Grand Valley State University Research Articles

Saher Selod, Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror

American Religion 27, no. 1 (Fall 2019), pp. 155–157 Copyright © 2019, The Trustees of Indiana University • doi: 10.2979/amerreli.1.1.11 Book Review Saher Selod, Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2018) Kayla Renée Wheeler Grand Valley State University, Allendale, USA Forever Suspect by Saher Selod examines the racialization of Islam post-9/11, as well as the state and private citizen surveillance that followed. Specifically, Selod explores how racialized surveillance has impacted Arab and South Asian Muslims’ relationship to whiteness and their position within the US racial hierarchy . Her research is based on forty-eight interviews with South Asian and Arab Muslims in Chicago and the Dallas/Fort Worth area between 2009 and 2012. Selod’s primary conversation partners are Moustafa Bayoumi, Nadine Naber, Neil Garner, and Junaid Rana, who have all worked on the racialization of Islam and anti-Muslim sentiment. Selod adds to this conversation by providing a nuanced, multi-layered definition of racialization, which moves beyond phenotypes to also include clothing, names, and behaviors. Drawing from sociology, gender studies, and critical race theory, she defines racialization as “the process by which bodies become racial in their lived realities because of biological and/or cultural traits as a result of the intersection and cooperation between ideologies, policies, laws, and social interactions that results in the denial of equal treatment in society” (23). Additionally, her exploration of how gender dictates both how Muslim men and women are surveilled differently, as well as how they respond to surveillance contributes to the field of sociology of religion. American Religion 1:1 156 Forever Suspect is broken up into five chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of Arab and South Asian migration to the United States, beginning in the early twentieth century. This chapter highlights how once distinct ethnic groups have begun to mirror each other, collapsing under the unified category of “Muslim.” Through providing a migration history, Selod shows how historically the US government has deemed Islam and whiteness to be incompatible. Chapter two explores the phenomenon of “flying while Muslim.” Selod highlights how Muslims travelers are treated as national security threats who need to be monitored, rather than as citizens in need of protection (50). Surveillance happens at the institutional level—in the case of airports, via the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—as well as the individual level, a point that Selod returns to in chapter four. Selod notes that airport surveillance is gendered. Her male interlocutors were put on lists that forced them to undergo additional security screenings—subject to multiple “random searches” or prevented them from flying altogether. Women were only subject to multiple random screenings if they were with Muslim men. Otherwise, only women who wore hijabs or jilbabs were subject to additional screening at the security checkpoint. This observation affirms her argument that clothing acts as a racial marker of difference. Chapter two concludes with an exploration of the self-surveillance practices Muslims engage in airports and on planes to prevent being targeted including not praying or speaking Arabic. I found chapter three to be the most interesting due to its focus on interpersonal relationships. Here, Selod explores the ways in which private citizens participate in surveillance under the guise of the Department of Homeland Security’s “If you see something, say something” campaign. Private citizens are encouraged to monitor each other for suspicious behavior, although as Selod notes, the state never defines what constitutes suspicious behavior. As such, individuals rely on stereotypes and misconceptions of Islam and Muslims. This too, is a gendered practice. While Muslim men experience the brunt of state surveillance , covered Muslim women are disproportionately affected by private citizen surveillance. Muslim women who wear hijabs, visibly marking their religious identity, are simultaneously seen as oppressed and as threats to Western values. Covered Muslim women are often verbally and physically assaulted. They have their citizenship questioned and must navigate the non-Muslim gaze, which alters how they move in public spaces. Selod found that Muslim men only had these types of encounters when they were with visibly Muslim women. While her study focuses on the...

Commentary on “Pediatric Physical Therapists' Use of the Congenital Muscular Torticollis Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Qualitative Implementation Study”

“How could I apply this information?” A majority of the 13 therapists participating in the study had a positive view of the 2013 congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) clinical practice guideline (CPG)1 and were able to implement the CPG in a variety of settings. The CPG1 had an effect on the participants' CMT-related examination and discharge practices and a lesser effect on participants' intervention practices. Identifying aspects of the 2013 CMT CPG,1 which participants found to be helpful (eg, the CMT classification grades and decision tree) and frustrating (ie, the perception that the CPG1 should include certain interventions), provides insights into educational needs regarding use of CPGs that may help therapists to integrate CPGs into their practice. “What should I be mindful about when applying this information?” Although this study was well designed, having more than 1 researcher involved in conducting the interviews and conducting the interviews in a face-to-face format (either in-person or through video conferencing) would have reduced the risk for bias. As indicated in the article discussion, the degree and consistency to which participating therapists used and applied the 2013 CMT CPG1 may not be representative of all pediatric therapists who work with children who have CMT. Additional research involving participants with varying levels of experience or inexperience with the CMT CPG1,2 would capture a broader range of opinions and may help to identify pertinent factors related to why some therapists use the CMT CPG1,2 while others do not. Future research exploring therapists' perceptions related to use of the updated 2018 CMT CPG2 and related online Implementation Resources3 also would be beneficial. Lisa K. Kenyon, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS Department of Physical Therapy, Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Micah Huegel, PT, DPT Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, Michigan

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An introductory course in green chemistry: Progress and lessons learned

Abstract This work provides a description of our experience with designing and implementing green chemistry elements in higher education. It addresses the problem of content and methodology in green chemistry education and provides models of innovative approaches in design and teaching practices. An introductory course, Pollution Prevention, Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, supported by a grant from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, was designed at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), in Michigan, in 2008 and run for the first time in 2009, with 12 students. The positive response from the students who took the class coupled with increasing visibility of green chemistry initiative at the state level (MI Governor’s Green Chemistry directive and Green Chemistry Round Table) led the GVSU administration to recognize the need of such a course and, after revision, to its inclusion into the Chemistry Department curriculum, under the designation “Introduction to green chemistry”, CHM 111. This remains to be a sought-after course for freshmen and upper-level undergraduates interested in the issues of green chemistry who have no chemistry background in their education. Since 2011, the course ran twice a year with a total of 302 students to date (December 2017). From semester to semester, it underwent several modifications, in order to accommodate the most recent, up-to-date developments in green chemistry and green engineering. The repository of teaching materials created is growing continuously. The progress and lessons learned throughout the years in running this course are summarized here.

The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 by James Carl Nelson

Book Reviews 145 disparity. But the more evidence the author provides detailing racial tensions as a cause of workplace violence in Detroit, the harder it becomes for the reader to view that violence as predominantly classbased . Furthermore, in light of the increasingly frequent and deadly mass shootings currently plaguing the United States, it is hard to be satisfied with Malloy’s analysis that the violence at Dodge Main was a precursor of spreading workplace violence in the 1990s. It seems there is something broader going on in the US that is not happening in Canada which Blood, Sweat, and Fear taps into but doesn’t fully engage. Jeffrey S. Rothstein Grand Valley State University James Carl Nelson. The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919. New York: HarperCollins, 2018, Pp. 308. Bibliography. Index. Notes. Paper: $28.99. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the long-forgotten US intervention in the Russian Civil War. Overshadowed by the scale and devastation caused by the First World War, this domestic strife between the “whites” (anti-Bolsheviks) and “reds” (Bolsheviks) caused the early departure of Russia from the Great War and influenced the global leftist and workers movements of the remaining century. James Carl Nelson’s The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia attempts to shed light on this neglected topic by offering interesting narratives based on soldiers’ letters, diaries, and memories. Divided into thirty-one brief chapters, Nelson traces the experiences of the US soldiers during their time in Siberia. Within the first few chapters, Nelson makes it very clear that the intervention of the western Allies in the domestic conflict in Russia was poorly planned—lacking proper training and supplies as well as unrealistic objectives—and resulted in numerous casualties. The US Army sent over 5,000 soldiers—the majority of whom were from Michigan (allegedly because of their hardened experience living in the frigid climate of the Great Lakes)—to Siberia to safeguard American military equipment (e.g. weapons and medical supplies) delivered to aid Russia’s fight against Germany. With Russia’s withdrawal from the Great War, the US government was afraid that the weapons would fall into the hands of the new Bolshevik government. However, the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force, North Russia knew little about 146 The Michigan Historical Review what awaited them. Most expected to be sent to the western front; however, after they arrived in England, they quickly realized that this would not be the case. Their objective was to travel to Siberia to guard US supplies from being pillaged by the locals as well as maintain the Trans-Siberian Railway. Upon reaching their destinations (Archangel and other cities along the Dvina River), they discovered that most of the supplies had been stolen. Skirmishes with isolated groups of Bolsheviks quickly broke out, however, and the mission of simply safeguarding US supplies quickly turned into a campaign of numerous battles that would last until mid-1919. The purpose of the mission remained, nevertheless, obscure to most of the US soldiers involved, especially after the armistice ending World War I. Allied soldiers (not only Americans, but also British, Canadian, and French) fought to survive the dangers of warfare, which was complicated by the difficulty to differentiate between enemy and local inhabitants who often would switch sides. Moreover, soldiers struggled with the harsh environment, the deadly Spanish flu, as well as inadequate equipment and medical supplies. Adding an additional level of complexity was the fact that British officers were in charge of all Allied troops. Americans (and others alike) often resented their treatment by the British officers, who sent them to do most of the fighting and work. Although Nelson’s book brings additional light to this forgotten US intervention, a few things remain wanting in his account. First, maps would be helpful to better understand where the battles were fought, as most of the cities and villages (even the general region) will likely be unfamiliar to readers. Including maps will also allow readers, for example, to see the spatiality of the ever-changing front and the great distances they had to travel. In...

Oppenheim’s Legacy

Research Article| October 01 2018 Oppenheim’s Legacy Dwayne A. Tunstall Dwayne A. Tunstall Grand Valley State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Pluralist (2018) 13 (3): 109–128. https://doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.13.3.0109 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Dwayne A. Tunstall; Oppenheim’s Legacy. The Pluralist 1 January 2018; 13 (3): 109–128. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.13.3.0109 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressThe Pluralist Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Flipped Instructional Technology: Developing MIS Competencies Applying Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Most recently, the Flipped Classroom model has drawn the attention of many educators as an effective means of organizing and developing individual competencies. The goal in the university setting at Grand Valley State University, College of Business (GVSU) is to improve cognitive practice and increase learning in the value creation process and the zone of proximal development (ZPD) environment. Seeing one experiences this newest pedagogy in “flipped classroom” design, it has changed various educational disciplines in business education due to increased success that this model helps to create in the areas of learner motivation and comprehension - based on the objectives required for course work. Educational technology has played a key role providing a catalyst in this achievement.

The New Science of Communication: Reconsidering McLuhan’s Message for Our Modern Moment

Book Review| March 01 2018 The New Science of Communication: Reconsidering McLuhan’s Message for Our Modern Moment The New Science of Communication: Reconsidering McLuhan’s Message for Our Modern Moment. By Anthony M. Wachs. Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press, 2015; pp. 1–222. $25.00 Paper. Corey Anton Corey Anton Grand Valley State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2018) 21 (1): 193–195. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.21.1.0193 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Corey Anton; The New Science of Communication: Reconsidering McLuhan’s Message for Our Modern Moment. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 March 2018; 21 (1): 193–195. doi: https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.21.1.0193 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2018 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2018 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: BOOK REVIEW You do not currently have access to this content.

West Michigan Food Insecurity: Using Cluster Analysis and Geographic Information Systems to Identify Needs.

Most food insecurity estimates are developed for large geographies (counties and states). With many hunger relief initiatives focused at the community level, Feeding America West Michigan (FAWM) partnered with the Student Consulting Center at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) to analyze its 40-county service area. To identify communities at risk of food insecurity and gain a more articulated understanding of community need with respect to food insecurity. We analyzed the risk factors of food insecurity by census tract using 17 indicators. We used cluster analysis as a profiling technique to transform results into more manageable units of analysis. The work is being used to prioritize targeted interventions for areas with the greatest needs. Cluster analysis provides opportunities to present results in ways drawing conclusions from separate indicators cannot. When incorporated into programmatic decisions, analytics can assist agencies like FAWM make more efficient use of resources by ensuring they get to those most in need.

Isotope Analyses of Early Bronze Age Fauna at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath

Previous articleNext article No AccessARTICLESIsotope Analyses of Early Bronze Age Fauna at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/GathElizabeth R. Arnold and Haskel J. GreenfieldElizabeth R. Arnold Search for more articles by this author and Haskel J. Greenfield Search for more articles by this author Elizabeth R. Arnold is associate professor at Grand Valley State University. Her research interests include palaeobotany (phytolith analyses), ethnozooarchaeology, pastoralism, and the Secondary Products Revolution. Her primary interest is the documentation of exchanges that may indicate economic, political and social exchanges of animals that are important in the rise of complex societies.Haskel Greenfield is distinguished professor of anthropology, co-director of the Near Eastern and Biblical Archaeology Lab, and coordinator of the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He is an anthropological archaeologist whose research focuses on the evolution of early agricultural and early complex societies in the Old World from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. He is currently co-director (with Prof. Aren Maeir, Bar-Ilan University, Israel) of the excavations of the Early Bronze Age city at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel.PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Near Eastern Archaeology Volume 80, Number 4December 2017 A journal of ASOR Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5615/neareastarch.80.4.0261 Views: 96Total views on this site Copyright 2017 American Schools of Oriental ResearchPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

We Are All Teachers: A Collaborative Approach to Digital Collection Development

ABSTRACTIn libraries and archives, efforts to document underrepresented communities and diversify collections can be fraught with political tension. We explore an interdepartmental collaboration to create and preserve a digital collection documenting the Urban Native Relocation Program of the mid- to late-twentieth century in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Involving the Grand Valley State University Libraries, the Kutsche Office of Local History, and the university's Native American Advisory Board, the project serves as a model not just for collaborative collection development but also for community engagement and outreach. We find that process is as important as product in developing collaborative digital collections.

Obituary: Charles P. Knop

Charles P. Knop, 89, died on May 21 in Grand Rapids, Mich. “Dad was a great husband and father first, but science, especially chemistry, was always a love. He spent much of his last 20 years visiting schools and putting on demonstrations. At family reunions, we were entertained with various demonstrations. While cleaning out his home where he died two days short of his 90th birthday, we found an entire laboratory setup in his basement. He was still conducting experiments and perfecting his craft as a presenter of the wonders of chemistry.”—Maria Weber, daughter Most recent title: professor of chemistry and chair of the chemistry department, Grand Valley State University Education: B.S., mathematics, Aquinas College, 1952; Ph.D., inorganic chemistry, Michigan State University, 1958 Survivors: daughters, Jeanne Pritula, Maria Weber, Mary Margaret Utess, Mary Catherine McNamara, Maureen Hoogerhyde, and Rose Mary Worm; sons, Anthony, Joseph, and Martin; 31 grandchildren To recognize

Metabolic Demands of Stationary ElliptiGO Cycling Compared to Treadmill Running

Trained runners often face injury due to the high impact nature of the sport and lower limb strain. When injury occurs, runners commonly substitute alternative low-impact exercises modes like cycling and swimming. While these modes promote cardiovascular fitness they do not mimic the biomechanical patterns of running. An alternate form of training, ElliptiGO cycling, combines the low-impact of elliptical training with the mechanical patterns of running. However, the metabolic demands of ElliptiGO cycling have not been investigated. PURPOSE: To compare the metabolic demands of stationary ElliptiGO cycling with treadmill running. METHODS: In a randomized cross-over design, 17 trained runners (9 males; 8 females, age 21.4 ± 1.1 yr, body mass 60.8 ± 9.2 kg, height 1.70 ± 0.07 m, body fat 12.6 ± 5.9%) completed 5×3 min stages while either cycling on a stationary ElliptiGO bike or running on a treadmill during which heart (HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and expired gases were collected using a metabolic analyzer during each exercise bout. Subjects increased one gear or 1 mph every 3 min during cycling or running respectively. Pedaling cadence was fixed at ~70 rpm using a metronome. Linear regression analyses were performed for each physiological variable and speed. Metabolic demand data for running and ElliptiGO were matched to determine equivalent running and cycling speeds. The other physiological measures were then matched with the corresponding running and ElliptiGO cycling speeds. RESULTS: For each testing intensity, metabolic demand (VO2), HR, and VE were significantly higher during running (p < 0.05), however the RPE for each intensity was similar (p > 0.05). The relationship between speed and VO2 during running had a steeper slope compared to ElliptiGO. As a result, the ElliptiGO speed that was equivalent to the VO2 of each running speed increased at a greater rate (4 mph run = 10.2 mph ElliptiGO, 7 mph = 17.1 mph, 10 mph = 24.1 mph). When matched for VO2, the HR, VE, and RPE were significantly higher for ElliptiGO compared to running. CONCLUSION: ElliptiGO cycling is a practical training device that will elicit a similar metabolic demand, but higher HR, VE, and RPE compared to running at faster cycling speeds. Supported by the Student Summer Scholars program at Grand Valley State University.

Modification of CUL3 by Related to Ubiquitin (RUB) is partially regulated by the Phytochrome B pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Plant growth and development depends on detecting the different wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum in order to perceive light conditions and grow accordingly. Phytochrome B, a red and far‐red light photoreceptor in plants, plays an integral role in shade avoidance, flowering time, seed germination, and de‐etiolation. Proper degradation of this photoreceptor and the immediate downstream signaling components, the Phytochrome Interacting Factors (PIFs), is crucial to the function of these processes and occurs via the ubiquitin‐proteasome system. The Light Regulating Bric‐a‐Brac/Tramtrack/Broad Complex proteins (LRB1 and LRB2) interact with CUL3 to form an E3 ligase complex which facilitates the attachment of ubiquitin to phytochrome B and PIF proteins. In plants, cullin‐based E3 ligase activity is dependent on the attachment of RUB (the plant ortholog of NEDD8 in human and other species) to cullin. We found that the LRB proteins contain two highly conserved regions near the N‐terminus which are similar to regions on CUL1/2 and RBX1, and these regions may play a role in the Rubylation process. Further investigation determined that the levels of Rub‐modified CUL3 are modulated by red light, and the PhyB signaling pathway plays a role in this process. To determine if the N‐terminal region of the LRBs play a role in rubylation of CUL3, a truncated version of the LRB gene missing this highly conserved region was inserted into wild type and a lrb1 lrb2 double mutant in Arabidopsis thaliana. Phenotypic, genetic, and immunoblot analysis of homozygous lines featuring the truncated LRBs suggest that the N‐terminal region may affect the ability of the LRBs to regulate red light responses. Future analysis of this region will provide insight into its role in phytochrome degradation and rubylation of CUL3.Support or Funding InformationThis research is funded by an S3 Summer Scholars Grant through the Office of Undergraduate Research at Grand Valley State University

Open Educational Resources and Institutional Repositories

ABSTRACTThis installment of The Balance Point column delves into the ways in which libraries create and store open educational resources (OER) in institutional repositories (IR), addressing issues such as preservation and versioning of OER content, copyright and licensing, funding, and staffing. Drawing on interviews and the literature, programs at institutions such as the University of Minnesota, the University of Kansas, and Grand Valley State University are highlighted.

What I Wanted, and: Our Lady of Victory Church

What I Wanted, and: Our Lady of Victory Church Patricia Clark (bio) What I Wanted I wanted to lift you up, especially you, Patricia M.,from a state next to mine—for your dog, Logan Blue, who gets an obituary note, and for your high schoolprom date, Jim Vash, whom you must have loved but who doesn't seem to be the father of your fourkids. I wanted to celebrate with confetti and to know, to pronounce my name, over and over, with deathin the back of my throat, to imagine the forthcoming lines written for me, perhaps, woven with a dog's nameor two, leavened with a humorous note, a poem, cinched by the belt of numerous towns I lived in, menand others whom I loved. Can the list go on? I wanted to name books that bowled me over, birds I sawor held, countries I flew to, oceans and deep lakes waded in or swum across, slopes I skied at midnight,food I couldn't live without. O earth, O trees. [End Page 172] Our Lady of Victory Church Out of a gingko leaf, a scrap of river birch bark,out of a morning that sparkles, icicle drip and sun, out of details that called to you the way peeperswill start chorusing in Lamberton Creek, soon, "we're here, we're alive," so the few obitparagraphs tell so many lives, ones worth knowing—except it's too late. And isn't it too latefor you, too, to reflect? Mrs. Clark of Hyannis Port, no maiden name, no mention of where you began.Living near the water, you recently persuaded friends to donate sails to be recycled for sustenance fishermenin Haiti. Only sixty years old at time of your death. Wherever we end, the date, or time, let's listen upand get to work! Sail on, bright boats through Caribbean waters—pull in a fish, unhooking the lurefrom a red snapper's lip—and let smoke rise from coals, later, enjoying the flavors of a glorious final feast.She's the one to whom we'll lift a glass. [End Page 173] Patricia Clark Patricia Clark is poet in residence and a professor in the Department of Writing at Grand Valley State University. Author of five volumes of poetry, Clark's latest book is The Canopy. She has also published two chapbooks of poetry: Wreath for the Red Admiral and Given the Trees. Copyright © 2017 University of Nebraska Press

Understand, Identify, and Respond: The New Focus of Access Services

Library public services staff have primarily focused on providing services through interactions with their users. Although service quality and customer satisfaction are important in the delivery of these services, the emphasis and nature of the work have often been influenced by a library-centric philosophy rather than a user-centric philosophy. The majority of tasks and responsibilities of access services staff have historically been based on the completion of transactions rather than on how these transactions impact user experience. This essay describes changes in organizational structure, employee training, and position responsibilities of Access Services staff at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. These changes were made intentionally to better understand, identify, and respond to user needs. The ideas, processes, and structures presented in the article can be applied to all academic libraries, and we argue that the new focus of access services should be to improve the academic library experience.

Dewoycean Idealism

Research Article| October 01 2016 Dewoycean Idealism Dwayne A. Tunstall Dwayne A. Tunstall Grand Valley State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Pluralist (2016) 11 (3): 62–71. https://doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.11.3.0062 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Dwayne A. Tunstall; Dewoycean Idealism. The Pluralist 1 January 2016; 11 (3): 62–71. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.11.3.0062 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressThe Pluralist Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2016 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Design Thinking Accelerated Leadership: Transforming Self, Transforming Community

Abstract Higher education institutions are continually seeking to recruit nontraditional adult students yet struggle at the same time to meet their needs effectively. The following case study offers strategies to address this situation by documenting the pedagogical design and initial outcomes of an interdisciplinary, nineteen-month leadership-themed liberal studies undergraduate degree completion program at Grand Valley State University. As an innovative, accelerated, hybrid cohort model, it incorporates a wide range of high-impact practices focused on developing the skills leaders use and employers require. The curriculum integrates practices from motivational and experiential learning, community-based learning, and design thinking to scaffold students' learning across their courses. The program thereby encourages students to wrestle with the complexity of social issues in their communities and develop the skills and virtues necessary for addressing those problems. As a case study, this article is particularly relevant for educators and administrators hoping to uncover a means for catalyzing innovative co-participatory engagement projects that engage with the needs of the surrounding community in a format supportive of nontraditional learners.

Design Thinking Accelerated Leadership: Transforming Self, Transforming Community

Abstract Higher education institutions are continually seeking to recruit nontraditional adult students yet struggle at the same time to meet their needs effectively. The following case study offers strategies to address this situation by documenting the pedagogical design and initial outcomes of an interdisciplinary, nineteen-month leadership-themed liberal studies undergraduate degree completion program at Grand Valley State University. As an innovative, accelerated, hybrid cohort model, it incorporates a wide range of high-impact practices focused on developing the skills leaders use and employers require. The curriculum integrates practices from motivational and experiential learning, community-based learning, and design thinking to scaffold students' learning across their courses. The program thereby encourages students to wrestle with the complexity of social issues in their communities and develop the skills and virtues necessary for addressing those problems. As a case study, this article is particularly relevant for educators and administrators hoping to uncover a means for catalyzing innovative co-participatory engagement projects that engage with the needs of the surrounding community in a format supportive of nontraditional learners.