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Meet the Staff – Cassandra Cuppy

Returning TC community members might have noticed a couple new faces at the services desk in the last couple weeks. I’m one of those new faces! My name is Cassandra Cuppy, I thought I’d let y’all know a little bit about me. Where I’m from: Most of my family lives in Kansas, where I spent …

Posted 8 months ago by ccuppy

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Thanks for introducing yourself on pressible Cassandra…

Meet I-Ching

Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying? I am a doctoral student in Instructional Technology & Media program at Teachers College.   I have a master degree in TESOL and am interested in Second language acquisition, inter-cultural communication, and technology.  My current research interest focuses on using technology as a …

Posted 16 months ago by I-Ching

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Meet the Staff — Anne Hays

Hello!  I am new to the library services desk this past fall. I'd write more here, but there's no reason; the below penetrating questions say it all. Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying? No, actually.  I am studying Library Science over at Queens College, CUNY. If you find …

Posted 17 months ago by Anne Hays

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Agreed…

Meet Julia

Hello! I’m Julia, I work upstairs at the EdLab but am known to sneak downstairs to see what’s going on at the desk. I do some assessment work in the library, and help keep the Pressible Network moving along.  I've been working at the lab for One Year and  25 weeks according to my blog profile. Are …

Posted 17 months ago by Julia Martin

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It's SO GOOD…

Meet Ola

Ola is a member of the first floor services staff. She often sends her coworkers psychological personality tests to take and she is always sharing articles she finds interesting. Continue reading to learn more about Ola. Hi, my name is Ola I am currently a Teachers College student working on my masters in psychology. Where’s …

Posted 17 months ago by Ola

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yay for amanda palmer…

Meet Alex

Dearest Reader, Thank you for reading these words.  I pray that you shall find them, if not worthy, then at least not onerously unworthy of your time.  My name is Alex, and I am a new Library Associate here at the Gottesman Libraries.  I am also a second-year student in Teachers College's program in Philosophy …

Posted 18 months ago by alex

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Sounds like an interesting book…

Meet Dina!

Dina joined the library services team in September. She keeps things festive around the desk! Have you seen our pumpkin? Dina is a hard worker and has quickly learned how to trouble shoot technical problems that arise here at the library. To learn more about Dina keep reading... Meet Dina! Are you a Teachers College …

Posted 18 months ago by delsibay

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Uh, yup…

Meet Eric

Eric has been working at the Gottesman Libraries since January! Eric is our library tech support worker. You can see him fixing the computers and setting up the laptops and projectors in the library classrooms. His sense of humor keeps all of us workers laughing. Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what …

Posted 18 months ago by egrunes

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Eric, I also had a traumatizing milk carton incident in elementary school…

Meet Michelle

Michelle is the Services Supervisor at Gottesman.  She's been at TC  since 2009 and has an MSLIS from Syracuse! Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying? Nope, I'm a student at FIT. I'm working on an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies. Where's your hometown? Hallowell, Maine, "the …

Posted 19 months ago by Michelle Pronovost

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I wore a plaid pleated skirt, knee highs and oxfords…

Meet Shevawn!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  I'm Shevawn, the Gottesman Library Services Desk Trainer!  I've been working here at the library for 2 1/2 years and am responsible for teaching all new library hires most of what they need to know to be able to serve our patrons as best as possible.  I say most because we can never …

Posted 19 months ago by snbattiste

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meet Amanda

Amanda is a new member of the Library Services team. She enjoys running, quilts, details, thunderstorms, lake-effect snow, experimental forms of writing, and does not have a favorite color. Keep reading to learn more about Amanda! Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying? I just began my first semester …

Posted 19 months ago by arstessen

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An excellent question, Anne…

Meet Sherry

Hi Everyone! I'm Sherry, a new member of the Library Services team at Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College-Columbia University. My specialties are in blogging/social media, research, and writing. Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you studying? Yes. I'm studying Sociology and Education, with a concentration in Education Policy. Your favorite …

Posted 19 months ago by s

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Meet Rebecca

Hi! I'm a new member of the first floor services team. I am continuing the get to know you series. I have answered the questions below and I hope that you learn a little bit more about me. Feel free to stop by the desk and tell me about yourself. Keep your eyes open for …

Posted 20 months ago by Rebecca Beck

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I love ping pong &…

Book talk with Wendy Elmer

Education Program at Gottesman Libraries hosts different types of education related events in the library through the year. For instance, Socratic Conversation, book talk, workshop, news display, and film screening.  I always find those events resourceful and enjoyable. This week, I attended a book talk hosted by Wendy Elmer: Book of Poems About Being a …

Posted 23 months ago by I-Ching

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Meet Laura

Continuing the get to know you series, today we get to learn a bit more about Laura.  She's been a fixture at Gottesman since February 2010, and lives in Columbia student housing with her boyfriend who's a doctoral student in the Economics program. Are you a Teachers College student, and, if so, what are you …

Posted 29 months ago by michellem

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Meet Addie

Today is Addie's turn for the spotlight.  Addie works in tech support, which is the team responsible for helping patrons with issues using the library's technology (like when a library laptop stops working, or you need help setting up for a presentation at the library), and for posting the world's headlines for your viewing pleasure in …

Posted 29 months ago by michellem

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Meet Melissa

Continuing the get to know you series, this week we learn more about Melissa.  She has been working at Gottesman since February 2010, and lives in Queens, and if you've read any of her wonderful and fascinating Pressible posts, you may already know that she was a teacher and that she is currently a library …

Posted 30 months ago by michellem

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Meet Alex Munson

Continuing the get to know you series, today we get to learn a bit more about Alex.  Alex is from Baltimore, and is a student in the mathematics education program.  You will probably recognize him as he's been working at the library for a year now, and lives on campus in Whittier. What did you …

Posted 30 months ago by michellem

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Alex, PBS--for a limited time--is putting full episodes of the BBC's new Sherlock series online…

Marcelle Mentor

Parlor games were quite popular during the Victorian era.  One such game involved recording your answers to various questions about your personality, preferences, faults and opinions. Of course this shouldn’t surprise – people like to share things about themselves: remember the 25 random things about me fad on Facebook? I suppose the mere existence of …

Posted 31 months ago by michellem

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