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- Case Study and Teaching Notes of THE ASCENSION OF ASUNCIÓN'S BILLHaugen, Inga; McFadden, Fiona; O'Fallon, Nash; Thompson, Cris; Williams, Travis (2021-12-08)A group assignment for LDRS 5984 Summer of 2021 at Virginia Tech, this case study and teaching notes are available for instructors to teach about farmworker fatalies and policy around farmworker protections. Because of the need for legislative action to protect farm workers from heat-related illness and death, this case study focuses on United States House of Representative Judy Chu (D-California). Chu represents the 27th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California. Chu has been an outspoken advocate for migrant rights and was the key sponsor of the Ascunsion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act which was introduced in July, 2019. At the time of this publishing, the Valdivia Act was still held up in committee in Congress.
- Metrics beyond Impact: New Approaches for the Novice ResearcherMacDonald, Amanda B.; Miles, Rachel A. (2019-09-04)
- Open Access Policy SummaryYoung, Philip (2013-08-05)This is a five-minute statement advocating for a mandatory article archiving policy read to the Library Faculty Association at Virginia Tech prior to a vote among it, a voluntary policy, and no policy.
- Pressbooks Class Project TemplateBrowder, Robert (2019-02-22)A template to aid in the planning and structuring of class book projects that use the Pressbooks platform.