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Communication: the key to successful community gardens
Authors: Lenferna De La Motte Kayla-Anne
Published: August 2022

Community gardens (CGs) are collectively cultivated plots of land and have gained traction in both the public health and education sectors. Previous research indicates involvement in such initiatives can holistically improve the health of communities and encourage experiential learning. However, to date, little is known about strategies and tools to improve communication amongst organisers and with potential volunteers. This action-learning project aimed to improve communication amongst organisers and with potential volunteers at the AUT community garden initiative (AUT CGI). To do this, a user-centred strategy and accompanying tools were developed, then evaluated. The methods included six distinct phases including an examination of the current literature, preliminary expert interviews, thematic analysis of data, development of the strategy and accompanying tools, evaluative interviews, and final thematic analysis. Common themes from the literature, community observation, and preliminary interviews informed the development of the strategy and tools. Three key themes identified in relation to CGs were communication, collaboration, and utility of tools. These findings are in accordance with existing health promotion (HP), health communication (HC), and CG literature, highlighting the importance of, and challenges to, communication, collaboration, and implementation of user-friendly tools, relevant to CG initiatives.
Good Intentions Aren’t Good Enough
Authors: Tomasik Christina
Published: August 2022

In recent years, the industry of international service learning has become highly commodified, in both the private and corporate sector, with half-hearted attempts by companies to give tourists an “authentic” and “transformative” experience, without really asking what these words mean. Most notably, there has been a boom in higher education for students to participate in such projects, and with the rise of short term and long term service-learning programs, there becomes the need for accountability and consistency to ensure rigor. This article details the action research study I conducted over the course of 2 years that culminated in a curriculum designed to educate faculty as they consider taking on the intercultural, pedagogical and logistical challenges of building an international service-learning partnership.  This curriculum developed as a solution to problems and concerns about faculty approaches at one school, and this essay uses journal excerpts and discussion to follow the timeline of my own growing awareness of that problem. Included is my involvement in two service learning programs as a student and eventually my role in a committee created to revamp the programs at a small New England university. The findings from this process can support other programs that are looking to review their projects for sustainability and alignment with moral ethics, and examine how they improve learning of social media, intercultural communication, power, and privilege.
Community Teaching in a Time of Turmoil: The Beginning of My Journey
Authors: Kendra Lisenko Kendra Lisenko
Published: August 2022

Fall of 2020 I had the priviledge of participating in an innovative community engaged teaching program at Ball State University. Navigating this new learning journey while watching the world combat ignorance was a challenging and fulfilling moment as I prepare to become an educator. I was able to see how teachers can make for a truly meaningful and liberating learning experience for children by bringing in all of their lived experiences into the classroom. While the fight to give our children an honest education rages on, I could not think of a better time to begin this work.
Community Adult Fitness: The opportunity to learn, help others, and confirm my career path
Authors: Rajewski Makenzie
Published: August 2022

In the 2020-2021 academic year I enrolled in a class where we developed exercise plans and served as exercise leaders for community individuals. Through this class my passion for helping others through Health Sciences was reinforced. I grew in many ways through taking this class, and some data we collected provided support that our community individuals benefitted as well. I value my community-engaged class and recommend other students to consider taking such classes when given the opportunity.
Educational Equity Issues in Chicago Public School Selective Enrollment Schools
Authors: Davalos Laura , Stockdill Darin
Published: August 2022

On the surface, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) selective enrollment system seems to provide students with many opportunities and offers students access to a quality education at high-performing schools. Recently, however, both students and teachers have been speaking up about discrimination at these schools. This paper will evaluate the different types of discrimination that students experience within the top five selective enrollment schools and discuss possible solutions to ending discrimination. This paper specifically examines the question: How do students with marginalized identities actually experience educational equity, or the lack of equity, in selective enrollment schools, in particular in Chicago Public Schools? Qualitative methods were used to analyze the student experience at these schools. We collected data from instagram posts from BIPOC Instagram pages from four of the five schools that were studied. Teacher interviews and local school council meetings were also used to gather information on the student experience at these schools. From these sources we found that racism and other forms of discrimination from teachers and staff members often can make students feel as if they are not wanted or do not belong at their high school. This paper also explores possible solutions for these issues of discrimination, which include anti-racist staff training, minority teacher recruitment/retention, listening to student input, anti-racist curriculum and creating an anti-racist culture at schools.
What It Takes to Lead During COVID …at Least from My Experience
Authors: Lu Brian
Published: August 2022

Founding a program is never easy, especially during a global pandemic. However, this was the predicament I found myself in as the President of the student organization, Stepping Out, in the spring of 2020. However, this predicament allowed me to help pioneer a program that helped lay the groundwork for other virtual volunteering programs at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute (JHMI). Through this reflective piece, I want to share my observations on this event. Additionally, after almost two years as President of Stepping Out and three years as part of the elected board (E-board), I also would like to highlight what I have learned about leadership and providing clinical community service during a global pandemic. By the time you are done reading this, you will learn about the considerations that have to be made when creating and leading a virtual volunteering program, as well as insights into mistakes I made and how to avoid them. Finally, it is my hope that this piece will prove to be useful for future student organization leaders the next time a global pandemic comes around, or at the very least, be an interesting read.
Applying Ethical Theory to the Evaluation of a Community Organization
Authors: Wulforst Rebecca , Molisani Giulia , Barney Ryan , Crawford Colleen , Kwiek Alexandra , Lugo Daylinis , Niver Cody , Stowell Jonathon , Villone Ashley
Published: August 2022

This report will take an in-depth look at a community organization’s programs throughthe analysis of the data collected from activity observations using the Out of School Time (OST)observation instrument. The Out-of-School Time Observation Tool was developed by PolicyStudies Associates, Inc. with the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Pechman et al.2008). This report summarizes the research process, presents the main findings, and suggestshow the community organization can improve their programs. Furthermore, we explain how thisservice learning experience is explicitly connected to the norms of caring and utilitarianism.Lastly, there is a learning reflection which discusses our collective learning based on teamprocesses, ethical content, and organizational practices at the community organization.Research showed that staff was rated low in the categories of asking youth to expandupon their ideas and thoughts and employing varied teaching strategies. Based on these findings,we suggest that if staff make the necessary changes to their teaching methods, youth will becomemore engaged and have a more positive learning experience within their activities. Nevertheless,staff was rated high in the categories related to relationship building. The strong relationshipsformed between the staff and youth were apparent throughout our observations.
The Fruit of Folks Project: An Urban Farming Response to Local Hunger Background: Obesity, Food Insecurity, and the Rise of Urban Farming
Authors: Mehta Aleenah
Published: August 2022

Just as the global feast and famine induced by the industrial food model have beenredefined as conjoined problems stemming from a singular source, obesity and food insecurity inthe United States are increasingly understood as phenomena that are no longermutuallyexclusive. Counter intuitively, the industrial model’s emphasis on producing ever greaterquantities of food actually threatens food security, which refers to a person’sor community’sability to “have access at all times to enough food for an active, healthylife” (McClintock 2011).
Youth Pride, INC: Serving a Visible Community
Authors: Healy Devlin
Published: August 2022

How do feminism and service learning intersect in a transformative way for both studentand community? The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Women’s Studies course,Feminist Thought into Action, challenges its students to answer this question through a synthesisof the pedagogical aims of feminism and service learning carried out in a course project. Thesemester-long service project asks students to employ a practical application of their knowledgeof feminist theory through activism and service in the community. More specifically, thestudents in the class are asked to choose an organization and, through observation andinteraction, evaluate its status as feminist over the course of the semester in order to better gaugethe effectiveness of feminist methodologies. I chose to focus my project on Youth Pride, INC, alesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Examining the Efficacy, Longevity, and Impact of the Kids First I-Cope Program
Authors: Kuriloff Allison , Payne Jordan
Published: August 2022

This article presents a modestly edited final report presented to Kids First, a Portland, MEnon-profit that asked us to assess their Intensive Co-Parenting Education program (I-COPE). I-COPE is a unique nine-week court-mandated course for high-conflict, litigating parents. Wepresented this report orally and in writing in May 2012 to members of the staff and Board ofDirectors of Kids First. It was not our goal to make recommendations for change for the I-COPEprogram, but rather to explore and examine evidence about the effectiveness of the nine-weekcourse for parents and their ongoing relationships with each other, their children, and the courts.We were pleased to report that Kids First’s overall mission and its nine-week I-COPEcourse in particularare enormously helpful for the right families, at the right moment in theirdivorce/separation. Moreover, the methods that I-COPE employs to help co-parenting partnerscommunicate better and put their kids first and their own hurt second appear to be highly valued byco-parenting partners. Still, as our paper indicates, we were challenged to bring to the program’sattention problem areas where small changes might offer large improvements in the outcome of thecourse for future participants.As students ofsociology, government, and gender studies, we benefited enormously fromhaving been able to undertake field research and to work closely with an organization that has takenremarkable strides to affect real change in the adversarial process of divorce andseparation. KidsFirst gave us the unusual chance to work as research partners and consultants, as well as theopportunity to speak candidly with program participants, attorneys, judges, magistrates, and KidsFirst staff about challenging issues in the state of Maine and around the country. We will draw fromthe invaluable lessons that we have learned from the experience of applying our research skills in apolicy and practice setting as we pursue future careers as policy makers and legal advocates.
Buying Local: An Economic Impact Analysis of Portland, Maine
Authors: Patel Amar
Published: August 2022

As an intern at the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) in 2011, I was given the opportunity to work on many projects which exposed me to the variety of economic issues facing the state of Maine. One such project was commissioned by the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance (PIBCA), a non-profit organization that supports locally owned, independent businesses in Portland, Maine. The goal of the project was to collect and analyze data on the economic impacts of buying from these types of businesses in Portland.
"I like my tutors always": East African Students in a Public Library Homework Help Program
Authors: Conwell Jordan
Published: August 2022

The more than one-hundred year old public library in a small urban city in the northeastern U.S. (henceforth referred to as Riverburg) describes itself as an integral sponsor of knowledge, culture, education, and information in the city and an institution that serves “users of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds” in order to retain status as “both a significant institutional symbol and a core working component of our democratic society” (library website). Perhaps as a result of its history and mission, the library houses an afterschool homework help program that runs most weekdays during the school year. This paper concerns how East African youth (many of whom are immigrant and/or refugee) in the Riverburg Public Library afterschool program, in the words of the program director in a conversation with me in October 2011, “view themselves both as a part of the afterschool program and in relation to the program.” A sizeable and visible minority group in the community, this group of students faces multiple obstacles to success in the traditional structures of the local public schools, some having to do with factors well outside of their control. The students’ cultural context presents unique challenges for the library afterschool program, which seeks to help these students succeed in school by providing a space where tutors can help them with their homework.
The Vocabulary Initiative: A Model for Vocabulary Instruction
Authors: Salhotra Neeraj
Published: August 2022

The U.S. currently has wide income and racial achievement gaps in reading. The disparity between African Americans or Hispanics and Caucasians is multiple grade levels; in other words, 13-year-old Caucasians' reading scores are equivalent to those of 17-year-old Hispanics or African Americans (Family Facts 2009). While this reading gap has multiple causes, the vocabulary disparity is one of the primary drivers. These vocabulary differences are present when students begin school and only widen in each successive school year. Additionally, vocabulary understanding is critical for reading comprehension and thus success on standardized tests and ultimately success in high school and college. It is clear, therefore, that if the nationhopes to reduce the reading achievement gap and help boost college completion rates for lowincome and minority Americans, the vocabulary gap must be addressed.
Multifaceted Growth Through Community-Based Learning
Authors: Williams Lindsey
Published: August 2022

A myriad of experiences call us to learn, collaborate, and grow. Through these events, individuals are ultimately able to seek meaning in their lives and work toward becoming better versions of themselves. One way in which an individual can achieve this is through service and interaction with his or her community. In the past year, I have participated in three communitybased learning classes. CBL classes aim to enrich student learning through community service and provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to specific community experiences. By participating in such curriculum, students are not only able to meet their needs academically, but are also able to meet the needs of their community. These classes have afforded me the opportunity to work with various populations and increase my awareness of the diverse groups that make up my community.
The Metamorphosis: Positive Effects of a Service Learning Internship
Authors: Gustafson Seth
Published: August 2022

As my junior year of college approached, I was already worrying about next summer’s internship opportunities. In today’s competitive job market, internships are the best resource for obtaining a job right after college. While my preliminary goal was finding an internship that would pay the most or position me in an exotic area, I realized I was searching with the wrong intentions. The goal in life is not to have the most money or live in the biggest house; instead, the goal is to simply be happy. So I shut my laptop and grabbed the nearest pencil and paper to begin writing down what on this earth makes me joyful. As I began to write, it became apparent that I did not need some six-figure job, a big house, or a fancy car. All I needed for happiness was a job that would allow me to assist in improving people’s lives. I believe Mahatma Gandhi expressed the importance of community service best when he said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Minneapolis Riverfront Vitality Indicators
Authors: Avre Zachary , Bentz Alexander , Feinberg Andrew , Fong Hannah , Goldfischer Eric , Groom Talia , Hart Carey , Horwitz Jesse , Kent Harry , Miszczyk Agata , Nelson Renata , Otte Daniel , Plummer Leah , Schieferdecker Alex , Sombor Anne
Published: August 2022

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The Malaysian Police and Domestic Violence
Authors: Tucker Andie
Published: August 2022

The Malaysian police force has a history of poorly responding to domestic violence crime, but this poor response has never been academically discussed or studied. Interviews were conducted with Malaysian domestic violence victims, local women’s rights NGO leaders, Malaysian social workers, lawyers, and police officers to betterunderstand this problem, and this study seeks to identify specific problems and potentialsolutions. The problems identified by this study were rooted in poor understanding of domestic violence crime among the police force, and a systemic unwillingness to respond to the problem. The suggested recommendations come from social workers and domestic violence victims, and all highlight the role of the police force in domestic violence response and prevention in Malaysia.
PPT Presentation: An Evaluation of the Chemtronics Superfund Site
Authors: Brooks-Planck Megan , May Eden , Buttrick Michael , Yuan Li Meng , Bonnell Elizabeth , Johnson Rebecca , Williams Stephanie
Published: August 2022

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Gateway to the Forest City? Portland, Maine's Bayside Neighborhood, 1866-2014
Authors: Tougas Alexander J.
Published: August 2022

Ever since Portland officials created Bayside out of earth and rubble in the 1850s, they have made changes to its physical landscape with limited, if any, resident participation in the process. Bayside, a small, urban neighborhood on the fringe of Portland, Maine’s downtown, has never been deemed worthy of deliberate planning efforts that engaged the entire community, and has become both an environmentally- and socially-marginalized area. Now, however, the city has proposed a new development known as Midtown, a large-scale project consisting of four towers and two parking garages, for West Bayside (the western half of the neighborhood). Based on research I conducted on the social and environmental history of Bayside, I argue that in order to avoid the mistakes of the past, those who seek to change Bayside’s landscape today must acknowledge the neighborhood’s multifaceted history and include residents of all types in the Midtown project and other plans for the neighborhood’s future. This strategy will enable Bayside to transcend the public perception that the neighborhood is only home to undesirable people and industry.
Applications of Service Learning through a Room Renovation Project
Authors: Mershon Katelyn , Meinhart Steffi
Published: August 2022

Imagine your favorite memory with your family. Is it gathering around the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa, and playing games on a cold day? Maybe it is that one tradition your family has as the New Year approaches. Now stop. Imagine that same memory with no fireplace, no hot cocoa, no games; your family tradition is incomplete. All you have is a room at a shelter without anything that reminds you of that place you call home. We saw a place like this when visiting our local Salvation Army and knew right away we wanted to make a difference. Thankfully, as students in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) at Purdue University, we have gained skills that have given us the ability to make a change in our community. These skills come from the variety of subjects in Family and Consumer Sciences, such as: housing, textiles, nutrition, foods, personal finance, child development, and more. In this program, we are preparing to teach middle and high school students about the many content areas of Family and Consumer Sciences. Community Issues and Applications for Educators (EDCI 350) is a required course in the FCSE teacher-education program. In this class, we completed an in-depth service learning project which is the source and focus of this article. The purpose of EDCI 350 is the “examination of diverse family and community characteristics and issues, and potential impacts on teaching and learning processes. The course includes interactions with human service agencies and personnel in schools and communities” (Purdue University Course Catalog). Our service learning project, in particular, taught us that it takes a significant amount of knowledge, time, and effort in order to have a large impact in ourcommunity.
It's Never Just a Legal Problem: Meaningful Access, Responsive Design, and Procedural Justice
Authors: Mirmalek Taliah
Published: August 2022

Forms. In California, the majority of court activities require forms. These forms were designed with lawyers and legal professionals in mind (Hough 2010) and are accordingly understood best by them. As a result of the legal training I have received through JusticeCorps and my resulting experience fielding questions from self-represented litigants, I have learned first-hand the extent to which the paperwork, the terms and conditions of the procedure, the names of judicial categories, even the method of stapling and presenting documents before the court, are all done in very specific ways. In part, this specificity is an outcome of bureaucratic pressures to standardize and to facilitate communication across all levels of judicial functions. However, the question remains: In a system meant to administer and facilitate something as crucial as justice for the people, why is the process so starkly inaccessible? Surely, the aim of a justice system is not comprehensibility solely for an elite, specialized few, even in moments when more comprehensibility is an option.
From Tadpole to King Frog
Authors: Bremer Chris , Cherry Aaron , Deane Christopher , Graff Lucas , Kelsey Ian , Lewis Cody , Lewis Michelle , Lorenz Chris , Magee Nic , Sampson Tanner , Tatarashvili Shorena
Published: August 2022

Our team completed a service-learning project for Bus378 Project Management at the University of Idaho in Spring 2014. Project Management is a service-learning course open to any student with junior standing or above. The course allows students to learn tools and techniques to manage projects in any type of organization. Students work in teams to complete projects for community partners, gaining hands-on use of the concepts they learn in class. All projects fulfill several course learning objectives, including partaking in a project team, which uses the concepts taught in class to manage a project from start to finish. Each student is expected to spend 30 to 40 hours participating in project work over the semester. In Spring 2014, the class had 57 students enrolled; four teams were formed.
The Transformative Power of Art
Authors: Sandoval Sofia
Published: August 2022

Art has power, and it is evident in the world all around us. From decades long ago in which art began social revolutions, such as Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera’s expressive works of socialist dreams, to more recent times when art exposes current social injustices, such as JR’s works challenging preconceptions and breaking down prejudices, it is clear and evident that art truly has a power.
Addressing Health Disparities in Cancer through Service-Learning
Authors: Curry Kristen
Published: August 2022

In 1970, cancer was the second leading cause of death in the U.S. and the American people sought answers. In response, at the 1971 State of the Union address Richard Nixon asserted that he would, “Ask for an appropriation of an extra $100 million to launch an intensive campaign to find a cure for cancer, and I will ask later for whatever additional funds can effectively be used. The time has come in America when the same kind of concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon should be turned toward conquering this dread disease. Let us make a total national commitment to achieve this goal” (DeVita). Almost a full year later, in December 1971, Nixon signed the National Cancer Act, which was popularized as “The War on Cancer.” This act allotted $1.5 billion dollars for cancer research over the next three years.
Finding Agency to Create Ripples of Social Change in the Cancer World
Authors: Smith Edmund E.
Published: August 2022

Ripples. We have all experienced this seemingly minute wonder at some point in our lives. They are a series of waves in a body of water caused by a single force, disturbing the water’s quiet stillness. Given the strength of the force, this ripple effect can be as minimal as dropping a small pebble in the water. A noticeable disturbance is witnessed, catalyzing a repetition of small waves, but after only a brief moment, the water returns to its original stagnant state. However, if we were to introduce a tremendous force, such as a boulder into a pond, a succession of higher order cataclysmic ripples would exist that would eventually erupt into waves crashing on nearby land. When I envision this effect, I imagine it being analogous tofinding the agency to create a degree of social change. The cancer world has been perpetuated with fear and anguish, more lives tarnished than almost anything man could ever produce. Its prominence proliferates daily, and simultaneously, growing research and cancer walks are conducted. It has become the talk echoed around the world, but maybe that is exactly what society needs. A conversation. Society needs a proper conversation that will ignite the flame of the great social change. Coming to this deceptively simple understanding took time as I and other students journeyed through the Cancer Biology class and saw the beauty of through the power of service learning.
Service Learning, Serious Lessons: A Reflection on Service Experiences and Ways to Fix the System
Authors: Warden Donald
Published: August 2022

Each year, thousands of students at American colleges and universities flock to a variety of opportunities to serve their community as a requirement for a class – I was one of those students. In the Atlanta area, there are many opportunities for service in the sciences. The class I took focused on cancer biology and thus we focused our service on cancer-related projects. Part of my service was working at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. I also prepared children’s activities at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and facilitated an on-campus Relay for Life team. All of these experiences were fulfilling in their own way through my foray into cancer-related volunteerism. Ultimately, these opportunities enlightened me to several key facets of service currently in practice: service opportunity attendance, increased linguistic and socioeconomic barriers, and reaching supporters’ minds, not just their wallets. Specific experiences revealed the aforementioned as issues in the status quo, and after careful reflection and internal dialogue, several solutions exist.
From Tragedy to Reality: Analyzing the Rhetoric of Inner-city Communities and Their Members
Authors: Williams Najya
Published: August 2022

“First, we need a more realistic understanding of America’s inner cities. They are socially and culturally heterogeneous, and a great majority of residents are law-abiding, God-fearing and often socially conservative.”                                                                      -Orlando Patterson, New York Times

Born into a family of African American and Guyanese descent, I was well aware of the rhetoric surrounding minorities and inner-city communities that was established long before I was brought into this world. I grew up as a resident of Deanwood, a small community located in Ward 7 of Washington D.C., and always strived to beat the odds and prove the common stereotypes wrong. With U.S. Census Bureau (2010) data describing the region’s population as disadvantaged and economically unequipped, it is difficult for many on the outside looking in to believe that there are any who don’t fall into these labels. Based on my own experiences, I found that I had certain advantages by being an inner-city youth. In the very community I grew up in, I was crowned the first Queen of the Nannie Helen Burroughs Day Parade, served as a Historic Trail Guide on the Deanwood Trail, and won a poetry contest at my local library, Dorothy Heights Public Library. These moments are special to me because they display how Ward 7 not only celebrates its people, but also honors its historical prominence as well. Being a part of these events educated me about how Ward 7 has enriched the history of the Washington metropolitan area as a whole. I have had the unique opportunity and privilege of creating history in a region that has been written off by the rest of society.
Exploring the Effects of Parental Prevention Education on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Authors: Berrios-Thomas Saskia
Published: August 2022

This research explores the impact of a parental prevention education program on child sexual abuse. A pre-existing parental prevention education program through Pittsburgh Action Against Rape works to give parents knowledge in warning signs, bystander intervention, and prevention techniques for child sexual abuse. Quantitative surveys were given before and after the program. Qualitative interviews were conducted after the program to measure parents’ level of understanding and intent to implement prevention knowledge in their households.
Promoting Optimistic Thinking in YMCA Afterschool Students
Authors: Ballein Nikki , Barker Lauren , Battie Jazmyn , Beckler Brittaney , Chunguyen Emily , DeVous Megan , Dillard Devon , Herdeman Emily , Johnson Jamila , Kershaw Kiyana , Lovett Taylor , McPeters Kara , Montgomery Bekah , Neki Preet , Robb Sarah , Saffin Mackenzie , Schille Don , Thomas Chandler , Tilford Alina , Wilson Sally
Published: August 2022

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Sound Off: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow's Tales of An Artivist
Authors: Walton Brytelle
Published: August 2022

Storytelling has allowed me to discover much about others, myself, and the complex ideologies of life. I have developed these concepts in a space of academia, professionalism, and social justice, all the while conscious of being a voice for people that have been muted through generations for one unjust reason or another. My voice as a writer and storyteller continues to gain range as I continue in this craft.
Peer Mediation as a Viable Option for School Conflict Resolution Programs
Authors: Whiteside Rachael
Published: August 2022

Albert Bandura (1977 )developed the Social Learning (SL) theory to explain that people learn how to act from each other. They learn through observation, mimicry, and modeling. To explain how adolescent aggression develops he coined the phrase “reciprocal determinism,”meaning a person’s environment affects his behavior and vice versa. Bandura’s theory helps to establish a baseline criterion for interpreting the development of adolescent conflict resolution skills. From the ages of 11 to 14, children begin the early transitional phase of childhood to adulthood. At this time, kids start to experiment with more vibrant forms of self-expression, contemplate different social perspectives, move towards independence as they make self-guided decisions, and regularly question established norms. This point in psychological development leaves children highly impressionable as they absorb the actions of their environment and subsequently use their behavior to alter the environment.
The Impact of Income Levels on Food Insecurity in Rural Communities
Authors: Annestrand Kelly , Lenz Shelby , Bird Andrea , James Amy
Published: August 2022

The issue of food insecurity, defined by Anderson (1990) as: “[The] limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (1557), is wide spread for rural communities as they experience a lack of proper nutrition at a higher rate.This research study seeks to examine the correlation between household income per the poverty level and food insecurity within the population of a rural area.The research seeks to identify trends in the levels of income and the levels of food insecurity in a rural area based upon the poverty threshold.The poverty threshold, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Services (2016), is the minimal amount of income needed for a family to meet its basic needs. Using the poverty threshold as a measure of the minimum amount of income needed, the poverty threshold is determined by the amount of family members in the home, beginning with $11,880 annually for a household of one individual, and increasing by $4,140 for each additional household member (U.S. Department ofHealthand HumanServices 2016).
The Importance of Play Past Childhood: Engaging in Civic Spaces
Authors: Middleton Taylor
Published: August 2022

As I stepped into my leadership studies class for the first time, I was immediately presented with two large circles of chairs. I chose a seat, and we all settled into the two groups. Our instructor began by posing a question: “When was a time you observed or participated in an experience that helped to make progress on an issue or problem facing the community?” We each took turns sharing our experiences. After every student had a chance to speak, we analyzed what patterns or themes surfaced in the stories we shared, which included those of encouragement, helping others, safety, and establishing a sense of belonging. Then we were asked: “If you had to physically represent what we have talked about today, how would you do that?” Blank stares ensued. It was the last thing any of us had expected to hear. Initially, I could not comprehend what I was being asked to do, though it was a clear request. Our professor repeated the prompt as eleven college students tried to figure out how to enact what we discussed.
Beyond Laboratory Walls: The Rewards and Challenges of Bringing Product Development into the Community
Authors: Mitchell Aoife
Published: August 2022

In autumn 2015, as a final year undergraduate of Nutraceuticals for Health and Nutrition in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in Dublin, Ireland, I was met with great curiosity upon learning about the option of completing my undergraduate final year, capstone research thesis through community-based research (CBR). It was something I had never heard of before and felt it would be an interesting way of both gaining valuable real-life experience through collaborative methods while completing a vital component of my degree.
Undergraduate Service Learning in Uganda: Project Observations and Recommendations
Authors: Harlow Chris
Published: August 2022

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Addressing Environmental Externalities: The Role of the Public Utilities Commission in Rhode Island's Transition to Renewable Energy
Authors: Messer Anna P. , Taswell Ethan L. , August Harry G.W. , Maunus Lauren B.
Published: August 2022

In 2015, citing the need for more reliable and clean energy, Rhode Island officials announced plans to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville. The plant, Invenergy’s Clear River Energy Center (hereafter CREC), would be able to produce up to 1000 megawatts to be distributed throughout New England. However, the plant has sparked significant controversy among local residents, environmental groups, and politicians (Kuffner 2015). Proponents of CREC, including Governor Gina Raimondo, argue that the power plant is essential to supplement supply lost when Vermont Yankee went off-line and to meet the electricity demands of Rhode Islanders and New Englanders while keeping energy prices affordable (Kuffner 2016). Opponents of the power plant say that the construction of this power plant will make the State’s environmental goals impossible to meet (Roberts 2016).
Optimizing Data Collection for Rescued Food in Pittsburgh
Authors: John Ashley
Published: August 2022

412 Food Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit organization based out of Pittsburgh. It began as a“direct response to the disconnect between food waste, hunger and environmental sustainability”(“What We Do” 2017). 412 Food Rescue was founded in 2014 b yLeah Lizarondo, an advocatefor food, health, and access in Pittsburgh, and Gisele Fetterman, founder of The Freestore in Braddock which distributes surplus and donated goods for free.
Listening to Hear
Authors: Mikhaiel Yasmin Zacaria
Published: August 2022

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Service-Learning: Changing Students Through Non-Traditional Education
Authors: Tyler Kyleigh
Published: August 2022

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Measuring the Efficacy of Lead Interventions in Millvale, Pennsylvania
Authors: Trimble Daly
Published: August 2022

Millvale, Pennsylvania is a lower income borough on the outside of Pittsburgh struggling with the risk of waterborne lead exposure, a problem prevalent throughout Allegheny County.This study surveyed recipients of the free filter pitcher distribution program that occurred over the summer of 2017. Researchers investigated pitcher usage behaviors and reasoning, otherways the recipient households invested to prevent lead exposure, water testing rates, and interest in community programs. Surveys were mailed to 136 household addresses from the distribution list. The response rate was 24.6% (n=32) and represented a population with frequent filter use and interest in town initiatives. Respondents also reported a high rate of purchasing bottled water to substitute for tap. Additional data suggests that residents may be filtering their waterand purchasing bottled water regardless of whether their homes put them at risk for lead exposure or not, indicating a need for more information about the nature of the region’s lead problems. The surveys show that, while the pitchers were a very successful intervention, Millvale would benefit from more organized efforts to spread information, perform lead tests, and offer long-term solutions to its residents.
How Content-Based Learning Widens the Achievement Gap for English Language Learners
Authors: Strade Tara
Published: August 2022

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Syringe Exchange Service Mapping and Analysis with Neighborhood Level Factors within Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Authors: Patel Samik
Published: August 2022

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Negotiating the Public/Private in Racial and Gender Essentialist Advocacy at the San Francisco Chinatown Branch Public Library
Authors: Chen Sally
Published: August 2022

Public libraries are a wonder—they are institutions that invite you to linger at no expense. Often, they are built as if to anticipate your needs before they even register. Although not part of their job description, community branch librarians frequently take on the roles of local educators, resource advocates, and cultural navigators. The San Francisco Chinatown Branch librarians embodied this invisible history of labor, particularly through their advocacy to revitalize the physical space of the library in the 1970s-1990s. I deploy methods of close-reading with specific theoretical frameworks on community formation and culture to analyze the librarians’ work in the service of their public branch libraries. I analyze print material and local ephemera: coalition circulations, programming and exhibition flyers, pamphlets and surveys, and newspaper and magazine articles from the San Francisco Public Library archives. I argue that libraries are not only physical community centers, but critical centralized hubs of community knowledge and culture that librarians cultivate, that are vital to combatting and reshaping narratives of who and what Asians and Asian Americans are, against dominant forms ascribed by the nation-state.
PENGEMBANGAN KOGNITIF PADA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR DENGAN LITERATUR HARIAN
Authors: Ramadhan Almadani  , , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

Orang tua memiliki persepsi terhadap pembelajaran di masa Covid-19 oleh sebab itu munculnya internet pada pembelajaran membuat orang tua peserta didik mempunyai kekhawatiran tersendiri terhadap peranan internet dalam hasil belajar peserta didik. Maka dari itu pada penelitian di dalam jurnal ini peneliti mencoba menggali persepsi orang tua dengan metode wawancara dan pengumpulan data berupa dekripsi kualittatif dengan pendekatan induktif dan teknik analisa naratif. Persepsi yang didapat dengan adanya peran internet dalam hasil belajar peserta didik adalah bahwa banyak orang tua yang mengeluhkan hasil belajar peserta didik turun karena penyalahgunaan internet dan kurangnya pendampingan orang tua dalam proses belajar mengajar di rumah sebab banyak kendala yang di dapatkan dengan adanya penggunaan internet. Salah satu faktor kendala adalah tidak semua orang tua paham penggunaan internet, kurangnya kuota dan signal yang tidak memungkinkan sehingga banyak miscommunication antara pengajar dan peserta didik. Terlebih lagi banyak peserta didik yang malas untuk mengerjakan tugas rumah dan mengandalkan orang tua serta internet .
PENGARUH DISIPLIN KERJA DAN MOTIVASI VOLUNTEER TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. GLOBAL ARROW CABANG SEMARANG
Authors: Andrianto  , Honorata Ratnawati  Dwi Putranti
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini membahas pengaruh disiplin kerja dan motivasi volunter pada PT. Global Arrow Semarang yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh disiplin kerja dan motivasi volunteer terhadap kinerja karyawan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan PT. Global Arrow Semarang, sebanyak 214 orang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan PT. Global Arrow Semarang. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data kuantitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner, wawancara dan observasi langsung di lapangan. Metode pengambilan sampel akan dianalisis menggunakan Uji Validitas, Uji Reliabilitas,          Analisis Regresi Linear Berganda, Uji Normalitas, Uji Asumsi Klasik, Uji Goodnes of Fit (Uji Model) dan Uji Hipotesis.

Adapun temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah, pertama, disiplin kerja berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT. Global Arrow, kedua  motivasi volunteer berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja karyawan di PT. Global Arrow.Kata kunci: Computer Numeric Control ( CNC ), Material Fabrikasi, Karya Arsitektur
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA NON FISIK DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP RETENSI KARYAWAN DI PT KHARISMA ASIA MAKMUR
Authors: Yohanes Ronaldo Ngazo  , Honorata Ratnawati Dwi Putranti
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lingkungan kerja non fisik dan kompensasi terhadap retensi karyawan baik secara simultan maupun parsial. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Kharisma Asia Makmur Kalimantan Barat. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara membagikan kuesioner. Populasi dan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan PT Kharisma Asia Makmur yang berjumlah 55 orang. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda yang diolah menggunakan program IBM SPSS Statistic versi 23. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lingkungan kerja non fisik dan kompensasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap retensi karyawan, maka semakin baik lingkungan kerja non fisik dan kompensasi maka retensi karyawan meningkat.
History, Changes, Impacts, and Perspectives of the National Cotton Variety Test (NCVT): Sixty Years of the Program
Authors: Zeng Linghe
Published: August 2022

The National Cotton Variety Test (NCVT) is a USDA-ARS national program to evaluate cotton varieties/lines developed by major U.S. cotton breeding programs for lint yield, fiber quality, and seed quality in annual trials across the U.S. Cotton Belt. This year is the 60th anniversary of the program, and this review article provides the background, leadership history, original objectives and their changes, and a summary of the impacts in cotton production and accomplishments of the program in cotton research. The NCVT history reflects the efforts of U.S. cotton breeders to improve cotton varieties by addressing environmental influences in cotton production and increasing competition in the global market of raw cotton fibers. The scientific accomplishments reviewed in this article can be used as references and guidelines for future cotton breeding.
Optimum Irrigation Termination Timing in Furrow Irrigated Cotton
Authors: Plumblee Michael T. , Dodds Darrin M. , Krutz L. Jason , Catchot Jr. Angus L. , Irby J. Trenton , Jenkins Johnie N.
Published: August 2022

Properly terminating furrow irrigation in mid-southern United States (U.S.) crops could reduce irrigation costs, the likelihood of adverse harvest conditions, and agricultural withdrawal from the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVAA). This research was conducted to determine an optimum termination window for furrow-irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the mid-southern U.S. The effects of irrigation termination timing on cotton lint yield, net returns, and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) were evaluated on a Leeper silty clay loam (fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts) and on a Dundee silty clay (fine-silty, mixed, active, Typic Endoaqualfs). Neither terminating nor continuing to irrigate cotton from cutout (NAWF = 5) up to three weeks past first cracked boll had an effect on lint yield or fiber quality (p ≥ 0.6107). Irrigation water use efficiency declined when water was applied past cutout (p < 0.0001). Results indicate that irrigation in cotton can be terminated at cutout without adversely effecting lint yield and fiber quality if soil water potential does not exceed -130 kPa prior to first cracked boll. Terminating irrigation in cotton at cutout could reduce late season irrigation cost and reduce water withdrawal from the MRVAA thus improving it sustainability.