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Samson House 102: Second Floor, Portsmouth Side
No full textPhotograph of the second floor of the Portsmouth side of the Samson House.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1968/thumbnail.jp
Samson House 092: Newly Completed
No full textPhotograph showing the newly completed re-construction of the Samson House. Clearing showing both Portsmouth and Tiverton houses together.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1963/thumbnail.jp
An Unconstitutional Band-Aid: The Practice of Sitting by Designation in the Federal Judiciary
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Law School News: RWU School Of Law Launches Institute For Race And The Law And Celebrates Champions For Justice 3-22-2022
Get PDFI fought for years the wisdom of platitudes
Get PDFAlexander Nanni is the associate director of institutional research at Roger Williams University. A Rhode Island native, he lived and worked in Thailand for 18 years before returning in 2023
Appreciative Inquiry for a Supportive Climate
Get PDFMost of the nonprofit organizations rely heavily on volunteers. In a service-learning course that works with nonprofit community partners, it is important to foster a supportive climate. Traditional problem-solving procedures typically involve identifying a problem, brainstorming for possible solutions, evaluating possible solutions, and implementation. With positive framing, a traditional problem-solving approach could be transformed by the method of appreciative inquiry. Traditional problem-solving approach is weaknesses-based, and appreciative inquiry is strengths-based. This paper demonstrates that appreciative inquiry is more effective in building a supportive climate when working with nonprofit community partners. Appreciative inquiry starts with discovering the successes of an organization, then documenting the aspirations of the organization, devising plans to realize the aspirations, and implementing the plans