OCT 2012
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From the Dean
Your Vote Counts!
Learning has always been a passion of mine. With the onset of the fall semester, new responsibilities have come my way and I welcome them. The Library and the ACE Tutoring Center have an outcome in common: specifically to enhance the student’s learning experience. We encounter students every day and do our best to support their learning. Moreover, I think the students who return seeking additional service have a passion for learning too.
Since the beginning of the fall semester, dozens of students have stopped by the library to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
ACE Tutoring Center
Since assuming additional responsibilities, I have become more involved with the Success Semester Course (COL 101), promoting tutoring to students, faculty, and staff, learning about revisions in the college entry assessment, and identifying the strengths of our learning specialists. I am devoting time and energy to the Library and the ACE Tutoring Center, both centers of learning that work towards greater student success. I do not claim to know it all. My passion for learning leaves me open to learning and leading forward.
Paul and Helen Schnare Library
Stephanie D. Tolson Dean of Learning Resources & Academic Support
In order to register to vote, a student must be a resident of St. Charles County and have a valid form of identification showing his or her current address. Several library staff members are Deputy Voter Registrars in St. Charles County. Library Public Services Manager Yi Li stated, “Students are excited because this is the first time some of them will be able to vote in a presidential election.” October 10th was the last day to register to vote in the November election. This month’s library display, “Why Your Vote Counts,” includes books on voting and presidential elections. The voting display is behind the Reference Desk. Any of the books on display may be checked out. For a historical look at presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present, check out The Living Room Candidate (http:// www.livingroomcandidate.org) from Museum of the Moving Image.