The Commons at Cravens officially opened Thursday, January 31, with a crowd of more than 200 faculty, staff, students, and community members. Dean Connie Foster officially welcomed the crowd followed by remarks from Provost Gordon Emslie, President Gary A. Ransdell, and graduate student Mark Reeves. The newly renovated Cravens 4th floor space offers a single service desk for research assistance, technology support, and writing center tutoring—all conveniently located across from Circulation Services. Patrons are enjoying the new computer lab access, bistro style chairs overlooking the campus, and the modern chairs and bench tables for both collaborative projects and individual study. For more information about services available at The Commons at Cravens, call 745-6125.
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Grand Opening of the Commons at Cravens
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WKU Libraries Celebrated Holiday and Their Best
WKU Libraries held their annual Holiday Party at the Kentucky Room on December 12, 2012. As a tradition, it was a time to give the Margie Helm Awards to its best. Recipients of the faculty and staff awards were Amanda Drost from DLTS and Alan Logsdon from DLPS. Brook Armstrong from DLSC, Carley Ferguson from DLTS, and William N. Hollowell and Kelsey Edwards from DLPS received the student awards, while the team award went to “the Late Night Patrollers” including Kathy Foushee, Angelica M. Harvey, Austin R. Williams, Xun Hong, Meng Meng Ding, Jessica L. Puckett, Lan Xu, Kelsi D. Campbell, Laura M. Bickett, Micheal W. Polston, and William N. Hollowell. The Libraries were honored to have in attendance retirees Dr. Earl Wassom, Director of the Libraries from 1972 to 1985; Dr. Sally Ann Strickler; Linda Allan; and Nancy Baird. Several lucky attendees won some wonderful door prizes after a sumptuous luncheon and a fun game of guessing movies with librarians involved in them.
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Big Red Had Great Fun in WKU Libraries
On December 7, 2012, Big Red visited the University Libraries at WKU and had fun with the students studying and those working in it. She had her first taste of The Commons at Cravens still under construction and seemed to enjoy herself there very much.
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Dean’s Office Celebrated Holiday at Federal Grove
Employees in the Office of Deans of University Libraries at WKU had lunch with Dean Foster at the Federal Grove Restaurant on December 7, 2012 to celebrate the Holiday.
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WKU Students Receive Undergraduate Library Research Awards
Bowling Green, Kentucky – Western Kentucky University students Polly Cowan and Chelsea Pitts both from Russellville, Kentucky, and Steven Fioretti from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, received an undergraduate research award at a recognition ceremony in Helm Library on Friday, December 7. WKU Libraries and WKU University Experience faculty offer the awards in an effort to recognize the important role of good undergraduate research in college academic success.
“The quality of the library skills projects this semester was outstanding,” said Sara McCaslin, University Experience Coordinator. “Information literacy and library skills are essential for student success at any level, and I am happy to be a part of introducing the importance of college level research skills to our first year students.”
Cowan, a first-year student from the University Experience class on the main campus, received the award for best annotated bibliography in the non-major category. Pitts, a first-year student from the University Experience class at South Campus, was recognized for the best career essay. First year student Steven Fioretti, double majoring in history and music, received the award for his annotated bibliography titled “The Legal Career of Abraham Lincoln.”
“I am so honored to be accepting this award,” said Fioretti. “It has built up my confidence as a writer, researcher, and critical thinker.”
Students received a $100 cash award along with a plaque honoring their achievements. The winning documents, along with past recipients, are posted on TopSCHOLAR–WKU’s research and creative activity database–at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ueul_award/. For more information, contact Tammera Race, chair of the Research Award Committee, at 270-745-6154.
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University Libraries Welcomes New Dean
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Constance “Connie” Foster will take the interim off of her title at Western Kentucky University starting Dec. 1.
After a comprehensive national search, Foster has been selected as Dean of the University Libraries at WKU. She has been the Interim Dean since March 2011.
“As Interim Dean, Professor Foster has amply demonstrated her ability to lead the WKU Libraries during a period of substantial and significant change, including the formation of the Library Systems Office and the imminent opening of the Information Commons,” Provost Gordon Emslie said. “I am confident that she will continue to move the Libraries forward in this era of ongoing transformational change in the way that a university library serves both internal and external constituents.”
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DLPS Faculty Meet in Owensboro Regional Center Library
On November 28, 2012, faculty members of WKU Libraries’ Department of Public Services met in Owensboro Regional Campus Library. The department has a tradition of meeting in one of its regional center libraries once a year.
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Cravens 4 Closed until Wednesday, November 28
The Cravens 4 lobby on the restroom side including the elevator wall pass-through door will be closed from now until Wednesday of the week. Access between Cravens 1-3 and the rest of the facility will only be possible from outside or with an elevator key for the Cravens 4-9 elevator. If you need to move a person or some other material immediately call 5-3951 and a supervisor with an elevator key will operate the elevator to assist you. We will alert you when the floor is traversable again, expected to be Wednesday.
Please feel free to email Douglas Wiles, Library Security Coordinator, at doug.wiles@wku.edu or call his cell at 791-0104 if you have questions or need assistance.
Watch our videos to follow the progress in the project of the Commons on the 4th floor of Cravens Library.
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Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award Winners Visited BG Schools
The Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award winners visited several elementary schools during their visit to Bowling Green. Illustrator Lynne Avril talked to students at Plano, Alvaton, and Dishman-McGinnis elementary schools and asked them to assist with drawing one of the characters from the winning book. Author George Ella Lyon visited Lost River Elementary School and told the children how reading and writing played a role in her life growing up and how her experiences impacted her career. Both ladies completed their visit with a luncheon in their honor.
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WKU Libraries Honors Winner of 6th Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award
On November 16, 2012, WKU Libraries honored this year’s winners of “Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award” George Ella Lyon and Lynne Avril, author and illustrator respectively of the book The Pirate of Kindergarten, with a reception at the Kentucky Building. One of the highlights of the reception was a speech in honor of Thurman given by Linda, a student of hers from Tennessee. The reception concluded with a book-signing ceremony.
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