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Thursday, October 5, 2023
- 2:00 PM1hCanvas QuizzesThis workshop provides an overview of building and using quizzes in your Canvas course. Topics will include: * Creating questions and question banks * Assigning points * Gradebook
- 4:00 PM2hThe Enchantment of Poetry, featuring Dana GioiaThe University Library presents*The Enchantment of Poetry, featuring Dana Gioia* A Gohstand Reading Room Biennial Lecture Series EventDana Gioia (pronounced JOY-uh) is the former Poet Laureate of California. An internationally recognized poet and critic, he is the author of six collections of verse, including /Interrogations at Noon/ (2001), which won the American Book Award, and /99 Poems: New & Selected/ (2016), which won the Poets’ Prize for the best new poetry volume of the year.His critical collections include /Can Poetry Matter? /(1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award, and /Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer’s Life/ (2022) He has also written four opera libretti and edited twenty literary anthologies. Gioia served as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 to 2009, where he created major national programs such as The Big Read and Poetry Out Loud.Born in Los Angeles in a working-class family of Italian and Mexican heritage, he was the first person in his family to attend college. He earned a BA and MBA from Stanford and an MA from Harvard. For fifteen years, he worked in business in New York becoming a vice-president of Kraft-General Foods. He wrote at nights and on weekends. In 1992, he quit to become a full-time writer.Gioias served as the Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California before retiring in 2020 to return to full-time writing. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Sonoma County, California.The Robert and Maureen Gohstand Leisure Reading Room, located in the West Wing, second floor of the University Library, immediately adjacent to the Library Exhibit Gallery, provides an attractive space for the enjoyment of the quiet pleasures of reading and a collection of works intended to encourage reading for recreation and enlightenment.This event is free, and open to the CSUN community and the general public. Light refreshments will be served.
- 4:00 PM2hVRC: Karaoke Like in OkiGet a taste of that Naha nightlife with /Karaoke like in Oki/, presented by the Veterans Resource Center of the University Student Union. With the hottest tunes on deck, and your fellow Matadors to cheer you on, belt out your best hits while connecting with your CSUN veteran community.Registration is open now with limited spots! So, whether you’re a star waiting to be born, or you just like to have fun, make sure to come by /Karaoke like in Oki.//Do you need interpretation for this event? If so, please fill out the //Interpreting Services Request Form/ [1] */five days prior to the event./*.... RSVP to Attend /Karaoke Like in Oki/Fill out my online form [2].[1] https://www.csun.edu/usu/interpreting-request [2] https://usu.wufoo.com/forms/z1mosntz0a8qww4
- 5:00 PM4hGames Room: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament (Doubles)Whether you’re a beginner entering your first tourney, or a seasoned wavedasher, everyone is welcome to battle it out on Nintendo Switch. And for those who have found their perfect set up, contestants are welcome to bring their own controllers! Our first-place champions will go home with a $30 Amazon gift card, second will snag $20 Amazon gift card and third will walk away with a $10 Amazon gift card.To participate, create an account through Discord [1] and join the SRC Programs server [2]. Registration will open the day prior to the event and players can also register in person during the events. Don’t miss this chance to go head-to-head in the Games Room with fellow Matadors and enjoy some friendly competition during the /Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament, /hosted by the Games Room of the USU … Where Matadors Belong!/Do you need interpretation for this event? If so, please fill out the //Interpreting Services Request Form/ [3] */five days prior to the event./*[1] https://discord.com/ [2] https://discord.com/invite/MEG8Abs [3] https://www.csun.edu/usu/interpreting-request