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is not yet present. The // classes are added to so styling immediately reflects the current // toolbar state. The classes are removed after the toolbar completes // initialization. const classesToAdd = ['toolbar-loading', 'toolbar-anti-flicker']; if (toolbarState) { const { orientation, hasActiveTab, isFixed, activeTray, activeTabId, isOriented, userButtonMinWidth } = toolbarState; classesToAdd.push( orientation ? `toolbar-` + orientation + `` : 'toolbar-horizontal', ); if (hasActiveTab !== false) { classesToAdd.push('toolbar-tray-open'); } if (isFixed) { classesToAdd.push('toolbar-fixed'); } if (isOriented) { classesToAdd.push('toolbar-oriented'); } if (activeTray) { // These styles are added so the active tab/tray styles are present // immediately instead of "flickering" on as the toolbar initializes. In // instances where a tray is lazy loaded, these styles facilitate the // lazy loaded tray appearing gracefully and without reflow. const styleContent = ` .toolbar-loading #` + activeTabId + ` { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25) 20%, transparent 200%); } .toolbar-loading #` + activeTabId + `-tray { display: block; box-shadow: -1px 0 5px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 33%); border-right: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f5f5f5; z-index: 0; } .toolbar-loading.toolbar-vertical.toolbar-tray-open #` + activeTabId + `-tray { width: 15rem; height: 100vh; } .toolbar-loading.toolbar-horizontal :not(#` + activeTray + `) > .toolbar-lining {opacity: 0}`; const style = document.createElement('style'); style.textContent = styleContent; style.setAttribute('data-toolbar-anti-flicker-loading', true); document.querySelector('head').appendChild(style); if (userButtonMinWidth) { const userButtonStyle = document.createElement('style'); userButtonStyle.textContent = `#toolbar-item-user {min-width: ` + userButtonMinWidth +`px;}` document.querySelector('head').appendChild(userButtonStyle); } } } document.querySelector('html').classList.add(...classesToAdd); })(); Mark D Bjelland | ÃÛÌÒapp

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Dr. Mark D Bjelland

Professor, Department Chair

Biography

  • Hometowns: Minneapolis, MN; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, Canada
  • Activities: bicycling, nordic skiing, kayaking, jazz and gospel music
  • Favorite Authors: Sigrid Undset, Dostoyevsky, Austen, C.S. Lewis

Education

  • B.C.E., Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota (High Distinction)
  • M.S.C.E., Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
  • M.C.S., Ethics, Regent College-Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Ph.D., Geography, University of Minnesota

 

Professional Experience

  • Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Chair, City Planning Commission, Saint Peter, MN
  • Engineering Project Manager, Golder Associates, Burnaby, B.C.
  • Environmental Engineer, Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, MN

Academic Interests

  • urban geography
  • sustainable communities
  • geographic information systems
  • environmental justice
  • faith-based placemaking
  • spatial demographic analysis

 

Research

Current Projects
 

  • Post-Industrial Spaces: The New Inner City and What Was Left Behind
  • Local Elites, Philanthropy, and the Remaking of Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Placemaking and Community Development by Faith-Based Organizations

Awards

  • U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission, Cardiff University Scholar
  • German-American Fulbright Commission, German Studies Award