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Kara Gust interviews author Jeff Vande Zande
No full textAuthor Jeff Vande Zande talks about teaching and writing, poems vs. short stories, developing characters in his stories based on his personal experience, and his current projects. Vande Zande is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series
Jeff Rasley; Trekker, Author
No full textJeff, the author of Bringing Progress To Paradise, is a graduate of the University of Chicago 1975, A.B. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, All-Academic All-State Football Team and letter winner in swimming and football; Indiana University School of Law 1979, J.D. cum laude, Moot Court and Indiana Law Review; Christian Theological Seminary 1988, M.Div. magna cum laude, co-valedictorian and Faculty Award Scholar. Rasley was admitted to the Indiana and U.S. District Court Bars in 1979 and later to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. He practiced law in Indianapolis for thirty years. Rasley is currently partner in Knowledge Capture Publishing and editing, president of the Basa Village Foundation USA Inc. and U.S. liaison for the Nepal-based Himalayan expedition company, Adventure GeoTreks, Ltd. He teaches classes for IUPUI Continuing Ed. Program and Indiana Writers Center. He is an avid outdoorsman and recreational athlete. He leads trekking-mountaineering expeditions in Nepal and has solo-kayaked around several Pacific island groups. Rasley also loves to read and considers completing Marcel Proust’s 3600 page Remembrance of Things Past as one of his most enjoyable accomplishments. Rasley is married to Alicia, who is a multi-published author, RITA Award winner, and University professor
Redefining the Object 015: New Sheldon Wet-Dry Double Decker
No full textReDefining the Object, exhibition held at the Robert and Elaine Stein galleries at Wright State University from February 22 through April 3, 1988. The piece shown in the image is titled New Sheldon Wet-Dry Double Decker , and was created in 1981 by Jeff Koons. It was created using vacuums, acrylic, and fluorescent lights. The size of the piece was 28 x 28 x 25 .https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/restein_object/1014/thumbnail.jp
Author/historian Jeff LaHurd with one of his Books
No full textAuthor, journalist and local historian Jeff LaHurd poses with his book "Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s to the 1950s." He has written a number of books on the history of Sarasota
Author Jeff Vande Zande reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
No full textAuthor Jeff Vande Zande reads selections from both his poetry and fiction, including "Transient" and "Threatened species", and answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library
Jeff Rasley, Author and Coach
No full textJeff Rasley is a graduate of the University of Chicago, A.B. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, All-Academic All-State Football Team and letter winner in swimming and football; Indiana University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, Moot Court and Indiana Law Review; Christian Theological Seminary, M.Div. magna cum laude, co-valedictorian and Faculty Award Scholar. Rasley has been admitted to the Indiana, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Supreme Court Bars. Rasley is currently partner in Knowledge Capture Publishing and Editing, president of the Basa Village Foundation USA Inc., and U.S. liaison for the Nepal-based Himalayan expedition company, Adventure GeoTreks Ltd. He has taught classes for IUPUI Continuing Ed. Program, Oasis, Indiana Writers Center, Butler University, and Marian University. He serves as an officer or director for five nonprofit corporations
The court-packing controversy
No full textBook review: Supreme power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court. By Jeff Shesol, 2010. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Pages x, 640. Reviewed by Sheldon GelmanGelman, Sheldon. (2013). The court-packing controversy. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/188042
Jeff Hewitt, 29th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textJeff Hewitt, a poet, musician, actor, visual artist and spoken word performer, was born in Naples, Italy in 1972. He studied acting at the prestigious Otterbein College near Columbus, Ohio. He helped found Norfolk\u27s Slam Poetry scene in the early 90\u27s, representing the city most recently at the 2005 South Eastern Poetry Slam. He is the author of nine collections of poetry and a member of several poetry collectives throughout the nation
Jeff Henderson, 37th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textChef JEFF HENDERSON is an award-winning chef, bestselling author and popular public speaker - and an ex-offender, having served nearly a decade in prison for drugs. He has become one of the most inspirational African-American chefs in the country. In 2001, Henderson became the first African-American named Chef de Cuisine at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and has worked as executive chef at several other top restaurants including Cafe Bellagio. His remarkable story of finding his passion for cooking while incarcerated and turning his life around was captured in his New York Times bestseller Cooked (William Morrow, 2007), now being turned into a major motion picture
Illuminating the dark side of creative expression: assimilation needs and the consequences of creative action following mortality salience?
No full textPrevious research indicates that mortality salience and creative behavior combine to increase feelings of guilt, presumably over the disruption to social connection elicited by the call for innovative expression. The present studies examined whether satiating assimilation motives by highlighting conformity to others reduces this effect (Study 1) and facilitates positive psychological engagement (Study 2). Study 1 used a 2 (conformity vs. neutral feedback)x 2 (mortality salience vs. control)x 2 (creative task vs. noncreative task) design and had participants complete a self-report measure of guilt. Study 2 used a 2 (mortality salience vs. control)x 2 (other goal task vs. self-goal task) design, and after a creativity exercise, had participants complete measures of positive mood, vitality, and creative problem solving. Results indicated attending to assimilation needs reduced the elevated guilt that follows the juxtaposition of mortality salience and creative behavior and also increased a sense of positive engagement. Implications are briefly discussed
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