American Culture: A Sociological Perspectives

The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western origin but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Pacific Island, and Latin American people and their cultures. American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. The United States is sometimes described as a "melting pot" in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct "flavors" to American culture. The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world\u27s most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television. The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western culture (European) origin and form but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American people and their cultures. The American way of life or simply the American way is the unique lifestyle of the people of the United States of America. It refers to a nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Friends of Musselman LIbrary Newsletter Spring 2008

Table of Contents: From the Director: Honor with Books Kick-Off (Robin Wagner, Brittany Bloam ’07, Jack Ryan, Robert Bohrer); Library Helps Information Literacy (Katherine Downton); Save the Date: Piano Trio; Library Lingo (Kathy D’Angelo); Federated Searching; Focus on Philanthropy: Rare American Bible Folios (Geoff Jackson ‘91); Phi Kappa Psi Papers (Reverend Fredrick Weiser ’57, Ned Brownley ’53); Rare Albumen Prints of the Gettysburg Battlefield; Gettysburg Semester (Allen Guelzo); 2 WWII Propaganda Posters; GettDigital: How It Is Done (Tina Gebhart); Hidden Talents (Neil Beach, Kathy Bradley, Kim Davidson, Julia Hendon, Suzy Miller, Janelle Wertzberger); Library Exhibits (Lindsay Treworgy ’08); LP Records (Tim Sestrick, Amy Ward); Study Break – Decorate Carts; Music at Musselman (Dr. F. William Sunderman Senior \u2719, Dr. F. William Sunderman Junior); Librarians in Vienna; Alumni Collectors( William C. Wright ‘61 and Ian Isherwood); Pat Hogan and Pat Boron; Warner Endowmen

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2006

Table of Contents: From the Director: 25th Anniversary (Matt Harris ’83, Jenniger Pollock ’06); Unveiling the Past: Hidden Treasures of the Gettysburg College Asian Art Collection (Molly Hutton, Dr. Frank H. Kramer ’14); Music at Musselman: Smithsonian Global Sound; Just What is a Music Librarian? (Tim Sestrick); Spotlight on Collecting: Lincoln Sermons (Karen Drickamer, John Barnett); Focus on Philanthropy; Spring Blooms at Musselman Library (Pat Henry ’71); Library news: BoNanas, Muscle Man, Hoch’s Book, Mashiko Potters, One Book, Summer Reads (Gabor Borrit, Dr. Bradley Hoch); GettDigital: Gettysburgian; Library acquires Early American Newspapers; Coming This Fall: Jewish Literature (Stephen Stern, Janelle Wertzberger); Hidden Talents (Kay Etheridge); Clowning Around with Jeffrey Gabel; Where Are They Now? Holley Interns (Molly Thomas Larkin ’98, Kelly Kemp Spies ’99, Jennifer Chesnet Harp ’03, Meggan Emler Smith ’04, Jason Kowell ’05); Intern Delves Into College History (Nicole Lenart ’06); Replicas of Remington’s Bronzes on Display (Molly Hutton

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2007

Table of Contents: From the Director: Strategic Planning (Robin Wagner, Kerri Odess-Harnish); Book Cart Drill Team Wins Silver; Save the Date (Stephen Herr ’89, Stewart W. Herman Jr. ‘30); Fortenbaugh Intern (Dave Hadley ’09); Nicaraguan Pottery Exhibit; Music at Musselman Library; Composer Libby Larsen Donates Archive (Lisa Terjesen ’06, Tim Sestrick); Hidden Talents: Robocalifragilistic (Sharon Birch); Library exhibits (Raj Ramanathapillai); First Impressions (Natalie Hinton, Susan Pinkey); Report of Gifts 2006-2007; Focus on Philanthropy (Dr. Paul Muchinsky, George Hay Kain 1897); Call for Alumni Collectors; Database “Scopus” (Hubert Luther McSherry ’15, Jaimie N. Schock ’09); Musselman Library Trivia; The Advisor is In (Daniel R. Gilbert Jr., Anukul Gurung ’09, Lara Grieco ’07, Maggie O’Reilly ’09); Alumni Authors (Ellen Shaw Bakalian ’82, J. Michael Bishop ’57, Dave Brown ’82, Jennifer Bryant ’82, Deborah V.R. Harper ’82, Leslie Mass ’62, Janet Morgan Riggs ’77, George H. Sweet Jr. ‘42, David Tohn ’87, Michael Birkner ‘72); Holley Intern (Tara Wink ’07); When It Comes to Movies, She’s the Star (Nancy Johnson); A Tree Grows in Musselman Library (Penny Sites, Nancy Costella, Sheman Hendrix

Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Massachusetts Biotechnology Industry (2007)

Immigrant entrepreneurs are co-founders in 25.7 percent of Massachusetts Biotechnology firms. In 2006, these immigrant-founded biotechnology companies produced over $7.6 billion dollars in sales and employed over 4,000 workers. The foreign-born founders came from across the globe but in larger numbers from Europe, Canada or Asia. Their firms specialize in the most complex, risky, life science-intensive aspects of biotechnology to seek knowledge directly applicable to human health. Biotechnology is a crucial industry for Massachhusetts and the evidence strongly suggests that immigrants have been key contributors to this industry by establishing new businesses as well as bringing intellectual capital and thereby contributing significantly to the overall economic growth of the Commonwealth

Meaning-filled metaphors enabling schools to create enhanced learning cultures

It is interesting to speculate on metaphor as an instrument capable of facilitating actions leading to powerful consequences. Metaphors remain in the consciousness longer than facts and therefore actions based on specific facts in one context become transferrable to another context through the use of metaphoric symbolism. Current research in schools that have undertaken the Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievements in Schools (IDEAS) improvement process indicate that collectively developed metaphor use has the dynamic power to facilitate cognitive connections across whole school communities. In so doing, schools engaged in the IDEAS process are developing and utilising significant new knowledge for whole school achievement through cultures of collaboration and commitment. This chapter recognises that when schools are constantly bombarded with the need to undertake substantial changes in practice, the utilisation of a contextual unifying metaphor is capable of assisting wide spread and aligned change processes to unfold