Alumni

As an iSchool graduate, you have reason to celebrate. Not only are you prepared for an exciting and fulfilling future, you have lifelong connections to a dynamic community. Through these connections, you'll have opportunities to maintain relationships with faculty and classmates, broaden your professional network, mentor current students, and remain engaged with the iSchool long after graduation day.

Keep in touch

We are interested in learning about how you have used your degree. Please take the time to share your latest news, both professional and personal.

Stay connected!

The iSchool offers many ways to stay connected with former classmates as well as to keep up with School news and trends in the field, including:

Events: Check our calendar to discover upcoming events and seminars, many of which are offered online
Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and the iSchool Alumni Connections Facebook group
Intersections magazine, which is mailed twice each year
News & Notes monthly alumni e-newsletter

iSchool Alumni Association

All alumni of the iSchool are also members of the ISAA. The ISAA recognizes alumni and student achievement through annual awards.

Catch up with your classmates

Phillips, Sue (Class of 2002) 3 days 6 hours ago

After 24 satisfying years, many of them spent as the upper school librarian at the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, Sue Phillips (MSLIS '02) has retired. She plans to travel, and to pursue her myriad other interests at a more leisurely pace.
Cazarez, Sheridan Ray (Class of 2023) 6 days 6 hours ago

Sheridan Ray Cazarez (MSLIS '23) received the 2026 Rising Star award from the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color.
Hu, Yuerong (Class of 2024) 12 days 23 hours ago

Yuerong Hu (PhD '24), now an assistant professor at Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Information and Library Science, has received an IMLS Early Career Research award for a project examining early childhood STEM books and how caregivers, librarians, and educators use them to introduce young children to topics such as artificial intelligence and quantum physics.
Shake, Miranda (Class of 2002) 12 days 23 hours ago

Miranda Shake (MSLIS '02) received this year's Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) President's Award in recognition of her significant service to the organization.
Gebil, Salem (Class of 2016) 15 days 6 hours ago

Salem Gebil (MSLIS '16) was featured in the News-Gazette’s “Forty Under 40" for 2026.
Livergood, Ryan (Class of 2001) 16 days 6 hours ago

Ryan Livergood (MSLIS '01) received the Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award as part of the ILA Awards.