Developing a Long-Term Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Freshwater Contaminants for the National Park Service in Southeast Alaska

We are developing a long-term monitoring protocol for the National Park Service (NPS) through a collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). The goal is to monitor the status and trends of freshwater contaminants in the NPS Southeast Alaska Network (SEAN). The protocol will enable long term monitoring of selected chemical, and biological elements that represent the overall health or condition of park resources, the effects of stressors, and elements with important human values. The primary objective for the first phase of this multi-year project is preparing a draft protocol which articulates and adopts the specific measurable objectives of the long-term monitoring program

United Nations Resolutions 661: Intervention, Devastation and the Internal Collapse of 1990s Iraq

In 1945, the United Nations was created to uphold international peace and security. In order to ensure prosperity for all members of the international community, the United Nations implements economic sanctions against countries that violate pre-determined standards. Such was the case in August of 1990; when the United Nations created UN Resolution 661 in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. What followed was a 13-year sanctions regime against Iraq that created a humanitarian crisis, specifically in the areas of healthcare, infrastructure, and domestic economy. The use of sanctions by the United Nations violated their purported goal of promoting peace and prosperity for all. Instead, sanctions create more instability for the states they are placed on and the UN continues to prey on vulnerable populations by instituting sanctions, as happened in Iraq with UN Resolution 661

Oral History Interview: Mattie Adkins

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Mattie Adkins discusses: growing up in Southern West Virginia; the roles of men, women, and children in the community and in the family; the work her family did; education in her community in the early 1900s; the geography of the area she grew up in; brief sections on marriage and burial customs within her family; a brief section on race relations; community life; religion (including her beliefs in witches & demonic possession); bandaging wounds; cooking; a few stories about murder, accidents, death, and giving to the poor; as well as other topics.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1477/thumbnail.jp

College Tops Hill Where Old Fort Once Stood

Supplement to the Park City Daily News promoting Western Kentucky University through the announcement of the completion of the Physical Education Building in 1931 which became Helm Library in 1965. Includes articles: Captain Brinton Davis Now Known as Hill Builder, Moore Brothers Completed Work Here with Ease, Physical Ed Building One of Prettiest, Mills Partitions Used in Physical Education Hall, Local Companies Sold Materials in New Building and New Building is Fitted with Safe Stairway Treads

Struggle for survival

Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors was (WECAN) founded by a group of Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois) residents in reaction to an arson fire in 1980. Historically, WECAN's focus has been to prevent the abandonment of Woodlawn properties. This report describes the organizing effort behind a fund that could be used to finance rehabilitation efforts. (Library-derived description)Butler, M. (1994). Struggle for survival. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)School of Community Economic Developmen

Early Childhood Trauma: Implications for Educators and the Importance of Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Dr. Bruce Perry, the renowned child psychiatrist, defines trauma as “an experience, or pattern of experiences, that impairs the proper functioning of the person’s stress-response system, making it more reactive or sensitive” (Supin, 2016, p. 5). According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, one study discovered that more than half of children aged 2–5 had experienced some form of a severe traumatic stressor in their lifetime (Zero to Six Collaborative Group, 2010). Consequently, there is a high likelihood of finding a child who has experienced trauma within any educator’s classroom walls. Because of this fact, future and present educators must understand how undergoing trauma affects the brain. The link between sustaining trauma and the size of the brain cortex can negatively affect a child’s memory, attention span, perceptual awareness, communication abilities, and consciousness (Bachner & Orwig, 2008). Since all of these skills are necessary for success in a classroom setting, answering the question of how to reach students who have undergone trauma is of utmost importance. In fact, a team of child psychologists from a San Diego health facility took notice of the trend between early childhood trauma and high-risk behavior in adulthood. This led to the creation of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study (ACEs), a study which evaluated trauma on the basis of ten questions over a breadth of categories including abuse, neglect, and mental health issues (See Appendix A for a copy of the ACE questionnaire). With a higher ACEs score comes a greater risk for destructive patterns in adulthood (Buckwalter & Powell, 2017). Some examples of the ways trauma can occur include abuse, neglect, abandonment, the death of a parent, guardian or close relative, and severe accidents. While the scope of traumatic experiences is broad, the psychological effects are similar regardless of the cause. For a child who has been exposed to one ACE category, the likelihood of exposure to another traumatic experience increases to approximately 80% (Buckwalter & Powell, 2017). A study conducted by Nadine Burke, a pediatrician, in conjunction with a few child psychologists found that less than 3% of children who had an ACE score of zero exhibited learning and behavior issues. Whereas, children with an ACE score of four or greater had a 51.2% propensity toward educational hindrances (Burke et al., 2011). Because children who have experienced trauma experience great consequences in both the psychological and educational realms, further exploration becomes necessary. Within the following paper, the psychological effects of early-childhood trauma will be expounded upon. Following that discussion, an explanation of the implications for pedagogical techniques and for trauma-sensitive schooling will ensue

Ouachita and Henderson collaborate to perform To Kill a Mockingbird Sept. 29-Oct. 10

The Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University theatre programs are partnering to produce and perform To Kill a Mockingbird. The play is adapted by Christopher Sergel from the classic novel by Harper Lee. The show will be performed Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. in OBU’s Verser Theatre and Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in HSU’s Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre

Box Label 2

A second label prepared for the copper box housed in the Kentucky Museum. The contents of this box duplicate as nearly as it is possible for us to do, the contents of the one which was placed in the base of Dr. Cherry\u27s bronze statue. Mattie M. McLean, April 6, 1938.https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/exhibit_2015/1028/thumbnail.jp