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APPC Minutes – September 23, 2025
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, September 23, 2025
Review of The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball by John W. Miller
No full textA review of John Miller\u27s comprehensive biography of Earl Weaver\u27s career as a baseball manager at all major league levels
A Flower\u27s Farewell, Fragile Stillness, Days that Stay
No full textCreative writing set of three poetry piece
An Analysis of Consumer Behavior in the Brazilian E-commerce Market: An Investigation of Customer Loyalty, Seasonality, and Regional Preferences
No full textThis paper investigates key drivers of consumer behavior within Brazil\u27s emerging e-commerce market by analyzing the Olist Public Dataset. As technology increasingly allows for data-driven marketing strategies, understanding the nuanced behaviors of diverse consumer bases, especially in an emerging market like Brazil, is critical for firm success. This study tests three hypotheses regarding the relationship between positive customer reviews and e-loyalty, the fluctuation of seasonal sales during holiday periods, and the influence of geographic urbanization on product preferences. Utilizing regression analyses on 100,000 orders from 2016 to 2018, the results showed no significant relationship between positive review scores and repeat purchasing behavior, revealing an overwhelmingly transactional market where 99.4% of customers are one-time buyers. Second, the study found no significant difference in the proportion of hedonic purchases during holiday seasons compared to non-holiday months. Finally, contrary to expectations, urbanization was a significant negative predictor of hedonic consumption (B = -0.002, p = .012), explaining 22.5% of the variance in the hedonic ratio (F (1, 25) = 7.265, p = .012). This suggests rural consumers rely more on e-commerce to access luxury goods unavailable in their local physical markets. Further suggestions are made, including future studies’ direction, and actionable insights for managers based on the findings
The Wheel is Turning (And You Can\u27t Slow Down): Financial Hardships as Gendered Experiences and Financial Insecurity Trajectories
No full textWe propose that Conservation of Resources theory can be applied through a gendered lens to understand how individual and socio-structural forces explain experiences of workers\u27 financial hardships over a six-month period (N = 455). Using latent growth curve analysis, we analyzed how energy resources (income), personal resources (money management skills), gender, and the community\u27s gender inequality predicted workers\u27 financial insecurity during a financial hardship. We also analyzed how the change trajectories of financial insecurity related to change trajectories in their health, work-family balance, and job attitudes over time. Results demonstrated that one\u27s income, money management skills, and gender predicted the initial perceptions of financial insecurity. Furthermore, participants living in communities with greater gender inequality in earnings and full-time employment had higher initial levels of financial insecurity than individuals living in communities with greater gender equality. Finally, changes in financial insecurity levels predicted changes in worker health, work-family balance, and job attitudes over time. This work provides a test of Corollary 1 and Corollary 2 of Conservation of Resources theory, advancing the theory to specifically integrate gender at both individual and community levels
APPC Minutes – March 25, 2025
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, March 25, 2025
APPC Minutes – April 15, 2025
No full textMinutes of the Academic Policy and Program Committee Meeting, April 15, 2025
Mapping Trends in Gender-Inclusive Legal Language Between Circuit Courts In the United States
Full text linkThis study examines the use of gender-inclusive legal language in federal circuit court opinions in the United States between 2020 and 2024, with a focus on how judicial political ideology influences linguistic behaviors. Drawing on postmodern feminist theory and utilizing content analysis, the research compares six federal circuit courts by coding 46 court opinions for inclusive and exclusive linguistic practices related to transgender and non-binary individuals. Inclusive practices included the use of self-identified names and pronouns, affirming decisions, and acknowledgment of transgender identities, while exclusive practices involved misgendering, outdated terminology, and restrictive rulings. Results show that progressive circuits demonstrated significantly more inclusive and fewer exclusive behaviors than conservative circuits, particularly in affirming rights. However, across all courts, gender-neutral language was largely absent. The findings underscore the persistent impact of political ideology on judicial behavior and highlight the urgent need for inclusive language education, training, and representation within the legal system to protect LGBTQIA+ individuals
Virginia to Her Sons at Gettysburg: An Analysis of the Virginia Monument at Gettysburg
Full text linkOn June 8th, 1917, United States flags fell from the Virginia Monument at Gettysburg, revealing to the public eye for the first time the famous equestrian statue of Lee. But while battlefield monuments may appear stately and precise, behind every monument is a messy story where the message of the monument outweighs its historical accuracy. The story of the Virginia Monument, unveiled just months after U.S. involvement in WWI, is no exception as two monument commissions fought to control the narrative of the Civil War on the field of its bloodiest battle
Dog Whistles and Division: Evolution of Covert Language in the 2024 Election Cycle
Full text linkThis project examines the existing roles of political dog whistles and compares them to how each candidate used them in the 2024 election cycle. It then examines how the candidates\u27 different backgrounds influenced their rhetoric and use of dog whistles, especially through socioeconomic, racial, and gendered lenses