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LIFE and HACE host M8M fundraiser

Zaira Ortiz
TECHNEWS WRITER

Latinos Involved in Further Education (LIFE)
and the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhance-
ment (HACE) gathered for their first bi— —weekly
fundraiser of the year on Thursday, October 2,

, 2014.

The fundraiser revolved around the
theme of America’s favorite candy, M&M’s.
LIFE and HACE members offered participants
the opportunity to guess how many M&M’s
there were in a classy, fall themed, decorative
glass for only 25 cents. Struck by the glass’s
beauty, participants guessed multiple times
in an attempt to win the beautiful glass bottle.
Along with the M&M glass bottle, participants
were in an atmosphere that was surrounded
by candy music, energetic LIFE and HACE
executive board members and volunteers, and

clever slogans that would make any candy
lover laugh. Executive Board members and
volunteers were dressed in their favorite M&M
color. Some of the favorite M&M colors were
red, blue, yellow, orange, green, brown, and
pink. It truly was a candy filled event!

The M&M Fundraiser took place on
the MTCC Bridge. It started at 12:40 pm. (the
beginning of the lunch hour), and lasted until
2:00 pm. (the end of the lunch hour.) Partici—
pants included professors, students, and staff
members.

The Fundraising M&M’s table on the
MTCC Bridge was filled with a diverse bunch
of participants. Some participants analyzed
the bottle closely, considering the volume of
the bottle in relation to the volume of a single
M&M, and others let fate decide the number of
M&M’s in the jar for them.

The energy on the bridge was inde-

scribable. The executive board member who
was a red M&M gave hugs to every participant.
The yellow M&M board member asked every
participant their favorite M8rM color. The
brown M&M played candy music, and made
everyone crave M&M’s with his sweet tunes.
The green, blue, and pink M&M dressers
brought participants from all over the MTCC
to the Bridge. The orange M&M handed out
free M&M’s while munching on some as well.
The environment was so candy oriented that it
made everyone who passed by feel as if he/ she
were in Candy Land. It was a unique experi-
ence.

All profits from the fundraiser will
be going to covering the costs of a professional
national conference LIFE and HACE mem-
bers take at the end of the year that promotes
education, networking, and professional de-
velopment for attendees. LIFE and HACE will

continue fundraising on Thursdays every other
week at the MTCC Bridge, during the lunch
hour, in order to cover the majority of the costs
for this end of the year conference opportunity.
All support is greatly appreciated.

Finally, the M&M’s are not gone!
Students, faculty, and staff had the opportu-
nity to guess how many M&M’s were in the
beautiful glass jar again on Monday, October
6, 2014 on the Bridge at 12:40 p.m. For free
hugs, M&M’s, and a good time, stop by and
support IIT’s LIFE and HACE community here
on campus. After Monday, the final count will
be taken and the winner will be announced at
the LIFE and HACE General Body Meeting on
Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Perlstein Hall,
Room 108. Be sure to stop by for snacks, priz-
es, and information on future events. Come
see firsthand what the IIT community is buzz-
ing about.

 

Photos by Zaira Ortiz

Library Student Advocates hold first meeting

Shireen Gul
COPY EDITOR

Paul V. Galvin Library’s Student Ad—
visory Board, which is now renamed as Stu-
dent Library Advocates had their first meeting
last Thursday. The meeting was held in Kemper
Gallery, one of the most enchanting places in
the Library. The room was packed with many
new faces and this was the first time they had
such a huge group of students.

The meeting started with the intro-
duction of the members and library staff. They
then exchanged their thoughts and concerns
regarding the service provided by the library.
The students were very happy to get to know
about the services provided by the Library
and were willing to share the information with

their other fellow beings. The board meeting
was really different from the previous board
meeting.

What are they doing differently this
year? This year they are more focused on out-
reach and need help spreading the news about
their services, collections, programs and spac—
es. The board members will help them work
on improving the services, and spreading their
word around the campus.

The Paul V. Galvin Library is com-
mitted to enriching and enhancing the edu—
cational experience for students and to that
end they will continue to work with students
to gather input, but they also need students to
assist in outreach to the IIT community. The
advocates comprised of undergraduate and
graduate students from various disciplines,

will meet a few times each semester to learn
more about library services, collections and
space, developing effective communication
strategies for reaching out to students, fos-
tering programming ideas, helping identify
trends in the students’ use of services and re-
sources, and participate in the development of
surveys or focus groups.

The students who volunteered to
join the Student Library Advocates will be able
make an impact on student life on campus as
well as add a line item on their resume under
Campus Activities and Leadership Opportuni—
ties.

They will represent the entire IIT
community and make library services available
for everyone. If you are not on board and still
have any questions then please email Jennifer

Worrell, Assistant to the Dean, at jworrell@’
iit.edu. She will be able to assist students with
their concerns. Also please note that if any of
the student organization wants to bring aware-
ness among their members, regarding the
special research assistance available in library,
then they should kindly e—mail Lisa Massen-
gale, Coordinator of Reference and Instruc-
tion, at lmasseng@iit.edu and she will be more
than happy to come by at one of the group’s
meeting and give a presentation regarding the
services provided by library.

For more information visit their
website: library.iit.edu and also like them on
Facebook under the name of IIT Paul V. Galvin
Library

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