibowo  , Eva Arief
Published: August 2022

Difteri merupakan penyakit infeksi menular yang disebabkan oleh bakteri Corynebacterium diphtheria pada hidung dan tenggorokan manusia dan pada beberapa kasus menyerang kulit. Difteri tergolong ke dalam penyakit menular mematikan yang dulu pernah hilang dan sekarang muncul kembali, hal ini di sebabkan kurangnya pemahaman masyarakat mengenai imunisasi lanjutan difteri yang seharusnya dilakukan setiap 10 tahun sekali,untuk menghilangkan penyakit difteri secara keseluruhan. Fakta di lapangan banyak masyarakat yang memahami kegunaan dari imunisasi, namun masyarakat masih enggan untuk melakukan imunisasi mandiri. Ini disebabkan oleh kurangnya kesadaran terhadap bahaya yang di dapat dari penyakit difteri. Keluarga merupakan sebuah sitem terbuka dimana anggota-anggotanya merupakan subsistem. Dukungan adalah sebuah support dan kekuatan di dalam anak untuk melakukan perilaku pencegahan penyakit difteri. Mendasari asuhan yang berpusat pada keluarga, yaitu fasilitasi keterlibatan orang tua dalam perawatan dan peningkatan kemampuan keluarga (ibu) merawat anaknya.
ANALISIS KECERDASAN MAJEMUK PADA BUKU AJAR SISWA KELAS III KURIKULUM 2013
Authors: Alma Eka Rakhmawati  , Muhamad Rizki Mubarok  , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

This study aims to: 1) describe the multiple intelligences seen in student activities in the third grade 2013 curriculum; and 2) explain the development of multiple intelligences that have not been seen in student activities in the textbooks for class III students of the 2013 curriculum. The research conducted is included in the type of qualitative research. The data collection method used is literature study and discussion with colleagues. The results of the analysis of the thematic book for class III Objects Around Me 2013 curriculum that aspects of multiple intelligences have not been raised or developed as a whole. This can be seen in sub-theme 1 of intelligence that appears more dominant, namely linguistic intelligence and interpersonal intelligence, while intelligence that is not at all raised is naturalist intelligence. In sub-theme 2, visual-spatial intelligence and interpersonal intelligence are dominantly developed, and musical intelligence is not developed at all. Meanwhile, the 3 intelligence sub-themes that often appear are linguistic intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence, besides that musical intelligence has not yet been raised. And sub-theme 4 has visual-spatial intelligence and interpersonal intelligence that are often raised in student activities, the intelligence that is still lacking and has not been raised is musical intelligence. So that the results of the study can be concluded that in general the activities contained in the class III curriculum 2013 textbooks are able to develop eight intelligences.
EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN QUANTUM LEARNING DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN PSIKOMOTORIK PADA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA
Authors: Indah Hafizhah  , Ikhwan Aldi Wardana  , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

Strategi yang dilakukan oleh guru dalam menentukan metode pelajaran yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran matematika salah satunya yaitu, dengan menggunakan metode quantum learning. Dengan metode ini guru dapat mencakup penanaman konsep matematika yang kreatif dan menyenangkan, sehingga proses pembelajaran yang dilakukan sangat bervariasi dan terukur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pembelajaran matematika menggunakan metode Quantum. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif menyusun data yang terkumpul dari wawancara dengan reduksi data dan melakukan meta-analisis jurnal, melalui berbagai macam jurnal yang berhubungan dengan variabel penelitian dikumpulkan kemudian dikaji dan ditarik suatu kesimpulan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran matematika efektif jika menggunakan metode quantum learning dampaknya adalah adanya peningkatan belajar pada setiap siswa secara  garis besar, peningkatan yang terlihat adalah siswa lebih kritis, lebih berekspresi dan semangat ketika belajar, hal ini sangat berguna untuk meningkatkan psikomotorik pada anak. Namun, menurut narasumber metode ini penerapannya masih 90% untuk saat ini kendala yang dihadapi hanya alokasi waktu Karena di sekolah tersebut sangat terbatas dan membutuhkan waktu lebih lama agar anak dapat mengeksplorasi lebih banyak tentang konsep matematika yang diajarkan. Dan guru selalu berupaya untuk menggali informasi dan pengetahuan sebanyak-banyaknya agar dapat diterapkan dalam pembelajaran.
PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI GURU DALAM MENYONGSONG KURIKULUM MERDEKA BELAJAR
Authors: Annisa Alfath  , Fara Nur Azizah  , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

Pendidikan merupakan suatu proses tranformasi ilmu pengetahuan dari pendidik kepada peserta didik. Guru sebagai garda terdepan dalam menjalankan roda pendidikan memiliki peran yang penting untuk menentukan generasi berkualitas yang berakhlakul karimah. Berdasarkan program yang dicetuskan oleh Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Nadiem Anwar Makarim mengenai kurikulum Merdeka belajar memiliki makna bahwa siswa berhak berfikir secara kreatif dalam mencari pengetahuan dari berbagai sumber untuk mewujudkan pembelajaran yang bermutu serta sanggup bersaing dalam arus perkembangan globalisasi. Dalam rangka menyongsong program merdeka belajar, peningkatan mutu pendidikan terus diupayakan dengan adanya pengembangan kompetensi yang harus dimiliki oleh seorang guru yaitu kompetensi pedagogik, kompetensi kepribadian, kompetensi sosial, dan kompetensi professional. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitiatif deskriptif dengan metode studi pustaka dan teknik analisis konten (content analysis) untuk menghasilkan data yang relavan.
PEMANFAATAN APLIKASI GOOGLE CLASSROOM SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN PADA MASA PANDEMI DI SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Irsa Lina Aulia  , Janah Mutmainah  , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari tahu seberapa penting Google Classroom bagi Guru dan Siswa sebagai Media Pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan Metode Studi Pustaka yaitu penelitian data sekunder yang dikumpulkan dari informasi artikel, buku dan jurnal. Penelitian. Masa Pandemi berdampak  pada sektor Pendidikan, sejak 2020 Sistem Pembelajaran diubah yang tadinya luar jaringan menjadi dalam jaringan. Hal tersebut tentu saja membuat banyak pihak terutama Guru dan Siswa harus menyiapkan segala hal untuk bisa menyesuaikan diri dalam perubahan ini. Dalam pembelajaran Online tentu saja media, metode, maupun strategi pembelajaran harus menyesuaikan dengan keadaan saat ini. Dalam Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh teknologi sangat dibutuhkan terlebih untuk Media Pembelajaran. Google Classroom  menjadi solusi untuk media pembelajaran karena aplikasi ini mempunyai fitur-fitur yang lengkap seperti absen, memberikan tugas dan memberikan penilaian, sehingga ini sangat bermanfaat untuk Guru maupun Siswa.
Effect of Chromosome Substitution from Alien Tetraploid Cotton Species in Upland Cotton on (+) and (-) Gossypol Enantiomer Levels in Cottonseed
Authors: Bellaloui Nacer , Saha Sukumar , Tonos Jennifer L. , Scheffler Jodi A. , Jenkins Johnie N. , McCarty Jr. Jack C. , Stelly David M.
Published: August 2022

Cottonseed contains high quality protein meal for feed and oil for human consumption, but gossypol in cottonseed has potential toxicity and detrimental effects that limit cottonseed use as food for humans and monogastric animals. Therefore, identifying germplasm containing lower gossypol content is critical. The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of specific chromosomes or chromosome segments from Gossypium barbadense, G. tomentosum, and G. mustelinum, respectively, on (+) and (−) gossypol levels when substituted into G. hirsutum. A total of 11 genotypes were used in this study: nine chromosome substitution lines (CS lines) were investigated for cottonseed gossypol level in field experiments in 2013 and 2014; TM-1 (the recurrent parent of the CS line) and AM UA48 (cultivar) were used as controls. Results showed significant variation in gossypol level and its fractions among CS lines. This variation is a result of chromosome substitution, although it was also affected by environment (location) as location x genotype was significant. Significant positive relationships between total gossypol, (+) gossypol, and (−) gossypol were found. This research demonstrated significant differences among the nine CS lines, and some CS lines had significantly lower gossypol level in cottonseed. These results provide an alternative breeding approach for possibly selecting low levels of gossypol and improving cottonseed nutritional qualities using CS lines.
COTTON GINNERS HANDBOOK: The Classification of Cotton
Authors: Delhom Christopher D. , Knowlton James , Martin Vikki B. , Blake Cody
Published: August 2022

Cotton classification is the process of using official standards and standardized procedures to measure the physical attributes of raw cotton. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) classes essentially all cotton grown in the U.S. Samples are collected from each bale at the gin or warehouse for classing at one of 10 AMS classing offices. Automated instrumentation is used to assess fiber length, length uniformity, strength, color, micronaire, and non-lint content. Automation has allowed AMS to continue classing cotton efficiently as crop size has expanded. A human classer examines every classing sample to determine if there is any extraneous matter present that would alter the value of the bale. Classing results are matched with a permanent bale identification number that is assigned to each bale at the time of sampling. This identification number allows the bale to be identified throughout the supply chain, from packaging of the bale at the gin through consumption on the textile mill floor.
Seed-score (S-score), a Method for Characterizing Seed and Lint Indices of Cotton Lines
Authors: Bourland Freddie M. , Barnes Ed , Jones Don C.
Published: August 2022

Increased lint yields of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars during recent years have been accompanied by increased lint percentages and decreased seed size. Small seed size can be associated with low seed and seedling vigor and can contribute to ginning problems. In contrast, large seed size can be associated with thin seed coats and lower lint yields. Our objective was to develop an index that would characterize seed size and lint weight per seed. Seed-score (S-score) attempts to normalize seed index (SI) and lint index (LI) into a single index with penalties for both high and low SI values and no penalty for high LI values. Location × cultivar means (6,453 lines) for SI and LI extracted from the 1999 through 2020 Arkansas Cotton Variety Testing program produced mean SI of 10.17 ± 1.07 g and mean LI of 7.01 ± 0.90 g. These data were used to develop the normalization and weighting of factors for S-score. S-score was then calculated for transgenic cultivars evaluated in the 2015 through 2020 Arkansas Cotton Variety Tests. Within each year, cultivar was the major source of variation for SI, LI, and S-score. The 2015-2017 data set and the 2018-2020 data set produced 12 and 15 common cultivars, respectively. S-score among cultivars varied by more than 25 points in each data set and was relatively consistent over years. S-score will most likely be used as a secondary selection criterion in cotton cultivar development programs.
Impact of Cover Crop Species on Soil Physical Properties, Cotton Yield, and Profitability
Authors: Denton Savana D. , Dodds Darrin M. , Krutz L. Jason , Varco Jac J. , Gore Jeffrey , Mills Brian , Raper Tyson B.
Published: August 2022

Poor soil health purportedly limits crop yield and on-farm profitability in environments with a history of intensive tillage. Research was conducted to determine if cover cropping improves basic soil physical properties, crop productivity, and economic parameters in conventionally tilled soils. The effects of irrigation and cover crop species on bulk density, water infiltration rate, cotton yield, and net returns were evaluated on a Dundee silty clay loam (Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic type Typic Endoqualfs) near Tribbett, MS in 2017 and a Leeper silty clay loam (fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts) near Starkville, MS from 2017 through 2018. Relative to the fallow production system, cereal rye and crimson clover decreased bulk density 4.6% but had no effect on water infiltration rate. Pooled over year and location, cover crop had no effect on lint yield in either irrigated or non-irrigated environments. However, transitioning from conventional to a cover crop system reduced net returns for cotton $50.22/ha to $307.87/ha on average. Our data indicate that while transitioning from a conventional to a fall cover crop production system, modest improvements in some soil physical properties due to cover crop establishment will not increase cotton productivity but will decrease net returns.