Learning Resource Center http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc CFCC Learning Resource Center News and Events Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Check Out the Fun Stuff at the North Campus Library! http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/22/check-out-the-fun-stuff-at-the-north-campus-library/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/22/check-out-the-fun-stuff-at-the-north-campus-library/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:59 +0000 Jacob Deininger http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2205 The North Campus Library now has even more fun stuff to watch and read!  Swing by and check out FREE movies and/or FREE bestselling books.  The fun stuff is on display right as you walk in!

North Campus Display

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/22/check-out-the-fun-stuff-at-the-north-campus-library/feed/ 0 Life Sized Self Portraits on Display Now http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/09/life-sized-self-portraits-on-display-now/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/09/life-sized-self-portraits-on-display-now/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:11:31 +0000 calee51 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2200 Life sized self portraits from student artists in Ben Billingsley’s art class are now on exhibit in the Wilmington Campus Library.

Life Sized Student Self Portrait

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/09/life-sized-self-portraits-on-display-now/feed/ 0 National Library Week Giveaway Winners http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/02/national-library-week-giveaway-winners/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/02/national-library-week-giveaway-winners/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:55:11 +0000 calee51 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2198 Congratulations to the winners of our National Library Week Survey giveaway.

$20 Amazon Gift Card – Tina

$10 Amazon Gift Card – Ivey

$5 Fuzzy Peach Gift Card – Kansas

 

Thanks to all of you who responded to our Natioanl Library Week survey.

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/05/02/national-library-week-giveaway-winners/feed/ 0 Lend a Hand On Earth Day http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/19/lend-a-hand-on-earth-day/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/19/lend-a-hand-on-earth-day/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:55:49 +0000 cburwell534 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2195 Join CFCC in celebrating Earth Day!

In honor of Earth Day Monday April 22, 2013 CFCC Green Committee is hosting a day of activity and community service.

 

Downtown Campus:

10 AM – 2 PM Tabitha’s Courtyard

  • Enjoy games & prizes while learning how you can become involved with CFCC’s efforts to go green.
  • Local environmental organizations as well as campus organizations will be on hand to talk and share information.

2 – 4pm Campus Clean Up

  • Grab a few friends, roll up your sleeves, and have fun giving back to our downtown community.          http://libguides.cfcc.edu/earthday2013
  • Sign up table at Tabitha’s Courtyard. 
  • Keep America Beautiful will provide bags and gloves.
  • Raffle prices from CFCC bookstore.

North Campus:

  • 1:30 PM North Campus Clean -Up 
  • For information about the North Campus clean-up, please contact Pat Hogan or Deb Ward 
]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/19/lend-a-hand-on-earth-day/feed/ 0 National Library Week Survey http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/15/national-library-week-survey/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/15/national-library-week-survey/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:13:39 +0000 calee51 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2188 April 14-20 is National Library Week!  First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country.  You can celebrate in many ways.  Show your appreciation for your favorite local library.  Leave a comment on our Inspiration chalk wall.  Thank a library employee who has helped you during this past semester.  Get a library card (if you don’t already have one).  Take our National Library Week Survey.  Answer just a few questions and you might win a prize.  We’re giving away two Amazon gift cards (one for $20 and one for $10) and a Fuzzy Peach gift card ($5) to randomly selected survey takers.

The survey will be open from April 15th through April 30th. You’ll find the link to the survey at the Library’s home page: http://cfcc.edu/lrc/ or you can go directly to the survey at: http://cfcc.edu:8080/opinio/s?s=3379

The survey is open to all. The gift card giveaway is open only to current CFCC students and employees.

To be included in the giveaway, you must leave your CFCC email address. Gift card winners will be randomly selected and notified by CFCC email on May 1st. Winners will have 1 week to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.

Only one (1) giveaway entry per person, please!

NLW Survey Image

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/15/national-library-week-survey/feed/ 0 The 50th Anniversary of North Carolina’s Community Colleges http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/11/the-50th-anniversary-of-north-carolinas-community-colleges/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/11/the-50th-anniversary-of-north-carolinas-community-colleges/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:18:41 +0000 calee51 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2182 Did you know that the NC House will recognize the 50th Anniversary of the NC Community College System today at 1 PM?  The NC Senate recognized the 50th Anniversary of the NC Community College System yesterday during their afternoon session.

On May 17, 2013, the NC Community College System Office will celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) with a gala and scholarship fundraiser in Raleigh.

For more information on this important milestone, go to:

http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/50th/

NCCCS50th

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/11/the-50th-anniversary-of-north-carolinas-community-colleges/feed/ 0 Have no fear, National Poetry Month is here! http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/05/have-no-fear-national-poetry-month-is-here/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/05/have-no-fear-national-poetry-month-is-here/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:56:34 +0000 Jacob Deininger http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2177 No need to hide, check out our National Poetry Month guide!

A little learning is a dangerous thing — Alexander Pope

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]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/02/2172/feed/ 0 Testing? Accuplacer, ASVAB, GED, GRE, PRAXIS, PSB, TOEFL–we’ve got resources for them all! http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/01/accuplacer-asvab-ged-gre-praxis-psb-toefl-weve-got-resources-for-them-all/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/01/accuplacer-asvab-ged-gre-praxis-psb-toefl-weve-got-resources-for-them-all/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:19:01 +0000 Jacob Deininger http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=1826 Taking a standardized test soon?  Check out our resources for: Accuplacer (CFCC math/english placement), ASVAB (military), GED (high school), GRE (graduate school), PRAXIS (educators), PSB/Nursing/Allied Health, and TOEFL (English as a foreign language).

Testing Resources

]]> http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/04/01/accuplacer-asvab-ged-gre-praxis-psb-toefl-weve-got-resources-for-them-all/feed/ 0 Book Drive to Benefit Sunset Park Elementary School http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/03/26/book-drive-to-benefit-sunset-park-elementary-school/ http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/2013/03/26/book-drive-to-benefit-sunset-park-elementary-school/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:07:14 +0000 calee51 http://cfcc.edu/blogs/lrc/?p=2157 The CFCC Student Government is joining forces with Sunset Park Elementary School to encourage education through reading.  Please bring your new or gently used children’s books–appropriate for elementary school kids–to one of the campus drop-off boxes between now and April 19th.  Collection boxes are located in the CFCC Campus Libraries, Business Offices, and Student Activities areas.

Kids in the Library

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