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RESEARCH GRANT FOR STUDENTS & FACULTY
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Applications for this year’s grant are due by Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
Every year, the Center for the Study of 19th Century America is able to give two grants of up to $1,200 to scholars who are researching an aspect of 19th century American history. This money is intended to be used for travel expenses to libraries or archives within the United States. The Center supports research by Southern Adventist University undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty, whose work relies on materials that include rare books, archives, media, and artifacts. Please consider applying to this grant and encourage your students to do so as well. Any facet of the 19th century will be considered, making this grant available to all majors and disciplines. Eligibility Requirements All applicants must be a Southern Adventist University student or faculty with a research project related to 19th century America. Students must have the endorsement of a Southern Adventist University faculty member Grant winners are asked to upload their final research paper to Southern Adventist University’s institutional repository, KnowledgeExchange@Southern (www. southern.edu/knowledgeexchange) within one year of the grant award. How to Apply Faculty members may apply by
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completing the application form, research proposal, and a detailed budget breakdown with total of all the travel expenses you will likely incur. Students must also provide a letter of recommendation from the faculty member who is mentoring them in their research. Applications are due by Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Questions? Please contact Deyse Bravo-Rivera with questions regarding the grant or the Center for the Study of 19th Century America.
McKee Minute Jessica Spears Editor
Library Faculty & Staff
Deyse Bravo-Rivera Genevieve Cottrell Stanley Cottrell Pamela Foard Sonja Fordham
Carol Harrison Donald Martin Katie McGrath Seth Shaffer Jessica Spears
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MUST READ BOOKS
The Cherokees and Their Chiefs: In the Wake of Empire Written by Stan Hoig E99 .C5 H7 1998 The author provides a synthesized and heavily researched history of the Cherokees, including the displacement of the tribe and the Trail of Tears, the Civil War, and the tribe’s political and social stature during the twentieth century.
Native American Heritage Month
Visit our reading list for more recommendations
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Think Before You Like: Social Media’s Effect on the Brain and the Tools You Need to Navigate Your Newsfeed Written by Guy P. Harrison Recommended by Genevieve Cottrell HM742 .H378 2017 We all need to pay attention to and think about social media’s role in society and in our lives. Applying critical thinking skills to our social media consumption is more important than ever.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Directed by Morgan Neville Recommended by Stanley Cottrell PN1992.4.R56 W66 2018 Fred Rogers was minister, puppeteer, writer and producer. He hosted a television show on PBS for 33 years. He left a lasting legacy with his efforts to teach us all that love is the best way, and that we are all special. This documentary reminds us of those lessons that can sometimes be hard to remember in this day and age.
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Guy P. Harrison demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media while providing skills to the user to guard against its dangers.
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Library Hours
Sunday | 6 pm - 9 pm
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Daylight Saving Time Ends
Therapy Dog Visit 6 pm
Clocks Fall Back 1 Hour at 2 am
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Veteran’s Day
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Election Day
Make Your Voice Heard, Vote!
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World Kindness Day
A Secret Gift
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Thanksgiving Break Library Closed
Thanksgiving Break Library Open: 1-5 pm
Thanksgiving Break Library Open: 1-5 pm
Writing Center & Tutoring Center Closed
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Tutoring Center Hours
Sunday | 12 pm - 12 am
Library Open 6 pm - 12 am
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Martin Luther
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World Diabetes Day
Cheating Destiny
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America Recycles Day
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Junkyard Planet
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Thanksgiving!
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From Vault Christmas issues of Good Housekeeping magazine are on display through January 2019.
About the Works A selection of December issues of Good Housekeeping magazine are on display on the library’s main floor. Dates included in the display are December 1947, 1965, 1975, and 1979. Pictured here is the classic children’s story “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore from the 1975 issue and the cover of the December 1947 publication.
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View the Works These works may be viewed on the library’s main floor in the From the Vault display case. This display will be avialable through January 2019. To see additional issues of this publication, please contact Pamela Foard at pfoard@ southern.edu.
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Southern Adventist University Faculty & Staff Art Exhibit
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A collection of art and photographs from Southern Faculty and Staff Artwork is located on the Main floor & Second Floor Available through February 25, 2019
Featured Artists: John Beckett Dionne Felix Annette Heck Donald Keefe Eve Knight Mitch Menzmer Josh Rhodes John Sager