Category Archives: Events and Exhibits

Library hosts Highland Summer Conference readings

By Gene Hyde | June 9, 2009

McConnell Library will host readings by four regional writers as part of the 32nd annual Highland Summer Conference.  All readings are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, June 9  –      Essayist and poet Jim Minick
Thursday, June 11 —     Fiction writer Crystal Wilkinson
Tuesday, June 16 —     Fiction writer Donald  Secreast
Thursday, June 18 — [...]

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Library Research Award Winners and Finalists

By Candice Benjes-Small | May 1, 2009

Congratulations to the Winesett Awards for Undergraduate Library Research winners and finalists!
Winners:
Lower Division: Cody Beaton, for his English 102 paper, FINDING THE BASE OF A MANY HEADED HYDRA: THE IDEOLOGICAL FATHERS OF MODERN RADICAL ISLAMISM, sponsored by Professor Bradley Settle.
Upper Division: Omar Hossino, for his International Studies Senior Project, THE POSSIBILITY OF CLASSICAL LIBERALISM IN [...]

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Students - feeling stressed?

By Beth Johnson | April 24, 2009

You need a break!
Stop by McConnell Library’s free STRESS BUSTER!
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
8 am - midnight
Bird Room - Level 3
Snack on fresh fruit, cheese, and tea… listen to music… enjoy a game or craft… or just relax.

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Library Club meeting - Thurs. Apr. 23, 3:00

By Beth Johnson | April 22, 2009

McConnell Library will hold the next student Library Club meeting on Thursday, April 23rd at 3:00. The group will meet in the library’s “Bird Room” on Level 3. (For directions, just ask at the Front Desk.) We’re eager to hear your input on our upcoming Stress Buster and to hear your ideas for next year’s [...]

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Pecha Kucha: PowerPoint as Art Form and Competitive Sport

By Candice Benjes-Small | April 8, 2009

Pecha Kucha: PowerPoint as Art Form and Competitive Sport
Presenters: Candice Benjes-Small (Library), Susan Van Patten (RCPT), Niels Christiensen (Psychology)
Bonnie 229
Thursday, April 16, 12:30-1:45 pm

Pecha Kucha is a PowerPoint presentation that is exactly 20 slides displayed for 20 seconds each.  As Wired Magazine says, “The result, in the hands of masters of the form, combines business [...]

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