Belief, Social Identity, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Risks Among UWEC Students

Color poster with text, graphs, and tables.This study assesessed student knowledge of and social norms about the risks of various sexual practices.University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Nature of the Crescent: Humans and the Natural World in Genesis 1-11 and Mesopotamian Mythology

This capstone thesis examines the human-nature relationship in the Genesis primeval history (Gen. 1-11) and compares it to the human-nature relationship in the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish, Atrahasis, and Epic of Gilgamesh myths. Despite common threads running in the two sources of mythology, I argue that Genesis is the only text that portrays humans in a religiously and royally authoritative position that includes responsibility for nature. To clarify, modern Jewish or Christian thought on Genesis in relation to the environment is not the focus of this study. Instead, this study examines Gen. 1-11 in the context of the ancient Near East, millennia before modern anthropogenic environmental issues existed. The primary sources in each section are incorporated by first focusing on the biblical episode in question and then considering the episode in relation to the Mesopotamian myths. This comparative approach reveals that although Gen. 1-11 has strong Mesopotamian parallels, it fundamentally differs from its Mesopotamian counterparts because it gives humans a degree of environmental responsibility

Gardner-Webb Invites Triple Amputee to Share Story

Wife, mother, former therapist, cancer survivor, and triple amputee will share her story at Gardner-Webb’s Dimensions program on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9:25 a.m. The event will be in Stewart Hall of Tucker Student Center, located on GWU’s main campus, and is free and open to the public. Kristan Seaford of Matthews, N.C., wife of 15 years and mother of five children, came down with what seemed like a routine flu in 2013.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1773/thumbnail.jp

Information sharing performance management: a semantic interoperability assessment in the maritime surveillance domain

Information Sharing (IS) is essential for organizations to obtain information in a cost-effective way. If the existing information is not shared among the organizations that hold it, the alternative is to develop the necessary capabilities to acquire, store, process and manage it, which will lead to duplicated costs, especially unwanted if governmental organizations are concerned. The European Commission has elected IS among public administrations as a priority, has launched several IS initiatives, such as the EUCISE2020 project within the roadmap for developing the maritime Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE), and has defined the levels of interoperability essential for IS, which entail Semantic Interoperability (SI). An open question is how can IS performance be managed? Specifically, how can IS as-is, and to-be states and targets be defined, and how can organizations progress be monitored and controlled? In this paper, we propose 11 indicators for assessing SI that contribute to answering these questions. They have been demonstrated and evaluated with the data collected through a questionnaire, based on the CISE information model proposed during the CoopP project, which was answered by five public authorities that require maritime surveillance information and are committed to share information with each other.Postprint (published version

Why I’m ‘Caught in The Webb’

If you have been at Gardner-Webb for any length of time, you have probably heard people say, “Watch out, or you’ll get caught in the Webb.” Although this may sound corny, it speaks a lot of truth. It doesn’t take long for this to happen.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1796/thumbnail.jp

Biblical Justice Advocate to Speak at Gardner-Webb

A theology school president and expert on biblical justice will speak at Gardner-Webb’s Dimensions program on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 9:25 a.m. This event, held in Stewart Hall of Tucker Student Center on the GWU campus, is free and open to the public. Ken Wytsma is the president of Kilns College, an Oregon graduate school that offers master’s degrees in the fields of theology and missions.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1804/thumbnail.jp

Deepwater Horizon Cleanup — GWU Student Searches for Future Solutions

Jacob Walley, a Gardner-Webb senior chemistry major from Stanley, N.C., had a unique opportunity recently to conduct research on the largest marine oil spill in history. Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded on April 20, 2010, and scientists are still investigating the effects of the spill and cleanup efforts. Deepwater Horizon, a film about the explosion, opened in theaters on Sept. 30.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1777/thumbnail.jp

GWU Student Relates Crafting Pottery to Discipleship Truths

Alex Stewart (’17) of Gastonia, N.C., decided to attend Gardner-Webb University to pursue an education in discipleship. Then, his sophomore year he met a student who introduced him to the art of pottery. “I made a friend named Devan Vandenbark. He made some of the most beautiful mugs—perfectly poised and unique in character,” he explainedhttps://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1752/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb University Community Delivers Food to Hungry Children

For Lou Ann Scates, taking care of hungry children in the surrounding area is extremely important and always has been. “When my son was growing up and going to school, I saw kids in his class that I knew were going to bed hungry,” recalled Scates, Gardner-Webb registrar. “I could not imagine a little kid not having enough to eat.”https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1745/thumbnail.jp

Gardner-Webb Speaker will Focus on Cultivating Healthy Relationships

An expert on recognizing detrimental relationships and nurturing healthy ones will be speaking to students at Gardner-Webb University on Nov. 29 for the Dimensions program. This event will be held at 9:25 a.m. in Stewart Hall of Tucker Student Center on GWU’s main campus and is free and open to the public. Kristin Rollins has spent the last few years traveling the southeastern United States speaking to teenagers and young adults.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1747/thumbnail.jp