Announcement Date: May 3, 2019
Brattleboro, Vt.
Contact: Kate Casa | [email protected]
SIT welcomes 44 master's students to the May 2019 Capstone Seminar, taking place on the Brattleboro campus at 1 Kipling Road Tuesday, May 7 through Thursday, May 9. The capstone presentation and paper is the culmination of every SIT degree program, a demonstration of students’ integration of theory and practice in their degree fields.
Students will present on topics including refugee resettlement for youth with elderly parents; a history of identity-based conflicts in Liberia; and music as a cultural gateway.
Faculty facilitators for the seminar include Udi Butler, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Sustainable Development master's degree program; Bruce W. Dayton, Associate Professor and Chair of the Peace and Justice Leadership master’s degree program; Sora Friedman, Professor and Chair of the International Education master’s program; Linda Gobbo, Professor in the International Education program; and Alla Korzh, Assistant Professor in the International Education program.
Capstone Seminar events are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, May 7, 1-2:30 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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| Toyoda, Kelsey | Internationalization through Study Abroad atMiami University: A Look at Access, Inclusion and Quality
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Sora Friedman
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Rotch 205
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Kanyamanza, Bahati
| What Challenges Do Congolese Refugee Youth Resettled in the U.S with Sickly or Elderly Parents Face?
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Brzezinski,
Nick
| Learning Freedom: A Journey in Training
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Thabet, Fadia
| Challenging Extremist’ Recruitment Narratives Through Youth-To-Youth Oral Storytelling In Iraq
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Kaltenbough,
Scott
| The If Men Project – The Design and Implementation of a Healthy Masculinity Program for Young Men
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Tuesday, May 7, 3-4:30 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Abulteaf, Tamam
| An Experiential, Interfaith Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Curriculum Design for Israelis and Palestinians
| Sora Friedman
| Rotch 205
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Manion,
Sean
| Pathologizing the Other: Disease Rhetoric in Dangerous Speech
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Pierattini, Catherine
| Music as a Cultural Gateway: A Short-Term Folk Music Program in Albania
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Ayala,
Fabio
| Circles: A Tool for Understanding How Teen Boys View and Engage with Their Masculinity
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Gaddy, Lisa
| Accent Modification Program: A Program for Foreign- Born Employees at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Wednesday, May 8, 8:30–10 AM
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Passauer, Leah
| Language Matters: What are the Primary School Teachers' Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Burundi's Language Policy?
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Sora Friedman
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Rotch 205
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Ferrick,
Jordan
| My Photo, My Voice: Reducing Self-Stigma of Felons & Drug Addicts through the use of Storytelling and Photographs
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Grandison, Kristia
| The Short-term French Youth Exchange Program
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Chevalier,
Brian
| Puzzling together: Avenues for applying motivational interviewing to the transformation of intractable, intergroup conflict (U.S. context)
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Wooldridge, Kathryn
| What is Accountability? Understandings and Challenges of Accountability in White Anti-Racism Organizing
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Wednesday, May 8, 10:30 AM-12 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Woodward, Stacy
| Intercultural Communication in International Student Advisor-Advisee Relationships
| Sora Friedman |
Rotch 205
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Edris,
Abdou
| A case study on the conduct of a nonviolence national campaign for political & social change in Sudan in 2020
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Gehen, Courtney
| Radical Empathy and Community Empowerment in Practice: International Student Retention at SUNY Plattsburgh
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Mowrer, Katherine
| Organization-Based Disability Access: A YMCA Childcare Center Case Study
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Nguyen,
Thuy
| Peace Building and Communicty Development, a civic engagement program for Vietnamese undergraduate students in Cambodia
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Wednesday, May 8, 1:30–3 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Alomari, Mamer
| Why Ultras riot? Understanding the Ultras perspective through social media discourse analysis
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Sora Friedman
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Rotch 205
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Thein,
Sai Aung
| Using Principles of Inclusion and Sustainability for Designing and Facilitating Inclusive and Sustainable Development Workshops
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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DeBenedictis,
Julie
| The River is Flooded by Tributaries: Incop
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Storrow, Ashley
| Breaking With Silence: Using a Music Classroom to Empower and Engage
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Turman
Corchado, Angelique
| Siena College Summer Institute: A program design for a short-term summer program for students from Siena's international exchange universities.
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Wednesday, May 8, 3:30-5 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Kyaw, Thazin Nyein
| Social Innovation Abroad: Service-Learning Program at Magga Foundation
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Sora Friedman
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Rotch 205
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Mansare,
Sekou
| Youth's Decent Employment in Guinea: Enabling Factors and Holistic Approach
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Toledo, Andrew
| The Value of Mentorship Opportunities: The International Student Mentorship Program
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Silverberg,
Cara
| Critical Embodied Praxis for Social Justice and Peace Educators: A Story of Personal Transformation through Examination of my Jewish and Settler Identities
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Huse, Emma
| Reimagining the College as a Safe Haven: The Marlboro Community Asylum Seekers Project
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Thursday, May 9, 8:30–10 AM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Wilson, Kwina
| . Exploring Effective Advocacy Strategies (A case study of UNICEF USA advocacy efforts)
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Haskell,
John
| Training for Experiential Ecology: Agro-Ecology and Education in the SIT Community Garden
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Parkins, Daniel
| Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and the Drive for Social Justice: A Historical Analysis of Identity Based Conflicts in the First Republic of Liberia
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Johnson, Chelsea
| Beyond the Buzzwords: A Framework of Inclusive Excellence for Leader Hiring and Training at The Experiment in International Living
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Thursday, May 9, 10:30 AM-12 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Donyina, Richmond
Opoku
| Exploring how social networks contribute to African immigrants' ability to procure a sustainable livelihood in New York City
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Kelley, Amy
| Elements of Successful Education Abroad Programs for STEM and Vocational Students: Lessons form the University of Wisconsin - Stout, Polytechnic
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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Mahoney, Florence
| Decoupling Trauma and Criminal Behavior through Restorative Reentry Programs and COSAs
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Raphoon, Michele
| You Can't Teach Global Engagement: Solving the Dilemma of How to Integrate Academic and Intercultural Learning Objectives within a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Thursday, May 9, 1:30–3 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Reaveley, Sarah
| The Okanogan Highlands: A Case Study on Economic Access, Food Security, and Local Development
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Oyegbola,
Folake
| Facilitating Social Change: A Journey of Learning and Development
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Alla Korzh
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Rotch 209
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| Bouwsma, Sophia | Evangelicalism and Peace and Conflict Studies: A Wheaton College Case Study
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Naing, Cho Myint
| Understanding advocacy in a transitional democracy
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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Thursday, May 9, 3:30-5 PM
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NAME
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TITLE
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FACILITATOR
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ROOM
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Diallo, Noumoussara
| The perception of climate change and the adaptation strategies developed by the small farmers in Senegal
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Udi Butler
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Rotch 208
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Agbaje,
Richard
| Rebuilding Resilience of Rural Community Dwellers in Liberia Post-war: Case Study of Nimba County in Liberia
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Bruce Dayton
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SGC 405
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Sour,
Keanuy
| The Impacts of First-time Homebuyer Program on Financial Stability and Quality of Life
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Linda Gobbo
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IC 101
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