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"Ajjan said she immediately thought the new vocal and video capabilities could allow GPT to serve as a personalized tutor. Personalized learning has been a focus for educators grappling with the looming enrollment cliff and for those pushing for student success.

“That application in education is really profound,” Ajjan said. She gave the example of solving a math problem, where GPT could walk a student through solving the equation."

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2024/05/17/new-chatgpt-eyed-better-learning

https://thegradient.pub/an-introduction-to-the-problems-of-ai-consciousness/

https://thegradient.pub/gender-bias-in-ai/

Need to keep up with AI? Follow this organization online.

"The Gradient is an organization with the missions of making it easier for anyone to learn about AI and of facilitating discussion within the AI community. We were founded in 2017 by a group of students and researchers at the Stanford AI Lab, and are now run by a collection of engineers, researchers, and PhD students. Our current projects include The Gradient Magazine, The Gradient Podcast, The Update newsletter, and the Mastodon instance Sigmoid Social.

We are a non-profit and volunteer-run effort run by researchers in the AI community. We were founded in 2017 by a group of students and researchers at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)."

https://thegradient.pub/

How to ally...



https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-you-can-do-today-meaningful-pride-month

Amanda (AKA Computer boss..) will be happy about this!! More plants to love.

Exciting news for our Ag program!

The Paul Lauzier Foundation recently awarded the college a $300,000 long-term pledge over the next three years to support the construction of a new greenhouse on campus.

The new Greenhouse Learning Center will be 30’x70’ and located behind the Workforce Education Center. It will include precision growing technologies, heating and cooling options and feature raised garden beds outside the structure for additional growing space.

In addition to the Greenhouse Learning Center, Big Bend was also awarded and an annual grant to support the college’s Cellarbration for Education!; an annual fundraiser to support scholarships for students.

Read more: https://ow.ly/onLH50SrUig

The Seattle Pride Parade celebrates its 50th year.

Sunday, June 30, 2024
4th Ave, Downtown Seattle
Starts at 4th & Pike → Ends at 2nd Ave & Denny Way

seattlepridemonth | Seattle Pride In our 50th year of celebration, the Seattle Pride® Parade is our opportunity to commemorate the past, celebrate new wins for equality, and get encouragement for the work yet to come. And quite frankly – it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

A Crowdsourced book that matches the art at the water fountain by the Library. Haven't seen it? Come take a look this . This ebook tells the story.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFXfYPvaXY/DSWSS9jkCr070SC9JMZoCg/edit?utm_content=DAFXfYPvaXY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

What to Do When You're Questioning Your Sexuality Questioning sexuality can be a time of self-discovery. Learn more about different sexuality orientations, including how to navigate discovering your own identity.

"The Q***r Zine Archive Project (QZAP) was first launched in November 2003 in an effort to preserve q***r zines and make them available to other q***rs, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest DIY publishing and underground q***r communities.

Our mission statement has been consistent over the past nine years:
"The mission of the Q***r Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a "living history" archive of past and present q***r zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture, we value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading "q***r."

The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to view or download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of q***r zines we hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences."

https://archive.qzap.org/index.php

"The survey critically provides data-driven ways we can all show support and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ young people in our lives, based on their own responses — as well as the potentially life-saving benefits of creating affirming spaces and communities.

For the first time, we asked respondents to share a message of advice or encouragement to other young people in the LGBTQ+ community. There is no doubt that this has been a challenging year for LGBTQ+ young people. Yet despite these challenges, including the historic wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that has targeted them, these young people remain powerful, optimistic, and resilient."

2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People The Trevor Project’s 2024 National Survey on LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health is the organization’s sixth annual national survey, amplifying the experiences of nearly 18,000 LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 24 acros…

This is Rhonda your Librarian. I’m on my 11th trip across America. Today I stopped at a Dayton, Ohio at the Woodland Cemetery.

Aviators might be interested to know the Wright Brothers are laid to rest there. So is poet/writer Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Besides being sons of Dayton Ohio, they crossed paths in other ways. Orville Wright financially supported some of Dunbar’s writing efforts that helped him reach a world audience.

(((TRIGGER WARNING: Self Harm..)

TOMORROW online
Using storytelling as a thrive skill....


"When Putsata Reang was eight years old, she didn’t understand why her skin was brown when almost all of her classmates’ skin was white. So she put an eraser to her arm and began to rub, hoping to become white. A decade later, feeling disoriented by the dawning realization that she is gay, Putsata put a razor to her wrist. But ultimately she was too ashamed to end her own life. That’s because when she was a baby, and her family fled war in her native Cambodia, her mother had saved her life.

Today, an increasing number of Americans like Putsata are at risk of erasure because of external forces such as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and internal forces, such as shame and discrimination. Putsata discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure."

Live Streamed. Tickets start at $5; free for those under 22.
Sign up here:

ONLINE: Resisting Erasure through Storytelling When Putsata Reang was eight years old, she didn’t understand why her skin was brown when almost all of her classmates’ skin was white. So she put an eraser to […]

The BBCC Campus, 1800/GCATEC & Bonaudi Library will be CLOSED June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday.

"Q***r Zine Library is a UK based diy mobile library celebrating radical LGBTQIA+ self-publishing. The library collects q***r zines and small press publications and provides access to q***r communities across the UK."

TinyCat

Want to make a difference this Pride month? The Human Rights Campaign Equality Magazine Winter 2024 has this article with three actionable ideas.

The Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism Last year, for the first time in our history, the Human Rights Campaign declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans in recognition of the record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+…

THIS WEEK...
"..the 2024 Wenatchee Pride Festival on June 22, 2024 at Memorial Park in downtown Wenatchee! Join us and our 2S+LGBTQIA friends, family, and allies together for a day of celebration..."

Memorial Park
2 S Chelan Ave
Wenatchee, WA 98801

Date & Time
June 22, 2024
11AM-9PM

2024 Wenatchee Pride Festival — wenatchee pride We are very excited to present the 2024 Wenatchee Pride Festival on June 22, 2024 at Memorial Park in downtown Wenatchee! Join us and our 2S+LGBTQIA friends, family, and allies together for a day of celebration, equality, and inclusivity with vendors, food, performances, and the return of the "Qu...

Find a local chapter of PFlag.

What is PFlag?

"Founded in 1973 by a mother and her gay son, PFLAG was born from the unified front of a family leading with love. An inspiring alliance of LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones continues to fuel PFLAG, fifty years later.

PFLAG’s network of hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members and supporters are helping create an equitable and inclusive world where every LGBTQ+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved."

Find a PFLAG Chapter Near You! Looking for support? Find a PFLAG Chapter near you!

In our EBSCO eBooks collection.
Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism : Voices From Across the Spectrum

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1927438&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover

The library has this short story as an eBook. Go to Library Catalog, search title, select VIEW ONLINE, and enjoy.
Ambientes: New Q***r Latino Writing

UW Press - : Ambientes: New Q***r Latino Writing Edited by, Lázaro Lima and Felice Picano Edited by Lázaro Lima and Felice Picano"With this collection, q***r Latina/o writers claim their place in the variegated terrain of contemporary American fiction. Ranging from the erotic to the elegiac, the fantastic to the frighteningly real, these stories entertain our senses and challenge our no...

The library has this book available for checkout.
Bi : the hidden culture, history, and science of bisexuality
Gender, Identity, & Sexuality ; HQ 74 S539 2022

Bi by Julia Shaw review – the past and present of a maligned minority A tour of the science, culture and history of bisexuality that ranges from the vehemently political to the charmingly weird

It’s happening!!!

Big Bend Community College

Rhonda your librarian is handing out Pride cords (allies welcome, too!) and cords honoring Veterans.

At Graduation check at tassel tables!!

Big Bend Community College

The library has this book available for check out:
Gender, Identity, & Sexuality ; HQ 73 M37 2016

" #1 Best Seller in Transgender Studies, Bisexuality, and Sexuality & Pregnancy

The ABCs of LGBT+ is a #1 Bestselling LGBT book and is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers or parents looking for advice, or anyone who wants to learn how to talk about gender identity."

The ABC's of LGBT+ (Gender Identity Book for Teens)

Going to Central Washington University ?

Make sure to befriend a librarian as soon as you can. They allow you to make individual appointments.

CWU Libraries has subject librarians that can help hone your academic research skills.

The library also has many free events. They even have a Silent Book Club, writers series, and a Provost Lecture Series.

Get yourself comfortable with good books and great librarians!

https://libguides.lib.cwu.edu/subjectlibrarians

There’s an argument that “secondary plagiarism” is actually scholarship. Talk to your professor first. Rubrics may vary.

Rhonda your librarian has cited herself in a published work. There’s ways it’s accepted and lauded.