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Assessing the Improvement of Intercultural Competence and the Development of Civic-Minded Graduates at the University of Minnesota Morris
Full text linkIn a world where cultures intersect constantly, intercultural competence, the ability to connect and communicate effectively across cultural boundaries, is crucial for driving meaningful change. Fostering global citizenship, the awareness of one’s role in a shared global community, and the commitment to a fairer, more equitable planet are vital for cultivating culturally attuned, civic-minded graduates. This perspective aligns with institutions like the University of Minnesota Morris, a four-year public liberal arts university and COPLAC member, in their shared mission to prepare students as collaborative change-makers within the communities they engage with now and in the future. However, evaluating these skills requires greater cohesion, as inconsistent definitions and metrics make accurate measurement challenging. Our research aims to clarify this complex field by exploring integrative models that align intercultural competence with civic-mindedness (civic-minded graduates or CMG), focusing on graduates who work collaboratively to improve their communities. The Jane Addams Project (JA) at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) offers this in a practical context: interns engage in reflective, service-learning experiences that are completely bilingual (Spanish and English). Throughout this process, these interns measure their intercultural skills and civic engagement growth through our assessment tool, weekly journals, and a final reflection paper, aiming to quantify the intern\u27s knowledge, skills, attitudes, and outcomes. Our project underscores the potential for higher education to shape professionally adept, culturally attuned, and community-oriented graduates and aims to answer the overarching question: does the integration of the Civic-Minded Graduate (CMG) scale into the Jane Addams Project lay a strong foundation for more nuanced and comprehensive assessments of intercultural competence and civic-mindedness at UMM
La lutte pour les droits des femmes africaines: Le womanisme dans Taafe Fanga
Full text linkDans cette thèse, j\u27analyserai le film Taafe Fanga (Pouvoir de Pagne en français), un film de 1997 du Mali, réalisé par Adama Drabo. Le film suit l\u27histoire du village de Yanda où des femmes, avec l\u27aide d\u27un masque qui invoque la peur dans des hommes, changent des rôles de genre, leur permettent de prendre le rôle masculin et dominant et mettent des hommes dans les rôles que les femmes tenaient avant. J\u27examinerai ce film d\u27un angle womaniste. J’affirme que, bien que les femmes dans le film d\u27Adama Drabo qui s\u27appelle Taafe Fanga luttent pour les droits des femmes, ce n\u27est pas une perspective féministe, mais womaniste. Je soutiens que ce film est womaniste, un terme a créé par des Africaines, plutôt que féministe, parce que le womanisme est conçu pour des expériences africaines comme qui créé par des Africaines, pendant que le féminisme a traditionnellement a organisé soi-même autour des expériences et des épreuves des femmes occidentales, plus spécifiquement des femmes blanches.
Le womanisme a émergé quand des Africaines trouvaient que le féminisme de l\u27ouest n\u27alignait pas leurs expériences. Alors, des Africaines ont formulé un terme nouveau à décrire leur lutte pour les droits des femmes, dans leurs propres buts. Les womanismes de Clenora Hudson-Weems et Chikwenye Ogunyemi sont plus détaillés et érudites et alignent le plus avec des expériences africaines, plutôt que les womanismes des femmes comme Alice Walker qui focalise plus sur les expériences des femmes afro-américaines. Cette distinction est importante parce que le film que j’étudierai a lieu en Afrique, non aux États-Unis. Pendant l’analyse de ce film, la théorie et la recherche womaniste et non la recherche cinématographique, mènent ma méthodologie à cause du nombre limité de la recherche sur des films africains.
L’analyse qui existe n’emploie pas souvent de nom ou de terme pour comment les films représentent les femmes et les droits des femmes. J’ajouterai une analyse womaniste à ces deux films
The Decline of Baseball in African American Communities and its Sociocultural and Historical Context
Full text linkWhen you look at baseball at every level today, it’s clear that the sport has become predominantly a white man\u27s game. The lack of African American representation at both the player and fan levels has become a significant issue, and many wonder how the sport can reclaim its connection with African American communities and revitalize its cultural relevance in the years to come.
Not only has such a shortage prevailed within the MLB, but also at a collegiate level. According to the NCAA’s 2014-15 student-athlete ethnicity report, only four percent of baseball players at the Division I, II, and III levels combined were African American (NCAA, 2015). This disparity continues down through high school, youth, and recreational baseball, specifically within inner-city areas. The decline of baseball in inner-city areas has led to diminished participation, reduced diversity in the sport, and altered the trajectory of baseball’s popularity and development over time. The purpose of this paper is to examine the roots of the racial disparity within the game, specifically focusing on inner-city youth, and to investigate the factors contributing to this issue. Baseball, often referred to as America’s pastime and once one of the most popular sports in the country, now faces an alarming decline in African American participation. This research will explore the reasons behind this decline and discuss ongoing efforts to address the problem
Del Sarlette Interview, 2025
Full text linkDel Sarlette, owner of Sarlettes Music, discusses the music store and Main Street business in Morris, MN.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/main_street_business/1002/thumbnail.jp
Jay Ross Interview, 2025
Full text linkJay Ross discusses his childhood in the 1950s in Ortonville, Minnesota.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/rural_youth_culture/1004/thumbnail.jp
Review of Hayato Sumino’s First Round Performance for the 18th Chopin Competition
Full text linkA review of the piano performance by Hayato Sumino during the first round of the 18th Chopin competition on April 10, 2021 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
2025 Report on Giving
No full textHeising-Simons Foundation Grant provides space for community -- Couple gives to support current students and encourage future leaders -- AgCountry Challenge -- History scholarship enables professors to continue serving students -- Unique gift promotes Cougar pride University\u27s futur