Cheng Library Forges Student Partnerships The Cheng Library partnered with a variety of student clubs and organizations to offer workshops and activities to bolster student success Members and officers of the Political Science & Model U.N. Club During the 2017-2018 academic year the Cheng Library partnered with a variety of student clubs and organizations to offer workshops and activities to bolster student success. The final weeks of an academic semester can be a difficult time for students, with final exams, term papers, and projects all coming due. Nearing the end of the fall 2017 semester the library partnered with Phi Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon to offer a “Finals Prep” workshop. The session offered library tools for conducting research, IRT provided useful insights on completing online exams in Blackboard, and the Peer Health Advocates offered students valuable advice for utilizing healthy habits to perform at their best. In the spring semester, the Library offered two Yoga & Meditation Sessions as stress relief opportunities for students during exam times. The sessions were led by the Student Yoga & Meditation club with Yoga mats provided by Recreational Services. During National Library Week activities the Political Science and Model UN clubs teamed with the Library to offer a research and resources workshop for students enrolled in political science courses. The Library also developed a new LibGuide for the Model UN club and provided an introduction to this resource at the workshop. Model UN students are tasked with an enormous amount of research in preparation for nationwide competitions. To support their research needs the Library designed a unique resource guide providing students with an abundance of research and training materials to prepare for and archive their Model UN activities. October 02, 2018
