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English Department’s Common Context: “Hunger” Events

Excerpted from UST News Service. For more information see Bulletin Today 9/21/2011 and the English Department’s Common Context page.

begging-for-foodresi4The first event for the English Department’s 2011-12 Common Context, “Hunger,” is tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 22. Students, faculty and staff are invited to join colleagues over the convocation hour at the UST Stewardship Garden behind Brady Educational Center. Participants will learn about urban gardening and food sustainability on campus. Student gardeners also will demonstrate how to make salsa from fresh tomatoes.

This year’s events are focused on numerous aspects of hunger and scarcity on a global and local scale, but they also are designed to inspire the consideration of related dimensions of hunger including desire, longing and the struggle for justice. All students in ENGL 121 Critical Thinking: Literature and Writing will examine at least one text that focuses on this theme of hunger.

Fall Common Context events:

  • 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Film: “We Feed the World,” co-sponsored by UST Libraries. Location: Room 126, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts.
  • 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 – Film: “A Screaming Man” (Une Homme qui crie), co-sponsored by UST Libraries. Location: Room 126, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts.
  • 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 – Film: “Our Daily Bread,” co-sponsored by American Culture and Difference and UST Libraries.  The film will be followed by a Q-and-A session with Dr. Kanishka Chowdhury of the English Department. Location: Room 126, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts.
  • Noon Tuesday, Nov. 1 – Presentation: “Geography of Hunger in the Twin Cities: Exploring the Food Desert.”  Location: O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.
  • Noon Tuesday, Nov. 8 – Food Issues panel discussion moderated by Todd Lawrence. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer of Justice and Peace Studies, Simon Emms from Biology and student Aaron Hays discuss important issues related to food, hunger and justice. Location: O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.
  • 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 – Film: “Hunger” co-sponsored by UST Libraries. Location: Room 126, John R. Roach Center for the Liberal Arts.
  • Tuesday, Nov. 1, through Friday, Dec. 23: “Food for Fines” food drive with UST Libraries for Francis Basket Food Shelf. Drop-off sites for nonperishable items: Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library and O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center.

Common Context events are offered with assistance from UST Libraries, the American Culture and Difference program, the Geography Department, Justice and Peace Studies, the Biology Department, and Environmental Studies.

September 21, 2011 by
News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library

“Fresh” to be shown in Library at Noon, September 22

The St. Thomas Green Film Series will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 22, with two screenings of the movie “Fresh.” The movies “King Corn” and “The End of the Line” will be shown later in the semester. All three movies focus on the links between food, health and the environment.

The movies are free for students, staff and faculty. Because of the interest the film series has generated, each movie will be shown twice. Students attending the films to fulfill a class requirement are encouraged to attend the 7 p.m. screenings to ensure that there is enough seating.

Information and trailers for the movies can be viewed by clicking on the movie titles below. The movies will be shown:

The Green Film Series is sponsored by St. Thomas’ Office of Mission, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, the Department of Geography, the Sustainability Committee, American Culture and Difference, the Department of English, Health and Human Performance, and Web and Media Services.

Questions about the series can be emailed to Paul Lorah.

By: University of St. Thomas News Service

Published on: Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 12:01 am

September 19, 2011 by
Business & Economics

Now I know why those birds are always so angry

Not only do they have to deal with smug and noisy pigs all day, but now they are being blamed for costing businesses over a billion dollars in lost wages because so many people fling them about while at work. I was immune to this craze for a very long time and therefore had a fleeting sense of superiority until I finally tried my hand at the game and because as addicted as everyone else.   However I know that I can curtail my new habit at least while I am at work.  And so now if you will excuse me I have a Facebook status to update.

September 15, 2011 by
News & Events

UST Profs Edit and Contribute to New Catholic Encyclopedia

Congrats to Dr. Mary Reichardt and an interdisciplinary assortment of UST faculty for their contributions to this important reference work! From the Bulletin Today’s Professional Notes section (September 14, 2011):

“Dr. Mary Reichardt, Catholic Studies Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the editor of the literature section of the recently published New Catholic Encyclopedia − 2011 Supplement (Gale/Catholic University of America Press). The two volumes focus on Catholic literature, music and art. They include more than 350 new or revised signed entries on a global range of artists, works, and art periods and movements, as well as comprehensive essays on Architecture and Catholicism, Film and Catholicism, History of Liturgical Music, Television and Catholicism, Popular Culture and Catholicism, Women Artists and the Church, Performance Art and Catholicism and many other topics. Besides editing the literature section, Reichardt wrote the essay on Literature and Catholicism. UST contributors of entries include Drs. Ray MacKenzie (English Department, College of Arts and Sciences), Rev. Martin Warren (English Department), David Foote (History Department, College of Arts and Sciences), Jane Tar (Classical and Modern Languages Department, College of Arts and Sciences) and Rev. Michael Keating (Catholic Studies Department), as well as James Rogers (Center for Irish Studies), David Deavel (Catholic Studies Department) and Andrew Leet (English Department). Access to an e-copy of the volumes is available at the UST Libraries; noncirculating hard copies also are available in the Sitzmann Hall student library. More information about the volumes can be found on the Gale website.”

September 14, 2011 by
Database Highlights & Trials

JSTOR service interruption

JSTOR tech support writes,

    On Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, JSTOR will be performing site maintenance that requires a “read-only” period for these two days. During this scheduled maintenance, users will be able to search, browse, and access and download PDF files for content in JSTOR. They will not be able to save citations, reset passwords, create or update MyJSTOR accounts, or purchase articles.

    We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your patience as we work to improve JSTOR.

If you have any questions, please contact a librarian.

September 9, 2011 by
Database Highlights & Trials, News & Events

Welcome students

I’d like to welcome all new and returning students to the library. We’re really happy to have you back on campus.  It’s always a much livelier place when you’re around.  I just want to welcome you to campus in general and to the library specifically.  Here are a few things to help speed and ease your library experience this year:

  • Research Guides Let’s say you’re looking for library resources on a topic and you don’t know where to start.  Has that ever happened to you? Well now you know where to start cuz I’m telling you a good place to start… Research Guides. We’ve got guides for subject areas, guides for specific classes and database guides.
  • Summon Summon is like Google for scholarly articles. Wait, you say, isn’t Google Scholar basically Google for scholarly articles? Yes it is and I encourage you to use Google Scholar (using this link will get you to the full-text of journals the library owns if the full-text isn’t freely available in GS). But I also encourage you to use Summon if you’re looking for a few articles from scholarly or peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers or if you’re looking for books or ebooks on a topic.
  • Ask a Librarian. I implore you (cuz when’s the last time you were implored?  Or impaled, for that matter? I know that vampires are all the rage these days, so I thought I’d ask about the impaling.  Also, imploring made me think of impaling, so there you go.  And now, my new little kittens, you’re getting a glimpse into how I think and what to expect from this blog for the next year).  Where was I? Oh yes, I implore you to not waste time.  If there’s one thing there’s just too little of -other than love, according to Jackie DeShannonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMS2uMUQNnQ it’s time. [Did you check out that choreography?  Yikes!  How in the world did all those back-up singers learn it? So complicated! ] So if you spend more than 5 minutes looking for something in the library and you don’t see it, please, please, please ask us.   You can ask in person, via email, via texting through IM or SMS or just call us.  I implore you!
September 8, 2011 by
Database Highlights & Trials

Films on Demand is S.L.O.W, but worth it

filmsondemand Films on Demand is currently experiencing growing pains.  They are working on upgrading servers which has caused a slow down. The webpage will eventually load and you’ll be able to stream video, but you gotta be patient.  There are thousands of films in this collection and well worth the wait.  This slow loading could last the rest of this week, so please be patient. Sit back, start snacking on your popcorn or change your Facebook status to “waiting for Films on Demand.” It’ll pop up.

September 6, 2011 by
News & Events, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Uncategorized

Coffee Shop returns to O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library

Among the many excitements of the upcoming school year is the return of Coffee Bené to the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library – with some great new additions.   We are happy to announce that Ice Caps, Fruit Smoothies, Bené Shakes, and Blended Chai beverages are joining the menu items you enjoyed last year.  

Coffee Bené in the library will open at 7:30 am on Wednesday, September 7. 

Regular coffee shop hours during the academic year are:  Sundays 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm;  Mondays – Thursdays  7:30 am – 11:00 pm;  Fridays  7:30 am – 7:00 pm.    On Saturdays, the library’s coffee shop is closed.  

We look forward to seeing you and hearing what you think of the new items! 

Questions?   Please call Julie at 962-5014.

September 1, 2011 by
Database Highlights & Trials, News & Events

Open access 9/11 collection

For the month of September, and in anticipation of the 10th anniversary, ebrary is offering free access to e-books relating to the events of 9/11.   This collection of over a dozen books is ebrary’s way of helping us all make sense of those events.  This collection is free for one month only.  We have hundreds of ebrary books in our collection that are always available.  This is just a small set of relevant titles from ebrary’s vast collection.

Other resources that are of interest for information on 9/11 are:

  • Proquest Newsstand, which has all the US news coverage of 9/11.
  • For film footage, use Films on Demand.
  • For background info in digested form, Credo Reference is the place to search (use September 11).  Articles include overview, media representation of, casualties of, families of victims, etc.
  • Facts on File World News Digest has articles, breaking news, and  background and analysis.  Just search using the keywords September 11.
  • CQ Electronic Library has nearly 1000 articles on 9/11 (which is the keyword you should use to search CQ).
August 30, 2011 by
Charles J. Keffer Library, News & Events, Uncategorized

New computers at the Keffer Library!

New computers Exciting news: this afternoon, a crew came by to install new public computers in the Keffer library!

The new machines run on the Windows 7 operating system and have a much faster processing speed.  They come with a software package that includes the most recent versions of the Microsoft Office suite, and IRT has also added Firefox so users have an option of internet browser.  These new machines, along with upgrades to Blackboard and Outlook, mean that things should be running faster and smoother for students in the library this fall.  Please feel free to ask a librarian or technology student if you have any trouble navigating around the new system.

For more news about what’s going on with the technology on campus, check out the IRT updates blog.

August 23, 2011 by