Monday marked the first time that seniors did not have to stand outside the library waiting in line to sign up for a thesis carrel. Booking online was not the smoothest of flights, but it did not crash and burn, … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Online Carrel booking: Debrief
Month: September 2010
Voices of the Class
Each fall, to welcome incoming students, a group of upperclassmen acts out scenes inspired by the first-years’ admissions essays….Continue Reading Voices of the Class
Curricular Musings: Inviting in the Students
With the new academic year underway, it is both a pleasure and relief to be able to spend less time on the implications of the recent recession on higher education and more time on what we do best and love most: education and the curriculum. This feeling of relief was most noticeable at the opening […]…Continue Reading Curricular Musings: Inviting in the Students
Palin Redux? Some Cautionary Words
Another Republican primary, another Palin-backed Tea Party candidate surprise victory. This time the “upset” occurred in the Delaware Republican Senate primary, where Christine O’Donnell beat the Republican establishment-backed candidate Represen……Continue Reading Palin Redux? Some Cautionary Words
Will Democrats Lose Control of the House?: Five Labor Day Predictions
Labor Day weekend, or thereabouts, is typically when the American Political Science Association (APSA) holds its annual convention – an event in which hundreds of geeky men and women (the men wearing blue jackets, khaki pants and red ties, the ………Continue Reading Will Democrats Lose Control of the House?: Five Labor Day Predictions
Session 2 Getting Started Thursday, Sept. 16 4:30-6:30 PM, CTLR
It was wonderful to see so many Peer Writing Tutors and First-Year Seminar Mentors for Academics and Writing in CTLR this Thursday. We have 47 Mentors in First-Year Seminars, 15 Peer Writing Tutors in college writing and writing program classes, and thirteen Peer Writing Tutors conducting drop-in shifts in CTLR and Brainerd Commons. This Thursday, […]…Continue Reading Session 2 Getting Started Thursday, Sept. 16 4:30-6:30 PM, CTLR
Find a GO link ina”GO”priate? Do something about it!
We are happy to announce a new feature to the GO shortcut application, the ability to flag go links as inappropriate. While our community of users is certainly of the highest caliber, the GO application is susceptible to the occasional … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Find a GO link ina”GO”priate? Do something about it!