Congratulations to the 2024 Falvey Data Visualization Competition award winners! From left to right: Nicole Daly, Social Sciences Librarian, recognizing Shealyn Murphy, Amanda Wagner, Melissa Wright, and Jonah Miles Gavino. Check out their award-winning projects here.
Kallie Stahl ’17 MA is Communication and Marketing Specialist at Falvey Library.
In Nothing Personal, James Baldwin wrote, “The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love—whether we call it friendship or family or romance—is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.”
Happy Monday, Wildcats! Love isn’t simply a warm feeling. Love, whether it’s romantic or platonic, is something you work at every day. It’s not an passive state of being, but an action.
Whether it’s your partner, your sibling, or your best friend, if you love them, mirror and magnify their light. Be happy for their successes and cherish their joy. Remind them that they are special. And remember that you deserve the same.
Overdose Reversal Training | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Andy Talley Athletic Center, Room 191 | Free & Open to Students, Faculty, & Staff
Introduction to Data Visualization | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Mindfulness Monday | 1-1:30 p.m. | Multifaith Prayer Room, St. Rita’s Hall | Virtual Option | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to Villanova Students, Faculty, & Staff
Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free
Intro to Python | 10-11 a.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Excel for the Humanities | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free
Scraping Data from the Web (into R) | 12-1 p.m. | Room 205 | Virtual Option | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Introduction to Citation Metrics and Research Impact | 4-5 p.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free
Text Analysis: Gale’s Digital Scholar Lab and Copyright | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here
Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 12-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free
2024 Literary Fest Event: V. V. Ganeshananthan | 7 p.m. | Speakers’ Corner | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to the Public
Falvey Data Visualization Competition Awards Ceremony | 10-11 a.m. | Speakers’ Corner | Free & Open to the Public
Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 3-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free
Valentine’s Day is coming up this Wednesday, Feb. 14, but here are some other holidays you could be celebrating this week:
Today, Feb. 12, marks the beginning of Love Data Week, a week dedicated to all things data. If you want to learn more about Love Data Week, check out our Love Data Week page under “Data Services”. If you want to participate in our Love Data events, check out our jam-packed events line-up this week.
If you want to celebrate the love you have for your closest friends, Galentine’s Day is tomorrow, Feb. 13. While NBC sitcom Parks and Rec popularized the idea of Galentine’s Day as a day for women to celebrate their cherished female friendships, it’s not just for women. It’s an opportunity to celebrate platonic love and friendship.
Photo by Josh Felise on Unsplash
Wednesday might be Valentine’s Day, but it’s also Library Lovers’ Day, a day for library appreciation. We might be a bit biased, but libraries are a vital pillars of our communities, whether here at Villanova or in your local community. They provide immense (and free) resources, from community safe spaces and quiet study areas to research guidance and educational programming. Not to mention the countless collections and databases that allow academia to flourish. If you want to celebrate both holidays, check out some of the romance books in our new Popular Reading Collection.
If you’re not sick of sweets by the end of the week, this Friday, Feb. 16, begins Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. If you want to enjoy a treat while also supporting a non-profit and local girls, buy some Girl Scout cookies this weekend.
Annie Stockmal is a second-year graduate student in the Communication Department and Graduate Assistant in Falvey Library.
The Villanova Community is invited to join us for our exciting line-up of Love Data Week events during the week of Feb. 12!
Love Data Week 2024 is about highlighting the various representations of “my data,” such as showcasing the work that goes into making data, recognizing data equity and inclusion factors for the people participating in or affected by data, and documenting the data standards from (inter)disciplinary communities. This year we’re focused on helping new and seasoned data users find data training and other resources that can help them work with their kind of data.
Please register for the upcoming Love Data Week Events:
There will also be interactive tabling on Falvey’s first floor throughout the week.