Where did you grow up?Buffalo, NY for a few years and then Pittsburgh, PA. What year did you begin working for GSLIS?I began at GSLIS in June 2010. Where did you work prior to GSLIS?I coordinated the Information Specialist Internship Program (ISIP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison libraries. The ISIP is an experiential learning opportunity with the mission to recruit students from…

First-year GSLIS students Karen Barton and Tracy Drake participated in this year’s Summer Pre-doctoral Institute (SPI) at the University of Illinois. SPI is a campus-wide orientation program that accepts incoming graduate students from U.S. populations that are underrepresented in campus graduate programs. During the eight-week program, students enroll in an independent study, participate in…

GSLIS is opening a spring admissions cycle for our popular LEEP distance learning option. The new MS cohort will begin in January. The 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…

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._____________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE1. GSLIS Spotlight – GSLIS Fall…

Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 14 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2012–2014 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars. Among those named is GSLIS student Thomas Padilla.The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits to program…

Where did you grow up? I grew up in southern New York state, but on the Jersey side of the Hudson River. I lived in a small town (at least at that time it was small) called Pearl River - a place with no rivers, and I never found any pearls. What year did you begin working for GSLIS? I started in August 2001, after having completed my master's degree at GSLIS in May of that year. Thank…

Rebecca King, Spectrum Scholar and GSLIS master's student, sent us this dispatch from her trip to the 2012 ALA Conference in Anaheim, California. Outgoing ALA President Molly Raphael was more than happy to announce at Opening Session that the Spectrum Presidential Initiative successfully raised more than $1 million to further enhance the recruitment and training efforts of…

Assistant Professor Kate McDowell has been named the 2012-2013 GSLIS Centennial Scholar in recognition and support of her accomplishments and promising scholarship in the field of library and information science. McDowell, a member of the youth services faculty at GSLIS, is an accomplished storyteller whose research focuses on the history of children as readers and of youth services…

The Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the recipients of its annual awards. Becky Lyon (MS ’72) has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Each year this award is given to an alum who has made an outstanding contribution to the field…

Six GSLIS students have been named 2012 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association (ALA). Established in 1997, the Spectrum Scholarship Program was created to promote diversity among graduate-level library school students. Each scholar receives $5,000 from the ALA as well as over $1,500 toward professional development opportunities. In addition, GSLIS provides each scholar with a…