DigitalCommons@CSB/SJU Copyright (c) 2013 College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu Recent documents in DigitalCommons@CSB/SJU en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:43:30 PDT 3600 Gender Differences in Decision Making When Faced with Multiple Options http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_students/11 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_students/11 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:12 PDT This study tested the gender differences in decision-making patterns when multiple options were available among college students. The researchers tested this by measuring the amount of time it took students to choose a food line to wait in at the cafeteria, predicting that males would not spend as much time observing all of the different options as females would. 116 male students and 116 female students from two separate cafeterias on two different campuses participated in the study. The researchers found that when males had formed a routine and were in their more natural environment, they were quicker to choose a line than females, but when in a less familiar situation, males and females did not significantly differ in the amount of time it took to choose their food line.

]]> Kallie R. Reiter The Effect of Positive and Negative Pictures on the Processing of Emotion-Related Words http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_students/10 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_students/10 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:44:30 PDT In our study, we wanted to test whether negative and positive stimuli affect lexical decision tasks. The participants consisted of 30 CSB/SJU students (14 males and 16 females). The participants saw either negative or positive pictures. After rating the various pictures, the participants’ reaction times to words and non-words was recorded to see how priming affected their reactions. We hypothesized that emotional priming would make a difference in their reaction times to words of different emotions (positive and negative). The results demonstrated that there was not an interaction between the picture group the participants were assigned to and their reaction times to the negative and positive words.

]]> Tricia K. Engen How Could a Good God Create Nature Red in Tooth and Claw? (Evolution, God, and Evil) http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/csci_lectures/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/csci_lectures/1 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:10:10 PDT Dr. Southgate is a Research Fellow in Theology at the University of Exeter and also Acting Principal and Dean of Studies for the South-West Church of England ministry program. His main fields of study are the science-religion debate, ecotheology, and environmental ethics.

His book The Groaning of Creation: God, Evolution and the Problem of Evil is one of the best studies of the question of evil and the goodness of God (theodicy in theological parlance) in light of evolutionary theory. Chris has also published six collections of poetry, including a verse biography of T.S. Eliot - A Love and its Sounding (Salzburg, 1997). His most recent collection is A Gash in the Darkness (Shoestring Press, 2012).

]]> Christopher Southgate Blood of Mine, Blood of All: The Poetic Conception of Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican Border City http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/llas_lectures/3 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/llas_lectures/3 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:09 PDT In the U.S./Mexico border town of Ciudad Juárez, since 1993 at least one woman per week is killed and dumped in the desert. In 1998, a local poetry festival initiated a movement which emerged as an intellectual and social justice movement, and defined the literary conception of the city. Chant to a City in the Middle of the Desert (2004) was published with the objective to poetically denounce, through the work of more than 90 authors, the violence of Ciudad Juárez. On January 6, 2011, the murder of poet and activist Susana Chávez, who wrote the poem "Blood of Mine," frequently read during protests by the civil rights organizations and their supporters, gives name to the forthcoming anthology as it represents the current phase of the literary movement.

]]> Juan Armando Rojas Joo Peer Mediation in United States High Schools http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/peace_studies_students/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/peace_studies_students/1 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:48 PDT This paper will first discuss the start of peer mediation programs in high schools. It will go on to discuss Avalon School as an example of an existing peer mediation program in a high school. From there it will discuss some details of certain elements of Avalon’s peer mediation program, including looking at the alternative options. It will conclude with comments on what this information tells us about future generations’ ability to positively resolve conflicts and where the reader can go from here.

]]> Alexander Celeste et al. Lilies You Will Love http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/arboretum_avonhills/2013/Program/2 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/arboretum_avonhills/2013/Program/2 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:15:00 PST In this presentation, you will learn the keys to success for planting and choosing the right lily for continuous color from spring to fall, including some lilies for shady woodland gardens. Presenter Diane Hansgen is a member of Stearns County Master Gardeners, Stearns County Horticultural Society, and St. Cloud Flower & Garden Club.

]]> Diane Hansgen Spiritual Effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women in the Roman Catholic Church http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/collegevilleinstitute_lectures/9 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/collegevilleinstitute_lectures/9 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:29:05 PDT Barbara McLaughlin addresses the psychological, relational, and spiritual effects of clergy sexual abuse of girls and women. She discusses the steps needed to prevent permanent harm to the survivor’s relationship with God and the Church, and provides suggestions for long term healing.

]]> Barbara R. McLaughlin Benedictine Heritage Tour Panel Discussion April 8, 2013 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/benedictine_institute_lectures/2 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/benedictine_institute_lectures/2 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:10:02 PDT Panel Discussion of CSB/SJU participants in the Benedictine Heritage Tour, an enrichment opportunity for employees sponsored by the Benedictine Institute.

]]> Mark Thamert As You Celebrate, So You Live: A Liturgical Approach on Christian Ethics http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/collegevilleinstitute_lectures/8 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/collegevilleinstitute_lectures/8 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:11:05 PDT Paulachan Kochappilly, CMI, professor of moral theology at Dharmaram College, Bangalore India, delivered his lecture, As You Celebrate, So You Live: A Liturgical Approach to Christian Ethics, during his time as a resident scholar at the Collegeville Institute.

The Inspiration:“The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows” (SC 10); “The other theological disciplines be renewed through a more living contact with the mystery of Christ and the history of salvation” (OT 16); “The essential and primordial foundation of Christian morality is following Christ” (VS 19).

The Imagination: Rejoicing in the golden jubilee year of Vatican II and taking into account the changing and challenging world scenario of our times, here is a discussion on renewing and developing moral theology along the line of Conciliar teaching. At this juncture, I would prefer to call Christian ethics as the way of celebrating life in Christ.

The Insight: CHRISTIAN ETHICS AS THE WAY OF CELEBRATING LIFE IN CHRIST

As you see, so you act As you believe, so you behave As you behave, so you become

]]> Paulachan Kochappilly CMI Margaret Peterson http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/3 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/3 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:30:00 PDT Margaret Peterson Katelin Weiers http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/2 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/2 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:30:00 PDT Katelin Weiers Jessica Solfest http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Students/1 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:30:00 PDT Jessica Solfest In the Shadow of Desargues http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Keynote/2 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Keynote/2 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT Those of us who teach projective geometry often nod to perspective art as the spark from which projective geometry caught fire and grew. This talk looks directly at projective geometry as a tool to illuminate the workings of perspective artists. We will particularly shine the light on at Desargues' triangle theorem (which says that any pair of triangles that is perspective from a point is perspective from a line), together with an even simpler theorem (you have to see it to believe it!). Given any convoluted, complicated polygonal object, these theorems allow us to draw that object together with something that is related to it--- its shadow, reflection, or other rigid symmetries---and we'll show how this works. (If you enjoy doodling or sketching, bring your pencil, a good eraser, and a straightedge.)

]]> Annalisa Crannell Math and Art: The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Keynote/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/math_pi_mu_epsilon/2013/Keynote/1 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:00:00 PDT How do we fit a three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional canvas? Answering this question will change the way you look at the world, literally: we'll learn where to stand as we view a painting so it pops off that two-dimensional canvas seemingly out into our three-dimensional space. In this talk, we'll explore the mathematics behind perspective paintings, which starts with simple rules and will lead us into really lovely, really tricky puzzles. Why do artists use vanishing points? What's the difference between 1-point and 3-point perspective? Why don't your vacation pictures don't look as good as the mountains you photographed? Dust off those old similar triangles, and get ready to put them to new use in looking at art!

]]> Annalisa Crannell Adapting Buddhist Meditation Practices to Christian Spirituality http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/phillips_lectures/4 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/phillips_lectures/4 Thu, 16 May 2013 07:22:17 PDT Dr. Susan Stabile, an expert on Buddhist and Christian spiritual practices, explored some of the common values and understandings that underlie Buddhism and Christianity, how interreligious engagement can offer mutual enrichment for people of both traditions, and, in particular, how Buddhist meditation practices can enrich Christian spirituality.

]]> Susan Stabile All Together Now? Catholic Unity and the Liturgy http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_lectures/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_lectures/1 Tue, 07 May 2013 08:35:42 PDT In what does the unity of the Roman Rite consist? Fifty years after the promulgation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, some assert that this unity is textual, and therefore they regard exact correspondence of vernacular texts with a Latin original as essential to believed, textual unity was not what the fathers of the council chiefly had in mind when they made the landmark decision to opt for the expression "substantial unity." We will examine the shift that has taken place between the Second Vatican Council and today in interpreting the Constitution on this point, and argue that the lasting unity of the Roman Rite is best founded on the concept of paschal mystery, the hidden theological treasure of the liturgical reform.

]]> Rita Ferrone A Conversation with James Fallows http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/ucct_lectures/1 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/ucct_lectures/1 Tue, 07 May 2013 08:23:42 PDT Gary Eichten, Minnesota Public Radio news editor-at-large and retired host, leads a conversation with James Fallows, author, national correspondent for The Atlantic and commentator for National Public Radio, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Pellegrene Auditorium, Saint John's University.

The conversation is co-sponsored at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University by the University Chair in Critical Thinking, the Center for Global Education and the Asian Studies Program.

Fallows is based in Washington as a national correspondent for The Atlantic. He has worked for the magazine for nearly 30 years and in that time has lived in Seattle; Berkeley, Calif.; Austin, Texas; Tokyo; Kuala Lumpur; Shanghai and Beijing. He was raised in Redlands, Calif., received his undergraduate degree in American history and literature from Harvard, and received a graduate degree in economics from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

In addition to working for The Atlantic, he spent two years as chief White House speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, two years as the editor of U.S. News & World Report and six months as a program designer at Microsoft. He is an instrument-rated private pilot. He also holds the chair in U.S. media at the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, in Australia.

Fallows has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award five times and has won once. He has also won the American Book Award for nonfiction and a New York Emmy award for the documentary series "Doing Business in China." He was the founding chairman of the New America Foundation. His two most recent books, "Blind Into Baghdad" (2006) and "Postcards From Tomorrow Square" (2009), are based on his writings for The Atlantic. His latest book, "China Airborne," was published in 2012.

]]> James Fallows et al. Designing a Cathedral in a Time of Liturgical Transition http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/6 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/6 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:24:49 PDT Liturgical space is formative of our faith experience. This project examines the art and architectural design of the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, Nebraska as a manifestation of the liturgical and theological changes wrought by the constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium and the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. The process of planning the new Cathedral began in approximately 1959 and culminated with its dedication on August 18, 1965. This time span represents an era of incredible change in the Roman Catholic liturgy. This project seeks to understand the evolution in the design of the Cathedral and its interplay with the activity of the Second Vatican Council in the area of liturgy. This study involves an examination of the evolution of the cathedral's design and placement of the liturgical furnishings as well as the development and execution of its artistic schema. I hope to further investigate Bishop James V. Casey's role in the design as he participated in the deliberations of the Second Vatican Council. Despite being much maligned by a conservative Roman Catholic community, this Cathedral still stands as a witness and embodies the principles firmly held by the Second Vatican Council, particularly in the areas of liturgy, art, and architecture. By a thorough examination of the cathedral's planning and design, I hope to bring forward the value of Conciliar-era art and architecture as a commentary on liturgical life and worship in the Church today, so that these spaces may continue to be a formative element within our faith experience.

]]> Chase M. Becker Teaching the Entrepreneur in your classroom http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/5 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/5 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:24:48 PDT First year student survey results show that over 60% of CSB (College of Saint Benedict) first year students and over 75% of SJU (Saint John's University) first year students report that "being successful in my own business" is very important or essential - this is much higher than the national average. Understanding the entrepreneurial mindset and offering entrepreneurial options within your courses can tap into this energy and engage students in the classroom in new ways. This session covered how to spot and engage entrepreneurial students, how to incorporate social and marketplace entrepreneurship in course assignments including examples from a broad spectrum of disciplines, and provided an overview of the resources of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship available to faculty and students.

]]> Terri Barreiro The Native Hawaiian Songs in The Descendants: A Critique http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/4 http://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_2013spring/4 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:24:47 PDT This presentation evaluated the degree to which the placement of Native Hawaiian songs selected in the film The Descendants corresponds with the meanings of those songs. The "authenticity" of the selections is evaluated in terms of place, chronicity, and figurative parallels (i.e., space, time, and culture). Songs are discussed with respect to their chronological order in the film: Ka Makani Kā'ili Aloha, Kaua'i Beauty, Lē'ahi, Hi'ilawe, 'Imi Au Ia 'Oe, Wai O Ke Aniani, 'Ūlili Ē, Pua Hone, Nani Wai'ale'ale, The Yodel Song, and He'eia. I graded the songs in terms of their authenticity with respect to the context and storyline. I also make suggestions as to how the authenticity of the song selections might have been increased as well as suggest some other songs that would have been a better "fit" in the film.

]]> Jeffrey J. Kamakahi