College Freshmen Report Feeling Above Average


Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there's a touchy debate: Should the word "entitled" be used when talking about today's younger people? Are they overconfident in themselves? college students and others their age are more self-centered – narcissistic even – than past generations. Now she's turned up data showing that they also feel more superior about themselves than their elders did when they were young.
Read more at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/16/more-college-freshmen-fee_n_878348.html

Information Overload

Guest columnists Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg of The Seattle Times push back on the prevailing idea that today's college students are slackers. Rather, these researchers argue that colleges must retool to help young people learn the skills to negotiate the vast amount of information at their disposal.

Read the article here:

COLLEGE STUDENTS EAGER TO LEARN BUT NEED HELP WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD



Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Take a look at our Research Guide on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, found by visiting our website, http://www.sunywcc.edu/library and clicking on Research Guides

Five Myths About The Information Age

Confusion about the nature of the so-called information age has led to a state of collective false consciousness. It's no one's fault but everyone's problem, because in trying to get our bearings in cyberspace, we often get things wrong, and the misconceptions spread so rapidly that they go unchallenged. Taken together, they constitute a font of proverbial nonwisdom.

Read the full article from the April 27th Chronicle of Higher Education by clicking on the link below:

Five Myths About The Information Age

ERes IS GOING AWAY

Subject Line: ERes is going away!



Effective August 31, 2011, ERes, the Library’s electronic reserve system, will be cancelled. The Library thanks the many faculty who have been loyal users and promoters of ERes.

Blackboard would be a great alternative to use for your course materials. Please contact the Online Education Office at 914.606.6827 or online.education@sunywcc.edu.

Should you have questions about your course materials in ERes, please contact Sandy Schepis at 914.606.6629 or sandy.schepis@sunywcc.edu.

Thank you

TRANSFER NIGHT--MARCH 31st -- STUDENT CENTER LOUNGE--3:00-7:00PM

MLA CITATION WORKSHOP

MLA Works Cited headaches? Get fast relief at the Academic Support Center, Writing Tutorial Workshop, March 24, 2011 @ 11am.