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Cultural Events
 International Game Day, NovemberPartnering with the University of Baltimore’s (UB) Simulation and Digital Entertainment Program’s Director, games developed by her students were displayed around Priddy Library. UB’s librarian Mike Kiel brought legacy game controllers (Wii/Nintendo/Atari) for students to play with and understand their evolution. As part of the event the Library initiated a toy drive and students donated the collected items to a Children’s hospital. [Stacey Grijalva, Nickolas Falk, Toni Negro & Marissa Kozlowski] |  Cyber Security Awareness, OctoberTeaming up with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s (UMBC) Cybersecurity Program Director the library hosted an engaging event. Utilizing informative posters designed by students, and a live video display of real-time cyber-attacks around the globe, awareness of the new program and its impact drew the attention of numerous students and prompted many questions and on-the-spot discussions. [Nickolas Falk] |  Black History Month, FebruaryAcknowledging the impact 20th century Afro-American writers had on society, interested students researched and wrote brief bios that were displayed on posters, under the guidance of Andrea Milo of Student Services and Nickolas Falk of the Library. [Nickolas Falk & Irene Münster] |
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 Women’s History Month, MarchPaying tribute to the generations of women who were committed to change and fought to provide us with a better society, a book exhibit was displayed. For several weeks provocative questions were posted on the Open Wall for students to discuss what women’s history means to them. [Eileen Harrington and Irene Münster] |  Evolution Revolution, MarchThe Library hosted an interactive exhibit that included a timeline of the history of Earth on the floor, 3-D printed skulls of a human and human ancestors, and examples of evolution in action today. A panel discussion with Dr. Andrew Nolan (UMBC), Dr. Daniel Levin (UMD) and Eileen Harrington that explored how the theory of evolution changed the way we view our world and our place in it, complemented the exhibit. [Eileen Harrington, Nickolas Falk, Cecelia Parks & Rebekah Bachhuber] |  Armenian Genocide, AprilMeant to raise awareness of the Armenian genocide which occurred in 1915, this is the first of five exhibits which will focus on 20th century genocides: Armenian, Holocaust, Cambodian, Rwandan and Bosnian. Questions were written on the Open Wall for students to share their thoughts about the Armenian Genocide. [Nickolas Falk, Irene Münster & Cecelia Parks] |
 Communications Photo Exhibit, MarchStudents from Professor Coleman’s Communications 398N class, University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), utilizing several instructed techniques, took photos which were displayed in the library. [Stacey Grijalva & Nickolas Falk] |  Gaithersburg Book Festival, MayMultilingual storytelling time: The Priddy Library hosted a tent where USG students read books in Spanish, French, Farsi, Korean, Vietnamese and Hindi to children attending the Festival. This was the first time a multicultural event like this took place at the Gaithersburg Book Festival. [Irene Münster] |
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