Copley Library Annual Report 2022-2023

Outreach and Engagement

Research Day for Middle School — Copley’s Pontem Partnership with Diocese Schools On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Copley Library held its third Research Day for students in the Pontem Path, USD’s college bridge program administered through the School of Leadership and Educational Sciences (SOLES). Middle school students from St. Rita’s School, Our Lady’s School, and St. Katharine Drexel Academy participated in a research lesson with Copley librarians centered on finding and evaluating a variety of information sources. Their parents learned about the college admissions process from representatives from Undergraduate Admissions and took a campus tour. The group came together at the end of the morning for a round of student group presentations before enjoying lunch outside in the courtyard of the Monsignor Dillabough Ministry Center.

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First row: 1. From left: Leticia Oseguera , Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of San Diego; Dr. Theresa Byrd , Dean of the University Library; Dr. Sean Green , Assistant Dean for Community Engagements in Spirituality, Mental Health, and Catholic Education, SOLES; Natalee Nunes , Graduate Assistant, SOLES; Hugh Burkhart , Coordinator of Instruction and Undergraduate Learning. 2. Steve Staninger conducts a session on using reference sources such as specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Second row: 3. A group of students presents the results of their morning research about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 4. From left: Christian Santa Maria , Director of University Ministry; Christopher Marcum , Head of Access and Outreach Services; Jennifer Bidwell , Business Librarian; Steve Staninger , Reference Librarian

Third row: 5. Dr. Sean Green , Pontem Path Director, speaks to parents and students about higher education and the college application process. 6. Christopher Marcum helps students in the Mother Rosalie Hill Reading Room find and evaluate popular sources of information online. 7. Communication Professor and Director of the Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture, Dr. Esteban del Rio , engages an audience of middle school students and their parents in a conversation about research and the human experience — and a little bit about the San Diego Padres — as well as the role of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the academic life at USD.

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