As the Spring season is approaching, the USC Upstate Library Display Committee’s new theme is St. Patrick’s Day. Every item and decoration presented here reflects the theme of St. Patrick’s Day or Ireland in some capacity. In addition to honoring the holiday and country, the committee decided to spotlight books, poems, or stories written by or about famous Irish writers. Writers such as Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, and a few others. All library materials depicted on this display are available for checkout. The display will be up through all of March and April. The committee hopes that this representation of materials will encourage our students and patrons to become more enlightened about either the holiday or Ireland’s history and storytelling.
The USC Upstate Library is proud to present its latest Faculty Research Series talk, featuring the work of Dr. Robert McCormick, Professor of History in the Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy, and American Studies at USC Upstate.
Dr. McCormick will discuss his latest book, Founding the ACC: The Origins of a Major Athletic Conference, 1951-1953, which examines how the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) got its start. College presidents, hoping to reform and contain abuses in college athletics, combined with coaches and athletic officials who desired better competitive balance, to form a new and unique athletic conference, the ACC.
The talk will take place on Thursday, March 14, at 6 pm in Tukey Lecture Theatre. Tukey Theatre is located at 150 Gramling Drive on the USC Upstate campus in Spartanburg. The theatre is located on the ground floor of the USC Upstate Library building.
The talk is free and open to all students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. A copy of Dr. McCormick's book will be raffled off at the event.
Thursday, 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.
USC Upstate is participating in the "Campus Race to Zero Waste Electronics Recycling Challenge (CR2ZW)."
The official challenge concluded on Friday, February 23. Nevertheless, our campus e-waste recycling efforts continue!
The USC Upstate Library is hosting one of three e-waste collection bins on campus. You can drop off personal, accepted items at the library (as well as at the IT Help Desk and the HEC, next to the printing stations). Items you can drop off include--
For university items (electronics purchased with university funds and used for university business), please follow standard disposal procedures.
To celebrate the exhibition, Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, the USC Upstate Library in conjunction with the USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Center and campus sustainability initiatives are hosting an open house on Thursday, February 22, from 11 am to 2 pm.
"Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, 'Real Live'" will take place on the library's 1st floor. The open house will feature live displays, activities, and "critters" from the Watershed Ecology Center. The open house will also provide an opportunity to view the exhibit before its last day on campus, February 28.
Light refreshments will be served. All students, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome to attend; no registration is required.
The library is located on the USC Upstate campus at 150 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303.