WIP – Persuasive Essay
“From the earliest history of our nation, there has been a recognition –albeit slowly and imperfectly acted upon — that higher education must be an engine of both our economy and our democracy.” –...
View ArticlePassion Post Week 8 – Glass Blowing in Higher Education
Many people view the art of glass blowing as a hobby rather than as a science. While it is true that the scientific glassblowing community is relatively small, amounting to approximately 650 members...
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“From the earliest history of our nation, there has been a recognition –albeit slowly and imperfectly acted upon — that higher education must be an engine of both our economy and our democracy.” –...
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Passion Post Week 9
For my passion post this week, I wanted to highlight a glassblower that is considered to have given the technique a new reputation in the community as “fine art.” Dale Chihuly, born in the state of...
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WIP Post Week 10
Topic: Sexual Assault Awareness Purpose: To educate young women AND men on the severity of sexual assault/violence and to prevent the common practice of “victim-blaming” that we often find people...
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The month of April was officially designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in the United States to raise awareness about sexual violence and educate the community on how to prevent it from...
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Passion Post Week 10
Okay so I know that the topic for Passion posts this week didn’t change, but as I was getting ready to type up a post on something related to glass art, a friend of mine sent me this article and told...
View ArticleWIP Post Week 11
After conferencing with John, I decided for my advocacy piece that I would definitely be creating some sort of PSA/video production for sexual assault awareness and yes – it will be in iMovie despite...
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Passion Post Week 11
This week I wanted to highlight another glass artist that takes a different approach on his work. David Bennett can be considered a “jack of all trades” as he is on his 3rd career! He was first a...
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John, My advocacy video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GGBOpPo3PY
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