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Human Library event

 

New appointment

Amanda Perrine began serving in the position of Interim Access Services Manager on February 1. In this assignment, Amanda will manage daily operations in circulation and reserves, including the circulation service desks in Bird, Carnegie, and Geology Libraries. In addition to her current managerial responsibilities, supervisors Niki Gilman, Randy Money and Laura Benjamin will report to Amanda. This change helps to ensure consistent operational oversight of circulation services across the Libraries.

Amanda holds an MSLIS & CAS in Cultural Heritage Preservation from SU (2011) and a BS in Political Science from SUNY Oneonta (2006). She has presented on using retail management techniques for library customer service and is on the I2NY Innovative Staffing and Professional Development task force, as well as the ALA LLAMA/SASS Conference Program committee and ALA New Member's Round Table Annual Program Committee.

Many thanks to Amanda for taking on this interim assignment.

Posse librarians

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer, Tarida Anantachai, and Michelle Singletary (SummerStart)

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer and Tarida Anantachai attended a luncheon for Posse Foundation president Deborah Bial, who recently visited SU. As "Posse Librarians", Abby and Tarida provide special orientation programs, research assistance, and generally serve as contacts for Posse Scholars.

The Posse Foundation is a "college access and youth leadership program" that selects and trains high school students who demonstrate academic and leadership potential and who otherwise might not have the opportunity to attend college (http://www.possefoundation.org/).

RecycleMania

Syracuse University kicked off its RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition on February 1. RecycleMania is a nationwide competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs that raises awareness about reducing waste and increasing recycling.

During the tournament, schools compete
to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most on-campus waste and promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. A winner is declared after the competition ends on March 28. National recognition is provided to the winning school in each category on the RecycleMania website and in a national press release. Winning schools receive an award made out of recyclable materials, and win the right to host that category's special traveling trophy for the coming year.

Last year, more than 6.3 million students and staff in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada participated in RecycleMania 2014. During the eight-week campaign, over 89 million pounds was recycled or composted. This is equivalent to preventing the release of 126,597 metric tons of carbon dioxide. SU finished 76th in the 2014 competition with a recycling rate of 35.5 percent.

 

Melissa Cadwell, marketing manager of the University's Sustainability Division will be tracking the following information on a weekly basis during the event:

• Syracuse Haulers - trash and recyclables
• OCRRA - compost
• Mission Returns - bottles and cans

According to SU News, in addition to physically recycling this year, Syracuse University is also competing through Twitter and texting via the 3R Actions Challenge. 3R Actions is broken into four stages, each two weeks long and each with its own theme: Recycling, Reuse, Reduce and Zero Waste. SU will promote the competition through Facebook and Twitter. During the competition, the campus community can share texts or tweet messages that are counted toward the University's 3R Actions totals.

To learn more about RecycleMania, visit http://www.recyclemania.org.

All are welcome to help support SU's efforts!

Information about what can be recycled and where is available on the SU Sustainability in Action Recycling and Waste Reduction page and on the SUL's "Greening the Libraries" page.

Ninja delivery

Library Facilities and Delivery student, Advin Zhushma prepares to make another delivery to faculty department offices during the frigid days following the Green Days and holiday break. Advin worked alone on deliveries that week, and delivered well over 200 items. High temperatures were in the low to mid-teens much of the week. Advin is a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. He's completing his second year of working for Delivery Services.