4th ANNUAL HAITI RELIEF LUNCH
Thursday, January 31st
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
at The Perch
$10.00 buys a hot dog with all the fixins’, chips and a drink.
Presentation on our progress in Haiti will take place at 12:15PM
Category Archives: Events
African American READ-IN Wed. 2/13 4-5pm
Come to Drexel Library and read a selection from your favorite
African American author, poet, playwright, musician, essayist or historian.
Wednesday, February 13th
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Francis A. Drexel Library
2nd Floor, CMC
(refreshments will be served)
Finals Week Stress Relief
FINALS WEEK EVENTS
Are you ready? Take a break from finals with some of our events during Finals week.
24/7 Study Hours
Library and Post Learning Commons buildings will be open 24/7, Dec. 11-18
Primal Scream!!!
Get ready for some scream therapy and make some noise
Dec. 11, 10pm, Plaza outside Post
Massage
De-stress with a quick massage
Dec. 11,12 and 14, 9pm-11pm. Café at the Post Learning Commons
Paws for a Study Break
Take some time out and meet a therapy dog. http://www.tdi-dog.org/
Dec. 13 10am-2pm, Atrium of the Post Learning Common
Research indicates that petting a dog lowers stress levels. The Post Academic Center and the Learning Resource Center are hosting a group of dogs from Therapy Dogs International. The organization provides animal therapy to hospitals, libraries and several other locations. Release some stress and pet a puppy!
Wed. 10/10 Snapshot PA day
Wednesday, October 10 is our SnapShot PA day!
Staff from the Post Learning Commons and Drexel Library will be “snapping” a shot of the library’s activities that day. SnapShot PA is a state-wide project to capture information about library usage and services.
Library staff will take photos, collect information and stories, and compile data regarding library usage that day.
For more information on SnapShot PA, please visit http://www.snapshotpa.org/ .
10/19 Noon: Book Discussion – Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories
Book Discussion – Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories
October 19, 2012
Noon
Wachterhauser Seminar Room,
2nd Floor Post Learning Commons
Please join us as we celebrate the recent release of Dean William Madges’ book, Vatican II: 50 Personal Stories (William Madges and Michael J. Daley, editors).
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first session of Vatican II. In this collection of 50 stories, authors provide their assessment and personal experience of this important event in Catholic history. Authors include Francis Murphy (who, as “Xavier Rynne,” penned an inside account of the Council for The New Yorker), Martin E. Marty, Lisa Sowle Cahill, John O’Malley, Joan Chittister, Gregory Baum,Michael Novak, Basil Pennington, Richard McBrien, Cardinal Avery Dulles, John Dominic Crossan, Joseph Komonchak, Brother Roger of Taizé, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Elizabeth Johnson, David Hollenbach, and many more.
A light lunch will be served.
9/21 noon: Book Talk with Angilee Shah and James Carter, Ph.D.
Please join us for the Book Launch and Discussion of
Chinese Characters: Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast -Changing Land
featuring Co-editor, Angilee Shah, and Contributors Jay Carter and Megan Shank
Friday, September 21, 2012
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Wachterhauser Seminar Room
Post Learning Commons, 2nd floor
A light lunch will be served.
Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing
“It is refreshingly free of cant and far better-written than most non-fiction about China:
well worth the time and effort,” Peter Gordon, Editor, Asian Review of books
Protecting Your Digital Footprint: 9/19 at 3pm
Protecting Your Digital Footprint at Work, Home & on the Road:
15 Tips on ID Theft in 60 Minutes
featuring Robert Lackie, Professor & Librarianat the Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider University
Location: Cardinal John P. Foley Campus Center
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 3:00pm
Robert is a very engaging speaker with lots of great practical advice. Personal ID theft continues to escalate, 543 million records were breached from 2005 – 2011.
This program will give you the tools to be vigilant in protecting your privacy, identification and good name. It also includes information on who is at risk, the various
types of ID theft, and how to detect and protect your own digital footprint.
This event is co-sponsored by the Post Learning Commons/Drexel Library, the Office of Information Technology and the Office of Organizational Learning and Leadership.
Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.
To register for the event:
Log into MySJU (http://my.sju.edu/cp/home/loginf )
· Click on the School Services Tab
· Under Employee Services, select Enroll for Employee Training
· For Class Type, select Training & Development
· For Subject, select Campus Workshop Series
· Click SEARCH and register
5/23/12 – Saint John’s Bible Event for Area Archivists
Wednesday May 23, 2012 1:00 to 3:30pm
Special Collections
3rd floor – Post Learning Commons
Saint Joseph’s University
View several volumes of The Saint John’s Bible and the BBC documentary of the making of the Bible.
The Saint John’s Bible is the only handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine Monastery since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago. Commissioned by the monks of St. John’s Abbey in Minnesota, the Bible is a fusion of ancient artistic materials and techniques with modern technology envisioned by Donald Jackson, the official scribe and calligrapher for the British Crown.
This event will conclude with a tour of the newly-constructed Learning Commons and the refurbished Drexel Library.
For more information contact:
Marjorie Rathbone
rathbone@sju.edu
610-660-1912
Finals got you frazzled?
Check out the end of the semester events at Drexel Library and Post Learning Commons
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Group Study Rooms: |
Reserve a room using our online form on the Library homepage
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Extended Hours: |
Starting Sunday, April 29, the Library and first floor of the Learning Commons will be open 24/7.
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Writing Center Satellite: |
Writing Fellows are available until April 27. Monday – Thursday, 4-6pm
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5 Minute Massage: |
Take a break with a 5-minute massage from a certified sports massage therapist. April 30 – May 2, 8:00-10:00pm
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View Post Academic Center Dedication Festivities
This powerpoint slide show (in flash format) highlights some the events and people involved in the Dedication of the Post Academic Center on March 12, 2012.