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Personality and Projection in Politics
No full textWhile there is a wide variety of research about personality in the field of psychology, there is still a gap in the political science literature. Within the past decade, political scientists have begun to investigate how personality affects political behavior including candidate evaluations and voting. Generally, this study intends to build upon a burgeoning area of research that will help further explain how individuals may use their own personality traits to make judgments about the personalities of political candidates through psychological mechanisms such as projection. Data for this study will be collected using a survey that asks participants to express their agreement towards statements that describe different elements of personality, including the Big Five personality traits and other measures like need for closure, need for cognition, and need for chaos. Other survey questions will test projection effects and ask about political preferences and demographic characteristics to strengthen the association between individuals’ personality traits and how they behave in the political world. Overall, this research will amalgamate prior studies of personality and political behavior with studies of projection effects in hopes of testing if projection is a valid mechanism for mediating the association between personality and political behavior, as it is clear that personality cannot directly predict how someone will vote or evaluate a candidate.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/collaborative_presentations/1033/thumbnail.jp
Functional Analysis of Protonephridia Genes Identified by Drop-seq
No full textPlanarians possess a primitive excretory system called protonephridia, which consists of an organized network of branched tubes that function in waste filtration and water regulation. On a cellular and molecular level, the planarian excretory system shows considerable homology to the human excretory system: the kidney. Knowing what genes are necessary for a functional excretory system, how the genes interact, and mechanisms that alter normal gene function leading to disease is critical for the development of treatments for excretory system diseases. Furthermore, understanding flatworm-specific genes, many of which are parasitic to humans, may provide useful drug targets for treating parasitic worm infections.
A recent, significant advancement has been the development of single-cell transcriptomic technologies that allow for the ability to examine gene expression profiles of individual cells (Figure 1). Planarians were the first organism to have these technologies applied to determine the expression profile of all of the animal’s cells (Fincher, 2018). However, only a few of the 3,000 protonephridia genes identified and available via the public database (https://digiworm.wi.mit.edu/) were validated by Fincher et al. To further explore the genes required for excretory system function, we have chosen the 48 most highly expressed protonephridia genes from the Fincher 2018 paper to analyze via bioinformatics, RNA mediated interference, and in situ hybridization.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/collaborative_presentations/1013/thumbnail.jp
Year of Norbertine Women – Ever Ancient, Ever New
Get PDFA collection of events held during the 2019-2020 school year to celebrate past and present Norbertine women
Fall/Winter 2020-21: Personally Speaking/A Life Pilgrimage to Spain
Get PDFRosemary Sands, director of the Center for Norbertine Studies, retires this year after 28 years of service to St. Norbert College.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/snc_magazine_archives_2019-2023/1160/thumbnail.jp
Spring/Summer 2021: Alumni Profile/Becoming Louis Traverzo
Get PDFLouis A. Traverzo ’75 found himself at a crossroads one September evening in 1972 as he sat talking on the phone in his dorm room at St. Norbert College, twilight darkening to dusk in the window.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/snc_magazine_archives_2019-2023/1257/thumbnail.jp
The Order of the Diaconate in the Modern World: Status of the Mustard Seed
No full textOn June 16, 2018, I was ordained into the Order of the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (hereinafter “Archdiocese of Santa Fe” or “Archdiocese”).1 Ordination was the culmination of years of prayer, silent contemplation, and study in order to ready myself to enter the Order of the Permanent Diaconate. On the same date of my ordination, I served my first Mass as deacon and gave my first homily. Three years later, I recall that first homily. It was from the Gospel of Mark about the mustard seed sown in the ground, and how the smallest of seeds grows into a grand plant putting forth large branches, “so that birds in the sky can dwell in the shade” (Mk 4:30-32).2 During my homily, I reflected on the significance and nurturing of faith in all our lives so that the faithful may be prepared to enter the Kingdom of God. This year, almost to the day of my ordination, we are once again reading about the mustard seed in the Gospel of Mark. Today, I look at the date of my ordination as the planting of a mustard seed. I ask whether the mustard seed has taken root, been nurtured, and been growing and strengthening into the largest of plants so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade..
Spring 2021 Choral Concert
Get PDFThe 2021 Spring Choral Concert features: Concert Choir Women, Concert Choir Men, and Chamber Singers. All three ensembles are directed by Dr. Sarah Parks and accompanied by Mrs. Elaine Moss
Brexit and the European Union
No full textThe United Kingdom formally left the European Union at the start of 2021. What does the future of Europe and the UK look like? Will the UK survive a possible Scottish vote to leave? Who will step up and take command of Europe now that Angela Merkel is out of the spotlight
“Roots of Humanity: Lessons from Confucianism”
No full textOn Tuesday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Walter Theater, Dr. Kim presented a lecture entitled “Roots of Humanity: Lessons from Confucianism,” exploring the Norbertine values of localism and community by drawing upon work of early Confucian thinkers. Scholars increasingly have drawn attention to a loss of social connections and meaningful relationships that seems to have become endemic to modern society. But according to the Confucian tradition, certain robust social structures are a prerequisite for developing and sustaining strong social bonds and relationships. Dr. Kim discussed this Confucian view and the possibility of creating such structures in our own contexts as a way for us to escape loneliness and isolation, to more fully flourish as the social creatures we are
Wellbeing, EDIB, and the Promise of Leadership Development
Get PDFMorale research over the past several years documents a crisis in the library profession and a 2021 report by Ithaka S+R reveals a confidence deficit in library administrators around work towards equity, diversity, inclusivity and belonging. The connections between belonging, resilience, and morale are strong and immediate action is required to address the crisis. This article posits that a strategic approach to leadership development, with a focus on coaching, is key to bridging the gap. Authentic and adaptive leadership models as supportive strategies are explored and a coaching approach to management is presented to launch readers into their next action.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/faculty_staff_works/1049/thumbnail.jp