Daily Archives: November 13, 2017

Diversity Committee guest speaker to focus on ‘inreach’

By Lana  Munip

The Diversity Committee’s next monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 15, at 1-2
p.m., is open to all library employees — please join us on Zoom (https://psu.zoom.us/j/8148650402), or in person (510 Paterno).

Guest speaker Leslie Laing will focus on “inreach”: how to better engage
students in our spaces, and how to fully embrace diversity initiatives at
work. Leslie is the director of Adult Learner Programs and Services in
Student Affairs at University Park and serves the adult and veteran
population. She is a long-standing member and past president of the Forum on
Black Affairs (FOBA) and a member of the Community Diversity Group in State
College. In addition, Leslie has chaired the local Diversity Conference for
Embracing & Implementing Inclusion, and played a central role in planning the
University-wide Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations for many years. There
will be time for questions, and then we’ll round out the meeting with brief
reports from our four subcommittees — Civility, Programming, Collections,
and Strategic Action.

Our 2017/18 minutes: https://psu.box.com/s/2tnd64kjk1eem3thjop6x82mwq46ko18

Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons exhibit

By: Sarah Billman

Visit the “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons”
exhibition celebrating the contributions of African American academic
surgeons to medicine and medical education. It tells the stories of four
pioneering African American surgeons and educators who exemplify excellence
in their fields and believe in continuing the journey of excellence through
the education and mentoring of younger physicians and surgeons.”

The exhibition, along with supporting library materials, is located on the
Life Sciences Library on 4th floor Paterno Library. It will be on display
from Nov. 6, 2017 until Dec. 16, 2017.

This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of
Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American
History and Culture, Baltimore. It is sponsored locally by the Life Sciences
Library and the Libraries Diversity Committee.

Tech tip: What is Office 365?

By: Ryan T Johnson

Office 365 is a subscription service from Microsoft which is essentially a package of a bunch of different programs and services that Microsoft has put together.  Penn State is focusing on moving our email and calendaring to this new service early next year for the University libraries and will replace our use of UCS.

Office 365 Periodic Table graphic

One advantage of Penn State’s Office 365 Subscription will be providing access to Office products to each user’s personal computers, tablets and mobile devices.  This will include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Finally, integration with other applications including Canvas, Box and Yammer will provide opportunities for faculty and student collaboration.

Events: Nov. 13

Fall 2017
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

horizontal exhibit graphic for The Painted Photograph: Selections from the B & H Henisch Photo-History Collection, extended through September 30, 2017, room 201A Pattee Library, displays five black-and-white historic photo portraits and their encased frames

 

Extended! Now through Saturday, Dec. 8, “The Painted Photograph: Selections from the B. & H. Henisch Photo-History Collection exhibit,” Pattee Library operating hours, Paterno Family Reading Room, 201A Pattee Library, University Park.

book jacket front and back of novel "Sophie's Choice" by William Styron, plus black-and-white photo of author

 

 

Through Jan. 7, 2018: “William Styron: Books and Biography” exhibit, guest curator Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English James L.W. West III, Styron expert and biographer, Eberly Family Special Collections Library Exhibition Room, 104 Paterno Library, University Park.

 

snowy black and white photo with label in front, text reads "The History of Pattee Library and Paterno Library," exhibit, Aug. 21, 2017 through Jan. 15, 2018, in Pattee Library central entrance exhibit cases and adjacent Sidewater Commons, first floor Pattee Library, University Park.

 

Through Jan. 15, 2018: “The History of Pattee Library and Paterno Library” exhibit, Pattee Library’s central entrance exhibit cases and adjacent Sidewater Commons, first floor Pattee Library, University Park.

 

Sunday–Sunday, Nov. 5-12: Penn State Military Appreciation Week and Homecoming Week.

Monday, Nov. 6–Saturday, Dec. 16: NLM/NIH Traveling Exhibit: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons, Life Sciences Library, 4th floor Paterno Library.

Saturday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day.

Monday–Friday, Nov. 13-17: International Education Week, details TBA.

Sunday-Thursday, Nov. 12-16: Global Entrepreneur Week Penn State (GEW). Events at various locations including University Libraries, Schlow Centre Region Library and Happy Valley LaunchBox.

Tuesday, Nov. 14: Penn State GIS Day, 1:30-5 p.m. speakers and lightning talks with 9 a.m.-5 p.m. poster display, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, University Park.

Nov. 19-25: Thanksgiving week break, no classes Nov. 20-24.

Thursday, Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Wednesday, Dec. 6: Docunight: Iran via Documentaries, 7 p.m. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday, Dec. 8: Last day of fall classes. 

Sunday–Tuesday, Dec. 10-12: De-Stress Fest, University Park locations.

Tuesday, Dec. 12: Tech Update, by I-Tech, 10-11 a.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Tuesday–Wednesday, Dec. 12-20: Hanukkah.

Saturday, Dec. 16: Fall commencement, University Park and other Penn State campuses; details and speaker information at multiple Penn State campuses TBA in December.

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