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The Impacts of International Students’ Membership in Co-National Student Organizations
Get PDFThis study explores the impact of international students\u27 membership in co-national student organizations on their adjustment to U.S. higher education institutions. Despite significant literature on the psychological predictors of adjustment, there is a gap in examining the social support gained through non-academic student organizations composed of individuals from the same country or region. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, the study investigated challenges international students face in the U.S. and how culturally specific groups impact their adjustment. The findings underscore the importance of co-national student organizations in supporting international students’ adjustment processes and suggest practical implications for university administrators to enhance their resources and programs for international student success
Waiting
Get PDFA short story about a captain on a boat wondering in the middle of the night.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cwc_poetry/1003/thumbnail.jp
Rural School Administrators\u27 Understanding of Play Therapy and Its Value
No full textIn 2019, 19% of students attended a rural school in the United States (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024). However, the CDC (2024) reports only 20% of children who need specialized mental health services receive them. The need for mental health services exists at similar rates across rural and urban communities; yet rural families face more barriers to mental health access (Lee, 2023; Morales et al., 2020). Schools are very influential in children’s lives given the amount of time they spend there. In addition, schools are a natural community gathering point, making them an optimal location for providing mental health services (Lee, 2023). However, even though school counselors see play therapy as valuable, they report encountering barriers such as training, time, resources, administration and support (Ebrahim & Steen, 2012). Due to the lack of specialized mental health services in rural communities, it is unlikely that children will have access to play therapy services in rural communities if they are not provided in the school setting. Implementing play therapy is a necessity if schools intend to provide effective, developmentally appropriate services, yet many schools fail to do so. Hindman et al. (2022) discovered that knowledge about play therapy significantly increased participants’ willingness to seek out play therapy services. Because school administrators help determine the direction of schools, their knowledge about and support of play therapy is imperative. In this study, researchers examined rural school administrators’ knowledge of play therapy to determine if information about play therapy increased willingness to support play therapy services.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/che_posters_college_student_affairs/1000/thumbnail.jp
The Leadership Experiences of College Athletic Team Captains
No full textThis study analyzed the leadership experiences of team captainsinvolved in college student athletics at the NCAA Division I level. Anexamination of their experiences leading others adds to the existingliterature on student leadership at the collegiate level.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/che_posters_faculty/1002/thumbnail.jp
Liberatory Librarianship - Authors@EIU Book Talk
Get PDFIn Liberatory Librarianship: Stories of Community, Connection, and Justice, Brian Keith, Laurie Taylor, and Shamin Renwick explore how librarianship can be a vehicle for empowerment, equity, and social justice. In this Authors@EIU talk, Brian Keith and Laurie Taylor share the inspiration, process, and key ideas behind the book, including how their work with the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) shaped their thinking about uncolonized, community-driven models for digital libraries. Drawing from examples across cultural heritage institutions, the speakers trace how traditional archives have often perpetuated colonial power structures, and how liberatory librarianship proposes a forward-looking alternative that centers marginalized voices, participatory governance, and contributive justice.
The talk highlights liberatory librarianship’s resonance beyond libraries, offering a broader framework for teaching, learning, and community engagement across higher education. By emphasizing student agency, interrogating systems of power, ensuring accessibility and belonging, practicing ethical stewardship of knowledge, and advocating for shared governance, liberatory principles align with the goals of community-engaged scholarship. The speakers also connect this work to initiatives like EIU’s pursuit of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, celebrating the liberatory efforts already underway across the university.
Through storytelling and case studies, the presentation invites reflection on how educators and institutions can move from resisting inequity to proactively building inclusive, justice-centered academic communities
Ongoing Global Conflicts and Influence on College Aged Voters in the 2024 Presidential Election
No full textOngoing Global Conflicts and Influence on College Aged Voters in the 2024
Presidential Election
My research question is “did ongoing global conflicts and handling of them influence college aged voters (18-25) in the 2024 presidential election in comparison to other voters?” Due to both the significant media coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, as well as the tendency of younger voters to lean to the left politically, I hypothesize that college aged voters will greatly favor Biden, Palestine, and the Ukraine.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/polisci_capstone_posters/1061/thumbnail.jp
Domestic Student Engagement with International Peers: Local Insights, Global Connections
Get PDFAs competition to recruit international students grows, institutions must prioritize fostering a sense of belonging that supports their retention and success. Central to this is the quality of interactions between international and domestic students, which shape both groups’ social and academic experiences. This study examines the barriers and facilitators influencing domestic students’ engagement with international peers and the role of institutional support in promoting meaningful cross-cultural connections. Findings reveal that domestic students recognize the importance of engaging with international peers but they often encounter challenges such as lack of awareness, uncertainty about how to connect, and limited institutional opportunities. Support that raises awareness, creates intentional engagement opportunities, and fosters an inclusive environment that helps domestic students engage more confidently with international peers. This research can guide higher education professionals in enhancing campus experiences, improving recruitment and retention, and fostering intercultural understanding that benefits the broader community
BODIPY Dye for Light-initiated Ni-catalyzed C-N Cross-Coupling Reaction
No full textOver the past years, Traditional Buchwald-Hartwig amination relies on costly Pd catalysts and high temperature, limiting sustainability and scalability. To overcome this drawback, photoactivated C-N cross-coupling reactions, which incorporate photocatalysts (PC) and a less expensive nickel system, have emerged as a promising alternative. Currently, organic photocatalysts are favored for sustainable processes, but the use of either high-energy UV light or blue light as a light source raises concerns due to potential substrate degradation and biological safety risk. To address these challenges, this work reports the development of the first white-light-activated BODIPY-functionalized ligand (4-Py-BDP) for Ni-catalyzed C–N cross-coupling reactions. This system achieves efficient C–N bond formation at room temperature, yielding up to 84%. The Photophysical characterization of 4-Py-BDP revealed strong absorption at 504 nm (ε = 98,084 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹), emission at 518 nm, and a fluorescence lifetime of 1.88 ns in DCM. The photocatalyst enabled effective coupling between electron-deficient aryl iodides and secondary amines with good to excellent yields. The preliminary studies with mass spectroscopy, UV-VIS, fluorescence spectroscopy, and 1H NMR showed that the formation of a Ni–amine complex appears to be a key intermediate for the amine and iodobenzene derivatives coupling reaction. The reaction mechanism proceeds via the in-situ generation of [Ni(4-Py-BDP)(amine)3Br2] complex to photoinduced reduction of [Ni(4-Py-BDP)(amine)3Br2] to Ni(I) via Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). This Ni(I) consequently proceeds the reaction through Ni(I) – Ni(0) – Ni(II) cycle
