The Watering Place

During the summer of 2016 I started a Digital Humanities project thanks to a seed grant generously provided by the Seton Hall University Digital Humanities Committee.  The purpose of this  project is to reconstruct the history of a location on Staten Island once known as the Watering Place (in present day Tompkinsville/St. George area).  There were many historical events that took place here, but the most notable is the Quarantine and Marine...

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I like to read about the history of places that are important to me

Communication skills are important.  Communication is not typically taught explicitly in the psychology major but there are many opportunities during psychology courses to develop and practice these skills.  Writing papers and giving PowerPoint presentations are good examples, but there are other varieties of communication and different kinds of “papers”.  Blog posts for example (hint… hint).  Your “communication...

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Goal 4: Communication

Students should demonstrate competence in writing and in oral and interpersonal communication skills. Students completing foundation-level courses should write a cogent scientific argument, present information using a scientific approach, engage in discussion of psychological concepts, explain the ideas of others, and express their own ideas with clarity. Students completing a baccalaureate degree should produce a research study or other...

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