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  • : Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Bio: Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen’s scholarship explores themes of social ethics in patristic and Byzantine literature, including economics, healthcare, dying and death, and the function of pain and suffering as a form of religious identity construction in martyr accounts. Additionally, she has published articles on Lutheran Higher Education, on teaching religion and healthcare, and ability/disability identity in the

  • the front rank of Caribbean writers”. The Dragon Can’t Dance has been translated into five languages and is one of the most widely recognized Caribbean novels. This was followed by a collection of plays, Jestina’s Calypso, published in 1984, and a short story collection, A Brief Conversation & Other Stories, published in 1988. Mr. Lovelace was awarded the 1997 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for his novel Salt.His 2011 novel Is Just a Moviewas the winner of the Grand Prize for Caribbean Literature in

  • creations of my own: personal essays and multimodal art that portray everyday environmental dilemmas. Kenzie Davidson I want to firstly thank Rose and Adela for their continuing support and guidance through this eventful and confusing Spring semester. I also want to thank my mentors Dr. Mergenthal and Dr. Behrens for assisting me in the editing, workshopping, and support they provided for my capstone. I would easily have been drowning in irrelevant literature and side tracking paragraphs without them

  • is known as Mooré, one of the two primary languages of Burkina Faso. Numbering 2.2 million, they are the largest ethnic group in the country. Those descended from the invaders are the nakomensé. Those that descended from farming peoples are known as nyonyosé. Other groups include smiths (saaba) and traders (yarse). A patrilineal (inheritance passes through the male line) and polygamous (men can marry more than one wife) people; they have deep respect for the spirits of their ancestors, who have

  • traditional age students will not change dramatically, but their composition will, as the new cohort becomes more diverse in learning experience and style, in their economic situation, in their ethnic heritage and in their educational expectations. I believe that both more non-traditional age students and more first generation students are headed our way. The implications for the schedule and the calendar, as well as the campus and the classroom, are many fold. Second, the wise and effective use of

  • said. When he returned from Chengdu, he was hooked. China was “like studying a puzzle,” Ford says. And a puzzle that drew him in with its people, its art, history and politics. His intellectual curiosity simply wouldn’t let him put the topic or the place, aside.  He  future was going to be linked to international studies; he just couldn’t wait to get back. He did manage to go back in 2011 to study ethnic minorities in China. It was Professor Adam Cathcart, who happened to be in China at the same

  • , regardless of gender, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation or socioeconomic differences, makes her an ideal pastor to broaden the role of campus ministry,” Jaech said. Rude’s unique experiences taught her that the most constructive way to assist someone facing a challenging circumstance is to walk with them. She plans to do that as she meets students “where they are at” on campus. “The people I felt most supported by were the people who were willing to walk in solidarity with me,” she said. “I plan to be a

  • settings that welcome and honor all, regardless of gender, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation or socioeconomic differences, makes her an ideal pastor to broaden the role of campus ministry,” Jaech said. Rude’s unique experiences taught her that the most constructive way to assist someone facing a challenging circumstance is to walk with them. She plans to do that as she meets students “where they are at” on campus. “The people I felt most supported by were the people who were willing to walk in

  • Diversity & Equity ResourcesIn recent years, it has become clear that in order to achieve equity in healthcare access and outcomes, the U.S. needs to intentionally increase the diversity of its healthcare providers.  The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented in medicine (URiM) as those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population at a regional level.  Here we provide a

  • Diversity & Equity ResourcesIn recent years, it has become clear that in order to achieve equity in healthcare access and outcomes, the U.S. needs to intentionally increase the diversity of its healthcare providers.  The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) defines underrepresented in medicine (URiM) as those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population at a regional level.  Here we provide a