Digital Collections @ Suffolk
Not a member yet
8574 research outputs found
Sort by
POLS 322/622: Race and the Law: Report on Course Project Using Primary Sources from the Moakley Archive
No full textProfessor Henning describes her (and her students\u27) experiences using primary sources from the Suffolk University Archives. The Spring 2025 Race and the Law course (POLS 322/622) was an upper-division and graduate-level political science course designed to develop students’ research skills, particularly in locating, interpreting, and integrating primary and secondary sources.
The centerpiece of the course was a semester-long archival research project that culminated in a public exhibit in the display case outside of the Sawyer Library titled Resilience: Finding Power in the Voices of the Past.https://dc.suffolk.edu/archive-oer/1010/thumbnail.jp
Charlestown Agricultural Education Center
No full textUrban community farms and gardens have long existed as economic tools for groups combatting food insecurity, environmental degradation, and the challenges of an increasingly urbanized world. However, the less tangible benefits of community-based agriculture have often been underappreciated by those with financial and legislative power. This chapter explores community farms and gardens as vital contributors to civil unity, local pride, and social cohesion in towns and cities in the United States. Serious investment in design that supports the social, educational, and outreach programs associated with community farms and gardens has the power to improve the health, well-being, and spirit of communities across the country
Measuring the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Self-Appraisal: How Can School-Based Interventions Help?
Full text linkThis paper explores the lasting impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on adolescents’ self-esteem and self-appraisal, with a focus on the role of school-based interventions in mitigating these effects. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) encompass various forms of trauma such as physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, neglect, and familial dysfunction during childhood. Due to adolescence being a critical period of identity formation and emotional development, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can significantly undermine adolescents\u27 self-esteem, leading to lasting negative effects. These effects include various emotional, social, and psychological challenges, ultimately changing one’s life trajectory. Based on numerous theoretical foundations, it is supported that school involvement and interventions can help mitigate some of these challenges and impacts. In terms of time and connections, school is a major aspect of a youth’s life, therefore if this time is spent helping build self-esteem and resilience in youth affected by ACEs, an extreme benefit can be seen in one’s post-traumatic growth. The importance of researching this topic is significant for several reasons. Overall, researching this topic helps to better understand the long-term effects of ACEs, improve adolescent mental health and development outcomes, foster positive school environments, as well as create early intervention and prevention
The Sole Survivor: Balancing Artistic Expression With Trademark Infringement Factors Within The Sneaker Industry
No full text
Architecture for All: Designing for Neurodiversity
No full textThe term neurodivergence is used as an umbrella term to identify individuals with neurological differences that impact the way in which they experience their environment. While there are dozens of conditions categorized under this umbrella that each have a unique impact, there are 5 common areas of overlap: sensory wellness, predictability, flexibility/adaptability, safety and social balance. To better understand how universal design can be utilized to address neurodiversity, I will identify techniques for application of these five principles into design. However, before I can begin to do so, I will investigate each principle, how it may manifest itself in different populations, and weigh the benefits and drawbacks of it’s application
Blue Zones Co-Working & Wellness Center
No full textThe Blue Zone regions showcase ideal lifestyles for those aiming to extend their health span and live beyond 100 in great health. Quality of life can be improved through natural movement, a sense of purpose, belonging and being a part of a ‘moai’. Communities are adopting these principles and redesigning their built environment using these principles to promote longevity and wellness to residents
Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University Annual Report for 2024-2025
No full textThese reports summarize the activities of the Rosenberg Institute during the academic year, including information related to public programming, visiting scholars, cooperation with the Asian Studies program at Suffolk College of Arts & Sciences, promotion of Suffolk\u27s Asia-related activities, community outreach, and funding. Most reports also contain photographs of scholars, staff, and events.https://dc.suffolk.edu/rireports/1015/thumbnail.jp
Living Within
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered how we live in various aspects, reshaping personal, social, and professional norms. One of the biggest changes was in our relationships with our homes. Spaces that were dedicated to hospitality were taken over by us, the hosts, the guest bedroom was now a study or a home office, the reception area, the gym and so on.
As a result, this has transformed the home from a place where we retreat at the end of the day to a space that shapes everyday life. The home is no longer just a physical space for rest but an active participant in shaping our productivity, creativity, and well-being. Our homes are not limited to a physical dwelling but rather they extend to a broader sense of relationship. First, with ourselves and second with others in our home
Revolutionizing Regionalism: From Special-Purpose to Multipurpose Governance
No full textPosted by Permission of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs, from the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs at 10 U. Pa. J. L. & Pub. Affairs 195 (2025).In the United States, states create general-purpose governments, such as cities, towns, and counties, to provide a multiplicity of public services. States also rely upon special-purpose governments, also called districts and public authorities, to undertake a specific governmental function when local general-purpose governments lack the geographical flexibility, the legal authority, or the financial resources to provide it. The 2022 United States Census of Governments reports that the 39,555 special-purpose governments, excluding the 12,546 school districts, now outnumber the 35,705 general-purpose governments. After discussing the characteristics and drawbacks of special-purpose governments, this Article argues that states should replace them in favor of multipurpose regional governments. Unlike a single-function, special-purpose government, a public body empowered to undertake multiple functions throughout a regionally scaled area would integrate planning and alleviate the difficulty of coordinating with all local governmental entities operating within it. A combined, regional body with fiscal powers and attendant political capital greatly improves the country’s environmental protection, economic growth, and equitable delivery of services. Only a regional government, hydrologically based and covering both urban and rural areas, possesses the capacity to manage the natural and built environments in a sustainable manner. The Article foresees several pathways for a more robust regionalism through regional agencies’ multifunctional planning, special-purpose government consolidations, joint power authorities with strong multifunctional performances, and the response to cataclysmic events