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Shu Athletics Annual Report 2022-23, Department Of Athletics
Shu Athletics Annual Report 2022-23, Department Of Athletics
News, Magazines and Reports
Summary of the accomplishments of Sacred Heart University Athletics for the Academic Year 2022-2023.
Volunteer Programs & Service Learning Annual Report 2020-2021, Office Of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning
Volunteer Programs & Service Learning Annual Report 2020-2021, Office Of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning
News, Magazines and Reports
It has been an "unprecedented" year for the Office of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning! Although this year looked very different as we navigated safety regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office was still busy with ongoing and new programs. VP&SL was involved in creating the SHU Shares initiative, a student-led program designed to address food insecurity on campus. We also kicked off the first SHU National Summer Service Challenge, engaging students, staff, faculty and alumni in service opportunities in their home communities over the summer months. VP&SL continues to collaborate with numerous offices and departments across campus, including …
Volunteer Programs & Service Learning Annual Report 2019-2020, Volunteer Programs & Service Learning
Volunteer Programs & Service Learning Annual Report 2019-2020, Volunteer Programs & Service Learning
News, Magazines and Reports
It has been another extraordinary year for the Office of Volunteer Programs & Service Learning! Beyond welcoming a record-setting number of first-year students to campus, VP&SL collaborated with students, faculty and staff in all colleges across the university on advocacy, direct service and philanthropic initiatives. We are proud to share that Volunteer Programs & Service Learning has been selected for the 2020 Best of Fairfield Awards in the category of Colleges & Universities!
Library Newsletter Volume 14, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletter Volume 14, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletters
Highlights include: Open what, exactly? --What is an ORCID ID? --New harvesting tool for faculty websites --Visiting scholar rediscovers unpublished Gloria Naylor book chapter --Knowledge Unlatched: A success story for open access books --How to conduct a job hunt in 2018 --Profiles: Student Library Assistants --Book reviews and current reads by Library staff.
Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletters
Highlights include: What does the library have to do with a student’s success? by Gavin Ferriby --Consider using Artstor and its over two million images --Focus on Digital Commons: SHU University Publications --Large book donation from the Smith Richardson Foundation --Library Resource Center in the new Center for Healthcare Education --Zotero --Full Text Finder --The new QuickSearch -- Blackboard tool: SHU Library Resource Builder -- Blackboard LibGuides tool: Embed research guides and database lists in any course shell --Trivia contests, football, and mini golf --Books read by Library staff --Book club --Library video tutorial project and Mark Denny --Guest speaker …
Oer Awareness, Advocacy, And Adoption: An Institutional Approach, Jaya Kannan, Chelsea Stone
Oer Awareness, Advocacy, And Adoption: An Institutional Approach, Jaya Kannan, Chelsea Stone
Librarian Publications
Sacred Heart University (SHU) has launched a university-wide Open Educational Resources(OER) initiative with three goals in mind – reduce the cost of textbooks for students, increase access to course materials, and strengthen pedagogical effectiveness. SHU has made appreciable headway in the short span of one and a half years by formulating a vision, defining the goals, developing a plan of action, and implementing a pilot study to integrate open textbooks in two math courses. Although it is a nascent initiative, this presentation summarizing the lessons-learned will make a useful contribution to the OER academic discussion . The presentation will describe …
Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library
Library Newsletters
Highlights include: Sustainable New Paths for Scholarly Communication --New Resources: Streaming Videos --Considering Using Artstor and its 375,000 Open Access Images --SelectedWorks in Digital Commons@SHU New Look and Dashboard --Discovery Service Trials --Libraries are for Everyone --Welcome Back, Project Muse --Staff Book Reviews --Books Read by Library Staff --Staff Changes.
Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletters
Highlights: Fake News and the Three Myths of Information --New Digital Commons Feature: Expert Gallery --New & Featured Library Resources: MarketLine Advantage, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text, Literati by Credo, LearnTechLib, Browzine --Open Access Week October 24-28 --Some Recent SHU Faculty Publications in the Digital Commons@SHU --First Year Seminar Research Workshops --Library Trivia Contest --Library Mini Golf --Popular Reading --Book Reviews --What the Staff is Reading --Hours and Statistics.
Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletters
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Library Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University
Library Newsletters
Highlights of the Fall 2015 SHU library newsletter include the introduction of four new librarians, articles on improvements to our Interlibrary Loan service and additions to e-book collections. Also included is information about open access and Creative Commons licensing ...and more.
Improving Electronic Reserve Services: A Collaborative Effort, Xiaohua (Cindy) Li, David Demers
Improving Electronic Reserve Services: A Collaborative Effort, Xiaohua (Cindy) Li, David Demers
Librarian Publications
To improve the efficiency of Ryan-Matura Library's electronic reserve (e-reserve) service, the staff of the library and the Office of Instructional Technology at Sacred Heart University codeveloped and implemented a system that streamlined the request and delivery of e-reserves for faculty and students. This system utilizes the institution's integrated course/content management system (Blackboard) along with a custom-built Web application that facilitates the request, retrieval, digitization, and delivery of e-reserve materials directly to students within their Blackboard courses.