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The Independent Voice of Salt Lake Community College FREE Wednesday June 22, 2011 The Issue 3/SUMMER'11 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com Service Learning Brandon Crowley Contributing Writer Most students who take service learning classes end up with a rich learning experience, but many are often shocked by the increased workload. Service learning is a relatively new teaching method that blends traditional instruction with relevant community service, and it’s been catching fire among college professors across the United States. These classes present students with a number of opportunities that go beyond what MARKOSIAN LIBRARY a traditional class offers. When partnering with a community organization, students apply theory to real-world situations. “You could do everything TO UNDERGO from create a website for a non- profit, which happened this past semester with a group that I worked with. Another group of students, as part of their leadership class, organized a benefit for the RENOVATION YWCA,” Lisa Walz, the Service Learning Coordinator at Salt Photo by Toni Tippets Lake Community College’s Salt Lake Community College’s libraries moved over 27,000 books in order to make room for new Thayne Center for Service and Renovation texts. Service/Continued on page A3 be able to work on their own or collections are kept up to date recycled; none will be destroyed to include with a tutor or instructor. This and that room for new materials, or thrown out. will replace the math lab upstairs. resources, and services is made When taking care of materials new Math There will be some new additional available. Approximately 27,000 that are college surplus, the classrooms created as well, along books were weeded, or taken surplus department follows with a large computer lab. In the out of circulation. Books are de- procedures that are developed and Emporium Math Emporium students will be accessioned when their content set by the state. They also follow able to work self paced, or with becomes out of date, damaged, or college operating procedures community David Bell a tutor or instructor, and in small when they have not been loaned when dealing with these materials. local Staff Reporter groups, or complete self-paced or accessed for at least five years. “We do what the state modules. All of these books were packed requests,” Ed Benson, supervisor The Markosian Library at the “I’m used to the math lab into a room on the bottom floor in charge of SLCC fleet surplus, lowdown: Taylorsville Redwood Campus being upstairs,” Jonathan Tang, of the library in the northwest central receiving and recycling will be going through some major electrical engineering student corner. The library was selling department said. not just changes in order to better serve said. “Regardless of where it is it these books for twenty five cents “I’m very conscientious about the information and learning will be beneficial for students.” apiece. These books were not the tax payers’ money, and taking coffee and needs of students at Salt Lake The second (top) floor of the novels or non-fiction books. care of the college assets,” Benson Community College. library will also be going through Last week the surplus said. cupcakes “We’re having some very some changes. There will be a department spent a couple of Although the library is making exciting changes,” Dr. Tiffany new quiet study area put in, and days picking up these books changes, that is not the only A4 Evans, dean of the library said. the group study space will be and moving them to a storage reason for purging the older and Some of the most noticeable moved up from the basement. location. The books that were out of date materials. All libraries changes will be those made to As part of the renovation moved out of the library will not routinely weed books off of their the bottom floor. There will be process, the library conducted a be destroyed. Some will be sold shelves to make room for more a new area created that will be large “weeding” project. Weeding to book vendors, some will be current and relevant material. As called the Math Emporium. In the is a practice that all libraries donated, and some will be sold a result the library routinely has Math Emporium, students will conduct to make certain that to the public. The rest will be book sales throughout the year. Writing mentors needed for local teens opinion dating with Shad Engkilterra program is designed to supplement program is scheduled to begin the often times the teen would suggest Contributing Writer the students’ academic work. first week of September. After the a writing activity. At the end of a twist “This is a long-term academic training, the mentor and the student the program, “it was obvious that The Community Writing Center and career mentoring program for will meet once a week for about they [teens and mentors] had really A5 at Salt Lake Community College teens,” said Malouf. an hour from September 2011 to bonded and gained some skills,” and the Salt Lake Public Library Mentors must be able to commit May 2012. The teams will also said Malouf. are partnering for Salt Lake Teens The Salt Lake City Girls Write Write (SLTW) during the 2011- SLCC Writing Center became the SLTW program this 2012 academic year. year and has expanded to include The Writing Center is currently For more information on how to get men. Malouf expects 15 to 20 high looking for adult volunteer mentors involved with the SLCC Writing Center, school students in their junior year to match with the teens. About half as of September 2011 to take part of the positions for mentors are still contact them at 801-957-2192 in the program. available. or visit their web site, The SLCC Community “This is truly a community http://www.slcc.edu/cwc/index.asp Writing Center’s mission states project,” Andrea Malouf, professor that it “supports, motivates and of English and SLCC Community for the entire 2011-2012 school meet once a quarter for writing educates people of all abilities and arts& Writing Center director said. year, and they will collaborate workshops with the other SLTW educational backgrounds who want People who use writing daily and with the teens for eight months. mentoring teams. to use writing for practical needs, entertainment have two years of experience either Mentors must also successfully The pilot program was called civic engagement and personal professionally or in their personal pass a background check in order Salt Lake City Girls Write and expression.” They accomplish the green lives are encouraged to apply. The to be considered for the position. started with eight teams of mentors this through many programs mentor and the student may work Mentors and students will meet in and students. It finished on May 21, including writing coaching, writing lantern on diverse projects based on the public, and the mentor will not be 2011 with a gathering and a reading workshops and Salt Lake Teens student’s interests, ranging from allowed to drive students to or from of works that both the mentors and Write. The CWC also provides an A6 resume development and college the meeting place. the girls had written and published. open and safe place for writers to applications to creative writing There will be a training scheduled The process that the mentors and express their ideas. like poems and short stories. This for the mentors in August, and the teens used was collaborative and A2 The GLOBE Wednesday, June 22, 2011 STUDENT EVENTS SLCC PICS WED/22 THURS/23 FRI/24 3:30pm-4:30pm 12pm-11pm 12pm-11pm Environmental Club Utah Arts Festival @ Utah Arts Festival @ Meeting @ TR Cam- Library Square, 200 E. Library Square, 200 E. pus, Student Center 400 S., SLC. 400 S., SLC. Basement, (Senate Chambers Room). 2pm-3pm 3:30pm-4:30pm Create your own comic Kids’ Mini Workshop: 6pm-7pm book with Richard Jen- Banana Haikus @ Nook Night @ 610 kins @ SLCC Commu- SLCC Community Writ- North Rio Grande St. nity Writing Center, 210 ing Center. E. 400 S. Suite 8. 7pm-9:30pm 5pm-6pm “The Sound of Music” 5pm-6pm Mini Workshop: Writing @ The Empress The- Writing for Change: Micro Fiction @ SLCC atre, 9104 W. 2700 S., Freedom Writers @ Community Writing Magna. SLCC Community Writ- Center. ing Center. Sat/25 MON/27 TUE/28 All Day 3:30pm-6:30pm 3pm-4pm Iron Pen Competition The Community Food Laughter Yoga @ TR @ SLCC Community Co-op Warehouse Sale Campus, LAC Room Writing Center. @ 1726 S. 700 S. SLC. 124. 3:30pm-4:30pm 7pm-9:30pm 5:30pm-6:30pm Kids’ Mini Workshop: “The Sound of Music” SLCC Tech Club Meet- Fractured Fairy Tales @ The Empress The- ing @ TR Campus, @ SLCC Community atre, 9104 W. 2700 S., Library, Lower Level Writing Center. Magna. Room 046. 7pm-9:30pm SUN/26 “The Sound of Music” @ The Empress The- 1pm-2pm atre, 9104 W. 2700 S., Timpanogos Story Magna. Telling Syd Lieberman LIVE @ SLCC Commu- Each week a different picture from an SLCC nity Writing Center. campus will be featured. If you know the location and campus of this week’s featured Submit student events to [email protected] picture, enter to win a prize by Visit slcc.edu/campusevents/calendar.asp emailing your answer to for more student events [email protected]. The GLOBE STaff Deadline for entries is Tuesday, June 28. Entrants may only win once per semester. Mass Communication Editor-in-Chief Photographer Advisor Center staff and SLCC faculty are not eligible to win.

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