Author: LSSU Library

Study Abroad Summer 2020 Ireland

Exploring Cultural, Interdisciplinary, and
Healthcare Issues in Ireland.Poster for Study Abroad Program Ireland with images of King John's Castle, The Craggaunowen, The Long Room in Trinity College Library and The Cliffs of Moher. Full details of the course are noted below the image

The Class
Three (3) credit hybrid course that will satisfy cultural diversity General
Education requirements. Explore cultural and healthcare issues in both the
United States and Ireland. What problems do the two countries share, and
what is unique to each country? How does that tie into health and healthcare? What could we learn from each other?

When
• One week online component: May 4-10, 2020
• Two, 8-hour days of in-the-seat class on campus: May 11-12, 2020
• Travel to Ireland 16 days: May 13-28, 2020

Where
Plans are to visit a university campus, museums, historical sites, churches, hospitals, castles, geological sites of interest such as the Cliffs of Mohr, the Aran Islands, an Irish Coast Guard rescue squad, Kilmainham Gaol, the Emigration Museum, the Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship, Trinity College and the Book of Kells, cultural restaurants, performances, and more.

Why
• Earn cultural diversity credits.
• International learning experience in a beautiful country.
• Worldly perspective on culture and healthcare.

Steps
• Make an appointment with the Study Abroad Office.
• Talk to your advisor to discuss how this program will fit into your          requirements.
• Make an appointment with the financial aid office to
see if your financial aid may apply.
• Visit lssu.edu/study-abroad/ and
download the application.

Program Dates: May 4 – 28, 2020
Application Period: Dec. 4, 2019 – Feb. 5, 2020

For more information contact:

Professor Lori Oliver, School of Nursing [email protected]
Teresa Yelverton, Study Abroad Office, [email protected]

• LSSU FINANCIAL AID MAY APPLY
• OPEN TO ALL DISCIPLINES

Free Pizza and Soda Nov 20 @ 5 pm as we enjoy LSSU Library Documentary Series: Frontline Flint’s Deadly Water in the Library learning Commons!

LSSU Documentary Series Frontline: Flint's Deadly water

LSSU Library Documentary Series presents Frontline: Flint’s Deadly water Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 @ 5pm in the Library Learning Commons

Exposing the deadly toll of the Flint water crisis: A two-year FRONTLINE investigation uncovers the roots and extent of a deadly Legionnaires outbreak during the water crisis and how officials failed to stop it

LSSU Library Scholar Series welcomes Dr. Olson-Pupek as she presents “The Cost of Corruption” Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019 @ Noon in the Library Commons

Kristina Olson Pupek will be presenting on "The Cost of Corruption:"

Dr. Olson-Pupek will look at the effects of lead on the brain from the neuroscience perspective, and why children are so heavily impacted by lead poisoning. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 @ Noon

Campus Jeopardy Friday October 25 @ 3 pm in the Library commons!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2019 @ 3PM

Join us for fun and semi-competitive games of Jeopardy, with questions centered around content from What the Eye’s Don’t See. Grab some teammates, read the book, (copies are available the the Library’s Circulation Desk) and run the board!
If you can’t make it to this session, we’ll have another game on Monday November 4, 2019 @ 3pm!

Join the LSSU Library and Colloquium as we welcome Dr. Rocheford for her talk on “Drones, Mapping, and Spatial Analytics: Geospatial Technologies at LSSU” October 18th @ 3pm in the LSSU Library Learning Commons

Rocheford "Drones, mapping, and Spatial Aalytics" October 18 @ 3pm in the LSSU Library Learning Commons

Does your discipline/industry utilize unmanned aerial vehicles aka drones? Do you analyze data patterns? Do you collect samples from the environment? Is your discipline one of the following. Engineering/Robotics. Criminal Justice. Fisheries & Wildlife, Mathematics, Business/Marketing. Conservation Biology, Geology, or Environmental Science? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you may benefit from one of the LSSU’s geospatial programs. The GIS programs are designed as support programs to provide participants with spatial analytical skills that are in high demand in a variety of industries.

Please join us on Friday, September 20th @ 3pm in the Library Learning Commons as Dr. Jason Garvon presents, “Million Dollar Birdie”

Please join us on Friday, September 20th @ 3 pm in the Library Learning Commons as Dr. Jason Garvon presents, “Million Dollar Birdie”

Dr. Garvon has been active with the Great Lakes Piping Plover recovery effort since 2007 when he volunteered as a monitor and LSSU was subcontracted for one monitor position. Since that time they have successfully written grants and have become the primary monitoring organization of the UP. In this presentation, Dr. Garvon will discuss the biology of the Great Lakes Piping Plover, the history of recovery efforts and LSSU’s long tradition of involvement, and current recovery practices and future challenges.

LSSU Library Scholar Series Welcomes Professor Ginna Hoben: “Once Upon a Time, a Woman Developed Very Special Cells…” – A Look at What Makes a Compelling Story


A podcast.  A book.  A film.  A stage play.  An episode of Law & Order.  What is it about Henrietta Lack’s compelling history that inspires the expression of her story in five different art forms?  This talk will examine which plot points are included in all of these retellings of a similar tale, which are not, and what it is that makes a story worth telling (and retelling!).

GINNA HOBEN is an actor/writer/theatre professor.  Her most recent play, “No Spring Chicken” premiered at NextStop Theatre as part of D.C.’s Women’s Voices Theatre Festival in 2015.  Ginna’s play, “The Twelve Dates of Christmas” has enjoyed over fifty productions nation and worldwide.  Other produced plays include the “wind-chill factor”, “telephone”, and “Spit Spat Splendor Spite.” She has also been a writer/producer for the Emmy nominated TV show, “Brain Games.”  
Ginna has performed at various American regional theatres, most notably in 31 productions at American Shakespeare Center, including Kate in “Taming of the Shrew”, Portia in “The Merchant of Venice”, and the titular role in the World Premiere of “Shakespeare’s Sister.”

LSSU Library Scholar Series welcomes Professor Jason Swedene: “The ‘Right’ Way to Feel About HeLa: Pride, Prejudice, and Beyond”

In his talk, Dr. Swedene will explore the way that complex emotions in books, and particularly in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, can help us examine our own emotional lives and moral characters.  This talk will take place in the Library Learning Commons on Wednesday, January 17, 2019, at Noon.