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Library Columns features the latest news from UNC Greensboro's University Libraries. |
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A MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL CRUMPTON, INTERIM DEAN |
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Fall Kick Off!!
As we move into another Fall academic year and season, we are excited to kick off several initiatives that will move the University Libraries forward and engage our campus community. We are pleased to see more students face to face and we are off to a smooth start with the libraries engaged in lots of activity. We participated in events during Welcome Week such as hosting an Astrology Café, bringing in our Therapy Pets Program, and hosting a Lego creative project event to kick off the semester and get students pumped up and ready to get to work…………………..and we had fun doing it!!
We have also been working on the schedule for our renovation of Jackson Library kick off with our designers. This will get started the last week of September with visioning sessions, assessment activities, and building tours. This is expected to inform our architects and designers of building features, problems, and creative ideas as they start working on the design process. Various information gathering work will continue into early next year.
We are also proud to kick off our new Affinity groups posted on our website: http://library.uncg.edu/giving/index.aspx. This represents a revamp of our fundraising efforts keeping important components like our Jackson Society group and ongoing communication enhancements. The libraries have a lot to look forward to, including the renovation activities, continued partnership with Greensboro Bound, proactive measures to support student success as well as activities and events scattered throughout the year from our various and creative library departments.
Finally, we kick off this new academic year with two new employees! Welcome to Candace Jacobs, our new Stem Librarian, and Ryan McDougal, our new weekend manager; we are excited to have you in our family. Also, a shout-out to our recent North Carolina Library Association Leadership Institute participants, Rachel Olsen, a 2018 graduate of the program who serves as a mentor for this cohort, Tiffany Henry and Lois Barnes who are part of this year’s cohort which concludes at next year’s conference.
We will hear more about these wonderful individuals as well as updates on our renovation planning progress and affinity level benefits and activities, so stay in touch with us. It will be a great year!!
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Michael "Mike" A. Crumpton, MLIS, SHRM-SCP
Professor and Interim Dean, University Libraries
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES CAMPUS-WIDE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION |
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Our valued University Libraries staff and faculty provide significant leadership and service to the University. For the 2022-2023 academic year, these Staff & Faculty Senators and Senate committee members, which include six (6) committee chairs, are representing the Libraries:
Staff Senate and Committees:
- UL Staff Senator, and Senate Service Committee: Audrey Sage
Faculty Senate and Committees (as of 2022-09-08):
- UL Faculty Senators & Alternate: Amy Harris Houk, Sarah Dorsey, Mac Nelson
- Academic Computing: Terry Brandsma (Chair)
- Academic Policies and Regulations: Beth Ann Koelsch
- Budget: Christine Fischer
- Elections and Appointments: Tiffany Henry (Chair)
- Enrollment Management: Steve Cramer
- Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: Stacey Krim
- Faculty Compensation & Welfare: Rhonda Jones
- Faculty Grievance: Erin Lawrimore
- General Education Council: Amy Harris Houk
- Intercollegiate Athletics: Paul Hessling
- Professional Track Faculty: Gerald Holmes
- Online Learning: Sam Harlow (Chair)
- Promotion & Tenure Guidelines: Mac Nelson
- Professional Development: Katherine Heilman
- Research Grants: David Gywnn
- Research Policies: Tim Bucknall
- Scholarly Communications: Anna Craft (Chair)
- Undergraduate Curriculum: Maggie Murphy
Story by Terry Brandsma and Tiffany Henry, University Libraries
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LET'S WELCOME OUR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
NEW FACULTY & STAFF APPOINTMENTS
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On August 15th, Candace Jacobs began her appointment as an Assistant Professor/ STEM Liaison Librarian. Candace is a graduate of both Catawba College (B.A.) and East Carolina University (MLS). She completed her library internship at the F.D. Bluford Library at North Carolina A&T State University. Before beginning her career as an academic librarian, she worked in higher education administration, focusing on enrollment management and retention efforts. She looks forward to connecting with faculty, staff, students, and her fellow librarians.
Story by Candace Jacobs, University Libraries
Photograph courtesy of Candance Jacobs
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Ryan McDougal is the Weekend Manager for the Access Services Department here in Jackson Library. He joins Jackson Library after 5 years at F.D. Bluford Library at NCATSU. Ryan credits his start in this library as a student to the reason he still enjoys it to this day. When he is not working, he enjoys bowling, grilling, and taking trips.
Story by Ryan McDougal, University Libraries
Photograph courtesy of Ryan McDougal
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES NOW HOUSES THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CENTER |
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The Academic Achievement Center cultivates the development of critical thinking skills and active learning through personal, collaborative exchanges between students, tutors, leaders, and staff. Their culture of learning is based on cognitive scaffolding that deepens student's knowledge of specific subject material and facilitates increased self-awareness of how they learn in general.
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Thursday, October 6:
Founder’s Day Celebration
Our campus-wide celebration marks 130 years since the founding of UNC Greensboro.
In an effort to teach our students about the importance of philanthropy, there will be an opportunity for students to give a token to one of three funds during the campus-wide Celebration. It's our goal that each of these funds will receive a donor match in the amount of $1,000 (for first place), $750 (for second place), and $500 (for third place). The three funds will be: Spartan Food Insecurity Fund, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund, and the UNCG General Scholarship Fund.
Click HERE for more Founder's Day information.
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October 12-16: Homecoming
The celebration is back on campus; we can’t wait to see you there!
Get your complete Homecoming schedule HERE
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October 13, 7:00 PM:
Fall Author Talk Presentation
"An Evening with Dr. Armondo Collins"
Join us as we host former faculty member and author, Dr. Armondo Collins, for our Homecoming author talk discussing The Bruz, a light-hearted tale examining Black male leadership through the eyes of Aiden “Fierce” Chance, a fraternity member at a small HBCU in Salisbury, NC.
Click HERE to register for the event.
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November 11
2022 Women Veterans Luncheon
We are thrilled to be back in person! Our keynote speaker will be U.S. Navy veteran Pacifica Sauer who will discuss both her award-winning documentary film The Invisible Project which features interviews with women veterans, as well as the importance of oral histories. Read her statement HERE.
Information about registration and table sponsorship opportunities will be coming soon. For questions, please email wvhp@uncg.edu.
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CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE! |
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On Wednesday, September 21, the League of Women Voters, in collaboration with the UNCG Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement, hosted a voter registration table in the library's lobby. Students were able to register or review and change their registration location guaranteeing their access to vote in the upcoming elections.
Story by Nakia Hoskins, University Libraries
Photograph courtesy of Amy Harris Houk, University Libraries
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NEW UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AFFINITY GIVING AND ENGAGEMENT LEVELS |
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The University Libraries is at the heart of campus.
By enriching scholar and academic activities for our students, faculty, staff and community, the University Libraries is passionate about promoting student success, advancing research, developing unique resources, revitalizing facilities and advancing our leadership in EDI efforts.
With your support we will continue to provide exceptional resources and services and uphold the academic mission of this institution.
Making a gift to the University Libraries means making a difference in how we shape the future leaders of this community and the world!
See the new affinity level and make your gift today on our newly updated Giving Page of the UNCG University Library webpage!
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FIRST FRIDAYS: CONVERSATIONS WITH ARCHIVISTS |
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October 7, 2022, at 12 p.m.
- Pride of the Community: Documenting the Triad's LGBTQ History
- David Gwynn and Stacey Krim
November 4, 2022, at 12 p.m.
- "She Can, We Can" Project
- Beth Ann Koelsch
December 2, 2022, at 12 p.m.
- Holiday Recipes from SCUA Collections
- Patrick Dollar and Carolyn Shankle
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JOIN US IN LIGHTING THE WAY |
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Through Light the Way, you can further the University Libraries’ work of being champions for UNC Greensboro’s academic mission.
Your generosity will promote student success, advance research, develop unique resources, revitalize facilities, and advance our leadership in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). University Libraries are evidence that we are a vital part of the social, entrepreneurial and educational fabric of UNCG.
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