October 2010
Noel Studio Dedication: the Photographs
Noel Studio Dedication photographs have been posted! Visit Flickr to enjoy photographs of this very special day!
Colloquium: A Marriage Tale
This Fall Term EKU Libraries will continue its effort to encourage casual dialogue across disciplinary boundaries among faculty and students by hosting hour-long, informally moderated colloquiums on selected Friday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in the new Crabbe Library Research and Instruction Commons Conference Room, 204G.
Dedication of the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity
Join us on Friday, October 29 at 1:30 p.m. for the Dedication of the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity. Enjoy this opportunity to learn more about the unique space and the people that made it all possible. This special event will be located in the Noel Studio and will be followed by a reception in the Grand Reading Room.
Carnival of Creativity
Join the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity on Wednesday, October 20, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the Carnival of Creativity Open House.
Celebrate Halloween with Staff Picks
Visit the John Grant Crabbe Main Library Grand Reading Room through November 5 to enjoy a display of Halloween themed books selected by Libraries’ staff. This special display includes titles such as The Shining, Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Graphic Novel.
Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers
Visit the John Grant Crabbe Main Library’s Grand Reading Room through November 23 to enjoy Made to Be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers, an exhibit of the handmade instruments and tools of Kentucky’s foremost stringed instrument players.
Focus on Scholarship: Dr. John Bowes
Listen to what John Bowes, Assistant Professor in EKU's Department of History, has to say about his scholarship in his interview for the Focus on Scholarship webcast series.
International Cinema Series: The Wind Journeys
Join EKU Libraries Wednesday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Main Library Room 108 for an International Cinema Series presentation of The Wind Journeys (Columbia, 2009).
Colloquium: Doping and Performance in Focus
This Fall Term EKU Libraries will continue its effort to encourage casual dialogue across disciplinary boundaries among faculty and students by hosting hour-long, informally moderated colloquiums on selected Friday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in the new Crabbe Library Research and Instruction Commons Conference Room, 204G.
Celebrate EKU Reads
Visit the John Grant Crabbe Main Library to enjoy special materials related to the 2010 EKU Reads book, Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.
International Cinema Series: Blood Diamond
Join EKU Libraries Wednesday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. in Main Library Room 108 for an International Cinema Series presentation of Blood Diamond (USA/Germany, 2006).
Noel Studio Workshop: Timed Writing
The Noel Studio for Academic Creativity will offer students a one-hour workshop on timed writing. We will consider strategies for essay exams, including mid-terms and finals and standardized tests such as the GRE. The focus will be on brainstorming, planning and managing time.
Proof of attendance will be provided.
Colloquium: Would Controlled Extinction of Carnivorous Species be a Good Thing?
This Fall Term EKU Libraries will continue its effort to encourage casual dialogue across disciplinary boundaries among faculty and students by hosting hour-long, informally moderated colloquiums on selected Friday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in the new Crabbe Library Research and Instruction Commons Conference Room, 204G.
Disability Month Book Display
Visit the John Grant Crabbe Main Library lobby and Grand Reading Room during the month of October to enjoy a special book display in recognition of Disability Awareness Month. Enjoy book titles such as One-Handed Catch, Accessible Golf: Making it a Game for All, and Stitches: A Memoir.