Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts tagged as “textbooks”

(Archive November 2018) Student Veterans Receive Free Textbooks

By Briana Shelly | Observer Contributor

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
The Veterans Textbook Donation Program helps to bring college textbooks to student veterans or students in the care of someone who has served in the military, lifting a great financial weight from their shoulders.
Image by Amanda Munoz flickr./com/photos/amanda_munoz

Since 2010, the Veterans Textbook Donation Program has been successfully assisting students with borrowing books free of charge every semester.

Robert Mayer, military veteran and the Director of Veteran Services, has been in charge of the program since 2014.

“Doesn’t matter what ranking or branch or service, they will tell you the wrong information,” Mayer said. Referencing the many students who are unaware of all the benefits they can reap once getting into college, Mayer stated that there have been plenty of occasions where students are coming straight from serving and are misled on their educational path. read more

(Archive November 2018) Saying “Get Lost!” to Textbook Costs

By Gabriela Villa | Observer Contributor

The use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in college courses is cutting down on the need for students to purchase textbooks.
Photo by Cassie Roy

Open Educational Resources provide high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.

“The main benefit of OER is that it saves students money,” said Ellen Pratt, Distance Education and Outreach Librarian.

“There is a push across the country to create degree programs that have zero course material cost related to them,” said Pratt, who has been working to establish OER for a year and a half.  OER is now beginning to replace textbooks in many classes. read more

(Archive April 2020) Don’t Waste Used Textbooks

This Program at MWCC Aids Veterans with Low Incomes

By Jayden Hooper | Observer Contributor

Robert Mayer
Photo by Sr. Airman Michael Bueno, courtesy of MWCC

The Veteran Textbook Donation Program supports veterans and veteran dependent students by allowing them to rent textbooks given to the program from other students.

Robert Mayer has overseen the donation program since 2014. When asked about the importance of the program, Mayer said, “In one way or another our veteran students have made an enormous commitment to serving our country. Some through the actual combat and some the readiness to be deployed to combat. This kind of commitment deserves our gratitude.” read more