Sunday May 12, 2024

iSchool Convocation Ceremony

The iSchool's ceremony will be broadcast live online so all students and their family and friends can watch if they are unable to attend the ceremony in person. Please see the Convocation page for eligibility requirements, registration, deadlines, and ceremony preparation. 

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  Serving as Illini basketball team manager provides “once-in-a-lifetime experience” for BSIS student

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  Dombrowski to deliver the 2024 Windsor Lecture

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  Get to know Shubham Kumar, Senior Product Designer

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  Winning exhibit features recipes from across the globe

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  Wegrzyn awarded SMART Scholarship

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• Friday

  May 3

  Michael R. Gryk's Dissertation Defense

  7:00 - 9:00 AM

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Other recent news

iSchool alumni and adjunct named 2024 Movers & Shakers

May 6 2024

Two iSchool alumni and an adjunct lecturer are included in Library Journal’s 2024 class of Movers & Shakers, an annual list that recognizes 50 professionals who are moving the library field forward as a profession. Tarida Anantachai (MSLIS ’11) was honored in the Change Agents category, Lissa Staley (MSLIS ’01) was honored in the Community Builders category, and Adjunct Lecturer Zachary Stier was honored in the Community Builders category.

Senior Spotlight: Adaeze Asonye

May 2 2024

BSIS student Adaeze Asonye, who hails from the Near West Side of Chicago, discovered her interest in user interface (UI)/user experience (UX) before her freshman year. She looked for programs that would help her prepare for a career in this area and discovered the iSchool.

Library Trends “Cultural Heritage and Digital Scholarship in China: Part I” now available

May 1 2024

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 71 (3), edited by Lian J. Ruan and Shengping Xia. "Cultural Heritage and Digital Scholarship in China: Part I," explores the rich, diverse, and long history of China's cultural heritage and the innovative digital scholarship that is currently being utilized to study it. 

Spectrum Scholar Spotlight: Ted Farias

April 29 2024

Seventeen iSchool master’s students have been named 2023-2024 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services. This "Spectrum Scholar Spotlight" series highlights the School's scholars. MSLIS student Ted Farias earned his BA in psychology from California State University of Long Beach.