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What’s up, buttercup? Not only is that the title of a great song, but also, it's our chosen salutation to our MJC community as we share out March happenings during these warm days at the Library & Learning Center. José Antonio Bowen Faculty AI Series Continues"I wasn't expecting José to be such a lively presenter!""I'm now thinking about AI in different ways...a valuable perspective for me to consider."
---Results from anonymous, unscientific poll.
The results are in: In an informal poll, faculty who attended the first AI workshop on Jan. 31 (Session Video Recording (Passcode: Y51p2H!?) are almost unanimously united in their assessment of the presentation and of Bowen himself: He was engaging, the material was useful, and participants were eager for the more targeted March workshops. Even if you didn't attend the Jan. 31 keynote, you are strongly encouraged to join us at any or all of the March workshops:
· March 14, 2025: AI Cheating, Detection, Policies and Writing (Hands-on Workshop). BRING YOUR LAPTOP. CAT116 & ZOOM · March 21, 2025: AI Assignment and Assessments (Hands-on Workshop) BRING YOUR LAPTOP. CAT116 & ZOOM More AI resources, including access to Thinking with AI ebook at our Faculty Guide to AI Literacy in the Age of ChatGPT. PI Day at the L & LC Join the L & LC and the School of Science, Engineering, and Math as we present Pi Day at the West L & LC. Featuring fun activities for everyone, such as the ever-popular Pi paper chain and the Digits of Pi memorization contest--where participants have a chance to win gift cards and Great Valley Museum swag. Interested students can sign up in advance for that contest. More info at our Pi Day page. Wednesday March 12, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. West L & LC. Grito de Mujer/Woman Scream Poetry Event You're invited to be in community with us for a bilingual reading and communal cry for justice featuring poets from Mexico and the Central Valley.
Part of the International Grito de Mujer Festival which takes place every March, this event is a link in a chain of simultaneous events in more than 30 countries. The 2025 theme, “It’s Not a Game,” focuses on ending the practice of child marriage.
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend! Event partners Generación Igualdad & Poesía y Arte Curando el Alma.
Wednesday March 19, 5:30 p.m. at East L & LC.
Greenbelt Writing Workshop Join MJC Staff and Tutors in a creative writing workshop each last Friday of the month at the East L & LC. Participants are led through a variety of creative writing prompts with the purpose of building writing skills. The works can then be shared with the group at the student's discretion in a completely judgement free zone. Afterwards, tutors answer questions about particular prompts and how the skills learned through creative writing can be applied to academic writing.
Next workshops: Today, Feb. 28 at 1:00 and March 28. At East L & LC, Rmm. 135. Other March Events:March 12: LLN Career & Networking Series 11:30 - 12.30 p.m. This month's featured speaker is MJC Academic Counselor Tzitzijanik Jazmin Serrano. The presentation starts at 11:30 a.m.. Lunch provided by LLN; snacks provided by MJC Pantry. At East L & LC. March 18 & 25: UnderSTANding Our Community seriesThe L & LC's partnership with the CSU Stanislaus University Library continues with two watch parties: March 18, POV: I’m Differently Abled - Learn About Visible and Invisible Disabilities and March 25, Don’t Say That, That’s Not Cool - Inclusive Language. At the East L & LC, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn more about CSUS's Belonging Series. L & LC Services
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