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Library News for January 2023

Library News for January 2023

  • NEA Big Read: Homegoing
    Posted: January 24, 2023
    NEA Big Read: Homegoing

    As part of the NEA Big Read: Cape Fear, UNCW’s Office of the Arts and Randall Library are hosting a collaborative, year-long effort to promote literacy in Wilmington and the broader Cape Fear region. Programming for the NEA Big Read: Cape Fear spans three counties and includes community book reads, discussions, family-friendly events, book clubs, teacher training, performances, story times, and art festivals that focus their efforts on Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and other companion titles.

    To see a list of NEA Big Read events happening across the Cape Fear, visit UNCW's Office of the Arts. Be sure to check out the NEA Big Read Subject Guide for other titles by Yaa Gyasi, companion titles, and supplemental resources.

    NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.  The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read is designed to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. UNCW is one of 70+ nonprofit organizations to receive a grant to host an NEA Big Read project.  The NEA Big Read: Cape Fear was made possible by our community sponsors which include the Brunswick Arts Council and the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

    COMMUNITY PARTNERS: UNCW Office of the Arts, UNCW Randall Library, Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, Brunswick Arts Council, Cameron Art Museum, Cape Fear Community College, Cape Fear Literacy Council, Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, DC Virgo Preparatory Academy, The Harrelson Center, International School at Gregory, Isaac Bear Early College, NC Project Lead, Inc., New Hanover County Public Library, New Hanover County Schools, Pender County Library, UNCW Centro Hispano, UNCW Department of Creative Writing, UNCW Department of English, UNCW Department of World Languages and Cultures, UNCW Gender Studies & Research Center, UNCW Honors College, UNCW Watson College of Education, WHQR Public Media, Working Films, YWCA Lower Cape Fear

    African American Read-In 2023: "AMPLIFYING BLACK voices! It is IMPORTANT for ALL OF US TO SEE OURSELVES in books"

    Join in the celebration as we come together to bring awareness and to amplify Black voices in literature and forms of artistic expression at the 2023 African American Read-In (AARI) on Tuesday, February 21 at 5:30 pm in the Education Building, Room 162. This event is sponsored by Randall Library, Watson College of Education, and English Department. Selections from this year's NEA Big Read title, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi will be read. Learn more about the African American Read-In or sign up to read at the event, at: https://library.uncw.edu/news/african_american_read_in_2023

    NEA Big Read Homegoing Panel Discussion and Ghanaian Cultural Celebration 

    In celebration of the 2022-23 NEA Big Read selection, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Randall Library invites you to the Homegoing Panel Discussion and Ghanaian Cultural Celebration on Tuesday, March 21, at 5 pm in the Sherman Hayes Gallery. The panel discussion will explore various themes from the text, accompanied by a cultural celebration, which will include a Ghanaian book display, exhibit, storytelling, and more. This event is brought to you in collaboration with UNCW Faculty and Randall Library. 

    FlashLIT Celebration Reception

    Come support our student authors and artists on Thursday, April 20 at 5:30 pm in the Sherman Hayes Gallery for the 2023 FlashLIT celebration, reading, and reception! The event will include readings from the top winners, free books, and great food! This year's FlashLIT theme is GENERATIONS. Theme was inspired by the selection of Yaa Gyasi’s book Homegoing as the NEA Big Read book for this academic year. This event is sponsored by Randall Library. Learn more about Randall Library's annual student writing contest at: https://library.uncw.edu/news/flashlit_2023

     

  • African American Read-In 2023
    Posted: January 24, 2023
    African American Read-In 2023 Feb. 21 5:30 pm Watson College of Education Building Room 162

    Join in the celebration as we come together to amplify Black voices in literature and other forms of artistic expression at the 2023 African American Read-In (AARI) on Tuesday, February 21st at 5:30 pm in the Education Building, Room 162. This event is sponsored by Randall Library, Watson College of Education, and English Department.

    Interested in reading at the event? 

    We are seeking Readers to read an excerpt from their favorite Black / African American author or share original work authored by a person who identifies as a person of the African diaspora.

    Note: Any UNCW student, faculty, or staff, or member of the broader Wilmington community are welcome to sign up to read. All reading material shared should be authored by Black / African American writers.

    Sign Up: AARI Readers Sign Up Sheet

    For more information and to view past AARI events, visit: https://library.uncw.edu/aari

  • Calculator Lending at Randall Library
    Posted: January 24, 2023
    Calculator Lending at Randall Library

    Many college courses require you to use a graphing calculator, but they are expensive, and it’s easy to leave at home by accident on the day of a test or a study group -- or run out of batteries just as you finish entering a long equation. Randall Library has your back!

    The Randall Library is now lending TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus calculators for 24 hours at a time. Borrow one to take your exams and quizzes, or use them in the library to finish your homework. You can borrow, and return, these calculators at the Circulation Desk during desk hours. Questions can be directed to https://library.uncw.edu/contact

    We also have a few TI-84 Plus calculators with Python programming capability in addition to their regular features. Interested faculty can contact Sciences Librarian Sam Zelick for more information at zelicks [at] uncw.edu.  

  • Love Data Week 2023
    Posted: January 11, 2023
    Love Data Week February 13-17 2023

    LOVE DATA WEEK EVENTS AT UNCW IS COMING!

    What is Love Data Week? Love Data Week is an international celebration of data, aiming to raise awareness and build a community to engage on topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, reuse, and research data services. Sneak a peek at the upcoming session topics at:https://library.uncw.edu/love_data_week. Registration for sessions open on January 17, 2023.

    Check out the session topics between February 13-17 at: https://library.uncw.edu/love_data_week. Registration for sessions open on January 17, 2023.
  • FlashLIT 2023
    Posted: January 10, 2023
    2023 Theme Generations Stories Due By: Feb. 1

    Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 FlashLit Contest!

    The theme this year was "Generations," and our judges were impressed by the creativity with which entrants were able to reimagine the prompt in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry!

    •     First place: “Mother’s Scales,” by Chase Kirkwood
    •     Second place: “Wishwasher,” by Emalee Gross
    •     Third place: “Portrait of a Mother,” by Abigail Celoria

    The judges also selected seven pieces to be included alongside the top three entries in this year's anthology, which will be designed and published by the Creative Writing Publishing Lab students and illustrated by ART 273 digital illustration students.

    Honorable mentions (alphabetical by last name):

    •     Diehl, Shelby: "The Well-Organized Mind"
    •     Garrow, Marissa: "To Feed Off Connection"
    •     Rowell, Elizabeth: "Thicker"
    •     Salvetti, Taylor: "A Story About Water From a Woman's Mouth"
    •     Smith, Emma: "Blackberries"
    •     Summerville, Madison: "Nobody Nose"
    •     Yatsonsky, Nicole: "Found in Time"

    Stay tuned for details on our Reading Reception and Celebration on Thursday, April 20th, and congrats again to all!

    Calling all student writers!  Randall Library’s annual writing contest, FlashLIT, starts NOW!

    This year’s theme is “GENERATIONS.”

    This theme was inspired by the selection of Yaa Gyasi’s book Homegoing as the NEA Big Read book for this academic year. Homegoing, the story of one Ghanian family split into two branches over the course of nearly three hundred years of history, explores ideas of family history, ancestral memory, inheritance, and the impact of past events on the lives of their survivors and descendants. We encourage you to reimagine the theme creatively, and entries will benefit from engaging with it in unique or unexpected ways. All genres—in both fiction and non-fiction—are welcome.

    FlashLIT is a hallmark of applied learning at UNCW where the entire student body is invited to participate. This is a writing competition where contestants have two weeks to write 500 words (or less) in any genre of writing. The top three winners are awarded monetary prizes (applied to student accounts through the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid). First prize - $200.00; Second prize - $150.00; Third prize - $100.00. The three winners, along with selected honorable mentions, will be published in an anthology. Students from the Creative Writing Department Publishing Lab will be producing the anthology, and students in ART 273: Digital Illustration will be illustrating all entries, so it is truly a cross-campus applied learning production.

    FlashLIT Contest Rules
    If any of these rules or formatting guidelines are not followed, your submission will be automatically disqualified.

    • Must be a UNCW student, currently enrolled.
    • 500 words or less.
    • Must include theme GENERATIONS.  Must mention Randall Library.
    • Submissions due by Wednesday, February 1st at 5:00 p.m. EST.
    • One entry per student.

    Formatting Guidelines

    • Double-spaced, 12 pt., Times New Roman, 1-inch margins on all sides.
    • Use one tab to indicate every paragraph indent.
    • Section breaks should be notated by (***).
    • Turn off all auto-formatting features (such as automatic paragraph indenting, outlining, bullet points).
    • Enter only one space after terminal punctuation. If you used two spaces, search/replace to update your file.
    • For dashes, use em-dash character with no space on either side, or use two hyphens, and we’ll search and replace the em-dash during typesetting.
    • For any special characters or glyphs, such as trademark symbols, accents, or irregular punctuation, please note them by highlighting them in yellow with MS Word's "text highlight color" feature.
    • If you'd like to include a special character or a glyph, but you don't know how to set it, please submit a hard copy of your story with specific instructions for the placement and type of special character to be inserted.
    • Files should be saved and submitted as follows: lastname_firstname.docx.
    • Submit a .docx version of your submission via the form (https://library.uncw.edu/forms/flashlit_submission)

    NOTE: Edits and revisions will NOT be allowed after submissions, nor will the publisher have time to check your work. Take care that your piece is fully edited and perfected before submitting.

  • Faculty Fellowships 2023
    Posted: January 05, 2023
    Faculty Fellowships 2023  - APPLY NOW! IL Faculty Fellows (ILFF) program - Digital Makerspace Faculty Fellowship - Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows (OPFF) program Application due 1.27.23

    Congratulations to the 2023 Digital Makerspace, Information Literacy & Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows!

    3 of Randall Library’s faculty fellows’ programs have selected their 2023 cohorts.

    Digital Makerspace Faculty Fellows:

    8 UNCW faculty have been selected for the second cohort of Randall Library’s Digital Makerspace Faculty Fellow Program  As part of this immersive 6 week experience, Faculty Fellows will have an opportunity to learn about emerging technologies and expand project-based learning in the classroom using multimedia digital projects, VR, 3D Printing, and more. With support from the Library’s DMS and DEel participants will integrate one or more of the DMS technologies or services into their course syllabus for the following semester. Upon completion of the program, Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend.
    The 2023 cohort of the DMS Faculty Fellows includes:

    • Hosam Alamleh, Computer  Science
    • Michelle L. Donahue, Creative Writing
    • Sean English, Mathematics and Statistics
    • Sarah Hallenbeck, English
    • Christine Liao, Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy, and Special Education (EEMLS)
    • Julia Morris, International Studies
    • Laavanya Rachakonda, Computer Science
    • Angelia Reid-Griffin, Instructional Technology, Foundations and Secondary Education (ITFSE)

    Information Literacy Faculty Fellows:

    10 UNCW faculty have been selected for the sixth cohort of Randall Library’s Information Literacy Faculty Fellows program. As part of this immersive five-week experience, Fellows will explore the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education; gain practical ideas for infusing information literacy in their teaching; work closely with their liaison librarian on information literacy concepts; generate concrete products that integrate one or more information literacy concepts (ILFF Project Repository); and collaborate on ways to share these concepts with their departmental colleagues. Upon completion of the program, Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend.
    The 2023 cohort of the IL Faculty Fellows includes:

    • Abigail Upshaw, Art and Art History
    • Yeqing Kong, English  
    • Dorcas Dennis, Philosophy and Religion  
    • Gulustan Dogan, Computer Science
    • Glen Harris, History  
    • Hongyu Zhang, Public and International Affairs  
    • Bradley Tolar, Biology and Marine Biology  
    • Jeeyae Choi, Nursing  
    • Priyadarshini “Priya” Shanker, Film Studies  
    • Christopher “Shane” Elliott, Sociology and Criminology

    Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows:

    8 UNCW faculty have been selected for the inaugural cohort of Randall Library’s Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows program, an expansion of the open educational resources mini-grant. As part of this immersive five-week experience, Faculty Fellows will explore implementing open educational resources and open pedagogy concepts in their teaching, culminating in the development of concrete products demonstrating these concepts. Upon completion of the program, Fellows receive a $1,000 stipend.
    The 2023 cohort of the Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows includes:

    • Michael Turner, World Languages and Cultures
    • Priscila Norris, Social Work
    • Allison Harris, English
    • Olga Lenczewska, Philosophy and Religion
    • Elizabeth Wellman, Theatre
    • Erik Slivken, Mathematics and Statistics
    • Gabriel Edzordzi Agbozo, English
    • Indranil Ghosh, Mathematics and Statistics

    APPLY NOW!

    • Information Literacy Faculty Fellows (ILFF) program
    • Digital Makerspace (DMFF) Faculty Fellowship
    • Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows (OPFF) program

    Apply by Friday, January 27, 2023

    FOR ILFF:
    We are pleased to announce that applications are open for Randall Library’s 6th annual Information Literacy Faculty Fellows (ILFF) program in Spring 2023.

    Accepted applicants will explore the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and related information literacy concepts, generate concrete products that integrate one or more information literacy concepts, and gain a cohort of faculty across UNCW departments who are interested in information literacy concepts. Fellows will receive a certificate and a $1,000 stipend upon completion of the program.

    Spring 2023 Fellows will work with asynchronous content in a Canvas course and attend four sessions to apply and discuss their learning. Fellows are expected to:
    •    attend in person on February 23, March 2, March 14, and March 23
    •    actively engage during each week of the 5-week Fellowship by consuming the learning material and participating in application sessions with Faculty Fellow peers and librarians;
    •    create a learning object (such as an assignment, syllabus, rubric, teaching plan, etc.) related to one or more of the six Information Literacy Frames that will be explored during the Fellowship;
    •    share about their experience at a Randall Library event showcasing faculty professional development activities.

    If you are interested in being part of the 2023 cohort of Information Literacy Faculty Fellows, please apply by Friday, January 27, 2023. All faculty who teach classes are eligible to apply.  
    Fellows will be selected based on their demonstrated interest in and engagement with information literacy, as well as their ability to share program content with colleagues. We hope for representation from schools and departments across UNCW, and new faculty are encouraged to apply.

    For more information and apply, please visit the ILFF program site.

    This program is co-sponsored by TLLS: Randall Library, Distance Education and eLearning, and the Center for Teaching Excellence.

    FOR DMFF:

    The Digital Makerspace offers a Faculty Fellowship to encourage UNCW Faculty from all disciplines to integrate the Digital Makerspace into their courses through project-based learning. During the semester-long fellowship consisting of 6 meetings total, Faculty Fellows will explore and learn about the Digital Makerspace and its offerings in-depth.  Upon finishing the Fellowship, participants would be able to integrate one or more of the DMS technologies or services into their course syllabus for the following semester.

    The Fellowship is open to 8 UNCW Faculty participants for Spring 2023 consider applying for a spot in this year’s Digital Makerspace Faculty Fellows program to get professional development and funding ($1,000!) to support your work.  Deadline for applications is January 27th, 2023. Apply through InfoReady or contact flemingj [at] uncw.edu to learn more.

    FOR OPFF:

    Randall Library is pleased to announce the new Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellows (OPFF) program in Spring 2022! The program invites an inaugural group of UNCW faculty and instructors who are interested in using and teaching from open educational resources (OERs) in their discipline. Accepted applicants will explore open pedagogy concepts, generate concrete products that integrate those concepts, and gain a cohort of faculty across UNCW departments who are interested in open pedagogy and OERs. Fellows will receive a certificate and $1,000 stipend upon completion of the program.

    If you are interested in being part of the 2023 cohort of Information Literacy Faculty Fellows, please apply by Friday, January 27, 2023. All faculty who teach classes are eligible to apply. Fellows will be selected based on their demonstrated interest in and engagement with open pedagogy, as well as their ability to share program content with colleagues. We hope for representation from schools and departments across UNCW, and new faculty are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the OPFF program site. Submit your applications today!

  • TLLS Open House
    Posted: January 04, 2023
    TLLS Open House Jan 20 1:30 to 4 pm

    Join us for a drop-in afternoon of demonstrations, tours, and information regarding the wealth of services TLLS can provide faculty in support of teaching. Food and prizes will abound! We hope to see you there!

  • Construction continues on the library expansion
    Posted: January 03, 2023
    Construction continues on the library expansion

    Construction of the library expansion will continue during spring semester 2023. Currently the steel frame, decking, and roof are under construction, along with site and utility updates. While it is possible that the construction could cause noise impacts in the library, thus far the noise has been minimal. We are looking forward to a completion date of fall 2024. In the meantime, Randall Library is a great place to study, learn, explore, and relax!