Liesl Marie Buskirk and Dr. John S. Bennion, English The process of composing an essay collection is one that comprises far more mental energy than merely sitting in front of a computer screen and typing away until you reach the desired number of pages. It begins with a collection of ideas gleaned from personal experience […]
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Un Conjunto de Únicos(1): An Essay Exploring Relationships Between Individuality and Community in the Context of Language
Todd Leishman and Dr. Brandie Siegried, English “love’s function is to fabricate unknownness” -e. e. cummings In literature and science, in art and religion, two ideas emerge that shape the people and the peoples that we are. Education in all these things brings with it a blossoming awareness of our uniqueness as individuals. No two […]
“Giver of Light”: The Influence of a Mexican Midwife on Community Development
Karen Sandberg and Professor Jini Roby, Social Work Dar a luz, meaning “to give light,” is the Mexican phrase for giving birth. The equation of light with the birth process reveals its significance to the Mexican people. Internationally, female midwives educated and assisted women in the birth process, making it a specific sphere of women’s […]
Community House
Katie Campbell Rojas and Professor Gary Barton, Visual Arts Community House was a concept created to artistically represent individuals within a community. It was proposed that a group of 20 students and 2 professors would construct a house made up of 22 individual rooms. Furthermore, the house could easily be disassembled so that each artist […]
Communication for Community: Creative Activities for Bridging Language Barriers
Haley Wiggins and Dr. Legrand Richards, Educational Leadership and Foundations There is a great need in our community to unite different religious, ethnic and racial groups. In 2001 an “Alliance for Unity” was formed in Utah. Its Statement of Purpose and Mission Statement were read to LDS wards throughout the State. It reads “our Alliance […]
Family, Peer, School, and Community Capital: The Compensating Effects of the Family on Juvenile Delinquency
Benjamin Gibbs and Dr. Stephen Bahr, Sociology I have sought to examine the effects of social capital (family, peer, school and community) on delinquency and to measure the buffering effects of the family when negative peer influence is high. Further understanding of the factors causing delinquency is essential for policy makers and community members. Although […]
Communication for Community: Creative Activities for Bridging Language Barriers
Haley Wiggins and Dr. Legrand Richards, Educational Leadership and Foundations There is a great need in our community to unite different religious, ethnic and racial groups. In 2001 an “Alliance for Unity” was formed in Utah. Its Statement of Purpose and Mission Statement were read to LDS wards throughout the State. It reads “our Alliance […]
POLICE AND COMMUNITY TEAMWORK SURVEY: CRIME VICTIMIZATION QUESTIONS
Scott Zogg and Dr. Kay Smith, Psychology With the help of the BYU ORCA scholarship provided, professors in the Psychology, Statistics, and Sociology departments, and the use of a 13 console CATI-system tele-lab on campus, behavioral science and statistics students completed a representative survey of Provo adults for the Provo Police Department. The survey, which […]
Identifying Barriers to Patient Recruitment in Community Randomized Clinical Trials
Evan L. Thacker and Dr. Ray M. Merrill, Health Science Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the final testing phase for new medical procedures or treatments in human subjects. A common problem in community-based RCTs is low participation. Researchers have sought to identify barriers to RCT recruitment by measuring knowledge and attitudes about RCTs. Most studies […]
Creating Nutritionist Software to Aid a Poor Community in Northeastern Brazil
Jacob D. Durrant and Professor David D. Busath, Physiology and Developmental Biology Virgem dos Pobres is an impoverished community on the banks of lake Mundaú in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its dirt roads are lined with houses made of mud and plaster, and sewage is disposed of by means of an open canal that runs through […]
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