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Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes--Real Sad to Say Goodbye!

02/28/2024
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Mimi the Possum visits the libraryThursday, February 29, offers your final opportunity to view the exhibit, Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes. On Friday, March 1, we'll begin the process of packing the exhibit and shipping it to its next location.

Over the last two months, it's been a joy for the library to host the exhibit, on loan by its creators, the National Science Center (NSF) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education. Hosting the exhibit also offered us a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with the university's Watershed Ecology Center, the Pollinator Garden, and other campus sustainability initiatives in an exhibit open house. And let's not forget the cuddly fun of getting to meet and greet a "real live" Mimi the Possum, a resident of the Watershed Ecology Center!

Importantly, we've also enjoyed hearing your impressions about the exhibit and the issues and challenges raised. Many of you answered the weekly question on climate change--either with thoughtful words or creative drawings. We've saved your responses and will share those with NCAR/UCAR. It shows the impact that the exhibit has had on you, the viewers.

While the exhibit is exiting the building, Professor Jenny Bonner's painting, "Conserve (Footprint)," will continue to grace our gallery wall for the next few weeks. This work, especially created by Professor Bonner for the exhibit, will eventually be sent to its permanent home at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

The library is open on February 29 from 7:30 am to 12 midnight. We look forward to seeing you take one last look at Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes. 

 

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Photo of Coordinator of Library Instruction John Siegel; Research and Instruction Librarian Allison Read; and USC Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris. All are standing in front of a green Upstate backdrop.Research and Instruction Librarian Allison Read has been recognized for her outstanding achievements in community engagement by USC Upstate faculty, staff, students, and community partners. She is this year's winner of the Faculty Excellence in Volunteerism Award. The award was presented to her on April 4 by Dr. Dave Marlow, Director of Engage Upstate: Service Learning & Community Engagement, at the USC Upstate Celebration of Community Engaged Education 2024.

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