Student Break Room

What do you think about the student break room? Did you know that you can use the blue tables in the center of the HVAC building? What are your ideas to improve the area?

As far as food, the school is considering a new vendor which will offer fresh sandwiches, bagels, and a variety of other snacks. The catch is that students would have to load up a card with money and use that card to make purchases. Is this something in which you'd be interested? Please fill out a survey in the break room. For those of you who can't get to the student break room, the questions are as follows: 1. What is your favorite thing about the Student Lounge? 2. How can we improve the Student Lounge? 3. What food items would you like to see in the vending machine? 4. Would you use a vending machine that requires students to upload money on a card to make purchases?

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LRC open again!

Hello all--the LRC is now open for business again! Come in, say hi, and let us know how you like the new floor plan. We'll be open Friday from 8 am - 8 pm for make-up day.

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This week at the LRC

Greetings friends! We hope your Thanksgiving holiday was marked by food, laughter, and friendship. Coming up this long school week is a mix of activities: On Tuesday, you'll see us loading up books onto carts to move everything out of the LRC & GED rooms in anticipation of carpet replacement on WEDS and THURS. (Please note the library may be closed on Wednesday and Thursday; computers and printers may not be available.)

Also on Tuesday: I'll be going into Mr. B's Professional Development classes and doing writing workshops to help students learn about the three stages of writing: prewriting, writing, and postwriting. I may not be available to students between 8--9:30 a.m., and 1--2:45 p.m.

Have a great week! --Stella

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E-Books available through eJonesGlobal

Did you know you can access eBooks anytime? Just login to MyIOT, and click the "Library > Information" button from the left-hand menu. At the bottom of the page, you will see a link to Jones eGlobal. Click it and you'll land at the Institute of Technology Online Library homepage. You can do a bunch of stuff from there, but specifically check out the eBooks & Videos link, which will direct you to the Books24x7 database. Click on "Top Titles" from left-hand menu, and get a list of books.

Some titles:

• Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One for Dummies, 2nd Edition
• On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders
• Credit Scores, Credit Cards: How Consumer Finance Works: How to Avoid Mistakes and How to Manage Your Accounts Well
• Improve Your Reading

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Thanksgiving Meal Deal

IOT is holding its annual Thanksgiving Meal Deal, to provide a holiday dinner for students. To apply for a meal, please fill out an application (available in the LRC or through your instructors) along with a brief letter explaining how this will make your holiday brighter. You'll be advised by the end of this week if you've been selected.

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HIREvent Job Fair tomorrow in Modesto

This popular job fair is happening TOMORROW (Tuesday, November 19) at the Clarion Inn Conference Center, 1612 Sisk Road, from noon to 4 pm. Free admission! Dress professionally and practice your presentation skills, because big employers will be in attendance, and they're eager to hire.

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Why employers want you to have writing skills

Think you don't need writing skills for your job? Think again. Employers are complaining that they can't find qualified candidates and unemployment is higher than ever. So what's the problem? Experts say that the mismatch stems from candidates' inability to speak and to write clearly. What are you doing to improve your writing? We have books and tutoring in the LRC--come talk to us about it. http://t.co/PAhlSdvQTV

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