NEWS: Earlier this month, the Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) honored Champlain College with the 2010 Exemplary Program Award. This award recognizes institutions that improve learning through collaborative efforts to gather results, use the results to develop systematic learning improvement projects, and then verify those improvements. In presenting the award, AGLS wrote: “The […]
Continue readingOctober is a great month! Many famous people were born in October and many events happened in the month of October. We have put a display together celebrating the birth of two great Presidents: John Adams and Teddy Roosevelt. Educator John Dewey, born in Burlington, Vermont was also born in October. The United Nations celebrates […]
Continue readingImprov Mystery TheaterThursday, October 14, 6-8 pmMiller Information CommonsDirected by: Eric Ronis During this Impov Mystery theater event, actors will portray characters from the Harry Potter universe and guide audience members through this treasure hunt/haunted house/murder mystery mash up! Thirty minute long mystery tours leaving on the half hour.
Harry Potter-esque Brown Bag Talk 4Thursday October 7, 12-1:30 pm, Alumni AuditoriumHosted by: Steve Wehmeyer “My Daemon can beat up your Patronus!” — Visions of the magical “Second Self” in Western fantasy literature, art, mythology, and folklore. This presentation explores the deep cultural roots of one of the most compelling concepts in recent fantasy literature […]
Continue readingA new book display is up at the front desk of the library examining the internet and how it relates to ourselves and society. Check one out today!