The Impact of a Heroism-Themed Outreach with Title I Summer Program Students

Is it possible to teach students about heroism? This presentation will examine how a five-session intervention influenced at-risk students’ understanding of a hero. Outcomes from the study may be of interest to educators, administrators, and counselors who encourage students to find positive role models in the community

Remarkable preservation of microbial mats in Neoproterozoic siliciclastic settings : Implications for Ediacaran taphonomic models

The authors thank Duncan McIlroy and Alex Liu for their discussions, help, comments and field support, the National Trust for access to Longmyndian localities, and the staff of the British Geological Survey Palaeontology unit and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History for their assistance with access to materials. The comments and suggestions of two anonymous reviewers and Nora Noffke significantly improved the manuscript.Peer reviewedPostprin

Biogeochemical silica mass balances in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior

Silica budgets for Lake Michigan and Lake Superior differ in several respects. Mass balance calculations for both lakes agree with previous studies in that permanent burial of biogenic silica in sediments may be only about 5% of the biogenic silica produced by diatoms. Because dissolution rates are large, good estimates of permanent burial of diatoms can not be obtained indirectly from the internal cycle of silica (silica uptake by diatoms and subsequent dissolution) but must be obtained from the sediment stratigraphy. The annual net production of biogenic silica in Lake Michigan requires 71% of the winter maximum silica reservoir which must be maintained primarily by internal cycling in this large lake whereas the comparable silica demand in Lake Superior is only 8.3%. The greater silica demand in Lake Michigan is the result of phosphorus enrichment which has increased diatom production. It is hypothesized that steady-state silica dynamics in Lake Michigan were disrupted by increased diatom production between 1955 and 1970 and that a new steady state based on silica-limited diatom production developed after 1970. Mass balance calculations for Lake Michigan show in contrast with previous work that the hypothesized water column silica depletion of 3.0 g · m −3 could have occurred even though 90% or more of the biogenic silica production is recycled.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/42471/1/10533_2004_Article_BF02187199.pd

Service-Learning and Community Engagement as Part of a Four Year Undergraduate Leadership Development Program

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CHARLESTON STRONG: Community Hope and Healing Through a Collaborative Mural Project

On June 17th, 2015 a horrific shooting at the iconic Emanuel Church in Charleston, SC shook our community, state, and nation. In the aftermath of the shooting issues of race relations, historic divides, anger, and healing permeated conversations at every level. Against this backdrop our college, already deeply immersed in service learning and community engagement, considered ways to be part of the healing, reflection, and positive action to grow out of this tragedy. A collaboration among the college’s Fine Arts Department and Service Leaning and Civic Engagement program culminated in the interactive community of painting of a block-long mural the week of our annual campus-wide experiential learning event, Leadership Day. In the summer of 2015 Artist Gil Shuler created an inspirational palmetto tree and dove “CHARLESTON STRONG” artwork which he freely shared. For our Charleston Strong Mural project he consented to a large rendering of this art as a centerpiece of a block-long mural which community members augmented by adding their own dove to the Shuler’s nine doves signifying the Emanuel Nine. For the preparation for the event, multiple approvals and funding sources had to be secured. The college paid to professionally repair and prep the wall with two coats of paint. Businesses and local artists generously contributed supplies, expertise, and person power to assist community members in adding colorful stenciled doves. College students from three fine arts classes (as well as “at large” student, VISTA, and staff volunteers) served across three open community “PaintStrong” full-day and half-day events. Throughout these events, students and faculty helped set up supplies for visitors that would help come paint on the wall. Each person who came was invited to sign in to a guest book and to paint their own dove. Several school children had the opportunity to come and paint doves along with their families. The participating community members were diverse in every way – age, race, culture, neighborhood, occupation, religious and political affiliations, and connection to the Emanuel Nine. At the end of the project, a total of 1,678 doves were painted on the mural. The mural project’s purpose was to honor those who have lost their lives by bringing the community together. In the guestbook everyone was asked what they personally could do to make Charleston Strong. This poster will include a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the ideas generated by the diverse citizen population who came to share in the project as well as photos that capture both the process and final product

Summer Reading Intervention with Elementary Students

This poster describes the impact of summer reading interventions delivered in a faith-based recreational program and a school-based academic program. Twenty-five participating K-2 students showed significant gains in DOLCHE word recognition scores, t(24)= -2.03,