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How Do We Participate in Conversion?
No full textIn contemporary American Christianity, we have found many ways to ask someone if he or she has converted to Christianity, but have not cultivated many ways to talk about our conversions. The vocabulary for determining conversion is copious: Are you born again? Have you found Jesus? Have you asked Jesus into your heart? Are you a baptized believer?” “Have you been baptized in the Spirit? Have you been washed in the blood? Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? Have you made right with God? When were you confirmed? Are you redeemed? Are you saved? If we respond positively to any of the questions, then it is assumed that both parties in the conversation understand conversion in the same manner and move on. Each question may be referring to the same understanding of conversion or something completely different, but we would not be aware of any differences in our understandings of the statements as the questioners or the questioned. This is one of the reasons I chose to research the language of conversion used in contemporary American Christianity
800.01 -- University Firearms and Explosives Policy
No full textTo prohibit explosive devices, ammunition, firearms and the carrying of firearms on university-controlled property and in its buildings in order to promote a safe and secure academic, working and living environment on campus
Faubion Elementary Students Returning to a Whole New School
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Students will return to Faubion Elementary School on August 30 after being off the property for two years of renovations.
Just a few finishing touches were being put into the hallways, classrooms and grounds at Faubion when KATU stopped in for a preview visit a couple weeks before school started.
Some students will return for the 2017-18 school year to a brand new, three-story building that many of them had a part in helping design. The school was demolished and rebuilt as part of the 2012 Portland Public Schools Bond measure
End-of-Life Care in the Hmong-American Community: A Tool for Health Care Providers at Gundersen Health System
No full textThe United States health care system has caused cross-cultural controversy over the past several decades. The prominence and evolution of Westernized medicine in the United States has inconspicuously created the notion that biomedical practices are superior to other forms of health and healing. As a result, health care systems have experienced a decline in patient satisfaction and quality of care for minority patients, particularly within the Hmong-American community in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In efforts to eliminate the health disparities that minorities face, health care systems have implemented cross-cultural intervention strategies at organization, clinical, and provider levels. However, issues persist, particularly at the provider level of end-of-life care. Research indicates that ethnic minorities living in Western societies have lower access to end-of-life services and support when compared to dominant populations (Seymour et al., 2007). This paper addresses the barriers that Hmong Americans face within the United States health care system, specifically during end-of-life care, and introduces a framework of culturally sensitive practices in order to formulate suggestions and practical solutions that address the health disparities Hmong Americans experience during end-of-life care
Teenage Perceptions and Needs Regarding Sexual Education: A Qualitative, Exploratory Study of Adolescents in Quito, Ecuador
No full textThe purpose of this study was to engage in an exploratory dialogue with adolescents in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. Increasing fertility rates of adolescents in ages 15 to 19 has become a concern in Ecuador due to the many potential consequences for the individual respectively, their families, and the community at large, and has thus begun to stir a change in the way in which sexual education within the country is approached. However, the country of Ecuador still has one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in South America, alongside a patriarchal and religious culture in which enforces gendered expectations in regards to sexual behavior. Through semi-structured interviews, adolescent participants of this study highlighted their perceptions of the sexual education they received, both through formal and informal means, as well as their perspectives on the areas of sex education that are in need of improvement
Internationalizing Community Colleges to Inspire Globally Competent Leaders
No full textAll industries are becoming ever more intertwined with the global market, which means that the need for workers with a more globalized mental framework has become much more important. Unfortunately, in higher education institutions, there is a gap between students who have the ability to be in a school with comprehensive internationalized programs (internationalized curriculum, established international partnerships between schools, mission statement with internationalization emphasis, professor exchanges, and study abroad programs) and students who do not. Students who have limited access to internationalized programs are often low-income, first-generation, or returning community college students. This study proposes a comprehensive internationalized program at Portland Community College as a way to prepare these students to be globally competent leaders. Aspects of higher education such as curriculum, short-term study abroad programs, and buy-in from administration and faculty will be discussed. The desired outcome of this program is that students attending Portland Community College will graduate and be globally competent, and thus more work force ready. This study can be used as an outline for implementing a comprehensive internationalized program in many community colleges around the United States
Marijuana Appellations: The Case for Cannabicultural Designations of Origin
No full textAn appellation is a certified designation of origin that may also require that certain quality or stylistic standards be met. Appellations are most commonly associated with the wine industry, but they can be applied to any agricultural product for which the geographic origin carries importance. The MMRSA [California Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act] … may have far-ranging effects on the marijuana industry in the United States. [A provision of the act permits the state Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation to ‘establish appellations of origin for marijuana grown in California.’] As the most populous state in the Union and the most prolific marijuana producer, California is likely to dictate, or at least influence, how, where, and by whom marijuana is grown. Already, there is evidence in California that grassroots efforts are underway to establish local designations of origin for marijuana agriculture.
If the marijuana industry (or even California) were to adopt the appellation model, it would throw cold water on prevailing assumptions that marijuana will become an agricultural commodity in a post-prohibition world. The demise of the small-scale marijuana fanner is a common narrative of marijuana legalization discourse. States across the country are legalizing the medicinal or recreational use of marijuana, and rapid legalization is sure to cause an increase in demand. According to this narrative, it is inevitable that the marijuana industry will consolidate into a handful of agricultural conglomerates producing vast quantities of indistinct marijuana. As it becomes an agricultural commodity, the market will be flooded with cheap marijuana, driving down prices and driving out small-scale farmers.
The narrative is compelling, but misguided. This article argues that commoditization and consolidation of the marijuana industry is not inevitable (or even likely), and that marijuana appellations, or American Cannabicultural Areas (ACAs), offer a more promising alternative to farmers, regulators, and consumers. [excerpt
African Judicial Review, the Use of Comparative African Jurisprudence, and the Judicialization of Politics
No full textThis Article examines African constitutional courts’ jurisprudence—that is, jurisprudence of courts that exercise judicial review—and demonstrates the increasing role of sub-Saharan Africa’s constitutional courts in the development of policy, a phenomenon commonly referred to as \u27judicialization of politics\u27 or a country’s \u27judicialization project.\u27 This Article explores the jurisprudence of constitutional courts in select African countries and specifically focuses on the promotion of democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law, and presupposes that although judges often take a positivist approach to adjudication, they do impact policy nevertheless.
The use of judicial review in Africa has been painfully slow, uneven, protracted, and has frustrated many policymakers in Africa and across the world. Despite many years of experimentation with judicial review across Africa, the norm in many countries remains \u27constitutions without constitutionalism,\u27 where the lack of judicial review has allowed new forms of authoritarianism to arise as regimes seek to extend their stay by abolishing constitutional term limits….
In light of the above, one must ask what, if anything, can be done to allow judicial review and constitutionalism to more effectively impact the political process in Africa. This Article argues that to be more effective and legitimate, African judicial review must be more African. More African judicial review would better challenge and appeal to political elites. To have a more effective judicialization process in Africa, this Article proposes that courts of judicial review should more frequently engage in comparative trans-African jurisprudential judicial review, which would require African courts of judicial review to give priority to decisions that have been rendered by African courts on similar issues.
This Article does not advocate total abandonment of the practice of borrowing from non-African jurisprudence, but for more use of and focus on trans-African jurisprudence. Successful judicial review is not necessarily guaranteed by this approach. However, the case-by-case successes of those countries that engage in transAfrican jurisprudence would encourage other countries to engage in comparative judicial review and suggest a starting point from which to do so.
This Article is divided into the following parts. Part I presents the arguments for prioritizing African, as opposed to non-African, jurisprudence for judicial review. Part II provides a survey of African judicial review’s general evolution, its major themes and characteristics, and its main objectives to date. The survey focuses on a number of African countries that have conducted judicial review and the extent to which they have been successful in promoting democratic values, respect for human rights, and the rule of law. Part II also provides examples of areas where African judicial review courts could presently engage in (more) comparative transAfrican judicial review. The Article finally provides recommendations and concludes. [excerpt