Dr. Rafael Outland (Alfred University) and Dr. Thomas Joel, Jr. (Morgan State University) will discuss their recently published book. Dr. Angi Felber (Alfred University) will serve as the event moderator. This conversation is especially relevant for students, educators, activists, organizers, and scholars seeking a deeper understanding of the relationship between colonial violence, history of policing in the U.S., and the impact of police killings, as a public health epidemic, on survivors and communities.
This event is sponsored by the AU Libraries Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Steering Committee, H/EOP, Sister Circle, Umoja, and the Judson Leadership Center
Dr. Raphael Outland, Assistant Professor of Counseling, Alfred University
Dr. Thomas Noel, Jr., Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy, Morgan State University
Dr. Angeline Felber, Assistant Professor of Counseling, Alfred University
Alfred University Libraries encouraged new students to explore Herrick Memorial Library and Samuel R. Scholes Library during Welcome Week Event.
A recent open house event Saturday, August 21st drew over 150 new and returning students. The open house featured a self-guided mini-golf “tour” of both Herrick Memorial Library and Samuel R. Scholes Library, free pinch pots and plants as well as an introduction to the Personal Librarian Program.
Putt-Putt Golf Library “Tour”
The putt-putt mini golf course took students through each floor of the building highlighting individual and group study spaces, the library “stacks”, the NYSCC and University Archives, and other key offices such as Information Technology Services (ITS) and The Center for Academic Success (CAS).
Ten participating students won a raffle for a free AU t-shirt from the Alfred University Bookstore.
Students manuver through putting obstacles in Herrick Library.
Putting through the stacks in Scholes Library.
Pinch Pots and Plants
Another big draw for students was the free pinch pots and plant cuttings. In the spring of 2020, the Clay Collective organized AU students to make pinch pots as a welcome gift to incoming students this fall semester. Students at the Welcome Week open house event chose one of these pinch pots as a new home for their plant cutting. The plant cuttings came from “mother plants” around Herrick and Scholes Libraries. They are started in used K-Cups from the libraries’ Keurig machine in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
(L) Pinch pots made by AU students for incoming students. Pinch Pot making organized by the Clay Collective. (R) Plant cuttings grown in K-Cups.
Students potting plant cuttings in Scholes (L) and Herrick (R)
Watch out for another opportunity to pick up your pinch pot…coming soon!
Personal Librarian Program
Students in Herrick Library learning about the Personal Librarian Program
As a part of the event, students met AU Librarians and learned about the Personal Librarian Program. All new students are assigned their very own Personal Librarian to be their initial contact for all their research needs as they start out at Alfred University.
The Personal Librarian Program is a great tool for making contact with the Libraries and learning about resources and services.
Here are some of the things that your Personal Librarian can do:
Assist you with your research by helping you choose a topic, articulate research questions, identify credible and reliable sources and formulate effective search strategies
Help you navigate the libraries’ print and online resources.
Answer your questions about library policies, procedures, and services.
Your Personal Librarian can also connect you to the right people on campus for computer issues, writing assistance, tutoring, and other support services.
For in-depth questions, it is recommended that you make an appointment ahead of time to ensure someone is available to assist you. Librarians are also available via phone or video conferencing such as Zoom. If there is anything research or library-related that you need, feel free to contact your Personal Librarian in person, by phone, or by email.
Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the lead pipe? Possibly! It was certainly in the library, at any rate.
The AU Libraries are getting into the Halloween spirit this year with a Clue-themed library scavenger hunt. The six Clue “weapons” will be hidden in the two campus libraries, and everyone who finds all six wins some tasty prizes, and the chance to win even bigger.
How it works:
Download the clue sheet online or collect it at either library
Alone or with a group, use the clue sheet to find all six clues in the libraries–feel free to ask librarians or library staff for help!
Each time you find a clue, take one of the “weapon” slips from the envelope
When you’ve collected all six, take a selfie of yourself(ves) with all six “weapons” slips and post it to our Facebook or Instagram pages
Show the FB/Instagram post at the front desk of either library to collect your prize and be entered in the drawing for one of 3 $25 gift cards
Post photo on your Instagram; tag us @au.libraries, and include “#getaclueatau”
Clue Sheet:
The clue sheet can also be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0glgwa0d1e7qi6/GetaClueCluesandInstructions.pdf?dl=0
The scavenger hunt will be running from November 7th-18th, but drop by the libraries on Halloween to meet some of the characters and learn more about it! You can also get all the latest updates by following us on our social media:
You’re all invited! Come enjoy light refreshments in the Scholes Library this Thursday, October 20th, from 11:20 am to 12:00 pm, while admiring illuminated manuscript pages created by our students, alongside beautiful manuscript reproductions from Special Collections. I had the opportunity to work with the students and help them discover some of the manuscript facsimiles we have here at Scholes, and it was very exciting to see the work they turned in afterwards. (And did I mention refreshments?)
Do you have an art show coming up? Are you wondering what to write in your artist statement? Come to a workshop on how to write an artist statement! Mary McInnes will be leading this workshop here in Scholes this Wednesday, in the upstairs classroom.
Place: Scholes Library, 2nd floor
Time: 7-8
Date: Wednesday, April 20
Hello again, everyone! Did you go to literally any of the Harry Potter’s World events this past fall? Then you’re eligible to take the following survey, and potentially win a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card!
It is perhaps worth mentioning that the Hogwarts Library three volume set is selling for $20 on Barnes and Noble.com. Just in case you’re stumped as to how you might use such riches.
To take the survey, simply follow this link: http://studentvoice.com/alfred/harrypottersworldeventfall15
The survey will be open until February 22nd, at which point you will have lost your shot at those gift cards forever.
Well, first of all, a reminder: the last talk, THE VERY LAST TALK, in the Hogwarts University lecture series is tonight, at 7:30 pm, in the Judson Leadership Center! Learn about feminism in Harry Potter and complete your Hogwarts education.
And, of course, that leads us to the final event of all, the Halloween Ball!
Co-hosted and sponsored by Spectrum, the Halloween Ball is this Saturday, at 8:00 pm, in the Knight Club on Alfred’s campus (in the Powell Center). There will be a live choir performance at 9:00 of several selections of music from the Harry Potter movies, including “Double Trouble,” which you may remember from the third movie:
Additionally, there will be COSTUME AND DRAG COMPETITIONS! For ASTONISHING PRIZES! No, seriously, I spent several minutes in my office just holding some of these prizes and wishing I was eligible to win them. I am so very, very jealous of whoever wins Best of the Halloween Ball. Or second place. Or any of the categories, actually.
Categories include Best Harry Potter/Hogwarts Costume, Best Drag, and Best Halloween/Magic Themed Costume.
So show up in your finest and prepare to bring home some amazing loot.
The Halloween Ball is open to all! Suggested admission is $2 and will be donated to a local charity.
That’s right, we’re closing out the lecture series this Thursday! I can’t believe the Harry Potter’s World event series is coming to a close, but closing it is. All that’s left now are the last lecture and the big Halloween Ball smash this Saturday.
If you’d like a bit more Potter learning before closing it all out in your finest wizarding threads this weekend, please come by the Judson Leadership Center for a discussion of the Harry Potter series and feminism: Muggle Studies Lecture – “My Patronus is Gloria Steinem: Feminism in Harry Potter”
Thursday, October 15th • 7:30 pm • Judson Leadership Center
Ana Gauthier
This workshop will examine Harry Potter through the lens of feminist literary theory, as well as examine the actions of the characters to see where they displayed feminist ideals of equity and equality. Come find out how your favorite characters truly were champions of equality, and who will take home the feminist house cup!
The National Library of Medicine exhibit that has served as the core of this event series is going down today, so you will sadly no longer be able to see it on view. However, the art exhibit in the Scholes Library Pop Up Gallery (small room to the right of the circulation desk) will remain up until the end of term, and the decorative displays in the entryway will also be up for a while longer.
See you Thursday!
Our second-to-last talk is going to be a unique format–a walking tour and talk around Alfred’s own mysterious castle!
University Archivist Laurie McFadden will be giving attendees a taste of the curious, mystical, and magical history of Steinheim Castle, as well as sharing some notable local ghost stories. Follow her on a walking tour of the building as you learn about some of the most interesting legends of the place, and get in the mood for a properly Hogwarts Halloween. History of Magic Lecture – “If These Walls Could Talk”
Thursday, October 8th • 7:30 pm • Steinheim Castle
Laurie McFadden
Reminiscent of the observant and talkative paintings in Hogwarts, University Archivist Laurie McFadden will give a history of the campus castle (Steinheim) and delve into some of the campus ghost stories.
Three lectures left in the Hogwarts University series! We’ve had Herbology, Muggle Studies, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Arithmancy, Charms, AND Care of Magical Creatures classes so far, but this time it’s something new: History of Magic. History of Magic Lecture – “The Hereford Mappa Mundi: Features and Creatures”
Sunday, October 4th • 4:00 pm • Scholes Library Second Floor Classroom
Bridget Riley
A comparison of similarities between Harry Potter’s “Maurader’s Map” and the medieval “Hereford Map,” as well as a discussion of some of the specific creatures and monsters and their strategic placement on the Hereford Map.
Join us for monsters, creatures, and features this Sunday, and stay tuned for announcements about the last two talks–and of course the closing Halloween Ball.
