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EdLab and Media Resource Collections Unavailable Summer 2025

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May 23, 2025

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The Media Resource Center (MRC) on the library’s third floor will be closed for renovation after Friday May 23.

Media and EdLab Collection materials shelved on the third floor will be unavailable for use/borrowing until the renovation is completed. A selection of new media materials will still be available on the FEATURED MEDIA shelf and a similar selection of new EdLab titles will be available on the NEW BOOK SHELF on the first floor. MEDIA RESERVES will not be affected.The newly renovated Media Resources/EdLab space is planned to reopen for the Fall 2025 semester.

Faculty, please reach out to Marleen Cloutier (marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu) if you require Media or EdLab materials for a class this Summer or for Fall 2025.

Remote Access and other IT Issues — RESTORED

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May 19, 2025

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UPDATE: Access has been restored.

The University is experiencing information technology issues that had disabled remote access to My.Scranton and related applications, including remote access to Brightspace. These services remain available on campus. Staff are working to resolve these other issues, including remote desktop environment access and card-swipe functions for students, as quickly as possible. Academic Affairs will adjust grade deadlines once all systems are working. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Bikes Ready to Borrow!

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May 8, 2025

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Bike Lackawanna is back! For the 2025 season the library has 3 bikes of different sizes to lend to anyone age 18 or over. Bikes may be borrowed whenever the library is open, and all bikes must be returned before the library closes that same day. There is no charge for borrowing bikes. Stop by the Library Services Desk and borrow a bike soon!

Library Faculty Honored with Awards

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May 6, 2025

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Prof. Witek, Prof. Orner, & Prof. Cloutier

Three Library faculty members were honored at the Faculty Appreciation Celebration with Provost Enhancement Awards. Prof. Donna Witek, research & instruction librarian for the humanities & Ignatian pedagogy received the Magis Award for adapting classic principles of Jesuit pedagogy into the curriculum for her outstanding work on the GE curriculum and the library’s learning outcomes. Prof. Marleen Cloutier, cataloging & metadata librarian, and Prof. Sylvia Orner, Collections & resource management librarian, were named co-recipients of the award for Interdisciplinary Study for their exceptional work implementing the new library management system, discovery layer, and catalog. Congratulations Donna, Marleen, and Sylvia and to all the other faculty awardees!

 

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Dean Aulisio, Professor Cloutier, and Department Chair Pratt-McHugh

A man in a suit and two women. The center woman is holding an award.
Dean Aulisio, Professor Orner, and Department Chair Pratt-McHugh

A man in a suit and two women. The center woman is holding an award.
Dean Aulisio, Professor Witek, and Department Chair Pratt-McHugh

One Week Left! – Application Deadline for Library Research Prize is Monday, May 5, 2025

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April 28, 2025

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The Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize

There is one week left to apply for the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize! Project submissions from Intersession and Spring 2025 courses are due Monday, May 5, 2025 by 4:00 pm.

Are you working on a research project in a course this semester? Did you use the library’s resources, services, collections, or spaces in order to complete your research? Then the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize is for you!

The Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize recognizes excellence in research projects that show evidence of significant knowledge in the methods of research and the information gathering process and use of library resources, tools, and services.

Three prizes of $500.00 each will be awarded to the winning individual student or group in the following categories: Undergraduate Foundational (100-level courses), Undergraduate Upper-level (200- to 400-level courses), and Graduate. If won by a group, the award will be split equally among the group members. All you need to do is write a 500- to 700-word essay describing your research process and how you used the Library in completing the project. Check out our Tips web page for advice on how to craft the best 500- to 700-word essay you can about your research. 

A statement of faculty support from the instructor who assigned the research project is also required for each submission.

For additional information on how to apply, what to include in a completed application, and to access the application, visit the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize page: www.scranton.edu/libraryresearchprize

2025 Weinberg Memorial Library Book Sale

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April 23, 2025

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Join us at the Weinberg Memorial Library’s book sale this weekend! The University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library will hold its annual book sale on Saturday, April 26th from 9:00AM to 8:00PM and Sunday, April 27th from 12:00PM to 4:00PM. A special preview sale will be held on Friday, April 25th for current University of Scranton students, current (2024-2025) Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library members, and current Schemel Forum members. The book sale will be located on the fifth floor of the Library in the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room. Interested in becoming a member of the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library? Information for membership can be found at Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. To check the status of your Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library and Schemel Forum memberships, please contact Rose Merritt at rose.merritt@scranton.edu or (570) 941-4740

The book sale will have a variety of hardcover and paperback books including non-fiction books, fiction books, cookbooks, young adult books, and children’s books. In addition, the book sale will have DVDs and CDs.

Any questions about the book sale? Please reach out to Melisa Gallo at melisa.gallo@scranton.edu or (570) 941-6195.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend at the Weinberg Memorial Library’s annual book sale!

Poem in Your Pocket Day 2025

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April 10, 2025

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You may know that April is National Poetry Month, but did you know that Thursday April 10 is “Poem in Your Pocket” Day? The Academy of American Poets encourages poetry lovers to celebrate by selecting a poem and sharing it with others throughout the day at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, or on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. This poem helps me to remember to stay present in the moment.

Clearing

Do not try to save
the whole world
or do anything grandiose.
Instead, create
a clearing
in the dense forest
of your life
and wait there
patiently
until the song
that is your life
falls into your own cupped hands
and you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know
how to give yourself
to this world
so worthy of rescue.

-Martha Postlethwaite

 

Please consider sharing a poem you love or that inspires you with a friend today, either directly or via social media.

2025 Environmental Art Show now open!

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April 7, 2025

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The 2025 Environmental Art Show: Engaging with the Natural World is now open!

Stop by or view our online submissions!

The exhibit can be viewed in the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library from April 7-16, 2024.

Open to the public during Library operational hours. Please note the closing date change due to campus closing for Holy Thursday on April 17th.

You can view the virtual exhibit at:

https://digitalprojects.scranton.edu/s/environmental-art-exhibit/page/2025-exhibit-submissions

Environmental Art promotes the natural beauty of our environment and the ideal practice of sustainable living through artworks of all types, including painting, photography, repurposed goods, sculpture, video and more. 

Thank you to all of the artists who submitted artwork this year and to the attendee’s of Friday’s Preview Event who contributed to the Collaborative Art Project which is now up in the Heritage Room and also viewable online at: https://digitalprojects.scranton.edu/s/environmental-art-exhibit/page/collaborative-art-2025

 

Graduating Seniors: Vote for Teacher of the Year

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April 7, 2025

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2025 University of Scranton Teacher of the Year Award

Vote for a faculty member whose teaching has inspired you!

Each year, the graduating senior class selects its “Teacher of the Year.” Beginning Monday, April 14th, please vote for the full-time faculty member who you believe best exhibits the following characteristics:

  • Maintains the highest standards of academic excellence and fairness.
  • Inspires interest in their discipline through personal enthusiasm and dedication.
  • Is consistently effective in communication.
  • Is available outside of the classroom.

The award will be presented during Class Night on Friday, May 16, 2025.

When to Vote: Voting is open from 9:00am on Monday, April 14 through 4:00pm on Thursday, April 17.

How to Vote: You can cast your electronic ballot at www.scranton.edu/toy.

(Posted on behalf of our colleagues in the OSSS / CTE.)

Apply Now for the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize

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April 7, 2025

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The Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize

Are you working on a research project in a course this semester? Did you use the library’s resources, services, collections, or spaces in order to complete your research? Then the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize is for you!

The Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize recognizes excellence in research projects that show evidence of significant knowledge in the methods of research and the information gathering process and use of library resources, tools, and services.

Three prizes of $500.00 each will be awarded to the winning individual student or group in the following categories: Undergraduate Foundational (100-level courses), Undergraduate Upper-level (200- to 400-level courses), and Graduate. If won by a group, the award will be split equally among the group members. All you need to do is write a 500- to 700-word essay describing your research process and how you used the Library in completing the project. Check out our Tips web page for advice on how to craft the best 500- to 700-word essay you can about your research. 

The application deadline for projects completed in Intersession or Spring 2025 courses is Monday, May 5, 2025 at 4:00 pm.

A statement of faculty support from the instructor who assigned the research project is also required for each submission.

For additional information on how to apply, what to include in a completed application, and to access the application, visit the Bonnie W. Oldham Library Research Prize page: www.scranton.edu/libraryresearchprize