Month: March 2022

Photo of Rahni B. Kennedy; headshot black man in a suit with a gold tie

Music & Metadata Librarian, Rahni Kennedy Selected for ARL Leadership and Career Development Program

Photo of Rahni B. Kennedy; headshot black man in a suit with a gold tie

Rahni B. Kennedy, Music & Media Catalog/Metadata Librarian and Physical Processing Manager, has been selected to participate in the (ARL) 2022-2023 Leadership and Career Development Program (LCPD).  The LCDP is a yearlong program that prepares mid-career level librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to prepare them to take on leadership roles in their…Continue Reading Music & Metadata Librarian, Rahni Kennedy Selected for ARL Leadership and Career Development Program

Hear from Director Sandy Miller on the Business Library renovation in Cox

How is the construction going on the Cox Renovation and expansion? Construction teams have been busy inspecting and touring the Cox buildings, and if you look outside near Fincher you will see sample brick color selections in place. The official groundbreaking ceremony is set for May 6th and the buildings are planned to be emptied…Continue Reading Hear from Director Sandy Miller on the Business Library renovation in Cox

Defeating the Stereotype

“Will electronics replace the housewife?” was the title of a 1958 tongue-in-cheek promotional piece for household appliances printed in Texins, Texas Instruments employees’ magazine. In addition to being a leader in oil exploration and the defense industry, the company’s advancements in infrared optics, transistor and vacuum technologies were positioning it as a contender in the…Continue Reading Defeating the Stereotype

Maître d’art Didier Mutel Lectures at SMU April 7 & 8

Maître d’art Didier Mutel Lectures at SMU   RSVP: April 7, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. & RSVP: April 8, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.     *Lectures are free and open to the public French Maître d’art Didier Mutel to Speak at SMU April 7 and 8, 2022 The book artist, engraver and printer Didier Mutel, who has…Continue Reading Maître d’art Didier Mutel Lectures at SMU April 7 & 8

Adrian Miller to Receive 2022 Literati Award from Friends of SMU Libraries

Culinary historian, author and James Beard Award winner, Adrian Miller

  The Friends of SMU Libraries will host this year’s annual Tables of Content fundraiser, Saturday, March 19, 2022.  The Tables of Content features round tables of engaging discussion with a range of fascinating table hosts on a variety of topics. The event begins with a cocktail reception showcasing 10 featured authors from the Dallas…Continue Reading Adrian Miller to Receive 2022 Literati Award from Friends of SMU Libraries

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day The National Women’s Conference, held in Houston from November 18 – 21, 1977, was the largest political conference of women in the United States since the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Approximately 2,000 voting delegates from fifty states and six territories formulated and passed a National Plan…Continue Reading International Women’s Day

News from the DeGolyer–February 2022

Each month, DeGolyer Library shares updates and collection highlights via a month newsletter. You can read the latest edition here: February 2022   Want our updates delivered to your inbox? Click here to sign up to stay in touch! Past Issues: January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer–February 2022

David Jacobson: 2021 STAR Award winner

The Business Library is delighted to share about our 2021 Super Teacher Advocating Research (STAR) Award winner, David Jacobson, Executive Director of Experiential Learning. David engaged with the Business Library the moment he came to the Cox School of Business. He was instrumental in embedding Business Library tutorials into Canvas for the OMBA program. Since…Continue Reading David Jacobson: 2021 STAR Award winner

Meet Gayle Freeman-Staggs: Student Success Librarian

Gayle Freeman-Staggs joined the Business Library full time, effective Oct. 18, 2021. She’s worked part-time with the Business Library since 2013, teaching workshops, leading OMBA library orientations, creating Research Guides and supervising student assistants, among other activities. Before working at the Business Library, Gayle did her MLS practicum at DeGolyer Library and earned a BBA…Continue Reading Meet Gayle Freeman-Staggs: Student Success Librarian

The Bridwell Quarterly Issue 14 Winter 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Jan-Mar 2022

Please enjoy “The Carpenter & the Fig Tree” issues 41–43 of Anthony Elia’s newsletter The Bridwell Quill along with issue 14 of Bridwell Library’s The Bridwell Quarterly (Winter 2022).                 Friends and colleagues who will be in the Dallas area March 7–9, please join us for our one-of-a-kind avant-garde festival of music, lectures, food, artists’ books, poetic performances, and…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly Issue 14 Winter 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Jan-Mar 2022

 

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