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Learning Resources & Technology Services – Annual Report FY09 Multicultural Resource Center The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) provides services and resources for students, faculty, staff and community members to research, teach about and broaden knowledge of historically excluded racial and ethnic groups of color in the United States. Of special interest are the historical and contemporary experiences of people of color in the Midwest. Summary of FY09 accomplishments This year, the MRC focused on developing programming such as the MRC Lecture Series and the “Anti-Racist Pedagogy Across the Curriculum” workshop. The MRC co-sponsored four campus events with other SCSU organizations, and personnel served on a variety of committees outside of SCSU. The MRC launched its Web site that includes extensive information about the MRC, courses related to race and diversity and campus initiatives that support diversity. Planning began for the upcoming “Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country” exhibit coming to campus fall 2009. FY09 Goals Develop programming consistent with the MRC mission. • “Gender and Race in the 2008 Election: A Panel Organized two events for the MRC Lecture Series. Discussion,” with Enid Logan, Yolanda Denson Lehman, and Michelle K. Hammas was attended by more than 200 people, and covered by the media (“Tackling taboo topics,” St. Cloud Times, Oct. 29, 2008). The second lecture, “Representations Outside the Mainstream,” by Vertna Bradley was attended by about 25 people, despite competing, concurrent events taking place. Reach out to the SCSU campus community. • Co-sponsored four events with other SCSU organizations: àà Mixed Blood Theatre’s “Minnecanos” was co- sponsored with Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán. à à Magdalin Hsu-Li’s performance and lecture called “Smashing the Ceiling” and “Redefinition of Identity” was co-sponsored with GLBT Services and Women’s Center. àà Glenn Penny’s lectures, “Colonial Realities: Germans, ‘Massacres,’ and New Ulm During the Minnesota Indian War of 1862,” and “The German Love Affair with the American Indian” were co-sponsored with the History Department and American Indian Center. Women’s History Month speaker Angela Davis’ àà lecture, “Feminist Change: A New Era” was co-sponsored by MRC, Center for Student Organizations & Leadership Development, Academic Affairs, and Women’s Studies Program. Major contributors to the event included GLBT Services, Multicultural Student Services, Women’s Center, Residence Hall Association and St. Cloud State University. Worked on projects with campus groups, including • Multicultural Student Services, Racial Issues Colloquium, student groups of color, Women’s Studies Program, American Indian Center, Department of Ethnic Studies, Department of Human Relations and Multicultural Education, Department of History, CARE, Women’s Center, Diversity Task Force, College of Education Climate Task Force, American Indian Institute Task Force, and SCSU American Indian Advisory Board. • Facilitated a CETL workshop, “Fostering Multilingual Literacy Using MS Word.” • Made a number of classroom presentations on various topics relating to the MRC. Reach out to communities beyond SCSU. • The MRC director served on several committees, including the Board of Directors for the Multicultural Center of Central Minnesota, Interview Committee for the Equity Services Director for District 742, Cultural Preservation Board for the Lower Souix Indian Community, Host Committee for the 2009 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference, and the Indigenous People’s Planning Committee for the 2009 World Parliament of the World’s Religions. • Continued to be active in the St. Cloud Chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. Develop MRC initiatives. • Helped organize and participated in the first “Anti- Racist Pedagogy Across the Curriculum” workshop. rd • Helped organize, implement and teach the 3 Annual American Indian Studies Workshop for Educators. 37
Learning Resources & Technology Services – Annual Report FY09 • Planned public programming for the traveling exhibit, “Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country,” which is coming to SCSU fall 2009. Pursue grants and funding to support the MRC. • Pursued grants and funding to support the “Oral History of the SCSU Hunger Strike” project. • Submitted grant applications to fund the public programming for “Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country” traveling exhibit. • Planned for the upcoming “Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country” exhibit coming to campus Oct. 15 to Dec. 11, 2009. Other items of note: • A total of 327 questions were answered at the MRC in FY09 (124 in-person, 124 by e-mail, 79 by phone). • In addition, the MRC director worked at the Reference Desk approximately three hours per week in fall 2008. Develop information and resource tools. • Developed and implemented the MRC Web site (http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mrc) that includes information about the MRC (history, MRC programming), academic resources and SCSU courses related to race and diversity, campus initiatives that support diversity, SCSU cultural organizations and community resources (multicultural organizations in St. Cloud and Minnesota, higher education institutions in Minnesota). • Updated the Subject Guides for Asian Pacific American Studies and African American Studies in consultation with Ethnic Studies faculty. Major changes from FY08: • Implemented the MRC Web site. Organized the “Anti-Racist Pedagogy Across the • Curriculum” workshop. Reference Services The Reference Services team assists students, faculty, staff and community patrons in finding, accessing, evaluating and utilizing information. The librarians provide research assistance to patrons, supporting course work and life-long learning endeavors. On-demand assistance is provided through a variety of means. Services include the Reference Desk (walk up or telephone, including a toll-free number), e-mail, online chat, library instruction and access to research and study guides through LibData. Information on the latter two areas is covered in separate reports. Summary of FY09 accomplishments The Reference team continued to provide traditional services this year, answering nearly 15,000 questions and teaching 286 library instruction sessions. In addition, the group continued to explore ways to provide extended research assistance to students, faculty and staff. The newly redesigned library Web site seemingly contributed to a dramatic increase in the use of online library Subject and Course Guides (up 199 percent and 50 percent, respectively; see LibData report on page 34 for more information). In addition, the group participated in the statewide AskMN Virtual Reference Project that provided 24/7 online reference assistance for SCSU patrons. Other major accomplishments include an Election 2008 student voting initiative, an improved reference statistics database, a draft policy for community patron access to ADA resources and numerous collaborative research projects among reference faculty. 38
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