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Spring 2014 Semester Events

Welcome back to NCCU SLIS for the Spring 2014 semester! We’d like to extend a special welcome to the new MLS and MIS students who have started this semester!

Come join us for our great line-up of activities this semester!

February

2/5/14: ALA Student Chapter Meeting, all students welcome! 5pm in Room 337

2/20/14: Program on How to Give Better Presentations by Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, 5pm in Room 337

 

March

3/5/14: Resume Workshop with Terry Hill, Tiffany Allen, and Rich Murry, 5pm in Room 337

3/21/14: ALA Student Chapter Dinner, 6pm at a local restaurant TBD

 

April

4/12/14: Tour of Hunt Library, NC State University, Raleigh, 10:30am

Dinner at Satisfaction

Our last event of the semester, dinner at Satisfaction in Brightleaf Square in Durham, was last night. We had a small, but fun group, from a first semester student to a graduating “senior!”

George, Lesley, Beth, Nancy, Rebecca, and TIffanie at Satisfaction

George, Lesley, Beth, Nancy, Rebecca, and TIffanie at Satisfaction

We talked about yesterday’s research symposium, current classes with pending assignments, summer and fall classes, and graduation coming up on May 12, among many other things. A good time was had by all!

Save the Date! Last Dinner of the Semester on April 20!

Our last ALA Student Chapter activity of the semester will be dinner at Satisfaction in Brightleaf Square in Durham at 6:00PM on April 20!pizza_11 Come on out and join us for good food and drinks (and great company!) in a fun, casual atmosphere! NCCU SLIS students and alums are all welcome. Satisfaction is known for their pizza and burgers, but they also have vegetarian items on the menu.

Brightleaf Square is at the corner of W. Main and Gregson Streets in Durham, and Satisfaction is in the building on the north side (closest to W. Main St.). The address for Satisfaction is 905 W. Main St, #37, Durham, NC, 27701.

We hope you’ll join us! RSVP on the Evite.

 

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ALA Student Chapter Dinner at Village Draft House, Raleigh, NC

DInner at Village Draft House

Dinner at Village Draft House

On Saturday, March 23, 2013, we gathered at the Village Draft House at Cameron Village in Raleigh, for good food and great conversation! We had 11  in attendance, including current on-campus and online students, as well as a SLIS alum! We had a great time catching up with everyone AND meeting new people!

We’re already looking forward to our last ALA Student Chapter Dinner of the semester on April 20! Look for the Evite, which will be coming out soon.

Save the Date! NCCU ALA Student Chapter Dinner at Village Draft House on March 23

hamburger_&_drink_2Our next NCCU SLIS Student Chapter Dinner will be on March 23 at the Village Draft House in Cameron Village in Raleigh! NCCU SLIS students and area alums are welcome! RSVP on the Evite or email Lesley at lesleylooper (at) gmail (dot) com.

We had a fun time at last month’s dinner at the Mellow Mushroom, so we hope you’ll join us at the Village Draft House!

 

 

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ALA Student Chapter Dinner at Mellow Mushroom

Group Shoot

Group Shot

We had a fun time last night at our first ALA Student Chapter dinner of the semester at Mellow Mushroom at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham! Our group was 18 strong, and there was a lot of good conversation and laughter all around!

Here are more photos from our evening out!

We plan to have another dinner out in March, and another in April. Look for more information soon, and come join us!

Save the Date! NCCU SLIS Dinner at Mellow Mushroom on February 23

Come join us for dinner at the Mellow Mushroom at the American Tobacco Campus, across Imagethe street from the Durham Bulls Stadium. This will be a fun opportunity to catch up with fellow library students–or meet new ones! Check out the yummy menu, which includes vegetarian and gluten-free options:

http://mellowmushroom.com/corpmenu

Parking is plentiful around the ATC, including free parking in the deck.

Please RSVP on the Evite so that we can let Mellow Mushroom know how many of us to expect. . Know any classmates who aren’t on the guest list yet? Let us know! Significant others are welcome, but be sure to add them to your RSVP.

Everyone will be responsible for their own check.

Questions? Contact any of your ALA Student Chapter Officers!

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Global education day

Come out for a taste of the exotic on Wednesday from 3:30-5:45. Ms. Olivia Jones, the assistant director of the Office of International Affiars will be our keynote speaker, we will hear from students who participated in the study abroad trip to Denmark, and there will be a pot luck reception. Sign up  online to bring a dish to share!