Ingrid Ruffin Makes The Library Home By TODD STEED • JUL 1, 2019 https://www.wuot.org/post/ingrid-ruffin-makes-library-home Make Yourself at Home Ingrid Ruffin’s creativity as a student-success librarian helps freshmen connect to campus. https://www.utk.edu/volunteer_stories/yourself-home  

For the Station Eleven I created and introduction video to set students up for the game scenario: https://youtu.be/8yposhU3SR8 Images from inside the Station Eleven Escape Room

Each month or two I design and paint walls to advertise library programming and services incorporating appropriate themes. Collaborating with other Library faculty and staff to create marketing wall starting March 2017.                

Invited Presentations Brannen, M. H., Ruffin, I., Sandelli, A., & Walker, T. (2017). UT Libraries Experience Learning. Knoxville, TN. Ruffin, I. (2016). Thinking Creatively, Acting Strategically. Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. (Guest Presenter) Ruffin, I. (2013). Presenting Your Research And The Role Of Residencies In Career Development. ALA/TLA University of […]

A collaboration between the Office of Undergraduate Research and the University of Tennessee Libraries the Discovery Living Learning Community (LLC) serves to expose incoming freshmen and a limited number of  upper undergraduates to a interdisciplinary community of practice. I work with the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and the UT Libraries Associate Dean for […]

A program of orientation for the UT Libraries presented through FYS 101 one-shot class sessions. This programs serves a foundational experience to orient, introduce and ease levels of library and research anxiety for first year students. Breakout UT Libraries will be the instructional tool beginning Fall 2016. Student Learning Outcomes generally include:  Able to Identify […]

A program designed to engage students in healthy emotional, physical, and mental practices during one of the most stressful times of the year final exams. Each semester the impact and value to the life of students is assessed via survey and observation. Results from the survey are shared with library administration and campus partners to […]

A programming initiative for UT Campus residence halls. In collaboration with hall directors and Resident Assistants, librarians provide fun and engaging programming in and outside of the residence halls aimed at teaching residents to become more information literate lifelong-learners. Serving in advisory roll starting Fall 2017. Visit https://www.lib.utk.edu/instruct/library-take/ for examples of programming. Assessment Tools: Attendance […]

This course helps participants (first year students) create a vision for their lives, develop the goals to make that vision become a reality and identify ways to articulate that vision in order to garner support from others. A key factor in success also discussed is the role of failure of in success. This course is […]

I led our general education team in the development of a tailored “breakout” game using the “escape room” concept as a vehicle of learning and assessment.An escape room is defined as “a physical adventure game in which players are locked in a room and have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles and escape within a […]