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Clean: Innovations that Made the Modern World
Tuesday, December 3 at 1 p.m. on the Peoria Campus in Arbor Hall, room 111.
One Book, One College invites you to attend a chapter discussion on Clean from this year's selection, How We Got To Now by Steven Johnson. Join us as we investigate the secret history behind everyday objects of our lives. ICC faculty member, Chef. Charles Robertson will lead this discussion.
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Spotlight on Recipies – Database Trials
The ICC Library is excited to share trial information for A to Z World Foods and A to Z Food America.
A to Z World Food contains more than 7,000 traditional recipes from 174 countries, along with thousands of ingredients, food culture, and reference articles. A to Z Food America contains more than 2,000 states, regional, and ethnic recipes—including food culture articles—as well as historical and reference articles including an ingredients section.
We are encouraging the ICC community to view the collections and provide feedback. Contact Jessica Bastian if you would like access to A to Z World Food and A to Z Food America.
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Invention to Innovation: Why a Great Idea Isn’t Enough
Featuring Dr. Eden S. Blair, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Bradley University
Tuesday, November 19, 2019, from Noon- 1 p.m. on the East Peoria Campus, Room 212 C/D
Do ideas by themselves have any value? An idea is only the jumping-off point for great innovation. Innovation comes from testing, tweaking, and pursuing an idea. This presentation will look at how great innovators become know as geniuses. This is a One Book, One College presentation.
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ICC Library Assessment
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One Book, One College
The One Book, One College 2019-2020 selection is How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson. Our theme is Global Innovation. Contact Amy Glass to join the fun this fall!
“One Book, One College” is a year-long, interdisciplinary program engaging the ICC community through the reading and discussion of a shared book.
One Book, One College is a year-long, interdisciplinary program engaging the ICC community through the reading and discussion of a shared book.
In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences.