The GSLIS eUpdate, published every other month, summarizes current news, events, alumni and advancement highlights, and continuing professional development opportunities. Other publications that may be of interest to alumni and friends are listed on the GSLIS Publications web page.
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. GSLIS Spotlight – New Spring LEEP Enrollment and Youth Services Certificate, GSLIS Fall Reunion
2. News Summary
3. Continuing Professional Development
4. Alumni and Advancement Highlights
5. Calendar of Events
6. Unsubscribe and/or contact us
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1. GSLIS SPOTLIGHT
Applications Due November 15 for New Spring LEEP Enrollment
GSLIS is opening a spring admissions cycle for our popular LEEP distance learning option. The new MS cohort will begin in January. Priority application deadline is November 15, 2012. Dates for the on-campus orientation are tentatively set for January 3-9, 2013.
Since its beginning in 1996, LEEP has been an innovative hybrid program that combines web-based education with brief periods of on-campus instruction. GSLIS remains committed to offering a robust educational experience where students feel connected to one another as well as to our outstanding faculty via varied synchronous and asynchronous activities. Sixteen years and over 1,000 graduates later, LEEP continues to stand out among its peers, offering access to one of the top-ranked LIS programs in the nation.
For more information or to apply, visit our LEEP/Online Education web page.
GSLIS offers new Certificate in Youth Services
GSLIS is enhancing its top-ranked program in youth services librarianship with a new certificate that will better prepare students for their careers. The Certificate in Youth Services is designed to fully meet the educational needs of GSLIS students who are interested in working with young people in a public library setting. The certificate also will provide a competitive edge to graduates seeking professional positions in public library youth services librarianship. For more information, including curriculum, admission requirements, and how to apply, visit our Certificate in Youth Services web page.
GSLIS Fall Reunion Begins Next Week
Please see below for details, including the GSLIS Fall Reunion Tweet Day on October 5. We look forward to seeing and/or hearing from you during the reunion!
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2. GSLIS NEWS SUMMARY
News stories recently featured on the GSLIS home page include:
- Obama nominates Unsworth to National Council on the Humanities
- GSLIS welcomes four LAMP Scholars
- Renear delivers keynote address at NISO Forum
- GSLIS faculty, staff present at JCLC
- Lecture series at Illinois to explore ‘digital divide’
- Gant leads IMLS grant to engage libraries in US Ignite
- Efron honored as UNC SILS featured alumnus
- Alumna earns Fulbright assistantship
- Get to Know GSLIS: Roy Brooks
- Students participate in pre-doctoral institute
- Yarmey profiled in LJ "Librarians Abroad" series
- CIRSS to collaborate on Digital Humanities Data Curation Institutes
Alumnus Quoted in Nature
Anatoily Gruzd (PhD ’09), director of the social-media lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, was quoted this summer in Nature, one of the most prestigious science journals in the world. The article, "Facebook 'likes' the scientific method," addresses plans by the social media giant to make available its aggregated data sets and research methods underlying reports about Facebook users.
GSLIS and US Ignite
We encourage alumni to learn more about how GSLIS and Illinois are involved in the US Ignite project. With support from IMLS, Associate Professor Jon Gant will hold a series of forums over the next year that will inform librarians and inspire them to develop new applications that make use of ultra-high speed broadband connections. The first forum will be held in October at the Library and Information Technology Association Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Subsequent forums will be held at the California Library Association meeting in November; the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition gathering in March 2013; and the 2013 ALA Conference in Chicago.
GSLIS Social Media
For up-to-date news and announcements, you are invited to follow the GSLIS Twitter and "like" us on Facebook: Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Illinois.
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3. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Courses
Library Marketing Management
Dates: October 15 - November 23, 2012
Asynchronous
Instructor: Christine Kujawa
Cost: $300
Planning and Management of Library Buildings
Dates: October 29 – December 8, 2012
Asynchronous
Instructor: Rose Chenoweth
Cost: $300
For more information and to register, visit CPLA Program and Courses.
Please forward your ideas for continuing education topics to Marianne Steadley.
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4. ALUMNI AND ADVANCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
GSLIS Fall Reunion Begins October 1
The Second Annual GSLIS Fall Reunion begins next week. Upcoming events include:
- October 1, Central Illinois GSLIS Grads (CIGG) Read and Meet in Urbana: Help kick off the GSLIS Fall Reunion by celebrating the beginning of Banned Books Week and attending our first-ever CIGG Book Club meeting! Space is still available; please RSVP via email as soon as possible. (5:30-8:00pm, Buvons Wine Bar, 203 N. Vine Street, Urbana)
- October 4, GSLIS Career Exploration Speaker Series: Susan Rodgers (MS ’10), Teen Services Librarian, Palo Alto Public Library (12:00-1:00pm; virtual)
- October 5, Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) Seminar: Peter Fox, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (4:00-5:00pm; GSLIS Room 126)
- October 6, LEEP Dinner: Alumni are welcome to join us for good food and great company at this traditional LEEP event. Please please RSVP via email if you plan to attend. (6:00-8:00pm, University YMCA, Latzer Hall, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign)
On Friday, October 5, and Friday, October 19, join us for GSLIS Fall Reunion Tweet Days and post your alumni updates using the #gslisui hashtag. Be sure to follow along and see what your classmates are up to!
Watch the GSLIS website for a schedule of events, which will be updated frequently. Alumni also are encouraged to share personal and professional news on our Facebook page.
2013 Alternative Spring Break
GSLIS Career Services/Practicum Coordinator Roy Brooks is hard at work planning for a record number of 2013 Alternative Spring Break (ASB) applicants. During our 2012 ASB, 75 students participated in locations around the country. If you are interested in hosting a student, please contact Roy. To see where students were hosted last year, visit the 2012 ASB Map.
Thanks to assistance from Beta Phi Mu Alpha Chapter, the LIS Annual Fund, LSAA, and the Harold Ladd Smith, Jr. and Flora Lancaster Smith Endowment, students have received more than $10,000 in travel support. We need your help to ensure that our students continue to experience this valuable career development opportunity. Gifts made to the Harold Ladd Smith, Jr. and Flora Lancaster Smith Endowment fund are matched, doubling your gift. Please make a gift to the Smith Endowment today to support ASB 2013.
Invest in GSLIS at Illinois
Alumni invest in GSLIS annually by making gifts to benefit students, faculty, and programs, but what is the return on investment? Ask students who benefit from financial assistance for ASB, awards, tuition, books, career development, travel, and alumni engagement opportunities. Donor support provides access to students in need of financial assistance and maintains the excellence of GSLIS’s top ranked programs (both on campus and through LEEP). Graduates become leaders in the field who benefit their communities, the nation, and the world. We urge alumni to renew their annual support today.
LEEP Cohort Challenge Update
With LEEP enrollment climbing (364 MS and 19 CAS students), the LEEP Cohort Challenge takes the spotlight this fall. To date, $17,570 has been raised, representing the collective efforts of GSLIS alumni and cohort leaders to reach the $25,000 goal set in 2009.
The current quarterly cohort standings are:
Cohort 7 – $3,070 (Brooke Johnson, Leader)
Cohort 3 – $2,725 (Marci Cohen, Leader)
Cohort 1 – $1,425 (Kendi Kelley, Leader)
Cohort 8 – $1,325 (Amanda McKay/Jomichele Seidl, Co-Leaders)
Cohort 10 – $975 (Judi Bikel/Helen Linda, Co-Leaders)
Cohort 9 – $790 (Kathleen Mahoney, Leader)
Cohort 11 – $535 (Jodi Schneider, Leader)
Cohort 6 – $485 (James Obst, Leader)
Cohort 5 – $450 (Melissa Henderson, Leader)
Cohort 14 – $420 (Volunteer Leader Needed)
Cohort 2 – $400 (Connie Frankenfeld, Leader)
Cohort 12 – $300 (Volunteer Leader Needed)
Cohort 13 – $225 (Shannon Farrell, Leader)
Cohort 4 – $100 (Cyril Oberlander, Leader)
Cohort 15 – $100 (Volunteer Leader Needed)
Other Alumni and Friends – $4,245
Alumni volunteer leaders are still urgently needed for Cohorts 12, 14, and 15. Interested alumni should contact Sharon Johnson to learn more. Scholarship assistance makes an important difference in helping students "make ends meet," "relieve financial pressure to focus on my studies," and "make progress toward career goals in order to achieve my dream." Join hundreds of loyal donors and make your gift now to the LEEP Scholarship Endowment Fund.
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5. CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All alumni are invited to attend receptions and other GSLIS events organized around conferences, regardless of their participation in conference activities. Please stop by and see us! We also encourage you to bring a potential LIS or PhD student to meet our faculty and other alumni.
For more information about any of these events, please email lis-dev@illinois.edu.
Central Illinois GSLIS Grads (CIGG) Read & Meet
October 1
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Buvons Wine Bar, 203 North Vine Street, Urbana
GSLIS History Salon
October 8
4:00 p.m.
GSLIS Room 126
"Common Readers at the Cape (South Africa), c. 1650 to 1850"
Presented by Archie Dick, Professor, Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria
Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference
October 9-11
Peoria Civic Center
Drop by GSLIS Booth 321, hosted by Diana Stroud, Assistant Dean for Advancement and Alumni Relations, for the latest news and to catch up with alumni. Also plan to attend the annual GSLIS Alumni Breakfast on Wednesday morning, October 10, from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at the Peoria Civic Center, Rooms 403-404.
Illinois School Library and Media Association (ISLMA) Conference
October 18-20
Pheasant Run Resort
St. Charles, Illinois
Drop by the GSLIS booth on October 18-19, hosted by K-12 Program Coordinator Georgeann Burch, and attend the GSLIS Alumni Reception on Friday evening, October 19, from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Turquoise A Room in the Pheasant Run Resort.
American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting
October 26-30
Baltimore, Maryland
Join us in welcoming the ASIS&T 75th Anniversary keynote speaker, GSLIS Professor Emeritus W. Boyd Rayward. Attend the GSLIS Alumni Reception at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 29, Pier 5 Hotel Harbor Club.
California Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference and Exhibition
November 2-4
San Jose Convention Center
Drop by GSLIS Booth 520, hosted by Marianne Steadley, Director of Continuing Education, and Roy Brooks, Career Services/Practicum Coordinator, for the latest news and to catch up with other alumni. Attend the GSLIS Alumni Reception on Saturday, November 3, at the Loft Bar and Bistro, 90 South Second Street, San Jose, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
GSLIS Corporate Roundtable
November 9
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
EnterpriseWorks, University of Illinois Research Park
Suite 130
“Cybersecurity: Current R&D, Solutions and Challenges”
Presenter: Jana Diesner, GSLIS Assistant Professor
Central Illinois GSLIS Grads (CIGG) Tea in Peoria
November 11
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
1801 West Moss Avenue, Peoria
Jo Grewell (MS ’65) will host an afternoon tea at her cat-friendly home. GSLIS alumni, faculty, and students are welcome to share autumn refreshments and enjoy an historic glimpse into Shaker history through accounts shared by Jo. Watch for an email invitation with more details in early October.
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