Learn with the Librarian

Making a title page in APA format

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:53:00 +0000

Create a title page and header according to APA 6th edition standards.

Do you know the Preamble?

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:57:00 +0000

Barney Fife tries to recite the Preamble to the Constitution...

Barney Fife & The Preamble To The Constitution

from the Andy Griffith Show

Question: What do you think is the most important idea expressed in the Preamble? Why?

September Theme

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:50:00 +0000

Citizens' Rights: Know Them & Use Them

September marks the anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution. In honor of this important event, the Rasmussen College libraries lead the campuses in celebrating Constitution Day and related themes.

On the Bismarck campus, September 2010 will focus on the rights given to US citizens in our Constitution. Watch for a contest and free copies of the Constitution.

Test Your Knowledge

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Think you know all about voting rights? Play an interactive game to find out. Challenge your friends!

Play Seize the Vote

Interactive Constitution

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. That was a long time ago. Do you ever wonder if it's still relevant to today?

Explore the Constitution for yourself! Search the Constitution by a related topic or a Supreme Court case to see how the Constitution affects our daily lives. Check out The National Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution.

View the Constitution

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Have you ever seen the actual Constituion?

View high-resolution images and a transcript of the original Constitution at the National Archives website.

Quick fact: The original Constitution contained 4,543 words, including the signatures.

Preamble to the Constitution

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Barney Fife tries to recite the Preamble to the Constitution...

from the Andy Griffith Show

Question: What do you think is the most important idea expressed in the Preamble? Why?

Electing a US President

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Ever wonder how the electoral college works? Does an individual's vote for a specific Presidential candidate really count?

Find out the answers by watching this video from Common Craft.

Questions: What's something new that you learned from the video? Do you think the electoral system increases or decreases an individual voter's voice? How so? (For some reason, I can't get the blog to show comments for this post. If you want to add a comment, click on the title for this blog post, and then you'll be able to add comments.)

Voting: A Right and a Privilege

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

The North Dakota Secretary of State website hosts number of voter education videos. Take a few minutes to view Voting: A Right and Privilege for America's Youth. The video clarifies for you who can vote, where they should vote, and so on.

Did you know that all states except North Dakota require voters to register before voting in the state? I'm not sure why North Dakota does not require voter registration, but it's yet one more thing which makes our state unique.

The national voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1971. Do most 18-21 year olds you know plan to vote in the upcoming Presidential election? Why do you think they are interested (or disinterested) in voting?

When you go to the voting place in your precinct in November, don't forget to take your ID which shows your current address.

Textbook Donations

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:21:00 +0000

If you have recent college textbooks in good condition and would consider donating them to the PACODES library in Sudan, please bring them to the campus library during the month of April. Unused college workbooks are also welcome. (Recent = 5 years old or newer)

Learn about Sudan

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +0000

According to the CIA World Factbook,

The second Sudanese cival war (starting in 1983) led to more than four million people being displaced from their homes and more than two million deaths
Sudan is the largest county in Africa, yet the land area of Sudan is about 1/4 that of the United States
Less that 7% of the land is arable (US = 18%)
The median age in Sudan is 19 years old (US = 36.7 years)
Life expectancy of 51.42 years (US = 78.11 years)

Campus Event: Lost Boys of Sudan

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:21:00 +0000

In recent years, the African country of Sudan has become infamous for two things: the Darfur region and the Lost Boys of Sudan. It’s time for Sudan to become famous for something else: the hope which comes from increased education and decreased violence and poverty.

During the week of April 13-17, Rasmussen College in Bismarck will be raising money for PACODES, a nonprofit organization established by Lost Boys now living in North Dakota. The dream of the PACODES founders is to help the people of Sudan by fostering education and community growth while reducing poverty and violence. They have a goal of raising $100,000 to build, supply, and maintain the first library in Panyijiar County in southern Sudan.

On Monday, April 13, Rasmussen College will be sponsoring a viewing of the film The Lost Boys. The Lost Boys escaped Sudan during the Sudanese Civil War (1984-2005). The war left over 20,000 male orphans, and they became known as the Lost Boys. Many of them made their way to relief camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, and some now live in the US. Some settled in North Dakota, and several of those Lost Boys founded PACODES as a way to help the people of their homeland.

For more information, visit http://www.pacodes.org/index2.html or http://www.libraryproject.org/ or http://www.lostboysfilm.com/ or http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/lostboysofsudan/index.html.

March: Women's History Month

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:11:00 +0000

Stop by the library to view a display of books by women authors, a display of books written about women or for women, and a bulletin board featuring famous North Dakota women.

Trivia:
What do Dorothy Stickney and Peggy Lee have in common?

Campus Activity

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:04:00 +0000

On Thursday, October 23, at 5:30, the campus diversity committee is sponsoring a free event on the Bismarck campus. The event will focus on the upcoming elections, issues in the election, and voting. Keith Magnusson, instructor of our Comparative Politics course, will be leading the event. Please join us! (Actual room number to be announced.)

Voting in North Dakota

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:59:00 +0000

Another video from the North Dakota Secretary of State.... Take a few minutes to view Voting in North Dakota. Did you spot two current Rasmussen-Bismarck students in the video? Hint: They're mother and daughter. If you've recently moved and your new address isn't shown on your ID, can you still vote?

Test your knowledge

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:58:00 +0000

Think you know all about voting rights? Play an interactive game to find out. Challenge your friends!

Play Seize the Vote

Rock the Vote

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:39:00 +0000

Rock the Vote is an organization with the mission of getting young adults to become informed and empowered voters. Check out Rock the Vote for information about various programs and issues. Find out why you should vote.

Question: Suppose a friend told you that he or she did not know anything about either Presidential candidate but was going to vote for one of them anyway. Would you encourage an uninformed voter to vote for the sake of having a say? Or would you discourage an uninformed voter from voting in order to prevent that person from casting a poor vote? I'd like to hear your reasons.

Interactive Constitution

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:49:00 +0000

View the Constitution

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Do you know the Preamble?

noreply@blogger.com (Chandra) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:09:00 +0000

Barney Fife tries to recite the Preamble to the Constitution...

from the Andy Griffith Show

Question: What do you think is the most important idea expressed in the Preamble? Why?