20,008 research outputs found
No. 667 Brian Taylor
No full textTranscript (56 pages) of an interview by John C. Worsencroft with Iraq War Brian Taylor on 20 November 2009. Part of the Iran and Afghanistan War Veterans oral history project, tape IA-23Brian Taylor(b. 1969) decided to join the Marine Corps when he was twenty-six years old because he wanted to do something more than sell houses. Brian talks about his recruitment and his training. He had a real estate career and would sell houses for the whole month and then go to drill weekend. He describes drill weekend.Brian talks about 9/11 and knowing he would be going to war because of the attacks. He was mobilized to a quick reaction force mission in California at Camp Pendleton. They had to be ready to respond to another attack and trained accordingly. Brian was stop-lossed and stayed beyond his enlistment date. He talks about setting an example for the Marines he lead and the relationship he had with the Marines in his company.His company was attached to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and mobilized to Iraq. While they were in Kuwait preparing to invade Iraq Brian´s wife gave birth. He talks about the formation of his fire team before they were deployed. He describes preparations for the invasion and the plan as he understood it, which was a race to Baghdad. He first saw fighting in An Nasiriyah. They arrived in Baghdad and patrolled on foot and were eventually involved in a firefight. After that they cleared the UN complex. The company then moved to Al Diwaniyah for several weeks where Brian felt he lost the energy he had had during battle. He describes his return to Camp Pendleton, reuniting with his family, and readjusting to civilian life back home. Project: Saving the Legacy. Interviewer: John C. Worsencrof
Brian Keith & Laurie Taylor
No full textBrian Keith, Dean of Booth Library, holds an MBA from UF and a MLIS from the University of Washington. His work focuses on aligning library roles, spaces, and services with the evolving needs of students, faculty, institutions and communities. His scholarship is extensive, including national and international publications and presentations, along with grants as principal or co-principal investigator. Notably, Brian served as a co-PI with Laurie Taylor on a 2 million Mellon Foundation award supporting equitable and transformative international collaboration through the Digital Library of the Caribbean.
Laurie Taylor is the Associate University Librarian for Collections & Discovery at the University of Connecticut Library, serving as a member of the senior leadership team and directly leading collections, technical services, and technology. She previously held leadership positions at the Digital Library of the Caribbean and the University of Florida. Laurie holds an MA and PhD in English/Digital Humanities, MS in Information, has published extensively, and has had over 7 million in grants.
Featured Bookhttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/authors_at_eiu_bios/1012/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Grand Forks Mayor Brian Taylor
No full textTaylor recounts his time as Grand Fork mayor and local politics
The locational choices and interregional mobilities of creative entrepreneurs within Canada’s fashion system
No full textAlthough creative industries and creative talent have traditionally clustered in established global centres such as London and New York, new forms of independent production, digital technologies and mobilities are reshaping this landscape. Drawing on 87 interviews and participant observation, this paper considers whether independent fashion designers in Canada still need to locate in the established centres to realise their ambitions. It explores how these entrepreneurs choose a ‘home base’ for their operations and demonstrates how they mobilise three forms of mobility (temporary, mediated, virtual) to access opportunities and resources within Canada’s fashion system
Pastor Brian White
No full textBrian White, Pastor, Fishers, IN, speaks about knowing what we stand for in our lives
Dr. Brian Brock
No full textDr. Brian Brock, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, speaks on the ethics of waste, simplicity, and sustainability
Pastor Brian Zehr
No full textBrian Zehr, Co-Founder and Leadership Architect, Intentional Impact, Naperville, IL, speaks about the role of Christians building and serving others
Charles Simeon Series: Brian White
No full textBrian White, Pastor, preaches and applies the book of Habakuk to our lives for the Charles Simeon Sermon Series
Social Justice Week: Brian Dunkel
No full textIn this Social Justice Week chapel, Brain Dunkel, a Taylor alum and staff attorney at the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic in Indianapolis, speaks on his experience serving his community through his work as an attorney
World Opportunity Week: Dr. Brian Howell
No full textDr. Brian Howell shares his research on short term missions in the Majority World.
Dr. Howell is Professor of Antropology at Wheaton College since 2001. He is particularly interested in courses dealing with global Christianity, culture theory and inequality as well as anthropology and popular culture, and strives to incorporate such issues into his courses. Dr. Howell and his wife Marissa Sabio reside in Wheaton with their three children and are active church members. Some of Dr. Howell\u27s hobbies include scuba diving, tennis and piano
- …
