We are excited to announce our 2020 Environmental Action Guide. Students in ENVS 366: Environmental Policy, taught by Professor Stephanie Siehr, Fall 2020, created these public service announcements to share their research and inspire you to take action. The guide also includes a collection of books on related topics, handpicked from Gleeson Library’s virtual and … Continue reading 2020 Environmental Action Guide
Welcome, Dons! Welcome to Fall Semester, Dons! As the academic year begins, we are excited to virtually welcome you to Gleeson Library. Our staff have been working hard to support learning and teaching at USF, including showing vast creativity, care, and responsiveness to deliver services during shelter-in-place. We’ve made a number of changes to our … Continue reading Gleeson Library Fall Service Updates
We are excited to announce another Gleeson Library virtual Student Social Justice Exhibit! You can explore the exhibit from your own home. The objects in this display were created by students in Refugees: Justice and Ethics (a Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice course taught by Prof. Noa Bar-Gabai in Spring 2020). Many, … Continue reading Refugees: Ethics and Justice Library Display
This year’s National Library Week falls during San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order. Even though our physical library is closed, we are maintaining robust service points virtually. As part of a series of celebrations during National Library Week, National Library Workers Day highlights the critical work of library staff and advocates for an increase in library staff … Continue reading National Library Workers Day 2020
In yesterday’s post, we discussed the case for open education at the University of San Francisco and summarized what Gleeson Library|Geschke has done thus far. Today we’ll go into more detail regarding the OER Faculty Fund, a pilot program established in 2018. The first cycle of grant recipients were three faculty with very different projects. … Continue reading Open Education Week 2020 Part Two
Happy Open Education Week! The Open Education Resources (OER) movement is a response to the high cost of textbooks and educational materials. This is the 4th year that we’ve celebrated Open Education Week at the University of San Francisco. Here at Gleeson Library | Geschke Center, we’ve been hard at work not just one week … Continue reading Open Education Week 2020 Part One
Written by Erika Johnson and Shawn Calhoun, Associate Deans of Gleeson Library|Geschke Center. The Gleeson Library | Geschke Center staff completed our most recent program review in 2017. From that process, we not only gained important insights into our educational project and how it best fits into USF’s larger educational mission, we also experienced firsthand how … Continue reading Reflection and Direction from Gleeson|Geschke’s Program Review
Come relax and pet some lovable pups. Prior to, in between or post your finals exams join us at Gleeson Library for some much needed Animal Assisted Interactions to help melt away the stress. Are you a student, staff or faculty? These trained therapy dogs along with their human owners will be here for you. … Continue reading Furriends for Finals Fall ’19
Monday, September 30th, is the Feast of St. Jerome, the patron saint of librarians, libraries, and scholars, including encyclopedists and translators. Gleeson Library | Geschke Center celebrates the Feast of St. Jerome each year. This year, I’m using the Feast of St. Jerome as an opportunity to reflect upon other librarians who have made an … Continue reading Celebrating the Feast of St. Jerome
Three important elections are on the horizon: Nov. 5, 2019 — Local Elections March 3, 2020 — California Primary ElectionNov. 3, 2020 — United States Presidential Election Are you ready? Registering to vote is easy. It takes less than two minutes to fill out a form on paper. Join us on September 30th and October 16th … Continue reading Register to Vote!
