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Virtual Learning Commons Weekly
Announcements
Weekly Announcements
2/24/2013-3/2/2013

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The Virtual Learning Commons is a
wonderful place for students,
faculty, librarians and staff to
collaborate, learn, and educate
each other. It is always a work in
progress and you are always
welcome to contact us to add to
the site. From school, to art, web
2.0 technologies, there is a wealth
of knowledge out there just
screaming to be learned.

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Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Come check out
the amazing display by the elevators. It has plenty
of information to read, you can contribute your
thoughts, and even listen to speaches.
There is also a display in the
library of amazing books to
check out that go along with
Black History Month.

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Goodwin College Celebrates Black History Month.
Throughout the month of February, Goodwin College will have
presentations and events celebrating Black History Month.
To see what is happening, check out the link below.
Goodwin College Celebrates Black History
http://www.goodwin.edu/BHM/

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Celebrating Black History through Poetry
Absorbing the passion and power of
verse has been at the heart of Goodwin
College’s Black History Month
Celebration, as evident by two events
where poetry provided the medium to
understanding the past and future.
The events drew upon work inspired by
contemporary and classic poets. The first
featured a live slam poet, while the
second was a workshop built around the
legacy of Langston Hughes, perhaps the
most famous poet of the Harlem
Renaissance.

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Makers: Women Who Make America
World Premiere Broadcast
February 26, 8pm ET on PBS*
For the first time on television, MAKERS tells the inspiring story
of the modern American women's movement. Narrated by Meryl
Streep and told with music, humor, and first-hand accounts of the National Women's
women who lived through these turbulent times, MAKERS covers History Project
the dizzying joy, aching frustration and ultimate triumph of a 730 Second Street
movement that turned America upside-down. #469
Watch the trailer Santa Rosa, CA 95402
http://www.nwhp.org
Read about MAKERS on JWA's blog.
(707) 636-2888
Join the conversation Twitter @MAKERSWomen / #MAKERSChat nwhp@nwhp.org

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Goodwin Dedicates Classroom to Zuvic, Carr
and Associates Engineering Firm
Goodwin College dedicated Room 201 to
Zuvic, Carr and Associates on Friday, Feb, 22.
Pictured: Goodwin Environmental Studies
student Rajiv Atterbury, Goodwin President
Mark Scheinburger, ZCA Vice President
Tomek Grajewski, ZCA President Marici Zuvic,
ZCA Vice President Robert Carr, Goodwin
Director of Environmental Studies Program
Bruce Morton, and Goodwin Environmental
Studies student Desmond Batts.

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Coming Soon to the Hoffman Family
Library!!
A Maker's Space is a place for
people to connect, invent and create.
It is a great way to utilize your
library here at Goodwin College along
with finding books or movies,
working on projects, and getting
research and reference assistance!
Learn more about MakerSpace’s:
http://bit.ly/UMXueW
and here: http://bit.ly/VQnuoP

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English as a Second Language Students
Graduate from the Program
The ESL graduates stood proudly as they
received their certificates on Wednesday
December 12, 2012. Their teachers and
other students in various stages of the
program listened as they spoke about
experiences, difficulties, and
accomplishments along the way. This day
has been one in which these students have
looked forward to for many months. The
journey has been difficult for most, but
each student has worked incredibly hard
to get to this point.

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Environmental Studies
Increased government and private investment in
green technology combined with a growing
awareness of environmental challenges make
environmental science some of the fastest
growing — and best paying — emerging career
fields!
Goodwin College's Environmental Studies
program provides technical training for jobs in
this rapidly growing field while also focusing on
the scientific arguments for environmental
stewardship. Graduates gain real-world skills, as
well as a comprehensive understanding of the
factors that impact environmental health.

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Research Databases and Libguides at Your
Fingertips!!
The Hoffman Family Library offers its patrons a wide variety of research
databases and guides to assist in your education needs. Check them
out today!
Library Research Databases!
http://bit.ly/VWIhIr
Libguides on Many
Subjects!
http://bit.ly/WsrcVN

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New Titles are Added to the Library All
the Time!
Check them out!!
http://bit.ly/11GyY3k

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The 2013 Newbery Medal
Winner!
“ The 2013 Newbery Medal winner is The One and
Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, published by
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of
HarperCollins Publishers
Ivan’s transformative emergence from the “Ape at Exit
8” to “The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback,”
comes to life through the gorilla’s own distinct
narrative voice, which is filled with wry humor, deep
emotion and thought-provoking insights into the
nature of friendship, hope and humanity.
“Katherine Applegate gives readers a unique and
unforgettable gorilla’s-eye-view of the world that
challenges the way we look at animals and at
ourselves,” said Newbery Medal Committee Chair
Steven Engelfried (ALA.org).”

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2013 CALDECOTT MEDAL
WINNER
“The 2013 Caldecott Medal winner is This Is Not My
Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen, published
by Candlewick Press.
In this darkly humorous tale, a tiny fish knows it’s
wrong to steal a hat. It fits him just right. But the big
fish wants his hat back. Klassen’s controlled palette,
opposing narratives and subtle cues compel readers to
follow the fish and imagine the consequence.
“With minute changes in eyes and the slightest
displacement of seagrass, Klassen’s masterful
illustrations tell the story the narrator doesn’t know,”
Caldecott Chair Sandra Imdieke said (ALA.org).”

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IMPORTANT!!!!
In order to check out materials from the
library or access databases from home, you
must register with the library system. You
can do this by coming in to the library or
filling out this form:
http://goodwin.edu/library/studentadd.asp

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Cell Phone Use
Prohibited In the
Library!
PLEASE NOTE: Talking on your
cellphone is PROHIBITED in the
Hoffman Family Library. Failure to
comply with requests will result in
being asked to leave the library. Thank
you for your cooperation.

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Can’t get to the library?
You can still get help
Call!
from your friendly
Email!
Goodwin College
IM!
librarians!!
Text!
Find out more!
http://bit.ly/Y7WQ9l

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Library Policy!!!
It is Library Policy that
when printing out
PowerPoints, you MUST
print SIX slides per page.
Thank you.

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More Questions? Ask Us!
Visit the Library Website or Contact
one of your friendly librarians for
more information on School and
Library News!
www.goodwin.edu/library