Oral History Interview: Tillie Watts

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Born in rural Wayne County. Mrs. Tillie Watts was the first female Field Deputy Sheriff in West Virginia. Highlights of the interview include her childhood in rural Wayne County, the Great Depression, her work during World War II in food rationing and the sale of war bonds, the career of her husband Oscar Watts who was a state legislator and the first president of the Tri-State Airport, her wedding reception, Christmases in the country, and the day she learned to drive.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1236/thumbnail.jp

Tillie Olsen\u27S Reading List IV: A List out of Which to Read, Extend Range, Comprehension

Tillie Olsen is the author of Tell Me A Riddle, stories about the fives of working-class women and men, used frequently in literature, writing and women\u27s studies courses. She has been sharing her often requested reading lists with us in past issues of the Women\u27s Studies Newsletter (No. 2 Winter 1972, No. 3 Spring 1973, No. 4 Summer 1973), and continues to do so on this issue with her reading list on the younger years of women\u27s lives

Synergetic Urban Landscape Planning in Rotterdam

In this PhD research, the major environmental challenges of our time, such as climate change, sustainable energy transition and scarcity of resources, are approached from a spatial, landscape-architectural perspective. The goal is to accelerate the transition to liveable, low carbon cities. The focus of the research is at the local scale and attempts to turn challenges into opportunities for a better quality of life and living environment. Since 1857, when Frederick Law Olmsted combined the construction of two large drinking water reservoirs for the city of New York with the design of a beautiful park, these types of assignments are part of a landscape architect's job. At that time, the issue was to solve the problem of drinking water while now we are concerned about solving the combination of very diverse and different flows. This renders the assignment more complex but certainly no less landscape architectonic. As part of this research, many functions, flows, areas and actors in the urban landscape system of Rotterdam have been studied. This research focuses on the development, design and testing of new approaches to strengthen existing urban qualities and to tackle problems in such a way that positive effects for other functions (synergies) arise at the same time in order to improve the quality of life in cities. The themes researched are: Water and climate change: stormwater challenges and water in the city (such as flooding) and how these might provide opportunities for a better environment Energy transition: exchange of residual flows of heat in order to achieve a more sustainable energy supply. Urban agriculture and nutrients: urban waste flows of phosphorus and urban agriculture as related to liveability. All these themes could also be investigated per sector and that is often what is done, however this research looks at their inter-connectedness and the possibility to promote synergies. For this, it is important to know what kind of synergies can be achieved and for whom. As a result, planning for synergies in a structured way is possible. Landscape architectural, urban ecological and governance theories are used to extract building blocks and to set up a so-called Synergetic Urban Landscape Planning (SULP) approach. This is an integrated approach that allows us to explore, imagine and plan synergies so as to accelerate the transition to a liveable, low carbon city. During the research process, SULP has continuously been reinforced by incorporating the results of the separate studies on water, climate, energy, urban agriculture and nutrients. Synergetic urban landscape planning forms the bridge between CO2 and livability goals on the one hand, and principles for sustainable urban development on the other. This research and this approach were fed with, and strengthened by, the results of separate studies on water, climate, energy, urban agriculture and nutrients. To test this approach, SULP building blocks were used in the inner city of Rotterdam. Possible densification and greening strategies were built together with stakeholders. This has resulted in a plan for the various components such as water and energy, which greatly improved multiple liveability aspects of the inner city and reduced CO2 emissions per capita. These results were also used to further develop the SULP approach such as the development of the ‘Smart City Planner’, based on the principles and indicators of sustainable cities, an assessment tool linked to Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This tool can be used to assess the sustainability performance of neighbourhoods as well as to plan for synergies. This research contributes to sustainable urban development and emphasizes the role of landscape architecture in this regard as it provides synergies within urban metabolism (flows in the city). It also leads to closer cooperation with other disciplines. New approaches have been developed through SULP some of which have already been successfully applied, for example, the ‘Rotterdam Energy Approach and Planning’ (REAP) as well as the ‘Smart City Planner’. Approaches that accelerate the transition to a liveable, low carbon city

Practicum: Clark College Emergency Operations Plan 2017

While no one likes to think or talk about anything that is high-risk, low-probability, emergency preparedness has become the new reality check. With the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin Tornado, it has become imperative that local governments, private companies, everyday citizens and even educational institutions; address these growing concerns. Moving forward, there must be a focus on creating and disseminating effective plans grounded in foundational emergency management techniques. Emergency management is a term sometimes described as a series of transitional phases such as mitigation, preparedness, response, and recover. These management phases were created to create strategies for mitigating hazards, prepare for and respond to disasters, and recover from incidents. Disasters occur in patterns, thus requiring specific management techniques can reduce negative outcomes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (n.d.) states that emergency management originated in 1803. This was due to a Congressional Act in reaction to a fire that devastated a New Hampshire town. However, the beginning of its current form came in 1989 when President Carter decided to Jesse Tillie HLS 494 Practicum Instructor Nancy Bush March 14, 2017 VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON Practicum: Clark Emergency Operations Plan 3 consolidate the government support and focus around disasters, into one agency called the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (FEMA, n.d.

Perspectives of students on blended learning approach: post-COVID era.

COVID-19 has challenged the old school pedagogies of education and forced educators to reimagine the way education is delivered. Blended learning became the currency after the pandemic, although the concept has been around for a while. Yet, the definition of blended learning is still debated, as it can mean different things to different people. Most studies favour blended learning post pandemic, because it supports remote delivery. However, disciplines that primarily rely on studio work reportedly suffered during the pandemic and do not favour blended learning. Therefore, there is merit in investigating the suitability of the approach to different disciplines and to explore whether students really favour blended learning at the receiving end. In this study, we investigated the perspectives of built environment students on the blended learning approach in the form of a case study at a Scottish university. The study took the form of a questionnaire survey, which was issued to built environment students between Stage 2 and Stage 4. This presentation will provide an overview of the findings from this study, in terms of student's learning preferences, perceived advantages and disadvantages of blended learning, and trends and patterns within different courses. The findings will inform the planning, design and delivery of future built environment courses

Characterization of Heterogeneous Reaction Systems by Thermal Analysis and Mathematical Modeling

It is anticipated that this research will lead to scale-up parameters that can be used to model a laboratory-scale deposition furnace, and guide further experimentation to advance technologies for protective and conversion coatings.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/u_poster_2012/1004/thumbnail.jp