Thursday, May 19, 2016

Congratulations, BSC Library Award Winners!

Each year, the BSC Library sponsors two awards: the Library Research Award and the Library Art Purchase Award.  This year, the winners are Sophie Cheng and Timothy McOmber.

The Library Research Award is a cash prize recognizing the paper written by any current first- or second-year student that best demonstrates an advanced understanding and appropriate use of the Library's services and collections.  The paper must be submitted to the Southern Academic Review, BSC's journal of student scholarship, and must be approved by its editors for publication.  Sophie Cheng is the winner of the 2016 award for her excellent paper titled "Creating Play Spaces: Exploring the Use of Space and Place in Play Spaces." Congratulations, Sophie!


The Library Art Purchase Award goes to a student whose work is selected from the annual BSC Juried Student Art Exhibition, for acquisition and display in the Library building.  Proceeds from the Library's used book sale fund this award.  Timothy McOmber is the winner of the 2016 award for his inspired piece, "Origin."  Congratulations, Timothy!


Kudos to all the BSC students who've worked so hard on publications, presentations, performances, and creations this past year.  Your work makes BSC, and the world, a better place!

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Final exams and library hours

The end of the term is almost upon us. For many of you, this means long nights and marathon study sessions fueled by copious amounts of caffeine. Luckily for everyone, the library is here to help with group seminar rooms and extended hours for the BSC community. 

We have several rooms available for checkout for those of you keen on studying in groups. All of them have a whiteboard, and a few of them contain A/V equipment for those of you who need to practice presentations or watch a movie for a class. Click here to check out the room availability, and you can follow the link on that page if you would like submit a reservation request.  

Please note, there is a 3-hour time limit on the room checkouts, and if you would like to make a reservation on short notice, please call the Circulation Desk directly (205-226-4740)!


Also, beginning on Thursday, May 12, the library will have extended hours, as follows:

Thursday, May 12: 8am-open all night*
Friday, May 13: open until 10pm
Saturday, May 14: 9am-midnight
Sunday, May 15: 2pm-open all night*
Monday, May 16: open 24 hours*
Tuesday, May 17: open 24 hours*
Wednesday, May 18: open 24 hours*
Thursday, May 19: open until 10pm
Friday, May 20: 8am-5pm
Saturday, May 21: CLOSED
Sunday, May 22: CLOSED
Monday-Friday, May 23-27: 8am-5pm
*The Circulation Desk will be closing at 1am on these nights, and will reopen at 8am the following morning.

The library will be open only to BSC students, faculty, and staff during exams (beginning Thursday, May 12th). Community patrons will be welcome again on Friday, May 20.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Join us for Honors Day, May 5th

Honors Day is fast approaching!

As described in the press release from BSC's Communications Department:
Honors Day, a celebrated annual tradition in which seniors demonstrate the results of their studies on the Hilltop, is free and open to the public. During the Convocation, BSC students from all classes will be recognized for outstanding academic achievements and leadership roles; honors will also be bestowed on faculty and staff.
Image of Rev. Caitlin E. Harper '09, Honors Day Convocation Speaker
Rev. Caitlin E. Harper '09 
Convocation, which includes a processional of graduating seniors and faculty in regalia, begins at 10 a.m. in Munger Hall Auditorium on the campus and is followed by a full day of student presentations, musical performances, and other demonstrations of scholarly and creative work.
This year's Convocation will feature an address from Rev. Caitlin E. Harper '09, "Staying Animated in an Anesthetized World," about rejecting traditional narratives about adulthood in favor of incorporating liberal arts education.

Harper is a 2009 graduate of the College with a major in religion and received her masters of divinity from Emory University in 2012.

A schedule of events can be found here.