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Cohen, Matthew C. "Analyzing the interrelatedness within an urban environmental sustainability plan a study of environmental planning in Chicago, Illinois /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1179279714.

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Thesis (Master of Community Planning)--University of Cincinnati, 2007.<br>Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Jul.17, 2007). Includes abstract. Keywords: Environmental; Sustainability; Interrelated; Holistic; Urban; Chicago; Illinois Includes bibliographical references.
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Tate, Dorcy Wesley. "Organizing a healthy student fellowship for African-American students." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Fu, Xuan. "Chinese moon pavilion at Montrose Harbor Chicago, Illinois." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/770945.

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After studying modern architectural designs during my one-andone-half year residence in the United States, I have deepened my intellectual consciousness for Modern Chinese Architecture, a subject which I had previously researched through my studies in China. As a multi-national country, the United States has absorbed various foreign cultural systems, including the Chinese culture and its architecture. This has revealed itself in part through many unique "China-towns" such as those in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and other major metropolitan areas.Restricted by city planning and highway systems in the in the United States, the Chinese-like buildings in these American Chinatowns can not perfectly show the principles, philosophy and spirit of authentic Chinese architectural concepts. Rather, they are similar only on their facades by incorporating superficially reproduced symbols, responding to a pragmatic commercial need. This problem brings me to an unanswered question of how to present the Chinese concepts of space in modern architecture, and addresses the significant issues I have studied with my colleagues at the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. After having worked both for S.O.M. in Chicago and at Ball State University I have made a new attempt to understand the philosophy and built forms of my homeland, based on this oneand-one-half year of study and new experience within western architectural design. Combining this older quest with my new experience became the focus of my thesis.<br>Department of Architecture
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Henrion, Andrea. "The urban observatory : spatial adjustment-perception in space." Virtual Press, 1997. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1116357.

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This thesis develops a creative Project, the "Urban Observatory", situated on a traffic island in the center of Chicago on Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue along the Chicago River. The aim of the building is to inspire and motivate people to experience the city from a different standpoint and to raise the inhabitant of the city to a different level of perception.The purpose of this study was to explore everyday circumstances and observations of an individual place, the American City and the search for its true genius loci. The main intention is to explore and visualize issues about culturally based differences in behavior and perception of people living in place of 'super scale' and 'high technology' on one side and abandonment and destruction on the other side. The study of the American City and its inhabitants results in an experimental design for an Urban Observatory, an architectural formulation standing in opposition to an architecture of change and fragmentation, an architecture of lost and senseless space. Furthermore the study researches the urban American fabric in practice as well as in theory. The intensive study of the writings of Malcolm Quantrill, Richard Sennett, Toni Hiss and others were the base for developing ideas about how people perceive and react consciously and unconsciously to a specific environment.This helped to identify the frame of the architectural exploration, in order to focus on ideas about: what is architecture of observation in the urban context, and what is the idea of perception in its spatial form?A journal of the design process (sketches, writings), models of varying scale and detail, drawings, photographs, etc. are the working tools to shape the idea of a building and fusing all aspects in a final project.<br>Department of Architecture
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Baird, Wyllys Thomson, and Anne Elizabeth Winker. "Cityfront Center, Chicago, Illinois : the design and approval processes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71399.

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Barnette, Jane Stewart. "Locomotive leisure : the effects of railroads on Chicago-area theatre, 1870-1920." Austin : University of Texas, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3110747.

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Johnson, Natalie Jo. "Weapons in the City: Weapon Use in Chicago Homicide Cases." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5160/.

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This study used data from the homicides in Chicago 1965-1995 dataset (N=9,340) to examine the relationship between the use of certain types of weapons in criminal homicides by gender, race, age, victim-offender relationship, motive, location, and changes over time. Differential association and sex-role theory were utilized to argue why gender differences would occur in type of weapon used in a homicide. Subculture of violence theory was used to emphasize that the place where the homicide occurs, the relationship between the victim and offender, motive of the offender, and the remaining variables affects the type of weapon used to kill. Significant relationships were found for all bivariate analyses performed. The type of weapon used to kill differs most by sex of offender, resulting in a moderately strong association. The type of weapon used to kill differs least by age of offender and although statistically significant, the association between the two is very weak.
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Pieterse, Juazel. "John Wayne Gacy: a psychobiographical study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011580.

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The study is a psychobiographical study, aiming to explore and describe the life of John Wayne Gacy. He was a well-respected man in his community, entertaining the neighbourhood as Pogo the clown. But there was a dark side to his nature that he tried to keep hidden; yet glimpses of it appeared throughout his life. This dark side was exposed to the public when the police found twenty-seven dead bodies ranging from boys of nine to young men twenty years of age hidden in his basement. The study utilises the Erikson’s psychosocial developmental theory in order to examine Gacy’s life and attempt to establish unique character traits. The study utilises a qualitative single case study approach, and the subject was selected through purposive sampling based on interest value. Archival data was collected from secondary sources to enhance validity. Data was analysed by first organising and reducing information obtained; and then displaying it for discussion of Gacy’s life. Gacy’s life was reconstructed from birth, through adolescence and adulthood and his death. The findings suggest that the theoretical approach considered the biopsychosocial as well as cultural and historical influences of situations and experiences in Gacy’s personality development throughout his lifespan. The main themes of discussion centre around the abuse he experienced and the influence this had on his development, the lack of crisis resolution and thus achievement of virtues, Gacy’s lack of difficulty in establishing attachment and the resulting narcissism and lack of self-abandon, as well his homosexuality, sadism and the murders he ultimately committed. The study highlighted the importance of psychobiographical studies and the value of Erikson’s theory in understanding development. Recommendations for future research in this field was made in the hope of further uncovering and understanding the personality and its development.
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Wesselhoft, George J. "Results of the Chicago area transportation study, 1955-61 : planning for the minimum total cost transportation system for the year 1980." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/958619.

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The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) set the standard for urban transportation planning during its original 1955-61 genesis years. This study examined CATS' planning methodology during these years and its 1962 regional transportation plan for the Chicago metropolis which had a planning target year of 1980. The subject focus of this study was on expressway planning while the temporal focus was from the late 1950's to circa 1980. The findings of this study revealed four key reasons why CATS' 1962 expressway plan was largely never implemented. These reasons include the inconsistency of some of CATS' 1962 projections for 1980 versus actual 1980 data, the apolitical orientation of CATS, increased urban environmentalism, and rising expressway infrastructure costs. Yet despite the lack of plan implementation, the literature supports the conclusion that CATS did set the standard, at least in its methodology or planning approach.<br>Department of Urban Planning
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Kenny, Jennifer Reiter. "A documentation of the Saint Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church Complex, Chicago, Illinois." Virtual Press, 1997. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1061871.

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This research and documentation project evaluates the architectural and historic significance of the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church Complex for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. St. Alphonsus Church was founded as a German National Parish and operated by the Redemptorist Order of priests since 1882, providing religious, social, recreational, and educational opportunities in an imposing complex of five buildings occupying a full city block. The complex, composed of a Church, School, Athenaeum, Rectory, and Convent, is locally significant for its associations with German-American immigration and settlement in Chicago's Lakeview community area. The project includes a narrative description of the five properties and their surroundings, plus a statement of its historic and architectural significance during the period between 1882 and 1928.<br>Department of Architecture
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Balkin, Steven, Alfonso Morales, and Joseph Persky. "Utilizing the Informal Economy: The Case of Chicago's Maxwell Street Market." University of Arizona, Mexican American Studies and Research Center, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/219191.

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Conroy, James P. "Analysis of ground penetrating radar at a brownfield site in Chicago, Illinois /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/6185.

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Murphy, Joseph T. "Green roof showcase : retrofitting the rooftop of the Chicago Cultural Center." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1217398.

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This project provides a historical perspective and a comprehensive review of the quantitative and qualitative benefits of green roof technologies and argues that most of these benefits could be represented in the City of Chicago in an educational and interactive site. As a demonstration site, the Chicago Cultural Center rooftop could be retrofitted as such a green roof project. In addition to the normal benefits of a green roof, this high profile site would provide increased awareness of the benefits of rooftop greening in hopes of encouraging future such projects in Chicago and elsewhere. The major barriers to the widespread use of green roof technologies are summarized; creative solutions making use of various green roof technologies are displayed on one prominent, showcase rooftop.<br>Department of Landscape Architecture
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Kuo, Yi. "Chinatown Square and the Convention Center, Chicago, Il. : a balanced design approach between outdoor spaces and indoor spaces in public buildings, a scheme for a convention center in Chinatown, Chicago, Il." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/845982.

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This creative project for the Master of Architecture degree focuses on the building design and landscape design of a urban development, in particular on the mixed cultural basis of deteriorating inner city neighborhoods in the U.S. A.I have lived in America for over two years. During this time, I acquired substantial knowledge on environments and architecture from traveling and studying. Then, I found the characteristics of a mixed culture in this country. We all know that the Chinese people are an important group in America, and they work hard to establish and contribute to the American culture, economy, and environment, now and forever. Although Chinese Americans do not comprise a large portion of the U.S. population, the Chinese patterns of architecture have had some impact on American culture as a whole. However, Chinatown has become a major element in the fabric of many cities in the U.S.A., like Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. For this reason, I chose to explore the design of a new environment for Chinese immigrants in the U.S.A.The topics of this thesis work are the design of the convention center and the planning of Chinatown Square Project. I tried to apply concepts from the Chinese culture, my experience, and professional education in Taiwan, the Republic of China and America. Therefore, the site plan of Chinatown Square Project was designed according to the Chinese Courtyard System. The tower shape of the hotel of the convention center is the transition of the Pagoda. Moreover, the idea of the curved roof comes from the Chinese bowl and tile. Finally, I merged a western feel, and an eastern spirit in the whole design process.I dedicate this thesis to the community of Chinatown in Chicago and America.<br>Department of Architecture
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Mendez, Juan M. "The Hispanic population's economic impact on the city of West Chicago." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1306379.

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Growing up as the son of Mexican immigrant parents, in a city that has changed drainatically, I have had many questions as to the reason the city has changed so much. The city of West Chicago has experienced demographic shifts that are as astonishing on paper as they are in real life. This study answers why the Hispanic population chose the city of West Chicago as a destination and the positive impact that had on the city's economy. Hispanic family interviews also reveal the important factors and draws to the city, as well as an oral history of the city.<br>Department of Urban Planning
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Träger, Anne. "The vertical island Pragmatopia : a story of translations, real dreams, and other cities." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1327786.

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The study describes urban morphology and design strategies in the form of thoughts, imagination, and reality. It is a visual and verbal narrative that uses the metaphor of a Vertical Island as a viable tool. The criteria investigated relate to American cities, yet also to the city in general. The final design is the precise architectural translation of my first narrative For Elise and Forever / Repeating Islands: a Typology of a Living City, the story of a girl on a journey into her world of thoughts, fancying a city built at a right angle. The following work studies and reflects the urban qualities that are not only unique to European but also to American and, yet common to all cities. It represents a touchable and visible proposal of a healthy union of advantages and a living system where patterns repeat across time and scales. Participating in the world as a trade center, The Vertical Island PRAGMATOPIA: a Story of Translations, Real Dreams, and Other Cities brings a piece of the European city to the United States as well as a bit of the American city to Europe.<br>Department of Architecture
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Pereyra, Omar. "Sampson, Robert (2012). Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect. Chicago y Londres: The University of Chicago Press." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2014. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/114920.

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Ostergaard, Lori Alden Neuleib Janice. "Composition in the Illinois State Normal University and Illinois high schools 1892-1921 /." Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1251813371&SrchMode=1&sid=7&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1178893688&clientId=43838.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2006.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed on May 11, 2007. Dissertation Committee: Janice W. Neuleib (chair), Douglas D. Hesse, Julie M. Jung. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 171-184) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Schneider, Anna Dorothea. "Literaturkritik und Bildungspolitik : R.S. Crane, die Chicago (Neo-Aristotelian) critics und die University of Chicago /." Heidelberg : C. Winter, 1994. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35683319q.

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Woodard, Davon Teremus Trevino. "FRAMES OF DIGITAL BLACKNESS IN THE RACIALIZED PALIMPSEST CITY: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104658.

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The United States and South Africa, exemplars of "archsegregation," have been constituted within an arc of historical racialized delineations which began with the centering, and subsequent overrepresentation, of European maleness and whiteness as the sole definition of Man. Globally present and persistent, these racialized delineations have been localized and spatially embedded through the tools of urban planning. This arc of racialized otherness, ineffectively erased, continues to inform the racially differentiated geospatial, health, social, and economic outcomes in contemporary urban form and functions for Black communities. It is within this historical arc, and against these differentiated outcomes, that contemporary urban discourse and contestation between individuals and institutions are situated. This historical othering provides not just a racialized geo-historical contextualization, but also works to preclude the recognition of the some of the most vulnerable urban community members. As urbanists and advocates strive to co-create urban space and place with municipalities, meeting the needs of these residents is imperative. In order to meet these needs, their lived experiences, and voices must be fully recognized and engaged in the processes and programs of urban co-creation, including in digital spaces and forums. Critical to achieving recognition acknowledging and situating contemporary digital discourses between local municipalities, Black residents, and Black networks within this historically racialized arc is necessary. In doing so, explore if, and how, race, specifically Blackness, is enacted in municipal digital discourse, whether these enactments serve to advance or impede resident recognition and participation, and how Black users, as residents and social network curators, engage and respond to these municipal discursive enactments. This exploratory research is a geographically and digitally multi-sited incorporated comparison of Chicago, Illinois, and Johannesburg South Africa. Using Twitter and ethnographic data collected between December 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, this research layers digital ethnographic mixed methods and qualitive mixed methods, including traditional ethnographic, digital ethnographic, grounded theory, social change and discourse analysis, and frame analysis to explore three research goals. First, explore the digital discursive practices and frames employed by municipalities to inform, communicate with, and engage Black communities, and, if and how, these frames are situated within a historically racialized arc. Second, identify the ways in which Black residents, in dual discursive engagements with local municipalities and their own social networks, interact and engage with the municipal frames centering on Blackness. Third, through ethnographic narratives, acknowledge the marginalized residents of the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa as "agents of knowledge," with critical and valuable knowledge claims which arise from their lived experiences anchored within racialized place and space. In doing so, support the efforts of these residents in recentering the validity of their knowledge claims in the co-creation of urban place and space. Additionally, in situating the city within a historically racialized arc develop novel frameworks, the racialized palimpsest city and syndemic segregation, through which to explore contemporary urban interactions and engagements.<br>Doctor of Philosophy<br>The United States and South Africa, exemplars of "archsegregation," have been constituted within an arc of historical racialized delineations which began with the centering, and subsequent overrepresentation, of European maleness and whiteness as the sole definition of Man. Globally present and persistent, these racialized delineations have been localized and spatially embedded through the tools of urban planning. This arc of racialized otherness, ineffectively erased, continues to inform the racially differentiated geospatial, health, social, and economic outcomes in contemporary urban form and functions for Black communities. It is within this historical arc, and against these differentiated outcomes, that contemporary urban discourse and contestation between individuals and institutions are situated. This historical othering provides not just a racialized geo-historical contextualization, but also works to preclude the recognition of the some of the most vulnerable urban community members. As urbanists and advocates strive to co-create urban space and place with municipalities, meeting the needs of these residents is imperative. In order to meet these needs, their lived experiences, and voices must be fully recognized and engaged in the processes and programs of urban co-creation, including in digital spaces and forums. Critical to achieving recognition acknowledging and situating contemporary digital discourses between local municipalities, Black residents, and Black networks within this historically racialized arc is necessary. In doing so, explore if, and how, race, specifically Blackness, is enacted in municipal digital discourse, whether these enactments serve to advance or impede resident recognition and participation, and how Black users, as residents and social network curators, engage and respond to these municipal discursive enactments. This exploratory research is a geographically and digitally multi-sited incorporated comparison of Chicago, Illinois, and Johannesburg South Africa. Using Twitter and ethnographic data collected between December 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, this research layers digital ethnographic mixed methods and qualitive mixed methods, including traditional ethnographic, digital ethnographic, grounded theory, social change and discourse analysis, and frame analysis to explore three research goals. First, explore the digital discursive practices and frames employed by municipalities to inform, communicate with, and engage Black communities, and, if and how, these frames are situated within a historically racialized arc. Second, identify the ways in which Black residents, in dual discursive engagements with local municipalities and their own social networks, interact and engage with the municipal frames centering on Blackness. Third, through ethnographic narratives, acknowledge the marginalized residents of the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa as "agents of knowledge," with critical and valuable knowledge claims which arise from their lived experiences anchored within racialized place and space. In doing so, support the efforts of these residents in recentering the validity of their knowledge claims in the co-creation of urban place and space. Additionally, in situating the city within a historically racialized arc develop novel frameworks, the racialized palimpsest city and syndemic segregation, through which to explore contemporary urban interactions and engagements.
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Woodard, Davon Teremus Trevino. "Frames of Digital Blackness in the Racialized Palimpsest City: Chicago, Illinois and Johannesburg, South Africa." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104658.

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The United States and South Africa, exemplars of "archsegregation," have been constituted within an arc of historical racialized delineations which began with the centering, and subsequent overrepresentation, of European maleness and whiteness as the sole definition of Man. Globally present and persistent, these racialized delineations have been localized and spatially embedded through the tools of urban planning. This arc of racialized otherness, ineffectively erased, continues to inform the racially differentiated geospatial, health, social, and economic outcomes in contemporary urban form and functions for Black communities. It is within this historical arc, and against these differentiated outcomes, that contemporary urban discourse and contestation between individuals and institutions are situated. This historical othering provides not just a racialized geo-historical contextualization, but also works to preclude the recognition of the some of the most vulnerable urban community members. As urbanists and advocates strive to co-create urban space and place with municipalities, meeting the needs of these residents is imperative. In order to meet these needs, their lived experiences, and voices must be fully recognized and engaged in the processes and programs of urban co-creation, including in digital spaces and forums. Critical to achieving recognition acknowledging and situating contemporary digital discourses between local municipalities, Black residents, and Black networks within this historically racialized arc is necessary. In doing so, explore if, and how, race, specifically Blackness, is enacted in municipal digital discourse, whether these enactments serve to advance or impede resident recognition and participation, and how Black users, as residents and social network curators, engage and respond to these municipal discursive enactments. This exploratory research is a geographically and digitally multi-sited incorporated comparison of Chicago, Illinois, and Johannesburg South Africa. Using Twitter and ethnographic data collected between December 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, this research layers digital ethnographic mixed methods and qualitive mixed methods, including traditional ethnographic, digital ethnographic, grounded theory, social change and discourse analysis, and frame analysis to explore three research goals. First, explore the digital discursive practices and frames employed by municipalities to inform, communicate with, and engage Black communities, and, if and how, these frames are situated within a historically racialized arc. Second, identify the ways in which Black residents, in dual discursive engagements with local municipalities and their own social networks, interact and engage with the municipal frames centering on Blackness. Third, through ethnographic narratives, acknowledge the marginalized residents of the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa as "agents of knowledge," with critical and valuable knowledge claims which arise from their lived experiences anchored within racialized place and space. In doing so, support the efforts of these residents in recentering the validity of their knowledge claims in the co-creation of urban place and space. Additionally, in situating the city within a historically racialized arc develop novel frameworks, the racialized palimpsest city and syndemic segregation, through which to explore contemporary urban interactions and engagements.<br>Doctor of Philosophy<br>The United States and South Africa, exemplars of "archsegregation," have been constituted within an arc of historical racialized delineations which began with the centering, and subsequent overrepresentation, of European maleness and whiteness as the sole definition of Man. Globally present and persistent, these racialized delineations have been localized and spatially embedded through the tools of urban planning. This arc of racialized otherness, ineffectively erased, continues to inform the racially differentiated geospatial, health, social, and economic outcomes in contemporary urban form and functions for Black communities. It is within this historical arc, and against these differentiated outcomes, that contemporary urban discourse and contestation between individuals and institutions are situated. This historical othering provides not just a racialized geo-historical contextualization, but also works to preclude the recognition of the some of the most vulnerable urban community members. As urbanists and advocates strive to co-create urban space and place with municipalities, meeting the needs of these residents is imperative. In order to meet these needs, their lived experiences, and voices must be fully recognized and engaged in the processes and programs of urban co-creation, including in digital spaces and forums. Critical to achieving recognition acknowledging and situating contemporary digital discourses between local municipalities, Black residents, and Black networks within this historically racialized arc is necessary. In doing so, explore if, and how, race, specifically Blackness, is enacted in municipal digital discourse, whether these enactments serve to advance or impede resident recognition and participation, and how Black users, as residents and social network curators, engage and respond to these municipal discursive enactments. This exploratory research is a geographically and digitally multi-sited incorporated comparison of Chicago, Illinois, and Johannesburg South Africa. Using Twitter and ethnographic data collected between December 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, this research layers digital ethnographic mixed methods and qualitive mixed methods, including traditional ethnographic, digital ethnographic, grounded theory, social change and discourse analysis, and frame analysis to explore three research goals. First, explore the digital discursive practices and frames employed by municipalities to inform, communicate with, and engage Black communities, and, if and how, these frames are situated within a historically racialized arc. Second, identify the ways in which Black residents, in dual discursive engagements with local municipalities and their own social networks, interact and engage with the municipal frames centering on Blackness. Third, through ethnographic narratives, acknowledge the marginalized residents of the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa as "agents of knowledge," with critical and valuable knowledge claims which arise from their lived experiences anchored within racialized place and space. In doing so, support the efforts of these residents in recentering the validity of their knowledge claims in the co-creation of urban place and space. Additionally, in situating the city within a historically racialized arc develop novel frameworks, the racialized palimpsest city and syndemic segregation, through which to explore contemporary urban interactions and engagements.
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Wills, Sara B. Hines Edward R. "Residence hall security, as perceived by students and parents at two public universities." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1993. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9323746.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1993.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed February 21, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Edward R. Hines (chair), Paul J. Baker, Jeffrey B. Hecht, W. Garry Johnson. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-167) and abstract. Also available in print.
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COHEN, MATTHEW C. "ANALYZING THE INTERRELATEDNESS WITHIN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN: A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179279714.

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Nicklaus, Mark Bodnar. "Videogame use among male residents in university housing at Eastern Illinois University /." View online, 2009. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131566279.pdf.

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Leebens, John Charles. "Uncovering the face of Southern Illinois University Carbondale : a case study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale of perceptions in higher education /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1559859001&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2008.<br>"Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education." Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-68). Also available online.
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Iguíñiz, Echeverria Javier María. "Schabas, Margaret (2007). The natural origins of economics. Chicago y Londres: The University of Chicago Press. 244 pp." Economía, 2012. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/117045.

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Pyne, Sally K. Baker Paul J. "Image restoration strategies and academic dismissal common typologies as framed within the culture, structure, and process of probation and reinstatement /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9927775.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1999.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed July 20, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Paul J. Baker (chair), Nick G. Maroules, James Palmer, Lemuel Watson. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-110) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Raglin, Kala N. "A model for sustainable solid waste management through an analysis of Chicago, Illinois solid waste management systems." Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16238.

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Master of Regional and Community Planning<br>Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning<br>Sheri Smith<br>America’s landfill space is quickly depleting as the population continues to experience rapid growth; as the population grows the amount of daily waste generated increases at an alarming as well. In fact, by the year 2024, America would have exhausted all land areas dedicated to landfills. Currently, nationwide mandated regulations or standards to decrease the amount generated solid waste, construction waste, composting waste, or reducing waste at the source; do not exists. The following report researches effective practices that would make a waste management system sustainable. In order to rate the sustainability of the management system, a score sheet was created drawing from literature written. By creating a score sheet, individual waste management systems are able to determine if they are indeed sustainable and/or in need of improvement. The City of Chicago, Illinois, was chosen as the city to be measured and has proven to have a promising future as a prototype in effective sustainable waste management practices.
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Gustin, Lindsay A. "Factors affecting resident assistant burnout at Eastern Illinois University /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131398257.pdf.

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Feely, Matthew Michael. "Alcohol consumption and negative outcomes at Eastern Illinois University /." View online, 2009. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131565342.pdf.

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Strzebniok, Peter. ""It's not the road you walk, it is the walkin" : a Benedictine monastery in Chicago." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1020166.

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"No individual building in particular can be the answer to all problems, but all the buildings together, the city,the urban and rural environment will serve and contain the flexible,the changing, the temperamental and growing needs of humanity as a whole." Emerson IThe intention of this creative project is to explore the idea of "The Way" as a means to explore different aspects of our environment and how to experience those in their overall context. I understand "The Way" as a circulation space as well as a spatial sequence of events and experiences, a spiritual quest, a methodical approach, and a physical activity. In short, "The Way" is a multilayered experience space which affects your whole personality. My thesis is an approach to understand architecture as a greater whole which includes and connects all layers, all aspects of life and being.The project attempts to put into architectural perspective an understanding, meaning and context of architecture as a part of a broader realm of ideas and interpretations, influencing and being influenced by the people that use and create the built environment, dependent of and important for every aspect of our society. Always in a constant flux.nThe metaphor of a melody is explored as an abstract, theoretical background as well as a programmatic base of my design. It is composed of different layers and the image of the labyrinth of life. From an architectural and sociological outlook, this means being able to understand the relations of that melody and to respect it's necessity, - to rediscoverthe lost diversity of use, meaning and form.This paper is presented in three parts:First, the introduction and description of the motivation, second the description of all the different layers/sequences, emotional and theoretical ones, which are included in the research; the last part describes the rearrangement of those single sequences together as a whole and their transformation into the architectural design exploration, the final conclusion, my impressions on the process and the conclusion.<br>Department of Architecture
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Shuey, Lillian C. (Lillian Carrie) 1977. "Improving relationships between public transit authorities and medical centers : case studies and applications to the Illinois Medical District (Chicago, Illinois) and Centro Medico (Sun Juan, Puerto Rico)." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70366.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2003.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-66).<br>This thesis addresses transportation and mobility at urban medical centers, concluding that prioritizing transit access at medical centers has the potential to fundamentally transform the hospital experience by reducing congestion, increasing efficiency, improving the built environment, avoiding the deadening effect of parking garages, and improving quality of care. The thesis considers the implications of improved public transportation on medical centers, as well as the impact of hospital ridership on transit authorities via a softened peak service period, increased off-peak ridership, and the availability of origin-destination data. The institutional structure and physical design of four major medical research centers are examined for successes and flaws, as are the policies and service of the associated transit authority. Observations from these case studies are then applied to Chicago's Illinois Medical District and San Juan's Centro Medico, areas currently undergoing major capital investments in transportation infrastructure.<br>by Lillian C. Shuey.<br>M.C.P.
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Marshall, Hollianne Elizabeth. "Italian-American Ethnic Concentration, Informal Social Control, and Urban Violent Crime: A Defended Neighborhoods Approach." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5419.

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This study examines the impact of white ethnic concentration on robbery and homicide in Chicago and New York City. As one of the first to disaggregate white ethnic populations, this study has the expectation that Italian-American concentration will have a stronger influence on robbery and homicide than any other white ethnic concentrations. This study is founded on prior qualitative research suggesting that the reputation of Italian-Americans influences the behavior of outsiders in their communities. The data show there is a significant and negative relationship between Italian-American concentration and the violent crimes robbery and homicide. This relationship only exists for white ethnic concentration with robbery. These patterns occur across both cities at three different aggregate levels. The results indicate that there may be particular characteristics about Italian-American ethnic concentrations which have dampening effects on the frequency of homicide and robbery in their communities; it is speculated that a reputation for Mafia involvement is one of the protective factors.<br>ID: 031001301; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Adviser: Jay Corzine.; Title from PDF title page (viewed March 11, 2013).; Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2012.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-141).<br>Ph.D.<br>Doctorate<br>Sociology<br>Sciences<br>Sociology
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Draper, Timothy Dean. "An awakening and a nightmare : the diverse meanings of the Chicago conspiracy trial." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/460295.

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This is a study of the Chicago Conspiracy trial of 1969-1970, where eight radical leaders were tried in connection to the riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the meanings of the trial to American society in 1970 and from today's historical vantage point. Differing from first-hand accounts of the trial in the early 1970s, this study examines the different public perspectives of the trial through the use of such primary sources as underground newspapers, the defendants' writings, and appeals documents. Particular attention is devoted to the interpersonal relationships between the leading participants of the trial (the judge, attorneys, defendants, jurors, journalists, and spectators).The thesis is organized to highlight the major issues and controversies of the trial, while still addressing the personalities involved in the case. The context of the trial in an era of active American radicalism is examined both before and after the case was tried. An entire chapter is devoted to examining the diverse participants in the trial and the different roles they played in the event. Since the trial was so controversial because of legal issues and the conduct of the courtroom participants, a chapter has been devoted to both of these areas. Paticular attention is paid to events precipitating the prosecution of the eight radicals, including the Chicago Convention disorders and the federal grand jury that handed down the indictments. This organization lays a foundation for exploring the contemporary and historical significances of the trial in the conclusion of the study.
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Hubbard, Ryan D. "Deer overabundance on a university campus : a case study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594498081&sid=8&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Benedict, James B. Hines Edward R. "An analysis of reverse transfer students from Illinois State University." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1987. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8713211.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1987.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed July 25, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Edward R. Hines (chair), Vernon A. Adams, Richard G. Erzen, Patricia H. Klass, William E. Piland. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-117) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Maheshwari, Shilpa. "Psychosocial adjustment of international students at a midwestern Illinois university /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131400067.pdf.

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Horsman, Carolyn A. "Factors influencing choice of major of Eastern Illinois University students /." View online, 1996. http://ia301525.us.archive.org/2/items/factorsinfluenci00hors/factorsinfluenci00hors.pdf.

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Morgan, Rachel. "Tracking Violence: Using Neighborhood-Level Characteristics in the Analysis of Domestic Violence in Chicago and the State of Illinois." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5678.

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Social disorganization theory proposes that neighborhood characteristics, such as residential instability, racial and ethnic heterogeneity, concentrated disadvantage, and immigrant concentration contribute to an increase in crime rates. Informal social controls act as a mediator between these neighborhood characteristics and crime and delinquency. Informal social controls are regulated by members of a community and in a disorganized community these controls are not present, therefore, crime and delinquency flourish (Sampson, 2012). Researchers have focused on these measures of social disorganization and the ability to explain a variety of crimes, specifically public crimes. Recently, researchers have focused their attention to characteristics of socially disorganized areas and the ability to predict private crimes, such as domestic violence. This study contributes to the research on social disorganization theory and domestic violence by examining domestic offenses at three different units of analysis: Chicago census tracts, Chicago neighborhoods, and Illinois counties. Demographic variables from the 2005-2009 American Community Survey were utilized to measure social disorganization within Chicago census tracts, Chicago neighborhoods, and Illinois counties. Data on domestic offenses in Chicago were from the City of Chicago Data Portal and data on domestic offenses in Illinois counties were retrieved from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA). This study incorporated geographic information systems (GIS) mapping to examine the relationships between locations of domestic offenses and the measures of social disorganization in each unit of analysis. Results of this study indicate that different measures of social disorganization are significantly associated with domestic offenses in each unit of analysis.<br>Ph.D.<br>Doctorate<br>Sociology<br>Sciences<br>Sociology
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Gage, Stephen. "Gray City of the Midway : the University of Chicago and the search for American urban culture, 1890-1932." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/267826.

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This research examines the American industrial city in the early twentieth century and the role of cultural institutions in the shift to an urban-oriented society. In-depth analysis of the University of Chicago’s architecture and planning traces how urban form emerged gradually as an assimilation of different traditions. It challenges a planning literature reliant on narrowly-prescribed categories and qualifies recent cultural histories that give a more nuanced portrayal of Progressive Era urban culture but which fail to consider the built environment directly. The research’s critical questions reconsider the role of nature within the city, the definition of the urban public, and the intertwining of commerce and civic culture. Its methodology uses original analytic drawings which trace how the University expanded over time, united with consideration of previously-unexplored written and visual archives. This combination of analytic mapping and archival investigation on one institution reveals new insights into how the industrial city was shaped as a whole. The findings identify paradoxes in the University’s planning, which promoted the dynamism of the modern city while evoking the image of bucolic Oxbridge. These contradictory impulses were enhanced by the University’s location on the Midway Plaisance, a public boulevard typifying the urban/rural hybridity of Chicago’s park system. The result was an urbanised nature, or the charged proximity of urban density and pastoral green space. Disputing the perceived eclipse of the nineteenth-century Parks movement, the term ‘urbanised nature’ suggests how earlier concern for naturalistic landscape was fused with the ideals of twentieth-century Progressivism. The research also contests previous emphasis on the exclusionary cultural practices of this period, as the heterogeneous development of the University’s Collegiate Gothic campus reveals a struggle to balance commercial interests, pastoral imagery, and monumental urban display. More broadly, this research sheds new light on the contradictions that shaped the American city in the early twentieth century—an urban culture driven by the contentious relationship between industrial capitalism and civic institutions, a public realm animated by mass appeal and elite tradition, and a spatial order drawn from urban and rural models.
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To, Kham Hong, Hilla Hascalovici, Spencer Bateman, et al. "2017 Chicago Quantitative Alliance Investment Challenge: University of Arizona CQA Investment Strategy." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625228.

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The CQA challenge is a 6 month competition that starts in October and ends in March. In this competition, student teams from 54 universities across the world are competing to build a long-short, market neutral equity portfolio that would generate the most risk-adjusted return in the given time horizon while operating under a few specific portfolio constraints. Each team is ranked against each other based on risk-adjusted return and sharpe ratio. Our team consisted of 5 senior finance students at the University of Arizona. Together, we developed our own unique market outlook and portfolio strategy in order to successfully invest $1,000,000 in (hypothetical) capital. We used industry tilts towards financials, energy, and consumer discretionary sectors and factor tilts towards momentum and value stocks as our main drivers of return while minimizing market exposure by keeping our beta between -0.25 and +0.25. The University of Arizona finished the competition in first place in overall portfolio ranking with a return of 12.23% and in fifth place for sharpe ratio at 1.43.
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Fullwood, Lucious. "Improving lay involvement in ministry by implementing a training program for a select group of members at Bellevue Baptist Church of Chicago, Illinois." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Stevens, Robert Allan. "Demise of an antebellum college| A history of Illinois State University." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10105075.

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<p> This dissertation investigated the demise of Illinois State University (ISU), a small antebellum Lutheran denominational college that existed from 1852 to 1867 in Springfield, Illinois. The professional higher education historiography has described the phenomenon of antebellum college demise, but a traditionalist theory of causality by unrestrained competition among religious denominations to found colleges, proposed in the early 20th century, was by the end of the century largely debunked by revisionist higher education historians as based on ahistorical concepts and inaccurate data. The study utilized the historical narrative method consisting of document review and content analysis. Using Clark&rsquo;s (1972) concept of &ldquo;organizational saga,&rdquo; the study found that while ISU was in many ways indistinguishable from other denominational colleges in the United States of the era, ISU accumulated unsustainable debt on its edifice and failed despite determined founders. Durnford&rsquo;s (2002) model of institutional sponsorship revealed that despite growth during the antebellum era, the Lutheran Church was riven by doctrinal, linguistic, national and personal rivalries that undermined its ability to sustain ISU. Five of the seven factors in Latta&rsquo;s (2008) unique model of antebellum denominational college survival helped identify ISU&rsquo;s strengths and weaknesses, and revealed that an unresolved crisis in leadership contributed to the school&rsquo;s demise. This study provided data useful in furthering the development of a comprehensive revisionist narrative to explain antebellum college founding, demise and survival.</p>
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Gund, John Edward. "Exploring Veterans' Experiences In Engl-101 At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1727.

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In recent years, an increasing number of military veterans have enrolled in higher education. Little research has been conducted on veterans in tandem with higher education, but what does exist shows that they are a unique student population because of their military background. In the last few years, scholarship has called for research on veterans in classroom environments. Moreover, composition scholars in particular have called for research on veterans and writing. Although veterans have been recognized as a unique student population, little research has been conducted on what pedagogical practices can be used to help them as they become students. First-year composition courses are the perfect context to examine the intersection of these calls for research because most veterans have to take them – since they often enroll as freshmen – and they involve varied written assignments. The purpose of this study was to explore what veterans’ experiences had been in the classroom environment of first-year composition courses and in working towards the course goals for written assignments through qualitative methods. This study also sought to discover what veterans thought could be altered to improve their experience in first-year composition. This study focused on the context of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and its first-year composition course, Engl-101. In order to discover what veterans’ experiences had been, a focus group of five veterans that had taken Engl-101 at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale was held. Additionally, a follow-up interview was conducted with one of the participants of the focus group. The results were consistent with the findings of other research on veterans. What was most notably clear was that veterans’ experiences in Engl-101 were greatly influenced by their experiences in the military. Participants expected their instructors to wield more authority over the class, much like their superiors would in the military. Additionally, veterans were often challenged by the behaviors of non-military students, which they perceived as disrespectful. Despite these challenges that participants encountered in the classroom environment, they also drew from the leadership skills they acquired while in the military to counter them. Additionally, the participants of this study raised that their instructors cared about the students and the content of the course, which alleviated some of the challenges they encountered. When it came to working towards the course goals for the written assignments, veterans struggled to expand their ideas beyond a few sentences, largely due to the style of writing they were used to in the military. That said, once veterans had a clear understanding of the conventions needed for an assignment, they were able to write strong essays. Ultimately, instructors of first-year composition that work with veterans will need to further training on the expectations that veterans’ carry with them from the military. Once instructors have knowledge of the ways veterans learn, they can adapt their pedagogical practices to suit.
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Stevens, Robert Allen. "Demise of an Antebellum College: A History of Illinois State University." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2015. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/33.

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This dissertation investigated the demise of Illinois State University (ISU), a small antebellum Lutheran denominational college that existed from 1852 to 1867 in Springfield, Illinois. The professional higher education historiography has described the phenomenon of antebellum college demise, but a traditionalist theory of causality by unrestrained competition among religious denominations to found colleges, proposed in the early 20th century, was by the end of the century largely debunked by revisionist higher education historians as based on ahistorical concepts and inaccurate data. The study utilized the historical narrative method consisting of document review and content analysis. Using Clark’s (1972) concept of “organizational saga,” the study found that while ISU was in many ways indistinguishable from other denominational colleges in the United States of the era, ISU accumulated unsustainable debt on its edifice and failed despite determined founders. Durnford’s (2002) model of institutional sponsorship revealed that despite growth during the antebellum era, the Lutheran Church was riven by doctrinal, linguistic, national and personal rivalries that undermined its ability to sustain ISU. Five of the seven factors in Latta’s (2008) unique model of antebellum denominational college survival helped identify ISU’s strengths and weaknesses, and revealed that an unresolved crisis in leadership contributed to the school’s demise. This study provided data useful in furthering the development of a comprehensive revisionist narrative to explain antebellum college founding, demise and survival.
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Talcott, William A. "Public practice : cultivating citizenship at U.C. Berkeley and University of Chicago, 1890-1945 /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC IP addresses, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3025943.

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Koebel, Carolyn Michelle. "Analysis of ground vibrations produced by an 80 in3 water gun in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lemont, Illinois." Thesis, Northern Illinois University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1599682.

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<p> Since its completion in 1910, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) has become a pathway for invasive species (and potentially Asian carp) to reach the Great Lakes. Currently, an electric barrier is used to prevent Asian carp migration through the canal, but the need for a secondary method is necessary, especially when the electric barrier undergoes maintenance. The underwater Asian carp &ldquo;cannon&rdquo; (water gun) provides such a method. Analysis of the ground movement produced by an 80 in<sup>3</sup> water gun in the CSSC was performed in order to establish any potential for damage to the either the canal or structures built along the canal. Ground movement was collected using 3-component geophones on both the land surface and in boreholes. The peak particle velocities (PPVs) were analyzed to determine if damage would be caused to structures located along the canal. Vector sum velocity ground movement along the canal wall was as high as 0.28 in/s (7.11 mm/s), which is much lower than the United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) ground vibration damage threshold of 0.75 in/s (19.1 mm/s), causing no potential for damage to structures along the canal wall. The dominant frequency of ground motion produced by the water gun is primarily above 40 Hz, so the wave energy should attenuate fairly quickly away from the canal wall, with little disturbance to structures further from the wall.</p>
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Oosterbaan, Cara L. "Benefiting from EIU : the university as catalyst for economic development in Charleston, IL /." View online, 2002. http://ia301533.us.archive.org/2/items/benefitingfromei00oost/benefitingfromei00oost.pdf.

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Bateman, Spencer Michael, and Spencer Michael Bateman. "2017 Chicago Quantitative Alliance Investment Challenge: University of Arizona CQA Team – Investment Strategy." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624913.

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In order to complete my honors thesis in finance, I joined a team of five finance students in participating in the 2017 Chicago Quantitative Alliance Investment Challenge. The challenge required teams to create $2,000,000 market-neutral investment portfolios utilizing both long and short equity positions. From November 8th until March 31st, our team actively managed our equity portfolio by selecting stocks from a 1,000 stock investment universe, while 53 other teams from universities around the world competed against our portfolio using measures of absolute return, risk-adjusted return, and a team video explaining our performance and investment strategy. By utilizing a strategy contingent on both industry bets and style exposures to value and momentum, the University of Arizona team has achieved an absolute return of 12.23% and a Sharpe Ratio of 1.43.
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Wilson, Denika L. "Faculty fellows : academic initiatives within the residential learning communities at Eastern Illinois University /." View online, 2010. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131524378.pdf.

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