Good Morning, February!

Good morning and welcome to February! Over at Ames Library, we hope your semester is off to a good start and we want to make sure you are aware of some resources that can help get your feet firmly in place.

International students – Dr. Teddy Nikolova is available to assist you with academic writing, reading, and speaking.  She will be meeting with students in the Writing Center in Ames during the following hours:

Mondays 10:00 am – noon

Tuesdays 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesdays  10:00 am – noon
Thursdays 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Academic Skills Series – The Divisions of Academic and Student Affairs collaborate each semester to present the Academic Skills Series, a series of 10 programs to assist students in the development of and/or strengthening of academic skills needed to be successful at IWU.The Academic Skills Series is held on the following Wednesdays from 12-12:50pm in CNS E101.  Students can pick a specific topic to join us, or attend all sessions. (FREE Papa John’s PIZZA provided for lunch!)

  • February 4 – Study smart and read efficiently 
  • February 11   –  Enhancing note and test taking skills
  • February 18 – Procrastination: Getting started on getting started
  • February 25 –  Understanding faculty expectations
  • March 4 – Manage your stress before it manages you
  • March 18 – Writing 101: Crafting strong papers
  • March 25 –  Podium skills: Improving your presentations
  • April 1 – The Ames advantage: Research skills for success
  • April 8 – Survival tips for finals

Thursday, 7pm, Beckman Auditorium – “Divided We Fall” (2000, Czech Republic), presented by Isaac Funk Professor of German and Russian and Co-director of International Studies Marina Balina.

Instruction Lab, Room 129

  • Monday, 1pm – OU Training & Lab
  • Tuesday, 9:15am – Political Science 225
  • Wednesday, 12pm – Writing Tutors Workshop
  • Thursday, 1:10pm – Prof. Robey’s Gateway
  • Thursday, 2:30 – English 352

Beckman Auditorium

  • Monday, 7:30pm – Nursing 218
  • Tuesday, 1:10pm – Sociology 222
  • Tuesday, 8pm – NSLS Orientation
  • Wednesday, 6pm – Women’s Health Gateway
  • Thursday, 1:10pm – International Politics of East Asia
  • Thursday, 7pm – International Film Series
  • Friday, 7pm – Philosophy Club

Meeting Room 214

  • Monday, 9;30am – Network Meeting
  • Tuesday, 1pm – Assessment Committee Meeting
  • Tuesday, 3pm – Kanopy Presentation
  • Tuesday, 4:30pm – Star Literacy
  • Wednesday, 9am – Star Literacy
  • Wednesday, 11:30pm – Theatre Recruitment
  • Wednesday, 2pm – CUPP
  • Thursday, 1pm – CUPP
  • Thursday, 4:30pm – Star Literacy
  • Friday, 2pm – Portal Meeting

treaty guadalupeThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic…Article I, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed February 2, 1848.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.

The terms of the agreement confirmed U.S. claims to Texas and established the border between the U.S. and Mexico at the Rio Grande and the Gila River. The treaty also granted the U.S. more than 525,000 square miles of former Mexican territory that includes present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In exchange, the U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for the territory and agreed to assume the claims of American citizens against the Mexican government, a sum of approximately $3 million. This treaty, along with the 1853 Gadsden Purchase, completed the continental expansion of the United States.

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