AS-881-19 Resolution Establishing the Academic Senate Diversity Committee

The Academic Senate recognizes the importance of diversity, inclusivity, and equity for improving campus climate; therefore, be it that the Academic Senate establish a standing Diversity Committee; and be it further that the voting committee membership listed in the Academic Senate Bylaws be updated to correspond to the Academic Senate Bylaws, Section VIII.B, “committees shall include one voting General Faculty representative from each college and Professional Consultative Services,” and the updated non-voting and voting ex-officio committee members outlined in the attached revision to the Academic Senate Bylaws be adopted; and be it further that the Chair of the Diversity Committee communicate the meeting times and agendas with appropriate stakeholders across campus, including the Chairs of Ethnic Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies; and be it further that the committee’s responsibilities in the attached revision to the Academic Senate bylaws be adopted

American Teenage Vision and the Value of Cool

One quarter of American youth have a vision problem that, left untreated, can impact personality and academic achievement. The vast majority of these cases could be remediated with a pair of eyeglasses. However, even when kids and teenagers are prescribed glasses, many do not wear them. This thesis questions why this problem - which has a seemingly straightforward solution and clear benefit - has not been resolved. First, it discusses current literature and qualitative research on the prevalence of eye correction issues. This paper also focuses on how American teenagers specifically are impacted by this problem. Finally, it suggests a categorical redesign of eyeglasses for this demographic to address many of the issues with glasses on the market today and discusses potential systems-level changes to improve youth health in the United States

A Reconciled Maid: A Lover\u27s Complaint and Confessional Practices in Early Modern England

In A Lover\u27s Complaint, Shakespeare registers concerns about a penitent\u27s inability to overcome the effects of sin and emphasizes the importance of private or auricular confession. By representing what amounts to be the confession ofa \u27fickle maid\u27 (5) to a \u27reverend man\u27 (57), Shakespeare underscores the paradox of the Protestant confessional model: if a penitent can be forgiven of sins without priestly intervention, what happens when he or she does not experience consolation?\u27 By modeling the poem on the conventional rite of penance, Shakespeare creates a poetic space in which to explore the intense effects of seduction and desire (as James Schiffer, Stephen Whitworth, and Jon Harned indicate in their respective essays in this volume), but also to demonstrate the limitations of individual subjectivity in overcoming the Christian economy of shame and guilt

AS-880-19 Resolution on Updating United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP) Committee Membership and Responsibilities

The current membership of the USCP Review Committee has only one at-large faculty member with USCP teaching experience and no student representation; therefore be it that the changes to the committee’s membership and responsibilities in the attached revision to the Academic Senate bylaws be adopted; and be it further that the Academic Senate Bylaw I.7(b)3(e), which states that the GEGB’s responsibilities include “Oversight of USCP courses, including the review of new course proposals and modifications,” be deleted

IDSC Opinion - Homeland Determination

The Idaho Supreme Court reversed the district court’s decisions as follows: first, the district court improperly applied New Mexico’s primary-secondary distinction and instead should have analyzed the claims from the perspective of what the Tribe needed to establish a homeland. Under that framework, the district court should have allowed aboriginal purposes of plant gathering and cultural uses; second, the priority date associated with nonconsumptive water rights on lands reacquired by the tribe was found to be time immemorial. The Court affirmed the remainder of the district court’s decisions and remanded for proceedings consistent with the opinio