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Stroll by Ellis Library to pick up a book from our Black History Month Book Display! Celebrate African American authors, stories, culture and arts and learn the history of the African diaspora. Thanks to Paula Roper, social sciences librarian, for providing a curated lists of books from the library collections for the display.
Our Homecoming Open House was a big success! Thanks to everyone who helped out. Megan Ballengee Shannon Cary Cindy Cotner Emilee Flores Zoe Homan Jeannette Pierce Nick Raines Paula Roper Tours: Abbie Brown and Mara Inge
The following committee appointments have been approved for this academic year. Thanks to everyone who volunteered. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee Nick Raines 2023-2025 Gabe Harman 2023-2025 Paula Roper 2023-2025 Undergraduate Research Project Award Committee Mara Inge 2023-2025 Amanda Sprochi 2023-2025 Ashley Granger 2023-2025 A complete list of library committees can be found …
Thank you to everyone who came to Safe Space Training! We had 14 people attend in person and 23 people online. We appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to engage in such important conversations. And mark you calendars for a presentation by Lily Hunter on October 25th. This presentation will focus …
The Great Libraries Bake Off was a big sucess! We raised $99 and enjoyed lots of yummy baked goods! Thanks to everyone who participated. Special thanks to the following staff who provided the baked goods. Rachel Brekhus Shannon Cary Gwen Gray Erin Powell Ann Campion Riley Paula Roper Sheila Voss You can give directly to …
Exodus: Images of Black Migration in Missouri and Beyond, 1866-1940 Presentation on the images and other items in the Black History Month display in Ellis Library on Black Migration in Missouri. Contact: Joan Stack (stackj@ shsmo.org) and Paula Roper (roperp@ missour.edu) Sponsors: State Historical Society and Black History Month Committee February 4, 2019 4 p.m. …
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee will send out upcoming opportunities every week we think will be of interest. We hope that you will help us continue to build a library culture of diversity and inclusion. Chinese Spring Festival Gala February 3rd, 6pm Missouri Theatre Join the MU Chinese Students and Scholars Association, MU Confucius Institute, …
This is a guest post written by Dr. Jessie Adolph, an instructor of English at Lincoln University. oracle | ˈôrək(ə)l | noun 1 a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. • a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought. • a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something: casting the attorney general as the oracle for …
PhD student and essayist Corinna Cook’s personal research interests include the lyric essay, literary journalism, indigenous literature and cinema, and posthumanism. As a teaching assistant, she reached out to Paula Roper for library instruction for her English 1000 courses exploring mass incarceration. Both her on-ground and online students benefited from Paula’s help navigating library resources related to …
I am pleased to share with you that the Research and Information Services (RAIS) Division is changing our name slightly and re-organizing into three major units. Our new name is Research, Access, and Instructional Services Division. Note that we are able to keep the acronym – RAIS. Subject librarians will report to either Research Services …