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Sarah L. Blum Author Visit - Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing
No full textHear Sarah L. Blum, author of Women Under Fire: Abuse in the Military, discuss her newest book, Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Sarah L. Blum is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served as an operating room nurse during the intense fighting of 1967. In recognition of her service, she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
Sponsored by CWU Veterans Center and CWU Libraries.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/libraryevents/1252/thumbnail.jp
Virtual Archives Tour CWU SPecial Collections and Archives
No full textA brief tour of Central Washington University Special Collections and Archives Reading Room. Julia Stringfellow is the main narrator. Lily Bauer and Karen Valencia help describe some of the unusual artifacts in our collections. Marty Blackson provided the camera work
Sites 45CH01104 and 45CH00402 Determinations of Eligibility, Chelan County, Washington
Full text linkThis Master of Applied Science (MAS) project report assesses the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of archaeological sites 45CH01104 and 45CH00402 near Wells Dam in Chelan County, Washington. Field investigations conducted in 2024 included pedestrian surveys, subsurface testing, and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) analysis to gather data on site conditions and potential cultural features. Site 45CH01104 was characterized by pre-contact lithic and fire-cracked rock (FCR) scatters and is recommended as eligible in this report for the NRHP under Criteria A and D due to its association with Indigenous subsistence activities and its potential to yield important archaeological information. It is recommended that sites 45CH00277 and 45CH01104 be merged to one site based on shared cultural materials and spatial proximity. Site 45CH00402 was impacted by significant erosion and historical disturbances and lacked sufficient integrity and identifiable features to support eligibility under any NRHP criteria. Despite extensive investigation, the site no longer retains characteristics that convey its historic or cultural significance. The project results emphasize the need for ongoing site management and preservation strategies to safeguard the archaeological value of smaller sites, particularly for their ability to represent Indigenous history and subsistence patterns along the Columbia River
Banned Books
Full text linkReading and a celebration of the freedom to read, access to information, and freedom of expression. Sponsored by Lion\u27s Rock Visiting Writiers Series and CWU Libraries,
In today’s political climate, the issue of banned books is more relevant than ever. Books are being challenged and removed from libraries and schools at an alarming rate, often for addressing critical social issues or presenting diverse perspectives. This “Banned Books” event is an opportunity to stand against censorship and to celebrate the voices that some seek to silence.
A recording of this event can be viewed in the Archives and Special Collections reading room.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/libraryevents/1251/thumbnail.jp
Exploring Victorian Era Class and Culture: Representation of the Working Class through Joseph Skipsey\u27s Poetry
No full textRepresentation of minorities has always been a problem in publication. This is especially true in Victorian society, where class stratification was rampant and class distinctions were marked as normal. As a result, many authors from underprivileged communities are overshadowed by the influential literary giants we now know as the Canons. This paper aims to shed light on one of the unknown voices representing Victorian working-class society. Specifically, it will discuss Joseph Skipsey, a working-class author who writes poems about his daily life and struggles as a miner. The focus will be on two of his poems: Get Up and The Hartley Calamity. This analysis will mainly contribute through a historicist approach, connecting his poetry to his autobiographical experiences as a representative of the working class in the Victorian era
Emotion Recognition Accuracy with Fully Occluded Faces: Do Eye Gaze Patterns and Fixation Durations Shift When We\u27re Wrong?
No full textProject Mentor(s): Mary Radeke, PhD; Anthony Stahelski, PhD
Prior research on facial expression recognition (FER) has shown that the use of face masks significantly impairs the ability to correctly identify facial expressions, especially those that engage the lower regions of the face such as disgust and anger (Carbon, 2020; McCrackin et al. 2022). Not only does FER accuracy decrease with a masked or occluded face, but gaze patterns also shift and dwell time increases from those areas that are covered (mouth) to areas uncovered (eyes) (Rabadan, et al. 2022). In situations where both eyes and mouth are covered, the gaze patters shift and dwell time increases to the area between the eyes. Fixation patters and dwell times of occluded faces also differ depending on the facial expression. This study explored the effect of FER accuracy on eye scan patterns and fixation time. Using a repeated measures design, participants viewed images of anger, fear, sad, and neutral models with eyes and mouth occluded. Participants’ eye movements were recorded using Imotions eye tracking technology. Participants responded to an emotion recognition question to identify correct and incorrect assessments of the facial expressions. All facial expressions were divided into correct and incorrect recognition categories and collapsed across facial expressions. Eye scan patterns using Time to First Fixation measures (TTFF) and Dwell time (DT) were compared for the correct and incorrect categories
Staci Sleigh-Layman Video Interview
No full textStaci Sleigh Layman talks about growing up in Washington and then coming to work for Central when her husband took a job here to Ellensburg to pursue her bachelor\u27s degree and then finding full time work at the University. She talks about changes in departments and different jobs over the years. She also discusses changes in society and culture over the years.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwura_interviews/1315/thumbnail.jp
ALF ENGEN AT SUN VALLEY: NORWEGIAN IMMIGRANT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE RESORT’S EARLY YEARS - LEADS THE TRANSITION FROM NORDIC TO ALPINE SKIING
Full text linkAlf Engen (1909-1997) immigrated to the U.S. from Mjondalen Norway in 1929,becoming the country’s best ski jumper and Four-Way competitor in the 1930s and 1940s. Alf was the oldest of the remarkable Engen family, that included his brothers Sverre and Karre(Corey). Alf was one of the pioneers who led the transition from Nordic events that dominated skiing in the early years, to alpine skiing in the latter part of the 1930s, along with Birger and Sigmund Ruud, Roy Mikkelsen, Hjalmar Hvam and othershttps://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/local_authors/1035/thumbnail.jp
Monitoring the Effects of Large Wood Additions to Streams: A Spatially Scaled Approach to Understanding Stream Habitat Restoration Benefits
No full textThroughout American history, large wood (LW) has been removed from streams to make it easier to transport goods or distribute water. This institutional removal of LW caused bank erosion, channel incision, and a loss of complex in-stream habitat. In the 1970s resource managers realized the benefits of LW in riverine ecosystems, and LW addition has become a widely used restoration technique since. LW addition reverses habitat degradation by increasing macroinvertebrate habitat, accelerating vegetation establishment along stream banks, and slowing swift-moving water which provides refuge for cold water fish while decreasing erosion through sediment retention. While LW habitat benefits are widely accepted, they are monitored infrequently because it is time-intensive and not a funding priority. However, the advent of free statistical analysis programs, modeling software and aerial imagery is making monitoring cost-effective and less resource intensive. To showcase alternate methods of habitat restoration monitoring, I studied stream habitat change after LW addition to 6 low order streams in the Upper Yakima River watershed, and I developed a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis in GIS to analyze habitat change in a stream approximately 10 years after LW restoration. I also used the Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center’s River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) modeling tool to explore interactions between LW and flood stage and to forecast habitat change after wood addition. In the before-after study, I found that LW increased stream pool width and length but decreased depth and pool tail crest depth. The NDVI analysis showed high levels of vegetation loss around LW jams that had been moved into place by a large flood, which suggested that LW can strongly influence channel geomorphological and riparian zone changes when activated and moved by large floods. The HEC-RAS model showed that floodplain inundation depends more on the size of the flood than on different LW loading scenarios. This tool can be used to optimize wood addition placement or amount. Resource managers can use the methods and techniques I developed to better understand, quantitatively, the effects LW has on stream systems to bring about positive habitat change
Ellen Avitts Video Interview
No full textEllen Avitts talk about her experiences before coming to central then coming and teaching art and design at Central. She enjoyed teaching art history the most. She also liked her colleagues in the art department. She liked the student focus she found at central.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwura_interviews/1314/thumbnail.jp