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Writing & Rhetoric, CELT, and University Libraries Join Forces to Foster Writing-to-Learn Skills with Critical AI Literacy

The new AI Innovation Institute Seed Fund Program has approved a grant proposal submitted by Shyam Sharma, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Rose Tirotta-Esposito, Director of CELT, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian. Titled “Fostering Writing-to-Learn Skills with Critical

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Writing Tutors and Librarians Join Forces to Support Students

On the evening of Wednesday, November 13, the North Reading Room Learning Lab was abuzz with activity, as eleven writing tutors and 3 librarians came together to provide one-on-one consultations with students working on their research papers. Students came to

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New ACRL Book Chapter Celebrates SBU Libraries’ Concert Series

Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter,

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Librarians and Writing Tutors Come Together to Help Students with their Research Papers

On the evenings of April 19 & April 20, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations for students who needed extra support finishing their research papers. Over 120 students joined the

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ChatGPT & Generative AI Forum Features Faculty, Staff & Student Voices

On March 8, 2023, University Libraries hosted ChatGPT & Generative AI: An SBU Forum. Dean Karim Boughida moderated a faculty, staff, & student panel with interest and expertise in large language models (LLM) and how they might intersect with higher

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Writing Tutors and Librarians Join Forces to Support Student Research Writing

On the evenings of November 16 and November 17, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations with students who needed extra support on their research papers. Students delved more deeply into

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Library faculty team up with undergraduate student to promote open access

In the opening paragraph of his recent post to the Program in Writing and Rhetoric’s RhetComp blog, student Matt Hono explains a typical undergraduate experience of using databases to write a research paper: “Overwhelmed with the simple goal of finishing

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Librarians and Writing Tutors Come Together to Support Students

On the evenings of April 12 and April 13, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations with students who wanted extra support on their research papers. Students delved more deeply into discovering

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Celebrating SBU Writing Students and the Art of the Personal Essay

On Wednesday, April 6, University Libraries was proud to host nine undergraduate students as they read aloud their personal essays in a virtual event. The event was the sixth installment of Dr. Rita Nezami’s Personal Essay Student Reading Series. The

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After Hours Writing & Research Help

On the evenings of November 17 and November 18, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations with students who wanted extra support on their research papers. Students delved more deeply into discovering

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