Join Randall Library and Cape Fear Games for a (gently) apocalyptic tabletop roleplaying game session (and food!) on Saturday, March 16th, 11:30-4:30! We'll be playing The Quiet Year, a game in which you work with other players to world-build in the post-apocalyptic setting of your choice. You'll be creating a map and telling the story of a community surviving just after the collapse of civilization, responding to event cards and adding to your resources to try to prepare for the end of the game--the arrival of the mysterious Frost Shepherds.

This part of the year's Big Read programming is inspired by the Big Read selection The Bear by Andrew Krivak. Participants will receive a free copy of The Bear and are encouraged to read it. At the end of the event, once everyone has shared their maps and the stories their communities went through, we'll talk about how our own in-game experiences of community, isolation, and existing in relation to the natural world aligned with the themes from the book.

Participants must register in advance, with a max capacity of 20 people.

Sign up here to save your spot, get a free copy of the book, and join us on the 16th for gaming and food!

Details

The Quiet Year tabletop gaming event

Saturday, March 16th, 11:30 am - 4:30 pm (unless we finish early!)

Azalea Coast Room A, upstairs in the Fisher Student Union
4855 Price Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Eva Sclippa (sclippae@uncw.edu) or Sam Zelick (zelicks@uncw.edu).

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Randall Library has been selected as the recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Library Instruction Round Table’s 2024 Innovation in Instruction Award. This prestigious national award was given in recognition of the innovative partnership between the library and University College to develop an embedded and scaffolded four-part information literacy curriculum for First Year Seminar and Transfer Seminar (UNI 101 and 201) and that partnership’s contributions to the development, advancement and support of information literacy and instruction. This project was led by Brittany O’Neill, Information Literacy Librarian, and includes team members Sam Zelick (Randall Library); Jennifer Sias (Distance Education and e-Learning);and Kelsey Axe, Kate Morgan, Rob Tripp, and Jenny Whitney (University College). The award includes a $1000 cash award, a $500 travel stipend to be used to attend the 2024 ALA annual conference, and a plaque.

Join us at Retreat at Randall every Wednesday starting March 6th to contribute to Mandala In Harmony, a collaborative art project, by selecting a spot on the mandala to fill in. The project continues weekly until completion. This project aims to build community, well-being, and belonging. Add your personal touch to the community mandala and be part of a shared artistic experience. All supplies are provided. Don't miss this chance to make your mark! This passive program is open to UNCW students, faculty, and staff. See Participation Guidelines below.

Designed by Gina Marie Jasionowski, UNCW Grad Student

Participation Guidelines

• Choose an unfilled spot on the mandala for your painting.
• Fill only one spot to allow everyone a chance to contribute.
• Pick a paint pen from the provided colors; use only one, no mixing.
• Roll up sleeves and secure hanging items to avoid accidents.
• Be cautious with hand placement; avoid direct touching.
• Use provided rags and wipes for cleanup if needed.
• Clean up your area when finished.
• Scan the QR code to share your information (name, UNCW status, major/department, anticipated graduation for students).
• Most importantly, have fun! You're part of something great!

Contact Chris Robinson at robinsoncl@uncw.edu if there are accidents, questions, or if items need to be restocked.

The Critical AI QEP large team is hosting a virtual panel on critical artificial intelligence with visiting scholars Lauren M.E. Goodlad, Wendy Wong, and Derek Curry on Thursday, March 21 from 2:00-3:15 pm. This panel discussion is sponsored by the Seahawks Advancing Interdisciplinary Learning (SAIL) QEP. The event is open to the entire UNCW community. Registration is required.

Register at: lib.uncw.edu/critical_ai_registration

Panelists:

•     Dr. Lauren M.E. Goodlad, Distinguished Professor of English, Rutgers University (https://criticalai.org/).
•    Dr. Wendy Wong, Professor of Political Science and Principal’s Research Chair, University of British Columbia (https://www.wendyhwong.com/books#we-the-data).
•    Dr. Derek Curry, Associate Professor, College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University (https://derekcurry.com/).

Africana Studies Research Symposium
Monday, March 25, 2024
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Events are open to the UNCW Community—faculty, students, and staff. No registration needed. Please feel free to attend events as your schedule allows.

DAYTIME EVENTS
To be held in the Azalea Coast Rooms in the Fisher University Union

9:00-10:30 am Opening Remarks and Research Lightning Talks by UNCW Researchers (group 1).

Light breakfast will be provided.
Faculty and staff from across UNCW will highlight their exciting research initiatives and projects related to Black studies. 

Presenters: Professors Osku Backstrom, E. Britt Moore, and Valentino Rahming

11:00am-12:00 pm Panel Discussion: Blackness and Digital Scholarship

This panel will address some of the opportunities, challenges, and processes involved in producing digital projects and research related to Black individuals/groups. 

Moderator: Digital Scholarship Librarian John Knox
Panelists: Professors Maia Butler, Addie China, Julius Jones, Elizabeth Timbs, and Tara White

1:00-2:00 pm Faculty Resource Fair: Research, Publication, and Teaching  

This event is specifically intended for faculty and staff.
Join support offices from campus and beyond to learn more about getting published, enhancing your instruction, and finding funding for your research endeavors. 

2:00-3:00 pm: Editors/Authors Panel Discussion: Breonna Taylor and Me: Black Women, Racial Justice, and Reclaiming Hope book

Editors and contributors to the book Breonna Taylor and Me: Black Women, Racial Justice, and Reclaiming Hope will discuss the message, relevance, and process of this essential forthcoming text. 

Panelists: Emmanuel Harris (moderator), Julia Lynch, Keryn Vickers, and Angela Douglas

3:30-4:30 pm: Research Lightning Talks by UNCW Researchers (group 2)

Faculty and staff from across UNCW will highlight their exciting research initiatives and projects related to Black studies.

Presenters: Professors Dorcas Dennis, Allison Harris, Scott Juall, Julia Morris, and Breea Willingham

EVENING EVENTS

5:00-6:30 pm Pre-Keynote Networking Reception for Faculty, Staff, & Students
Clock Tower Lounge in Fisher Student Center

Food and drinks will be served.
Come dine and network with folks from all over campus before our evening keynote lecture! 

6:30-7:30 pm Keynote Lecture by Dr. Sherwin Bryant, Rice University  

Lumina Theater in Fisher Student Center

Dr. Sherwin Bryant will join us in Lumina Theater to speak about what it means to effectively connect local and global Black scholarship in our current moment, bridging research across time, culture, and location. Dr. Bryant is the new Director of Rice University’s Center for African and African American Studies and an Associate Professor. His vast body of research has explored topics from the lives of African-descended peoples in the Pacific Lowlands of South America to the history of Black communal formation in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Those who would like to inquire about access or request disability accommodations may contact Kiana Webster at websterk@uncw.edu.  

This symposium is co-sponsored by Randall Library, the Office of Research & Innovation, the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, & the Arts, and the Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion.

In recognition of Black History Month, the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History cordially invites you to attend a special evening event on Tuesday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m., "The African American Student Experience at UNCW:  Desegregation, the First Decade."  The program will feature a panel of some of Wilmington College/UNCW's first African American alumni, including Veronica McLaurin-Brown, Samuel Grady, Patricia Waddell, and Liz Harvin Johnson.  Our panelists will discuss both the challenges and opportunities presented by the racial integration of UNCW, while focusing on their own personal experiences and viewpoints, which remain as relevant and meaningful today as they were during their student years.  The program will be held in the Randall Library auditorium (room 2047) and light refreshments will be served. We hope that you will join us for this important event.

UNCW encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Samantha Crisp (910-962-7810, crisps@uncw.edu) in advance of this event.

"AMPLIFYING BLACK voices! It is IMPORTANT for ALL OF US TO SEE OURSELVES in books"

Every year, hundreds of celebrations of the African American Read-In take place across the country and around the world.  These events feature the texts, talks, and discussions by and about Black / African American authors and serve as a way to recognize and amplify their work (source). If you are interested in learning more about African American Read-Ins visit this page from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Join us in celebrating the 5th Annual African American Read-In! This year's event will take place off-campus at DC Virgo Preparatory Academy, 813 Nixon Street in Wilmington, NC, on February 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Come listen to students, UNCW staff, and community members reading passages from books by African American or Black authors. They'll share why these words have positively impacted their lives. Don't miss this celebration of diverse voices in literature! Everyone is welcome. Enjoy food, raffles, and giveaways while supplies last. 

Interested in being a Reader at the event?  To be a reader, signup using this Google Form. See form for guidelines and further instruction.

For past recordings of this event visit, https://library.uncw.edu/aari

This event is a partnership with the English Department, Randall Library, Watson College of Education, Upperman Center, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), and UNCW Black Student Organizations.

Join us in mid-March for an exciting opportunity with Mike Caulfield, a research scientist specializing in digital literacy and misinformation! This event is co-sponsored by SAIL (Seahawks Advancing Interdisciplinary Learning); the Center for Teaching Excellence; the Department of English; Randall Library; and the Honors College.

SESSIONS

Faculty development workshop (Thursday, March 14 from 2:00-4:00 in EB 162): Teaching With SIFT

Using examples showing the current challenges of navigating our current information environment, digital literacy expert Mike Caulfield will show how and why traditional approaches to critical thinking instruction often fail to prepare our students for the world they encounter online. Participants will then be walked through his SIFT methodology for student and citizen fact-checking. In an interactive session, participants will learn the basics of the quick source and claim-checking method, while discussing some of the challenges (and unexpected benefits) of bringing these skills and understandings into the university classroom.

Please register here (encouraged but not required!): https://uncw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6PDhWFurW7iTJFI

Campus keynote (Friday, March 15 from 10:00-12:00 in Morton 100): It’s not misleading content, it’s misrepresented evidence. 

Open to all students, staff, and faculty!

When it comes to misinformation, there are a slew of related terms – is something deceptive? Misleading? Superficially true? And what does it mean, exactly, to be misleading in the first place? Using a variety of examples, misinformation expert Mike Caulfield will show how the core of deception is not in the fact itself, but how it is used to advance an often unstated argument. By understanding the assertions made online and elsewhere not simply as facts, but as evidence in a larger argument, we can better understand the ways in which propagandists, conspiracy theorists, and other violate norms of evidence to support positions in ways that deceive the public. Open to students, faculty, and staff. 

Please register here (encouraged but not required!): https://uncw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bawWcLj0oXYTZ30

SPEAKER BIO

Mike Caulfield is a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, where he studies the spread of online rumors and misinformation. Creator of the SIFT methodology, he has taught thousands of teachers and students how to verify claims and sources through his workshops. His new book with Sam Wineburg, Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online, was published by the University of Chicago Press in November 2023.

Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting Stephanie Crowe, 910-962-7858 | crowes@uncw.edu at least 5 days prior to the event. UNCW is an EEO/AA institution.

For its third year, UNCW Randall Library and Research & Innovation will be co-presenting Love Data Week (February 12-16, 2024), an international celebration of data. A series of online workshops, panels, and spotlights about research data will be hosted throughout the week to build campus community and highlight various aspects of data. Recordings and recommended resources are available to access for UNCW’s Love Data Week 2023 and Love Data Week 2022.

This year’s theme, "My Kind of Data," highlights the various representations of “my data,” such as showcasing the work that goes into making data, recognizing data equity and inclusion factors for the people participating in or affected by data, and documenting the data standards from (inter)disciplinary communities. Data is personal. It can be created about anything, it can mean anything depending on the person, and it can be used for countless purposes depending on the individual need. Click here to view and register for this year's Love Data Week.

Photo: Sajorden Miller/ UNCW

Dr. Antony Percy and his family have made a gift of his collection of books and papers, which totals several thousand individual pieces, to Randall Library’s Special Collections. The gift will also create The Percy Family Support Fund for Special Collections in the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (CSENCAH).

The family’s contribution will augment the CSENCAH Director position and provide much-needed funding for preservation, accessibility and storage of the Special Collections area’s materials. The gift will count towards the university’s current comprehensive campaign, Like No Other: The Campaign for UNCW.

“I needed to find a home for my collection, which focuses on 20th-century history and literature in the United Kingdom and America,” Dr. Percy said. “It was my belief a lot of people would enjoy browsing and not just going to find a book they want. That’s the serendipity of a second-hand bookstore. You go for something, see all the other and follow the trail. That’s the vision I had for how the collection would work.”

Randall Library and the CSENCAH will now house the Percy collection as a single discrete collection. Staff will catalog the books and materials, create an ArchivesSpace finding aid for archival materials and create a dedicated topical online guide to the collection. The library will also have a dedicated landing page on its website to introduce and explain the nature and contents of Dr. Percy’s collection, pointing to individual book records in the library catalog and to the ArchivesSpace finding aid.

“Dr. Percy’s collection of books and archival material on 20th century intelligence and espionage is like no other and will make Randall Library a destination for researchers worldwide,” Associate Provost for Teaching, Learning & Library Services and Dean of the Library Lucy Holman said. “His gift is a game-changer for the Center of Southeast North Carolina Archives and History. The funds will allow us to greatly expand the work of the Center to collect and process new collection and provide greater access to a wealth of primary resources vital to the study of this region.”

Dr. Percy had a long and significant career in technology. In his retirement, he has applied his analytical skills to gain a doctorate in Security and Intelligence Studies, which led to the publication of his book Misdefending the Realm. He was born in the United Kingdom and moved to the United States in 1980. He retired in 2000 and moved to Southport, N.C., a year later.

“The quality of people I have met here at UNCW has been splendid,” Dr. Percy said. “I have had many happy hours in Randall Library doing my research here. With the opening of the new library wing, the timing just seems beautiful to me. I thought what a great opportunity it would be to be in partnership together.”

The Percy collection will become the most substantial sub-collection for the CSENCAH, representing nearly 40 percent of its sub-collection.

Learn more about Like No Other: The Campaign for UNCW by visiting giving.uncw.edu.