Fox in Cathy R's backyard

                          I recorded this fox in my backyard over the summer using one of our flip cameras and binoculars.

Congratulations Kathy Crowe!

Congratulations Kathy on the the publication of your article, "Information Literacy and Communication Research: A Case Study on Interdisciplinary Assessment" in Communication Education.  The article can be accessed here.

Kathy Crowe co-authored the article with Professor Jody Natalle of Communication Studies.  Earlier this year, the two won the 2012 Student Learning Enhancement Award from the UNCG Senate Student Learning Enhancement Committee for their study assessing information literacy skills in Communication Studies (CST) 300.  The article in Communication Education describes their project.  Please see this blog post from May for more about the award.

Even the hawks get hot!

Anna Craft captured these great pics of a campus hawk swimming in the EUC fountain. And considering the temps lately, who could blame the little guy.

Welcome Baby Jacob!

Best wishes go out to Mary Ann Graham and her family on the birth of Jacob Aidan Graham. Jacob, who weighed in at 9lbs 14oz (!!!), was born on June 12. Mom and baby are doing well.

Congratulations Charrisse!

The University Libraries are proud to congratulate Charrisse Jones on her graduation from Guilford Technical Community College.  Charrisse, who has served as the Accounting Technician and Invoice Coordinator in the libraries' Acquisition Department since 2006, received her Associate Degree in Accounting on May 10, 2012.  Charrisse plans to return to school to pursue a B.S. in either Business Administration or Accounting in 2013. 

Jackson Leaks is happy to celebrate the accomplishments of our staff members.  Send news of your milestones, or those of your colleagues, to Kimberly Lutz.

Green Leak: Recycling at UNCG - Commingled Paper

With the holidays upon us, lots of paper will be used to ship and wrap gifts. Find out what commingled paper you should use that can be recycled at UNCG!

Ben Kunka of OWRR discusses this topic in the third podcast in our series about recycling and waste reduction at UNCG.




Transcript (pdf)

Watch the previous podcasts:

• Introduction


• Plastics
  

Green Leak: Recycling at UNCG - Construction Waste

Construction - it's everywhere.

With all of the construction going on at the university, you are probably wondering what happens to all of the debris and construction waste.

This Green Leak of the week highlights sustainability efforts in construction and renovation projects at UNCG, including the recent renovation projects in Jackson Library.

Ben Kunka of OWRR discusses the topic of recycling construction waste in the 7th podcast in our series about recycling and waste reduction at UNCG.




Transcript (pdf)

Watch the previous podcasts:

• Introduction


• Plastics


• Comingled paper


• Office Paper


• Electronic Waste


• Dining Services