And just like that, another year is upon us.
How's your 2025 up to this point, Lib Lifers, good? Glad to hear it! Just popping in for a quick recap of some activities from the library. Ready?
Promote your Program
With the idea to advertise Jose Rizal University's postgraduate courses and the library, the Program Ambassador activity gave Graduate School students the opportunity to simulate being the face of their program.
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| Ms. Romana only has good things to say about JRU's MBA program and the library. |
As its model and spokesperson, participants produced infographics using their image and personal testimonies. The outputs could be great marketing materials, if you ask us!
Introducing a New Book Talk Showdown
As Jose Rizal University continues to welcome more Chinese Graduate School students, the chance for the Book Talk Showdown (BTS) to innovate presents itself once more. This growth together with the increased use of theses and dissertations at the Tower Library was an ideal mix for the newest version of the BTS.
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| Watch Mr. Zengkai Wu's video at https://fb.watch/xaCQq0tVW3/ |
The Book Talk Showdown for Chinese Students had participants submit a video recording discussing theses/dissertations that they use as references in writing their research papers. This is a key difference as earlier BTSs made use of circulation materials like novels and motivational books.
Two submissions were reviewed and their content found well done. These recordings were posted afterward on the JRU Library Facebook page.
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| Watch Mr. Huanzhen Liang's video at https://fb.watch/xaCUCS6Hr-/ |
Finding Your Inner Hero
And last but not least, Ms. Princess Odette Padua, Grade 11 SHS-ABM student, proved yet again that one can never be too young to start an advocacy. She became the JRU Library’s first Rizalian Community Hero by spearheading its "Adopt-a-Library Hub Program" outreach activity.
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| Arriving at Tongohin National High School. |
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| Ms. Padua speaks about her advocacy and expressed gratitude and appreciation towards TNHS and JRU. |
Manifesting JRU’s "Taos-Pusong Rizal" brand identity, Ms. Padua personally coordinated with Tongohin National High School (TNHS) at Infanta, Quezon and got the ball rolling. The successful program saw the donation of reading and learning materials for use in their collection development.
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| Kudos to our first Rizalian Community Hero, Ms. Princess Odette Padua! |
And that's it for this brief post, Lib Lifers! Just providing a snippet of what we've been up to since last time. We'll pick up where we left off in the next entry, so stay tuned!
