Thanks to Taira Meadowcroft and Terri Hall for organizing our visit to the hospital. Thanks to Shannon Cary, Gwen Gray, Chris Pryor, Terri Hall and Isabella Bickhaus for representing the MU Libraries.
Outreach and Engagement
Thank You to Summer Welcome Volunteers
The Mizzou Libraries connected with over 2,400 new students and their parents/guardians during Summer Welcome 2024 tabling! Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers for tabling during 22 sessions this summer!
Jara Anderson
Megan Ballengee
Anne Barker
Rachel Brekhus
Abbie Brown
Janice Dysart
Gwen Gray
Jill Kline
Noel Kopriva
Mara Inge
Taira Meadowcroft
Kimberely Moeller
Stephen Pryor
Paula Roper
Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make Escape Ellis Library So Successful!
We had a great turnout, over 175 new students, at last Friday’s Escape Ellis Library event for Welcome Week. It took a lot of time and creativity to put this all together. So thanks to the following people who created four escape rooms from scratch!
Grace Atkins
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Taira Meadowcroft
Also thanks to everyone who helped the night of the event. It was a lot of fun, but a lot of work!
Shannon Cary
John Fifield
Gwen Gray
Mary Inge
Noel Kopriva
Erin Powell
Lindsay Yungbluth
And thanks to the students, including our GAs, who helped out. We wouldn’t have survived the evening with out them!
Emma Fernandez
Brad Fuller
Trevor Hook
Anna Peterson
Logan Rodriguez
Mathew Swan
To see some photos from the event, check out Twitter and Instagram (later today)!
Volunteers Needed for Ellis Library Escape Room Event
For the second year, the University Libraries will hold an escape room activity in Ellis Library for Welcome Week. This is a fun opportunity for new students to set foot in the library. Teams of students will navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzles.
Librarian volunteers are needed or a variety of tasks. Contact Shannon (carysn@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8 pm on Friday, August 16.
Volunteers Needed for Welcome Week Escape Room Event
For the second year, the University Libraries will hold an escape room activity in Ellis Library for Welcome Week. This is a fun opportunity for new students to set foot in the library. Teams of students will navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzles.
Librarian volunteers are needed or a variety of tasks. Contact Shannon (carysn@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8 pm on Friday, August 16.
Escape Ellis Library: Welcome Week Event
The University Libraries have teamed up with Breakout CoMo to design an escape room activity in Ellis Library for Welcome Week. This is a fun opportunity for new students to set foot in the library. Teams of students will have 45 minutes to navigate the library, find clues, and solve puzzle. Approximately 40 students can participate at each start time: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm.
Librarian volunteers are needed to reset puzzles and provide hints if needed. Contact Grace (atkinsge@missouri.edu) if you can help for an hour or two (or three) in Ellis Library between 5-8pm on Friday, August 17.
For a full list of Welcome Weekend activities, see the org sync page: https://orgsync.com/174352/events?view=upcoming