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Bringing Back Stories: Indigenous Peoples and Gettysburg College
Get PDFHistory and storytelling are beautifully intertwined—every country, culture, community, and person has a tale of creation, conflict, and prosperity. The tragedy of stories, however, is that many things may never be recorded, may be lost in archives and memories, and may never be revisited again. Beginning August 2023, I’ve conducted archival research which centers around the connection and intersectionality between Indigenous peoples and Gettysburg College. My initial research project expanded and has cultivated into a story-telling presentation of the history of Native Americans in the United States, termination of federal recognition of tribal nations, the creation of the National Indian Lutheran Board, and the establishment of the American Indian Research and Resource Institute at Gettysburg College in the 80s, followed by the sponsoring of immersion and educational trips to over 11 Indigenous reservations. While there is so much history that exists between Gettysburg College and Indigenous peoples, there are so many aspirations and potential projects that died out or never came to fruition. The overarching question: What can we do to reconnect with our history to continue telling stories
Finding Zero-Cost Textbooks and Course Materials
Get PDFResearch shows that students who don’t have access to assigned course materials are more likely to struggle academically. We know that high book costs mean that many students never obtain their textbooks, while others have limited access due to using shared copies. Local data reveal that negative impacts of high book costs are more pronounced for Gettysburg College first-generation students, international students, and Pell Grant recipients.
Eliminating or reducing the cost of course materials can help to counteract these negative effects and inequities. This session will provide a brief overview of how to find two types of zero-cost materials: Open Educational Resources (OER) and library-licensed materials. We’ll also share information about the JCCTL OER/Zero-Cost Course Conversation Grant, which provides support for adopting zero-cost materials or remixing OER.
Librarians are able to provide support for identifying titles that will work for your continuing and newly-developed courses. Librarians and Instructional Technologists can provide support for remixing.
JCCTL will provide lunch – join us, and learn more
The Chai-Light Zone: Rod Serling, Secular Jew
No full textThe Twilight Zone is remembered as a science fiction television series that reflected the uneasiness of Cold War America. Its creator, Rod Serling, was a secular Jew who fought in World War II and returned stateside to see moral problems at home, like racism and the potential for technology to rob us of our humanity. The Twilight Zone was Serling\u27s attempt to influence mainstream culture in an ethically positive direction. His moral compass, which shaped his writing on the series, is entangled with his brand of cultural Judaism. By examining a range of episodes, the authors of this volume bring this Jewish moral influence out from the twilight and into the full light of day.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/books/1204/thumbnail.jp
Project Light
Get PDFMy project is about creating an educational workshop with the help of my non-profit organization ‘Voices Against Violence’ back in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This workshop will target to raise awareness about gender equality and gender-based violence among the children living in financially underprivileged communities in Dhaka. It will specifically target 5th to 8th-grade students studying in NGO and government-based schools that are located in those communities. The workshop will be interactive and audio-visual in nature. It will be conducted by peer educators who will be trained in the curriculum. There are three main goals to be achieved through this workshop, which are: teaching the concept, importance, and practice of gender equality, developing a clear understanding of consent, and helping them to understand what gender-based violence is and how to identify and report it
Peace, Power, and Precarity: Examining Brazil’s Potential as an Emerging Global and Regional Leader
Get PDFBrazil is poised to emerge as a critical player in the Southern Hemisphere. The nation’s economic success has been accompanied by efforts to play a prominent role in international peace and security. This financial dynamism has offered the country a degree of legitimacy on issues of global trade and energy. However, a protracted social conflict in Rio De Janeiro’s favelas threatens that status. Brazil cannot access international esteem and influence without addressing its domestic situation. This paper applies Edward Azar’s protracted social conflict theory to reveal an internal state of disorder in Brazilian favelas that impairs the nation’s ability to claim its role as a fully realized actor in the international sphere
Criminal Justice Update - April 2024
Get PDFThe Criminal Justice Update is a monthly newsletter created by the Adams County Bar Foundation Fellow providing updates in criminal justice policy coming from Pennsylvania\u27s courts and legislature as well as the US Supreme Court.
Contents: Updates from PA Governor\u27s Office (no updates this month) Updates from the PA Legislature Updates from the Courts U.S. Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure PA Supreme Court: Criminal Law & Procedure PA Superior Court: Criminal Law & Procedur