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Get to know Ann Chiu, MS student

Artist, writer, zinester, crafter, student, mother—Ann Chiu is many things. She balances her eclectic interests with the help of the supportive GSLIS community and like-minded people in Portland, Oregon. Why did you decide to pursue an LIS degree? About four years ago, I found myself working part time as a waitress at an assisted living housing facility, and part time as a barista at a local…

Ostman, Sullivan receive ACRL Student Scholarships

GSLIS master's students Ray Ostman and Madison Sullivan have been selected as two of fifteen recipients nationwide to receive a 2015 ACRL Library School Student Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide opportunities for students to participate in an Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) professional development experience and learn more about current issues in…

CIRSS researchers to present at IDCC15

CIRSS faculty and students will participate in the upcoming 10th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC), February 9-12 in London. This year's theme, "Ten years back, ten years forward: achievements, lessons and the future for digital curation," will focus on how the digital curation research community will be moving the domain forward in the years to come.  Posters Crediting…

Join GSLIS at ALISE 2015

Join GSLIS faculty, staff, and students at the 2015 ALISE Annual Conference, which will be held January 27-30 in Chicago. The theme of the conference is “Mirrors & Windows: Reflections on Social Justice and Re-Imagining LIS Education.” January 27 WISE Pedagogy Pre-conference Workshop, “Integrating Community Engagement in Online Education,” 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., presenters include…

Moore selected for competitive GE Information Technology Leadership Program

Jerrod Moore is going places—literally. Having recently completed his master’s coursework at GSLIS, Moore is preparing to start work in February at GE Capital, which is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with offices worldwide. Over the next two years, he will live and work in four different cities as a GE Information Technology Leadership Program (ITLP) fellow. The highly competitive two-year…

Ponder & Rojas named ARL Career Enhancement Program fellows

GSLIS master's student Erik Ponder and CAS student Kate Rojas (MS '14) have been chosen by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) as 2015 Career Enhancement Program (CEP) fellows. Each year, ARL member libraries select a group of library and information science master's students to participate in this competitive program, which provides avenues for students from traditionally…

Coloradio puts new spin on mood music

In the ongoing challenge to develop new technological innovations, great minds don’t think alike. It was the diverse intellectual backgrounds and strengths of each teammate that allowed a group of four Illinois graduate students to tackle a design challenge that required a multidisciplinary approach. GSLIS master’s student Chris Nixon called on his friends Berenice Vargas, a fellow GSLIS…

Villa-Nicholas awarded research fellowship

GSLIS doctoral candidate Melissa Villa-Nicholas has been awarded The Barbara and Donald Smalley Graduate Research Fellowship for the 2015 academic year given by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, where she is pursuing a graduate minor in queer studies. This $12,000 fellowship supports graduate students working on their dissertation and is awarded to a graduate minor in gender and women…

Get to know Jinlong Guo, doctoral student

After completing bachelor's and master's degrees in China, Jinlong Guo came to the United States to earn his doctoral degree at GSLIS. Despite his knowledge and expertise in the field, he continues to  be impressed by the interdisciplinarity and potential of research in LIS. Why did you decide to pursue an LIS doctoral degree? My path to the LIS doctoral degree seems very straightforward…

DCERC program gives students hands-on experience at National Center for Atmospheric Research

At the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), scientists study major global issues from climate change to solar activity to air quality. The data collected at NCAR is shared with other researchers in the United States and internationally, contributing to solutions to world-wide environmental challenges. A thousand miles away, students at the University of Illinois have access to one…
NCAR's Mesa Laboratory. Image copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.