Oakland Journal Number 26: Winter 2016
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Item Cover, Statement of Purpose, Table of Contents(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidItem Book Review: University Ethics: How Colleges Can Build and Benefit from a Culture of Ethics(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Quinn, James; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidAssessment of the culture and practices of the whole of university life from the perspective of ethics.Item Multiple Paths to Full Professor: Challenges to the Academy in the 21st Century(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Moore, Kathleen; Cunningham, Joi M.; Guessous, Laila; Reger, Jo; Roth, Brad; Walters, Julie; DeVreugd, Leanne; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidArticle first explains the dominant form of faculty promotion used in U.S. colleges and universities. Second, key economic, political, and social factors are discussed in the context of an institutional mission linked with promotion in light of the 21st century university. Lastly, considerations regarding the movement toward multiple models of promotion are explored in the context of Oakland University.Item Room 568(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) McQuillan, Jennifer; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidShort story about woman's struggle with mental illness and substance abuse.Item Prospero’s Penitentiary: The Theater of Rehabilitation in The Tempest(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Bird, Andy; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidAnalysis of character Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.Item An Intellectual Revolution(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Wynne, Steven; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidClassical teachings of Aristotle instigated an academic revolution against the Catholic Church and the established Christian doctrine. Between 1210 and 1277, the Bishops of Paris ordered three official condemnations of the University of Paris. They declared notable scholars heretics and besmirched the university’s newfound thoughts on the nature, form, and existence of God. Considering this discourse, this paper shall make known that the years between the fifth and fifteenth centuries, the so called “Dark Ages”, were not devoid of philosophical conversation. These condemnations were, in fact, a response to a larger intellectual revival in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Twelfth Century Renaissance.Item My Study of a Dismal Scientist(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Clifton, Yeaton; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidHigh school student narrates his classroom experiences and life lessons learned with a memorable History of economics teacher.Item The Impact of Short Message Services on Writing(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Gabrion, Laura; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidHow texting is changing college students writing skills.Item The Books I Wanted to Write(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Brieger, Gottfried; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidAuthor lists book titles he would have liked to have written and humorous descriptions of them.Item Should We Apologize for History?(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Brieger, Gottfried; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidAuthors opinion of genocide in world history and the role American presidents have played.Item Oh Doctor, My Doctor(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Byrne, Bill; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidSatirical story about author's medical history.Item A Bridge Too Far(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Byrne, Bill; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidHigh school senior narrates his experience of arranging and supervising his English class at a play in New York.Item A Fifty Year Remembrance of Jack Barnard(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Thomas, S. Bernard; Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidPersonal remembrance of Oakland University faculty member Jack Barnard.Item Contributors(Oakland University, 2016-01-01) Clason, Christopher; Garfinkle, DavidOakland Journal Issue 26 contributors list