NPR recently reported on how Princeton admitted 13 transfer students this fall - the first time Princeton has done so in THREE DECADES! Because of the success of those students, Princeton has decided to reinstate the transfer program by encouraging students from "low-income families, the military and from community colleges." Reynolds Librarians wanted to highlight … Continue reading Community College Transfer Students Making an Impact at Elite Colleges
Advance College Academy Students Pilot The Source Deck at Reynolds Library
Reynolds Library hosted 47 Advance College Academy students in two library instruction sessions as part of their SDV 100 course. The students piloted an information literacy activity called The Source Deck. The Source Deck is a series of research activities that students complete in small groups. The activities are all hands-on, and include essential research … Continue reading Advance College Academy Students Pilot The Source Deck at Reynolds Library
Library to library outreach: Reynolds librarians present to college-bound seniors at Hermitage High School
Denise Woetzel, Information Literacy Librarian, and Suzanne Sherry, Parham Campus Library Coordinator, presented the information session “College Libraries and Research: Top 10 Things to Expect” on December 8, 2014 to students at Hermitage High School. College-bound senior English students participated in the six sessions, and the Reynolds librarians reached almost 400 students during the event. … Continue reading Library to library outreach: Reynolds librarians present to college-bound seniors at Hermitage High School
World Cup Fever! Watch USA vs. Belgium @ DTC and PRC Libraries
Students, faculty, staff— join us for the USA vs. Belgium game on Tuesday, July 1 at 4:00. Both the Downtown and Parham Road campus libraries will be streaming the match as USA and Belgium play for a spot the quarter finals. Games will be shown in the libraries’ instruction room (Downtown 212, Parham 103J.) Join … Continue reading World Cup Fever! Watch USA vs. Belgium @ DTC and PRC Libraries
Goochland Campus in Virginia Gardener Magazine
Scott Burrell, agriculture specialist at the Goochland Campus, has just had his 21st and 22nd article published in the February Issue of Virginia Gardener Magazine. His article Maximum Garden, Minimum Time, features a photograph of the landscaping at the Goochland Campus (look for it on page 26.) His article In the Green Zone mentions Reynolds … Continue reading Goochland Campus in Virginia Gardener Magazine
Tech-Savvy Community Colleges
"The fourth annual Digital Community Colleges Survey identifies and spotlights colleges that provide a high level of service to their students and faculty through information technology. Schools were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment, with college officials providing information from the 2007 school year." Several Virginia community colleges were selected this year. … Continue reading Tech-Savvy Community Colleges
Brainstorm: The Value of Community Colleges
“With all the talk about the affordability of attending college, and the recent initiatives by some of America’s best-endowed universities to enhance their accessibility to people from all walks of life, including those who fall between the poles of rich and poor socio-economically, a random piece of data caught my eye the other day.” Check … Continue reading Brainstorm: The Value of Community Colleges