Lunch and Learn

“Media Depictions of Poverty in America” will be the topic of a Lunch & Learn program hosted by the Dalton State Foundation Thursday, April 11. The program will be presented by Matt Hipps, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Dalton State.

Extending the work of previous scholars in the field, Hipps will examine media bias and its influence on public perceptions of the working poor and less fortunate, exploring what’s true and what’s exaggerated in our news and other information sources.

Hipps earned his master’s degree in public administration from West Virginia University and his bachelor’s degree in political science from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Reservations and payment are required in advance and may be made online at www.alumni.daltonstate.edu/events. Cost is $10 and includes lunch.

The program begins at 12 noon in room 105 of The James E. Brown Center at the north end of the Dalton State campus. Those with questions are invited to contact the Dalton State Foundation by calling 706-272-4473.

Dalton State Lunch & Learn programs are open to the public, ages 12 and older. Refunds are offered only on the occasion of an event cancellation by the Dalton State Foundation.

Final Four Floor Visits Dalton State

Connor Sport Court International’s 2013 Final Four Floor Tour will make a stop at the Dalton State College campus from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Connor Sport Court International, the official floor of the NCAA Final Four, will transport the game floor from its manufacturing warehouse in Amasa, Mich., to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for the Final Four, which is set for the weekend of April 6.  During the floor’s journey, the court makes tour stops at different college campuses.

The public is invited to the Dalton State College event, which is suitable for all ages and will be held in front of the Westcott Building. Attendees can participate in basketball shootoffs, take photos with a replica of center court, receive free items and more. Participants at the event will also have the opportunity to sign the tour truck carrying the official Final Four floor.

Learn more about the history of the Dalton State Roadrunners basketball team by viewing this great Libguide. 

Read Japan

 Readers with an interest in Japanese history, life, and culture are invited to check out the new “Read Japan” collection recently donated to Dalton State’s Roberts Library by the Nippon Foundation.

According to Roberts Library Director Lydia Knight, the collection includes 100 academic and university press books selected by a committee of Japanese and foreign scholars and journalists. The collection covers topics ranging from anime to samurai, Knight said. Volumes are sorted into five categories including politics and international relations, economy and business, society and culture, literature and arts, and history.

In our global society where information can be readily accessed with a single click, it can be easy to forget to place news and information into a cultural context.

“It is now possible to exchange vast volumes of information through cyberspace in real time,” said a representative of the Nippon Foundation. “This unprecedented access to information has made the realities of foreign countries feel much closer to us. However, we do not always receive a complete picture of life overseas.”  “An understanding of other people is essential if we are to collaborate and coexist with people of different cultures and customs,” he said. “We hope this will serve as a useful guide to those interested in deepening their understanding of present day Japan.”

Lunch and Learn

“Birds of Georgia” will be the topic when Dr. David DesRochers, Assistant Professor of Biology at Dalton State College, addresses a Lunch & Learn program sponsored by the Dalton State Foundation Friday, March 15, at 12 noon in The James E. Brown Center.

“The State of Georgia provides habitat to more than 400 species of birds that spend part or all of their lives here,” says DesRochers. With a background in bird ecology and conservation, Dr. DesRochers will provide Lunch & Learn attendees with a brief overview of the lives of several representative bird species.
DesRochers came to Dalton State in 2010 after completing his master’s degree at The College of William & Mary and his Ph.D. at Tufts University.

Cost of the lunch program is $10; reservations are required by March 13 and may be made online at www.alumni.daltonstate.edu/events. Those with questions are invited to contact the Dalton State Foundation at 706-272-4473.

The Roberts Library also has an excellent Orinthology LibGuide which provides links to web sites, online databases, and lists of books available in the library.  

Statistical Abstract trial subscription

Starting immediately, Roberts Library is participating in a trial subscription of the online ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States database through April 10, 2013.  This database is accessible in GALILEO and listed on the menu under Databases A to Z.  

Statistical Abstract is an annual compilation of government statistics collected from federal agencies, states, and other organizations covering thousands of topics (over 600,000 statistical tables this year)from the Departments of Education, Labor, Commerce, Justice, Treasury, Housing, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health, NASA, Congress, NYSE, etc.  Statistical Abstract database covers approximately the last 50 years of this annual data.  Please let us know your feedback regarding this database by emailing Lydia Knight at lknight@daltonstate.edu

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