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Faculty Senate Chronicle April 3, 2025
No full textMinutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on April 3, 202
Book Review: Robert J. Jarvis, The Neglected Amendments of the U.S. Constitution: Text, History, and Interpretation
No full textThis essay offers an engaging review of the casebook, The Neglected Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, by Professor Robert Jarvis. While most lawyers, and many nonlawyers, could readily identify many of the “big twelve” constitutional amendments, few are familiar with the other fifteen. This book focuses on the neglected fifteen, arguing they deserve sustained attention as historically and politically important today. Topics include several amendments potentially going in play, such as the Twenty-second limiting the president to two terms, Twenty-fifth on presidential succession and disability, Twenty-seventh on congressional pay raises, and the Ninth on rights retained by the people. The review argues that this book matters now precisely because these overlooked provisions continue to shape contemporary constitutional debates in ways we often fail to recognize
Spider egg sacs reveal how pockets of air can be used to conserve water
No full textControlling water transport across surfaces is essential for all living organisms. Spider egg sacs are multifunctional membranes that protect eggs and spiderlings from the external environment. Past research gives conflicting results about whether these mats of silk fibers reduce evaporation of water in part because the diffusive resistance of any membrane cannot be measured independently of the system in which it is studied. We developed a model to describe water vapor transport across porous surfaces that includes the important roles of the gap space underneath the membrane and the boundary layer on the outside of the membrane in controlling water vapor flux, in addition to the relative impermeability of the membrane itself. The model accurately predicts diffusive resistance of a variety of synthetic surfaces from empirical studies, as well as the egg sacs of the black widow Latrodectus hesperus and the garden spider Argiope aurantia. We show that ‘typical’ spider egg sac membranes offer surprisingly low diffusive resistance to water because they are highly porous at microscopic scales. However, silk egg sacs still play key roles in controlling water loss by preserving and defining an internal region of stagnant air that often dominates the diffusive resistance of the whole system. Our model provides a tool to explore diverse spider egg sac geometries, but can also be adopted to fit a variety of systems to facilitate comparison and engineering of diffusive resistance across membranes
Marketing Strategy for Hartville Potato Chips Team 3
Full text linkThis project will work closely with Hartville Potato Chips to create a position for the company. Utilizing different marketing techniques, the team will conduct, analyze, communicate, and present information in a real-world setting. This experience will allow for growth in small group and professional development areas
Riding the Wave: \u3cem\u3eTech Tsunami\u3c/em\u3e\u27s Rhetoric Enables Plain Anabaptist Adopters
Full text linkArguably, no book has shaped plain Anabaptist discourse about technology more than Gary Miller’s Tech Tsunami. Since its 2016 publication, the book has achieved near-canonical status within certain Conservative and Old Order Anabaptist circles, particularly among business owners wrestling with technology adoption. The book’s influence extends beyond the original text—an audiobook and a youth edition (Tech Talk, 2021) circulate widely, discussion groups form around its ideas, and its vocabulary infiltrates conversations about church rules. The book’s success builds on Miller’s existing platform; his works Kingdom Focused Finances, Church Matters, and Life in a Global Village helped establish him as a voice for measured change and the-conscience-in-touch-with-today among plain Anabaptists seeking ostensibly middle ground between totalitarian rejection and anarchist adoption. [First paragraph.
Review of: \u3cem\u3eFooling with the Amish: Amish Mafia, Entertaining Fakery, and the Evolution of Reality TV\u3c/em\u3e—Dirk Eitzen
Full text linkIn a way, this book takes on a rather banal and straightforward task: a scholarly account of the very curious phenomenon known as “Amish Reality Television.” This genre is an easy mark for critique by the serious-minded scholar or observer of contemporary religion. These programs, including Amish in the City, Breaking Amish, Return to Amish, and Amish Mafia (there are others) are far from authentic representations of their subject matter, and for anyone who knows much about Amish or Pennsylvania German culture, the poetic license of these productions is obvious. Amish culture and life have always been open to this kind of speculative interpretation, of course, but these programs promise more than the story long consumed by tourists along the Route 30 and 340 corridors in Lancaster. [First paragraph.
Review of: \u3cem\u3eBorn Amish: Life before the Ex-Communication\u3c/em\u3e—Ann Stoltzfus Taylor
Full text linkThe account begins on the night of the author’s birth. Ann Stoltzfus Taylor was the first child born to her parents, Gid and Lizzie Stoltzfus, a well-known Amish couple living near Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Stoltzfus Taylor gives us a brief history of the home she grew up in, as well as introducing us to her family. Various aunts, uncles, and grandparents are described, along with memories associated with each person. She writes about her great-grandfather, nicknamed “Wild Gid,” who apparently was not a model Amishman. The chapter ends with a few stories of tragedies and stories of fun and bonding with her daudy. In this chapter is also the first mention of the issue that would eventually lead to the life-shattering excommunication of Stoltzfus Taylor’s parents. [First paragraph.
Book Review: Jill Elaine Hasday, \u3ci\u3eWe the Men: How Forgetting Women\u27s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality\u3c/i\u3e
Full text linkThis essay reviews Jill Elaine Hasday’s book, We the Men. It explains how Hasday traces key historical cases and stories of women’s demand for equality that have been forgotten. These important histories include the Nineteenth Amendment, Title VII equal employment, and the Equal Rights Amendment, among others. The book makes the claim that erasing women’s history is problematic for protecting gender equality in the future
Faculty Senate Chronicle March 6, 2025
Full text linkMinutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on March 6, 202
Exploring Factors Associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents
Full text linkAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have a significant influence on long term mental and physical health risks, including the development of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS). The current study examined the association between demographic and geo-coded environmental factors and ACE exposure and PTSS development among pediatric patients seen in a behavioral health department at a children’s hospital. Geo-coded factors included Child Opportunity Index (COI scores) and Rural Urban Area Commuting Codes (RUCA). ACE-related factors (type of ACE, ACE overall score) were also included when examining PTSS. Machine learning results indicated that models incorporating environmental data and ACE-related factors performed better than models that only included demographic factors. Findings highlight the importance of context factors, especially economic hardships and cumulative ACE exposure, in understanding ACE outcomes in youth. Implications for research and practice are explored, with an emphasis on trauma-informed, community-level intervention, and early screening approaches that target modifiable social and environmental factors in PTSS prevention and intervention