Special Collections Outreach This Month

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Along with curators from four other campus museums and collections, Alla Barabtarlo and Kelli Hansen made presentations on using material culture in K-12 social studies and English classes at the Columbia Public Schools Faculty Professional Development conference last week. The room was full of educators interested in using the collections in their teaching. We’ve set up a listserv for anyone interested in discussing material culture in education at MU. If you would like to join, email Kelli at hansenkb@missouri.edu.

In other outreach news, Special Collections was trending on Tumblr again last week! We’ve had a lot of activity on the account, so here are just a few of the best-performing posts from this month:

There is much more to see, so share with your friends! Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr

Improve your relationship with your food and your body—Register for the Eat for Life course now!

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Discover the benefits of Eat for Life—an innovative approach to weight management. This 10-week program uses mind-body practices (meditations and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in creating a healthier relationship to your food, mind and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored or unhappy, this program may be right for you.

· In-person course (Columbia): Orientation: Sept. 24 | Classes: Oct. 1 – Dec. 10 (12-1p.m.)

· Online course: Orientation: starting week of Friday Sept. 26 | Classes: week of Oct. 3 – week of Dec. 12.

· Cost:

o $50 for faculty, staff and family ($25 rebate with full participation)

o $180 for community

· Register:

o In-person: https://www.regonline.com/eatforlifeFall2014inperson

o Online: https://www.regonline.com/eatforlifeFall2014online

Program taught by Dr. Lynn Rossy, health psychologist. For more information: watch informational videos or find more details online. Or, direct questions to Dr. Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu.

This course can earn eligible employees 100 points toward the newly expanded 2015 Wellness Incentive—which will pay you up to $450 for taking steps to live a healthier life. Information on the Wellness Incentive is forthcoming; keep an eye on this webpage for details: http://umurl.us/2015AE

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New Posts, Aug. 11-15

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Shannon Cary

Director’s Calendar August 18-22nd

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Shannon Cary

Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries

Tuesday, August 19^th
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library

4th Floor Renovation Update

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Shannon Cary

The 4^th floor Ellis student study space expansion is well under way. Rooms 4C12 and 4B11 have been removed and the space is being painted this week and the week of August 11. A study bar will soon be installed along the north wall and run between the 3 window wells. Bar stools have been purchased and comfortable chairs will be moved into the area from other parts of Ellis.

Electrical upgrades will provide ample power for the students and will include USB jacks for device charging. 6 electric poles will be placed where the original walls were; this will give power to the center of the study space and allow power for tables and other seating in that area.

Renovation 3 — Walls down and ready to paint!

8 computers will be moved into room 4D11 to replace the quiet study area we lost with Admissions’ move to room 114 and a student Printsmart printer will be installed at the corner of 4D21, at the top of the stairs from the 3^rd floor.

As this is considered a quiet study area, noise will be dampened with wall treatments. We are looking at using stretched canvas photos of Ellis and its surroundings to help dampen sound and incorporate a Libraries theme.

The project should be completed by the end of September 2014. This renovation is funded by a 2013-14 award from the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee.

MULSA 2014 Annual Rainbow House Back-to-School Supply Drive

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Shannon Cary

The 2014 Rainbow House Back-To-School Supply Drive items were delivered Friday, August 8, 2014. The Rainbow House Staff was very excited by our generous donation of school supply items and backpacks. There were also 35 conference and travel bags, plus $130 in cash donations and 4 large boxes of crackers (each 48 count from Sam’s Club). An item/donation list is belows.

The day before, the items from the Staff Lounge drop off box, additional clothing donations, 2 large suitcases, 1 travel bag and a comforter were also delivered.

Thank you, everyone for your generosity. The smiles are wonderful!!

Total Supply Count of items donated to the

MULSA 2014 Annual Rainbow House Back-to-School Supply Drive

20 Backpacks — 14 New; 6 Used

7 Lge boxes of Facial Tissues

6 small pouches of Facial Tissues

5 Bottles Hand Sanitizer, 1 Portable Hand Sanitizer Gel

8 10-packs pens

27 Glue Sticks

11 Glue Bottles

17 pkgs. Index Cards

20 boxes of 24 ct. Crayons