Our event was a historical campus tour focused on the oldest part of the campus known as the “Old Crescent” and the Fine Arts Square. The tour concluded at Nick's English Hut, a Bloomington and IU tradition since 1924 which is right off of the Old Crescent. The weather cooperated and we had a beautiful fall day!
IU Archives and SLIS archives program director, Phil Bantin was kind enough to lend his services as our tour guide. He did a great job and really enjoyed sharing his vast knowledge of IU! We started out with a slide show showing us documents and images from the beginning of the school and learned about the people the buildings were named after. I knew very little of this and it was fun to learn about it. Besides the fact that IU has a great tradition of men with facial hair, the historical information I learned will be beneficial to working in the archives as I now have a better understanding of the institution.. It was also nice just to learn more about where things are. It's a huge campus and I've only ever really had to go to a few buildings (mainly the libraries). I feel less lost on campus now and hopefully so do the numerous first year students who joined us.
As the SAA-SC's first event of the school year we were hoping for a good turn out and we weren't disappointed. I counted 36 people at one point, and over half were new students to the program. It provided us with a great opportunity to meet new people and introduce them to our organization. Thank you to all who came! And also a big thanks to all those who helped make this such a wonderful experience! Phil gave a marvelous tour and Nick's was very accommodating considering we had more than the 20 people I had originally estimated!
SAA-SC president Amy Jankowski showing off the group while they take in the Old Crescent. |
It was a great event, Amanda! I wish I could have stayed!
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