On the evening of December 2, librarians and writing tutors joined forces to offer one-on-one consultations with students working on their written assignments and research papers. The North Reading Room Learning Lab was buzzing as students came to seek help with starting, developing, organizing, or finishing their research papers. Many
On October 23, 2025, students took a break from classes to enjoy the beautiful weather and changing leaf colors. We walked through Ashley Schiff Preserve enjoying the sounds, smells, and sights of the forest, along with the help of some binoculars from the Library of Things’ Nature Packs. Species spotted
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Library Open House yesterday afternoon! New students came by for tours, database demos, button-making, and the AI image guessing game, courtesy of SBU Libraries’ AI Club. Thanks to New Student Programs for supplying the treats: all the cookies were consumed! If you’re
On the evening of April 16, undergraduate and graduate students came to the North Reading Room Learning Lab to join the event “Research & Writing: Extra Help After Hours.” The sought help from writing tutors, librarians or both to find sources, organize their ideas, fight writer’s block, refine their thesis,
The new AI Innovation Institute Seed Fund Program has approved a grant proposal submitted by Shyam Sharma, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Rose Tirotta-Esposito, Director of CELT, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian. Titled “Fostering Writing-to-Learn Skills with Critical AI Literacy: A Faculty Development and Student Support Program,” this
On the evening of Wednesday, November 13, the North Reading Room Learning Lab was abuzz with activity, as eleven writing tutors and 3 librarians came together to provide one-on-one consultations with students working on their research papers. Students came to get help with finding sources, organizing their paper, refining their
Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter, ” ‘Being Able to Play for a Wider Audience’: Student
On the evenings of April 19 & April 20, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations for students who needed extra support finishing their research papers. Over 120 students joined the Zoom meetings to get one-on-one help finding more or better
On March 8, 2023, University Libraries hosted ChatGPT & Generative AI: An SBU Forum. Dean Karim Boughida moderated a faculty, staff, & student panel with interest and expertise in large language models (LLM) and how they might intersect with higher education: Susan Brennan from Psychology, Linguistics, and Computer Science Sowad
On the evenings of November 16 and November 17, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, SBU librarians and writing tutors offered drop-in Zoom consultations with students who needed extra support on their research papers. Students delved more deeply into discovering their own research and writing processes, and tutors &
