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Mark Meigs. Mencken.
No full textCe volume fait partie de la collection ‘Clefs Concours’, une série d’ouvrages qui offre aux étudiants des repères sur les sujets de civilisation du CAPES et de l’agrégation, des synthèses, « des outils de révision », bref les clés nécessaires pour mieux cerner le programme de civilisation américaine, en l’occurrence la Chrestomathy de H.L. Mencken. L’ouvrage de Mark Meigs se compose d’une introduction et d’un chapitre liminaire sur l’historiographie existante, d’une première partie posant les..
This Afghanistan War in the Light of America’s Post Vietnam Military Culture: The Logic of Asymmetrical Death and Commemoration
No full textDans cet article, Mark Meigs explique les ressorts profonds des choix stratégiques américains dans la conduite de la guerre en Afghanistan. Il montre en particulier comment ceux-ci sont basés sur l'expérience américaine au Vietnam, qui a conduit à une profonde restructuration de la doctrine, et font l'originalité de la culture militaire américaine
New dormitory being constructed at the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children in Mount Meigs, Alabama.
No full textThis image was taken for the article, "Woes continue for Mt. Meigs," which was published in the Birmingham News on May 28, 1967: "Four years ago reports of conditions at Alabama's Training School for Negro Children at Mt. Meigs shocked the state and spurred the Legislature to appropriate building funds for the institution. A legal hassle followed and only now are the changes beginning to show on the campus. What is the situation now? Are the problems at Mt. Meigs solved? Here is a report in word and picture." It was published with the following caption: "Construction on Its Way at Last: Brick's Eye View of Dorm . . . New school and gym, girls and boys dorm laundry, mark real progress.
Photographic Histories of the Civil War and the First World War and Rebirth
No full textThe article compares The Photographic History of the Civil War published in 1912, with A Photographic History of the First World War, published in 1933. The author is looking for similarities in the reworking of interpretations of war photography after the war and discovers that the photographs in conjunction with their editing can be made to cover up as much as they reveal. The Photographic History of the Civil War, published at the height of the Jim Crow era, with its hugely elaborate editorial structure, manages to deny the importance of slavery to the war and the importance of freed slaves afterwards. Even photographs of the dead of Gettysburg take on a meaning more appropriate to 1912 than to the event that produced them. The comparatively direct A Photographic History of the First World War, manages loyalty only to the thought of the author at the moment of its publication. Other interpretations were possible at other times as the author editor followed literary fashion and history
Analysis of stratigraphic, structural, and production relationships of Devonian shale gas reservoirs in Meigs County, Ohio
No full textPreface dated: February 7, 2013.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-29).; Harvested from the web on 2/16/16"The following report details an analysis of Devonian shale reservoirs in Meigs County as part of a five-county study conducted from late 1985 through 1988 for the Gas Research Institute. The final project report was completed in November 1988. The overall objective of this research was to provide a standardized and usable Devonian shale database. The data included subsurface stratigraphy, well drilling, completion and production information, which would be useful to the industry for natural gas resource analyses and also to Ohio citizens and landowners. ... Currently, horizontal drilling for Devonian shale resources is in its early and largely unproven stages. This shallow-subsurface geologic data also can be utilized indirectly to assist resource and structural analyses of deeper subsurface horizons. Since this report was compiled in 1986, approximately 80 wells have been drilled to the Ohio Shale in Meigs County. However, the manuscript has not been updated with these new wells, as it was determined that an update would not significantly change the maps and results of the study. Revised paleontological work reported in Pennsylvania (Harper, 1993) has resulted in moving the Devonian-Mississippian boundary to the top of the Berea Sandstone. We have not implemented this change in this report. With that stated, the maps, results, and data are made available for resource and structural assessment, both shallow and deep, and for information to interested landowners and the public at large."--Preface
Hashimoto among four UGA faculty members to receive Meigs Professorships
No full textHashimoto among four UGA faculty members to receive Meigs Professorships Monday, March 2, 2015
Writer: Camie Williams, 706-583-0728, [email protected] Contact: David Dodson, 706-542-0015, [email protected]
Four UGA faculty members receive Meigs Professorships
Athens, Ga. – Four University of Georgia faculty members have been named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the university’s highest recognition for excellence in instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
In bestowing the Meigs Professorship, the university communicates its commitment to excellence in teaching, the value placed on the learning experiences of students and the centrality of instruction to the university’s mission. Meigs Professors receive a permanent salary increase of 1,000. The award is sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.
“Our Meigs Professors demonstrate an enduring commitment to the success of their students,” said Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Their reputation for excellence in instruction extends well beyond our campus, and their impact on the lives and career trajectories of students and alumni is incalculable.”
The 2015 Meigs Professors are:
• Malcolm Adams, a professor of mathematics and department head in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. • Mark Harrison, a professor of food science and technology and graduate coordinator in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. • Erica Hashimoto, the Allen Post Professor of Law in the School of Law. • Cynthia Ward, a professor of small animal internal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Adams has helped transform the mathematics curriculum at UGA. He crafted transitional courses to introduce higher-level mathematics to students, incorporated applied mathematics in the undergraduate curriculum and spearheaded the modernization of the department’s offerings in differential equations.
His efforts touch lives across campus from freshmen to graduate students in mathematics as well as students and faculty in other programs such as statistics, computer science and engineering. He also has played a key role in adapting curriculum to meet changing state and national mathematics education policies. Adams is described by colleagues as a patient teacher who anticipates the difficulties in higher-level math courses and gives students the skills to develop into mathematicians.
One former student wrote in a nomination letter, “Dr. Adams has perfected the art of giving guidance rather than answers when asked for help, teaching students how to approach problems rather than how to solve particular problems.”
Adams was the recipient of the Franklin College’s Sandy Beaver Teaching Award in 2001 and the Beaver Teaching Professorship in 2005. He has served on the University Curriculum Committee and other institutional boards as well as national committees dealing with retention issues in mathematics across the country.
Harrison is described by colleagues as an innovator in the classroom who incorporates laboratory and group discussion to apply knowledge and principles to real-world problem-solving situations. In addition to his heavy teaching load, Harrison spends time advising students as the department’s graduate coordinator and Honors adviser as well as adviser to the Food Science Club.
One student wrote in a course evaluation, “Dr. Harrison’s course truly has a real-world approach to get students to actively think about and discuss major food safety issues. I know more than just facts about food microbiology. I can apply the facts.”
In addition to several Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty or Graduate Faculty of the Year awards from the Food Science Club, Harrison has been honored over the years as a Lilly Teaching Fellow, a UGA Senior Teaching Fellow, a member of the UGA Teaching Academy and as the 1997 recipient of the D.W. Brooks Award of Excellence for Teaching from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. A leader in his field, Harrison received the 2012 Elmer Marth Educator Award from the International Association for Food Protection and the 2013 William V. Cruess Award for excellence in teaching from the Institute of Food Technologists, the most prestigious teaching award in the food science community in North America.
Hashimoto’s teaching ranges from introducing her first-year students to the rigors of the Socratic method to supervising one of the law school’s premier experiential learning opportunities for third-year students, a program she helped create that allows students to brief and argue cases before federal appellate courts.
Besides her work in the classroom preparing students to practice law, Hashimoto works with moot court teams and student organizations. She also helps students find jobs both in her formal role as the faculty clerkship adviser and more informally as a mentor to current and former students.
In nomination materials, one former student wrote of Hashimoto, “She not only teaches her students the rule of law, she inspires them to shape and develop it in a truly meaningful way. Professor Hashimoto’s passion for teaching is nothing short of contagious.”
Hashimoto has been honored in the past as the recipient of the John C. O’Byrne Memorial Award for Significant Contributions Furthering Student-Faculty Relations, a Lilly Teaching Fellow and as the law school’s honorary graduation marshal. She twice earned the C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching, the law school’s highest teaching honor, and her work has been discussed during oral argument by a U.S. Supreme Court justice and cited by the court.
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Ward, who is chief medical officer for the Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital, has dedicated her life to making a difference to students, colleagues say. She not only is engaged in the education of veterinary students but also with undergraduates through First-Year Odyssey Seminar courses and research mentorships and clinical residents in specialty post-graduate training programs.
Ward has been involved heavily in the review of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s curriculum, and she is a co-investigator in a four-year, $1.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to evaluate SYSTEMS (Stimulating Young Scientists to Engage, Motivate and Synthesize).
One former student noted in nomination materials, “Dr. Ward commands the respect of her students by engaging them during lectures, generating enthusiasm for learning, providing support and encouragement in the teaching hospital, and displaying passion for her field and for teaching. Dr. Ward is regularly identified as one of the most influential instructors for vet school students and remains a favorite among graduates.”
Ward has been recognized eight times by graduating classes as an outstanding teacher. She received the Pfizer (Norden) Distinguished Teaching Award, the most prestigious teaching award in the College of Veterinary Medicine, as well as the 2009 National Student American Veterinary Medical Association Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Meigs Professors are nominated by their school or college and chosen by a committee consisting of 12 faculty members, two undergraduate students and one graduate student.
For more information about the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships, see http://provost.uga.edu/index.php/resources/professorships/josiah-meigs-distinguished-teaching-professorships.
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Les goûts des jeunes
No full textDie geschmacksrichtungen der jugendlichen
Anhand einer Untersuchung über das Empfinden von Filmprogrammen versucht der Autor den Aneignungsgrad von Medieninhalten bei 300 Schülern zu messen. Da viele Filme, die die Jugendlichen gesehen haben, aus den USA stammen, drückt sich die Auswertung ihrer Aneignung teilweise duch Akkulturation aus.Young people’s tastes
Based on an investigation about the reception of cinema programmes, the author tries to measure the degree of appropriation of media content by 300 schoolboys. Since many films viewed by young people come from the USA, the evaluation of their appropriation can be translated in terms of acculturation.À partir d’une enquête sur la réception de programmes cinématographiques, l’auteur tente de mesurer le degré d’appropriation par 300 collégiens des contenus médiatiques. Étant donné que nombre de films visionnés par les jeunes proviennent des USA, l’évaluation de leur appropriation se traduit en partie en termes d’acculturation.Los Gustos De Los Jóvenes
A partir de una encuesta sobre la recepción de programas cinematográficos, el autor intenta medir el grado de apropiación por 300 colegiales de los contenidos mediáticos. Ya que muchas películas visionadas por los jóvenes proceden de los EE. UU., la evaluación de su apropiación se traduce en parte en términos de aculturación.Frau-Meigs Divina. Les goûts des jeunes . In: Agora débats/jeunesses, 31, 2003. L’engagement syndical et associatif des jeunes. pp. 132-146
Professional Eccentrics and Eccentric Professionals : Changes in the Cultural Landscape of Philadelphia, 1900-1930
No full textBy examining the changes in the way museums displayed objects in the 1920’s, this article contributes to a debate about the ways in which cultural institutions of the United States serve their communities. Are they democratic or do they create “distinctions” among a moneyed elite ? Institutional differences between center and periphery indicate a changing cultural climate. At the center, collections accumulated invisible status ; on the margins, they were dominated by founders who resisted the trends of the period that would have framed and presented their collections as treasures from a more or less distant and invisible past. Following a model set by Charles Wilson Peale, these founders insisted on the usefulness of their collections and their educational purpose. Underlying this tension is the changed perception of America’s relation with Europe and the re-positioning of the democratic intent of its culture.Excentriques professionnels et professionnels excentriques : révolution du paysage culturel de Philadelphie, 1900-1930.
En analysant l’évolution de l’exposition des objets dans les musées des années vingt, cet article s’inscrit dans le débat critique américain sur la façon dont les expositions servent leur communauté. Sont-elles de nature démocratique ou tendent-elles à créer de la «distinction» pour une élite richement dotée ? Les différences institutionnelles entre centre et périphérie sont utilisées comme de bons indicateurs pour rendre compte d’une évolution culturelle. Au centre, les collections ont acquis un statut par rapport à des valeurs invisibles ; aux marges, leurs fondateurs ont résisté à cette tendance au cadrage des objets comme trésors d’un passé lointain et invisible. S’appuyant sur le modèle de Charles Wilson Peale, ils revendiquèrent l’utilité de leurs collections et leur valeur didactique. Ces tensions reflètent l’évolution de la perception que les Etats-Unis ont d’eux-mêmes en relation avec l’Europe et le repositionnement de leur interprétation démocratique de la culture.Meigs Mark. Professional Eccentrics and Eccentric Professionals : Changes in the Cultural Landscape of Philadelphia, 1900-1930. In: Cahiers Charles V, n°28, juin 2000. Transmission des valeurs nationales: théories, individus, institutions (domaine anglo-américain) pp. 197-224
À la recherche d'un passé visible : Regards publics et privés dans les collections de la région de Philadelphie, 1890-1930
No full textMuseums operate according to two conflicting organizational paths. Conservators, following the logic of acquisition, accumulate collections that are more and more complete and more and more valuable. Their goal is preservation and exposition. Educators emphasize using the collected objects to instruct. These two types of organization correspond to two ways in which the public looks at the museum's collection, two ways in which a musem visit affects the spectators, and to two types of relationship between thepeople who présent the objects and the public. An exhibition intended to educate promotes an active and visible response : reproduction or re-organization of what the visitor has seen. The resuit of a "curatorial" exhibition is invisible, favoring aesthetic appréciation, the acquisition of an imaginary muséum, and a sense of belonging to a class that shares these invisible attributes.L'organisation des musées suit deux tendances en concurrence. Les conservateurs obéissent à une logique cumulative d'acquisition de collections de plus en plus complètes et précieuses, à des fins de conservation et d'exposition. Les éducateurs tendent à privilégier l'utilisation des objets de la collection pour instruire. Ces deux types d'organisation correspondent en fait à deux modes de regard du public, à deux sortes de résultats chez les spectateurs, et à deux types de relations entre les personnes qui présentent les objets de collection et le public qui les voient. Le résultat de l'exposition à visée éducative promeut une démarche active, de reproduction ou d'organisation des objets. Le résultat de l'exposition « médiée » est invisible : elle favorise l'appréciation esthétique, l'acquisition d'un musée imaginaire, l'appartenance par procuration à la classe sociale qui partage ces attributs invisibles.Hoy en dia existen dos tendencias en lo que respecta la organización de los museos. Los curadores responden a una lógica "acumulativa" de adquisición para crear colecciones cada vez mas completas y valiosas. Los educadores tienden a privilegiar el uso de los objetos de la colección a fin de instruir. Estos dos tipos de organización corresponden, de hecho, a dos concepciones del pùblico, a dos resultados diferentes y a dos tipos de relaciones entre las personas que presen- tan los objetos de la coleccion y el pùblico que los observa. El resultado de la exposición con fines educativos se define como un proceso activo de reproducción o de organización de los objetos en cuestión. En el otro caso la exposición es invisible : ella favorece la apreciación estética, la adquisición de un museo imaginario y la pertenencia a la clase social que comparte esos atributos invisibles.Meigs Mark. À la recherche d'un passé visible : Regards publics et privés dans les collections de la région de Philadelphie, 1890-1930. In: Publics et Musées, n°16, 1999. Le regard au musée (sous la direction de Pascal Lardellier) pp. 55-76
Ringhand awarded Meigs Professorship for teaching excellence
No full textFive faculty members at the University of Georgia have been awarded the institution\u27s highest teaching honor, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship.
The 2020-2021 Meigs professors are:
Joseph Goetz, professor of financial planning in the College of Family and Consumer SciencesJohn Mativo, associate professor of career and information studies in the Mary Frances Early College of EducationLori A. Ringhand, J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law in the School of LawJo Smith, associate professor of small animal internal medicine in the College of Veterinary MedicineZachary Wood, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
This year\u27s Meigs Professorship honorees are exemplary educators who engage students at all levels through innovative instruction and experiential learning, said S. Jack Hu, the university\u27s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. They are committed to positioning their students for success, not only in the classroom but throughout their lives.
Joseph GoetzGoetz is widely recognized across the country as a pioneer in academic service-learning, problem-based learning and other forms of experiential learning in financial planning. Over the course of his career, he has created, developed and implemented a range of innovative clinics, centers, programs, courses, internships and companies to enhance student learning.
Goetz\u27s experience in financial planning consulting, namely through the wealth management firm he co-founded--Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group--has given him a valuable perspective and skillset, which has enhanced the educational experience of his students. He created a pro bono financial planning program and co-founded the UGA ASPIRE Clinic, a multidisciplinary teaching clinic for financial planning, family therapy and law students. He also co-founded the university\u27s master\u27s and doctoral program in financial planning and worked with the Graduate School to create a financial education program for graduate students.
He created the nation\u27s first financial planning clinical practicum course, the nation\u27s first course in financial therapy and is the co-founder of the college\u27s Schwab Financial Planning Center, which is designed to promote experiential learning. He also co-published his field\u27s first textbook on client communication to enhance students\u27 learning. Goetz has earned numerous honors, including the university\u27s Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award, Creative Teaching Award and Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
John MativoMativo regularly collaborates with industry leaders in developing solutions to real-life challenges that are then subsequently used as the inspiration for outstanding instruction to benefit his students. He developed a robotics laboratory at UGA where students learn kinematics in a simulated industrial setting. Within the College of Engineering, he established and leads the UGA student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers, now known as UGA Motorsports. The group created the university\u27s first-ever student designed and built Formula SAE car, which has participated in collegiate competitions with 80 other U.S. and international institutions.
Mativo shares his expertise nationally and globally. As a member of the Research and Innovation in Learning group in the College of Education, he contributed to the development of a robotics curriculum for elementary students that been used in the U.S., China, Korea, Honduras and Tanzania. He currently serves as co-principal investigator on three federally funded grants to promote STEM education. One project promotes robotics education for secondary school students in Tanzania and has created study abroad opportunities for UGA students. The second project is developing a STEM education curriculum for a university in Côte d\u27Ivoire. The third introduces middle school students in the U.S. to artificial intelligence.
His additional honors include receiving the university\u27s Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Society of Automotive Engineers Outstanding Faculty Advisors Award, which is an international honor.
Lori RinghandRinghand, who is currently serving as interim director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center, is among the most highly regarded instructors in the School of Law. She inspires students to think critically and analytically in courses that include constitutional law, election law, and state and local government law. She has twice received the law school\u27s highest teaching honor, the C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the John C. O\u27Byrne Memorial Award for Significant Contributions Furthering Student-Faculty Relations.
Her teaching is complemented by her status as a preeminent constitutional law scholar. She was recently awarded a grant from the Stanton Foundation to develop and teach an undergraduate course titled Democracy and the Constitution. She is the co-author of The Supreme Court Confirmation Process and Constitutional Change and Constitutional Law: A Context and Practices Casebook, which is part of a series of casebooks dedicated to incorporating active teaching and learning methods into traditional law school casebooks. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she has worked to improve the student learning experience through several administrative roles. From 2015 to 2018, she served as associate dean for academic affairs, a role which included overseeing major curriculum changes in the law school, and also was instrumental in developing the law school\u27s student assessment plans.
Ringhand shares her expertise internationally as well, having served as a Fulbright Scotland Visiting Professor at the University of Aberdeen and a Faculty Member in Residence at the Georgia Law Oxford Semester program. She is widely cited in national and international media regarding U.S. constitutional and election law issues, and the Supreme Court confirmation process.
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Jo SmithSmith, who directs the College of Veterinary Medicine\u27s Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency program, takes an all-encompassing approach to teaching. In addition to helping students and clinicians gain biomedical knowledge, she has developed professional skills training in the Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine curriculum. Areas include communication, ethics and jurisprudence, cultural competency, and the fostering of a diverse and inclusive environment. She promotes self-directed learning to underpin the commitment to lifelong learning in the Veterinarian\u27s Oath. Given the mental health issues faced by veterinary health care providers, Smith also identified well-being and resilience as priority areas for inclusion. Her efforts led to an ad hoc Wellbeing Committee, the creation of a CVM Wellbeing strategic plan for DVM students, and several student support programs.
Smith is committed to raising the quality of instruction for all students in the College of Veterinary Medicine. With support from the Center for Teaching and Learning, she co-launched a Faculty Learning Community for members of her department on peer observation of teaching that resulted in a detailed rubric to support the development of high-quality instruction. Smith is heavily involved in revising the DVM curriculum, and is part of a regional veterinary teaching consortium. She has received several instructional honors for her didactic and clinical teaching, including the CVM\u27s Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award and David Tyler Award for Advances in Teaching.
Zachary WoodWood, an American Cancer Society Research Scholar and Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar, combines peer learning with hands-on experiences to engage students. He nurtures student engagement by participating in virtual study groups that are designed to overcome the logistical difficulties associated with in-person study groups. To further stimulate peer learning, while reducing costs for students, he is spearheading an effort to create a free online textbook for his introductory biochemistry course that is being authored by Honors students.
Wood is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of protein structure and function who provides undergraduate students with experiential learning opportunities in his lab. Since coming to UGA, nearly 60% of his journal articles have been co-authored by undergraduates, and he also developed a First-Year Odyssey Seminar course that introduces students to careers in scientific research.
Wood serves as the graduate coordinator for the department of biochemistry and molecular biology, home to 70 students. There, he established the Eriksson Lecture series, which celebrates a graduate student\u27s all-important first publication by inviting them to give a seminar featuring their work. His Ph.D. graduates have found success in postdoctoral and industry positions, and he has served on more than 30 dissertation committees. Wood has received several honors, including being recognized as an Outstanding Professor by the Student Government Association and receiving the university\u27s Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
The Meigs Professorship was established to underscore the university\u27s commitment to excellence in teaching, the value placed on the learning experiences of students and the centrality of instruction to the university\u27s mission. The award includes a permanent salary increase of 1,000.
More information about the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships is at provost.uga.edu/resources/faculty-resources/professorships/josiah-meigs-distinguished-teaching-professorships/
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