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2025-02-07 Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate
Get PDFApproved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton
Student Academic Policies Committee Minutes of the Academic Senate 2025-02-11
Get PDFApproved minutes of a meeting of the Student Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton
Faith, Funds, and Freedom: Exploring the Funding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities During the Reconstruction
Get PDFMy historiographical essay was a yearlong project, broken into many parts to construct the final historiography and learn about various styles of historical academic research and writing including a topic proposal and annotated bibliography, both of which were then integrated into the final historiography. In researching my topic, the funding of historically black colleges and universities during the Reconstruction, I consulted books and academic articles written by historians from the years 1933 through 2011, analyzed and summarized the arguments and interpretations presented relating to my topic, and then categorized my annotations based on the arguments and interpretations presented. I then argue which source I found to be the most compelling. This all culminated into my historiographical essay
From Rags to Riches to Racist: President Andrew Johnson\u27s Reputation Throughout History
Get PDFThis project was written as my main ASI 120 paper over the course of the 2024 spring semester. This historiography paper examines how historians have viewed secondary sources in the form of books, academic journals, and academic articles that I find from databases such as the UD library, Gale, JSTOR, and other academic resources. These sources range from pre-1960 to the 2010s and are divvied into three groups based on the author’s perspective of President Johnson. Group one, the Pro-Johnsons, are those who supported Johnson’s moves and are willing to deflect their believed failure of Reconstruction onto other scapegoats, such as the Radical Republicans. Group two, the Johnson Apologists, understand that Johnson failed in his presidency and showcase the ability to be critical of him. However, these historians are also able to understand that there were other factors that led to the demise of Johnson’s presidency and Reconstruction failure, with many putting emphases on his poor background and rags to riches type story. The third and final group is the Anti-Johnsons. These historians agree with none of Johnson’s policies and do not place the blame for his failure in Reconstruction as any type of scapegoat. This historiography makes use of these differing opinions on Johnson to showcase how history has fluctuated when viewing his role in the failure of Reconstruction
Vision for the Future of Oncology Physical Therapy: APTA Oncology’s Strategic Plan
Get PDFThis article summarizes the 2024-27 strategic plan of the Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy. The strategic plan consists of five strategic pillars — advocacy, engagement, education, collaboration, and research. Although the strategic plan is slated for another review in 2027, the 2024-27 strategic plan sets forth the key initiatives to advance the field of cancer physical therapy and oncology rehabilitation. This piece summarizes some key initiatives and how the academy and the profession will aim to achieve the APTA and APTA Oncology visions. For the full 2024-27 strategic plan of APTA Oncology, visit www.oncologypt.org
The Therapeutic Effects of a High-Velocity Resistance Training Intervention for Chemotherapy-Induced Polyneuropathy
Get PDFPurpose: Chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy, also referred to as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), is a dose-dependent, neurotoxicity from known neuropathic agents (e.g., taxanes, platinums, and vinca alkaloids) causing damage to the peripheral nervous system. CIPN can present as sensory, motor, or autonomic symptoms, such as muscle weakness and balance impairments. Currently, there are no treatment or prevention methods for CIPN. The purpose of this case series was to assess the therapeutic effects of a high velocity resistance training (HVRT), or power training, in women diagnosed and treated for cancer, who presented with CIPN by measuring balance, functional performance, neuropathy, quality of life (QoL), and an inflammatory biomarker (c-reactive protein [CRP]).
Methods: The HVRT intervention consisted of 24 exercise sessions over 12 weeks including, upper and lower extremity movements. The intensity prescribed was 30-60% one repetition maximum (1 RM) for upper extremity, and 0-60% 1 RM for lower extremity exercises.
Results: Findings demonstrate the feasibility of designing and implementing a HVRT intervention to potentially attenuate CIPN symptoms. Moreover, HVRT may improve balance, functional performance, and QoL outcomes. Although the CRP results increased, the values remained within normal limits, thus lifestyle modifications are needed.
Conclusion: This study provides encouraging evidence for a future HVRT intervention pilot study modulating CIPN symptoms. Balance, functional performance, and inflammatory markers should be measured prior to and throughout the treatment of neuropathic agents to better establish baseline values. Further research is needed to enable clinicians to provide comprehensive and effective treatment plans for persons with CIPN, subsequently improving QoL
Disney Movies: Harmful or Harmless?
Get PDFI wrote this essay in my ENG198 writing seminar in the fall semester of my first year at Dayton. In this class, we were prompted to write a research paper examining an issue surrounding gender. As a woman who has been impacted by gender roles through the media portrayed to me, I immediately knew I wanted this to be my subject of research. I dedicated hours to reading many different scholarly articles about how the gender roles presented in the media impacts a child\u27s understanding of gender roles. I wrote several drafts of this essay, participated in peer revisions, and made many revisions to the essay. As I continued to work on this essay my curiosity about the subject grew, so when Dr. Vorachek explained our final essay assignment, I knew what I wanted to do. I desired to expand upon my research to discover whether or not these negative stereotypes impacted girls as they grew up. Thus, I found more articles discussing this very topic, but I could not find any research about the impacts on college aged women. Because of this, I conducted my own research to discover the impact these messages had on women. I really enjoyed writing this paper because I had the opportunity to read several scholarly sources, participate in peer revisions, learn more about a topic I am passionate about, and share my findings with others
The Urgent Need for Environmental Literacy
Get PDFWithin my English 200 course I was taught not only how to write an Op-Ed essay, but how to write one effectively. Over the course of a few weeks my professor provided me with resources on the best way to structure essays of this sort and ways to enhance our writing for any audience to follow. Learning how to write about my own opinion on a topic, as well as encompassing research and educational aspects within the essay was very interesting and useful. Being able to write about something I am passionate about, express my opinion, and educate my reader helped me create a piece of writing that I love and hopefully readers will enjoy too
Glaucon on Justice and Injustice
Get PDFThis paper concerns Plato\u27s The Republic and Glaucon\u27s conversations with Socrates within it. These involve the concepts of justice and injustice, and Glaucon arguing that justice and injustice are two sides of the same coin, and that in the end, the just will commit injustice when push comes to shove. I first covered a brief overview of Plato and The Republic, his life, and the characters within it, along with explaining Glaucon\u27s viewpoint. Afterwards I chose to explain the definition of various words and phrases used by Glaucon in the course of their debate, and a summary of the debate itself. Then, I explained the thought experiment employed throughout the process of this debate, and finally I weighed in my own opinion on whether injustice and justice are truly one and the same, choosing to argue against Glaucon\u27s view
All Things Marian: Marian Heritage of the Early Church
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