Oxford College is appreciated for many things, but its commitment to providing leadership opportunities for first year students is a benchmark achievement. One such opportunity is the Oxford Research Scholars Program where selected students conduct professional research by working directly with faculty and research librarians. This program paid off exponentially for Oxford second-year student Tiera Read More …
I suppose you could say “a meeting of the minds” describes Friday’s Celebration of Scholarship & Creative Expression at Oxford College. This 15th annual celebration was held Friday, April 12th in the Oxford College Library recognizing the scholarly and creative endeavors during the past year of Oxford College faculty, emeritus faculty and staff. Approximately 80 exhibit Read More …
Dust off your Boom Box. Tease up your Hair. It’s Totally 80’s Game Night. Be there or be Square! That’s right! It’s 80’s Game Night in the Library on Friday, April 19th from 8 pm until the glow sticks fade at midnight. Games, Food, Fun, Music and Fellowship all in 80’s Style! Gals stun us Read More …
Eureka! We’ve solved the equation! Libraries = Strong Communities! AND, we’d like to get that word out during National Library Week, April 7 – 13! How did we arrive at that solution? Because access equals opportunity! Because libraries inspire understanding and community healing! Because a little know-how can make your smart phone smarter! Because it Read More …
Couture to Tech bookends the 15th Annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Expression (CSCE). With a weighty artistic array of pedagogical displays, this library exhibit (formerly known as Inspired Performance) is an opportunity for the Oxford community to share and celebrate the scientific, technological, educational, and artistic passion of Oxford College faculty and staff. The Read More …
Hilarious, Heartfelt, Suspenseful, Insightful…….yes, even EPIC! Did you know you can stream thousands of films through the Oxford Library’s “Stream Machine” of options! All you need to start your journey is your Emory ID and password. Get onboard by accessing these film streaming options available on the library homepage. Select Kanopy for more than 30,000 award-winning Read More …
Recently, the Oxford College Library held its first of two game nights for the semester. The event, which involved a Werewolf tournament, video game arcade, tons of board games, and even virtual reality escape rooms, was a huge success! Students enjoyed a wide array of gourmet pizza from Mellow Mushroom, snacks, sodas, and more. Several Read More …
An 80-year span of The Memory, Oxford College’s yearbook through the decades, is now digitized, browsable, and directly available for viewing on the Oxford College Library homepage as a part of the Emory University Archives. In addition, Emory College years on the Oxford campus are accessible as intermittently published (1893-1910). Why is this exciting? This project Read More …
Bridget Barnsley is a first year student from Connecticut, with plans to be a Creative Writing major. Bridget works at the library and is on the Oxford College golf team. She has been an active participant for four years in National Novel Writing Month, even using her experiences with NaNoWriMo to help with her college Read More …
Oxford College Library exhibit of The Beat Generation & the Counterculture: 1940-1975 Whispers and tentative questions on the provenance of Jack Kerouac’s paint box gave way to critical reflection on the themes and values of the Beat Generation after a recent class visit to Oxford College Library to view an exhibit of The Beat Generation Read More …
From “Talking Trash” to the buzz of pop culture in the Reading Nook, the Oxford College Library hosted its first LibCon complete with all the WoW factors and more to orient Oxford’s newest class to all things Library! LibCon, named after DragonCon, had its own “parade.” Oxford’s WoWs and Library Leaders led a “parade” of Read More …
Ashlesha Kulkarni is the library’s 2018 Sara Gregory Memorial Scholarship recipient. Ashlesha is a first-year student from Jersey City, New Jersey and is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. The Sara Gregory Memorial Scholarship provides financial support to a rising sophomore and an outstanding student employee of the library. This scholarship goes to an outstanding Read More …
