Student Affairs Digital Community Development Copyright (c) 2013 University of Rhode Island All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd Recent documents in Student Affairs Digital Community Development en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:47:31 PDT 3600 Distance Education and Community Learning Networks linked by a Library of Culture http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/13 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/13 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:43:26 PDT Humans are relational beings with their modeled behavior as practical examples of cultural routines that they hear, see, read, and assemble on their own from communal pieces of information to answer the needs of their everyday lives (Bandura, & Jeffrey, 1973). Yet few researchers have looked at the differing synthesis of culture and generally assume that others share similar ideas/values that lead to particular events and worldviews (Lillard, p.5 1998). Informational and cultural contact zones can be created to support CLNs, universities, and individuals in a variety of roles to encourage their interactions so they might design, and challenge the fundamentals of these programs and seek to better cooperation amongst the public itself (Tremmel, 2000). By increasing communication and collaboration of educational systems throughout the community will begin to raise the standard of living for all people (Bohn, & Schmidt, 2008). This will begin to draw people out from the digital divide and increase the access of technology and information available to all people with the community. Utilizing CLNs to support and further education will allow an interconnected web of assessments, standards, and cooperative efforts that has the potential of increasing democracy by empowering people from their communities.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago Managing for Diversity 2010 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/12 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/12 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:18:31 PDT This is a presentation on Managing for Diversity as a Student Affairs Professional.

]]> Morgan Cottrell Update on equity programs in response to "I AM U-URI Unity in Difference" http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/11 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/11 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:33:34 PDT This was an email from Tom Dougan sharing a memo with the members of I Am U.

"Members of the Student Equity Council-I wanted to provide you with an update of what has been occurring this summer regarding our efforts to address several of the issues and recommendations you brought to our attention this past spring. I have attached a summary of activities for your review. Enjoy the 4th of July holiday."

]]> Thomas R. Dougan ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE To I AM – URI UNITY IN DIFFERENCE STUDENT EQUITY CONFERENCE 2010 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/10 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/10 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:52:49 PDT This is article is responding to several recommendations made by students who attended the student equity conference held this past February 2010 at Alton Jones. Students took this event seriously and made several positive recommendations to improve campus climate, improve inclusion and to celebrate diversity.

]]> Thomas Dougan GLBT Center Programs and Activities Consistent With Student Sub-committee Diversity Goals and Recommendations 2010 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/9 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/9 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:14:06 PDT Being part of the founding of I AM U-URI Joseph Santiago was asked by Andrew Winters to compile a list of the GLBT Center programs and services. This is list submitted to Andrew.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago I AM U-URI Unity in Difference Mission Statement 2010 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/8 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/8 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:57:09 PDT This post is the I AM U-URI Unity in Difference Mission Statement from 2010. The group became a student advisory committee for the President of the University of Rhode Island on the unique aspects of the student experience, as well as collaborate with other existing groups on issues concerning diversity at the University.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago et al. Student Leadership Conference Report 2010 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/7 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/7 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:44:17 PDT This is the Student Leadership Conference Attendees Report from the retreat. This is the start of the I AM U-URI Unity in Difference group on campus.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago et al. Equity Council Student Sub-Committee 2009 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/6 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/6 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:30:00 PDT The general purpose of this meeting was to continue the dialog we started on 11/18. A second major purpose is to explore the possibility of holding an Equity Council Student Leadership Conference at URI's W. Alton Jones Campus in early February.

The focus of the retreat was to gather data in order to have a sense of the current climate/culture present at URI. To conduct focus groups at Alton Jones. The forums/ focus groups addressed issues revolving around the following areas: Academics/Curricular issues/concerns, Housing and Residential Life, Student Leaders and Student Groups, Faculty Diversity Training/Interventions, and Campus Climate.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago et al. Environmental Stewardship on the URI Campus http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/5 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/5 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:42:37 PDT This poster campaign and report was an effort to get environmental stewardship to be more of a part of the student government at URI. It was used to raise awareness and link people's actions to theory so that future work could be built off this and assessed for its effectiveness.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago et al. The Family Status of Chinese Women - the Past and the Present http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/4 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/4 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:02:48 PDT For centuries, Chinese women enjoyed no freedom in marriage but had to obey the dictates of their parents and heed the words of matchmakers (arranged marriage). Once she got married, she could not divorce her husband, but only be divorced by him. Besides, she was not allowed to remarry if her husband died. Traditionally, a married woman is expected to live with her husband’s family. When the husband has to live away from his family, however, she has to stay with her in-laws and take care of them. Men thus suffer chronic separation from their wives, such as traveling merchants, may “marry” another woman where he lives and set up a separate household with her. Due to the geographical separation, the second woman often regards herself as a full wife for all practical matters. Yet legally this marriage is not recognized, and she is treated as a concubine. This old practice has influenced the recent surge of polygamy in mainland China. Since the opening of China’s border in the 1970s, businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan started setting up “secondary wives” (the so-called “er nai”) in mainland. Since then it has spread to local affluent men

]]> Shao Jirong Ancient Chinese Philosophers Presentation http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/3 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/3 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:11:40 PDT This is a presentation on the comparison of ancient Chinese philosophers that I gave in Nanjing China. It is a brief introduction to the philosophers that pairs English and Mandarin Chinese within the presentation.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago ESTABLISHING A GIFTED & TALENTED CENTER WITHIN THE URI HONORS PROGRAM http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/2 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/2 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:50:10 PDT Objective: To establish a Gifted and Talented Program that is linked with the Honors Department at URI to attract, support, and challenge individuals on the Kingston Campus. This program would work as Living Learning Community with students who elect to be live on campus together and give an opportunity for students living off campus to work collaboratively in a creative and supportive environment beyond the classroom. The targeted population for this program would be those individuals coming in from high schools and/or from other University programs.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago Re-imagining The DigitalCommons Collections At The University of Rhode Island: Innovative Approaches Using Technology to Advance the Student Experience http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/1 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/sadcd/1 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:36:54 PDT Proposal Application for 2012 Innovative Approaches Using Technology to Advance the Student Experience. This proposal outlines a plan to utilize the DigitalCommons Collection as a unifying platform that can be the vehicle for community scholarship, creativity, and outreach. This article communicates a strategy to connect the URI community through multiple points of access and create a blended environment in which all people may share and learn from each other.

A rough draft of the proposal has been included demonstrating a slightly different interface and the beginnings of the writing process.

]]> Joseph A. Santiago Communication Culture Higher education Multiculturalism & pluralism