November Highlights

Welcome to the November edition of the King Campus News. The Learning Centre has new tutors, the library has a new video streaming database, and there is much more going on! Read on to find out what's new.

Canadian Blood Services

Canadian Blood Services would like to thank those who participated for their support in hosting, coordinating and promoting the blood drive at King Campus on Monday, November 1st. A total of 68 donors attended the clinic resulting in the collection of 36 units of blood. This amount can save or improve the lives of up to 108 people. Thank you to all the blood donors, your contribution is tremendously valuable.

The Learning Centre's New Tutors

The Learning Centre provides FREE tutoring for general and program-specific courses. The Learning Centre is open Monday to Thursday from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm and Fridays from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and is located within the Library.

Joining the Learning Centre team this semester are Co-op Students from the University of Waterloo. Featured in this picture are: Audrey Wong, English Tutor; Robyn Hocking, English Tutor; Allison Simone, Learning Centre Support Officer; Marlene Lecompte, Faculty Advisor; Jenifer Nguyen, Math Tutor; and Khanh Tran, Health Science Tutor.

Food Pantry

Just a reminder that the food pantry is still available for students. The food pantry is an emergency food service for students and is located in the Learning Centre. For more information on the food pantry, please contact Marlene Lecompte.

Films On Demand

Seneca Libraries now offers Films On Demand, a streaming video collection of educational films covering a broad range of subjects and supporting programs such as Police Foundations, Nursing, Social Work, Early Childhood Education, and many more. Videos are available as Flash Video streams, but Windows Media and QuickTime formats are also available for most titles. If you have questions please drop by the library or contact Information Services Librarian, Manda Plavsa.

Extended Library Hours

To better meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff at King Campus, the Library has extended its' evening hours to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

The library's new hours are as follows:
Monday-Thursday: 7:30 am - 7:30 pm
Friday: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

One Book, One Campus

The One Book One Campus event, featuring Giller Prize winning author, Joseph Boyden, took place on October 7th in Pod C. The successful event was attended by an engaged audience of two hundred students and faculty who listened to Mr. Boyden read from his Giller Prize winning book, Through Black Spruce. The reading was followed by a question and answer session and book signing by the author. The success of this event was due to the generous sponsorship of the First Nations@Seneca. A free pizza lunch was provided by the Seneca Student Federation and the King Recreation Council. A big thank you to everyone who contributed their time and support.
Photo credits to: Lisa Hurst-Rykhoff