Celebrate the Bay Area’s Annual Bike to Work Day with I Bike to work at Gleeson Library, Thursday 5/12!!

Finals are just around the corner, so what better way to relax than to go on a bike ride!! So for all those hard working folks studying for finals , Gleeson Library will be celebrating the Bay Area’s Bike to Work Day with I Bike to Work at Gleeson Library!! Bike to work at Gleeson … Continue reading Celebrate the Bay Area’s Annual Bike to Work Day with I Bike to work at Gleeson Library, Thursday 5/12!!

Gleeson’s April Action

In living the mission of the University of San Francisco,  living, learning and social justice is part of what April Action embodies. It is a time of giving back to the community. April Action is a hands-on volunteering opportunity available to the USF community and its Alumni, organized by USF Ministry and Office of Alumni Engagement. This year we wanted to take … Continue reading Gleeson’s April Action

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual assault affects countless numbers of people every day, every month, every year. April is the month specifically set aside to focus on knowledge, support, and healing. Several offices on campus, including Gleeson Library, have created displays and activities to inform, comfort, prevent. A list of these campus-wide activities can be found here. In the library, … Continue reading April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Lyricist Lounge in Gleeson’s Atrium Friday April 1st!!

  Last Semester we hosted Lyricist Lounge in Gleeson Library’s Atrium and coming up this Friday April 1st from 7pm – 9pm we will be doing it again! Lyricist Lounge is an event that gives students an opportunity to gather and hear their peers address social justice issues, identity expression, experiences of oppression and triumph, and more! In partnership with … Continue reading Lyricist Lounge in Gleeson’s Atrium Friday April 1st!!

Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library

By Janet Carmona and Colette Hayes Last week at Gleeson Library, a group of budding information activists — many of them students in USF’s Art and Architecture Department — considered the coverage of women on the widely used online encyclopedia, Wikipedia.  Past surveys have shown that only 8%-15% of editors on Wikipedia are women, which … Continue reading Second Annual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Held at Gleeson Library