Library News Blog
In honor of April being the National Month of Volunteering, the University Libraries has various resources related to the act of giving and sources for helping others.
Within our collection, you will find several resources related to the field of “Volunteering” via our SHU Book Catalog, SHU Search site and in support of the numerous Volunteer Organizations that are active campus-wide.
For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail via the University Libraries Homepage.
The University Libraries has a long and successful relationship with organizers, presenters, and attendees at the annual Petersheim Academic Exposition sponsored by Seton Hall University which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026.
Counted among the successful presentations sponsored through the University Libraries included the following events . . .
Wednesday, April 22nd 2026
2026 Petersheim Faculty Research Expo
Organizers: Maria Alonso; Norma Rubio
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Walsh Library, 24/7 Study Room
This year, we proudly celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Petersheim Academic Exposition—a milestone that reflects three decades of curiosity, innovation, and scholarly excellence at Seton Hall University. Throughout its history, the Exposition has shown the remarkable diversity of ideas and research that define our academic community. This year’s event invites us to witness how bold questions, disciplined inquiry, and the pursuit of truth can spark new possibilities. It is a testament to the power of research to illuminate challenges, inspire solutions, and help shape a better, more thoughtful world.
Muse: Art and Design Student Exhibition
Organizer: Christine Lhowe
5 – 7 p.m. | Walsh Library, Gallery
The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, along with the Walsh Gallery, will be hosting an opening reception for Muse—a student art and design exhibition. While this is the 22nd annual exhibition, the exhibition has been held virtually since 2020. We are excited to be back in person this year. The exhibition will showcase approximately 100 projects from students in 15 classes in the Art, Design and Interactive Multimedia program. With a range of disciplines including graphic design, fine art, digital art, package design, user experience and interface design, game design, and animation it will be an evening of inspiration and community!
Thursday, April 23rd 2026
DataLab: Advancing Research Through Student-Faculty Collaboration
Organizer: Samah Alshrief, Ph.D.
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Walsh Library, 2nd Floor Common Area and Virtual (Click to join the event on Microsoft Teams »)
This DataLab session highlights interdisciplinary student research supported by Research Data Services in collaboration with faculty mentors across multiple departments. Students will present projects demonstrating the application of data analysis, computational methods, and research technologies to address real-world research questions. The following presentations showcase the work of DataLab student researchers and their faculty mentors across participating departments.
Time Machines Symposium
Organizer: Sarah Ponichtera
2 – 4 p.m. | Walsh Library, 24/7 Study Room
This session shares the research projects of five undergraduate students who worked in Special Collections, delving into a specific object or collection over the course of an academic year. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the actual objects students worked with, which will be on display as they present their work:
In the second hour, faculty will present on their archival research, highlighting shared challenges and discoveries common to both student and faculty research experiences. Professor James Kimble will speak about his research on “the Kid in Upper 4,” an advertising campaign by the New Haven Railroad during World War 2 which highlighted the human cost of the war. Laura Hapke and Emily Handlin will speak about museum research, discussing discoveries made during their work tracing the history of objects in Seton Hall’s collection. Finally, Sarah Ponichtera will discuss the research and preservation work that led to the discovery of the Yiddish science fiction novella she translated.
Connected Events
Exhibit: Ukraine’s People Revealed! Early Eighteenth-Century Paintings of Ukrainian Society
Organizer: Nathaniel Knight
February 25 – May 1 | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
An exhibit of ethnographic images from the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm.
The Petersheim Committee for 2026 includes Faculty Librarians Natalie Lau, Lisa Rose-Wiles, and Alan Delozier.
For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail via the University Libraries Homepage.
Walsh Gallery, in partnership with the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, will be hosting an in-person student art exhibition! A tradition for decades until Covid, we are so happy to once again feature the talent of our student artists. MUSE: A Student Exhibition will run from April 22, 2026 – May 11, 2026. The SHU Community is welcome to visit the exhibition for free.
Seton Hall University Libraries’ Research Data Services Team hosted its ninth annual Love Data Week from February 9 – 13, 2026 with workshops on topics including AI, Ethics and the Law, Powering AI within Excel, and a Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon event. This international event, sponsored by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the premier social science data repository hosted by the University of Michigan, celebrates data analysis and data science in all its forms.
This year’s Love Data Week theme was “Where’s the Data?” – a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation. The theme opens up exciting possibilities for interactive programming, whether hosting data-themed games, building data literacy skills, or diving into the ethics of responsible data use. Our goal is to connect everyone – from data newcomers to veterans – with the training and resources they need to make progress on issues close to their hearts
Seton Hall University Libraries is a member of ICPSR. ICPSR partners with several federal statistical agencies and foundations to create collections organized around specific topics ranging from the Child and Family Data Archive to the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program. Learn more about ICPSR @SHU [here].
Love Data Week also provides international exposure for Seton Hall. Past years’ events have attracted attendees from international institutions, including the University of Cologne, Germany; the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic; and Krakow University of Economics, Poland. Attendees from U.S. institutions include the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
According to Samah Alshrief, data specialist, “Love Data Week is one of my favorite events of the academic year because it brings together our community to celebrate the power of data, and what makes it even more exciting is the opportunity to connect with a global community through ICPSR, seeing how universities and institutions worldwide are innovating with data.” Alshrief continues, “There is something special about dedicating an entire week to data. Love Data Week gives us the space to explore new ideas and learn from others.”
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site
With the 250th anniversary commemoration of the Declaration Independence (and the United States by extension) being celebrated throughout 2026, the University Libraries features several resources that trace the documentary history of the United States from pre-nation to the present day.
A special exhibit honoring the four major early documents that created the Republic along with the Declaration, the Articles of Confederation (1777), United States Constitution (1789), and the Bill of Rights (1791) are among the most important foundation charters that helped to shape American life during the eighteenth century. Along with these examples are countless other texts that have formed the written story of the nation. Additional landmark documents included within this display are copies of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920), Social Security Act (1935), Brown v. Board of Education (1954), and the Civil Rights Act (1964).
Several other important records that have benefitted the United States of America over time have been collected by several different academic, governmental, public history, and other types of repositories including the Seton Hall University Libraries which preserve such significant information for the ages. The most prolific center of country-wide Milestone Documents are housed at the National Archives. Along with this Internet Site, a number of relevant print books that are shelved within this display located on the Second Floor of Walsh Library can be personally checked-out at the University Libraries Circulation Desk located on the same level as this exhibit.
Within the Seton Hall University Libraries Collection, there are various copies of these documents along with historical details found within our holdings catalog. This can be combined with other information-centered leads including our Introduction to U.S. History Research Guide which is available to our research community. In addition, we have specific volumes devoted to individual writings, but we also offer compilations and starter lists for your consideration found via our SHU Search, Book, and Database sites.
In addition, in honor of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution you can vote for your own favorite documents from History and/or Your Own Experience via the Ballot Box found within this display. We look forward to seeing what your choices are!
We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site
