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Full Issue: Summer 2014
Get PDFLearn about DePaul\u27s highly ranked video game design program, how a DePaul initiative teaches Latinx high schoolers about media literacy through hands-on journalism, and DePaul professors leading a grassroots effort to support green infrastructure development on Chicago\u27s South Side
Catholicism and Organizational Development: A Case Study on the Communication of Catholic Mission and Identity
Get PDFDon Martin, Kendra Knight, and Scott Kelley explore the results of the Catholic Identity Mission Assessment survey as it relates to DePaul University. This survey was created by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities as a way of gauging how effectively Catholic educational institutions are conveying their Catholic identity to their students and other stakeholders. At DePaul, the investigation examined how well graduating seniors “comprehend and articulate principles from the Catholic intellectual tradition and Catholic social teaching.” Martin, Knight, and Kelley cite specific curricular and cocurricular areas that would help seniors establish this Catholic worldview and point out areas in which the communication of Catholic identity needs to be bolstered. They also explore the challenges of communicating that identity, not least of which is the generational interest and existing generational worldview of millennials and Generation Z and the need to compete with secular educational institutions. The authors explain the survey’s method and results. The survey found that “students’ confidence in their ability to articulate dimensions of the Vincentian mission is greater than their confidence in their ability to communicate dimensions of the Catholic intellectual tradition,” which “suggests a need for organizational development.” The article outlines steps for that
The Influence of Vehicular Traffic and Land Use Typology on the Spatial Patterns and Concentrations of Soil Lead (Pb) in the Uptown Community Area of Chicago
Get PDFLead (Pb) is a harmful element whose presence threatens the well-being of living organisms and their environments. There are higher concentrations and an increased risk of Pb exposure in areas that provide fewer natural pathways for Pb to accumulate into. In urban areas, the soil is one of the most common and available environmental sinks for Pb accumulation. This study examines the total soil Pb concentrations in relation to land-use types and average daily traffic volumes (cars/day) in each census tract in the Uptown Community Area of Chicago. This study provides insight into how land use and traffic volume may affect total soil Pb. This study hypothesizes that total soil Pb concentrations will be higher in areas with more non-residential land use, including commercial and industrial land use, and that total soil Pb concentrations will be higher in areas with higher average daily traffic volumes.
Soil samples were collected with the help of DePaul University citizen scientists from five randomly generated locations in the parkways of each census tract in the Uptown Community Area on the North side of Chicago. Soil Pb concentrations of each sample were determined using EPA Method 3050B acid-digestion method.
The average daily traffic volumes (obtained from the City of Chicago and the Illinois Department of Transportation), the percentage of commercial and industrial land use (obtained from the Metropolitan Agency for Planning), and the average soil Pb concentration by census tract were mapped using ArcGIS Pro. There was no statistically significant difference in mean soil Pb concentrations between census tracts. There was no statistically significant effect of average daily traffic volumes or percentage of commercial and industrial land use on soil Pb concentration. A correlation test indicated that there is no significant correlation between the average daily traffic volumes and soil Pb concentration between census tracts but was suggestive of a moderate positive correlation between these variables. A correlation test between the percentage of commercial and industrial land use and soil Pb concentrations did not produce a statistically significant correlation but was suggestive of a moderate positive correlation between these variables