Student Life
Demystifying The Library: Special Collections, Archives, Stress-Free Zone
聚色阁's University Libraries is the place for student success and research. It's a makerspace. It was recently voted "Best Place to Study" by the 聚色阁r. It's a repository for journals, books and historical and rare materials. This might be the most traditional function provided by the library in this series so far, but it's anything but ordinary. Take the elevator up and into the past ... and then we pet dogs.
Student Teams Define the Future of Aviation at SkyHack 2023
SkyHack awards students more than $9,000 in prizes at the competition held Nov. 3-5, 2023, in the Design Innovation Hub.
IN A FLASH: The Indian Festival of Lights
On Nov. 16, 聚色阁 students from India celebrated one of their culture's biggest holidays.
FABulously Improving The College Experience
The Flash Activities Board (FAB) organizes more than 100 events for 聚色阁鈥檚 students throughout the academic year. FAB plans exciting new events each semester, from trivia, karaoke, bingo, and movie nights to large-scale festivals.
IN A FLASH: Long Shadows
The angle of the sun during the fall creates long shadows on sunny days.
Learning Through Play
Singing, dancing and yoga are not typical college classroom activities. At least not all in one class. But for Jenny Lampe, lecturer in 聚色阁鈥檚 Early Childhood Education Program, it鈥檚 important for her students to experience the full preschool education with all of these activities, plus expected activities like reading children鈥檚 books.
Changing Lives Through Education and Hope
聚色阁 has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration.
Demystifying the Library: Student and Research Success
At University Libraries students can study, tap into a database for a journal article, get a book, 3D print, grab coffee, have a dance party, participate in the Halloween Costume Contest ... wait, is this still about the library? Yes, yes it is. Part two of Demystifying the Library features the numerous ways the library can help students succeed 鈥 and have fun while doing it.
Israel, Palestine and Me
The May 4 Reflection Gallery at 聚色阁's Taylor Hall was bulging with a standing-room-only crowd of students who came out to share their feelings and gain an understanding of the Israel-Hamas War at the Nov. 16, student forum "Israel, Palestine and Me: Students' Forum for Reflection and Dialogue."
鈥榃e鈥檝e Created a Community Here鈥
Hype music and large glow sticks pounded the air in the Kiva as the Nov. 8 I AM FIRST celebration marked the middle of I AM FIRST Week at 聚色阁, honoring first-generation college students, those students who are or will be the first in their family to complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree.